List of fictional wolves

This is a list of wolves in fiction, including normal wolves and anthropomorphic wolf characters. For werewolf characters see List of werewolves.

Literature

Character	Source	Author	Notes
Aragh / Aargh	The Dragon and the George	Gordon R. Dickson	A medieval English wolf
Akela	The Jungle Book	Rudyard Kipling	Wise leader of the wolf pack
Baree	Baree, Son of Kazan	James Oliver Curwood
Brokefang and Frostfur	Wolf-Speaker	Tamora Pierce	Leaders of the wolf pack
Brynach and Briavel	The Chronicles of Prydain	Lloyd Alexander
Canim	Codex Alera	Jim Butcher	A race of anthropomorphic wolves
Dog	Mortal Engines	Philip Reeve	Katherine Valentines Pet wolf. "It's a long story," said Valentine. "Katherine lived on the raft-city of Puerto Angeles until she was five. Then her mother died, and she was sent to live with me. I brought Dog back for her as a present from my expedition to the Ice Wastes, but Katherine couldn't speak very much Anglish in those days and she'd never heard of wolves, so when she first saw him she said, 'Dog!', and it sort of stuck."
Direwolves	A Song of Ice and Fire	George R. R. Martin	The sigil of House Stark, the Direwolves function as companions and protectors for the Stark children as well as objects of magic.
Faolan	Wolves of the Beyond	Kathryn Lasky	A cursed wolf that had been set out to die but reaches great success with other wolves by his side
Fell	Fell	David Clement-Davies
Greycub	The Cry of the Wolf	Melvin Burgess	The last wolf in England, raised by humans, pursued by the Hunter
Gmork	The Neverending Story	Michael Ende	Servant of the power behind The Nothing tasked with killing Atreyu before he can save Fantastica.
Hopper	The Wheel of Time	Robert Jordan	Hopper is a friend and teacher of the wolfbrother Perrin Aybara.
Huttser and Palla	The Sight	David Clement-Davies
Kazan	Kazan	James Oliver Curwood
Larka	The Sight	David Clement-Davies
Marta	Wolf: The Journey Home	Asta Bowen	The alpha female of the wolf pack.
Maugrim	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	C.S. Lewis	Chief of the White Witch's Secret Police.
Nighteyes	The Farseer Trilogy	Robin Hobb
Nitka	Shasta of the Wolves	Olaf Baker
Runt	Runt	Marion Dane Bauer	The runt of King and Silver's litter of four cubs and a black pup with a white star on his chest. Nicknamed Singer due to his howling.
White Fang	White Fang	Jack London	He is three-quarters wolf and one-quarter dog. He is born wild but is raised by Grey Beaver and leads a difficult life until he is adopted and trained to become a fighting dog.
Wolf	A Legend of Wolf Song	George Stone	The protagonist, Wolf, is "a solitary advocate of singing [howling] -- a practice considered by others of his species as perverted and to be punished... But Wolf, inspired by mystic visions of the 'Great Dire Wolf,' knows that singing is the pure release of the wolf soul. On his mission to save his kind from the destruction of spiritual freedom, he picks up an elderly friend, a mate, and ... sires a growing tribe of free singing wolves" by defeating a dictatorial wolf called Rufus.^[1]
(Nameless she-wolf)	The Crossing	Cormac McCarthy	The first sojourn details a series of hunting expeditions conducted by Billy, his father and to a lesser extent, Billy's brother Boyd. They are attempting to locate and trap a pregnant female wolf which has been preying on cattle in the area of the family homestead. When Billy finally catches the animal, he harnesses her and, instead of killing her, determines to return it to the mountains of Mexico where he believes her original home is located. He develops a deep affection for and bond with the wolf, risking his life to save her on more than one occasion.

Folk tale

Film

Character	Source	Notes
Alpha wolf	The Grey
Timber wolf	Benji the Hunted
Wolf	The Journey of Natty Gann
George and Angeline	Never Cry Wolf (1983)	A biologist studying arctic fauna comes into close contact with a pack of wolves. Based on Farley Mowat's book.
Kävik	Kävik the Wolf Dog
Lobo	The Legend of Lobo
Two Socks	Dances with Wolves	Friend of John J. Dunbar
Wolf	300	Pitted against the adolescent Leonidas as he went through the wilderness in the Agoge
Sebastian	Zookeeper (film)	An alpha wolf of Franklin Park Zoo.

