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* WomanInWhite: Katherine wore a lot of white dresses during the Renaissance period. The most notable one was the dress she was wearing the night she was going to spend the night with Stefan and feed him her blood in a plan to turn him.

* {{Protagonist}}: Elena is the main character of the entire novel series as much of the series revolves around her. Much of the series is generally from her point of view; she shares this role with Stefan.

* [[HeartbrokenBadass Heartbroken Damsel]]: Elena and her relationships with Stefan, Damon and Matt, but especially Stefan. Elena has endured the most pain and heartbreak in her relationship with Stefan. Overall, Elena's romantic life has been a huge mess.
%%* HelloNurse: Most of the opposite sexes reaction when they see Elena.
* [[TheHero The Heroine]]: Elena is the central character of the entire novel series. She is the one who serves the role of the series to protect all of her loved ones and keep them safe. She is opposite Stefan, with Stefan being TheHero of the novel series.

* [[HurtingHero Hurting Heroine]]: Elena has suffered much tragedy, pain and heartache. Not to mention that she feels like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders due to the fact that her destiny is to be a guardian who fights all evil.

* [[MagneticHero Magnetic Heroine]]: Elena has the natural ability to draw and magnetize people to her without much effort. She has the gift of the power of persuasion. She often gets what she wants as a result.

* HelloNurse: Caroline is very physically attractive. She often receives much attention from the opposite sex.

%% * GrayEyes: Meredith is described to have dark gray-coloured eyes, although they appear very dark from afar.

* JerkassFacade: Much of Elena's aloofness, coldness and vanity was a cover up used to hide her emotional fragility and inner sadness.

* {{Kuudere}}: He is very calm, cool, collected and composed and he rarely loses his temper.

%% * {{Kuudere}}: She is highly logical and calm in nature.

%% * GreenEyes

* GreenEyes: Caroline has catlike green eyes. Her eye colour displays Caroline's personality of someone who is very competitive, jealous and envious by nature.

* AbusiveParents: Stefan's father Giuseppe was an abusive man. He was not, however, abusive towards Stefan, but was abusive towards Damon.

Elena is the novel series' heroine, main protagonist (opposite Stefan), and the female lead character (except Dark Reunion). She was born during [[TheSeventies the 70's]], though her parents have died, leaving her and her four-year-old sister, named Margaret, to live with their uncle and aunt Gilbert. Elena is seventeen at the beginning of the very first book, and she is the most beautiful, popular girl at Robert E. Lee High School (mainly called the Queen). She is normally confident and ambitious on top of being beautiful; not surprisingly, she also shows many AlphaBitch traits like selfishness and boastfulness. She does grow out of it after meeting her soulmate Stefan, however, and her second death in the series (after becoming a vampire) is to protect those she cares for.

* ActionGirlfriend
* ActionSurvivor: Before Elena gained any of her superhuman abilities.

* AlphaBitch / QueenBee: Before meeting Stefan, Elena fit this trope. Elena was known to be vain, selfish, spoiled and childish. She was also highly competitive and was known as the Queen at her high school. Elena would often be in competition with her former friend turned rival, Caroline for the title of Queen Bee at school in terms of social status and popularity.

* BackFromTheDead: 1st, in the third book, ''The Fury'', and in the 4th book, ''Dark Reunion'' (in ''Dark Reunion'', Elena came back from the spirit world and afterlife).

* BastardGirlfriend: Elena hasn't always been the best at serious romance.

* BecauseDestinySaysSo:
** In regards to Elena and her relationship with Stefan. Before meeting Stefan, Elena was told by her psychic friend Bonnie that she would meet a tall, dark and handsome stranger. Coincidentally, about 5 minutes later, Stefan arrived, implying that Stefan and Elena meeting was fate, destiny or "in the stars".
** Also, regarding Elena's destiny as a Guardian meant to save the world and prevent evil forces from taking over
* BelligerentSexualTension: Elena had this with Damon. She had an ongoing sexual attraction to Damon throughout the series and Elena constantly tried to deny it due to her love for Stefan.
* BerserkButton: If you hurt any of Elena's loved ones, especially Stefan, watch Elena's wrath come out.
* BettyAndVeronica: Elena is in a [[LoveTriangle love triangle]] with the two Salvatore brothers, Stefan and Damon. Elena is the Archie to Stefan's Betty and Damon's Veronica, the Archie for Stefan's Veronica and Matt's Betty and in the beginning, the Betty to Caroline's Veronica for Stefan's Archie. However, [[spoiler: Elena finally chose Stefan in ''The Hunters: Destiny Rising'' as her final choice, meaning that Elena (Archie) chose Stefan (Betty) over Damon (Veronica).]]
* [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Heroine]]: She's a Guardian. She almost always ends up saving the day.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Damon. Elena has said that her and Damon are a lot alike in personalities. Both are passionate, headstrong, stubborn, vain and selfish.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Before she met Stefan. Cold, icy and vain, Elena could attract any guy that she wanted but her personality was less beautiful than her physical appearance.

* BreakTheCutie: Something bad always happens to Elena and/or her loved ones.
* BrokenBird: Elena fit this trope, especially after her parents died in a tragic car accident.
* [[BrokenHero Broken Heroine]]
* [[CelibateHero Celibate Heroine]]: Elena is still a virgin.

* TheChick / TheHeart: Elena is the person who encourages teamwork and loyalty and brings everyone together because of it. She's the glue that holds everyone together.

* CoolBigSis: Elena is the older sister of Margaret. Elena, who is eighteen years old, is much older than Margaret, who is only five years old.
* CosmicEntity / CosmicBeing / TheOmnipotent: Elena is half angel. She is a very powerful Earth Guardian who has super powers and abilities.
* CursedWithAwesome: Because Elena is half angel, she possesses various special superhuman abilities which make her very powerful.
* DamselInDistress: Elena sometimes needs her vampire suitors (Stefan and Damon) to save her from time to time.

* DatingCatwoman: Elena's relationship with Damon. Elena's loved ones can't understand why Elena would associate herself with Damon.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has her witty, humorous moments.

* DestructiveRomance: With Damon. Elena has a love/hate type relationship with Damon that is rather toxic in nature. Not to mention Damon is extremely obsessed with her.

* DistractedByTheSexy: With Stefan most definitely. Elena frequently commented on how physically beautiful Stefan is.
** Also, later on, Damon as well.
* DistressedDamsel: Sometimes.

* DynamicCharacter / RoundedCharacter: Elena goes through the most significant changes out of all of the characters in the books. She also does a complete 180 in regards to her personality, attitude and outlook on life over the course of the books.
* EatingTheEyeCandy: Elena couldn't stop being mesmerized by [[{{Bishonen}} Stefan's]] physical beauty.
* EmotionlessGirl: Elena was [[IceQueen cold, vain, selfish and aloof]] at the start. She didn't show much emotion or vulnerability. This changed after she met and fell in love with Stefan however.

* [[EternalLove Eternal Love/Immortal Love]]: Elena's romance with Stefan. It has been noted throughout the books that Elena and Stefan's romance is eternal and never ending, especially with the fact that they are bounded soul to soul by [[RedStringOfFate silver cord]] which is only visible to them. [[spoiler: Now that Elena is an immortal being due to drinking some special water from the ''Fountain of Eternal Life and Youth'', Elena can now spend an eternity with her true beloved soulmate Stefan as she had always wished throughout the series.]]

* ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl: Although Elena is incredibly strong and capable physically, Elena is also rather vulnerable emotionally.

* TheFourLoves:
** With Margaret, Judith ('''Storge''')
** With Bonnie, Matt, Meredith ('''Phileo''')
** With Stefan and Damon ('''Eros''')
** With Stefan ('''Agape''')
* GirlNextDoor: At the start of the series, Elena is a regular, normal human girl who is popular and beautiful. As the series progresses, Elena starts to discover that she is not as normal as she has always thought..
* GirlyGirl: Elena is very feminine.

* GreenEyedMonster: Elena is also capable of great jealousy, especially when it comes to Stefan. See ClingyJealousGirl.

* HairTropes:
** HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Elena has long, pale blonde hair and there is much emphasis on her hair and it's colour in the novel series. Despite her occasional shallowness, she's actually a kind, compassionate, young girl who's often described as being pure, innocent and virginal.
** LongHairIsFeminine

* HappilyEverAfter / TheyDo: For Stefan and Elena. [[spoiler: In ''The Hunters: Destiny Rising'', Elena chooses Stefan over Damon as her eternal mate. They happily reunite and look forward to happily spending eternity together after Elena drinks some special water from the Fountain of Eternal Life and Youth.]]

* HelloNurse: Most of the opposite sexes reaction when they see Elena.

* HeroicBSOD: Elena goes into a deep depression when Stefan is kidnapped and tortured in the [[HellHolePrison ''Dark Dimension'']] in ''Shadow Souls''.
** Also, after Damon dies in ''Midnight'', Elena is shocked and distraught over Damon's death. Stefan is as well; so much so that his personality starts changing.
* HeroicResolve

* HeroicSpirit

* ICanChangeMyBeloved: First, with Stefan. Elena tried to get Stefan to become less isolated and lonely. She also tried to make Stefan learn to accept himself and overcome his immense guilt that he has felt for centuries.
** Also with Damon. She has tried to influence Damon to become a better person and avoid succumbing to the darkness.
* IceQueen: Elena starts off as this trope at the start of the series. She is generally vain, cold, selfish and spoiled. Tyler Smallwood referred to her as the ''Ice Princess''. However, this eventually changed after she met and fell in love with Stefan.
* {{Immortality}}: As a vampire in ''The Fury'', Elena became immortal, meaning that she could live forever without aging.
** Elena is currently Type II. As a vampire, she was Type V and X.
** [[spoiler: Elena is now an immortal human/Guardian after she drank some special water from a place called the ''Fountain of Eternal Life and Youth''. This grants Elena the ability to live an eternity with Stefan and never physically age.]]

