Niklaus Mikaelson

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## Biographical information

### Born

* Before 990 A.D. (Mystic Falls, Age Unknown/1041+)

### Turned

* By Esther in Autumn 1001 (Through The Immortality Spell)

### Occupation

* Nobleman (1002-1700s) (Formerly)
* Artist
* Alpha of his Hybrid Pack (Formerly)
* Alpha of the North East Atlantic Pack
* King of New Orleans (Currently)
* Member of the Triple Crescents (Currently)
* Prisoner (Formerly)

### Title(s)

* The Original Hybrid
* The Vampire King
* The Alpha
* Psycho, Sunshine (Both by Tyler)
* The Big Bad Wolf, Coward, Beast, Hideous Creature, The Deathless Vermin, Abomination, Degenerate, Bastard, Boy (All by Mikael)
* Evil Hybrid, Dick (Both by Jeremy)
* A legend, All-powerful wolf-vamp, Hybrid-freak, Honey, Lying mama-killing, dagger-happy brother, The Immortal Hybrid, Buddy, Dick (All by Damon)
* Sweetheart, Loving Husband, Murder Happy Husband (All by Caroline)
* Voldemort (by Alaric)
* Nik (by Rebekah, Kol, Lucien, Freya, Stefan, and Aurora)
* My Sweet Love (by Aurora)
* The Bastard Child, The Wolf King, Klaus the Mad (All by himself)
* Dad, Father, Murder Happy Father (All by Hope)
* Uncle Nik (by Alexia, Abby, Ace, and Tali)
* Klaus

### Species

* Hybrid (Werewolf, untriggered, Witch, untapped; Originally)
* Original Vampire (Formerly)
* Original Hybrid (Werewolf/Vampire) (Currently)

## Family information

### Family Members

* Ansel † (Biological Father)
* Esther † (Mother)
* Mikael † (Step-Father)
* Dahlia † (Maternal Aunt)
* Freya Mikaelson (Maternal Older Half-Sister)
* Kai Parker (Brother-In-Law, via Freya)
* Finn Mikaelson † (Maternal Older Half-Brother)
* Elijah Mikaelson (Maternal Older Half-Brother)
* Katherine Pierce (Sister-In-Law, via Elijah)
* Kol Mikaelson (Maternal Younger Half-Brother)
* Bonnie Bennett (Sister-In-Law, via Kol)
* Rebekah Mikaelson (Maternal Younger Half-Sister)
* Stefan Salvatore (Brother-In-Law, via Rebekah)
* Henrik Mikaelson † (Maternal Younger Half-Brother)
* Elizabeth Forbes † (Mother-In-Law)
* Bill Forbes † (Father-In-Law)
* Caroline Forbes (Wife)
* Hope Mikaelson (Daughter)
* Josie Forbes (Step-Daughter)
* Lizzie Forbes (Step-Daughter)
* Abigail Mikaelson-Bennett (Niece)
* Aleksander Mikaelson-Bennett (Nephew)
* Thalia Mikaelson-Parker (Niece)

## Supernatural information

### Significant sires

* Lucien Castle † (1002)
* Mary Porter †
* Alistair Duquesne †
* Marcel Gerard (1835)
* Jenna Sommers † (2010)
* Ray Sutton † (2010)
* Paige and her pack † (2010)
* Derek (status unknown)
* Tyler Lockwood (1st time as a werewolf)
* Mindy † (2010)
* Tony † (2010)
* Daniel Warren † (2010)
* Nate † (2010)
* Dean † (2010)
* Kimberley † (2010)
* Chris † (2010)
* Adrian † (2010)
* 10 Hybrids † (2010)
* Kieran O'Connell † (2012)
* Many unnamed vampires over the course of 1000 years

### Significant kills

* Esther Mikaelson (1st, 3rd, and 5th time)
* Original Members of The Five
* Petrova Family
* Marcel Gerard (as a human)
* Papa Tunde's Twin Sons
* Papa Tunde (1st time)
* August Müller (as a vampire)
* Isobel Flemming (as a vampire/compelled)
* Jules
* Jenna Sommers (as a human/vampire)
* Elena Gilbert (as a human/resurrected)
* Tyler Lockwood (as a werewolf)
* Mikael (both times as an Original vampire)
* Alaric Saltzman (6th time)
* Paige's Pack (as werewolves)
* Tyler's Pack (as werewolves/hybrids)
* Carol Lockwood
* Joshua Rosza (as a human)
* Katie
* Davina Claire (resurrected)
* Tim (compelled)
* Kieran O'Connell (as a vampire)
* Abigail (2nd time)
* Ansel (2nd time)
* Lenore (as a vampire)
* Josephine LaRue (2nd time; body only)
* Dahlia
* Lucien Castle (2nd time, as a vampire)
* Alistair Duquesne (2nd time, as a vampire)
* Will Kinney
* Sofya Voronova's family

### Cause of death

* Stabbed through the heart (as a werewolf/witch)

### Killed by

* Mikael (as a werewolf/witch)
* Alaric Saltzman (body only)

## Physical appearance

### Height

* 6'0" (Feet)
* 1.83 (Meters)

### Eye color

* Dark blue-green

**Niklaus Mikaelson** (***Elder Futhark:*** *ᚾᛁᚲᛚᚨᚢᛋ ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ*) is an Original Vampire and a werewolf, making him the Original Hybrid. Klaus is the biological son of Ansel and Esther Mikaelson, the step-son of Mikael, and nephew of Dahlia. Klaus is the maternal younger half-brother of Freya, Finn, and Elijah, and the maternal older half-brother of Kol, Rebekah, and Henrik. He is also the brother-in-law of Kai, Katherine, Bonnie, and Stefan. Klaus is the father of Hope, whose mother is Adrianna, the adopted father of Marcel Gerard, and the step-father of Josie and Lizzie Forbes. He is also the uncle of Abigail and Aleksander Mikaelson-Bennett and Thalia Mikaelson-Parker. Klaus is currently married to Caroline Forbes.

