History Characters / TheVampireDiariesCharactersIntroducedInSeason1

* ActionMom: As of the fifth season, Katherine was discovered to have been the long lost mother of Nadia. Katherine had given birth to Nadia at the tender age of 17 during the 1400's. Still, despite being a mother, Katherine was still badass and could kick major ass. Interestingly enough, her daughter Nadia also shared the same traits and qualities as her mother as Nadia was also a vampire who was an ActionGirl who could kick major ass. Katherine and Nadia had proven that they were a really badass pair of Petrova women and they were a representation of the Petrova women being badass.

* BroughtDownToBadass: In the fifth season, Katherine may have lost all her superhuman abilities due to being cured of her vampirism and becoming human, but she was still majorly kick ass when she had to be. See BadassNormal.
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: As of the season four finale and season five, Katherine is currently human.]]

* DrivenByEnvy: Much of her attacks against Elena and her loved ones in the second season were driven by Katherine's jealousy of Elena, who she saw as replacing her. Towards the end of Season 2 however this abated, but returned in full force as of season four.

%% * UnresolvedSexualTension: With Elijah, Damon and Stefan. Sometimes even with Klaus. As of 4x18, it looks like she and [[spoiler: Elijah]] resolved it.

* TheCorrupter: Katherine is the type to revert people to the dark, rebellious side.
* CostumePorn: Katherine's dresses and outfits during the 1400's and the 1864 flashbacks. See ImpossiblyCoolClothes, PimpedOutDress and GorgeousPeriodDress.
* CourtlyLove: With Elijah and Klaus in the 1400's and also, with both Stefan and Damon in 1864.

* CulturedBadass: Seems to have been born into a wealthy Bulgarian family and was portrayed as being nobility in the 1400 and 1864 flashbacks.
* CuteAndPsycho: Katherine is beautiful but she can be rather scheming, manipulative and psychotic.

%% * DefrostingIceQueen: Around Stefan, Damon or [[spoiler: Elijah]], Katherine's humanity seems to come through.

* FreudianExcuse: One could argue that Katherine became who she is because of her very tragic backstory, which included having her baby daughter taken away from her after she was born, Klaus chasing her in order to have her killed and sacrificed and as a punishment for running from Klaus, Klaus murdering her entire family.
* FriendlyEnemy: To Stefan and Damon on occasion. Katherine will help out the Salvatore brothers from time to time, but she often seeks to get something out of it in return.
** To Caroline in Season 5.

* GorgeousPeriodDress: Katherine wore many of them in the 1400 and 1864 flashbacks.
* GrandTheftMe: In season five [[spoiler:Katherine possesses Elena's body using a Traveller's spell.]]

* HellBentForLeather: Katherine is usually seen wearing black leather jackets.

* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:She was the one more or less responsible for Jeremy's death with Silas to finish him off. She is also the reason why Stefan dies in the series finale.]]

* HumiliationConga: Has been going through a big and rather well-deserved one in season five.
* IceQueen: Katherine is the epitome of this trope. She is selfish, cold, manipulative and vain. She is described to be coldhearted and will use people in order to get her way without feeling any guilt afterwards.
* IfICantHaveYou: Katherine threatened Stefan that if he didn't break up with Elena, she would kill Elena and her loved ones. Stefan of course did [[BerserkButton NOT react well to this at all]].
** She even says it word for word in 5.15 [[spoiler: regarding Stefan that is she can't have him, then no one else will.]]

* {{Immortality}}: Katherine is a vampire. She has the ability to live forever without physically aging. Although Katherine physically looks like she is 18, she is actually over 500 years old.
** Katherine is Type V: TheUndead. Katherine is a living dead person.
** Katherine is also Type X, a LifeDrinker. She drinks human blood in order to survive.

* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: During the flashbacks in the 1400's and 1864. Even Katherine's modern wardrobe is sophisticated and chic.
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: See PimpedOutDress and GorgeousPeriodDress.

** JerkassHasAPoint: When she, as Elena, refused to get back together with Damon and cited all of the reasons they are a bad couple and she didn't want to be with him, it's exceptionally hard to find a single flaw in her logic. Most viewers saw her as the OnlySaneMan.
** JerkJustifications: Type I and Type III. Katherine does immoral acts out of self preservation thanks to her past. She had her baby taken away from her, was exiled from her own him, was chased by Klaus for centuries and had her entire family slaughtered by Klaus as a punishment for running from him.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Katherine brought Damon the cure instead of running in Season 2. She also tanked a brilliant plan to kill Klaus in order to protect Damon and bring back Stefan's humanity at the same time. The woman multitasks. And in season four, [[spoiler: she gives the cure for vampirism to Elijah. Keep in mind that this is the only weapon/advantage she has against Klaus, and she willingly and unselfishly hands it over to Elijah because he's the only person who still believes that she has some good in her somewhere.]]
%% ** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In season 5.

* KickTheMoralityPet: Katherine claims to love Stefan so much for over a century, yet she has repeatedly done things that have both indirectly and directly hurt Stefan and those that he loves and cares about. Yet, even when she does these things, Katherine expects Stefan to reciprocate her feelings when she really hasn't done anything to earn Stefan's love, affection or concern.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Does this to Damon in 5.14 [[spoiler: when she tries to trick ripper!Damon into feeding on her so that Stefan would kill Damon. Unfortunately for Katherine, her plan doesn't work.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Stabbed with the Traveller's knife by Stefan in Gone Girl.]].

* LadyAndKnight: A variation of this with Stefan in 1864 with Stefan being the Knight to Katherine's Lady.
* LackOfEmpathy: Katherine doesn't really show that much remorse over what she's done
* LadyOfAdventure: Katherine has traveled around the world.

* LivingMacGuffin: Katherine was one back in the 1400's for Klaus as she was the doppelgänger that was going to be used to break Klaus' hybrid curse.

* LongLostRelative: Katherine was revealed to be Elena's distant maternal ancestor in season two.

* LoveHungry: Oh so much in regards to Stefan, especially in season five. Her obsession with Stefan has reached Qetsiyah levels of obsession and craziness.
* LoveHurts: Katherine has faced heartbreak in the name of love.
* LoveInterest: Katherine was a love interest to Elijah in 1492, and to Damon and Stefan back in 1864. She is also a love interest to Damon, Stefan and [[spoiler: Elijah]] in the present.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Katherine stalked Stefan around for over a century.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: After stealing Elena's body in 5.11, instead of taking Nadia and leaving Mystic Falls with her, Katherine decides to stay in town so that she could get Stefan back. Which is a really stupid idea, considering that Stefan and everyone else would eventually find out that she is not Elena and that she is really Katherine. [[spoiler: The Mystic Falls gang does end up founding out Katherine's secret, which only resulted in Stefan finding out, her daughter Nadia dying, and Katherine being killed by Stefan himself. Nice going, Katherine.]]
* LoveRedeems: Maybe not so much redeems, but bits and pieces of her humanity and softer side come out, especially in regards to both Stefan and Elijah.
* ManipulativeBitch[=/=]MagnificentBitch: Katherine will manipulate, scheme, play mind games and will toy with others emotions in order to get what she wants without guilt.