* InformedAttribute: The reader is constantly reminded of Elena's physical beauty.

* JustFriends: With Damon. [[spoiler: Especially after Elena chose Stefan as her romantic and final choice.]]

* LovableAlphaBitch: As the series progresses, Elena becomes a much kinder, more compassionate and giving person.

* LoveHurts: Elena hasn't been so lucky in the romance department.

* MamaBear: Elena is intensely protective stefan and her friends and her sister

* MoralityChain: For basically everyone, especially Stefan and Damon.

** OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome: There is nothing that Stefan and Elena haven't been through.

* ThePowerOfLove: In ''The Fury'', Elena was sired to Damon due to having more of Damon's blood in her system after she had turned. She had thought that she was in love with Damon and not Stefan because of this. Elena's love for Stefan was so powerful that Elena managed to break through her sire bond to Damon by remembering her memories with and love for Stefan.
** Elena falling for Stefan transformed her from a [[IceQueen cold, icy, selfish and vain individual]] into someone who is much more [[DefrostingIceQueen kinder, caring and compassionate individual]].

* ProudBeauty: Elena is very beautiful and vain.

* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Meredith's Blue.

* [[RedStringOfFate Red String Of Fate / Soulmate Theory / Silver Cord Principle]]: In this specific novel series, the equivalent of this ancient theory is the Soulmate Principle, which instead of a red string linking two destined lovers from pinky to pinky, a silver cord is used to link two destined lovers heart to heart. Elena is bound to Stefan by a silver cord, which links them together heart-to-heart or soul to soul. This implies that Elena and Stefan are destined soul mates and are each other's OneTrueLove.

* SecondLove: For Stefan. Katherine was Stefan's first love.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: With Stefan. Elena sees Stefan as her ideal mate in all aspects.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Elena literally has every single male that she encounters fall at her feet and fall under her charms.
* SpoiledBrat / SpoiledSweet: Elena has a sense of entitlement and she gets everything she wants. She'll do anything and everything to get what she wants, no matter what it is.

* StudentCouncilPresident: During her high school years.
* SuperpowerLottery: Being half [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel (Guardian)]], Elena possesses special powers and abilities. She also possessed superhuman abilities after she was turned into a vampire:

** '''Vampire:'''
*** SuperSpeed: Elena could move and run much faster than that of a normal human.
*** SuperReflexes: Also known as super agility. Elena could react much faster and quicker to situations than that of a normal human. She was also able to jump, climb and move faster than a regular human would.
*** SuperStrength: Elena was able to carry or lift heavier objects with much ease and little effort.
*** MindManipulation: Elena was able to control the mind of any human, influencing their thoughts and their actions in the process. Vervain would prevent Elena from being able to influence someone's mind.
*** HealingFactor: Elena could get stabbed, shot or wounded and she would heal almost immediately.
*** SuperSenses: All of Elena's senses, such as vision, smell, taste, touch and hearing had become clearer, stronger and heightened. She was able to see, smell and hear things from a greater distance than that of a normal human.
*** [[FangsAreEvil Fangs]]: Elena developed fangs after she was transformed into a vampire. She used them for feeding on blood of human victims.

** '''Guardian/Angel:'''

*** SuperSenses: Elena possesses strengthened sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Her senses exceed that of a normal human.
*** {{Telepathy}}: Elena can communicate non-verbally and hear others thoughts, specifically other supernatural beings such as vampires, werewolves, angels or any other supernatural beings. Elena frequently uses telepathy with Stefan, Damon and Bonnie throughout the series.
*** [[TimeTravel Time Manipulation]]: Elena has the ability to go back in time. During this process, Elena has the ability to resurrect the dead, reverse memory loss, and also, physical restoration of the damage.
*** [[GoodWingsEvilWings Wings Of Power]]: Elena possesses several different wings which possess different powers. These include:
*** ''Wings Of Protection'', which are strong and, like the name, very useful to protect itself and whoever is there with it;
*** ''Wings Of Purification'', which are white in coloring and can remove all sins of a person and their memories;
*** ''Wings Of Remembrance'', which are violet-blue in color and can return someone's memories;
*** ''Wings Of Redemption'', which are rainbow-colored and can redeem people of their sins;
*** ''Wings Of The Wind'', which are gold in color, were used to create wind and these wings helped it to fly; and
*** ''Wings Of Destruction'', which are used to destroy things which are obstacles or are possible dangers.
*** ElementalPowers: Elena has the ability to influence the elements of the Earth since Elena is an Earth Guardian.
*** [[ThePowerOfBlood Sacred Blood]]: Elena's [[MacGuffin special blood]] is the ultimate weapon which is used to destroy all evil supernatural beings and creatures of the entire universe. Elena's blood is the only thing that can completely destroy [[VampireMonarch Old Ones]], and also prevent their resurrection.
*** TheEmpath: Elena has the ability to feel or sense the emotions of others.
*** NighInvulnerability: She is a powerful Earth Guardian who has incredibly strength almost similar to that of a [[PhysicalGod powerful spirit or goddess]].
*** {{Immortality}}: As a Guardian, she is able to live forever without [[TheAgeless physically aging]].
* SupportingLeader: To Stefan, who is often TheLeader.
* TookALevelInBadass: After gaining special angelic superhuman abilities and becoming a super-empowered Guardian. Elena is now a highly powerful being on Earth.
** Also, after Elena became a vampire in ''The Fury''.

* TriangRelations: Elena is the object of affection for both Salvatore brothers. Elena is part of a Type 1 triangle.
* TrueCompanions: Elena is this with both Meredith and Bonnie. She has been friends with both since the first grade.

* [[{{Pride}} Vain Girl]]: Elena is known to be very vain and proud, especially at the very beginning of the series. Her pride is often her downfall and her stubbornness is associated with her pride.
* VirginPower: Elena is known to be a virgin or a maiden in the novels. Stefan and Damon refer to Elena as such.

* WhatIsThisFeeling: Elena, who was icy, vain, cold in the beginning, feels this indescribable feeling that she had never felt before when she meets Stefan. Stefan managed to have a significant impact on Elena and as a result, she ends up becoming a much more caring, selfless, compassionate person. See DefrostingIceQueen.

* WorthLivingFor: In regards to Stefan and her loved ones.

* TheAce / BrokenAce: No matter what Stefan does, he'll always turn out to be exceptional at it. Whether it's with romance, sports, education, leadership, etc. This has caused other male characters such as Damon, Tyler and even his best friend, Matt to be both admirable and envious of Stefan.

* BerserkButton: If you hurt, threaten or harm Elena or damon or any of his friends watch Stefan explode. And when he gets angry, he is chilling and scary; even more scary and out of control than Damon.
* BettyAndVeronica: Stefan is the Betty to Damon's Veronica for Elena's Archie; the Betty to Damon's Veronica for Katherine's Archie; the Archie for Elena's Betty and Caroline's Veronica, and also, the Veronica to Matt's Betty for Elena's Archie. However, the love triangle between Stefan, Elena and Damon is the major plot point of the series.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Stefan may be the nice, caring, compassionate, good brother, but DO NOT betray, manipulate or cross him. He is chilling and scary if crossed.

* {{Bishonen}} / PrettyBoy: Physically, Stefan is described as being extremely inhumanely beautiful and drop dead gorgeous with fine facial features. He is so physically attractive that he literally attracts every single female that he passes by in the beginning of the series. As opposed to his brother, Damon, Stefan is often described to be more boyish in appearance, almost possessing a "pretty boy" appearance.

* ButtMonkey / TheChewToy: Oh boy, Stefan is this so much. He attracts so much doom and gloom. See DoomMagnet, DeusAngstMachina.

* CannotSpitItOut: His love for Elena.
* CainAndAbel: Stefan and Damon are the epitome of this trope. Stefan is the Abel (the good brother) to Damon's Cain (the bad brother).

* ChivalricRomance: With Katherine. Stefan is from the time of the Renaissance when this kind of romance was common. See CourtlyLove

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Stefan is the second protagonist, with Elena being the main protagonist of the series.

* [[TheDulcineaEffect Dulcinea Effect]]: Less than a month after Stefan meets Elena, he realizes that he can't live without her.

* [[EternalLove Eternal Love/Immortal Love]]: Elena's romance with Stefan. It has been noted throughout the books that Elena and Stefan's romance is eternal and never ending, especially with the fact that they are bounded soul to soul by [[RedStringOfFate silver cord]] which is only visible to them. [[spoiler: Now that Elena is an immortal being due to drinking some special water from the ''Fountain of Eternal Life and Youth'', Elena can now spend an eternity with her true beloved soulmate Stefan as she had always wished throughout the series.]]

* FailureKnight: Stefan has not known Elena for very long, but his extreme love, passion and devotion for Elena and protecting her is one of the many core elements of Stefan's character.
** A possible reason why Stefan is so overprotective of Elena is because of feeling guilty and responsible for the death of his first love, Katherine?

* [[FirstGirlWins First Guy Wins]]: [[spoiler: Elena chooses Stefan over Damon.]]

**
* HappilyEverAfter[=/=]TheyDo: For Stefan and Elena. [[spoiler: In ''The Hunters: Destiny Rising'', Stefan gets chosen over Damon by Elena as her one true eternal mate. Stefan and Elena happily reunite and look forward to happily spending eternity together after Elena drinks some of the special water from the ''Fountain of Eternal Life and Youth''.]]

* [[IJustWantToBeNormal I Just Want To Be Normal / I Hate Who I Am]]: Stefan has always yearned to be a normal human again. He is incredibly self-loathing and he hates being a vampire. He is the complete opposite of Damon, who revels in being a vampire. During Stefan's immortal life living in the darkness and in the shadows, Stefan wanted to live amongst humans in the light; he wanted nothing more than to fit in with them and be accepted.
* IdealHero: Stefan could also classify as this trope because he is the main romantic lead for the series heroine, Elena. Stefan is noble, courageous, chivalrous, romantic, gallant, brave and heroic; traits and qualities which are often found in an ideal romantic lead.

