“	I will give you my word. We will be your partners. We will end Marcel’s realm. But know this, if anything whatsoever happens to that girl or her unborn child. You needn’t fear Marcel nor Klaus or anyone… More than anyone you need to fear me.	”
	— Elijah to Sophie in The Originals

Elijah Mikaelson is an Original Vampire, who was born to Mikael and Esther in the 10th century. He has six siblings, a deceased unnamed older brother, three younger brothers (Finn, Kol, Henrik), and a younger sister named Rebekah. He also has a younger half-brother named Niklaus. After Mikael's death, Elijah is the eldest Original alive and the second oldest immortal being in the world after Silas. He was one of the major antagonists of Season Two. He is also a recurring character in Season Two, Season Three and Season Four.

During the 10th century when Elijah was human, he used to have fun with his half-brother Niklaus by battling each other with swords a few times which their Father Mikael didn't approve of. Elijah and Niklaus used to be in love with a girl named Tatia and they almost broke their family bond with each other, but soon came to realize of how important the family bond is. When Henrik had been mauled by a Werewolf, Elijah came running to his mother and his siblings. Elijah comforted his mother while she cried of her youngest son's death. Once they became Vampires all of their emotions and personality were all heightened. After their mother had been killed by Mikael, Elijah, Niklaus and Rebekah made a pact that they would stay together always and forever.

In 1492 in England both Elijah and Niklaus were noblemen. They soon met with a girl named Katerina Petrova who was the first doppelgänger of Tatia. Klaus planned to have her sacrificed, but Elijah started to have feelings for Katerina and asked his brother to spare her life. Klaus told his brother that love was a vampires' greatest weakness and they were not weak. Klaus then told him not to brother as the sacrifice would go on as planned. When Katerina escaped Klaus went to Elijah, thinking that he had helped her escape. Elijah promised his brother that he would find her, and Klaus made a promise of his own if he did not find her, he would be dead.

In Season Two, once Elijah discovered the existence of the second Petrova/doppelganger, Elena Gilbert. He plans to use her as bait to lure his brother back to Mystic Falls. But later gets daggered by the dopeelganger and once his brother comes to town, the doppelganger decides to un-dagger him. Elijah tells his history in 1492 with his brother to the doppelganger. After his brother Klaus finally broke his curse, Elijah was about to kill him until he told him the truth of what happened to their family. Elijah then decided to save Klaus and waited for him to wake up after his transformation. Elijah was then later daggered by his brother and was reunited with his family.

In Season Three, Once Elijah was un-daggered, he killed one of Klaus' Hybrids and started a fight with his brother. Later Elijah un-daggered the rest of his siblings and all of them decided to leave Niklaus all alone, until their mother arrived. Elijah was the only one who didn't trust their mother, and asked Elena to tell him what she is up to. Elena lied to him and the next day he confronted her about it and she confessed and told him everything, his mother had said to her. Elijah then intended to keep Elena hostage until they have stopped their mother from killing them. After his mother had been stopped he left Mystic Falls and left Elena a letter for her to read. Elijah later appeared to deal with Elena for Klaus' body, then after Alaric staked Klaus. Elijah and Rebekah mourned him.

In Season Four, Elijah eventually began a relationship with Katherine after having a long-standing crush on her. However, he broke up with her since he chose to leave Mystic Falls for good and live in New Orleans with his brother Niklaus. He will have the lead role in The Originals (TV Series).

Elijah is decribed as quiet but highly intelligent and a boy next door. He is a man of honor and also noble at times, he is very calm when dealing with people such as Elena Gilbert and the Salvatores brothers, he also has great respect for them. Elijah is also a little vengeful and impulsive when people betray him, like Trevor who betrayed him by helping Katerina Petrova to escape. Elijah is also a family man and he tries to protect his family no matter the cost. Like his brother, Niklaus, he wants their family to stay together as one.

Elijah is a member of the Mikaelson Family.

