Stiles Stilinski

"Stiles" Stilinski is one of the main characters in Teen Wolf and played by Dylan O'Brien. He appears in all 12 episodes of the first season, as well as the 6 online episodes of Teen Wolf: Search for a Cure.

He is the son of the Sheriff Stilinski and the best friend of Scott McCall.

Biography
He seems fascinated by crime and death. He listens to Police Band Radio to keep up with what's happening in Beacon Hills.

He is the only character in the beginning of the series, other than Derek, who knows that Scott is a werewolf. He is very concerned with the well-being of his friends and family, though he doesn't always have the best ideas to keep them safe. He helps keep Scott calm and controlled. He plays in the lacrosse team at his school along with Scott.

Throughout the series, Stiles supports Scott through his troubles and helps him balance his double-life. He is attracted to Lydia and is often the comic relief in the intense drama of the show's events. He finds out information regarding werewolves and other problems and gives Scott ideas of what to do when Scott is at a crossroads.

Stiles is shown to be sarcastic, funny and outspoken. He sometimes finds himself in unwanted danger but is supportive no matter what. He loves his father very much and often worries about his well-being, especially since his father is the sheriff.

His Coach/Economics Teacher Mr. Finstock says Stiles is very bright but has trouble concentrating on anything he does not find directly of interest. His quick mind often leads him to jump to conclusions before all the facts are known.

Stiles suffered panic attacks after his mother died. His relationship with his father has been strained since her death.

In Formality, he takes Lydia to the high school formal dance, where he tells her about his true feelings for her. He also points out he may be the only one who knows how smart she actually is, and not just a dumb bimbo. He saves her from being killed by Peter Hale by telling him how to find his nephew, Derek.

In Code Breaker Stiles is forced to help track Derek down. Peter offers to give him the "Bite", which is tempting to him, but he rejects. Peter knows he is lying, and then drives off. Stiles makes his way to the hospital and puts together that Kate Argent started the Hale House fire. Later, he and Jackson Whittemore are interrogated by the Hunters for the whereabouts of Scott. Stiles reveals to Chris that Kate broke the Hunter's code. Soon after that he and Jackson arrive at the Hale House with self-igniting Molotov cocktails to fight the Alpha. He helps defeat Peter and witnesses Derek become the new Alpha Werewolf.

Skills
The character has displayed remarkable research skills. He was the first to understand that Scott is a werewolf and was able to warn his friend and partially prepare him for his first transformation with information gleaned from the Internet. He urged Scott to avoid Allison Argent because he had discovered that intense emotions could cause Scott to transform. He also attempted to keep Scott from playing in a lacrosse game for the same reason. He later linked the transformations to Scott's heart rate. Proving through an experiment in Heart Monitor that by controlling his heart rate Scott could stay in human form.

Relationships
He is a loyal friend to Scott and is the voice of reason in their newly complicated relationship. He's had a crush on Lydia Martin since the third grade. She doesn't seem to be aware of his existence until the episode Formality when he takes her to their high school dance. Stiles and Derek Hale don't get along well. Ocassionally Stiles attempts to stand up to him, but Derek always ends up frightening him.

The Name


This character’s name is the source of confusion and dispute.

Early publicity for the show identified him as “Stan Stilinsky” as does the pilot cast list for “Wolf Moon” at IMDB.

During the episode The Tell, a very brief shot of his school records showed his last name spelled “Stilinski” (see inset photo). MTV also uses this as the character name on their website.

Complicating the question of Stiles’ surname further is the fact that his father was identified as “Sheriff Stilinsky” in all episode cast lists, the main cast list for the show and in much of the publicity surrounding the show. In Formality we see, for the first time, the name tag on the sheriff’s uniform which says “Stilinski” (see images).

Later listings of the cast have the character name as simply “Stiles” and this is the nickname all characters use when addressing him on the show.

During The Tell, Coach Bobby Finstock made fun of Stiles’ first name. He said it amounted to child abuse. Tyler Posey told the Comic Con 2011 panel that viewers will learn his first name and will “crack up” when they do.

Quotes

 * "No, a body of water. Yes, dumbass, a dead body!"

- Stiles to Scott in Wolf Moon


 * "Hey, Lydia! You look like — you're gonna ignore me."

- Stiles to Lydia in Wolf Moon


 * "Come on, if I have to, I'll chain you up myself on full moon nights and feed you, live, mice. I had a boa once. I can do it."

- Stiles to Scott in Wolf Moon


 * "I define it as... as reclining your body in a horizontal position."

- Stiles to his dad in Second Chance at First Line


 * "Am I attractive to gay guys?"

- Stiles asks Scott in Pack Mentality


 * "I know. It keeps me awake at night."

- Stiles to Danny in Wolf's Bane


 * "If I’m harboring your fugitive ass. My house, my rules buddy."

- Stiles to Derek in Wolf's Bane


 * "I wanted to be like ‘Dad! Derek Hale's in my room..bring your gun’"

- Stiles to Derek in Wolf's Bane


 * "No, you stopped to bake it in a little werewolf oven."

- Stiles to Scott in Pack Mentality


 * "Why's it starting to feel like your Batman and I'm Robin? I don't wanna be Robin all the time!"

- Stiles to Scott in Pack Mentality.

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