* MeaningfulName: The name Katherine means "pure". Ironically, Katherine represented innocence, naivety and purity before her life changed and turned into a tragedy.
** Her last name is Pierce. She does a lot of "piercing" (ahem, if you know what that means).
* MissingMom: To Nadia. Nadia had been taken away from Katherine immediately after she had given birth to her. In season five, Katherine is finally reunited with Nadia after 500 years.
* MonsterSobStory: Katherine's tragic past was revealed in flashbacks during season two.
* MoralityChain[=/=]MoralityPet: Stefan is hers.
* MotorMouth: Even Damon thinks she needs to shut up at times.

* MurderTheHypotenuse: In season two, Katherine threatened to kill Elena and everyone she cared about if Stefan didn't stop being with Elena.

* NiceHat: Katherine sometimes wore hats during the 1864 flashbacks along with her PimpedOutDress and OperaGloves.
* NiceShoes: Katherine wears a lot of them, primarily high heels and stilettos.

* NotSoDifferent: Makes this argument to Elena throughout the series, but most notably in season four after Elena turned into a vampire.
** Subverted in "She's Come Undone".
* OfCorsetHurts / OfCorsetsSexy: As part of Katherine's wardrobe during the flashbacks (1400's and 1800's), Katherine was seen to wear many corsets as part of her outfits.
* OperaGloves: Was seen wearing them during the 1864 flashbacks.
* OppositesAttract: With Stefan and Elijah. Both Stefan and Elijah are moral and noble while Katherine is highly morally ambiguous.
* ParasolOfPrettiness: Katherine had a parasol or umbrella in 1864.
* ParentalAbandonment: In regards to her daughter Nadia. Nadia was taken away from her by her father immediately after she had given birth to her.

* PetTheDog: Katherine has a few of these moments, such as mourning Stefan's death in a flashback, or bringing Damon his cure in the season finale. Also her conversation with Stefan regarding humanity was this.
** And in 4x18 [[spoiler:her love and gesture of trust towards Elijah]].

* ThePollyanna: As a human girl. Katherine seemed to be rather idealistic, naive, optimistic and romantic by heart in the 1400's flashbacks. This changed when she became a vampire and suffered tragedy over the centuries.
* ProperLady: Appeared this way during the and 1400's flashbacks and also the 1864 flashbacks.
* PsychoExGirlfriend: Katherine is this way in regards to both of the Salvatore brothers due to the brothers being in love with Elena.
* RapidAging: Has been developing a slower but still deadly version of this after Silas drained the cure out of her blood. Her hair has been turning grey, her teeth are falling out, and she is only estimated to live a few months longer.

* RegalRinglets: Katherine's hair is curled outside of her Elena impersonations.

* TheRival: To Elena and Rebekah for the attentions of the Salvatore brothers.

* SensualSlavs: Katherine is originally from Bulgaria.
* ShadowArchetype: To Elena at times. Sometimes it's inverted and Elena seems like a shadow of Katherine.

* ShipperOnDeck: Surprisingly, for Stelena.
-->'''Katherine to Elena:''' There's still a connection between you two (Stefan and Elena). Maybe, deep down, you know that he's your one true love and breaking up with him was a big mistake.
** Katherine even bluntly states (while she is pretending to be Elena while possessing her body) to Damon as she breaks up with him that she and Damon are just not good together and that they have managed to bring out the worst in each other. The funny thing is that Katherine is saying all of the things that Elena herself should be saying to Damon.
* ShowSomeLeg: Katherine often uses her physical attributes to get what she wants.
* SilkHidingSteel: Although Katherine may appear tough as nails and highly ruthless, Katherine is actually really vulnerable and emotionally fragile underneath her tough exterior.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: With primarily Stefan. For over a century to be exact.
%% * SmugSmiler: One of Katherine's signature expressions.
* SmugSuper: Katherine brags that Bonnie's witchy ju-ju migraine doesn't work on her since she has been around for a long time. Not to mention that she lords it over Stefan that she is immune to the effects of vervain since she has been dosing herself with vervain for the last century.
* TheSnarkKnight: Katherine is very sarcastic and snarky, she can even out-snark Damon.
* {{Socialite}}: Especially during 1864. It is even apparent that Katherine was a status seeker during the 1400's.
* TheSociopath: Lying, murdering, and manipulating are as natural as breathing to her. Subverted in that she does care about some people.
* SpannerInTheWorks: She does this a lot by showing up when you least expect her. [[spoiler: In "Down the Rabbit Hole," she steals the vampirism cure that everyone has been looking for, and assures Silas' awakening]].
%% * SpoiledBrat: Katherine seems to get everything she wants, even if she has to resort to manipulation tactics.

%% Spoiled Brat is a trope for children and teens. Centuries-old vampire? This needs more explanation.

* SupernaturalIsPurple: If Katherine isn't seen wearing black clothing, she is often seen wearing purple from time to time.
* SupernaturallyYoungParent: To Nadia. It was revealed during the fifth season that Nadia is Katherine's long lost daughter. Katherine had Nadia when she was a teenager, seventeen years old to be exact. Katherine has also been a vampire for over 500 years, therefore, she has not physically aged because of the fact that she is immortal. Therefore, Katherine has been physically eighteen years old for over 500 years. Nadia is also a vampire, but actually looks older than Katherine; this could be because Nadia was turned at an older age than when Katherine was turned. According to the show, Katherine was turned at the age of eighteen while Nadia was turned at the age of thirty, hence Nadia is physically 12 years older than Katherine in regards to physical age. However, both Katherine and Nadia are over 500 years old because Katherine had Nadia at a very young age.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Katherine's middle name should be sarcasm.
* TheTease: Katherine's specialty is teasing and flirting with the opposite sex.

* TookALevelInBadass: After Katherine became a vampire.
* TragicVillain: Katherine becomes a much colder, unkind person due to her tragic past. Klaus had killed her entire family out of revenge for Katherine running from him.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: With Elena due to the doppelganger curse.
* UndyingLoyalty: Appears to have this for the Salvatore brothers. She appears to trust them above anyone else in her life.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Elijah, Damon and Stefan. Sometimes even with Klaus.
** As of 4x18, it looks like she and [[spoiler: Elijah]] resolved it.