Comics and manga

Character	Source	Notes
Devil	The Phantom	A trained wolf
Florence Ambrose	Freefall.^[2]	A bio-engineered wolf
Alberto	Lupo Alberto	A blue wolf who is a resident of the McKenzie farm. Alberto pursues his relationship with Martha, whilst being antagonised by the sheepdog Moses.
Lufsig	The Princess and the Happiness
Legoshi	Beastars	The protagonist, a gray wolf, who falls in love with a rabbit.
Lupo	Fix und Foxi	The major antagonist of the series.^[3]
Kiba, Tsume, Toboe, Blue, Hige and others	Wolf's Rain	The last wolves to live on the earth after humans have long since rendered earth uninhabitable.
Timber Wolf	G.I. Joe	A pet of Joe operative Snake Eyes
Whisper the Wolf	Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Publishing)	A lone, quiet, traumatized wolf who is a friend of her Wisps, one of Sonic's allies, and former member of the Diamond Cutters.
Ranga	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime	The leader of the Tempest Wolf Clan and the loyal subordinate of Rimuru Tempest

Television

Character	Source	Notes
Direwolves	Game of Thrones

Animation

Character	Source	Notes
Balto	Balto (film)	The wolf-dog hybrid, the main protagonist of the film Balto.
Captain Dark	Pororo the Little Penguin
Classified	Penguins of Madagascar	The team leader of the North Wind.
Ding-a-Ling Wolf	Huckleberry Hound	Ding-A-Ling is the younger sidekick to Hokey Wolf who always accompanies him throughout each misadventure. He is usually eager to follow in Hokey's ambitious con-artist footsteps, but often reconsiders the plans Hokey will come up with in many situations.
Gabu	Arashi no Yoru ni	A wolf and one of the main characters of the film; He befriends an unknown animal, named Mei, that he shelters with one stormy night, only to discover that he was a goat. His friendship causes him to resist pressure from his pack and his own urges to eat Mei.
Grey	Sheep and Wolves	Grey is the main protagonist of Sheep and Wolves. He is husband of Bianca, the favorite wolf in his pack, and Ragear's arch-nemesis
Hokey Wolf	Huckleberry Hound	Hokey Wolf is the smooth-talking title character throughout each cartoon. His main hobby in life was to outsmart and coax the clueless out of free meals or places to stay, much of which he seemed to do so with ease, despite possible consequences later on.
Holo	Spice and Wolf	A Wolf Harvest Deity.
Humphrey	Alpha and Omega	One of the main protagonists of the series. An omega wolf in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, he falls in love with an Alpha wolf, Kate, in spite of pack laws forbidding it.
Jimmy Crystal	Sing 2	Antagonist for Sing 2, he is a rich media mogul, heading Crystal Entertainment in Redshore City, and father of Porsha Crystal. Very arrogant and short-tempered, his funding and allocation of his theater is nonetheless crucial for the musical that the troupe wants to put together.
Kate	Alpha and Omega	One of the main protagonists of the series. She is an alpha wolf who falls in love with omega wolf Humphrey despite the rules of their pack preventing their mating.
Kiba	Wolf's Rain	An Arctic wolf who is dedicated solely to finding the Paradise and the Lunar Flower for opening the way to it.
Koga	Inuyasha	The young leader of the eastern yōkai-wolf tribe, aged fifteen, who was nearly wiped out by Kagura and Naraku.
Linnux	Rock Dog	The alpha leader of sinister wolf gang, the CEO of Linnux industries, and club owner of the Fight Palace.
Loopy De Loop	Loopy De Loop	A gentleman wolf who mangled the English language in his bid to converse in a bad French-Canadian accent. Though he was always kind and helpful, his exploits usually got him arrested, beaten up, or chased out of town by those he helped, all for no other reason than the prejudice of being a wolf.^[4] The series, distributed to theatres by Columbia Pictures, ran in theaters from November 5, 1959 (1959-11-05) to June 17, 1965 (1965-06-17).
Luka	Kingdom Force	Luka is of the Kingdom Force. He is one of the main characters. He is a male wolf and flyer of the team.
Pike	Rimba Racer
Porsha Crystal	Sing 2	Spoiled daughter of media mogul, Jimmy Crystal. Talented in singing but not acting, she is accommodated into the musical to please Jimmy, creating headaches.
McWolf/(Name Varied)	Droopy	An MGM Wolf appeared as a Hollywood swinger in Red Hot Riding Hood and a foe against Droopy.
Moro	Princess Mononoke	The Goddess of Wolves.
Mr. Bumble	Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist	An old, brown wolf who is the master of the workhouse.
Mr. Wolf	The Bad Guys	A pickpocket gray wolf and the leader of the "Bad Guys" gang.
Ralph Wolf	Looney Tunes	Co-stars with Sam Sheepdog. Almost identical in appearance to Wile E. Coyote.
Riff Raff	Underdog	Gangster and one of Underdog's nemeses. Portrayed as a Rottweiler in the 2007 film.
Scar Snout	The Rugrats Movie
Sajin Komamura	Bleach	An anthropomorphic wolf. Captain of the 7th Division
Stinky, Claudette & Runt	Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure	Kate and Humphrey's puppies.
Uruno	Damekko Dōbutsu	A wolf who has the personality of a shy rabbit.
Various wolves	Adventure Time
Walter Wolf	Animaniacs	Slappy Squirrel's enemy.
Wendy Wolf	Peppa Pig	One of Peppa's friends. Debuted in the episode "The New House".
Wilford Wolf	Animaniacs	A nerdy wolf who turns into a hunk on a full moon night. He has a huge crush on Minerva Mink.
Wolf	Puss In Boots: The Last Wish	An anthropomorphic wolf depicted as a bounty hunter intent on tracking down Puss In Boots and taking his life.
The Wolf	Well, Just You Wait!	Comedic antagonist of the series. Attempts to capture the Hare in each episode, but always fails.
Wolf Boss	Kung Fu Panda 2	Shen's most loyal and trusted servant and the leader of the wolf pack.
Wor	Ringing Bell	Called the "Wolf King" in the English dub
Worriz	Legends of Chima	The Alpha male of the Wolf tribe
Yatsufusa	Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East

