History Characters / TheOriginalsMikaelson

* TookALevelInJerkass: During her appearance in Mystic Falls, her desire to kill her children - thus removing vampires from existence - can be somewhat justified, given the atrocities the Originals caused and the imbalance their existence caused. But going after her granddaughter - a newborn baby who hasn't done anything to anyone - offers her no such excuse.
** This becomes more pronounced in the second season. She has no qualms about endangering Kol's life when she orchestrates a werewolf attack on Davina. And when he calls her on the carpet for putting him in danger, she bluntly tells him that he lives or dies 'by her grace' and subdues him with her powers.

** This becomes more pronounced in the second season. She has no qualms about endangering Kol's life when she orchestrates a vampire attack on Davina. And when he calls her on the carpet for putting him in danger, she bluntly tells him that he lives or dies 'by her grace' and subdues him with her powers.

She was not a vampire, but was a powerful witch. Esther was responsible for turning her family into vampires, and now seeks to undo that mistake by killing her children. In the first season, her children consecrated her bones in New Orleans soil as part of their temporary alliance with the witches. This allowed her to gain control of the ancestor witches and the coven by extension. After Genevieve dies in the first season finale, she comes back to life by possessing the body of Cassie, the last Harvest Girl. She also resurrects Kol and Finn to serve as her CoDragons, and is bent on finishing what she started.

* AxCrazy: Kol kills on the merest of whims and for his own pleasure. In comparison, Klaus only kills for his own paranoid reasons.

* BiggerBad: For the witch faction and arguably for the whole season. She shares this role with her husband, Mikael.

* FantasticRacism: Against vampires and her children.

* ProperLady: She carries herself with a certain poise and speaks very eloquently, not even trying to act like a sixteen year-old girl. [[spoiler: It's how Klaus realizes who she truly is when he meets her.]]

* AxCrazy: Kol kills on the merest of whims; even Klaus kills for his own paranoid reasons, Kol takes pleasure in it.

* {{Sadist}}: Kol takes immense pleasure in the pain of others. He gathers innocents together to perform Shakespeare for him, forcing them to kill each other off with FatalMethodActing and murdering them himself for minor infractions.

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* BlondeGuysAreEvil: Mikael's blonde hair is more apparent in flashbacks.

* TheDreaded: Klaus, a werewolf-vampire hybrid who can't be killed and treats everyone around him like an insect...is absolutely terrified of him. In-universe, he's referred to as ''The Destroyer.''

* {{Badass}}: He's the father of the Originals, he's absolutely a badass.

* ChaoticNeutral: Kol likes to play by his own rules and only helps Esther because she brought him back. Case in point: [[spoiler: he doesn't tell her that Davina has both the white oak stake ''and'' Mikael in her power.]]

* TheCorrupter: To Klaus in the flashbacks, whose bad behaviour seemed to get worse when he decided to undagger Kol. It was only when a young Marcel was threatened that Klaus put him back in the coffin.
* HoneyTrap: He's supposed to be one for Davina.
* HotWitch: Has developed warlock powers now that he's human.
* LivingForeverIsAwesome: Kol ''hates'' being in a mortal body after spending a thousand years as an Original vampire. When he gets hurt during [[spoiler: a planned attack on Davina]], he's upset about the wounds he receives and how long they'll take to heal.

* DemotedToDragon: Davina was smart enough to alter the resurrection spell to place him entirely under her control, which Mikael himself is very displeased with.

She was not a vampire, but was a powerful witch. She was the apprentice of one of the world's most powerful witches, Ayanna, during her first years in America. Esther was responsible for turning her family into vampires. She did so by summoning life from the sun and immortality from a white oak tree, then making them drink the blood of Tatia Petrova, one of Amara's doppelgängers, before having Mikael kill them.

She was referred to as "The Original Witch", though she was not the first witch in the world. This was a reference to the fact that she was the witch who was a part of the Original Family.

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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Finn doesn't. He was ready to sacrifice himself to help Esther (using his blood to link him together with his siblings) to kill all the family.

