Alcide Herveaux
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Alcide Herveaux is a fictional character
from the The Southern Vampire Mysteries
/ Sookie Stackhouse Novels by author Charlaine Harris
. He is a Were (a full blooded werewolf
) who owns a surveying company with his father in Shreveport, LA. He is depicted as a tall man with green eyes, and thick, tousled black hair.
, when Eric
sends Alcide to help Sookie find Bill Compton
who has been kidnapped by his "maker" Lorena. Alcide and Sookie seem to have a chemistry from the beginning, but he is emotionally tied to his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Debbie Pelt (a were-lynx). Sookie "liked him very much."
In the fourth book, Dead to the World
, it is revealed that his ex, Debbie, had participated in vampire Bill Compton’s torture. Alcide then banishes her from the Shreveport pack. At the end of this book, Sookie killed Debbie in self-defense. Alcide noted Debbie's scent at Sookie's house and realized that Sookie killed her, which would always stand between Alcide and Sookie as a potential couple.
In the fifth novel, Dead as a Doornail
, Alcide involves Sookie in the battle for pack leader between his father and Patrick Furnan. Alcide wanted Sookie to use her telepathic abilities because many believed that Patrick Furnan was going to cheat. Even though Patrick is found guilty of cheating, he still wins, kills Alcide's father and becomes leader of the Long Tooth pack. Alcide thinks that Sookie failed him, and in his rage and anger of the loss of his father, he blames Sookie.
Alcide later begins to date Maria-Star Cooper, but in From Dead to Worse
she is brutally killed. Sookie is also attacked twice by some unknown weres and there are other murders and disappearances. The Long Tooth pack becomes severely divided, blaming each other for these attacks, and a war seems inevitable. Sookie acts as a mediator between these two groups and it turns out that these murders and disappearance were caused by another pack led by Priscilla Hebert, sister to Patrick Furnan's right-hand man. A battle erupts, ending with the deaths of Patrick Furnan and most of Priscilla's pack. Alcide becomes the leader of the Long Tooth pack.
In the tenth book, Dead in the Family
, Alcide arranges for the pack to have their monthly hunt on Sookie's property. Several days after the weres find some unusual tracks, a dead werewolf is discovered. Alcide's girlfriend Annabelle confesses to infidelity with the murdered were. Alcide calls upon Sookie to take a shaman potion to find the traitor(s) in the pack.
portrays Alcide in HBO's True Blood
series.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the The Southern Vampire Mysteries
The Southern Vampire Mysteries
The Southern Vampire Mysteries, also known as The Sookie Stackhouse Novels, is a series of books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris that were first published in 2001 and now serve as the source material for the HBO television series True Blood...
/ Sookie Stackhouse Novels by author Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing mysteries for over twenty years. She was born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area of the United States. She now lives in southern Arkansas with her husband and three children...
. He is a Were (a full blooded werewolf
Werewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...
) who owns a surveying company with his father in Shreveport, LA. He is depicted as a tall man with green eyes, and thick, tousled black hair.
Book series biography
The author introduces this character in the third novel, Club DeadClub Dead
Club Dead is the third book in Charlaine Harris's series The Southern Vampire Mysteries, released in 2003. In Club Dead, Sookie's boyfriend Bill disappears while working on a secret project, and Sookie heads out to Jackson, Mississippi in hopes of retrieving him alive...
, when Eric
Eric Northman
Eric Northman is a fictional character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of eleven books written by New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris. He is a vampire, slightly over one thousand years old, and is first introduced in the first novel, Dead Until Dark and appears in all...
sends Alcide to help Sookie find Bill Compton
Bill Compton (vampire)
William Erasmus "Bill" Compton is a fictional character from the The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse series by author Charlaine Harris. He is a vampire and is introduced in the first novel in the series, Dead Until Dark, and has appeared in all of the novels since.-Human life:In the...
who has been kidnapped by his "maker" Lorena. Alcide and Sookie seem to have a chemistry from the beginning, but he is emotionally tied to his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Debbie Pelt (a were-lynx). Sookie "liked him very much."
In the fourth book, Dead to the World
Dead to the World (novel)
Dead to the World is the fourth book in Charlaine Harris's series The Southern Vampire Mysteries, released in 2004. In Dead to the World, Sookie aids vampires Eric and Pam in their struggle against a coven of witches seeking to take over control of their area, and takes care of Eric after the...
, it is revealed that his ex, Debbie, had participated in vampire Bill Compton’s torture. Alcide then banishes her from the Shreveport pack. At the end of this book, Sookie killed Debbie in self-defense. Alcide noted Debbie's scent at Sookie's house and realized that Sookie killed her, which would always stand between Alcide and Sookie as a potential couple.
In the fifth novel, Dead as a Doornail
Dead as a Doornail
Dead as a Doornail is the fifth book in Charlaine Harris's series The Southern Vampire Mysteries.-Summary:It's the first full moon since Jason was bitten by the werepanther Felton Norris . Calvin Norris comes to watch over him and help him, and Jason ends up loving turning into a half man/half...
, Alcide involves Sookie in the battle for pack leader between his father and Patrick Furnan. Alcide wanted Sookie to use her telepathic abilities because many believed that Patrick Furnan was going to cheat. Even though Patrick is found guilty of cheating, he still wins, kills Alcide's father and becomes leader of the Long Tooth pack. Alcide thinks that Sookie failed him, and in his rage and anger of the loss of his father, he blames Sookie.
Alcide later begins to date Maria-Star Cooper, but in From Dead to Worse
From Dead to Worse
From Dead to Worse is the eighth book in Charlaine Harris's series The Southern Vampire Mysteries.-Plot summary:After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the man-made horror of the explosion at the vampire Summit, Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, yearning for things to get back to...
she is brutally killed. Sookie is also attacked twice by some unknown weres and there are other murders and disappearances. The Long Tooth pack becomes severely divided, blaming each other for these attacks, and a war seems inevitable. Sookie acts as a mediator between these two groups and it turns out that these murders and disappearance were caused by another pack led by Priscilla Hebert, sister to Patrick Furnan's right-hand man. A battle erupts, ending with the deaths of Patrick Furnan and most of Priscilla's pack. Alcide becomes the leader of the Long Tooth pack.
In the tenth book, Dead in the Family
Dead in the Family
Dead in the Family is the tenth book in Charlaine Harris's series The Southern Vampire Mysteries. It was released on May 4, 2010 and debuted at #1 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller List on May 11.- Plot summary :...
, Alcide arranges for the pack to have their monthly hunt on Sookie's property. Several days after the weres find some unusual tracks, a dead werewolf is discovered. Alcide's girlfriend Annabelle confesses to infidelity with the murdered were. Alcide calls upon Sookie to take a shaman potion to find the traitor(s) in the pack.
Television portrayal
Actor Joe ManganielloJoe Manganiello
Joseph Michael "Joe" Manganiello is a classically-trained American film and theatre actor. He holds a BFA in acting from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama...
portrays Alcide in HBO's True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
series.