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->'''Played By:''' Deborah Ann Woll
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->'''Played By:''' Denis [=O'Hare=]

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->'''Played By:''' Denis [=O'Hare=]
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* [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide: In season 7 he refuses the cure for Hep V and asks Sookie to kill him.]]


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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: In the series finale.]]


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* [[spoiler: DroppedABridgeOnHim: Dies offscreen in the first episode of season 7.]]
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* SpecialPersonNormalName: When they first meet, Sookie finds it odd that a vampire is just named "Bill". The townspeople, who don't know him that well, often refer to him as "Vampire Bill".

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* SpecialPersonNormalName: When they first meet, Sookie finds it odd that a vampire is just named "Bill". The townspeople, townspeople who don't know him that well, well often refer to him as "Vampire Bill".
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Halfway through season 7 she forces Eric to release her, and is never seen again.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Halfway through season 7 she forces Eric to release her, and is never seen again.
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Not true. Their interaction in the prison is reminiscent of someone agreeing to be someone\'s prison bitch for protection. Violet was always a villain, it just took the writers awhile to realize it.


* DerailingLoveInterests: When she was first introduced, she was quite possessive and off, but overall still a reasonable woman. Now that Jason cheated on her with Jessica, it's a different story.
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* ChattyHairdresser: Gives Eric a makeover early in season 2, and later gives a rather traumatic one to Sarah Newlin in season 7.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler: Sums up her attraction and possession to Jason.]]

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%%* CunningLinguist* CunningLinguist: On screen we've so far seen him speaking English, Swedish (of course), German and Russian.



* BerserkButton: Don't cheat on her...



* EuropeansAreKinky: Jason's excuse for her behaviour is, "She's European".

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* DerailingLoveInterests: When she was first introduced, she was quite possessive and off, but overall still a reasonable woman. Now that Jason cheated on her with Jessica, it's a different story.
* EuropeansAreKinky: Jason's excuse for her behaviour is, "She's European". Then, of course, there's the "playroom" at her house, filled with numerous historic sex toys.
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**In Season 7 she does the same to Adylin
*BrotherSisterIncest: She half jokingly tells Adylin she used to have a lot of sex with her brother.
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* TheAmericanCivilWar: Bills is a veteran and a former soldier from the Civil War.

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* TheAmericanCivilWar: Bills Bill is a veteran and a former soldier from the Civil War.



* AGodAmI: After drinking the real vial of Lilith's blood, which makes him more-or-less all-powerful. After being drained in Season 6 he looses his Lilith powers.

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* AGodAmI: After drinking the real vial of Lilith's blood, which makes him more-or-less all-powerful. After being drained in Season 6 6, he looses loses his Lilith powers.



* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Defeating Salome by giving her silver-tainted blood contained in Lilith's original vial, tricking her into thinking it was Lilith's. He correctly predicted her narcissism and eagerness overran her cautiousness, but if 2,000 year old Salome hadn't, he had been in big trouble.]]

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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Defeating Salome by giving her silver-tainted blood contained in Lilith's original vial, tricking her into thinking it was Lilith's. He correctly predicted her narcissism and eagerness overran her cautiousness, but if 2,000 year old 2,000-year-old Salome hadn't, he had been in big trouble.]]



** Also threaten any vampire in his kingdom. Then heaven help you as not even [[TheManbehindtheMan the Authority,]] will stop him coming after you and yours with an assortment [[CombatPragmatist of firepower and a RPG for good measure.]]

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** Also threaten any vampire in his kingdom. Then heaven help you as not even [[TheManbehindtheMan the Authority,]] Authority]] will stop him coming after you and yours with an assortment [[CombatPragmatist of firepower and a RPG for good measure.]]



* CharacterDevelopment: Spent first three seasons with Sookie as his top priority. In season four, he ends up a King, spends more time focusing on protecting his people and bonding with his vampire daughter Jessica. His home also got an upgrade.
* TheChosenOne: Believes himself this after seeing Lilith while having sex with Salome.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Spent first three seasons with Sookie as his top priority. In season four, he ends up a King, King and spends more time focusing on protecting his people and bonding with his vampire daughter Jessica. His home also got an upgrade.
* TheChosenOne: Believes himself to be this after seeing Lilith while having sex with Salome.



* TheComicallySerious: While he has something of a sense of humor, he's just so dour looking that he is just hilarious when ever he has to do anything mundane.

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* TheComicallySerious: While he has something of a sense of humor, he's just so dour looking dour-looking that he is just hilarious when ever whenever he has to do anything mundane.



-->'''Bill''': Ms Fortenberry.

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-->'''Bill''': Ms Ms. Fortenberry.



* InvincibleVillain: During most of Season 6. After drinking Warlow's blood, he can walk in sunlight. As if drinking Lilith's blood didn't give him enough powers such as complete immunity from stakes and telepathy. He looses all of these powers in the two final episodes.

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* InvincibleVillain: During most of Season 6. After drinking Warlow's blood, he can walk in sunlight. As if drinking Lilith's blood didn't give him enough powers such as complete immunity from stakes and telepathy. He looses loses all of these powers in the two final episodes.



* LargeHam: Bill make initially seem stoic and cold, but he has a weakness for dramatic flair.

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* LargeHam: Bill make may initially seem stoic and cold, but he has a weakness for dramatic flair.



* OfficialCouple: With Sookie until Season 3 finale.

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* OfficialCouple: With Sookie until the Season 3 finale.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the new King in Town he really does seem quite reasonable in comparison to more flighty Sophie-Anne and unbalanced Russell. That being said he takes his duties seriously and [[AllCrimesAreEqual will enforce the rules firmly...]]

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the new King in Town Town, he really does seem quite reasonable in comparison to more flighty Sophie-Anne and unbalanced Russell. That being said said, he takes his duties seriously and [[AllCrimesAreEqual will enforce the rules firmly...]]



* SpecialPersonNormalName: When they first meet, Sookie finds it odd that a vampire is just named "Bill". The townspeople who don't know him that well often refer to him as "Vampire Bill".

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* SpecialPersonNormalName: When they first meet, Sookie finds it odd that a vampire is just named "Bill". The townspeople townspeople, who don't know him that well well, often refer to him as "Vampire Bill".



* VegetarianVampire: Only snacks on Series/TrueBlood or Sookie. Or the occassional human if the need arises. [[spoiler: Completely averted in second half of season 5 where he went on a killing spree high on Lilith's blood.]]

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* VegetarianVampire: Only snacks on Series/TrueBlood or Sookie. Or the occassional occasional human if the need arises. [[spoiler: Completely averted in the second half of season 5 where he went on a killing spree high on Lilith's blood.]]



* WellIntentionedExtremist: His status as vampire king makes him this he have to protect all vampires against any threat against their kind and eleminate it with [[IDidWhatIHadToDo any means necessary.]] He is even worse in Season 5. Salome gets him straight into KnightTemplar territory. And in Season 6, he is hellbent on ensuring survival of vampire race by '''ANY''' means necessary.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: His status as vampire king makes him this he have this. He has to protect all vampires against any threat against their kind and eleminate eliminate it with [[IDidWhatIHadToDo any means necessary.]] He is even worse in Season 5. Salome gets him straight into KnightTemplar territory. And in Season 6, he is hellbent on ensuring survival of vampire race by '''ANY''' means necessary.
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* SpecialPersonNormalName: When they first meet, Sookie finds it odd that a vampire is just named "Bill". The townspeople who don't know him that well often refer to him as "Vampire Bill".
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%%* TheComicallySerious* TheComicallySerious: Not always, but he contrasts pretty well with some of the crazier characters. Probably the best example is after [[spoiler: Bill tries to encase him in cement alongside Russel Edgington]], he later shows up covered head-to-toe in cement, not acting any differently than he normally does.
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-->''"[[AffablyEvil Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Russell Edgington, and I have been a vampire for nearly three-thousand years!]] Now, the American Vampire League wishes to perpetrate the notion that we are just like you, and, I suppose, in a few small ways we are. We're narcissists. We care only about getting what we want no matter what the cost, just like you. [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Global warming, perpetual war, toxic waste, child labor, torture, genocide...]] That's a small price to pay for your SUVs and your flat screen TVs, your blood diamonds, your... designer jeans, your [[{{Hypocrite}} absurd garish McMansions!]] Futile symbols of permanence to quell your... your quivering, spineless souls. But no, in the end, we... are... nothing... like you! We are... immortal! Because we drink the [[TitleDrop true blood!]] Blood that is living, organic, and human. Mmm! And that is the truth the AVL wishes to conceal from you, because let's face it, eating people is a tough sell these days, so they put on their friendly faces to pass their beloved VRA, but make no mistake: mine is the true face of vampires! Why... would we... seek... equal... rights? [[FantasticRacism You... are not... our equals!]] We will eat you! [[WouldHurtAChild After we eat your children!]] [[MoodWhiplash Now time for the weather. Tiffany?]]"''

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-->''"[[AffablyEvil Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Russell Edgington, and I have been a vampire for nearly three-thousand years!]] Now, the American Vampire League wishes to perpetrate the notion that we are just like you, and, I suppose, in a few small ways we are. We're narcissists. We care only about getting what we want no matter what the cost, just like you. [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Global warming, perpetual war, toxic waste, child labor, torture, genocide...]] That's a small price to pay for your SUVs and your flat screen TVs, [=TV=]s, your blood diamonds, your... designer jeans, your [[{{Hypocrite}} absurd garish McMansions!]] Futile symbols of permanence to quell your... your quivering, spineless souls. But no, in the end, we... are... nothing... like you! We are... immortal! Because we drink the [[TitleDrop true blood!]] Blood that is living, organic, and human. Mmm! And that is the truth the AVL wishes to conceal from you, because let's face it, eating people is a tough sell these days, so they put on their friendly faces to pass their beloved VRA, but make no mistake: mine is the true face of vampires! Why... would we... seek... equal... rights? [[FantasticRacism You... are not... our equals!]] We will eat you! [[WouldHurtAChild After we eat your children!]] [[MoodWhiplash Now time for the weather. Tiffany?]]"''
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[[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Tara Was A Vampire]]: After being fatally shot by Debbie Pelt, Pam turns her into a vampire at Sookie and Lafayette's behest.

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* [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Tara Was A Vampire]]: After being fatally shot by Debbie Pelt, Pam turns her into a vampire at Sookie and Lafayette's behest.

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* {{Badass}}

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* {{Badass}}{{Badass}}: There's a reason Russell is TheDreaded: he takes out other vampires with minimal effort.



** BadassGay

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** BadassGayBadassGay: He's gay and dangerous.



* BigBad: of Season 3. And season 5, perhaps.
** DiscOneFinalBoss: Gets staked right in the beginning of season 5 finale by Eric.
* BlackCloak: Subverted, in another characters flash back Russell is shown wearing a Druid style brown cloak.

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* BigBad: of Season 3. And season 5, perhaps.\n
** DiscOneFinalBoss: Gets Of Season 5. He gets staked right in the beginning of season 5 finale by Eric.
* BlackCloak: Subverted, in another characters flash back flashback Russell is shown wearing a Druid style brown cloak.



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%%* TheDreaded* TheDreaded: Everyone is terrified of him, and rightly so. The news of his survival elicits an OhCrap from the powerful Vampire Authority.



%%** SealedEvilInACan

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%%** SealedEvilInACan** SealedEvilInACan: From which he's broken out of.



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%%* SanitySlippage* SanitySlippage: Talbot's death severed his already tenuous hold on sanity.


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In perhaps his most iconic moment, he kills a newscaster live on TV to deliver a speech to humanity.
-->''"[[AffablyEvil Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Russell Edgington, and I have been a vampire for nearly three-thousand years!]] Now, the American Vampire League wishes to perpetrate the notion that we are just like you, and, I suppose, in a few small ways we are. We're narcissists. We care only about getting what we want no matter what the cost, just like you. [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Global warming, perpetual war, toxic waste, child labor, torture, genocide...]] That's a small price to pay for your SUVs and your flat screen TVs, your blood diamonds, your... designer jeans, your [[{{Hypocrite}} absurd garish McMansions!]] Futile symbols of permanence to quell your... your quivering, spineless souls. But no, in the end, we... are... nothing... like you! We are... immortal! Because we drink the [[TitleDrop true blood!]] Blood that is living, organic, and human. Mmm! And that is the truth the AVL wishes to conceal from you, because let's face it, eating people is a tough sell these days, so they put on their friendly faces to pass their beloved VRA, but make no mistake: mine is the true face of vampires! Why... would we... seek... equal... rights? [[FantasticRacism You... are not... our equals!]] We will eat you! [[WouldHurtAChild After we eat your children!]] [[MoodWhiplash Now time for the weather. Tiffany?]]"''