Klaus was first mentioned in Book 2 of the first part of the series, during a conversation between Rose and Stefan Salvatore. Rose warns Stefan about the Original Vampires which led to Elena and Adrianna Gilbert believing Klaus was the oldest vampire in history. Elijah later mentions that Klaus is a recluse and trusts very few people, usually only those in his inner circle.

For over a thousand years, Klaus had been trying to break a curse placed on him. He created the myth of the sun and moon curse in order to find the moonstone and the Petrova Doppelgänger, both of which were needed to break the actual curse. His goal was to liberate his werewolf side so he could sire his own super species of werewolf-vampire hybrids.

In 1492, he finally got the chance to break his curse when he met Katerina Petrova, the final piece necessary to break the curse. However, Katerina managed to foil his plan to use her in the sacrifice by turning into a vampire. For the next 500 years, Klaus searched for a way to break the curse without the doppelgänger, forcing generations of witches to help him. During his search for a way to break the curse, Klaus hunted down Katerina. It should also be noted that he was also on the run from his step-father, Mikael.

Besides his family, during the 1920s, Klaus formed a strong bond and brotherly relationship with Stefan. He then met with the vampire, Caroline Forbes, in 2010 and starts to care about her, eventually falling in love with her and tried to win her love. Unbeknownst to him, she also cared deeply for him. Klaus had a one night stand with Adrianna, which resulted in her becoming pregnant with his child. He is then lured to New Orleans by witches in order to overthrow Marcel, with whom he had a father/son relationship.

**Klaus** is primarily a member of the **Mikaelson Family**, and a member of an unnamed **Family of Werewolves**. He is connected to the **Labonair Family**, **Gilbert Family**, and the **Petrova Family** via his daughter, and is connected to the **Forbes Family** due to his marriage to Caroline. He is also a member of the **North East Atlantic Pack** as well as an unnamed **Witch Family**.

## Early History

* Human Life
* 1002
* 1114 A.D.
* 1300s-1500s
* 1700s
* 1800s
* 1900s

Mystic Falls, The Middle Ages, 10th Century

Niklaus Mikaelson was born to Esther and Ansel in a small village that would eventually become known as Mystic Falls, but was raised by his step-father Mikael, both believing he was his true father. Niklaus has six half-siblings fathered by Mikael, who was a Viking warrior and wealthy landowner who moved with his wife, Esther, to the New World after their home village was devastated by a plague. Mikael believed his beloved firstborn daughter Freya was a victim of it, not knowing she was taken by Esther's sister Dahlia as payment for a fertility spell to let Esther have children. Klaus was close to his family with the exception of Finn and Mikael. Mikael was inordinately hard on Klaus, having become an aggressive, violent, and strict man after he thought Freya died, always trying to teach his children to survive so he would not lose another child. In Klaus' case, Mikael was abusive to him for his impulsive and reckless behavior, justifying that his punishments would make Klaus stronger, but Mikael was only ever disappointed in everything Klaus did and beat him repeatedly throughout his mortal life. Elijah said that, as a mortal, Klaus was full of love and wanted to be loved in return. After becoming an Original Vampire and werewolf hybrid upon triggering his werewolf gene, his amplified temper and emotions, along with the psychological damage of Mikael's cruelty, turned Klaus into a violent and cruel person, much like Mikael.
Once as kids, Elijah takes Niklaus into the woods to teach him how to hunt. Elijah encourages his brother, stating that his aim has been improving, when he misses a shot. However, Mikael intervenes and scolds Elijah for encouraging his brother and snatches the bow from Niklaus, stating that he wasn't man enough to hold a weapon. Niklaus tries to apologize, but Mikael sees him as a weakling and starts kicking him. Elijah tries to stop his father from hurting his brother but he is scared off by Mikael who stated that if Elijah intervened he would be next.

He was once beaten, half to death, as a boy, when his father's blades went missing. In the days following the incident, Rebekah was particularly kind to him, which Klaus later realized meant that she had been the one to take them.
Niklaus and all his siblings used to play in the woods when they were kids, showing they all loved each other dearly. He even stayed awake to comfort a scared Rebekah by holding her hand during a stormy night, and giving her a carved wooden knight, which he made for his father. He stated that it will protect her. He has kept the wooden knight safely to this date as a memento of his childhood.
Esther found a young Klaus in the woods once when he was hiding from Mikael, as Mikael wanted to bring him along to hunt, but Niklaus was afraid to go with Mikael. She gave him a necklace which he believed would protect him and remind him that Esther will be with him always and forever. A few years later, Mikael hurt Klaus in the woods during a fight between them, with Klaus starting the fight by believing that if he beat his father once, Mikael would show his approval. Esther helped Klaus to heal and he told her about the fight and that Mikael wanted to take the necklace she gave him. Many years later, Klaus found out that the necklace made him weak, not strong. Because of Esther's spell, Klaus was weakened and his anger suppressed as she didn't want him to be strong, kill someone, and trigger his werewolf gene. This would reveal that Klaus was not Mikael's son, and she feared Mikael would kill them for her unfaithfulness and betrayal.

Both Niklaus and Elijah were in love with Tatia, even though she had a child with her husband who had died in battle. They both vied for her attention and even had arguments and traded blows over her. She eventually chose to be with Elijah. Centuries later, Elijah finally told Niklaus that he had killed Tatia. Niklaus was very angry with Elijah over this but he chose to forgive him. They later found out that Tatia's blood was used for the spell that turned them into vampires.
Niklaus was once flogged by Mikael severely for taking his knife to carve chess pieces. When Elijah comes in and tries to stop his father from beating Niklaus to death, he gets pushed back. Rebekah then intervenes by threatening to kill their father with a sword if he doesn't stop beating Niklaus. Mikael snatches the sword from Rebekah and leaves in a rage.