The second-youngest of the Original, notable for being even more AxCrazy and violent than Klaus. He makes his first appearance in season two, after somehow escaping the destruction of The Other Side in TheVampireDiaries, and has joined up with his mother and brother Finn to take out the rest of his siblings. His soul is in the body of a young boy named Kaleb, and has set his sights on Davina.

* ChaoticNeutral: Kol likes to play by his own rules and only helps Esther because she brought him back

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[[folder:Hope]]
!!Hope Mikaelson
->'''Played By:''' Alexandria & Victoria Collins

The daughter of Klaus and the former-werewolf Hayley Marshall. Hope is the result of a one-night-stand between her parents and after she was born her family agreed to fake her death to protect her from all those who wish her harm. Klaus, after promising to get Hope back one day, gives her to the only person he can trust to protect and raise his daughter: his sister, Rebekah.

* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Almost as soon as she's born, her mother Hayley is killed by Monique. Subverted in that Hayley woke up in transition, due to dying while Hope's blood was still inside her.
* DaddysGirl: Klaus is besotted with her even before she's born.
* EnfantTerrible: According to the witches, even before Esther becomes the leader of the ancestor witch spirits.
* HappilyAdopted: By her Aunt Rebekah.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: The reason she's sent away by her family, as it's too dangerous to keep her in New Orleans.
* MacGuffinGirl: The fact that something like her could even exist kicks off the plot of the show, and drives much of the conflict seen in season one. People either want to kill/use her, or protect her at all costs.
* NinjaPirateRobotZombie: Is part werewolf, part vampire ''and'' part witch.
* OffingTheOffspring: In the season finale, it's revealed that her grandmother Esther had taken control of the ancestor witches, and it was her decree that Hope should be sacrificed.
* SinsOfOurFathers: As Klaus notes, Hope has 'inherited' all his enemies by virtue of being his daughter.
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[[folder:Finn]]
!!Finn Mikaelson[=/=]Vincent Griffith
->'''Played By:''' Caspar Zafer & Yusuf Gatewood

The oldest of the Original siblings. He was notable amongst his siblings for hating what he had become and plotted with his mother Esther to bring an end to the rest of his siblings. He - along with Esther and Kol - have been brought back from the dead to finish out what they'd started. His soul is in the body of a warlock; he has gone undercover as Cami's guidance counselor to get information about Klaus' movements.
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!!Esther

!!Finn Mikaelson

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The patriarch of the Original Family. Mikael was searching for Klaus and the rest of his family for a thousand years. He desired to kill Klaus, in order to get revenge for his wife's infidelity. He also never liked Klaus, as he was the product of an affair Klaus' mother had with a werewolf. As such, Mikael was condescending, cold, and abusive towards Klaus. This treatment contributed greatly to Klaus' narcissism, hunger for power, and psychosis.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Davina, who altered the spell so she can gain control of him until she's ready to unleash him on Klaus.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: Even after his death in Series/TheVampireDiaries, Mikael's memory still haunts Klaus.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Sort of. He's portrayed far more negatively than in Series/TheVampireDiaries, where Klaus was the BigBad. Except he's now long dead, and everything we see of him is from the past, making Klaus far more sympathetic in retrospect.
* UnPerson: In ''Le Grand Guignol'' he intends to do this to Klaus, by destroying everything he built and killing everyone who knew Klaus when he was leader of the City.

* BackFromTheDead
* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:For the witch faction and arguably for the whole season. She shares this role with her husband, Mikael.]]
* TheDeterminator: [[spoiler: Not even death will stop her from trying to wipe her children - and her grandchild - from the face of the earth.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:By consecrating her bones in New Orleans soil, her children unwittingly let her take control of the ancestor witches and use her power to continue her vendetta against her family.]]
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Her ultimate goal is to destroy her children and bring balance back to nature. This extends to her grandchild as well.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:During her appearance in Mystic Falls, her desire to kill her children - thus removing vampires from existence - can be somewhat justified, given the atrocities the Originals caused and the imbalance their existence caused. But going after her granddaughter - a newborn baby who hasn't done anything to anyone - offers her no such excuse.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: The biggest of the series thus far. His/Her involvement isn't even meant to be known till the finale

* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: [[spoiler:Almost as soon as she's born, her mother Hayley is killed by Monique.]] Subverted in that [[spoiler:Hayley woke up in transition, due to dying while Hope's blood was still inside her.]]
* DaddysGirl: [[spoiler:Klaus is besotted with her even before she's born.]]
* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler:According to the witches, even before Esther becomes the leader of the ancestor witch spirits.]]
* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:By her Aunt Rebekah.]]
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: [[spoiler:The reason she's sent away by her family, as it's too dangerous to keep her in New Orleans.]]
* MacGuffinGirl: [[spoiler:The fact that something like her could even exist kicks off the plot of the show, and drives much of the conflict seen in season one. People either want to kill/use her, or protect her at all costs.]]
* NinjaPirateRobotZombie: [[spoiler:Is part werewolf, part vampire ''and'' part witch.]]
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:In the season finale, it's revealed that her grandmother Esther had taken control of the ancestor witches, and it was her decree that Hope should be sacrificed.]]
* SinsOfOurFathers: [[spoiler:As Klaus notes, Hope has 'inherited' all his enemies by virtue of being his daughter.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: See all the spoiler tags above? Yeah, kinda hard to describe without giving away a twist.

[[folder:[[spoiler: Finn Mikaelson]] ]]

[[spoiler: The oldest of the Original siblings. He was notable amongst his siblings for hating what he had become and plotted with his mother Esther to bring an end to the rest of his siblings. He - along with Esther and Kol - have been brought back from the dead to finish out what they'd started. His soul is in the body of a warlock; he has gone undercover as Cami's guidance counsellor to get information about Klaus' movements.]]

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]
* [[spoiler: TheDragon: To Esther.]]

[[folder:[[spoiler: Kol Mikaelson]] ]]

[[spoiler: The second-youngest of the Original, notable for being even more AxCrazy and violent than Klaus. He makes his first appearance in season two, after somehow escaping the destruction of The Other Side in TheVampireDiaries, and has joined up with his mother and brother Finn to take out the rest of his siblings. His soul is in the body of a young boy named Kaleb, and has set his sights on Davina.]]

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]
* [[spoiler: TheDragon: To Esther.]]

* BackFromTheDead
* TheDragon: To Esther.

* BackFromTheDead
* TheDragon: To Esther.

[[spoiler: !!Finn Mikaelson]]

[[spoiler: !!Kol Mikaelson]]

[[spoiler: !! Finn Mikaelson]]

[[spoiler: !! Kol Mikaelson]]

!! Finn Mikaelson

!! Kol Mikaelson

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->'''Played By:''' Alice Evans, Natalie Dreyfuss, Claire Holt

The Mikaelson Family from ''The Originals'':

* {{Badass}}: He's the father of the Originals, he's absolutely a {{badass}}.
** BadassLonghair: Back in his early human days. These days he keeps his hair short.

** BadassLonghair: In flashbacks only.

* FoodChainOfEvil: He only feeds on other vampires so he does not have to feed on humans. Ironically in '''Le Grand Guignol''' we find while he prefers not to eat humans he has no problem killing hundreds of them.[[{{MoralDissonance}} From his conversation with Marcel he has destroyed scores of Cities.]] Not to mention in the same episode [[spoiler:he sets an Opera house aflame killing all the humans trapped inside, then precedes to go on a killing rampage in the City in the hunt of his children.]]

* TookALevelInJerkass: Sort of. He's portrayed far more negatively than in ''The Vampire Diaries'', where Klaus was the BigBad. Except he's now long dead, and everything we see of him is from the past, making Klaus far more sympathetic in retrospect.
* UnPerson: In '''Le Grand Guignol''' he intends to do this to Klaus, by destroying everything he built and killing everyone who knew Klaus when he was leader of the City.

