Klaus and Hope

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## General Information

### Intimacy Levels

Family, Father/Daughter, Former Allies; Love Each Other, Klaus had been absent from Hope's life for approximately thirteen years; first due to Klaus acting as an life-force anchor to save his family and then again due to the guilt of what he did when she was ten (this strained their relationship), Klaus would have destroyed those who would ever harm Hope, Klaus was protective of Hope, Hope initially believed Klaus to be her "deadbeat dad" being she described him, Hope wished Klaus would have contacted her via phone call or some other form of communication because she hadn't heard from him, Klaus sacrificed his life for Hope, Klaus watches over Hope as a spirit and she was made aware of this.

## Family Information

### Status

Father/Daughter, Former Allies; Ended (Klaus is dead)

**The father-daughter relationship between the Original Hybrid, Niklaus Mikaelson, and the Original Tribrid, Hope Mikaelson**. Hope is Klaus' only child with Hayley Marshall-Kenner.

Though initially uninterested in having a child of his own, Klaus soon changed his mind, not wanting his child to suffer what he had to endure with his own step-father, Mikael. Because of that, and in spite of the fact that Hope's blood can be used to sire Hybrids, Klaus has made it clear that he doesn't want to abuse or in any way take advantage of his daughter's existence. He was forced to send her away to live with her aunt Rebekah and Marcel to protect her from those who would try to harm her, or those who would target her for being a Mikaelson.

Klaus and Hayley decided to work together to make New Orleans a safe home for Hope. They took control of the supernatural factions in the city. Once they accomplished this plan, they intended to bring Hope back to New Orleans to live with her mother and father.

They were separated for ten years until it was safe to bring Hope home. Hope and Klaus reunited and shared a lovely, peaceful day together. Hope became infected with the power of the Hollow, a power that put her life in danger. To save Hope, Klaus and his siblings each took a portion of the Hollow's power within themselves and separated to different corners of the world. If they came in close proximity to one another, or to Hope, the consequences were dire. As a result, Hope and Klaus were forcefully separated.

Five years later, Klaus had not seen or spoken to Hope in three years. They were briefly reunited in New Orleans because of Hayley's disappearance. Following Hayley's death, Klaus raised Hope as a single parent, as they grew closer and better understood one another. They repaired their formerly-strained relationship, and Hope took the power of the Hollow back inside herself, which allowed her and Klaus the chance to grow closer. They shared moments of father-daughter intimacy, with Klaus helping Hope through her first transition as a werewolf and comforting her when she felt hopeless. However, the power proved too much for Hope and began to kill her. Klaus asked his nieces Lizzie and Josie to put the Hollow into himself, so he could sacrifice his life for Hope. Hope was distraught by this, but she spent a few precious last moments with her father before he, and Elijah, sacrificed themselves. Before his death, Hope promised to carry on the Mikaelson legacy and to make Klaus proud of his only daughter.

***They are known as "Klope" by fans.***