Danny Mahealani

**Danny Mahealani** was a supporting character in Season 1, Season 2, and Season 3 of *Teen Wolf*. He was introduced as the best friend of Jackson Whittemore and the goalie of the Beacon Hills High School lacrosse team, and throughout the series, he interacted with all of the major and supporting characters and was friendly with the members of the McCall Pack while supernatural disasters happened, both around him and, on occasion, *to* him.

In Season 2, he became concerned about Jackson when he began acting erratically, and initially believed, like Jackson himself, that he was becoming a Werewolf after receiving the Bite from Derek Hale. He apparently did not realize that Jackson had actually become a Kanima (or did not realize right away, at least) who was eventually controlled both by Matt Daehler (for whom Danny had mild romantic feelings) and Gerard Argent.

In Season 3, though Danny's best friend Jackson had moved to London, Danny was soon distracted by the arrival of the twins Ethan and Aiden Steiner to Beacon Hills High School, the former who was also gay and with whom Danny quickly became smitten. The two slowly began to develop a romantic relationship through the first half of the season, with Danny unaware that Ethan had actually been ordered to get close to Danny by the lead Alpha of his pack, Deucalion, as he believed it could get him closer to Scott McCall, the potential True Alpha he sought to recruit. Though their relationship may have begun due to deception, Ethan quickly developed true feelings for Danny, which was soon proven when he became very protective of the young human after Danny was targeted by the Darach after he inadvertently got too close to pertinent information about her plans when he wrote a paper on the telluric currents running through Beacon Hills.

Danny and Ethan briefly broke up between the end of the first half of Season 3 and the beginning of the second half, but they eventually got back together after Ethan and his brother returned to high school. Despite everyone believing Danny was blind to what was going on in Beacon Hills, he revealed in *The Divine Move* that he had actually known about Werewolves the entire time, including the fact that Ethan and the majority of Danny's own friends were supernatural. However, Danny has not been seen since the end of the third season, and according to Jeff Davis, he has supposedly graduated from high school early.

## Early life

There is very little known about Danny's life prior to being introduced in the series. He and Jackson Whittemore have apparently been best friends from a young age, much like Scott McCall and Stiles Stilinski's friendship. At some point in his childhood, Danny learned about computers and quickly became very talented at programming and coding, to the point where he was arrested for hacking into secure systems at age thirteen, though the charges were later dropped. *("Wolf's Bane")*​​.

At age fourteen, he learned that his rib cage was weakened due to malformed cartilage and his lungs and heart were at risk of being crushed if his chest ended up collapsing. As a result, he had surgery in which doctors installed two metal bars to support his ribs while the cartilage strengthened enough to go without, which left two diagonal scars running along the sides of his thorax. *("Motel California")*. At some point in his life, Danny came out as a gay man and was presumably accepted by his loved ones and friends. *("Pack Mentality")* Upon reaching Beacon Hills High School, Danny joined the lacrosse team with Jackson and ultimately gained the position of goalie, *("Venomous")* and he would later join the cross-country team as well, where he became one of their fastest runners. *("Letharia Vulpina")*

## Throughout *Teen Wolf*

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3A
* Season 3B

In *Second Chance at First Line*, while the lacrosse team prepared to begin after-school practice, Danny got into a disagreement with his best friend Jackson Whittemore on the field; Jackson, who was feeling insecure about Scott's newly gained athletic prowess outshining him as captain on the team, demanded that none of the other players pass the ball to him, while Danny, wanting the team to win above all else, believed doing so was petty and counterproductive.

In *Pack Mentality*, Danny, Jackson, Lydia and several other friends joined best friends Scott and Stiles at their lunch table. Jackson forced one of his friends to move, and when the fellow student asked why Danny didn't have to move, Danny replied, "*Because I don't stare at his girlfriend's coin slot.*"

Those seated at the table then began to speculate on what attacked the bus driver, Danny believed that it was a cougar, to which Jackson replied that he heard it was a mountain lion. Lydia corrected him by explaining that a cougar *is* a mountain lion, but Jackson sneered that he didn't care what attacked him, as he believed that the man was likely trash anyway. Danny looked with interest as Stiles pulled up a news video on his cell phone revealing the identity of the man, Garrison Myers, and Scott explained to everyone that the victim was his bus driver when he still lived with his father, Rafael McCall.