* {{Kuudere}}: Stefan is Type I. He is very calm, cool, collected and composed and he rarely loses his temper.
* LadyAndKnight: Stefan romance with Katherine. Stefan was the Knight to Katherine's Lady.

** He's '''Type II''' and '''Type IV'''.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Stefan is this for Elena

** Same with Katherine back in fifteenth century.
* LoveMartyr: Although Elena's personality characteristics are inherently [[IceQueen negative]] in the beginning, Stefan is still deeply, passionately and madly in love with her. Even when Elena makes countless mistakes which result from her selfishness, Stefan still repeatedly gives Elena many chances.

* KryptoniteFactor: Stefan, as a vampire, possesses many weaknesses which make him vulnerable.
** [[WoodenStake Wood]]: If Stefan is wounded by wood it will cause the vampire to become severely weak. However, if a wooden stake is penetrated through Stefan's heart, it will result in instant death.
** [[KillItWithFire Fire]]: If Stefan is exposed to fire, he will instantly die.
** [[DecapitationRequired Decapitation]]: If Stefan is dismembered by the removing of his head, it will result in instant death.
** [[CannotCrossRunningWater Running Water]]: Stefan can't cross above running water.
** Vervain: Vervain, which is a herb, is harmful or detrimental to Stefan. Not only is it poisonous and toxic to Stefan, but it prevents Stefan from being able to mind control or influence humans.
** [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Ghosts]]: Stefan can't defeat or harm ghosts. However, a ghost has the potential to manifest and send Stefan or any vampire to a place where he or they can't do any more damage.
** [[ReligionIsMagic Religious Symbols]]: Stefan mentions that religious symbols (crosses and the like) will boost a person's mental resistance tremendously but only if the user truly believes it will protect them.

* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold:At the start of the series, Stefan was a highly misunderstood loner, especially to Elena. He often isolated himself away from everyone else.

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Stefan is the Noble Male to Damon's Roguish Male.
* NonHumanLoverReveal: In the first book,''The Awakening'', Elena finds out that Stefan is really a centuries old vampire when she sees him feeding on a dove in his house. At first, Elena is extremely scared and shocked at the same time. However, as Stefan begins to explain his past and his tragic story, Elena becomes highly sympathetic and understanding towards Stefan's vampirism. Elena even ends up letting Stefan [[KissOfAVampire take some of her blood]].

* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: With Katherine during Stefan's human life.
* PerpetualFrowner: Stefan's middle name is brooding.
* PlayingHardToGet: In the beginning with Elena. Elena wanted Stefan but Stefan didn't reciprocate her feelings right away.
* PreppyName: Stefan's full name is Italian after all.
* PrinceCharming: Elena thinks of Stefan as this. She views him as her true beloved and mate.
* PrincelyYoungMan

* [[RedStringOfFate Red String Of Fate/Soulmate Principle]]: In this specific novel series, the equivalent of this ancient theory is the ''Soulmate Principle'', which instead of a red string linking two destined lovers from pinky to pinky, a silver cord is used to link two destined lovers heart to heart. Stefan is bound to Elena by a silver cord, which links them together heart-to-heart or soul to soul. This implies that Elena and Stefan are destined soul mates and are each others OneTrueLove. In Vampire Diaries mythology (also used in Secret Circle and Night World), the ''Soulmate Principle'' is described as follows:
** The ''Soulmate Principle'' is an ancient theory frequently used in most of L.J. Smith's trilogies and series, including the Night World series, The Secret Circle series and The Vampire Diaries series. It is the theory that two people who are true Soul mates are connected by a 'silver cord' only visible to the Soul mates themselves. Through the silver cord, the Soul mates can feel what each other are feeling if the person concentrates. The strength of the connection varies. Some Soul mates know instantly that something is amiss - or that they are connected to the other person - by a simple touch, a spark of electricity that travels from one to the other, but for some Soul mates it takes years to figure it out. Exchanging blood is one way for a person to find out they are Soul mates with someone else. Soul mates can enter each others mind and see their memories, thoughts, and feelings. Thoughts and memories can be blocked, but it takes concentration. If the concentration lapse during the time that one person is in someone elses mind, the blocks will fall down to allow the other person to see everything. The whole Night World series is based on the ''Soulmate Principle'' but it is also used in The Vampire Diaries and The Secret circle series. This is the idea that for everyone in the world, there is a soulmate. You don't have to look like your soulmate, act like them, be the same age as them; heck, you don't even have to like them, but from the moment you meet them, you know that you'll never be completely happy without them.
* RomanticVampireBoy: Stefan is one of the love interests for the series heroine, Elena (with the other main love interest being Damon).

* SecondLove: For Elena. Matt was Elena's first love.

* SoBeautifulItsACurse

* SuperpowerLottery: Because of Stefan's vampirism, Stefan possesses standard vampire powers and abilities.
** SuperSpeed: Stefan can move and run much faster than that of a normal human.
** SuperReflexes: Also known as super agility. Stefan can react much faster and quicker to situations than that of a normal human. He is also able to jump, climb and move faster than a regular human would.
** SuperStrength: Stefan is able to carry or lift heavier objects with much ease and little effort.
** MindManipulation: Stefan is able to control the mind of any human, influencing their thoughts and their actions in the process. The only way to prevent Stefan from mind influencing someone is for the human victim to have vervain on them.
** HealingFactor: Stefan can get stabbed, shot or wounded and he will heal almost immediately.
** {{Shapeshifting}}: If Stefan consumes a certain amount of human blood, Stefan has the ability to shape shift into any animal form. Stefan has transformed into a hawk, eagle and a falcon during the original trilogy after breaking his promise and drinking human blood.
** SuperSenses: All of Stefan's senses, such as sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing have become clearer, stronger and heightened. Stefan is able to see, smell and hear things from a greater distance than that of a normal human.
** [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Animal Communication]]: Stefan is able to communicate with animals as well as control them if he consumes a certain amount of human blood.
** [[ElementalPowers Weather Control / Manipulation]]: If Stefan consumes a significant amount of human blood, he can control the weather and the elemental atmosphere. This ability allows Stefan to influence meteorological energy patterns, creating rain, wind, hail, lightning, snow, sleet, fog and temperature changes.
** [[ElementalPowers Elemental Manipulation]]: See [[ElementalPowers Weather Control/Manipulation]]. If Stefan consumes a significant amount of human blood, he has the supernatural ability to control and manipulate the elements of air, earth, fire, water, lightning, etc.
** [[MasterOfIllusion Illusion]]: Stefan is capable of disrupting the reality of one or more things at once. The Illusion is limited, since it uses a short time but because the neutralization of the enemy and does not usually give orders to the victim
** [[FangsAreEvil Fangs]]: Stefan developed fangs after he was transformed into a vampire, which are used for feeding on blood of victims.

* SupportingProtagonist: Stefan is the supporting or secondary protagonist to Elena's main protagonist.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Stefan is the epitome of morality, nobility and goodness.

* VampiresAreSexGods: Stefan may be a vampire, but he is described to be a inhumanely beautiful.
* [[VampiricDraining Vampire Drainer]]: Stefan is a vampire, therefore, he nourishes himself and lives off of the human life essence (which is blood). Except, Stefan is a vegetarian vampire, so he really nourishes himself from the blood of animals.

* [[WasOnceAMan Was Once A Human]]: Stefan was once a regular teenage human boy before changing into a vampire. See ViralTransformation.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: Stefan's eyes have been described to be green in colour; being compared to the colour of forest green leaves, emeralds or malachite. Elena has found Stefan's eyes piercing, intense and captivating.

* AffablyEvil: Later on in the series.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: See AlwaysSecondBest. To Damon, people always seem to admire and respect Stefan more than him.

** Damon starts off as a [[NominalHero Type V]].
** He eventually settles at a [[UnscrupulousHero Type IV]].
* AntiVillain: In the later books.
* BackFromTheDead: In ''Phantom''.
* BadassBoast: Damon often boasts about his power as a vampire.

* BeautyIsBad: Damon may be hot but damn, he is probably the biggest jerk ever.
* BeingGoodSucks

* BettyAndVeronica: Damon is the Veronica to Stefan's Betty for Elena's Archie; also the Veronica to Stefan's Betty for Katherine's Archie.
* BerserkButton: If you hurt either Stefan, Elena, or especially Bonnie, watch Damon's violent side come out.

* {{Bishonen}}: Damon is described to be extremely gorgeous with handsome features, high cheekbones, and a cruel mouth. He has straight, fine, black hair, black eyes the color of the midnight sky, and very pale complexion. Damon is said to strongly resemble his younger brother Stefan die to family relation, although Damon's features are much more masculine and angular than Stefan's. Stefan's facial features are more soft and [[PrettyBoy boyish yet masculine]].

* BromanticFoil: Damon represents everything that his younger brother Stefan does not.
* BrutalHonesty: Damon is very cutting, sarcastic and blunt.
* ByronicHero: Damon is cynical, dark and rebellious.

* CantHaveSexEver: Although Damon is a highly passionate and lustful person, Damon is impotent due to being a vampire.

* CharacterDevelopment: Damon goes from a straight up villain to an anti-hero archetype.
* TheCharmer: Tries to pull this on many women. A lot of women fall for it, despite his personality.
* TheChessmaster: Damon is scheming, manipulative, cunnng and he'll use others in order to get what he wants.
* ClassicVillain: In the original trilogy. He does start to become more of an [[AntiHero anti-hero]] as the series progresses.

* CulturedBadass: Damon comes from an aristocratic family.

* DarkMessiah: See AntiVillain, ClassicVillain, and AntiHero.

* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: Goes from a cold, sociopathic, uncaring, cruel individual to someone who might actually be capable of love and affection (as seen with both Bonnie and Elena).

