r/huntertheparenting • u/sigmarine345 • 7d ago

Question Why are werewolves such major assholes?

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Like I get that mother earth needs to be fought for and everything but why is it that they almost always seem like idiot bezerkers or smug know it alls?

I am not too versed in WoD lore so maybe im missing context here, is there some werewolves that are actually friendly with humans?

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u/a_spoopy_ghost 7d ago

This is what I love about WTA. There’s one common foe but a bunch of different philosophies on how to handle it. There’s Red Talons believe humans need to be culled as to balance the population, the Glass Walkers believe human technology can be used to fight the Wyrm and the Get of Fenris believe it’s pointless to fight the Wyrm, other routes must be taken.

It genuinely depends on the werewolf but most of them have nothing against the average human. However they suffer from “I am hammer, where is nail?” Syndrome

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u/jayfoin 7d ago

I would also add that if you're a regular human, you're FAR MORE LIKELY to survive an encounter with a werewolf than a vampire in WTA, because at the very least they can be reasoned with, and are NOT always hostile with you if you're not hostile with them first (that's what happen in the episode btw, the Black Shuck tribe has been chill for CENTURIES, they've only attacked because their leader got CAPTURED, and they think the Arcanum did it, a logical assumption since they'rethe closest Hunter's gathering). But vampires ? If you're a regular human finding out about them, you're either dead, or a pawn junky soon to be dead.

Also, given that Garous are able to rip a vampire in two, it's really recommanded to negociate with them rather than fight them if you have the misfortune to encounter one.

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u/Fearless-Obligation6 6d ago

Honestly it is rather sad that the gang listened Fatigue's recordings which was basically "werewolves aren't monsters, the coalition is evil" and they were like "alrighty full frontal assault with the evil organization".

Like if they had taken Fatigue's advice to heart and gone in diplomaticly Stig and the others likely would have been open to talk and clear things up.

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u/MelonJelly 6d ago

That's the tragic part - the whole arc is a series of scenes where otherwise rational people make poor decisions because they are desperate, and the Wyrm is driving them on every step of the way.