In *The Tell*, Danny was in Mr. Harris' Chemistry class the day of the parent-teacher conference, along with Stiles Stilinski and Jackson Whittemore. As Harris walked around while he lectured, he noticed Stiles compulsively highlighting large paragraphs in his book and snidely retorted that it was a textbook, not a coloring book, which got a chuckle out of Danny.

This caused Stiles to notice that Danny was sitting next to him, so he leaned over toward Danny and asked if he could ask him a question, ignoring him when he said "no"—first, he asked if Lydia Martin was in homeroom (and Danny confirmed that she was not there), and then he asked what happened with Jackson and Lydia at Video 2\*C the night before (to which Danny admitted that Jackson was so traumatized that he refused to tell him what happened, despite Danny being Jackson's best friend). Finally, Stiles asked him if Danny thought he was attractive, but Danny, caught off-guard by the question and somewhat annoyed by Stiles' interrogation, simply ignored him.

In *Lunatic*, the lacrosse team was in the boy's locker room getting changed for practice when Coach Finstock came in and called them to attention so he could announce the players who were joining first line (including Stiles Stilinski) and reveal that he was naming Jackson Whittemore and Scott McCall co-captains of the team. Once the brief meeting was over, Jackson and another one of their friends voiced their displeasure at Scott being his co-captain, leading Danny to remind him that Scott was a good player and scored more points than anyone else, implying that he believed Scott had earned the title.

This set off a small argument between Danny and Jackson, as Jackson was appalled that his best friend would side with Scott on this, but Danny simply retorted that his "best friend" didn't care about co-captains—he cared about *winning*—before advising Jackson to get a grip. However, after Danny left to go to the field, it was clear that Jackson and his other friend were not planning on listening to Danny's advice.

On the field, Jackson and several other players began targeting Scott on purpose as a sort of punishment for taking away from the attention Jackson normally received. Unfortunately, the full moon was about to occur that night, and since it was only Scott's second one since becoming a Werewolf, he was feeling the effects strongly and was struggling to maintain control over his heightened emotions. Their bullying eventually led Scott to become overwhelmed by rage and fight back, only to inadvertently hit Danny in the face hard with his lacrosse stick that resulted in a bloody nose. Stiles was appalled that Scott would do such a thing, and when Scott argued that "they" started it, Stiles pointed out that everyone loved Danny and that now everyone would hate him for hurting him like that.

In *Wolf's Bane*, Danny was paired up with Stiles for a class project, where Stiles took advantage of this opportunity to coerce Danny into coming over to his house after school to ask him a favor. Once he arrived, Danny noticed an unknown young adult man in Stiles' room; when asked who it was, Stiles hesitated before lying and stating that it is his cousin visiting from Mexico. However, unbeknownst to Danny, it was actually Derek Hale, who forced Stiles to allow him to hide out from the police due to Scott and Stiles' role in making him a fugitive.

Danny still did not seem convinced, but Stiles quickly changed the subject to whether or not Danny could trace a text message from a cell phone. Though Danny immediately denied being able to do so, Stiles called him out on his lie and revealed that he knew he could do so because he looked through Danny's police records and learned that he had been arrested for hacking into a secure computer system when he was thirteen. Danny, appalled, insisted that the charges were dropped and continued to refuse, though he quickly became distracted by the fact that Derek had blood on his shirt.

Stiles lied again and claimed Derek suffered from nose bleeds before picking up on the fact that Danny was clearly attracted to Derek. Deciding to use that to his advantage, he instructed Derek to change into a fresh shirt from his dresser, allowing Danny to watch him take his shirt off and put another one back on. After Derek was forced to take off the second one due to it being too small for him, Danny, who had figured out what Stiles was doing, gave him a look. Stiles pointed out that Danny may play for the "other team" (alluding to the fact that he's gay) but that he could "still play ball," and Danny, realizing he was about to give in, retorted that Stiles was a terrible person, an insult to which Stiles did not disagree.

