Niklaus Mikaelson

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## Biographical Information:

### Birth Name

Niklaus Alexander Nick Olsen (Possibly Name)

### Other Names

Klaus Sommers (To Protect Him, Jenna Mikaelson, Miranda Kenner, and Lorelei Mikaelson)

### Born

* August 2nd, 978 A.D. (Mystic Falls, Age 22/1,049+)

### Turned

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

### Occupation

* Nobleman  (1002-1700's) (Formerly)
* Artist

### Title(s)

* Dad, Daddy  (Both By Jenna, Alexandria, Håkon, and Henrik Mikaelson)
* Dad, Second Dad (Both By Miranda)
* Uncle Klaus, Uncle Nik (Both By Emersyn, Mathias, Qetsiyah, Eden,Sophia , and Lillian)

### Species

* Hybrid (Werewolf, untriggered, Witch, untapped; Originally)
* Original Vampire (Formerly)
* Original Hybrid (Werewolf/Original Vampire)

### House

* New Orleans, French Quarter, The Mikaelson Compound (Currently)

## Romantic Infomation

### Significant Others

* Aurora De Martel (Ex-Girlfriend, Deceased)
* Many Women (All Either Deceased or Alive)

## Family Information:

### Parents

* Ansel Olsen (Biological Father)
* Esther Einar (Biological Mother)
* John Gilbert (Father-in-law/Adoptive-Uncle-in-law)
* Constance Labonair (Mother-in-law/Adoptive-Aunt-in-law)
* Miranda Sommers (Aunt-in-law/Adoptive-Mother-in-law; Deceased)
* Grayson Gilbert (Uncle-in-law/Adoptive-Father-in-law; Deceased)

### Siblings

* Freya Mikaeldotter (Maternal-Half-Older-Sister)
* Mathias Griffith-Malraux (Half-Nephew, Via Freya, Vincent, and Keelin)
* Finn Mikaelson (Maternal-Half-Older-Brother)
* Elijah Mikaelson (Maternal-Half-Older-Brother)
* Emersyn Mikaelson (Half-Niece, Via Elijah and Katerina)
* Neveah Mikaeldotter (Younger-Sister)
* Sophia Mikaelson-Salvatore (Niece, Via Neveah and Damon)
* Kol Mikaelson (Maternal-Half-Younger-Brother)
* Qetsiyah Mikaelson (Half-Niece, Via Kol and Bonnie)
* Rebekah Mikaeldotter (Maternal-Half-Younger-Sister)
* Lillian Salvatore (Half-Niece, Via Rebekah and Stefan)
* Eden Salvatore (Half-Niece, Via Rebekah and Stefan)
* Henrik Mikaelson (Maternal-Half-Younger-Brother; Deceased)

### Children

* Jenna Mikaelson (First Born, First Daughter)
* Miranda Kenner (Step-Daughter)
* Alexandria Mikaelson (Second Born, Second Daughter)
* Håkon Mikaelson (Third Born, First Son)
* Henrik Mikaelson (Fourth Born, Second Son)

### Other Relatives

* Dahlia Einar (Maternal Aunt; Deceased)
* Logan Labonair (Uncle-in-law; Deceased)
* Callie Labonair (Aunt-in-law; Deceased)
* Mikayla Labonair (Aunt-in-law; Deceased)
* John Labonair (Uncle-in-law; Deceased)

## Loyalty Information:

### Bestfriends

* Marcel Gerard (Close)
* Stefan Salvatore (Close, Live Together)
* Elijah Mikaelson (Close, Live Together)
* Rebekah Mikaeldotter (Close, Live Together)
* Neveah Mikaeldotter (Close, Live Together)

### Enemies

* Marcel Gerard (Formerly)
* The Hollow (Formerly, Deceased)
* Lucien Castle (Formerly, Deceased)
* Aya (Formerly, Deceased)
* The Strix (Formerly, Deceased)
* Aurora De Martel (Formerly, Deceased)
* Tristan De Martel (Formerly, Deceased)
* Greta Sienna (Formerly, Deceased)

### Affiliation

* The Einar Family (By Birth)
* The Olsen Family (By Birth)
* The Olsen Pack (By Birth)
* The Mikaelson Family (By Birth/Mother's Marriage)
* The Petrova Family (By Marriage/Daughters and Sons)
* The Gilbert Family (By Marriage/Daughters and Sons)
* The Labonair Family (By Marriage/Daughters and Sons)
* Klaus and Lorelei (Relationship)

## Supernatural Information:

### Significant Sires

* Lucien Castle (1002, Deceased)
* Mary Porter (Deceased)
* Alistair Duquesne (Deceased)
* Marcel Gerard (1835)
* Jenna Sommers (2010)
* Tyler Lockwood
* Many Vampires over the course of 1,049 years

