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== Television Series ==

 

=== Elena Gilbert ===

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{{quote|''"I don't question why everyone tries so hard to save me. You shouldn't question why I try so hard to save everyone else."''

 

A pretty and popular girl who reassessed her priorities following the death of her parents in a car crash of which she was the only survivor. She starts dating a new arrival in town, Stefan Salvatore, only to discover after a series of eerie incidents that he is far from normal... {{spoiler|Unbeknown to her, she is far from normal as well.}} As a Gilbert, she is a descendant of one of the town's Founding Families. She {{spoiler|dies}} in "The Departed" before it was revealed that {{spoiler|Meredith had given her vampire blood earlier in the night and she wakes in the transitional stage.}}

* [[Action Survivor]]: Elena, while not really an [[Action Girl]] (she's far too likely to be a [[Damsel in Distress]]), is pretty competent while trying to defend herself. For example, when a strange vampire is trying to kill her, she stabs him with pencils - repeatedly - and then breaks a mop over her knee to try to stake him, and when a werewolf attacks her, she instantly sticks a knife into his gut. She's also adept at using her surroundings while trying to run away if pursued by a supernatural.

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Was blonde in the original books, now a brunette.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]

* [[Tsundere]]: type B.

 

=== Stefan Salvatore ===

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{{quote|''"I don't hurt people. I don't do that. I'm the good brother."''

 

A hundred-and-sixtysomething vampire, Stefan is a [[Friendly Neighbourhood Vampire]] who avoids drinking human blood, choosing to feed from animals instead. As a result, he is weaker than most other vampires - in particular, his elder brother Damon, who bears a grudge against Stefan. Early in the series, Stefan meets and begins to develop feelings for Elena, and decides to pursue a relationship with her while protecting her both from his own nature and other vampires. As of the season 2 finale {{spoiler|he is on a killing spree with [[The Big Bad]] Klaus.}}

* [[Alliterative Name]]

* [[Anti-Villain]]:[[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type III or IV]] in season 3.

* [[Vegetarian Vampire]]:

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Damon. Type 2. Stefan may be angry with or wary of his brother most of the time, but he'll allow no one else to touch him as Mason Lockwood found out.

 

=== Damon Salvatore ===

 

Stefan's older brother, and most certainly ''not'' a [[Friendly Neighbourhood Vampire]]. He long ago swore to make Stefan's life "an eternity of misery". At first, he kills a lot of people in Mystic Falls, but later moderates his behaviour for a number of reasons - though he remains dangerous. When he wants to, Damon can be charming and hilarious... but also cruel and capricious, and capable of killing on a whim. For the first season, Damon was the series's Antagonist, but has reverted his status to help Stefan and protect Elena.

* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Damon is the epitome of this trope. He loves Elena, she doesn't love him back. He loves Katherine, who also doesn't love him back, but instead loves Stefan. Who is in love with Elena.

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: To Elena at the Originals' Ball

* [[Token Evil Teammate]]

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With both Alaric Saltzman and his brother, Stefan. Both are Type 2.

 

=== Bonnie Bennett ===

 

Elena's [[Black Best Friend|best friend]], Bonnie begins the series haunted by strange visions. She soon discovers that she is a witch, like her grandmother before her - but finds herself torn between her loyalty to Elena and her desire to protect the town from the vampires.

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]] / [[Race Lift]]: Was a redhead of Scottish descent in the books.

* [[Alliterative Name]]

* [[Psychic Nosebleed]]

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]

 

=== Jeremy Gilbert ===

 

Elena's little brother took their parents' death poorly, falling into self-destruction and drug abuse. He also fell in love with the troubled and older [[Girl Next Door]], Vicki Donovan. But he's far from stupid, and Elena's desperate attempts to protect him from the vampires only serve to make him suspicious and start to distrust her.

* [[Badass Normal]]: Shoots a hybrid in the back with a crossbow then decapitates him without flinching.

