Jordan Parrish

* Human
* Hellhound

**Jordan Parrish** is a supporting character in Season 3, Season 4, Season 5 and Season 6 of *Teen Wolf*. He made his first appearance in the second half of the third season as a newly hired Sheriff's deputy at the Beacon County Sheriff's Station, where he worked under the leadership of Sheriff Noah Stilinski.

After several weeks of working at the department, Parrish admitted to Stilinski that he moved to Beacon Hills because he felt drawn there, which was the first indication that he wasn't as ordinary as he seemed. During this time, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Sheriff, acting as Stilinski's second-in-command.

This suspicion that Parrish was something more was confirmed in Season 4, when his name appeared on the Deadpool hit-list at the beginning of 2012, confirming that he was indeed a supernatural creature, though he had no idea what kind he was. His partner, Deputy Haigh, attempted to kill Parrish to get his his $5 million bounty by dousing him in gasoline and setting him on fire. However, Parrish miraculously walked away from the fire with no injuries, though he was covered in soot and had all of his clothing burned off in the process.

Parrish quickly joined Scott McCall and his pack, and in Season 5A's *Status Asthmaticus*, it was eventually discovered by Lydia Martin during her research that Parrish was, in fact, a Hellhound, a spectral dog that is said to ride with the Wild Hunt of Germanic folklore and is known for being a guardian of supernatural places.

However, since Lydia was driven into catatonia by Theo Raeken's attack shortly after this discovery, Parrish did not officially learn his supernatural identity until Season 5B's *The Sword and the Spirit*, when Gerard Argent confirmed it by attempting to set him on fire, which triggered him to reveal his Hellhound fangs for the first time.

In *A Credible Threat*, it was revealed that the Hellhound is actually an amortal being who is beyond life and death and who can possess vessels when it is needed on Earth. The Hellhound, who is known as Cerberus and many other names, possessed Parrish when he was blown up in an explosion while serving in Afghanistan, which happened to occur at the exact moment that Scott McCall, Stiles Stilinski, and Allison Argent drowned themselves in the surrogate sacrifice ritual in *Alpha Pact*.

Though the Hellhound claimed Parrish was dead, it was implied by Lydia (who, as a Banshee, knows when a person is dead or dying and who the person is through premonitions) that he had not truly died due to Cerberus' regenerative healing ability, and that it could be possible for the Hellhound and Parrish to work together to fight the Beast of Gevaudan.

As Lydia predicted, Parrish and Cerberus ultimately merged themselves together, working as one unit instead of Cerberus taking control when Jordan was asleep and not allowing Parrish the conscious use of their powers. It was with the help of Parrish and his newly gained Hellhound abilities that the McCall Pack was able to finally defeat and kill the Beast once and for all.

In Season 6, Parrish continued to help the members of the McCall Pack in fighting against the Ghost Riders of the Wild Hunt, who had arrived to Beacon Hills in order to capture its citizens and make them into more of their kind. Unfortunately for Parrish, his connection to the Hunt as a Hellhound caused him to be controlled by them, nearly freeing one of the Ghost Riders from a trap. His situation became even worse when Garrett Douglas, an Alpha Löwenmensch who had gained a portion of the Ghost Riders' powers by eating one of their pineal glands, took complete control over Parrish for some time, using him to open rifts between the living world and the Phantom Train Station.

However, after Stiles escaped the Wild Hunt's control, he used liquid nitrogen to return Parrish to his true self and freed him from the Hunt's control. In the second half of the final season, Parrish played a large role in helping the pack and the rest of the supernatural community fight against the ancient shapeshifter known as the Anuk-ite and the Hunter army created due to the fear the creature induced of the supernatural community in Beacon Hills and across the globe.

By the year of 2026, Parrish continued his job as a Deputy and was revealed to have begun an affair with his Werecoyote ally, Malia Tate, sometime following the end of her relationship with Scott. When the Nogitsune trapped Parrish's allies in an illusion, Malia motivated him to burn through the Mountain Ash barriers around the stadium that was being used for the Nogitsune's illusions, similar to how he did to the barriers in Eichen House in Season 5B's Lie Ability. It was ultimately Parrish who vanquished the Nogitsune once and for all.

