Jenna Sommers

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## Biographical information

### Occupation

* Realtor
* College Student (Graduated)

### Species

* Human (Originally)
* Vampire (Klaus' Bloodline)
* Spirit (Currently)

## Family information

### Family Members

* Miranda Sommers-Gilbert † (Older Sister)
* Grayson Gilbert † (Brother-In-Law)
* Jeremy Gilbert (Nephew)
* Elena Gilbert (Adoptive Niece)
* Adrianna Gilbert (Adoptive Niece)

## Supernatural information

### Cause of death

* Broken Neck (as a human)
* Staked (as a vampire)

## Physical appearance

### Height

* 5'6" (Feet)
* 1.68 (Meters)

### Eye color

* Hazel

**Jenna Sommers** was a vampire and the maternal aunt of Elena, Adrianna, and Jeremy Gilbert, and became their legal guardian after their parents were killed in a car crash. She was also the younger sister of Miranda Sommers-Gilbert and the sister-in-law of Grayson Gilbert. During a majority of her time in the series, she remained unaware of the supernatural forces of Mystic Falls until she finally learned the truth near the end of the second book. She used to date Logan Fell, who was turned into a vampire by Anna and was then later killed by the vampire hunter Alaric Saltzman. She then began a relationship with Alaric, who also happened to be the kids' history teacher. She also went to high school with Mason Lockwood, who was Tyler Lockwood's uncle.

Before she became Elena, Adrianna, and Jeremy's guardian, Jenna was a party girl who frequently indulged in alcohol and marijuana, especially back in high school, which Mason revealed when he returned to town for a visit. In Book 2, Katherine Pierce compelled Jenna to spy on Elena and her boyfriend Stefan Salvatore, and when the two didn't heed her warning to break up, she then compelled Jenna to stab herself in the stomach while Elena and Alaric watched as retribution for not taking her seriously. At the hospital, the doctors said she was lucky to be alive.

Her relationship with Alaric became strained after she discovered that his wife Isobel was still alive and that he is a vampire hunter. She finally learned the truth about the existence of the supernatural after she was attacked by Niklaus Mikaelson, who was terrorizing the twins and their loved ones in preparation for the sacrifice ritual to break his curse. Shortly after reconciling with Alaric, she was called by Katherine, who tricked her by pretending to be Elena in order to lure her out of the house so Klaus could kidnap her and turn her into a vampire for his sacrifice. During the sacrifice, Klaus killed Jenna by staking her in the heart.

**Jenna** was a relative of the **Gilbert Family**.

## Early History

Jenna was born in 1980 and lived in Mystic Falls, Virginia until her death. Her elder sister was Miranda Sommers-Gilbert, whose best friend, Kelly Donovan, frequently babysat her and later partied with her when she was in her teenage years. She attended Mystic Falls High School and was best friends with Mason Lockwood. They once smuggled in some alcohol that belonged to Mason's father and drank it under the bleachers of the school. Jenna was a frequent recreational drug user and even described herself as being a "pothead" in high school and college.

At some point in her youth, Jenna also had a sexual relationship with John Gilbert, the younger brother of Grayson, who eventually got married to her sister Miranda. Their relationship ended badly and she ended up hating him for the rest of their lives. Jenna later dated Logan Fell, with whom she initially had a happy relationship; however, after dating for quite a while, their relationship ultimately ended badly when Jenna learned that Logan had cheated on her with a woman named Monica. Upon receiving this revelation, Jenna quickly ended their relationship and left town as quickly as she could to go study psychology at Whitmore College, where she lived until the death of her sister and brother-in-law.

On May 23, 2009, Miranda and Grayson drowned after losing control of their car on the wet road and inadvertently driving off of Wickery Bridge. Their daughter, Elena, who was also in the car with them, was the only survivor of the accident. Shortly afterward, Jenna received a phone call from a lawyer informing her that Miranda had requested in her will that Jenna become the guardian of her three children, Elena, Adrianna, and Jeremy Gilbert. Though overwhelmed by the prospect, Jenna ultimately agreed to fulfill her sister's wishes and moved back to Mystic Falls, where she lived with her nieces and nephew in their family home.

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

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

In the first chapter, Jenna was introduced as the legal guardian of Elena, Adrianna, and Jeremy despite her young age. She was depicted as very scatterbrained and clumsy while trying to adapt to her new life.

