Adrianna Gilbert

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## Biographical information

### Born

* June 22, 1992 (Mystic Falls, Age 17/39)

### Turned

* By Katerina Petrova's blood on February 26, 2010 (transition initiated by Katerina Petrova)

### Occupation

* High School Student (Graduated)
* High School Cheerleader (Formerly)
* Co-head of the Triple Crescents (Currently)
* Co-head of the Mikaelson-Salvatore Institute (Currently)

### Title(s)

* Ade, Baby, Love of my Life, Beautiful Wife (All by Damon)
* Cupcake, The Better Twin, My Favorite Gilbert (All by Katherine)
* Bestie, Prettier Doppelgänger, Sister (All by Rebekah)
* Darling, The Best Doppelgänger (by Kol)
* Twin (by Elena)
* Adri (by her friends)

### Species

* Doppelgänger
* Hybrid (untriggered Werewolf, untapped Witch; Originally)
* Vampire (Formerly)
* Tribrid (Vampire, Werewolf, Witch) (Klaus' Bloodline, formerly) (Has own sireline) (Currently)

## Family information

### Family Members

* Amara † (Maternal Ancestor)
* Irene † (Paternal Ancestor)
* Inadu's Mother † (Distant Paternal Relative)
* The Hollow † (Distant Paternal Relative)
* Tatia † (Maternal Ancestor)
* Tatia's Child † (Maternal Ancestor)
* Mr. Petrov † (Maternal Ancestor)
* Mrs. Petrova † (Maternal Ancestor)
* Katerina Petrova (Maternal Ancestor)
* Nadia Petrova † (Maternal Ancestor)
* Nadia's Child † (Maternal Ancestor)
* Johnathan Gilbert † (Paternal Ancestor)
* Grayson Gilbert † (Paternal Uncle/ Adoptive Father)
* Miranda Sommers-Gilbert † (Paternal Aunt, via Grayson/ Adoptive Mother)
* Isobel Flemming † (Biological Mother)
* John Gilbert † (Biological Father/ Adoptive Paternal Uncle)
* Jenna Sommers † (Adoptive Maternal Aunt)
* Alaric Saltzman † (Former Legal Guardian/ Step-Father)
* Elena Gilbert (Older Twin Sister)
* Jeremy Gilbert (Adoptive Brother/ Paternal Cousin)
* Stefan Salvatore (Brother-In-Law, via Damon Salvatore)
* Rebekah Mikaelson (Sister-In-Law, via Stefan Salvatore)
* Giuseppe Salvatore † (Father-In-Law)
* Lillian Salvatore † (Mother-In-Law)
* Damon Salvatore (Husband)
* Hope Mikaelson (Daughter)
* Alexia Salvatore (Daughter)
* Josie Forbes (Goddaughter)
* Aleksander Mikaelson-Bennett (Godson)
* Thalia Mikaelson-Parker (Goddaughter)

## Supernatural information

### Significant spells

* Pyrokinesis (Various)
* Pain Infliction (Various)
* Telekinesis (Various)
* Healing Spell
* Cloaking Spells (Various)
* Siphoning (Various)
* Immobilization Spell
* Daylight Amulet Creation Spell
* Modified Immortality Spell (Once on herself)

### Significant kills

* Unnamed Human (To trigger Werewolf gene)
* Many Unnamed Humans
* Many Unnamed Vampires
* Many Unnamed Witches
* Genevieve
* Many werewolves with Moonlight Rings
* Francesca Guerrera
* Strix Members
* The Hollow's Followers
* The Hollow
* Greta Sienna

### Cause of death

* Snapped Neck (1st time; as a witch/werewolf)
* Staked in the Heart (2nd time; as a tribrid)

### Killed by

* Katerina Petrova (1st time; as a witch/werewolf)
* Monique Deveraux (2nd time; as a tribrid)

## Physical appearance

### Height

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

### Eye color

* Brown

**Adrianna Salvatore (née Gilbert)** is the Original Tribrid and one of the main female protagonists of the *An Epic Kind of Love* series. Adrianna is the biological daughter of Isobel Flemming and John Gilbert and the twin sister of Elena Gilbert, as well as the adoptive daughter of Grayson Gilbert and Miranda Sommers-Gilbert. She is the wife of Damon Salvatore and the sister-in-law of Stefan Salvatore and Rebekah Mikaelson. Adrianna is also the mother of Hope Mikaelson and Alexia Salvatore, as well as the godmother of Josie Forbes, Aleksander Mikaelson-Bennett, and Thalia Mikaelson-Parker.

Adrianna had been struggling to live a normal life ever since her adoptive parents, Miranda Sommers-Gilbert and Grayson Gilbert, died in a car accident when she and her twin sister, Elena, were 17 years old. Her life also changed drastically when the Salvatore brothers arrived in Mystic Falls and caused her and her friends to get caught up in the supernatural world.

Adrianna was described as a party girl, in contrast to her sister being the star student, and was prone to drug use, though she used them somewhat responsibly. She is a fairly popular girl in her town, along with her sister and her best friends. As a human, Adrianna was compassionate, kind, intelligent, empathetic, and friendly. However, she could also be judgemental, insensitive, and selfish. As a vampire, her qualities became heightened, however with slightly darker tones.

Adrianna is best friends with Caroline Forbes, Bonnie Bennett, Rebekah Mikaelson, Katherine Pierce, Kol Mikaelson, and her husband Damon Salvatore. She is also very close with her twin sister Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore, Klaus Mikaelson, Kai Parker, Elijah Mikaelson, and Freya Mikaelson.

In Book 1, Adrianna was still coping with the death of her parents when the Salvatore brothers arrived in town. Elena is drawn to the younger brother, Stefan, while Adrianna was more interested in Damon. Elena and Stefan fall in love, but Adrianna and Damon remain just friends, though they have feelings for each other. However, not long after meeting, Adrianna discovers the existence of vampires and witches through Damon, but he compelled her to not tell anyone about her knowledge. She also later becomes aware of the existence of Katherine Pierce, the woman who turned the Salvatore brothers into vampires in 1864, and to whome the twins bear a striking physical resemblance. In the process, the twins find out that they were adopted and their real parents are John Gilbert and Isobel Flemming.

In Book 2, Katherine fed Adrianna vampire blood, without her knowledge, and killed her. While she was in transition, Damon admitted that he was in love with her. This revelation influenced her decision to complete the transition and turn into a vampire. After turning, Adrianna admitted to Damon that she returned his feelings and they officially became a couple.

Later in the series, Adrianna learns more about her ancestry and is revealed to be the world's first tribrid. Through a loophole, she becomes pregnant with her first child with Klaus Mikaelson. After giving birth to her child, the baby is ripped from her arms and Adrianna is staked. She is ressurected minutes later, due to a spell that she performed on herself before she died, and is transformed into the Original Tribrid. Later, she gives birth to her second child, fathered by Damon.

Adrianna is a member of the **Gilbert Family**, the **Petrova Family**, and the **Labonair Family**. She is also a member of the **Salvatore Family**, due to her marriage to Damon Salvatore, as well as having ties to the **Mikaelson Family** due to being the mother of Hope Mikaelson.

## Early History

Adrianna was born on June 22, 1992, in Mystic Falls and lived there with her parents, Miranda and Grayson Gilbert, her twin sister, Elena, and her brother, Jeremy. They led a quiet small town life, free of the supernatural. However, in Book 1 Adrianna and Elena learn that they were adopted and their biological parents are John Gilbert, her uncle, and Isobel Flemming. John's brother Grayson and his wife Miranda, who desperately wanted to have children and were having difficulty conceiving, adopted the twins following their birth. Because Grayson was a doctor, he was able to tamper with the birth records, making himself and Miranda appear as Adrianna and Elena's biological parents on her birth certificate. If anyone ever became suspicious, they would have the birth certificate as documentation proof.

Later on, Adrianna also finds out that her parents were well aware of the existence of vampires and witches, and that her father was part of the Augustine Society at Whitmore College, and even experimented on vampires in the basement of his Mystic Falls clinic.

During her sophomore year, Adrianna and Elena attended a bonfire. Elena and Matt Donovan got into a fight, causing Elena to call their parents to come get her. Elena then left the party and Adrianna followed her into the middle of the empty street. The twins then argue, with Adrianna being angry at Elena for calling their parents, before Elena walked away to go wait for their parents. Before she returned to the party, Adrianna meets Damon Salvatore who originally confuses her with Katherine. They talk for a few minutes before Damon compels her to forget their meeting.

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

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3
* Book 4
* Book 5

At the start of the school year, Adrianna meets Stefan Salvatore. Her sister, Elena, and Stefan are immediately drawn together and form a connection. This causes a flare in Caroline's jealousy as she also liked Stefan and feels that her and Elena are always in competition. At the beginning of the year party, Adrianna meets Damon Salvatore and is immediately infatuated with him.

Adrianna meets Damon again when she and Elena goes to see Stefan and it's at this time that she finds out that Stefan and Damon are brothers. It becomes very clear that there is animosity between them and Damon tells the twins about Stefan's first love, Katherine. This really affects Elena's relationship with Stefan as she briefly ends it with him.
Elena forces Adrianna to attend a dinner she had put together to convince Bonnie to accept Stefan, as the girl had some reservations about him. Damon and Caroline crash the dinner and it is then that Adrianna finds out that Katherine died and both Stefan and Damon loved her. Later, at a pep rally, Adrianna received a bracelet from Elena, who got it from Stefan. Damon tries to kiss her but Adrianna pushed him back, citing his relationship with Caroline as a reason for her reluctance.
At the Founder's Party, Adrianna finds out from Elena that Damon had been hurting Caroline. She immediately tries to find her best friend and when she does, she comforts her and Caroline ends up spending the night at her house. The next day, Stefan tells her and Caroline that Damon was gone. Later that night she began hearing Damon's voice in her head, calling her name and asking for her help.
Two days later, Adrianna is still hearing Damon's voice in her head and is trying to ignore it. Eventually, she listens to the voice and Damon leads her to where he is locked up in the Salvatore Boarding House's basement. He convinces her to let him out but Zach Salvatore interrupts. However, Zach was too late and Damon escapes the cell, killing Zach in the process and revealing the existence of vampires to Adrianna. Damon then compels her to not tell anyone what she saw and that he was a vampire. And then he told her to run out of the house.
The next day Adrianna finds out that Damon turned Vicki Donovan into a vampire. Damon then visited her later that night and cited his reason being that he just wanted to see her.

