Earlier this season, Scott is transformed into a berserker, which establishes his power as a powerful warrior and leader. A berserker comes from Norse and Viking mythology and is the name for a fierce warrior who is said to enter into an uncontrollable, trance-like fury during battle. Berserkers wear the skin of their totem animal, usually bears or wolves, because soldiers believed they could channel the animal’s power. The Teen Wolf version imagines the berserker wearing the bones of its spirit animal, which might be even scarier.
Berserkers worshipped Odin, the chief god in Viking mythology, and it was widely believed that neither iron or fire could harm them because of Odin’s protection. This explains their invincibility in the show.