Parrish is an ally of the **McCall Pack** and appears to have both an emotional and supernatural connection (as well as possibly a romantic connection) to Lydia Martin, who, as a Banshee, is a harbinger of death just like him. Before the events of *Teen Wolf: The Movie (2022)*, he began a romantic relationship with Malia Tate, who is a Werecoyote.

## Early life

Most of Parrish's early life remains a mystery. However, what is known is that Parrish did attend high school somewhere in the United States, and he joined the Army as an EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) technician shortly after graduation. After he received his training, Parrish served a two-year tour in Afghanistan, where he worked to defuse improvised explosive devices.

While he was in the middle of disarming a bomb one day, he accidentally cut the wrong wire, and the bomb exploded in his face. Fortunately for him, the bomb exploded at the same time that the Beacon Hills Nemeton was reawakened by the surrogate sacrifice ritual performed by Scott McCall, Allison Argent, and Stiles Stilinski, and the eternal and infinite Hellhound was reborn by possessing Parrish's body as a result of the power shift caused by the trio's sacrificial suicide. *("Letharia Vulpina")*, *("The Sword and the Spirit")*

However, Parrish would remain unaware of this possession until 2012, after the Hellhound spirit within him was drawn to Beacon Hills, California, both due to the Nemeton's role as a beacon for supernatural creatures as well as the fact that, as a Hellhound, one of his duties is acting as a guardian of supernatural places.

Once he moved there, he quickly got a job working for the Beacon County Sheriff's Department under Sheriff Noah Stilinski, and eventually worked his way up to the title of Deputy Sheriff. He was not officially aware of his supernatural status until he ended up on the Deadpool hit-list in the beginning of the year, and he did not learn that he was a Hellhound until after he survived being soaked in gasoline and set on fire without so much as a burn, and began unconsciously covering up the deaths of the Chimeras created by the Dread Doctors by taking their bodies to the Nemeton. *("Condition Terminal")*

## Personality

Jordan is a very moral person who believes in doing the right thing and who is dedicated to his role as a police officer to protect and serve his community. He has been shown to be willing to help anyone who needs it, such as when he helped Lydia Martin and Stiles Stilinski with the Deadpool investigation, and when he guarded Tracy Stewart's house in his free time because he was worried about her safety. He is also a very loyal person, and will go out of his way to protect those he cares about, such as when he lied to Belasko about not knowing Scott McCall, even despite the fact that Belasko offered to spare his life if he told him where Scott was.

Jordan hates the thought of hurting people, and even went so far as to turn himself in as the thief of the bodies of the dead Chimeras while in a Hellhound fugue state because he didn't want to risk accidentally hurting anyone else. He appears to be scared by the prospect of his powers, and is worried about his lack of knowledge and control of what he is and what he can do. Jordan has also demonstrated a very understanding and open-minded personality, as he wasn't at all disturbed by the idea of Lydia being psychic, and once the McCall Pack explained the supernatural world to him, he accepted it without question. Finally, Jordan is also a very patient person, as he talked Chris Argent into fighting for his life after he had given up hope, and helped calm down Jared when it was suspected that he had unknowingly picked up a bomb in a package.

## Physical Appearance

Jordan is a tall, lean, muscular, and handsome young man with pale white skin, green eyes, and dark reddish-brown hair. He is typically only seen in his Sheriff's deputy uniform, but on his off-hours, Jordan typically dresses casually in v-neck t-shirts in neutral colors, relaxed jeans, and leather jackets.

