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|monster name= Loup-Garou | |monster name= Loup-Garou | ||
− | |image= [[File:Loup-Garou.png|350px]] | + | |image= [[File:Loup-Garou.png|350px]][[File:Loup-Garou2.png|350px]] |
|powers and abilities= Super strength | |powers and abilities= Super strength | ||
|vulnerabilities= [[Silver]] | |vulnerabilities= [[Silver]] | ||
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==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
− | Loup- | + | Loup-garou are a type of Cajun werewolf which are a bipedal [[monster]], covered in skin and scales similar to alligators with a huge wolf-like head. |
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
===[[1.01 Pilot (The Winchesters)]]=== | ===[[1.01 Pilot (The Winchesters)]]=== | ||
+ | A loup-garou attacks [[John Winchester (The Winchesters)|John Winchester]] and [[Mary Campbell]] in a New Orleans cemetery as they try to retrieve the [[Ostium]]. Mary realizes that the [[Men of Letters]] had left the creature as a watchdog and she warns John that [[silver]] can hurt it, but only decapitation can kill it. As John holds the loup-garou off removing a piece of [[silver]] shrapnel from his friend Murphy's cross, and stabbing the creature with it, allowing to Mary return to the surface where [[Carlos Cervantez]] has retrieved a silver blade. Mary drops the blade to John who is able to decapitate and kill the monster. | ||
+ | {| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align="center" | ||
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+ | |[[File:JWversusLG.png|thumb|left|350px|John Winchester squares off with a loup-garou.]] | ||
+ | |[[File:Loup-GarouDecapitated.png|thumb|right|350px|The decapitated head of a loup-garou.]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ===[[1.06 Art of Dying]]=== | ||
+ | A stuffed loup-garou can be seen in the back of [[Anton]]'s taxidermy shop. | ||
==Loup-Garou in Lore== | ==Loup-Garou in Lore== | ||
+ | In Louisiana, Cajun people believe the [https://mythologian.net/loup-garou-rougarou-cajun-legend/ Loup-garou] is a type of werewolf that lives in the swamps and forests. The creature's origins [https://paranorms.com/loup-garou-the-cajun-werewolf/ can be traced to] medieval French werewolf stories. | ||
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+ | ===Loup-garou or Rugaru?=== | ||
+ | In lore, loup-garou and rougarou (or rugaru) are often used interchangeably the same type of werewolf with French origins. However, in the ''Supernatural'' universe the [[rugaru]] is a distinct type of creature, and is the result of a genetic mutation that, when expressed, causes the affected human to experience a murderous, cannibalistic hunger. They remain human in appearance. It is not known how the loup-garou originates. | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Canon]][[Category:The Winchesters]][[Category:Creatures & Spirits]] |
Latest revision as of 06:21, 5 February 2023
Loup-Garou | |
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Powers and Abilities | Super strength |
Vulnerabilities | Silver |
Appearance | Bipedal canine |
Episode(s) | 1.01 Pilot (The Winchesters) |
History
A loup-garou was placed in a New Orleans cemetery to act as a watchdog by the Men of Letters.
Characteristics
Loup-garou are a type of Cajun werewolf which are a bipedal monster, covered in skin and scales similar to alligators with a huge wolf-like head.
Powers and abilities
- Super strength – A loup-garou can easily overpower a human.
Weaknesses
- Decapitation – The only method known to kill a loup-garou.
- Fire – A loup-garou recoiled in the presence of fire.
- Silver – Can cause harm to a loup-garou.
Episodes
1.01 Pilot (The Winchesters)
A loup-garou attacks John Winchester and Mary Campbell in a New Orleans cemetery as they try to retrieve the Ostium. Mary realizes that the Men of Letters had left the creature as a watchdog and she warns John that silver can hurt it, but only decapitation can kill it. As John holds the loup-garou off removing a piece of silver shrapnel from his friend Murphy's cross, and stabbing the creature with it, allowing to Mary return to the surface where Carlos Cervantez has retrieved a silver blade. Mary drops the blade to John who is able to decapitate and kill the monster.
1.06 Art of Dying
A stuffed loup-garou can be seen in the back of Anton's taxidermy shop.
Loup-Garou in Lore
In Louisiana, Cajun people believe the Loup-garou is a type of werewolf that lives in the swamps and forests. The creature's origins can be traced to medieval French werewolf stories.
Loup-garou or Rugaru?
In lore, loup-garou and rougarou (or rugaru) are often used interchangeably the same type of werewolf with French origins. However, in the Supernatural universe the rugaru is a distinct type of creature, and is the result of a genetic mutation that, when expressed, causes the affected human to experience a murderous, cannibalistic hunger. They remain human in appearance. It is not known how the loup-garou originates.