* {{Determinator}}: Damon is rather persistent when he wants something.

* EntitledBastard: Very much, especially during his human years.

* FreudianExcuse: See AbusiveParents.

* GenerationXerox: He inherited his temper from his father Giuseppe.

* TheHedonist
* HeelFaceTurn

* HiddenDepths

* [[IceQueen Ice King]]: Damon is cold, uncaring, unsympathetic and ruthless by nature.

** Damon is Type V, which is the TheUndead.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Damon never felt like he got any respect whether it be from his family or others.

* [[{{Greed}} I Want It All]]: Damon almost always has a desire to possess things or take things away from others. Damon is not a contributor, he is primarily a taker. He is selfish and he will have a desire to take things that other people possess. Stefan comments that Damon never contributed to society or to their town of Florence; he never fulfilled any duties and responsibilities. Instead, he just wanted everything that came to him without ever earning it.
* JerkAss: Being the total opposite of his younger brother Stefan, Damon is described to be sadistic, impulsive, selfish, arrogant, vain, manipulative, dangerous, reckless and unsympathetic.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: But on occasion Damon can be also loyal and capable of affection with a very select few of people, like Stefan, Elena and especially Bonnie.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: For basically his entire existence. He starts to change later on though. See JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* LackOfEmpathy: Oh boy, Damon is sociopathic in nature and he ''rarely'', if ever, shows any genuine compassion and empathy for others. Complete opposite of Stefan, who is Mr. Empathetic.
** The only person whom Damon will show any kind of true, genuine and real compassion for is Bonnie. Hell, he even cried in ''Midnight'' when Bonnie was kidnapped.
* LadykillerInLove: With Elena.
* TheLancer: To Stefan's [[TheHero Hero]].
* LargeHam: Everything that Damon does is somewhat excessive.

* LivingForeverIsAwesome: The opposite of Stefan. Damon revels in vampirism, being immortal and being powerful.

* LoveMakesYouCrazy
* LoveMakesYouEvil
* LoveRedeems: Damon having feelings for both Elena and Bonnie had an affect on Damon transforming into a much nicer person.

* [[{{Lust}} Lustful Maniac]]: Damon is a womanizer and therefore, goes through tons of women at a time. This implies that sexual pleasure is on the top of his needs.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste
* ManipulativeBastard: See ForTheEvulz.

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Damon is the Roguish Male to Stefan's Noble Male.
* NominalHero: See AntiHero.

* PapaWolf: Towards Bonnie. He's strongly protective of her: he helped Bonnie and saved her life several times.
* PreppyName: Damon's name is of Italian origin.
* PoisonousFriend

* RebelliousSpirit: Damon never follows the rules.

* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Stefan's Blue.
* TheResenter: Damon has resented and hated Stefan since childhood for various different reasons.

* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem

* ShipTease: With Bonnie. Damon has strong feelings and a "soft spot" for her.
* SiblingRivalry: With Stefan. Damon was always jealous of him and hated him since the childhood.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Subverted. Damon doesn't really have a small name, but he sure does have a big ego.
* TheSnarkKnight: Damon is defined by sarcasm and snarkiness. Nobody, NOBODY, can out snark Damon.

* SociopathicHero: When the mood strikes him.
* SpoiledBrat: Of course he is. Damon is handsome, rich and powerful! See EntitledBastard.

* TallDarkAndHandsome: He and Stefan are very similar physically.
* TallDarkAndSnarky

* {{Tsundere}}: Towards both Elena and Bonnie. Type A.

* UnscrupulousHero: See AntiHero.

* VillainousCrush: On Elena, of course.

* WorthyOpponent: Stefan has always viewed Damon as incredibly strong and powerful. Stefan even admits that Damon is significantly stronger than him and always has been even during their human lives.

* {{Yandere}}: He's totally obssessed with Elena.

* {{Adorkable}}

* BadassAdorable: Bonnie may be a powerful psychic who can kick ass, but she is totally adorable at the same time.
* BadassUnintentional: Bonnie has never thought of herself as a heroic person.
* BeastAndBeauty: Bonnie and Damon with Bonnie as the Beauty to Damon's Beast.
* BerserkButton: Don't mess with her friends or loved ones. You will regret it and she has strong psychic powers. Bonnie may be sweet, but she is also fiery and emotional.
* BetterAsFriends[=/=]LikeBrotherAndSister: With Matt. Although Bonnie initially develops a crush on Matt, she realizes that she has more of a platonic connection with Matt than a romantic connection.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She tends to be underestimated because of her lovable, bubbly personality and childlike looks, but she's always brave and willing to help and to protect her friends in dangerous situations.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Bonnie may appear ditzy and out there, but don't get on her bad side.

* BookDumb: Bonnie is not particularly scholarly and doesn't really care for school all that much.

* BrokenBird: Especially after Damon dies from saving her life in ''Midnight''

* ButtMonkey: Bonnie seems to be the one who is often picked on the most.
* [[CelibateHero Celibate Heroine]]: Bonnie is a virgin, who was never in a serious committed romantic relationship.
* CharacterDevelopment: She becomes more mature and grounded as the series progresses.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Although definitely not as much as Elena.

* CursedWithAwesome: Bonnie is born with special psychic powers and abilities.

* CuteClumsyGirl / {{Dojikko}}: Bonnie is known to be rather clumsy but in an adorable way.
* CuteWitch: Bonnie is adorable and she also turns out to practice powerful witchcraft.
* TheCutie: Big time. She has a sweet, bubbly, cheerful, ditzy, adorable and innocent personality.
** Even more so: physically Bonnie is described as petite, small, cute, angelic and childlike.

* DeadpanSnarker: Bonnie has her fair share of witty, sarcastic comments.

* {{Druid}}: Bonnie's ancestors are descendants of Celtic Druids.
* DumbIsGood

* {{Foil}}: Arguably serves as this to Elena, who is the heroine. Bonnie is seen as more of a sidekick to Elena. Also, Bonnie has a polar opposite personality to Elena.

* HormoneAddledTeenager

* GeniusDitz: Bonnie is ditzy but she is rather useful and helpful when she is needed.

* GirlNextDoor
* GoodBadGirl: She's flirtatious and boy-crazy but also very sweet and kind.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: How Bonnie feels in regards to Damon.
* TheIdealist

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Bonnie has always yearned to be noticed and have charisma and popularity like Elena.

* JustFriends / PlatonicLifePartners: With Stefan.
* LittleMissBadass

* MagicalGirl

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: For Damon.

* MotorMouth: Bonnie is very talkative, upbeat and bubbly by nature.

* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Like Elena, Meredith, Matt and Caroline, Bonnie was this before the series began.

* PowerTrio: Bonnie alongside Elena and Meredith fit this trope.
** BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Bonnie is the Redhead (Elena is the Blonde and Meredith is the Brunette).
* PurityPersonified; Bonnie is frequently described as being pure and innocent. She is pretty, kind, caring and the epitome of kindness and goodness.
* PsychicPowers: Because of Bonnie's ancestry, Bonnie is a psychic and therefore, possesses powerful psychic abilities. Bonnie doesn't like her psychic powers due to the fact that when she overuses them, she sometimes falls unconscious, faints or blacks out but when asked by Honoria Fell, she decides to keep them and she tries to use them as well as her late Grandma in Scotland had used them. Bonnie is terrified of her strong abilities and powers and what she is capable of doing with them, fearing that her powers might control her rather than the other way around. Bonnie tends to pass out after her visions and has yet to show any real usage of her power. Bonnie is also a very capable practitioner of witchcraft and magic, as she was able to use magic to track down Stefan Salvatore and to summon a spirit after Elena's death. She may or may not be considered a witch, but it's most likely that she is considered a psychic and practitoner of magic.
** {{Telepathy}}: Bonnie has the ability to read other people's minds and also, hear their thoughts.
** [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling Clairvoyance]]: Bonnie has the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses.
** [[{{Seers}} Precognition]]: Bonnie has the ability to tell what is going to happen in the future. In the beginning of the series, Bonnie told Elena that she would meet a tall, dark and handsome stranger, Stefan Salvatore.
** [[TheEmpath Empathy]]: Bonnie has the ability of identifying the emotions of another person without saying a word and feel what others are feeling.
** [[MindOverMatter Telekinesis]]: Bonnie has the ability to move objects with using her mind if she focuses and concentrates.
** [[ISeeDeadPeople Mediumship]]: Bonnie is able to communicate with dead spirits, such as Elena when she was a spirit of the afterlife in '''Dark Reunion''', and also, Honoria Fell, who was a witch that had died and became a spirit.
** AstralProjection: Bonnie has the ability to project the spiritual body of a person to another area in the world.
** [[GutFeeling Intuition]]: Bonnie has the ability to have an innate sense of events, thoughts, and even the feelings of others that are normally outside of what the normal human ability is capable of perceiving.
** [[AuraVision Aura Reading]]: Bonnie has the ability to perceive all of the energy fields surrounding various people, places and things.
** [[FortuneTeller Palm Reading/Fortune Telling]]: Bonnie has the ability to predict what will happen in the future for someone by reading their palm.
** {{Pyrokinesis}}: Bonnie has the ability to start fires with her mind if she focuses and concentrates.
* QuirkyCurls: Bonnie's hair is curly permed.
* ReallyGetsAround: Although she is still a virgin, Bonnie was incredibly boy crazy and dated a lot.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Bonnie and Matt with Bonnie being the Energetic Girl to Matt's Savvy Guy.
** Damon (Savvy Guy) and Bonnie (Energetic Girl) could also classify.
** So could Zander (Savvy Guy) and Bonnie (Energetic Girl).
* ShipTease: With Damon. ''And how''.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Stefan and Elena.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Subverted. Although Bonnie is seen as weak by the rest of the group, she is actually one of the quickest and more wise characters.
* SidekickExMachina: See HyperCompetentSidekick.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: In regards to Zander.