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* TheComicallySerious
* CunningLinguist

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* GoodIsNotNice

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* [[HornyVikings Horny Viking]]
* {{Hunk}}
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* %%* [[HornyVikings Horny Viking]]
* %%* {{Hunk}}
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* ManipulativeBastard

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* MrFanservice

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler: After his "sister" death.]]
* TheSheriff: Of Louisiana Area 5

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler: After his "sister" death.]]
Nora's death. He takes down the entire Burrell Camp after gorging on Warlow, subsequently bursting in, killing Overlark and freeing the vampires.
* TheSheriff: Of Louisiana Area 55.



* TheStoic

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* [[TallDarkAndHandsome Tall, Dark and Blond]]

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* %%* [[TallDarkAndHandsome Tall, Dark and Blond]]



* VillainsOutShopping: In season 2, with Bill.

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* VillainsOutShopping: In season Season 2, with Bill.



* YouKilledMyFather: Well, Russell did.
** Also displays this trope toward Dr. Overlark and Steve Newlin [[spoiler:after Nora dies from Hep-V. He kills both in retaliation.]]

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* YouKilledMyFather: Well, Russell did.
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did. Also displays this trope toward Dr. Overlark and Steve Newlin [[spoiler:after after Nora dies from Hep-V. He kills both in retaliation.]]



* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: More with a heart of snark, but for Eric, that counts.
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Acts like a bitch and is snarky as hell, but often surprises people by doing the right thing.

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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: More with During her human life. It was more a heart of snark, but for Eric, that counts.
* {{Jerkass}}
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JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Acts like a bitch and is snarky as hell, but often surprises people by doing the right thing.



* SociopathicHero



* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove

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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLoveAnguishedDeclarationOfLove: For Jason Stackhouse.



* DirtyCoward: Is with Russell. Absolutely hauls ass once Russell dies, then cheerfully sells out [[spoiler:Eric when threatened with a syringe.]]

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* DirtyCoward: Is with Russell. Absolutely hauls ass once Russell dies, then cheerfully sells out [[spoiler:Eric Eric when threatened with a syringe.]]



* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile: While he certainly isn't happy with his fate at all, he still gladly takes one last opportunity to troll his ex-wife in his final moments.]]

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* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile: GoOutWithASmile: While he certainly isn't happy with his fate at all, he still gladly takes one last opportunity to troll his ex-wife in his final moments.]]



* [[spoiler: KarmicDeath: The former leader of the Fellowship Of The Sun meets the True Death by sunlight.]]

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* [[spoiler: KarmicDeath: The former leader of the Fellowship Of The Sun meets the True Death by sunlight.]]



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A vampire who was made by Godric centuries ago. She is [[spoiler:a former chancellor of the Vampire Authority, the only surviving member of the original council, as well as a defected member of the Sanguinistas.]] She is also the vampire "sister" of Eric Northman.

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A vampire who was made by Godric centuries ago. She is [[spoiler:a a former chancellor of the Vampire Authority, the only surviving member of the original council, as well as a defected member of the Sanguinistas.]] Sanguinistas. She is also the vampire "sister" of Eric Northman.



* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After turning away from the Sanguinista ideology, she seems genuinely remorseful of what she became, and she knows that she is one of those to blame for the humans fighting back against the vampires in Season 6.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* BiTheWay

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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After After turning away from the Sanguinista ideology, she seems genuinely remorseful of what she became, and she knows that she is one of those to blame for the humans fighting back against the vampires in Season 6.]]
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* BiTheWayBiTheWay: Her relationship with Salome was more than just friendly.



* ChurchMilitant
* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath: Gets infected with Hepatitis V - which seems to be an extreme form of the previously established Hepatitis D. Despite Eric's best efforts, she just gets weaker and weaker until she finally disintegrates in a weeping Eric's arms.]]
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arms.
** [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight]]DiedInYourArmsTonight



* TheFundamentalist
* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile: She accepts her death well, because it means she will be with Godric again.]]
* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: As of recently she seems to have regained her sanity--ironically due to sharing the vision that was supposed to had broken down Eric's will.]]
* [[spoiler:TheLancer: To Eric]]

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* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile: GoOutWithASmile: She accepts her death well, because it means she will be with Godric again.]]
again.
* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: As of recently she seems to have regained She eventually turns away from Salome and her sanity--ironically fanaticism--ironically due to sharing the vision that was supposed to had broken down Eric's will.]]
will.
* [[spoiler:TheLancer: TheLancer: To Eric]]Eric.



* TheMole
* TheVamp
* [[spoiler:RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: During her human life as a noble lady she tried to help victims of the Great London Plague, though she got [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished infected]] in the process. However, it was her attitude that caught the attention of Eric, who then gave her to Godric to turn into a vampire.]]
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:Averted after the vision of Godric and Lilith.]]

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vampire.
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:Averted Averted after the vision of Godric and Lilith.]]



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* {{Jerkass}}
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** FauxAffablyEvil: In season 5.

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** FauxAffablyEvil: In season Season 5.



* CurbStompBattle: Usually any battle against him, being that he's the oldest vampire introduced so far. The main page accurately describes his fight with Bill as "ComicBook/{{Robin}} trying to fight {{Superman}} barehanded." [[spoiler: And in fact no one ever ''does'' defeat him in a fair fight, instead having to use some form of trickery to get the best of him; temporary sun-immunity in Season 3 and staking him while distracted in Season 5.]]

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* CurbStompBattle: Usually any battle against him, being that he's the oldest vampire introduced so far. The main page accurately describes his fight with Bill as "ComicBook/{{Robin}} trying to fight {{Superman}} barehanded." [[spoiler: And in fact no one ever ''does'' defeat him in a fair fight, instead having to use some form of trickery to get the best of him; temporary sun-immunity in Season 3 and staking him while distracted in Season 5.]]



* TheDragon: Salomé releases him to make him her own.[[spoiler: As of recently this seems to have massively backfired with potentially catastrophic results.]]

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* TheDragon: Salomé releases him to make him her own.[[spoiler: As of recently this seems to have massively backfired with potentially catastrophic results.]]



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* NotQuiteDead: He's baaack.

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* NotQuiteDead: He's baaack.baaaa-ack.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: One possible interpretation of the character. Russell believes that humans are not fit to be stewards of the earth so they should step down from their position as the dominant species and let vampires run things.
** Could be seen as a variation of GaiasVengeance.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: One possible interpretation of the character. Russell believes that humans are not fit to be stewards of the earth so they should step down from their position as the dominant species and let vampires run things.
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* [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Single Vampire Seeks Good Man]]

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* [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Single Vampire Seeks Good Man]]Man]]: With Hoyt.



* AmnesiacsAreInnocent.

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* AmnesiacsAreInnocent. AmnesiacsAreInnocent: After having his mind wiped by Marnie, Eric becomes a playful big kid.



* {{Badass}}

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* {{Badass}}{{Badass}}: Eric was a viking warrior even before being turned. As a vampire, he's downright unstoppable unless faced with an older vampire like Russell (who he manages to get the best of nonetheless).



-->''"Before you think of agreeing and meeting behind my back, know this: the is NO behind my back!"''



** HeartbrokenBadass

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** HeartbrokenBadassHeartbrokenBadass: Due to the deaths of his family, Godric and Nora.



* BatmanGambit: In season three.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Bill. Even Sophie-Anne admits to Bill, "You two really should just fuck each other and get it over with. I could watch." Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

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* BatmanGambit: In season three.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Bill. Even Sophie-Anne admits to Bill, "You two really should just fuck each other and get it over with. I could watch." Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfFunny.
Season 3 against Russell.



* BiTheWay
* BlondesAreEvil: Sort of.

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* BiTheWay
BiTheWay: It's unclear. He starts having sex with Talbot, although it was really just to get him vulnerable.
* BlondesAreEvil: Sort of. Eric is definitely one of the more morally shady characters; he operates on his own rules, killing with impunity.



* TheBrute
* ChekhovsGunman: Didn't have that many scenes in season 1. Fast forward to Season 3...

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* TheBrute
* ChekhovsGunman: Didn't have that many scenes in season 1. Fast forward
TheCharmer: Eric can certainly turn on the charm when he wants to. See his advert for Fangtasia.
-->''"Now the past year, there's been a lot of inflammatory talk from politicians warning their constituents not
to Season 3...trust vampires. But think about it for a second. Who would you rather trust? A vampire or a politician?"''



* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: Eric is well known for his extremely dry putdowns.



* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim: Possibly, in the season 6 finale, where he bursts into flame sunbathing in Sweden as the effects of Warlow's blood wear off.]]
* FakeDefector: In season 3 with Russell Edgington, and in season 5 with the Authority.

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* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim: Possibly, in the season 6 finale, where he bursts into flame sunbathing in Sweden as the effects of Warlow's blood wear off.]]
* FakeDefector: In season Season 3 with Russell Edgington, and in season Season 5 with the Authority.



* HellBentForLeather

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* HellBentForLeatherHellBentForLeather: His choice of clothing usually involves a leather jacket.



* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* {{Jerkass}}
**
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* [[spoiler:ManOnFire: In the season 6 finale. His final fate is left ambiguous.]]
* MeanCharacterNiceActor

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* [[spoiler:ManOnFire: ManOnFire: In the season Season 6 finale. His final fate is left ambiguous.]]
* MeanCharacterNiceActor



* CorruptTheCutie]]: More like convert her into a vampire.

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* CorruptTheCutie]]: CorruptTheCutie: More like convert her into a vampire.



* NiceGirl: Supported vampire rights despite [[spoiler:her father being the main advocate against them.

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* NiceGirl: Supported vampire rights despite [[spoiler:her her father being the main advocate against them.



* BigBadWannabe: Tries to boss Russell around. Big mistake when the vampire you are bullying happens to be a LOT older and a lot more powerful not to mention crazier than you. She also becomes quite rattled when [[spoiler: Eric murders General Cavanaugh in [[IncrediblyLamePun cold blood]]]]. Not even close to a VillainousBreakdown but it's the most out-of-control upset she's been so far, actually using profanity for the first time since her appearance.

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* BigBadWannabe: Tries to boss Russell around. Big mistake when the vampire you are bullying happens to be a LOT older and a lot more powerful not to mention crazier than you. She also becomes quite rattled when [[spoiler: Eric murders General Cavanaugh in [[IncrediblyLamePun cold blood]]]].blood]]. Not even close to a VillainousBreakdown but it's the most out-of-control upset she's been so far, actually using profanity for the first time since her appearance.



* MushroomSamba: [[spoiler: While on Lilith's blood.]]

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* MushroomSamba: [[spoiler: While on Lilith's blood.]]



* BiTheWay: He reveals to Lafayette he had a romance with a young man when he was still a human.



%%* {{Badass}}
%%** BadassInANiceSuit
%%* BaitAndSwitchTyrant

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%%* {{Badass}}
%%** BadassInANiceSuit
%%* BaitAndSwitchTyrant
* {{Badass}}: With the exception of Russell Edginton, Roman was the most powerful vampire alive.
** BadassInANiceSuit: Except for his last appearance, he's always clad in a sharp business suit.



%%* DeathGlare

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%%* DeathGlare* DeathGlare: Roman has an absolutely terrifying gaze.



* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In his final moments, he revealed that he genuinely supported peace and equality between human and vampire.

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* {{Jerkass}}
**
JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In his final moments, he revealed that he genuinely supported peace and equality between human and vampire.



%%* LargeHam

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%%* LargeHam* LargeHam: Roman is pretty pompous, always SuddenlyShouting when not using a hushed whisper.



%%* SuddenlyShouting

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%%* SuddenlyShouting* SuddenlyShouting: As part of his LargeHam tendencies.



%%* UnholyMatrimony
%%* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans

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%%* UnholyMatrimony
%%* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Roman firmly believes this. In a world of Russell Edgingtons, he's likely right.



