Only True Fans Can Name All These Vampire Diaries Characters
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The Vampire Diaries has to be one of the most popular TV series out there. It is a supernatural TV series that was developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. It starred such talented actors as Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham, Candice King, Matt Davis and Joseph Morgan. Season one of this engaging show was released in 2009. The series ended eight years and eight seasons later, in 2017 (IMDb).
The plot of The Vampire Diaries focuses on a human girl who can't help but fall in love with a centuries old vampire. However, their relationship is made complicated by a number of different factors, such as the arrival of the vampire's older brother who enjoys nothing more than causing mischief and chaos wherever he goes (but who ends up falling for the human girl too).
While The Vampire Diaries focuses on vampires, other supernatural beings also make an appearance. For example, werewolves, witches, psychics, vampire hunters and sirens also get plenty of screen time. All in all, the plot of The Vampire Diaries is quite complex. As such, one would want to watch it from the very beginning to understand the complicated story lines of its numerous characters.
Name this female protagonist of the show.
Let’s start off easy – this character was the female protagonist of the show. When we first met her she appeared to be an average teenage girl. We quickly learned that this character had recently lost her parents (or, as it was eventually revealed, her adoptive parents) in a car accident. She too was in the car when the accident took place but managed to survive. This character had a younger adoptive brother and as it turned out, was not so average after all – she was actually a Petrova doppelganger, a fact that put her life in danger on numerous occasions. This character fell for a centuries old vampire and then later for his brother.
Name this vampire.
This character was the female protagonist’s best friend. She was a major character and appeared in all eight seasons of the show. As such, fans of the series should have no difficulty in recalling her name. When we first met this character she appeared to be high-strung and quite annoying. However, as the series progressed we saw her grow as a person. She was one of the first few major characters to be turned into a vampire. Unlike most humans-turned-vampires, this character actually enjoyed her immortality. One of the original vampires was madly in love with this character. However, even though this character was attracted to the original vampire too, she ended up marrying someone else.
Who is this vampire hunter?
Recognize this character? He was the female protagonist’s younger brother (or rather, adoptive brother). Like most teenagers, he was initially very moody and at times even appeared to have a depression. However, he had a good reason for being so gloomy – his parents had recently passed away in a car accident, an event that naturally turned this character’s whole world upside down. This character was quick to learn that Mystic Falls was inhabited by supernatural beings, such as vampires, werewolves and witches. As the series progressed he became a vampire hunter and a member of the Brotherhood of the Five.
Name this male protagonist of the show.
One of the two male protagonists of the show, this character was a centuries old vampire who saved the female protagonist from drowning after a car crash (unfortunately, he did not have enough time to save her adoptive parents). This character had an older brother who was also a vampire. However, their relationship was complicated at best. As most fans will probably remember, they were both once in love with the same woman (who turned them both into vampires) and eventually they both also fell for the female protagonist of the show, which further intensified and complicated their relationship. Unlike his brother, this character had a strong moral compass and adhered to a “bunny diet”.
Who is this?
This character was the other male protagonist of the show. He had a younger brother, but as we have already mentioned, their relationship was kind of strained. Initially this character came to Mystic Falls so as to make his brother’s life more difficult. However, with time they grew closer together although the fact that they were both in love with the same human girl did not help them bond. Nonetheless, they worked together if only to save the female protagonist from the clutches of ill-meaning vampires. Unlike his brother this character could be quite manipulative. He saw nothing wrong with feeding on humans and he often used compulsion to get what he wanted. In the end, the female protagonist chose him as her life partner and the two took the cure to vampirism (and lived happily ever after).
The name of this vampire is...?
This character might resemble the female protagonist of the show, but don’t be fooled for it isn’t her. This character was a centuries old vampire. She led a normal life as a human back in the 15th century but was disowned by her parents after she fell pregnant out of wedlock. She was then exiled to England where she met two original vampires. Initially she was attracted to both of them but then learned that the original vampire and hybrid intended to sacrifice her in a ritual for she was a Petrova doppelganger. This character then fled and tricked one of the vampires she met on the way to turn her into an immortal. As most fans are without doubt well aware, this character was the one who turned the two male protagonists of the show into vampires.
What is the name of this original vampire?
