Stiles Stilinski is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Lydia Martin) of the MTV series Teen Wolf. He is the best friend of Scott McCall, which is a friendship that makes them as close as brothers. He is also the ex-boyfriend of Malia Tate, and the husband of Lydia Martin. Stiles is a former student at Beacon Hills High School and the son of Beacon County's Sheriff Stilinski.
He is portrayed by Dylan O'Brien, who also portrayed Thomas in Maze Runner and voiced Bumblebee in the Transformers reboot films.
Development
Casting
Evan Peters & Noah Centineo each auditioned for the role of Stiles Stilinski, but were ultimately not chosen for the role.[1] Dylan O'Brien auditioned for the role of Scott McCall; however, he felt drawn to Stiles' character instead and he got the role.
History
Personality
Stiles is initially introduced as Scott’s trouble-making best friend with a quick wit, a sarcastic sense of humor, and a mischievous streak about him. As a child, his mother nicknamed him “Mischief” after Stiles did because he could not pronounce his real name. As such, he lives true to his nickname; however, he always had a good heart. He is also resourceful, intuitive, and intelligent. He gets good grades in school; on the final question on his midterm exam, Stiles detailed the entire history of male circumcision even though Bobby Finstock taught economics. He also tended to get jealous of any relationships his closest friends had. For example, Stiles would get jealous watching Lydia dating Jackson due to the boy's shared feelings for her. He would also get upset whenever Scott formed bonds with other people, such as Allison and Derek. He would sometimes glare at Allison whenever she and Scott had previously shown signs sofa affection and didn't' get along with Isaac due to his growing friendship with Scott.
Unlike Scott, who is more trusting of people, Stiles is more apprehensive and cautious when it comes to strangers. However, when they prove to be well-intentioned people or trustworthy allies, Stiles will come up to trust them. For example, Stiles was cautious of Derek in the first three seasons, when he and Scott first met him, even suspecting him of killing Laura. It temporarily got worse for the two of them when Derek thought Lydia was the Kanima and plotted to kill her. However, he slowly started trusting Derek when Stiles realized he was doing the right thing such as their shared brotherly relationship with Scott and the rest of the Pack. In Season 3b, Stiles was very cautious of Kira on the first day they met her and even got more suspicious of her when she proved to be a supernatural creature. Stiles warned Scott not to get closer to Kira until they knew whether she was a "psychotic monster" intending to kill them all. However, by Season 4, Stiles changed his mind about Kira after it was proven that she was a Thunder Kitsune and she aided the McCall pack in exorcising the Nogitsune from Stiles' body.
However, he is also actively anxious, hyperactive, and curious; this anxiety mostly was born due to his mother's passing. Since becoming aware of the supernatural world, Stile’s anxiety became worse, especially after his friend Allison died; due to the Nogitsune being in his system he became darker.
Because of this anxiety, Stiles can often become so overwhelmed by trauma that he both physically and verbally lashes out at those around him, whether they are friend or foe, as evidenced by Stiles tackling Scott after his father, Noah, was attacked by a Chimera, despite knowing that Scott, too, was in danger from Theo's machinations as well at the same time that the Sheriff was hurt, preventing Scott from doing anything to help him due to being trapped in the high school with Mountain Ash.
Despite Stiles' anxiety and his increasingly violent reactions to bad news, Stiles is a very loyal person who would do anything to protect his loved ones, even if it means giving up his life to do so. Since his return from the Phantom Train Station, where he was trapped for three months, Stiles has demonstrated a calmer and more content state of mind,
Physical Appearance
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Honey Brown
- Ethnicity: Caucasian; Slavic or Polish
- Age: 16 in season 1 and 2, 17 in Season 3 and 4, and 18 in Season 5 and 6
- Skin Color: Fair
Stiles is a handsome young man with fair skin, brown eyes and brown hair, which has undergone significant changes. In the first two seasons, it used to be a buzz cut, probably a reference to his family being military and law enforcement. However, after season 2 Stiles grew it out. Now his hair is usually spiked or often gelled back similar to Scott's.
In terms of clothing, he mostly wore hoodies, flannel button-ups, baseball-style t-shirts, and slim-cut jeans with Vans sneakers or Converse high-tops; he wore the lacrosse school uniform when playing the games. This includes a black helmet with a mouth guard up front, a red T-shirt that has "Beacon Hills" with the number "24" (on the back, his name "Stilinski" is printed with his player number below)
- Additionally has moles on his face
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Heightened Intelligence
- Athleticism
- Loyalty
- Combatant
- Skilled Thief
- Skilled Investigator
- Law Enforcement Knowledge
- Occultism
- Fear Resistance: Because of his bravery, Stiles is not afraid of the Anuk-ite, a shape-shifter from Native American mythology that feeds on the fears of many. As such, he was not affected by the creature's powers and Stiles was able to kill the demon with Mountain Ash while assisting his best friend, Scott McCall.
