Niklaus Ragnarsson

Dragonslayer (Formerly)Monster Hunter (Currently)

* The Big Bad Wolf, Coward, Beast, Hideous Creature, The Deathless Vermin, Abomination, Degenerate, Bastard, Boy (All by Ragnar)
* Evil Hybrid, Dick (Both by Jeremy)
* A legend, The Great Dovahkiin All-powerful wolf-vamp, Hybrid-freak, Honey,The Immortal Hybrid, Buddy, Dick (All by Damian)
* Babe (by Catelyn)
* Bob (by Caroline)
* Voldemort (by Alaric)
* The Baddest Dude in all of History (by Josh)
* Nik (by Veronica, Kaleb, Lucien, Astrid, Jason, Guinevere and Aurora)
* My Sweet Love (by Aurora)
* Dragonborn <nowiki>Ar,Borri,Einarth,Wulfgar, Uhtred,Baldur
* Stormfang]]<nowiki>(by Uhtred
* Quanaarin<nowiki>(by Durnehviir
* The Bastard Child, The Wolf King,The White Wolf, Klaus the Mad,\*[Dragonborn|The Last Dragonborn]],Ymir,The Dragon of the North,The Great Dovahkiin (all by Klaus

### Species

* Hybrid (Werewolf, untriggered, Witch,Originally)
* Primordial Vampire (Formerly)
* Primordial Hybrid (Werewolf/Vampire) (Currently)

## Family information

### Family Members

* Talos † (Biological Father)
* Morgana † (Mother)
* Ragnar † (Step-Father)
* Nimuae † (Maternal Aunt)
* Freyja Ragnarsson (Maternal Older Half-Sister)
* Bjorn Ragnarsson † (Maternal Older Half-Brother)
* SigurdRagnarsson † (Maternal Older Half-Brother)
* Eivor Ragnarsson (Maternal Older Half-Brother)
* Ivar Ragnarsson (Maternal Younger Half-Brother)
* Veronica Ragnarsson (Maternal Younger Half-Sister)
* Henrik Ragnarsson † (Maternal Younger Half-Brother)
* Hope Ragnarsson (Daughter with Catelyn)
* Auroua Ragnarsson (Daughter with Catelyn)
* Kena Ragnarsson (Daughter with Catelyn)
* Freya's Unborn Son † (Nephew)
* Marcel Gerard (Adopted Son)
* Cary (Paternal Relative)
* Julia Claire (Half-Sister-in-Law)
* Brooklen (Half-Sister-in-Law)
* Brad (Half-Brother-in-Law)
* Nik (Nephew)

## Supernatural information

### Significant sires

* Lucien Castle † (1002)
* Mary Porter †
* Alistair Duquesne †
* Marcel Gerard (1835)
* Jenifer Winters (2010)
* Ray Sutton (2010)
* Paige and her pack (2010)
* Derek (status unknown) (2010)
* Tyler Lockwood † (1st time as a werewolf) (2010)
* Mindy † (2010)
* Tony † (2010)
* Daniel Warren † (2010)
* Nate † (2010)
* Dean † (2010)
* Kimberley † (2010)
* Chris † (2010)
* Adrian † (2010)
* 10 Hybrids † (2010)
* Pizza Delivery Girl † (2011)
* People at the Bar † (2011)
* Kieran O'Connell † (2012)
* Many unnamed vampires over the course of 7,000 years
* Four unnamed hybrids (via Hope's blood) (2026)

### Significant kills

* Morgana Ragnarsson (1st, 3rd and 5th time)
* Original Members of The Nine
* Pendragon Family
* Marcel Gerard (as a human)
* Papa Tunde's Twin Sons
* Papa Tunde (1st time)
* August Müller (as a vampire)
* Isobel Flemming (as a

vampire/compelled)

* Jules (as a werewolf)
* Jenna Sommers (as a human/vampire)
* Lizzie Van Helsing (as a human/resurrected)
* Tyler Lockwood (as a werewolf)
* Ragnar (both times as a Primordial vampire)
* Alaric Saltzman (6th time)
* Paige's Pack (as werewolves)
* Tyler's Pack (as werewolves/hybrids)
* Carol Lockwood
* Joshua Rosza (as a human)
* Katie
* Julia Claire (resurrected)
* Tim (compelled)
* Kieran O'Connell (as a vampire)
* Abigail (2nd time)
* Ansel (2nd time)
* Lenore (as a witch)
* Gia (as a vampire/compelled)
* Josephine LaRue (2nd time; body only)
* Nimuae
* Anton (as a vampire)
* Rayna Cruz (4th time)
* Gaspar Cortez (as a vampire)
* Lucien Volkihar (2nd time, as a vampire)
* Alistair Duquesne (2nd time, as a vampire)

Markos(2nd time, as a vampire)

* Will Kinney
* Sofya Voronova's family
* Dominic (2nd time)

### Cause of death

* Stabbed through the heart (as a werewolf/witch)

## Physical appearance

### Height

* 5'11" (Feet)
* 1.80 (Meters)

## Appearance

### Played by

* Dwight Lyan
* Aiden Flowers (Young/Child)

### First Seen

* *Pilot* (in Connor's body) (TVD)
* *Klaus* (TVD)
* *Always and Forever* (TO)

### Last seen

* *Moonlight on the Bayou* (TVD)
* *When The Saints Go Marching In* (TO)

**Niklaus Ragnarsson** (***Elder Futhark:** ᚾᛁᚲᛚᚨᚢᛋ ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ*) also called **Dovahkiin**, **General Stormblade**, the **Red King**, and **Ysmir**, Is a Dragonborn was the main protagonist (and sometimes antagonist/anti-hero) of *The Primordials*. He was a former main character, antagonist/anti-hero of *The Vampyre Diaries*. Klaus is a Primordial vampire a werewolf, and a [Dragonborn]] making him the Primordial Hybrid.

Klaus is the biological son of Thunar and Morgana Ragnarsson, the step-son of Ragnar and nephew of Nimuae. Klaus is the maternal younger half-brother of Freyja, Francis, Eivor, and the maternal older half-brother of Kaleb, Veronica and Erik Ragnarsson. Klaus is the uncle of Freya and Mathias' unborn son and Freya and Brandon's son, Nik. Klaus is the father of hope, whose mother is Catelyn, and the adopted father of Marcel Gerard, an orphan boy he rescued and eventually turned into a vampire.

Klaus was first mentioned in the second season of *The Vampyre Diaries* in *Rose*, during a conversation between Rose and Jason Sullivan. Rose warns Stefan about the Primordial Vampires which led to Lizzie van Helsing believing Klaus was the oldest vampire in history. Vlad later mentions that Klaus is a recluse and trusts very few people, usually only in his inner circle.

For over a sevendy years, Klaus had been trying to break a curse placed on him a curse he had created centuries ago. He created the myth of the sun and moon curse in order to find the moonstone and the Pendragon Doppelgänger, both of which were needed to break the actual curse. His goal was to liberate The Mortal curse so he could retern to his own body.

In 492 A.C, he finally got the chance to cast his curse when he met Katerina Pendragon, the final piece necessary to cast the curse.He had taken a large sum of her blood.