After a moment, Danny was able to trace the text and showed the screen to Derek and Stiles to show them the source of the message—it was not actually a cell phone, but instead a computer at Beacon Hills Memorial Hospital, specifically the one used by Melissa McCall, Scott's mother, Stiles instantly argued was impossible, but Danny assured him that he was correct.

In *Co-Captain*, after the Beacon Hills Cyclones won their lacrosse match, Danny approached Scott in the locker room afterward with a smile and assured him that his apology (for breaking his nose several episodes later) was accepted. Confused, Scott pointed out that he hadn't apologized, so Danny brought up the fact that Scott passed the ball to him every single time he got it during the game. Scott, still confused, reminded him that this was because every time he passed Danny the ball, he would score a goal, but Danny just continued to smile warmly and assure him that his apology was indeed accepted before he left.

In *Formality*, Danny attended the winter formal at Beacon Hills High School along with the majority of his classmates. He was seen standing on the sidelines, having a drink with his best friend Jackson, when suddenly, a frantic Scott rushed over to him and begged him to dance with him. Danny seemed flattered but otherwise rejected him due to having a date, but Scott insisted and pulled him onto the dance floor anyway; it was soon revealed that this was all a ploy to keep Coach Finstock from kicking him out of the dance as a result of him being banned for his poor grades.

When Coach finally caught up to him, Danny and Scott were awkwardly slow-dancing together on the dance floor. Coach wasted no time beginning to yell at Scott, which had the desired effect—other students began to notice and assumed that Coach was hassling Danny and Scott for being gay, forcing him to try to backpedal out of the situation before ultimately leaving Scott alone. Once he was gone, Scott warmly thanked Danny for his help and rushed off to find his own date Allison Argent just as Danny's unknown date returned with more drinks and shared a confused look with Danny.

In *Omega*, while in class, Danny noticed that Jackson's nose was bleeding some type of black liquid. Concerned, he informed Jackson of what was happening and watched as he rushed out of class to the restroom to check it out.

In *Shape Shifted*, the lacrosse team was on the field during practice. Unbeknownst to Danny, Scott, who had sensed the presence of another Werewolf in the locker room, was trying to determine which member of the team had been turned. Scott purposely tackled several members of the team to get close enough to smell them; as Danny reached the front of the line for his turn, he made his play and was quickly tackled by Scott, who was not at all subtle as he began sniffing him.

Danny noticed what Scott was doing and assumed he was just admiring his cologne and informed him that it was Armani aftershave. Scott, taken aback, remarked that the scent was nice but was slightly disappointed to find out that Danny was not the wolf he was looking for. It was soon revealed that the secret Werewolf was actuallyIsaac Lahey, who had just been turned by new Alpha Derek Hale.

In *Abomination*, in the locker room, Danny is approached by Jackson, who asks him to boost the quality in a video of his, Jackson demands that he keeps it to himself and tell no one. Danny is confused by what Jackson could be doing that he's so secretive about, but he decides to help anyway. At the game, Danny walks up to Jackson, with Matt next to him, Jackson is furious as he asked Danny to keep it quiet, Danny quickly explains that it was Matt who found something wrong with the video, according to them, there are two hours of footage missing, the video has been looped. That same game, after Danny is hit on the field, he is clearly out of it, but Coach throws him back on the field.

In *Venomous*, Danny and Jackson are in the locker room, Jackson demands that he adds more weight as he's working out. Danny does this, and then attempts to spot Jackson, however, he is against this, telling Danny doesn't he doesn't need assistance. Jackson explains that he should be able to bench twice as much as he actually has, Danny mocks him, saying maybe on the moon, he then says that if he comes back and Jackson is dead then he will be taking the Porsche. The next day, he finds software that can restore the erased footage from his video, he explains that he can do it during their free period.

