Hybrid

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## Species Information

### Related Species

* Vampire
* Original Vampire
* Werewolf
* Evolved Werewolf
* Witch
* Siphoner

### Distinction

* An amalgamated species that possesses the combined traits and abilities of two or more supernatural species

**Hybrids** are a cross-breed of two or more different supernatural species. The term is commonly used to describe a werewolf turned into a vampire due to the fact that they were the first supernatural hybrid to be introduced in the series. However, since the werewolf-vampire hybrid's creation, there have been other cross-breed hybrids revealed in the series' universe; such as siphoner turned witch-vampire hybrids, werewolf-witch hybrids; and in the unique case of Alexandria Gilbert, her sister, and her children, witch-werewolf-vampire tribrids.

Hybrids possess both the strengths and some of the weaknesses of their parent races, along with powerful attributes unique to themselves alone due to their combined heritage. For werewolf-vampire hybrids, this includes Day Walking and being able to transform into a wolf without the Full Moon's influence. For siphoner-vampire hybrids, they retain their ability to siphon magic and their own vampirism as a power source for their use in witchcraft; as they did not possess their own magic as humans, this is a skill that makes them powerful.

## Creation of Werewolf-Vampire Hybrids

To become a werewolf-vampire hybrid, a werewolf must have Klaus, Alex, Hope, Jax, Nina, Lily, Miranda, Jenna, or Nik's blood in their system before they are killed so they can awaken a short time later in transition. Because no regular vampire has ever attempted to use their own blood to turn a werewolf into a hybrid, it is likely that such an attempt would be unsuccessful. After a werewolf dies with Klaus' blood in their system, their transformation will be successful only if the wolf completes his/her transition by drinking the blood of a human doppelgänger. If a werewolf is turned with Alex, Hope, Jax, Nina, or Lily's blood, their blood can also be used to complete their transition as well, just as a doppelgänger's blood would. So far, all hybrids have been created by Klaus; with the exception of Dwayne was created by Hope. Arielle, Hayley, and Luke were created by Alex. And lastly Henry Benoit was created by Nina.

Only one hybrid, Niklaus Mikaelson, has been turned into a hybrid before triggering his werewolf gene. (This excludes his children Hope, Miranda, Jenna, and Nik; who were born hybrids). However, since Klaus is the Original hybrid and was turned into a hybrid with dark magic performed by his mother Esther as opposed to being turned by another hybrid's blood, it is unknown if untriggered werewolves can be turned into hybrids successfully via the normal procedure. If it were possible; the werewolf would presumably trigger their werewolf gene during their first kill as a vampire following the completion of their transition by feeding on the blood of a doppelgänger, Hope Mikaelson, Jaxon Salvatore, Nikolina Gilbert-Salvatore, Lillian Gilbert-Salvatore, Miranda Mikaelson, Jenna Mikaelson, or Nik Mikaelson. However, this has never been done before and concrete details are still unknown.

If a newborn hybrid feeds on regular human blood to officially complete their transition, the hybrid will become unstable, causing them to bleed from the eyes, become rabid, and eventually die in pain. This result was demonstrated during Klaus' first attempt to turn werewolves into hybrids in *The Hybrid*, after he sired Paige's Pack. However, it is unclear why that happens. It might be a reaction to being fed the wrong blood in transition in addition to feeling the effects of the full moon overhead. After Klaus sired Paige's pack, they all began to experience unbearable pain and profuse bleeding from their facial orifices until they either killed each other, were mercy-killed by Klaus, or dying of failed transitions combined with exsanguination.

It was initially believed that since the doppelgänger (Elena) was resurrected, that the ritual wasn't fully complete, which is why Klaus' first batch of hybrids failed in transition. Bonnie Bennett, an experienced witch, initially confirmed this. However, after Matt Donovan received a message from the ghost of his sister Vicki, who had contacted the witch who created the Hybrid Curse, Klaus realized that the Original witch had been playing him. A short time later, Klaus assumed that the original witch would never help him and gave Tyler Lockwood Elena's blood as a hunch when he awoke in transition, because even if it didn't work, he'd die without a successful transition anyway. Klaus' hunch ended up being correct, and Tyler then became Klaus' first successful hybrid since Klaus broke his own Hybrid Curse.

Afterward, Klaus revealed that the Original witch who cursed Klaus had a fail safe - the doppelgänger had to die in the ritual to turn Klaus, but her blood was needed to turn any hybrids he tried to make. This was put in place in order to avoid the creation of new hybrids if Klaus were to ever break the curse. Klaus believes it was done as the Original witch (who was later revealed to be his own mother, Esther Mikaelson) hated him.

It has been revealed that Klaus, as a werewolf who was turned into a hybrid with magic rather than by hybrid blood, can have children thanks to his werewolf side. Klaus' wife, Alexandria Gilbert was a tribrid at the time of the child's conception and because she was the first one to walk the earth she is able to get pregnant, resulting having her first child Hope Mikaelson.

It has been proven that tribrid blood is a powerful binding agent similar to doppelgänger blood. This eliminates the need of doppelgänger blood during transition, though only the tribrid's blood can finish the transition of a new hybrid, thus the hybrid race still depends on a single and rare supernatural creature.

## History

### Original Hybrid

The first hybrid, Klaus, was conceived when his mother Esther had an affair with the Alpha of their village's werewolf pack, Ansel. Her affair was kept a secret from everyone, as well as Klaus' werewolf heritage. However, when Klaus made his first human kill after being turned into a vampire, he triggered his werewolf gene, which turned him into a the world's first hybrid and revealed that he was the illegitimate child of the Alpha of the same pack whose member was guilty of killing Esther and Mikael's son, Henrik.

When Mikael, Klaus' step-father, learned about his wife's infidelity, he set out and killed Ansel and his whole family, which began the feud between vampires and werewolves which has been perpetuated across the ages and, to some extent, to this day. Being a hybrid, Klaus has additional powers that his siblings and father do not. However, Esther, the Original witch, cast a spell on him to suppress his werewolf side and prevent him from accessing the powers that came with his father's heritage, both as a duty to Nature (to balance his powers) as well as a way of atoning for her affair. She bound the curse with the blood of the Tatia, the first Petrova doppelgänger, and the moonstone, and then turned her back on him, a move that resulted in her violent murder at Klaus' hands.

In 15th century England, Klaus, now a nobleman in England, along with his brother Elijah, came across Katerina Petrova, later to be known as Katherine Pierce, a Petrova doppelgänger who had recently relocated after being banished from Bulgaria. When he recognized her as being the doppelgänger of Tatia, Klaus wooed her while secretly planning to use her to break the curse. However, upon learning the truth behind Klaus' desire for her, Katerina stole the moonstone and fled with help from Trevor, and ended up tricking Rose-Marie into turning her into a vampire, which put a damper on Klaus' plans to break the curse for over 500 years. In order to get back both the Petrova doppelgänger and the moonstone as soon as possible, Klaus spread a false rumor about a supposed The Sun and Moon Curse which limited the vampires' and werewolves' powers. In so doing, he set both vampires and werewolves, two warring species, into searching for a Petrova doppelgänger and the moonstone, knowing that any news of their discovery would eventually come back to him.