However, Katerina managed to foil his plan by turning into a vampire. For the next 1,500 years, Klaus searched for a way to break the curse without the doppelgänger, forcing generations of witches to help him. During his search for a way to break the curse, Klaus hunted down his family and neutralized them. He also hunted Katerina, who had escaped him and stolen his the blood he had taken from her However, it should also be noted that he was also on the run from his step-father, Ragnar, as Klaus had an abusive childhood.

Besides his family, during the 1920's, Klaus formed a strong bond and brotherly relationship with Jason. He then met with the werewolf, Catelyn Richards, and starts to care about her, eventually falling in love with her and tried to win her love, and after a long time they were friends. In New Orleans, he had a father/son bond relationship with Marcel whom he works with in ruling New Orleans until Klaus discovered his treachery for bringing Ragnar to New Orleans. They reformed their friendship when Marcel saved his daughter and they worked together to bring down their enemies. He also cared for the bartender Camille O'Connell, with whom he had fallen in love before her death.

**Klaus** is primarily a member of the **Ragnarsson Family**, and a member of the **Dragomiir Dynasty**. He was connected to the **Labonair Family**, a royal werewolf family via his daughter, and a member of the **North East Atlantic Pack** as well as an unnamed **Witch Family**.

## Early History

Main article: Timeline
* Human Life
* 1002
* 1114 A.D.
* 1300-1500s
* 1700s
* 1800s
* 1900s

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### Italy

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Klaus was with Elijah and Rebekah in 1114 AD Italy when they met a man named Alexander, a vampire hunter who was part of The Five. They spent a lot of time with him—the brothers in order to discover his plans for killing vampires and Rebekah because she loved him. Alexander did not seem to suspect them; they wore their daylight rings, allowing them to walk in the sun without burning, unlike the vampires whom Alexander killed on public display. However, when Klaus and his siblings were invited to a party at Alexander's home, the members of The Five daggered them in their sleep. Klaus, with half werewolf lineage, could not be neutralized by the White Oak Ash Daggers and upon awakening killed all of The Five, including Alexander. He undaggered his siblings (except for Finn) and found out from Rebekah that the weapon Alexander had told her about was a "cure" for vampirism. As a result of slaying The Five, Klaus was forced to endure 52 years, 4 months and 9 days of the Hunter's Curse - torturous hallucinations that haunted his dreams and every waking moment in an attempt to make him kill himself, but unable to, given his near-indestructible state.

### 1359

According to Elijah, Klaus has lost much of his humanity, hiding his loneliness with cruelty and anger.

### England, 1492

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Klaus was an English nobleman during the late 15th century when he met Katerina Petrova, the second doppelgänger whose appearance he had been awaiting for five hundred years. Planning to use her in the ritual, he had kept her entertained until the full moon, but she learned of his plan before it could take place and escaped, taking the moonstone with her. As she fled, she encountered a vampire named Rose, whom she tricked into turning her into a vampire, thus ruining forever Klaus' plan to use her to break the curse. After Katerina turned into a vampire, Klaus assumed that her family line ended with her and that his chance to break his curse was gone forever. In retaliation, Klaus traveled to Bulgaria and murdered Katerina's entire family for her defiance.

### Copenhagen, Denmark. 1500s

It was mentioned by Freya in Save My Soul, that the Mikaelson siblings resided in Copenhagen in the 1500s.

### Cádiz, Spain, 1702

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In 1702, Kol's violence in Spain drew too much attention and brought Mikael, straight to the family, burning the country in his wake. While the flames drew closer and Mikael beheaded Klaus' horse, Theo. Elijah and Klaus searched for Kol while Rebekah brought the daggered Finn on-board a ship to flee from Europe. They found him in a tavern where he drank and feasted on humans carelessly. Despite their warnings of Mikael's coming, he refused to flee. When Klaus and Elijah insisted, Kol attempted to resist them but was subdued by Elijah as Klaus pulled out one of the white oak ash daggers and successfully neutralized Kol.

### New Orleans, 1700s

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Having fled the Old World, escaping Mikael , Klaus, along with Rebekah, and Elijah, and their daggered brothers sailed across the Atlantic ocean to the new world, their once childhood land; through the Mississippi River, and arrived in New Orleans, 300 years from the present. Upon arriving off the coast of New Orleans, they slaughtered all the men who boarded their ship, but left one alive to question and carry their luggage. In 1720, Klaus and Elijah helped the Governor in building the New Orleans' first levees.
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## Throughout The Vampyre Diaries Series

* Season Two
* Season Three
* Season Four
* Season Five
* Season Seven
* Season Eight

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In *Know Thy Enemy*, Isobel Flemming, a vampire working with Katerina Pendragon (now known as Katherine Peterson) and who also happened to be the birth mother of the Third Pendragon doppelgänger, was trying to find Klaus and ultimately succeeded by getting close to Vlad a member of his inner circle. Klaus found out what she was up to and compelled her to tell him what she knew. When he learned that she was working with Katherine and that the rumors about a Doppelgänger in Liberty Falls were true, he decided to use her in a plan to capture Katherine, the moonstone, and the new doppelgänger. Along with Klaus' trusted witch, Maddox, Isobel made Katherine believe that Klaus was willing to pardon her if she delivered the moonstone and the doppelgänger to him. While Katherine found the moonstone, Isobel helped Maddox capture her former husband, Alaric McKnight. Katherine and Isobel then captured Lizzie at which point Isobel revealed her true colors and Maddox captured Katherine. He then ordered her to let Lizzie go since Klaus didn't need her yet. Maddox then transferred Klaus' spirit into Alaric's body so that he could spy on Elena and her friends.

In *The Last Dance*, Klaus interrogates Katherine for information about Lizzie and her friends and learns that a witch Bonnie Blackwell could be a danger to him, so he decides to kill her. Still pretending to be Alaric, he attacks her at the 60's decade dance by compelling several students. Finally cornering Bonnie, he forces her to use enough power to kill her, until she apparently dies. He doesn't realize that she has faked her death to protect herself and Lizzie.

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In *Klaus*, he has Maddox and his other minions, including Greta, bring his original body to him so that he can return to it on the ritual. While they are doing so, he sets up a contingency plan by threatening Jenna's life. As Jason stops him from killing Jenna, Klaus tells him that it would be easy for him to take his revenge if Lizzie tries to stop him from breaking the curse. At the same time, Elena learns from Elijah the true nature of the curse and why Klaus wants to break it.

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In *The Last Day*, Klaus goes to the Skyforge to remind Damian not to do anything he will regret. Damian asks if he can postpone the ritual, but Klaus says he has everything he needs and the ritual will happen. He warns him not to screw it up if he wants to live. Klaus returns to his mansion and is immediately suspicious of Katherine. He compels her to tell him what she has been doing but, as she is taking Nightshade, she is able to lie. He is still suspicious and 'compels' her to take off her bracelet, walk to the window and stand in the sunlight. In order to keep up the ruse, Katherine complies and screams in agony until Klaus, satisfied that she has been successfully compelled, permits her to save herself. He then says she needs to do something for him. When the full moon begins to emerge, [[Jason Sullivan|Jason] and Lizzie arrive home but are confronted by Klaus, who tells Jason that he had him all nervous and thought he might have done something stupid. Klaus asks if Lizzie is ready. Jason put his arm in front of Lizzie and says "*No*". Klaus tells him there is no reason for him to die, and he and Lizzie leave for the ritual. Klaus returns to His mansion and tells Katherine that Lizzie is with Greta and Masson has brought his original body. The door flings open and Damian tells Klaus to postpone the ritual, explaining that killed Maddox. Klaus tells him that he knew either Damian or Jason would try to stop him and reveals that he always has a back-up plan. He shows Damian on a webcam that he has captured Jules. Damon asks if he has a back-up vampire and Klaus says he has got it covered, before darkness falls on Damian.Katherine wakes Damon up and tells him that Klaus has gone to begin the ritual.

