why do werewolves transform ?

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Most werewolves have a trigger that makes them transform. For example, if a werewolf is in human form and it gets too hyper, it will transform. Other triggers are: getting too angry, getting hurt, getting too much adrenaline, or to protect something or someone, and even fire.

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The article lists a grab bag of legends from different cultures, and some mention the full moon alongside holidays and days of the week as causes, but it concludes that. the full moon being the cause of the transformation only became part of the depiction of werewolves on a widespread basis in the twentieth century.

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A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope, is a human being who, upon the complete rising of the full moon, becomes an uncontrollable, fearsome and deadly wolf. This condition is caused by infection with lycanthropy, also known as werewolfry. Werewolves appear in the form of a wolf but, there are distinctions between them and regular wolves.

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Some legends maintain werewolves shape-shifted at will due to a curse. Others state they transformed with the help of an enchanted sash or a cloak made of wolf pelt. Still others claim people…

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In Hungarian folklore, the werewolves used to live specially in the region of Transdanubia, and it was thought that the ability to change into a wolf was obtained in the infant age, after the suffering of abuse by the parents or by a curse.

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Here Is What Happens To Werewolves On The Moon, According …
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8 nov. 2018It’s not clear why this happens, but the transformation never seems to happen in the day, when a full moon – albeit a less visible one – still exists. It seems that only the atmosphere of …

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[Werewolves] At what time do werewolves transform …

[Werewolves] At what time do werewolves transform?
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Specifically with werewolves who transform regardless of actually being exposed to the moon, that would mean that they transform coincidentally during the full moon, meaning that it’s more of a biological transformation that happens to coincide with the full moon (which is probably when they got bit by another werewolf). Or it’s a magic thing where even if they aren’t exposed to the moon, of …

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Werewolves (also called Lycanthropes, Loup Garou, Rougarou, Beasts, or even just Wolves for short) are a supernatural shapeshifting species of individuals who unwillingly transform into large, fearsome, and extremely hostile wolves on the night of the full moon. They were created by the witch Inadu as revenge against her tribe for killing her.

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What is it about the full moon that affects Werewolves?
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Being able to transform at will, but being forced to transform under a full moon. Sleeping with the full moon’s light on your face being a requirement for becoming a werewolf. The association with the full moon and werewolves likely originated in the association with a full moon and insanity. This is called the Lunar Effect.

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Why Are Werewolves So Angry?

Moonlight you said yourself that wolves react to instinct and werewolves are still human so that’s probably why werewolves shift because of their emotion. Reply Wolfie Castillo says: