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Character: Isaac Lahey
Canon: Teen Wolf
Version: MTV Series
Canon Point: After deciding they should sleep on the bus in 3.06, Motel California, Season 3
Age: 17
Gender: Male
History: Teen Wolf Wikia| |Isaac Wiki page
Isaac Lahey was the youngest and last born to his family, with only his brother Camden Lahey. He lived a fairly normal life in Beacon Hills California. After having a friend named Matt over, that friend nearly died in the Lahey's pool, only surviving because his dad resuscitated him. Then sometime later, Isaac's brother died in battle, leaving him and his abusive father. Isaac points out that his father didn't always abuse him, implying that either the situation with Matt or perhaps his brother's death.
Isaac is seen to be a bit of a loner, an outcast even. Derek finds him one night, doing his job, digging graves and ends up offering him the bite. Offering him the power to take control of his life, and perhaps stop being such an outcast. He of course takes Derek up on the offer, wanting the ability to fight back, to be able to have some form of power against his abusive dad.*
When he met Scott, the main protagonist, it was very brief, and ended in him imploring the other werewolf not to tell anyone before he got walked off by the cops. Jackson Whittmore informed the cops that he had witnessed Isaac's father kicking the crap out of him and that he had been having a fight with Isaac before dying. This lead to Isaac being the prime suspect in his father's murder and then being arrested on suspicion.
Allison (Scott's girlfriend), Stiles and Scott, try to rescue Isaac from a hunter trying to kill Isaac whilst he is locked up. This leads to him getting free and nearly trying to eat Stiles (who is saved by Derek Alpha Roaring at Isaac and forcing him into submission). Of course his alpha powers don't stop there; Derek turns two other teenagers, Erica and Boyd, who are Isaac's packmates. They seem to all bond over being outcasts in various ways and there are quite a few scenes showing Erica and Isaac's friendship.
Scott doesn't learn that Boyd has been turned until he is forced to fight Isaac and Erica, and then ultimately Derek. Before the fight, however, Scott tries to talk Boyd out of taking the bite, in which Derek retaliates by asking Isaac and Erica how their lives are. Erica responds "In one word: transformative." As someone that had been used to never having any sort of power, Isaac adds just as arrogantly that "I'm pretty bummed about being a fugitive but other than that I'm great." This denotes the beginning of a short-lasting negative relationship between Isaac and Scott.
The Kanima**, the creature that both killed Isaac's father and has been committing other murders and the wolves have various encounters that lead Derek to have Jackson, the boy that had gotten Isaac in trouble to begin with, to be brought to him so that Derek could test if the Kanima's venom worked on him. In the end, it did work on Jackson, causing them to believe it was someone else, such as Lydia Martin. Later on, Isaac forces/bullies Jackson into telling the cops that he hadn't seen them fighting right before his father's death, leading to his name being cleared, so was no longer a fugitive.
Isaac, who is loyal to Derek, the man who gave him power and confidence as well as "friends" is allowed back into school and goes back so he can help Derek kill Lydia, who they suspect is the Kanima. During a chemistry lab, Stiles and Isaac have a rather intense moment where Stiles threatens Isaac, who's intentions are known by the protagonists, that if he hurts Lydia there will be a price to pay. Isaac seems unruffled even going as far as to retell the story of how he asked Lydia out and was turned down, told to talk to her again when his bike doesn't have a chain. He seems spiteful about this saying he'll channel it into killing her. Isaac shows just how resourceful he really is, testing Lydia with venom from the Kanima without her realizing. All of them watch as she is totally unaffected.
After an attempt to kill Lydia and a fight Scott and his friends and Derek's pack, they realize that the Kanima was actually Jackson. Later he goes to a rave with Erica ordered by Derek and working with Scott to try to stop Jackson from murdering another innocent as the Kanima. This plan of course fails, but it leads to one of the turning points of Isaac's character and relationship with Scott. Scott asks Isaac to be careful, Isaac thinking he means be careful not to hurt Jackson replies that he doesn't think he can hurt him. Scott informs him that he was worried about Isaac and doesn't want him to get hurt.
During the full moon after the rave, Isaac manages to find his anchor, the thing that allows him to stay human and have control. Derek informs him that it can be anything, and instead of choosing hatred or anger like Derek did, he chose love, like Scott did. He chose the memories of his father before he used to abuse him, when they were still a loving family. "Your father used to lock you up in the freezer in your basement." "He didn't used to."
Meanwhile while all this is going on, the Argents (Allison's family) are waging a war on werewolves, Isaac and the rest of his pack get dragged into this, and injured quite a few times. Boyd and Erica, terrified by this, decide to flee in an attempt to save their lives. Isaac goes to Scott for his opinion on whether or not he should stay or go with them. They share another couple moments. The first is when Deaton, the vet, shows Isaac that he can take away another creature's pain. He ends up crying and showing both Scott and Deaton that he's a lot more than some mindless cruel antagonist, that he is thrilled to be able to take the dog's pain away and indeed does have a kind heart (something that Daniel Sharman, Isaac's actor, mentions in an interview as well). Then another when he asks Scott what he's doing and whether he should leave. Scott tells him he has people relying on him in Beacon Hills. Scott asks Isaac why he is asking for his advice and Isaac responds: "You always seem to want to do the right thing."
When he hears that Scott is still dealing with the Kanima and having a hard time, Isaac decides to stay behind and help Scott. He puts his life on the line, both antagonizing the Kanima during the Lacrosse game and then nearly getting himself killed when he has to be removed from the field due to a paralyzing scratch from the Kanima. Gerard Argent follows him to the locker room and attempts to kill him. This plan is foiled by Scott, who saves Isaac from being chopped in two with a freaking sword!
In the end of the series he continues to fight alongside Scott and Derek, helping them resolve the problem with the Kanima. Both Isaac and Derek learn that Erica and Boyd were kidnapped.
After all that was resolved, there was a new threat: an alpha pack that decided to wage a turf war sort of. Isaac ends up moving in with Derek in an apartment downtown, still going to school with Scott and his friends. At some point Isaac finds where the Alphas were keeping Erica and Boyd, this of course leads to him getting caught, injured and worst of all, the alphas read his memories as well as take some from him.
A mysterious girl saves Isaac but unfortunately is killed by the Alphas, only causing him to continue to try to fight back against the Alphas who terrorize him, Derek, Scott and all of his friends. This, ultimately leads to his falling out with Derek (for his protection.) and getting kicked out. With nowhere else to go, he goes to Scott, who allows him to move in with him and his mother. That is now where he is currently living, as he fights alongside Scott and Derek to try to eliminate the threat.
* We get shown a scene where his dad is abusing him after he takes the bite and ultimately becoming a werewolf. After healing in front of his father, he runs away, trying to get away from him, and then finds/witnesses his dad's death. That leads him to go to Derek and inform him that he thinks his dad is dead.
** The Kanima is a shapeshifter controlled by another person (who turned out to be Matt), Jackson has no memories of what he does as the Kanima.
Personality:
Isaac's life is about balance, the ups and the downs, the control and lack-thereof throughout his life. His lack of control and hate for it, is what causes him to accept the bite. He doesn't see it as a horrible thing, but instead a gift, the power to take control of his life. Of course, with that power it leads to many downfalls and problems for the teenager.
Isaac Lahey wasn't always abused and at a helpless state. But when his dad started beating him and abusing him at a young age, it hit deep as most abusive relationships do. He became accustomed to cowering in fear and letting the world kick the crap out of him due to literally a lack of power. Lying about black eyes, busted lips and bloody noses to even the most concerned strangers. Of course, he never truly hated his father for it, even though rage might make him second guess that on occasion.
When Isaac gains power from Derek via the bite he does exactly what one might expect out of a quite abused boy, all except for going too far. He abuses the power, bullies those that bullied him first, and even people that didn't but never offered him the help he'd desperately needed. Lahey was shown to be a rather dangerous antagonist when he first got his powers, listening to Derek and seeming to have no issue with killing innocent people. Lydia was only suspected as the creature they were chasing and yet he went after her to kill her anyway, instead of giving her a chance.
Despite the abuse in power, he never does turn around and kill his dad, and he doesn't exactly go darkside either. Both are really good signs for him and foreshadow his eventual mellowing out. After a while he stops being a sort of arrogant jerk with superpowers and sort of lurks by the sidelines to help out when he can. He becomes one of the good guys. And later, in episodes of Season 3 he risks his own life for the greater good and to help others on an almost episode to episode basis.
The main thing anyone needs to know about Isaac is that he has a kind heart. That fact is the reason he becomes one of the "good guys." He seems to generally like fighting alongside the good guys even if he can be a tad snarky at times. This aspect of him is really shown in a scene where he takes away the pain from a dying dog and then proceeds to cry, just as Scott did. Showing how much it touched him to allow the suffering animal some peace.
Even though he was abused and may have started out being a werewolf a little shaky and maybe on not so good terms he's good natured and seems to want to do the right thing. He even asks Scott for advice at one point, shocking both the watcher and Scott himself. When asked why he was going to Scott he says it's because Scott always seems to do the right thing. That in itself seemed to gain Isaac's trust and respect and shows just what kind of person Isaac is.
Not only is Isaac a generally good guy he is also reliable especially to those he cares about. He was there sticking by Derek's side and the rest of the pack when they were going after the Kanima. He also showed up at the La Crosse game that he was going to be absent for after he declared he was leaving to help Scott. And help he did, he got Scott who was benched because of his grades in the game by injuring other players and risking his life with the Kanima. And even later on in Season 3 after Derek betrays his trust with a low blow, Isaac still returns to protect and help him.
Loyalty, is a big thing to Isaac, if he deems you worthy of his alliance, he will do anything to help, even at the possible cost of his own life. This is a trait he shows in both Season 2 and Season 3, he continually assists Scott once he realizes that Scott is worth being loyal to and even Derek. From staying to help Scott with the Kanima, going with him to face the Alphas that could easily kill him, protecting Derek even after being betrayed, to trying to at first protect and then avenge the mysterious girl that rescued him.
