Caroline Forbes

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## Biographical information

### Born

* October 10, 1992 (Mystic Falls; Age 17/38)

### Turned

* By Damon Salvatore on February 26, 2010 (transition initiated by Katherine)

### Occupation

* High School Student (Graduated)
* High School Cheerleading Team Captain (Formerly)
* College Student (Formerly)
* Member of the Triple Crescents (Currently)
* Co-Head of Mikaelson-Salvatore Institute (Currently)
* Leader of the Council (Currently)
* Queen of New Orleans (Currently)

### Title(s)

* Blondie (by Damon and Enzo)
* Goldilocks, Cinderella, Gorgeous (all by Enzo)
* Honey, Sweetheart, Sweetie (all by Liz)
* Miss Mystic Falls
* Vampire Barbie, Judgy, Prudy Trudy, Munchie, Meryl Streep, Mystic Queen, Care Bear, Mama Bear (all by Damon)
* Honey, Mrs. Klaus (both by Katherine)
* Sweets, Control Freak, Sister (by Rebekah)
* Love, Sweetheart, Beautiful Wife (all by Klaus)
* Clarice (by Kai)
* Care (by her friends)

### Species

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

## Family information

### Family Members

* William Forbes † (Paternal Ancestor)
* Gerald Forbes † (Paternal Ancestor)
* Margaret Forbes † (Paternal Ancestor)
* Unnamed Grandmother
* 2 Unnamed Maternal Aunts
* Bill Forbes † (Father)
* Elizabeth Forbes † (Mother)
* Niklaus Mikaelson (Husband)
* Josie Forbes (Surrogate Daughter)
* Lizzie Forbes (Surrogate Daughter)
* Mikael † (Father-In-Law)
* Esther Mikaelson † (Mother-In-Law)
* Freya Mikaelson (Sister-In-Law, via Klaus)
* Kai Parker (Brother-In-Law, via Freya)
* Finn Mikaelson † (Brother-In-Law, via Klaus)
* Elijah Mikaelson (Brother-In-Law, via Klaus)
* Katherine Pierce (Sister-In-Law, via Elijah)
* Kol Mikaelson (Brother-In-Law, via Klaus)
* Bonnie Bennett (Sister-In-Law, via Kol)
* Rebekah Mikaelson (Sister-In-Law, via Klaus)
* Stefan Salvatore (Brother-In-Law, via Rebekah)
* Henrik Mikaelson (Brother-In-Law, via Klaus)
* Hope Mikaelson (Step-Daughter)
* Abigail Mikaelson-Bennett (Niece, via Klaus)
* Aleksander Mikaelson-Bennett (Niece, via Klaus)
* Thalia Mikaelson-Parker (Niece, via Klaus)
* Alexia Salvatore (Goddaughter)

## Supernatural information

### Significant sires

* Jesse † (Transition initiated by Wes Mayfield; 2011)
* Colin Phelps † (2012)
* Unnamed College Girl (Unknown status; 2012)

### Significant kills

* Carter (First Kill)
* Aja and her coven
* Colin Phelps (as a human; indirectly/accidentally)

## Physical appearance

### Height

* 5'8" (Feet)
* 1.72 (Meters)

### Eye color

* Blue-Green

**Caroline Elizabeth Mikaelson (née Forbes)** is a vampire and one of the main female characters of the *An Epic Kind of Love* series. Caroline is the daughter of William Forbes II and Sheriff Elizabeth Forbes, the wife of Niklaus Mikaelson, and the sister-in-law of Freya Mikaelson, Kai Parker, Finn Mikaelson, Elijah Mikaelson, Katherine Pierce, Kol Mikaelson, Bonnie Bennett, Rebekah Mikaelson, Stefan Salvatore, and Henrik Mikaelson. She is also the surrogate mother of Lizzie and Josie Forbes, the step-mother of Hope Mikaelson, the aunt Abigail Mikaelson-Bennett, Aleksander Mikaelson-Bennett, and Thalia Mikaelson-Parker, and the godmother of Alexia Salvatore. Prior to her transition into a vampire, she was known for her insecurities, which caused her to be excessively competitive, especially with Elena.