## Powers and Abilities

**Hellhound Physiology:** Jordan possesses the common abilities of a Hellhound.

* **Amortality**: According to Cerberus, he is beyond life and death and are one of the few (if not the only) infinite beings in the *Teen Wolf* universe. He implied that his spirit is extremely old, and judging by the comment he made about being known as Cerberus, a Hellhound figure from Ancient Greek mythology, he has possibly existed for millennia.*("A Credible Threat")* The Hellhound spirit itself exists forever by being reborn into new human bodies when he has a supernatural duty to fulfill on Earth. This immortality appears to extend to their vessels, as Halwyn's vessel appears to have not aged in the one hundred or so years that it has been imprisoned in Eichen House, though it is unknown whether or not his period of dormancy had anything to do with this arrested aging process.*("Memory Lost")*
* **Possession**: The Hellhound can take a human vessel by imbuing it with its spirit and power. By doing so, the human gains all of the powers and the abilities of the Hellhound, a process that the Hellhound has seemingly performed countless times throughout its long life. After possessing a body, the Hellhound can either dominate the vessel's spirit and control their body like its own, or they can merge themselves with the spirit of their vessel so that they can work together for a common goal, such as what happened with Parrish and Cerberus when it became clear that they would unable to defeat the Beast without each other's cooperation. It's possible that the human needs to be moments away from death in order to be possessed by a Hellhound, as was the case with Parrish, who had just accidentally triggered an I.E.D. explosion while serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan when the Hellhound Cerberus possessed him, keeping him alive in the process. *("A Credible Threat")*
* **Super Strength:** The Hellhound is incredibly strong. This was demonstrated when Parrish knocked Theo Raeken out with one punch and flipped over Stiles' Jeep with ease while Stiles was still inside of it.*("Strange Frequencies")* It even had enough strength to possibly rival the Beast by blocking its strong strikes, though he had to this with two hands due to the immense size difference between them.*("The Sword and the Spirit")*, *("A Credible Threat")*, *("The Beast of Beacon Hills")*, *("Apotheosis")* After the McCall Pack successfully trapped a Ghost Rider in a cage and surrounded it with Mountain Ash, the Hellhound was compelled by the Ghost Rider to break the mountain ash barrier; when both Scott and Liam attempted to stop him, they were both forced to sync their efforts and push off from the bars of the cage while lifting the Hellhound from the ground just to knock him back and prevent the Hellhound from getting closer. *("Blitzkrieg")*
* **Super Speed, Agility, and Reflexes:** Like most supernatural creatures, the Hellhound is very fast, easily faster than any normal human. The Hellhound appears to be one of *Teen Wolf's* most swift creatures, as it was running so fast that it easily kept up with the pace of the Beast of Gevaudan *("A Credible Threat")* and was able to completely clear up the blood and body left after Donovan Donati's death within moments so that it appeared as though no one had ever been there.*("A Novel Approach")*
* **Super Senses:** The Hellhound's heightened senses allow them to see, smell or hear things that normal humans cannot, though the exact range of this power has yet to be defined. Halwyn demonstrated a very acute sense of hearing, which he could use to identify people simply by listening to their specific heart rate and pattern.*("Memory Lost")* When their eyes glow with hellfire, their eyesight is enhanced enough to see in the dark and to perceive supernatural phenomena not otherwise visible to human sight, such as the Nemeton.
* **Super Durability**: The Hellhound's body is much more durable than that of a normal human, allowing them to endure impact trauma with little to no injury. Parrish and Halwyn have both been seen getting thrown forcefully into (and sometimes even *through*) walls and have gotten right up to continue fighting, and has handled being punched and hit by the Beast of Gevaudan with a similar amount of endurance. Halwyn was hit across the face with a torn-off locker door by Liam Dunbar and was barely fazed by the impact.*("Memory Lost")*
* **Shapeshifting:** The Hellhound has the ability to transform the bodies of their human hosts into Hellhound form, which involves glowing reddish-orange eyes, retractable claws and fangs that are deadly sharp, and skin that has the appearance of black volcanic rock with veins of molten lava running through it.