That day, while in the library, Matt approaches them, asking Jackson who has access to his house because that's the only way someone could erase the video. Danny makes a joke saying that he could've done it, he makes his own software, and he knows that Jackson's mother forgets to lock the kitchen door, Matt then makes a joke saying he could've done it, then saying they could've done it together, they both laugh.

As Matt leaves, Jackson gives Danny a look, knowing that he was flirting, however, it doesn't matter how he feels as Matt is obsessed with Allison. He then asks if anyone can get into Jackson's house, at that moment, Stiles and Lydia walk through the library and he recalls that Lydia has a key. Scott approaches him, throwing his pads on the table, Danny wonders what happened, he played goalie which means different pads, someone else did that.

In *Frenemy*, Danny sends Jackson a message informing him that his video has been restored and that he hasn't watched any of it, then he tosses his tablet into the trunk of his car. Danny enters a gay bar, however, he is unaware of the danger he is in as Jackson in Kanima form has also just entered the club, Scott and Stiles believes that he's going directly after Danny.

While at the bar, he looks over at a guy dancing on the floor with someone else, Danny appears to be upset by this, the bartender says that he's better off, but he still doesn't feel any better. The bartender directs Danny to a shirtless guy on the dance floor, Danny goes to confront him, Kanima-Jackson then goes on to the dance floor and cuts several people with his venomous claws, including Danny, leaving him on the ground paralyzed. As he is being taken into an ambulance, Scott approaches him, asking Danny if he's okay, Danny asks if his ex-boyfriend was affected too, Scott nods and this pleases Danny.

In *Raving*, the entire lacrosse team is in the locker room, Coach tells Danny to inform Jackson that he's not allowed to miss practice this close to the championship. He is soon approached by Scott and Stiles who need tickets to the rave, he denies their request as he only has two, Stiles wonders if he even has a date yet, Danny says that he's working on it. Stiles then suggests that Danny give them the tickets and devote his life to abstinence, before the conversation goes any further, Isaac Lahey interrupts them, giving Danny a chance to get away.

In *Battlefield*, during the night of the big game, Danny asks Jackson if he is okay, Jackson denies that anything is wrong with him, replying that he's perfect. He begins to question Jackson, wondering why Jackson hasn't responded to any of his texts all week, however, Jackson isn't actually paying attention. When he comes back to himself, Jackson tells Danny to stay in the goal and not to come out, and if he sees Jackson coming his way, he should run in the opposite direction as fast as possible.

In *Chaos Rising*, Danny is in Economics, a class that is being taught by Coach, who questions the class on the two principles of the stock market, which is risk and reward. Coach asks for a quarter, after receiving one from Stiles, he uses the old drinking game known as "Quarters" to explain the principle of risk and reward. If they take the risk and successfully land the quarter in the cup then they won't have to take a pop quiz, but Danny points out that it's not a pop quiz if they actually know about it. Danny decides to take the risk and he succeeds in getting the quarter in the cup. Later that day, he is seen talking to Ethan in the library.

In *Unleashed*, Danny overhears Stiles' dilemma of being a virgin and that he needs to have sex with someone immediately. Danny offers Stiles sex, he tells him to plan to spend the night as he likes to cuddle, Stiles wonders if he's serious, but he assures them that he's not. He checks on Ethan as he lays brutally beaten on the ground after a fight between him and Isaac. That same day, he approaches Lydia as she's drawing a well-detailed tree, Danny informs Lydia that she's in the band room even though she isn't a part of the class, then the students begin to leave as fifteen minutes have passed and their teacher still hasn't arrived.

In *Frayed*, the cross country team is on a school bus, including Danny, he sits next to Ethan, Danny asks him if he's okay since he keeps obsessively checking his phone. Stiles notices the same as Danny, that Ethan is constantly checking his phone, so he texts Danny to figure it what's going on with Ethan. Danny refuses, but the more he said no, the more messages Stiles sent, as Danny's phone constantly went off, Ethan looks at him with concern, Danny finally gives in and decides to ask Ethan why he keeps checking his phone, Ethan explains that a close friend is sick and that they may not make it through the night, Danny relays this message to Stiles. Shortly after the bus pulls up to a rest stop, Isaac and Ethan get into another confrontation, Isaac savagely attacks him, Danny attempts to break it up but Isaac is too strong. When Scott breaks up the fight, Danny rushes over to check on Ethan.