Contents 1 Pre-history 1.1 The Middle Ages 1.2 Italy, 1114 1.3 England, 1492 1.4 New Orleans, 20th century 2 Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series 3 Season Five 4 The Originals Series 4.1 Season One 5 Personality 5.1 Human 5.2 Original Vampire 6 Physical Appearance 7 Relationships 7.1 Niklaus Mikaelson 7.2 Katherine Pierce 7.3 Other Relationships 8 Powers and Abilities 9 Weaknesses 10 Attitude Toward Humans 11 Appearances 11.1 Season 2 11.2 Season 3 11.3 Season 4 11.4 Season 5 12 Name 13 Trivia 14 Tropes 15 Quotes 16 Gallery 17 Videos 18 References 19 See also 20 Comments

Pre-history

The Middle Ages

Elijah was born into a family of wealthy land owners (Mikael and Esther). Elijah was born in the New World (America). During Elijah's early life, he and Klaus both fell in love with a woman named Tatia. Although she had a child by another man, both brothers fought over her before realizing family was more important. They lived among werewolves for about twenty years, and during the full moon, the humans would simply hide in the underground caves while the werewolves turned.

He enjoyed sparring with Klaus, much to the disapproval of his father, who didn't like the fact he was sparring with his step-son Niklaus whom Mikael viewed as reckless. One morning after a full moon, Niklaus comes out of the woods holding his dead little brother Henrik. Elijah comes running from the woods to Niklaus and Rebekah and sees that Henrik is dead.

To ensure that the rest of her family would survive, Esther used a spell (called The Immortality Spell). Mikael gave his children wine laced with blood from Tatia. Then he then stabbed Elijah and his siblings through the heart with a sword and made them drink human blood. After becoming a vampire, Elijah, along with his family, made sure that the White Oak Tree burned down completely as it was the only thing capable of killing them. The ash from the tree was saved and could be used in conjunction with a silver dagger to neutralize all of the Originals except for Niklaus since he also had the werewolf gene when turned, which allowed him to heal from silver.

Shortly after becoming a vampire, his mother was killed by "Mikael". After burying their mother, Elijah, Klaus, and Rebekah promised that they would never turn their backs on each other and that they would stick together as one, always and forever.

Italy, 1114

Elijah was in Italy along with his siblings Rebekah and Klaus. They came across a vampire hunter named Alexander who was part of a group called The Five. Rebekah fell in love with Alexander. Elijah and Klaus took advantage of this as an opportunity to get closer to Alexander and find out his secrets. One day, the three siblings were invited to a party at Alexander's home where they were attacked by surprise and daggered. Klaus was again unaffected by the dagger thanks to his werewolf lineage and undaggered Elijah and the rest of his siblings.

England, 1492

In England, Elijah and Klaus were noblemen in late 15th century. Elijah met with Katerina Petrova, through a vampire named Trevor; she strongly resembled someone he once knew. He arranged for her to meet Niklaus. While Elijah was helping Klaus achieve his goal of breaking the hybrid curse, he started to fall in love with Katerina, whom Klaus planned to sacrifice in order to break the curse. One night, Elijah and Klaus looked over some of Klaus's previous work and Elijah meant his finest work was the Aztec and said to his brother, "Who can resist a shaman?". When Elijah and Katerina were having fun outside, they sat at a bench and talked. When Katerina asked Elijah if true love is not real unless it is returned, he confessed to Katerina that he didn't believe in love, to which she responds "If we cease to believe in love, why would we want to live?" Klaus then came and took Katerina away from Elijah and they both looked at each other. Elijah tried to persuade Klaus to spare her life, but Klaus told him not to bother and that the ritual would go on as planned. On the night of the full moon, Katerina took the moonstone and fled with the help of Trevor.

Klaus assumed Elijah helped her because of their discussion the night  before about sparing her life. Elijah promised him that he would find her, and Klaus responded with a promise of his own: if he did not find Katerina, he would be killed. Elijah attempted to track down Katerina Petrova in the woods as she hid behind a tree. Elijah shouted out that Klaus would find her wherever she went, and that he could smell her blood. Trevor comes and leads Elijah away from Katerina which allows her to escape. Trevor would later pay the price for his betrayal.

New Orleans, 20th century

During the 20th century Elijah lived in New Orleans along with his siblings. Niklaus, Kol and Rebekah. Elijah and his siblings had many fun times in New Orleans and didn't want to leave. But then Mikael came and drove them out of New Orleans, leaving countless of bodies behind him. Kol was then neutralized by Niklaus for reasons unknown, Elijah and his siblings left New Orleans behind before their father could reach them.

Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series

Season Five

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The Originals Series

Season One

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Personality

“	You may know him, an original brother, impeccable taste.	”
	— Katherine about Elijah in American Gothic

Human

Elijah is a man who lives by a code of honor and morality that has been with him since he was a human. As he told Elena in All My Children, he valued qualities such as compassion, honor and virtue long before his mother turned him into a vampire. Having learned to take care of his family over the years and being naturally responsible, Elijah had developed into a very free-spirited, mature and independent person.

Original Vampire

Elijah is described as unpredictable, over-protective and stubborn, but also very warm, quiet, kind, smart, selfless, beautiful, empathetic, compassionate and caring towards others. He has a tendency to underestimate the people around him mainly because of his concerns for their safety. He has a very sarcastic sense of humor, especially when he is angry. He is also very self-reliant, intelligent, strong-willed, determined, brave and headstrong. However despite his tough facade, Elijah is naive, vulnerable and easily manipulated, which is shown several times throughout the series'. He strongly believes in trust, honesty and loyalty and whenever he would give his word to someone, he would keep it. This earned him the trust of Elena, Jonas Martin and a few others. He has a lot of respect and admiration for human life, which is unseen in many other vampires and is normally very reluctant to kill anyone when unnecessary as he is not a violent person at heart. He has a very impressive amount of control over his abilities.

However despite his generous traits, his turning into a vampire also brought out more impulsive sides to his personality, developing a tendency to be shallow, insensitive, ignorant and an over achiever. He is always willing to kill whenever it suits his needs and shows little to no remorse about it. Elijah very rarely has tolerance for those who broke their words to him, shown when he killed Trevor for betraying him and imprisoned Katherine for her own betrayal. Despite the fact that he always kept his word, he was proficient at finding loopholes in the deals he made and was very careful with those that he proposed, making it clear that whenever he did something, he hadn't promised not to do it. Ultimately, he would always do whatever he needs to do to get what he wants. Elijah's biggest defining trait, as well as his greatest weakness, is his love and loyalty to his family. He believes that it is his duty to preserve and protect them, despite knowing the consequences.

Physical Appearance

Elijah is an exceptionally attractive, beautiful and handsome man, 5'11" in height, and has a thin but muscular body. He has short brown hair, with hazel brown eyes. His facial features are angular - high cheekbones, a strong jawline, and a straight nose. Despite being centuries old, he appears to be in his late twenties or early thirties, somewhere between 28 - 32. He also appears to be older than his half brother Niklaus, and is possibly older than his brother Finn, making him the oldest sibling of the family. Elijah is similar to his younger brother Kol, in facial features, but resembles all of his siblings in a more general way.

Elijah in the present day is consistently well-dressed. His boy-next-door esque wardrobe typically consists of a dress jacket, dress shoes, dress pants, shirt and sometimes a tie. This continues his trend of dressing well throughout the centuries. As a human, he wore more simplistic clothing, along with the other males in his family. But after a 100 years it seems he upgraded his attire to clothing indicative of a nobleman. Elijah has also worn different hairstyles in keeping with the times. As a human he wore it long, but by the 12th century he wore it shorter and  also wore some facial hair. His hair does not appear to have changed much in style by the 15th century, only a bit shorter. As a 21st-century man, Elijah maintains a much shorter style for a cleaner look, suggesting along with his attire a man of refined tastes.

Relationships

Before Elijah and his siblings became vampires, the family was quite close. However, after Esther performed the immortality spell on her children, their transformation acted as a catalyst for the disintegration of most of the family relationships. After Klaus framed Mikael for their mother's murder, Elijah made a pact with his two younger siblings, Niklaus and Rebekah, that they would always stick together.