### Significant Kills

* Esther Einar (First Time)
* Original Members of The Five
* Petrova Family
* Marcel Gerard (As A Human)
* Papa Tunde's Twin Sons
* Papa Tunde (First Time)
* August Müller (As A Vampire)
* Jenna Sommers  (As A Human/Vampire)
* Tyler Lockwood (As A Werewolf/Hybrid)
* Mikael Mikaelson (First and Second Time As Original Vampire)
* Carol Lockwood
* Joshua Rosza (As A Human)
* Kieran O'Connell (As A Vampire)
* Dahlia Einar
* Lucien Castle (As A Vampire)
* Aurora De Martel (As A Vampire)

### Cause of Death

* Stabbed through the heart (As A Werewolf/Witch)

## Appearance Information:

### First Seen

* *Klaus* *(TVD)*
* *Always and Forever* *(TO)*
* *See You On the Other Side* *(Legacies)*

### Last Seen

* *Moonlight on the Bayou* *(TVD)*
* *The Wedding* *(TO)*
* *Someplace Far Away From All This Violence* *(Legacies)*

**Niklaus Alexander Nick Mikaelson** (***Elder Futhark:** ᚾᛁᚲᛚᚨᚢᛋ ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ*) was the main protagonist (and sometimes antagonist/anti-hero) of *The Originals*. He was a former main character, antagonist/anti-hero of *The Vampire Diaries*. He is a guest star on *Legacies.* Klaus is an Original Vampire and a Werewolf, making him the Original Hybrid.

Klaus is the husband of Lorelei Gilbert. the son of Esther Einar and Ansel Olsen the son-in-law of Constance Gilbert and John Gilbert the adoptive-son-in-law/ Nephew-in-law of Grayson Gilbert and Miranda Sommers. the half-younger-brother of Freya Mikaeldotter, Finn Mikaelson, and Elijah Mikaelson the older brother of Neveah Mikaeldotter the half-older-brother of Kol Mikaelson, Rebekah Mikaeldotter, and the late Henrik Mikaelson through his marriage to Lorelei, he is the brother-in-law of Elena Gilbert.

the adoptive-brother-in-law/cousin-in-law of Jeremy Gilbert the brother-in-law through his sister to Neveah's husband Damon Salvatore the half-brother-in-law of through his half-siblings marriages Keelin Malraux, Sage Benedici, Katerina Petrova, Bonnie Bennett, and Stefan Salvatore the uncle of Neveah and Damon's daughter Sophia Mikaelson-Salvatore the half-uncle of Emersyn Mikaelson, Mathias Griffith-Malraux, Lillian Salvatore, and Eden Salvatore.

Klaus was first mentioned in the second season of *The Vampire Diaries* in *Rose*, during a conversation between Rose Marie and Stefan Salvatore. Rose warns Stefan about the Original Vampires which led to Elena and Lorelei Gilbert believing Klaus was the oldest vampire in history. Elijah later mentions that Klaus is a recluse and trusts very few people, usually only in his inner circle.

For over a thousand years, Klaus had been trying to break a curse placed on him. He created the myth of the sun and moon curse in order to find the moonstone and the Petrova Doppelgänger, both of which were needed to break the actual curse. His goal was to liberate his Werewolf side so he could sire his own super species of werewolf-vampire hybrids.

In 1492, he finally got the chance to break his curse when he met Katerina Petrova, the final piece necessary to break the curse. However, Katerina managed to foil his plan to use her in the sacrifice by turning into a vampire. For the next 500 years, Klaus searched for a way to break the curse without the doppelgänger, forcing generations of witches to help him. During his search for a way to break the curse, Klaus hunted down his family and neutralized them. He also hunted Katerina, who had escaped him and stolen his moonstone. However, it should also be noted that he was also on the run from his step-father, Mikael, as Klaus had an abusive childhood.

Besides his family, during the 1920's, Klaus formed a strong bond and brotherly relationship with Stefan. In New Orleans, he had a father/son bond relationship with Marcel whom he works with in ruling New Orleans until Klaus discovered his treachery for bringing Mikael to New Orleans. They reformed their friendship when Marcel saved his daughter and they worked together to bring down their enemies. He also cared for the bartender Camille O'Connell, with whom he had been good friends with before her death.