* **Pyrokinetic Shapeshifting**: The Hellhound can transform into a fire-based being, their bodies completely composed of flames with which it can selectively use to protect or ignite; for example, the flames covering Parrish's hand caused a Chimera named Corey Bryant to burst into flames and sustain third-degree burns over his entire body, *("Amplification")* while a Banshee, Lydia Martin, was protected by the flames when Cerberus wrapped his flaming arms and body around her to protect her and the bystanders from her overpowered Banshee wail. *("Lie Ability")* When the Hellhound is being compelled by a Ghost Rider of the Wild Hunt (or, in Garrett Douglas' case, a supernatural being who has taken the power of a Ghost Rider), their glowing eyes will turn from blazing orange-red to bright blue-green, reflecting the same color as the Wild Hunt's mystical energy.*("Blitzkrieg")*

* **Accelerated Healing:** The Hellhound has been shown to heal from mild to moderate wounds extremely quickly. Parrish has had his abdomen clawed open and his chest impaled with a pipe, both of which healed completely within an hour. It appears that the Hellhound's healing ability is related to its fire-based powers, as the wounds are shown to literally smoke until the tissue is regenerated. This healing happens much quicker when the Hellhound is in control; when their human vessel is in control, their healing is remarkably decreased in speed.
* **Pyrokinesis**: The Hellhound possesses the ability to produce extremely hot flames from within their body, which they can use for many different effects. The Hellhound, while in Parrish's body, has been seen using the flames his body creates to set fire to the bodies of the dead Chimeras whose supernatural secret he was protecting; to enhance his fighting by using flaming fists to hit opponents; and using it as a defensive mechanism, such as when Corey Bryant grabbed him and was subsequently set ablaze. *("Amplification")* This fire does not always need to be harmful, though, as the Hellhound has also used it to protect Lydia Martin and the bystanders from her Banshee scream. *("Lie Ability")* After some practice, Parrish was able to produce projectile streams of fire from his palms, directing it wherever he wanted, such as using it as a weapon against an opponent.

* **Thermokinesis**: Hellhounds have the ability to generate an extreme amount of heat from one's body, and can heat their and direct the heat through their hands to melt objects such as metal without having to utilize fire to do so. Parrish/Cerberus used a more advanced version of this ability to great effect during the war with the Hunters, as he was able to send out a wave of heat from his body that made the Hunters' guns heat up to the point of glowing orange, forcing them to drop them before they could be burned. *("The Wolves of War")*
* **Fire Immunity**: Due to their pyrokinetic and thermokinetic abilities, the Hellhound is completely immune to the effects of heat and fire. Jordan Parrish was once doused in gasoline and set ablaze, and the only negative side effect that occurred was that his clothing melted; otherwise, he suffered no burns or injuries of any kind. Fire is even able to bring the Hellhound into control.

* **Harbinger Connection**: The Hellhound (and the Wild Hunt in general) has a mysterious connection to other Harbingers of Death.

* **Banshee Connection**: At least some Banshees appear to have a similar connection with Hellhounds, who are also harbingers of death and who share some of the powers that Banshees have, such premonitions and being drawn to recently deceased bodies. This has been demonstrated by Lydia and a Hellhound named Jordan Parrish, who share both a supernatural and a romantic connection that allows them to locate each other in emergency situations, along with being able to communicate important messages to each other regarding an impending death; for example, Lydia unconsciously appeared in Parrish's mind after he had been attacked by Belasko and urged him to hold on until help arrived, *("Creatures of the Night")* and she did the same thing after she had become catatonic to warn him of her current status and the fact that Noah Stilinski was near death as well. *("The Last Chimera")* Lydia was also shown to have a strong connection to another Hellhound, Halwyn, even when the latter was functionally dead after his vessel was shot in the head with a silver-coated bullet by Tamora Monroe *("Memory Lost")*; while Lydia was unconscious on two separate occasions, Halwyn sent Lydia premonitions to help her understand his history and what had happened to him, along with information regarding the current threat of the Anuk-ite. *("Werewolves of London")*, *("Genotype")*
* **Premonitions:** As part of the Harbinger Connection, the Hellhound can experience premonitions (most often in the form of dreams, but they can also occur when the Hellhound and/or its vessel is awake); for example, the premonition Parrish experienced that depicted the future in which they are retrieving the bodies of the dead Chimeras (or dead supernaturals) and bringing them to the Nemeton to be burned in their ritual. *("Condition Terminal")* However, since the future is ever-changing, those who are dead in the Hellhounds' dream may not end up that way if the event that caused their death can be stopped.
	+ **Precognitive Dreaming**: Hellhounds capable of perceiving future events in dreams. He first began experiencing premonitions in general in dreams in which he was taking the bodies of the Chimeras who were considered failures by the Dread Doctors to the Nemeton to be burned in order to hide them from the human community.