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

Earlier in the series, Caroline begins dating Elena's ex-boyfriend, Matt, who encourages her to become more caring, kind, and selfless. In the last chapter of Book 1 of Part 1 of the series, Caroline was severely injured in a car wreck and suffered from internal bleeding. When Caroline's situation was looking pretty bleak, Bonnie, Elena, and Adrianna agreed that Damon Salvatore should heal Caroline by feeding her his blood. Later, after Caroline's health had improved, Caroline was smothered to death in the hospital by Katherine Pierce, who was aware that Damon had healed Caroline, therefore knowingly turning her into a vampire. Katherine planned to use Caroline to her own advantage by manipulating her, threatening those she loved, and eventually giving her to Klaus to kill in the sacrifice.

She attended Mystic Falls High School, where she was the captain of the cheerleading squad; a honor student; head of the dance committees, Mystic Falls beautification committee, the recycling program, "Go Green" campaign; Miss Mystic Falls; and one of the most popular girls in the school. She later attended Whitmore College with Elena, Adrianna, and Bonnie where she majored in drama.

Caroline's new vampire nature added difficulty to her relationship with Matt and this eventually causes them to break up despite their love for each other. Matt's friend, Tyler, fell for Caroline after she helped him with his first full moon. After a while, she realized that she's also in love with him and they begin a romantic relationship, which was often on and off. Klaus also falls for her, claiming he fancies her because she's beautiful, strong, full of life, "too smart to be seduced by [him]" and he enjoys her. The two end up beginning a romantic relationship in Book 5 of Part 1 of the series and have been together ever since. The two are currently married.

**Caroline** is a member of the **Forbes Family** and the **Mikaelson Family**, due to her marriage with Klaus Mikaelson. She is also a member of the **Parker Family**, due to being the surrogate mother of Lizzie and Josie.

## Early History

Caroline was born on October 10, 1992, to Bill and Elizabeth Forbes in Mystic Falls, Virgina. During her childhood, Caroline befriended Elena and Adrianna Gilbert - daughters of Liz's best friend Miranda Sommers-Gilbert - and Bonnie Bennett.

During her childhood at the Forbes cabin, Caroline was insecure about riding her bike, as she did not know how to do it and was afraid to try without her mother's help. She fell off her bike and was leaning against a tree when Liz arrived, saying that she had band-aids, surgical gear, and a medevac enroute for an airlift. Caroline thought that her mother was making fun of her. Liz applied her first aid and Caroline asked if she was going to die then Liz said that everyone dies eventually but she will live for a very long time. Caroline said she would always need her mother, and then Liz hugged her. Caroline finally learned to ride her bike after this.

On December 22, 2007, Caroline was fifteen years old and a freshman at Mystic Falls High School and was helping decorate Mystic Falls for the Lighting of the Tree Ceremony. It was revealed that her parents were still together but it can be assumed that they were having issues in their marriage and Bill was also having an affair with a man named Steven at the time. She also got excited when Elena revealed that she was going to convince her parents to let Bonnie stay for the holidays as they've never spent a holiday apart from each other. However, her father left and divorced her mother after revealing that he was gay, and began a relationship with Steven, who also had a daughter.

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

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

Caroline was first introduced as Adrianna's caring best friend who was asking if she was ok being back at school after her parents' death. The two spent the evening together before meeting Bonnie at the Mystic Grill. While there, Caroline reveals the information she found on the new guy at school, Stefan Salvatore, clearly expressing her interest in him. Caroline is notably jealous when Stefan paid more attention to Elena than her at their table in the diner.

During the back to school party, Caroline found Stefan and flirtatiously invited him to go on a walk with her, but was insulted when he rebuffed her advances and showed interest in Elena. She then later asked Adrianna why Elena was always chosen over her, to which Adrianna told her that she couldn't think of it as a competition. She then began dancing and having fun with Adrianna at the party.

