Stiles Stilinski

Stiles Stilinski is Scott's best friend, he and Scott consider each other brothers, as well as a member of his Pack. "Stiles" is not his first name; only creator Jeff Davis knows his real name and that it was his maternal grandfather's name. Stiles is very sarcastic, but has a very quick mind, being intelligent and clever if somewhat impractical. His intelligence is shown very early on when he figures out that Scott is becoming a werewolf and helps him adapt to his new life. Stiles is Scott's sidekick and confident, helping the young werewolf deal with the supernatural events that plague the town. The show alludes to him having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder through references to his Adderall use, which lends to his fidgeting gestures and frequent flailing. Stiles often provides comic relief to the otherwise dramatic events surrounding him and Scott. Stiles' eagerness and caring nature have constantly put him in danger, nevertheless he continues to help, support and protect his supernatural friends.

Stiles shares a close and affectionate relationship with his father, Sheriff Stilinski, partially due to the death of his mother, Claudia. Stiles is shown to be very emotional and insecure over his mother's death; he was with her when she died. Stiles was 8 years old at the time, and suffered panic attacks afterward. He blamed himself for her death and fears that his father blames him. Stiles, throughout Seasons 1 and 2, has an intense, unrequited love for Lydia Martin, having harbored a crush on her since the 3rd grade. He has a simultaneously adversarial and allied relationship with Derek Hale. Stiles attempts to stand up to Derek, but the werewolf tends to scares him into submission. They help

each other out and save each other's lives multiple times, and by Season 3, they are reluctant allies. In Season 3, Stiles is shown to be working alongside Lydia to figure out who is the culprit behind the Human Sacrifices in Beacon Hills and they have a closer, but more equal, platonic dynamic that suggests Stiles' love for her has become less intense. He also wishes to keep his father out of the supernatural world out of fear he could get him killed, not wanting to lose both his parents. When the Darach kidnaps his father for the Guardian sacrifice, Stiles eventually sacrifices himself temporarily along with Scott and Allison to save their parents with Lydia as his Tether to take his father's place as a Guardian. He is finally reunited with his father at the end of the mid-season finale "Lunar Ellipse", with the new burden of having a "darkness" forever shrouding his heart. With his father finally brought into the supernatural business, the two are now closer.As a result of the Druid sacrifice, in "Anchors", Stiles suffers from hallucinations, sleep paralysis and partial dyslexia, as well as the fact the sacrifice left a door to his mind open. Later, after using his natural intelligence to rescue Lydia from a steel jaw trap and helping to reunite the werecoyote Malia Tate with her father, Stiles' symptoms are cured. However, Stiles is later revealed to be possessed by the Nogitsune. In "Riddled", Stiles comes face to face with the Dark Kitsune in his visions asking the riddle, "Everyone has it, but no one can lose it", which Stiles, terrified, eventually solves as a "shadow". Stiles comes to the realization he's possessed when the Void Kitsune assumes his very face.