“	A hidden compartment filled with advanced weaponry. Man has evolved from his days of throwing stones.	”
	— Alexander to Rebekah in Graduation

Alexander was a vampire hunter from the 1100s and made his first appearance in the fourth episode of Season Four. He is described as "rugged, handsome and charismatic." He was romantically involved with Rebekah. They fell in love and were prepared to marry. It is not clear at what point he found out that she was an Original vampire but he eventually daggers her. Klaus kills him and Rebekah buries him at the place where they intended to have their wedding ceremony.

He was one of the members of The Five.

Contents 1 History 1110 -1114 2 Season Four 3 Personality 4 Physical Appearance 5 Relationships 6 Powers and Abilities 7 Weapons 7.1 White Oak Ash Dagger 7.2 The Sword of Alexander 8 Weaknesses 9 Appearances 10 Name 11 Trivia 12 Gallery 13 See also 14 Notes 15 Comments

History 1110 -1114Edit

In the year 1110 AD in Italy, Alexander is seen standing in a circle of five men (The Five) while a witch in the center casts a spell that gives them their trademark tattoos, and enchants their swords.

Four years later in 1114 AD, he is holding vampire executions in public to rally more people to the Five's cause. He meets the Originals, whom he seems to believe are human, and starts a romantic relationship with Rebekah.

It is at this time he tells them what his cause is and claims to have a weapon which no vampire can survive. At some unknown point, he finds out they are vampires and throws a party in his house, inviting all the Originals. He seduces then daggers Rebekah while the rest of the Five dagger Klaus, Elijah, Kol and Finn. Klaus, being a hybrid, is not affected and proceeds to kill them all. Rebekah buried Alexander's body, along with his sword, at the church where they had planned to marry.

Season FourEdit

In The Walking Dead, after the veil was dropped, Rebekah and Matt had just left the Mystic Grill when Rebekah saw Alexander walking through the park across the street. Rebekah tells Matt that that is her ex-boyfriend Alexander. When the lights came back, Rebekah said that maybe the veil's almost up and he will soon disappear, but instead Alexander looked at them and started walking towards them. Matt and Rebekah turned around to run away from him, but instead they smack into Connor and Vaughn, two other deceased members of the Five.

In Graduation, Alexander holds Matt hostage by forcing him to stand on one of Connor's exploding devices while Rebekah remains to watch, powerless. He is impressed by the evolution of man's weapons and tells Rebekah that he plans on accomplishing his destiny to find Silas and destroy him with the cure. To distract Matt, Rebekah makes plans about them seeing the world together, taunting Alexander with the mention of the church in Italy where they had planned to marry. Alexander ironically plays along until she mentions his living hell on the Other Side at which point he tries to kill Matt by throwing a dagger at him. Rebekah catches it ,but Matt nearly falls off. Rebekah manages to get Matt off the device by using herself as a substitute before Alexander can do anything. While Matt flees, Rebekah detonates the device, presumably incinerating Alexander (temporarily incapacitating him). When Bonnie Bennett put the veil back up, Alexander returns to his damned existence in death.

PersonalityEdit

Alexander had a romantic relationship with Rebekah, which causes her moments of weakness to this day. He displayed a very brave and determined personality as a hunter. It is clear that Rebekah truly loved Alexander, but his love for her is made uncertain after he decides to dagger her. He was extremely dedicated in his cause to destroy all vampires, hosting public vampire executions to demonstrate the threat they posed to humanity, along with their vulnerabilities. He would tie the vampires to posts and stake them as well as expose some to sunlight, setting them ablaze. Despite his public killings, Alexander showed no remorse for his victims. Alexander appears to be unforgiving and stubborn for example, when Alexander encountered Rebekah as a ghost, he didn't seem to forgive her for being a vampire.

Physical AppearanceEdit

Alexander has been described as “rugged, handsome and charismatic”. He has a toned, athletic, and very muscular body with attractive features. He is tall (6'2") and has tanned skin, long straight brown hair, and hazel eyes. His body was tattooed with the Hunter's Mark, which in that generation of The Five was already complete and visible to all. Alexander wore fine garments and capes, displaying his place as a nobleman in 12th century society.