* [[Back From the Dead]]

* [[The Stoner]]

* [[Troubled but Cute]]

 

=== Caroline Forbes ===

Elena and Bonnie's [[Power Trio|''other'' friend]] (and uncomfortably aware of this), Caroline is a similarly rich and privileged young woman. She is a descendant of the founding families through her mother, Sheriff Liz Forbes, but the importance of her mother's job means that Caroline often feels neglected, leading to a troubled relationship between the two of them. Desperately insecure and somewhat resentful of existing in Elena's shadow, things get even worse for Caroline when the attractive older man who catches her eye turns out to be Damon Salvatore, who uses her as a minion/sex-toy/blood-bank. After she is freed from his control, she starts dating Elena's ex, Matt - which isn't especially good for her inferiority complex.

 

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]

* Adorkable: She's sensitive, talkative and has a really bad habit of saying the wrong thing.

* [[Tsundere]]: Type A.

* {{spoiler|[[Vampire-Werewolf Love Triangle]]: Becomes a center of one between Matt and Tyler.}}

 

=== Matt Donovan ===

 

Perhaps the reason for his mature outlook is that he had to grow up fast - unlike most of the other characters, Matt isn't the descendant of an ancient family, but from the wrong side of the tracks; from an early age, he had to look after his irresponsible alcoholic mother and stoner big sister.

* [[Better as Friends]]: from Elena's perspective, though he doesn't agree.

* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]

* [[Token Human]]: The only cast member left with no supernatural elements or special abilities.

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: To Elena.

 

=== Tyler Lockwood ===

 

{{spoiler|The Lockwood bloodline are actually potential werewolves, and following Katherine's plan in the second season Tyler becomes a full werewolf himself.}}

* [[Dirty Coward]]: He's good with threats but when Jeremy actually challenges him to a fight, he looks visibly scared.

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His father was a womanizing, abusive alpha male who tried to force him to fight Jeremy "like a man".

* [[Troubled but Cute]]

 

=== Jenna Sommers ===

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In a better world, Jenna could have been an awesome aunt to Elena and Jeremy. With the tragic death of her sister and brother-in-law, however, she's had to step up into the role of guardian for the two of them, for which she is rather less suited. Still, she tries... and at least she has a nice love interest now in the form of Alaric, following the second mysterious disappearance of Logan "Scum" Fell. {{spoiler|She was turned into a vampire and then sacrificed by Klaus.}}

* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Made very, very clear in the first season finale.

* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Fills this role much better than the one of "responsible parent".

* [[Out of Focus]]: Is quickly demoted to a [[Plot Device]] for {{spoiler|inviting vampires into the Gilbert house or getting compelled by them.}}

* [[Promotion to Parent]]: After her sister and brother-in-law are killed in a car crash, she becomes Elena and Jeremy's legal guardian.

 

=== Alaric Saltzman ===

 

The replacement history teacher after [[Sadist Teacher|Mr Tanner]] was killed by a [[The Coroner Doth Protest Too Much|mountain lion]], Alaric is much friendlier. But he's not without secrets - he came to Mystic Falls to hunt vampires, in particular the one that killed his wife. He finds rather more than he planned to... but settles into working with the heroes to protect the town from supernatural threats.

* [[Actually Not a Vampire]]: In his first few episodes there are hints dropped that he is a vampire.

* {{spoiler|[[Ax Crazy]]: His alter ego.}}

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Type 2 with Damon Salvatore. Damon may have killed him and turned his wife into a Vampire, but they have this weird friendship going on that even the writers love, and which they have named "Team Badass".

* [[You Killed My Father|You Killed My Wife]]

 

=== Klaus Mikaelson ===

 

A hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Lord Niklaus (known pretty much universally as Klaus) is the main antagonist from Season Two onward. He's responsible for numerous character deaths and his manipulations stretch back all the way to Season One, before he made an onscreen appearance or was even mentioned.

* [[Ax Crazy]]

* [[Badass]]

 

Matt’s older sister and Jeremy’s first girlfriend, Vicki is a compulsive drug user who gets high to avoid her crappy life. She is turned by Damon on a whim.

* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: As she believes.