In 2010, Klaus enlisted a witch called Greta Martin to break the curse by sacrificing Jules, the werewolf, Jenna Sommers, who had been turned into a vampire, Elena and Alexandria Gilbert, the Petrova doppelgängers. He succeeded in breaking the curse, but as he was in transition, Bonnie Bennett, a witch who had harnessed the power of a hundred dead witches, attacked Klaus with the force of nature and pushed him to the brink of death. Klaus' older brother, Elijah, attempted to kill him for having daggered and disposed of their family, but Klaus revealed that the bodies of their siblings were safe and that he could take him to them. Elijah helped Klaus escape, despite Bonnie's threat to kill them both even if it meant death herself. Klaus completed the transition and turned into a wolf for two days, killing many and remembering the kills. He later noticed that the fact that he had stayed a wolf after the full moon meant he could change into wolf form at will.

Klaus is more powerful than any other hybrid both because he is an Original vampire with over 1,000 years of experience as well as being able to turn into a wolf and kill any vampire with a single venomous bite. The difference between him and his pure vampire siblings are that Klaus cannot be neutralized by the dagger coated in white oak ash. Also important, unlike other hybrids or vampires, Klaus can also compel other vampires and hybrids. Klaus' blood is also the only thing that can cure a vampire from a werewolf bite's venom, as shown when he saved Damon in exchange for Stefan's loyalty.

### Tribrid

There are only ten tribrid's in the world. Alexandria Gilbert is the first known tribrid to walk the earth who's a full vampire-werewolf-witch before her three children Jax, Nina, and Lily died and activated their full vampire side. Alex then turned her twin sister, Elena, in 2030. The only tribrid's to not active their vampire side fully is Hope, Miranda, Jenna, and Nik. Sheila is the only tribrid that is not vampire-werewolf-witch but a vampire-witch-psychic.

### Werewolf-Witch

The only known werewolf-witches are Luna Lockwood, her witch gene being from her mother and the werewolf gene from her father; and Finn Mikaelson, who got the witch gene from his father and werewolf gene from his biological mother.

### Heretic (Vampire-Witch)

The first witch-vampire hybrids, were originally a subset of mutated witches known as Siphoners. Considered to be unnatural for their ability to steal magic from other supernatural species (witches, vampires, werewolves, etc) or magical objects, they were cast out of their Coven. The original six then became known as the Heretics, making their way to Europe, where they eventually met Lillian Salvatore. Lily had been massacring several thousand people in Europe in the years after she turned in 1858. After meeting Lily, a Ripper vampire, and her lover Julian, they quickly became close friends and a family. Now in more modern days there are born vampire witches, specially in the Mikaelson and Bennett Family. Parker St. John-Bennett, Victoria Mikaelson, Mason Gerard-Mikaelson, Ace Mikaelson, and Isabella Mikaelson are all born vampire-witch, hybrids. Adella Gilbert-Mikaelson is one of two siphoner alive to turn vampire-witch, hybrid. Katherine Pierce is also vampire-witch hybrid, due to being resurrected by tribrid Alex Gilbert and being turned from witch to vampire-witch hybrid.

## Powers and Abilities

### Vampire-Werewolf

Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids have the powers and abilities of both werewolves and non-Original vampires, both physically enhanced powers and abilities of mind compulsion. Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids will grow stronger with age due to their vampirism and will also increase in strength when enraged, due to their werewolf side. Their strength will also increase during a full moon.

* **Super Strength:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are stronger than Werewolves, Evolved Werewolves, non-Original Vampires, Supernatural Hunters, Immortals and Humans. Due to their vampire side, they also get stronger with age. The full moon will boost their strength and aggression. Older non-Original vampires may be stronger and more challenging for many newborn non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids. However, if a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid fights a non-Original vampire closer to their age range, the non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid will win. Ray Sutton (a dying transitioning, unsuccessful non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid) was shown to be very strong and nearly killed Damon, a non-Original vampire more than 170 years old, until Stefan saved him. Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are even capable of putting up a fight against non-Original vampires well above their age range as seen when Tyler was able to gain the upper hand and bite Nadia, a 500 year old non-Original vampire. It should be noted that Nadia did manage to overpower Tyler eventually and escape, implying that she had equal or slightly superior strength. Julian, while possessing Tyler's body, was able to fend off both Caroline and Stefan and even managed to kill the latter through heart extraction. A non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid in werewolf-form will be immensely powerful and may be a slight challenge for even an original vampire.
* **Super Speed:** A non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid's intensified quickness, agility, reflexes, and endurance makes them faster than any werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original vampires, supernatural hunters, immortals and humans. Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids can use this ability in human or werewolf form. As with strength, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids get faster with time. The full moon will increases their speed and being in werewolf form will make them even faster. Tyler was particularly fast as a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid, being fast enough to surprise Klaus and stake him.
* **Super Agility:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids possesses much more superhuman stamina, flexibility, reflexes, agility and dexterity than immortals, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves and humans. They can move, jump, climb, and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion.
* **Super Senses:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids have extremely keen senses of hearing, sight, touch, and smell that exceed those of non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, and humans. Since they're a supernatural crossbreed between werewolves and non-Original vampires, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids have the combined senses of both species thus making their ability extremely effective, Tyler Lockwood has been seen to use his super senses on multiple occasions such as when he overheard Katherine (in Elena's body) say that Caroline slept with Klaus or when he was able to hear Nadia compelling Matt but a prime example of this ability is in "Home", when Tyler is resurrected and hugs Caroline but then he tells her that it felt different, because he was no longer a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid.
* **Super Durability:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids can bear a lot of trauma. They also hardly ever get tired or fatigued. Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids can take far more trauma than any non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves and humans, without much discomfort or injury. Stakes and arrows can not kill a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid when they are struck in the heart, they merely become unconscious, they are able to resist the bullets created by The Brotherhood better than non-Original vampires as Stefan said to Tyler, that if he was a normal vampire he would be dead.
* **Enhanced Healing Factor:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids have the combined healing capabilities of both non-Original vampires and werewolves, rendering them practically invincible to anything but fatal wounds that can seriously impair their healing capabilities like decapitation or heart-extraction. They can recover/heal/regenerate from any injury much quicker and more effectively than any non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves and humans. They also seems to heal much more quickly when exposed to vervain, wolfsbane, or wood. Human blood has also known to make the healing process faster.
* **Immortality:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids stops aging the moment they transition. They become immune to all conventional diseases, toxins, poisons, viruses, illness, infections, and injuries.
* **Day Walking:** Due to their werewolf heritage, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are immune to the lethal effects that u.v. rays and sunlight have on non-Original vampires and original vampires. Allowing them to walk in daylight without the use of a day ring.
* **Emotional Control:** Due to their vampire heritage, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are able to exert certain control over their own emotions, e.g. They can turn off their humanity.
* **Enhanced Emotions:** Because of their vampiric and werewolf traits, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids experience emotions more powerfully than humans and non-Original vampires. Particularly emotions such as anger, rage, aggression and violence due to their werewolf heritage. Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are more prone to violence and rage than non-Original vampires. However, emotions such as love, joy, and happiness are intensified for them as well, allowing them to live life more intensely. This ability allows them to feel emotions at their peak regardless of their age.
* **Lycanthrope Enhancement:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are capable of using their werewolf features to further supplement their powers and abilities. Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids can grow claws from their nails and werewolf fangs from their teeth even when they are still in their human forms. When Klaus was in Tyler's body, it was shown that a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid's claws are sharp enough to penetrate a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid's very durable skin. Also non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids can display both sets of vampire and werewolf fangs. Their eyes also change into those of their werewolf form, presumably granting them better eyesight. Due to their werewolf heritage, a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid's strength and speed are heightened further during a full moon and at its peak in their werewolf forms.
* **Mind Compulsion:** A non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid can compel the minds of Humans. They cannot, however, compel original vampires, non-Original vampires, Supernatural Hunters, Witches or Werewolves.
* **Shapeshifting**/**Transformation Control:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids have the ability to transform into their werewolf forms at will. Most of them avoid transforming at all due to the pain it causes. They have complete awareness, but they still, however, have no control of their actions in werewolf form. They can also perform partial transformations, manifesting single features of their werewolf forms. Elijah informs Klaus that he remained a werewolf for two days, even when the sun was up. Showing that a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid can stay in werewolf form longer than a normal werewolf. As seen with Klaus when he bit Katherine, a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid can transform partially, displaying their werewolf eyes and teeth.
* **Sire Bond:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids seem to be sired to the source of their creation. Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids turned by Klaus had a deep sense of gratitude and commitment to him causing them to obey his every command. When Hope Mikaelson's blood was used to turn a werewolf into a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid it obeyed Hayley's plea for help as she was still pregnant with Hope and in danger. It is later revealed that Hope's blood like Klaus' carries a powerful sire bond effect causing any non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid created from her blood to protect and obey her. A non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid is capable of breaking a sire bond, if they transforms into their werewolf forms an excess of 100 times in a row. Transforming so many times in a row causes them to no longer feel pain from transforming into a werewolf and they no longer feel a sense of gratitude, commitment or loyalty to their creator breaking the sire bond. Like non-Original vampires/original vampires, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids can form a sire bond if the human they turn into a vampire has feelings for them before being turned. Although like non-Original vampires/original vampires, this is extremely rare.
* **Telepathy:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids have the ability, albeit a weak variant, to enter the minds of others as long as theirs is stronger than them. Normally, this ability works in a tactile fashion and the non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid requires physical contact in order for it to work successfully. Hayley have also been shown sharing her memories with others. Like their physical attributes, their mental strength increases with age.
* **Dream Manipulation:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids can control dreams and subconscious like non-Original vampires/original vampires. They can produce and modify dreams, bestow nightmares or lucid dreaming. Other effects of this ability is the distortion of reality and trapped in the dreams.
* **Illusions:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids have the power to trick the minds of others into seeing/feeling things that aren't actually happening.
* **Werewolf Bite:** Due to their werewolf heritage, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids and Klaus have venom which is fatal to non-Original vampires and they themselves are immune to werewolf venom. Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid venom seem to take effect much faster than a normal werewolf venom.
* **Immunity to Silver:** Due to their werewolf heritage, magic bonded to silver doesn't affect non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids. Weapons made of silver might wound them, but the wound heals at super-normal rates than regular wounds