To say Isaac is overprotective is an understatement, when he cares about someone, he protects them with every fiber of his being. In Season 3 when he hears that Scott is gravely injured and not healing, he goes after Ethan, Scott's attacker, and beats him up in front of the cross country team, not allowing anyone to stop him other than Scott himself. There are also multiple other times that he is shown protecting Scott, or having his back. This protectiveness is due to the fact that in his life, Isaac doesn't really have anyone and the people he had become attached to, are dead. This leads him to want to protect those people important to him.
Another one of the things everyone needs to know about the teenager is that he is a teenager. Not only with the battle of self-esteem in a high school environment he has bad self-esteem because of his home life. This leads to him being rather unsure with his choices, like how his loyalty flickers from Scott to Derek. He also has a moment of self conflict when he can't decide if he wants to stay with Derek or leave.
This unsure nature isn't only limited to himself though, he is generally seen to be timid with other people, even if he's putting on a show of arrogance. He also doesn't seem to trust anyone, with the exception of Scott and Derek ("Do you trust me?" "...Yeah."). Despite this unsure nature, he will try to overcompensate and act like he owns the place if he is intimidated or uncomfortable, of course his tell tale nervous habits give him away rather quickly, despite his quick wit and sarcasm.
Another thing that seems to be parallel to Isaac's age is how emotionally delicate he is. At a very young age his father began both physically and emotionally abusing him, it lead to emotional scars and triggers that one could relate to Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and in Season 3 is shown to have a few panic attacks. In an interview, Daniel Sharman (Isaac's actor) expresses that Isaac is close to a mental breakdown which only furthers the fact that he's emotionally delicate. Though, for someone so young witnessing so much death and misery, it's hardly surprising.
Isaac's caring heart, emotional side and his fierce protectiveness causes him to be somewhat hot-headed and quick to jump to action. He had no issue trying to force what they needed to know out of the Kanima. Then later on, in Season 3 he rushes into action multiples times going after the twin alphas that terrorize him and his friends. His heart is generally in the right place, even if he does tend to make some mistakes by jumping to land the first hit. This of course is due to his lack of any power throughout his life and also the fact that, yes, he is indeed a werewolf. The bite tends to enhance certain characteristics, aggression being one of them.
His aggression and shoot first, ask questions later attitude leads to another topic of his personality: his obvious bloodlust. Isaac is a werewolf, and there will always be a certain bloodlust around and during the full moons. In multiple situations he's always the one to suggest ending someone's life to solve a problem. While that may be due to a mixture of questionable morals (due to his father not really teaching him any better) and him thinking that he's comedic relief and simply stating what's on everyone's mind, he would still go through killing someone if his alpha asked, even if he knew them. Like when Derek says they need to kill Lydia because she "is the Kanima."
That all being said, Isaac is rather peaceful unless provoked, he takes pleasure in helping other people and animals even if he doesn't let others know. He'd be completely happy living an idyllic life without hurting others. And while most might not see it, he helps even in situations where one would probably be expected to say "wow, screw that noise." Such as keeping the fact that he saw Allison at the school at night to himself as she asks, and also protecting both Derek and Scott's mom when asked, (the latter of which isn't surprising since she took him in, but it still paints a good picture of how he likes to help others).
All in all, Isaac is a sweet good hearted boy, even if he does make mistakes sometimes.
Fears:
Isaac has quite a few triggers for his PTSD and will have panic attacks over them:
∞ Isaac is highly claustrophobic, that meaning he has an intense fear of small places. (Especially chest freezers, bath tubs and closets.) This is due to his previous abuse and it often shows up in the show.
∞ He also is terrified of physical abuse even if he heals from it. His dad used to kick the crap out of him and throw things at him, at least once almost causing him to lose his eyesight.
∞ Relating to his claustrophobia is his fear of restrained, locked in, or retained. He is shown to struggle and even wolf out when being restrained.
∞ He seems terrified when he falls into a grave he digs in season two. This is attributed to his claustrophobia and his fear of being buried alive. This used to be a common thought because he worked as a grave digger.
Non Triggers:
∞ Isaac is afraid of being alone, he is often shown to cling to people's company. Now this doesn't mean he is a super clingy person.
∞ He's also terrified of the idea of being forgotten, ignored, or replaced. This comes from his father beating it into him that he isn't good enough.
∞ He used to be locked in a chest freezer by his father, his fear of being cold is kind of a given. He avoids this by wearing a lot of clothes and always warm clothes. Of course if this gets bad enough it can be a trigger for a panic attack.
Weaknesses:
- The full moon effects all werewolves, causing his more basic instincts (lust, aggression, protectiveness, etc.) Isaac has an anchor, therefore he'll probably be more easily agitated on the full moon. There's still a part of him, however that would easily kill anyone, even his closest friends if he did not have an anchor.
- Werewolves tend to have hot tempers, increased heartbeats leading to outbursts.
- Wolfsbane is poisonous to werewolves.
- Werewolves cannot cross mountain ash, it is a sort of magical barrier to them.
- Mistletoe is toxic to werewolves if ingested.
- Hecatolite is a type of stone that can keep a werewolf from experiencing the full moon, however this can lead to them being rabid the next time they do experience it.