One of the original vampires, this character first made an appearance in season two of the show with the intention of capturing the female protagonist. He was then going to give the protagonist to his half-brother who wanted nothing more in life than to break his hybrid curse. In the final episode of season two however this character was daggered by none other than his half-brother but was brought back to life (basically, undaggered) at the start of season three. While initially antagonistic, it didn’t take us long to see that this character was quite a moral man. Indeed, at times he could be a true gentleman and appeared to have high regard for human life.
Name this werewolf.
This character was first introduced in season one of The Vampire Diaries. He wasn’t particularly likeable – he was moody, arrogant and aggressive. Sadly, he didn’t change all that much as the series progressed either. Nonetheless, this character underwent plenty of other changes. For example, he was quick to accidentally activate his family’s werewolf gene which turned him into a werewolf. Later the original vampire and hybrid turned this character into a hybrid and while initially this character was pleased with the changes (for example, being a hybrid meant that he didn’t have to turn into a werewolf when he didn’t want to do so) he eventually set off to break the link between him and the original vampire and hybrid.
Name this original vampire.
This character was one of the original vampires. Unlike most of her siblings – and most other vampires for that matter - this character was not particularly happy about her immortal life. Indeed, she spent most of her life wishing that she was a normal human girl. This character wanted nothing more in life than to find her one true love. Unfortunately, she was not very lucky in that regard. For example, she once fell for a vampire hunter (who was also a member of the Brotherhood of the Five) who naturally betrayed her. She later fell in love with one of the male protagonists of the show but their relationship didn’t go anywhere because her half-brother daggered her out of jealousy.
What is the name of this powerful witch?
This character was best friends with the female protagonist of the series. She was a very powerful witch although when we first met her in season one of the show she had no idea that she had magical abilities. Indeed, it was her grandmother who showed her how to control her magical powers. As the series progressed, this character gained the power of Expression (a form of very dark magic). At one point during the show this character was the Anchor to the Other Side. At another point during the series this character also dated the female protagonist’s adoptive brother.
Name this human.
This character was introduced to us at the very beginning of the show. However, unlike most characters, this particular character was never turned into a vampire and he never gained any other supernatural abilities. This character used to have a sister but she was turned into a vampire and then later daggered because she could not control herself around humans. This character was the ex-boyfriend of the female protagonist – they used to go out back when the female protagonist’s adoptive parents were still alive. When this character’s friends became involved with supernatural beings he distanced himself from them. At the end of the show we saw him as the sheriff of Mystic Falls.
Who knows the name of the original vampire and hybrid?
The original vampire and hybrid (meaning that he is also a werewolf), this character had quite a difficult childhood. Indeed, he spent most of his life on the run from his diabolical step-father. Throughout most of The Vampire Diaries, this character had only one thing on his mind– to break the werewolf curse that had been placed on him so that he could create his own super species of werewolves that are also vampires. This character was manipulative and ruthless. However, he was quite helpless when it came to love. Indeed, as the show progressed he fell in love with one of the female protagonist’s best friends.
Who can name this human?
Another character whom we met in season one of The Vampire Diaries, this character was the mother of one major character of the show. This character was also the sheriff of Mystic Falls and a member of the Founder’s Council. When this character’s daughter was turned into a vampire she found it incredibly difficult to accept her for who she was. As such, for a while their relationship was rather strained. Nonetheless, with time this character learned to accept her daughter even in her vampire form. This character was also good friends with one of the male protagonists of the show who was also a vampire.
What is the name of this witch?
The maternal grandmother of one of the major characters of the show, this character was a powerful witch. Indeed, it was this character that showed her granddaughter how to control her magical powers. This character was loving and kind and she was prepared to do anything for her family. She disliked vampires and naturally did not want to get involved in vampire business. Nonetheless, she agreed to help her granddaughter perform a spell that was supposed to help free ancient vampires trapped in a tomb. Unfortunately, this spell proved to be too much for this character and she passed away from exhaustion.
Who is this?
After the adoptive parents of the female protagonist and her little brother passed away in a car accident, they were left with no guardian. Luckily, this character agreed to look after them and even became their legal guardian. This character was the aunt of the female protagonist and her brother (or rather, biological cousin). This character had no idea that Mystic Falls was inhabited by supernatural creatures such as vampires and werewolves until it was much too late. At one point during the show she fell for the female protagonist’s history teacher but their relationship was complicated not least because he turned out to be a vampire hunter. In the end this character’s life was taken by the original vampire and hybrid.