RelationshipsEdit

• Rebekah and Alexander (Enemies/Ex-Fiancée, Betrayed)

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

• Hunter's Mark - This symbol is related to the vampire hunters, this mark, revealed by Rebekah is a map of were the cure to vampirism lies. In the first generation of the FIve, the mark is visible to all. In the second generation, only a potential hunter can see the symbol. In the episode The Five, Connor reveals to Jeremy that every time he kills a vampire/hybrid, the mark/tattoo expands; this is later demonstrated in the episode.
• Hunter's Curse - When a hunter who is member of The Five is killed by a vampire, the vampire will be struck by horrifying hallucinations that are meant to drive the vampire in question to kill himself/herself. The only way the curse can be undone is if the potential that was awakened by the death of the hunter in question kills a vampiric creature (whether a vampire or a hybrid).
• Enhanced Strength - A vampire hunter of the Brotherhood of the Five has superior strength to that of a human, but not the same level as a vampire. It is unknown if they are stronger than werewolves.
• Enhanced Reflexes - A member of The Five has enhanced reflexes that gives them great agility, enough to take vampires by surprise though not fast enough to contend with The Originals.
• Compulsion Resistant - Members of the brotherhood of the five can not be effected by vampire compulsion.
• Enhanced Speed - Connor Jordan displayed enhanced speed and relaxes, at one point saying; 'I'm faster than the normal hunter.' As a member of The Five, it is assumed that Jeremy too gained these abilities. This is demonstrated in 'O' Come, All Ye Faithful' when he moves very quickly to try and stake Elena.

WeaponsEdit

White Oak Ash DaggerEdit

• Forged by witches as a means of providing a weapon capable of subduing an Original Vampire. When dipped in the ash of the White Oak Tree dating from the genesis of the vampire race and placed in their heart, the dagger will neutralize any Original vampire.

The Sword of AlexanderEdit

• The original five received swords from the dying witch bearing the symbol.
• Together with the hunter's tattoo, the sword is the key to the map for the cure for Vampirism.
• Rebekah buried Alexander's sword with his body, in the church they had chosen for their wedding. It is possible that church was Chiesa della Martorana, in Italy.
• Klaus excavated and found the sword in the episode, The Killer.

WeaknessesEdit

• Hunter Instinct - When awakened, a hunter becomes filled with a supernatural urge to kill vampires. The more vampires a hunter kills, the stronger the urge becomes. This urge is purely subconscious, and forces a hunter to try to kill a vampire even if the he or she does not want to.
• Mortality - Despite their enhanced strength and stamina, hunters are still human and can be injured and killed in the same ways.

AppearancesEdit

• The Five (Flashback)
• The Walking Dead (Ghost)
• Graduation (Ghost)

NameEdit

Alexander is a common and ancient name derived from the Greek "Αλεξανδρος " (Aléxandros) meaning "defending men" or "protector of men", a compound of the verb "ἀλέξω" (alexō), "to ward off, to avert, to defend" and the noun "ἀνδρός" (andros), genitive of "ἀνήρ" (anēr), "man". The most famous bearer of this name is, of course, Alexander the Great of Macedonia. The feminine form of Alexander is Alexandra.

TriviaEdit

• In the series, Alexander is the third mighty hunter who has interactions with Rebekah.
  • Mikael - After waking up, he has a conversation with Rebekah about Esther's death, Klaus and their family.
  • Alaric Saltzman - She meets him although he is supposed to be dead, but Alaric is limited to attacking her with the White Oak stake.
• The marking on the guard of Alexander's sword is the same as the tattoo on Connor Jordan's arm. The sword is the key to deciphering the map for the ultimate weapon against vampires. But as we learned later, it was not the symbol that was necessary for the translation, but the device that was hidden in the hilt.
• Alexander claimed he loved Rebekah and that he wanted to take her with him and they even to get married.
• When The Five daggered the Originals, Niklaus killed them all, including his sister's beloved Alexander. Klaus was haunted by the hunters to the point of trying to commit suicide - except that he is immortal.
• Alexander was buried along with his sword by Rebekah in the church that they picked for their marriage in Italy.
• Klaus managed to find the Sword in episode The Killer.
• Alexander looks suspiciously like the character Groosalugg from Angel TV Series.
• Alexander and Jonathan Gilbert shared many similarities because they both were vampire hunters, both had special weapons to destroy vampires and both despised vampires to the point it caused them to betray their own lovers. For Alexander it was Rebekah, and for Jonathan it was Pearl. 
• Alexander is the reason why Rebekah has her moments of weakness to this day.
• How Alexander found out that Rebekah was an Original is unknown.
• Alexander would execute vampires as a display to the public.
• He comes back in The Walking Dead and Graduation as a ghost.
• He knew about the existence of werewolves.

GalleryEdit

See alsoEdit

The Vampire Diaries Characters Main Characters Elena • Stefan • Damon • Katherine • Jeremy • Bonnie • Matt • Caroline • Tyler • Klaus Past Main Characters: Alaric • Jenna • Vicki Recurring Characters April Young • Abby Bennett Wilson • Kelly Donovan • Elijah Mikaelson • Meredith Fell • Elizabeth Forbes • Jamie • Kol Mikaelson • Carol Lockwood • Hayley • Professor Shane • Rebekah Mikaelson Deceased Characters Anna • Emily Bennett • Sheila Bennett • Aimee Bradley • Lexi Branson • Brady • Esther • Finn Mikaelson • Isobel Flemming • Bill Forbes • John Gilbert • Harper • Jules • Mason Lockwood Richard Lockwood • Logan Fell • Maddox • Greta Martin • Jonas Martin • Luka Martin • Ben McKittrick • Mikael • Pearl • Rose Sage • Zach Salvatore • Andie Star Guest Characters Alice • Lucy • Bethanne • Amber Bradley • Bree • Coach Lyman • Dana • Deputies • Tobias Fell • Frederick • Samantha Gibbons • Grayson Gilbert • Miranda Sommers-Gilbert • Samantha Gilbert • Johnathan Gilbert • Gloria • Lee • Marianna Lockwood • Vanessa Monroe • Noah • Giuseppe Salvatore • Slater • Ray Sutton • Stevie • Tony • Trevor Minor Characters Season One • Season Two • Season Three • Season Four • Season Five Families Gilbert Family • Salvatore Family • Lockwood Family • Bennett Family • Donovan Family • Petrova Family • Forbes Family • Fell Family • Martin Family • Mikaelson Family • Shane Family • Young Family • Founding Families Species Vampire • Witch • Werewolf • Human • Ghost • Doppelgänger • Hybrid • Succubus

Humans Main Humans Matt Donovan • Jeremy Gilbert • Katherine Pierce • Elizabeth Forbes • Meredith Fell • Rudy Hopkins • April Young • Galen Vaughn • Kelly Donovan • Vanessa Monroe • Jamie • Alice • Amber Bradley • Steven • Cherie and Frank • Sofie • Tiki • Duke • Mrs. Clarke • Coach Lyman • Mrs. Flowers • Old Man Deceased Humans Atticus Shane • Honoria Fell • Thomas Fell • Franklin Fell • Tobias Fell • William Forbes • Nancy-Marie Lockwood • Marianna Lockwood • Carol Lockwood • Giuseppe Salvatore • Johnathan Gilbert • Samantha Gilbert • Grayson Gilbert • Miranda Sommers-Gilbert • Zach Salvatore • Joseph Salvatore • Andie Star • Darren Malloy and Brooke Fenton • William Tanner • Trudie Peterson • Samantha Gibbons • Carter • Aimee Bradley • Sarah • Jessica Cohen • Brian Walters • Pastor Young • Unnamed Mikaelson • Henrik Mikaelson • Connor Jordan • Alexander • Dana • Derek • Sam Shane • Mystery Man • Mysterious Attacker

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    I would really like for Alexander to appear on the show again, I just don't know how they could incorporate him into the story. 2013-04-20T06:36:58Z

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