Niklaus Mikaelson

Main article: Elijah and Klaus

Niklaus is Elijah's half-brother and his closest brother. When they were humans they both had fun together by battle with swords match of their father's disapproval. After their mother died Elijah and Niklaus made a pact with Rebekah that they would stick together always and forever. In the year 1114, they came across a vampire hunter named Alexander and the brotherhood of the Five. Alexander and his brothers neutralized four originals, but were released (except Finn), by Niklaus. In 1492 they met with a woman named Katerina Petrova, the first doppelgänger of Tatia. Klaus planned to sacrifice her, while Elijah started to have feelings for her. After Katerina's escape, the family relationship between Elijah and Klaus was broken for a while. During 2010, Elijah was helping Elena Gilbert and the Salvatore brothers to kill Klaus, while Klaus was preparing to break his curse. After the curse was broken, Elijah met with his brother and was about to kill him when Klaus revealed their family was safe and only he knew where they were. Klaus daggered Elijah once they arrived at Alaric's apartment, but eventually Elijah was un-daggered by Damon Salvatore. Later, Elijah had un-daggered all of their remaining siblings, but when they were about to leave Klaus for good, their mother appeared. Elijah tried to figure out his mother's motives and once he did, Elijah, Klaus and Kol confronted their mother and their brother, Finn. Elijah left Mystic Falls, while Klaus attempted to locate their lost brother Finn. Later, Elijah came back to bargain with Elena for Klaus' body. After Klaus "died", Elijah left again. Once Elijah had possession of the cure, he met with his brother again. He later handed his brother the white oak stake, asking him to spare Katerina.

Katherine Pierce

Main article: Elijah and Katherine

In 1492, Elijah met with a woman named Katerina Petrova who was the first doppelganger of Tatia. Elijah and Katerina got to know each other before he introduced her to his younger brother Niklaus. Klaus wanted her to be sacrificed, but Elijah had started to have feelings for her. When Katerina escaped, Elijah felt betrayed by her and started hunting her down, but was mislead the other way thanks to a vampire named Trevor. 500 years later, Elijah finds her stuck inside the vampire tomb and compelled her to stay. Almost a year later, Katerina contacts Elijah and asks him to help her find the cure. During their search for the cure, their friendship grows to be very strong and eventually fall deeply in love, therefore beginning a sexual relationship. After Elijah discovered that Katerina killed Jeremy Gilbert, he got mad at her lies. Elijah says that he doesn't know who she really is. Katerina then met with him again and handed him the cure and told she loves him and she wanted him to trust her, as she is trusting him. During the episode "The Originals", Katherine asks him to be with her, instead of heading to New Orleans for a life with Klaus. He doesn't say anything except 'goodbye', and leaves, after kissing her on the forehead. It is unclear whether their relationship will have a future.

Other Relationships

Elijah and Rebekah (Close Siblings) Elijah and Finn (Sibling Rivalry/Enemies) Elijah and Kol (Sibling Rivalry) Elijah and Mikael (Father and Son) Esther and Elijah (Mother and Son/Enemies) Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah (Close Sibings) Elijah, Tatia and Klaus (Former Love Triangle) Elena and Elijah (Former Allies/Frenemies) Elijah and Sophie (Allies)

Damon and Elijah (Frenemies) Stefan and Elijah (Frenemies) Bonnie and Elijah (Enemies) Elijah and Jenna (Friends) Elijah and Rose (Former Enemies) Elijah and Trevor (Former Allies/Enemies) Elijah and Alaric (Enemies) Elijah and Jonas (Allies) Elijah and Tatia (Former Love Interest)

Powers and Abilities

• Super Strength - Original vampires are much stronger than other vampires, werewolves, non-original hybrids and humans. They are able to decapitate other species with a single chop and shatter windows and doors with small objects. They grew stronger with time.

• Super Speed - Original vampires are much faster than other vampires, werewolves, non-original hybrids and humans. They are able to stop other supernatural species in their tracks and run miles in mere minutes. They grow faster with time.
• Super Senses - Original vampires have extremely keen senses of hearing, sight and smell that far exceed those of humans, regular vampires, werewolves and non-original hybrids. Their senses improve with time.
• Super Agility - Original vampires possess superhuman agility, flexibility, and dexterity. They can move, jump, climb, and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion. These abilities improve with time
• Super Healing - The injuries of Original vampires heal faster than those of other vampires, werewolves, non-original hybrids and humans. Original vampires also seem to heal much more quickly when exposed to vervain or wood. They can heal/recover/regenerate from any and all injuries in a matter of seconds.
• Super Durability - Original vampires can take far more trauma than other vampires, werewolves, hybrids and humans can without much discomfort or injury. No Original has ever been dismembered throughout the series, implying that their durability may be close to invincibility. Wood seems to be ineffective at weakening them.