Name this vampire.
Most of us were taken aback when we learned that this character was none other than the female protagonist’s biological mother. Indeed, it turned out that this character had gotten pregnant in school and that she decided to give away the baby to the father’s brother and his wife. This character later married another man but walked out on him when she was successfully turned into a vampire by one of the male protagonists of the show. This character never told her husband that she actually wanted to be a vampire and so her husband was convinced that her life was taken by a vampire. This resulted in him becoming a vampire hunter.
What is the name of the female protagonist's biological father?
When we first met this character we assumed that he was the uncle of the female protagonist and her little brother. However, we eventually learned that he was actually the female protagonist’s biological father. None of us really liked this character – he seemed rather cold and manipulative. However, in the end he turned out to be an incredibly good father. Not only did he return to Mystic Falls so as to protect his daughter from the original vampire and hybrid, he also sacrificed his own life so as to bring his daughter back from the other side. Who can name this character?
The name of this human is...?
We’re not going to lie, this question is rather tough. Indeed, only true fans of the show stand a chance of getting this one right. This character was a minor character and only appeared in three episodes in the entire show. A student at Mystic Falls High School, this character was in the same graduating class as the female protagonist of the show. She appeared in season two and season three of the show and interacted with the school’s history teacher who was also a vampire hunter, the original vampire and hybrid, the female protagonist of the show and one of the male protagonists of the series.
Name this human.
This character appeared in ten episodes of The Vampire Diaries. She first made an appearance in season four of the show. She was the daughter of a dangerous vampire hunter. While she grew up in Mystic Falls she was sent away to a boarding school by her father after her mother passed away. However, after her father passed away this character returned to her hometown. Initially this character was oblivious to the existence of supernatural beings. However, she learned of their existence after she was thrown into the middle of a fight between the town’s vampires and a vampire hunter (and a member of the Brotherhood of the Five).
Who is this vampire?
This character was a centuries old vampire. She was actually the mother of the two male protagonists of the show. However, they had no idea that she was alive (and neither did we) until season six of the show. Indeed, initially it was suggested that this character passed away from TB back in the 19th century. However, eventually it was revealed that when this character fell ill with TB she was sent to a TB ward where she was turned into a vampire. Not wanting to be seen as a threat to her family she instead chose to abandon them. Like one of her sons, she found it difficult to control her cravings and became a Ripper.
What is the name of this witch of the Gemini coven?
Unlike most characters, this character was not introduced in season one of the show. Rather, we only met this character in season five of The Vampire Diaries. This character was a witch of the Gemini coven. She had a twin brother as well as three other siblings. When we first met this character she pretended that she was an inexperienced witch so as to get closer to one of the major characters of the show. Eventually however the true extent of her magical powers became obvious and it was revealed that this character had been sent, along with her twin brother, to stop the Travelers (a group of powerful and ancient witches).
Name this news reporter.
This character appeared only in five episodes of the show. As such, this means that only those who are seriously dedicated to The Vampire Diaries stand a chance in answering this question correctly. This character was a news reporter. He was the ex-boyfriend of the female protagonist’s guardian. This character was turned into a vampire by two separate vampires. He was later staked by a major character and vampire hunter who was worried for the safety of the female protagonist’s guardian and aunt. The female protagonist’s guardian never found out what happened to her ex-boyfriend. So, who thinks that they can name this character?
What is the name of the original vampire's and hybrid's protege?
Here we have another tough question. This character appeared in only one episode in the entire show although he was a major character in The Vampire Diaries spin-off series, The Originals. This character was the former protégé of the original vampire and hybrid. After the latter left New Orleans this character took control of the town, even managing to subdue the witches. In one of the episodes of the show the original vampire and hybrid paid a visit to his former protégé and was surprised to see just how in control he was of the entire town. Unlike most characters, this particular character was not at all uneasy when in the presence of the original vampire and hybrid.
What is the name of this siren?