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%%* WeHardlyKnewYe* WeHardlyKnewYe: Despite Christopher Meloni's star status, the hype surrounding his character and Roman is killed off early into the season.

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[[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Tara Was A Vampire]]: After being fatally shot by Debbie Pelt, Pam turns her into a vampire at Sookie and Lafayette's behest.



* BackFromTheDead
* {{Badass}}
** BadassNormal: Before she was turned into a vampire.
** [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Tara Was A Vampire]]
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: After she was turned.

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* BackFromTheDead
* {{Badass}}
** BadassNormal: Before she was turned
BackFromTheDead: And into a vampire.
** [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then
vampire.
* {{Badass}}: Even before becoming a vampire,
Tara Was A Vampire]]
was willing to kick a fair amount of ass.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: After she was turned.being turned by Pam.



* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Tara has this with quite a few characters. She has it with Sookie for about the first 4 seasons, develops it with Jessica around season 5 and also is quite protective of Willa in season 6.
* BiTheWay: In season 4 and decidedly in the finale of season 5.
* BlackBestFriend

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* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Tara has this with quite a few characters. She has it with Sookie for about the first 4 seasons, develops it with Jessica around season 5 and also is quite protective of Willa in season Season 6.
* BiTheWay: In season Season 4 and decidedly in the finale of season Season 5.
* BlackBestFriendBlackBestFriend: To Sookie.



* BrokenBird: Especially after Eggs is killed.
* ButtMonkey
* ByronicHero

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* BrokenBird: Especially after Tara's led a hard life, and it's taken it's toll despite her tough exterior. After Eggs' death, she falls into depression and becomes suicidal.
* ButtMonkey: Tara has had a rough, painful life. She was 'raised' by a severely abusive mother, had a crush on the biggest man-slut in town who still wouldn't sleep with her, gets used as a pawn by Maryann, her true love
Eggs is killed.
* ButtMonkey
* ByronicHero
killed by the man she'd had a crush on, she's abducted and raped by a vampire, has her life threatened repeatedly by Pam, gets killed, turned into a vampire which she bloody well hates, disowned by her HolierThanThou abusive mother and ultimately dies without being mourned particularly by her beloved cousin or her childhood crush.



* EverythingIsRacist: Hoo boy.

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* EverythingIsRacist: Hoo boy.She plays this up to her advantage.



* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold
JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tara is rude and abrasive, but she's a loyal friend.



* LoveHurts

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* %%* LoveHurts



* TookALevelInBadass: More like took an entire prestige class progression in it.



* UnrequitedLove: For Jason in season 1, but then she met Eggs.

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* UnrequitedLove: For Jason in season Season 1, but then she met Eggs.



* AbusiveParents: [[CallingTheOldManOut calls her old man out]] on this after becoming a vampire.
* AccidentalMurder: Kills a redneck in the end of season 2, which causes [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone quite a bit of angst]].
** And then in Season 6, [[spoiler:kills three of Andy Bellefleur's faerie daughters]], leading to a twitchy variation of a HeroicBSOD.

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* AbusiveParents: [[CallingTheOldManOut calls Calls her old man out]] on this after becoming a vampire.
vampire. Her father was deeply religious and oppressive.
* AccidentalMurder: Kills She kills a redneck trucker in the end of season Season 2, which causes [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone quite a bit of angst]].
**
angst]]. And then in Season 6, [[spoiler:kills she kills three of Andy Bellefleur's faerie daughters]], daughters while out of control on a bloodlust, leading to a twitchy variation of a HeroicBSOD.



* TheAtoner: For killing Andy Bellefleur's daughters. She's taken on the role of TheChampion for the SoleSurvivor, Adilyn.



* BetaCouple: With Hoyt until season 4.
* BlackBraAndPanties: She rocks them in Jason's V induced fantasy of her.

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* BetaCouple: With Hoyt until season Season 4.
* BlackBraAndPanties: She absolutely rocks them in Jason's V induced fantasy of her.



* BloodKnight: Shows shades of this, particularly in season 4.

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* BloodKnight: Shows shades of this, particularly in season 4.Season 4 when she gets pissed off and just wants to kill something.



* DawsonCasting: Her actress is about nine years older than Jessica was when turned into a vampire. Made worse by the fact she is stuck at 17.

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* DawsonCasting: Her actress is about nine years older than Jessica was when turned into a vampire. Made worse by the fact she is stuck at 17.TheChampion: For Adilyn Bellefleur, as part of her atonement.



* HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster
* HeroesWantRedheads: Hoyt, Jason and now [[spoiler:James.]]
* HeroicBSOD: She's twitchier than usual for this trope, but after [[spoiler:killing three of Andy Bellefleur's daughters]], she's clearly tormented by guilt.

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* %%* HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster
* HeroesWantRedheads: Hoyt, Jason and now [[spoiler:James.]]
James.
* HeroicBSOD: She's twitchier than usual for this trope, but after [[spoiler:killing killing three of Andy Bellefleur's daughters]], daughters, she's clearly tormented by guilt.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: At the beginning of season 2.
** And again in season six [[spoiler: after she goes insane with bloodlust and kills Andy Bellefleur's half-faerie daughters.]]
* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: She tries to be good, but occasionally her vampire nature gets the better of her, [[spoiler: like when she kills three of Andy's half-fae daughters]]

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: At the beginning of season 2.
** And again in season six [[spoiler:
In Season 6 after she goes insane with bloodlust and kills Andy Bellefleur's half-faerie daughters.]]
daughters.
* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: She tries Jessica is a sweet girl and one of the friendliest vampires on the show, putting genuine effort into trying to be good, but good. However, occasionally her vampire nature gets the better of her, [[spoiler: like when she kills three of Andy's half-fae daughters]]daughters.



* TookALevelInBadass: In season 3, when Bill begins to train her more seriously. She kills a werewolf that was after her, and from then on she begins kicking ass with more frequency.[[/folder]]

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* TookALevelInBadass: In season Season 3, when Bill begins to train her more seriously. She kills a werewolf that was after her, and from then on she begins kicking ass with more frequency.frequency.
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* ByronicHero

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* %%* ByronicHero



** DarkMessiah
* CombatPragmatist

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** %%** DarkMessiah
* CombatPragmatistCombatPragmatist: How he manages to best more powerful vampires, using whatever he has at his disposal.



* DoubleAgent
* [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Eerie Pale Skinned Brunet]]

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* DoubleAgent
*
DoubleAgent: For the Authority.
%%*
[[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Eerie Pale Skinned Brunet]]Brunette]]



* FanDisservice: After drinking Lilith's blood, he rises naked from the puddle he dissolved into, completely covered in blood.
* FanNickname: "Beehl" is popular, due to the hokey accents on the show.
** And now there's "Billith", which is also his InUniverse nickname.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Subverted. He may look like one in the beginning, but in truth, he isn't that different from many other vampires.
** His friendly status was confirmed somewhat in Season four when it is revealed that Bill was part of a movement in the Eighties to promote mainstreaming. Joining the Authority as he believed that it was not necessary to kill humans when feeding and sought a better way. Of course being a vampire he still can be quite ruthless when he has a goal and still [[GreyandGrayMorality manages to kill humans if he thinks they are a threat or hurt those he loves.]]

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* FanDisservice: After drinking Lilith's blood, he rises naked from the puddle he dissolved into, completely covered in blood.
* FanNickname: "Beehl" is popular, due to the hokey accents on the show.
** And now there's "Billith", which is also his InUniverse nickname.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Subverted. He may look like one in the beginning, but in truth, he isn't that different from many other vampires.
**
His friendly status was confirmed somewhat in Season four 4 when it is revealed that Bill was part of a movement in the Eighties to promote mainstreaming. Joining the Authority as he believed that it was not necessary to kill humans when feeding and sought a better way. Of course being a vampire he still can be quite ruthless when he has a goal and still [[GreyandGrayMorality manages to kill humans if he thinks they are a threat or hurt those he loves.]]



** KnightTemplarParent. In relation with Jessica
* GoodIsNotNice: Until Season 5. He returns to it in Season 6, though on the side of vampires
* GuileHero

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** KnightTemplarParent. In relation with Jessica
Jessica.
* GoodIsNotNice: Until Season 5. He returns to it in Season 6, though on the side of vampires
vampires.
* GuileHeroGuileHero: Bill is a relatively young vampire, so he uses his wits, his charm, a good amount of planning and the element of surprise to take out much older vampires like Kibwe, Nan Flanagan and Salome.



* HoneyTrap

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* HoneyTrap HoneyTrap: For Sookie, sent by Queen Sophie-Anne.



* InSeriesNickname: Hoyt Fortenberry refers to Bill as '''Vampire Bill'''.
* InvincibleVillain: Pretty much from Season 6. After drinking Warlow's blood, he can walk in sunlight. As if drinking Lilith's blood didn't give him enough powers such as complete immunity from stakes and telepathy. He looses all of these powers in the two final episodes.

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* InSeriesNickname: Hoyt Fortenberry refers to Bill as '''Vampire Bill'''.''Vampire Bill''.
* InvincibleVillain: Pretty much from During most of Season 6. After drinking Warlow's blood, he can walk in sunlight. As if drinking Lilith's blood didn't give him enough powers such as complete immunity from stakes and telepathy. He looses all of these powers in the two final episodes.episodes.
* KlingonPromotion: Bill is made King of Louisiana by helping Nan Flanagan kill the Queen.



* LargeHam
* LoveMakesYouDumb
* [[PapaWolf Maker Wolf]]
* ManipulativeBastard
* MistakenForGay: When he goes shopping for clothes for Jessica and Eric shows up, the store clerk who has been hitting on him the whole time backs off in an "Oh, ''I'' see," way.
** Of course this was because of [[HoYay a conversation]] he was having [[FoeYay with Eric]].
* MoralityPet: Sookie till Season 5.
** Now he wants Jessica to be this.
* MoreThanMeetsTheEye: Revealed to be an agent of Queen Sophie-Anne sent to determine if Sookie is a fairy.
** And in Season 4 we learn he was TheMole for Nan Flanagan and the American Vampire League.
* MrFanservice

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* LargeHam
*
LargeHam: Bill make initially seem stoic and cold, but he has a weakness for dramatic flair.
%%*
LoveMakesYouDumb
* [[PapaWolf Maker Wolf]]
Wolf]]: For his progeny, Jessica.
* ManipulativeBastard
ManipulativeBastard: Bill is very intelligent, and as such plays sides against each other.
* MistakenForGay: When he goes shopping for clothes for Jessica and Eric shows up, the store clerk who has been hitting on him the whole time backs off in an "Oh, ''I'' see," way.
**
way. Of course this was because of [[HoYay a conversation]] he was having [[FoeYay with Eric]].
* MoralityPet: Variously, Sookie till Season 5.
** Now he wants Jessica to be this.
and Jessica.
* MoreThanMeetsTheEye: Revealed to be an agent of Queen Sophie-Anne sent to determine if Sookie is a fairy.
** And in Season 4 we
fairy. We later learn he was that he's TheMole for Nan Flanagan and the American Vampire League.
* MrFanserviceMrFanservice: Bill gets plenty of nude and sex scenes.



* NotSoDifferent: It turns out he really isn't that different from Eric as he'd like to be.
* OfficialCouple: With Sookie until season 3 finale.

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* NotSoDifferent: It turns out he really isn't that as different from Eric as he'd like to be.
be. In fact, he may be worse: Bill's loyalty is forever shifting and he can be extremely ruthless.
* OfficialCouple: With Sookie until season Season 3 finale.



* PeoplePuppets: one of his new powers after drinking Lilith's blood seems to be the ability to [[NightmareFuel grotesquely manipulate]] the limbs of others.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the new King in Town he really does seem quite reasonable in comparison to more flighty Sophie-Anne and unbalanced Russell. That being said he takes his duties seriously and [[AllCrimesAreEqual will enforce the rules firmly..]]
* TheReveal: In season 4 he's now the vampire king of Louisiana.
* SanitySlippage: In season 5

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* PeoplePuppets: one One of his new powers after drinking Lilith's blood seems to be the ability to [[NightmareFuel grotesquely manipulate]] the limbs of others.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the new King in Town he really does seem quite reasonable in comparison to more flighty Sophie-Anne and unbalanced Russell. That being said he takes his duties seriously and [[AllCrimesAreEqual will enforce the rules firmly..firmly...]]
* TheReveal: In season 4 he's now the vampire king of Louisiana.
* SanitySlippage: In season 5Season 5 as he slips into religious fervor.