Video games

Canine	Origin	System(s)	Notes
Amaterasu	Ōkami	PS2 · Wii · PS3 · PSN	Japanese Sun-goddess in the form of a white wolf, not given a specific gender in the North American version of the game.^[5]
Bill Grey	Star Fox 64	N64	Trained at the Cornerian Flight Academy with Fox McCloud, elected commander of the Husky and Bulldog squadrons of Corneria.
Blaidd	Elden Ring	PC, PS5, Xbox	A warrior who is half man and half wolf.
Blanca	Shadow Hearts 2	PS2	A white wolf as one of the early party members and has a special Wolf Bout mini-game.
Blizzard Wolfang	Mega Man X6	PlayStation	Robotic wolf. A boss character fought in a North Pole area.
Boris	Bendy and the Ink Machine	Microsoft Windows macOS Linux PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch iOS Android	a cartoon character created by Joey Drew Studios for the fictional Bendy series.
Bruce	Animal Boxing	Nintendo DS	Male blue-furred wolf boxer.^[6]
Cami	Animal Boxing	Nintendo DS	Female white wolf boxer.^[7]
Chibiterasu	Ōkamiden	Nintendo DS	A white wolf, son of Amaterasu from Ōkami.^[8]
Diamond Dog (DD)	"Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain"	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4	Adopted wolf companion of Big Boss (Venom Snake). Has differing abilities dependent on the gear worn. Stealthy and deadly.
Duga	Shining Force EXA	PlayStation 2	Blue-furred warrior of the Wolfling race who joins the player's party and fights with close combat weapons.
Fenri Lunaedge	Mega Man Zero 4	Game Boy Advance	Robotic wolf antagonist and member of the Einherjar Eight Warriors.^[9]
Grey	Animal Boxing	Nintendo DS	Male grey wolf boxer.
Hutch	Animal Boxing	NDS · DSiWare	Male white wolf boxer.
Jon Talbain	Darkstalkers
Larc	Legend of Mana	PlayStation · PSN	A dead wolf warrior resurrected to serve the underworld king
Lappland Saluzzo	Arknights	IOS, Android	A deranged and cunning Lupo guard that was formerly a part of the Siracusan Mafia.
Luceid	Wild Arms	PlayStation	The Guardian of Desire; member of a group of spirit beings that embody a particular aspect of the world.^[10]
Mutt	Lobodestroyo		Mutt is the runt of the litter of the legendary Lobodestroyo's hero crew. When their home is ransacked and Lobodestroyo goes missing, Mutt take up his leader's mantle and set off to stop the troublemakers himself.
Sabre Wulf	Sabre Wulf	GBA	An evil wolf with a penchant for kleptomania, Sabre Wulf steals everything and anything in sight to add it to his hoard. Previously seen in the ZX Spectrum 1984 video game.
Shikuru	Samurai Shodown III	Arcade, PlayStation, Saturn	Companion of Nakoruru while in her "Bust" fighting style.^[11] Becomes the partner of Rera in Samurai Shodown V.^[12]
Shiro	Suikoden 2	PlayStation	Kinnison's pet wolf who joins at the same time as him.
Shirogane	Ice Scream		A humanoid arctic wolf, though he can assume a more anthropomorphic form. He has a very cowardly personality and is often mistreated by others.^[13]
Sierra	Legend of Mana	PlayStation · PSN	Larc's sister, a wolf guardian serving one of the Dragons
Sif, the Great Grey Wolf	Dark Souls	Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Windows	The former hunting companion of the legendary knight Artorias, who grew to a tremendous size and remained to guard his grave.
Terra	Legend of Legaia	PlayStation	Noa hers wolves think friends trouble
Thane	Armello	Windows · Mac · Linux · iOS	Warrior and chosen hero of the Wolf Clan.^[14]
Wolf	Mega Man Star Force	Nintendo DS	Alien wolf made of electromagnetic particles. Can fuse with his master, a human named Damian Wolfe, to become "Wolf Woods".^{[Note 1]}^[15]
Wolfen	Kya: Dark Lineage	PlayStation 2	Vicious anthropomorphic wolf creatures known as Wolfen, various forms of Wolfen appear as the main enemy to the heroine Kya. They are the henchmen of the main villain Brazul and were transformed from another race by one of Brazul's machines. If Kya defeats a Wolfen, she can use a special magic to return them to their original forms.
Wolf Link	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	GameCube, Wii	Cursed transformation of Link
Wolf O'Donnell	Star Fox 64	N64	Leader of the Star Wolf team and rival to Fox McCloud
Wolf villagers	Animal Crossing	GameCube	Species type that includes several characters who may inhabit the player's town.
Yugo	Bloody Roar	PlayStation, PlayStation 2
Zylo^{[Note 2]}	Shining Force	Sega Genesis	White-furred member of the Wolfling race who joins the player's party.^[16]