When Niklaus and his brother Henrik went to see the wolves transform, Henrik was killed by one of the transformed werewolves. Devastated at the loss of another child, Mikael convinced Esther to use her magic to protect their remaining children. Upon Mikael's request, Esther performed a spell, which transformed Niklaus, his siblings, and his step-father into Original Vampires, the first vampires to exist, and progenitors to the vampire species.

When Niklaus made his first human kill, his werewolf gene was activated and he became a vampire and werewolf hybrid, thus revealing Esther's infidelity. Soon after becoming a hybrid, Mikael had Elijah help him restrain Niklaus, and Esther used her Dark Magic to place a curse on him which forced his werewolf side to lie dormant, and then rejected and abandoned him.

Mikael then hunted down and killed Niklaus' father and his entire family, not realizing that doing so would ignite a war between vampires and werewolves that has been perpetuated across the ages. In retaliation for the curse and rejection, Klaus murdered his mother and framed Mikael for the act.
After killing Esther, his family scattered and Niklaus stayed behind with Rebekah to bury Esther. Rebekah promised to never turn her back on him, like Esther did, and so did Elijah. They swore to each other they would stay together always and forever.

Southern France

While fleeing from Mikael after the death of their mother, Klaus ran with his siblings for a significant amount of time, feeding on people along the countryside but always being careful to hide the bodies. Unsure of where they were going, Kol brought up the idea that maybe they should split up so as to better avoid their father. Finn agreed with the idea, tired of the killing and running, taking no pleasure in their descent into vampirism. Elijah was quick to remind his siblings of their vow to remain together.

When they discovered a caravan filled with fine clothing belonging to victims they had just killed, Rebekah suggested they steal the clothes and pose as the victims since they were heading to a nearby castle. When they found a servant of the castle who was escorting the cart to its destination, he told them he could help them in their potential ruse. They put it to a vote, whether they should let him live. Kol and Elijah wanted to kill him, while Finn and Rebekah wanted to spare him. Ultimately, Klaus had the deciding vote and he voted to spare the servant. The servant, Lucien Castle, presented them to the count after trying to help them blend in and present themselves as nobles. After almost being caught, their plan worked and they were welcomed into the count's court.
Some time later, Niklaus started an affair with the count's daughter, Aurora de Martel, despite knowing that his then friend Lucien loved her as well. One day, they were caught by Lucien, who was so angry with Klaus, he started a fuss that led to Aurora's older protective brother Tristan de Martel to hear them. Aurora, not knowing Klaus was a vampire, feared for his life and told him to flee, which he did. However, Lucien didn't leave on time, and Tristan caught and tortured him. Elijah and Klaus (who felt guilty) tried to talk Tristan out of it, but he revealed that because of Kol's antics he knows what they are, and about their lies, and threatened to expose them if they didn't stay out of it. Later, Klaus came to rescue Lucien, but he was still angry at Klaus' betrayal so he stabbed him, despite knowing what he is. Lucien accidentally ingested some of Klaus' blood, causing his wounds to heal and Lucien to think that he became like Klaus. As a result, Lucien went after Tristan for revenge but he got speared by a guard before he could get to him.
Later that night, Niklaus and Elijah stood over Lucien's funeral pyre, with Elijah asking his little brother if he was sure that Lucien didn't become one of them. Klaus replied that he tried to heal him with his blood but failed. Elijah then realized that they can only cure the living, and left. Just as Klaus was about to burn Lucien's body, he rose back, waking up in transition. Later, Klaus found his new vampire progeny feeding on women in the chapel. He tried to calm Lucien, and asked him to show restraint. He also asked if he was still angry with him, to which Lucien replied that he wants Klaus to show him what it means to be like him and that he wasn't angry anymore because Klaus gave him a rare gift. The two then began wreaking havoc together.

At the same time, Klaus and Aurora's affair continued, until she saw him, Rebekah, and Lucien feed together, and she ran screaming. Later, Klaus wrote her a letter explaining his family's unique condition, and she eventually understood and continued seeing him. But after she begged him to turn her, he refused. After some time, it was Aurora's birthday and Klaus bought her flowers. However, he found Aurora crying in the chapel and she told him that she killed her mother as she gave birth to her. Klaus, wrecked with guilt, and saddened about killing his own mother and unable to tell anyone about it, told her his secret. The two then slept together in the chapel. Afterwards, he found out that Aurora tricked his sister to give her blood and jumped from the roof, turning into a vampire.
A short time later, an upset Finn informed his siblings that the villagers talk about demons feeding on human blood. The Mikaelsons realized that they have been exposed and their father would be on his way. Klaus came to Aurora's room to take her with them, but she refused to leave her brother. She also said she didn't love him, breaking his heart, and so, he left without her. Unknown to anyone, Elijah compelled Aurora to think that, as he learned from her that Klaus had killed their mother and this was his revenge. Afterwards, desperate to avoid to their father, Elijah compelled Aurora, Lucien, and newly turned Tristan to think that they are Rebekah, Klaus, and Elijah, respectively, so they could be the decoys. Some time later, the Mikaelson siblings left France and settled in Tuscany.

### Italy

Klaus was with Elijah and Rebekah in 1114 A.D. Italy when they met a man named Alexander, a vampire hunter who was part of The Five. They spent a lot of time with him--the brothers in order to discover his plans for killing vampires and Rebekah because she loved him. Alexander did not seem to suspect them as they wore their daylight rings which allowed them to walk in the sun without burning, unlike the vampires whom Alexander killed on public display. However, when Klaus and his siblings were invited to a party at Alexander's home, the members of the Five daggered them in their sleep. Klaus, with half werewolf lineage, could not be neutralized by the White Oak Ash Daggers and upon awakening killed all of the Five, including Alexander. He undaggered his siblings (except for Finn) and found out from Rebekah that the weapon Alexander had told her about was a "cure" for vampirism.