* VanityIsFeminine: Katherine is very beautiful, proud, narcissistic and vain.
* VillainessesWantHeroes: With [[TheHero Stefan]].
** [[spoiler: [[NobleDemon Elijah]]]] presents an interesting case.
* VillainousBreakdown: Goes through ones when trapped in the cave by Damon and Stefan and when Damon plans on feeding her to Silas. Season five has seen a slower and steadier one as she realizes she can't fight off her aging and will soon be dead.
* VillainousValour: Katherine NEVER gives up.
* WalkingTheEarth: That's something you gotta do, when you are getting chased by powerful enemies for centuries.
* WickedCultured: Katherine comes from a wealthy and noble family. Plus, she is highly sophisticated, clever and manipulative.

%% * XanatosSpeedChess: Is very good at this. It's why she has evaded Klaus for so long.
* '''{{Yandere}}''': OH SO MUCH in regards to Stefan, so much that Katherine could be the TropeCodifier. Katherine was very obsessed with Stefan for over a century, so much so that she spent most of Stefan's immortal life [[StalkerWithACrush stalking him]], killing people that are close to Stefan (including Elena), and obsessively going to extreme lengths to be with him, save him or protect him. She has repeatedly gone the route of MurderTheHypotenuse by killing or trying to kill women that were romantically involved or interested in Stefan. She is also known to become AxeCrazy whenever Stefan rejects her, chooses Elena over her, ignores her or shows no interest in her. Stefan is Katherine's BerserkButton so anything that has to do with him immediately insights interest in Katherine. It's taken UpToEleven and becomes [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerated]] in Season Five, she is so obsessed with him that Stefan has literally become the major reason for Katherine wanting to live. While she is dying and on her death bed due to old age and the effects of the cure, Katherine manages to manipulate Elena into stealing her body against her will with the use of a passenger spell so that she can inhabit her body and live as Elena. Just so that she can get Stefan to fall in love with her again with the belief that he's falling in love with Elena.
** PsychoticLoveTriangle: With Elena and Rebekah over Stefan's affections. [[FatalAttractor Stefan]] sure does attract some obsessive and psychotic women.

* HopeBringer: Is strangely this. Characters speak of her as a legend or as a way to show that it is possible to defeat or evade Klaus. She's also used as a threat against Klaus by Damon in Season 4.
* HotWitch: Katherine is actually a witch and possesses magic.

** JerkassFacade: Underneath that cold, selfish and icy demeanour is some degree of humanity. However, there are only a very select group of people who managed to bring it out (i.e. Stefan).

* ShesGotLegs: And some pretty nice ones too.

* SmugSmiler: One of Katherine's signature expressions.

* SpoiledBrat: Katherine seems to get everything she wants, even if she has to resort to manipulation tactics.
* StalkerWithACrush: Katherine is this for Stefan and sometimes Damon as well. She seems to think that Damon can look after himself better though.

%% * ActionFashionista: Lexi seems to have a penchant for clothing and fashion.
%% * ActionGirl: Lexi is tough and kicks ass.

* [[BigBrotherMentor Big Sister Mentor]]: To Stefan. Lexi is like the older sister that Stefan never had and was basically a replacement for Damon when Stefan had gone off the rails and became addicted to human blood after he first turned into a vampire. Lexi was the one who helped him to control his blood lust, got him on a diet of animal blood and helped Stefan to turn on his humanity and feel again.

* {{Foil}}: To Sage. Lexi is the GoodCounterpart to Sage's EvilCounterpart.

* GirlyBruiser: Girly and a fashionista, Lex can also kick ass and is also a ActionGirl as well as an ActionFashionista.
* GirlyGirl: Lexi is very girly and feminine.
* GoodBadGirl: Lexi is a good person who likes to live on the wild side.
* GoodCounterpart: To Sage, who is her EvilCounterpart.

* HeartbrokenBadass: Damon got romantically involved with her and then dumped her and used her. No wonder Lexi hates Damon.
* TheHedonist: She loves sex and drinking.
* HellBentForLeather: Lexi wears black leather jackets from time to time.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Rose. They had been friends going way back.

* {{Immortality}}: Lexi has the ability to live forever and never age. She's TheUndead and a LifeDrinker who feeds on blood.

%% * KilledOffForReal[=/=]KillTheCutie: Thanks Damon.
* KnightTemplar: Lexi has proven that when the time comes for it, she can be pretty ruthless.
* [[KnightTemplarBigBrother]]: To Stefan. She is ''extremely'' protective of him.
* MamaBear: She's ''very'' protective of Stefan. Hurt him and Lexi will kick your ass.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: She represents this for Stefan.

* TheMentor: For Stefan, especially during his Ripper days.
* MoralityChain[=/=]MoralityPet: To Stefan.
* MsFanservice: Lexi is physically attractive.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the series.
* NiceHat: Wore won in the 1865 flashbacks and during the 1940's flashbacks.
* PassingTheTorch: Her unfinished business that causes her to [[spoiler: return as a ghost is to teach Elena how to help restore Stefan's humanity.]]
* PimpedOutDress: Wore won during the 1865 flashbacks and also during the 1940's.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Stefan.
* PluckyGirl: Lexi is upbeat, positive and optimistic.
* ThePollyanna: Lexi is a very optimistic and positive person even if the circumstances aren't good.
* PosthumousCharacter: We discover far more about her after her death than we got the chance to in her single episode appearance.
* TheResenter: Towards Damon, for VERY good reason.
* SexyMentor: To Stefan.
* ShipperOnDeck: Lexi is this for Stefan and Elena. She was highly supportive of Stefan and Elena's relationship, giving Elena advice on her relationship with Stefan.
--> ''"When it's real, you can't walk away"'' Lexi to Elena about Stelena in 1.08
** In 4.22, she seems to be one for Stefan and Caroline.

* UndyingLoyalty: To Stefan. She would never turn her back on him.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Thanks to Damon killing her in her first appearance.

* DoomedHometown: After she escaped the Originals, they got their revenge by murdering her entire family.

%% Explain how this happens on the show.

* DrivenByEnvy: Much of her attacks against Elena and her loved ones in the second season were driven by Katherine's jealousy of Elena, who she saw as replacing her. Towards the end of Season 2 however this abated.
** Returned in full force as of season four.
* DrivenToVillainy: The death of Katherine's family has driven her to always look out for herself in order to survive.

* EternalLove: Katherine hoped to spend an eternity with Stefan. Stefan had already fallen deeply in love with Elena, her doppelganger.
* EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy: Katherine did a lot of curtsying during the 1400's and also during the 1800's in the flashbacks.
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Katherine has always had a penchant for accessories.
* EvilCounterpart[=/=]EvilTwin: To Elena. See LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine, CainAndAbel, and RedOniBlueOni.
* EvilFeelsGood[=/=]EvilIsCool[=/=]EvilIsSexy: She's ''Katherine Pierce''. Probably the most badass female character in the series and always a survivor.

