Out of all the depictions of vampires in popular culture, Count Dracula from Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula (1897), remains the most famous, even though the novel was but a moderate success in its own day.
Silas. Silas is the world's first immortal who's also the most powerful vampire in the TVD universe, although his powers have only been used as plot holes.
Although his brother Klaus might technically be stronger — Klaus is half vampire, half werewolf — Elijah is the most powerful. Other traits to note: He is level-headed.
Nope, Dracula is the pinnacle of Vampiric strength.
For pretty much all of Klaus' vampire life, Mikael was the only man who was physically capable of fighting Klaus, who actually had the drive and determination to kill him, and most importantly had the only weapon that could actually kill Klaus.
In 1476, while marching to yet another battle with the Ottomans, Vlad and a small vanguard of soldiers were ambushed, and Vlad was killed and beheaded — by most reports, his head was delivered to Mehmed II in Constantinople as a trophy to be displayed above the city's gates.
With all of this in mind, it is important to note that Rebekah is the weakest Original Vampire, I wouldn't necessarily say because she's female, but for the sake of this argument, it's worth noting this, but at the end of the day she might have simply been the weakest child of Esther (strength-wise), and not because ...
Season Two. Damon kills Elijah with a stake through his heart. When Damon tried to save Stefan from losing his head, he staked Elijah. Later, Elijah came back to life and pulled the stake out of himself.
By feats Bonnie simply outclasses Hope by a huge margin. Even by character hype, while Hope was said to be able to fuel the NO ancestors for generations, Bonnie was said to be able to do anything she put her mind to.
The Originals will always be the strongest due to the facts that they become older as they grow and have a little extra strenght because of being turned directly by dark magic. The originals are the oldest vampires. Therefore no other vampire can get stronger than them because they're all younger than them.
Damon is stronger than Stefan early on thanks to a steady diet of human blood.
We all know vampires are extremely strong and fast, but werewolves are faster and stronger and they have the advantage of being pack hunters - so rarely hunt alone.
Type One vampires are the rarest and most powerful type of vampires. They are human-like in appearance but have two fangs and sometimes, their eyes glow. They possess great strength and speed, an incredibly long lifespan and the ability to hypnotize their victims with their eyes.
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With his foreboding gaze, talon-like nails and sharp pointy teeth, the hunchback Count Orlok was fuel for nightmares when he appeared in the 1922 silent German Expressionist Horror picture Nosferatu, bringing darkness and mayhem to the fictional town of Wisborg.
Jure Grando Alilović or Giure Grando (1579–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria (in modern-day Croatia) who may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records.
Klaus' power is proven when Damon is bitten, and his hybrid blood saves Damon. If it weren't for this gesture, Damon wouldn't have lasted to be the badass vampire we grow to love on The Vampire Diaries. Even at Klaus' very weakest, he is still more powerful than Damon.
Though Kol, being an Original Vampire, is physically stronger than Damon, Damon has used the element of surprise to put up a fight against Kol in their skirmishes.
Short answer: Klaus all the way and for all the reasons.
The show revolves around three Mikaelson siblings, Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt), collectively known as "original vampires", or simply the "originals". The Originals is set in the city of New Orleans.
The vampires who have been called Originals are: Mikael, Finn, Elijah, Klaus, Kol and Rebekah. The Originals are legendary throughout the supernatural world, especially amongst witches and vampires due to the fact that they have walked the Earth for over a thousand years.
The novel ends with a final battle in which the men seize Count Dracula's coffin. Harker cuts Dracula's head off while Morris stabs him in the heart.
Like most Transylvanians, Lianda despised the Turkish occupation of Transylvania and had no desire to have the Prince become Turac's political puppet. Acting on Varnae's orders, Lianda bit Dracula, turning him into a vampire. