Josie Forbes

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## Biographical information

### Occupation

* Member of the Gemini Coven
* Student and Honor Council Member (Witch Representative)
* Member of the Triple Crescents

### Title(s)

* Wonder Twins, Little Munchkins, Little Squirt  (All by Damon to Josie and Lizzie)
* Little One (by Klaus)
* Joanie, Kiddo, Little Niece (All by Kai)

## Family information

### Family Members

**Biological:**

* Alaric † (Paternal Great-Great-Grandfather)
* Ed Saltzman (Paternal Grandfather)
* Dianne Saltzman (Paternal Grandmother)
* Joshua Parker † (Maternal Grandfather)
* Joshua's Twin Brother † (Maternal Great-Uncle)
* Kai Parker (Maternal Uncle)
* Freya Mikaelson (Aunt, via Kai)
* Joey Parker † (Maternal Uncle)
* 1 Unnamed Maternal Uncle †
* 2 Unnamed Maternal Aunts †
* Olivia Parker † (Maternal Aunt)
* Lucas Parker † (Maternal Uncle)
* Josette Laughlin † (Biological Mother)
* Alaric Saltzman † (Father)
* Lizzie Forbes (Twin Sister)
* Thalia Mikaelson-Parker (Cousin)

**Via Surrogacy:**

* Caroline Forbes (Surrogate Mother)
* Niklaus Mikaelson (Step-Father, via Caroline)
* William Forbes † (Surrogate Maternal Ancestor)
* Gerald Forbes † (Surrogate Maternal Ancestor)
* Bill Forbes † (Surrogate Maternal Grandfather)
* Elizabeth Forbes † (Surrogate Maternal Grandmother)

## Supernatural information

### Significant spells

* Siphoning (various)
* Telekinesis (various)
* Pyrokinesis (various)
* Dark Magic Locator Spell (with Hope)
* Rebound Spell
* Locator Spell (various)
* Barrier Spell (various)
* Sleeping Spell (various)

## Physical appearance

### Height

* 5'5" (Feet)
* 1.65 (Meters)

### Eye color

* Brown

**Josette "Josie" Olivia Forbes** is one of the twin daughters of Alaric Saltzman and Josette Laughlin, the other being Lizzie Forbes. Due to Josette's death, she was carried via surrogacy by Caroline Forbes. When Joshua Parker realized that Jo had betrayed him and would be having siphon twins, he, along with the Gemini Coven, brutally murdered her and supposedly killed the twins. However, Kai transferred the twins into Caroline's womb. Since then, she has been raised by Caroline, with the help of the Mikaelson Family and the rest of her friends.

**Josie Forbes** is a member of the **Saltzman Family** and the **Parker Family** and a member of the **Forbes Family** due to being Caroline's surrogate daughter. She also has ties to the **Mikaelson Family** due to being the step-daughter of Klaus.

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* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3
* Book 4
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* Book 2
* Book 3
* Book 4

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## Personality

Josie is level headed, borderline brilliant, and comfortable in her sexuality. Though well-liked and her twin's social equal in every way, Josie is content to play second fiddle to her sister Lizzie. She is more laid back and more compassionate than her sister, though she does have her moments where she is judgmental and mean. With Gemini's prone to bipolar behavior, the stable Josie is quick to protect Lizzie when her sister starts to go off the rails. Josie strives for perfection in almost all aspects of her life and is in general the calm to her sister's storm.

Josie, like her sister and ancestors, battles with an inner-darkness that she doesn't quite understand. Through this, she is susceptible to the use of dark magic and negative influence. Instead of turning to her family, Josie turned to one of the teachers at the school, who used her. This led to dark magic consuming her and causing her to become someone devoid of rules, human-life, and boundaries. Out of fear, the real Josie hid in her subconscious to avoid confronting her dark side. She was afraid that being powerful also meant being Evil. With the help of her best friend Hope and uncle Kai, Josie realized that she can be both strong and good and she was able to embrace her full potential and rid herself of Dark Josie.

## Physical Appearance

Josie is a very pretty young woman with medium-long brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5'5" and has an athletic build and light skin. Josie often wears her hair up, mostly in a simple, loose ponytail. However, sometimes she does wear it down or switches up the style, such as when she wore her hair in messy twin buns for a football game.

Josie often wears light colors such as yellow, light green, and white. She often wears short skirts, shorts, or jeans with stylish tops. Josie also likes wearing cashmere sweaters and tops and pairs her outfits with medium heeled boots or flats. She rarely wears accessories, opting only for small earring, and wears a minimal amount of makeup on a daily basis.

## Powers and Abilities

Josie possesses all standard powers and abilities of a siphoner, a subsection of witches.

## Weaknesses

Josie has all the typical weaknesses of a siphoner.