Mundane Strengths/Abilities:
Isaac has all the typical abilities that come with being a werewolf - though it should be noted that he isn't as practiced as Scott or Derek:
+ He's fairly intelligent, in season two seen having good grades in everything but chemistry. And in season three he was able to notice patterns and sort things out with Allison.
+ He is shown to bike a lot and is implied to like bmx, as well as he is the son of the swim coach and brother of the star swim athlete, so he is athletic. His father says "What little bastard know how to swim!?" Implying he's taught Isaac.
+ He's generally responsible, seen holding a job and good grades, as well as dealing with an abusive family life. And then later on in season three, he cleans up food and soda cans after himself and Scott.
+ He is horror movie self aware! This is a big deal okay? He always voices that "This is so not gonna end well" or that something is a "bad idea" when it follows stereotypical horror movie plots. Like going after the mad murderer alone etc.
+ Isaac is observant, he's generally the one to stand back and watch how things progress. Though he does have his dumb moments of being egotistical and thinking he is correct. Silly boy.
Sensitivity/Magical Ability:
Isaac has all the typical abilities that come with being a werewolf - though it should be noted that he isn't as practiced as Scott or Derek:
+ Enhanced senses (Sight, hearing, smell, etc.)
+ Able to heal much faster than humans
+ Is able to sense/smell other werewolves. His ability to sense ghosts would be very similar. He would be able to sense them, feel them, but not necessarily hear or see them.
+ The ability to transform (Claws, fangs, sharp teeth, glowing eyes.)
+ Enhanced athletic ability (Strength and stanima.)
+ Werewolves are able to take pain from both other animals and humans alike.
Supply List:
∞ His clothes
∞ His wallet: School ID, California State ID, Library Card, Local Game Store Membership Card, DVD Store Membership Card, Crumpled receipts, Some bills and maybe a penny in there somewhere.
∞ His Cell Phone
∞ Probably some pocket lint, who knows. Monsters and things, beware, we've got a badass.
Sample RP post:
It had started out like it usually did, his dad was mad. Mad at him. Every single time, he couldn't help but wonder 'Why me? What happened - he used to be so loving.' This time? He didn't even know why. That was nothing special though, more than once had he come home after work smelling of grave dirt, dew, and Earth, to his father angry, already God knows how many hours spent simmering in the anger, or how many possible beers and hard alcohols down... Sometimes it started out like a hurricane, sudden, relentless and dangerous. Other times, however, it started out as an uneasy prickling feel in the air and snuck up on Isaac.
Tonight? It was rapid, fast, and unforgiving. He got screamed at for how long he was out -- regardless of if Isaac reminded him he might go over or be late to his shift earlier that day or not; either way, his dad would state he wasn't told -- digging up the graveyard. Yelling lead to cursing, cursing lead to things getting thrown around. It was a lamp this time, a lamp that shattered when it hit the ground. The look in his dad's eyes said that he clearly blamed his son for it. Those thoughts were simply proven correct when Lahey senior informed him that it was indeed "his fault." It wasn't always like this.
Isaac wanted to run, run and never come back. He could run and run until he was away from it all and then keep running. Sometimes it wasn't like this, sometimes it was nice and loving.
It progressed to the physical. His dad's hands were on his shirt, yanking him around to throw him down into the mess of ceramic shards on the ground. Hands moved out to catch himself on instinct alone, causing the remnants of the vase to bite into his skin hard -- that was also his fault. He was getting blood on the floor, and it was his fault, like everything else. The tears began the moment the older male's fingers twined into curls to yank him back up to his feet. He didn't even have time to pull the pieces out of his hands. The words began to spill past his lips like a prayer one might tell on thanksgiving day: 'Thank you father for gracing me with a healthy family, the food on my table and a roof over my head.' But those weren't the words that he voiced...
"Please, please stop, I'm sorry. I can clean it up. I can fix that. I'll buy a new one."
The words were a copy of a copy of a copy, they weren't original or clean cut. They were hysterical, but nonetheless pleading. However genuine they may have been it didn't stop his dad from dragging him down the stairs and throwing him onto the basement floor. Knees hit the concrete hard and fingers scrabbled at the cold unsympathetic floor for purchase. It always happened like this. He could not stop his dad as he shoved him into freezer. He could never beg well enough to be let out either. There was a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach that this was going to be one of those nights that he forgot about him in the freezer. They actually didn't happen as often as Isaac feared they would.
Things moved too quickly for him to process; one moment he was gripping so hard onto his dad with bloodied fingers and the next he was in the darkness of the freezer. Trying to stay calm when one knew they were going to freak out in the end, made it even harder to stay calm. It didn't take very long for him to start screaming and scratching at the walls and ceiling of his prison, staining it with his own blood.
That was when he scared himself awake. The thud thud thudding of his heart was the only thing he could really hear in the darkness of the house. The natural creaking of the floor and walls also made the occasional guest appearance to his ears. He managed to find the other dull heartbeats of the McCalls whilst he lay in silence.
He was shaking and he could not seem to get the shuddering caused by both fear and adrenaline to stop. The dream left him terrified and with a chill that has somehow seemed to have saturated him down to his bones. Isaac couldn't help but idly wonder if his bones could be the culprit themselves... Ice blue eyes fell closed as he rested his clammy forehead against the cool wood of the trim around Scott's door.
