The Vampire Diaries ... Niklaus, Rebekah, and Kol. Unlike other vampires, the Originals were not turned but created by a spell their mother, the Original witch, created. All the vampires in ...

Rebekah is particularly adept at mind control, especially with other vampires. Katherine Pierce is the first true villain in The Vampire Diaries ... own survival above all else.

Even characters who crossed over from The Vampire Diaries, such as Rebekah Mikaelson and Hayley Marshall, gained new dimensions when freed from the constraints of Mystic Falls’ drama.