Board Thread:WARNING ALL USERS False Info\Spoilers/@comment-69.121.172.69-20130820040029/@comment-14168656-20130826205922

PrimeEra wrote: 75.97.225.196 wrote: What the hell would he have gained from killing ellis if he didnt take his power? he just would have made his pack weaker. it was not about gaining it was more about ennis being useless to him

Actually neither. Deuc’s motivation was explained in Alpha Pact. He killed Ennis because he knew it would force Kali to give Derek an ultimatum for Joining the Pack. Deuc allowed the rest of the Alphas to believe that Ennis died from his fight with Derek. Ethan stated in Motel California that when you kill a member of the Alpha Pack you either join the Pack (taking their place) or the remaining members kill you. Deuc was simply taking advantage of an opportunity to force Derek’s hand, simple as that.

As for whether Deuc gained Ennis’ power, it wasn’t important to the story (I’ve already explained what Deuc’s actual motivation was), so the real answer is we don’t know. The writers haven’t specified so there is no answer. Unless it becomes relevant later, they will probably never address it. We could speculate all we want, but at the end of the day unless the writers define it there actually is no right answer.