On The Vampire Diaries, Elena Gilbert killed 5 characters and the remaining members of a subculture of witches often called the Vacationers. The Vampire Diaries was created by Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson and ran for eight seasons on The CW. The collection was a coming-of-age story with a twist: typical teen angst amplified by the presence of supernatural creatures, together with witches, werewolves, and vampires. The present developed a robust cult following because of its engaging ensemble solid, the collection’ addictive mixture of horror, drama, humor, and the epic love triangle between Elena and the 2 brooding, attractive vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore. The present’s reputation led to 2 spin-offs, The Originals, and Legacies.
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The Vampire Diaries made daring and sudden decisions for its principal characters’ storylines, retaining the collection recent and unpredictable. All through the collection, Elena and her mates continuously fought to guard their city and family members, solely to see their efforts thwarted by unexpected and infrequently heartbreaking plot twists. The road between good and evil was usually blurred. On the heart of all of it was Elena, who was seen because the present’s ethical compass: an empathetic younger girl who tried to keep up her humanity regardless of the homicide and mayhem that brought on her to endure nice private losses (Legacies referenced Elena’s fate after The Vampire Diaries ended.)
Each season, The Vampire Diaries amassed a powerful physique depend. It turned evident that killing turned a vital evil to outlive in Mystic Falls, and even Elena needed to get blood on her palms. Whereas Elena might not have dealt the ultimate dying blow, she performed an integral half within the deaths of two Authentic siblings, Kol and Finn Mikaelson. As soon as Elena turned a vampire in season 4, she tried to homicide her two closest mates, Caroline Forbes and Bonnie Bennett (the Salvatore brother rescued Caroline, and Bonnie fended off Elena’s assault with magic.) Whereas Elena’s victims had been far outnumbered by these of Klaus Mikaelson (Klaus fate following his death remains uncertain according to Legacies), Stefan, Damon, and different central characters, she was chargeable for the deaths of a number of people and for serving to to place an finish to a faction of witches often called the Vacationers.
Alaric Saltzman
Throughout season 3, somebody started killing Mystic Falls’ metropolis council members. The primary two victims had been medical expert Brian Walters and Caroline’s father, Invoice Forbes. The one hyperlink between the victims was the integral roles they performed in protecting up the city’s vampire-related deaths. The killer’s third sufferer was Alaric Saltzman, whom Matt Donovan and Elena found stabbed and bleeding to dying contained in the Gilbert house.
As a result of Elena was a doppelgänger, and Alaric was sporting the Gilbert Ring (the ring allowed people killed by supernatural creatures to be resurrected), Elena killed Alaric so he may very well be resurrected. Later, it was revealed Alaric staged the scene. He was Mystic Falls’ thriller serial killer. Each time Alaric had died sporting the Gilbert Ring and briefly visited the Different Facet, Authentic witch Esther Mikaelson laid the groundwork for Alaric to grow to be the subsequent Mikael Mikaelson: a just about indestructible vampire killer.
Alaric’s objective was to kill all of Esther’s youngsters, wiping out all vampires with them. Esther linked Alaric’s life to Elena’s in order that the final Authentic would stop to exist when she died. When Elena drowned through the season 3 finale, Alaric died as nicely. Alaric returned as a ghost throughout seasons 4 and 5, and though he nonetheless possessed all of the qualities of an Authentic, his hatred of vampires and their allies had been gone. He escaped the supernatural purgatory created by Qetsiyah earlier than it collapsed through the season 5 finale. Alaric turned human and fathered two youngsters. He is presently the headmaster on the Salvatore Faculty in Mystic Falls. Alaric is one in every of five characters to appear on all three shows.
Connor Jordan
Season 4 launched a brand new antagonist, Connor Jordan. Connor was a vampire hunter and a member of the Brotherhood of The 5. An ancestor of Qetsiyah’s created The 5, and their objective was to find Silas, power him to take the Remedy for immortality, after which kill him. The one method to find Silas was a map that was tattooed on the pores and skin of the hunters. Every time they killed a vampire, extra of the tattoo was revealed. The one different individuals able to seeing the markings had been Potentials: males poised to grow to be a member of The 5 as soon as a present hunter died.
