The Vampire Diaries Novels
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The Vampire Diaries
The Mystic Falls Gang (Elena Gilbert | Stefan Salvatore) | Mystic Falls Citizens | Stefan's and Damon's Friends | The Petrova Family (Katherine Pierce) | The Originals & Associates | Werewolf Packs | The Brotherhood of The Five | The Travelers (Silas | Qetsiyah) | Whitmore College | Gemini Coven | The Heretics | The Sirens
The Originals
The Mikaelsons (Klaus Mikaelson) | Mikaelson Associates | Other Humans | Other Vampires | Other Witches | Other Werewolves
Legacies
The Super Squad | The Salvatore Boarding School for the Young and Gifted | Gods and Demigods
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The Originals
Klaus Mikaelson
Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson
"The world is a rather awful place. Best to meet it on its own terms."
Portrayed by: Joseph Morgan & Aiden Flowers
Rebekah: "Klaus may be a miserable excuse for a sibling but there is none more diabolical."
Klaus is a 1,000+ year old hybrid, who is half-vampire and half-werewolf. Originally, Klaus, like all of the other Original vampires, was born a human until Esther and Mikael bestowed the curse of vampirism/immortality onto him and the rest of his siblings.
Elijah Mikaelson
Elijah Mikaelson
"No-one threatens my family and lives."
Portrayed by: Daniel Gillies & Perry Cox
Klaus: "The noble Elijah, tormented by long buried, shameful secrets."
An Original vampire, Elijah is the most sophisticated, noble and moral as well as highly hypocritical member of his family. He alternately works for Klaus and against him throughout the series. He was once in love with Katherine and tried to save her from his brother but she betrayed him.
Rebekah Mikaelson
Rebekah Mikaelson
"You do not want to end up on the wrong side of me."
Portrayed by: Claire Holt, Maisie Richardson-Sellers & Callie Mc-Clincy
Klaus: "Fierce Rebekah, willing to risk everything on the chance that she might one day find happiness."
Rebekah Mikaelson is a member of the Original Family who had a romance with Stefan in the 1920s. Klaus staked her when she chose Stefan over him. She was unstaked by Klaus in an effort to find out why his hybrids were failing.
Finn Mikaelson
Finn Mikaelson
"Change, dear brothers, is inevitable."
Portrayed by:' Caspar Zafer & Yusuf Gatewood
Klaus: Finn, the devoted acolyte, his love all too easily warped by our mother's sick hate.
The second oldest of the Original siblings and Sage's lover.
Kol Mikaelson
Kol Mikaelson
"I appreciate you trying. But Aya never keeps her promises. Seriously, darling. But you have to let me go. The longer you stay in this coven, the more dangerous it becomes for you."
Portrayed by: Nathaniel Buzolic, Formerly Daniel Sharman & Roman Spink
Kol: "I have been a witch, a vampire, a ghost, a witch in somebody else's body... And now, I am a bloody vampire again."
The third-youngest of the Originals, notable for being even more Ax-Crazy and violent than Klaus.
Freya Mikaelson
Freya Mikaelson
"Not three months ago, you utterly despised me, and now you're playing protective brother."
Portrayed by: Riley Voelkel & Elle Graham
Dahlia: "I actually pity you. Over the course of our long lives together, I could see you were broken. I used to think it was my fault, but in time, I learned your ability to love died long ago."
Freya Mikaelson is the oldest of the Mikaelson siblings.
Henrik Mikaelson
Henrik Mikaelson
"Years later, my brother Henrik was killed by the werewolves in our village. The loss of another child pushed my mother over the edge."
Portrayed by: Devon Allowitz
"Our youngest brother was killed by our village's greatest threat."
Henrik Mikaelson is the youngest of the Mikaelson siblings.
Mikael
Mikael
"I am Mikael, the Vampire who hunts Vampires!"
Portrayed by: Sebastian Roché
"Mothers love their children. Fathers make them strong."
