Tyler Lockwood

Lockwolf (by Hayley and Damon)

Little Orphan Lockwood. My first Hybrid, Poor Lad,

Disappointment (all by Klaus)

Tween Wolf, Copernicus, Idiot, Lockwood (all by Damon)

Kid (by Marcel)

Nancy-Marie Lockwood † (Paternal Ancestor)

Barnette Lockwood † (Paternal Ancestor)

George Lockwood † (Paternal Ancestor)

Marianna Lockwood † (Paternal Ancestor)

Richard and Mason's Unnamed Father † (Paternal Grandfather)

Richard and Mason's Unnamed Mother † (Paternal Grandmother)

Gabriela Deveraux † (Paternal Ancestor)

Marcy Deveraux † (Paternal Ancestor)

Sebastien Deveraux † (Paternal Ancestor)

Phillipe Deveraux † (Paternal Ancestor)

Mathilde Deveraux † (Paternal Ancestor)

Brynne Deveraux † (Paternal Relative)

Stephanie Laveau † (Paternal Ancestor)

Frederick Deveraux † (Paternal Ancestor)

Richard Lockwood † (Father)

Carol Lockwood † (Mother)

Millicent Lockwood (Half-Sister)

Mason Lockwood † (Paternal Uncle)

Gracie Lockwood † (Paternal Relative)

Jeffery Lockwood-Hamilton † (Paternal Relative)

**Tyler Lockwood** was a former main character, protagonist, current werewolf and a former hybrid on *Legacies*, who played for the football team at Mystic Falls High School. Tyler was also an antagonist/anti villain of the episode *Bloodletting* of *The Originals*, where Tyler carried out his vendetta against the infamous Klaus Mikaelson.

He was the son of Richard and Carol Lockwood, and the nephew of Mason Lockwood who is also a werewolf. He was initially portrayed to be arrogant, selfish and a bully. But after triggering the family curse which turned him into a werewolf, he has learned to tone his behavior down. Before this revelation, he was referred to many times as a "*dick*," by both his best friends; Matt Donovan and Jeremy Gilbert. He was shown to have an athletic build, and great strength as a human. He also had a short temper and became angry very easily. He didn't understand why he behaved the way he did, at least until Mason came to visit after Richard Lockwood's death.

Initially after becoming a hybrid, he was extremely grateful to Klaus for taking away his pain of turning every month. However, he soon becomes angered at the prospect of being sired to him after he bites his girlfriend, Caroline Forbes. He manages to break the sire bond and continued to help other hybrids break the curse of being sired. This came at a price once Klaus found out about his actions, as Klaus murdered his mother and last remaining family member. Since then, he swore revenge on Klaus for his actions.

He had an on-and-off relationship with Vicki Donovan until her death and after he triggered his werewolf curse, starts to fall for Caroline after she helps him on a Full Moon, despite her relationship with his best friend, Matt, at the time. His relationship with Caroline has gone through the rocks over the series yet it fell apart after he chose to avenge his mother in favor of staying in college and being with her.

After a failed attempt to kill Klaus and Hayley's child, he was imprisoned in The Garden until released by Rebekah as a "parting gift" to Matt and in *500 Years of Solitude* returns to Mystic Falls. He later grew suspicious about the relationship between Nadia Petrova and Matt, leading to the discovery that Katherine was, in fact, inhabiting Elena's body without anybody realizing.

In *Man on Fire*, Tyler became possessed by Julian, a Traveler, in the same manner as Matt and Elena were possessed by Gregor and Katherine, respectively. His control over his own later resurfaces without the Travelers realizing, allowing Tyler to uncover what they were planning: the eradication of spirit magic and everything that witches ever created through it. He ultimately escaped and quickly relayed what he learned to his friends. After the Travelers used the Body Sealing Spell on Tyler, Julian got permanent control of Tyler's body and due to Markos destroying the Traveler's Knife that was needed to remove Passengers, Julian could not be banished. Later, Julian was captured by the Travelers and they brought Julian to Mystic Falls, where they had cast the Magic Purification Spell, which can undo any non-traditional magic, including the magic that created vampirism. As a result, when Julian was forced to enter Mystic Falls in Tyler's body, Tyler's vampirism and activated lycanthropy were both stripped away before Tyler and Julian both died, as vampirism was what was keeping them alive.

Tyler, ended up on the Other Side, but thanks to Bonnie's sacrifice and Liv's magic, he was able to be resurrected and rejoin his loved ones in the living world in *Home*. Shortly after he returned, he discovered that he was no longer a hybrid due to the Travelers' Magic Purification Spell. At the beginning of the sixth season, Tyler was seen struggling to control his renewed anger issues due to his return to being a human with a werewolf gene, and desperately wanted to prevent himself from triggering his curse once again. He ultimately reactivated his curse, despite his best efforts to avoid it, when an already-dying Liv begged him to kill her and save himself; Tyler done as asked and mercy-killed her to re-trigger his werewolf curse which saved his life in *I'm Thinking Of You All The While*. While he was saying his goodbyes to Elena, she encouraged him to leave Mystic Falls and do whatever it is that he wants to do, insisting that he embrace his lycanthropy and let it be what makes him extraordinary. So Tyler left town, and became a member of The Armory, until Damon killed him for good in *You Decided That I Was Worth Saving*.

**Tyler** was the last member of the **Lockwood Family** and the **Apisi Werewolf Bloodline**.

## Personality

Tyler has tanned skin, short black hair and dark brown eyes. His height is between 5'7" to 5'9". Tyler has a muscular and toned body. Like all werewolves, his eyes will turn yellow when he becomes very angry. In his werewolf form, Tyler's fur is black and his eyes are yellow. In human form, Tyler often wears black jeans with a t-shirt and a jacket. On special occasions, such as parties, he wears a black suit. In Season Two, he starts wearing leather jackets. His style has matured over the course of the series, using darker colors looking much more attractive.

