Elena Gilbert

Elena Gilbert is the main character of the The Vampire Diaries. She was a human girl until the season finale of season 3 when she died with vampire blood in her system. Turning into a vampire has changed her personality due to her emotions being magnified and her hunger for blood. She is mainly a protagonist but have some of her actions can be questionable. She started out as innocent and moral but have progressed throughout the season to become more selfish and is willing to do whatever it takes to reach her goals no matter who she hurts. She used to question herself before she acted since she didn't want innocents to die. Now she acts without considering who she could hurt without remorse or considering the people's lives that she ruined due to her actions. In the beginning of the series, Elena was willing to risk her life and her happiness in order to keep the people that she cared about safe. Now, she expects people to compromise their happiness in order for her to be happy.

The main catalyst for her change can be due to her turning into vampire and her hatred for Klaus and Katherine. Her strong desire for revenge and to keep her loved ones safe from the many dangers that they face can contribute to her misdeeds. Elena Gilbert has killed innocent people when she was a human and a vampire. She calls people out for their actions against her while she ignores the crimes she has committed against them.

Villainous acts

 * Dating vampires knowing that they could possibly lead to the death of many innocents. Many people have died in Mystic Falls since Elena started to date Stefan. She continued to date him even though she knew that a lot of deaths have occured since Stefan and Damon came to town. She continued to date Stefan after learning of his past of being a ripper vampire and that he couldn't fully control his bloodlust. Many of her friends and family members have been in danger and lost many of her loved ones yet she refuses to let go of the Salvatore brothers. She even continued to see Stefan after Vicki's death and after Bonnie lost her Grams.
 * She had Damon compel Jeremy in order for him to forge
 * Daggering Rebekah - she got the information she needed from Rebekah and she daggered her knowing how much going to the dance meant to her. She convinced Rebekah to help her kill her own brother by letting her know that her brother killed her mother. She continues to sway her to her side even though she sees how heartbroken Rebekah is of this news. She reminds Rebekah Mikaels that her brother, Niklaus Mikaelson, needs to die. She later convinces Niklaus Mikaelson that Rebekah was helping her to kill him in order to keep her dagger because she didn't want Rebekah to come after her when she comes back. Elena has shown no remorse for betraying and using Rebekah. It is revealed that she doesn't feel guilty In All of My Children when she admits that she only pretended that she cared about her in order to get her way.