Luna Garza

Luna Garza

Luna Garza

Appearances

Season(s)

4, 5

First seen

"She's Not There"

Last seen

"Gone, Gone, Gone"

Appeared in

17 episodes (see below)

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Biographical Information

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Status

Alive

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Origin

Bon Temps, Louisiana

Profession

School Teacher

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Family Information

Emma Garza - Daughter
Marcus Bozeman - husband (deceased)
Martha Bozeman - Ex-Mother-in-Law
Mr. Garza
Mrs. Garza (deceased)
Unnamed paternal grandparents

Supernatural Information

Species

Skinwalker

Powers

Able to transform into any animal or human on Earth

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Janina Gavankar

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Luna Garza is a Skinwalker introduced in the fourth season of True Blood as a main character and a new love interest for the already established Sam Merlotte. Luna is portrayed by American actress Janina Gavankar. A minor character by the name of Luna appears in the second Sookie Stackhouse book, Living Dead in Dallas.

Early life

As of now, little of Luna's backstory is known. She is of Mexican descent on her mother's side and Native American descent on her father's side. Luna's mother died giving birth to her and she was raised by her father and grandparents in a Navajo reservation. As Luna's mother died giving birth to her, Luna is responsible for indirectly ending her mother's life. A shapeshifter who kills another shapeshifting member of their family becomes a skinwalker, someone capable of turning into any animal (including humans) on Earth. The Navajo believed skinwalkers to be evil witches so Luna most likely had a difficult time growing up. At some stage, she shapeshifted into her dead mother. Luna deemed the experience "crazy" and "scary" but she was also happy to assume the form her own mother who she never remembered.

Season 4

• See "Luna Garza/Season 4"

Season 5

Sam shows up at Luna's house to warn her and Emma that Marcus's werewolf pack is looking for them and that they are in danger. Rikki arrives at Luna's and threatens them. Sam says that he was the one who killed Marcus so the pack will stay away from Luna and Emma. ("Turn! Turn! Turn!")

Alcide and Luna show up to save Sam from the pack.

Sam is tortured into bringing the pack to Marcus' body. The wolves dig him up and the remove him from his shallow grave. Before Rikki can throw Sam into the grave, Luna shows up with Alcide, who claims he was the one who killed Marcus. Two wolves bows to him, but the rest do not and force the two wolves to stand. They claim to never bow before him, but Alcide is "cool either way". The main older werewolf objecting is J.D., The wolves shift and begin to eat Marcus' corpse. ("Turn! Turn! Turn!")

Luna takes Sam home and cleans up his injuries. While Luna goes to check on Emma Martha arrives at her home. Sam tells her that Luna doesn't want to see her. Luna arrives back into the room and sees her, telling her to leave. Martha asks what will happen when Emma "turns". Martha states that she "feels" Emma is a werewolf, not a shifter. After she leaves, Sam tells Luna to be a bit easier on Martha. He is trying to reason with Luna, that Emma may be a werewolf. Luna barks at him in anger, and Sam is confused with her behavior. Luna says that Emma is her daughter. They argue longer until Sam eventually says "fuck you psycho". Luna later goes to Emma's room, telling her to get to sleep. When she opens the door she finds Emma is now a werewolf cub. ("Authority Always Wins")

Sam arrives at Luna's house. When Luna opens the door she tries to tell Sam sorry but that now isn't a good time. But Sam stops her telling her that Emory and Suzanne were dead that they have been shot. Luna then lets Sam and begins to cry. When inside Sam begins to talk to Luna and asks her if she knows anyone who would want to hurt Emory and Suzanne but Luna says no saying that they were good people. Suddenly the two hear commotion in Emma's room. Sam gets up but Luna stops him telling him that Emma hasn't been able to sleep lately. She then tells Sam it was probably best if he leaves. He says okay and the two hug. Sam then tells says sorry everything has been messed up lately and he tells her he'll be back tomorrow. Luna says okay and Sam leaves. Shortly after Sam's departure she hears a gun shot and she instantly runs outside. But when Luna runs outside she sees Sam has been shot by a group of men in the bed of a pickup truck wearing masks. The men then aim at Luna and Luna is shot in her arm then her stomach. She then falls to the ground with Sam shouting out her name. Suddenly Emma runs outside and calls for her mom after seeing her on the floor. But Sam yells to Emma to run. The men begin to shoot at Emma but Emma then shifts and escapes into the woods. The men then drive away leaving Sam alive but with Luna lying across from him. ("Let's Boot and Rally")

As Luna and Sam are wheeled into the hospital -- both alive -- Emma runs to a house as a wolf pup and yelps at the door. Martha Bozeman, her werewolf grandmother, opens it and takes her in.

At the hospital Sam goes to find Luna, right at the moment that Martha brings Emma to see Luna. Martha tells Luna that she doesn't want to compete with her or take Emma away from Luna, but she just wants to be in her granddaughter's life. Luna tells Martha that someone is hunting shifters, and asks if she'll keep Emma safe. Martha agrees. ("Hopeless")

In the hospital Sam tells Luna about that has been going on. Luna says she needs to be out there helping but Sam tells Luna it's safer in the hospital. Sookie then drops by wiht gifts for Luna.

As Luna is asleep Sam is still in the hospital and a nurse then walks in the room telling Sam he has to leave, that visiting hours ended two hours ago. Sam says alright and just before Sam leaves the hospital he catches one of the shooters posing as an orderly. Sam then runs after the guy and tackles him in an empty room and then tells the man "this if for my friends and punches the man in the face." ("In the Beginning")

Powers & Abilities

Luna is able to shapeshift into any other animal at will although she is forced to change on a full moon. While most shapeshifters can only turn into typical animals, Luna is also capable of transforming into other Humans because she killed another Shapeshifting member of her family; as her mother died giving birth to her. This makes Luna a Skinwalker. As a Shapeshifter, Luna is also slightly stronger and faster than Humans and has greatly enhanced senses.

Image Gallery

Luna and Sam having a conversation

Luna with Sam Merlotte, Emory Broome and Suzanne McKittrick shifting into horses.

Luna in the books

Luna is introduced as a minor character in the second book, Living Dead in Dallas and the only major character she interacts with is Sookie. Luna is a Hispanic woman with dark hair and eyes and lives in Dallas. She's working undercover at the Fellowship of the Sun church in Dallas and helps Sookie escape from it when Steve Newlin imprisons her there. As Luna and Sookie take off, Luna explains more about the supernatural community to Sookie and introduces her to two werewolves. Luna is a shapeshifter called herself werebat, the bat is the form most comfortable to her, as the collie is to Sam. Luna has not made any further appearances in the books, however, she did make an appearance in the novella "Small Town Wedding".

Appearances

True Blood

Season four appearances
"She's Not There"	"You Smell Like Dinner"	"If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?"	"I'm Alive and on Fire"
"Me and the Devil"	"I Wish I Was the Moon"	"Cold Grey Light of Dawn"	"Spellbound"
"Let's Get Out of Here"	"Burning Down the House"	"Soul of Fire"	"And When I Die"

Season five appearances
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"	"Authority Always Wins"	"Whatever I Am, You Made Me"	"We’ll Meet Again"
"Let's Boot and Rally"	"Hopeless"	"In the Beginning"	"Somebody That I Used to Know"
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	"Gone, Gone, Gone"	"Sunset"	"Save Yourself"

The Sookie Stackhouse Books

Novels

• Living Dead in Dallas

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