As a result for slaying The Five, Klaus was forced to endure 52 years, 4 months, and 9 days of the Hunter's Curse, which were torturous hallucinations that haunted his dreams and every waking moment in an attempt to make him kill himself. However, he was unable to do so given his near-indestructible state.

### 1359

According to Elijah, Klaus has lost much of his humanity, hiding his loneliness with cruelty and anger.

### England, 1492

Klaus was an English nobleman during the late 15th century when he met Katerina Petrova, the second doppelgänger whose appearance he had been awaiting for five hundred years. Planning to use her in the ritual, he kept her entertained until the full moon, but she learned of his plan before it could take place and escaped, taking the moonstone with her.

As she fled, she encountered a vampire named Rose, whom she tricked into turning her into a vampire, thus ruining forever Klaus' plan to use her to break the curse. After Katerina turned into a vampire, Klaus assumed that her family line had ended with her and that his chance to break his curse was gone forever. In retaliation, Klaus traveled to Bulgaria and murdered Katerina's entire family for her defiance.

### Copenhagen, Denmark, 1500s

It was mentioned by Freya that the Mikaelson siblings resided in Copenhagen in the 1500s.

### Cádiz, Spain, 1702

In 1702, Kol's violence in Spain drew too much attention and brought Mikael straight to the family, burning the country in his wake. While the flames drew closer and Mikael beheaded Klaus' horse, Theo, Klaus and Elijah searched for Kol while Rebekah brought the daggered Finn on-board a ship to flee from Europe. They found him in a tavern where he drank and feasted on humans carelessly. Despite their warning of Mikael's coming, he refused to flee.

When Klaus and Elijah insisted, Kol attempted to resist them but was subdued by Elijah as Klaus pulled out one the white oak ash daggers and successfully neutralized him.

### New Orleans, 1700s

Having fled the Old World, escaping Mikael, Klaus, along with Rebekah, Elijah, and their daggered brothers sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World and arrived in New Orleans. Upon arriving off the coast of New Orleans, they slaughtered all the men who boarded their ship, but left one alive to question and carry their luggage. In 1720, Klaus and Elijah helped the Governor in building the New Orleans' first levees.

New Orleans, 1820

In 1820, Niklaus, Elijah, and Rebekah were living in New Orleans at the Governor's mansion and were paying the governor in gold to keep quiet about the existence of vampires. One day, the Governor threw a party for the Mikaelsons and Rebekah went upstairs with the Governor's son, who she wanted to turn. She went to Elijah to ask if she could turn him, to which Elijah suggested that it wouldn't be a wise move. In that moment, Klaus took the Governor's son and threw him from the second story, killing him instantly. Klaus and his brother attended the funeral, where Klaus sees a man whipping a child. Klaus saves the child and decides to take care of him, also giving him the name Marcellus.
Klaus later meets the Governor to ask for Marcellus' freedom and choked the Governor's neck until he grants the freedom. Niklaus then asks Marcel about his father and quotes that family can be more than just those with whom they share blood. Marcel looked touched by his words.

In 1820, Klaus is seen challenging a man in a duel and he wins that duel. Elijah then becomes worried and asks Klaus if it isn't enough that he has slaughtered dozens in just the past several weeks. Klaus explains that a city littered with bodies will surely travel the oceans. Elijah asks his brother if he wants to bring their father upon them but Klaus tells Elijah to relax. Klaus then explains that he has sent a rumor that the bodies are a result of the witches seeking blood sacrifice for their rituals. Elijah is shocked because he is in love with a witch named Celeste. However, Klaus isn't concerned. Elijah takes a revolver and shoots Klaus, who realizes that Elijah truly cares for Celeste and so, he warns him that they're rounding up the town's witches as they speak.

New Orleans, 1821

Klaus grew jealous as Marcellus grew closer to Elijah rather than him. Feeling lonely, he undaggered his younger brother, Kol, so he could have someone to have fun with. The two began happily causing chaos across New Orleans, even slaughtering an entire tenement building for fun. However, when Klaus revealed that he'd choose Marcellus over Kol, Kol grew angry and threatened to turn Marcellus into a vampire. Klaus, realizing his brother was too wild to control, daggered Kol yet again.

New Orleans, 1835

By 1835, Marcel and Rebekah spent a lot of time together practicing fencing. When he was finally an adult, he could best her in a duel and he attempted to make his move on her, only to be stopped by Klaus. Despite pleading with Klaus to let him be with Rebekah, Klaus still shot him down and forbid him from pursuing her. However, this did not stop Marcel from trying again and making out with Rebekah. They were abruptly torn apart physically by Klaus who decided to punish them by daggering Rebekah. In the same year, Marcel gets shot by the Governor for trying to free some slaves. A dying Marcel forces Klaus to turn him into a vampire or let him die as human. Niklaus gives in and fulfills Marcel's desire to become a vampire.

New Orleans, 1887

In 1887, Klaus undaggered Rebekah, revealing he had left her daggered for 52 years. When she had asked to see Marcel, as she feared Klaus had killed him, Klaus sadistically revealed that he gave Marcel an ultimatum; either live a long human life with Rebekah and die, or become a vampire but stay away from Rebekah. He chose the latter, even walking into the room as proof, devastating Rebekah.

New Orleans, 1914

During the holidays, after catching his brother Kol in the act of stealing a rare paragon diamond (which he confiscated from Kol with Marcel), Klaus learned from Rebekah that Kol was conspiring with some New Orleans witches against him. During the Christmas party that was hosted at the compound, Klaus made a speech about loyalty and betrayal, prompting Kol to try and flee from the party. Klaus pursued him and, in front of all of their guests, daggered his brother with Elijah's help.