### Vampire-Witch

A hybridization of a witch and a vampire has long been thought to be impossible. However, a subsection of mutated witches with the ability to siphon magic known as Siphoners have shown to bypass this rule. A group known as the Heretics consists of these hybrids. The Mikaelson and Bennett Family are the only known families to have birthed vampire-witch hybrids. Though they're a vampire-witch hybrid they don't have the full abilities of a vampire but do have some vampiric traits.

* **Siphoning:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids possess the rare ability to absorb magic, in all forms, from another source.
* **Spell Casting:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids after having absorbed magic, possess the ability to cast spells like any witch.
* **Telekinesis:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids after having absorbed magic, possess the ability to move objects and people with the mind like any witch.
* **Pain Infliction:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids after having absorbed magic, possess the ability to inflict excruciating migraines like any witch.
* **Pyrokinesis:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids after having absorbed magic, possess the ability to create and control fire like any witch.
* **Divination:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids after having absorbed magic, possess the ability to divine future, past, and present events based off extrasensory perception like any witch.
* **Super Strength:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids have the same strength as that of non-Original vampires and are noticeably much stronger than Supernatural Hunters, Immortals and Humans and slowly grow stronger with time. They always have the advantage of superior strength in direct combat with a human. Their other feats include single-handedly lifting grown men high off the ground by the throat and snapping their necks, cutting off a person's head with their bare hands, and ripping out internal organs such as hearts with little to no effort. Their strength is also more powerful than that of Werewolves and Evolved Werewolves in human form. Their strength allows them to jump higher and further than any natural creature.
* **Super Speed:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids possess the same speed as non-Original vampires; able to accelerate their movements to cover short distances in an instant, faster than the human eye can see. When running across long distances, they appear as vibrating blurs of motion. Their reflexes are similarly heightened. Like their strength, their speed increases with age.
* **Super Agility:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids possess superhuman agility. They have shown that they can move, jump very high, climb, and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion. They can jump with their super speed too. These abilities increase with age. Non-full vampire-witch hybrids do posses some non-human agility.
* **Super Senses:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids possess extremely keen senses of hearing, sight and smell that far exceed those of humans and werewolves.
* **Super Durability:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids can take a great amount of physical damage without being slowed down. Even vampires who have been shot with wooden bullets have been seen to continue fighting, as long as they were not shot in the heart, or the head. As they get older they become more powerful.
* **Healing Factor:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids possess the ability to recover tissue from any form of physical damage to their bodies in seconds, but still feel the pain of a wound before it heals. Vampires can snap their bones back into place after being broken and have been seen to fully recover from gunshots, stab wounds, and torso impalement. Non-full vampire-witch hybrids do have the healing factor as vampire blood run's through their veins.
* **Immortality:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids stop aging once turned. Upon their transformation, they become immune to all conventional illness, diseases, viruses and infections, though the exception is cancer, which can only be exacerbated by vampirism.
* **Day Walking:** Due to their Siphoner heritage, non-Original witch-vampire hybrids are be immune to the lethal effects that u.v. rays and sunlight have on non-Original vampires and original vampires. Allowing them to walk in daylight without the use of a daylight ring.
* **Enhanced Emotions:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids experience emotions more powerfully than humans. Emotions like love, joy, and happiness are magnified for vampires, allowing them to live life more intensely.
* **Emotional Control:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids have the supernatural ability to remove or dull their emotions by "turning off" or "switching off" their humanity which is directly connected to their emotions. Doing so allows them to block out their more negative emotions, such as fear and guilt, allowing them to feed and kill without remorse.
* **Mind Compulsion:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids have the ability to influence and control thoughts, emotions, and behavior and can alter or erase memories.
* **Sire Bond:** Although rare among them, sire bonds can be formed when a human is turned with the blood of the vampire whom they had strong human feelings for.
* **Telepathy:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids have the ability, albeit a weak variant, to enter the minds of others as long as theirs is stronger than them. Normally, this ability works in a tactile fashion and the vampire requires physical contact in order for it to work successfully. Like their physical attributes, their mental strength increases with age.
* **Dream Manipulation:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids can control dreams and subconscious. They can produce and modify dreams, bestow nightmares or lucid dreaming. Other effects of this ability is the distortion of reality and trapping people in their dream.
* **Illusions:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids have the power to trick the minds of others into seeing/feeling things that aren't actually happening.
* **True Face:** A non-Original witch-vampire hybrid's true face is the appearance they are hiding under their normal human face. When their true face is revealed, the sclera of their eyes turns blood-red, dark veins appear under their eyes as the blood pumps forcefully through them, and their canine teeth extend into razor-sharp fangs. Their true face can be revealed whenever they wish, but it will appear against their will whenever they are aroused by the scent of blood, or are feeling intense emotions such as anger, lust, sadness, etc. Their fangs are extremely sharp which gives them the ability to tear into almost any substance (including and especially flesh) and tear off limbs. Their true face will appear for the first time, either while they drink human blood for the first time or shortly afterward. With the fangs come the darkened veins under the eyes as well.

