Derek Hale

Derek Hale is an Alpha werewolf, and one of the main characters on the MTV show Teen Wolf.

Biography
He comes from a family or pack of werewolves that were almost wiped out in a fire at their home in Beacon Hills six years prior to the events of the first episode Wolf Moon.

Derek, his sister Laura Hale and his uncle Peter Hale are thought to be the only family members to survive the Hale House fire. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

Laura Hale was later killed and cut in half just prior to the start of the series.

With the death of his uncle, this makes Derek the only Hale family member left alive.

Season 1
Scott McCall initially blames Derek for biting him and turning him into a werewolf. Derek claims he is not responsible, and that another werewolf "The Alpha", is the one who bit Scott. Scott wants to be normal but Derek says ......" The only one cure you is the one that bit you ".

Derek has assumed the role of mentor to Scott, explaining what it means to be a werewolf. He has also attempted to steer the younger man away from The Alpha since Derek claims the beast wants Scott to kill with him and join his pack. Derek says " If "The Alpha" finds Scott he will have to kill with him, or Die.

Complicating Derek’s life further, hunters have come to Beacon Hills in search of The Alpha. One of the hunters, Kate Argent, shot Derek with a wolfsbane tipped bullet in Magic Bullet. The bullet poisoned him, bringing him near to death. Scott saved his life. By getting the same bullet and almost got caught by Kate Argent.

The lead hunter, Chris Argent, believed Derek knew the identity of the Alpha"witch he didnt" and ordered that he not be harmed, but when Derek revealed to Kate that he did not know, she tried to kill him.

In Heart Monitor, he is attacked by The Alpha "The Uncle Of Derek Peter Hale" at Beacon Hills High School and is shown with gouts of blood pouring from his mouth.

Derek returned seemingly fully recovered toward the end of Lunatic. He stops Scott from attacking Jackson and Allison and the two werewolves fight in the woods until Scott regains control."FULL MOON"

On the run from the law, Derek helps Stiles track down The Alpha in Wolf's Bane and is surprised to learn it is his uncle Peter Hale.

While the two initially fight, in Co-Captain he seemed to have joined forces with his uncle and works to eliminate Jackson because he has learned Scott's secret. At the end of the episode Derek was captured by Kate and is strapped to a torture device in a room beneath the Hale House.

In Formality we learn that Kate and Derek were involved in a relationship similar to that of Scott and Allison. Kate tells him the sex was great but that she was just using him to find and kill the rest of his pack. Witch means Kate started the Hale House fire.

In the Code Breaker, Scott helps Derek escape on the condition that he helps kill Peter. He agrees after learning that Peter didn't kill Laura on accident, but did it on purpose so that he could become the Alpha. In the end, Derek kills Peter and becomes the new Alpha. Derek later is confronted by Jackson Whittemore who demands to be turned, which results in Derek apparently biting him.

Skills
Derek possesses all the abilities and psychological characteristics of an Alpha werewolf.

Weaknesses

 * Wolfsbane

Quotes

 * "If you say one word...."

- Derek to Stiles in Wolf's Bane.


 * "You want me to teach you, get rid of her."

- Derek to Scott in Heart Monitor.


 * "You wanna do homework or do you wanna not die?"

- Derek to Scott in The Tell.


 * "she's just some psychotic Bitch helping you kill people."

- Derek to Peter Hale (Alpha).


 * "You gotta be kidding me..."

- Derek's reaction to Scott's howling in Heart Monitor.


 * "I'm gonna kill both of you! What the Hell was that?! What are you trying to do, attract the entire state to the school?!"

- Derek to Scott and Stiles in Heart Monitor.


 * "How about this, either you cut off my arm, or I'm gonna cut off your head"

- Derek to Stiles in Magic Bullet.


 * "Start the car, or I'm gonna rip your throat out, with my teeth."
 * "Start the car, or I'm gonna rip your throat out, with my teeth."

- Derek to Stiles in Magic Bullet.

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