Caroline also showed attraction to Damon Salvatore who used her for his own amusement, enjoyment, and to get into the Lockwoods' house to retrieve his crystal. While with Damon, Caroline wore scarves around her neck to cover the bruises and bite marks left from when Damon fed on her, and he compelled her to do so. She also became aware of vampires and the supernatural at this time, though she was compelled not to reveal anything to anyone. Caroline went to the annual Founders' Party with Damon as her escort once he compelled her to take him. While at the party, Caroline danced with Stefan, where the vampire slipped vervain into her drink. Also at the party, Caroline followed Damon into a room where he found an amber crystal and told her that it belonged to him.

Later, Elena noticed the bruises and bite marks on Caroline's neck and Caroline tried to brush her off. Elena confronted Damon, and afterwards he took Caroline away and started to feed on her, angry that she had revealed anything to Elena. Damon was incapacitated due to the vervain in Caroline's blood stream. While Caroline was unconscious due to blood loss, Stefan took Damon into the basement of the Salvatore Boarding House and removed his ring as a precaution. After Caroline regained consciousness, she realized Damon had left the party, but had also left his crystal behind, which Caroline kept for herself. Adrianna came to Caroline's aid after Elena had told her what happened. Caroline broke down crying on Adrianna's shoulder as the stress of her brush with death finally got to her. She spent the night at Adrianna's house.
Before the Halloween party, Caroline gives Bonnie Damon's crystal for her Halloween costume since Bonnie was dressing as a witch and Caroline wanted to be rid of it. Damon later confronted her about the crystal, but she told him Bonnie had it. Later, Adrianna asked Caroline to plan a party at The Grill which she did. At the party, Caroline got drunk and starts a conversation with Matt Donovan, and he later drives her home and secretly spends the night with her after she asks him not to leave her alone. He sneaks out in the morning, freaked out that he may like her.

She thought Matt was distancing himself from her, but he pointed out that he has treated her the same since they were children. They bonded and started dating each other, even though she knew Matt was still in love with Elena. Matt's mother Kelly Donovan, didn't like Elizabeth and made it clear that she was not fond of Caroline either, upon her return. Matt was meant to be her escort for the Miss Mystic Falls competition, but he had to work so she got a replacement escort. She won and became Miss Mystic Falls. She was thrilled and hugged "Elena", revealing to her that she knew it was really Adrianna.
Caroline and Matt were being driven home by Tyler Lockwood on Founders' Day, and Caroline was in the front seat. Tyler reacted to the device and the car went out of control, crashing into a barrier. After Tyler was deemed alive and fine, Caroline collapsed due to internal injuries. She was rushed to the hospital where the doctors took her into surgery. A tearful Elizabeth told Matt that her chances weren't very good but that the surgeons would do everything they could.

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

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

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## Personality

### Human

Caroline was one of the popular girls at school, the captain of the cheerleading squad, and was organizing the parties and always displaying a high degree of leadership among her friends. Beautiful and chic, she was also very strong and determined, much like her mother, Elizabeth Forbes. She is extremely loyal and protective of her friends. She has a sensitive and loving nature. Despite having a confident exterior and high social prestige, underneath it all Caroline was very insecure, neurotic, and upset that she could never say the right thing to make guys fall for her. This tended to make her an overachiever at times, creating flaws and complexities in her character, leading to various matters that factor into her development as she overcomes them. Especially when it came to Elena, as she always felt she was in Elena's shadow. She considered Elena her competition when it came to life in general. When she started dating Matt Donovan she began to see life in a less shallow manner and Caroline overcame these insecurities and became confident in herself.

### Vampire

* With Humanity
* Without Humanity

"*You prefer who you are now to the girl you once were. You like being strong, ageless, fearless. We're the same, Caroline.*"
—Klaus to Caroline

Becoming a vampire made her see the world in a different light, with her maturing as well. She became much more responsible and protective, which she proves by comforting Tyler on the night of his first full moon and refusing to leave him, despite knowing that one bite would kill her. Ironically, she appreciates life more since becoming a vampire. Moreover, despite having killed a man, she hadn't killed again in several months, thus showing an impressive amount of control for a newly turned vampire. This continues throughout the series. Being a vampire has helped show her what she could do with her life. She could see the world and have a thousand birthdays, as put by Klaus. It was Klaus who showed her that she is no longer bound by trivial human conventions and with her immortality and abilities as a vampire, she is free.

