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[[File:408px-German_Shepherd_Vienna.jpg|thumb|136px|Skinwalker in animal form]]''In Native American Navaho shaman teachings, a skinwalker is a human that has lost a majority of his or her soul and thus can only shape-shift from a dog to a skinwalker. Sometimes trapped in-between the worlds between this world and across the veil, and sometimes coming over fully. Most of the time, in the dog form, these dogs are highly sexual, brownish in color, and like a pit bull and pit bull terrier mix. Sizes vary from a larger looking dog to a medium size dog, generally light tan to darkish brown-tan. The sexual energy of the dog allows it to shape-shift.'''
 
[[File:408px-German_Shepherd_Vienna.jpg|thumb|136px|Skinwalker in animal form]]''In Native American Navaho shaman teachings, a skinwalker is a human that has lost a majority of his or her soul and thus can only shape-shift from a dog to a skinwalker. Sometimes trapped in-between the worlds between this world and across the veil, and sometimes coming over fully. Most of the time, in the dog form, these dogs are highly sexual, brownish in color, and like a pit bull and pit bull terrier mix. Sizes vary from a larger looking dog to a medium size dog, generally light tan to darkish brown-tan. The sexual energy of the dog allows it to shape-shift.'''
   
'''Skinwalkers''' are on the popular TV show, explains them as supernatural creatures that were encountered by the [[Winchester Brothers]] and other [[Hunter]]s. [[Dean Winchester]], after reading [[John Winchester's journal]], sees them as cousins of [[werewolves]] due to their similarities; much like them, skinwalkers can transform into animals.
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'''Skinwalkers''' are supernatural creatures that were encountered by the [[Winchester Brothers]] and other [[Hunter]]s. [[Dean Winchester]], after reading [[John Winchester's journal]], sees them as cousins of [[werewolves]] due to their similarities; much like them, skinwalkers can transform into animals.
   
 
All skinwalkers originate from the [[Alpha Skinwalker]]. This [[Alpha]] placed thirty skinwalkers in dog form with families. He planned to create an army of skinwalkers by turning the families in skinwalkers all at once, turning 30 into 150.
 
All skinwalkers originate from the [[Alpha Skinwalker]]. This [[Alpha]] placed thirty skinwalkers in dog form with families. He planned to create an army of skinwalkers by turning the families in skinwalkers all at once, turning 30 into 150.
   
They appered as "monsters of the week" in the episodes ... and '[[All Dogs Go To Heaven]]'.
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They appered as "monsters of the week" in the episodes ... and ''[[All Dogs Go To Heaven]]''.
   
 
==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==
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==Known Abilities==
 
==Known Abilities==
 
*'''Shape-shifting -''' Like werewolves, skinwalkers possess the ability to transform into a canine. Unlike werewolves, however, skinwalkers transform into a complete animal rather than a hybrid between man and wolf creature. Skinwalkers can change for human to animal form anytime without a full moon.
 
*'''Shape-shifting -''' Like werewolves, skinwalkers possess the ability to transform into a canine. Unlike werewolves, however, skinwalkers transform into a complete animal rather than a hybrid between man and wolf creature. Skinwalkers can change for human to animal form anytime without a full moon.
*Increctious bite- Like wereolves, skinwalkers possess a poisonus bite; if someone is bitten by a skinwalker, he or she will also become a skinwalker.
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*'''Increctious bite'''- Like wereolves, skinwalkers possess a poisonus bite; if someone is bitten by a skinwalker, he or she will also become a skinwalker.
 
*'''Enhanced Smelling '''- They can smell a scent far better than a human, in either form. Using this ability, they can tell if they are being followed or if someone is in the vicinity within a range of 100 yards or more, approximately.
 
*'''Enhanced Smelling '''- They can smell a scent far better than a human, in either form. Using this ability, they can tell if they are being followed or if someone is in the vicinity within a range of 100 yards or more, approximately.
   
