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Werewolf poll

In the context of the FURRY FANDOM specifically - do you like your werewolves (when transformed)...:

A) As a whole-ass anthro wolf with no distinction of their originating species (rabbit turns into werewolf with no visual clues that they were once a rabbit)

B) Sized-up, more wolf/werewolf-like features, but retaining some characteristics of their originating species (were-ified rabbit, very wolflike/were features but retains long ears/big feet/buckteeth/etc)

C) Haha am pubby (either friendly canid or generally 'tame' werewolf boyfriend energy idk, this is a shitpost option)

D) Something else?

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Added:	2 days, 13 hrs ago 08 Oct 2025 21:48 CEST

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beforethefall

2 days, 13 hrs ago

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I may or may not be working on a story with werewolves in it. Idk.

Right now I'm kinda leaning toward B but I'm curious what others' tastes are too.

Fun fact, I've already settled on wolves being naturally immune from lycanthropy, because they're already fucking wolves.

MoonlitDawn

2 days, 13 hrs ago

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Usually A, tho I do see the merit in B. I like A versions of werewolves to have some exaggerated features like bigger claws, much bigger stature and crazy fangs tho

beforethefall

2 days, 13 hrs ago

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@ MoonlitDawn

OH I totally get you with the like, *aesthetic appeal* of the werewolves. I am definitely thinking along the same lines with like big scary claws and big stature and fangs and that sort of primal stance and stuff. :o) Even though my boys are gonna be *civilized* they're still gonna be *whole fucking werewolves*

ArielCelestia

2 days, 12 hrs ago

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Bee~

beforethefall

2 days, 11 hrs ago

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@ ArielCelestia

Duly noted! <3

ZwolfJareAlt306

2 days, 10 hrs ago

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If I understand what you are asking, I am leaning toward A. I like the regular anthro wolf, that can maybe shape shift into a quadrupedal counterpart.

beforethefall

2 days, 10 hrs ago

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@ ZwolfJareAlt306

Fair - Thanks for the feedback! <3 Just to clarify, in B they would be identifiable werewolves, but, for instance a kangaroo turned were would probably still have big paws and a thick-based tail. A rabbit would have big ears and bigger paws, a hyena might still have some spots or some of the facial shape.

But at the same time, the werewolf side of them would mean they'd be much bigger, stronger, big claws, big teeth, more lupine features - in general - and so on.

ZwolfJareAlt306

2 days, 6 hrs ago

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@ beforethefall

For sure!

And definitely do the characters the way you want :3

beforethefall

2 days, 6 hrs ago

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@ ZwolfJareAlt306

Ultimately, that's the plan! This question is kind of feeling out readers' interests because I really wanted to be sure where the community lands on this sort of thing, you know? I often tend to engage with things in a way that those things' core fanbases don't... XD

ZwolfJareAlt306

2 days, 5 hrs ago

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@ beforethefall

Sounds like a plan!

TheFurWard

2 days, 7 hrs ago

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Context should be considered when giving an answer.

The typical idea of a werewolf would assume a hungry, angry, beastly type of creature on two legs, with no real humanity behind it's facade. However that doesn't have to be the norm. So, a human transforming into an anthro wolf is usually called a werewolf. Therefore, A or B or C or any letter to infinity.

But, what would it be called if it was a normal anthro wolf transforming? From this, if you called it a werewolf, I'd have to assume it would be more like B, because it probably wouldn't be changing very much if it was option A. Think of Jackaloo's comic (except maybe not so sexualized for the purpose of this explanation).

For me personally, and my true answer I'm going to give to this question of yours, it would have to be option B. "Werewolf" simply tells me unnatural, beastly creature out for blood (or whatever else).

beforethefall

2 days, 6 hrs ago

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@ TheFurWard

Thanks so much for giving me your honest take - I think we have some differences on those assumptions (not necessarily a bad thing) but I can understand where you're coming from, absolutely.

I think there's a bit of disconnect between us with how I had described things, honestly; I'm mostly trying to gauge the aesthetic preference. Basically, "Should you be able to see any of the originating person after the transformation, or should their werewolf form be more of a 'werewolf-ized version' of what/who they are?"

I'm not really intending to play with the whole savage bloodthirsty feralbrained trope so much (at least in the story I'm polling about, ha!) because, like most things, I engage with most headspaces on the periphery of the mundane in an often-unique and unexpected sort of way.

Funnily enough, I was thinking about having wolves be immune from lycanthropy because first and foremost, it's funny to think that "You're already a wolf, you don't need more wolf" is something this fictional universe might have thought wise to say.