"*Now granted, if anyone tries anything to flip my switch back on--and I mean anything--I'll become your worst nightmare.*"
—Caroline to Elena and Bonnie

After her mother's death, Caroline flips the switch due to not being able to handle the pain. While being embraced by Elena at her house, she snaps her neck and lets her drop to the floor, quoting that it is not Elena's choice to decide whether or not she should turn off her humanity switch. Before she officially turned it off, Caroline is visited by Klaus who gives her his condolences. She told him of her plan to flip the switch and asked him to give her a year before coming after her. Klaus hesitantly agreed under the condition that she allowed two of his vampire minions to watch over her from afar. Caroline agreed and then switched her humanity off.

Without her humanity, Caroline doesn't care at all about what others think and decides to have a new start in everything, which includes buying new clothes and sheets, and also partying and drinking. Caroline is sassy, funny, flirty, and speaks her mind, as she tells Elena that she has a gift about making everything about herself all the time. Caroline is still in full control of her vampirism since she stopped herself from killing Liam, stating that she doesn't want to ruin her life, knowing that if she killed him, the police would look for her and they would remind her of her dead mother.

When she runs into Bonnie and Elena at her dorm, Bonnie says that no humanity Caroline is almost the same as Caroline, just without feelings. Caroline tells them that in return for her good behavior, she wants a year where she doesn't feel any pain or grief or remorse. She warns them that if anyone tries anything to flip her switch back on, she will become their worst nightmare. After Elena and Stefan came after her and tried to get her humanity back on, Caroline threatens to kill his niece, forcing Stefan to turn off his humanity in front of her.

Unlike Stefan, Caroline covers her tracks in order to avoid suspicion by the authorities. She follows an elaborate "routine", which is to attend school and look as normal as possible, just without feelings. Stefan makes an effort to convince Caroline to let go and live recklessly. It works, and Caroline strays from her "routine" and becomes even more dangerous and joins him with several killing sprees. She even contemplates killing Tyler and Matt, and even gets Tyler to accidentally stake Matt by pushing Matt in front of her when Tyler tried to stake her.
## Attitute Towards Humans

* With Humanity
* Without Humanity

"*After I turned into a vampire, I killed someone. A stranger. I just...killed him. And what's worse is, I liked it. I have blood on my hands too, I mean we all do.*"
—Caroline to Alaric

As a new vampire, Caroline remains loyal towards humans, despite her blood lust. After murdering her first human, Caroline felt extremely guilty over her actions. Stefan taught her to adjust to her new life and she is now able to feed without severely harming or killing someone. Caroline is the vampire with the fewest attacks on humans in the series, and always has great control over her blood lust and has been rated the most in control vampire among her friends. She prefers to drink blood from blood bags rather than hunting from humans or animals.

"*I ate him and he was delicious. I mean, you know how cute guys just naturally taste better?*"
—Caroline to Elena and Bonnie

At first, Caroline was very cautious and careful about drinking from humans. She was more concerned about hiding the evidence to avoid the risk of getting caught. This made her unique as she had the ability to control her bloodlust even though she had flipped her humanity switch. For example, she was able to stop drinking from Liam before it killed him, because she didn't want to have to come up with a plan to cover up his death. However, after getting Stefan to turn his humanity off as well, he convinced her to let go, which made her much more reckless. She carelessly killed a man in a bar by mind compulsion, and also assisted Stefan in feeding off of an innocent college girl.
## Physical Appearance

Caroline is a beautiful young woman with a pale complexion, blue-green eyes, and medium length blonde hair, which she often wears in a variety of different styles; straight, curly, or naturally waved. She has a slim, yet, due to her cheerleading, toned and athletic figure. She is also one of the tallest women in the series, standing at 5'8".

