Mikaelson Family

The Mikaelson Family, also known as the Original Vampires, are the first vampire that existed and the vampires are from their bloodlines, and the Originals are faster, stronger and more powerful than their species descendants. They consist of the patriarch, Mikael, the vampire who hunts vampire, the matriarch aka the Original witch, Esther and their children, Klaus, Kol, Rebekah, Finn and Elijah.

They play a major role of being antagonists in the Vampire Diaries and The Originals (even though the three of them are the main protagonists).

They have been torn apart numerous times, due to Esther and Mikael turning them into vampires due to their neighbors, the werewolves killing one of their sons, Henrik.

The Originals have committed numerous sins due to their hunger for blood, lust for power, violent dysfunctions which has torn them apart, numerous times. The major character, out of all of them, the vampire-werewolf hybrid, Niklaus Mikaelson.