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In *The Sun Also Rises*, Klaus appears at the quarry and begins the sacrifice by handing the moonstone over to Greta. Klaus walks over to Jules, who then tries to attack him but fails. Klaus rips out her heart then squeezes the blood into the spell. The sacrifice continues and Elena begs Klaus to let Jenna go, explaining that she doesn't have to die. Elena doesn't want to leave Jeremy without a family and points out that she did everything Klaus asked. However, Klaus realizes that Stefan has arrived and goes to speak to him on top of a cliff. Stefan tries to negotiate himself in exchange for Jenna's life. Klaus and Stefan return to the women and Klaus asks Elena who she wants to save and who she wants to die. However, he soon reveals that she doesn't really have a choice and stakes Stefan in the back. He explains that he has other plans for Stefan and needs him alive. Greta removes the fire circle surrounding Jenna, who rushes over to attack Greta as a last-ditch attempt to thwart her. However, Klaus stabs Jenna, lies her down, and stakes her in the heart.

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Klaus appears and tells Elena it's time, offering her his hand. She refuses it and walks past him to the sacrificial altar. Klaus thanks her, but she tells him to go to hell. He bites her neck and feeds from her until she falls onto the ground, lifeless. Klaus announces that he can "feel it happening" and begins to transform. Bonnie Bennett appears and throws him across the ground. Greta heads towards them, but Damon snaps her neck. Bonnie continues to cast the spell with Klaus yelling to the top of his lungs in pain. As he is about to die, Elijah approaches him at which point Bonnie stops the spell. Klaus seems terrified as he sees his older brother towering over him. Elijah punches through Klaus' rib cage to get to his heart, and Elijah says that this was for their family. Klaus then tells him that he didn't bury them at sea and that their bodies were safe and that Elijah would never find them without him. After some consideration, Elijah saves his brother without Stefan or Bonnie being able to stop him.

In *As I Lay Dying*, a few days later, he wakes up in the forest with Elijah over him. Elijah gave him some clothes and asked him where the bodies of their family were. Klaus says that he will take him to them in time. Later they go to Alaric's apartment where they find Katherine and Stefan. Stefan tells Klaus that he needs his help for Damon, and knows Klaus has a cure for Damon's werewolf bite. Klaus suddenly daggers Elijah with the White Oak Ash Dagger seemingly for trying to kill him during the sacrifice, and then he runs towards Stefan and puts a wooden stake close to his heart. Stefan then tries to make a deal with him. Klaus will give him a cure for a werewolf bite and he will be at his mercy.  File:TVD - 2.22 - As I Lay Dying (24).jpg   He releases Stefan, and then he bites Katherine and gives her his blood and tells Stefan that his blood is the cure. In exchange for the werewolf bite cure, he forces Stefan to drink human blood several times to awaken Stefan's ripper persona. In the end he tells Katherine to go and give Damon his blood. Later he and Stefan go to a warehouse where he puts Elijah's body in a coffin and tells some men to put him with the others. Klaus then tells Stefan he has a gift for him, and beckons to a human girl. He says he wants to be sure Stefan will honor their deal, and feeds on the girl. Klaus releases her, but as she begins to flee Stefan attacks and feeds on her until she dies. Satisfied, Klaus says now they can go.
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Klaus made his return to Mystic Falls in *500 Years of Solitude*. While Caroline is searching for Matt, she is reunited with Klaus. Klaus wanted to talk to Caroline, but she had no time to chat because Matt was buried alive. "I literally just whooshed at the sight of your face," she told him, using her vamp speed to get away from him. But of course he could keep up. He told her that Damon had let him know that Katherine had taken a tragic turn, so Caroline correctly assumed that he'd come to gloat. He also heard that Caroline and Tyler had broken up. She confirmed it was because Tyler had chosen his revenge fantasy against Klaus over her. Klaus wanted to know if he were to abandon his revenge against Katherine, would Caroline offer him the same choice as Tyler? Meaning, her. Caroline didn't want him to distract her when Matt's life was in danger, but Klaus assured her that he'd heard Matt's call for help and that Matt would be happy with his rescuer.

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Caroline and Klaus continued their walk in the woods, and he told her he'd leave Mystic Falls without gloating over Katherine's corpse in return for one small thing. He admits the real reason he's returned. He wanted a confession. About him. He said as soon as they were done there, he was going to leave and never come back. She'd never have to again cover their connection with hostility and revulsion or loathe the darkest parts of herself that care about him despite all that he's done. He just wanted her to be honest with him. Caroline reminded him of her being in college and her future plans did not involve him whatsoever. Hurt, Klaus understood; but Caroline said he didn't and that he's right about her covering up what she wants. If he was serious about walking away and never coming back, she'd be honest about what that was. After making his promise, Caroline kisses Klaus, further leading to a passionate moment in the woods between them.

In *Moonlight on the Bayou*, Caroline, in a flashforward of three years from now, comes looking for Klaus in New Orleans, at St. James Infirmary with the twins. But the bartender - Sylvia, tells her that nobody had seen or heard from him for three years.

In present day, Klaus appears to Stefan in the St. James infirmary bar. He tells the bartender from the flashforward that Stefan is an old friend from Mystic Falls, and they start catching up - with Klaus aware of the situation in Mystic Falls, telling Stefan it was very noble of him to help the human faction as he did, and asking how Caroline is. Stefan then tells Klaus about the Heretics, the twins that Caroline gave birth to, and so on.

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Klaus is doubtful that Caroline will just hand over the babies to Alaric without so much as a second thought. Stefan, who earlier got a phone call from his brother about the "werewolf predicament" he is in, asked Klaus if he could spare some blood for them. But just then, Stefan's wound starts to bleed through his shirt, and Klaus becomes enraged when he sees the X-shaped blood stain on Stefan's chest. He is saying that it's the mark of the Phoenix Sword, and reprove Stefan for making an enemy out of Rayna Cruz. Stefan is stunned when he realizes that Klaus know of Rayna, and finally tells Klaus the truth - that he is in town to hide from her. Klaus gets angry at Stefan for luring a huntress to a town full of vampires. He tells him that Rayna was born in N.O.L.A, and that she will find him no matter where he runs to. Stefan begs for Klaus' help, but the latter tells him to leave the city, or he will kill him himself for his lies. By accident, Stefan forgets his phone on the table, and Klaus answers Caroline, who just then called Stefan.

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He talks to her and helps calming her down. Even offering his daughter old clothes, and a parenthood advice. He then offered his condolences to her for the loss of her mother, and she seemed touched by this. She makes him promise to protect Stefan, and gets surprised when the baby fall asleep like Klaus suggested. Klaus then saves Stefan by killing Rayna, and says that then need to leave as they are on werewolf territory in the Full Moon. Klaus then says that he will give him a ride to the train station, and the two have an honest conversation about their older brothers, Caroline, and love. Klaus then reveals he is taking Stefan to see a witch who might help him with his Rayna problem.
In *I Was Feeling Epic*, Klaus leaves Caroline a generous donation of three million dollars along with a letter that read: "Dearest Caroline, I have often imagined the paths your life might take, but your chosen future is more noble than I ever fathomed. Please accept this contribution to your virtuous cause. I do look forward to thanking you in person someday. However long it takes. Yours, Klaus" was sent to the Salvatore Boarding School.