This character was neither a vampire nor a werewolf. She was not a human either. Rather, she was a siren. She led a normal life as a human back in 750 B.C. but was banished from her village after it came to light that she was a psychic. After she was thrown into the sea she washed ashore an island where she met another girl. Together they led a cannibalistic lifestyle although this character thought that she was eating animal meat and not human meat. Once she learned the truth she attempted to take her own life. Her friend and “sister” was so upset that she ended up making a pact with the world’s first psychic and the creator of hell who turned them both into sirens, creatures who feast not only on human sins but also flesh.
Name this witch (who was turned into a vampire).
The mother of one of the main characters, this character did not get a lot of screen time which is quite unfortunate. This character was a powerful witch who grew up in Mystic Falls. However, her life was turned upside down when she took it upon herself to capture a dangerous vampire. The effort that was needed to do so weakened this character to the point where she lost all of her magical powers. Later, she was turned into a vampire and while we did not see much of her, her daughter implied that she was enjoying her new life as an immortal.
The name of this vampire is...?
This character was a centuries old vampire who first made an appearance in season one of The Vampire Diaries. She came to Mystic Falls so as to free her mother from an ancient tomb. She was prepared to do anything to set her mother free and even turned a few humans into vampires. However, she ended up falling for the female protagonist’s little brother. Their love story was not meant to be for while this character was eventually reunited with her mother, they were both staked by the female protagonist’s biological father. Nonetheless, this character later appeared in ghost form.
What is the name of the creator of Hell?
This character was the world’s first psychic. He later came to be known as the Devil and the creator of Hell. He lived a normal life as a human back in 750 B.C. but was not exactly “normal”. Indeed, he possessed psychic abilities. It was these psychic abilities that led to his demise – the villagers were scared of his power and burned him at the stake. This character felt so betrayed that in his anger he ended up creating another dimension which came to be known as Hell. This character was responsible for turning two other characters into sirens (creatures that feast not only on human sins but also on human flesh).
Name this powerful witch.
This character was the ancestor of one of the major characters of the show. She was a powerful witch who was alive during the 19th century. She was the handmaiden to a manipulative vampire (who, before she was turned, was a Petrova Doppelganger). It was this vampire that betrayed her in the hopes of saving her own skin. Indeed, this vampire informed the Founder’s Council that this character was a powerful witch. As a result, this character was burned at the stake. However, before she passed away she made a deal with one of the male protagonists of the show – she was going to cast a spell to protect his beloved vampire that betrayed her if he was going to protect her family.
Who is this vampire?
Here we have another character that was introduced in the later seasons of The Vampire Diaries. Indeed, this character made his first appearance in season five of the show. He was quite an important character and appeared in as many as 59 episodes. This character, who was a vampire, was friends with one of the male protagonists of the show. Back in the 1950’s the two vampires were apparently held captive by the Augustines. They came up with a plan to escape but only the male protagonist managed to get away. When we were first introduced to this character he harbored a wish to get revenge on his ex-cellmate. However, in the end the two made up.
Who knows the name of this original vampire?
This character was one of the original vampires although we don’t expect many fans to remember him. After all, he only appeared in four episodes of the show (although he was a major recurring character in The Vampire Diaries spin-off series The Originals). This character made an appearance in season three of the show where it was revealed that he spent almost a millennium in a coffin after he was daggered by his half-brother (the original vampire and hybrid). He was incredibly close to his mother and was willing to sacrifice himself so as to put an end to the original vampire lineage. In the end however he was staked by a major character which marked the end of his screen time.
Name this human who has a self-proclaimed PhD in the subject of Hell.
Only those who have watched The Vampire Diaries to the very end will know the name of this character. This character first made an appearance in season eight of the show. In total, she appeared in only five episodes. This character became obsessed with Hell after she got into a car accident. Her friend who was with her at the time passed away but she apparently went to Hell for a moment and then returned to life, albeit with a tattoo of a strange symbol. This character had a self-proclaimed PhD in the subject of Hell. Her life was taken by one of the world’s first psychic’s sirens and she was sent to Hell.
The name of this witch is...?