Caroline's style has changed drastically throughout the series, the change seemingly beginning with her transition into a vampire. As a human, Caroline's clothing style included pinks and yellows, expressively bright colors which would draw attention to herself. Caroline took care of her appearance, always making sure to match her hairstyle and accessories to her daily outfits. Caroline's accessories were very eye-catching; large earrings, small bags, jewelry, and hairbands. The one color Caroline is rarely seen wearing is the color blue.

In the later books, Caroline's clothing choices change to a laid back, yet much more mature style; preferring to wear pale t-shirts, skinny jeans, high-boots, and the colors aren't as bright and attracting as they once were. She sometimes wears short dresses in a variety of colors for occasions such as parties and fashionable skirts with matching tops. Caroline wears elegant gowns and dresses for special occasions such as balls and dances.

Her makeup choice has changed somewhat over the course of the series. In early books, she wore much makeup, particularly lip glosses and lots of black eye-makeup to make her blue-green eyes stand out. However, in later books, she wears a much more natural look, with little to no makeup.

## Powers and Abilities

Caroline possesses all the standard powers and abilities of a non-Original vampire. However, at her first day as a vampire, while she was still a new-born, Caroline managed to compel one of her nurses to do her bidding, a thing that is very rare among new vampires, as Mind Compulsion is an ability a new vampire needs to be taught (either by an older vampire or by time). Caroline also managed to use Dream Manipulation, a high form of Telepathy (a skill that usually requires practice and learning to achieve) on the first try, while she was less than five years old as a vampire. Over time, though considerably short when compared to other vampires, Caroline's skill over mind compulsion has drastically increased. After Lexi Branson, she is the only other vampire shown to cast realistic illusions on individual people. The only exception is Silas, who as an Immortal possessed far superior psychic capabilities. When she turned off her humanity, she was capable of tricking the mind of a person into believing that he could not breathe then subjecting visions of spiders crawling all over his body, which led to a heart attack, then death.

Caroline is also a skilled fighter. As a relatively young vampire, Caroline has managed to hold her own against much older vampires such as Damon Salvatore and Enzo. She was also trained by Klaus and has built up a kind of tolerance against vervain and pain infliction spells by witches. Caroline has also ran at extraordinary speed, being able to outrun even werewolves on the Full Moon; she has also been shown to defeat a werewolf in human form with much ease.

## Weaknesses

Caroline has the typical weaknesses of a non-Original vampire.

## Relationship

### Elizabeth Forbes

"*All right. Give me a goodbye hug before I change my mind and drag you home with me.*"
—**Liz** to **Caroline**

*Main article: Caroline and Elizabeth*

Elizabeth is Caroline's mother. Caroline has always been distanced from her mother before and after becoming a vampire. At first when Caroline became a vampire, Liz showed rejection to her, but then ended up accepting it. Despite not spending much time together, Liz cares for her and keeps everything in control so that other people wouldn't find out about vampires, especially for her daughter. Caroline cares about her mother a tremendous amount and she is one of the most important people to her. Since their relationship improved they always tried to stay in constant contact with each other. After learning that Liz had cancer, Caroline tried to save her at any cost, but nothing worked. She then decided to make the last days for her mother pleasant. But while Caroline was preparing everything for that, Liz fell into a coma and Caroline didn't get to say goodbye to her. Liz died soon after, leaving Caroline devastated. After the funeral, Caroline decides to turn off her humanity due to the tremendous amount of grief she felt about her mother being gone.

### Niklaus Mikaelson

"*I've shown kindness forgiveness, pity...because of you, Caroline. It was all for you.*"
—Klaus to Caroline