Adrianna convinces Jeremy to attend a Halloween Party to take his mind off of Vicki. She finds out that Vicki is out of control and at the party to meet Jeremy. Damon finds her as she's looking for her brother and they find Vicki just as she bites Elena out of anger. Stefan stakes her to stop her from hurting Elena anymore, and Jeremy sees this. Damon then takes her home, promising to get Jeremy home safely. Later that night, as she's comforting her brother, Adrianna finds out that Damon had compelled him. This night is the first time that she sleeps in the same bed as Damon.
Damon asks Adrianna to throw a party at The Grill for him because if he threw it then Stefan and Lexi wouldn't show up. Adrianna asks Caroline to throw it. Later at the party, Adrianna meets Lexi and they get along fine. Damon then rushes her out of the party and tells her to go home and later she finds out that he killed Lexi.
Adrianna attends a sleepover at her house with Elena, Bonnie, and Caroline. At the sleepover, Caroline suggests that they hold a séance for Bonnie's ancestor Emily. When Emily possesses Bonnie, Caroline brushes it off as a joke but Adrianna directed Elena to call Stefan. They then follow Bonnie to Fell's Church where Adrianna finds out why Damon returned to Mystic Falls. She then witnesses Damon almost kill Bonnie after Emily destroyed the crystal, which causes her to punch him in the face and tell him to "stay the hell away from" her.

Damon leaves the vampire compass in her car and asks her to follow it and tell him where it leads. She gets to the abandoned warehouse and Damon tells her that there is another vampire in town. As she's about to leave, she hears gunshots and goes inside to find Damon, where Logan Fell threatens her with a gun. After Logan leaves, she goes home and waits for Damon to check in with her. When he doesn't answer her, she drives towards his house. On the way, she hits a man on the road who then gets up and begins walking towards her.

Adrianna manages to call Damon and he saves her from the car wreck. As he's walking away from the wreckage she passes out. When she wakes up in his car he tells her that they are going to Georgia. She uses his phone to call Jeremy to let him know that she was ok. They arrive at Bree's Bar and Adrianna meets Bree, a witch and former flame of Damon's. Elena calls Damon's phone, looking for her sister, and tells her that they look exactly like Katherine. Adrianna immediately confronts Damon, who says that he just thought they were some descendants of hers. They get drunk and while Damon wasn't looking, Adrianna was kidnapped by Lee. When Damon goes to save her, Lee beats him up and almost kills him until Adrianna persuades him not to. Lee tells her that he was Lexi's boyfriend and leaves, sparing Damon in Lexi's memory. Later, Elena tells her that they were adopted and that Stefan was the one that saved Elena in the car crash that killed their parents.
The vampire that Adrianna had hit with her car begins taunting her by calling her phone and threatening her. This results in Damon giving her the vampire compass so that she would know when there was a vampire near her. The vampire posed as a pizza man and was invited into the house by Jeremy. Later, he attacks Elena but Stefan arrives in time to stop him. Damon then gives the twins the option of attending the 50s Decade Dance as bait, and they accept. While at the dance, Adrianna gets a phone call from the vampire who threatens to kill Jeremy if she doesn't get Elena and leave the dance. The twins run away and Adrianna is able to call Damon and give him a clue of where they were going. They are able to fend him off until Stefan and Damon arrive. They interrogate him and discover that he's only following the twins because he was in love with Katherine, and he points them in the direction of Emily's grimoire before they kill him. Adrianna later hears Stefan tell Elena that he told Damon that he would help him but it was a lie. Elena decides to help Stefan. Damon also hears the conversation and Adrianna decides to actually help him without letting her sister or Stefan know.

