Aiden Steiner

* Werewolf
* Merged

**Aiden Steiner** is a former antagonists who were introduced during Season 3 of MTV's *Teen Wolf*.

## Personality

Aiden was an aggressive person who did whatever he could to survive and who had a very quick temper. If Aiden had his way, he would kill any potential threat so that they could not come after him later, and he was very prone to the Werewolf version of the phrase "shoot first and ask questions later." When he finally gained Alpha status after years of being at the mercy of their ruthless pack, Aiden took advantage of his new-found power and used it to dominate those around him as best as he could as a way to compensate for the powerlessness he had felt up to this point, though he was still one of the lowest-ranking members of the Alpha Pack. However, his romantic relationship with Lydia Martin eventually showed a softer side to him, as he never once used his power or authority over her and was very respectful toward her wishes, demonstrating that he was capable of being compassionate and kind.

Upon learning that Deucalion lied about Derek killing Ennis and had really killed Ennis himself, Ethan defected from the Alpha Pack entirely and instead went to the McCall Pack for help in stopping Aiden and Kali from killing Derek.

Both Ethan and Aiden's association with the McCall Pack helped them to grow into more selfless and compassionate people who were willing to put their life on the line for their friends. In fact, Aiden ended up meeting his death while in a battle with an Oni to buy the pack time to defeat the Nogitsune, and though he gave up his life, he was able to kill the Oni in the process, proving to all who knew him that he did have the potential to be a hero.

## Physical Appearance

Aiden is a lean and muscular young man of medium stature, with slightly tanned white skin, reddish-brown hair, and hazel eyes, though Ethan is slightly taller and leaner than his twin, Aiden, though just as muscular. The twins preferred dressing in trendy clothing, choosing designer jeans, v-neck t-shirts in various colors, black leather jackets, and motorcycle boots.

## Powers and Abilities

Aiden and his twin brother Ethan possessed all the standard powers and abilities of an Omega-level Werewolf, including superhuman physical attributes such as strength, speed, agility, durability, and senses; the ability to shapeshift into a partially-lupine form that includes glowing blue eyes, fangs, claws, a ridged brow, and mutton chops; the ability to absorb pain from living creatures such as animals, humans, and other supernaturals; and animal instincts such as tracking and the ability to assert dominance over other canine creatures such as dogs.

As for Alphas, they also possessed the ability to merge into an extra-large Werewolf, an Alpha roar that could force creatures of lower rank to transform, and the ability to turn a human into a were-creature through a bite or a scratch, though this could also kill the human in question in some cases. Finally, they also could inflict wounds on lower-ranking supernatural creatures that would take longer to heal than normal wounds. These powers were lost when their Alpha form's body was killed by Jennifer Blake.

## Weaknesses

Ethan and Aiden possessed all the standard weaknesses associated with werewolves, which included wolfsbane, mountain ash, electricity, the modified canine distemper virus, and the lichen known as letharia vulpina. After getting their neck snapped by Jennifer Blake, the twins lost not only their alpha spark but their ability to merge as well. This made them weaker and more vulnerable to attack.

 Relationships

* Aiden and Lydia (Former romantic relationship, Separated)
* Ethan, Aiden and Derek (Former Enemies, Allies)
* Aiden and Deucalion (Former Packmates)
* Aiden and Cora (Former Enemies, Allies)
* Aiden and Ennis (Former Packmates)
* Ethan, Aiden and Kali (Former Packmates)
* Ethan, Aiden and Isaac (Frenemies)
* Ethan, Aiden and Scott (Former Enemies, Allies)
* Aiden and Stiles (Former Enemies, Allies)
* Aiden and Allison (Former Enemies, Allies)
* Aiden and Kira (Allies)
* Aiden and Chris (Former Enemies, Allies)
* Aiden and Deaton (Allies)
* Aiden and Marin (Former Allies)
* Aiden and Erica (Enemies)
* Aiden and Boyd (Enemies, played a role in Boyd's murder)

## Appearances

* *Chaos Rising*
* *Unleashed*
* *Frayed*
* *Currents*
* *The Girl Who Knew Too Much*
* *The Overlooked*
* *Alpha Pact*
* *Lunar Ellipse*
* *More Bad Than Good*
* *Galvanize*
* *Illuminated*
* *Riddled*
* *Letharia Vulpina*
* *Echo House*
* *De-Void*
* *Insatiable*
* *The Divine Move*

Season 4* *Orphaned* (mentioned)
* *Perishable* (mentioned)

Season 5* *Creatures of the Night* (illusion/face only)

## Etymology

* **Aiden**: Aiden is an Anglicized version of the Irish given name *Aodhán* and the Scottish Gaelic given name *Aodhàn*, which can be masculine or feminine. The personal name *Aodh* means "fiery" or "bringer of fire" and was the name of a Celtic sun god, making it also a fitting name for the character Aiden, whose personality was certainly fiery. The variations Aydan, Aydin, or Aden are all more common with Turkish or Arabic origins and have different pronunciations. Its popularity is reflected in the occurrence of similar-sounding names in English such as Braeden, Caden, Hayden, and Jaden. Other Gaelic variations of this name include Áed, Áedán, Áedh (Ancient Irish); Áed, Aodh, Áedán, Aodhán (Irish mythology); Aidan, Aodh, Aodhán, Aodhagán, Edan, Iagan (Scottish).

## Trivia

* Aiden returned for one episode after Season 3, though he was only shown as a glamour/hallucination in *Creatures of the Night*.
* In an interesting twist, Aiden's actor, Max Carver, was in a relationship with Holland Roden, who plays Aiden's girlfriend Lydia Martin on the show, for 3 years.

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