*Main article: Klaus and Caroline*

Klaus is Caroline's best friend and husband. Klaus and Caroline first met in Book 3 of Part 1 of the series when Klaus turned Tyler into a hybrid. Klaus knew that she was close with both Stefan and Tyler and in order to get revenge on Stefan, Klaus ordered Tyler to bite Caroline, an order that he couldn't refuse due to the sire bond. Later that night, Klaus went to Caroline's house to save her with his blood. Since then, Klaus has expressed a romantic interest in Caroline and began giving her various gifts. Caroline continuously rejected him due to the antagonistic relationship between him and her friends, however, he never gave up pursuing her. Despite the constant attempts by her friends to kill him, with Caroline's help, who was used as his distraction, Klaus still continued to care for her. Klaus ended up leaving Mystic Falls but he returned for her graduation and told her that he intended to be her last love, no matter how long it takes. After Caroline found out that Klaus and Adrianna slept together, she was very angry and became very jealous. This allowed her to finally confront her feelings for him and the two began a romantic relationship after she admitted it to him. The two have been together ever since and are currently married.

### Josie Forbes

"*I love you, so much.*"
—Caroline to Josie

*Main article: Caroline and Josie*

Caroline is the surrogate mother of Josie. After the Gemini Coven killed Jo, Kai Parker transferred Josie and her sister's fetuses to Caroline's womb. When Kai told her what he had done and that she was now pregnant, Caroline didn't believe him. She thought it was impossible and a little ridiculous because she was a vampire and female vampires couldn't get pregnant. When she finally listened and heard their heartbeats, Caroline was overjoyed at the prospect of having pseudo-biological children. Toward the end of her pregnancy, Caroline went to New Orleans to attend Adrianna and Damon's wedding and her water broke. She gave birth to the twins in New Orleans. Caroline fell in love with her daughters the moment she laid eyes on them and promised to give them a good childhood and to always protect them. Caroline named Josie in order to honor Jo, the twins' biological mother. She raised her daughter to be compassionate, independent, and respectful. From a young age Caroline could tell that Josie was the more introverted and intellectual twin and so she treated her accordingly. She bought her numerous books on magic and other topics and spent a lot of time with her. The two have a strong bond and would do anything for each other. Josie is one of the inspirations behind Caroline starting up the Mikaelson-Salvatore Institute with Adrianna.

### Lizzie Forbes

"*You are perfect.*"
—Caroline to Lizzie

*Main article: Caroline and Lizzie*

Lizzie is one of the surrogate daughters of Caroline, the other one being her twin sister. Lizzie and her sister were transferred into Caroline's womb as fetuses by their Uncle Kai after the Gemini Coven killed Jo. Caroline was in shock when she learned of her pregnancy and didn't believe that it was possible at first. However, after realizing that she was indeed pregnant, Caroline was overjoyed and promised to protect her babies in whatever way that she could. Lizzie and Josie were born in New Orleans after Caroline attended Damon and Adrianna's wedding. Caroline was taken by her daughters the moment they were born and promised to give them the good childhood that they deserved. She named Lizzie after her late mother and gave her the middle name "Jenna" after Adrianna and Elena's late aunt. Caroline raised her daughter to be very independent and strong and to always stand up for herself. She could tell that Lizzie was the more extroverted and seemed to share more traits with Caroline herself. The two spend a lot of time together and Caroline is very protective of her daughter. Lizzie is one of the inspirations behind Caroline and Adrianna opening the Mikaelson-Salvatore Institute.

### Adrianna Gilbert

"*Yeah, I love you too.*"
—Adrianna to Caroline

*Main article: Adrianna and Caroline*

Adrianna and Caroline have been best friends since childhood. They have always been there for each other and always seem to know how to help each other. Adrianna has always been there to encourage Caroline and remind her how great of a person she is as growing up, Caroline had insecurities regarding her belief that she was always in Elena's shadow. During Book 2 of Part 1 of the series, both Caroline and Adrianna were killed by Katherine Pierce and were in transition at the same time. However, Caroline was the first to make the decision to become a vampire. The first person that Caroline went to when Katherine began threatening Matt's life was Adrianna. Her best friend told her to just do whatever Katherine was forcing her to do while Adrianna and Damon figured out how to get rid of Katherine. When Adrianna left town with Klaus and Stefan in Book 3, Caroline was very worried about her and tried to track their movements so she could get her back. She was very happy when Adrianna returned to town in Book 3, however this happiness soon turned to concern when she realized that Adrianna had turned her humanity off. Caroline tried to get her best friend to turn her humanity back on but Adrianna threatened to to kill her if she got in her way, which caused a temporary rift in their friendship. Later, when Adrianna's humanity is restored, she apologized and Caroline decided to accept her apology, restoring their relationship. Adrianna was very supportive of Caroline's feelings for Klaus and encouraged any potential relationship between the two. Caroline was angry with Adrianna when she found out that she had slept with Klaus and refused to talk to her for days, however, she did forgive her. Caroline and Adrianna were the maid of honors at each others weddings.

