Original Preeminent Vampire

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The **Original Preeminent Vampire** are species of extremely powerful vampire that are known for being the first of their bloodline, the progenitor to their respective bloodlines.

## The Progenitor Of The Preeminent Vampires

Marcus Hale is the first Original Preeminent Vampire to ever exist.

## Sireline

Marcus has a Sireline as the Originals has. If Marcus dies then every one in his sireline will follow him in for a 24 hours window but if he is brought back to life they will stay alive but it needs to be in for 24 hours after that it be too late and all the vampire that was in his line is dead for good. Everyone from his sireline has a sirebond like Hybrids has to Hope and Klaus.

When Marcus Hale became a Preeminent Vampire, Nature made it so that every Preeminent Vampire (regardless of whether or not they were turned by him or not) and Vampire that Marcus Sires would have a very powerful sire bond to Marcus similarly to the Originals. So if he dies then all of them will. This would mean the death of 100s of upon 1000s of Vampires would die in the process. This also would mean that some of History's most strongest and feared Vampires would die along with every other vampire they sired. If this were to happen this could mean that over 40,000-100,000+ Vampires could technically die. Also, Preeminent Vampires have to carry a special human gene that links them to Marcus before they became a vampire to become a Preeminent Vampire.

* Marcus Hale (Progenitor of The Preeminent Vampires)
* Luna Hale (Second known Original Preeminent)

Vampire line

* Camille O'Connell (the first of the non-Original Preeminent Vampires sired from Marcus)
* Joshua Rosza (Preeminent vampire)
* Grace Pierce (Vampire)
* Jade (Vampire)
* Bella Swan (Preeminent Vampire)

Hybrid line

* Isabelle Lightwood (Preeminent vampire/siphoner)
* Clary Lightwood (Preeminent vampire/siphoner)
* Rafael Waithe (Preeminent vampire/werewolf)
* Nick Burkhardt (Vampire/Grimm)