## Name

* **Niklaus is a beloved masculine Slavic name whose origins are rooted in Ancient Greek. A form of Nicholas, Niklaus comes from the Greek title Nīkólāos, meaning “victor of the people.” Nicholas is renowned across the globe and has been borne by many remarkable saints and figures.**
* **Klaus is a boy's name of German origin meaning ”victory of the people.” This heroic and valiant name was originally a derivation of Nikolaus, a moniker famous for its association with the beloved man in red, Santa Claus.**
* **Alexander is the Latin variant of the Greek name Alexandros, meaning "defender of men." The name is most famously associated with Alexander the Great, 4th-century BCE king of Macedonia in Greece, and one of history's most powerful military commanders.**
* **Nick is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "victory of the people." If you know baby is going to be a little fighter, then choosing a name that lets his inner champion shine through only makes sense. This name is the short form of Nicholas, which is often associated with the Greek saint, Nicholas. Also known as Nicholas of Bari, he became a patron of children and a gift-giver because of the many stories from his life. We now know of this magical saint as the origin of Santa Claus.**
* **Olsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈoˀlsn̩]) is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ole". The surname Olesen (pronounced [ˈoːləsn̩]) has a similar origin.**
	+ **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.thebump.com/b/niklaus-baby-name
2. ↑ https://www.thebump.com/b/klaus-baby-name
3. ↑ https://www.verywellfamily.com/alexander-name-meaning-origin-popularity-5116649#:~:text=Alexander%20is%20the%20Latin%20variant,history%27s%20most%20powerful%20military%20commanders.
4. ↑ https://www.thebump.com/b/nick-baby-name
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelson#:~:text=Michael-,Meaning,Hebrew

## Personality

### Untriggered Werewolf-Witch Hybrid

"*I never answered your question, if I'd ever thought about being human. Once. I was on a trek in the Andes, and a hummingbird flew up to me and just hovered there staring at me. It's tiny heart was pattering like a machine gun. And I thought, what a thing, you know, to have to work that hard every day just to stay alive, to be constantly on the verge of death, and how satisfying every day must be that it survived. And that was the only time I thought about being human.*"
—**Klaus** to Lorelei about being human.
While he was still an untriggered Werewolf-Witch hybrid, Klaus had a complicated life. He was close with his half-sister Rebekah, whom he affectionately called "Bekah", and with his half-brothers Elijah and Henrik. He also had a close relationship with his half-brother, Kol, but he did not get along at all with his half-brother, Finn, since childhood. However, he had a bad relationship with his overbearing step-father Mikael who was harder on him than any of his siblings. He was a victim of his step-father's physical and verbal abuse since childhood. Klaus even admitted to Rebekah that Mikael frightened him which made him constantly seek his approval without ever finding it. His mother Esther often tried to calm Mikael when he became angry with Klaus, but she never tried to stop him from humiliating or from physically/mentally abusing her son. Also as an untriggered werewolf, Klaus had the aggressive behavior of one, but he could not act on it due to his mother making him wear a magical necklace, created to weaken his strength and thus leaving him vulnerable to Mikael's abuse. These following reasons led him to resent both his parents and possibly to be jealous of his maternal half-siblings for having their approval. In the director's cut of the backdoor pilot of The Originals, Elijah pointed out that as an untriggered werewolf, Klaus was so full of love and life, and that all he ever wanted was to be loved in return, especially by his step-father. This belief that no one loved him and that he was doomed to be alone forever was the main factor that changed Klaus' personality.
### Original Vampire-Original Hybrid

When Klaus was just in the early stages of being a hybrid, he slaughtered six villagers. Which afterwards, he was devastated and cried into Elijah's shoulder. After finding out that Mikael is not his biological father, he was shocked and betrayed. Klaus is continuously described as being cruel, sadistic, careless, paranoid, reckless, impulsive, short-tempered, aggressive, volatile, unpredictable, slightly unreasonable, narcissistic, manipulative, jealous, obsessive and competitive. Though he shows little to no regard for human life in general, Klaus feels guilt and remorse for most of his actions, he just does not show it, and he also has morals. Despite his negative traits, Klaus has shown to be very protective of his younger half-sister Rebekah, who stayed by his side for centuries, and Neveah, his younger sister whom has also stayed by his side for centuries he is not pure evil, he is just sadistic. Unbeknownst to any, Klaus and Neveah was not the son and daughter of Mikael, but the son and daughter of an alpha werewolf named Ansel, in another village which made Klaus aggressive, violent and angry. When he became a vampire, all these emotions were heightened and Klaus' temper became worse than ever. Years of humiliation and physical/emotional abuses at Mikael's hands and Esther's indifference, coupled with her rejection of him as her son, led Klaus to kill his own mother in revenge and for betraying him. After this, Klaus shut off his humanity to any but his family, killing any who crossed his path. Vengeful and power-hungry, he will stop at nothing to achieve his ends and remove those who stand in his way. However, Klaus does not believe that death is a punishment as seen when he denies Katherine death, instead keeping her alive so that she will suffer for having betrayed him. He will also place usefulness before pleasure and keeps people alive when it suits his needs. He has also shown a penchant for working with witches which was mentioned by Katherine in *Know Thy Enemy*. Klaus also has a sense of honor and will not go back on his word although, he will always look for loopholes in the deals he makes.

