Niklaus Mikaelson

Niklaus Mikaelson
Biographical information
Born	10th Century (age 24/1000+)
Status	Undead
Occupation	Artist/Painter
Species	Untriggered Werewolf (Originally) Original Vampire (Formerly) Original Hybrid (Currently)
Gender	Male
Family information
Supernatural information
Appearance
Played by	Joseph Morgan
First seen	Always and Forever
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“	I made Marcel everything that he is. I treated him like a son. And when my father chased me and my family from New Orleans a hundred years ago, we believed Marcel was killed – we each mourned him, in our own way. Yet, when I returned, I found not only had he survived, he had thrived. Instead of seeking us out, instead of sticking together as one, he made a choice to take everything my family had built and make it his own. Now, he is living in our home, he is sleeping in our beds. That 'M' he stamps everywhere... it's not for 'Marcel'. It's for 'Mikaelson'. I want it all back, and if I have to push him out to get it, then that's exactly what I'll do.	”
	— Klaus in All You've Got

Niklaus Mikaelson (a.k.a. Nik or Klaus) is the Original Vampire/Werewolf Hybrid, and the son of an unnamed werewolf and Esther. He has six half-siblings: a deceased unnamed older half-brother, four other half-brothers named Elijah, Finn, Kol, and Henrik, and two younger half-sisters named Sophia and Rebekah. He is also the half-uncle of Danielle. Klaus is also the step-son of Mikael, with whom he had a strained relationship before the latter got killed. Little is known about his werewolf side of the family due to Mikael's onslaught.

He is first mentioned in a conversation between Rose and Stefan when she warns him about the Originals. She tells him that Klaus is believed to be the most hated and feared of all the Originals and those who fear him are desperate for his approval. Over the centuries, Klaus has become a recluse who confides in and trusts only the few members of 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 race of vampire-werewolf hybrids.

In 1492, he finally got his 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 and warlocks to help him. During his search for a way to break the curse, Klaus hunted down his family and neutralized them. He also hunted Katherine whom had escaped him and stolen his moonstone.

He is now living in New Orleans with his family.

He is close friends with Caroline Forbes whom he is in love with and best friends with Marcel Gerard.

Klaus is also the first undead creature in the history of the world known to have impregnated a woman.

Season One

Klaus

In Always and Forever,

In All You've Got,

Klaus makes his plan in Tangled Up In Blue.

During the music festival in The Ultimate Game,

Personality

Described as being sadistic, careless, paranoid, impulsive, emotional, short tempered, volatile, narcissistic, manipulative, jealous, obsessive and competitive. Klaus has little to no regard for human life in general, the opposite of his half-brother, Elijah, who lives by a moral compass, has compassion and regard for human life and shows ability to feel guilt and remorse for his actions. Despite his negative traits, he has shown to be very protective of his half sister, Rebekah, who stayed by his side for centuries. Unbeknownst to any, Klaus was not the son of Mikael, but of a werewolf in another village which made Klaus both aggressive and angry. When they became vampires, all these emotions were heightened and Klaus' temper became worse than ever. Years of humiliation 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. 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 punishment as seen when he denies Katherine death, instead keeping her alive so that she will suffer 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 which was mentioned by Katherine in Know Thy Enemy. Klaus also has a sense of honor and will not go back on his word although, like his half-brother Elijah, he will always look for loopholes in the deals he makes. He 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 a deep fear of being alone which must stem from his step-father's treatment of him. He wants the hybrids so that he will not be the sole member of his race as Esther intended when she placed the curse on him. He also desires, beyond anything else, to be reunited with friends and family as shown by his desire to have Stefan, his one-time friend, and his family back at his side. He has shown to have a softer side when he is around Caroline, but rarely shows it around other people, Caroline brings out Klaus' humanity, he also holds grudges against the people who try to kill him, or members of his family, and rarely lets it go, when ever Klaus is in a situation, where he could be killed permanently, he always reveal information that keeps him from being killed, like when he told Elijah that he didn't bury their family at sea, or when he told Stefan and Damon he is the one who sired their bloodline, Klaus rarely gets made a fool out of, also doesn't like to be made a fool out of either. He is rarely caught off guard, or by surprise, and is always two steps, ahead of his enemies, Klaus is not as forgiving as his half-brother Elijah, he rarely forgives anyone.

