Vampire Diaries was a popular supernatural drama. It tells story of Elena Gilbert, a high school student who loves vampire Stefan Salvatore and his brother, Damon. Set in Virginia, it dives into lives of vampires, werewolves, witches and other creatures. They juggle love, friendship and that classic battle of good versus evil. Sounds like a typical Tuesday, right ?

Meet the characters from The Vampire Diaries universe

Klaus Mikaelson

Klaus is this gloriously terrible and brilliant walking hurricane of a character — part monster, part tiny, vindictive child who also somehow writes poetry when he’s feeling contemplative. He’s obsessive about family (in a way that’s equal parts “I would die for you” and “I’ll kill you if you disappoint me”), and his temper is legendary — but then, weirdly, he keeps old coins and once made a casserole for Rebekah, so who even knows. He invents rules as he goes and then breaks them with a smirk, which is both terrifying and oddly magnetic. You get the sense he loves classical music and also thinks sarcasm is a lifestyle; contradictions are sort of his aesthetic.

Katherine Pierce

Katherine is a schemer with lipstick-stained plans and a survival instinct the size of Mystic Falls, honestly she’d out-sass a tornado. She’s endlessly clever, selfish in the sweetest cruel way, and has a soft spot that she’ll deny until the end of time (also she hoards hats? Maybe scarves. Definitely something fashionable). Her flirting is an art form and her ability to twist out of disaster is almost unfair; sometimes she’s ruthless, sometimes she’s unexpectedly nostalgic — like she keeps an old Polaroid she swears she’ll throw out but never does. She’s messy, glamorous, and refuses to apologize for being complicated.

Damon Salvatore

Damon is the classic bad-boy-with-a-heart-thing, equal parts razor-sharp sarcasm and actual, infuriating tenderness when he wants to be — or when he doesn’t know he’s being tender. He kills people with a grin and then binge-watches sappy movies to make himself feel better, which is somehow perfect. He’s reckless, magnetic, and loves taking things apart metaphorically and sometimes literally; also has a weird fondness for coffee and terrible puns. Under all the bravado there’s real suffering and loyalty — he’ll show up when it counts, even if he’d never admit it out loud.

Stefan Salvatore

Stefan is the broody, morally rigid twin who reads too many poetry books and feels guilty about everything (including sunlight, apparently). He’s the “good” brother with a violent past he keeps locked in a drawer — he tries to be decent but then old instincts flare and everything gets very complicated, very quickly. He’s thoughtful and soft-spoken, but don’t be fooled, he can snap like a twig when pushed; also, he probably alphabetizes his vinyls and claims he doesn’t cry in movies (lies). There’s a kind of tragic nobility about him that makes you root for him even when he makes the same mistake again.

Caroline Forbes

Caroline is energy and checklist and sparkle jammed into one person — organized, a little high-strung, but also ferociously loyal and badass when necessary. Vampire life somehow made her fiercer and more emotionally available at once, which sounds contradictory and is, honestly, exactly her vibe: Planner-on-the-outside, messy-feelings-on-the-inside. She’s the kind of person who will cheer you up with homemade cookies and then schedule your calendar for the next three years, and yes she does have an unreasonably neat sock drawer. Also, she’s terrible at letting people suffer in silence — she’ll swoop in.

Bonnie Bennett

Bonnie is the quiet powerhouse who reads grimoires like bedtime stories and carries the weight of terrible choices like it’s her day job (because it kind of is). She’s stubborn, moral, and has this fierce protective streak — also collects tea mugs with slogans and will lecture you about consequences and then secretly make you chamomile. She can be snarky, deeply vulnerable, and absolutely devastating in the ways she sacrifices for others; she’s also prone to dramatic inner monologues at two in the morning. Magic aside, she’s intensely human and stubbornly refuses to be defined by her pain.

Elijah Mikaelson

Elijah is the impeccably dressed, slightly old-fashioned gentleman who could kill you with a smile and then send you flowers for the funeral, which is both terrifying and oddly polite. He’s the embodiment of honor (with caveats) — diplomatic, unbearably patient, and genuinely devoted to family, even when family is actively plotting to ruin him. He loves etiquette, classical music, and has very specific opinions about table settings; also will bench-press you emotionally if you look at his sister funny. There’s this calm, controlled menace about him that makes his rare moments of warmth feel enormous.

Hayley Marshall

Hayley is scrappy, salty, and maternal as hell — a hurricane of protectiveness wrapped in a leather jacket and a weary smile. She’s a fighter, fiercely independent, and somehow manages to make bad decisions that are simultaneously heartbreaking and understandable; she hates drama but attracts it like pollen. She’s got that “I do things” energy — runs with wolves, organizes a rebellion, teaches people to survive — and also drinks alarming amounts of coffee and probably owns three flannels. Underneath the survival mode, she’s soft and very, very loyal to her people and her kid.

Alaric Saltzman

Alaric is the gruff professor-turned-guard-dog who will lecture you at 9 a.m. and adopt you by 9:30, truly. He’s seen trauma and responds with sarcasm, whiskey, and a weird dedication to antiques (he has a thing for vintage pens, okay?). He’s a little broken, very moral in his own rough-hewn way, and somehow becomes the person everyone trusts — even when he’s absolutely convinced he’s the worst option. Protective, pragmatic, and secretly sentimental (very secret), he’s the kind of guy who’ll save your life and then make you explain yourself.

Rebekah Mikaelson

Rebekah is dramatic, romantic, and tired of being relegated to “sister drama” — she wants a normal life and will fight tooth and nail for a slice of real happiness, then immediately sabotage it because family. She’s impulsive and wildly emotional (seriously, could cry over a sweater), but also loyal to a fault — she’d defend her siblings and then roll her eyes at them seven minutes later. She bakes awful cupcakes for comfort and also can stab a man without blinking; it’s both terrifying and kind of adorable. Deep down she wants to be seen, which is the most human thing in a very inhuman family.

Tyler Lockwood

Tyler is hot-headed, stubborn, and terribly sincere — the kind of guy who punches a wall and then apologizes with a beer. He’s driven by loyalty and pride, has an explosive temper because werewolf genetics are not a personality trait, and then turns into this very conflicted hybrid who’s trying to figure out who he is. He’s a jock with a surprisingly sentimental side (keeps old baseball cards, maybe?), fiercely protective, and embarrassingly romantic when he wants to be. Expect snap decisions, scarred bravado, and a soft spot he hides under hoodies and bluster.