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You know what the Other Side is like? We're all alone. We watch the people we left behind and we regret our decisions. That's it. Look, I can't change what happened to me. But maybe I can change what happens to Tyler. I don't need revenge, Damon. I need redemption.
— Mason to Damon in Ghost World


Mason Lockwood was a werewolf who was Richard Lockwood's younger brother and Tyler's uncle. A Mystic Falls native, he had been estranged from the family before returning to Mystic Falls from Florida in the wake of Richard's death. He had a relationship with Katherine Pierce and worked for her to find and retrieve the moonstone, unbeknownst to him that he was being used. He was a werewolf and he was Jules' friend and he also knew other members of her pack.

Mason was killed by Damon Salvatore who ripped his heart out which resulted in instant death.

In Season 3, Mason returns as a ghost and is determined to make Damon apologize for killing him and to help out Tyler.

Mason was a member of the Lockwood Family.

History

Early life

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Mason accidentally kills his friend

Before triggering his werewolf gene, Mason Lockwood was a surfer and he lived in his apartment in Florida, where he met a girl named Kathy, a.k.a Katherine. He thought Katherine really liked him, however, Katherine was only using him. Because he was a Lockwood, it meant he was a potential werewolf, but this side was dormant. Katherine knew how to trigger it and she did, by compelling his friend Jimmy to attack Mason and to not stop even if it would cost him his life. Jimmy didn't and Mason tackled him on the ground, accidentally killing him in front of the bar. It is likely he knew Katherine was a vampire - werewolves are known to feel when they are around. When he met her, his werewolf heritage was not yet activated, but he was still with her after it was.

Throughout The Vampire Diaries

Season Two

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Mason returns to Mystic Falls

Mason returns to town for his brother Richard's funeral, saying that he had not seen Tyler since he was about 10, meaning he's been gone from Mystic Falls for 7+ years. Mason later catches Tyler and Template:Jeremy drinking beer and hints at Jeremy to leave. Afterwards, he drinks with his nephew.

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Mason talking to Carol

Later, Tyler breaks one of his father's pictures. Enraged, he tries to attack his mum, but Mason comes in and stops him, knocking Tyler down onto the floor. Tyler is confused as to why he got mad so easily, and Mason tells him it was the Lockwood curse.

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Stefan and Mason at Carnival

In Brave New World, Mason goes to the carnival and competes against Tyler and Stefan in an arm wrestling match. Mason later defends Tyler when Carter picks a fight with him, showing his powerful strength by taking down Carter with a simple slap. He jumps really high and Tyler sees his glowing eyes for a second.

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Mason's eyes

In Bad Moon Rising, it's shown that he goes to some underground cell (like a tomb) and ties himself up with chains because he can't control himself when he's in wolf form, which only happens on a full moon.

In Memory Lane, Mason discovers the Salvatore brothers are Vampires after being invited to Jenna's party. When Tyler questions him about the Werewolf curse, he reveals that, in order to transform, he had to kill someone; whether it is purposely or accidentally.

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Mason and Liz

In Kill or Be Killed, Mason tells Liz Forbes about the Salvatores and finally attains the Moonstone from Tyler, delivering it to his "boss" and supposed new girlfriend Katherine Pierce. It's also revealed that he has been working for her for at least the past year after meeting her in Florida's Emerald Coast. It is implied that she compelled his friend Jimmy to pick a fight with him. He accidentally caused a fatal blow to his friend's head, while trying to defend himself. This clearly triggered the curse as Mason's eyes turned yellow.

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Mason after Damon rips out his heart

It is actually Katherine who seeks the moonstone, not Mason, and she wants it to break The Sun and Moon curse.

In Plan B, Damon kidnaps him with the help of Bonnie and tortures him. Later Damon kills Mason by ripping out his heart.

In The Sacrifice, Tyler and Caroline find a video in the cellar that Mason made to record his first transformation.

A group of Werewolves lead by Jules come to seek revenge for Mason's death.

Season Three

Mason was briefly mentioned by Tyler when Carol finds out that her son and brother-in-law are both werewolves.

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Mason in season 3

After Matt removes the border between the world of living and afterlife, many ghosts are embodied, one of them being Mason. In the final scene of Smells Like Teen Spirit, he appears in the Salvatore's home and proceeds to attack Damon with delight of being able to revenge his own death.

In Ghost World, Mason tortures Damon much in a way that he himself had been tortured but he lets him live. When Bonnie makes all the ghosts visible, Mason goes to Damon and Alaric, and tells them why he came back: he wants to help Tyler and for that, Klaus has to die. Mason says that, among the Lockwood family's dark secrets one of them being a way to kill an Original vampire. Mason and Damon head to the Lockwood cellar where they break into a hidden part of it. Damon still refuses to trust Mason but then Mason saves him from vervain spikes which could have killed Damon. He tells him that he doesn't care about revenge: he wants redemption and he wants to help Tyler. They arrive at a cave that Damon is unable to enter as if he needed to be invited in. Mason finds what they are looking for but before he can tell Damon, he disappears due to the ghosts having been called back. Alaric later discovers that what Mason found was drawings on the wall of the cave and names in Viking script: the names of the Original vampires.

Relationships

  • Katherine and Mason (Ex-Girlfriend/Former Allies)
  • Mason and Tyler (Uncle/Nephew/Ended; Mason died)
  • Jules and Mason (Good Friends/Former Allies/Ended; both died)
  • Mason and Damon (Former Allies/Former Enemies/Frenemies/Mason died)

Personality

Mason was described as Tyler's “cool” uncle, Mason was sexy and athletic and possessed an easy going charm. Though he had more control than his nephew, he can “flip in an instant” if crossed. He was in love with Katherine, and would do anything for her. He would die for her. However, he doesn't seem to trust her, as he hid the moonstone at the bottom of a well with vervain. Mason did care about his nephew, Tyler, but his main purpose was always to get the moonstone. Mason was reluctant to reveal to Tyler how to activate the dormant wolf gene, possibly out of fear that he may try to activate or may not wanted that burden on his nephew.

Physical Appearance

Mason was an extremely handsome werewolf who was muscular, and had a slim, athletic build to him. He had short, dark brown hair, blue eyes, and stood at 5'11.

Name

Mason is of English origin, and the meaning is "one who works with stone".

Novels

Mason doesn't appear in the novels but it is possible that he is based off the book series' character, Caleb Smallwood.

Appearances

Season Two
Season Three

Trivia

  • Mason is the first werewolf we meet in the series.
    • Mason is also the first werewolf killed by a vampire in the series.
    • Mason is also the first werewolf to transform into a wolf in the series.
  • He did not display the same mercurial temper as his relatives.
  • Mason is the only known werewolf and member of the Lockwood family who had a relationship with Katherine Pierce. She used him to retrieve the Moonstone.
  • Mason was killed by Damon from Heart Extraction.
  • We hardly knew him , and his death does not seem to have been important to the plot .
  • Since The Other Side has collapsed, it is more likely he found peace or sucked into oblivion.

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See also

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