* TheStoic
** NotSoStoic

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* TheStoic
TheStoic: At first.
** NotSoStoicNotSoStoic: He shows his emotions much more as we see more of him.



* [[FireForgedFriends Fire Forged]] VitriolicBestBuds: He and Eric are starting to come off as this. Comes to a screeching halt in Season 5. Though it returns in the midst of Season 6.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His status as vampire king makes him this he have to protect all vampires against any threat against their kind and eleminate it with [[IDidWhatIHadToDo any means necessary.]]
** He is even worse in season 5. Salome gets him straight into KnightTemplar territory.
** In Season 6, he is hellbent on ensuring survival of vampire race by '''ANY''' means necessary.

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* [[FireForgedFriends Fire Forged]] VitriolicBestBuds: He and Eric are starting to come off as this. Comes to a screeching halt in Season 5. Though it returns in the midst of Season 6.
5.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His status as vampire king makes him this he have to protect all vampires against any threat against their kind and eleminate it with [[IDidWhatIHadToDo any means necessary.]]
**
]] He is even worse in season Season 5. Salome gets him straight into KnightTemplar territory.
** In
territory. And in Season 6, he is hellbent on ensuring survival of vampire race by '''ANY''' means necessary.

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* AffablyEvil: Season 5 onwards.
* AllMenArePerverts

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* AffablyEvil: Interestingly, he's rather cold during his first few appearances before becoming more of a charmer. When he descends into religious fervor and becomes the BigBad of Season 5 onwards.
* AllMenArePerverts
5, he's remarkably affable even as he commits atrocities.



* AnchoredShip: With Sookie from season's one to three.

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* AnchoredShip: With Sookie from season's one to three. for the first three seasons, after which they have some sexual tension but don't really get together.



* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Until Season 5]].
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler: After drinking the real vial of Lilith's blood. After being drained in Season 6 he looses his Lilith powers.]]
* AxCrazy:[[spoiler:Drinking the blood of Lilith is just making him a tad bit crazy. He gets better in Season 6]].
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBoast
** HeartbrokenBadass

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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Until For the brutality of his life with Lorena, until Season 5]].
5.
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler: After drinking the real vial of Lilith's blood. blood, which makes him more-or-less all-powerful. After being drained in Season 6 he looses his Lilith powers.]]
powers.
* AxCrazy:[[spoiler:Drinking AxCrazy: Drinking the blood of Lilith is just making him a tad bit crazy. He gets better in Season 6]].
6.
* {{Badass}}
{{Badass}}: Bill is a highly capable fighter.
** BadassBoast
BadassBoast: He throws out a great boast from time to time.
-->''"Now, you listen to me, officer. I do not take kindly to you shining your light in the eyes of my female companion. And as I have more than 100 years on you, I do not take kindly to you calling me "son". So the next time you pull somebody over on suspicion of bein' a vampire, you better pray to God that you're wrong. Because that vampire may not be as kind to you as I'm about to be. I'm not gonna kill you. But I am gonna keep your gun. Does that sound fair?"''
-->''"I should warn you... I have fed."''
-->''"I am the king of Louisiana. I don't have to ask anyone for permission!"''
** HeartbrokenBadassHeartbrokenBadass: After Sookie leaves him.
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->Played By: Stephen Moyer

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* [[spoiler: BigBad]]: Season 5. [[spoiler: In Season 6 he's a DiscOneFinalBoss at best and a RedHerring at worst, since he outgrows it.]].

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* [[spoiler: BigBad]]: BigBad: Season 5. [[spoiler: In Season 6 he's a DiscOneFinalBoss at best and a RedHerring at worst, since he outgrows it.]].it..



* [[spoiler: BrainwashedAndCrazy: In late season five.]]

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* [[spoiler: BrainwashedAndCrazy: In late season five.]]



* TheChosenOne: Believes himself this [[spoiler: after seeing Lilith while having sex with Salome]].
** [[spoiler: DarkMessiah]]

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* TheChosenOne: Believes himself this [[spoiler: after seeing Lilith while having sex with Salome]].
Salome.
** [[spoiler: DarkMessiah]]DarkMessiah



* [[spoiler:DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Once he's aware of Warlow's existence (on account of becoming one with Lilith), the first thing he does is to command him to resist the urge to kill him.]]

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* [[spoiler:DangerouslyGenreSavvy: DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Once he's aware of Warlow's existence (on account of becoming one with Lilith), the first thing he does is to command him to resist the urge to kill him.]]



* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: In Season Five. Pulls a HeelFaceTurn in Season 6]]

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* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: FaceHeelTurn: In Season Five. Pulls a HeelFaceTurn in Season 6]]6.



* [[spoiler: FanDisservice: After drinking Lilith's blood, he rises naked from the puddle he dissolved into, completely covered in blood.]]

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* [[spoiler: FanDisservice: After drinking Lilith's blood, he rises naked from the puddle he dissolved into, completely covered in blood.]]



** And now there's [[spoiler: "Billith"]], which is also his InUniverse nickname.

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** And now there's [[spoiler: "Billith"]], "Billith", which is also his InUniverse nickname.



* [[spoiler:TheFundamentalist after getting a taste of Lilith's blood and drinking from Salome and hallucinating he's having sex with Lilith herself.]]
** [[spoiler: KnightTemplarParent. In relation with Jessica]]
* GoodIsNotNice:[[spoiler: Until Season 5. He returns to it in Season 6, though on the side of vampires]]

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* [[spoiler:TheFundamentalist TheFundamentalist after getting a taste of Lilith's blood and drinking from Salome and hallucinating he's having sex with Lilith herself.]]
herself.
** [[spoiler: KnightTemplarParent. In relation with Jessica]]
Jessica
* GoodIsNotNice:[[spoiler: GoodIsNotNice: Until Season 5. He returns to it in Season 6, though on the side of vampires]]vampires



* [[spoiler: InvincibleVillain]]: Pretty much from Season 6. After drinking [[spoiler: Warlow's blood]], he can [[spoiler: walk in sunlight. As if drinking Lilith's blood didn't give him enough powers such as complete immunity from stakes and telepathy. He looses all of these powers in the two final episodes.]]

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* [[spoiler: InvincibleVillain]]: InvincibleVillain: Pretty much from Season 6. After drinking [[spoiler: Warlow's blood]], blood, he can [[spoiler: walk in sunlight. As if drinking Lilith's blood didn't give him enough powers such as complete immunity from stakes and telepathy. He looses all of these powers in the two final episodes.]]



* LargeHam:

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* LargeHam:LargeHam



* MoralityPet: Sookie [[spoiler: till Season 5.]]

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* MoralityPet: Sookie [[spoiler: till Season 5.]]



* [[spoiler:MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Drinking all of Lilith's blood apparently kills him. Then he's reborn as Lilith's apparent avatar.]]

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* [[spoiler:MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Drinking all of Lilith's blood apparently kills him. Then he's reborn as Lilith's apparent avatar.]]



* [[spoiler: PeoplePuppets: one of his new powers after drinking Lilith's blood seems to be the ability to [[NightmareFuel grotesquely manipulate]] the limbs of others.]]

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* [[spoiler: PeoplePuppets: one of his new powers after drinking Lilith's blood seems to be the ability to [[NightmareFuel grotesquely manipulate]] the limbs of others.]]



* [[spoiler:SanitySlippage: In season 5]]

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* [[spoiler:SanitySlippage: SanitySlippage: In season 5]]5



* TookALevelInJerkass: Got a AGodAmI / TheChosenOne complex [[spoiler:from drinking way too much of Lilith's blood]] in Season 5.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: Got a AGodAmI / TheChosenOne complex [[spoiler:from from drinking way too much of Lilith's blood]] blood in Season 5.



* [[FireForgedFriends Fire Forged]] VitriolicBestBuds: He and Eric are starting to come off as this. [[spoiler: Comes to a screeching halt in Season 5]]. [[spoiler:Though it returns in the midst of Season 6.]]

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* [[FireForgedFriends Fire Forged]] VitriolicBestBuds: He and Eric are starting to come off as this. [[spoiler: Comes to a screeching halt in Season 5]]. [[spoiler:Though 5. Though it returns in the midst of Season 6.]]



** He is even worse in [[spoiler:season 5. Salome gets him straight into KnightTemplar territory.]]
** In Season 6, [[spoiler: he is hellbent on ensuring survival of vampire race by '''ANY''' means necessary]].

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** He is even worse in [[spoiler:season season 5. Salome gets him straight into KnightTemplar territory.]]
territory.
** In Season 6, [[spoiler: he is hellbent on ensuring survival of vampire race by '''ANY''' means necessary]].necessary.





[[folder:Tara Thornton]]

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->Played By: Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard

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[[folder:Pam de Beaufort]]
!!Pam Swynford de Beaufort

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!!Pamela
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[[folder:Steve Newlin]]


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[[folder:Steve]]




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[[folder:Nan Flanagan]]

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* FakeAmerican: Moyer is British.




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->'''Played By:''' [[Film/{{Changeling}} Denis]] [[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse O'Hare]]

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** FauxAffablyEvil: In [[spoiler:Season five]]

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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority

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* [[spoiler:BackForTheDead: Returns in Season 5, only to be die a true death at the hands of Eric in the finale]].

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* [[spoiler:BackForTheDead: BackForTheDead: Returns in Season 5, only to be die a true death at the hands of Eric in the finale]].finale.



* BigBad: of Season 3. [[spoiler: And season 5, perhaps.]]
** [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss: Gets staked right in the beginning of season 5 finale by Eric]]

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* BigBad: of Season 3. [[spoiler: And season 5, perhaps.]]
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** [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss: DiscOneFinalBoss: Gets staked right in the beginning of season 5 finale by Eric]]Eric.



* TheDandy
* DeadpanSnarker
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* [[spoiler: NotQuiteDead: He's baaack.]]

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* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he is killed by Eric.]]
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: An in-universe example, as when Russell gets particularly angry he reverts back to his presumed original Druid accent

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* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he is killed by Eric.]]
Eric.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: An in-universe example, as when Russell gets particularly angry he reverts back to his presumed original Druid accentaccent.



* SanitySlippage
* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Salome's threat to re-seal him beneath the ground after continuously chastising and restricting his "fun" was the final straw for him, culminating in him tossing her across the room and telling the entire Authority in no uncertain terms just what he thought of them.]]

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* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Salome's threat to re-seal him beneath the ground after continuously chastising and restricting his "fun" was the final straw for him, culminating in him tossing her across the room and telling the entire Authority in no uncertain terms just what he thought of them.]]



* SmugSnake



* [[spoiler: SurprisinglySuddenDeath]]

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* AxCrazy

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* ImAHumanitarian
* LivingForeverIsAwesome

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* MsFanservice

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!![[spoiler:Willa Burrell]]
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->'''Played By:''' [[spoiler:Amelia Rose Blaire]]

[[spoiler:The daughter of Louisiana Governor Truman Burrell. She has long clashed with her father over vampire rights.]]

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->'''Played By:''' [[spoiler:Amelia Amelia Rose Blaire]]

[[spoiler:The
Blaire

The
daughter of Louisiana Governor Truman Burrell. She has long clashed with her father over vampire rights.]]
rights.
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* [[spoiler:CorruptTheCutie]]: More like convert her into a vampire.
* [[spoiler:DatingWhatDaddyHates: She's very attracted to Eric, and eventually he turns her.]]
* NiceGirl: Supported vampire rights despite [[spoiler:her father being the main advocate against them.]]
* [[spoiler:TragicMonster: She was just a young girl caught in the crossfire between Eric and Truman. Things eventually settle down well for her.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Her identity and status as a vampire means her entry is mostly whited out.

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* [[spoiler:CorruptTheCutie]]: CorruptTheCutie]]: More like convert her into a vampire.
* [[spoiler:DatingWhatDaddyHates: DatingWhatDaddyHates: She's very attracted to Eric, and eventually he turns her.]]
her.
* NiceGirl: Supported vampire rights despite [[spoiler:her father being the main advocate against them.]]
them.
* [[spoiler:TragicMonster: TragicMonster: She was just a young girl caught in the crossfire between Eric and Truman. Things eventually settle down well for her.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Her identity and status as a vampire means her entry is mostly whited out.