Mikael is one of the Original Vampires, the Original Vampire Hunter, and is the vampire who hunts vampires. He is the husband of the Original Witch Esther, and the father of Freya, Finn, Elijah, Kol, Rebekah and Henrik Mikaelson.
Esther
Esther
"I will systematically destroy everything they hold dear."
One of the most powerful witches in history and the wife of Mikael and former lover of Ansel. She is the mother of Freya, Finn, Elijah, Niklaus, Kol, Rebekah and Henrik.
Elijah's Associates
Rose-Marie
Rose-Marie
" I can never forget it, what it's like to be human. It haunts me. It's the only thing that’s kept me going."
An old vampire who used to serve the Originals, but fell out of favor when she accidentally aided in Katherine's escape. Has been on the run from Klaus ever since.
- The Ageless: As a vampire, she has the ability to live forever without physically aging, which is why she looks the same despite the 500 years gap in her flashback scenes.
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: According to Rose herself, she has a preference for the bad boys.
- Badass Boast: Rose is a braggart and talks a big game when she wants to.
- Badass in Distress: Rose may be a badass vampire who usually can take care of herself, trouble is the one who is hunting her down are the original vampires, who easily outclasses her.
- The Berserker: Getting bitten by Jules makes her go into a rapid, berserk state, causing her to attack Elena and several other humans.
- Birds of a Feather: With Damon, as they have the same sarcastic wit and hedonistic personality, which they use to cope with their Dark and Troubled Past.
- The Bus Came Back: In season 3, she comes back as one of the ghosts who communicate with Jeremy from the other side.
- Canon Foreigner: The character of Rose doesn't exist in the books.
- Conversation Casualty: A sympathetic version. Rose is already dying, having been bitten by a werewolf; Damon gives her a dying dream of her human life centuries ago, during which he challenges her to a race. He stakes her during the countdown.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Rose and Trevor had been running for over 500 years because of Klaus and Katherine.
- Deadpan Snarker: Rose has a snarky and sarcastic wit, almost on par with Damon.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Starts of as very icy and aloof, but eventually becomes significantly warmer and kinder.
- Died in Your Arms Tonight: In Damon's arms as he staked her.
- Distaff Counterpart: To Damon. She is basically the female version of him, being selfish, sarcastic, and hedonistic.
- Friends with Benefits: Gets into a "no strings attached" sexual relationship with Damon.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Rose's Hot-Blooded personality also makes her short-tempered and she's quick to snap at people.
- Heel–Face Turn: She's introduced as an antagonist who wants to capture Elena and give her to the Originals in exchange for forgiveness, but later ends up as an ally to the Mystic Falls gang.
- Hot-Blooded: Rose has a bit of a temper and is on the passionate side.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Rose may seem jerkish at times, but underneath, she is a kind and caring person who is just misunderstood.
- Like Brother and Sister: She and Trevor considered each other as siblings, despite not being related.
- Mercy Kill: After being bitten by the werewolf Jules, she was condemned to a slow death, so asked Damon to give her a quick death via staking, to which he complied.
- Only One Name: Rose doesn't appear to have a last name. Her full name in the show has been established as Rose-Marie.
- Out-Gambitted: She planned to give up the young human Katherine to Klaus, but Katherine tricked her into injuring herself, forcing Rose to give her vampire blood to heal herself, and then Katherine committed suicide, turning into a vampire and escaping.
- Platonic Life-Partners: With Trevor. She considers him to be the closest thing she has to family.
- The Runaway: She and Trevor have been running from Klaus for 500 years due to them helping Katherine evade him.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: She does this upon seeing Elijah in "The Sacrifice"
- Sex for Solace: Slept with Damon partly to drown the pain she felt after Trevor's death.
- Shipper on Deck: She's rooting for Damon and Elena and wants them to be together.