## Throughout The Originals Series

* Season One
* Season Two
* Season Three
* Season Four
* Season Five

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In *Gather Up the Killers*, it has been five years since Klaus was imprisoned at the hands of Marcel, however, Klaus remains angry that he has missed the last five years of Hope's life. In the dungeon below the Abattoir, Klaus provides Marcel with information regarding one of his sires, Alistair in return for blood.

> How difficult to be king. An outsider has the gall to question your rule and you have no one to offer counsel.
>
> **Niklaus Mikaelson**

Marcel, however, returns a little while later, angry that Klaus had provided him with incorrect information. Klaus taunts Marcel about the difficulties of being the King, relating his own situation. However, after Marcel threatens Hope, Klaus agrees to kill Alistair and his entire faction. He later fights Alistair and his faction, losing at first, but getting the upper hand when Alistair too, threatens Hope. Klaus kills the closest members until he is subdued by Marcel.

In *No Quarter*, Klaus hallucinates Cami as a way of taking the pain away from the blade. As he listens to the hallucination, he's worried that Marcel with catch his family and kill them, so the hallucination Cami says he needs to find his own way out. While the hallucination of Cami tries to urge him to pull the blade and suggest he's afraid that when Hope sees him, she'll turn to the cycle of violence he dealt with, and gets angry, sending the hallucination away. He wishes Cami again as he tries to pull the blade out and admits he's afraid Hope will become like him and thinks she would be better off. The hallucination tells him that he owes it to Hope that he can change the narrative for both of them. While Freya chants a spell to break Klaus out, he continues to try to pull the blade out to help his family. He manages to succeed and stabs Marcel with the blade. He exits the drainage pipe with Elijah, Freya and Hayley and embraces his family. They are then confronted by Marcel again and before anything else happens, Klaus steps in and tells Marcel that he has won. While Marcel tells them that he's glad he didn't turn into them, he lets them go and tells them to never come back. While at the safe house, the family talks and sees Hope for the first time in five years, allowing her to sleep before reuniting with her.

In *Haunter of Ruins*,

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In *Keepers of the House*,

In *I Hear You Knocking*,

In *Bag of Cobras*,

In *High Water and a Devil's Daughter*,

In *Voodoo in My Blood*,

In *Queen Death*,

In *Phantomesque*,

In *A Spirit Here That Won't Be Broken*,

In *Voodoo Child*,

In *The Feast of All Sinners*, Klaus is willing to do anything it takes to save his little girl, even if it means to be separated from his siblings and from Hope forever. With Elijah's, Marcel's and Sofya's help, Klaus brings her back home and kills the followers of The Hollow in St. Anne's Church. Back to the Abattoir, Klaus sweetly talks to his daughter, asleep in her bed, while Hayley is watching them. Then he goes to the Lafayette Cemetery to talk to Marcel. While he is waiting for Marcel, Klaus looks at Cami's tombstone inscription. When Marcel arrives Klaus asks him to hear his confession. Klaus admits to Marcel that he was never a good father to him and that he failed him, to his eternal shame. Back to the Abattoir, before the ritual starts, Klaus talks to Elijah begging him to leave him to his fate, because he will aid their enemies otherwise. Elijah gives his word to him. After the ritual, Klaus should go away from Hope forever but he refuses to do so, before he knows that Hope will be alright. When Hope wakes up, in Hayley's arms, Klaus and his daughter look at each other, then Klaus tells her that he loves her and leaves, while Hope is desperately calling him. Later, Klaus walks into a pub in Manosque (France), where Elijah is playing the piano. Klaus puts a hundred dollar bill in Elijah's tipping cup, they briefly look at each other, and then Klaus leaves.

In *Where You Left Your Heart*, Klaus is currently is France. He makes occasional visits to Elijah. Even though Elijah does not remember him, Klaus finds comfort in speaking with his brother about his life.

Klaus has a man pinned to wall in a chokehold. Klaus says that he should let the man live to tell others about this, but decides he is already on a roll. He breaks the man's neck and flings the dead man to the floor. He smiles at his handiwork but then is pinned to wall himself by Caroline Forbes. She asks why doesn't he pick on someone his own size. Klaus smiles and says "Hello, love."

Klaus calls Hayley. Hope picks up instead. When he hears her say "Dad?" he stops and is surprised. After a moment of silence, Klaus finally says that he was looking for her mother. Hope says so are she and Freya. Hayley is missing. Klaus looks torn. He finally says that he is on his way back to New Orleans.

In *One Wrong Turn On Bourbon*,

In *Ne Me Quitte Pas*,

In *Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea*,

In *Don't It Just Break Your Heart*,

In *What, Will, I, Have, Left*,

In *God's Gonna Trouble the Water*, Klaus struggles with the idea of not being present at Hayley's funeral alongside Hope. Nevertheless, Freya assures him that they have found a witch, Ivy, who is willing to help them with an astral projection spell despite hating him. The conversation between Freya and Klaus is interrupted, however, when Freya notices withered flowers — a sign that there is another Mikaelson in New Orleans; Klaus realises that this is Elijah.

Klaus has the chance to speak with Elijah and the two argue over the phone. Elijah agrees to have his memories restored if it is what Klaus wishes, however Klaus refuses, citing that his brother is dead, and letting Hayley die has driven a wedge between them for an eternity, much to Marcel and Elijah's dismay.

Klaus becomes increasingly annoyed at not being able to be with his daughter, and returns to New Orleans despite the warning from Ivy. Hope tries to warn him off, but Klaus remarks that he doesn't care about the prophecy, but wants to ensure she is safe. Hope breaks down and expresses the guilt she feels about her mother's death, and Klaus is forced to console and comfort her. Later, at the funeral, Klaus stands with Hope as they watch Hayley's body float across the river. Klaus tells Hope that he loves her and that she will make him proud.

In *The Kindness of Strangers*,

In *We Have Not Long To Love*,

In *There in the Disappearing Light*,

In *Til the Day I Die*,

In *The Tale of Two Wolves*,

In *When The Saints Go Marching In*, he is about to stake himself until Hope shows up and stops him. He later awakens in the dungeon at the Abattoir and begins hallucinating Mikael and Cami due to the Hollow being inside him. He gets free of his bindings and is out on the streets during Mardi Gras. He still hallucinates Mikael and Cami as they try to convince him to kill Hope or being better than what he's doing. He is brought back home and sees that Elijah has some of the dark magic put into him to help as much as he could. Klaus tells him he wants to be alone and Caroline shows up to spend some time with him. At the bar, he and Caroline talk more and prepares a final goodbye, giving him a kiss and how to approach the final goodbye for Hope when the time comes. He then comes in the house and talks to his family before the time comes and spends time with them in a final dinner. They also do a final wish burning ceremony and Klaus wishes for a moment with Hope alone. He tells her he loves her and knows she will do right by their name.