Adrianna helps Damon find Emily's grimoire and they go after it, finding out that Elena and Stefan also found it. Adrianna, Elena, and Bonnie are later kidnapped by Anna and her friend who uses them as bargaining chips against the Salvatores. Stefan eventually saves them and they convene at Grams' house. Adrianna then speaks to Damon and convinces him to work with Elena and Stefan again. Bonnie and Grams opened the tomb but they find out that Katherine was never in it. Later, Adrianna tells Jeremy everything but makes him promise that he wouldn't let Elena know that he knew.
Adrianna finds out more about her birth mother and discovers the kind of relationship Damon had with her. This makes her extremely angry at Damon and causes her to storm away from him.
When the recently freed tomb vampires kidnap Stefan and Adrianna as revenge for being the reason why they were locked away and because Adrianna looked like Katherine, Damon and Elena convince Alaric to help save them. Elena helps Stefan escape while Adrianna stayed behind with Damon and Alaric to help fight the other vampires. Adrianna later consoles Jeremy after Vicki's body is found.

Bonnie returns to town following her grandmother's death and makes it clear that she blames Stefan and Damon for her death. However, she says that she wouldn't make the twins choose between her and them. Stefan agrees to be Elena's date to the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant but when Damon tells her that Stefan is addicted to human blood they get into a fight and Stefan disappears. Elena then asks Adrianna to swap places in the pageant with her so that she can go find Stefan, and Adrianna agrees. Damon then steps in as her escort and they dance together. Damon, Elena, Adrianna, and Bonnie find Stefan about to kill one of the contestants but Bonnie stops him. Later, Damon and Adrianna successfully trick Stefan and inject him with vervain. They then lock him in the basement.
Adrianna and Elena are spending a lot of time in the Salvatore Boarding House while Stefan is locked up in the basement. When Stefan decides that he wanted to die, Adrianna figures out why he was making that choice, which helps Elena convince him to keep fighting.
When Elena and Adrianna's biological vampire mother arrives, she demands a meeting with the twins, threatening to go on a killing spree if they decline. She talks to them and reveals that she wants the device which Damon has. Bonnie later agrees to help them and deactivate the device before giving it to Isobel and Adrianna convinces Damon that the plan would work. The twins give the device to Isobel, thanking her for being a disappointment, and Isobel tells Adrianna that Damon is in love with her.

On Founder's Day, John activates the device and Elena, Alaric, and Adrianna hide Stefan to protect him. Adrianna finds out that Damon was caught and Stefan goes into the burning building to find him. When Adrianna tries to follow him, Bonnie stops her and dims the flames so that Stefan could get to Damon. Adrianna and Elena also confront John about him being their biological father.
Damon takes Adrianna and Jeremy home where he thanks her for being the reason that Bonnie decided to help Stefan save him. They are about to kiss when Elena opens the front door and interrupts them. Adrianna goes inside the house and Elena tells her that John was in the kitchen. Adrianna decided to go up to her room instead of talking to the man. She is up in her room when she hears John scream and runs down to the kitchen. She finds John on the ground with his fingers cut off and trying to tell her something. Just then, Elena comes into the kitchen and asks her what happened as she just returned home. Adrianna realizes that it was Katherine earlier and not Elena.

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## Throughout An Epic Kind of Love Series (Part 2)

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3
* Book 4

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## Throughout Legacies

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

## Personality

### Human

"*You remind me of myself, which is how I know you'll be a great vampire*"
— Katherine to Adrianna

As a human, Adrianna was one of the most popular kids in Mystic Falls. While her sister was known as the perfect "girl next door", Adrianna was known more for her partying. She was viewed as the life of the party and was prone to drug use, though she used them somewhat responsibly. As a human, Adrianna was compassionate, kind, intelligent, empathetic, and friendly. On the other hand, she could also be judgemental, insensitive, and selfish. She is also very athletic and a cheerleader, being the second in command to Caroline.

Like her mother before her, Adrianna believes in family, honor, loyalty, and community. She is very brave and is willing to do whatever she has to to protect those that she loves. Adrianna never shows any sense of inferiority, even though she was merely a human and could be killed quite easily.

Katherine has told her on several occasions that Adrianna reminds her of herself and that was why she took a liking to her and part of the reason she turned her into a vampire in the first place.

Adrianna is very outgoing and extroverted. However, after her parents' death she becomes more withdrawn and spends more time with herself.

### Vampire

* With Humanity
* Without Humanity

"*Death was one of the greatest things to have ever happened to me. I suppose I should thank you*"
—Adrianna to Katherine

As a vampire, Adrianna's qualities becomes heightened, though with darker tones. She is still very compassionate and kind, though she becomes more calculating. She is very protective of her loved ones and does whatever she deems necessary to protect them and herself. She has no qualms about using her vampiric abilities to her advantage, even if they put others at a disadvantage. With Damon's help she becomes very skilled with compulsion and is not above using it on others to get what she wants.

When she first becomes a vampire, she spends a lot of time with Damon, who helps her embrace being a vampire. As such, she adopts his feeding habits, which he calls "snatch, eat, erase." She prefers feeding from the vein but she is not opposed to feeding primarily from blood bags. Adrianna, however, has expressed her extreme dislike for animal blood and has expressed more than once that she would rather starve that feed from animals.