New Orleans, 1918

In 1918, Klaus wanted to convince Marcel not to fight in World War 1, however, Marcel left New Orleans anyway. Much later, Klaus visited Marcel on the war front in France to entice him to drink blood of young ladies and offered him return to New Orleans. Marcel refused Klaus' offers because he didn't want to leave his men.

New Orleans, 1919

In 1919, Klaus tried to make arrangements with werewolves in the city so his rule could remain hidden. However, their meeting is interrupted by the witch Alphonz Bellatunde Delgallo, also known as Papa Tunde, who demands to know how it would benefit the witches. He demands a tribute as he thinks he is also the king in this city and brings them the head of the mayor who he has killed. Klaus doesn't like it and decides to find out who this enemy is. Klaus befriends him to find out his weaknesses so he could destroy him. With the help of Marcel, Klaus finds out that Papa Tunde channels two twin witches who always accompany him. Klaus then kills them to get ride of this rival.
During this time, Klaus was very critical of Marcel and Rebekah's relationship, and they were determined to remove Klaus from their lives. Unbeknownst to Klaus, Rebekah and Marcel used a witch to call Mikael to New Orleans.
Six months after this, Klaus and Elijah attend a local club underneath the Opera theatre and Klaus flirts briefly with Lana, the "Werewolf Queen" and owner, before he and Elijah contemplate the unification of New Orleans. Elijah tells him they worked together to build up the city but it was originally Niklaus' vision.

Sometime later, whilst sharing a drink with Elijah, Klaus notices Marcel and Rebekah attempting to convincingly avoid each other. As he stands, Elijah tries to pull him down to refrain him from causing trouble. Instead of condemning the pair, Klaus admits that as they move into the new era, attitudes must change. He toasts to Marcel and Rebekah and gives his blessing, saying that he wants her to be happy.
After a morning with Lana, she proposes tickets for the Theatre that night. Rebekah and Klaus are later seen in a box at the Theatre, and Rebekah heads towards the lobby to find Marcel. As Klaus is left alone and the curtain is about to lift, Mikael appears behind him, poking his back with the White Oak. Mikael taunts him over the word "father" and that his real father would be just as embarrassed before telling him his plan. After Klaus demands Mikael just kill him and tells him that he is proud of his achievements in creating the city, Mikael taunts death will come, however, afterwards he will stay in New Orleans.

Mikael says he will stay long enough to make sure that everybody who remembers Klaus will be dead, and it would be as if he never even existed. As Klaus mulls this over, the curtains lift and Mikael announces that he made some changes. The compelled audience applause and laugh as the curtain reveals Lana, impaled with a stake, and Marcel, who is staked to a cross and barely conscious.
Klaus tries to save Marcel, however, he is thwarted by Mikael, and Rebekah intervenes, only for Mikael to stab her and push her aside. They finally flee when Elijah arrives, though it was too late to save Marcel as Mikael was already feeding on him. As they flee, Klaus feeds Rebekah his blood to heal her as they hear Mikael approach, She is devastated at Marcel's apparent death and reveals it was her fault. Klaus denies this, instead apologizing to her, saying it was his fault. Elijah tells them to leave as he held Mikael off. After some hesitation, Klaus grabs Rebekah and the two leave New Orleans.

Chicago, 1920s

During the 1920s, a few years after the New Orleans incident, Klaus and Rebekah were yet again on the run from Mikael. The siblings were in Chicago in 1922 where they met the vampire Stefan Salvatore, whom Rebekah fell in love with. At first Klaus hated Stefan, but he grew to like him once he discovered that Stefan was a Ripper and they became good friends.

One night, the speakeasy they were at was attacked, apparently by the police, though it turned out that the raid was led by Mikael. Before he left, Klaus compelled Stefan to forget him and Rebekah. Later, when he and Rebekah were about to leave Chicago, Rebekah told him that she was tired of running and wanted to be with Stefan. Klaus then forced her to choose between him and Stefan and she chose Stefan. Afraid of being left alone, he neutralized his sister with a White Oak Ash Dagger, then took her body with him in a car and left Chicago.

Rostock, Germany, 1933
In 1933, in Rostock, Germany, Klaus and Elijah meet August Müller and they criticize his art. Klaus looks into the werewolf massacres and learn that August was slaughtering "beasts". He eventually kills August but spares his family, Greta, Antoinette, and Roman Sienna, ultimately shaming them in the process.

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## Personality

* Untriggered Werewolf-Witch Hybrid
* Original Vampire/Original Hybrid

"*I never answered your question, if I'd ever thought about being human. Once. I was on a trek in the Andes, and a hummingbird flew up to me and just hovered there staring at me. Its tiny heart was pattering like a machine gun. And I thought, what a thing, you know, to have to work that hard every day just to stay alive, to be constantly on the verge of death, and how satisfying every day must be that it survived. And that was the only time I thought about being human.*"
—**Klaus** to **Caroline** about being human

While he was still an untriggered Werewolf-Witch hybrid, Klaus had a complicated life. He was close with his half-sister Rebekah, whom he affectionately called "Bekah", and with his half-brothers Elijah and Henrik. He also had a close relationship with his half-brother, Kol, but he did not get along with his half-brother, Finn, since childhood. However, he had a bad relationship with his overbearing step-father Mikael who was harder on him than any of his siblings. He was a victim of his step-father's physical and verbal abuse since childhood. Klaus even admitted to Rebekah that Mikael frightened him which made him constantly seek his approval without ever finding it.