### Werewolf-Witch

They are the only three witch-werewolf hybrids known throughout the franchise, though Klaus was untapped prior to becoming an original vampire, later the Original hybrid, Alex was turned into a Tribrid, and Luna is currently the only known werewolf-witch hybrid alive.

* **Channeling:** Witch-werewolf hybrids have the power to invoke extra forms of energy by focusing on external forces.
* **Potion Brewing:** Witch-werewolf hybrids have the power to brew and concoct potions, remedies and elixirs that have supernatural properties.
* **Spell Casting:** Witch-werewolf hybrids have the power to change and control events through the use of incantations and more.
* **Divination:** Witch-werewolf hybrids have the power to divine future, past, and present events based off extrasensory perception.
* **Super Strength:** Witch-werewolf hybrids have the same strength as werewolves and are noticeably much stronger than Supernatural Hunters, Immortals and Humans. There have been several occasions to suggest that untriggered werewolves possess more strength than any average humans, which would indicate some form of enhanced strength even before the activation of their curse. However, werewolves in their human form are not as strong as a vampire, and have been shown to be far weaker. When they are in their wolf form, their powers amplify to a degree that excels that of the non-Original vampires, making them more powerful than non-Original vampires. In wolf form, a werewolf can overpower and kill any non-Original vampire with ease, and can also defeat an Original Vampire in small groups.
* **Super Speed:** Witch-werewolf hybrids possess the same speed as werewolves; they possess this ability both in and out of transformation with an animalistic quickness; however, the power is faster at night than in the day, due to the moon's presence, and their speed increases greatly when the werewolf is transformed during the full moon. In wolf form, however, while under the influence of the full moon, they can use their speed to swiftly chase down their choice of prey; even vampires.
* **Super Durability:** Witch-werewolf hybrids can take far more trauma than humans without nearly as much discomfort or injury, however, not as much as vampires. They can also exert themselves for longer periods without tiring.
* **Healing Factor:** Witch-werewolf hybrids possess superhuman regenerative abilities, meaning that if they are physically injured, their bodies will heal rapidly. Like Vampires, werewolves can heal from the most grievous of injuries, even in human form, albeit more slowly in comparison to vampires. However, unlike vampires, when a werewolf’s neck is broken, they stay dead.
* **Super Senses:** Witch-werewolf hybrids have the extremely keen and heightened senses of smell, sight, taste, hearing and touch inherent in all canines. Because they are supernatural and have powers that exceeds their wolf counterparts, they can hear, see, and smell better than that of regular canines.
* **Lycanthrope Enhancement:** Witch-werewolf hybrids are able to make their eyes glow when angry or threatened, but only for a short amount of time. When a werewolf is furious or forced to defend themselves, their anger increases all their power and abilities for a short period of time, which allows them to access some of their powers to give them an edge.
* **Shapeshifting**/**Transformation Control:** During a full moon, they will unwillingly transform from their human forms and into their wolf forms. However, if a female witch-werewolf hybrid is pregnant, they will not turn for nine months as the transformation would kill the baby.
* **Werewolf Bite:** A witch-werewolf hybrid's venom is extremely lethal to non-Original vampires. While an Original vampire cannot die from the venom, they are not wholly immune to the effects of the venom. For non-Original vampires, the venom acts as an poison of sorts that will enter the bloodstream and deliver the toxin throughout the body, producing discomfort and weakness. All vampires who are bitten will ultimately develop uncontrollable hunger that progresses to delusions, hallucinations, rabid rage, and dementia. After that point, non-Original vampires will finally die, though many are "mercy-killed" before that point.
* **Full Moon:** A witch-werewolf hybrid's strength, speed, agility, and all their powers are enhanced to their peak during a full moon.
* **Immunity to Silver:** Witch-werewolf hybrids are immune to magic bonded to silver. Weapons made of silver might wound them, but the wound still heals at supernatural rates and will not be fatal to them.

### Original Hybrid

Klaus has the powers and abilities of both werewolves and original vampires, both physically enhanced powers and abilities of mind compulsion. Klaus will grow stronger and faster when he is using his lycanthrope enhancement due to his werewolf side. His strength and speed will also increase during a full moon. Klaus is slightly more physically powerful than his maternal half-siblings, even more so when enraged, using his lycanthrope enhancements or when he is in his werewolf form; due to his werewolf heritage.

