Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-24458290-20140610131129/@comment-25267424-20140805073506

As I read this thread, I'd like to point out that not all alphas had the "alpha form." I don't think there is a real strict canonical definition for an "alpha form" either. Deucalion was the demon wolf because of all the beta juice he sucked up ("where are you getting your juice?"), Peter was Mr. CGI monster because he gave in, went animal, and its just the direction they decided to go in season 1. The twins had their twin mojo magic (real technical canonical terms here). Talia was a real wolf because she had mastered control.

I can think of plenty of alphas that didn't have some sort of special "alpha form" besides just pointier teeth i.e. Derek, Ennis, Kali (her toe-claws don't count), and Satomi (not that we've seen much of her yet).

Jeff Davis explained in a comic con interview (I believe) that sometimes the werewolf forms look different for no other reason than because he thinks it looks cool. He had the idea of how real wolves have different "coats" and he wanted to have fun with that now that the show has a bigger budget to do more cool makeup and effects.

Jeff likes to play with things, toy with us, and isn't always consistent, but I enjoy how the inconsistency sometimes creates surprising new situations, and we'll just have to see where he takes Peter in the remainder of season 4.