The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diariesintroduced audiences to several supernatural beings who have rare and unique abilities.
Based on the book by L.J.
The Supernatural Hunters were part of a special faction of vampire hunters.
The Supernatural Hunters could be identified with special tattoos that appeared every time they killed a vampire.
Imbued with powers from The Brotherhood of The Five, Rayna had enhanced speed, agility, and strength.
She could also resurrect every time she was killed, which made her virtually indestructible.
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Once Rayna marked a vampire,nothing could stop her from relentlessly hunting them until they died.
All the vampires in theTVDuniverse were begotten by the Original vampires.
The originals were not susceptible to the same weaknesses as those of their bloodline.
They were faster, stronger, and more deadly.
The Mikaelsons were also incredibly difficult to kill.
14Augustine Vampires
Augustine vampires were introduced toThe Vampire Diariesin season 5 of the show.
The core difference between Augustine vampires and regular vampires is their feeding habits.
While regular vampires fed on human blood to survive,Augustine vampires fed on other vampires blood.
Augustine vampires were stronger, faster, and more agile than regular vampires.
Alaric Saltzman, who was a vampire hunter before being turned, was the only Enhanced Original in theTVDuniverse.
The Enhanced Original was created using the same spell that was used to turn the Mikaelson children into vampires.
Alaric was the ultimate hunter,so he had the same abilities as the Originals.
While the creation of an Enhanced Original was necessary, it created aplot hole inThe Vampire Diaries.
The whole essence of the Originals was that they were the first vampires to have those kinds of powers.
While the Mikaelsons were humans when they became Original vampires, the Upgraded vampires were vampires before turning.
The extremely powerful vampireswerecreated from a modified version of Esthers spell that was used to create the Originals.
They had similar powers to the Originals, except theirs were more enhanced.
Their bite could also kill an Original, a feat that had been considered impossible in the franchise.
Niklaus, who had a werewolf father, was the first hybrid in theTVDuniverse.
There are two types of hybrids in The Vampire Diaries universe: werewolf-vampire and siphoner-vampire hybrids.
However, he found a way to awaken it and thus became both a werewolf and a vampire.
The vampire-werewolf hybrids were created when they died with Klaus or Hopes blood in their system.
9Gargoyles
Gargoyles are one of the most famous creatures in the fantasy universe.
According to legend, a gargoyle is a creature made of stone.
The rare supernatural beings have wings, and claws and are fire-resistant.
InLegacies, the gargoyle, Petrotho, was a sworn protector of humans who thought other supernatural were threats.
8Sirens
Sirens were one of the oldest supernatural beings featured inThe Vampire Diaries.
The Sirens, who originated from Greek mythology, made an appearance inThe Vampire Diaries season 7 and 8.
Sybil made a deal with Arcadius to send souls to hell so she could remain immortal.
Their telepathic powers gave them the ability to control minds and have anyone do their bidding.
