Maya Machado

**Notice:** This **article** uses content directly taken from the Maya Machado **article** at the Vampire Diaries Wiki, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

## Biographical Information

### Occupation

* Mystic Falls High School Student  (Formerly)

## Family Information

### Family Members

* Unnamed Father †
* Sheriff Machado  (Mother)
* Ethan Machado (Brother)

## Appearance

### Last Seen

* *Since When Do You Speak Japanese?*

**Maya Machado** is a human who first appeared on the second episode of the second season of *Legacies*.

## Early History

Nothing is known about Maya's early history prior to moving to Mystic Falls.

## Throughout Legacies Series

### Season Two

In *This Year Will Be Different*, Maya walks in the bathroom and finds Hope crying and Nina trying to comfort her. She asks if she's having boy problems and Hope responds with yes, saying that he's being kind of a "troll". She offers to fix her up, to make him feel jealous, and introduces herself as Maya. Hope responds in kind and thanks her for her generosity. Hope also asks her if she's noticed a terrible smell coming from somewhere inside the school. Maya believes that everyone has.

Later, Maya stumbles across Hope, Nina, and Alaric and the creature Hope has seemingly killed; she's shocked at the non-human creature, though curious as to what it is. To keep the supernatural world hidden, Alaric has her compelled by MG to forget she ever saw anything and heads back to class.

In *You Remind Me of Someone I Used to Know*, Maya arrives at school with her brother, Ethan and their mom, the sheriff, who immediately mistakes Hope Mikaelson and Nina Salvatore for vandalizing the school's exterior. Maya defends them, telling her mother that they're Timberwolves, not a Stallion.

As the day progresses, Maya participates in the annual charity football game between the two schools. After Hope seemingly twists her ankle, she encourages Ethan to step in as quarterback. Ethan does and he helps the team score but watches in horror as Ethan's arm is injured mid-pass. Ethan is transported off the field and taken to Mystic Falls Hospital. That night, as she leaves the hospital, she runs into Hope and Nina, who came to check on them both. Maya tells them that Ethan worked so hard for that scholarship and now it's over, implying the gravity of his injuries.

In *Since When Do You Speak Japanese?*, she is seen performing as a cheerleader during a pep rally at the high school.

## Personality

She is described as "a sharp-tongued and flirtatious new student at Mystic Falls High", the sister of Ethan and the daughter of Sheriff Machado.

## Appearances

* *This Year Will Be Different*
* *You Remind Me of Someone I Used to Know*
* *Since When Do You Speak Japanese?*
* *This is Why We Don't Entrust Plans to Muppet Babies* (Mentioned)
* *Goodbyes Sure Do Suck* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *Hold on Tight* (Mentioned)
* *This is What It Takes* (Mentioned)
* *To Whom It May Concern* (Mentioned)
* *Yup, It's a Leprechaun, All Right* (Mentioned)
* *Do All Malivore Monsters Provide This Level of Emotional Insight?* (Indirectly Mentioned)

* *I Thought You'd Be Happier To See Me* (Mentioned)
* *I Can't Be the One to Stop You* (Mentioned)

## Name

* **Maya** is Latin, meaning "great" or "larger".
* **Machado** is of Portuguese and Spanish origin, derived from the word, "machado" meaning "axe" or "hatchet."