Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4467206-20140611020917/@comment-6383956-20140620032830

No,Nick Rucci wrote: LadyX wrote: I'm going to agree with GrahamBurglar here, Jennifer doesn't count as being related to the pack in my mind, neither does Deucalion, the ONI, or the Nogitsune because at the time of the latter two's appearance neither Kira or her mother were 'main characters' or pack. So, half of our villains don't fit into your theory of 'bad guys being related'

I'm curious where this theory came from. This isn't the first time I've seen someone wondering if Derek's dad was the Benefactor.

Well what i meant by related wasn't just family, i meant really anyone they had any person stake in, and i would count Jennifer cause Derek repowered her

but that's just my opinion what do i know? No, we get that.

The point we're trying to make is, Jennifer was already the villain *before* she "was related" to the main characters. The oni were already a threat before Kira even became part of the core group. Kira's mom was already planning to defeat the Nogitsune at *any* cost before Kira even *met* any of the main characters, let alone being one. They only became "related to" the main characters over the course of the storyline -- in fact, their interactions with the main characters were important plot points.

Whereas, Gerard was Allison's grandfather before the series ever started. Peter was Derek's uncle before the series ever started. The connection they have/had to any main characters pre-dated their storylines. They would have had this connection even if they had never interacted with any of the main characters.

It's a pretty marked difference and it sort of ruins your theory, sorry. :P