### Bonnie Bennett

"*You're one of the best people I know and you deserve to be happy.*"
—Caroline to Bonnie

*Main article: Caroline and Bonnie*

Bonnie was Caroline's best friend but when Caroline became a vampire, their relationship became strained. Prior to Caroline's transition, they were cheerleaders in high school and were always spending time together. Bonnie had been wary of Caroline as a vampire, but gradually their friendship was strengthened. Caroline was very upset when she found out that Bonnie had died trying to bring Jeremy back to life. When Bonnie came back to life, Caroline was very happy. The two have always remained best friends despite the many challenges they've faced. They have been there for each other many times and have protected one another when they are in trouble. Bonnie, at first, was not very supportive of Caroline's attraction to Klaus but has since come to accept it. She was a bridesmaid at Caroline's wedding to Klaus and Caroline was a bridesmaid at Bonnie's wedding.

### Elena Gilbert

"*I'm really glad you're here.*"
—Caroline to Elena

*Main article: Caroline and Elena*

Caroline and Elena have had a complicated relationship throughout the series. Initially, Caroline had a rivalry with Elena because she considered herself to be in Elena's shadow. After Caroline became a vampire, her insecurities gradually went away and their relationship improved. When Elena revealed that she was in love with Damon, Caroline was very angry and expressed her disapproval, as she fully supported Damon and Adrianna's relationship. Their relationship become strained after Elena turned off her humanity. While her humanity was off, Elena attacked Liz and tried to stake Caroline. Their relationship is mended when Elena turned her humanity back on, however, their bond is not as strong as it was before. Caroline and Elena were roommates in college and Elena attended Caroline's wedding to Klaus.

### Other Relationships

Forbes Family, Mikaelson Family, Parker Family

* Caroline and Bill (Father & Daughter/Former Allies)
* Caroline and Matt (Exes/Good Friends)
* Caroline and Jeremy (Friends/Former Allies)
* Damon and Caroline (Close Friends/Close Allies)
* Katherine and Caroline (Close Friends/ Sisters-In-Law/ Close Allies/ Former Enemies)
* Caroline and Rebekah (Former Enemies/ Best Friends/ Sisters-In-Law)
* Caroline and Enzo (Friends/ Frenemies/ Former Allies)
* Hope and Caroline (Step-Daughter and Step-Mother/Allies)

## Name

* **Caroline** is a feminine first name of Old German origin, which means "free man". Caroline is a female form of "Carolus", which in turn is a Latin form of Charles, derived from the German word Karl, that means simply, *a free man*.
* **Elizabeth** is a form of Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ("Elisheva"), meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance".
* **Forbes** is a masculine surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "Field" in Gaelic.

## Trivia

* Caroline has no favorite color.
* Caroline is the first character in the book to know the secret of the Salvatore Brothers, and the supernatural world.
* Stefan has stated that Caroline reminds him of his best friend, Lexi.
* Caroline is the first vampire to be bitten by a successful hybrid created by Klaus: Tyler.
* Caroline's favorite human blood type is B+.
* Caroline is the only main character that hasn't been on the Other Side or been a Ghost.
	+ Caroline is also the only main character that has died only once, when Katherine killed her and caused her to become a vampire.
* Caroline is the third female main character to turn off her humanity.
	+ Adrianna was the first and Elena was the second.
* Caroline is the second vampiric character to ever become pregnant and to have given birth.
	+ Adrianna is the first.
* She is the third character to become pregnant
	+ Katherine was the first, Adrianna was the second.