* [[Cold Turkeys Are Everywhere]]: After she is turned, everyone around her suddenly looks like a walking blood bag. According to Stefan, this is usual for a new vampire, but it's made [[It Got Worse|much worse]] by the fact that Vicki was a drug user.

 

An Original vampire, Elijah is the most sophisticated 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. He has developed a fondness for Elena as well.

* [[Badass]]: And ''how''. He's second only to Klaus on the vampire totem pole, ''vastly'' above and beyond the likes of Stefan and Damon.

* [[Cain and Abel]]: With Klaus.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]

 

 

=== Rebekah Mikaelson ===

 

An Original vampire, Rebekah is the only daughter of the Original family. She 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. Her cruel nature masks her emotional insecurity.

* [[Alpha Bitch]]

* [[Always Someone Better]]: To Caroline

* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]

 

 

=== Mikael ===

{{quote|''"[[Badass Boast|I can kill Klaus and I will.]]"'' {{spoiler|he doesn't}}<br />

Portrayed by Sebastian Roché. }}

* [[Abusive Parents]]: Mikael is this to Klaus.

* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: to Klaus.

* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]

* {{spoiler|[[We Hardly Knew Ye]]}}

 

=== Esther Mikaelson ===

{{quote|''"I love my family, Elena. But they are an abomination."''

Portrayed by Alice Evans/ {{spoiler|Claire Holt.}} }}

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]}}: Could share this with Klaus but she have been more of a threat in recent episodes than Klaus.

* [[Hot Mom]]

* [[The Stoic]]

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Has come to believe that {{spoiler|she made a mistake turning her children into "monsters" and unleashing vampires upon the world. Hatches a plan to kill them all, for the greater good}}.

=== Kol Mikaelson ===

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{{quote|''" Again with the dagger threats, don't you have any other tricks? "''

Portrayed by Nathaniel Buzolic }}

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Heavily implied.

* [[Badass]]: Klaus would rather deal with Elijah than deal with Kol

{{quote|''" I will be ready to die."''

Portrayed by Caspar Zafer }}

* [[Aloof Big Brother]]

* [[Badass]]- Stabs Klaus in the hand before he can even react.

{{quote|''These creatures are of the darkest parts of hell, they have the ability to control your mind, seduce your spirit. They are deadly. They must be destroyed!''

Portrayed by James Remar. }}

* [[Abusive Parents]]: Killed his own sons for trying to help a vampire escape.

* [[Knight Templar Parent]]

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]

 

=== Zach Salvatore ===

 

{{quote|Portrayed by Chris William Martin}}

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* [[Only Sane Man]]

{{quote|''I`m not going to let people get caught in the crossfire of a pissing contest between a hybrid and a vampire.''

Portrayed by Marguerite MacIntyre. }}

* [[Badass Normal]]

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: When, in Series 3, Caroline is kidnapped and {{spoiler|tortured by her father to try and suppress her vampirism}}, Liz (and Tyler) burst in and save the day.

* [[Mama Bear]]: As of Series 3.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]

 

=== Bill Forbes ===

{{quote|''You're a vampire, sweetheart. I don't think you'll ever be okay again.''

Portrayed by Jack Coleman. }}

* [[Badass Gay]]

* {{spoiler|[[Death Equals Redemption]]}}

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{{quote|Portrayed by Robert Pralgo.}}

* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Parent]]

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Neck Snap]]}}

 

 

=== Carol Lockwood ===

{{quote|''"You know, if you`re going to bring a girl home I wish she`d have the tact not to sneak out like a prostitute."''

Portrayed by Susan Walters. }}

* [[Rich Bitch]]

* [[Stepford Smiler]]

 

=== Mason Lockwood ===

{{quote|''"Oh, what am I? I apologize. I’m an animal."''

Portrayed by Taylor Kinney. }}

* [[Agent Scully]]: Plays up his reputation as a skeptic, but he knows for a fact that there's more out there.

* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]}}

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{{quote|Portrayed by Randy J. Goodwin.}}

* [[Badass]]: Takes down a whole group of werewolves singlehandedly.