- Woman Of Wealth And Taste: Rose seemed to have grown up around nobility and wealth and has enjoyed the finer things in life during the 1400's. In the present day, she dresses and acts much more humbly, a reflection that her life has been much harder after falling out of favor with the originals.
- You Have Failed Me: Klaus and Elijah wants her and Trevor dead due to them failing to contain Katherine and accidentally turning her into a vampire. When Elijah catches up to them, he indeed executes Trevor, but spares Rose since he believes she was merely loyal to Trevor.
Trevor
Trevor
An old vampire who used to serve the Originals, but fell out of favor when she accidentally aided in Katherine's escape. Has been on the run from Klaus ever since.
- The Ageless: As a vampire, he has the ability to live forever without physically aging, which is why he looks the same despite the 500 years gap in her flashback scenes.
- Badass in Distress: Trevor may be a badass vampire who usually can take care of himself, trouble is the one who is hunting him down are the original vampires, who easily outclasses him.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Rose and Trevor had been running for over 500 years because of Klaus and Katherine.
- Fool for Love: He's seduced by the human Katherine, who convinces him to help her escape Klaus instead of giving her up. Even 500 years later, he still seems to have a thing for her, since he views Elenas as a Lust Object.
- Like Brother and Sister: He and Rose considered each other as siblings, despite not being related.
- Only One Name: His only known name is Trevor and his full name is never given.
- Platonic Life-Partners: With Rose. She considers him to be the closest thing she has to family.
- The Runaway: He and Rose have been running from Klaus for 500 years due to them helping Katherine evade him.
- You Have Failed Me: Klaus and Elijah want him and Rose dead due to them failing to contain Katherine and accidentally turning her into a vampire. When Elijah catches up to them, he indeed executes Trevor, but spares Rose since he believes she was merely loyal to Trevor.
Klaus' Associates
Maddox
Maddox
A powerful witch and a member of Klaus' inner circle.
- Co-Dragons: He shares the position of being Klaus' main enforcer with Greta in season 2.
- Neck Snap: Get killed by Damon sneaking behind him and snaping his neck.
- Mauve Shirt: Despite being The Dragon for Klaus he doesn't get much characterization or motives, just acting as his stoic minion until he gets killed by Damon.
- Mind over Matter: Telekinesis is his most commonly used spells, and he's constantly getting people blow across a room with a swipe of his hand.
- Only One Name: He's only known as Maddox and his full name is never given.
- The Stoic: He's quiet, cold and doesn't have any outward shows of emotion.
Greta Martin
Greta Martin
Portrayed by: Lisa Tucker
The witch daughter of Jonas Martin and a loyal servant of Klaus, who is in charge of breaking the Hybrid curse.
- Co-Dragons: She shares the position of being Klaus' main enforcer with Maxwell in season 2.
- Evil All Along: Jonah and Luke assume that Klaus kidnapped Greta into his service, but it turns out she serves him willingly and seems to enjoy doing his dirty work, such as using Jenna as a Human Sacrifice.
- Hot Witch: She's a very attractive witch with a sultry demeanor.
- Neck Snap: She is killed by Damon during the ritual when he superspeeds behind her and breaks her neck.
Gloria
Gloria
Portrayed by: by Charmin Lee, Enisha Brewster (Young)
A powerful witch and a old acquaintance of Klaus who he seeks for help in season 3.
- Agony Beam: She's capable of performing powerful Pain Infliction spells capable of taking down vampires just by looking at them.
- The Bartender: She has worked as a bartender in her own bar for decades.
- Ethnic Magician: She's black, like most witches in the series.
- Older Than They Look: Looks to be around her 40s, but is actually over 100 years old. She's managed to slow her aging process using her magic.
- Only One Name: She has no surname that we know of. Only known as Gloria.
- Really 700 Years Old: Despite looking middle-aged she is more than one-hundred years old, though she isn't immortal, she simply uses a longevity spell and says that age will eventually catch up with her.
