Vanessa Mikaelson

### Turned

* By Herself in Spring of 2030  (transition initiated by Ariana Gilbert with her consent) (as a fully activated heretic)

### Occupation

* Member of the Eternity Coven
* Member of the Eclipse Coven
* Member of The Heretics
* Student at the Salvatore School (Graduated)
* Cheerleader for the Salvatore Stallions (Formerly)

### Titles

* Vanessa Gilbert (Alias)
* Nessa (nickname)

## Family Information

### Family Members

* Mikael †  (Paternal Grandfather)
* Dahlia †  (Paternal Great-Aunt)
* Esther Mikaelson †  (Paternal Grandmother)
* Freya Mikaelson  (Paternal Aunt)
* Finn Mikaelson  (Paternal Uncle)
* Elijah Mikaelson  (Paternal Uncle)
* Athena Mikaelson  (Paternal Aunt, via Finn)
* Niklaus Mikaelson  (Paternal Uncle)
* Kol Mikaelson (Father)
* Rebekah Mikaelson  (Paternal Aunt)
* Henrik Mikaelson  (Paternal Uncle)
* Mathias and Freya's Unborn Son †  (Paternal Cousin)
* Katerina Petrova  (Paternal Aunt, via Elijah)
* Marcel Gerard  (Paternal Uncle, via Rebekah)
* Theo Salvatore  (Maternal Uncle, via Elena)
* Grayson Gilbert †  (Maternal Great-Uncle)
* Alaric Saltzman  (Honorary Maternal Grandfather)
* John Gilbert †  (Maternal Grandfather)
* Miranda Sommers-Gilbert †  (Maternal Great-Aunt)
* Helena Garcia †  (Maternal Grandmother)
* Elena Gilbert  (Maternal Aunt)
* Alex Gilbert  (Maternal Aunt)
* Davina Claire  (Paternal Aunt, via Henrik)
* Ariana Gilbert (Mother)
* Jeremy Gilbert  (Maternal Cousin)
* Valentina Gilbert  (Maternal Cousin, via Jeremy)
* Jack Mikaelson  (Paternal/Maternal Cousin)
* Hope Mikaelson  (Paternal/Maternal Cousin)
* Artemis Mikaelson  (Paternal Cousin)
* Lizzie Saltzman  (Honorary Cousin)
* Josie Saltzman  (Honorary Cousin)
* Jax Salvatore  (Maternal Cousin)
* Nina Salvatore  (Maternal Cousin)
* Lily Salvatore  (Maternal Cousin)
* Lia Bennett  (Honorary Cousin)
* Luna Lockwood  (Honorary Cousin)
* Adella Mikaelson  (Adoptive Maternal Cousin)
* Grayson Salvatore  (Maternal Cousin)
* Sarah Salvatore  (Maternal Cousin)
* Vivian Mikaelson (Older Twin Sister)
* Adelina Garcia  (Maternal Aunt)
* Stefanie Salvatore  (Maternal Cousin)
* Victoria Mikaelson  (Paternal Cousin)
* Miranda Mikaelson  (Paternal/Maternal Cousin)
* Jenna Mikaelson  (Paternal/Maternal Cousin)
* Sebastian Gilbert  (Maternal Cousin)
* Camila Gilbert  (Maternal Cousin)
* Vince Mikaelson  (Paternal Cousin)
* Mason Mikaelson  (Paternal Cousin)
* Issac Gilbert  (Maternal Cousin)
* Nik Mikaelson  (Paternal/Maternal Cousin)
* Kendra Mikaelson (Paternal Cousin)
* Daniella Mikaelson (Paternal/Maternal Cousin)

## Appearance

### Episode Count

* 12  (TVD)
* 21  (TO)
* 16  (Legacies)
* 49  (Totaled)

### First Seen

* *Hello, Brother* (TVD)
* *Gather Up the Killers* (TO)
* *Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn* (Legacies)

### Last Seen

* *I Was Feeling Epic* (TVD)
* *When The Saints Go Marching In* (TO)
* *TBA* (Legacies)

**Vanessa "Nessa" Dove Gilbert Garcia Mikaelson** is a recurring character on *Legacies*. Vanessa is the hybrid daughter of Kol Mikaelson and Ariana Gilbert and the younger twin sister of Vivian Mikaelson. She is the granddaughter of Mikael, Esther Mikaelson, John Gilbert, and Helena Garcia and the step-granddaughter of Alaric Saltzman. She is the niece of Freya, Finn, Elijah, Niklaus, Rebekah, and Henrik Mikaelson as well as Elena, Alex, and Jeremy Gilbert and Adelina Garcia and the grand-niece of Dahlia, Grayson Gilbert, and Miranda Sommers-Gilbert. She is the cousin of Freya and Mathias' unborn son; Freya and Keelin's son, Vince Mikaelson; Finn and Athena's daughter, Artemis Mikaelson; Elijah and Katherine's daughter, Victoria Mikaelson; Klaus and Alex's children, Jack, Hope, Miranda, Jenna, and Nik Mikaelson; Rebekah and Marcel's son, Mason Mikaelson; Elena and Theo's children, Grayson, Sarah, and Stefanie Salvatore; and Alex and Stefan's children, Jax, Nina, and Lily Salvatore. She is also the second cousin of Jeremy and Valentina's children, Sebastian, Camila, and Issac Gilbert and the adoptive cousin of Klaus and Alex's daughter, Adella Mikaelson.