Physical Appearance

Klaus is an attractive figure. His height is 5'11. Klaus possesses curled light-brown hair and light blue eyes that contrasts with his pearl-white skin. As a vampire and a warrior (10th century), he is well-built. Klaus possesses a delicate and yet masculine face, possibly due to the fact that he was once a nobleman in the 15th century.

Klaus clothing style is quite casual, usually seen wearing shirts, jeans and 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 uses accessories, such as leather bracelets or necklace as seen in some scenes at the beginning of season 3.

Relationships

Elijah

Elijah and Klaus have a very complicated relationship. They made a pact to stay as one. But Klaus always does something to prove other wise. But Elijah always forgave Klaus. Klaus simply acts like he doesnt care.

Sophia

Sophia is Klaus' younger half sister and he isn't always happy about that but deep down you can tell that he loves her. She is one of the only people he can trust and depend on throughout his life. She has always stood by his side and has been loyal to him. Through the very few men in her life that she loved and has gotten hurt which Klaus hates. Whenever he tries to kill them, she stops him from doing so. Sophia truly believes Klaus can be saved by his own demons. (See Klaus and Sophia.)

Rebekah

Rebekah and Klaus have a history where there's a lot of tension in their relationship. He's betrayed her many times, and he's never been the most loyal sibling, whereas she's always been loyal to him. But she always finds a way to come back to her big brother. Klaus will always care for her.

Danielle

Klaus acts like he doesn't care about her. But they love each other. They don't spend time together all the time. Sometimes it seems like Klaus is avoiding her. She is really angry that he is having a a baby with Hayley.

Marcel

Marcel is Klaus' best friend and former student. It's complicated but they respect each other. There's definitely a history between them. Also, Marcel is very much in favor of embracing your true nature as a vampire and that’s something he learned from Klaus and that’s something that they certainly have in common. When Klaus returns to New Orleans after 200 years, he finds that Marcel has taken control of the city. Seeing that his former student has used everything he's taught him and achieve glory, Klaus wants what he has, forming a rivalry between the two. But Klaus still sees Marcel as his old friend.

Other Relationships

• Caroline Forbes (Close Friend/Love Interest)
• Macklyn Barthlomew (Enemy)
• Aria (Former Lover/Enemy)
• Sophie Deveraux (Enemy/Former Ally)

