Kol Mikaelson

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## Biographical Information:

### Born

* October 3rd, 982 A.D. ( Mystic Falls, Age 19/1048)

### Turned

* By Esther Einar in  September 30th, 1001 (Through The Immortality Spell)

### Occupation

* Nobleman (1002-1700s) (Formerly)
* Nomad (1300's-1700's) (Formerly)

### Title(s)

* Love of My Life, Husband, Darling (All By Bonnie)
* Dad, Daddy (Both By Siyah)
* Uncle Kol, Cheeky Uncle Kol  (Both By Sophia, Jenna, Håkon,  Alexandria, Emersyn, Miranda, Henrik, Mathias, Lillian, and Eden)

### Species

* Witch (Originally)
* Original Vampire

### House

* New Orleans, French Quarter, The Mikaelson Compound

## Romantic Infomation

### Significant Others

* Bonnie Bennett (Wife)
* Davina Claire (Ex-Fling)

## Family Information:

### Parents

* Mikael Mikaelson (Biological Father; Deceased)
* Esther Einar (Biological Mother)
* Ansel Olsen (Step-Father)
* Rudy Hopkins (Father-in-law; Deceased)
* Abby Bennett (Mother-in-law)

### Siblings

* Freya Mikaeldotter (Older-Sister)
* Mathias Griffith-Malraux (Nephew, Via Freya, Vincent, and Keelin)
* Finn Mikaelson (Older-Brother)
* Elijah Mikaelson (Older-Brother)
* Emersyn Mikaelson (Niece, Via Elijah ans Katerina)
* Niklaus Mikaelson (Maternal-Older-Half-Brother)
* Jenna Mikaelson (Half-Niece, Via Niklaus and Lorelei)
* Miranda Kenner (Step-Half-Niece, Via Niklaus and Lorelei)
* Alexandria Mikaelson (Half-Niece, Via Niklaus and Lorelei)
* Håkon Mikaelson (Half-Nephew, Via Niklaus and Lorelei)
* Henrik Mikaelson (Half-Nephew, Via Niklaus and Lorelei)
* Neveah Mikaeldotter (Maternal-Half- Older-Sister)
* Sophia Mikaelson-Salvatore (Half-Niece, Via Neveah and Damon)
* Rebekah Mikaeldotter (Younger-Twin-Sister)
* Lillian Salvatore (Niece, Via Rebekah and Stefan)
* Eden Salvatore (Niece, Via Rebekah and Stefan)
* Henrik Mikaelson (Younger-Brother; Deceased)

### Children

* Qetsiyah Mikaelson (First Born, First/Only Daughter)

### Other Relatives

* Dahlia Einar  (Maternal Aunt; Deceased)
* Sheila Bennett (Grandmother-in-law)

## Loyalty Information:

### Bestfriends

* Enzo St John
* Jeremy Gilbert
* Rebekah Mikaeldotter

### Enemies

* Tristan De Martel (Formerly; Deceased)
* The Hollow (Formerly; Deceased)
* Many People (Formerly; Deceased)

### Affiliation

* The Einar Family (By Birth)
* The Mikaelson Family (By Birth)
* The Olsen Family (By Mother's Marriage)
* The Bennett Family (By Marriage/Daughter)
* Th Hopkins Family (By Marriage/Daughter)

## Appearance Information:

### First Seen

* *Bringing Out The Dead* *(TVD)*
* *Always and Forever*  *(Flashback/Neutralized) (TO)*
* *The Originals: The Awakening - Part 1*  *(TOA)*
* *Everything That Can Be Lost May Also Be Found* *(Legacies)*

### Last Seen

* *Resident Evil* *(TVD)*
* *The Originals: The Awakening - Part 4* *(TOA)*
* *When The Saints Go Marching In*  *(TO)*
* *Everything That Can Be Lost May Also Be Found* *(Legacies)*

**Kol Dalton Mikaelson** (***Elder Futhark:** ᚲᛟᛚ ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ*) is a major recurring character on *The Originals*. He also had a recurring role in the third, Fourth, and Fifth season *The Vampire Diaries* where he served as an antagonist and anti-hero. He is the guest star on *Legacies*. Kol is also the main protagonist of the short web series *The Originals: The Awakening*.