• Mind Compulsion - Original vampires can compel the minds of humans, vampires, and non-original hybrids. They cannot however compel any non human or non vampire.
• Immortality - Originals do not physically age. They're immune to all forms of illnesses, toxins or poisons. They don't need to eat, drink, or breath. They have eternal youthful beauty with perfect features, flawless smooth skin. They also posses an almost eidetic memory, and cunning intelligence.
• Dream Manipulation - Original vampires can control dreams and subconscious. The vampires can produce and modify dreams, bestow nightmares or lucid dreaming. Other effects of this ability is the distortion of reality and trapped in the dreams.
• Emotional Control - Vampires have a limited degree of control over their own emotions, allowing them to switch off their humanity to make killing easier.

Weaknesses

• White Oak Stake - Is the only physical weapon that can permanently kill an Original, It comes from an ancient white oak tree that existed during the time of the genesis of The Originals and which was used as the source of their immortality. It was at first thought that the stake used to kill Mikael was the last white oak wood that existed, but it was soon discovered by Rebekah and Klaus that there was a Sapling of the original tree to replace the old the wood of which was used to build the Wickery Bridge.

• Magic - It is said a witch with enough power can kill a being as powerful as an original but its never been proven. Esther also had some way of reversing the originals into humans but the spell was incomplete before it could be finished. Originals can also be harmed by other magic spells.
• White Oak Ash Dagger - An enchanted silver dagger dipped in the ash of the white oak tree will kill an original but only as long as the dagger remains in their heart. They will however also kill any vampire that wields them.

• Stakes - A wooden stake through the heart will incapacitate an original for a short period of time.
• Sunlight - Sunlight will burn an original but cannot kill them. members of the original family possess lapis lazuli rings to combat this.
• Werewolf Bite - Where a werewolf bite can't kill Originals, it weakens them and gives them the same sort of affect as it would an ordinary vampire, causing hallucinations. However, the affect only lasts for a few hours. 

• Vervain - Vervain prevents compulsion by originals and burns them on touch. Originals will heal very quickly from vervain wounds however.
• Uninvited Invitation - In order to enter any house owned by humans, they need to be invited by a person that officially lives there or the person of entitlement. Once invited the vampire cannot be uninvited. If a vampire lives in a house, other vampires can enter freely and if vampire is in the house without being invited in it will become disoriented and will begin to suffocate.
• Desiccation - Being completely drained of blood or the heart stopping will cause an original vampire to desiccate like any other vampire, lose most of it's strength and any ability to move. This process can be replicated artificially by stopping a human's heart, a witch is capable of stopping the Original's one if a physical connection to the vampires heart is made and the users have ingested a witch's blood. It's unknown if an original would desiccate if their heart was torn out.
• The Cure - If an original took the cure than they would turn human and lose their immortality. Klaus being a hybrid would become a werewolf again.

Attitude Toward Humans

Elijah strongly respects human life. He is shown to be generally gentle, kind, caring and considerate with humans, the opposite of his half brother Klaus, who is shown to have little to no regard for human life. He has not been seen compelling a human except Elena as he needed information from her and Carol Lockwood (for a change of suit). As a vampire, he strongly dislikes the idea of feeding on humans and instead feeds from blood bags. Elijah gives Elena an elixir that has a chance to resurrect the person who drinks it. The elixir was meant for Katerina before she escaped but now he proffered it to Elena, so she could have had a chance to survive after the sacrifice.

Esther, Elijah's mother, however, mentions that he is no better than the others causing him to reflect that he kills, tortures and manipulates others to get what he wants, mainly to protect his family. Esther says this to Elijah and his two brothers Kol and Niklaus, "For a thousand years, I’ve been forced to watch you. Felt the pain of every victim, suffered while you shed blood. Even you, Elijah, with your claim to nobility, you’re no better. All of you. You’re a curse on this Earth. Stretched out over generations." When his brother was entombed, Elijah offered Elena a deal to hand Klaus back to him and, in exchange, no one will harm her. After the loss of his brother (Klaus), Elijah and Rebekah hugged for a few seconds.

