Top 5 lycanthropes

Hello people of the internet I am back with another top list. 

You must know that I adore mythology to the ends of the earth. I recently pick up a book on it from the Telus World of Science and now I hooked. I went further when I picked a book from my school library titled, Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies. Never thought there could be so much incarnations of one topic. So here's a list of one of them. The werewolf. Ever since the days of superstition, old wives tales, and other Mumbo Jumbo, this creature has always sent chills down our spine. I am doing this list based on a combination of uniquity, recognition, and most of all

Scare factor. ooooOOOOOOoooo

So I introduce to Steeleopedia's very own top 5 werewolves, *duh duh dunnnn*

Number 5

Lycaon

This list wouldn't be complete without the dude who put the 'Lycan' in Lycanthrope. The story goes that the King of Arcadia kept testing Zeus with unspeakable acts of violence, he then crossed the line when he tried to serve Zeus with roasted flesh from one of his guests. Instead of turning into something decent like a toad or a nice bouquet of flowers. He turns him into the stuff of children's nightmares. Yeesh, I'd rather be bitten by one of arachne's spiders.

Number 4

Je rouges

As if you thought mind control, voodoo and stabbing dolls weren't bad enough, Voodoo has its own malevolent creatures. Most notably, the Je Rouges. Au Francias for 'Red Eyes.' And let me tell you something, moi doesn't want to meet one. Non, Je ne pas, you name it. 

Thank you 3 years of elementary French. 

This devil has the conventional stuff, evil spirits, one bite; one of them, you get the idea. But the worst part is, it has a knack for abduction. NO seriously. It would just go up to a parent in the middle of the night and ask to take the kid(s). If you had any sense you would say no, but thanks to the magical powers of post sleep confusion, the statistics(if there are any) say otherwise. 

We'll get back to the french later on number une. 

Number 3

Adlet

You think after the minotaur that people would know better than to *ahem* make out with animals; right?... RIGHT?! We'll someone forgot to tell the Inuit that. The story goes that a women fell in love with a red dog, and because screw you biology, bore his children.  They were very bizarre, looking like a canine as much as a person. So they abandoned them, leaving them for dead in the wilderness, right?... RIGHT?!

Spoilers: they live. The adlets weren't too bad. Because they were only 5 of them...



Until they started to mate. 

Nice going with your example Minos. *sarcasm*

Number 2

Volkodlak

You know what's worse than your typical wolfskin werewolf?

How about one that, oh I don't know...


TURNS INTO A FREAKIN' VAMPIRE AFTER YOU KILL IT!!!!!


You heard me correctly folks of the world wide web.
This thing can turn into a vampire after it's killed and can still turn into a wolf whenever it dang well pleases. The good news is it can be stopped by placing a coin in the mouth, so I hope you got some loose change on you. If you don't kill the vampire properly, the cycle will begin ALL OVER AGAIN! 

But what keeps it at number two is the fact it doesn't exist like 3,4, and 5




Unlike...

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duuuuuuuuunnnnnnn...

Number 1

The Beast of Gevaudan

 What happens you get your typical wolf but then nature says "screw you"?

You get this monstrosity. It wouldn't be so scary if it weren't for one tiny detail...


IT WAS REAL!!!!!!!


*Toccata and Fugue music*

AND I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED ON ITS TRACK RECORD



A study in '87 showed it was responsible for 210 ATTACKS! With 113 deaths and 49 injuries, stretching over 90km!!

It wasn't until a lucky shot from a heroic frenchman was when the attacks came to an end; and it just so happened to be silver; FREAKIN' silver!

These facts alone is why it deserves to be in the top spot, period, exclamation mark.





Thanks for viewing, I'll see you next time.