Elijah Mikaelson

Niklaus Mikaelson (Younger Half-Brother) Kol Mikaelson (Younger Brother) Rebekah Mikaelson (Younger Sister)

Superhuman Strength Superhuman Endurance Superhuman Speed Superhuman Agility Superhuman Senses Advance Healing Factor Nigh-Immortality Mind Compulsion

Elijah Mikaelson is an original vampire and the deuteragonist of the Vampire Diaries spin-off, The Originals. He was an antagonist of the Vampire Diaries. Elijah was the third child and second son of Mikael and Esther. He was the younger brother of Freya and Finn, and the older brother of Kol, Rebekah and Henrik and the older half-brother of Klaus. He is also the uncle of Freya and Mathias' unborn son, Klaus and Hayley's daughter, Hope, and Freya and Keelin's son, Nik.

Elijah is a handsome man who stands about 5'11" in height, and has a thin but muscular body. He has short brown hair which appeared to have darkened slightly in the fourth season, with hazel brown eyes. His facial features are angular - high cheekbones, a strong jawline, and a straight nose. Despite being alive for over a thousand years as a vampire, he appears to be 23 or 24 years old. He always wear suit and elegant clothings and make sure to keep his appearance perfect at all time.

Elijah is described as unpredictable, overprotective and stubborn, but also very kind, intelligent, selfless, empathetic, compassionate, and friendly. It has been noted by Rebekah herself that as Elijah was always moral, his morality was only amplified as an Original. He is thus known as being the most moral of his siblings, apart from Finn, though recently Elijah has proven himself to have long since exceeded even his older brother's morality. He is extremely loyal and has a loving and forgiving nature but can easily prove himself to be very manipulative, though he is far more forgiving than Klaus. He strongly believes in trust, honesty and loyalty and whenever he would give his word to someone, he would keep it, as he has said "I'm a man of my word". Only when he realized he was lied to would Elijah break a deal, as they have theoretically proven themselves to go against him, such as in his deal with Sophie Deveraux. He is very praiseworthy, respectful, and admirable for human life, which is unseen in many other vampires and is normally very reluctant to kill anyone when unnecessary. Elijah has an open-minded and optimistic personality. When he meets Elena, he respects her bravery and willingness to endanger herself for her loved ones.

Elijah is most characterized by his devotion to his family, holding his family above all else, and will even, though with no pleasure at all and some distaste, commit immoral acts for them. He serves as the main voice of reason among his siblings, though when pushed he can prove controlling towards his siblings, as he allowed Klaus to dagger them whenever they needed to be put in line, albeit unlike Klaus, Elijah admits he was wrong to treat them that way and regrets it. Having been the only sibling whose humanity remains staunch, Elijah strove to save Rebekah and Klaus from the darkness they have surrounded their hearts with and was known to particularly be devoted to redeeming his half-brother, having constantly stood by his side