Being a vampire for a while helps Adrianna to understand Katherine to some degree and helps her move past her animosity towards her. The two end up working together many times and becoming best friends, to the disappointment of some of her friends. Adrianna has expressed many times that she loves being a vampire and would never want to go back to being human.

"*I don't feel anything*"
—Adrianna while her humanity is off

When Adrianna found out that Damon was dying, she went to Klaus. He agreed to help Damon if she left with him for the summer. She agreed and Klaus let Katherine go with the cure to help Damon. Adrianna sent a message, explaining everything to Damon, with Katherine. Later, Klaus compelled Adrianna to turn off her humanity and she did.

Without her humanity, Adrianna is more carefree and does whatever she wants whenever she wants, not caring who is affected. She is very blunt and direct, telling the brutal truth all the time. Adrianna parties a lot and feeds indiscriminately, sometimes killing her victims. Though she doesn't have her emotions, she is still able to form bonds with new people, as shown with her friendships with Kol and Rebekah Mikaelson. Adrianna exhibits more traits similar to Katherine, namely their ability to manipulate people. She becomes very frustrated and hostile with her friends whenever they try to get her to turn her humanity back on. She even threatened to kill them multiple times.
## Physical Appearance

Adrianna is very beautiful and attractive with an oval face, light olive complexion, and almond-shaped, deep brown eyes. She also has long, dark brown hair that she usually curls. She is 5'6" and has a slim and athletic build, due to being a cheerleader for years. She also has a crescent-moon birthmark on her shoulder. Due to her being a twin and a Petrova Doppelgänger, Adrianna looks extremely similar to Elena and Katherine. However, even though they are supposed to be identical in terms of physical appearance, there are subtle differences between the three, such as fashion and style, and personality.

Adrianna's choice in clothes is very different from her sister's and somewhat similar to Katherine's. She normally wears darker colors, especially darker skinny jeans, and heels. She especially likes wearing heeled booties and open-toed pumps. She also likes wearing short dresses, which she usually pairs with leather jackets. Adrianna wears leather jackets in different styles. She also wears more jewelry than her sister, including her bracelet containing vervain. She also wears more makeup than her sister, preferring darker shades for her eyeshadow and lipstick.

After becoming a vampire, Adrianna's style remains the same. She also now wears a lapis lazuli ring that protects her from the sunlight.

## Powers and Abilities

* Human
* Vampire
* Tribrid/Original Tribrid

She possessed the fighting abilities of a regular human. She is able to hold her own in fights, though not against vampires.

Adrianna is also a Petrova Doppelgänger which means her blood is an unlimited source of power for witches and siphoners, while she is alive.
Adrianna possessed all the standard powers and abilities of a Non-Original vampire. She was very skilled at using compulsion as a newborn, which is very rare among new vampires. This could be in part to Damon teaching her how to do it as soon as she was turned. She is also a very skilled fighter. She was trained by Damon Salvatore when she first became a vampire and then by Rebekah and Kol Mikaelson when she was emotionless. Being trained by two Original vampires made her able to hold her own against vampires older, and therefore stronger and faster, than she is.

After becoming the Original Tribrid, Adrianna possesses all the standard powers and abilities of an Original Vampire. Though she is on par with, if not superior to, the Original family, she can still be bested by them due to their age and superior knowledge and fighting skills. Her werewolf side has given her additional powers and advantages the others do not possess, making her one of the most physically powerful immortal beings in the world. She is also very proficient with her witch abilities as she learned from Bonnie, Silas, and Freya Mikaelson. Due to the modified Immortality Spell she cast on herself, her compulsion surpasses those of any other vampires, including the Originals. Adrianna is capable of compelling all supernatural creatures, except Supernatural Hunters and passengers, regardless of if they possess or have ingested vervain.

Adrianna's powers improve with the consumption of human blood, assuming her werewolf form, or utilizing her lycanthropic enhancements and the full moon. As the only Original Tribrid in existence, she is the second strongest being in existence in terms of sheer power.
## Weaknesses

* Human
* Vampire
* Tribrid/Original Tribrid

Adrianna possessed all the typical weaknesses of a human.

Adrianna had all the typical weaknesses of a non-Original vampire.

Due to her modifications to the Immortality spell, Adrianna isn't vulnerable to White Oak. However, she possesses some of the other typical weaknesses of an Original Vampire and a werewolf. Currently, there is no known way to kill her permanently.