Anyway the general gist I'm going for there would be more like, "should everyone look like a wolf when they're wered-out" or "should they look like their actual species but in a were- form". Idk. I haven't felt well today and I sucked at describing it probably. :o)

TheFurWard

2 days, 1 hr ago

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@ beforethefall

Hmmm... ok, I think I'm understanding you?

I guess let me ask this... theoretically, if a rabbit were to 'were-out', would that not be called a wererabbit?
If you turned a rabbit into a 'werewolf', would it be called a werewolf if it only looked like a rabbit?

For me, I guess if you are turning a given species into a 'werewolf', it would have to obtain some sort of wolf-like features. Otherwise, it wouldn't really be a werewolf.

But, I guess that's your question. You're not asking about wererabbits. You're asking specifically about werewolves. If a character of whatever species were to turn into a werewolf, would they look fully wolf or a mixture of their original species plus wolf? I'm not sure what the "pubby" would be, unless you actually are asking about the the difference between a bloodthirsty feral-brained wolf or a domesticated wolf.

So, my updated answer would instead be... whatever you want it to be. XD My brain only wants to see the logic that werewolves absolutely have some or most features of a wolf.

beforethefall

1 day, 20 hrs ago

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@ TheFurWard

Yeah I think you get the vibe. They'd be... Wolf-ified lol.

So either: woops Dan the Rabbit got bitten by someone with the curse! Now he's a whole-ass big brutish bigfanged muscly stunningly hot anthro wolf with heavy predatory influences!

Or... :woops Dam the Rabbit got bitten by someone with the curse! Now he's a whole-ass big brutish bigfanged muscly stunningly hot Wolf-ified rabbit with heavy predatory influences!

TheWolfsDen

2 days, 6 hrs ago

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I’ll go with D (I think it’d be D >_>”) which is folklore lycanthropy: a curse that comes from the seventh son of a seventh etc. I’m not sure how that would translate into anthropomorphic/furry scenario—seeing a wolf would already anthropomorphic and all—but mixing it with the character “shedding its skin” to become the werewolf is the most appealing option to me
heh

beforethefall

2 days, 6 hrs ago

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@ TheWolfsDen

I think that's fair! I like to roll my own lore for these sorts of things, but posing these kinds of questions absolutely gives me stuff to stew over and consider.

Are there any specifics that attract you to the preference for folklore lycanthropy?

TheWolfsDen

1 day, 14 hrs ago

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@ beforethefall

I guess it appeals to me because it feels "primal". It's the idea of a generational curse that was bestowed due to conflict—evils and mistakes from both sides coming together to punish one that will still be born. It's just so metal lol.
When I look at it, a werewolf being this primal being that curses a single human becomes much more unique and personal

It also embodies the fears people in the past had; wolves before anything are predators, they attack humans, cattle, prey, etc. They are used in so many tales to represent threats too: Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and so many more.
Some cultures and religions even use wolves to represent demons and such; so, design wise, imagine a werewolf not being just this wolf-like creature, but having a vague resemblance of a wolf, and its actually something much more primal and evil.

In terms of process and conditions for transformation, it's a human (or other species) undergoing a sort of metamorphosis. Taking the rabbit example, we're talking about muscles expanding, bones shifting and growing, teeth popping out or falling off, senses that he didn't have before suddenly coming to work and being overwhelming—the cursed person fighting an excruciating pain that is caused by their new form not "fitting" inside its original skin or hide, hence the shedding skin.

But hey, this is just me rambling XD

beforethefall

1 day, 14 hrs ago

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@ TheWolfsDen

Not rambling at all, this is super valuable insight and I love that you're sharing such detail with me. <3 I think I understand the energy that interests you; I hope what I write does your ideals justice or at least signals the correct sort of nod to them. There is certainly a whole idea of lycanthropy that I'll try to capture but, also, at the end of the day these characters are going to be in control of themselves and their desires, though likely more prone to show them they're unlikely to lose control - if they did, that would surely be a matter of being NEW to their condition and having not yet learned to tame their inner beast, if that makes sense.

The use of the word 'evil' piques my interest, especially contextualized with the primality and instinctual drive which operates on a lower sub-conscious level (in my mind at least) than the concept of evil - which requires at least some conscious or sapient choice of the darker path.

TheWolfsDen

1 day, 13 hrs ago

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@ beforethefall

Good to know I was of use! >w<

Though, I might have expressed this incorrectly in my reply, but I believe that casting a curse on someone is evil (and that some cultures use wolves to represent evils and threats). By no means I think that primality and instinct equals evil lol XD

In any case, I'm excited to see what you bring to the table with these concepts dude—pretty sure anything ya write will be awesome ;3

beforethefall

1 day, 13 hrs ago

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@ TheWolfsDen

You flatter me! Haha. I think I see what you mean - the evil comes from bestowing the curse rather than the innate nature of the cursed. I can feel that!

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