In 1933, despite the fact that his werewolf side was dormant at the time, Klaus still held werewolves in high regard. When he discovered August Müller, a vampire, had been massacring innocent werewolves as well as spreading his beliefs about the purity of species, i.e. that vampires are the apex predators, Klaus ruthlessly killed August and his followers. Despite this, he would spare August's wife and children.

## Physical Appearance

Klaus is an attractive man. His height is 5'11 (1.80 cm). Klaus possesses curled dirty-blonde hair and dark blue eyes that contrasts with his pearl-white skin. His physical appearance is that of a man 22 year-old, despite being over 1,049 thousand plus years old. As a vampire and a warrior (from the 10th century), he is well-built. Klaus possesses a delicate and yet masculine face, possibly due to the fact that he was a nobleman between the 11th and the 18th century's.

Klaus' clothing style is quite casual, usually seen wearing shirts, jeans and jackets, although he can also use a more classic and refined outfit if the situation requires it (ex: the ritual of the moonstone; the Original ball thrown by Esther). He uses accessories, such as leather bracelets or necklaces as seen in most of his scenes on both shows.

## Powers and Abilities

As an Original Vampire, later the Original Hybrid, Klaus is the second strongest of the Original Vampires, second only to his step-father. His Werewolf side has given him additional powers and advantages the others do not possess, making him the one of the most physically powerful immortal beings in the world. Although stronger than his maternal half-sibling due to his werewolf heritage, some of his siblings have been shown to be willing to fight with him with no fear, with Elijah actually able to do so on almost even terms, Elijah seems to have no difficulty trying to start and end fights with Klaus, usually having the upper hand on Klaus himself for a short period of time; before the latter turns the tables on Elijah. Klaus' step-father being notable for surpassing him and whom he initially feared greatly; made worse when Mikael had possessed the White Oak Stake.

Klaus' powers improve with the consumption of human blood, assuming his werewolf form or utilizing his lycanthropic enhancements and the full moon. In *Live and Let Die*, it is shown that Mikael was slightly stronger than Klaus, and it should be noted that Mikael was still affected with werewolf venom and Papa Tunde's Blade, therefore not even at full strength yet still demonstrated superior strength than his son. With the death of Mikael, Klaus is the single most physically strongest being around. Even before Klaus became an Original Vampire, later the Original Hybrid, he was a fairly skilled swordsman, even though he rarely uses a sword, due to his supernatural powers, Klaus' swordsman skills have not diminished.

Klaus has shown to be an expert fighter even when unarmed; When Marcel's army took him on, despite being overwhelmed to begin with, he was able to fight them, almost evenly and overpowered most of them, through his fighting skills and original hybrid powers. In that single fight, he killed roughly twenty four non-Original vampires single-handedly, showing his skills as a combatant even further. Klaus is far less calm, composed, and strategic in battle than Elijah but has a better mind for coming up with long term plans and back ups, being nearly always one step ahead of his enemies. Due to his long existence, Klaus has seen countless battles and is very experienced in battle. In *Fire with Fire*, Klaus was able to take out six evolved werewolves without any difficulty, when he faced off against Katherine, Lorelei, and Jackson, although he had some difficulty taking them all on at the same time, he ultimately got the upper hand; overpowers and defeats them.

His supernatural attributes aside, Klaus' greatest asset is his sharp intellect. His penchant for strategies and forming contingencies way ahead of time, despite the fact that Elijah's penchant for strategies and forming contingencies surpasses his, Klaus has outsmarted Elijah on more than one occasion, Klaus is able to discern a great deal of whatever or whoever is presented to him after only a few keen observations, he was able to figure out that Jenna would be sacrificed at the cemetery because it was where the Harvest and the Reaping took place as well as the location of the ancestral witches' burial place, he also came up with a plan, to make it look like he has turned against his maternal half-siblings and Lorelei, after Elijah daggered him, and after Lorelei tried to take his daughter Jenna away from him, in order to gain Dahlia's trust to take her down. According to Dahlia, Klaus is arguably the most intelligent of his maternal half-siblings with Elijah occasionally rivaling him.

Lorelei, and Elena though tribrids cannot beat him it would take them a while to diminish Klaus even if he isn't at full strength his children since they are born triman's have the upper hand on him roughly making him other then them the most powerful being.