* SmittenTeenageGirl: For Damon, of course.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Bonnie is incredibly pure and good-hearted.

* TrueCompanions: With Elena and Meredith.
* VirginPower: Bonnie is often referred to as a virgin or ''maiden''.
* WaifFu: Bonnie is a petite girl who is powerful, strong and tough.
* WhiteMagicianGirl: Bonnie practices good witchcraft.

* {{Womanchild}}: Damon refers to Bonnie as this.

* ActionSurvivor: Before she embraced her destiny as a vampire hunter.

* ArcherArchetype: Since Meredith is a vampire slayer and hunter, she uses uses various weapons, including bows and arrows.
* BadassBookworm: Meredith is badass ....and she's also smart and academic.

* BerserkButton: Don't mess with Meredith's friends, especially Bonnie.

* CursedWithAwesome: Meredith is destined to be a vampire-hunter slayer since her birth.

* {{Determinator}}: When Meredith has her mind set on something, she DOESN'T give up, ever. She's also intensely loyal to her friends and is always there to help them.

* FascinatingEyebrow: Meredith has a unusually arched eyebrow that is noticeable.
* GenreSavvy: Meredith is this more than anyone in the group.
* GirlNextDoor
* GoGetterGirl: Meredith is highly ambitious, determined and hardworking.
* GrayEyes: Meredith is described to have dark gray-coloured eyes, although they appear very dark from afar.
** Type 2.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With both Elena and especially Bonnie. Meredith has been best friends with both since the first grade.

* {{Kuudere}}: Meredith is Type I. She is highly logical and calm in nature.
* LongHairIsFeminine

* LoveInterest: To Alaric for most of the series.

* NiceGirl

* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Meredith, along with Elena and Bonnie, are all regular high school students at the beginning of the series.

* PowerTrio: Meredith alongside Elena and Bonnie fit this trope.
** BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Meredith, Elena and Bonnie fit this specific Power Trio trope with Elena as the Blonde, Meredith as the Brunette and Bonnie as the Redhead. Since Caroline is also a Redhead due to having auburn red hair, she could also classify as being the Redhead of the group, but since the beginning of the series, Caroline has been a rival of all three girls.

* [[spoiler: SecretIdentity: In ''Midnight'', Meredith reveals herself to be a vampire hunter-slayer.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: For Stefan and Elena.
* SidekickExMachina: See HyperCompetentSidekick.
* [[TheSnarkKnight The Snark Queen]]: Meredith is the embodiment of sarcasm and snark.

* TeacherStudentRomance: Meredith has this type of romantic relationship with Alaric.
* TeenGenius: Meredith displays the most intelligence and logic out of the group next to Stefan.
* {{Tomboy}}: Although she is feminine, she is not as girly as Elena and Bonnie.
* TrueCompanions: With Bonnie and Elena. She's been best friends with them since the first grade.
* {{Tsundere}}: Towards Damon.

* UnfazedEveryman: [[spoiler: At least until the ''Return'' trilogy.]]

* ActionSurvivor: Matt is a normal guy who lives...and survives in abnormal circumstances.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He feels this way about Stefan, especially in regards to Elena.
* [[TheAllAmericanBoy All American Boy]]: Matt is blond, attractive, clean cut and a star athlete. He's the classic all American (nice) guy.
* BadassNormal: Matt has his moments when he's really capable during a mission or fight.

* BoisterousBruiser: Matt is friendly and approachable.
* [[GirlNextDoor Boy Next Door]]: Matt is the type of guy everyone would want to befriend.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has his humorous moments, mostly in his SnarkToSnarkCombat with Damon.
* {{Determinator}}: Not the type to give up, especially on his friends.

* TheEveryman: Matt is the typical, clean cut, good looking all-American guy.

* HopelessSuitor: In regards to Elena.

* InnocentBystander

* MuggleBestFriend: To Stefan.

* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Like Elena, Bonnie, Meredith, Tyler and Caroline before the series.

* PapaWolf: Matt is seen to be highly protective of Bonnie, especially in regards to Damon.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Stefan and Matt. Matt is the Manly Man to Stefan's Sensitive Guy.

* TrueCompanions: With Stefan.

* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: To Elena. He and Elena have been friends since childhood. They eventually developed a romantic relationship in high school.

* AffablyEvil
* AlphaBitch / QueenBee: Caroline is selfish, mean-spirited, vain, proud and conceited. She will do anything to get what she wants, including backstabbing, scheming and manipulating. She is always in competition with her former friend, turned rival, Elena for the title of Queen of Robert E. Lee.
* AntiVillain: Caroline is an antagonistic, immoral character but she is not entirely evil.
* AttentionWhore: Caroline always has to be the centre of attention, no matter what.
* BackstabbingTheAlphaBitch: In her feud with Elena.

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: See SpoiledBrat and DramaQueen.

* DeadpanSnarker: Caroline always has a sarcastic and catty comment to make. Especially towards Elena.

* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Caroline's middle name is ''Beula''.
* EvilRedhead: She's scheming, cunning, selfish, manipulative and she comes off as a major bitch most of the time.

* FieryRedhead: Caroline has glossy auburn-red hair. On the show, however, she has blonde hair.

* HormoneAddledTeenager: Caroline is incredibly boy crazy.

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Caroline always wants to stand out and likes attention.
* IceQueen: Caroline is cold, manipulative and selfish.

* LoveInterest: To Tyler for most of the series.

* {{Narcissist}}: Not as much as Elena, but Caroline is definitely vain and thinks highly of herself.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Like Elena, Bonnie, Matt, Meredith and Tyler before the series.

* RichBitch: Caroline is said to come from a somewhat wealthy family.

* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead
* SixthRanger: Only in the original trilogy.
* SpoiledBrat: Caroline seems to always get what she wants.

* [[{{Pride}} Vain Girl]]: Caroline is very selfish, stubborn and proud.

* BadassBookworm: Alaric is very intelligent ...and he's also a vampire hunter.
* BadassNormal: Alaric is a human with no superhuman abilities.

* ConstantlyCurious: Alaric is curious by nature.
* CoolTeacher
* TheEveryman
* TheGenericGuy
* GeniusBruiser
* GenreSavvy: Alaric is quite knowledgeable and well-educated.
* HotTeacher
* NiceGuy
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy
* TheSmartGuy: Alaric is intelligent, scholarly and well-educated. Alaric travels abroad to study.
* TeacherStudentRomance: With Meredith.

* TheAntagonist: She's a supporting antagonist, mainly in the third book.

* TheBeautifulElite: Katherine and rich, beautiful and of high status.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Before she took a FaceHeelTurn.

* BettyAndVeronica: The Archie for Stefan's Betty and Damon's Veronica. Stefan, Katherine and Damon are the original triangle of the story.
* BigBad: For most of the original trilogy, but primarily in ''The Fury''.

* {{Brainwashed}}: Katherine was basically brainwashed and corrupted by Klaus, hence the reason why she became such a evil person.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She's intensely jealous of Elena.

* CourtlyLove: With Stefan during the Renaissance.

* DamselInDistress: She used to be this to Stefan and Damon. Katherine was rather fragile and vulnerable.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Katherine had been through a lot in her past.
* DarkActionGirl
* DarkChick: She's the polar opposite of Elena, who is TheChick.
* DarkMistress
* DestructiveRomance: With both Stefan and Damon.
* DrivenByEnvy: Katherine is a very jealous person. It drove her to insanity to the point where she tried to kill Stefan, Elena and Damon because both the brothers had fallen for Elena.

* EvilCounterpart: To Elena.
* EvilIsPetty

* TheFashionista: Katherine was heavily into fashion and clothes.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Can put on a show of kindness and etiquette when she has to.
* FemmeFatale / TheVamp: Becomes this later on after she goes crazy and evil.
* FilleFatale
* FirstLove: For Stefan.
* {{Foil}}: To Elena.
* ForTheEvulz

* IceQueen: Personality-wise, Katherine is generally cold, icy, selfish, manipulative and vain.
* IcyBlueEyes: Katherine has distinctive blue eyes which are described to be the colour of blue jewels.

* KilledOffForReal: In ''The Fury''. [[spoiler: She is reborn by Klaus in ''The Hunters'' trilogy..]]

* LadyAndKnight: Katherine and her romance with Stefan during the Renaissance period.

* LittleMissBadass
* LongHairIsFeminine: In Katherine's case, her hair is ultra long. See RapunzelHair.

* LoveHurts
* LoveMakesYouCrazy
* LoveMakesYouEvil

* MissingMom: There is no mention of Katherine's mother in the series.
* MonsterSobStory: Katherine tells the Salvatore brothers (and Elena) that the reason she went to Klaus and became sinister, sociopathic and crazy was because of the Salvatore brothers refusing to end their rivalry and because of the Salvatore brothers making Katherine feel like their hatred for each other was all her fault.

* {{Ojou}}/ProperLady: During Katherine's human life, she was seen to be polite, lady like and proper. She came from a wealthy, elite family since her father, Baron, was a successful businessman from Germany.
* OverprotectiveDad: Katherine's father, Baron Von Schwarzschild was very protective and somewhat strict of Katherine.

* PimpedOutDress: Katherine wore many of them during the Renaissance period.
* PluckyGirl: Before her FaceHeelTurn.

* RegalRinglets: During the Renaissance period.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Towards the Salvatore brothers and Elena.
* SanitySlippage: Ever since Klaus corrupted her.
* ShadowArchetype: To Elena.

* SpoiledBrat / SpoiledSweet: Katherine was this during her human life. Her father, Baron Von Schwarzschild was seen to constantly be spoiling her with material goods. She often got everything she wanted.

* TheVamp: After Katherine became [[FaceHeelTurn evil]], she could classify as this.
* VillainousBreakdown: In ''The Fury''.