Kol is the husband of Bonnie Bennett. He is the son of Mikael Mikaelson and Esther Einar the stepson of Ansel Olsen the adoptive son-in-law of Rudy Hopkins and Abby Bennett. The adoptive grandson-in-law of Sheila Bennett the younger brother of Freya Mikaeldotter, Finn Mikaelson, and Elijah Mikaelson the maternal half younger brother of Niklaus Mikaelson and Neveah Mikaeldotter the older-twin-brother of Rebekah Mikaeldotter the older-brother of the late Henrik Mikaelson the brother-in-law of Keelin Malraux, Sage Benedici, Katerina Petrova known as Katherine Pierce, and Stefan Salvatore.

the half-brother-in-law of through his half-siblings marriage Lorelei Gilbert, and Damon Salvatore the nephew of Dahlia Einar the father of Qetsiyah Mikaelson the uncle of Freya and Keelin’s son Mathias Griffith-Malraux, Elijah and Katerina’s daughter Emersyn Mikaelson, and Rebekah and Stefan’s daughters Lillian Salvatore, and Eden Salvatore the half-uncle of Klaus and Lorelei’s children Jenna Mikaelson, Alexandria Mikaelson, Håkon Mikaelson, and Henrik Mikaelson, and Neveah and Damon's daughter Sophia Mikaelson-Salvatore the step-uncle of Jackson and Lorelei's daughter Miranda Kenner.

Throughout his life, Kol struggled emotionally with his status as the black sheep of the family, and the belief that his siblings considered him to be more of a nuisance than their own brother. He was shown to be rather spiteful and jealous over Marcel Gerard, whom he perceived was treated more like family than he ever was. As a result of this insecurity, Kol often lashed out violently which earned him a dangerous reputation and on occasion, the ire of his siblings. In reality, his bad behavior is revealed to be simple cries for attention.

During the fourth season of *The Vampire Diaries*, Kol feared the return of Silas and was adamant about stopping him. He antagonized the Mystic Falls Gang and at one point Elena Gilbert proposed a truce between them. However, the truce was really a setup to kill Kol and it ultimately led to Klaus stopping Jeremy Gilbert, Elena Gilbert, and Lorelei Gilbert whom disagreed with killing Kol in the first place from killing Kol which Kol and Jeremy fought which led to Jeremy with bruises.

Kol first appeared in *Bringing Out The Dead*, where his brother Klaus undaggered him, brandishing the newly freed dagger against Elijah after they fought before he re-daggered Kol. Later, when Klaus sent Elijah to see if Damon Salvatore kept his word on the deal they had just made, Elijah doubled back and secretly took the dagger out of Kol and the rest of his siblings, whereupon they all gathered and used their daggers to attack Klaus before declaring that they would be a family without him. He was shocked when he saw his mother and step father Esther and Ansel arrive, believing them to have been killed by their father Mikael, when really they were just freed from the 4th coffin which had been locked and spelled, whose contents were unknown up until that moment.

**Kol** is apart of **The Einar Family**, and **The Mikaelson Family** by birth he is part of by his mother's marriage to Ansel Olsen **The Olsen Family**, and **The Bennett Family** by his daughter and marriage to his wife, **Bonnie Bennett**.

## Name

* **Kol is pronounced as "Cole ", old English word meaning "charcoal". In Ancient Norse: ᚲᛟᛚ ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ. Kol in the Nordic origin, means Kol means Dark. Name Kol is of Nordic origin and is a Boy name. People with name Kol are usually by religion.**
* **As dapper as the British surname it's derived from, Dalton is a smart and trendy boy's name with equal parts cool and nerdy. Dalton comes from the Old English *dæl,* “valley,” and *tūn*, “settlement,” and was a surname borne by aristocratic families and landholders throughout England. A name steeped in British charm, Dalton has that bad boy appeal while still living up to the preppiness of New York academia. With a title that exudes intelligence and self-assuredness, baby Dalton will undoubtedly glide through life.**

* **Mikaelson *(Elder Futhark: ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ)* is of Scandinavian origin and means "Son of Mikael".**
* **Other spellings of the name Mikaelson include *Michaelson, Michelson, Mikelson, Michaelsen*.**
* **The name Mikael comes from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el), which translates as the question "Who is like God"?**
* **The name Mikaelson is a patronymic surname, or a name constructed using the father's given name and a suffix indicating either "son" or "daughter". Strictly speaking, Rebekah would have taken the patronym Mikaelsdotter, or "Daughter of Mikael",**
* **in earlier times, but during the 19th century, Scandinavian naming conventions began to evolve, such that families preferred to take a family name rather than a patronymic surname.**
* **Mikaelson is an example of a patronymic surname that was "frozen" to become an inherited family name. Iceland is one country where the practice of using patronymic surnames still exists, whereas inherited family names are now mandatory in other Scandinavian countries.**