When he returns in Season Eight, Tyler is seen wearing more mature, darker clothing with a black leather jacket. He has also grown out a beard and stubble.

## Powers and Abilities

### Werewolf

Tyler possessed all the standard powers and abilities of a non-evolved werewolf.

### Hybrid

Tyler possessed all the standard powers and abilities of a non-original werewolf-vampire hybrid. Being the first successful non-original werewolf-vampire, Tyler was more powerful than non-original vampires in his age group, but was not as strong as those of greater age as shown in *Homecoming* when he was easily overpowered by Damon. However, he has been shown to be strong enough to hold his own as he was able to take on both Caroline and Stefan whilst possessed by Julian, even ripping out the latter's heart, and was shown to take on non-original vampires well above his age when he tackled Nadia - a vampire of 500 years - and temporarily overwhelmed her, long enough to bite her. He was strong enough to also hold his own against Klaus - the Original Hybrid - during his attempt to avenge his mother's death. Tyler was also particularly fast as a non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrid, being fast enough to surprise Klaus and stake him from behind. Initially he was loyal to Klaus upon his creation as a result of his sire-bond, but due to his hybrid nature, he managed to break free by transforming numerous times until the process became painless, although he would still lose control in his wolf form. However, since the magic purification spell stripped away his hybrid nature, Tyler no longer possesses these abilities.

## Weaknesses

### Werewolf

Tyler had the typical weaknesses of a non-evolved-werewolf.

### Tyler

Tyler had the typical weaknesses of a non-original werewolf-vampire hybrid.

## Relationships

### Richard Lockwood

Tyler and his father never had a good relationship, because he was a horrible parent and treated him poorly. On several occasions, Richard intervened because Tyler did something in public where Richard felt ashamed of him. When Tyler and Jeremy got into a fight at a Career Night at Mystic Falls High School, Richard and Alaric stopped it, and Richard brought the two of them outside. Tyler's father tried to get the two of them to fight each other, even though they didn't want to fight any longer. Tyler's father also had a talk with him when Tyler got into a fight with Matt, where he then pulled Tyler to the side and hit him and told Tyler "That is the last time you ever embarrass this family again". On Founder's Day, Richard was angry at Tyler for not going home when he was asked to. This could be a reflection of his concern for Tyler's safety during the rounding up of the vampires, or it could be his dislike when his son disobeys him. Richard then grabbed Tyler by the arm, and says to his son "If I tell you to do something you do it". Tyler then tells him to get off, showing that he has finally stood up to his father and that he has finally had enough of his father's controlling attitude. During his father's funeral, Jeremy Gilbert comes into Tyler's father's study to comfort Tyler, but Tyler rebuffs his attempts and acknowledges that his father was a "dick", and that he knew his father's shortcomings. After the funeral, he revealed to his mother that he had always hated his father for treating him poorly. After Richard's death, Matt Donovan made fun of Tyler's father and poured alcohol over his picture. Tyler gets angry; possibly displaying some concern for his father. Tyler never talks about his father after this, perhaps because he doesn't want to be reminded of what kind of person his father was, and maybe to forget about him completely.

### Carol Lockwood

Tyler seems to have grown up with a distant, but a somewhat positive relationship with his mother. It is only after the death of his father that Carol began to have a closer relationship with her son. When Mason Lockwood disappeared once again, Carol informed Tyler that "I guess it's just you and me now". Although he doesn't show it very well, Tyler is clearly fond of his mother, even returning to town after her accident. After Klaus Mikaelson murders Carol as revenge for Tyler trying to kill Klaus, Tyler originally wanted vengeance for her death. However, Tyler seems to have given up seeking vengeance for her death and continues to mourn Carol's death.

### Caroline Forbes

When Tyler triggered his curse, Caroline Forbes wanted to help him. Though Damon demanded her not to be his friend, she did. Tyler once asked whether she is a werewolf, Caroline laughed and said she is a vampire after a skirmish. When the first Full Moon came, Caroline helps him through the first transformation and it seems they form a special bond. The two become closer and eventually began a romantic relationship. Due to Klaus falling in love with Caroline, their relationship has become strained. Klaus promised that he will kill Tyler and Caroline pleased Klaus to let him live. Klaus told her to tell Tyler to leave town and hide which after a painful goodbye he did. They leave each vowing that they will find a way to be together again. Tyler returns in *For Whom the Bell Tolls*, and they break up in *Monster's Ball*, ending their relationship permanently. They still had feelings for each other, until Caroline slept with Klaus. After Tyler finds out, he is furious at her and this breaks their bond completely. After their angry tension was resolved after their post-breakup fight, they continue to remain good friends.

### Other Relationships

* Mason and Tyler (Uncle/Nephew/Former Allies/Ended; Mason died)
* Tyler and Vicki (Ex-Girlfriend/Former Friends)
* Tyler, Vicki, and Jeremy (Former Love Triangle)
* Jeremy, Matt and Tyler (Best Friends/Former Roommates/Allies)
* Tyler and Matt (Best Friends/Former Roommates)
* Jeremy and Tyler (Former Enemies/Close Friends/Former Roommates)
* Elena and Tyler (Friends/Former Allies)
* Tyler and Klaus (Enemies/Rivals)
* Klaus, Caroline, and Tyler (Former Love Triangle)
* Tyler and Hayley (Ex-Friends/Former Allies/Enemies)
* Tyler and Olivia (Ex-Girlfriend/Former Allies)