Why does Amara look like Elena?

Amara is physically identical to her doppelgängers and descendants: Tatia, Katerina and Elena. She wore long dresses, sandals with straps, hair tied with braids and fabric covering her face when she was alive as a human before becoming Immortal.

Are Amara and Elena related?

Elena is the the third and also the final descendant and doppelgänger of Amara, the originator of the Petrova doppelgänger bloodline. Elena's death and transition into a vampire ended the Petrova doppelgänger bloodline, as she has no descendants because she is unable to reproduce and have children.

Why is Elena a Petrova doppelgänger?

Much of Elena's story revolves around her relationships with vampires Stefan Salvatore and his older brother, Damon. It is revealed that Elena is a Petrova Doppelgänger, which is thus responsible for her being identical to her ancestor, Katherine Pierce (née Katerina Petrova).

Is Rayna supposed to be Elena's doppelgänger?

On the accidental doppelgänger

We threw in a couple jokes about it, but truthfully, there is no mythological reason for it.” We've been wondering if there was any significance behind Rayna Cruz being an Elena look-a-like (and who can blame us with the million doppelgängers she has), but apparently there isn't.

Why do Silas and Amara have doppelgängers?

Qetsiyah's and Silas' actions had far-reaching consequences since immortality upset the balance of nature. Therefore, nature found a way to restore the balance by creating doppelgangers. They were Amara's and Silas' shadow selves - living, breathing exact replicants who could die in place of the immortals.

Amara comes back to life, stabs Silas

How is Elena a descendant of Katherine?

They both have a blood connection with Damon: Katherine's blood turned him into a vampire and Damon's blood was used to turn Elena; meaning Katherine is connected to Elena by their common sire line with Klaus.

Why does Rayna Cruz look like Elena?

As a young woman, Rayna has long black/dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. According to Damon, she bears a resemblance to Elena Gilbert and her three doppelgängers.

Is Rayna Cruz related to Elena Gilbert?

She also bore a striking resemblance to the late Elena Gilbert although she does not seem to be of any relation to Elena or any of her doppelgängers.

Is Rayna Cruz immortal?

Eighth Life: She only has eight lives, and would die permanently if she dies eight times. Mortality: Despite her enhanced physical attributes, Rayna is still human and shares many of the same weaknesses as a non-supernatural being (e.g. age, decapitation, disease, heart-failure, suffocation, etc.)

Who was Katherine's baby daddy?

In the season four finale of The Vampire Diaries, Graduation, Katherine slept with Niklaus Mikaelson and conceived her daughter, Adyelya.

Are Katherine and Isobel related?

Both Isobel and Katherine are distantly related to each other by blood. Isobel bore Elena Gilbert, Katherine's doppelgänger. Both Isobel and Katherine slept with and dated Damon Salvatore. Katherine also sired Damon as a vampire, but Damon also sired Isobel decades later.

Who is Katerina a doppelganger of?

Tatia, Katerina and Elena are doppelgangers of Amara, and Stefan and Tom Avery are doppelgangers of Silas. Though there could have been other doppelgangers, Tatia is the first-known Petrova doppelganger, whose viking husband died, leaving her as a single mother in the 10th century AD.

Who is Amara doppelgänger?

Amara is depicted in the Hunter's Mark as the young lady being killed by the witch Qetsiyah. Tatia, Katerina and Elena are Amara's doppelgängers. Tatia has been confirmed as Amara's first doppelgänger. Amara is a very distant ancestor to all of the Petrova women (i.e. Tatia, Katherine, Nadia, Isobel, Elena, etc.).

Why was Elena written off TVD?

The Vampire Diaries fans were shocked to learn that Nina Dobrev, who played Elena Gilbert, was leaving before season 7. Like many other actors, Dobrev decided it was time to part ways with Elena.

Why did Elena look different in season 8?

They could've found a better one for the finale. The wig was awful. They should have bought a better one. It was parted differently and was higher up on her forehead which are two reasons why she looked different.

Who is Rayna vampire Diaries?

Damon and Stefan's lady problems on The Vampire Diaries are about to get so much worse. Episode 712 will introduce Leslie-Anne Huff (NCIS) as Rayna, a vicious vampire hunter who “returns to the world of the living after being taken out by her enemies,” TVLine has learned.

Who kills Rayna vampire Diaries?

A waitress informs her that it has been three years since Klaus has disappeared. Stefan and Valerie pursue a herb that can hide them from Rayna. With help from Matt, Damon finally captures Rayna and kills her multiple times in order to die permanently.

Is vampire Diaries still good without Elena?

Elena returns for the series finale "I Was Feeling Epic." Seasons seven and eight, however, feature the Mystic Falls gang facing life without her. There were numerous instances of the show improving in her absence - as well as evidence that show suffered without its lead character...

Why is the Huntress after Stefan?

The vampire huntress Rayna (Leslie-Anne Huff), who will be formally introduced in Episode 12, is after Stefan because he was stabbed by the Phoenix Stone Sword.

Does Bonnie become a vampire?

Damon was pretty horrible to Bonnie in The Vampire Diaries. After all, he was the one to kill her mom and transform her into a vampire. Yet, once the two are in the 1994 prison world in Season 6, they bond and become very good friends.

Is vampire Diaries Stefans story?

To put it simply, Stefan is obviously the main character of the series because it's called The Vampire Diaries and the only vampire writing in a diary at the start of the series is Stefan.

Is Isobel katherines daughter?

Isobel Flemming was the wife of Alaric Saltzman and the biological mother of Elena Gilbert. She was good friends with her ancestor Katherine Pierce, a vampire she often conspired with.

What bloodline is Damon from?

Julie Plec confirmed that Klaus is the origin of the bloodline Stefan, Damon, Caroline and Elena are from.

Was Amara a traveler?

Technically Amara and Tatia are not witches/travellers as it was from her father that Katherine became a Traveller by blood. Katherine and Elena should both technically have been Travellers, just as Stefan and Damon via Silas should also be witches.