**Vanessa** is a member of the **Mikaelson Family**, **Gilbert Family**, **Cortes Family**, and **Garcia Family**. She has ties to the **Salvatore Family**, **Petrova Family**, **Claire Family**, **Lescheres Family**, and **Labonair Family**. She is also a member of a powerful **unnamed family of witches** and by birthright a member of the **Eclipse Coven** and **Eternity Coven**. She is one of the few children fathered by an Original Vampire.

## Powers and Abilities

As the world's third naturally born vampire-witch hybrid; the full extent and limits of Vanessa' powers are currently unknown.

* Witch Nature
* Vampire Nature

Vanessa is a witch-hybrid, having inherited her witch gene from her mother, daughter of Helena Garcia, and father, the son of Esther Mikaelson. According to Dahlia, as a firstborn of their bloodline, Vanessa has inherited great, but devastating power.

Years later, Vanessa has improved control over her magic as a teenager; however, such control is lost during bursts of anger. Conversely, she's headstrong and strong-willed. Vanessa is also shown skill in creating her own spells.

Two years later, her magic seems to have become more stabilized and in her own control. Vanessa has seemingly mastered a vast array of spells and rituals that allow her to overpower and destroy all different kinds of supernatural creatures.

Before becoming an activated heretic, Vanessa possessed a few vampiric traits, specifically her blood. Her blood was able heal herself, such as when she sliced open her hand. Her blood can be used to sire new vampires. After completing her transition, Vanessa was still able to practice magic.

Vanessa now is truly immortal and can only be killed by a scarlet oak stake from the Scarlet Oak Tree. She showed great proficiency in utilizing her vampire powers. She showed the ability to compel fellow vampires. Previously, this has only been possible by an Original vampire.
## Weaknesses

According to Dahlia, firstborns of her family's bloodline inherit great power; however, it is unstable and will damage and, ultimately, kill the witch if they are not taught to contain it.

As the world's third naturally born vampire-witch hybrid, the full extent and limits of Vanessa's weaknesses are currently unknown.

Emmett claimed that Marcel's advanced werewolf venom can take down a hybrid, an Original, and *even* Hope Mikaelson and her family. However, he gave no evidence as to why it would or could be lethal to her, nor has this been proven to be true.

## Appearances

### The Vampire Diaries

* *Hello, Brother*
* *Today Will Be Different* (Voice)
* *You Decided That I Was Worth Saving*
* *An Eternity of Misery*
* *Coming Home Was a Mistake*
* *Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell*
* *The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You*
* *We Have History Together* (Mentioned)
* *The Lies Will Catch Up To You*
* *It's Been a Hell of a Ride*
* *We're Planning a June Wedding*
* *I Was Feeling Epic*

### The Originals

* *Gather Up the Killers*
* *No Quarter*
* *Haunter of Ruins*
* *Keepers of the House*
* *I Hear You Knocking*
* *Bag of Cobras* (Mentioned)
* *High Water and a Devil's Daughter*
* *Voodoo in My Blood*
* *Queen Death*
* *Phantomesque*
* *A Spirit Here That Won't Be Broken*
* *The Feast of All Sinners*
* *From Fiancée To Wife*
* *In New Orleans*
* *Mikaelson Baby...I Think Not*
* *Birthday Surprise Indeed*

**Season Five**

* *Don't It Just Break Your Heart*
* *What, Will, I, Have, Left*
* *God's Gonna Trouble the Water*
* *The Kindness Of Strangers* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *Til the Day I Die*
* *The Tale of Two Wolves*
* *When The Saints Go Marching In*

### Legacies

* *Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn*
* *We're Being Punked, Pedro*
* *Malivore*
* *Mombie Dearest*
* *We're Gonna Need A Spotlight*
* *There's a Mummy on Main Street*
* *The Boy Who Still Has a Lot of Good to Do*
* *Let's Just Finish the Dance*
* *There's Always a Loophole*
* *I'll Never Give Up Hope*
* *This Year Will Be Different*
* *Screw Endgame*
* *That's Nothing I Had to Remember*
* *It Will All Be Painfully Clear Soon Enough*
* *This Christmas Was Surprisingly Violent*
* *I Couldn't Have Done This Without You*

## Name

* **Vanessa** is a traditionally feminine name with all sorts of mythological roots. In Latin it can mean "of Venus," the god of love; in Greek, however, it's a reference to the mystic goddess Phanessa, who is Pandora's daughter and bore a fascination for butterflies. (Vanessa has also been said to mean "butterfly" and is also the name of a specific butterfly genus.)
* **Dove** is primarily a female name of American origin that means **Bird Of Peace**.
* **Gilbert**, which is one of Ariana's surname, is a surname of Germanic origin. The English-language surname is derived from Giselbert, a medieval personal name composed of the following Germanic elements gisil ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and berht ("bright", "famous").
* **Garcia** surname is the patronymic "descendant or son of Garcia" (the Spanish form of Gerald). The personal name Garcia is of uncertain origin, however, the given name Gerald is a Germanic name meaning "rule of the spear," from the elements *ger* (spear) and *wald* (rule).
* **Mikaelson** is of of Scandinavian origin and means "Son of Mikael".
	+ If Vanessa was to truly follow Norse traditions, her surname should technically be **Kolsdotter** (daughter of Kol) as oppose to Mikaelson (son of Mikael).