Connor arrived in Mystic Falls within the fast aftermath of Elena turning into a vampire. As Elena struggled to adapt to her new life, which included controlling her bloodthirst and amplified feelings, Connor turned decided to wipe out as many vampires as doable. Connor had no regard for human life, particularly if it meant killing innocents helped to satisfy his future. Connor set a lure for Mystic Falls’ vampires by holding April Younger, Matt Donovan, and Jeremy Gilbert hostage on the Grill. Throughout Elena’s mission to rescue her brother, she broke Connor’s neck and buried his physique in a shallow grave.
Elena, who was distraught and plagued with guilt after taking a human life, started to endure from the Hunter’s Curse. She skilled hallucinations of Connor, which had been meant to drive her mad and drive her to commit suicide. In accordance with Klaus, “Hunters had been spelled by witches to kill vampires. When you stop one from fulfilling his future, then he’ll take you down with him.” This meant Connor’s dying would not cease him from making Elena his remaining vampire kill. The one method to break the curse was for a brand new hunter to be woke up, and their legacy handed on. Jeremy was a Potential, he killed one in every of Klaus’ hybrids, and Elena was saved.
When Bonnie dropped the veil to the Different Facet, Connor returned to Mystic Falls. Connor and fellow fallen members of The 5 Vaughn and Alexander returned in season 4’s “The Strolling Lifeless” and “Commencement.” As soon as once more flesh and blood, the three hunters had been decided to get their palms on Silas and the Remedy (four vampires would eventually take the Cure and become mortal). Bonnie restored the veil earlier than getting the possibility, and Connor by no means made one other look on the present.
Jolene
Season 4’s principal story arc revolved across the Remedy and the race for all the principal characters to safe the one dose. Katherine Pierce, a Petrova doppelgänger (additionally performed by Dobrev), received to it first, killing Jeremy within the course of. To cope with her grief, Elena turned off her humanity swap. Whereas Elena reveled in her humanity-free existence, Damon and Stefan turned extra decided to trace down the Remedy to save lots of the lady they cherished.
Elena and Rebekah looked for Katherine, with Elena decided to get the Remedy first, so the Salvatores could not power her to take it. Elena issued a warning to the Salvatores: settle for her as she was or settle for the results. To make her level, she snapped a waitress’ neck in the course of a diner. “That is one physique you are chargeable for. When you preserve making an attempt to repair me, there will be a second, a twentieth, and a hundredth. It is your selection.”
Jesse
When Caroline and Elena began attending Whitmore School throughout season 5, Caroline caught the attention of a good-looking upperclassmen named Jesse. When Caroline introduced Jesse to Mystic Falls to have a good time Remembrance Day, he was attacked by Stefan, and Caroline fed Jesse her blood to save lots of him. Jesse escaped the near-death expertise solely to be killed by Augustine Society member Dr. Wes Maxfield. Dr. Maxfield was the Dr. Frankenstein of Whitmore School who carried out experiments on unwilling topics to create a brand new breed of vampire: one who craved different vampires’ blood over people.
Caroline did her finest to assist Jesse adapt after his transition, however his want for vampire blood brought on him to assault Damon. To save lots of Damon’s life, Elena staked Jesse, which resulted in his dying. Caroline referred to as Elena out for her option to kill Jesse as an alternative of serving to him, blaming Elena’s actions on Damon’s affect over her. Jesse, together with Elena’s aunt Jenna never made an appearance on the Other Side.
Markos And The Vacationers
Season 5 of The Vampire Diaries centered on the feud between witches and the Vacationers that started 2,000 years earlier because of the immortality spell created by Qetsiyah and Silas. Vacationers could not collect collectively, or tragedy would strike, forcing them to stay a nomadic life-style. Markos used the ultimate two doppelgängers’ blood (The Vampire Diaries introduced a total of five doppelgangers) to undo the curse witches positioned on them, which might result in the dying of all creatures created by witch magic (together with vampires). The Purification Spell would enable the Vacationers to settle in Mystic Falls both in their very own our bodies or as passengers in others.
Stefan’s dying stopped the spell from spreading past the city limits, however to get their family members again from the Different Facet earlier than it collapsed (it turned unstable when Markos’ individuals overwhelmed the anchor to set Markos free), somebody needed to kill all the Vacationers. With all the Vacationers gathered collectively on the Grill, Matt and Jeremy turned on the fuel, Damon and Elena drove into city and crashed into the bar, igniting an explosion that killed all Vacationers. They had been final seen on the Different Facet however had been unable to flee earlier than the supernatural purgatory exploded.
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