## References

1. ↑ *https://www.schoolmykids.com/parenting/baby-names/kol*
2. ↑ *https://www.thebump.com/b/dalton-baby-name*
3. ↑ *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelson#:~:text=Michael-,Meaning,Hebrew*

## Personality

Next to nothing is known of Kol's personality when he was a human for the first time, before Esther turned her children into vampires. However, it was shown that he was close to his family, and this is reaffirmed by Kol's sadness at the disintegrating relationships between his siblings over a thousand years later. Kol loved being a witch, being something of a prodigy with magic, and out of his siblings was one of the only ones to actually tap into his power aside from his oldest sister Freya. He specifically loved the power that magic gave him and hated having to lose it when he was turned into a vampire. According to Rebekah, even as a child, Kol would not continue to lie once he has been caught on the act.

However, as an Original vampire, Kol is menacing, unpredictable, dangerous, wicked, cheeky, somewhat unreasonable and cocky to a fault. He can quickly go from being a respectful gentleman to direct and aggressive. When Kol is presented to Carol Lockwood, he greets her with dignity and charm, but when Damon Salvatore is introduced to Kol, he speaks to him very condescendingly. Kol patronizes his siblings often, challenging them with snark and contempt, especially Rebekah and Klaus, demonstrating his clear irreverence. He enjoys breaking the rules, and is naturally very defiant; Finn even aptly describes him as being the wildest one in the family. Kol is also not short on ego, a fact Klaus has remarked on and considers himself to be "handsome". Additionally, Kol comes across as a playboy and hedonist, seemingly taking great pleasure in his vampire nature. One of Kol's defining characteristics is his vindictiveness. Much like Klaus, Kol does not hesitate to get retribution on those who have caused him harm; plotting for decades against both Klaus and Rebekah for sleights that caused him pain. Kol does not forgive easily, though may pretend to further his goals of vengeance.

As an Original vampire, Kol finds child-like enjoyment in his acts of violence, sometimes comparing them to games like hide-and-seek and believing that there is always time for games when he is told to take a situation seriously. A sadistic facet to Kol's character has also been shown such as when he compelled an acting troupe to murder each other while performing Hamlet just for his own entertainment. This example also illustrates his dark sense of humor, resulting in Elijah to opine that his brother has a "vile imagination". Later, in 1914, Kol callously slaughtered half a church parish, including a young altar boy, just to kill one woman whose house he needed to be able to enter. Kol had no regrets about the massacre, happily going to a family dinner soon after.

However, part of Kol missed being a witch. He missed the power that magic had given him and to make up for it, he turned to violence and mayhem, embracing his vampire nature. It was later revealed that Kol hated being a vampire due to the blood lust and heightened emotions, and preferred being a witch because he finally got to be himself.

Despite his flaws, he is shown to truly care for his family. However, due to not being included in the "always and forever" vow made by Klaus, Rebekah, and Elijah, Kol has always felt excluded and isolated from his siblings. His extremely violent and aggressive antics are a result of wanting attention from them. Once Marcel joined the family, Kol's jealousy and bitterness grew worse since Marcel seemed to take his spot in the family. When threatened by Rebekah, he was even shown to be ashamed of what his family had become, and was saddened that Elijah was so disgusted by their fighting. He has also stated his appreciation of witches, holding them in high esteem. He seems closest to Rebekah and Klaus, though he has stated he views some of Klaus' actions as "horrors". He along with the rest of his siblings (excluding Finn) seemed to look up to Elijah, seeing him as the noble one. However, Kol's violent, reckless, and impulsive nature often clashed with his family, despite really caring for them beneath his vain personality.

Like Klaus, Kol has a sense of honor as he will not go back on his word, however, like his half-brother, he will always look for loopholes in the deals he makes. Despite being intelligent and calculating, he is known to draw unwanted attention to himself.

## Physical Appearance

Kol is marked by his brown hair and dark brown eyes. Despite being over a 1000-years old, he appears to be in his late teens, somewhere about 17-18. He is approximately 6'1" in height, very handsome and with a lean and athletic build. As shown while preparing for the Ball, Kol is very proud of his appearance, bordering on arrogance.

When he was first undaggered from his coffin, he was dressed in what he was wearing in the early twentieth century; a collared shirt with a vest, and dress pants. Kol shares a similar fashion sense to the rest of his family, dressing in a very high-class manner, but with a casual edge similar to his brother Klaus' attire, that is more prominent in modern times. Kol tends to dress in darker colors, wearing casual-button down shirts, both short and long-sleeved. He also wears henleys and occasionally t-shirts. He also wears stylish jackets most of the time, wearing coats and simple jackets. The colors Kol wears range from gray to navy blue to black to brown.