* WaifFu

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

* ArchEnemy: To everyone but primarily to Elena and Stefan.
* ArcVillain: Klaus is the [[BigBad villain]] for primarily the original trilogy.

* BadassBoast: Frequently reminds others that he is an Old One, the most powerful vampire ever.
* BadassLongcoat: Klaus wears a long, dusty tan coat.

* BatmanGambit: Klaus always knows what is going on around him. Nobody can outsmart him.
* BigBad / BiggerBad: In Dark Reunion. [[spoiler: Also in The Hunters trilogy when he is reborn.]]
* TheBigGuy: Klaus is described to be intimidatingly tall.

* ChronicVillainy

* CorruptTheCutie: To Katherine.

* EvilPlan: Klaus always has one, no matter what.
* FauxAffablyEvil

* ItsAllAboutMe: Klaus is the most selfish and evil character in the books.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: In ''Destiny Rising'', Klaus finally dies for good after biting Elena and drinking her blood. Elena's blood is the elixir which is used to kill Old Ones.]]

* ManOfWealthAndTaste

* TheMentallyDisturbed: Klaus is a sociopath.
* MonsterLord: See VampireMonarch and MonsterProgenitor.

* NervesOfSteel: Most of the time, Klaus appears emotionless.
* ObviouslyEvil
* OnlyOneName: Klaus's surname is never revealed in the series. But on the show series, his last name is Mikaelson.
* ThePowerOfHate: Klaus hates everything and everyone.
* PsychopathicManchild
* PsychoticSmirk

* TheResenter: Towards Elena.

* SanitySlippage
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem

* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Villain]]

* SmallNameBigEgo
* SmugSmiler
* SmugSnake

* TheSnarkKnight: Klaus is the king of sarcasm.

* SplitPersonality: Klaus can appear all humorous and upbeat one minute and can become intensely angry, murderous and vengeful in the next.
* TheStrategist: Klaus is a methodical and strategic killer. He always has an elaborate plan to conduct his evil deeds.

* SuperpowerLottery: Klaus is an Old One. In other words, he is on of the original vampires on Earth. He possesses various different powers and abilities:
** [[MindManipulation Mind Control /Compulsion]]: Klaus has the ability to control and manipulate the body, mind, spirit and the soul of any animal or person.
** [[ElementalPowers Elemental Manipulation]]: Klaus has the supernatural ability allows influence meteorological energy patterns, creating rain, wind, hail, lightning, snow, sleet, fog and temperature changes.
** [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Animal Control / Manipulation]]: Klaus has the supernatural ability can handle all kinds of wild animals or domestic. Normally you can only control a species at a time.
** HealingFactor: Klaus has the ability to heal all infections and wounds at an accelerated speed.
** {{Immortality}}: Klaus has the ability of eternal life and youth without ever physically aging or dying.
** SuperSenses: Klaus has the ability to hear, see, taste, and smell beyond that of a regular human.
** ShapeShifting: Klaus has the ability to alter and change the physical form of himself.
** SuperSpeed: Klaus has the ability to move, jump, react and run at a superhuman velocity.
** SuperStrength: Klaus has the ability of abnormal strength beyond that of a regular human.
** [[MasterOfIllusion Illusion]]: Klaus has the ability to create illusion and bend things to his will. It is capable of disrupting the reality of one or more things at once. The Illusion is limited, since it uses a short time but because the neutralization of the enemy and does not usually give orders to the victims.
** {{Telepathy}}: Klaus has the supernatural ability to communicate mentally with other vampires without physical contact and long distances.
** [[ResurrectiveImmortality Resurrection]]: Klaus possesses the supernatural ability to return from the dead. In order to return to an Old One need the blood of the descendants. In case the body was destroyed, it is possible that the essence of the Old One occupies one of his/her descendant's body.

* UnstoppableRage: Klaus has a very violent temper.

* WickedCultured
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity
* XanatosGambit
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating

* TheAgeless: Sage will never die from natural causes and he will never physically age.

* BadassAdorable

* {{Determinator}}: Sage is a highly determined person by nature.

* [[GuardianAngel The Guardian]]: Technically. Sage is a Guardian of the ''Gates of the Seven Treasures of Kitsune''.

** Sage is of the Type V. He is a vampire.

* OnlyOneName

* TheSmartGuy: Sage is described to be quick and intelligent.

* SuperpowerLottery: Sage has various different powers and abilities:
** [[MindManipulation Mind Control /Compulsion]]: Sage has the ability to control and manipulate the body, mind, spirit and the soul of any animal or person.
** [[ElementalPowers Elemental Manipulation]]: Sage has the supernatural ability allows influence meteorological energy patterns, creating rain, wind, hail, lightning, snow, sleet, fog and temperature changes.
** [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Animal Control / Manipulation]]: Sage has the supernatural ability can handle all kinds of wild animals or domestic. Normally you can only control a species at a time.
** HealingFactor: Sage has the ability to heal all infections and wounds at an accelerated speed.
** {{Immortality}}: Sage has the ability of eternal life and youth without ever physically aging or dying.
** SuperSenses: Sage has the ability to hear, see, taste, and smell beyond that of a regular human.
** ShapeShifting: Sage has the ability to alter and change the physical form of himself.
** SuperSpeed: Sage has the ability to move, jump, react and run at a superhuman velocity.
** SuperStrength: Sage has the ability of abnormal strength beyond that of a regular human.
** [[MasterOfIllusion Illusion]]: Sage has the ability to create illusion and bend things to his will. It is capable of disrupting the reality of one or more things at once. The Illusion is limited, since it uses a short time but because the neutralization of the enemy and does not usually give orders to the victims.
** {{Telepathy}}: Sage has the supernatural ability to communicate mentally with other vampires without physical contact and long distances.
** [[ResurrectiveImmortality Resurrection]]: Sage possesses the supernatural ability to return from the dead. In order to return to an Old One need the blood of the descendants. In case the body was destroyed, it is possible that the essence of the Old One occupies one of his/her descendant's body.

* AntiAntiChrist: Jessalyn was presumed to have been turned by the Devil's son, Sage.
* TheBeautifulElite
* BeautyEqualsGoodness
* DamselInDistress
* FemmeFatale

* GreenEyes

** Jessalyn is Type V.
** Also Type X.

* MysteriousWaif

* ProperLady: See {{Ojou}}.
* PurityPersonified: Described to be innocent and pure.

* RebelliousPrincess
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead
* SoBeautifulItsACurse
* {{Socialite}}

* SuperpowerLottery: Like all vampires, Jessalyn possesses various powers and abilities:
** [[MindManipulation Mind Control /Compulsion]]: Jessalyn has the ability to control and manipulate the body, mind, spirit and the soul of any animal or person.
** [[ElementalPowers Elemental Manipulation]]: Jessalyn has the supernatural ability allows influence meteorological energy patterns, creating rain, wind, hail, lightning, snow, sleet, fog and temperature changes.
** [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Animal Control / Manipulation]]: Jessalyn has the supernatural ability can handle all kinds of wild animals or domestic. Normally you can only control a species at a time.
** HealingFactor: Jessalyn has the ability to heal all infections and wounds at an accelerated speed.
** {{Immortality}}: Jessalyn has the ability of eternal life and youth without ever physically aging or dying.
** SuperSenses: Jessalyn has the ability to hear, see, taste, and smell beyond that of a regular human.
** ShapeShifting: Jessalyn has the ability to alter and change the physical form of herself.
** SuperSpeed: Jessalyn has the ability to move, jump, react and run at a superhuman velocity.
** SuperStrength: Jessalyn has the ability of abnormal strength beyond that of a regular human.
** [[MasterOfIllusion Illusion]]: Jessalyn has the ability to create illusion and bend things to her will. It is capable of disrupting the reality of one or more things at once. The Illusion is limited, since it uses a short time but because the neutralization of the enemy and does not usually give orders to the victims.
** {{Telepathy}}: Jessalyn has the supernatural ability to communicate mentally with other vampires without physical contact and long distances.

* ViralTransformation: She was turned into a vampire by Sage.

* BadassNormal: As a human vampire hunter.
* BlackSheep: Of his entire family.
* [[ChildSoldiers Child Soldier]]: Joined the military at age 18.
* TheDragon: To Klaus, sort of.

* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Cristian is killed in the final book of the series.]]

* SuperpowerLottery: Cristian was a vampire with abilities
** [[MindManipulation Compulsion]]: The supernatural ability to control and manipulate the body, mind, and soul of an animal or person.
** [[ElementalPowers Elemental Manipulation]]: The supernatural ability to control and manipulate the elements of air, earth, fire, water, lightning, etc.
** [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Animal Control]]: The supernatural ability can handle all kinds of wild animals or domestic. Normally you can only control a species at a time.
** HealingFactor: The supernatural ability to heal all infections and injuries at an accelerated speed.
** {{Immortality}}: The supernatural ability of eternal life and youth.
** SuperSenses: The supernatural ability to hear, see, smell, and taste beyond the human limit.
** ShapeShifting: The supernatural ability to alter and change the physical form of ones self
** SuperSpeed: The supernatural ability to jump, move and run at superhuman velocity.
** SuperStrength: The supernatural ability of abnormal strength.
** [[MasterOfIllusion Illusion]]: It is capable of disrupting the reality of one or more things at once. The Illusion is limited, since it uses a short time but because the neutralization of the enemy and does not usually give orders to the victims
** {{Telepathy}}: The supernatural ability can communicate mentally with other vampires without physical contact and long distances.
** [[ResurrectiveImmortality Resurrection]]: The supernatural ability to return from the dead. In order to return to an Old One need the blood of the descendants. In case the body was destroyed, it is possible that the essence of the Old One occupies one of his/her descendant's body.

* [[VampireHunter Vampire Hunter / Vampire Slayer]]: Like his sister Meredith, he is a vampire hunter and slayer.
* ViralTransformation: Cristian was turned into a vampire by Klaus.
* [[WasOnceAMan Was Once A Man]]: Before, Cristian was turned, he was a regular human.