His mother Esther often tried to calm Mikael when he became angry with Klaus, but she never tried to stop him from humiliating or from physically/mentally abusing her son. Also as an untriggered werewolf, Klaus had the aggressive behavior of one, but he could not act on it due to his mother making him wear a magical necklace, created to weaken his strength and thus leaving him vulnerable to Mikael's abuse. These reasons led him to resent both his parents and possibly to be jealous of his maternal half-siblings for having their approval. The belief that no one loved him and that he was doomed to be alone forever was the main factor that changed Klaus' personality.

When Klaus was just in the early stages of being a hybrid, he slaughtered six villagers. Afterwards, he was devastated and cried into Elijah's shoulder. After finding out that Mikael is not his biological father, he was shocked and betrayed. Klaus is continuously described as being cruel, sadistic, careless, paranoid, reckless, impulsive, short-tempered, aggressive, volatile, unpredictable, slightly unreasonable, narcissistic, manipulative, obsessive, and competitive. Though he shows little to no regard for human life in general, Klaus feels guilt and remorse for his actions, he just does not show it. Despite his negative traits, Klaus has shown to be very protective of his younger maternal half-sister Rebekah, who stayed by his side for centuries.
Unbeknownst to any, Klaus was not the son of Mikael, but the son of an alpha werewolf named Ansel, which made Klaus aggressive, violent, and angry. When he became a vampire, all these emotions were heightened and Klaus' temper became worse than ever. Years of humiliation and physical/emotional abuse at Mikael's hands and Esther's indifference, coupled with her rejection of him as her son, led Klaus to kill his own mother in revenge and for betraying him. After this, Klaus shut off his humanity to any but his family, killing any who crossed his path. Vengeful and power-hungry, he will stop at nothing to achieve his ends and remove those who stand in his way. However, Klaus does not believe that death is a sufficient enough punishment for some as seen when he denies Katherine death, instead keeping her alive so that she's constantly on the run from him, thus suffering for having betrayed him. He will also place usefulness before pleasure and keeps people alive when it suits his needs. He has also shown a penchant for working with witches.
Klaus also has a sense of honor and will not go back on his word, although he will always look for loopholes in the deals he makes. In 1933, despite the fact that his werewolf side was dormant at the time, Klaus still held werewolves in high regard. When he discovered August Müller, a vampire, had been massacring innocent werewolves as well as spreading his beliefs about the purity of species, i.e. that vampires are the apex predators, Klaus ruthlessly killed August and his followers. Despite this, he would spare August's wife and children.

Klaus has also shown a sadistic side notably when he deals with humans or vampires who have crossed him, such as Elena, Damon, and Katherine. However, Klaus' hunger for power actually hides his deep fear of being alone which likely stems from his step-father's treatment of him. According to Elijah, Klaus also uses his cruelty to hide his fear of being alone. He has shown to have a softer side when he is around Caroline, or a member of his family, but rarely shows it around other people. Caroline brings out Klaus' humanity. Klaus also holds grudges against people who try to kill him, or members of his family, and rarely lets it go.
Despite being manipulative, he does not like being lied to or manipulated and he does not take being betrayed very well, especially if it is from a member of his family. He is not tolerant of people who disappoint him in general and has very little tolerance for disloyalty. Like Elijah, Klaus can easily be provoked when disrespected, as he has no tolerance for those that disrespect him.
Since the birth of his child and his marriage to Caroline, Klaus is calmer and less erratic than before.

## Attitude Toward Humans

Like Katherine Pierce, Klaus has no regard for human life. However, like Stefan Salvatore, Klaus has been known to keep memoranda of his kills. He is shown to kill humans if it suits to his advantage or for feeding. Klaus shows little to no remorse for killing or hurting humans and often manipulates them to his own ends. However, he is shown to care for some humans, such as Kieran O'Connell, someone he respected prior to his death.

## Physical Appearance

Klaus is an attractive man, standing 6'0" in height. He has curled dirty-blond hair and dark blue eyes that contrasts with his pearl-white skin. His physical appearance is that of a man between 19-21, despite being over 1000 years old. As a vampire and a warrior (from the 10th century), he is well-built. Klaus possesses a delicate and yet masculine face, possibly due to the fact that he was a nobleman between the 11th and the 18th centuries.

Klaus' clothing style is quite casual, usually seen wearing plain shirts, jeans, and various jackets, although he can also use a more classic and refined outfit if the situation requires it (ex: the ritual of the moonstone; the Original ball thrown by Esther). He wears accessories, such as leather bracelets and various necklaces.

## Powers and Abilities

As an Original Vampire, later the Original Hybrid, Klaus is the strongest of the Original Vampires, second only to his step-father. His Werewolf side has given him additional powers and advantages the others do not possess, making him one of the most physically powerful immortal beings in the world. Although stronger than his maternal half-siblings due to his werewolf heritage, some of his siblings have been willing to fight with him with no fear, with Elijah actually able to do so on almost even terms. Elijah seems to have no difficulty trying to start and end fights with Klaus, usually having the upper hand on Klaus himself for a short period of time before the latter turns the tables on Elijah. Mikael is notable for surpassing Klaus and whom he initially feared greatly; made worse when Mikael had possessed the White Oak Stake.

Klaus' powers improve with the consumption of human blood, assuming his werewolf form or utilizing his lycanthropic enhancements, and the full moon. With the death of Mikael, Klaus was at the time the physically strongest being around, however, after Lucien and Marcel took the serum and became the Beasts, they had outmatched him in sheer power. After the spell was reversed on both vampires, Klaus is currently the strongest.
Even before Klaus became an Original Vampire, he was a fairly skilled swordsman. Even though he rarely uses a sword, due to his supernatural powers, Klaus' skills with a sword have not diminished.