Appearances

Season 2 Rose Katerina The Sacrifice By the Light of the Moon Crying Wolf The Dinner Party The House Guest (Neutralized) The Last Dance (Neutralized) Klaus The Last Day The Sun Also Rises As I Lay Dying Season 3 Ordinary People (Flashback) The Ties That Bind Bringing Out The Dead Dangerous Liaisons All My Children The Departed Season 4 The Five (Flashback) American Gothic Pictures of You The Originals Season 5 TBA

Name

• "Elijah " from the Hebrew אֱלִיָּהוּ (eliyyahu) meaning YAWEH is my God. It's the name of a Prophet who was carried to the heavens in a chariot of fire. It was a popular name during the middle ages.
• Elijah was a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century BC, during the reign of King Ahab and his queen, Jezebel. The two Books of Kings in the Old Testament tell of his exploits, which culminate with him being carried to heaven in a chariot of fire. Because Elijah was a popular figure in medieval tales, and because his name was borne by a few early saints (who are usually known by the Latin form Elias), the name came into general use during the Middle Ages. In medieval England it was usually spelled Elis. It died out there by the 16th century, but it was revived by the Puritans in the form Elijah after the Protestant Reformation.
• Mikaelson

Trivia

• Elijah is the first Original to appear in Season 2 with Klaus being the second.

• He is the second vampire shown compelling Elena and the first Original Vampire to be neutralized by Elena.

• Elijah is the first Original vampire to be seen compelling other vampires (Slater and Katherine).

• Elijah does not appear in the books, but his appearance seems to be modeled after the Klaus of the books.

• Elijah presents himself to everyone under the guise of an historian by the name of Elijah Smith. This mirrors Damon in the novels when he presents himself to Elena's family as Damon Smith.

• Elijah is absent for only three of the fifteen episodes between his first appearance (Rose) and his last appearance (As I Lay Dying) of Season 2.

• Elijah and Rebekah are the only Originals who weren't hunted down by Klaus before being neutralized. Rebekah was neutralized by Klaus when she choose Stefan over him, and Elijah was neutralized because he tried to kill Klaus.

• Elijah, Rebekah, and Klaus are the only characters who have met the Original Petrova and her two Doppelgängers as humans.

• Elijah is one of only three recurring characters to appear in more than 10 episodes during their inaugural season. The others being Anna, who appeared in eleven episodes during Season 1. And his sister Rebekah who appeared in seventeen episodes during Season 3.

• Elijah was the first member of the Original Family to make their first appearance in a present day episode.

• Elijah has been neutralized 4 times in season 2, once in season 3 and once in a flashback -

1. By Damon Salvatore in Rose.
2. By Alaric Saltzman in The Dinner Party.
3. By Elena Gilbert in The Dinner Party.
4. By Klaus in As I Lay Dying.
5. By Alaric Saltzman (via Kol) in All My Children.
6. By one of the Five in The Five.

• Elijah and Alaric are the characters who have died most on the show. Elijah have died 5 times on the show and Alaric has died 8 times on the show. But now since Alaric is dead, Elijah can top that.

• Both Elijah and Rebekah has both been given an episode when they are just neutralized.

• Just like Elijah was neutralized 4 times in season 2, so was Rebekah in season 3.

• Elijah was called, in Bringing Out The Dead, by Damon his "favorite Original," stated with sarcasm.

• Among of all the Originals. Elijah can be considered the most moral, though his sense of what's right and wrong is slightly twisted, as shown when he killed Slater in 2x10 or the hybrid in 3x12.

• Elijah and his Half-Brother both loved The Original Petrova Doppelgänger just like what the Salvatore brothers did for Katherine Pierce and now for Elena Gilbert.

• Elijah is always seen wearing different suits on the show in almost every episodes he's on.

• Elijah has met/interacted with every one of the main characters except for Tyler. But he did mentioned him when he died.

• Elijah and Finn are the only vampires in show, who haven't shown their fangs and bloody red eyes. Also, all aforementioned vampires are originals.
• Despite the fact that most people call Katherine with the Anglo version(Katherine) of her name both Klaus and Elijah both call her by her original name Katerina.
• Elijah is the last living true son of Mikael.
• Elijah is the first Original to be invited into the Gilbert House, followed by Kol and Klaus.

• Like Klaus, Elijah doesn't want Rebekah to take the cure.
• He believes Klaus' child is the key in reuniting his family.

Tropes

• All Love is Unrequited - Tatia and Katerina (Katherine). This leads to him not believing in it .
• A Day in the Limelight - frequent flashbacks that focus on his history and his family's.
• Anti-Villain - Due to his high sense of morality, Elijah is very much the anti-villain during Season 2 and 3.
• And I Must Scream - Shared with family. When an Original is daggered, it leads to immediate dessication. Also when the daggers are removed, the awakening is rather painful as well.