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* TheBaroness
* BigBadWannabe: Tries to [[spoiler: boss Russell around. Big mistake when the vampire you are bullying happens to be a LOT older and a lot more powerful not to mention crazier than you.]] She also becomes quite rattled when [[spoiler: Eric murders General Cavanaugh in [[IncrediblyLamePun cold blood]]]]. Not even close to a VillainousBreakdown but it's the most out-of-control upset she's been so far, actually using profanity for the first time since her appearance.
* BiTheWay

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* BigBadWannabe: Tries to [[spoiler: boss Russell around. Big mistake when the vampire you are bullying happens to be a LOT older and a lot more powerful not to mention crazier than you.]] She also becomes quite rattled when [[spoiler: Eric murders General Cavanaugh in [[IncrediblyLamePun cold blood]]]]. Not even close to a VillainousBreakdown but it's the most out-of-control upset she's been so far, actually using profanity for the first time since her appearance.
* %%* BiTheWay



* TheConsigliere

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** [[spoiler: Looks like we'll never know now.]]
* [[spoiler: GracefulLoser: Manages to congratulate Bill on being Lilith's 'wise choice', as he kills her.]]

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** [[spoiler: Looks like we'll never know now.]]
* [[spoiler: GracefulLoser: Manages to congratulate Bill on being Lilith's 'wise choice', as he kills her.]]



* ItsAllAboutMe: Subtle, but she does like to be the focus of attention. When [[spoiler: Russell]] suggests saying grace before eating, she quickly tries to jump in, clearly having assumed that he meant her. When Steve says the prayer, she is visiably irritated.
* KnightTemplar
* ManipulativeBitch
* MsFanservice
** AbsoluteCleavage
** VaporWear
* TheFundamentalist: So much that when [[spoiler: Russell tells the rest of the Chancellors to join him in hunting down the Fae so they can daywalk Salomé refuses because vampires are "of the night" and fairies an abomination. And when Bill tricks her into drinking blood laced with silver she recognizes Lilith's wisdom in choosing Bill over her.]]

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Subtle, but she does like to be the focus of attention. When [[spoiler: Russell]] Russell suggests saying grace before eating, she quickly tries to jump in, clearly having assumed that he meant her. When Steve says the prayer, she is visiably irritated.
* %%* KnightTemplar
* %%* ManipulativeBitch
* %%* MsFanservice
** %%** AbsoluteCleavage
** %%** VaporWear
* TheFundamentalist: So much that when [[spoiler: Russell tells the rest of the Chancellors to join him in hunting down the Fae so they can daywalk Salomé refuses because vampires are "of the night" and fairies an abomination. And when Bill tricks her into drinking blood laced with silver she recognizes Lilith's wisdom in choosing Bill over her.]]



** TheStarscream
* [[spoiler: OutGambitted: By Bill, leading to her being KilledOffForReal.]]
* TortureTechnician
* UndyingLoyalty: To Lilith
* UnholyMatrimony

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* [[spoiler: OutGambitted: By Bill, leading to her being KilledOffForReal.]]
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* UndyingLoyalty: To Lilith
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Lilith.
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!!James

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\n!!James!!James Kent



->'''Played By:''' Luke Grimes

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->'''Played By:''' Luke Grimes
Grimes & Nathan Parsons




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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He refuses to rape Jessica and loses a fang. [[spoiler:Then he warns Steve Newlin about the contaminated Tru Blood, only for Steve to cowardly rat him out.]]

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He refuses to rape Jessica and loses a fang. [[spoiler:Then Then he warns Steve Newlin about the contaminated Tru Blood, only for Steve to cowardly rat him out.]]







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* ChewToy

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* NiceGuy
* StraightGay
* SuperLoser
* WeHardlyKnewYe

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* %%* StraightGay
* %%* SuperLoser
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** BadassInANiceSuit
* BaitAndSwitchTyrant

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* DeadpanSnarker
* DeathGlare

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* HairTriggerTemper
* HotBlooded

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* LargeHam

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* SacrificialLion
* SharpDressedMan
* SuddenlyShouting
* [[spoiler: SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Did anyone see that coming?]]
* UnholyMatrimony
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans
* VillainousWidowsPeak
* WeHardlyKnewYe
* WellIntentionedExtremist

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* %%* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans
* %%* VillainousWidowsPeak
* %%* WeHardlyKnewYe
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[[folder:Bill Compton]]
!!William "Bill" Compton
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/compton_bill_3703.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Sookie, most of us, vampire, human or otherwise are capable of both good and evil. Often simultaneously."'']]
->Played By: Stephen Moyer

->''"Vampires have often found it advantageous to maintain a hidden presence in humanity's most powerful institutions and in the 1600's, that was the Catholic Church and today, as you all know, it's Google and Fox News."''

A vampire romantically involved with Sookie. Turned during the American Civil War against his will, Bill shows more compassion for human life than many other vampires. He is outwardly expressive of his emotions and holds onto memories of his past human life, behaviors that are unique amongst his vampire peers.
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* AffablyEvil: Season 5 onwards.
* AllMenArePerverts
* TheAmericanCivilWar: Bills is a veteran and a former soldier from the Civil War.
* AnchoredShip: With Sookie from season's one to three.
* AntiHero: Either [[PragmaticHero Type III]] or [[UnscrupulousHero Type IV]].
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Until Season 5]].
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler: After drinking the real vial of Lilith's blood. After being drained in Season 6 he looses his Lilith powers.]]
* AxCrazy:[[spoiler:Drinking the blood of Lilith is just making him a tad bit crazy. He gets better in Season 6]].
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBoast
** HeartbrokenBadass
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Defeating Salome by giving her silver-tainted blood contained in Lilith's original vial, tricking her into thinking it was Lilith's. He correctly predicted her narcissism and eagerness overran her cautiousness, but if 2,000 year old Salome hadn't, he had been in big trouble.]]
* BerserkButton: SOOKEH. "If Sookeh is hurt in any way because of you... I will not stop until I drive a stake through whatever semblance of of a heart you have left!" Jeez, Bill.
** Also threaten any vampire in his kingdom. Then heaven help you as not even [[TheManbehindtheMan the Authority,]] will stop him coming after you and yours with an assortment [[CombatPragmatist of firepower and a RPG for good measure.]]
* BettyAndVeronica: Bill is the Betty to Eric's Veronica for Sookie's Archie.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Originally seemed like a quiet vampire who wanted to mainstream. Later revealed to be an agent of the Queen of Louisiana sent to seduce Sookie. Not only that, he was actually a DoubleAgent working for the Authority the whole time.
* [[spoiler: BigBad]]: Season 5. [[spoiler: In Season 6 he's a DiscOneFinalBoss at best and a RedHerring at worst, since he outgrows it.]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Subverted in season one. Bill wakes up to discover Sookie is very near death. Despite it being midday, he decides to try and save her, but ends up a smoking pile of charcoal instead. [[UnexplainedRecovery He gets better]], though.
* [[spoiler: BrainwashedAndCrazy: In late season five.]]
* ByronicHero
* CharacterDevelopment: Spent first three seasons with Sookie as his top priority. In season four, he ends up a King, spends more time focusing on protecting his people and bonding with his vampire daughter Jessica. His home also got an upgrade.
* TheChosenOne: Believes himself this [[spoiler: after seeing Lilith while having sex with Salome]].
** [[spoiler: DarkMessiah]]
* CombatPragmatist
* TheComicallySerious: While he has something of a sense of humor, he's just so dour looking that he is just hilarious when ever he has to do anything mundane.
* [[spoiler:DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Once he's aware of Warlow's existence (on account of becoming one with Lilith), the first thing he does is to command him to resist the urge to kill him.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* DeadpanSnarker: Is this after becoming vampire king of Louisiana. "Spellbound" is a good example:
-->'''Bill''': Ms Fortenberry.
-->'''Mrs. Fortenberry''': Vampire Bill. Did you know that Beulah Carter was a vampire?
-->'''Bill''': Because all of us vampires know each other?
* TheDeterminator: Bill NEVER gives up.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Bill is the second most important character after the protagonist Sookie.
* DisappearedDad: Was one himself, having to abandon his wife and children upon being turned.
** DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Becoming a vampire is a legitimate reason to leave your human family behind, for their own safety, and he did return to bury his son and see his daughter on her deathbed.
* DoubleAgent
* [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Eerie Pale Skinned Brunet]]
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: In Season Five. Pulls a HeelFaceTurn in Season 6]]
* FakeAmerican: Moyer is British.
* FallenHero: Too much of Praise Lilith and too little of Sookeh tends to do that to Beehl.
* [[spoiler: FanDisservice: After drinking Lilith's blood, he rises naked from the puddle he dissolved into, completely covered in blood.]]
* FanNickname: "Beehl" is popular, due to the hokey accents on the show.
** And now there's [[spoiler: "Billith"]], which is also his InUniverse nickname.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Subverted. He may look like one in the beginning, but in truth, he isn't that different from many other vampires.
** His friendly status was confirmed somewhat in Season four when it is revealed that Bill was part of a movement in the Eighties to promote mainstreaming. Joining the Authority as he believed that it was not necessary to kill humans when feeding and sought a better way. Of course being a vampire he still can be quite ruthless when he has a goal and still [[GreyandGrayMorality manages to kill humans if he thinks they are a threat or hurt those he loves.]]
* [[spoiler:TheFundamentalist after getting a taste of Lilith's blood and drinking from Salome and hallucinating he's having sex with Lilith herself.]]
** [[spoiler: KnightTemplarParent. In relation with Jessica]]
* GoodIsNotNice:[[spoiler: Until Season 5. He returns to it in Season 6, though on the side of vampires]]
* GuileHero
* HellBentForLeather: Sometimes Bill is seen wearing leather, mostly leather jackets.
* HoneyTrap
* [[IHateYouVampireDad I Hate You Vampire Mom]]: To Lorena, as well as playing the role for a short while to Jessica, until they get better.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In season four he allows Eric to return back to Sookie even if it means she will take him as her lover. He even brings silver to chain him down to prevent Eric from walking into the sun.
* InSeriesNickname: Hoyt Fortenberry refers to Bill as '''Vampire Bill'''.
* [[spoiler: InvincibleVillain]]: Pretty much from Season 6. After drinking [[spoiler: Warlow's blood]], he can [[spoiler: walk in sunlight. As if drinking Lilith's blood didn't give him enough powers such as complete immunity from stakes and telepathy. He looses all of these powers in the two final episodes.]]
* KryptoniteProofSuit: After gorging on Sookie's blood, he temporarily gains the ability to tolerate sunlight.
* LargeHam:
* LoveMakesYouDumb
* [[PapaWolf Maker Wolf]]
* ManipulativeBastard
* MistakenForGay: When he goes shopping for clothes for Jessica and Eric shows up, the store clerk who has been hitting on him the whole time backs off in an "Oh, ''I'' see," way.
** Of course this was because of [[HoYay a conversation]] he was having [[FoeYay with Eric]].
* MoralityPet: Sookie [[spoiler: till Season 5.]]
** Now he wants Jessica to be this.
* MoreThanMeetsTheEye: Revealed to be an agent of Queen Sophie-Anne sent to determine if Sookie is a fairy.
** And in Season 4 we learn he was TheMole for Nan Flanagan and the American Vampire League.
* MrFanservice
* [[spoiler:MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Drinking all of Lilith's blood apparently kills him. Then he's reborn as Lilith's apparent avatar.]]
* NotSoDifferent: It turns out he really isn't that different from Eric as he'd like to be.
* OfficialCouple: With Sookie until season 3 finale.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Jessica, as her maker.
* PetTheDog: He does it fairly often, but especially notable is when Terry ambushes Bill with a hug at the Descendants of the Glorious Dead meeting and Bill hugs him back.
* [[spoiler: PeoplePuppets: one of his new powers after drinking Lilith's blood seems to be the ability to [[NightmareFuel grotesquely manipulate]] the limbs of others.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the new King in Town he really does seem quite reasonable in comparison to more flighty Sophie-Anne and unbalanced Russell. That being said he takes his duties seriously and [[AllCrimesAreEqual will enforce the rules firmly..]]
* TheReveal: In season 4 he's now the vampire king of Louisiana.
* [[spoiler:SanitySlippage: In season 5]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: Bill was a First Lieutenant of the 28th Louisiana Infantry before he was turned during the AmericanCivilWar.
* TheStoic
** NotSoStoic
* TookALevelInJerkass: Got a AGodAmI / TheChosenOne complex [[spoiler:from drinking way too much of Lilith's blood]] in Season 5.
* VampireMonarch: Bill became the Vampire King of Louisiana.
* VegetarianVampire: Only snacks on Series/TrueBlood or Sookie. Or the occassional human if the need arises. [[spoiler: Completely averted in second half of season 5 where he went on a killing spree high on Lilith's blood.]]
* [[FireForgedFriends Fire Forged]] VitriolicBestBuds: He and Eric are starting to come off as this. [[spoiler: Comes to a screeching halt in Season 5]]. [[spoiler:Though it returns in the midst of Season 6.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His status as vampire king makes him this he have to protect all vampires against any threat against their kind and eleminate it with [[IDidWhatIHadToDo any means necessary.]]
** He is even worse in [[spoiler:season 5. Salome gets him straight into KnightTemplar territory.]]
** In Season 6, [[spoiler: he is hellbent on ensuring survival of vampire race by '''ANY''' means necessary]].
[[/folder]]



[[folder:Tara Thornton]]
!!Tara Thornton
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Race may not be the hot-button issue it once was, but it's still a button you can push on people."'']]
->Played By: Rutina Wesley

->''"Everyone who's ever been with me has ended up dead. It ain't a long list, but it's a bad one to be on."''