- Squishy Wizard: She's a powerful witch that knows spells that can easily immobilize vampires, but is easily killed when Katherine when she sneaks up behind and stabs her in the neck.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: For Bree in season 1, both are Hot Witches and bartenders with history with the Salvatore brothers.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: She only appears in two episodes and then is killed off for good, not coming back or a chance of resurrection.
- Words Do Not Make The Magic: Most of the magic she does is non-verbal, to demonstrate how she truly is a skilled witch.
Finn's Associates
Sage
Sage
"A woman isn’t just for food. She's for pleasure."
Finn's lover and the first vampire he ever sired as well as Damon's old friend and mentor.
- Action Girl: She's one of the strongest female characters on the show, being a centuries-old vampire that easily overpowers Stefan and Caroline. She's even introduced in a boxing match.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Brunnette in the original novel, a redhead in the show.
- Adaptation Species Change: In the novels he's part angel, being the son of the devil. In the show, Sage was a normal woman who got turned into a vampire.
- Ambiguously Bi: Sage seems to have an attraction towards the same sex. She seems to be highly experimental sexually.
- Ambiguously Evil: It seems as though Sage doesn't always have the best of intentions but there are other times where she might have some humanity and goodness buried somewhere deep inside. Most of her softer side and her humanity come through in regard to Finn.
- Anti-Villain: While she's definitely not a good person, she only serves as an antagonist in opposing Damon against the Originals because she wants is to prevent Finn's death, and has no real malice against him.
- Beauty Is Bad: Sage is beautiful and physically attractive, but she does not have the best of intentions.
- Blood from the Mouth: She starts coughing and throwing up blood as she's dying after Finn was killed and his entire bloodline (which included Sage) was eradicated.
- Boxing Battler: During the 1910s, she ran a boxing tent at which she offered a cash prize to any man who could defeat her. No one managed to.
- Consummate Liar: Knows what to say to make it seem like the truth and can twist words very well. Can deceive almost anyone.
- The Corrupter: To Damon. Sage taught him how to be a bad or amoral vampire.
- Dark Action Girl: A evil and badass female vampire combatant, and the one who taught Damon how to fight and hunt in the first place. Her very first scene has her beating a man in a boxing match.
- Deadly Nosebleed: Along with Blood from the Mouth, she starts bleeding from every orifice, including her nose as she dies,
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Sage is cold, icy, aloof and domineering. Around Finn, her icy and cool demeanor starts to melt away.
- The Determinator: She was determined to get Finn back at any cost.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Sage was strongly in love with Finn and waited 900 years to be reunited with him.
- Evil Counterpart: To Lexi. Sage was the one that corrupted Damon, turning him into the psychotic amoral vampire seen in Season 1. Lexi was the moral compass for Stefan who helped him regain his humanity after his Ripper days. Both of them also have advanced forms of compulsion that make the victim feel things that aren't real. Ironically, the two vampires never met on screen and don't even seem aware of the other's existence.
- Evil Feels Good: Sage seems to take much joy in committing immoral acts.
- Evil Mentor: For Damon. She taught him the bad or immoral ways of being a vampire.
- Evil Redhead: Sage has red hair and is a villain.
- Evil Wears Black: She's a villainess who wears primarily darker or black clothing.
- Femme Fatale: A rather tomboyish version. She enjoys the act of seduction as much as the sex itself.
- Foil: To Stefan's vampire mentor Lexi. While Lexi was a moral mentor to Stefan while Sage was an immoral mentor to Damon, who taught him how to take pleasure in seducing his victims, and how vampires are supposed to have a hedonistic lifestyle.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: She's never brought up in The Originals, despite her supposed connection to them and being Finn's life-long lover.
- Friendly Enemy: She opposes Damon in his quest to destroy the Originals, but doesn't hold any real malice towards him, though she is dismissive of his motives claiming it's just a "petty revenge scheme" for him.
- Friends with Benefits: She and Damon had a sexual relationship for purely recreational purposes, as both knew they were untimely in love with other people (Finn for Sage, Katherine for Damon). She and Damon are implied to have a quick Shower of Love to celebrate their scheme against Rebekah worked.