* **Super Strength:** Klaus is much stronger than immortals, Supernatural Hunters, non-Original vampires, werewolves, Evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans. He is able to decapitate other species with a single chop and shatter windows and doors with small objects. He is even slightly physically superior to the Original vampires, even more so when enraged, using his lycanthrope enhancements or when he is in his werewolf form, due to his werewolf heritage; Elijah and Kol have displayed the ability to fight Klaus on almost equal terms, though not enough to defeat him. Elijah has been able to fight Klaus to a stalemate and has even defeated him once, while Rebekah has been easily subdued, though unlike Elijah, Rebekah very rarely fights back. Klaus' strength is enough that he could kill twelve non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids single-handedly, and was able to fight and kill twenty four non-Original vampires on his own with only some difficulty as well as kill six evolved werewolves with little difficulty. Klaus has also been able to put up more of a fight against beings who have overpowered his siblings in strength, such as holding Alaric to a standstill over the White Oak Stake when he had become an Enhanced Original vampire whereas Rebekah was easily overpowered. In *The Devil Comes Here and Sighs* and in *Where Nothing Stays Buried*, Lucien, an Upgraded Original vampire, was proved to be much stronger than Klaus in their confrontations.
* **Super Speed:** Klaus' intensified quickness, agility, reflexes, and endurance makes him much faster than immortals, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids, supernatural hunters and humans, he is slightly faster than his Original Vampire maternal half-siblings, as he once said, "I'm faster than your average vampire", even more so when he is using his lycanthrope enhancements or when he is in his werewolf form; due to his werewolf heritage. He is able to stop other supernatural species in their tracks and run miles in mere minutes. His reflexes are similarly heightened, as he once caught Connor's arm before the latter could stab him with a small stake; he later saved both himself and Connor from an explosion intentionally triggered by Connor to kill both them and Damon. Only Marcel and Lucien, as Upgraded Original vampires, have been able to surpass his speed.
* **Super Agility:** Klaus possesses much more superhuman stamina, flexibility, reflexes, agility and dexterity than any immortals, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids, and humans, even slightly more than original vampires. He can move, jump very high, flip, climb and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion.
* **Super Senses:** Klaus has a more enhanced sense of hearing, sight and smell that far exceeds those of any immortals, original vampires, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans.
* **Super Durability:** Klaus can take far more trauma than any immortals, original vampires, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans, without much discomfort or injury. However, like with his maternal half-siblings, he has never been dismembered throughout the series, implying that his durability may be close to invincibility though he can still be hurt. Wood, and White Oak Ash Daggers do not weaken him, making him virtually indestructible.
* **Enhanced Healing Factor:** The injuries of Klaus heal faster than those of supernatural hunters, original vampires, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans. He also seems to heal much more quickly when exposed to vervain, wolfsbane, or wood. He can heal/recover/regenerate from any and all injuries in a matter of seconds. Vervain or wolfsbane laced liquid has also been shown to weaken him, though he recovers from the effects much more quickly. Human blood has also known to make the healing process faster.
* **Immortality:** Klaus is even more immortal than his maternal half-siblings. With the last White Oak Stake destroyed, no physical weapon on earth can kill Klaus. Nothing but immense magical power worth a hundred witches summoned by an exceptionally powerful witch can kill Klaus. Despite the extent of his immortality, Klaus still needs to feed otherwise he will desiccate and become immobile just like any other immortals, original vampires, non-Original vampires or non-Original hybrids. It is unknown if the bite of the Beast could kill him due to his werewolf heritage, but both Marcel and Lucien believed so.
* **Day Walking:** Due to his werewolf heritage, Klaus is immune to the lethal effects that u.v. rays and sunlight have on vampires. Allowing him to walk in daylight without the use of a day ring.
* **Emotional Control:** Due to his vampire heritage, Klaus is able to exert certain control over his own emotions, e.g. He can turn off his humanity.
* **Enhanced Emotions:** Because of his vampiric and werewolf traits, Klaus experience emotions more powerfully than humans, original vampires and non-Original vampires. Particularly emotions such as anger, rage, aggression and violence due to his werewolf heritage. Klaus is more prone to violence and rage than original vampires and non-Original vampires. However, emotions such as love, joy, and happiness are intensified for him as well, allowing him to live life more intensely. This ability allows him to feel emotions at his peak regardless of his age. Klaus has been shown experience emotions as powerfully today as he did 1,000 years ago.
* **Lycanthrope Enhancement:** Klaus is capable of using his werewolf features to further supplement his powers. Klaus can grow werewolf claws and fangs even when he is still in his human form. Klaus can display both sets of vampire and werewolf fangs. His eyes also change into those of his werewolf form, presumably granting him better eyesight. Due to his werewolf heritage, Klaus' strength and speed are heightened further during a full moon and at its peak in his werewolf form.
* **Mind Compulsion:** Klaus can compel the minds of most sentient creatures; humans, non-Original vampires and non-Original hybrids. He cannot compel supernatural hunters that are members of the Five due to them being immune to mental manipulation. Klaus cannot compel werewolves, evolved werewolves, and original vampires. His inability to compel werewolves was even confirmed by Ray Sutton.
* **Shapeshifting**/**Transformation Control:** Klaus has the ability to transform into his werewolf form at will. Elijah informs Klaus that he remained a werewolf for two days, even when the sun was up. Showing that Klaus can stay in werewolf form longer than a normal werewolf. As seen with Klaus when he bit Katherine, Klaus can transform partially, displaying his werewolf eyes and teeth.
* **Sire Bond:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids turned by Klaus had a deep sense of gratitude and commitment to him causing them to obey his every command.
* **Telepathy:** Klaus has the ability, albeit a weak variant, to enter the minds of others as long as his is stronger than them. Normally, this ability works in a tactile fashion and Klaus requires physical contact in order for it to work successfully. Klaus has also been shown sharing his memories with others.
* **Dream Manipulation:** Klaus can control dreams and subconscious like vampires/original vampires. He can produce and modify dreams, bestow nightmares or lucid dreaming. Other effects of this ability is the distortion of reality and trapped in the dreams.
* **Illusions:** Klaus has the power to trick the minds of others into seeing/feeling things that aren't actually happening.
* **Werewolf Bite:** Due to his werewolf heritage, Klaus has venom which is fatal to non-Original vampires and Klaus himself is immune to werewolf venom. Klaus' venom seem to take effect much faster than a normal werewolf venom and a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid venom.
* **Werewolf Bite Cure:** Klaus' blood is the only cure for a normal werewolf or a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid venom, this ability seems to be unique only to Klaus and his daughter, Hope. Klaus' blood won't cure a bite from the Beast.
* **Immunity to Silver:** Due to his werewolf heritage, magic bonded to silver doesn't affect Klaus. Weapons made of silver might wound him, but the wound heals at super-normal rates than regular wounds.
* **Procreation:** Sophie explained that Klaus was only able to procreate due to being the Original hybrid — a born werewolf, turned into a vampire by magic — Nature's loophole. This has since been made impossible.

### Vampire-Werewolf-Witch Tribrid

Alexandria Gilbert and Elena Gilbert are the two only full Tribrids while Hope, Jaxon, Nikolina, Lillian, Miranda, Jenna, and Nik Mikaelson haven't activated their vampire side. The twins and Nik haven't killed someone to trigger their wolf gene. The full extent and limits of both full Tribrid's and non-full Tribrid's are currently unknown.

According to Dahlia, Hope's werewolf temper and vampire blood would possibly taint her witch side. Also according to Dahlia, as a firstborn of her bloodline, Hope will inherit great, but unstable power.

* **Werewolf Gene:** Being part werewolf, their body contains the werewolf gene that provides them with standard werewolf attributes provides her with enhanced senses, such as hearing, sight, and smell, as well as heightened aggression. Currently, whether it's the former or latter which grants them transformation control, or additional abilities, remains unknown. For full Tribrid's the have full control when they change or not.
* **Vampire Gene:** Being part vampire, their body produces vampire blood which is constantly running through their system, tainted with dark magic.
* **Enhanced Healing Factor:** They can heal from injuries with a speed comparable to normal vampires. Their blood also retains the vampiric ability to heal others,
* **Siring:** Their blood has the ability to turn werewolves into hybrids as long as they first drink their blood during the transition.
* **Witch Gene:** Being part witch, they can channel vast amounts of mystical energy. According to Dahlia, as a firstborn of her bloodline, Hope has the potential for great, but destructive magic.
* **Channeling:** They have the power to invoke extra forms of energy by focusing on external forces.
* **Potion Brewing:** They have the power to brew and concoct potions, remedies and elixirs that have supernatural properties.
* **Spell Casting:** They have the power to change and control events through the use of incantations and more.
* **Divination:** They have the power to divine future, past, and present events based off extrasensory perception.
* **Werewolf Bite Cure:** Alex, Hope, Jax, Nina, Lily, Miranda, Jenna, and Nik's blood the only cure for a normal werewolf or a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid venom. Hope, Miranda, Jenna, and Nik's ability to heal was inherited by both parents while Jax, Nina, and Lily was inherited by Alex. They cannot heal a bite from The Beast.
* **Malivore Mud Bullets Cure:** Unique to them, as their status of being Nature's loopholes, their blood is also a curative to Malivore mud bullets, weaponized by Triad scientists; this was proven when Hope's blood healed Josie's wound.