Klaus is an expert fighter even when unarmed. This is shown when Marcel's Army took him on, despite being overwhelmed to begin with, he was able to fight them, almost evenly and overpowered most of them, through his fighting skills and supernatural powers. In that single fight, he killed roughly twenty-four non-Original vampires single-handedly, showing his skills as a combatant further. Klaus is far less calm, composed, and strategic in battle than Elijah but he has a better mind for coming up with long term plans and back ups, being nearly always one step ahead of his enemies. Due to his long existence, Klaus has seen countless battles and is very experienced in battle.
His supernatural attributes aside, Klaus' greatest asset is his sharp intellect. According to Dahlia, Klaus is arguably the most intelligent of his maternal half-siblings with Elijah occasionally rivaling him.

## Weaknesses

Klaus has some of the typical weaknesses of an Original Vampire and a Werewolf.

## Relationships

### Elijah Mikaelson

"*I am asking you to stay here. I will help you and I will stand by you. I will be your brother. We will build a home here together.*"
—Elijah to Klaus

*Main article: Elijah and Klaus*

Elijah is Klaus' maternal older half-brother. As humans, they were close, engaging in friendly sword fights, however their relationship became strained due to both falling for the same woman, Tatia. After transitioning into vampires, along with their sister, Rebekah, they made a pact to always stick by each other "Always and Forever". In 1492, their close relationship crumbled upon the arrival of the doppelgänger Katerina Petrova. Klaus wanted to use her blood to break the Hybrid Curse, but after her escape, Klaus was furious and blamed his half-brother. Although Elijah promised to find her their relationship was never the same. In 2010, Elijah planned to help the Salvatores and the Gilbert twins kill Klaus. After Klaus broke the curse, at Elijah's mercy, he revealed that he didn't kill their family and that their bodies were safe. Elijah saved his life but Klaus just daggered him in return. Their bitter relationship continued after Elijah was undaggered. However, they became allies after their mother returned and were unsure of her intentions regarding their family. At the end of Book 3, Elijah bargained for Klaus' body and was clearly devastated by his brother's "death". The brothers are eventually reunited and their bond is restored. Throughout the trials and tribulations which threaten to rip this bond apart, they have maintained a good relationship. This is shown with Klaus granting Katherine freedom so Elijah could be with her. Elijah was the best man at Klaus' wedding to Caroline and Klaus was the best man at Elijah's wedding to Katherine.

### Rebekah Mikaelson

"*Nik was my family. If you were after him, you were after me.*"
—Rebekah about Klaus

*Main article: Klaus and Rebekah*

Rebekah is Klaus' maternal younger half-sister. Out of all his half-siblings, he is closest to her, and very protective of her. Klaus cares very deeply for Rebekah, but he seems to have a lot of difficulty showing her that it is true. They are very loyal to each other. Before she left New Orleans, thus separating, they had never left each other's side and stood by one another no matter what happened. After Klaus was supposedly killed by Alaric, Rebekah was heartbroken over losing him. When she finds out that he was still alive, their relationship started to completely fall apart when he chose to save Caroline over her. Rebekah confronted him about how she never stopped loving him through everything and how it was always her that was there for him when all their other siblings weren't. Later in the book, Klaus saves her when Kol nearly kills her with a White Oak Stake. Even when she hates him, Klaus shows that he still cares and loves her regardless of what has happened between them. When he discovered that it was Rebekah who brought their father to New Orleans, he decided to get revenge and wanted answers. She admitted that she wanted him dead as he robbed her of love and happiness. Klaus chooses not to kill Rebekah, but he exiles her from New Orleans permanently, threatening to kill her if she ever returns to New Orleans. Klaus decided to entrust the safety of his daughter to Rebekah and she briefly returned to New Orleans, with Stefan, to take Hope with her and take care of her.

### Kol Mikaelson

"*You are a Mikaelson! You're my blood.*"
—Klaus to Kol

*Main article: Klaus and Kol*

Kol is Klaus' maternal younger half-brother. Kol and Klaus both have a short temper and seem to argue every time they talk to each other. Kol and Klaus both like to drink together and have a brotherly bond. Klaus cares deeply for Kol as he was rushing to his body when the Mystic Falls Gang daggered Kol. Kol seems to ruin many of Klaus' plans like finding the cure for vampirism, by killing Shane and the newly turned vampires. Klaus was devastated when Kol was killed and threatened to kill Elena and Jeremy for it. When Klaus found out that Kol was alive in Part 2 of the series, he expresses disbelief that Kol would have gone along with Esther, stating that the only thing Kol listens to is his ego, but Finn confirmed Kol's supposed loyalty, saying that their mother's proposition had brought even the wildest of Mikaelsons onto her side. Kol later switches loyalties over to the rest of his family. Kol is later cursed by Finn and the witch's body that he was inhabiting died. Klaus was by his side the whole time, along with the rest of his family. When Kol's spirit was placed back in his own body, Klaus was very happy. Klaus was present at Kol's wedding to Bonnie and Kol was present at Klaus' wedding to Caroline.

### Hope Mikaelson

"*My dearest Hope, I do not know how this will find you. As a child full of wonder, a teenager full of opinions, or as a woman with the world at her feet. I write to tell you I love you, and to explain that in our family's darkest hour, I was called upon to save my siblings, and so I did. Please do not mourn me, whatever pain I endure, I do so in service of those I love. My sole regret, is that I will be away from you. Be good to your mother. I draw comfort knowing that she will protect you. And I know she will not rest until our family is united. Until then, my sacrifice will allow you to grow. To become the beautiful daughter I can now only imagine. Please remember you are the legacy this family has always desired. The promise we fought to protect. You are, and always will be, our Hope.*"
—Klaus to Hope in a letter

*Main article: Klaus and Hope*

Hope is Klaus' only daughter and child with Adrianna. In the beginning, Klaus wasn't happy with the arrival of his baby, but then with time he came to accept her and began to worry about her safety. He was very happy when Adrianna told him that the baby would be a girl. He began to fight for her protection against his enemies. He was violently held back by witches during the birth of his child and, after they tried to kill her, Klaus and Adrianna decided it was best to send her away in order to protect her. She was given to Rebekah and Stefan. Klaus was reunited with Hope when Rebekah and Stefan returned to New Orleans due to Esther finding them. The bond between the two remain strong during the rest of the series until they were separated due to Klaus sacrificing himself to save his family. When they were reunited again after 4 years, Klaus feared that Hope would reject him, however, Hope was very happy to see him. They spent a lovely day together, realizing how alike they are. Klaus shared stories from his long life, Hope showed him her magic when she healed a butterfly, and they painted together. She knows how strong her is and, because of that, she believes he can keep bad things away.

