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The Vampire Diaries Universe is the name of the SharedUniverse based on ''Literature/TheVampireDiaries'' book series by L.J Smith. The original books were eventually adapted into a TV show, ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'', based on them for the CW. Both follow Elena Gilbert as she discovers the existence of the supernatural through her relationship with a vampire, Stefan Salvatore. The success of the TV show led to the creation of the spin-off ''Series/TheOriginals'', which follows the Mikaelson siblings as they try to protect Klaus' daughter. This in turn led to its own spin-off, ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', concerning the adventures of Klaus' daughter, Hope. There was also a series of comic books published by DC Comics and two web series that tied into the shows. Works in the franchise include:


[[AC:Literature]]
[[index]]
* ''Literature/TheVampireDiaries''

[[AC:Live-Action TV]]

* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''
* ''Series/TheOriginals''
* ''Series/{{Legacies}}''

[[AC: Web Series]]

* ''WebVideo/TheVampireDiariesADarkerTruth''
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* ''The Originals: The Awakening''

[[AC: Comic Books]]

* ''The Vampire Diaries'' comic series was published by Creator/DCComics.

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!!Tropes shared across the franchise:
* AntiHero: Damon is a self-proclaimed serial killer, who only cares about a few things, his brother, Elena, and his friends. He will do about anything to protect those things, up to and including backstabbing the people he loves. However, it is always in the service of fighting off a worse evil.
* BigBadWannabe: In the first season of ''Legacies'', The Necromancer makes a big show of arriving, only to find out that no one remembers him.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: The heroes of the verse are all willing to do horrible things to save the day, particularly Damon, Klaus, and Hope, but the villains are played as almost evil enough to justify the extreme means.
* LoveTriangle: Every series has at least one:
** ''The Vampire Diaries'' has Elena start off with Stefan, but quickly develop feelings for Stefan's brother Damon. Eventually, Elena ends up with Damon.
** ''The Originals''[='=] first season has both Klaus and Marcel interested in Cami, though this is quickly dropped as Marcel is still interested in Rebekah.
** ''Legacies'' had one between Hope, Landon, and Josie in the second season. Hope starts dating Landon in season 1, but Landon and Josie start dating when everyone forgets Hope exists. Following everyone regaining their memory of Hope, she and Landon get back together.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality : At absurd levels. Literally every character in every series seems to conform to this particular trope. Anything heinous perpetrated by the protagonists is easily forgiven by everyone, often even by their victims. But when a close friend, relative, lover or the victim himself seeks revenge against the protagonists, that someone is treated by everyone as an irredeemable sociopathic monster. In real life, almost all of the main characters in these shows would be treated as complete lunatics and executed without mercy, but in the series, everyone is portrayed as sympathetic because they've been through hard times in life, even if they don't feel any regret for all the misfortune and death that caused .
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* ''The Vampire Diaries: A Darker Truth''

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality : At absurd levels. Literally every character in every series seems to conform to this particular trope. Anything heinous perpetrated by the protagonists is easily forgiven by everyone, often even by their victims. But when a close friend, relative, lover or the victim himself seeks revenge against the protagonists, that someone is treated by everyone as an irredeemable sociopathic monster. In real life, almost all of the main characters in these shows would be treated as complete lunatics and executed without mercy, but in the series, everyone is portrayed as sympathetic because they've been through hard times in life, even if they don't feel any regret for all the misfortune and death. that caused .

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality :
Literally every character in every series seems to conform to this particular trope. Anything heinous perpetrated by the protagonists is easily forgiven by everyone, often even by their victims. But when a close friend, relative, lover or the victim himself seeks revenge against the protagonists, that someone is treated by everyone as an irredeemable sociopathic monster. In real life, almost all of the main characters in these shows would be treated as complete lunatics and executed without mercy, but in the series, everyone is portrayed as sympathetic because they've been through hard times in life, even if they don't feel any regrets all the way down to doom. and death they caused.

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality : Literally every character on every show seems to conform to this specific trope. Anything heinous perpetrated by the protagonists is easily forgiven by everyone, often even by their victims. But when a close friend, relative, lover or the victim himself seeks revenge against the protagonists, that someone is treated by everyone as an irredeemable sociopathic monster. In real life, almost all of the main characters in these shows would be treated as complete lunatics and executed without mercy, but in the series, everyone is portrayed as sympathetic because they've had some hard time in life, even if they don't feel any regret for all the misfortune they've caused .

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality : Literally every character on every show seems to conform to this specific trope. Anything heinous perpetrated by the protagonists is easily forgiven by everyone, often even by their victims. But when a close friend, relative, lover or the victim himself seeks revenge against the protagonists, that someone is treated by everyone as an irredeemable sociopathic monster. In real life, almost all of the main characters in these shows would be treated as complete lunatics and executed without mercy, but in the series, everyone is portrayed as sympathetic because they've had some hard time in life, even if they don't feel any regret for all the misfortune they've caused

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The books, shows, and comic books are populated by hundreds of recurring and minor characters which populate them.

* OverarchingVillain: Klaus Mikaelson is one of the most recurring characters and antagonists in the verse. In ''The Vampire Diaries'', he is the main antagonist of the second season, seeking to break the curse keeping him from accessing his werewolf side. In the third season he is TheHeavy, seeking to build a hybrid army though he eventually teams up with the heroes to stop his mother, Esther. In the fourth season he is an AntiHero, though still not above manipulating everyone to get what he wants. In ''The Originals'' he is the VillainProtagonist, willing to do anything to protect his daughter. While dead by the time of ''Legacies'', he continues to have a huge impact on the life of his daughter, Hope, even destroying the world in an alternate timeline where she wasn't born.

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The heroes of the verse are all willing to do horrible things to save the day, particularly Damon, Klaus, and Hope, but the villains are played as almost evil enough to justify the extreme means.

* LoveTriangle: Every series has a least one:

** ''Legacies'' had one between Hope, Landon, and Josie in the second season. Hope starts dating Landon in season 1, but Landon and Josie start dating when everyone forgets Hope exists. Fallowing everyone regaining their memory of Hope, she and Landon get back together.