* EvilIsPetty: Some of Katherine's actions against others are out of envy and malice.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Katherine can be polite when she wants to be but has no problem plotting someone else's demise.
* FemmeFatale[=/=]TheVamp: Katherine is a beautiful, seductive woman who often uses her charms in order to get what she wants.
* [[spoiler: FinalBoss: Katherine comes out of left field to be the final villain in the series as the Queen of Hell.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Elena. See LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine.
* FoolForLove: Oh so much in regards to Stefan, especially in season five. Instead of actually focusing on developing a relationship with her long lost daughter Nadia (who, you know, has been searching for her for 5 centuries and even became a vampire all so she could find her mother), Katherine is much too busy obsessing with Stefan and acting like a lovelorn, obsessive and lovesick schoolgirl over Stefan. Katherine was so desperate for Stefan to love her that in 5.11, [[spoiler: she goes to extremes by stealing Elena's body and possessing it using a Travellers spell, all so that Stefan would think she is Elena and fall for her again.]] Let's just say that when it comes to Stefan and her love for him, Katherine is extremely irrational.
* ForTheEvulz: Katherine can be very petty and manipulative.

* GirlyGirl: Katherine is really feminine.

* HiddenDepths: Katherine may seem manipulative and bitchy but if one looks back into her past, it's rather tragic.

* ILoveYouVampireSon: Katherine fits this trope in regards to Stefan and Damon. She turned them both in order to be with them forever.

* {{Jerkass}}: Oh so much. He even keeps a file on the students who annoyed him. Alaric isn't impressed when he finds it.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: All of the students hate him.

* XanatosSpeedChess: Is very good at this. It's why she has evaded Klaus for so long.

* {{Immortality}}: Type V and Type X.

* KilledOffForReal: Is staked through the heart Alaric.

* StalkerWithACrush: To Jenna, especially after he became a vampire.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Inverted. If he hadn't killed that girl, Stefan and Damon would have left town and Mystic Falls probably would have been a lot worse off.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He only appears in five episodes.

* ActionMom: Sort of. Isobel will find herself involved in a lot of plans and missions, especially concerning Elena.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Isobel had a sexual relationship with Damon Salvatore.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Isobel is icy and aloof.
* AmbiguouslyBi: Isobel seemed that she would have no problem experimenting with someone of the same sex.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: It was always really hard to tell what Isobel's true intentions were.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Elena is this to Isobel.
* BadassBoast: Isobel is a bit of a braggart.
* TheBaroness: Isobel is of the Sexpot flavour.

* BrainyBrunette: The MagnificentBitch type.
* TheChessmaster: Being cunning and manipulative seems to run in the Petrova blood.
* CrazyPrepared: Isobel was always planning and scheming.
* DarkIsEvil: Isobel is almost always wearing dark (especially black) clothing.
* DarkMistress: Was this for Damon.
* DeadpanSnarker: Isobel is sarcastic and snarky. Must run in the Petrova genes.
* DeathByIrony: She is killed in the same way that the mystery man she employed was: compelled suicide.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Around both Alaric and Elena, Isobel's humanity and softer side come out.
* DepravedBisexual: Strongly hinted at. Possibly an ActorAllusion to Mia Kirshner's role on ''Series/TheLWord''.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: By walking into the sun.]]
* [[LukeIAmYourFather Elena, I Am Your Mother]][=/=][[LukeYouAreMyFather Isobel, You Are My Mother]]: Elena discovers that Isobel is her biological mother in season one.

* EvilIsPetty: Some of Isobel's actions have been downright catty.
* TheFashionista: Isobel is rather trendy and fashionable in her clothing.

* GreenEyedMonster: Isobel admitted that she was jealous of Jenna over her relationship with Alaric.
* GreenEyes: Isobel's eye colour strongly reflect on her characterization.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: To the point where we [[spoiler: don't discover her true allegiance even after her death.]]

%% * IceQueen
* {{Immortality}}: Isobel as a vampire had the ability to live forever without physically aging. She is Type V and Type X.

* LongLostRelative: To Elena.
* TheLostLenore: Her [[spoiler:apparent]] death is the primary motivation for both John and Alaric's actions throughout season one.
* ManipulativeBitch: She's very manipulative and selfish, and usually finds what she wants.
* MissingMom: To Elena.
* MsFanservice: Some of her clothing are somewhat revealing.
* MysteriousParent: To Elena.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Alaric mentions this as why her murder was unsolved.
* ParentalAbandonment: Isobel gave birth to Elena when she was a teenager. She then gave Elena up for adoption shortly after she was born. Elena was raised by the Gilberts.

* TheSnarkKnight: Being sarcastic and snarky is in the Petrova blood.

* ViralTransformation: Isobel was turned into a vampire by Damon.

* ActionFashionista: Lexi seems to have a penchant for clothing and fashion.
* ActionGirl: Lexi is tough and kicks ass.
* {{Adorkable}}: Lexi is loveable, that she crosses into {{Moe}} territory at times.
* BadassAdorable: Lexi can be very adorable and loveable and she is also incredibly strong and badass.

* BigSisterInstinct: Towards Stefan. She is highly protective of him.

* TheCutie: See {{Adorkable}} and BadassAdorable.

* {{Immortality}}: Lexi has the ability to live forever and never age.
** She is Type V (TheUndead) and Type X (LifeDrinker).
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Stefan.
* KilledOffForReal[=/=]KillTheCutie: Thanks Damon.

* EthnicMagician: She's black, like most witches in the show.

* HotWitch: She's very hot, and used to date
* KilledOffForReal: By Damon, who rips out her heart after she sells him out to Lee, Lexi's old lover.

* {{Revenge}}: Plots against with Lee Damon because he killed her BestFriend Lexi.
* SassyBlackWoman: Gives off this vibe when partying with Elena and Damon.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: She is only seen in one episode.

* ActionGirl: Anna is tough, capable and strong. She can kick ass and take names.
* {{Adorkable}}: Being a cute but geeky bookworm.
* AsianAndNerdy: Anna is smart, intellectual and nerdy. Not to mention, she is also a hardcore bookworm.
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Not really back. She's a ghost that Jeremy sees in season three.]]

* BadassBookworm: Scholarly, nerdy intelligent and very much a bookworm.
* BecomingTheMask: Originally she befriended Jeremy in order to obtain his ancestor's journal but later, she really fell in love with him.
* BettyAndVeronica: Anna could be seen as the Veronica to Bonnie's Betty for Jeremy's Archie.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She may look cute but do not underestimate her.
* BrainyBrunette: Anna is very smart, intelligent and quick. She also seems to be quite scholarly and loves research.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Anna is the Gentle Girl to Jeremy's Brooding Boy.
* TheBusCameBack: As a ghost.