He, Elijah and Rebekah walk around New Orleans and talk to each other as final goodbyes. Klaus tells Rebekah when the time comes, the cure will be waiting for her in Mystic Falls. After she leaves, the two brothers sit on the same bench years ago and talk more. They prepare to kill each other and they thank each other for being by each other's side. He and Elijah stake each other and their ashes scatter across the wind as they die.
## Personality

* Untriggered Werewolf-Witch Hybrid
* Original Vampire-Original Hybrid

> I never answered your question, if I'd ever thought about being human. Once. I was on a trek in the Andes, and a hummingbird flew up to me and just hovered there staring at me. Its tiny heart was pattering like a machine gun. And I thought, what a thing, you know, to have to work that hard every day just to stay alive, to be constantly on the verge of death, and how satisfying every day must be that it survived. And that was the only time I thought about being human.
>
> **Klaus** to **Caroline** about being human

 File:Young Klaus.png
While he was still an untriggered Werewolf-Witch hybrid, Klaus had a complicated life. He was close with his half-sister Rebekah, whom he affectionately called "Bekah", and with his half-brothers Elijah and Henrik. He also had a close relationship with his half-brother, Kol, but he did not get along at all with his half-brother, Finn, since childhood. However, he had a bad relationship with his overbearing step-father Mikael who was harder on him than any of his siblings. He was a victim of his step-father's physical and verbal abuse since childhood. Klaus even admitted to Rebekah that Mikael frightened him which made him constantly seek his approval without ever finding it. His mother Esther often tried to calm Mikael when he became angry with Klaus, but she never tried to stop him from humiliating or from physically/mentally abusing her son. Also as an untriggered werewolf, Klaus had the aggressive behavior of one, but he could not act on it due to his mother making him wear a magical necklace, created to weaken his strength and thus leaving him vulnerable to Mikael's abuse. These following reasons led him to resent both his parents and possibly to be jealous of his maternal half-siblings for having their approval. In the director's cut of the backdoor pilot of The Originals, Elijah pointed out that as an untriggered werewolf, Klaus was so full of love and life, and that all he ever wanted was to be loved in return, especially by his step-father. This belief that no one loved him and that he was doomed to be alone forever was the main factor that changed Klaus' personality.
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## Attitude Toward Humans

Based on what has been seen throughout both *The Originals* and *The Vampire Diaries*, like Katerina Pendragon, Klaus has absolutely no regard for human life. However, like Jason Whitmore, Klaus has been known to keep memoranda of his kills.

In *The Originals*, upon learning of his unborn child, Klaus was willing to allow the witches to kill his unborn child and Shawna to show that he will not be given an ultimatum. Klaus, however, realized what the child could do to his life and saved them, suggesting that he cares about his family. He is shown to kill humans if it suits to his advantage or for feeding. However, he is shown to care for some humans, such as Kieran O'Connor, someone he respected; prior to his death, and Camille O'Connor, his trusted therapist, friend.

## Physical Appearance

Main article: Niklaus Mikaelson/Appearance
 File:VD3X14DL5.jpg   File:Theoriginalsklauscropped.jpg  Klaus is an attractive man. His height is 5'11 (1.80 cm). Klaus possesses curled dark-brown hair and dark Brown eyes that contrasts with his pearl-white skin. His physical appearance is that of a man between 19-21, despite being over 7000 years old. As a vampire and a warrior (from the Bronze Age), he is well-built. Klaus possesses a delicate and yet masculine face, possibly due to the fact that he was a nobleman between the 11th and the 18th centurys.
Klaus' clothing style is quite casual, usually seen wearing shirts, jeans and jackets, although he can also use a more classic and refined outfit if the situation requires it (ex: the ritual of the moonstone; the Original ball thrown by Esther). He uses accessories, such as leather bracelets or necklaces as seen in most of his scenes on both shows.

## Weaknesses

Klaus has some of the typical weaknesses of an Original Vampire and a Werewolf.

## Relationships

### Eivor Ragnarsson

> Listen to me. You have to be strong. We need you.
>
> **Eivor** to **Klaus**

Main article: Eivor and Klaus
 File:-the-originals- 1x17-1.jpg  Eivor is Klaus' maternal older half-brother. As humans, they were close, engaging in friendly sword fights, however their relationship became strained due to both falling for the same woman, Tatia. After transitioning into vampires, along with their sister, Rebekah, they made a pact to always stick by each other "Always and Forever". In 492, their close relationship crumbled upon the arrival of the doppelgänger Katerina Pendragon. Klaus wanted to use her blood to cast the Mortal Curse, but after her escape, Klaus was furious and blamed his half-brother. Although Eivor promised he would find her, their relationship never recovered as in 2010, Eivor planned to help the Sullivans and Lizzie Van Helsing kill Klaus. After Klaus broke the curse, at Eivor's mercy, he revealed that he didn't kill their family and that their bodies were safe. Eivor saved his half-brother's life, however was neutralized in return. Their bitter relationship continued after Eivor was un-daggered by Damian Sullivan. However, the half-brothers became allies after their mother returned and were unsure of her intentions regarding their family. In the Season Three finale, Elijah bargained for his half-brother's body back and was clearly devastated by his "death". Throughout the trials and tribulations which threatened to rip their brotherly bond, they have recently begun mending their relationship and even though Klaus refused to grant Katherine freedom by Elijah's request, Elijah has stated he won't give up on finding Klaus' redemption.

Unfortunately, Klaus' relationship with Elijah takes a turn for the worst when Elijah chose to believe Tyler's lies over him, that he is (supposedly) aware that his child's blood can make hybrids, and he plans to use his child's blood once she is born to make an army of hybrids, to take over New Orleans, Elijah falsely accused him of only caring about his unborn child, so he could use her to sire more hybrids, Klaus became hurt/enraged by the accusation, he violently bit Elijah in retaliation, their relationship became damaged after this. Klaus eventually forgave Elijah, when he apologized to Klaus for his accusation. Despite the fact that their relationship is now repaired, Klaus is barely on speaking terms with Elijah.

Unfortunately, their relationship becomes worse than ever, when Eivor daggered Klaus and allowed Hayley to try and take Hope away from him, in retaliation Klaus kills his half-brother's girlfriend Gia, and daggered Elijah with Papa Tunde's Blade, their relationship becomes estranged/broken after this, as they both want nothing to do with each other any more.

They reconcile by the end of the third season after allying together to stop the Trinity.