## Relationships

### Caroline Forbes

"*She's the only mother I know and I love her more than anything.*"
— Josie about Caroline

*Main Article: Caroline and Josie*

Caroline is Josie's surrogate mother. When the Gemini Coven killed Jo, Kai Parker saved the babies by placing the fetuses into Caroline. After everything settled, Kai told Caroline what he had done but she didn't believe him because she thought it would be impossible. Caroline also thought idea of her being pregnant to be ridiculous because she was a vampire and female vampires cannot get pregnant. When she finally heard their heartbeats and accepted the possibility of her having children, Caroline was overjoyed. While pregnant, Caroline stayed in Mystic Falls instead of New Orleans in order to protect her unborn children. However, she returned to New Orleans for Adrianna and Damon's wedding and it is there that her water broke. She then later gives birth to Josie and her twin sister in New Orleans. Caroline fell in love with her daughters the moment they were born and swore to always protect them. She promised that she would do her best to give them a good childhood and she kept that promise despite the many supernatural dangers that they went through. Josie loves her mother very much and looks up to her. The two have a very strong bond and would do anything for each other. Josie is one of the inspirations behind Caroline and Adrianna starting the Mikaelson-Salvatore Institute.

### Lizzie Forbes

"*Lizzie is the best person that I know.*"
—Josie about Lizzie

*Main Article: Josie and Lizzie*

Lizzie is Josie's twin sister and best friend. Josie helps Lizzie see reason whenever she goes off the rails. They have known each other their whole lives and have gone through a lot as children together. Though they have a strong bond, they are sometimes at odds due to Lizzie's more outspoken and demanding personality. While Josie is mostly content with being in the background while her sister is in the spotlight, this fact sometimes makes Josie feel inferior to her twin sister. After Josie was voted onto the school's honor council over her sister, she becomes more confident in herself and begins to stand up to her sister more. Their relationship becomes strained after Lizzie hid the fact that Penelope left the school from Josie. Angered by this perceived betrayal, Josie turns her back on her sister, which culminates into a magical fight between the two that Josie wins. The sisters repair their relationship after speaking to Hope and Alexia, respectively. Both sisters are very protective of each other and are willing to do whatever they can to keep each other safe.

### Hope Mikaelson

"*I'm not giving up on you, Josie.*"
—Hope to Josie

*Main Article: Hope and Josie*

Hope is Josie's step-sister and one of her best friends. They have known each other since childhood, though they haven't always been close due to Hope's hesitance with getting too close to people. Though they weren't close, the two have been through a lot as young children, such as the Hollow. Hope and Josie become closer in their teenage years as they battled the supernatural creatures that attacked the school. The two spend a lot of time together practicing magic and hanging out, which causes Lizzie to get jealous and dislike Hope. Josie is shown to care deeply for Hope and always defends her against their peers. On Josie's birthday, Hope leaves a note and a gift for her in her room. In the note Hope wrote that she wants Josie's wishes to come true and that she wants her to shine instead of holding herself back. The gift is a spelled necklace that Josie could siphon magic from.

### Penelope Park

"*I'm still nursing a wounded soul.*"
—Josie about her former relationship with Penelope

Penelope is Josie's ex-girlfriend and frenemy. The history of their former relationship is unknown, but it has been stated several times that Penelope hurt Josie prior to their relationship ending. Josie is furious at both Penelope and MG when she catches them making out and as revenge, she sets Penelope's on fire with a spell, burning her hair. Later, Penelope confronts Josie about burning her hair and states that she likes her new hairstyle, which further annoys Josie. Despite their cat-and-mouse game, Penelope, in her own way, still cares for Josie. Penelope believes that they will never have a real relationship because she spends all her energy taking care of Lizzie. Penelope resolves that if Josie won't stand up for herself, she'll burn Lizzie's world down around her, proving that Penelope still cares about Josie. The feelings are also slightly mutual as Josie claimed to be "nursing a wounded soul" in reference to Penelope. Penelope later reveals that she is selfish and wants Josie for herself. Josie reciprocates and the two kiss. After this, things are a bit awkward due to Josie avoiding talking with Penelope about their complicated relationship. Penelope escorts Josie at the Miss Mystic Falls contest but becomes angry when Josie purposefully lost the contest to follow Lizzie's wishes. Josie finally reconciles with Penelope when she finds out that she is transferring schools overseas, partly due to her finding out about Josie and the Merge. They share a heartfelt and tearful good-bye.

### Other Relationships

* Klaus and Josie (Step-daughter and Step-Father)
* Alexia and Josie (Close Friends/Close Allies)
* Josie and Thalia (Friends/Allies)
* Josie and Adrianna (Family)

## Name

* **Josette** is a feminine French name meaning "God will increase".
* **Olivia** is a girl's name of Latin origin. It means "Olive tree".
* **Forbes** is a masculine surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place, meaning "field, area of land" in Gaelic.

## Trivia

* She and her twin sister, Lizzie, are the second babies that are known to have been carried by a vampire.
	+ Hope Mikaelson is the first as she was carried by her tribrid mother.
* She and Lizzie were the first to be born via C-section.
* Josie is allergic to seaweed.
* She can speak Japanese.