In *Motel California*, the school bus stops for the night at a motel named Glen Capri Motel as the meat has been moved back a day, as they get off the bus, Coach hands them room keys, Danny and Ethan share a room. As they are making out on the bed, Ethan apologizes for accidentally kicking some textbooks off the foot of the bed and then teases Danny about bringing homework on a trip. Ethan begins to kiss Danny's chest and notices a surgical scar on Danny's abdomen, Danny explains the scars are from a surgery he had in order to correct misshapen cartilage. They had inserted a bar in him when he was 14 to support his sternum for two years so that his heart and lungs wouldn't be crushed. Ethan asks what if there was a way to make the scars go away (hinting at the bite of an Alpha, without actually saying it), Danny says that he would prefer to keep his scars as they make him feel like a survivor. They start to kiss again but Ethan then pulls away hastily and rushes to the bathroom. The next morning, the team gets on the school bus and heads back to Beacon Hills as the meat is canceled.

In *Currents*, Danny is brought to Beacon Hills Memorial Hospital by Ethan because visibly in pain, Melissa moves Danny over to a chair as Scott questions Ethan on what happened. He claims that Danny was complaining about being unable to breathe and then it got worse, then he throws up mistletoe, it is then that Melissa thinks he is suffering from Tension Pneumothorax. Danny is wheeled into the exam room, his heart is being pushed up against his chest cavity. Melissa takes out a large syringe and as Danny stops breathing, she jabs the syringe into his left pectoral, which is a procedure called "needle thoracostomy". After insertion, the needle has a valve that is opened to allow air to escape and relieve the pressure on his chest, Danny begins to breathe normally and he softly says thank you.

The next day, as Danny is sleeping in the hospital, Stiles sneaks in and digs through his book bag, Danny is slightly conscious as he asks Stiles why is he going through his back, Stiles replies that it's all a dream, but Danny wonders why he would dream something like that. Stiles tells him that it's his dream and he should take responsibility for it before finding what he needed and leaving.

In *The Girl Who Knew Too Much*, Deputy Tara Graeme enters Beacon Hills High School after a 911 call was received. As she enters the school, Danny, accompanied by several other students, comes down the hall, they startle her, she asks what are they doing at school so late, Danny explains that they were practicing for a recital tomorrow. He notices her hand on her gun, this leads him to suspect that there is something wrong, the deputy tells him and the other students to leave immediately. The next day, at the recital, Ethan is fixing Danny's tie, he explains that he knows how to do it himself, but Ethan replies that he only knows how to do it badly, Ethan then straightens his hair and gives him a mint. As Ethan is preparing to let Danny go, he tells Danny to find him if anything happens.

As the concert begins, the orchestra starts off by playing lighter music but then it becomes dark, they almost seem possessed by something, The pianist is slamming down on the cords so hard that the piano string snaps and slices her throat open as she drops dead to the floor.

In *Lunar Ellipse*, Danny and Ethan walk out of a classroom holding hands and smiling.

In *Galvanize*, while at school, Danny is talking to a guy, Ethan notices this and is not pleased. In class, Lydia begins to hear a buzzing sound, she assumes it's a fly and begins swatting around her head, Danny sees this and asks what she's doing as he doesn't see any flies. That same day, Ethan and Aiden head into the basement in search for William Barrow, Ethan believes that he hears something, he and Aiden walk around the corner to find Danny making out with another student.