Sookie Stackhouse's best friend since they were children. Tara grew up in a very abusive home with an alcoholic mother, and consequently finds it difficult to fit in with normal society or to trust people. She is very adept at reading people and constantly distances herself from others by speaking her observations candidly and plainly. As a result, she has difficulty holding down a job until she becomes a bartender at Merlotte's.
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* AbusiveParents: Her mother is an alcoholic who brutally beat her as a child.
* AloneWithThePsycho: With Franklin in season 3.
* AmazonianBeauty: She is rather broad-shouldered and muscular, and quite attractive.
* [[AngryBlackMan Angry Black Woman]] and SassyBlackWoman.
* AscendedExtra: In the novels she was rather OutOfFocus a lot but in the TV show she has a rather prominent role in most of the storylines.
* BackFromTheDead
* {{Badass}}
** BadassNormal: Before she was turned into a vampire.
** [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Tara Was A Vampire]]
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: After she was turned.
* BadBadActing: Averted. Tara is easily able to convince [[spoiler: Elijah that she accidentally failed on turning Ginger. He believes her and ultimately ends up getting his head chopped off as a result of believing her.]]
* TheBartender: When she actually shows up to work.
* BetterAsFriends: Sam and Tara.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Tara has this with quite a few characters. She has it with Sookie for about the first 4 seasons, develops it with Jessica around season 5 and also is quite protective of Willa in season 6.
* BiTheWay: In season 4 and decidedly in the finale of season 5.
* BlackBestFriend
* [[BloodBrothers Blood Sisters]]: Tara and Sookie, due to their family troubles, consider each other to be like sisters.
* BrokenBird: Especially after Eggs is killed.
* ButtMonkey
* ByronicHero
* CameBackWrong: Subverted. Sookie, Lafayette, and Pam were worried that Tara would come back brain damaged due to getting shot in the head, but it seems she was simply adjusting to her first night as a vampire.
* EverythingIsRacist: Hoo boy.
* FatalAttractor: Everyone she hooks up with has their own issues, but whether they hold a candle to hers is up to you.
* FateWorseThanDeath: She sees continuing life as a vampire as one of these, and told the people who did it to her that she'll never forgive them for it.
* HeroicWillpower: The only vampire shown in the show to have never killed a single innocent person. She almost attacks one girl but fights off the urge after seeing her own reflection, and she proceeds to satisfy her bloodlust by downing what appeared to be half a dozen cases of tru blood in one sitting. Keep in mind that Tru Blood is a drink that every single other vampire shown drinking it so far has considered revolting.
* HollywoodExorcism: She and her mom both had one. Hers didn't quite stick.
* ICannotSelfTerminate: After she tries to kill herself to get out of living as a vampire, Pam orders her not to do it again, which due to their sire bond makes her physically incapable of harming herself.
* ImportantHaircut: In season 3 finale.
* InterruptedSuicide: Several times. Once Lafayette saved her when she tried to OD herself, another time when Pam went all "as your maker I command you" on her when she tried to fry herself.
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Unfortunately for her, this is how Jason sees her.
* LoveHurts
* MindControlEyes: When Maryann mind controls her, of course.
* OddFriendship: With Jessica.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Let's say Tara definitely gets Franklin back for all the crap he did to her. She freaking clubbed him and caved his head in. You might almost call it ExtremeMeleeRevenge.
* TooDumbToLive: Definitely has moments of this.
* TookALevelInBadass: More like took an entire prestige class progression in it.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Described as being one by somebody she went to high school with, following her transformation into a vampire.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Again, to Jason.
* UnrequitedLove: For Jason in season 1, but then she met Eggs.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jessica Hamby]]
!!Jessica Hamby
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/JessicaHamby_925.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"No more rules... I'm a vampire!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Deborah Ann Woll

->''"So, who's good to eat around here?"''

A young vampire "made" by Bill as a part of his punishment for murdering a fellow vampire. Having been raised in an overly strict Christian family, she relishes the freedom that comes with being a vampire, but her petulant attitude often tries Bill's patience.

* AbusiveParents: [[CallingTheOldManOut calls her old man out]] on this after becoming a vampire.
* AccidentalMurder: Kills a redneck in the end of season 2, which causes [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone quite a bit of angst]].
** And then in Season 6, [[spoiler:kills three of Andy Bellefleur's faerie daughters]], leading to a twitchy variation of a HeroicBSOD.
* AdaptationExpansion: See CanonForeigner.
* {{Badass}}: Comes with being a vampire, but Jessica does take it to new levels, firing rocket launchers and kicking Steve Newlin out.
** BadassAdorable: She's still a 17-year-old, very confused girl who just happens to have supernatural powers.
* BetaCouple: With Hoyt until season 4.
* BlackBraAndPanties: She rocks them in Jason's V induced fantasy of her.
* BlessedWithSuck: Because she was a virgin when turned, her hymen keeps regenerating no matter how many times she has sex, meaning every time she does it hurts like the first time.
* BloodKnight: Shows shades of this, particularly in season 4.
* [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Bratty Vampire Daughter]]: At first. Even Eric and Pam regard her as 'extremely annoying', but she gets better and becomes one of the most good-hearted and sensitive characters.
* CanonForeigner: Didn't exist in the books, but [=Book!Pam=] and her share quite a few traits[[note]]having been turned around 18 years old, being friendly, being Sookie's only vampire friend[[/note]]
* DawsonCasting: Her actress is about nine years older than Jessica was when turned into a vampire. Made worse by the fact she is stuck at 17.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: She may have difficulty controlling her vampiric impulses at times, especially within her first few months of being turned, but the descriptor of "friendly" definitely fits, and Jess is easily worlds more well-intentioned than most of the other vampires on the show. Even as she grows more comfortable with her vampirism, she avoids killing humans.
* HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster
* HeroesWantRedheads: Hoyt, Jason and now [[spoiler:James.]]
* HeroicBSOD: She's twitchier than usual for this trope, but after [[spoiler:killing three of Andy Bellefleur's daughters]], she's clearly tormented by guilt.
* IHateYouVampireDad: Her initial relationship with Bill, but it has since improved greatly despite some bumps in the road.
* MagicalGirlfriend: Fits this trope wonderfully when she hooks up with [[UnluckyEverydude Hoyt.]]
* MsFanservice: While she's one of the few characters to not do full frontal nude scenes on the show, she has plenty of lingerie moments and dons a fantastic Little Red Riding Hood outfit for Halloween.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: At the beginning of season 2.
** And again in season six [[spoiler: after she goes insane with bloodlust and kills Andy Bellefleur's half-faerie daughters.]]
* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: She tries to be good, but occasionally her vampire nature gets the better of her, [[spoiler: like when she kills three of Andy's half-fae daughters]]
* OddFriendship: With Tara.
* ShipperOnDeck: To Pam and Tara, gleefully declaring, 'I knew it!' when they kiss.
* [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Single Vampire Seeks Good Man]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With Hoyt.
* TookALevelInBadass: In season 3, when Bill begins to train her more seriously. She kills a werewolf that was after her, and from then on she begins kicking ass with more frequency.[[/folder]]




[[folder:Eric Northman]]
!!Eric Northman
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/northman_eric_230.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Tru Blood...it keeps you alive, but it will bore you to death."'']]
->Played By: Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard

->''"Humans... honestly, Bill. I don't know what you see in them."''

The Sheriff of Area 5, a vampire district in Louisiana. A Swedish Viking warrior in life, he is over 1,100 years old and is a powerful and wealthy member of the vampire community. He runs the vampire bar, Fangtasia, in Shreveport, and develops an interest in Sookie Stackhouse after discovering her unique ability to read minds.
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* {{Adorkable}}: It's almost impossible to not fall for the cheesy grin of a man who's just eaten your fairy godmother.
* AmnesiacsAreInnocent.
* AntiVillain: Either [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type I or Type III]].
* AntiHero: Type IV.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBoast: He has plenty of moments of bragging.
** BadassFamily: His "family" includes Godric, Pamela, Nora ''and'' Tara.
** BadassInCharge: Eric was the Sheriff of Area 5.
** CulturedBadass
** HeartbrokenBadass
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Played straight.
* BatmanGambit: In season three.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Bill. Even Sophie-Anne admits to Bill, "You two really should just fuck each other and get it over with. I could watch." Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfFunny.
* BerserkButton: Hurting anyone he loves and cares about, especially his "family". Also, you better not criticize Godric in Eric's presence. Or compare him to Bill Compton. In fact, when it comes to Eric, do not mess with his maker, his two progeny, or his vampire sister unless you have a death wish.
* BestServedCold: It took over 1,000 years, but he finally killed Russell and avenged the death of his family.
* TheBigGuy: At 6'4", he is the second tallest of the cast after 6'5" Alcide Herveaux.
* BilingualBonus: He speaks Swedish from time to time with Pam. Amnesiac!Eric takes it UpToEleven. He also speaks Russian with Estonian stripper Yvetta.
* BiTheWay
* BlondesAreEvil: Sort of.
* BrotherSisterIncest: His relationship with his sister Nora is...interesting, to say the least.
** NotBloodSiblings: It lessens the {{Squick}} factor. Kind of.
* TheBrute
* ChekhovsGunman: Didn't have that many scenes in season 1. Fast forward to Season 3...
* TheChessmaster: Is usually four or five moves ahead of everyone else.
* TheComicallySerious
* CunningLinguist
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice Sheriff]]: After his amnesia is cured. Good God he could out-brood Series/{{Angel}}.
* DespairEventHorizon: Averted. He sees the spirit of Lilith destroy the spirit of Godric and pretends to and joins Salome and Russell. The next episode he's plotting his escape with Nora.
* TheDragon: To Russell - actually DragonWithAnAgenda. Becomes one to Antonia, though under mind control.
* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim: Possibly, in the season 6 finale, where he bursts into flame sunbathing in Sweden as the effects of Warlow's blood wear off.]]
* FakeDefector: In season 3 with Russell Edgington, and in season 5 with the Authority.
* GoodIsNotNice
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: It's very hard to tell who's side, if any, he's on. As of Season 5, he is a face. Not that it really is helping him.
* HellBentForLeather
* HiddenDepths: Sookie finds this out during the "Save Godric" arc.
* [[HornyVikings Horny Viking]]
* {{Hunk}}
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: At the end of "You Smell Like Dinner". Until "Burning Down the House".
* ManipulativeBastard
* [[spoiler:ManOnFire: In the season 6 finale. His final fate is left ambiguous.]]
* MeanCharacterNiceActor
* MoralityPet: Godric even after he is dead. Doubles up as his conscience.
* MrFanservice
* NobleDemon: Till Season 3, now he is pretty much a good guy if a little rude.
* NotSoDifferent: Him and Bill.
* PermaStubble: See the picture. Interestingly, disappears when he loses his memory.
* PetTheDog: His interactions with Pam, especially during season three. Also, taking Jessica under his wing and getting her on her feet when she was first turned and Bill was too busy angsting.
* PsychopathicManchild: After his memory is erased.
* PunchClockVillain: Till Season 3, he was not a hugely nice guy, but the majority of his worst moments are a result of his responsibilities as Sheriff.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler: After his "sister" death.]]
* TheSheriff: Of Louisiana Area 5
* SophisticatedAsHell: "My apologies, but we will not be fucking on this occasion."
* TheStoic
** NotSoStoic: Watch as he breaks down when he begs Godric to live.
* [[TallDarkAndHandsome Tall, Dark and Blond]]
* TakingYouWithMe: Has attempted this on Russell Edgington. It doesn't work.
* ThickerThanWater: Is very protective of his vampire family: dad Godric, sister Nora, daughter Pam and now granddaughter Tara.
* VampiresOwnNightClubs: He co-owns Fangtasia with his progeny, Pam.
* VillainsOutShopping: In season 2, with Bill.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With his child, Pam. "You know I love you more when you're cold and heartless."
* YouKilledMyFather: Well, Russell did.
** Also displays this trope toward Dr. Overlark and Steve Newlin [[spoiler:after Nora dies from Hep-V. He kills both in retaliation.]]
[[/folder]]





[[folder:Pam de Beaufort]]
!!Pam Swynford de Beaufort
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"My mad face and my happy face are the same."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Kristen Bauer van Straten

->''"I am wearing a Wal-Mart sweatsuit for y'all. That's not demonstration of team spirit, I don't know what is."''