Jenna is shown having trouble coping with her new role as an authority figure to her nieces and nephew, as she was more used to being the fun aunt. She realizes that Jeremy has a problem and she needs to change her parenting tactics after a meeting with Mr. Tanner. She told Jeremy that when she was younger she used to do drugs as well but she had other responsibilities and she needed to change her life.
Jenna later met an old flame, Logan Fell, during the Founders' Ball but did not pay much attention to him because she resented him. Finally, she agrees to a date at the insistence of Elena. She later goes on the date with Logan and it was revealed that when she was younger, she dated Logan, but left Mystic Falls after he cheated on her with a girl named Monica. She kicked him out after realizing that he had not changed at all.

Jenna was finally introduced to Alaric Saltzman when he gave Jeremy a chance to fix his history grade. Logan, who was now a vampire, approached the Gilbert's House and asked Jenna to invite him in but she resisted. He tried to compel her but because Jenna had taken vervain, he was unable to do it. Jenna met Alaric again at the 50s dance and they danced together. While walking home from the party, Alaric tells Jenna that his wife was named Isobel, the same name as Elena and Adrianna's birth mother, and later asked her to go on a real date.

Jenna was eventually confronted by the twins for not telling them that they were adopted. Jenna started dating Alaric and they shared their first kiss soon after. After the twins found out they were adopted, they asked Jenna to look into information about their birth mother. She found a former friend of Isobel's from 1993 and found an address in Grove Hill, Virginia and a picture of them both on the Grove Hill High School website.
When John Gilbert returned to Mystic Falls, she was very uncomfortable and not friendly with him, revealing a great dislike for her brother-in-law. At the Founders' Day Gala, Jenna attended the event with Alaric and was surprised to see who she thought was Elena, but was really Adrianna, dancing with Damon in the main dance.
In the final chapter of Book 1, she was in the house when John was attacked by Katherine, though she was in her bedroom and didn't witness the attack.

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## Personality

* Human
* Vampire

Jenna Sommers was a caring and naive woman who was always there for her family. She was fun-loving and spirited, though her good moods were often enhanced by alcohol or marijuana. She also proclaimed herself to have terrible luck with men.

After her sister died, she did her best to be there for Elena, Adrianna, and Jeremy and help them move forward, even if she did not feel herself up to the task. She often made comments about her late sister and how she made everything she did look easy, indicating that the two had a close relationship, even if she did sometimes feel overshadowed by her. She was also known for being fiercely protective of her nieces and nephew and put a lot of pressure on herself to do well by them. When Jeremy was acting out, abusing drugs, and generally being self-destructive following the death of his parents, Jenna often worried that she didn't have what it would take to help him get better.

Jenna was well-known for speaking her mind and having a fierce temper, which she demonstrated against Alaric, Elena, and Adrianna several times in the second book. She was also remarkably strong-willed and capable of adapting very quickly to any given situation, such as when she was forced to go from an irresponsible college student and party girl to a parent to three teenagers in very little time.

Jenna only spent less than an hour as a vampire before she was killed, but even despite this fact, she seemed to have psychologically adapted to her transformation quite quickly. For example, it took her only seconds to learn how to hone her enhanced hearing in order to eavesdrop on Klaus' conversation with Stefan. As a human, she showed a lot of bravery throughout her life, especially in defense of her loved ones, and this was a quality that only became further enhanced by vampirism.

When it was almost her turn to be sacrificed to break Klaus' hybrid curse, she quickly made the most of her enhanced speed, strength, and agility by lunging for the witch Greta Martin in a surprise blitz attack, willingly sacrificing her life to try to save Elena's. Her strong-willed personality only became more apparent as a vampire as well, which was demonstrated when she refused to turn off her humanity so she could face her death without fear or emotional pain.

According to Esther Mikaelson, Jenna's heart was pure when she died, even as a vampire, and as a result of this fact, Jenna immediately found peace in the afterlife instead of being forced to endure the torment of the Other Side.
## Physical Appearance

Jenna was a beautiful young woman in her mid-to-late 20s with a pale complexion, hazel eyes, and medium-length blonde hair. Her height was 5'6" and she had a slim, slightly athletic physique. Her style of dress was that of a typical American college student, which focuses on comfortable and functional. However, she has been known to dress up when the situation demands it, such as for parent-teacher conferences or community gatherings.

## Powers and Abilities

Jenna possessed all the standard powers and abilities of a non-original vampire.