- Friend Versus Lover: Gets into this situation since her friend Damon wants to kill all the Original vampires, which includes her One True Love Finn.
- Gender Flip: In the novel series, Sage is a male character.
- The Hedonist: She's a selfish woman who believes her own pleasure and luxury are the most important things in life, and has often used humans or her sired vampires to fulfill her desires.Sage: My passions overtake my morals on a daily basis. It's called living life to the fullest.
- Hell-Bent for Leather: Sage wears black leather jackets and is a tough fighter.
- The Ageless: Likes all vampires, Sage has the ability to live forever without physically aging and she's been around for almost as long as the originals.
- I Will Wait for You: While she slept around to "take care of her needs", she never stop loving Finn and waited for decades for him to be set free.
- Killed Off for Real: After Finn is killed, her vampire form decays until she permanently dies due to Finn's bloodline being broken by Matt.
- The Lad-ette: She's an aggressive tomboy who likes boxing, betting and sex.
- Meaningful Name: Sage is a unisex name which means "healing herb", "wise one" and "wisdom".
- Ms. Fanservice: Sage is very appealing and some of her outfits are rather revealing. She also gets a gratuitous Shower Scene with Toplessness from the Back and Shoulders-Up Nudity.
- Noble Demon: The fact that she was The Mentor of Damon is strong evidence of the demon part, but she has a sense of honor and loyalty and had devoted a lot of time to save the man she loves.
- Not So Stoic: When Finn dies, she loses her stoic demeanor and breaks down.
- One of the Boys: Sage is a tomboy who prefers more male-oriented activities and prefers the company of men over women.
- One True Love: For Finn. She waited 900 years for him to return and he is happy to see her when he makes up.
- Only One Name: Sage didn't have any known last name.
- Passionate Sports Girl: As a Tomboy Sage seems to enjoy many male-oriented sports, and is even introduced taking part in a boxing match back in 1917, which immediately got Damon's attention.
- Really 700 Years Old: Since she knew Finn before he was daggered, that makes her at least 900 years old, though she looks no older than her 30s.
- Really Gets Around: While she remained in love with Finn during her whole life, she had sexual relationships with others during the nine hundred years they were apart.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: After Finn's death, she goes after Stefan with the intent to kill him, and easily overpowers him and Caroline. But she dies due to Finn's bloodline being erased because she can finish them off.
- Sex Goddess: Damon comments she's extremely good at sex, even by vampire standards.
- Sexy Mentor: She taught Damon all the ways a vampire can use their powers for sex and pleasure, and even slept with him herself. It's implied she's done that to several
- Shadow Archetype: To Stefan's Best Friend Lexi, her Good Counterpart. While Lexi was the one to teach Stefan a more moral way of living as a vampire, Sage did the opposite for Damon.
- Silk Hiding Steel: Sage dresses up as a lady in the flashbacks, but she is tough and capable of defending herself. She's even shown to be this literally, by fighting a boxing match while dressed up as a lady.
- The Stoic: She has a fairly cold and no-nonsense demeanor, not showing much emotion but slight amusement. It's only when she's around Finn where she truly starts to emote.
- Stronger with Age: She's one of the strongest non-Original vampires due to being one of the first vampires to be sired by them. She was even able to use Touch Telepathy to read Rebekah's mind despite her being an Original (although she had Damon seduce Rebekah to put her mind at ease first).
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Works alongside Rebekah against Damon, despite the fact both women despite each other, in order to prevent Finn from being killed.
- Telepathy: She's extremely good at mind read even by vampire standards, being even able to read the mind of an Original, something Damon thought would be impossible. She also easily figures out he was lying to her about sparing Finn by reading his mind without him even noticing her.
- Undying Loyalty: Her love for Finn. She waited 900 years for him and never stopped loving him.