A vampire made by Eric about a century ago. She is his loyal (albeit lazy) assistant and the bouncer at Fangtasia. Cynical and apparently devoid of feelings for anyone except Eric, she is often by his side.

* AdaptationDistillation: She is very different from her book counterpart, who has been turned at a somewhat younger age and is considerably nicer to humans. In the books, Sookie considers Pam her only real friend among the vampires.
* {{Badass}}: Witness her snark while being tortured by the Magister.
* BiTheWay: In the present day she's only seen having sex with women, but a flashback reveals she slept with Eric.
* BrilliantButLazy: Eric describes her as loyal, but extremely lazy.
* ChildHater: She showed great disdain to Arlene's kids. Thankfully her job doesn't involve children.
* DeadpanSnarker: Part of the reason she's so beloved by the fandom is her utterly deadpan sense of very dark humour which she exhibits at almost every turn.
* DefrostingIceQueen: After turning Tara, she slowly learns to be a good mother figure.
* TheFashionista: She's quite concerned with what she's wearing, growing angry at having to wear a Wal-Mart sweater and ruining her new pumps.
* GoodIsNotNice: Despite being a total bitch, she's relatively benign.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: More with a heart of snark, but for Eric, that counts.
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Acts like a bitch and is snarky as hell, but often surprises people by doing the right thing.
* LesbianVampire: She may be [[BiTheWay Bi]], but she's way more interested in women than men.
* LivingForeverIsAwesome: Pam loves being a vampire, and dislikes thinking about her human life.
* MoralityPet: Eric for her, she for him. Later Tara, after Pam becomes her maker.
* TheStoic: ''"My mad face and my happy face are the same."''
** NotSoStoic: The only time she shows a soft side is when something happens to Eric.
* RescueRomance: Her love for Eric stems from when he saved her from being murdered back when she was human.
* SociopathicHero
* TwoFaced: Thanks to Marnie's spell.
* VampiresOwnNightclubs: She's co-owner of Fangtasia with Eric.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Eric.
* WomanInBlack: Most of her outfits.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Steve Newlin]]


!!Rev. Steve Newlin
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/SteveNewlin_467.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm like a tree in the wind. I am just so happy to be included."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Michael [=McMillan=]

->''"I'm a gay, vampire-American!"''

A recently turned vampire, and spokesman of the American Vampire League. The son of anti-vampire advocate Theodore Newlin, he initially continued his father's work after the murder of his entire family. He was a fanatic and a firm believer that vampires were 'ungodly creatures' who knew no 'humanity'. However, after becoming a vampire himself, he seems to relish his new undead status.

Newlin is first presented as somewhat of a well-spoken man with a friendly disposition that, while a little odd at times, is altogether cheerful. However, as the series progresses, we see that most of this is a front for his hatred for what happened to him and his family. He is shown to be unstable and unhinged beneath his amiable facade. As a vampire, this tendency seems even more pronounced.

* AffablyEvil: He's oddly entertaining, with his big smile and folksy mannerisms. Of course, he's also a remorseless murderer out for himself.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Don't let his cheerful speeches and cutesy words fool you. He's really an angry, cowardly and vicious killer.
* BigBadWannabe: He manages to be a significant threat, but most of his villainous accomplishments against the vampires he hates are lucky shots or just plain given to him. Compared to the other [[BigBad Big Bads]] of the show, he's pathetic.
* CampGay: After becoming a vampire.
* ChurchMilitant of a CorruptChurch: The Fellowship of the Sun, who want to eradicate all Vampires and don't particularly like anyone who associates with them either.
* DarkMistress: To Russell.
* DirtyCoward: Is with Russell. Absolutely hauls ass once Russell dies, then cheerfully sells out [[spoiler:Eric when threatened with a syringe.]]
* TheDragon: With Russell's very [[RageBreakingPoint intense]] defection from the Authority, he appears to have joined with him, albeit in a far more low profile way, both of them seeking to find the fairy dimension.
* DomesticAbuser: Appears to mostly psychologically abuse it wife, rather than physically do so. This results in his wife cheating on him, and leads to a divorce.
* FantasticRacism: He hates vampires, mostly on account of his family, including his father who was also a [[PreachersKid pastor]] being [[DeathByOriginStory killed]] [[CynicismCatalyst by them.]]
* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile: While he certainly isn't happy with his fate at all, he still gladly takes one last opportunity to troll his ex-wife in his final moments.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: In Season 2. His desire to destroy vampires.
* [[spoiler: KarmicDeath: The former leader of the Fellowship Of The Sun meets the True Death by sunlight.]]
* KarmicTransformation: He goes from a vampire-hating militant to the type of vampire he would've fought against.
* LesCollaborateurs: His new status in Camp Burrell.
* MouthOfSauron: He was the "new Nan Flanagan" of the American Vampire League, until the Authority fell apart.
* SinisterMinister
* SouthernGentleman: The fact that he's a Southern Preacher invariably means he will also be this.
* StalkerWithACrush: To Jason.
** Not so much now that he's gotten Russell's eye.
* SuperLoser: Even after becoming a vampire, he's still a cowardly wimp.
* YouFailLogicForever: See above.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nora]]

!!Nora Gainsborough
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NoraGainsborough_6232.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Even the best of liars can be ended."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Lucy Griffiths

->''"And as we say in Surrey, sod the fuck off you cunting twat!"''

A vampire who was made by Godric centuries ago. She is [[spoiler:a former chancellor of the Vampire Authority, the only surviving member of the original council, as well as a defected member of the Sanguinistas.]] She is also the vampire "sister" of Eric Northman.

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After turning away from the Sanguinista ideology, she seems genuinely remorseful of what she became, and she knows that she is one of those to blame for the humans fighting back against the vampires in Season 6.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* BiTheWay
* BrotherSisterIncest: Played with, together with Eric - they keep calling each other "brother" and "sister" while having passionate sex. They are NotBloodSiblings, but siblings in the vampire sense, having both been turned by Godric.
* ChurchMilitant
* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath: Gets infected with Hepatitis V - which seems to be an extreme form of the previously established Hepatitis D. Despite Eric's best efforts, she just gets weaker and weaker until she finally disintegrates in a weeping Eric's arms.]]
** [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight]]
* TheDragon: To Salome, it seems.
* EvilBrit: Averted. She went mad for some time. But came around after all.
* TheFundamentalist
* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile: She accepts her death well, because it means she will be with Godric again.]]
* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: As of recently she seems to have regained her sanity--ironically due to sharing the vision that was supposed to had broken down Eric's will.]]
* [[spoiler:TheLancer: To Eric]]
* TheMistress: She was one to CharlesII of England while human
* TheMole
* TheVamp
* [[spoiler:RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: During her human life as a noble lady she tried to help victims of the Great London Plague, though she got [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished infected]] in the process. However, it was her attitude that caught the attention of Eric, who then gave her to Godric to turn into a vampire.]]
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:Averted after the vision of Godric and Lilith.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nan Flanagan]]

!!Nan Flanagan
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nan_5055.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I have proof. Scentific. People are far dumber than they realize."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Jessica Tuck

->''"Do you have any fucking idea of the PR mess you've made? And who has to fucking clean that up? Me, not you, me!"''

A prominent vampire rights activist and key vampire spokesperson. Speaking on the behalf of the American Vampire League, she was often seen on television debating over the rights entitled to her species. Off-camera, she displayed a ruthless attitude and focused on pushing through the AVL's agenda. She was a figure of authority among vampires, being both a member and a representative of The Authority; she ranked higher than vampire monarchs and sheriffs, and had the power to execute, fire and appoint sheriffs and monarchs.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's an articulate and polite speaker on television. In reality, she's angry at absolutely everyone within a few feet of her.
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheDragon: To the [[AncientConspiracy Authority]].
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire[=/=]GoodIsNotNice: Personality-wise, she's kind of a bitch, but she's still one of the most benign vampires on the show; she's strongly against killing humans for food and is one of the main supporters of the Vampire Rights Amendment.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Champions Tru Blood and mainstreaming, but feeds on humans in secret. As far as we know, however, she only feeds on ''willing'' humans and she doesn't kill.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Season 4 finale. Eric and Bill tag team it and leave Ms. Flanagan as a pile of goop.
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk
* LesbianVampire: She's seen feeding on a very busty young woman, from the inner thigh.
* MouthOfSauron: Again to the [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Authority]].
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Well, 816 to be accurate.
* WomanInBlack: In private. In her public appearances She's the [[WomanInWhite Woman in Pink]].
* YouHaveFailedMe: Season 4 finale. Do ''not'' insult Bill's girlfriend.
[[/folder]]


[[folder:Russell Edgington]]
!!Russell Edgington
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Russell_1127.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Mine is the true face of vampires!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' [[Film/{{Changeling}} Denis]] [[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse O'Hare]]

->''"Peace is for pussies!"''

A 2,800-year-old vampire, Russell is the vampire king of Mississippi. Though often gentle and polite, he is also shown to be wrathful, manipulative, and somewhat mentally unstable.