## Weaknesses

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

### Elena Gilbert

*Main Article: Elena and Jenna*

After Grayson and Miranda died, Jenna became Elena and her siblings' guardian. Elena and Jenna had a very good relationship and Jenna trusted Elena to be the responsible sibling. However, after Elena's life became consumed with the supernatural, she was forced to lie to Jenna about what was happening in order to keep her safe. This worked for a while, however, Jenna ultimately found out about the supernatural world around her. She felt guilty for not being there for the kids and expressed that she felt she had failed them. Shortly after discovering that vampires existed, Klaus Mikaelson takes Jenna and uses her as a vampire sacrifice to activate his hybrid side. Elena is forced to watch Jenna in despair during the sacrifice as Klaus kills her.

### Adrianna Gilbert

*Main Article: Adrianna and Jenna*

Jenna was Adrianna's aunt and guardian after the death of her parents. Before becoming her guardian, Jenna and Adrianna partied together a lot, most times against the wishes of Adrianna's mother. After becoming Adrianna and her siblings' legal guardian, Jenna stopped partying with her as she wanted to have a more authoritative role in her life. Jenna gave Adrianna more room to do as she liked when it came to her curfew as she had a lot of trust for the teenager. However, Adrianna stayed more to herself after her parents' death. When Adrianna found out about the supernatural, she kept this knowledge from Jenna in an attempt to protect her. Jenna did not find out that Adrianna had died, and became a vampire, until months after the fact and was very distraught about this. Despite being afraid of vampires and the supernatural world around her, Jenna never feared Adrianna and still had a deep love for her. Adrianna saw Jenna for the last time shortly before she was taken and turned into a vampire by Klaus. Her death caused Adrianna great grief.

### Alaric Saltzman

*Main Article: Jenna and Alaric*

Alaric was the love of Jenna's life. They fell in love with each other and always spent their free time with each other. Although unaware of it at first, Alaric always sought to protect Jenna from the supernatural. As their relationship continued to grow, it later became strained after Jenna discovers that his wife, Isobel, was still alive. She also found out that he is a vampire hunter. They reconcile briefly before Jenna is turned into a vampire by Klaus and killed for his sacrifice. Alaric was devastated by her death, and even went on a drinking binge to cope with the grief and sadness over her death. He then moves into the Gilbert Family home and becomes the children's legal guardian. Jenna moved on in peace while Alaric still mourns her loss.

## Name

* **Jenna** is of Arabic origin, and the meaning is "heaven". In the western world, it is a variation of Jennifer, the Cornish variant of Guinevere which means "white (fair, pure)".
	+ Esther mentions that Jenna remained pure, even if she was turned into a vampire, avoiding the torment of the Other Side.
* **Sommers** is of both Old English, Germanic, and Scandinavian origins, and means "summer".

## Trivia

* When Jenna turned into a vampire, she completed her transition by feeding on the blood of a witch, rather than that of a normal human like most vampires.
	+ Coincidentally, her boyfriend Alaric would also complete his transition into an Enhanced Original Vampire by drinking the blood of the witch Bonnie Bennett.
* She was the last main character to learn about vampires.
* When she attended Mystic Falls High School, she was classmates with Logan Fell, John Gilbert, and Mason Lockwood. Out of this group, she seemed to be friends only with Mason. Out of this group John and Jenna are the last to die, each by a supernatural cause.
* She is the fourth main character to become a vampire after Vicki Donovan, Adrianna Gilbert, and Caroline Forbes and before Alaric Saltzman. Ironically she was the last to know about vampires before becoming one.
* She is the only character to be killed, turned into a vampire, and destroyed on the same day by the vampire who sired her.
* Jenna only lived a few minutes as a vampire, the shortest amount of time of any vampire in the series.
* She was used as the second "ingredient" in Klaus' ritual. He kills her by staking her to complete her role.
* Jenna and John were the only guardians of Elena, Adrianna, and Jeremy, so their deaths left the children without a guardian.
	+ However, Alaric ultimately became their legal guardian after Jenna's death, as he believed it was what she would have wanted.
	+ Jenna and John's funeral was hidden from the people of Mystic Falls so as to not cause more problems regarding the death rate in town.
* Jenna and Isobel were both lovers of Alaric and both were destroyed by Klaus. They were also both from Klaus' bloodline.
* She's the only main character that never killed someone.
* She is the only main character who has never been an antagonist.