[[folder:Hope Mikaelson]]

->'''Played By:''' Alice Evans

->'''Played By:''' Creator/AliceEvans

->'''Played By:''' Sebastien Roche

* AbusiveParent: He is one, to Klaus.
** He's also this to all of his children, though Klaus gets the worst of it. When Elijah made it clear that he would always choose his brother over him, Mikael didn't hesitate in attacking him.
* ArchnemesisDad: To Klaus.
*** [[spoiler: He intends to carry on the abuse, if he succeeds in being resurrected. He tried to murder Hayley just because she's pregnant with Klaus' child.]]
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead]]: [[spoiler: Courtesy of Davina, who altered the spell so she can gain control of him until she's ready to unleash him on Klaus.]]

* TheDreaded: Klaus, a werewolf-vampire hybrid who can't be killed and treats everyone around him like an insect...is absolutely terrified of him.
** In-universe, he's referred to as ''The Destroyer.''
* FoodChainOfEvil: He only feeds on other vampires so he does not have to feed on humans.
** Ironically in '''Le Grand Guignol''' we find while he prefers not to eat humans he has no problem killing hundreds of them.[[{{MoralDissonance}} From his conversation with Marcel he has destroyed scores of Cities.]] Not to mention in the same episode [[spoiler: he sets an Opera house aflame killing all the humans trapped inside, then precedes to go on a killing rampage in the City in the hunt of his children.]]
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Regrets making his wife create vampires and so hunts them but it is Klaus who is his target.

* PersonOfMassDestruction: He is a one man wrecking ball who has laid Cities to ruin and fire...and he is proud of it.

[[folder: [[spoiler: Hope Mikaelson]] ]]
[[spoiler: The miracle baby whose conception drove much of the plot of the season. She is the daughter of Hayley and Klaus, and is a hybrid ''and'' a witch. On the day she was born, she was taken from her mother and nearly sacrificed by the witch coven. Once they realize the danger she faces in New Orleans is too great, the Originals make the heartbreaking decision to give her up until it's safe for her to return. Klaus hands her over to her Aunt Rebekah in the season finale, whereupon he names her.]]

* DaddysGirl: [[spoiler: Klaus is besotted with her even before she's born.]]
* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: According to the witches, even before Esther becomes the leader of the ancestor witch spirits.]]
* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler: By her Aunt Rebekah.]]
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: [[spoiler: The reason she's sent away by her family, as it's too dangerous to keep her in New Orleans.]]
* MacGuffinGirl: [[spoiler: The fact that something like her could even exist kicks off the plot of the show, and drives much of the conflict seen in season one. People either want to kill/use her, or protect her at all costs.]]
* NinjaPirateRobotZombie: [[spoiler: Is part werewolf, part vampire ''and'' part witch.]]
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: In the season finale, it's revealed that her grandmother Esther had taken control of the ancestor witches, and it was her decree that Hope should be sacrificed.]]
* SinsOfOurFathers: [[spoiler: As Klaus notes, Hope has 'inherited' all his enemies by virtue of being his daughter.]]

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[[folder: [[spoiler: Esther]] ]]
[[spoiler: Mother to the Originals. Earlier in the season, the Originals had her bones consecrated on New Orleans soil as part of one of their numerous deals with their then-allies the witches. This act gave Esther access and later control over the ancestor witches, and she decreed that her granddaughter would have to be sacrificed to give the witches power and as part of her quest to kill her family. In the season finale, Genevieve's death allows her to escape from death by possessing the body of the last Harvest Girl, Cassie.]]

* BackFromTheDead
* BiggerBad: [[spoiler: For the witch faction and arguably for the whole season. She shares this role with her husband, Mikael.]]
* TheDeterminator: [[spoiler: Not even death will stop her from trying to wipe her children - and her grandchild - from the face of the earth.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: By consecrating her bones in New Orleans soil, her children unwittingly let her take control of the ancestor witches and use her power to continue her vendetta against her family.]]
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: Her ultimate goal is to destroy her children and bring balance back to nature. This extends to her grandchild as well.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler: During her appearance in Mystic Falls, her desire to kill her children - thus removing vampires from existence - can be somewhat justified, given the atrocities the Originals caused and the imbalance their existence caused. But going after her granddaughter - a newborn baby who hasn't done anything to anyone - offers her no such excuse.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: The biggest of the series thus far. His/Her involvement isn't even meant to be known till the finale
[[/folder]]