* TheDragon: To Klaus.
* EvilPlan: To resurrect Klaus, the [[BigBad dangerous, evil Old One]].
* FalseFriend: To Stefan and Matt.
* {{Jerkass}}
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: In the final book, Ethan is killed off by Klaus after his head is severed.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: When Ethan's true intentions and motivations are revealed.
* NiceGuy: At first, he appeared to be friendly and warm. That is until his true intentions were revealed.
* SealedEvilInACan: Ethan wanted to resurrect Klaus at all costs.
* TheSmartGuy: Ethan is intelligent and book smart.
* TheStrategist: Ethan is very strategic in his way of thinking.
* SuperpowerLottery: Ethan was a vampire with abilities
** [[MindManipulation Compulsion]]: The supernatural ability to control and manipulate the body, mind, and soul of an animal or person.
** [[ElementalPowers Elemental Manipulation]]: The supernatural ability to control and manipulate the elements of air, earth, fire, water, lightning, etc.
** [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Animal Control]]: The supernatural ability can handle all kinds of wild animals or domestic. Normally you can only control a species at a time.
** HealingFactor: The supernatural ability to heal all infections and injuries at an accelerated speed.
** {{Immortality}}: The supernatural ability of eternal life and youth.
** SuperSenses: The supernatural ability to hear, see, smell, and taste beyond the human limit.
** ShapeShifting: The supernatural ability to alter and change the physical form of ones self
** SuperSpeed: The supernatural ability to jump, move and run at superhuman velocity.
** SuperStrength: The supernatural ability of abnormal strength.
** [[MasterOfIllusion Illusion]]: It is capable of disrupting the reality of one or more things at once. The Illusion is limited, since it uses a short time but because the neutralization of the enemy and does not usually give orders to the victims
** {{Telepathy}}: The supernatural ability can communicate mentally with other vampires without physical contact and long distances.
** [[ResurrectiveImmortality Resurrection]]: The supernatural ability to return from the dead. In order to return to an Old One need the blood of the descendants. In case the body was destroyed, it is possible that the essence of the Old One occupies one of his/her descendant's body.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Ethan is handsome with hazel eyes and curly dark hair.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Klaus.

* VisionaryVillain: Ethan always had a clear goal when it came to his motivations.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity
* {{Yandere}}: For Klaus, in a non-sexual way. He was obsessed with Klaus and vampires.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Tyler is one of the antagonists in the original trilogy, especially towards Stefan and Elena.
* TheAntagonist: In the first trilogy, Tyler was one of the supporting antagonists (the main antagonist being Damon).
* AttemptedRape: To Elena, in the first book.
* BastardBoyfriend: To Caroline. He didn't always treat Caroline nicely.
* BadassBoast

* BigManOnCampus: Tyler thinks that he is the most popular guy in the school because he is a top jock and he is handsome. However, this changes as soon as Stefan Salvatore arrives as a new student at Robert E. Lee High. Stefan starts to gain all of the attention and becomes a star athlete. This causes Tyler to become jealous and resentful of Stefan. As a result, Tyler's ego is crushed and he decides to torment Stefan and make his life hell out of envy.
* BlessedWithSuck: His family is cursed with lycanthropy.
* BookDumb: Tyler is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
* TheBrute

* CasanovaWannabe
* TheDragon: For Klaus, in Dark Reunion. Klaus had triggered Tyler's werewolf curse by getting him to kill Sue Carson. Klaus then tried to get Tyler to kill the core group (Stefan, Matt, Bonnie, Meredith, etc) when he turned into a werewolf.
* DumbJock
* DumbMuscle

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk
* LoveInterest: To Caroline. Tyler and Caroline eventually have two children together, who are twins.
* ManipulativeBastard

* NeverMyFault: Tyler never takes responsibility for anything.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Tyler was a regular high school student like Elena, Matt, Bonnie and Meredith before the series started.

* PopularIsDumb
* TheResenter: Tyler holds a grudge against Stefan and Elena.

* [[RichBitch Rich Bastard]]: Tyler is one of the wealthiest families in the town of Fells Church.
* TheRival: To Stefan. When Stefan first arrives at the school as a new student, Tyler is immediately threatened by Stefan because of his good looks, intelligence and the ability to attract the opposite sex. Tyler ends up bullying Stefan because he feels that Stefan is taking his place in regards to [[BigManOnCampus popularity]].
** Also by extension, Elena and Matt. Tyler starts to hold a grudge against Elena after Stefan had beaten him up in the graveyard when Tyler had sexually assaulted her. And Tyler also holds a grudge against Matt for simply befriending Stefan and sticking up for Stefan against Tyler and his bullying, antagonistic ways towards him (Stefan).

* TallDarkAndHandsome: Tyler is very tall, athletic and yes, he is very handsome as well.
* TallDarkAndSnarky

* {{Slimeball}}: The biggest one in the series.
* SmallNameBigEgo
* SmugSnake
* TheSnarkKnight: Tyler never passes up a chance to say a sarcastic comment.

* SuperpowerLottery: As a werewolf, Tyler possesses superhuman abilities and powers.
** SuperStrength: Tyler has abnormal strength. As a werewolf, he is able to lift much heavier objects than that of a regular human. In werewolf form, Tyler can easily shred vampires, humans and other animals apart with ease.
** SuperSenses: Tyler has sharper senses as a werewolf, including sharper sight, hearing, touch and smell. He is able to see things much clearer especially at night, is able to smell things from a greater distance than that of a normal human, and is able to hear things much clearer than that of a regular human.
** SuperSpeed: Tyler as a werewolf is extremely fast. He can move with animal like speed and quickness, both in his human form and in his wolf form.
** ShapeShifting: Tyler has the ability to change or shape shift willingly between his human form and his wolf form.
** MysteriousAnimalSenses: Tyler's senses exceed those of a regular human and are more animalistic in nature.
* UnfortunateName: You can see why his name was changed to Lockwood.
* UngratefulBastard

* [[HotWitch Hot Warlock]]: Aside from being a werewolf, Caleb is also a practicing warlock.

* SomethingAboutARose: In ''Phantom'', Caleb gives Elena a rose that he had "found" on a porch which might have been linked to the spell that he had cast. It turns out that he had given the rose to Elena in attempts to find out where Tyler had went.

* SuperpowerLottery: As a werewolf, Caleb possesses superhuman abilities and powers.
** SuperStrength: Caleb has abnormal strength. As a werewolf, he is able to lift much heavier objects than that of a regular human. In werewolf form, Caleb can easily shred vampires, humans and other animals apart with ease.
** SuperSenses: Caleb has sharper senses as a werewolf, including sharper sight, hearing, touch and smell. He is able to see things much clearer especially at night, is able to smell things from a greater distance than that of a normal human, and is able to hear things much clearer than that of a regular human.
** SuperSpeed: Caleb as a werewolf is extremely fast. He can move with animal like speed and quickness, both in his human form and in his wolf form.
** ShapeShifting: Caleb has the ability to change or shape shift willingly between his human form and his wolf form.
** MysteriousAnimalSenses: Caleb's senses exceed those of a regular human and are more animalistic in nature.
** [[SimplifiedSpellcasting Spellcasting]]: As a warlock, Caleb is able to cast various spells.
** [[MasterOfIllusion Illusion]]: Caleb is also able to bend things to his will with the use of his warlock powers.
** [[MindOverMatter Telekinesis]]: As a warlock, Caleb is able to move objects and things with his mind.

* {{Adorkable}}
* BadassAdorable
* BerserkButton: Do not harm Bonnie. Zander is highly protective of her.

* TheBigGuy: Zander is very tall.
* {{Bishonen}}: Like almost all of the other male characters, he's very physically attractive.
* BoisterousBruiser: Zander is friendly, extroverted and fun-loving.
* [[FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire Friendly Neighbourhood Werewolf]]: Zander is a noble, kind-hearted and benevolent werewolf.
** He is considered to be Tyler's opposite in regards to personality and temperament.
* FurAgainstFang: In the last book. Zander and his Original pack battle Klaus' army of vampires.
* GentleGiant
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Zander is the Huge Guy to Bonnie's Tiny Girl.
* IcyBlueEyes: Zander's eyes are a piercing, icy blue.
* LightningBruiser
* LoveInterest: To Bonnie in ''Moonsong'' onwards. [[spoiler: Zander and Bonnie end up together at the end of the series.]]
* LoveableRogue
* NiceGuy

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Zander physically looks like a college boy, but he is actually centuries old. He was born during the XX century.
* SuperpowerLottery: As a werewolf, Zander has many powers and abilities:
** SuperSenses: As a werewolf, Zander has heightened, animalistic senses which allows them to hear, see, and smell better than humans.
** ShapeShifting: Zander is able to shapeshift from his human form, to a half human, to a half wolf beast form at will. It is implied that werewolves like Zander are able to transform into "real" wolves.
** [[SuperSpeed Animalistic Speed]]: Zander is very fast and he moves with animal-like quickness and speed in human or wolf form.
** [[SuperStrength Animalistic Strength]]: Zander is insanely strong in terms of abnormal strength; he, like all werewolves, can easily tear human and animals to pieces.
** MysteriousAnimalSenses: Because Zander is an original werewolf, his animal senses by far exceed those of a regular werewolf.
* TeamPet: He is the token animal (a werewolf) of the core group in ''The Hunters'' trilogy (Elena, Stefan, Bonnie, Meredith, Matt, Damon).

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Margaret acts like a child in most situations, but she can be highly wise and curious.

* ConstantlyCurious: Margaret is very curious and often questions everything.
* TheCutie: Margaret is sweet, innocent and adorable.

* InhumanlyBeautifulRace: Margaret is half angel. She is an extremely beautiful child.