Powers and Abilities

• Super Strength - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus is much stronger than any immortal, vampire, werewolf, hybrid and human. He is able to decapitate other species with a single swipe of his arm and shatter windows and doors with small objects. Like regular vampires he grows stronger with time, his muscular physique is much more defined and his muscle mass is enhanced.
• Super Speed - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus is much faster than any immortal, vampire, werewolf, hybrid and human. He is able to stop other supernatural species in their tracks and run miles in mere minutes. His speed also grows faster with time.
• Heightened Senses - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus has a far more enhanced sense of hearing, sight, smell, and taste which is better than any vampire, werewolf, hybrid and human. His senses improve over time.
• Super Agility - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus possess much more superhuman stamina, flexibility, reflexes, agility, and dexterity, than any vampire, werewolf, hybrid and human. He can move, jump, climb, and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion.
• Enhanced Healing Factor - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus can recover/heal/regenerate from any injury much quicker and more effectively than any vampire, werewolf, hybrid and human.
• Super Durability - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus can take far more trauma than any vampire, werewolf, hybrid and human, can without much discomfort or injury. Vervain, Wolfsbane, and wood do not weaken him making him practically indestructible.
• Mind Compulsion - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus can compel the minds of most sentient creatures: humans, non-original vampires, and non-original hybrids. He cannot compel supernatural hunters, witches or werewolves due to them being immune to mental manipulation.
• Immortality - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus does not physically age. He is immune to all forms of illnesses, toxins or poisons. He does not need to eat, drink, or breath.
• Dream Manipulation - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus can control dreams and subconscious. He can produce and modify dreams, bestow nightmares or lucid dreaming. Other effects of this ability is the distortion of reality and being able to trap someone in their dreams.
• Emotional Control - Being the Original Hybrid, Klaus has a limited degree of control over his own emotions. He can switch off his humanity to make killing easier for him.
• Day Walking - Klaus is able to move around during the day.
• Hybrid Sire Bond - non original-Hybrids are all turned by Klaus from werewolves. In doing this he has taken their pain of turning into a werewolf away. They, thus, feel obligated to serve Klaus because his blood created them and have limited free will, along with lack of control. They listen to Klaus as if they're his slaves.
• Healing Blood - Only Klaus's blood is capable of healing a vampire from the bites of a hybrid or werewolf.
• Transformation Control - Klaus has complete control of his transformation since he first transitioned from original vampire to werewolf to original hybrid when he broke the curse. Elijah informs Klaus that he remained a wolf for 2 days, even when the sun was up. As seen with Klaus when he bit Katherine, a hybrid can transform partially, displaying their wolf eyes and teeth. It can be assumed that unlike non-original hybrids, Klaus has complete control and awareness of his actions, even in his wolf form.
• Werewolf Bite - Werewolf bites contain a poison which is fatal to vampires. As the Original Hybrid, Klaus's bites take effect quicker than a normal werewolf bite, and a non-original hybrid bite.
• Lie Detection - Due to his werewolf heritage, Klaus can sense if someone is lying to him or not.
• Lycanthrope Enhancement -  Hybrids can use their wolf traits to further enhance their abilities.
• Claws - Hybrids can grow claws from their nails, even when they are still in their human forms, it is unknown how sharp a hybrid claws are, however when Klaus was still in Tyler's body, it was shown that a hybrid's claws is sharp enough, to penetrate a hybrid's very durable skin, and is able to rip another hybrid's heart out.
• Procreation - Due to his werewolf heritage, Klaus has the ability to procreate.
• Immunity to Silver - While hybrids can be hurt by silver physically, they appear to immediately heal from the wounds caused by it. Magic bonded to silver cannot affect hybrids due to their werewolf heritage.

Weakness

• White Oak Stake - The only physical weapon that can permanently kill Klaus. It comes from an Ancient White Oak Tree during the time of the genesis of The Original Vampires. It was at first thought that the stake used to kill Mikael was the last white oak wood in existence, but it was soon discovered by Rebekah and Niklaus that there was a sapling of the original tree to replace the old. This tree was eventually cut down, used to make Wickery Bridge, and later turned into stakes from the bridge sign, one of which was used to kill Finn. Some of these stakes were destroyed, but Esther used Alaric's Gilbert Ring to make the last one indestructible. This stake almost killed Klaus and later killed his brother, Kol. However he is now untouchable do to the fact, that he sired Stefan and Damon's bloodline, along with most of their friends, and if they kill him with it, they will die along with him. The stake is now in his possession.
• Uninvited Invitation - In order to enter any house owned by humans, they had to be invited by that person. 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.
• Magic - As a supernatural entity Klaus can be harmed or killed by a witch/warlock that can channel enough power. Considering his level of power however this would likely be very difficult to achieve. The most notable case would be in Bringing Out The Dead where he mentions that Esther can kill him. Her knowledge of the spell that created vampires and thus ability to reverse it could be the deciding factor in this. His resilience to magic was shown when Davina tried to hurt him, and he was barely hurt by her power.
• Desiccation - Like any vampire, lack of blood will immobilize Klaus. This process can be artificially induced by a witch through the use of a dark magic spell which stops a human's heart and having other people make and hold a blood connection to Klaus.
• Wolfsbane - As regular hybrids are affected by wolfsbane, it can be assumed that Klaus is as well, but to a much lesser degree
• Vervain - As regular hybrids are affected by vervain, it can be assumed that Klaus is as well, but to a much lesser degree

Quotes

"That kind of love never dies."

Gallery

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