### Veronica Ragnarsson

> He saved us
>
> **Rebekah** to **Elijah** about **Klaus**

Main article: Klaus and Rebekah
 File:Klaus and Rebekah 2 TO 1x03.jpg  Rebekah is Klaus' maternal younger half-sister. Out of all his half-siblings, he is closest to her, and very protective of her. Klaus cares very deeply for Rebekah, but he seems to have a lot difficulty showing her that it is true. They are loyal to each other. Before she left New Orleans, thus separating, they had never left each other's side and stood by one another no matter what happened. After Klaus was "supposedly" killed by Alaric in *The Departed*, Rebekah was heartbroken over losing her older half-brother whom she loved and never left her. When she finds out in the Season Four premiere that he was still alive, their relationship started to completely and totally fall apart when he chose to save Caroline over his own half-sister. Rebekah confronted him about how she never stopped loving him through everything. It was always her that was there for him when Finn, Kol and Elijah weren't. She then realized that he truly doesn't love her when he told her they are no longer family, and disowned her. But later in the season, Klaus saves her when Kol nearly kills her with a White Oak Stake. Even when she hates him, Klaus shows that he still cares and loves her regardless of what has happened between them. After Klaus is again the King of New Orleans, she begins to form her own army and so to defeat Klaus and Marcel, since she tired of always being used by them. Nevertheless, Rebekah has tried to protect the daughter of Klaus at all costs. When discovering that it was Rebekah who brought their father to New Orleans, he decided to get revenge and wanted answers. She admitted that she wanted him dead as he robbed her of love and happiness. Klaus chooses not to kill Rebekah, but he exiles her from New Orleans permanently, possibly Klaus sees killing Rebekah too merciful; he indirectly threatens to kill Rebekah with the White Oak Stake, if she ever returns to New Orleans. Klaus decided to entrust the safety of her daughter to Rebekah, she returned to New Orleans to take Hope with her and care for her.

### Kaleb Ragnarsson

> You're desperate to be apart of this family, aren't you? All your mischief was just attempts for attention.
>
> **Klaus** to **Kol**

Main article: Klaus and Kol
 File:Bs1eK 4PCUY.jpg  Kaleb is Klaus' maternal younger half-brother. Kol and Klaus both have a short temper. It is known that Klaus daggered Kol over a century ago. Kol and Klaus seem to argue every time they talk to each other, Kol even joked to Klaus about his dagger threats showing he was not over being daggered for a century. Even though he had been daggered for a century, he quickly got with times as he was seeing playing a video game perfectly. Klaus and Kol both like to drink together and have brotherly bond. Klaus cares deeply for Kol as he was rushing to his body when the Mystic Falls Gang daggered Kol. Kol seems to ruin many of Klaus plans like finding the cure for vampirism, by killing Shane and the newly turned vampires. In *Every Mother's Son* Finn reveals to his brothers that Kol is alive, and Klaus expresses disbelief that Kol would have gone along with Esther, stating that the only thing Kol listens to is his ego, but Finn confirmed Kol's supposed loyalty, saying that their mother's proposition had brought even the wildest of Mikaelsons onto her side. Kol later switches loyalties over to Klaus and Elijah. Klaus and Kol have been seen getting along at time since then, and fighting at others. They seem to banter often and in good fun. Klaus was furious with Kol for hiding where he hid Rebekah, and threw him to hungry vampires in his anger. But Klaus forgave him, when Kol was cursed by Finn. After all, everything Kol has ever wanted was his family to care about him. This wish came true when Kol died because of the curse. Klaus was there on his side, together with Rebekah and Elijah. Before Kol died he wanted Davina to leave him alone, but his three siblings came and Klaus said that Kol can't just flee from "Always and Forever". He died in their arms, as a part of the family. When Kol was brought back, Klaus hugged him even though Kol protected Davina who Klaus wanted to kill.

### Hope Ragnarsson

> My dearest Hope,
>
>
> I do not know how this will find you. As a child full of wonder, a teenager full of opinions, or as a woman with the world at her feet. I write to tell you I love you, and to explain that in our family's darkest hour, I was called upon to save my siblings, and so I did. Please do not mourn me, whatever pain I endure, I do so in service of those I love. My sole regret, is that I will be away from you. Be good to your mother. I draw comfort knowing that she will protect you. And I know she will not rest until our family is united. Until then, my sacrifice will allow you to grow. To become the beautiful daughter I can now only imagine. Please remember you are the legacy this family has always desired. The promise we fought to protect.
>
>
>
> You are, and always will be, our Hope.
>
> **Klaus** to **Hope** in a letter

Main article: Klaus and Hope
 File:TO403-068-Hope-Klaus.png  Hope is Klaus' only daughter and child with Shawna In the beginning Klaus wasn't happy with the arrival of his baby, then with time he started to change his mind and began to worry about her safety. He looked happy when Shawna told him that the baby would be a girl, then he began to fight for her protection against his enemies. Now he loves her more than anything and in order to protect her from the people that are trying to kill her, he and Shawna decided it was best to send her away. She was given to Veronica, who would keep her safe. Klaus was reunited with Hope when her safety was compromised. Hope is now living at home with her parents. The supernatural community is now aware of her existence.

Hope and Klaus' bond remains strong during the rest of the series until they were seperated due to Klaus sacrificing himself to save his family. Klaus feared that Hope would reject him upon being saved from Marcel's captivity. But, apart from some bad things he's done, Hope knows what Klaus is and isn't afraid of him. Hope's memory of Klaus was kept alive because of her mother telling Hope about her father such as his loyalty to his family, his love for her and his interests that she now shares with him.

They were reunited after five years and, despite some initial nervousness on both sides, they shared a lovely day together, it showing just how alike they are. Klaus shared stories from his long life, Hope showed him her magic when she healed a butterfly and they painted together. She knows how strong he is and, because of that, she believes he can keep bad things away.

Once he promised that nothing was going to harm her, Hope hugged him. Despite their time apart Hope calls Klaus 'Dad', showing that their bond is still strong.

Because of her mother telling her about her father, Hope deems Klaus her 'fairytale prince'.

### Shawna Ortiz-Ragnarsson

> Some time ago, I refused to trust you with our daughter. I took you from Hope. I was wrong. Take care of her.
>
> **Klaus** to **Shawna**

Main article: Klaus and Shawna
 File:Klayley690.jpg  Klaus and Shawna first interacted in *The Rager*, when Hayley first visited Tyler in Mystic Falls, being the one who helped him break his Sire Bond. Klaus initially believed her to be a fling of Tyler's whilst in the Appalachians, however it was revealed she came to Mystic Falls in a deliberate attempt to have Klaus murder his hybrids, in exchange for information on her family. She succeeds and disappears, only to come back in *Bring It On*, where Klaus saves her from a vampire sent by Katherine to kill her. Klaus takes her back to his house, after talking a lot Klaus received a call form Rebekah, he tells Hayley that the vampire lurking around to kill her is dead. Even though she had to go, Klaus offers her to stay. She agrees and they end up having sex. Klaus tells Hayley he knows something about her family after noticing a special birthmark on her shoulder. Hayley ends up in New Orleans where she finds out that she is pregnant with Klaus' child. Not keen to the idea at first, Klaus has shown to care about his child in more than one occasion, fearing that someone might try to take her away from him. The relationship between Klaus and the mother of his child has evolved along the series, both coming to a mutual understanding, while Klaus also shows that he cares about her. After her encounter with Klaus' step-father Mikael on the other side and nearly killed by him along with her baby, Hayley is shown by Klaus their child's nursery after Hayley decides to move back to the compound. Klaus and Hayley share a moment in which Klaus asks her what Mikael has told her about him, Hayley tells him "Nothing true", which shows that they now have a good relationship. Klaus and Hayley are friends and they work together in order to keep their child safe.

Unfortunately, Klaus' relationship with Hayley takes a turn for the worse, when Hayley tried to take Hope away from him, in which Klaus became hurt/enraged by this attempt, that he had Dahlia place the Crescent Curse on Hayley and her pack, as punishment for trying to take his daughter away from him. After a few months Hayley is reunited with Hope but her relationship with Klaus remains fractured.