* KindheartedCatLover: Margaret has a deep fondness for cats.
* NaiveEverygirl
* {{Nephewism}}: After Margaret's parents died in a tragic car accident, Margaret is raised by her Aunt Judith Gilbert and her Uncle Robert Maxwell.
* NiceGirl

* PluckyGirl
* WideEyedIdealist

* HappilyMarried: To her husband, Robert Maxwell.

* PromotionToParent: After Elena and Margaret's parents die, Judith becomes their legal guardian.
* TeamMom: She is a maternal figure to everyone, including Elena and Margaret.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: In Midnight, it was revealed that Vickie was alive.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Vickie was being controlled by Katherine, which caused her to go insane.
* GirlNextDoor: Vickie is the average, everyday teenage girl.
* KilledOffForReal: In Dark Reunion, Vickie is brutally murdered by Klaus.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Like Elena, Matt, Bonnie, Meredith.

* BlueBlood: Ulma was once a wealthy woman with a family before she became a slave.
* CoolOldLady: All of the characters think she is nice and kind.
* GrannyClassic
* IJustWantToBeFree

* {{Ojou}}
* OlderSidekick: To the core group (Elena, Damon, Bonnie, Meredith) when they were trying to rescue Stefan.
* [[DamselInDistress Old Lady In Distress]]: Damon and Elena end up saving her from slavery.
* PreppyName
* ProperLady
* RichesToRags: Went from being a wealthy maid to a slave of the Dark Dimension.
* SculleryMaid: Becomes one in the Dark Dimension.

* AxCrazy: Has a crazy, twisted personality.

* BrotherSisterIncest: Shinichi has been shown to have a degree of sexual attraction to his twin sister, Misao.
** {{Twincest}}: Misao and Shinichi are twins who have shown to have a degree of attraction towards each other.

* CunningLikeAFox

* KilledOffForReal: In ''Midnight'' by Elena.

* ManipulativeBastard

* OnlyOneName

* SuperpowerLottery: Because of Shinichi being a kitsune, he possesses various special powers and abilities.
** [[PlayingWithFire Fox Fire]]: Shinichi has the ability to produce fire and lightning by rubbing his tail. He can also generate balls of fire and breathe fire.
** [[DreamWeaver Dream Manipulation]]: Shinichi can willfully manisfest in the dreams of others and manipulate others dreams to what he wants.
** {{Invisibility}}: Like all kitsune, Shinichi has the ability to become invisible and unnoticeable to others at his own will.
** MasterOfIllusion: Shinichi has the ability as a kitsune to create illusions and make them appear a reality, for both himself and for others as well.
** [[MindManipulation Mind Control]]: As a kitsune, Shinichi has the ability to cause someone to see anything that the he wishes, or cause people to overlook everything or anything that Shinichi wants him to. This is the kitsune equivalent of vampire mind compulsion.
** VoluntaryShapeshifting: Shinichi is able to shift voluntarily between his human form and his fox form.
* TheTrickster: Shinichi is the master at the art of tricking and manipulation.

* BrotherSisterIncest: Misao has been shown to have a degree of sexual attraction to her twin brother, Shinichi.
** {{Twincest}}: Misao and Shinichi are twins who have shown to have a degree of attraction towards each other.

* CunningLikeAFox

* OnlyOneName
* SuperpowerLottery: Because of Misao being a kitsune, she possesses various special powers and abilities.
** [[PlayingWithFire Fox Fire]]: Misao has the ability to produce fire and lightning by rubbing her tail. She can also generate balls of fire and breathe fire.
** [[DreamWeaver Dream Manipulation]]: Misao can willfully manisfest in the dreams of others and manipulate others dreams to what she wants.
** {{Invisibility}}: Like all kitsune, Misao has the ability to become invisible and unnoticeable to others at her own will.
** MasterOfIllusion: Misao has the ability as a kitsune to create illusions and make them appear a reality, for both herself and for others as well.
** [[MindManipulation Mind Control]]: As a kitsune, Misao has the ability to cause someone to see anything that the she wishes, or cause people to overlook everything or anything that Misao wants her to. This is the kitsune equivalent of vampire mind compulsion.
** VoluntaryShapeshifting: Misao is able to change between her human form and her fox form voluntarily.
* SpoiledBrat: Misao is described to be very spoiled in nature.
* TheTrickster: Misao is the master at the art of tricking and manipulating.

* KnightTemplarParent: There is nothing that Baron wouldn't do for Katherine.
* OverprotectiveDad: To Katherine. He also spoils her rotten.
* PapaWolf: To Katherine.
* ThePatriarch
* SharpDressedMan
* TrueCompanions: With Conti Di Giuseppe.

* AbusiveDad / AbusiveParent: To Damon. He would often physically and emotionally abuse Damon as a child, especially when he was drunk.
* TheAlcoholic
* AlcoholicParent: Giuseppe became a hardcore alcoholic after his wife died.

* ControlFreak: Giuseppe was a very controlling and dominating person.

* ManipulativeBastard

* ThePatriarch
* SharpDressedMan: Giuseppe is a nobleman.

!! Robert Maxwell

* CoolUncle: To Elena and Margaret.
* HappilyMarried: To Judith.
* ParentalSubstitute: For Elena and Margaret after their parents died.

!! Gudren
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* TheCaretaker: For Katherine, especially when she was very ill.
* {{Maid}}: Gudren was Katherine's handmaiden.
* MamaBear: Gudren was highly protective of Katherine.

!! Mr. Tanner

!! Jacob Smallwood

!! Sue Carson

!! Honoria Fell

!! Mrs. Theophilia Flowers

!! Inari

* SpiritedYoungLady: Despite all that Elena has been through.

* SpiritedYoungLady: Bonnie is very buoyant, optimistic, jovial and enthusiastic.

* SpiritedYoungLady: Katherine has a very childlike quality about her.

* SpiritedYoungLady: She seems to have a zest and passion for life.

* BadassGrandma

* BadassPrincess: She is a princess but she is also not to be messed with.

* TheHunter: See VampireHunter.

* CommonMarySueTraits: Elena definitely displays or possesses some traits of a Mary Sue. She is a highly idealized character and comes off as too perfect, especially to readers
** SympatheticSue
** SpecialSnowflakeSyndrome

* BrownEyes: Bonnie's is described to have very large, childlike brown eyes.

* BadAss: Klaus is an Old One, implying that he is extremely powerful, dangerous and deadly. He possesses powerful abilities beyond that of a regular vampire. He is literally a member of the [[VampireMonarch beginning of vampirism]].

* {{Badass}}: Elena is tough, strong and capable of defending herself.

* {{Badass}}: Stefan is a strong, capable fighter despite only living on an animal blood diet. He may be weaker than his brother but he can kick ass and take names

* {{BadAss}}:

* {{Badass}}: While generally considered the weakest member of the group (being the most emotional and compassionate) Bonnie is also very powerful, brave and helps the group many times

* {{Badass}}: Meredith is tough, strong and a very capable fighter and she is also a [[spoiler: vampire hunter/slayer]].

* {{Badass}}

* {{Badass}}: Sage is the Devil's son. Not to mention he's an Old One.

* {{Badass}}: Cristian is described to be fast, strong and a powerful hunter.

* {{Badass}}

* {{Badass}}: He's an ''Original'' werewolf. Of course Zander is bad ass.

* HotGuysAreBastards: Tyler is attractive and athletic but his personality is very unbecoming.

* [[TheCasanova Casanova]]: Ever since Damon's human years, he has been a player and a womanizer. Instead of taking his education seriously during his human life, Damon spent his time womanizing. Damon is the type of attract women like a moth to a flame, use them to get what he wants and then is likely to dump them afterwards (this seems to be different in regards to Elena though, considering that Damon spends the entire series obsessing over and chasing after Elena).

* [[{{Delinquent}} Delinquent Anti-Hero]]: Damon is highly rebellious and doesn't follow the rules whatsoever. In fact, he lives by his own rules.

* HotGuysAreBastards: Damon may be hot but damn, he is probably the biggest jerk ever.

* RedHeadedHero: Sage has bronze coloured hair.

* [[RedHeadedHero Redheaded Heroine]]: Jessalyn has red hair.

* RedheadedHeroine

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To go to the TV series character sheet [[{{Characters/TheVampireDiaries}} click here]].

* BlondGuysAreEvil

* BlondGuysAreEvil: At first, Caleb didn't have such noble intentions. He cast a spell in ''Phantom'' to make everyone jealous towards each other in the hopes that they would reveal what they know about Tyler, Klaus and about Tyler's disappearance.

* BlondesAreEvil: After her FaceHeelTurn. After turning to Klaus, Katherine became vengeful, selfish, manipulative, sociopathic and crazy. Originally, she was an example of HairOfGoldHeartOfGold; someone who was gentle, kind, fragile and docile.

* HairOfGold: Before her FaceHeelTurn.

* HandsomeDevil / HandsomeLech: Damon is so good looking but he's a sociopath at the same time. Unfortunately, his personality is the type to scare potential romantic suitors away.

* HandsomeDevil: Tyler is good looking but he is so unlikable.

* TheMessiah: Elena is a powerful Guardian (or angel) who is meant to fight all evil on Earth. Her destiny is to save the world from evil forces corrupting it.

* BadassDamsel: Yes, sometimes Elena is the damsel in distress, but she can also be pretty badass when she needs to be. She doesn't always need one of her male suitors (Stefan, Damon, or Matt) to always save her.

* DamselInDistress: Although Elena is a very capable individual, Elena sometimes needs her vampire suitors (Stefan and Damon) to save her from time to time.

* BadassDamsel
* BastardGirlfriend

* DarkActionGirl

* BadassDamsel: After Katherine turned into a vampire, she became much stronger and physically capable.

* TookALevelInBadass: After she became a vampire and especially after her FaceHeelTurn.

* HotDad: [[spoiler: Tyler eventually becomes a father to two twins with Caroline, Luke and Brianne Smallwood.]]

* BigBadassWolf: Zander is an Original werewolf.