* **Rift Manipulation**: Due to its connection to the Wild Hunt (as well as their pyrokinetic powers), the Hellhound is able to safely cross through rifts in the fabric of reality and can use its strength to manually open a rift so that others can safely travel through it as well. This was demonstrated when Garrett Douglas, who was controlling Cerberus/Parrish at the time, compelled them to forcefully open a hole in the rift so that the two of them could pass through. *("Blitzkrieg")*
* **Supernatural Immunity**: Like Banshees, the Hellhound is immune to several types of supernatural phenomenon. Electricity, including that produced by Kitsune and Chimeras with electrokinetic abilities (such as Josh Diaz), have no effect on the Hellhound, nor will Kanima venom paralyze them like it does other humans and supernatural creatures. They also are immune to Mountain Ash, due in part because their pyrokinesis can literally burn out the mystical energy that creates the barrier.
* **Harbinger of Death Sense**: Hellhounds have the limited supernatural power to sense an impending death or a death that has already happened, much like their Banshee compatriots.

### Skills & Abilities

* **Mechanical and Technical Knowledge:** Because Jordan was an EOD technician in the military, he has an extensive understanding of how machinery and technology work, and is able to modify machinery to suit his needs. For example, he was able to figure out how to use The Mute's wrist keyboard communicator during the Deadpool assassinations and modify cellular frequency jammers to extend their range in order to attempt to incapacitate the Dread Doctors.
* **Explosive Ordinance Disposal:** As a former EOD technician, Jordan has had years of experience in diffusing explosive devices such as bombs and IEDs, and was able to successfully diffuse a claymore mine that The Mute set up to try to kill Derek Hale.
* **Law Enforcement Knowledge:** As a police officer, Jordan is very versed in the federal and state legal code and the correct protocols for dealing with various criminal situations. He is especially adept in de-escalating tense situations and talking down those who are committing crimes.
* **Advanced Firearms Proficiency**: As both a former Army soldier and a current police officer, Jordan is highly knowledgeable in the identification and use of various firearms, such as handguns, shotguns, and assault rifles.
* **Close-Quarters Combat**: As both a former Army soldier and a current police officer, Jordan has been extensively trained in close-quarters combat, both with and without weapons. He is so skilled in this that he even trained Lydia Martin in how to defend herself from threats as well.

## Weaknesses

* **Dual Nature:** Because Jordan has only just recently learned that he is the vessel of the Hellhound and has little knowledge or understanding of his powers or responsibilities in the supernatural world, he was prone to going into fugue states where he was unconscious of what he was doing, and his behavior seemed to be ruled purely by the Hellhound spirit inside him. As a result, Jordan was essentially split into two distinct personalities—his human self, and Cerberus, the spirit possessing him, the latter of whom was able to act independently of Jordan while he is essentially blacked out. His Hellhound nature could either be triggered by a supernatural sense of danger or death, similar to those felt by a Banshee, or when he was set on fire, activating his pyrokinetic abilities and awakening Cerberus. As a result, his abilities were usually only triggered in life-or-death situations, and his control over them was unpredictable at best. However, Jordan and Cerberus have since come to an agreement and merged themselves into one autonomous unit, rather than being two separate entities possessing the same body and fighting each other for control. Since this merging has occurred, Jordan has shown near-full control over his powers, indicating that his dual nature may no longer be a weakness.
* **Daylight Hours**: (possibly) As a creature of the night, it appears that Jordan's transformations are limited to the hours of darkness between dusk and dawn, as he has not been shown to go into Hellhound-mode during the day. However, this has not yet been confirmed, and the fact that Jordan and Cerberus are now working as one could indicate that their Hellhound-aspect no longer needs to limit itself to the night when Jordan is sleeping.
* **Inexperience**: One of Parrish's current weakness despite combat training is that he is inexperienced with regards to dealing with the supernatural and as well as being new to his powers. This allowed threats such as Ghost Riders and another Hellhound to soundly defeat him.