They became closer as they worked together to protect their daughter and their family. They fought against Lucien together with their family and defeated him, and by the end of the season, while Klaus is imprisoned, Hayley now searches for a way to reunite the family.

### Marcel Gerard

> I'd have thrown you a damn parade.
>
> **Marcel** to **Klaus**

Main article: Klaus and Marcel
 File:Klaus-hugs-marcel.jpg  Marcel is Klaus' ex-best friend and former student. It's complicated, but they respect each other. There's definitely a history between them. It has been stated many times that Klaus loves Marcel like a son. Also, Marcel is very much in favor of embracing his true nature as a vampire and that's something he learned from Klaus and something they certainly have in common. When Klaus returns to New Orleans after 100 years, he finds that Marcel has taken control of the city. Seeing that his former student has used everything he's taught him and achieved glory, Klaus wants what he has, forming a rivalry between the two. But Klaus still sees Marcel as his old friend. After Marcel attempted to bury Klaus, he surrendered New Orleans to him and despite their still unresolved differences, Klaus asked Marcel to rule side by side with him. After finding out that Marcel conspired with Rebekah to bring Mikael back in order to get Klaus to run from New Orleans and for him and Rebekah to be together, Marcel was banished from New Orleans. His relationship with Klaus is currently broken as Marcel lives in exile and tries to find a way to get New Orleans back under his rule. After he helped save Klaus' child from being sacrificed, Klaus gave him some blood to cure the werewolf bite and they returned to being allies once more.

By the end of the third season, they have become enemies again, this time for good. As Marcel has put him in agony with Papa Tunde's blade. Even five years after his imprisonment, Klaus still has not forgiven Marcel for his treachery against the Mikaelson family, and mainly because he has missed five years of his daughter, Hope growing up.

### Camille O'Connell

> Because you wished it. Because what's important to you is important to me. What makes you happy makes me want to keep you so. What scares you I want to tear apart. I do not wish to watch you from behind glass Camille
>
> **Klaus** to **Camille**

Main article: Klaus and Camille
 File:309 Klamille First Kiss.gif  Klaus and Camille's relationship together starts slowly. They first meet at Rousseau's, a bar in New Orleans. Later, they bond over a painter's artwork when Camille describes the artwork and the painter. Klaus is impressed by her and Camille is seen to bring out the humanity in Klaus. Klaus seems to have taken an interest in Camille. He first saw her when she was bar-tending, someone she later remembers as being the "$100 guy". However later on, after being given the news about his child, he was more interested in her when she was looking at an artist painting and she described the story she assumed of the artist. Her words about the man in the painting being "alone", caused him to show his humanity and seemingly change his mind towards the future of his unborn child. He later chose to withheld from her that his child lives, not wanting her to get further involved in the supernatural than she already is. She later found out that his daughter Hope Mikaelson, had survived and she watched over her for him for a short period of time. Camille is Klaus' go to girl when he needs support and she is more than willing to lend an ear and listen to his problems and help him deal with them. They both are shown to care very deeply for each other and have possible feelings for one another. After getting closer to each other gradually, they eventually share their first kiss on Klaus' balcony. However, Cami turned into a vampire due to Aurora's jealousy against Camille.

### Caroline Forbes

> I know that you're in love with me. And anybody capable of love is capable of being saved.
>
> **Caroline** to **Klaus**

Main article: Klaus and Caroline
 File:Klaus and Caroline smiles.png  Klaus and Caroline's relationship has slowly been coming together ever since he saved her life on her birthday in *Our Town*. Klaus later developed an unrequited romantic interest in Caroline and invited her to his family's ball. At the ball, they danced and talked together and she soon discovered a soft side to Klaus. When she returned home that night, she found a hand-drawn picture of her and a horse, from Klaus. As the series progressed, Klaus fell for her even more because in his eyes, she's too smart to be seduced by him, she's beautiful, strong and full of light. Despite the constant attempts of her friends to kill him, with Caroline's help, who was trying to distract him, Klaus still cares about her. In *My Brother's Keeper*, Caroline and Klaus had a date that she accepted in exchange for one of his hybrids to save Elena. They had a fun afternoon where Caroline asks him if he would ever take the cure for become human again, but he evades her question by asking her if she would take the cure. Later, Klaus revealed to Caroline the only time he wanted to be human again, Caroline likes that. When Klaus returned for her graduation, he told Caroline that he intends to be her last love, no matter how long it takes. He believes one day that she will choose him and let him show her the world. After returning to Mystic Falls to see the supposed death of Katherine, Klaus is in the woods with Caroline and he asks her to be honest about her feelings for him and that as soon as they are done with the conversation, he is going to walk away and never come back. Caroline finally accepts that they have a connection and then they share their first kiss which leads up to sex.

### Tyler Lockwood

> Which means I can kill your ass, and no one else has to die.
>
> **Tyler** to **Klaus**

Main article: Tyler and Klaus
 File:VD311C 0263b111230125841.jpeg  Tyler was the first successful hybrid of Klaus' bloodline and Klaus' most trusted hybrid. Initially Tyler was very grateful as Klaus had taken the pain of turning on a full moon away. However due to being supernaturally loyal to Klaus. Tyler was forced to do things he did not wish to do, such as when Klaus made Tyler bite Caroline. After losing his friends and his girlfriend, Tyler vowed to break the sirebond so he would no longer hurt his friends, even if that meant breaking every single bone in his body a hundred times. Klaus was unaware that Tyler started a coup d'etat against him by freeing the other hybrids and claiming the title of the Alpha of the Hybrid Pack. However Hayley who had helped Tyler with this task, had told Klaus, which resulted the massacre of the whole pack excluding Tyler. This wasn't enough to satisfy Klaus' anger, therefore he killed Carol Lockwood in a fit of rage. Enraged by this. Tyler swore vengeance against Klaus, and headed out to New Orleans, to avenge his mother and his fallen friends. After a hectic battle, Tyler was shown to be a worthy opponent despite being outmatched, and was eventually defeated by Klaus, who compelled Tyler to leave and know that he meant nothing to him. Tyler and Klaus were arch nemesis' and had the most intense rivalry on the show. The current state of their feud now is unknown, and possibly ended now that the two have gone down very different paths. Klaus being a father, and Tyler being a vampire hunter.

### Other Relationships

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* Klaus, Eivor and Veronica (Half-Siblings/Former Allies)
* Klaus, Hayley and Hope (Father/Mother/Daughter/Former Allies)
* Klaus and Finn (Half-Brothers/Former Enemies)
* Klaus and Frejya (Half-Brother and Half-Sister/Former Allies)
* Ragnar and Klaus (Step-Father and Step-Son/Enemies)
* Klaus and Talos (Father and Son/Frenemies)
* Klaus and Morgana (Mother and Son/Enemies)
* Klaus and Nimuae (Aunt and Nephew/Former Allies/Enemies)
* Klaus and Lucien (Ex-Friends/Enemies)
* Klaus and Aurora (Ex-Girlfriend/Enemies)
* Klaus and Davina (Enemies)