* ClingyJealousGirl: She seemed this way in regards to Jeremy and his relationships with both Bonnie and Vicki.
* CuteBookworm: Anna loves to read and loves research.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Wers dark colours but overall, she has good to neutral intentions.
* DeadpanSnarker: She has her witty and sarcastic moments.

* DoggedNiceGirl: Towards Jeremy.
* GenkiGirl: Especially when she gets excited.
* GirlyBruiser: She's feminine but also an ActionGirl to boot and not to be underestimated.
* GirlNextDoor: She appears this way, even though she is a vampire.
* GoodIsNotNice: Generally nice but don't cross her or get on her bad side.
* GoodIsNotSoft: She may be a cute and sweet girl, but she can kick ass when she has to.
* GorgeousPeriodDress: Wore them during the 1864 flashbacks.
* HeelFaceTurn: Although she was never really evil, her love for Jeremy made her want to stay in Mystic Falls.
* HellBentForLeather: Like many other vampires, Anna sometimes wears leather jackets.

* {{Immortality}}: Anna had the ability to live forever without physically aging. She is a Type V and Type X.
* KilledOffForReal: She is killed via stake through the heart by John Gilbert.
* KillTheCutie: See KilledOffForReal.
* LoveHurts: In regards to Jeremy.
* LoveInterest: To Jeremy in season one. Even after she died, Jeremy still considered Anna as the girl he always loved, despite being with Bonnie.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Anna represents this to brooding Jeremy in season one.
* MotorMouth: Once Anna gets going, she can't stop especially something she finds important or something that she is passionate about.
* MysteriousWaif: In the beginning, when she first meets Jeremy.
* {{Nerd}}: She is highly intelligent and is quite a bit of a bookworm.
* NerdsAreSexy: Anna may be a nerd, but she is also stylish and attractive.
* NiceGirl: Anna is generally nice and friendly however, don't get on her bad side.
* NiceHat: Wore one during the 1864 flashbacks.
* OfficialCouple: With Jeremy in season one. Sadly, she is tragically killed off at the end of the first season. Jeremy makes it clear that he still loves her despite her unexpected death and it takes many seasons for Jeremy to move on from Anna, even when Jeremy moved on with Bonnie in a relationship in season two.
* TheOjou: During the 1864 flashbacks.
* TheOneThatGotAway: She is this to Jeremy.
* PerkyGoth: Wears a lot of black clothing and has dark hair and pale skin.
* PimpedOutDress: During the 1864 flashbacks.
* PluckyGirl: Anna is very optimistic and upbeat.
* ThePollyanna: See PluckyGirl.
* PsychoticLoveTriangle: With Bonnie and Vicki over the affections of Jeremy. Although Bonnie isn't psychotic, Vicki was certainly crossing the crazy line, especially as a ghost.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Anna has very black hair and very pale skin.
* Really700YearsOld: She knew Dracula who died before Katherine was turned.
* SecondLove: To Jeremy. Vicki was the first.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Her relationship with Jeremy.
* TheSmartGirl: Anna is very intelligent.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, towards Jeremy.

* WideEyedIdealist: Anna is highly idealistic.

* ActionMom: Pearl is very active when she needs to be.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Pearl is rather aloof and poised.
* AntiVillain: [[WellIntentionedExtremist Type III]].
* BadassBoast: And how again!
-->'''Pearl to Damon:''' "I have 400 years on you, little boy. I'll rip you from limb to limb without even blinking, and you know it."
* BadassInCharge: She seemed to be in charge of the tomb vampires.
* TheBeautifulElite: Pearl comes from a noble family and seems to be wealthy.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Pearl is very polite on the surface, but at the same time, she can very ruthless and cunning whenever she wants to be.
* BrainyBrunette: Pearl is very strategic and smart and she seems to be a planner by nature.
* TheBusCameBack: As a ghost in season three.

* CulturedBadass: Pearl is very cultured and sophisticated. She appears to come from nobility.
* DarkActionGirl: Tough, badass and capable, Pearl is definitely on the edgy side.

* GorgeousPeriodDress: Is seen wearing them in the 1864 flashbacks.

** She was a Type V and Type X.

* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Pearl kicks ass in her finest and most chic clothing.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: By John Gilbert.]]
* KnightTemplarParent: Towards Anna.
* LadyOfAdventure: Pearl seemed to travel around the world.
* LadyOfWar: She became the leader of the escaped vampires.
* MamaBear: ''Very'' protective of Anna. Almost to the point of being a KnightTemplarParent.

* NiceHat: Seen wearing one in the 1864 flashbacks.
* OfCorsetsSexy: Wore many corsets during the 1864 flashbacks.
* TheOjou: Pearl is very polite and has very high etiquette.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her real name is Zhen Zhu.
* OnlyOneName: She doesn't seem to have a last name and only goes by the name pearl. However, her real name is Zhen Zhu.
* OperaGloves: Pearl wore them during the 1864 flashbacks.
* PimpedOutDress: During 1864.
* ProperLady: Pearl is very polite and ladylike in her mannerisms.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: In regards to Pearl's affections for Johnathan Gilbert back in 1864.
* {{Socialite}}: Pearl could be status seeking and might had married for money.
* TheStoic: Pearl keeps her emotions in check most of the time.
* [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Mother]]: Pearl won't hesitate to kill or harm anyone who so much as goes near her daughter.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: She dies after a few episodes.

* ActionGirl[=/=]DarkActionGirl: Katherine is a vampire and therefore, she has superhuman abilities which can assist her in combat and fighting. She knows how to kick ass when she has to. She is probably the strongest female character in the series next to Rebekah, who is an Original vampire and Qetsiyah, who is known to be one of the most powerful witches of all time. Katherine is the most kickass female character and she can even take down many of the male characters including both of the Salvatore brothers. She is also on par with other female vampires, such as Elena and Caroline for example. Katherine has shown that she is immensely stronger and more powerful than Elena due to the fact that Katherine has over five centuries on Elena in regards to age and being a vampire. Katherine has taken down plenty of male characters other than the Salvatore brothers such as Silas and Jeremy for example. In the fifth season, Katherine had become a human and had therefore lost her superhuman abilities as a vampire. She still showed that she was a very capable individual in terms of survival and she knew how to defend herself when she had to despite being significantly more vulnerable than she was before. Although, when Katherine became a human, she became more of an ActionSurvivor more so than an ActionGirl.

* ActionSurvivor: Katherine has become this [[spoiler: especially now that she is human and vulnerable.]]

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Katherine's affections for Klaus in the fifteenth century and Damon in the nineteenth century.