## Relationships

### Elena Gilbert

"*You are my twin sister and I love you.*"
—Elena to Adrianna in *Pilot*

*Main Article: Adrianna and Elena*

Elena is Adrianna's older twin sister. Adrianna and Elena were close growing up but were always seen as the opposite of each other. The twins are identical though there are subtle differences in their appearance, such as the way they each style their hair, the clothes they wear, and a crescent-moon birthmark on Adrianna's shoulder. When the Salvatore brothers came to town both sisters found out about the supernatural at almost the exact same time and kept it from one another. However, Elena actively chose to hide her knowledge from her sister while Adrianna was compelled. In the beginning of Book 1, they were forced to be on opposite sides since Elena sided with Stefan and Adrianna sided with Damon. Despite this, Elena and Adrianna have worked to keep each other safe. In Book 4, after Elena becomes a vampire, Adrianna starts pulling away from her and their bond is visibly weakened. It is later revealed that Adrianna has resentment towards Elena because of the hypocrisy in the way Adrianna and Caroline were treated by Bonnie when they transitioned and how Bonnie treated Elena. Their relationship is further broken when Adrianna found out that Elena was in love with Damon and that she was sired to him. Adrianna also blamed Elena for Kol and Jeremy's death, which caused her to resent her sister even more. Their relationship is later repaired when they finally talk to each other while Adrianna was pregnant with her first daughter. Their bond is restored, though it is not as strong as it once was.

### Jeremy Gilbert

"*I would never hurt you.*"
—Adrianna to Jeremy

*Main Article: Adrianna and Jeremy*

Jeremy is Adrianna's biological cousin/ adoptive brother. Although Jeremy and Adrianna are biological first cousins, they've been raised together as siblings. They've always been close and are known in town as the party siblings, in contrast to Elena being the more level-headed and serious of the three. Adrianna and Jeremy's relationship is stronger than Elena's relationship with Jeremy and this is true throughout the entire series. This is mostly due to the fact that Adrianna and Jeremy spent more time together and also that she was the first to tell him about what was happening in the supernatural world around them. Once both of them became aware of the supernatural activities and entities of Mystic Falls, Adrianna and Jeremy worked hard to keep each other and their loved ones safe. Their bond remains strong and in tact throughout the entire series, even as Adrianna and Elena's own was broken. Jeremy's death in Book 4 is one of the major reasons why Adrianna almost entirely shut down emotionally, getting as close to humanity-less a vampire could get without switching their humanity off. She was overjoyed when Bonnie brought Jeremy back to life.

### Damon Salvatore

"*I don't have a choice, baby. You are, by far, the greatest thing that has ever happened to me in my 173 years on this Earth. The fact that I get to die knowing I was loved not just by anyone, but by you, Adrianna Gilbert. It's the epitome of a fulfilled life. It's never gonna get any better than this. I peaked. I love you, Adrianna. Bye.*"
—Damon to Adrianna

*Main Article: Adrianna and Damon*

Damon Salvatore is Adrianna's best friend, husband, and father of her child. Adrianna first met Damon on the night her parents died with Damon confusing her with Katherine. They spoke while standing in the middle of the empty street before Damon compelled her to forget their meeting. She met him again almost a year later in almost the exact same place. They formed a bond and became close friends, with Damon constantly saving her life and Adrianna convincing her friends to save his multiple times. Eventually it becomes clear to the people around them that they care deeply for eachother. Damon is very selfish when it comes to Adrianna, willing to put her life before anyone else's, including Adrianna's loved ones. The sexual tension and chemistry between them only increased as time went on, with them finally acting on it after Adrianna transitions into a vampire. The first time Damon told her directly that he loved her was while she was in transition and he thought she was asleep. This confession is one of the reasons why she made the decision to become a vampire. Adrianna and Damon first made love and officially became a couple a few days after her transition. During their relationship, Damon and Adrianna both showed unconditional love for one another. She brings out the good side in him and Damon helped her embrace being a vampire. They broke up during Book 4 after Adrianna found out that Elena was sired to Damon. Despite Damon's insistence that he had no feelings for Elena, she believed that the feelings had to be two-sided for the sire bond to be formed, however, later she found out that wasn't true. Before they could really get a chance to talk and rekindle their relationship, Damon and Bonnie became stuck on the Other Side and everyone thought they were dead. This devastated Adrianna who left Mystic Falls with Kol to find a way to bring them back. Damon later returns to her and discovers that she had gotten pregnant with Klaus' child. They rekindle their romance and, after neutralizing all the threats to her baby, they get married. They later have a daughter together.

### Caroline Forbes

"*You know I love you, right?*"
—Caroline to Adrianna

*Main Article: Adrianna and Caroline*

Caroline and Adrianna have been best friends since childhood. They have always been there for each other and always seem to know how to help each other. Growing up Caroline maintained a complicated relationship with Elena due to her believing that she was in Elena's shadow. Adrianna always reassured her, which made Caroline feel better, though the insecurities were still there. Both Caroline and Adrianna were killed by Katherine Pierce and were in transition at the same time. However, Caroline turned into a vampire a few hours before Adrianna made the decision. When Katherine threatened Matt to get Caroline to spy on Stefan and Elena, Adrianna was the first person that Caroline went to. Adrianna encouraged her to go along with Katherine so that she would be safe, while Adrianna worked with Damon to see what Katherine wanted. In Book 3 when Adrianna returned to Mystic Falls with her humanity off, Caroline tried to talk her into turning it back on. Adrianna threatened to kill her if she got in her way, which caused a temporary rift in their friendship. Later, when Adrianna's humanity was restored, she apologized and their relationship is restored to its former glory. When Caroline showed interest in Klaus, Adrianna encouraged it and was supportive of a potential relationship between the two. Caroline was very angry with Elena when she found out that she was in love with Damon, putting her full support behind Adrianna. She also did her best to convince Adrianna that Damon had no feelings for Elena. After Adrianna slept with Klaus, she went straight to Caroline and told her. Caroline was angry and refused to speak to her for days. Eventually, she forgave her and even began a relationship with Klaus. Adrianna was present while Caroline gave birth to her daughters and she was her maid of honor at Caroline's wedding. Caroline was the maid of honor at Adrianna's wedding and was present when Adrianna gives birth the second time.

