| “ | Infatuation? No, Klaus. Jacob has shown me a way to live without fear and anger. He's taught me how to be compassionate and caring, something you never did. You do anything to him, I'll kill you myself. | ” |
Rebekah Donovan (née Mikaelson) (Elder Futhark: ᚱᛖᛒᛖᚲᚨᚺ ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ) is the former female protagonist of The Originals. She was a major recurring and guest character in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of The Vampire Diaries. She was the sole female Original vampire, getting the cure from Jacob and becoming human again.
In 2009, she returns to Mystic Falls and runs into Jacob Fogerty for the first time since she saved him when he was seven.
Rebekah is a member of the Mikaelson Family, the Donovan Family, and an unnamed witch family. She also has ties to the Labonair Family, the Fogerty Family, and the Gilbert Family.
Personality[]
Human Rebekah
| “ | Being a human means a fresh start. I can grow old and have a family and fill my days with meaning, knowing that each one matters. | ” |
— Rebekah to Elijah in Pictures of You
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Rebekah
| “ | You've gone soft. | ” |
— Jacob to Rebekah.
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Initially, Rebekah's personality in the series is erratic, spiteful and vindictive. After being turned, the aspects of her personality were heightened. Rebekah mentions this, saying, "We're vampires. Our emotions are heightened. I'm stubborn, Elijah moral, and Nik. Nik has no tolerance for those who disappoint him". After her mother's death, Rebekah grieves deeply, sometimes crying herself to sleep calling out her mother's name, as said by Esther. After spending centuries with Klaus, with whom she shares a close bond with, she has become dependent on him, although she is not fond of him making decisions for her.
Rebekah's Vampire face
Rebekah fears being left alone and she doesn't believe it when people treat her kind as a friend or a lover. Over the centuries, she was let down by her half-brother Klaus and her lover Stefan. She is just a lonely girl who wants someone who actually cares about her. Rebekah had her heart melted when she saw Stefan and Elena's devotion to each other, possibly because she wanted to be in a similar relationship.
She grew closer to Jacob Fogerty in the third season, and his influence seemed to rub off on her. She was not as spiteful and arrogant as she was before and was willing to assist the main gang whenever she was needed. Despite her rivalry with Caroline, she didn't hesitate on saving her life by harshly knocking her out of her trance. Finally, the inner good within herself shined through when she saved Jacob from being certain death after he was impaled trying to save Damon's life.
However, Rebekah eventually stood up to Klaus and threatens to kill him if he so much as laid a finger on Jacob, who she became very close to by that point.
Despite being over 1000 years old, she is still childish and immature; evident by the fact that she is very naïve, according to Klaus, Rebekah's temper is worse than his, she has also stated that she inherited her temper from her father; hinting that Rebekah has a bad temper.
Ever since moving to New Orleans, Rebekah has shown a lot more of her inner humanity. She has shown a special affection for Hayley and the baby she is carrying, breaking Tyler Lockwood's neck when he outwardly threatened the baby's life. She has also supported for Hayley when she needed her help, and Hayley was among the few people that Rebekah said goodbye to, hoping that she would tell crazy stories about her to her unborn niece and asking Hayley to give the child her love. She sympathized with the young witch Davina and made sure that Marcel and her brothers didn't get their hands on her during the Casket Girls festival. She silently berated Klaus for costing the life of an innocent human in his attempt to prove a point to Davina. Even in flashbacks, her capacity for heroism is evident, having saved young women who were about to be taken advantage of by men of ill will. She has even saved Matt Donovan from the safe he was trapped in and greeted him with a smile. She sent Tyler Lockwood to him has a parting gift. Rebekah's past eventually caught up (when her treachery for bringing Mikael to New Orleans is exposed) with her and this caused her to try every way possible to escape her half-brother's clutches, she tells him she only wanted to force him to run but he forces her to say she wanted him dead. She was exiled from New Orleans, but optimistic of a bright future that awaits her.
Rebekah returns to New Orleans to take her niece, Hope, and keep her safe from Esther. She has exhibited a light-hearted and warm air upon meeting her beloved brothers again, as if the bad blood between them didn't matter in the slightest.
It appeared that upon leaving New Orleans with baby Hope, Rebekah was a nurturing and gentle guardian, often telling Hope stories of her family and parents, referring to them as a fairy tale with Klaus the 'king' and Hope his 'princess'. Rebekah was also seen playing with Hope at the park, enjoying the human-like life she was experiencing.
Later on, it became evident that Rebekah was willing to do anything to keep her niece safe, even if this included becoming violent towards those related to her. Upon meeting Elijah at the cafe where the exchange of baby Hope would occur, Rebekah saw the massacre that Elijah had performed in the cafe kitchen. Fearing for Hopes life, Rebekah resorted to temporarily killing Elijah.
It was also shown that still after failing to get the cure, Rebekah still longs for the human life. Rebekah, went on to mention that she feared the time when she would have to return Hope to her parents, after spending so much time together and experiencing a human life.
| “ | I decided not to decide. Not yet. I will use the advantages this body has while I search for a way to bring back Kol, and then, who knows? | ” |
— Rebekah to Marcel Gerard in Ashes to Ashes
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Rebekah was put inside Eva Sinclair in The Map of Moments, instantly terrified and startled as she realizes she was trapped inside Dowager Fauline Cottage.
Rebekah has a hard time adjusting to her mortality as well as to her new-found magic, as she is seen trying to bite someone on impulse, only to discover that the taste of blood is disgusting in her new body. She still retains her fighting skills, only she is now much more weaker and slower, however, she is quick to adjust to her new body as well as to the fact that she is a witch.
It appears that Rebekah likes being a witch as she took Freya's offer in Ashes to Ashes, to put her back into Eva Sinclair's body but it is only until she finds a way to resurrect her deceased brother, Kol. In Beautiful Mistake, she found a witch who gave her a spell and the ingredients to bring back Kol but later, Aya slits her witch body's throat and wakes back into her original body. The papers containing the spell were set on fire and Rebekah was daggered by Aya.Relationships[]
Jacob Fogerty[]
- "You're one of the most beautiful girls in school, Rebekah. I know we got off to a very rocky start, but you've become one of my best friends and I'm proud to say that. I love hanging out with you. You're a special part of my life girly, don't ever for get that. Come on let's go dance until our feet bleed."
- — Jacob to Rebekah in Pictures of You
Main Article: Jacob and Rebekah
Jacob is one of Rebekah's decedents and is the godfather of her niece Hope. Their relationship started off hostile when they first meet, mostly due to Rebekah threatening Elena and Jacob not taking kindly to her threats and comments. Rebekah's attitude towards Jacob would later change when his influence rubbed off on her, making her see that she doesn't have to live a life with fear, anger and violence and she apologizes to him for the horrible things she's done.
Rebekah would later go onto be the one to officiate Jacob and Elena at their wedding and was named godmother of their eldest daughter, Bonnie, by Jacob. Rebekah would also later, in 2028, get the Cure from Jacob and become human again.
Bonnie Fogerty[]
- What am I going to go Auntie Rebekah? How can I live without my daddy?
- — Bonnie to Rebekah
Bonnie is Rebekah's goddaughter, the daughter of her former enemies-turned-friends, Elena Gilbert and Jacob Fogerty. Rebekah was present during Bonnie's birth and was made her godmother by Jacob