- Unrelated in the Adaptation: In the novels, Sage is the son of the Devil himself, while this Sage was a normal girl that got mixed up with the Original vampires.
- Uptown Girl: The other Mikaelson disapproved of her relationship with Finn due to her being of lower class, even after Finn turned her into a vampire. Rebekah even described her as a "peasant-whore".
- The Vamp: Uses her sexuality to get what she wants.
- Vampires Are Sex Gods: Explicitly enjoys using her vampire abilities for sex, and even taught Damon how to give give pleasure to the humans they drain blood off.
- Villainesses Want Heroes: Sage was in love with noble Finn for 900 years and never stopped loving him.
- Violently Protective Girlfriend: She promptly turned on her life-long friend Damon once she found out he was planning to kill Finn, even threatening to tear off Damon's head.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Despite being introduced as an important figure in Damon's life, she is killed off within a span of one to three episodes, due to Matt killing Finn.
Klaus' Hybrid Pack
Tony
Tony
Portrayed by: Zane Stephens
A member of Klaus Hybrid pack in season 3.
- Co-Dragons: He shared the position of Klaus' top minion with Mindy in his hybrid pack.
- Deadpan Snarker: The few lines he has are sarcastic one-liners towards Elena and Alaric.Tony: [after attacking Elena and Alaric with his car] There I go again. Bumping into people...
- Hybrid Monster: He's a hybrid vampire/werewolf sired from Klaus' bloodline.
- Killed Off for Real: Is permanently destroyed by Jeremy, who shoots him with an arrow and decapitates him.
- Only One Name: He's only known as Tony and his full name is never given.
- Sadist: He seems to enjoy toying with his 'prey' giving his playful interaction with Elena and Alaric, whom he's supposed to kill.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: He's introduced as Klaus's new top enforcer, but gets Killed Off for Real in two episodes.
Mindy
Mindy
Portrayed by: Kimberley Drummond
A member of Klaus Hybrid pack in season 3.
- Brainwashed: Gets compelled by Mikael into working against Klaus.
- Co-Dragons: She shared the position of Klaus' top minion with Tony in his hybrid pack.
- Hybrid Monster: She's a hybrid vampire/werewolf sired from Klaus' bloodline.
- Killed Off for Real: Is permanently destroyed by Stefan, who decapitates her with a saw after he turns on Klaus.
- Only One Name: She's only known as Mindy and her full name is never given.
- The Smurfette Principle: The only female member of Klaus' hybrid pack.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: He's introduced as Klaus's new top enforcer, but gets Killed Off for Real in two episodes.
Daniel Warren
Daniel Warren
Portrayed by: Daniel Newman
A member of Klaus Hybrid pack in season 3.
- The Dragon: Becomes Klaus' new second-hand after Tony and Mindy get killed, mostly because he's the only survivor left. He doesn't last long either.
- Hybrid Monster: He's a hybrid vampire/werewolf sired from Klaus' bloodline.
- Killed Off for Real: Is permanently destroyed by Elijah, who rips out his heart.
- Sole Survivor: Was the sole surviving hybrid left after the rest of the pack was killed or used as sacrifices in Atticus Shane's plan.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: His character is introduced right after Tony and Mindy's death for the sole purpose of Klaus having a new The Dragon to order around and he seems to have the same sadist streak Tony had.
Dean
Dean
Portrayed by: Blake Hood
A member of Klaus Hybrid pack in season 3.
- Hybrid Monster: He's a hybrid vampire/werewolf sired from Klaus' bloodline.
- Killed Off for Real: Is permanently destroyed by Connor, who blows a hole in his chest.
- Only One Name: He's only known as Dean and his full name is never given.
- Sacrificial Lion: A sympathetic member of Klaus' pack whose death encourages Tyler and Hayley to try to help the other hybrids.
- Tragic Monster: He loathes Klaus, but is unable to disobey his orders due to the sire bond.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Is killed in the same episode he's introduced.