### Rebekah Mikaelson

"*You're one of my only friends outside of my brothers. Of course, I love you.*"
—Rebekah to Adrianna

*Main Article: Rebekah and Adrianna*

Rebekah is Adrianna's best friend and sister-in-law due to Rebekah's marriage to Stefan Salvatore. Adrianna and Rebekah first met in Book 3 while Adrianna and Stefan were in Chicago with Klaus. When they first met, Adrianna had her humanity off and Rebekah was just undaggered for the first time since the 1920s. Rebekah was very rude to her and gave her a hard time because she looked like Tatia and Katherine, but Kol defended her and convinced Rebekah that Adrianna wasn't the same as the previous doppelgängers. After Klaus daggered Kol, Rebekah and Adrianna became closer and began spending more and more time together. When they returned to Mystic Falls, Adrianna helps Rebekah and Klaus trap her friends and other students in the high school. Adrianna then helps Rebekah enroll in school and temporarily moves her into the Salvatore Boarding House while Klaus left town. During this time, Adrianna and Rebekah get closer. However, Rebekah grew tired of her being emotionless and makes a deal with Damon and Elena to get her humanity back. After finding out that Klaus left Rebekah daggered, Adrianna retaliated by attacking some of his hybrids. She then teamed up with Stefan and took the coffins of the other Originals. Adrianna was the one to remove Kol and Rebekah's daggers, who then undaggered Elijah. After Adrianna got her humanity back she remained close with Rebekah, which disappointed her sister. Rebekah was pleased when she found out that Adrianna was the mother of Klaus' child. Rebekah helped to protect her while she was pregnant and they continued to stay in touch after Rebekah left New Orleans. Adrianna trusted Rebekah with her newborn child while she and Klaus stayed behind in New Orleans to get rid of their enemies. Rebekah was a bridesmaid at Adrianna's wedding and was present when Adrianna gave birth to her second child. Adrianna was the maid of honor at Rebekah's wedding.

### Bonnie Bennett

"*You're Adrianna Gilbert. You're one of the strongest and most powerful people I know. Show them who they're messing with.*"
—Bonnie to Adrianna

*Main Article: Bonnie and Adrianna*

Bonnie Bennett has been best friends with Adrianna since childhood. Though Bonnie is closer to Elena, her and Adrianna still has and has maintained a close bond. After the death of her grandmother, their relationship is temporarily broken due to Bonnie blaming the twins and the Salvatores for her death. Their friendship is later rekindled, though Adrianna held some resentment after Bonnie lied about depowering the Gilbert device and almost getting Damon killed. When Adrianna had her humanity off she repeatedly threatened Bonnie and even tried attaking her once, which caused another strain on their relationship. Adrianna apologized when she turned her humanity back on and made ammends with her. They have remained best friends since. Adrianna was very supportive when she found out that Bonnie and Kol were interested in each other. When Adrianna found out that Bonnie had died bringing Jeremy back, she was devastated and carried a lot of guilt around. She was very happy when Bonnie was ressurected. Adrianna was the only person that Bonnie told that she was in contact with Kol while she was the anchor. Adrianna was devastated when Bonnie and Damon died. She left Mystic Falls in order to find a way to bring them back. Once Bonnie returned from the Other Side, their friendship resumed and Bonnie and Kol officially became a couple. Adrianna was a bridesmaid at Bonnie's wedding and was present while Bonnie gave birth to her children. Bonnie was a bridesmaid at Adrianna wedding and was present when Adrianna gave birth to her second child.