### Vampire-Witch-Psychic Tribrid

Sheila St. John-Bennett is the only known Tribrid to be vampire-witch-psychic.

* **Vampire Gene:** Being part vampire, Lia's body produces vampire blood which is constantly running through her system, tainted with dark magic.
* **Enhanced Healing Factor:** Lia can heal from injuries with a speed comparable to normal vampires. Her blood also retains the vampiric ability to heal others,
* **Witch Gene:** Being part witch, Lia can channel vast amounts of mystical energy.
* **Channeling:** Lia has the power to invoke extra forms of energy by focusing on external forces.
* **Potion Brewing:** Lia has the power to brew and concoct potions, remedies and elixirs that have supernatural properties.
* **Spell Casting:** Lia has the power to change and control events through the use of incantations and more.
* **Divination:** Lia has the power to divine future, past, and present events based off extrasensory perception.
* **Telepathy:** Psychics are able to enter the minds of others and read their thoughts and access their memories. While they appear to have considerable range, seeing as how Seline and Sybil were able to reach sailors beyond the island they were on, physical contact allows them to search through the deeper recesses of a person's mind. During the course of his life, Arcadius was shown to be able to read the minds of others with focus, allowing him to discern the trick a boy performed. During their time on the island, Seline taught Sybil to use their voice as a physical aid to influence their mental abilities.

* **Mind Control:** Psychics possess the ability to apply subtle influence on the minds of others. Seline was shown to be able to call on sailors to sail into the rocks of her island, creating the myths about Sirens. Additionally, Arcadius once offered to quell the impure thoughts of a fellow villager.
* **Dimensional Creation:** Psychics, specifically Arcadius, possess the potential to create their own afterlife dimension by releasing a large psychic blast under extreme emotional duress. This leaves a psychic imprint on the world through unknown means. To date, only Arcadius has been shown capable of performing this feat. However, through similar means, Bonnie Bennett, a witch, awoke a similar gift with the death of Enzo.

## Weaknesses

### Vampire-Werewolf

* **Broken Neck:** Breaking a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid's neck will results in the non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid's unconsciousness.
* **The Cure:** If a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid takes the cure, they will revert back to being a werewolf again. Once taken, the cure prevents them from being immortal again, causing the body to reject vampire blood.
* **Decapitation:** Dismembering or removing the head of a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid will result in an instant death.
* **Desiccation:** Being completely drained of blood or the heart stopping will cause a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid to desiccate due to their vampire side, losing most of it's strength and any ability to move. This process can be replicated artificially by magic.
* **Heart Extraction:** Removing a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid's heart will result in an instant death.
* **Hybrid Bloodline:** If Klaus dies, then all the non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids he created will die along with them.
* **Invitation:** Due to their vampire heritage, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are unable to enter a home without an invitation.
* **Magic:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as the Starling Necklace, Gilbert Device, Papa Tunde's Blade, and Dark Objects. A Siphoner can also siphon the magic from a hybrid.
* **Physical Trauma:** Minor physical injuries such as gunshots, stab wounds and broken bones will cause a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid pain and also slow them down. However, this is momentary as they will heal completely within seconds. It seems physical trauma can give them pain and weaken them anywhere on the body (ex-eye gauging, drowning).
* **Poison:** There have recently been various poisons shown invented by people such as Dr. Wes Maxfield and Aya that are capable of incapacitate or desiccate a vampire when administered. Klaus also used a poison to kill Tim that not even vampire blood could cure. It is unknown what effect any of these poisons would do if ingested by a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid.
* **Vervain:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are affected by vervain like their non-Original vampire counterparts. They can't compel anyone on vervain.
* **Wolfsbane:** Non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are affected by wolfsbane like their werewolf counterparts.
* **Wood:** Wounding non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids with a wooden weapon such as wooden bullets will incapacitate for a shorter time than a non-Original vampire.

### Vampire-Witch

* **Broken Neck:** Breaking a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid's neck will results in the witch-vampire hybrid's unconsciousness.
* **The Cure:** If a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid takes the cure, they will revert back to being a witch again. Once taken, the cure prevents them from being immortal again, causing the body to reject vampire blood.
* **Decapitation:** Dismembering or removing the head of a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid will result in an instant death.
* **Desiccation:** Being completely drained of blood or the heart stopping will cause a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid to desiccate due to their vampire side, losing most of it's strength and any ability to move. This process can be replicated artificially by magic.
* **Distraction:** Denying a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid from concentrating or giving full attention to their spells, may render them ineffective.
* **Emotions:** A non-Original witch-vampire hybrid's magic is subject to the influence of their emotional state and may fluctuate according to them when untrained. According to Sheila Bennett, strong emotions such as worry and anger can fuel a witch's power while emotions such as fear may prevent a witch from properly accessing their powers. This may be made more intense due to a vampire's heightened emotions.
* **Heart Extraction:** Removing a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid's heart will result in an instant death.
* **Herbs:** Ingestion of certain herbs can cause a witch-werewolf hybrid to lose consciousness and prevent them from using magic for a undetermined amount of time. The Lobelia flower prevents concentration and the practice of magic and can be used to weaken a witch-werewolf hybrid as one would weaken a vampire with vervain.
* **Vervain:** Due to their vampire aspect, vervain causes a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid to become severely weak and feverish with exposure to or ingestion. Also, If a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid's skin is exposed to vervain, it will burn them. They can't compel anyone on vervain.
* **Huntress' Blood:** Consumption of a supernatural huntress' blood will cause a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid to lose their ability to use magic. Prolong exposure poisons them, leading them to get sick and some brands will appear in their body and may eventually lead to death. According to Alex and Rayna Cruz, Rayna's blood can't be reversed for anything and all the attempts to make a cure were unsuccessful.
* **Hybrid Bloodline:** If an Original Vampire dies, then all the non-Original witch-vampire hybrids he created will die along with them.
* **Invitation:** Due to their vampire heritage, non-Original witch-vampire hybrids are unable to enter a home without an invitation.
* **Magic:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids are susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as the Gilbert Device, Papa Tunde's Blade and Dark Objects.
* **Overexertion:** If too much power is siphoned from a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid's blood at a time, they may begin to desiccate and ultimately die.
* **Physical Contact:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids need physical contact with their source in order to siphon from them.
* **Physical Trauma:** Minor physical injuries such as gunshots, stab wounds and broken bones will cause a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid pain and also slow them down. However, this is momentary as they will heal completely within seconds. It seems physical trauma can hurt them anywhere on the body (ex-eye gauging, drowning).
* **Poison:** There have recently been various poisons shown invented by people such as Dr. Wes Maxfield and Aya that are capable of incapacitate or desiccate a vampire when administered. Klaus also used a poison to kill Tim that not even vampire blood could cure. It is unknown what effect any of these poisons would do if ingested by a non-Original witch-vampire hybrids.
* **Werewolf Bite:** Non-Original witch-vampire hybrids are still susceptible to the bite of a werewolf however, they are able to siphon the magic from the venom, disabling its effects.
* **Wood:** Stakes can harm and kill a non-Original witch-vampire hybrid.
* **Cancer:** Although vampires cannot catch diseases and illnesses such as cancer, if a human has active cancer and is turned into a vampire, the effects of the cancer will increase. The regenerative properties of vampire blood will speed up the replication of cancer cells of and exceed normal stages of the condition. The effects on non-Original witch-vampire hybrids would most likely be effected the same way as non-Original vampires.