* AffablyEvil: He may be a monster, but he's a charming, diplomatic monster.
** FauxAffablyEvil: In [[spoiler:Season five]]
* ArchEnemy: For Eric. He still hates him even after a thousand years and after Talbot's death the feeling is mutual.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority
* AxCrazy: Following Talbot's death.
* [[spoiler:BackForTheDead: Returns in Season 5, only to be die a true death at the hands of Eric in the finale]].
* {{Badass}}
** BadassCape: Rockin' one in a flashback.
** BadassGay
* BadBoss: He tends to kill or bully his werewolf subjects.
* BigBad: of Season 3. [[spoiler: And season 5, perhaps.]]
** [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss: Gets staked right in the beginning of season 5 finale by Eric]]
* BlackCloak: Subverted, in another characters flash back Russell is shown wearing a Druid style brown cloak.
* CradleOfLoneliness: Does two grisly variants after the death of Talbot.
* CurbStompBattle: Usually any battle against him, being that he's the oldest vampire introduced so far. The main page accurately describes his fight with Bill as "ComicBook/{{Robin}} trying to fight {{Superman}} barehanded." [[spoiler: And in fact no one ever ''does'' defeat him in a fair fight, instead having to use some form of trickery to get the best of him; temporary sun-immunity in Season 3 and staking him while distracted in Season 5.]]
* TheDandy
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[spoiler:DeathByAdaptation]]
* DespairEventHorizon: Following the death of his lover.
* TheDragon: Salomé releases him to make him her own.[[spoiler: As of recently this seems to have massively backfired with potentially catastrophic results.]]
* TheDreaded
* {{Druid}}: In interviews Denis O'Hare has [[WordOfGod said]] that Russell was a Druid priest before becoming a vampire.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He loved Talbot, and goes insane after he's killed.
* EvilOverlord: He certainly wants to be this, and he's on his way.
* [[spoiler: FamousLastWords: ''"Well...oh, fuck."'']]
* FantasticRacism: Although he wants to unite supernaturals for the purposes of enslaving humanity, he often shows disdain for them. He treats werewolves as expendable, pathetic creatures even though they have been loyal to him for centuries.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Has been buried in concrete.
** SealedEvilInACan
*** [[spoiler: He got better]]
* IHaveManyNames: As a vampire, he's taken many different names throughout his long life.
* ILoveYouVampireSon: Loves his vampire son (Talbot)
* KnightOfCerebus: While this series is not light hearted, his actions have the potential for far reaching consequences.
* LargeHam: [[MoodWhiplash "Now time for the weather. Tiffany?"]], It makes my '''DICK''' hard.
* ManipulativeBastard
* MoralityChain: Talbot.
* [[spoiler: NotQuiteDead: He's baaack.]]
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Acts crazy and like a bloodhound, which he is. But is ''always'' in control. Maybe because he is more powerful than any other vampire known in the show uptil now.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he is killed by Eric.]]
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: An in-universe example, as when Russell gets particularly angry he reverts back to his presumed original Druid accent
* PetTheDog: Sincerely cares about [[MoralityPet Talbot]].
* PsychoForHire: For the NEW authority. Like all psychos, he doesn't take much time to turn.
* SanitySlippage
* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Salome's threat to re-seal him beneath the ground after continuously chastising and restricting his "fun" was the final straw for him, culminating in him tossing her across the room and telling the entire Authority in no uncertain terms just what he thought of them.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After Salomé rejects his plan to hunt down the fae to harvest their blood and become daywalkers.
* SocialDarwinist: He makes the subjugation of humans sound down right logical.
* SmugSnake
* SouthernGentleman: Not really, but very convincingly acts like one to fit into his role as King of Mississippi.
* [[spoiler: SurprisinglySuddenDeath]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Honestly believes that vampires being in charge would be the best thing for the world in general.
* [[PersonOfMassDestruction Vampire of Mass Destruction]]
* VillainousBreakdown: When Eric kills Talbot.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: One possible interpretation of the character. Russell believes that humans are not fit to be stewards of the earth so they should step down from their position as the dominant species and let vampires run things.
** Could be seen as a variation of GaiasVengeance.
* WildCard
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lorena]]
!!Lorena Krasiki
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Lorena_3776.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I may not be able to make you feel for me. But [[ColdBloodedTorture I will make you feel]]."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Mariana Klaveno

->''"I would just love to rip you open and wear your ribcage as a hat."''

The vampire who "made" Bill. A lonely yet malevolent being, Lorena quickly becomes emotionally dependent on Bill. Through her influence he becomes a crazed killer and together they revel in the torture of humans before draining them of their blood, often having sex as their victims bleed to death watching. When Bill realizes the monster he has become he forces Lorena to release him and leaves her.

* AbductionIsLove: Both when she initially turned Bill and in the present.
* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Happens in said sex scene mentioned below.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She loves Bill but he sure as heck don't love her.
* AxCrazy
* TheDragon: Plays the role of Dragon to Russell's BigBad in the third season.
* FreudianExcuse: How her maker treated her.
* HoneyTrap: For her maker, István.
* [[IHateYouVampireDad I Hate You Vampire Mom]]: She being the hated vampire-mom who turned Bill. And she in turn hated her own maker.
* ImAHumanitarian
* LivingForeverIsAwesome
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: She's crazy about Bill since he left her, and just crazy in general. And...
** LoveMakesYouEvil: Though she may have already been that way.
* MsFanservice
* TooKinkyToTorture: When Bill twists her neck 180º during sex, her response is "I love you, Bill."
* TortureCellar: Tortured Bill in Russell's cellar.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Willa]]
!![[spoiler:Willa Burrell]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see this character.]][[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/burrell_willa_1103.jpg]][[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Played By:''' [[spoiler:Amelia Rose Blaire]]

[[spoiler:The daughter of Louisiana Governor Truman Burrell. She has long clashed with her father over vampire rights.]]

* AudienceSurrogate: For the Eric fangirls, initially.
* {{Badass}}: Becomes one after being turned, which especially comes to light during her time in Burrell's camp.
* [[spoiler:CorruptTheCutie]]: More like convert her into a vampire.
* [[spoiler:DatingWhatDaddyHates: She's very attracted to Eric, and eventually he turns her.]]
* NiceGirl: Supported vampire rights despite [[spoiler:her father being the main advocate against them.]]
* [[spoiler:TragicMonster: She was just a young girl caught in the crossfire between Eric and Truman. Things eventually settle down well for her.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Her identity and status as a vampire means her entry is mostly whited out.
* WomanInWhite: She often appears dressed as this, to invoke the classic vampire-eats-a-virgin imagery.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Salome]]

!!Salomé Agrippa
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/SalomeAgrippa_4562.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Vampires shall rightfully rule this earth."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Valentina Cervi

->''"We’ve become so jaded. We celebrate our own cynicism."''

A 2,000+ year old vampire and The Guardian of the Authority. She was a world class seductress and fiercely intelligent, commonly known for her "dance of the Seven Veils".

* AsTheGoodBookSays: She really likes the Vampire Bible.
* BadassBoast: "I saved you, Russell. I can put you back in the ground."
** To which Russell reacts by [[BlownAcrossTheRoom slapping her across the room]], which he can do, since he's a thousand years older than her.
* TheBaroness
* BigBadWannabe: Tries to [[spoiler: boss Russell around. Big mistake when the vampire you are bullying happens to be a LOT older and a lot more powerful not to mention crazier than you.]] She also becomes quite rattled when [[spoiler: Eric murders General Cavanaugh in [[IncrediblyLamePun cold blood]]]]. Not even close to a VillainousBreakdown but it's the most out-of-control upset she's been so far, actually using profanity for the first time since her appearance.
* BiTheWay
* TheChosenOne: She too sees Lilith telling her so.
* ColdBloodedTorture
* TheConsigliere
* FreudianExcuse: [[WildMassGuessing Possibly]]. She declares that she wants to rewrite her own history, and given that her earlier explanation of her backstory was accompanied by the only signs of vulnerability and sadness we've seen in her so far, this could be the driving reason behind her actions.
** [[spoiler: Looks like we'll never know now.]]
* [[spoiler: GracefulLoser: Manages to congratulate Bill on being Lilith's 'wise choice', as he kills her.]]
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She is the same Salome--aka [[NoNameGiven the Daughter of Herodias]]--from Literature/TheBible.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Subtle, but she does like to be the focus of attention. When [[spoiler: Russell]] suggests saying grace before eating, she quickly tries to jump in, clearly having assumed that he meant her. When Steve says the prayer, she is visiably irritated.
* KnightTemplar
* ManipulativeBitch
* MsFanservice
** AbsoluteCleavage
** VaporWear
* TheFundamentalist: So much that when [[spoiler: Russell tells the rest of the Chancellors to join him in hunting down the Fae so they can daywalk Salomé refuses because vampires are "of the night" and fairies an abomination. And when Bill tricks her into drinking blood laced with silver she recognizes Lilith's wisdom in choosing Bill over her.]]
* MushroomSamba: [[spoiler: While on Lilith's blood.]]
* NumberTwo: To Roman.
** TheStarscream
* [[spoiler: OutGambitted: By Bill, leading to her being KilledOffForReal.]]
* TortureTechnician
* UndyingLoyalty: To Lilith
* UnholyMatrimony
* TheVamp: One of legend, at that.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Violet]]
!!Violet Mazurski
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/violet_-_copy_3033.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Karolina Wydra

An intimidating yet mysterious vampire who is an inmate at Burrell's Camp.

* AllTakeAndNoGive: Her sexual relationship with Jason is rather one-sided.
* AlphaBitch: Of her cell block.
* {{Badass}}: How she was able to become the aforementioned AlphaBitch of her cell block.
* BiTheWay: Granted, she was high on faery-vampire blood at the time, but she does plant a big kiss on Sookie when meeting her.
* EuropeansAreKinky: Jason's excuse for her behaviour is, "She's European".
* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Jason asks her not to rape him, she replies that she knows the difference between feeding and sex. She makes it clear they ''will'' end up having sex, but it will be consensual.
* {{Jerkass}}: She's rather abrasive and doesn't suffer fools.
* RaisedCatholic: She was turned during the Middle Ages. She still believes in Catholicism strongly, though she says [[TakeThat the modern version of it is bullshit]].
* StatuesqueStunner: She's rather tall.
* {{Yandere}}: For Jason Stackhouse.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:James]]

!!James
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->'''Played By:''' Luke Grimes

A vampire imprisoned at the Burrell camp.

* {{Badass}}: Takes getting burned with UV light pretty well.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Music/TheDoors James Douglas Morrison]], according to the producers.
* HonorBeforeReason: James is very much attached to his sense of morality, even under threat of sunlight.
* NiceGuy: While not-being-a-rapist is hardly the qualifier for 'NiceGuy', he is generally a good-natured fellow who takes pity on Steve.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He refuses to rape Jessica and loses a fang. [[spoiler:Then he warns Steve Newlin about the contaminated Tru Blood, only for Steve to cowardly rat him out.]]
* TheToothHurts: Gets one of his fangs removed as punishment.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Eddie]]

!!Eddie Fournier
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Comes a point in life when you realize everything you know about yourself, it's all just conditioning."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/StephenRoot

->''"It's the rare man who knows who he truly is. At least I accomplished that."''

A vampire that supplies Lafayette with V during the first season. A middle-aged, overweight gay man, he became a vampire shortly after his marriage with his wife fell apart and he became dire for male attention. He believed becoming a vampire would spark the interest of gay males in him, but seems to spend most of his days at home watching television. He is under the illusion Lafayette is genuinely attracted to him, while Lafayette pretends to want Eddie in order to collect his blood.

* {{Adorkable}}: He's a fan of ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.
* BoundAndGagged: By Jason and Amy.
* ButtMonkey: Got himself turned to attract male attention which didn't work, and subsequently taken advantage of by Lafayette, captured by Jason and Amy so they can harvest V from him and eventually staked by Amy.
* ChewToy
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires: One of the most genuinely decent and good-natured vampires ever seen on the show.
* NiceGuy
* StraightGay
* SuperLoser
* WeHardlyKnewYe
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Roman]]


!!Roman Zimojic
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Fundamentalism is a dead end, and I won't fucking have it!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Christopher Meloni

->''"This is about honor, instead of chaos! This is about mercy, instead of sadism. This is about balance. This is about peace."''

An ancient, powerful and imposing vampire, Roman was the 500-year-old leader of the Vampire Authority, and, by extension the supreme ruler of all vampires on earth.

Roman is the visionary responsible for orchestrating the Great Revelation, and the movement that followed it.

He is a staunch believer in the righteousness of his cause, and is relentless in persecuting those who oppose him.

* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type III]]
* TheAtoner: Vampires, according to him, should be this to the rest of humanity. Unfortunately, no one else seems to agree...
* {{Badass}}
** BadassInANiceSuit
* BaitAndSwitchTyrant
* BigGood: He is the one standing between ravenous vampires and humans. And unlike Nan Flanagan, he isn't a hypocrite who feeds on humans himself while preaching equality. Unfortunately, people under him don't seem to agree resulting in him staying the BigGood only till first 5 episodes of Season 5.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DeathGlare
* GoodIsNotNice: He's ruthless and brutal, but he does respect humans and values the idea of peace between races.
* HairTriggerTemper
* HotBlooded
* {{Jerkass}}
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In his final moments, he revealed that he genuinely supported peace and equality between human and vampire.
* KnightTemplar: Turns out to be a..
** KnightInSourArmor
* LargeHam
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gets one from Russell Edgington.
* SacrificialLion
* SharpDressedMan
* SuddenlyShouting
* [[spoiler: SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Did anyone see that coming?]]
* UnholyMatrimony
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans
* VillainousWidowsPeak
* WeHardlyKnewYe
* WellIntentionedExtremist
[[/folder]]

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