No, he could handle a nightmare without waking up his best friend. It was a deep breath and a sigh later before he headed back to his room.
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DW:
fugitive_but_great Character: Isaac Lahey
Canon: Teen Wolf
Version: MTV Series
Canon Point: After deciding they should sleep on the bus in 3.06, Motel California, Season 3
Age: 17
Gender: Male
History: Teen Wolf Wikia| |Isaac Wiki page
Isaac Lahey was the youngest and last born to his family, with only his brother Camden Lahey. He lived a fairly normal life in Beacon Hills California. After having a friend named Matt over, that friend nearly died in the Lahey's pool, only surviving because his dad resuscitated him. Then sometime later, Isaac's brother died in battle, leaving him and his abusive father. Isaac points out that his father didn't always abuse him, implying that either the situation with Matt or perhaps his brother's death.
Isaac is seen to be a bit of a loner, an outcast even. Derek finds him one night, doing his job, digging graves and ends up offering him the bite. Offering him the power to take control of his life, and perhaps stop being such an outcast. He of course takes Derek up on the offer, wanting the ability to fight back, to be able to have some form of power against his abusive dad.*
When he met Scott, the main protagonist, it was very brief, and ended in him imploring the other werewolf not to tell anyone before he got walked off by the cops. Jackson Whittmore informed the cops that he had witnessed Isaac's father kicking the crap out of him and that he had been having a fight with Isaac before dying. This lead to Isaac being the prime suspect in his father's murder and then being arrested on suspicion.
Allison (Scott's girlfriend), Stiles and Scott, try to rescue Isaac from a hunter trying to kill Isaac whilst he is locked up. This leads to him getting free and nearly trying to eat Stiles (who is saved by Derek Alpha Roaring at Isaac and forcing him into submission). Of course his alpha powers don't stop there; Derek turns two other teenagers, Erica and Boyd, who are Isaac's packmates. They seem to all bond over being outcasts in various ways and there are quite a few scenes showing Erica and Isaac's friendship.
Scott doesn't learn that Boyd has been turned until he is forced to fight Isaac and Erica, and then ultimately Derek. Before the fight, however, Scott tries to talk Boyd out of taking the bite, in which Derek retaliates by asking Isaac and Erica how their lives are. Erica responds "In one word: transformative." As someone that had been used to never having any sort of power, Isaac adds just as arrogantly that "I'm pretty bummed about being a fugitive but other than that I'm great." This denotes the beginning of a short-lasting negative relationship between Isaac and Scott.
The Kanima**, the creature that both killed Isaac's father and has been committing other murders and the wolves have various encounters that lead Derek to have Jackson, the boy that had gotten Isaac in trouble to begin with, to be brought to him so that Derek could test if the Kanima's venom worked on him. In the end, it did work on Jackson, causing them to believe it was someone else, such as Lydia Martin. Later on, Isaac forces/bullies Jackson into telling the cops that he hadn't seen them fighting right before his father's death, leading to his name being cleared, so was no longer a fugitive.
Isaac, who is loyal to Derek, the man who gave him power and confidence as well as "friends" is allowed back into school and goes back so he can help Derek kill Lydia, who they suspect is the Kanima. During a chemistry lab, Stiles and Isaac have a rather intense moment where Stiles threatens Isaac, who's intentions are known by the protagonists, that if he hurts Lydia there will be a price to pay. Isaac seems unruffled even going as far as to retell the story of how he asked Lydia out and was turned down, told to talk to her again when his bike doesn't have a chain. He seems spiteful about this saying he'll channel it into killing her. Isaac shows just how resourceful he really is, testing Lydia with venom from the Kanima without her realizing. All of them watch as she is totally unaffected.
After an attempt to kill Lydia and a fight Scott and his friends and Derek's pack, they realize that the Kanima was actually Jackson. Later he goes to a rave with Erica ordered by Derek and working with Scott to try to stop Jackson from murdering another innocent as the Kanima. This plan of course fails, but it leads to one of the turning points of Isaac's character and relationship with Scott. Scott asks Isaac to be careful, Isaac thinking he means be careful not to hurt Jackson replies that he doesn't think he can hurt him. Scott informs him that he was worried about Isaac and doesn't want him to get hurt.
During the full moon after the rave, Isaac manages to find his anchor, the thing that allows him to stay human and have control. Derek informs him that it can be anything, and instead of choosing hatred or anger like Derek did, he chose love, like Scott did. He chose the memories of his father before he used to abuse him, when they were still a loving family. "Your father used to lock you up in the freezer in your basement." "He didn't used to."
Meanwhile while all this is going on, the Argents (Allison's family) are waging a war on werewolves, Isaac and the rest of his pack get dragged into this, and injured quite a few times. Boyd and Erica, terrified by this, decide to flee in an attempt to save their lives. Isaac goes to Scott for his opinion on whether or not he should stay or go with them. They share another couple moments. The first is when Deaton, the vet, shows Isaac that he can take away another creature's pain. He ends up crying and showing both Scott and Deaton that he's a lot more than some mindless cruel antagonist, that he is thrilled to be able to take the dog's pain away and indeed does have a kind heart (something that Daniel Sharman, Isaac's actor, mentions in an interview as well). Then another when he asks Scott what he's doing and whether he should leave. Scott tells him he has people relying on him in Beacon Hills. Scott asks Isaac why he is asking for his advice and Isaac responds: "You always seem to want to do the right thing."