In *Illuminated*, Danny is on the phone with a party venue, discussing whether or not they have generators as he wants to throw a blacklight party. He explains that it's not like they need a ton of power for that kind of party, however, the venue is unable to assist, Danny frustratingly hangs up. Ethan overhears his conversation and offers to help Danny with his dilemma, Danny no longer has any hope to pull this off as nothing in town is going to have power, so he walks away disappointed. In class, Aiden confronts Danny, informing him that he thinks he knows of a place where Danny can have his party. It's later revealed that the place Aiden was referring to is Derek's loft, Danny checks out the loft, he is satisfied with what he sees, he begins to wonder where the owner is, to which Ethan replies he's out of town.

Aiden starts the generator as Ethan flips on the blacklights, which causes Danny to smiles. That night during the rave, Danny is pleased with how the rave turned out, Ethan shows up with glowing claw marks painted across his chest, he tells the artist that Danny needs to be painted as well. The artist asks face or body, Ethan rips Danny's shirt off, suggesting his body, while Danny is getting painted, an Oni unknowingly shows up behind him. After finishing up with body paint, he bumps into Aiden who he mistakenly calls Ethan, Aiden corrects him, then Danny asks where Ethan is. Aiden is worried, so he goes looking for Ethan as Danny follow, not too long later, Danny finds Lydia outside on the balcony, she's freezing cold, they bring her inside and put her near a heating vent, Danny goes looking for a blanket. Derek Hale comes home, much to his surprise, there's a party in his home, he destroys the DJ table and screams for everyone to leave.

In *Letharia Vulpina*, Stiles is missing, so while in the locker room, Coach informs the entire to notify the nearest teacher if they find him. He then informs the team that he got a card for Isaac, which they are all going to sign and include a personal message. Danny volunteers to go first, Coach tells him to keep it PG. On the cross country track, Coach blows his whistle, telling everyone to start running, Danny and Kira are in the lead, Kira looks over and grins at Danny, then taking off at supernatural speed. As Danny continues running, Ethan suddenly appears and tackles him to the ground, they roll through the leaves and kiss.

In *De-Void*, Danny and Ethan make their way to the locker room following lacrosse practice. Danny noticed Ethan's skills on the field and suggests that he try out for the team, so Ethan agrees to do it. Ethan doesn't sound too enthusiastic, so Danny asks him if he's okay, he says yes but also says that he isn't sure if that's the right place for him and his brother. He gathers water in his hands from the sink and drinks it, unintentionally swallowing a Nogitsune fly, Danny wonders if Ethan will be leaving school and if it's due to Aiden. Ethan says it is about Aiden, apparently, it's always about Aiden. There's visibly something wrong with Ethan and Danny immediately notices this, so he once again asks if Ethan is okay. Ethan takes off his shirt and announces that he's going to take a shower, as is Danny, who follows him smiling. After the shower, Danny asks if he can tell Coach that Ethan will be trying out for the team, Ethan tells him that he'll think about it, "sounds like a yes to me" Danny says.

In *Insatiable*, as class begins, Coach tells the class that today they're going to discuss the corrupt institution of health care. Danny raises his hand to inform Coach that they have an unexpected guest in the class, everyone looks back and it's Meredith Walker. Coach approaches Meredith, asking her which insane asylum she escaped from. Danny corrects him, saying that insane asylum isn't the proper term anymore. Coach then asks what nuthouse she's from, Meredith replies Eichen House, to which the entire class moves away.

In *The Divine Move*, Danny and Ethan sit together on the stairs at school where Ethan apologizes for having to leave town. Danny explains to him that it's okay, even though Danny likes him a lot because he's attractive, smart, and sweet, he says that he couldn't do it, Ethan says Date me? Danny says he couldn't date a Werewolf which threw Ethan in a spin as he had no idea Danny knew. Danny says... "dude, it's Beacon Hills." Ethan gives Danny a kiss goodbye.
## Personality

Danny is a very nice and caring guy, so much so that everyone who meets him immediately likes him, and no one ever seems to have problems with him. He is often kind and polite, which made his friendship with Jackson Whittemore quite strange, since Jackson is the complete opposite in personality due to his rude and arrogant behavior. Despite his kind and compassionate personality, Danny can also be quite sarcastic and has no difficulty gently teasing his friends at times. Danny came out as gay at some point in his life, and this is possibly what led him to be such a nonjudgmental person, since he knew that several of his friends, as well as his boyfriend Ethan were werewolves and never said anything about it or treated them any differently for it. However, he also understood the importance of looking out for himself, which is what ultimately led him to break up with Ethan, since he felt unable to handle the pressure and potential danger involved in dating a werewolf.

