Rose-Marie

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## Biographical information

### Born

* 1450 (St. Austell, England, Age 22/560)

### Species

* Human (Originally)
* Vampire (Klaus' Bloodline)
* Ghost (Formerly)

## Family information

### Family Members

* Trevor † (Former Family Companion/Best Friend)

## Supernatural information

### Significant sires

* Trevor †
* Katherine Pierce (1492)

### Significant kills

* Eddie
* Jill

### Cause of death

* Unknown (as a human)
* Werewolf Bite/ Staked (as a vampire)

### Killed by

* Unknown (as a human)
* Jules and Damon Salvatore (as a vampire)

## Physical appearance

### Height

* 5'7" (Feet)
* 1.70 (Meters)

### Eye color

* Green

**Rose-Marie**, commonly known as **Rose**, was a recurring character in Book 2 of Part 1 of the *An Epic Kind of Love* series. Rose was a vampire and the best friend of fellow vampire Trevor. When Katerina Petrova was on the run from Niklaus Mikaelson, Trevor helped her escape and sent her to Rose to get help. While in their hideout, Katherine tricked Rose into feeding her vampire blood and then killed herself to turn into a vampire as well. Klaus pursued Rose, Trevor and Katherine for 500 years for their roles in presumably ending the Petrova Bloodline and ruining his chance at breaking his curse. When Rose and Trevor learned of the existence of the other doppelgängers, Elena and Adrianna Gilbert, they kidnapped them in hopes of exchanging them for their freedom. However, while Klaus' brother and cohort, Elijah, pardoned Rose for her role in aiding Katherine's escape due to her loyalty toward her friend, he killed Trevor for betraying his loyalty to him and Klaus. Rose then fled after Elijah was staked and supposedly killed by Damon Salvatore.

She later joined forces with the Salvatore Brothers to defeat Klaus. She was bitten by Jules, a werewolf, and was ultimately mercy-killed and staked by Damon, who cared about her and wanted to end her suffering.

Her ghost visited Jeremy in Book 3 of Part 1 of the series when he, Elena, and Damon were trying to learn which Original Vampire sired their bloodline. Rose revealed that she was turned by Mary Porter who turned out to have been sired by Klaus.

## Early History

### 1500s

Rose was born in 1450 in St. Austell, England. She was later turned in 1472 by Mary Porter. In 1492, her friend Trevor sent Katerina Petrova to the cottage where they were staying to hide from Niklaus Mikaelson, Rose was furious when she heard Katerina had fled from Klaus with the Moonstone and feared retaliation from Klaus when he learned of what she had done. She locked Katerina in a room with intentions of returning her to Klaus after sunset. Katerina, desperate to avoid being sacrificed to break Klaus' hybrid curse, stabbed herself in the abdomen and was about to die. Rose, unwilling to face Klaus' wrath if he learned Katerina had died on her watch, fed her her vampire blood to heal her, not realizing that this was a trick on Katerina's part to get Rose to give her what she needed to survive.

When Rose accidentally left Katerina alone to talk privately with Trevor about what they needed to do, Katerina hung herself, and since she had Rose's blood in her system, she then awoke as a vampire in transition. She completed the transition by feeding on the human owner of the cottage after Rose accidentally staked the woman while trying to kill Katerina. Rose was furious at her for this betrayal, as now there was no human to keep unwanted vampires out of the cottage, and Katerina's blood was now no longer viable for the ritual to break Klaus' curse. Rose angrily stated that Katerina had signed all of their death sentences due to her actions, but Katerina replied, "Better you die than I", and fled before Rose and Trevor could catch her. Rose and Trevor, knowing that Klaus would be out for their blood in punishment for accidentally aiding in Katerina's escape, went on the run afterward to hide from Klaus and the rest of the Original vampires.

## Throughout An Epic Kind of Love Series (Part 1)

* Book 2
* Book 3

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## Personality

Rose seemed to care for others, vampires and humans alike, and stated on several occasions that she has never enjoyed taking human life. However, she was shown to be rather violent at times when it was necessary. For example, after she and Trevor kidnapped Elena and Adrianna, she smacked Elena across the face and sent her flying backward after she snapped at Elena to be quiet, as she was nervous about the arrival of Elijah and their intention to trade the twins for their freedom. She has shown to be sad for her fallen friend, Trevor, who she had turned many years ago, and considered him to be her only family. She was known for being loyal to her friends, and once she teamed up with Stefan, Damon, Adrianna, and Elena, she fought for them by giving them the information they needed in their fight against the Originals. Even after her death, she was shown keeping an eye on her friends from the Other Side.

## Attitude Towards Humans

She was willing to give up both Katherine in 1492 and Elena and Adrianna in 2010 to Klaus in exchange for her and Trevor's freedom. She was brutal to Elena in Rose, backhand-slapping her so hard Elena spun in mid-air much like a spinning toy before landing unconscious on an old sofa. However, this may have been an attempt to keep her distance emotionally from a human (Elena) she was delivering to her death. In 1492, after Katherine committed suicide by hanging herself with Rose's blood in her system and consequently becoming a vampire. Rose tried to kill Katherine by staking her. However, Katherine quickly used an old human woman as a shield and Rose inevitably staked her. She screamed in horror over this act, despite the fact that she had compelled the old woman to allow her to live there and was compelling her to do household chores. She may have truly cared about the woman or was just using her for protection from Klaus, though there was no sign Rose was hurting her or feeding on her. This suggests that she regards human life as more than a source of food or to be exploited, although it must be said again that she did compel the woman in that cottage.

Judging from how she seems to be interested in helping Elena and Adrianna's friends to keep them from being killed, her previous acts were those of desperation and not a reflection as to how she regards humans. Unfortunately, Rose was bitten by a werewolf (Jules), which is fatal to vampires. As it slowly killed her, it caused hallucinations along with tremendous physical pain. She essentially went rabid and attacked the twins several times, thinking they were Katherine. After she left the house, she killed three people in her rabid state. Her behavior toward the twins and killing those humans caused her to feel a profound guilt from these actions. She herself said she disliked taking human life, even when she was first turned all those centuries ago.

## Physical Appearance

Rose was an attractive and pretty young woman. She had dark brown hair and green eyes. In the past, she had long wavy hair, but in the present, her hair was cropped in a short and simple bob. Her height is about 5'7". In the present day, she dressed casually in jeans, boots, long-sleeved shirts and a leather jacket over top of it, and wore little jewelry. While she lived in the 15th century, however, she wore the long-sleeved dresses that were the style at the time.

## Powers and Abilities

Rose possessed all the standard powers and abilities of a non-Original vampire.

## Weaknesses

Rose had the typical weaknesses of a non-Original vampire.

## Relationships

* Damon and Rose (Close Friends)
* Elijah and Rose (Enemies)
* Adrianna and Rose (Former Enemies/Friends)
* Elena and Rose (Former Enemies/Friends)
* Rose and Trevor (Best Friends)

## Name

* **Rose** is derived from the latin "Rosa", the name of a fragrant flower.
* **Marie** means "bitter", "beloved", and "rebelliousness", among others. It is the French form of "Mary", which is directly derived from the Latin name "Maria".

## Trivia

* Rose tells Damon that there is no "humanity switch" after a vampire has lived more than several centuries. This was noted when Damon suggested that Rose use the switch to avoid the pain and grief of Trevor's death.
* Rose was a good and close friend of Lexi. The reason why Rose knew of Stefan and Damon was because Lexi tried to set Rose up with Stefan.