Upgraded Original Vampire

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An **Upgraded Original Vampire**, is a term used to describe the type of Upgraded Original vampire that Marcel Gerard became when a reversed engineered Immortality Spell was used to turn them. It was prophesied to be the undoing of the Mikaelson siblings or created from the destruction of the Original Family.

## Species Information

### Related species

VampireOriginal Vampire

Enhanced Original Vampire

### Distinction

Physically superior Original vampires incorporated with a bite infused with seven strains of werewolf venom.

This is a branch of Original species similar to the Enhanced Original vampire, like Mikael was formerly, which was designed to be superior to that of the Originals in very specific ways; being capable of fighting, defeating, and killing normal Originals. As an Upgraded version of an Original vampire, it possesses a bite that is capable of killing an Original as it secretes an extremely potent strain of engineered Werewolf Venom with an altered predator face and more fangs. Unlike hybrids, an Upgraded Original is a vampire infused with a werewolf bite, further distinguishing the species.

## ***Creation***

In *I Hear You Knocking*, Marrcel is turned into an Upgraded Original vampires by a reverse engineered and modified version of Esther's Original vampire spell. The spell was cast on hallowed ground, where Esther created the first Originals. Combining a piece of the white oak, Dominique's blood and an engineered strain of werewolf venom from each of the seven original werewolf bloodlines, the spell created a serum, enough for two doses. Once Marcel was forced to consumed the serum, his death triggered the transformation into an Upgraded Original. This makes the transition unusual as regular vampires are turned as humans either through another vampire or into Originals through magic. One notable difference between the Upgraded Originals and other Originals is that the former don't seem to require human blood to complete the transition from one form to another. Furthermore the typical transition period seems to have been bypassed altogether with the user's death being the only step needed to complete the transformation as in both instances, they displayed their new powers and vampire face immediately upon resurrection, something which is not normal for humans in transition.

## ***Powers and Abilities***

* **Superhuman Strength:** An Upgraded Original Vampire have remarkable superhuman strengths, they was engineered to be stronger than standard Originals Vampires and possibly all others kinds of Supernatural Beings. However due to Marcel age are much more younger than Klaus, which lead to stalemate fight
* **Supersonic Speed:**
* **Upgraded Original Vampire** are also considerably much faster than most Supernatural Beings in slightly supersonic speed. Upgraded Original Vampire also much more faster than all Originals Vampires
* **Superhuman Agility:** They possess more superhuman agility, flexibility and dexterity than any other known Supernatural Species/Beings. They can move quickly, jump very high, climb and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion.
* **Superhuman Senses:** They have extremely keen senses of hearing, sight and smell that far exceed any other known Supernatural Species/Beings in superhuman levels
* **Superhuman Durability:** They can take far more trauma than any other vampire species. No Original Vampire has ever been dismembered, decapitated, or had their heart removed, nor has anyone attempted this, implying that their durability may be close to invincibility.
* **Immortality:** They are immortal just like any Original vampire. Unlike their strength and resilience, Upgraded Originals seem to be no more or less eternal than an Original vampire.
* **Enhanced Healing Factor:** They are able to heal much faster than any other vampire species.
* **Enhanced Emotions:** They 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 Upgraded Originals to feel emotions at their peak regardless of their age.
* **Emotional Control:** They have a limited degree of control over their own emotions though it has been stated that this control fades over time.
* **Enhanced Mind Compulsion:** They can control and influence the thoughts, emotions, behavior, actions and memories and minds of humans, non-Original vampires, and non-Original werewolf-vampire hybrids. And have the potential to compel the minds of an Original Vampire like in the case of Elijah
* **Tactile Telepathy:** They have the ability to enter the minds of others as long as theirs is stronger than them although, as they are more powerful than Original 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.
	+ **Dream Manipulation:** They 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:** They have the power to trick the minds of others into seeing or feeling things that aren't actually happening.

* **True Face:** Their true face is the appearance they are hiding under their normal human face. When their true face is revealed, their irises turn blood-red as dark veins appear under their eyes as blood is pumped forcefully through them; in addition, the red veins under the Upgraded Original's eyes go down further on their face similar to an Augustine Vampire. This is markedly different from the normal Original vampire's and non-Original vampire's true faces in the sense that Original vampires' and non-Original vampires' sclera turn red when the blood forcibly pushes into their eyes while their irises stay the same color. In another notable divergence from other vampire species, Upgraded Original vampires possess six razor sharp fangs; four on the upper jaw and two on the lower jaw.

* **Advanced Werewolf Venom:** They possess a bite that is deadly enough to even kill an Original vampire and consequently non-Original vampires. However, Freya was able to create an anti-venom by using the venom from all seven werewolf packs and Klaus' blood along with a spell.

## ***Weaknesses***

* **Broken Neck:** Breaking an Upgraded Originals neck will not kill them, but it will render them unconscious.
* **Desiccation:** Being completely drained of blood or the heart stopping will cause an Upgraded Original to desiccate like any other vampire, losing most of its strength and any ability to move. The desiccated beast 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 had to be invited by that person.
* **Magic:** Upgraded Originals are susceptible to the powers of witchcraft. A witch with enough magical power at their disposal could harm or even kill them. This is inclusive of mystical and dark objects such as Papa Tunde's Blade, the Cursed Stake, and Freya's Dagger. Likewise, it is assumed that the Cure would have similar effects as with non-Original vampires.
* **Physical Trauma:** Minor physical injuries such as gunshots, stab wounds and broken bones will cause an Upgraded Original pain and may also slow them down. However, this is momentary as they will heal completely within seconds.
* **Sunlight:** Sunlight will burn an Upgraded Original, but cannot kill them.
* **Wood:** A wooden stake through the heart will desiccate an Upgraded Original vampire and they will appear as if they were dead, but will revive within a few hours, just like the Originals.
* **White Oak Ash Daggers:** Similar to Originals, it is assumed that enchanted silver daggers dipped in the ash of the white oak tree will neutralize an Upgraded Original vampire when stabbed through the heart.
* **White Oak Stake:** The only weapon on earth that can permanently kill an Original vampire, it comes from an ancient White Oak Tree that existed during the time of the genesis of the Original vampires and was used as the source of their immortality.
* **Freya's Dagger:** A dagger that was made by Freya with the help of Keelin's expertise in medicine and biology. The dagger was made by using Freya's blood, Esther's magic, and Marcel's venom. It holds the power to specifically kill an Upgraded Original vampire though has yet to be demonstrated.