Though Danny is a caring person who respects the privacy of others, he does have a bit of a rebellious streak in him as well, as he was arrested for hacking into secure computer systems as a young teen and was known to have possessed a fake ID (which he used to buy alcoholic drinks at Jungle, the gay club) until Sheriff Stilinski confiscated it. He also threw a blacklight rave at Derek's loft despite having no idea whose home it was. Above all, though, Danny cares deeply for his friends and worries about them when they are dealing with problems, such as his concern for Jackson when he was the Kanima and his eagerness to help Lydia after she was scanned by an Oni.

## Physical Appearance

Danny is a tall, very attractive young man, with tan skin, brown eyes, and short dark brown hair, as well as lean and extremely defined musculature. He would often wear brightly colored v-neck t-shirts with jeans and shoes and enjoyed a trendy-yet-casual style of dress.

## Skills

Danny is a human and therefore possessed no powers; however, he is an expert hacker. He was arrested for an unspecified hacking job that he did when he was thirteen, but the charges were ultimately dropped. His hacking and computer skills have come into play more than once. The first time being in *Wolf's Bane*, Stiles Stilinski required his assistance in tracing a text, all he needed to trace the text was the ISP, phone number, and exact time the text was sent. His computer skills were required yet again in *Abomination* when his best friend Jackson Whittemore needed help enhancing video footage of himself on the night of his first full moon after being given the Bite by Derek. Danny, with assistance from Matt Daehler, discovered that the video had been looped and that some of the footage had been corrupted, and he was even able to restore the missing footage.

In addition to his hacking skills, Danny is also a phenomenal athlete, and was the fastest human member of the cross-country team; only Kira Yukimura, who, as a Thunder Kitsune, is one of the fastest supernatural creatures on Earth, was able to outrun him, giving evidence to just how fast he is. As a result of his time on the lacrosse team playing goalie, Danny has excellent hand-eye coordination.

## Etymology

* **Danny**: Danny is a diminutive of the English masculine name Daniel, which is derived from the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (*Daniyyel*), meaning "God is my judge." In the Old Testament, Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story was told in the Book of Daniel—he lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising in prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world. The popularity of the Biblical character led the name to come into use in England during the Middle Ages until it took a brief period of only rare use until its revival during the Protestant Reformation. Variants of the name in other languages include: Danyal (Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu); Danel (Basque); Daniyyel (Biblical Hebrew); Danihel (Biblical Latin); Deniel (Breton); Danail (Bulgarian); Daniël, Daan (Dutch); Taneli, Tatu (Finnish); Dániel, Dani (Hungarian); Daníel (Icelandic); Daniele, Danilo (Italian); Daniels (Latvian); Danielius (Lithuanian); Daniil (Russian); Danijel, Danilo, Danko (Serbian); Deiniol (Welsh).
* **Mahealani**: Mahealani is a feminine Hawaiian word that is typically used as a feminine given name. The word is comprised of the Hawaiian elements *mahea*, meaning "haze," and *lani*, meaning "sky," which, combined, means "heavenly haze." It is also the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar, making it a very interesting surname for a character who has both dated and befriended supernatural shapeshifters who are beholden to the moon, and especially the full moon.

 Relationships

* Danny and Ethan (ex-boyfriends, friends)
* Danny and Jackson (best friends)
* Danny and Scott (friends)
* Danny and Stiles (classmates, tentative friends)
* Danny and Lydia (friends)

## Trivia

* Danny is one (and the first) of several LGBTQ+ characters introduced in the *Teen Wolf* series, including Ethan, Jackson, Caitlin, Emily, Mason Hewitt, Corey Bryant, Brett Talbot, and Lucas.
* Everybody likes Danny, according to Stiles Stilinski.

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