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“ Guess what? All of us can't be true alphas! Some of us have to make mistakes! Some of us have to get our hands a little bloody sometimes! Some of us are human! ”
— Stiles Stilinski to Scott McCall about his Humanity in Lies of Omission


Humans, also known by the scientific name Homo sapiens, are a species of the primate family and the most common animal on Earth. In the Teen Wolf universe, humans are mortal, sentient beings who are often (but not always) without supernatural powers. As a result, Humans are often potential prey to certain supernatural shapeshifters who are not in control of their urges, such as Wendigos, who have an insatiable hunger for human flesh and must eat it to survive, or the variety of canine and feline werecreatures who can go into a violent frenzy as a result of the full moon or intense emotions.

However, though the majority of Humans lack supernatural traits, there are a significant fraction of the Human population who are capable of having powers on their own, and they can also be transformed into supernatural beings. For example, Humans can be turned into supernatural creatures such Werewolves, Ghost Riders, or Berserkers through a variety of rituals, and humans with genetic chimerism can be transformed into the unnatural hybrid creatures known as Chimeras.

Humans can even be born with or trained to use supernatural forces in numerous ways without being transformed into a true supernatural or being controlled by these forces in the way that shapeshifters are. This can include Banshees, Human women who inherit the ability to predict death through the females in their bloodlines, and Druids, Humans with mystical powers who are generally dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature (although Dark Druids, known as Darachs, exist as well, and differ from Druids in their use of their power to fulfill malevolent goals). Finally, Humans can be possessed by spiritual creatures who can then share their powers with them, such as Kitsune or Hellhounds, though more often than not, the spirit will completely overtake their host's body rather than merging with them.

Despite being highly vulnerable as a result of their mortality (particularly the lack of an accelerated healing factor possessed by most shapeshifters), Human beings are more than capable of taking on the supernatural when properly trained or prepared, as demonstrated by the Human Hunters who regularly fight the supernatural, as well as the mercenaries who specialize in supernatural missions such as Braeden and Druid Emissaries like Alan Deaton and Marin Morrell, who learned how to hold their own against the creatures with whom they are regularly interacting. The majority of the Human world has no idea that the supernatural exists, but the ones who are "in the know" will often protect themselves from these creatures with substances such as Mountain Ash, which can create barriers that supernatural creatures cannot cross, or with weapons tailored to the creatures' weaknesses, such as tasers, Wolfsbane-laced bullets, Mistletoe-forged pikes, flash-bang arrows, and ultrasonic emitters.

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