* AlphaBitch: Tied with Rebekah for biggest bitch in the entire series.
* AlwaysSecondBest[=/=]AlwaysSomeoneBetter: With regards to Elena for Damon and Stefan, and Tatia for Elijah and Klaus.

* AntiVillain: Katherine is a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]].
* AnythingThatMoves: Katherine has been with many men throughout the centuries and she is a seductress. See FemmeFatale.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Katerina Petrova has a nice ring to it, especially when Damon or Elijah say it.

* BadassBoast: Katherine has an ego and does her fair share of bragging.

* [[BaitAndSwitchBoss Bait And Switch Big Bad]]: After a season of build-up around her, her appearance right at the end of season one where she stabs John Gilbert ([[TheWorfEffect the previous seasons BigBad]]) in the gut seems to be setting her up as season two's BigBad. However, it transpires that she is in fact only running away from the real BigBad, [[spoiler: Klaus]].

* TheBeautifulElite: Especially during the flashbacks during the 1400's and 1864. Katherine acted like a socialite.

* BerserkButton: Stefan seems to be a major one for her. The best way to get a reaction of anger or worry is to do something to Stefan. Hurt Stefan and the outcome won't be pretty. Katherine will come after you. What can also get Katherine's berserk button going is Stefan rejecting her.
** To a lesser extent, Damon. She has helped him out in the past whenever he has needed help.
** Betraying or outsmarting Katherine is a huge no-no.
* BettyAndVeronica: Katherine/Stefan/Damon with Katherine being the Archie for Stefan's Betty and Damon's Veronica. Also, arguably, Stefan/Elena/Katherine with Stefan being the Archie for Elena's Betty and Katherine's Veronica.
** Now, there seems to be a possible triangle shaping up between Stefan, Katherine and Caroline with Stefan being the Archie to Caroline's Betty and Katherine's Veronica.
* BigBad: Of Season 1 and the start of Season 2.
* BigDamnHeroes: Occasionally. Sometimes Katherine will save the day or help out the Salvatore brothers, especially if there is something in it for her in return.

* BlueBlood: Katherine seemed to have come from a wealthy and noble Bulgarian family.
* BodySnatcher[=/=]BodySurf: In season five, [[spoiler: Katherine takes possession of Elena's body using a Traveller's spell in order to survive.]]
* BrainyBrunette: Of the MagnificentBitch type.
* BreakoutCharacter[=/=]BreakoutVillain: Katherine is a very popular character within fandom and amongst the public.

** CorruptTheCutie: Indirectly by Klaus. Running away from Klaus and having her family murdered by him darkened Katherine's personality significantly.

* CrazyPrepared: Always has a backup plan.

* TheDarkChick: To Elena's TheChick.
* DarkActionGirl: In contrast to Elena, Caroline and Bonnie's ActionGirl.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: ''Oh dear.''
* DarkIsEvil: Katherine wears a lot of dark or black clothing.
* DarkMistress: To Stefan, Damon, Elijah and Mason.

* DeadpanSnarker: Even snarkier than Damon at times.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Around Stefan, Damon or [[spoiler: Elijah]], Katherine's humanity seems to come through.
* DemotedToExtra: In season 3, she appears sporadically for the first half of the season, then takes off after Homecoming.
** Returns to a significantly more important role as of the second half of the fourth season.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection: In Katherine's case, the trope should be renamed ''Desperately Craves Stefan's Affection''.

* {{Doppelganger}}: Katherine is the doppelganger Amara and Tatia. Katherine's doppelganger is Elena.

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/NinaDobrev

!!Anna (portrayed by Malese Jow)

!!Pearl (portrayed by Creator/KellyHu)

!!Isobel Flemming-Saltzman (portrayed by Mia Kirshner)

!!Alexia ‘Lexi’ Branson (portrayed by Arielle Kebbel)

->'''Portrayed by''': Chris Johnson

!!Bree (portrayed by Creator/GinaTorres)

* [[BastardGirlfriend]]: To Alaric. She made Alaric think that she was dead for a long period of time, when in reality, she just wanted to be turned into a vampire out of selfishness. When Alaric reunited with Isobel for the first time after a long time, he called Isobel a "selfish bitch".
* BitchInSheepsClothing

** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In season 5.
* JokerImmunity: Katherine is a very popular character within the fandom. So, although she isn't featured on the show all that much, the writers have chosen not to kill her character off for good. Instead, she is a recurring character that comes and goes in every season.
** Can't hurt that she shares an actor with the main character, making bringing her in very easy.

** Subverted in She's Come Undone.
* OfCorsetHurts: See OfCorsetsSexy.
* OfCorsetsSexy: As part of Katherine's wardrobe during the flashbacks (1400's and 1800's), Katherine was seen to wear many corsets as part of her outfits.

* VampiresAreSexGods

* TheCutie:

* MysteriousWaif: In the beginning.

* MsFanservice

* AlmightyMom

* TheDeterminator

* EvilFeelsGood

* FemmeFatale

* HelloNurse
* IceQueen

* {{Jerkass}}
* KilledOffForReal

* ShowSomeLeg

* TheVamp
* VampiresAreSexGods

* EveryoneLovesBlondes

* VampiresAreSexGods
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Thanks, Damon.

* BullyingADragon

* KilledOffForReal: By Alaric.
* StalkerWithACrush: To Jenna.

* TheBartender: She owns a bar.
* EthnicMagician
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl
* HotWitch
* KilledOffForReal: By Damon.
* OnlyOneName
* SassyBlackWoman

* AssholeVictim: He doesn't really show Elena, Jenna, or Jeremy any sympathy.

* {{Jerkass}}: Oh so much.
* KilledOffForReal

* SpiritedYoungLady: Anna is very optimistic, feisty and spirited by nature.

* SpiritedYoungLady: Lexi is passionate, upbeat and optimistic.

* SpiritedYoungLady: As a human girl. Katherine retains some of her spirited and passionate traits as a vampire.