- Technological Knowledge
- Mythological Knowledge
Former Powers
Void Stiles: (formerly)
- Superhuman Strength
- Accelerated Healing
- Pain Absorption
- Illusion Casting
- Immunity to Electricity
- Zoopathy (Control over flies)
Relationships
Allies
- Heather † - Childhood Friend and Crush
- McCall Pack - Packmates and Friends
- Scott McCall - Former Alpha, Best Friend, and Surrogate Brother
- Allison Argent - Close Friend
- Malia Tate - Ex-girlfriend
- Lydia Martin - Love Interest
- Liam Dunbar - Close Friend and Fraternal Bond
- Mason Hewitt
- Corey Bryant
- Derek Hale - Good Friends and Former Enemy
- Kira Yukimura - Former Packmate
- Hayden Romero - Former Packmate
- Isaac Lahey - Former Packmate
- Danny Mahealani - Former Classmate and Friend
- Tara Graem † - Babysitter
- Beacon County Sheriff's Department - Allies and Temporary Enemies
- Jordan Parrish - Savior
- Cerberus
- Jordan Parrish - Savior
- FBI - Employment
- Rafael McCall. - Former Enemy, Colleague and Savior
- Cora Hale - Friend and Crush
- Hale Pack - Former Enemies
- Erica Reyes - love interest
- Vernon Boyd
- Caitlin - Kissed
- Melissa McCall - Mother Figure and Savior
- Beacon Hills High School
- Natalie Martin - Former Principal and Former Teacher
- Coach Bobby Finstock
- Marin Morrell - Former Councilor
- Chris Argent - Former Enemy and Friend
- Deucalion - Former Enemy
- Ethan Steiner - Attempted Attack, Former Enemy
- Aiden Steiner - Former Attempted Killer
- Jackson Whittemore - Friend, Former Rival and Ally
- Yukimura Family
- Noshiko Yukimura - Situational Enemy
- Ken Yukimura - Teacher
- Peter Hale - Former Enemy
- Theo Raeken - Former Enemy, Childhood Friend and Attempted Killer
Enemies
- Jennifer (Peter's nurse) †
- Kate Argent - Attempted Killer
- Gerard Argent - Kidnapper and Attempted Killer
- Adrian Harris - Former Teacher and Tormentor
- Matt Daehler † - Former Classmate, Captor and Attempted Killer
- David Whittemore
- Julia Baccari/Jennifer Blake/The Darach
- Alpha Pack
- The Nogitsune
- Oni
- Eichen House - Former Captors
- Dr. Gabriel Valack †
- Brunski † - Attempted Killer
- Meredith Walker - Temporary Enemy
- William Barrow
- Berserkers
- Deadpool Assassins
- The Chemist - Attempted Killer
- Violet
- Garrett
- Calavera Family - Situational Allies**Araya Calavera
- Dread Doctors
- Chimeras
- Noah Patrick † - Situational Ally
- Donovan Donati †
- Tracy Stewart †
- Josh Diaz †
- Sebastien Valet/Beast of Gévaudan †
- Ghost Riders
- Garrett Douglas †
- Monroe's Army
- Tamora Monroe
- The Anukite - Victim
- Claudia Stilinski (Phantom) † - Attempted Killer
- Katashi - Victim (while under The Nogitsune control)
Gallery
Quotes
- Scott: "Stiles, what the hell are you doing!"
- Stiles: "You weren't answering your phone! why do you have a bat?!"
- ―Scott and Stiles' first lines in the series
- “Oh, right. Derek said you guys had a Code. I guess no one ever breaks it...”
- ―Stiles before telling Chris that Kate started the Hale fire
- “In fact, if I wanted to, I could probably drag your little Werewolf ass out into the middle of the road and leave you for dead!”
- ―Stiles being fine with leaving Derek to bleed out
Trivia
- A bat is Stiles' odd way of fighting the supernatural.
- Stiles is an avid fan of the Batman comics or at least aware of them, comparing his friendship with Scott to Batman and Robin and comparing Erica Reyes to Catman
- Stiles may also be a fan of the Beatles and the Who because he wears two shirts with their respective logos.
- Scott and Stiles agree that neither can live without the other, making it the longest lasting friendship in the series.
- Stiles highly values Noah, Lydia and Scott, the two people he loves the most. Noah is his father, Lydia is his girlfriend and true love and Scott has been his best friend and brother since childhood
- As time goes on, Stiles becomes less scared of guns.
- In Season 2's Fury, Stiles was scared speechless by Matt Daehler when he aimed his gun at Stiles' head.
- In Season 3B's De-Void, Chris Argent aims his gun at Void-Stiles' head and has to be talked out of shooting him by Sheriff Stilinski and Allison Argent.
- In Season 4's Weaponized, Stiles is held at gunpoint in the same locker room by The Chemist, who threatens to shoot him in the forehead if he doesn't tell him where Scott, Malia, and Kira are hiding. Stiles stands his ground but begins trembling in fear as The Chemist counts to three.
- In Season 4's Time of Death, Chris once again aims a gun at Stiles' head, only this time, it is simply on accident due to Stiles sneaking up on him unannounced.
- In Season 5's Apotheosis, the Desert Wolf aims her gun at Stiles when he arrives at the McCall House to help Malia defeat her, and Stiles exasperatedly sighs, "Oh, damn" before Malia tackles him out of the way.