### Werewolf-Witch

* **Blood Loss:** If a witch-werewolf hybrid is severely wounded and bleeds out before they can heal, they can die.
* **Broken Neck:** Breaking a witch-werewolf hybrid's neck will result in instant death.
* **Decapitation:** Decapitation will result in instant death for a witch-werewolf hybrid.
* **Disbelief:** The act of denying or disbelieving in one's potential could cause a witch-werewolf hybrid to inadvertently suppress their magical power.
* **Distraction:** Denying a witch-werewolf from concentrating or giving full attention to their spells, may render them ineffective.
* **Emotions:** A witch-werewolf hybrid's magic is subject to the influence of their emotional state and may fluctuate according to them when untrained. According to Sheila Bennett, strong emotions such as worry and anger can fuel a witch's power while emotions such as fear may prevent a witch from properly accessing their powers.
* **Fire:** Fire can presumably kill a witch-werewolf hybrid. It can also hurt them.
* **Heart Extraction:** Ripping a witch-werewolf hybrid's heart out will result in instant death.
* **Herbs:** Ingestion of certain herbs can cause a witch-werewolf hybrid to lose consciousness and prevent them from using magic for a undetermined amount of time. The Lobelia flower prevents concentration and the practice of magic and can be used to weaken a witch-werewolf hybrid as one would weaken a vampire with vervain.
* **Wolfsbane:** Due to their werewolf aspect wolfsbane causes a witch-werewolf hybrid to become severely weak and feverish when ingested. Also, If a Witch-werewolf hybrid's skin is exposed to wolfsbane, it will burn them.
* **Huntress' Blood:** Consumption of a supernatural huntress' blood will cause a witch to lose their ability to use magic. Prolong exposure poisons them, leading them to get sick and some brands will appear in their body and may eventually lead to death. According to Alex and Rayna Cruz, Rayna's blood can't be reversed for anything and all the attempts to make a cure were unsuccessful. It is unknown what effect Rayna's blood has on witch-werewolf hybrids.
* **Magic:** Witch-werewolf hybrids are susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as the Starling Necklace, Gilbert Device, Papa Tunde's Blade and Dark Objects. A siphoner can siphon the magic from a witch-werewolf.
* **Mortality:** Witch-werewolf hybrids can die of old age and share many of the same weaknesses as non-supernatural beings (e.g. suffocation).
* **Overexertion:** The excessive use of magic could lead to disorientation, nose bleeds, unconsciousness, and if taken to the extreme, death.
* **Physical Trauma:** Minor physical injuries such as gunshots, stab wounds and broken bones will cause a witch-werewolf hybrid pain and will also slow them down. However, this is only temporary, as they will heal completely within minutes.

### Original Hybrid

* **Broken Neck:** Breaking an original werewolf-vampire hybrid's neck will results in the Original werewolf-vampire hybrid's unconsciousness.
* **The Cure:** If an original werewolf-vampire hybrid takes the cure, they will revert back to being a werewolf again. Once taken, the cure prevents them from being immortal again, causing the body to reject vampire blood.
* **Desiccation:** Being completely drained of blood or the heart stopping will cause an original werewolf-vampire hybrid to desiccate due to their vampire side, losing most of it's strength and any ability to move. This process can be replicated artificially by magic.
* **Invitation:** Due to their vampire heritage, original werewolf-vampire hybrids are unable to enter a home without an invitation.
* **Magic:** Original werewolf-vampire hybrids are susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as the Starling Necklace, Gilbert Device, Papa Tunde's Blade, Cursed Stake and Dark Objects. It is possible, but equally as unlikely that a Siphoner can also siphon the magic from an original hybrid.
* **Physical Trauma:** Minor physical injuries such as gunshots, stab wounds and broken bones will cause an original werewolf-vampire hybrid pain and also slow them down. However, this is momentary as they will heal completely within seconds. It seems physical trauma can hurt them anywhere on the body (ex-eye gauging, drowning).
* **Poison:** There have recently been various poisons shown invented by people such as Dr. Wes Maxfield and Aya that are capable of incapacitate or desiccate a vampire when administered. Klaus also used a poison to kill Tim that not even vampire blood could cure. Davina used a spell that made her blood toxic to Klaus, paralyzing and rendering him unconscious. It is unknown what effect any of these poisons would do if ingested by an original werewolf-vampire hybrid.
* **Vervain:** Vervain prevents an original werewolf-vampire hybrid from compelling anyone who takes it and burns them on touch. Original werewolf-vampire hybrid will heal very quickly from vervain wounds however.
* **Wolfsbane:** When ingested, wolfsbane causes an original werewolf-vampire hybrid to become severely weak and feverish. Also, If an original werewolf-vampire hybrid's skin is exposed to wolfsbane, it will burn them. Original werewolf-vampire hybrid will heal very quickly from wolfsbane wounds however.

