Lycan

Lycans are a species that feature in Underworld.

History

Lycans were a species of shapeshifting creatures that transformed from man into werewolves. They were descended from William Corvinus who was the first of their kind who was an immortal that was afflicted with the Corvinus Strain. After being bitten by a wolf, his body went through mutagenic change in his blood due to the nature of his DNA. William would transform into a large white furred Lycan and was incapable of changing into his Human form. His bite was extremely infectious which transformed normal Humans into new Lycans and thus the species were born.

These early Lycans were incapable of transforming into Human form like their progenitor. They would be hunted down by the Vampires and eventually enslaved to become their guardians during the day. By this time, the Lycans had mastered the ability to transform back into their Human form and lived the lives of slave. This would change when Lucian revolted against his Vampire master after his wife, a Vampire, was killed due to the fact that she was pregnant with a Lycan-Vampire hybrid child. He would begin a war between the Lycans and the Vampires that would last for hundreds of years; a secret war that the Human world would not know about.

In the six months that followed, the existence of the two species of immortals became public to the world. This led to government controlled military groups being formed such as the Infected Persons Unit that sought to exterminate the species. This led to the Purges with the dull scale assault seemingly nearly exterminating both Vampires and Lycans. The remaining Vampires were forced to scatter with them forming small Covens to remain hidden from Human eyes. After 12 years, it was reported that 95% of the species had been killed and the Lycans were thought to had been extinct. However, in reality, the Lycans had gone into hiding and were secretly running the corporation Antigen.

In the aftermath, a Lycan named Marius united a large horde of his kind that sought to eliminate the Vampires in their Eastern Coven stronghold. He had acquired the blood of the dead Michael Corvin which he used go trigger powerful changes in his own body to assert his dominance. However, the supply was running out and he sought out Corvin daughter Eve. To achieve that end, he had his Lycans pursue the child's mother Selene in the hope of finding the girls location.

Overview

In appearance, Lycans were shapeshifters that switched between their human forms and the other being that of a werewolf. As humans, they were indistinguishable from humans though they could manifest feral yellow eyes. They had greater than human strength and endurance with them able to survive wounds that could kill a human. Lycans could also trigger a transformation into their werewolf self where they were fur covered and larger than humans with vicious teeth along with clawed limbs. In this form, they could use their natural claws as weapons or their sharp teeth to inflict grievous wounds on their enemies. Their claws could also be used to help climb surfaces such as walls or even the ceiling.

Despite the change, it was claimed that they were more vulnerable in this state as they could not make use of weapons in this form.

They possess enhanced senses of smell, hearing, and sight that are superior even to those of wolves, not just humans, and are also able to sense Vampires in close proximity to themselves. It should be noted that when in their Werewolf forms they are stronger than when in human form, able to break through solid concrete walls, and seem to be stronger than most young Vampires, as every hand-to-hand confrontation between the two races under normal circumstances has ended with a Lycan victory. Lycans can also use their claws and strength to scale sheer surfaces, having been seen to crawl along walls at great speed in pursuit of prey. They possess the ability to land on their feet without harm when falling from great heights, as evidenced by both Lucian and Michael Corvin. Other abilities include the ability to turn humans into Lycans through their bite, or possibly through blood transfusion. Some subjects of this do not survive, as the infection or damage caused can worsen due to the turning process. Lycans also display the ability to share memories through their bite, possibly through the virus affecting their brain and nerves and making their other tissues and fluids be obtaining bio-organic signals and information, which could explain the bodies healing ability.

Their most unique ability is their ability to turn at will, though they usually turn at night. The moon could only affect and forcibly transform a Lycan that had not yet learned to control their transformations, though they could use the moon's influence to change when weakened, such as when Lucian was restrained in silver for a day and escaped when the moon rose in the night sky. Their transformations are quick and painless when they are in control but when the Lycan has not learned such control, the transformation is slow and painful, taking several minutes to finish instead of a few seconds like other Lycans.

Lycans also possess superb physical resilience and remarkable regenerative abilities.

Members

• William Corvinus :
• Lucian :
• Raze :
• Jacob Lane :
• Quint Lane :
• Marius : male Lycan who freed the frozen Michael Corvin from Antigen where he killed him and drained him of his Hybrid blood which he used to trigger a secondary more powerful transformation. He led a Lycan horde that threatened to destroy the Eastern Coven and sought Michaels daughter Eve to get her blood but he was killed by Selene who ripped out his spine.

Notes

• The Lycans were created by Len Wiseman, Kevin Grevioux and Danny McBride where they featured in the setting of the Underworld universe.

Appearances

• Underworld:
• Underworld 2:
• Underworld: Rise of the Lycans:
• Underworld 3:

External Links

• Underworld Wiki Entry

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