### Hope Mikaelson

"*I love you, Your Mom.*"
—Adrianna to Hope

*Main Article: Hope and Adrianna*

Adrianna became pregnant to her first child after her one night stand with Klaus. She discovered her pregnancy after she was kidnapped and used by Sophie and Jane-Ann Deveraux to build an alliance with the Original Family. Adrianna was at first worried about becoming a mother but she was reassured by Caroline and Elena. From the very early stages of her pregnancy, Adrianna had had to fight to protect her child. This is seen when she had to fight against witches and Tyler Lockwood to protect her baby. She later learned that she will have a daughter. Adrianna was kidnapped by witches and, minutes after giving birth, was killed and her baby was taken from her. The witches then killed her and, unknowingly, completed her transition into the Original Tribrid. In order to protect their daughter from the people that are trying to kill her, Adrianna and Klaus decided it was better to send her away to Rebekah and Stefan until the city was safe for her to return. After Hope's departure, Adrianna falls into depression. However, she is able to get updates about her baby as Damon frequently visited his brother and spent time with Hope. As revenge, Adrianna killed Francesca Guerrera, witches of the New Orleans Coven, and some wolves. She told Klaus that she will never find peace and her pain will not fade until she can hold Hope in her arms again. She was finally able to hold her again when they were reunited a few months later. The Mikaelsons threw a huge party when she returned and Hope and Adrianna lived in the compound with her parents and the rest of the family. It is very clear that Hope and Adrianna have an unbreakable bond and that Adrianna loves her daughter very much.

### Alexia Salvatore

"*I love you so much, my beautiful baby girl.*"
— Adrianna to Alexia

*Main Article: Alexia and Adrianna*

Alexia is Adrianna's second child and her only child with Damon. When they found out about the pregnancy, Damon and Adrianna moved back to Mystic Falls and kept it a secret, telling no one but the Mikaelsons and the rest of their friends. Both Damon and Adrianna were overjoyed because they didn't think it was possible for them to have a biological child together. The pregnancy was relatively conflict free, though there were some complications due to Alexia inheriting the siphoning ability from her mother. After giving birth, Adrianna returned to New Orleans where a party was held in honor of Alexia. Adrianna loves her daughter deeply and is dedicated to protecting her at all costs. Alexia adores her mother and is willing to do everything in her power to protect her.

### Kol Mikaelson

"*You're my best friend*"
—Adrianna to Kol

*Main Article: Adrianna and Kol*

Kol is one of Adrianna's best friends. They first met in Book 3 after Klaus undaggered him to keep an eye on her while he and Stefan were preoccupied. Though Adrianna's humanity was off, they immediately formed a connection and became close. They partied a lot and Kol taught Adrianna how to fight better as a vampire. When Rebekah was undaggered, Kol defended Adrianna against her and the three became really close. They were first separated when Klaus daggered Kol again before they returned to Mystic Falls. They were reunited after Adrianna undaggered him a few weeks later. After Adrianna regains her humanity, they remain very close, which causes friction between Adrianna and some of her other friends. Adrianna was very supportive of Bonnie's and Kol's budding relationship, even giving Kol advice that would help him with her. Adrianna was devastated when Elena and Jeremy killed Kol and swore that she would find a way to bring him back. This was one of the main reasons why she supported waking Silas. After Bonnie and Damon died at the end of Book 5, Adrianna and Kol left Mystic Falls to search for a way to bring them back but she was kidnapped and brought to New Orleans. Once Kol arrived in New Orleans, he helped to protect her and her baby from those that wanted them dead. Adrianna was present at the birth of his children and was one of Bonnie's bridesmaids at their wedding.

### Niklaus Mikaelson

"*You are the mother of my child. You will always be important to me*"
— Klaus to Adrianna

*Main Article: Klaus and Adrianna*

Klaus is the father of Adrianna's daughter, Hope, and one of her close friends and ally. They first met in Book 2 when Klaus came to Mystic Falls to break his curse. Their relationship is very antagonistic from the beginning, due to him trying to kill her and her sister. At the end of Book 2 Klaus compelled her to turn off her humanity and then he took her and Stefan out of Mystic Falls for the summer. When she regained her humanity she tolerated him, at best, due to her relationships with his siblings. He helped her transform into her wolf form after she became a tribrid and they had a one night stand. As a result, she becomes pregnant with his child. Her pregnancy brought them closer together and they are currently very close friends and allies.

### Other Relationships

Gilbert Family, Petrova Family, Labonair Family, Salvatore Family

* Adrianna and Stefan (Close Friends)
* Adrianna and Jenna (Adoptive Maternal Aunt/Good friends)
* Adrianna and John (Biological Father and Daughter)
* Adrianna and Isobel (Biological Mother and Daughter)
* Adrianna and Katherine (Maternal Ancestor/ Former Enemies/ Best Friends)
* Adrianna and Silas (Former Enemies/ Former Allies)
* Adrianna and Elijah (Former Enemies/ Close Friends)
* Adrianna and Kai (Close Friends)
* Adrianna and Alaric (Former guardian/ Father figure)
* Adrianna and Freya (Close friends)

## Name

* **Adrianna** is a feminine name with Italian and Spanish roots - both languages which have their own origins in Latin. The name comes from the Latin Hadrianus meaning "of Adria" or "of the Adriatic".
	+ The name also means "Dark".
* **Gilbert**, Adrianna's surname, is a surname of Germanic origin. The English-language surname is derived from Giselbert, a medieval personal name composed of the following Germanic elements gisiil ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and berht ("bright", "famous").