When he hears that Scott is still dealing with the Kanima and having a hard time, Isaac decides to stay behind and help Scott. He puts his life on the line, both antagonizing the Kanima during the Lacrosse game and then nearly getting himself killed when he has to be removed from the field due to a paralyzing scratch from the Kanima. Gerard Argent follows him to the locker room and attempts to kill him. This plan is foiled by Scott, who saves Isaac from being chopped in two with a freaking sword!
In the end of the series he continues to fight alongside Scott and Derek, helping them resolve the problem with the Kanima. Both Isaac and Derek learn that Erica and Boyd were kidnapped.
After all that was resolved, there was a new threat: an alpha pack that decided to wage a turf war sort of. Isaac ends up moving in with Derek in an apartment downtown, still going to school with Scott and his friends. At some point Isaac finds where the Alphas were keeping Erica and Boyd, this of course leads to him getting caught, injured and worst of all, the alphas read his memories as well as take some from him.
A mysterious girl saves Isaac but unfortunately is killed by the Alphas, only causing him to continue to try to fight back against the Alphas who terrorize him, Derek, Scott and all of his friends. This, ultimately leads to his falling out with Derek (for his protection.) and getting kicked out. With nowhere else to go, he goes to Scott, who allows him to move in with him and his mother. That is now where he is currently living, as he fights alongside Scott and Derek to try to eliminate the threat.
* We get shown a scene where his dad is abusing him after he takes the bite and ultimately becoming a werewolf. After healing in front of his father, he runs away, trying to get away from him, and then finds/witnesses his dad's death. That leads him to go to Derek and inform him that he thinks his dad is dead.
** The Kanima is a shapeshifter controlled by another person (who turned out to be Matt), Jackson has no memories of what he does as the Kanima.
Personality:
Isaac's life is about balance, the ups and the downs, the control and lack-thereof throughout his life. His lack of control and hate for it, is what causes him to accept the bite. He doesn't see it as a horrible thing, but instead a gift, the power to take control of his life. Of course, with that power it leads to many downfalls and problems for the teenager.
Isaac Lahey wasn't always abused and at a helpless state. But when his dad started beating him and abusing him at a young age, it hit deep as most abusive relationships do. He became accustomed to cowering in fear and letting the world kick the crap out of him due to literally a lack of power. Lying about black eyes, busted lips and bloody noses to even the most concerned strangers. Of course, he never truly hated his father for it, even though rage might make him second guess that on occasion.
When Isaac gains power from Derek via the bite he does exactly what one might expect out of a quite abused boy, all except for going too far. He abuses the power, bullies those that bullied him first, and even people that didn't but never offered him the help he'd desperately needed. Lahey was shown to be a rather dangerous antagonist when he first got his powers, listening to Derek and seeming to have no issue with killing innocent people. Lydia was only suspected as the creature they were chasing and yet he went after her to kill her anyway, instead of giving her a chance.
Despite the abuse in power, he never does turn around and kill his dad, and he doesn't exactly go darkside either. Both are really good signs for him and foreshadow his eventual mellowing out. After a while he stops being a sort of arrogant jerk with superpowers and sort of lurks by the sidelines to help out when he can. He becomes one of the good guys. And later, in episodes of Season 3 he risks his own life for the greater good and to help others on an almost episode to episode basis.
The main thing anyone needs to know about Isaac is that he has a kind heart. That fact is the reason he becomes one of the "good guys." He seems to generally like fighting alongside the good guys even if he can be a tad snarky at times. This aspect of him is really shown in a scene where he takes away the pain from a dying dog and then proceeds to cry, just as Scott did. Showing how much it touched him to allow the suffering animal some peace.
Even though he was abused and may have started out being a werewolf a little shaky and maybe on not so good terms he's good natured and seems to want to do the right thing. He even asks Scott for advice at one point, shocking both the watcher and Scott himself. When asked why he was going to Scott he says it's because Scott always seems to do the right thing. That in itself seemed to gain Isaac's trust and respect and shows just what kind of person Isaac is.
Not only is Isaac a generally good guy he is also reliable especially to those he cares about. He was there sticking by Derek's side and the rest of the pack when they were going after the Kanima. He also showed up at the La Crosse game that he was going to be absent for after he declared he was leaving to help Scott. And help he did, he got Scott who was benched because of his grades in the game by injuring other players and risking his life with the Kanima. And even later on in Season 3 after Derek betrays his trust with a low blow, Isaac still returns to protect and help him.
Loyalty, is a big thing to Isaac, if he deems you worthy of his alliance, he will do anything to help, even at the possible cost of his own life. This is a trait he shows in both Season 2 and Season 3, he continually assists Scott once he realizes that Scott is worth being loyal to and even Derek. From staying to help Scott with the Kanima, going with him to face the Alphas that could easily kill him, protecting Derek even after being betrayed, to trying to at first protect and then avenge the mysterious girl that rescued him.