## Powers and Abilities

* **Super Strength:** Original Preeminent Vampire are considerably much stronger than immortals, Supernatural Hunters, Original vampires, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans. They are able to decapitate other species with a single chop of their bare hands, shatter windows and doors with small objects, and single-handedly tear out the hearts of younger vampires and other creatures with little to no effort. Their strength has been used to break necks and spines, and break and move heavy objects. Their impact can send anyone flying. Their strength is also enough to rival that of their own kind. While Original Preeminent Vampires are more powerful than werewolves in either form, transformed werewolves still rival enough of their strength to take down an Original Preeminent Vampire in small groups as it was shown that four of them were capable of overwhelming Rebekah (she is an Original vampire and an Original Preeminent Vampire is stronger then an normal Original vampire) (although she managed to kill half of them), while two took down Elijah (these wolves were channeling the power of their werewolf forms through enchanted kyanite stones, and Elijah was taken by surprise and briefly passed out from their venom). Vampires of 900 years or more may present a slight challenge. However, given how Original Preeminent Vampire seem to have the peak power of their condition, they currently remain the most powerful of their kind. Lucien was much stronger than any of the Originals while an Upgraded Original, and with him dead and Marcel now the only remaining Upgraded Original, he is now stronger than them physically as well, though possibly not to the extent that Lucien was.
* **Super Speed:** Original Preeminent Vampire are much faster than immortals, supernatural hunters, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans. They are able to stop other supernatural species in their tracks, run miles in mere minutes and can easily catch up to any species of creature, supernatural or not. Their reflexes are similarly heightened. It is unknown if they grow faster with time.
* **Super Agility:** Original Preeminent Vampire possess more superhuman agility, flexibility and dexterity than immortals, supernatural hunters, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans. They can move quickly, jump very high, climb and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion.
* **Super Senses:** Original Preeminent Vampire have extremely keen senses of hearing, sight and smell that far exceed those of immortals, supernatural hunters, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans.
* **Super Durability:** Original Preeminent Vampire can take far more trauma than supernatural hunters, Original vampires, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans can, without much discomfort or injury. No Original Preeminent Vampire has ever been dismembered throughout the series, implying that their durability may be close to invincibility. Wood seems to be ineffective at weakening them, though being stabbed in the heart with it will often incapacitate them for several minutes until they recover. Ordinary bullets, knives and blunt objects can hurt an Original Preeminent Vampire. Rebekah once stated to Matt that she never feels cold. When running from Mikael, she also stated how her siblings and her ran through winter and autumn, sleet and snow.
* **Healing Factor:** The injuries of Original Preeminent Vampire heal faster than those of supernatural hunters, non-Original vampires, werewolves, evolved werewolves, non-original werewolf-vampire hybrids and humans. Original Preeminent Vampire also seem to heal much more quickly when exposed to vervain or wood. They can heal/recover/regenerate from any and all injuries in a matter of seconds. Even a werewolf bite is no threat to them, it is only painful to them and will cause weakness and hallucinations as they are not wholly immune to the bite, but it wears off. Vervain-laced liquid has also been shown to weaken them, though they recover from the effects much more quickly. If they are stabbed with Papa Tunde's blade and its removed, the healing process becomes much slower due to the dark magic within it, this applies to werewolf venom as well. Mikael still bore the scars of his attack for a day or so as he still had venom in his system. Human blood has also known to make the healing process faster.
* **Immortality:** Original Preeminent Vampire are immortal. They do not physically age and are immune to all illnesses, toxins, poisons and human diseases or physical conditions. The only physical weapon that can bring permanent death to an Original is a stake made from the eternal tree, and the only other substance being poisons from the advanced strain of werewolf toxin contained in the bite of an Upgraded Original vampire, as well as the similar toxin from the enchanted thorns grown by The Hollow from an Upgraded Original's blood.
* **Enhanced Emotions:** Original Preeminent Vampire experience emotions more powerfully than humans. Emotions like love, joy, and happiness are intensified for vampires allowing them to live life more intensely. This ability allows the original vampires to feel emotions at their peak regardless of their age. The Original Vampire have been shown experiencing emotions as powerfully today as they did 1,000 years ago.
* **Emotional Control:** Original Preeminent Vampire have a limited degree of control over their own emotions. It has been stated that Emotional Control fades over time. It is unknown if the Original vampires still possess the ability to "switch off" their emotions completely.

* **Mind Compulsion:** Original Preeminent Vampire can control and influence the thoughts, emotions, behavior, actions and memories of humans, non-Original vampires and non-original werewolf-vampire hybrids, witches, immortals, or werewolves/evolved werewolves.
* **Sire Bond:** Although rare among them, Sire Bonds can be formed when a human is turned with the blood of the Original Preeminent Vampire whom they had strong human feelings for.
* **Procreation:** All of Marcus kids can procreate.
* **Poisonous Skin**: If an Original Preeminent Vampire chooses can make his/hers skin poisonous due to him/her being a Preeminent Vampire. This toxin was designed so that Preeminent Vampires could get revenge if they died and it is fatal to most supernatural beings. The toxin spreads within 1-2 hours and it slowly eats away at your insides until you can no longer move. Then it completely rips you apart. Original Vampires and Upgraded Original Vampire are Very immune to this, though it just makes them weak.
* **Self-Resurrection:** If no other ways to revive an Original Preeminent Vampire are found their bodies will turn to ash similarly to a phoenix and they will resurrect. Though this ability can only be used twice it is quite useful.

* **Telepathy:** Original Preeminent Vampires have the ability to enter the minds of others as long as theirs is stronger than them although, as Original Preeminent Vampires, they have one of the strongest minds in the world. Normally, this ability works in a tactile fashion and the vampire requires physical contact in order for it to work successfully. However, Elijah has been shown to mentally communicate with others from a short distance sending distress calls and mental images. Klaus and Elijah have also been shown sharing their memories with others.
	+ **Dream Manipulation:** Original Preeminent Vampires can control dreams and subconscious. They can produce and modify dreams, bestow nightmares or lucid dreaming. Other effects of this ability is the ability to distort perceptions of reality and being able to trap someone in their dreams.
	+ **Illusions:** Original Preeminent Vampires have the power to trick the minds of others into seeing/feeling things that aren't actually happening.
* **True Face:** An Original Preeminent Vampire's true face is the appearance they are hiding under their normal human face. When an Original vampire's true face is revealed, the sclera of their eyes turns black and the pupils turns crimson red, dark veins appear under their eyes as the blood pumps forcefully through them, and their canine teeth extend into razor-sharp fangs and they are longer then normal vampires. An Original Preeminent Vampire's 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. An Original Preeminent Vampire's fangs are extremely sharp which gives them the ability to tear into almost any substance (including and especially flesh) and tear off limbs. With the fangs come the darkened veins under the eyes as well.

