Mary Faulkner

**Mary Faulkner** is a main character in *Legacies.* She is the daughter of the Greek God Zeus and Claire Faulkner, a woman he seduced during an argument between herself and her husband and Mary's surrogate father Charles Faulkner. As the daughter of a God, she is a demigod and one of the most powerful supernatural entities on the show. As of *Hope is Not the Goal,* she is officially dating Hope Mikaelson.

Upon her divine baptism, she took on the Greek name **Zenobia** *(*Ancient Greek: *Ζηνοβία)* as her Divine name. This allowed her to use even more divine abilities and according to her father, "puts [her] one step away from godhood".

## History

### Conception

Mary was conceived during the summer of 2011. Her surrogate father Charles and mother Claire had a fierce argument over Charles' gambling, when they split for a few weeks. In that time, Mary encountered the Greek God Zeus, who took a liking to her, seduced and slept with her, thus conceiving Mary. Zeus, who had learned of Claire's marriage troubles over drinks, got her back together with her husband, using his supernatural powers to remove Charles' gambling addiction and "root out his bad habits and make him a good husband". The two were left mostly unaware of the supernatural element in their reconciliation but they did not care. Claire knew that Mary was unlikely to be Charles' daughter, but passed her off as one both due to being uncertain and because she did not want to ruin her now better marriage.

### Early life

Her childhood was ordinary until her divinity was awakened at age 7, when she blasted a thief with lightning, and revealed her supernatural nature. Uncertain of what to do, her parents began searching for help, when they came upon Caroline Forbes. While not quite certain of Mary's powers, she suggested the parents take her to the Salvatore Boarding School. A suggestion, which the parents reluctantly accepted.

### School

Mary had a hard time fitting in due to the uncertainty over her true nature, which fit with none of the different species at the school. Something of an outsider as well, she quickly bonded with Hope Mikaelson, the Tribrid daughter of the infamous Klaus Mikaelson. Mary eventually developed feelings for Hope and vice-versa, but it took them years until they confessed, which they did in *Hope is not the Goal.*

## Personality

Mary is a kind-hearted young woman. She is passionate and loves deeply. Mary also has a knack for detective work and investigating. She is very protective of her girlfriend and easily gets offended on her behalf and vice versa. She is very loving towards her best friend and later girlfriend Hope Mikaelson and is always happy when she can make her happy and smile more often.

Mary has a bit of a dark side though. She has a dark sense of humor and does not hesitate to attack people who offend her, her family or her girlfriend. According to Zeus, she has inherited his temper and passion.

## Powers and abilities

Being born the Demigod daughter of Zeus, the Greek God of the Sky, she has several unique powers and abilities. According to her father, she is the most powerful demigod to have ever been born and could one day inherit all of his power. Upon receiving her Divine name from her father, and thus recognition as a future deity herself, Mary's powers increased in potency and she gained additional ones:

* **Superhuman Strength** - Mary is far stronger physically than normal humans, werewolves and vampires, apart from those who are very old.
* **Superhuman Speed** - Mary is faster than normal humans, vampires and werewolves. She is far faster in the sky than she is on the ground though.
* **Superhuman Stamina** - Mary has endless stamina and does not get tired.
* **Superhuman Healing Factor** - Mary can heal her body from nearly all wounds, regrow tissue and more.
* **Immortality (pending)** - Upon reaching the final stage of Demigod adulthood, at the age of 22, Mary will have to make a conscious choice. She will have to choose between immortality and mortality. If she chooses immortality, Mary will stop aging and become almost completely immortal, ascending to godhood. If she chooses mortality, she will remain as she is, continuing to age normally.
* **Electrokinesis -** As the daughter of Zeus, Mary has absolute control over both static and celestial electricity - she can channel great amounts of lightning through her body and launch it at her opponents. Her lightning can completely vaporize a Unicorn.
* **Atmokinesis** - As the daughter of Zeus, Mary can control the weather, summoning lightning storms, rainfalls and others and stopping them at will.
* **Aerokinesis**: As the daughter of Zeus, she has absolute control over air.
* **Superhuman Senses** - She has developed very strong superhuman senses, having the ability to sense when magic is being in use around her or on her from a distance.
* **Supernatural Sight** - She can see things far more vividly than anyone else. When focused, Mary could see the atomic structure of a raindrop. She can also see things from miles away.
* **Divine Combat Ability** - Mary instinctively knows how to fight as a warrior without prior training.
* **Flight** - Mary can fly into the sky unaided and at very high altitude and speed. She can develop speeds in the sky up to Mach 1.

## Relationships

### Mary and Hope

Hope Mikaelson and Mary Faulkner met at Salvatore's School for the Young and Gifted when they were both very young and the two bonded over the fact that both of them were unique among the students - Hope, a hybrid, and Mary, unknowingly a demigod. They share a room at the school and quickly grew close, slowly developing feelings for one another. This eventually culminated when they finally kissed in "Hope is not the Goal" and became girlfriends.