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* Klaus and Jackson (Former Allies/Enemies/Rivals)
* Klaus and Genevieve (Enemies/Ex-Lovers)
* Klaus and Kieran (Friends/Former Allies)
* Damian and Klaus (Former Enemies/Friends)
* Jason and Klaus (Former Enemies/Friends)
* Klaus and Clare (Frenemies/Former Enemies)
* Klaus and Alaric (Former Enemies/Allies)
* Klaus and Lizzie (Enemies)
* Klaus and Sophie (Enemies/Former Allies)
* Klaus and Katherine (Enemies)
* Klaus and Josh (Frenemies/Former Allies)
* Klaus and Aiden (Friends/Former Allies)
* Klaus, Caroline, and Tyler (Former Love Triangle)

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## Events Influenced By Klaus' Goal Of Breaking The Curse

* Katherine/Mason
* Tyler/Caroline
* Rose/Trevor
* Elijah/Isobel
* Elena/Jenna

Katherine and Mason

* Katherine turning into a vampire to avoid being sacrificed.
	+ *Katerina*
* Katherine's arrival in Mystic Falls, betraying her friends and family, siring Stefan and Damon and faking her death.
	+ *Lost Girls*
	+ *Children of the Damned*
	+ *Blood Brothers*
	+ *Founder's Day*
	+ *The Return*
* The moonstone coming into George Lockwood's possession.
	+ *Memory Lane*
* Mason Lockwood's curse being activated.
	+ *Kill or Be Killed*
* Katherine Pierce and Mason Lockwood's return to Mystic Falls.
	+ *Founder's Day*
	+ *The Return*

Caroline and Tyler

* Caroline being turned into a vampire.
	+ *The Return*
* Tyler's curse being activated.
	+ *Masquerade*

Rose and Trevor

* Rose and Trevor kidnapping Elena so they could get their freedom.
	+ *Masquerade*
	+ *Rose*

Elijah and Isobel

* Elijah meeting the Petrova Doppelgänger. Rose granted freedom while Trevor was decapitated.
	+ *Rose*
* Elijah's deal with Elena.
	+ *By the Light of the Moon*
* The death of:
	+ *Luka*
	+ *Jonas*
	+ *Greta Martin*
* Elijah's revival, and trust for Elena.
	+ *The Last Dance*, *Klaus*
* Isobel's return to Mystic Falls (under compulsion of Klaus) and with the help of Maddox, retrieving the moonstone and capturing Katherine and Alaric. After Isobel's job was finished, she was compelled by Klaus to take off her necklace and burn to death in the sunlight. (*The House Guest*, *Know Thy Enemy*)

Jenna and Elena

* Jenna being turned into a vampire.
	+ *The Last Day*
* The deaths of Jenna, Jules, Elena (resurrected) and John.
	+ *The Sun Also Rises*
* Elena readying herself to be sacrificed to save her friends.
	+ *The Sacrifice*
	+ *By the Light of the Moon*

## Appearances

### Legacies

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* *This is the Part Where You Run* (Mentioned)
* *Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn* (Photo/Indirectly Mentioned)
* *Death Keeps Knocking On My Door* (Mentioned)
* *There's a World Where Your Dreams Came True* (Mentioned/Photo in Wish Reality)
* *There's a Mummy on Main Street* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *Let's Just Finish the Dance* (Mentioned)
* *I'll Tell You a Story* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *There's Always a Loophole* (Indirectly Mentioned)

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* *This Year Will Be Different* (Mentioned)

Template:Col-3 **Season Three**

* *Salvatore: The Musical!* (Mentioned)
* *This is What It Takes* (Mentioned)
* *To Whom It May Concern* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *Long Time, No See* (Indirectly Mentioned)

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## Episode Absence

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* In Season Three, Klaus doesn't appear in four episodes:
	+ *Smells Like Teen Spirit*
	+ *Ghost World*
	+ *1912*
	+ *Break On Through*

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* In Season Four, Klaus doesn't appear in four episodes:
	+ *Memorial*
	+ *We'll Always Have Bourbon Street*
	+ *Stand By Me*
	+ *The Walking Dead*

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## Changes from the Books

 File:Klaus in the saga.jpg  In the books, Klaus is of unknown age, but is at least from the Bronze Age. He seems to have fought in every major war through time, most notably in Alexander the Great's army, in the Trojan War, and in the wars that led to the Roman Empire's downfall (on the Germanic side). He then decided to stick around the general area of Germany where, sometime in the 15th century. In the books, Klaus was the one who transformed Katherine into a vampire, in the TV series, it ended up being Rose who played the part, and Klaus and Katherine's back stories have been completely changed from the books. Klaus shows great strength and durability at all times of injury and other vampires feared law. For example: Klaus manipulates the mind of Katherine to inform the brothers Salvatore's that he is dead (Katherine kills Klaus centuries ago, because he is no longer useful). Klaus continually avoids Elena messages or visions to Bonnie and Stefan. A vampire must be invited by someone to enter your home, but Klaus enters Vicki's house and violently murdered her without one. Stefan and Damon fight against Klaus, but do not do any harm. In the books, when everyone tries to fight against Klaus, all of the weapons used against him fail. Klaus more or less kills Stefan, and nearly kills Damon as well, until an intervention from Elena's spirit, leading an army's worth of unquiet Civil War ghosts against him. The ghosts carry a screaming Klaus away, and his current whereabouts (and state of being) are unknown. It was later revealed that when he had attacked Meredith's grandfather before the books started, he had in fact been trying to capture Meredith and her twin brother Cristian. He failed to capture Meredith who became half-human, half-vampire as a result, but got Cristian who became a vampire himself.

## Name

* **Klaus** is a German variation of "Nicholas". From the Greek *Νικολαος* (Nikolaos) meaning "*victory of the people*". It's the name of a saint who is at the origin of Saint Claus legend. It is also a shortened name of Niklaus. **In** **Ancient Norse:** ᚾᛁᚲᛚᚨᚢᛋᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ.
* **Mikaelson** is of of Scandinavian origin and means "Son of Mikael".

## Tropes

* Chronic Backstabbing Disorder - 'nuff said.
* The Casanova - Katerina (a little) and, most recently, Caroline.
* All Love is Unrequited - Caroline. Despite his attempts to woo her, and the fact that she knows he's in love with her, she is in love with Tyler and keeps refusing his advances. Still has chance to be averted, though is increasingly unlikely given the time he has left in Mystic Falls. See also Sympathy for the Devil .
* A Day in the Limelight - Has an episode named after him. Due to his nature at the time, it also classifies as a Villain Episode .
* Actually fits the Evil Brit accent trope - as the only character on the show with a British accent, this has not been averted nor inverted.
* Monster Sob Story - Due to an illegitimate birth, his step-father Ragnar is unjustly more volatile towards him. See Abusive Parents . See also Cry for the Devil .
* Magnificent Bastard - Averted due to Villainous Breakdown
* And I Must Scream - Shared with family. However, instead of being daggered, Klaus must literally be chained and desiccated. When Alaric was turned into a vampire/vampire hunter, Klaus could do nothing to prevent Alaric from staking his desiccated body with the elder oak stake .
* SelfMadeOrphan - Niklaus has killed his legal-father and mother.
* Papa Wolf Overprotective Dad- Klaus is very protective of his daughter and has no limits when it comes to Hope's safety and well being. He even killed his own father in order to protect his daughter after he found out about Hope still being alive. Klaus trusts nobody apart from himself when it comes to Hope and his love for her has no bounds.

## Quotes

* Season Three
* Season Four
* Season Five

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* Season Two
* Season Three
* Season Four
* Season Five

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## See also

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