Quotes

Season Two

(To Rose) "Oh, when you called and invited me into this armpit of civilization......which is a mere three hours from the town we know as Mystic Falls......I surmised it had everything to do with Katerina." (To Trevor) "Well, yes, you are the guilty one. And Rose aided you because she was loyal to you. That I honor. Where was your loyalty?" (To Damon and Stefan) "Excuse me. To whom it may concern, you’re making a great mistake if you think that you can beat me. You hear that? I repeat, you cannot beat me." -- Rose (To Katerina back in 1492) "She’s here. Katerina! I know you’re near, I can smell your blood. It’s pointless to run, Klaus will find you wherever you are." (To Slater) "I’m a special vampire." -- Katerina (To Jenna and Elena) "Thank you so much for inviting me into your home, Jenna... I hope to see you again sometime soon." (To Elena) "If I wasn’t being truthful, all of your family would be dead and I’d be taking you to Klaus right now. Instead, I’m here and I’m preparing to offer you a deal." (To Elena) "Do nothing. Do nothing, live your life, stop fighting and then, when the time is right, you and I shall draw Klaus out together and I shall make sure your friends remain unharmed . . . Then I kill him." (To Elena) "I'm a man of my word, Elena. I make a deal, I keep a deal." (To Katherine) "Good evening, Katerina. Thank you for having the good sense to be frightened." -- By the Light of the Moon (To Damon) "You young vampires, you are so arrogant. How dare you come in here and challenge me?" (To Damon) "I am an Original. Show a little respect. The moment you cease to be of use to me, you are dead . . . So you should do what I say. Keep Elena safe." (To Damon) "So do you realize this is the third time I have saved your life now?" -- Crying Wolf (To Damon) "Just one moment. Can I just say that if you have anything less than honorable intentions about how this evening is going to proceed, I suggest you reconsider. Because, you know, although Elena and I have this deal, if you so much as make a move to cross me, I'll kill you and I'll kill everyone in this house. Are we clear?" (To everyone at the Dinner Party) "Well, the lore says that there was this wave of anti-witch hysteria. It broke out in the neighboring settlement, so these witches were rounded up. They were tied to stakes in a field together and, uh, burned. Some say you could hear the screams from miles around us. They were consumed by the fire." (To Damon) "It's quite a collection you have here. It's a funny thing about books. Before they existed, people actually had memories." (To John and Damon) "Gentlemen, they're a few things we should probably get clear right now. I allow you to live solely to keep an eye on Elena. I allow Elena to remain in her house living her life with her friends as she does as a courtesy. If you become a liability, I'll take her away from you and you'll never see her again." (To Elena) "You have nothing left to negotiate with.(...) I'm sorry, Elena. I'm gonna have to call your bluff." -- The Dinner Party (To Elena) "Our whole family was [human]. Our origin as vampires is a very long story, Elena. Just know... We're the oldest vampires in the world. We are the Original family, and from us all vampires were created." (To Elena) "I need some air. I'm still feeling a tad... dead." (To Elena) "I'm a little behind on the times, but I believe the term you're looking for is OMG." (To Elena) "Easiest way to discover the existence of a Doppelgänger or to get your hands on some long, lost moonstone is to have every single member of two warring species on the lookout." (To Elena) "So as you've seen, nothing can kill an Original. Not Sun, not fire, not even a werewolf bite. Only the wood from one tree. A tree my family made sure burned. Yes. The witches won't allow anything truly immortal to walk the earth. Every creature needs to have a weakness in order to maintain the balance." (To Elena) "He's both. A hybrid would be deadlier than any werewolf or vampire. Nature would not stand for such an imbalance of power. Therefore the witches, the servants of nature, saw to it that my brother's werewolf side would become dormant." -- Klaus (To Damon) "The problem, Damon, you talk a good game but you don't actually know anything. She'll never forgive you. And never for a vampire... It's a very long time." -- The Last Day (To Stefan) "Well, Klaus was not my only brother. I had siblings; Parents. I had a family. Over the centuries, Klaus hunted them down one by one and he took them from me. He scattered them across the seas where their bodies couldn't be found." (To Klaus) "Hello brother. In the name of our family, Niklaus." -- The Sun Also Rises (To Klaus) "Yes, I've been cleaning up your little mess along the way. You've had your fun." (To Stefan) "You understand how important family is, or you wouldn't be here. My brother gave me his word that he would reunite me with my own." -- As I Lay Dying