## Weaknesses

* **Sunlight:** Sunlight will burn an Original Preeminent Vampire, but cannot kill them.
* **The Cure:** If an Original Preeminent Vampires takes the cure, they will revert back to being mortal 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 Preeminent Vampires to desiccate like any other vampire, losing most of its strength and any ability to move. The desiccated body of an Original Preeminent Vampires will appear as a corpse and can only start functioning again once they feed on blood. This process can be replicated artificially by a witch casting a desiccation spell.
* **Invitation:** In order to enter any house owned by humans, they need to be invited in by a living person that officially lives there or the person of entitlement. Once invited, the invitation cannot be revoked. Should an Original Preeminent Vampires be in the house without being invited in, such as being in a dessicated state, they will become disoriented and will begin to suffocate upon recovery. If the ownership to a house changes while inside, an Original, like normal vampires, would likely become disoriented and pulled from the house against their will.
* **Witchcraft:** Witches can perform a wide range of spells that can have a variety of effects upon an Original Preeminent Vampires. For example, there is a spell that can be used to effect supernatural hearing with the use of burning sage. A witch with enough power can dangerously affect and even kill a being as powerful as an Original Preeminent Vampires. Witches have also created dark objects that also have a variety of effects that are capable of harming Original Preeminent Vampires, such as Papa Tunde's Blade, Cursed Stakes and many other objects.
* **Physical Trauma:** While any physical trauma can slow an Original Preeminent Vampires down, minor ones such as cuts and bruises, are essentially ineffective due to the healing factor of an Original Preeminent Vampires. More significant injuries along the lines of gunshots, stab wounds, broken bones, and organ damage can incapacitate one due to the combination of pain and lack of their bodies proper function. However, the most effective way to neutralize an Original Preeminent Vampires is to inflict injury normally fatal to a human such as breaking their neck. However, this is temporarily as they will completely heal in a short amount of time.
* **Vervain:** Vervain prevents Original Preeminent Vampires being able to compel anyone who's ingested or wear it. Plants and other forms of vervain will also burn them upon contact, but they will heal very quickly if not for prolonged exposure.

* **Werewolf Venom:** While werewolf venom can't kill Original Preeminent Vampires, it greatly weakens and incapicates them and causes them to experience hallucinations based on their memories. The effects are temporary and only last for an hour.
	+ **Advanced Werewolf Venom:** Lucien Castle invented an advanced strain of venom derived from the seven werewolf bloodlines with no known cure. The venom is infused in the bite of an Upgraded Original Vampire. It is fatal to Original vampires and Original Preeminent Vampires in a manner similar to that of a werewolf or hybrid bite on regular non-Original vampires, although working twice as fast and more painfully. It is so potent that not even the blood of Klaus or Hope Mikaelson can cure it. Marcus can heal the bite because he is a hybrid and being part
* **Wood:** A wooden stake through the heart will desiccate an Original Preeminent Vampire and temporarily "kill" them. However, wood from the Eternal Tree can permanently destroy an Original Preeminent Vampire. Once staked with this wood, the stake will ignite in flames and ingulf the body of the Original Preeminent Vampire, rendering both into ash.
* **Eternal ash dagger:** A collection of enchanted silver daggers will neutralize an Original Preeminent Vampire when stabbed through the heart. If the dagger is removed, it must be dipped in Eternal Ash to re-neutralize the Original Preeminent Vampire. Otherwise, it will have no effect and the Original Preeminent Vampire awakens within a few hours.