They are separated again when the Hollow's spirit was divided and separated into Klaus and his siblings, forcing Klaus to be away from his daughter for 8 years. However, during this time they kept in touch over the phone while Hope attending the Mikaelson-Salvatore Institute. They were overjoyed when they were reunited and have been together ever since. Hope deems Klaus her "fairytale prince" due to the stories her mother and Caroline told her in his absences.

### Adrianna Gilbert

"*I'll make sure she knows about you. Her brave father that sacrificed his life so that she could live.*"
—Adrianna to Klaus

*Main article: Klaus and Adrianna*

Adrianna is the mother of Klaus' daughter, Hope, and one of his close friends and allies. They first met when Klaus came to Mystic Falls to break his curse in Book 2. Due to Klaus trying to kill her and her sister, along with her friends, multiple times, their relationship was very antagonistic. At the end of Book 2, Klaus compelled Adrianna to turn off her humanity and she spent the rest of the summer traveling with him and Stefan, looking for werewolves that Klaus could turn into hybrids. He liked her quite a bit when she didn't have her humanity, however, he felt that she would interfere with his plans so he undaggered Kol to keep her distracted. He still seemed to like her when her humanity was on, but it seemed quite obvious that Adrianna was only tolerating him due to her relationships with his siblings. After she became a tribrid, Adrianna went to him for help with her first werewolf transformation. This led to them having a one night stand which resulted in Adrianna becoming pregnant. Her pregnancy brought them closer together and their child has kept them close. They are currently very close friends and allies. Klaus was present at Adrianna's wedding and Adrianna was the maid of honor at Klaus' wedding to Caroline.

### Caroline Forbes

"*I know that you're in love with me and anybody capable of love is capable of being saved.*"
—Caroline to Klaus

*Main article: Klaus and Caroline*

Caroline is Klaus' best friend and wife. They first met in Book 3 of Part 1 of the series when Klaus turned Tyler into a hybrid. Klaus ordered Tyler to bite Caroline, knowing that Tyler wouldn't be able to refuse due to the sire bond. However, later that night, Klaus went to her house and saved her life. Since that night, Klaus has expressed a romantic interest in Caroline and began giving her various gifts, even sometimes helping her friends to win her favor. Caroline continuously rejected him due to his actions regarding her friends, however, he kept on pursuing her. Klaus invited her to his family's ball, even gifting her a dress she could wear. At the ball, they danced and talked together and she discovered the soft side to Klaus. When she returned home that night, she found a hand-drawn picture of her and a horse from Klaus. As the series progressed, Klaus fell for her even more because, in his eyes, she's too smart to be seduced by him, she's beautiful, strong, and full of light. Klaus ended up leaving Mystic Falls but he returned for Caroline's graduation and told her that he intended to be her last love, however long it takes. He believed one day that she will choose him and let him show her the world. After Caroline found out that Klaus and Adrianna slept together, she became very angry at Klaus and was very jealous. This unexpectedly led to her finally confronting her feelings for him and the two began a romantic relationship. The two have been together since and are currently married to each other.

### Other Relationships

* Klaus and Finn (Half-Siblings/ Former Enemies)
* Klaus and Freya (Half-Siblings/ Close Allies)
* Mikael and Klaus (Step-Father and Step-Son/ Enemies)
* Klaus and Ansel (Father and Son/ Frenemies)
* Klaus and Esther (Mother and Son/ Enemies)
* Klaus and Lucien (Ex-Friends/ Enemies)
* Klaus and Aurora (Ex-Girlfriend/ Enemies)
* Damon and Klaus (Former Enemies/ Close Allies/ Friends)
* Stefan and Klaus (Close Friends/ Brothers-In-Law/ Partners in Crime)

## Name

* **Klaus** is a German variation of "Nicholas". From the Greek Νικολαος (Nikolaos) meaning "*victory of the people*". It's the name of a saint who is at the origin of the Saint Claus legend. It is also a shortened name of Niklaus. **In Ancient Norse:** ᚾᛁᚲᛚᚨᚢᛋ ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ.
* **Mikaelson** is of Scandinavian origin and means "Son of Mikael".

## Trivia

* There are similarities between Klaus and Kai:
	+ They are both different from the rest of their siblings, Klaus was born a werewolf then turned into a hybrid, Kai was born as a witch without magic but has the ability to absorb magic.
	+ They both have hurt most of their siblings. Although in Kai's case he killed most of them while Klaus prefers to neutralize his.
* Since Katherine had been turned into a vampire on April 6, 1492, it could be assumed that Klaus' birthday is some time between January and April.
* Rebekah assumed that Klaus' reasoning for making hybrids is due to his fear of being alone.
* Klaus suffered from the Hunter's Curse for 52 years, 4 months and 9 days.
* When he neutralized Rebekah in 1835, he left her daggered for 52 years.
* Klaus can read and speak Aramaic. He can also speak French, German, and Italian.
* Klaus has a "birds of a feather" tattoo on the front of his left shoulder, eight bird tattoos on the left side of his chest, and has a triangle tattoo on the right side of his back.
* Klaus' werewolf bloodline can be traced back to the beginning of werewolf history.
* Dahlia states that Klaus is the most intelligent of his maternal half-siblings, as he has no brute Viking blood in his veins.