Music

Ukrainian singer Ruslana's single Dance with the Wolves included a real wolf and an animated wolf and her puppies in the music videos.

Animatronics

Rolfe DeWolfe, a comedic wolf from The Rock-afire Explosion at Showbiz Pizza Place. He has a ventriloquist dummy named Earl Schmerle.^[17]

References

^ Anonymous (April 1, 1975). "A Legend of Wolf Song". Kirkus Reviews. ISBN 978-0-448-11879-6.
^ FREEFALL strip
^ "Rolf Kauka".
^ "The Cartoon Scrapbook". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2013-04-10. Loopy De Loop Profile
^ "Okami HD". Capcom. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
^ "Animal Boxing Gammick Entertainment". Gammick Entertainment. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
^ "Animal Boxing". Gammick Entertainment. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
^ "CAPCOM:大神伝～小さき太陽～" (in Japanese). Capcom. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
^ "ROCKMAN ZERO 4" (in Japanese). Capcom. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
^ "Boss • Wild Arms • Lost-Fantasy RPG" (in French). Lost-Fantasy RPG. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ "SERIES TITLES:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Samurai Shodown Official. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ "RERA:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL". Samurai Shodown Official. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ "アイス・スクリーム". Funamusea (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-25.
^ "Armello". Armello.com. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
^ "CAPCOM：ROCKMAN 新シリーズ / 流星のロックマン" (in Japanese). Capcom. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
^ "The Ultimate Shining Force Guide". The Ultimate Shining Force Guide. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ "Showbiz Pizza.com Rolfe DeWolfe & Earl Schmerle".

Notes

^ "Wolf Forest" (ウルフ・フォレスト) in the original Japanese version.
^ "Zappa" (ザッパ) in the original Japanese version.

[1] Anonymous (April 1, 1975). "A Legend of Wolf Song". Kirkus Reviews. ISBN 978-0-448-11879-6.

[2] FREEFALL strip

[3] "Rolf Kauka".

[cartoon-scrapbook-4] "The Cartoon Scrapbook". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2013-04-10. Loopy De Loop Profile

[5] "Okami HD". Capcom. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

[6] "Animal Boxing Gammick Entertainment". Gammick Entertainment. Retrieved April 22, 2014.

[7] "Animal Boxing". Gammick Entertainment. Retrieved April 22, 2014.

[8] "CAPCOM:大神伝～小さき太陽～" (in Japanese). Capcom. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

[9] "ROCKMAN ZERO 4" (in Japanese). Capcom. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

[10] "Boss • Wild Arms • Lost-Fantasy RPG" (in French). Lost-Fantasy RPG. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

[11] "SERIES TITLES:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Samurai Shodown Official. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

[12] "RERA:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL". Samurai Shodown Official. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

[13] "アイス・スクリーム". Funamusea (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-25.

[14] "Armello". Armello.com. Retrieved April 15, 2014.

[16] "CAPCOM：ROCKMAN 新シリーズ / 流星のロックマン" (in Japanese). Capcom. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

[18] "The Ultimate Shining Force Guide". The Ultimate Shining Force Guide. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

[19] "Showbiz Pizza.com Rolfe DeWolfe & Earl Schmerle".

[15] "Wolf Forest" (ウルフ・フォレスト) in the original Japanese version.

[17] "Zappa" (ザッパ) in the original Japanese version.

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List of fictional wolves

Literature

Folk tale

Film

Comics and manga

Television

Animation

Video games

Music

Animatronics

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References

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