Season Three

(To Klaus back in the middle ages) "Oh look, our sister has arrived. Watch my fast approaching victory." -- Ordinary People (To Klaus) "So, Niklaus....What'd I miss?" -- The Ties That Bind (To Klaus) "You look surprised to see me, so it wasn't you that removed the dagger from my chest." (Elijah attacks him; Klaus flies through a window) (To Klaus) "What have you done? See, I've learned not to trust your vulgar promises, Klaus." -- Bringing Out The Dead (To Rebekah) "Leave. Are you challenging me?" (To Elena) "Well, her ability to forgive my brother after everything he's done to destroy this family strikes me as a little strange to say the least. It has me asking questions I never thought I'd ask. Can I depend on you to tell me what she says?" (To Elena) "And for what reason did she need to speak to you in private? Elena. Should I be concerned about my mother's intentions?" -- Dangerous Liaisons (To Elena) "You know, one thing I’ve learned on my time on this Earth… be careful what you wish for." (Elijah breaks a hole into the Earth, grabs Elena, and jumps down the hole with her.) (To Rebekah) "My talk of virtue. When it suits my needs, I kill, maim, and torment. Even today, I terrorized an innocent. I used your hatred of her to get what I wanted. Wielded you like I would a sword. My sister." (To Rebekah) "Mother made us vampires. She didn’t make us monsters, we did that to ourselves." (Elijah leaves.) -- All My Children (To All) "Hello again." (To Elena) "I give you my word, Elena. I will not revive Klaus within your nor even within your children’s lifetimes. Perhaps that will finally teach him some manners." (To Matt) "And for that, I am deeply ashamed. But know this, she could have been dead the instant I walked through that door tonight. So Elena, I leave it to you to make the decision whether to trust me or not." -- The Departed

Season Four

(To Klaus) "He's putting on quite the show. But still, you should heed the warning. Between you here and Kol in the east, you have not been discreet. Story of the Original vampires are spreading." (To Alexander) "That's the least we can do, for opening our eyes to the truth. I'm curious to learn more about your order. Your crusade." -- The Five (To Elena) "What kind of man would I be if I didn’t try to find my Katerina beneath this…...Katherine facade?" (To Katherine) "Do you honestly feel nothing for this girl, a girl fated to live the same life that you've endured? And now you've just taken away the last of her family, just as yours was taken away from you." (To Katherine) "I just keep wanting to believe you, but how can I when at every turn, you give me a reason to doubt you? I don't know you. [He chuckles softly.] I don't know that I ever will." (To Rebekah) "You don't have a smart brother. It turns out I'm just as stupid as the rest of you." (To Rebekah) "How do you know that being human is the answer you're looking for? I mean, it's nothing but a romantic notion. The grass won't necessarily be greener, Rebekah." (To Rebekah) ""I still don't understand. I mean why must you always consider our family a burden? Always and Forever. I mean those words are still important to me today as they......as they ever were"." (To Klaus) "Complication speaking." -- American Gothic (To Klaus) "Your personal discomfort might not be sufficient reason for putting the entire world in jeopardy, Klaus. I think our sister deserves a shot at happiness." (To Klaus about Katherine) "You will spare her because I am asking you to spare her. As your family, as your only living brother, I would ask that you provide me with this opportunity to feel, to care. To love." (To Klaus) "It is such a hollow little life you lead, Niklaus." -- Pictures of You

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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

Vampires The Old One Silas Originals Mikael • Elijah Mikaelson • Finn Mikaelson • Niklaus Mikaelson • Kol Mikaelson • Rebekah Mikaelson • Alaric Saltzman Main Vampires Elena Gilbert • Stefan Salvatore • Damon Salvatore • Caroline Forbes • Abby Bennett Wilson • Charlotte • Lee Deceased Vampires Mikael • Finn Mikaelson • Kol Mikaelson • Sage • Mary Porter • Anna • Pearl • Trevor • Frederick • Harper • Troy • Bill Forbes • Jenna Sommers • Isobel Flemming • Rose • Slater • Logan Fell • Vicki Donovan • Lexi Branson • Ben McKittrick • Harper • Noah • Cody Webber • Will

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  The Originals Premiere. New Pilot or the same with more scenes ?

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    ElijahKatherineFan89
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    Klauslover101
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