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]

* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]

 

=== Luka Martin ===

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{{quote|Portrayed by Bryton James.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* [[Kill It with Fire]]

 

=== Greta Martin ===

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{{quote|Portrayed by Lisa Tucker.}}

* [[Evil All Along]]

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Lisa Tucker is a former [[American Idol]] contestant

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{{quote|Portrayed by Chris Johnson.}}

* [[Bullying a Dragon]]

* [[Jerkass]]

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]

* [[Your Cheating Heart]]

 

=== Katherine Pierce / Katerina Petrova ===

{{quote|''I will always look out for myself. If you're smart, you'll do the same.''

Portrayed by Nina Dobrev. }}

* [[Acting for Two]]

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Subverted. It may seem so in the beginning, but flashbacks and interaction with other characters make it perfectly clear that Katherine is very much sane, just really obsessed {{spoiler|with saving her skin from Klaus.}}

* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: In 2x09, "Katerine" we find out that she gave birth out of wedlock; wasn't even allowed to ''hold the baby'' before it is given away; and then she gets sent away to England ( keep in mind that she most likely was all alone when she first came); then she meets and falls for Klaus, and has feelings for/trusts Elijah, only to find out that they both ''wanted to kill her''; and then she tries to kill herself in order to stay away from Klaus, only to have vampire blood forced into her system; then she uses that to kill herself and become a vampire; and when she returns home, her ''entire'' family, along with anyone else that she loved, and most likely, ''the whole village'' is dead, killed by Klaus. Wow.

* [[Yandere]]: For Stefan oh so much,she even stalks him (as seen in "The End of The Affair").

 

=== Alexia ‘Lexi’ Branson ===

{{quote|''"Because when you can hurt, you can love... Love, Stefan, that's the point..."''

Portrayed by Arielle Kebbel. }}

* [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]]

* [[The Hedonist]]

{{quote|''"Dracula was a complete wuss. Never showered. Very smelly."''

Portrayed by Malese Jow. }}

* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]: Not really back. She's a ghost that Jeremy sees in Season 3}}

* [[Badass Adorable]]

{{quote|''"I'm so sorry, Elena. I was such a disappointment to you."''

Portrayed by Mia Kirshner. }}

* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: strongly hinted at.

* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}

* [[The Vamp]]

* [[Woman in Black]]

 

=== Pearl ===

{{quote|''"Mystic Falls is our home, Damon! They took that from us, our land, our home. It's time we rebuild!"''

Portrayed by Kelly Hu. }}

* [[Hot Mom]]

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* [[Only One Name]]

* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]

 

=== Rose ===

{{quote|''" 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."''

Portrayed by Lauren Cohan. }}

* [[Birds of a Feather]]: With Damon

* [[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.

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* [[Only One Name]]

 

=== Sage ===

{{quote|''"A woman isn’t just for food. She’s for pleasure.''

Portrayed by Cassidy Freeman. }}

* [[Ambiguously Bi]]

* {{spoiler|[[Blood From the Mouth]]}}

{{quote|''"You know, Jeremy, I was taught to hate them, the vampires. It’s what I know. It’s what your father knew."''

Portrayed by David Anders. }}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: He sacrificed himself to save Elena.}}

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]

 

=== Maddox ===

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{{quote|Portrayed by Gino Anthony Pesi.}}

* [[The Dragon]]: to Klaus.

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* [[The Stoic]]

 

=== Dr. Meredith Fell ===

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{{quote|Portrayed by Torrey DeVitto.}}

* [[Brainy Brunette]]

* [[Hospital Hottie]]

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{{quote|Portrayed by Persia White}}

* [[Black Best Friend]]: To Elena’s mother, Miranda.

* [[Missing Mom]]: To Bonnie.

 

==== Meredith Sulez ====

* [[Brainy Brunette]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[May-December Romance]]: With Alaric.

* {{spoiler|[[Secret Identity]]: In ''Midnight'' she reveals herself to be a hunter-slayer.}}

* [[The Smart Guy]]