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==Weaknesses==
 
==Weaknesses==
Like all other shape sifters, Skinwalkers are vulnerable to and can only be killed by weapons made out of silver .Ether silver bullet or knife in it's heart.
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Like all other shape sifters, Skinwalkers are vulnerable to and can only be killed by weapons made out of silver. Either silver bullet or knife in it's heart.
   
 
==Known Skinwalkers==
 
==Known Skinwalkers==
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Revision as of 03:11, 28 November 2011

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Skinwalker in animal form

In Native American Navaho shaman teachings, a skinwalker is a human that has lost a majority of his or her soul and thus can only shape-shift from a dog to a skinwalker. Sometimes trapped in-between the worlds between this world and across the veil, and sometimes coming over fully. Most of the time, in the dog form, these dogs are highly sexual, brownish in color, and like a pit bull and pit bull terrier mix. Sizes vary from a larger looking dog to a medium size dog, generally light tan to darkish brown-tan. The sexual energy of the dog allows it to shape-shift.'

Skinwalkers are supernatural creatures that were encountered by the Winchester Brothers and other Hunters. Dean Winchester, after reading John Winchester's journal, sees them as cousins of werewolves due to their similarities; much like them, skinwalkers can transform into animals.

All skinwalkers originate from the Alpha Skinwalker. This Alpha placed thirty skinwalkers in dog form with families. He planned to create an army of skinwalkers by turning the families in skinwalkers all at once, turning 30 into 150.

They appered as "monsters of the week" in the episodes ... and All Dogs Go To Heaven.

Characteristics

Skinwalkers are counsidered by hunters to be werewolf cousins because they have similer characteristics. They are shape shift into an animal, they are killed by silver weapons, they infect people with a singel bite, and they feed on human hearts.

Unlike werewolves, skinwalkers' transformation into a canine is complete and they are not limited by the phases of the moon. Skinwalkers can change into their animal form at any time, day or night. Skinwalkers also mostly change into canines instead of wolves or as a wolf-human hybrd like werewolves. Like other creatures such as vampires, Djinn, and like real canines, they seem to have a pack mentality.

Other common features similar to werewolves is the fact that they always eat the heart of their victim and they have an infectious bite -- they can turn humans into skinwalkers simply by biting them and passing on the infection to the person. Silver has been shown to be the only thing that can kill a skinwalker. Whenever a skinwalker is killed by a silver bullet or knife in it's animal form, it revert back to it's human fom.

Skinwalkers come from Native American lore. In Native American folklore, skinwalkers are said to be a person that becomes a skinwalker by using black magic and killing a family member using the spell at the same time. Once they become a skinwalker, they can tansform into any animal they want. Most commonly a coyote, wolf, dog, fox, owl, raven, or crow. It's possible that the skinwalkers in Supernatural can change into any animal they want. The ones in All dog's go to Heaven, possiblly just took the form of dogs just so they could get close to humans.

Known Abilities

  • Shape-shifting - Like werewolves, skinwalkers possess the ability to transform into a canine. Unlike werewolves, however, skinwalkers transform into a complete animal rather than a hybrid between man and wolf creature. Skinwalkers can change for human to animal form anytime without a full moon.
  • Increctious bite- Like wereolves, skinwalkers possess a poisonus bite; if someone is bitten by a skinwalker, he or she will also become a skinwalker.
  • Enhanced Smelling - They can smell a scent far better than a human, in either form. Using this ability, they can tell if they are being followed or if someone is in the vicinity within a range of 100 yards or more, approximately.
  • Accelerated Healing - They appear to be able to heal themselves much faster than humans. (E.g. A skinwalker was hit by a minivan, but when he returned back to his human form, he appeared to have no physical harm. The same skinwalker was shot with a bullet later, but the wound healed extremely quickly.)
  • Enhanced Strength - Their strength seems to be greater than the average human.
  • Enhanced Speed - Skinwalkers, in their animal form, can run and move supernaturally faster than humans.
  • Invulnerability - Like many other shape shifters, skinwalkers can only be killed by silver bullets to the heart.

Weaknesses

Like all other shape sifters, Skinwalkers are vulnerable to and can only be killed by weapons made out of silver. Either silver bullet or knife in it's heart.

Known Skinwalkers