### Vampire-Werewolf-Witch Tribrid

* **Disbelief:** The act of denying or disbelieving in one's potential could cause inadvertently suppress their magical power.
* **Broken Neck:** Breaking a full Tribrid's neck will results in their unconsciousness.
* **Distraction:** Denying from concentrating or giving full attention to spells, may render them ineffective.
* **Emotions:** Magic is subject to the influence of their emotional state and may fluctuate according to them when untrained. According to Sheila Bennett, strong emotions such as worry and anger can fuel a witch's power while emotions such as fear may prevent a witch from properly accessing their powers.
* **Herbs:** Ingestion of certain herbs can cause a witch to lose consciousness and prevent them from using magic for a undetermined amount of time. The Lobelia flower prevents concentration and the practice of magic and can be used to weaken a witch as one would weaken a vampire with vervain. Being part werewolf and vampire, they may also acquire the adverse effects of wolfsbane and vervain as well.
* **Huntress' Blood:** Consumption of a supernatural huntress' blood will cause a witch to lose their ability to use magic. Prolong exposure poisons them, leading them to get sick and some brands will appear in their body and may eventually lead to death. According to Alex and Rayna Cruz, Rayna's blood can't be reversed for anything and all the attempts to make a cure were unsuccessful. It is unknown what effect Rayna's blood has on Hope.
* **Magic:** Is still susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as Papa Tunde's Blade, her bracelet and Dark Objects. A siphoner can siphon the magic from a witch where prolong exposure may lead to death.
* **Mortality:** Despite their mystical attributes, Hope, Jenna, and Miranda are still human and share many of the same weaknesses as non-supernatural beings (e.g. age, decapitation, disease, heart-failure, suffocation, snapped neck, etc.)
* **Overexertion:** The excessive use of magic could lead to disorientation, nose bleeds, unconsciousness, and if taken to the extreme, death.
* **Unique Physiology:** Being born with aspects of all three species, their nature are somewhat at odds with each other. Dahlia deduces that without proper guidance, Hope's potential as a firstborn of her family's bloodline will prove destructive and unstable when mingled with vampire blood and werewolf aggression.
* **Death:** Having been born with vampire blood constantly produced in their system, Hope, Miranda, and Jenna has the potential for vampirism upon death.
* **Murder:** Having been born with the werewolf gene, they have the potential for lycanthropy when they kill someone.
* **Vervain:** Vervain prevents a full Tribrid from compelling anyone who takes it and burns them on touch. Full Tribrid's will heal very quickly from vervain wounds however.
* **Wolfsbane:** When ingested, wolfsbane causes a full Tribrid to become severely weak and feverish. Also, If a full Tribrid's skin is exposed to wolfsbane, it will burn them. Full Tribrid's will heal very quickly from wolfsbane wounds however.

### Vampire-Witch-Psychic Tribrid

* **Disbelief:** The act of denying or disbelieving in one's potential could cause inadvertently suppress their magical power.
* **Distraction:** Denying from concentrating or giving full attention to spells, may render them ineffective.
* **Emotions:** Magic is subject to the influence of their emotional state and may fluctuate according to them when untrained. According to Sheila Bennett, strong emotions such as worry and anger can fuel a witch's power while emotions such as fear may prevent a witch from properly accessing their powers.
* **Herbs:** Ingestion of certain herbs can cause a witch to lose consciousness and prevent them from using magic for a undetermined amount of time. The Lobelia flower prevents concentration and the practice of magic and can be used to weaken a witch as one would weaken a vampire with vervain.
* **Huntress' Blood:** Consumption of a supernatural huntress' blood will cause a witch to lose their ability to use magic. Prolong exposure poisons them, leading them to get sick and some brands will appear in their body and may eventually lead to death. According to Alex and Rayna Cruz, Rayna's blood can't be reversed for anything and all the attempts to make a cure were unsuccessful. It is unknown what effect Rayna's blood has on Lia.
* **Magic:** Is still susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as Papa Tunde's Blade, her bracelet and Dark Objects. A siphoner can siphon the magic from a witch where prolong exposure may lead to death.
* **Mortality:** Despite Lia's mystical attributes, she is still human and share many of the same weaknesses as non-supernatural beings (e.g. age, decapitation, disease, heart-failure, suffocation, snapped neck, etc.)
* **Overexertion:** The excessive use of magic could lead to disorientation, nose bleeds, unconsciousness, and if taken to the extreme, death.
* **Unique Physiology:** Being born with aspects of all three species, Lia's nature are somewhat at odds with each other.
* **Death:** Having been born with vampire blood constantly produced in their system, Lia has the potential for vampirism upon death.
* **Staff of Arcadius:** An ancient Mesopotamian tuning fork that operates at an unknown frequency that is capable of disrupting psychic abilities. When coupled with the Maxwell Striker and Founders Bell, it has the potential to release Hellfire, capable of destroying everything in it's path, including Psychics.

## Known Hybrids

### Vampire-Werewolf Hybrid

 Hayley Marshall | Hayley is a werewolf that was turned into a hybrid by Alex on the day of Hope's birth; so she could protect herself, her home, and help bring Hope back home.
 Henry Benoit | Henry Benoit was a member of the Crescent Wolf Pack and a student at the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. He was one the hybrids not created by Klaus.
 Ray Sutton
 Paige
 Mindy
 Tony
 Daniel Warren
 Kimberley
 Nate
 Dean
 Chris
 Adrian
 Dwayne

### Vampire-Witch Hybrid

 Valerie Tulle | Valerie Tulle is a member of the the Heretics and a former siphoner who was also a former member of the Gemini Coven.
 Malcolm | Malcolm is a member of the the Heretics and a former siphoner who was also a former member of the Gemini Coven.
 Nora Hildegard | Nora is a member of the the Heretics and a former siphoner who was also a former member of the Gemini Coven.
 Mary Louise | Mary Louise is a member of the the Heretics and a former siphoner who was also a former member of the Gemini Coven.
 Beau | Beau is a member of the the Heretics and a former siphoner who was also a former member of the Gemini Coven.
 Oscar | Oscar is a member of the the Heretics and a former siphoner who was also a former member of the Gemini Coven.
 Malachai Parker | Malachai was the firstborn son of Joshua Parker, twin brother of Josette Parker. He was born a siphoner before merging with his brother and finally turning into a witch-vampire hybrid from Lily's blood.
 Veronica Cortes | Veronica Cortes was a young siphoner and is apart of the Eclipse Coven. Her parents and brother were killed by a vampire she striked a deal with him to leave her unharmed.
 Adella Mikaelson | Adella is the third born to Hiram and Marisol Cortes. She is the adoptive daughter to Niklaus and Alexandria. She was born a siphoner before turning into a witch-vampire hybrid from Alex's blood. She is also next in line to be leader in the Eclipse Coven | Undead
 Mason Mikaelson | Mason is the only child of Upgraded Original Vampire, Marcel Gerard and Original Vampire, Rebekah Mikaelson. He is also the grandson of witch Esther Mikaelson, which makes him a vampire-witch hybrid.

## Known Tribrids

### Vampire-Werewolf-Witch Tribrid

 Jax Salvatore | Jaxon is the second hybrid born with traits of all three supernatural species; **Vampire, Werewolf, and Witch**.
 Nina Salvatore | Nikolina is the third hybrid born with traits of all three supernatural species; **Vampire, Werewolf, and Witch**.
 Lily Salvatore | Lillian is the fourth hybrid born with traits of all three supernatural species; **Vampire, Werewolf, and Witch**.
 Miranda Mikaelson | Miranda is the fifth hybrid born with traits of all three supernatural species; **Vampire, Werewolf, and Witch**.
 Jenna Mikaelson | Jenna is the sixth hybrid born with traits of all three supernatural species; **Vampire, Werewolf, and Witch**.
 Nik Mikaelson | Nik is the seventh hybrid born with traits of all three supernatural species; **Vampire, Werewolf, and Witch**.

### Turned Vampire-Werewolf-Witch Tribrid

 Elena Gilbert | Elena is the second hybrid turned with the traits of all three supernatural species; **Vampire, Werewolf, and Witch**. She was turned by Alex in 2030 via her blood and through the Restore and Reversal Spell.