It’s been a long time since I wrote about my favorite show, The Vampire Diaries. Better yet, this episode was all about Caroline Forbes, who is one of my favorite characters on TV right now.
She started as a human and turned into a vampire at the end of her first season arc. Now that we’re in Season 7 and she’s no longer on the show (RIP), it seems like the perfect time to look back at how this happened. But why? What made Caroline so special? How did she get changed into a vampire? Well. Maybe not the last question quite yet, but we’re getting there!
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Who turned Caroline Forbes into a vampire? Because the answer to that question could determine the rest of her life.
In the episode “The Walking Dead,” Caroline Forbes was turned into a vampire by Stefan Salvatore. In season two, episode twenty-four of The Vampire Diaries, Stefan explains to Elena Gilbert that he turned on Caroline Forbes because he had visions of her death and felt responsible for her death. He also mentions that Damon Salvatore had previously attempted to turn Caroline Forbes into a vampire but failed due to her lack of humanity.
However, when she lost him—Stefan—because she trusted him too much (she knew he would never hurt her), she became vulnerable again. This allowed Rebekah Mikaelson to turn Caroline Forbes into a vampire with Klaus’ blood while they were on their honeymoon in Europe during Christmas in season three.
Stefan Salvatore
According to the show, the only character with a vampire lineage is Stefan Salvatore. He’s also the only character who had a relationship with Caroline Forbes. He’s also the only character in Mystic Falls at her death. Furthermore, he has been known for having many secret relationships with other women throughout his life (including Elena Gilbert), so it’s possible that he got Caroline pregnant when they were together and then turned her into a vampire shortly before he died.
While there are certainly holes in this theory (such as why would she wait so long to reveal herself?), it seems like the most likely scenario considering all of these facts combined!
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Rebekah Mikaelson
To answer this question, you must first know who Rebekah Mikaelson is and why she’s important.
- Rebekah Mikaelson is the oldest of the Mikaelson siblings. Klaus turned her in 1819 after he had been turned himself in 1795 by his father Elijah (an Original) and a witch named Tatia. Thus, Rebekah was the first vampire that Klaus made, making her one of two vampires who were turned by an Original.
- The other vampire turned by an Original is Caroline Forbes from The Vampire Diaries (TVD). It isn’t clear exactly when Caroline was turned into a vampire or how; however, we do know that it wasn’t Klaus who did it: Klaus says that turning someone into a vampire “isn’t easy,” so whoever did it probably knew what they were doing—and since there aren’t any other known Original witches around at this point, we’re going to assume that person was also an Original.*
The Original Witch
First, it’s important to remember that the Original Witch was not only a vampire but also the first vampire. She was born long before Stefan Salvatore and his brother, Damon, were turned into vampires by Katherine Pierce. The Original Witch was also responsible for turning several other people into vampires as well—including Elijah Mikaelson from “The Vampire Diaries” and Klaus Mikaelson from “The Originals,” both of whom eventually became known as “Original Vampires.”
This means that the Original Witch could have been responsible for turning Caroline Forbes into a vampire at some point during her life before she died and became one herself. By doing so, she would have used Caroline’s body to exact revenge on Stefan Salvatore after he rejected her romantically back when they were both human (see episode 11).
Katherine Pierce
Katherine Pierce was a witch and a very powerful vampire. She turned Caroline Forbes into a vampire, which is why we see Caroline with red eyes when she’s thirsty for blood. Katherine turned many people into vampires, including Elena Gilbert. Katherine also turned Stefan Salvatore into a vampire to make him hers forever, but then he left her because he loved Elena more than anything else.
Mikael Mikaelson
After much speculation, it has been confirmed that Mikael Mikaelson (also known as Klaus’s father) is the one who turned Caroline Forbes into a vampire.
Mikael was the first vampire and also Rebekah’s father. Unfortunately, he was killed by Klaus many years before we meet Caroline Forbes in Season 1 of The Vampire Diaries.
While this information ends the mystery surrounding Caroline’s transformation, it opens up new questions: Why did he turn her? And what will happen now that they’re reunited?
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The Vampire Diaries has explored a few possibilities, but none are good.
We’ve already seen the show introduce two possibilities for who turned Caroline Forbes into a vampire. The first was Stefan Salvatore, who claimed to have drunk from her to save her life after she had been fatally stabbed by Katherine Pierce (also known as Katherine von Swartzschild). However, this theory doesn’t hold much water since it’s established that Stefan could not be trusted when keeping secrets about his past—he also told Elena about his relationship with Damon earlier than he should have.
In addition, there’s another theory: It wasn’t just one person or one witch; it was a group of witches who did it together! When Bonnie met Kol Mikaelson (Katherine’s brother) in season five of The Vampire Diaries, they could communicate through magic to find more information about how he became a vampire—and what happened between him and his siblings during their time apart…
Conclusion
Unfortunately, we don’t know who turned Caroline Forbes into a vampire. It could be anyone on this list or someone else entirely. The Vampire Diaries has explored a few possibilities, but none are good. If we had to make an educated guess, it would be Mikael Mikaelson or Rebekah Mikaelson–but that’s just speculation based on their history with Klaus and Elena, respectively. So we’ll have to wait until next season for more answers!
FAQ
1. Why did Katherine turn Caroline Forbes into a vampire?
Katherine turned Caroline into a vampire in order to get the attention of Stefan Salvatore. She wanted to make him jealous by showing off what she was able to do, which was turning Caroline into a vampire. Once Caroline became revived as a vampire, she returned as an incredibly interesting character and dynamic personality but still, Katherine did kill her.
2. Who was Caroline’s sire?
Caroline’s sire was the vampire, Damon Salvatore. Caroline was kidnapped by a group of vampires who wanted to kill her, and turned her so that she would not die.
3. Who changed Caroline Forbes in Vampire Diaries?
Caroline was changed by Katherine Pierce and that is why she became better as a vampire. This happened relatively early in the show, but her transformation took an unexpected course. Caroline has had to deal with being a vampire from the beginning but then things got worse when Klaus came into the picture. She even died but was brought back as a vampire.