To say Isaac is overprotective is an understatement, when he cares about someone, he protects them with every fiber of his being. In Season 3 when he hears that Scott is gravely injured and not healing, he goes after Ethan, Scott's attacker, and beats him up in front of the cross country team, not allowing anyone to stop him other than Scott himself. There are also multiple other times that he is shown protecting Scott, or having his back. This protectiveness is due to the fact that in his life, Isaac doesn't really have anyone and the people he had become attached to, are dead. This leads him to want to protect those people important to him.
Another one of the things everyone needs to know about the teenager is that he is a teenager. Not only with the battle of self-esteem in a high school environment he has bad self-esteem because of his home life. This leads to him being rather unsure with his choices, like how his loyalty flickers from Scott to Derek. He also has a moment of self conflict when he can't decide if he wants to stay with Derek or leave.
This unsure nature isn't only limited to himself though, he is generally seen to be timid with other people, even if he's putting on a show of arrogance. He also doesn't seem to trust anyone, with the exception of Scott and Derek ("Do you trust me?" "...Yeah."). Despite this unsure nature, he will try to overcompensate and act like he owns the place if he is intimidated or uncomfortable, of course his tell tale nervous habits give him away rather quickly, despite his quick wit and sarcasm.
Another thing that seems to be parallel to Isaac's age is how emotionally delicate he is. At a very young age his father began both physically and emotionally abusing him, it lead to emotional scars and triggers that one could relate to Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and in Season 3 is shown to have a few panic attacks. In an interview, Daniel Sharman (Isaac's actor) expresses that Isaac is close to a mental breakdown which only furthers the fact that he's emotionally delicate. Though, for someone so young witnessing so much death and misery, it's hardly surprising.
Isaac's caring heart, emotional side and his fierce protectiveness causes him to be somewhat hot-headed and quick to jump to action. He had no issue trying to force what they needed to know out of the Kanima. Then later on, in Season 3 he rushes into action multiples times going after the twin alphas that terrorize him and his friends. His heart is generally in the right place, even if he does tend to make some mistakes by jumping to land the first hit. This of course is due to his lack of any power throughout his life and also the fact that, yes, he is indeed a werewolf. The bite tends to enhance certain characteristics, aggression being one of them.
His aggression and shoot first, ask questions later attitude leads to another topic of his personality: his obvious bloodlust. Isaac is a werewolf, and there will always be a certain bloodlust around and during the full moons. In multiple situations he's always the one to suggest ending someone's life to solve a problem. While that may be due to a mixture of questionable morals (due to his father not really teaching him any better) and him thinking that he's comedic relief and simply stating what's on everyone's mind, he would still go through killing someone if his alpha asked, even if he knew them. Like when Derek says they need to kill Lydia because she "is the Kanima."
That all being said, Isaac is rather peaceful unless provoked, he takes pleasure in helping other people and animals even if he doesn't let others know. He'd be completely happy living an idyllic life without hurting others. And while most might not see it, he helps even in situations where one would probably be expected to say "wow, screw that noise." Such as keeping the fact that he saw Allison at the school at night to himself as she asks, and also protecting both Derek and Scott's mom when asked, (the latter of which isn't surprising since she took him in, but it still paints a good picture of how he likes to help others).
All in all, Isaac is a sweet good hearted boy, even if he does make mistakes sometimes.
Fears:
∞ Isaac is highly claustrophobic, that meaning he has an intense fear of small places. (Especially chest freezers, bath tubs and closets.) This is due to his previous abuse and it often shows up in the show.
∞ He also is terrified of physical abuse even if he heals from it. His dad used to kick the crap out of him and throw things at him, at least once almost causing him to lose his eyesight.
∞ Relating to his claustrophobia is his fear of restrained, locked in, or retained. He is shown to struggle and even wolf out when being restrained.
∞ He seems terrified when he falls into a grave he digs in season two. This is attributed to his claustrophobia and his fear of being buried alive. This used to be a common thought because he worked as a grave digger.
Non Triggers:
∞ Isaac is afraid of being alone, he is often shown to cling to people's company. Now this doesn't mean he is a super clingy person.
∞ He's also terrified of the idea of being forgotten, ignored, or replaced. This comes from his father beating it into him that he isn't good enough.
∞ He used to be locked in a chest freezer by his father, his fear of being cold is kind of a given. He avoids this by wearing a lot of clothes and always warm clothes. Of course if this gets bad enough it can be a trigger for a panic attack.
Weaknesses:
- Werewolves tend to have hot tempers, increased heartbeats leading to outbursts.
- Wolfsbane is poisonous to werewolves.
- Werewolves cannot cross mountain ash, it is a sort of magical barrier to them.
- Mistletoe is toxic to werewolves if ingested.
- Hecatolite is a type of stone that can keep a werewolf from experiencing the full moon, however this can lead to them being rabid the next time they do experience it.
Mundane Strengths/Abilities:
Isaac has all the typical abilities that come with being a werewolf - though it should be noted that he isn't as practiced as Scott or Derek:
+ He's fairly intelligent, in season two seen having good grades in everything but chemistry. And in season three he was able to notice patterns and sort things out with Allison.