## Etymology

* **Jordan**: Jordan is a unisex name derived from the river of the same name, which flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (*Yarden*), derived from יָרַד (*yarad*), which means "descend" or "flow down." In the New Testament, John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name in Europe after Crusaders brought water back from the river with which to baptize their own children. It is possible that the name also has some influence from the Germanic name *Jordanes*, which is likely related to the Norse element *jord*, meaning "land." The name Jordan died out after the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century and became quite popular in America in the latter half of the 20th century.
	+ Variants of the name in other languages include: Jordanes (Ancient Germanic); Urdunn (Arabic); Iordan, Yordan (Bulgarian); Jordá (Catalan); Jordaan, Joord (Dutch); Jourdain (French); Yarden (Hebrew); Iordáin (Irish); Giordano (Italian); Judd (Medieval English); Jordão (Portuguese); Srđan (Serbian); Jordán (Spanish).
* **Parrish**: Parrish is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name that is derived from the Gaulish Saxon tribe *Parisii*, who originally lived beside the Humber river in what is now Lincolnshire, England. However, the name may also be of Norman descent, as evidenced by the obvious reference to Paris, France in the name. The name was reinforced by its folk etymological association with the English word "parish," and, as a result, the surname was occasionally bestowed on foundlings brought up at the expense of the parish in the 17th and 18th centuries.

## Trivia

* Jordan was listed at $5 million on the Deadpool, which is what caused the McCall Pack to realize that he is a supernatural creature.
* At this point, Jordan appears to have very few serious weaknesses with regards to his powers, and at best can only be temporarily incapacitated.
* Like new Werewolves, serious pain and injuries can cause Jordan to revert to his human form from his Hellhound form.
* Jordan shares several similarities to the Marvel comic book character the Incredible Hulk, due to his dual personalities (and lack of control over which personality is dominant at any given time), the fact that he is supernaturally strong, and, on a humorous note, the fact that when he transforms into Hellhound form, all of his clothes tear and burn except for his pants, which are usually destroyed to the point of becoming cut-off shorts.
* It was revealed in *A Credible Threat* that Jordan is actually the vessel for the Hellhound, rather than naturally being one. This possession occurred when the Hellhound was reborn at the exact moment of Scott McCall, Allison Argent, and Stiles Stilinski's suicide sacrifice ritual to locate their parents, which reawakened the Nemeton in Beacon Hills and drew him there.
	+ The Hellhound claimed that Jordan was dead and no longer existed, but Lydia, as a Banshee, implied that she knew Jordan wasn't dead yet and that she knew the Hellhound would die in his fight against the Beast without Jordan's help. This coupled with the fact that some part of Jordan's consciousness appears to be in control during the day when the Hellhound is inactive seems to indicate that Jordan is not fully dead yet and that it may be possible for Jordan and the Hellhound to coexist.
* In the first half of Season 6, it was revealed that the Ghost Riders of the Wild Hunt have the power to control Hellhounds when they were able to take control of Jordan's body and nearly used it to free themselves from their cage. This also extends to those with at least some of the Wild Hunts' powers, as Garrett Douglas, who had consumed a Ghost Rider's pineal gland, was able to dominate Jordan's will and use him as a pawn for the last few episodes of the half-season.

## Relationships

* Jordan and Lydia (Supernaturally Connected, Close Friends)
* Jordan and Sheriff Stilinski (Co-workers, Friends, Allies)
* Jordan and Scott (Friends, Allies)
* Jordan and Stiles (Friends, Allies)
* Chris and Jordan (Friends, Allies)
* Derek and Jordan (Friends, Allies)
* Jordan and Melissa (Allies)
* Jordan and Mason (Allies, Former Rivals)
* Jordan and Sebastien (Enemies)
* Jordan and Theo (Reluctant Allies)
* Jordan and Malia (Boyfriend/Girlfriend, Friends, Allies)