Katerina Petrova ('''''Bulgarian:''' Катерина Петрова''), better known as Katherine Pierce, is a witch of the Traveller subculture, the assumed third doppelgänger of Amara, a former vampire, a major antagonist and one of the main characters during the fifth season. She was born to either Peter and his wife or Mr. Petrov and Mrs. Petrova on June 5, 1473, in Bulgaria. She was the main antagonist of season one (through John Gilbert's and Isobel's actions, as both were working for her), and one of the antagonists of season two. She was also a recurring character in the third and fourth seasons. Finally, she has a main role in season five. Katherine's life has always been brought with much tragedy, loss, and pain. Katherine was born into a wealthy Bulgarian family. When Katherine was just seventeen years of age, she gave birth to a daughter out of wedlock. Because of the fact that Katherine had a child out of wedlock, her father had her banished from Bulgaria. Katherine then ran away and settled in England. Sometime during the late fifteenth century, Katherine met Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson. Katherine fell in love with or had affections for both of the Mikaelsson brothers, although it was Klaus that she was originally taken with. Unknown to her, Katherine was wanted by Klaus for one simple reason: so he could sacrifice her in order to break his hybrid curse. When Katherine had discovered this fact, she began to flee and hide from Klaus, fearing for her safety and her survival. On April 6, 1492, Katherine met Rose, a young British woman who was a vampire and was best friends with Trevor, someone who had helped Katherine to escape because Trevor had affections for Katherine. Fearful for her survival, Katherine tricked Rose into feeding her her vampire blood so that a wound that she inflicted upon herself would heal. When Rose was distracted with Trevor, Katherine ended up hanging herself, completing her transformation into a vampire. Katherine returned to Bulgaria to find her entire family slaughtered and brutally murdered after Klaus had retaliated against Katherine for running away from him. Throughout the centuries, Katherine traveled across the world running away from Klaus, until in 1864, she came to the town of Mystic Falls where she met Stefan and Damon Salvatore. Katherine fell in love with Stefan and also had an affair with Damon on the side, which only caused the sibling rivalry between the two brothers to heat up immensely. It was the Salvatore brother's relationship with Katherine that ended up changing the relationship between the two forever and what sparked a century plus old rivalry between the once very close brothers. Katherine is responsible for turning both of the Salvatore brothers into vampires, although in regards to Stefan, Katherine compelled Stefan to drink her blood while Damon drank Katherine's blood willingly. Katherine's notable ancestors include Amara, the who was Silas' true love and presumably the world's first immortal woman, and Tatia, whose blood was involved in the creation of the spell of immortality that was cast on the Mikaelson Family and the curse that bound Klaus' werewolf side. She is also the maternal ancestor of Isobel Flemming and the latter's biological daughter, Elena Gilbert. She was once the romantic interest of Stefan and Damon Salvatore, as well as Mason Lockwood. Since the late fifteenth century, she has also been the romantic interest of Elijah, with whom she was involved, until he effectively ended their relationship by leaving to join his half-brother Klaus in New Orleans. Katherine is a member and distant ancestor of the Petrova Family.

* AlasPoorVillain: As of season five, Katherine has been aging rapidly after consuming the cure at the end of season four. One can't help but feel sorry for her now that Katherine is dying, as she is seeking redemption for her past sins now. Subverted as of 5x11.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: For Stefan and Damon now that both claim to prefer Elena over her. However, Katherine's love for Stefan was stronger and she spent over a century stalking and pining for him.

* BodySnatcher[=/=]BodySurf: In 5.11, [[spoiler: Katherine takes possession of Elena's body using a Traveller's spell in order to survive.]]

* CainAndAbel: A non-sibling version with Elena with Katherine being the Cain to Elena's Abel.

* GrandTheftMe: In 5.11 [[spoiler:Katherine possesses Elena's body using a Traveller's spell.]]

* OnlyOneName: Her last name is never revealed.

* AlasPoorVillain: As of season five, Katherine has been aging rapidly after consuming the cure at the end of season four. One can't help but feel sorry for her now that Katherine is dying, as she is seeking redemption for her past sins now. Subverted as of 5x11

* DraggedOffToHell: [[spoiler:Unable to pass through Bonnie who's the Anchor to the Other Side and is dragged off to a dark world. WordOfGod says she's never coming back.]]

* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:She was the one more or less responsible for Jeremy's death with Silas to finish him off.]]

* '''{{Yandere}}''': OH SO MUCH in regards to Stefan, so much that Katherine could be the TropeCodifier. Katherine was very obsessed with Stefan for over a century, so much so that she spent most of Stefan's immortal life [[StalkerWithACrush stalking him]], killing people that are close to Stefan (including Elena), and obsessively going to extreme lengths to be with him, save him or protect him. She has repeatedly gone the route of MurderTheHyptoneuse by killing or trying to kill women that were romantically involved or interested in Stefan. She is also known to become AxeCrazy whenever Stefan rejects her, chooses Elena over her, ignores her or shows no interest in her. Stefan is Katherine's BerserkButton so anything that has to do with him immediately insights interest in Katherine. It's taken UpToEleven and becomes [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerated]] in Season Five, she is so obsessed with him that Stefan has literally become the major reason for Katherine wanting to live. While she is dying and on her death bed due to old age and the effects of the cure, Katherine manages to manipulate Elena into stealing her body against her will with the use of a passenger spell so that she can inhabit her body and live as Elena. Just so that she can get Stefan to fall in love with her again with the belief that he's falling in love with Elena.

* WickedCultured

* [[{{Yandere}} YANDERE]]: OH SO MUCH in regards to Stefan, so much that Katherine could be the TropeCodifier. Katherine was very obsessed with Stefan for over a century, so much so that she spent most of Stefan's immortal life stalking him and following him around wherever he went. Now, as of the fifth season, she is so obsessed with him that Stefan has literally become the major reason for Katherine wanting to live.
** PsychoticLoveTriangle: With Elena and Rebekah over Stefan's affections. Stefan sure does attract some obsessive and psychotic women.