+ He is shown to bike a lot and is implied to like bmx, as well as he is the son of the swim coach and brother of the star swim athlete, so he is athletic. His father says "What little bastard know how to swim!?" Implying he's taught Isaac.
+ He's generally responsible, seen holding a job and good grades, as well as dealing with an abusive family life. And then later on in season three, he cleans up food and soda cans after himself and Scott.
+ He is horror movie self aware! This is a big deal okay? He always voices that "This is so not gonna end well" or that something is a "bad idea" when it follows stereotypical horror movie plots. Like going after the mad murderer alone etc.
+ Isaac is observant, he's generally the one to stand back and watch how things progress. Though he does have his dumb moments of being egotistical and thinking he is correct. Silly boy.
Sensitivity/Magical Ability:
Isaac has all the typical abilities that come with being a werewolf - though it should be noted that he isn't as practiced as Scott or Derek:
+ Enhanced senses (Sight, hearing, smell, etc.)
+ Able to heal much faster than humans
+ Is able to sense/smell other werewolves. His ability to sense ghosts would be very similar. He would be able to sense them, feel them, but not necessarily hear or see them.
+ The ability to transform (Claws, fangs, sharp teeth, glowing eyes.)
+ Enhanced athletic ability (Strength and stanima.)
+ Werewolves are able to take pain from both other animals and humans alike.
Supply List:
∞ His clothes
∞ His wallet: School ID, California State ID, Library Card, Local Game Store Membership Card, DVD Store Membership Card, Crumpled receipts, Some bills and maybe a penny in there somewhere.
∞ His Cell Phone
∞ Probably some pocket lint, who knows. Monsters and things, beware, we've got a badass.
Sample RP post:
It had started out like it usually did, his dad was mad. Mad at him. Every single time, he couldn't help but wonder 'Why me? What happened - he used to be so loving.' This time? He didn't even know why. That was nothing special though, more than once had he come home after work smelling of grave dirt, dew, and Earth, to his father angry, already God knows how many hours spent simmering in the anger, or how many possible beers and hard alcohols down... Sometimes it started out like a hurricane, sudden, relentless and dangerous. Other times, however, it started out as an uneasy prickling feel in the air and snuck up on Isaac.
Tonight? It was rapid, fast, and unforgiving. He got screamed at for how long he was out -- regardless of if Isaac reminded him he might go over or be late to his shift earlier that day or not; either way, his dad would state he wasn't told -- digging up the graveyard. Yelling lead to cursing, cursing lead to things getting thrown around. It was a lamp this time, a lamp that shattered when it hit the ground. The look in his dad's eyes said that he clearly blamed his son for it. Those thoughts were simply proven correct when Lahey senior informed him that it was indeed "his fault." It wasn't always like this.
Isaac wanted to run, run and never come back. He could run and run until he was away from it all and then keep running. Sometimes it wasn't like this, sometimes it was nice and loving.
It progressed to the physical. His dad's hands were on his shirt, yanking him around to throw him down into the mess of ceramic shards on the ground. Hands moved out to catch himself on instinct alone, causing the remnants of the vase to bite into his skin hard -- that was also his fault. He was getting blood on the floor, and it was his fault, like everything else. The tears began the moment the older male's fingers twined into curls to yank him back up to his feet. He didn't even have time to pull the pieces out of his hands. The words began to spill past his lips like a prayer one might tell on thanksgiving day: 'Thank you father for gracing me with a healthy family, the food on my table and a roof over my head.' But those weren't the words that he voiced...
"Please, please stop, I'm sorry. I can clean it up. I can fix that. I'll buy a new one."
The words were a copy of a copy of a copy, they weren't original or clean cut. They were hysterical, but nonetheless pleading. However genuine they may have been it didn't stop his dad from dragging him down the stairs and throwing him onto the basement floor. Knees hit the concrete hard and fingers scrabbled at the cold unsympathetic floor for purchase. It always happened like this. He could not stop his dad as he shoved him into freezer. He could never beg well enough to be let out either. There was a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach that this was going to be one of those nights that he forgot about him in the freezer. They actually didn't happen as often as Isaac feared they would.
Things moved too quickly for him to process; one moment he was gripping so hard onto his dad with bloodied fingers and the next he was in the darkness of the freezer. Trying to stay calm when one knew they were going to freak out in the end, made it even harder to stay calm. It didn't take very long for him to start screaming and scratching at the walls and ceiling of his prison, staining it with his own blood.
That was when he scared himself awake. The thud thud thudding of his heart was the only thing he could really hear in the darkness of the house. The natural creaking of the floor and walls also made the occasional guest appearance to his ears. He managed to find the other dull heartbeats of the McCalls whilst he lay in silence.
He was shaking and he could not seem to get the shuddering caused by both fear and adrenaline to stop. The dream left him terrified and with a chill that has somehow seemed to have saturated him down to his bones. Isaac couldn't help but idly wonder if his bones could be the culprit themselves... Ice blue eyes fell closed as he rested his clammy forehead against the cool wood of the trim around Scott's door.
No, he could handle a nightmare without waking up his best friend. It was a deep breath and a sigh later before he headed back to his room.
