Teen Wolf: The Movie
monition ! Spoilers ahead for Teen Wolf : The Movie . Derek , a fan - favorite from the show , returned inTeen Wolf : The Movieand ultimately arrive a long - due translation . His role in this film deviates from his anti - hero / bad - boy role in the show . rather , the newfangled film evidence a more mature Derek , focusing on guiding his Logos , who is gaining werewolf big businessman . His maturation is unmistakable in the modification of eye color at the film ’s end .
Taking post over a decennium afterthe originalTeen Wolftimeline , Derek ’s journeying as a lycanthrope has been complicated . Since the series ended , his eyes have been blue , symbolizing a beta who has shoot down an innocent homo . The blue color resulted from Derek ’s mercy killing of his lady friend , Paige .
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Derek’s Red Eyes Before His Death Proved He Was Always An Alpha In Teen Wolf
When Derek sacrifice himself to kill the Nogitsune , Derek ’s eyes change from dingy to bolshy , which appears when a wolfman becomes an Alpha . Alphas are consider the most powerful of the werewolf mintage . Their powers come from the " alpha spark " manifest most commonly through heritage or theft by shoot down an alpha . Derek originally became an alpha after killing his uncle Peter , but during theTeen Wolf Movieending , he becomes a " reliable Alpha , " the rarefied lycanthrope type . Because he did something of honor and with his majuscule strength , his status as a lawful Alpha seemed to return briefly beforeDerek ’s honorary death . Throughout the show , Derek makes similar sacrifices for those he holds dear . His ability to turn into a true alpha shows that Derek has always had the leaders and selfless traits necessary .
How Derek’s Eye Color Change Continued A Teen Wolf Trend
The semblance of supernatural creature ' eyes distinguishes social rank , mogul , and type . Of all the center color changes in the show , Derek has gone through the most . His initial color was yellow , the primary colour of beta Wolf . They subsequently become blue and red after becoming an alpha in season one . After lose his alpha position and becoming an evolved savage , he regain his yellow - eye status briefly before returning to the original blue vividness .
While Derek Hale ’s arc may have ostensibly end , the motion-picture show still leftone Derek mystery unansweredconcerning the mother of his Logos Eli . Teen Wolf : The Moviedoesn’t ghost on the issue at all , but it could be explored in a potential twirl - off around Eli . Characters do n’t tend to remain dead in the Teen Wolf universe , so Derek could reunite with his son in some aspect .
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