!!Katherine Pierce a.k.a. Katerina Petrova

Katerina Petrova ('''''Bulgarian:''' Катерина Петрова''), better known as Katherine Pierce, is a witch of the Traveller subculture, the assumed third doppelgänger of Amara, a former vampire, a major antagonist and one of the main characters during the fifth season. She was born to either Peter and his wife or Mr. Petrov and Mrs. Petrova on June 5th, 1473 in Bulgaria. She was the main antagonist of season one (through John Gilbert's and Isobel's actions, as both were working for her), and one of the antagonists of season two. She was also a recurring character in the third and fourth seasons. Finally, she has a main role in season five. Katherine's life has always been brought with much tragedy, loss and pain. Katherine was born into a wealthy Bulgarian family. When Katherine was just seventeen years of age, she gave birth to a daughter out of wedlock. Because of the fact that Katherine had a child out of wedlock, her father had her banished from Bulgaria. Katherine than ran away and settled in England. Some time during the late fifteenth century, Katherine met Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson. Katherine fell in love with or had affections for both of the Mikaelsson brothers, although it was Klaus that she was originally taken with. Unknown to her, Katherine was wanted by Klaus for one simple reason: so he could sacrifice her in order to break his hybrid curse. When Katherine had discovered this fact, she began to flee and hide from Klaus, fearing for her safety and her survival. On April 6, 1492, Katherine met Rose, a young British woman who was a vampire and whom was best friends with Trevor, someone who had helped Katherine to escape because Trevor had affections for Katherine. Fearful for her survival, Katherine tricked Rose into feeding her her vampire blood so that a wound that she inflicted upon herself would heal. When Rose was distracted with Trevor, Katherine ended up hanging herself, completing her transformation into a vampire. Katherine returned to Bulgaria to find her entire family slaughtered and brutally murdered after Klaus had retaliated against Katherine for running away from him. Throughout the centuries, Katherine travelled across the world running away from Klaus until in 1864, she came to the town of Mystic Falls where she met Stefan and Damon Salvatore. Katherine fell in love with Stefan and also had an affair with Damon on the side, which only caused the sibling rivalry between the two brothers to heat up immensely. It was the Salvatore brother's relationship with Katherine that ended up changing the relationship between the two forever and what sparked a century plus old rivalry between the once very close brothers. Katherine is responsible for turning both of the Salvatore brothers into vampires, although in regards to Stefan, Katherine comepelled Stefan to drink her blood while Damon drank Katherine's blood willingly. Katherine's notable ancestors include Amara, the who was Silas' true love and presumably the world's first immortal woman, and Tatia, whose blood was involved in the creation of the spell of immortality that was cast on the Mikaelson Family and the curse that bound Klaus' werewolf side. She is also the maternal ancestor of Isobel Flemming and the latter's biological daughter, Elena Gilbert. She was once the romantic interest of Stefan and Damon Salvatore, as well as Mason Lockwood. Since the late 15th century, she has also been the romantic interest of Elijah, with whom she was involved, until he effectively ended their relationship by leaving to join his half-brother Klaus in New Orleans. Katherine is a member and distant ancestor of the Petrova Family.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Stefan. Stefan couldn't stand Katherine and wanted nothing to do with her in the earlier seasons. Part of the reason for this is because Stefan held a strong resentment towards Katherine for playing Damon and himself (Stefan) against each other and forcing them to keep Katherine's identity as a vampire a secret. On top of it, Katherine had lied, manipulated, fed on and compiled Stefan for a prolonged period of time and had even fed him her vampire blood against his will through compulsion so that Katherine would turn Stefan into a vampire (along with Damon, although no compulsion was needed for Damon to drink from her). Stefan also had fallen deeply in love with Katherine's doppelgänger and descendant Elena, mostly because she was ''nothing'' like Katherine according to him. This made Katherine extremely hateful, vengeful and jealous towards Elena that in season two, Katherine made repeatedly attempts to kill Elena and harm Elena's loved ones. This furthered Stefan's anger and resentment towards Katherine.
** However, this became subverted in season five. It seems as though Stefan was still holding onto some minor resentment towards Katherine regarding the things she had done to him in the past century, Stefan finally forgave her as she was dying, something that Katherine had been wanting from Stefan for over a century. Unfortunately, Katherine ruined her chances of Stefan truly and finally forgiving her for all of her immoral deeds when she decided to steal Elena's body and inhabit it as a passenger with the use of Traveller magic. Stefan discovered what she had done and although he was not overly furious at Katherine for what she did, he was still not too happy or pleased with it as it was her actions that caused chaos and destruction to ensue. Ultimately, to top it of, Stefan ends up being the one to kill Katherine with the use of the Traveller Knife, which can expel the spirit of a passenger from any body that it inhabits.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Katherine's morality seems to be in the morally grey area. while Katherine has done many immoral deeds and acts, she does show that she has some humaity buried inside somewhere, considering how she helps the Salvatore brothers from time to time.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Especially in regards to Stefan and Damon.

* ILoveYouVampireSon: Katherine fits this trope on regards to Stefan and Damon. She turned them both in order to be with them forever.

* BrownEyes: One of Katherine's physical defining traits.

* BrownEyes

* WomanInBlack: Katherine always wears black or purple clothing.

* WomanInBlack: Always dressed in black, she is a mysterious and menacing woman.

!! Witches
[[folder: Bree]]

!!Bree (portrayed by Creator/GinaTorres)
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* TheBartender: She owns a bar.
* EthnicMagician
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl
* HotWitch
* KilledOffForReal: By Damon.
* OnlyOneName
* SassyBlackWoman
* WeHardlyKnewYe: She is only seen in one episode.

!! Humans

[[folder: William Tanner]]
!!William Tanner
The gang's history teacher at the beginning of the series who also coaches the football team. He is killed by Damon.

* BritishAccents: Katherine adopted an English accent during the 1400's flashbacks after she was banished from Bulgaria to England.

* HotGirlsAreBitches: Katherine is beautiful but very manipulative.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Immediately recognizing the threat Klaus posed to her and Damon's plan in 3.09 and correcting that oversight shows how dangerous and brilliant she is.

* {{Badass}}: Katherine is one of the most badass characters in the entire series because of her age as a vampire and one of the strongest female characters in the series.
** BadassBoast: Katherine has an ego and does her fair share of bragging.
** BadassInDistress:: Katherine becomes this in the fifth season as she becomes a human after being cured of her vampirism. Because of consuming the cure and being mortal, she becomes significantly more vulnerable and finds herself in trouble more often.
** BadassNormal: [[spoiler: Katherine is shown that she can still hold her own as a human if the season five premiere is any indication. She has proven to be capable of using the environment around her to her advantage to boot.]]
** BroughtDownToBadass: In the fifth season, Katherine may have lost all her superhuman abilities due to being cured of her vampirism and becoming human, but she was still majorly kick ass when she had to be. See BadassNormal.
** CulturedBadass: Seems to have been born into a wealthy Bulgarian family and was portrayed as being nobility in the 1400 and 1864 flashbacks.
** HeartbrokenBadass: In regards to romance and her family. Katherine hasn't had any luck with romance and men.Her family ended up being killed because she ran from Klaus after learning that he was going to sacrifice her in order to break his hybrid curse.
** TookALevelInBadass: After Katherine became a vampire.

* {{Badass}}: Anna is capable of kicking ass even though she is small.
** BadassAdorable: Anna is small and petite but she is capable of defending and fighting for herself when she has to.
** BadassBookworm: Scholarly, nerdy intelligent and very much a bookworm.

* {{Badass}}: And how!
** BadassBoast: And how again!

** BadassInCharge: She seemed to be in charge of the tomb vampires.
** CulturedBadass: Pearl is very cultured and sophisticated. She appears to come from nobility.

* {{Badass}}: Comes with being a vampire.
** BadassBoast: Isobel is a bit of a braggart.

* {{Badass}}: Lexi is a vampire which means that she is strong and capable of kicking ass.
** BadassAdorable: Lexi can be very adorable and loveable and she is also incredibly strong and badass.
** BadassBoast: Lexi is normally nice and friendly, but that won't stop her from threatening to rip your throat out if you so much as cross her or anyone she cares about (i.e. Stefan).
** HeartbrokenBadass: Damon got romantically involved with her and then dumped her and used her. No wonder Lexi hates Damon.

* TheObiWan: To Stefan, during his [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Ripper]] days.