It was in season six of The Vampire Diaries that we first met this character. This character was a witch of the Gemini Coven. She had a twin brother as well as three other siblings. In order to prevent her twin brother from merging with her she relinquished her magical abilities into a knife and then became a doctor at Whitmore Hospital. This character regained her powers after the return of her twin brother from jail world. After her twin brother merged with one of her other siblings, she helped him with post-merge sickness. He wasn’t very grateful to her however. Indeed, during this character’s wedding (she decided to get married to a vampire hunter after she fell pregnant with his children) he ended up taking her life.
What is the name of this Siphoner?
This character was a bit of a psychopath. He was the twin brother of another character and he also had three other siblings. His unstable behavior might have been influenced by his difficult childhood. Indeed, he was treated quite poorly by his family after they learned that he was a Siphoner. This character was stuck in jail world not once but twice. Still, he managed to escape both times. He ended up merging with one of his brothers which mellowed him out a little bit, but not for long. Indeed, he took the life of not only his twin sister but also his entire coven.
Name this vampire.
We first met this character in season one of the show. Most of us took a liking to her instantly. That was a mistake for she did not make it past season one although she did appear in later seasons in ghost form. This character was best friends with one of the male protagonists of the show. Indeed, she came to Mystic Falls for the sole purpose of surprising her friend for his birthday. Unfortunately, her friend’s brother ended up taking her life so as to convince the Founder’s Council that she was the vampire responsible for wreaking havoc in town.
Name this siren.
This character was a siren and the adoptive sister of another character. She led a normal life as a human back in 750 B.C. but was driven away from her village as a result of her psychic powers. She ended up inhabiting a remote island and was later joined by another girl who was also banished from her village for her supernatural abilities. This character took the lives of passing sailors and ate their flesh along with the other girl. The other girl had no idea that the flesh she was eating was human however and when she finally found out the truth she attempted to take her own life. However, this character made a pact with the world’s first psychic and the two girls were turned into immortal and beautiful sirens destined to eat not only the sins but also the flesh of humans.
Who thinks they can name this member of the Heretics?
Here we have another character whom we did not meet until the later seasons of the show. Indeed, this character did not make an appearance until season six of The Vampire Diaries. She was a member of the Gemini coven and the last living member of the Heretics. For a long time she was stuck in jail world alongside the mother of the two male protagonists. Curiously enough, this character was once in love with one of the male protagonists of the show. He too had feelings for her. In fact, this character ended up pregnant with his child but was not allowed to stay with him in case he found out that his mother (with whom this character was travelling) was alive and well.
Name this human turned vampire.
This character was the sister of one of the major characters of the show. She was also the love interest of the female protagonist’s little brother. This character loved to party and was known for substance use. She was turned into a vampire by one of the male protagonists of the show. However, she found it very difficult to control her urges and try as she might she simply could not stick to a “bunny diet”. Instead, she wanted to feast on humans. Eventually she had to be staked for she was proving too much of a threat for those around her.
Who can name this member of the Founder's Council?
This character was the mother of one major character of the show (as some might recall, this character was a werewolf and then later a hybrid). When we first met this character she was married to the mayor of Mystic Falls. After her husband passed away however this character inherited his position. This character was also a member of the Founder’s Council. As such, she was well aware that vampires existed but had no idea that werewolves were also a reality until her son activated the family gene and turned into one. This character’s life was taken by the original vampire and hybrid.
Who is this vampire?
This character first made an appearance in season two of The Vampire Diaries. However, she only appeared in six episodes in total and as such only those who are true fans of the series are bound to remember her! This character was the vampire responsible for turning one of the major characters (a Petrova doppelganger) into a vampire, thus foiling the original vampire’s and hybrid’s plans of breaking his werewolf curse. As a result, this vampire (and her boyfriend) spent years on the run. This character was eventually bit by a werewolf. Since a werewolf's bite is fatal to vampires, one of the male protagonists of the show ended up taking her life for he did not want to see her in pain.
Name this werewolf.
There were certainly more vampires than werewolves in The Vampire Diaries. So let’s end this quiz with a werewolf. Who thinks they can name this particular character? This character was the uncle of one of the major characters of the show. He grew up in Mystic Falls but then later moved away. He returned to his hometown after his older brother passed away and taught his nephew how to deal with his werewolf gene. This character might have not activated his werewolf gene if he had not met a manipulative vampire (who, as a human, was a Petrova doppelganger). This character’s life was taken by one of the male protagonists of the show.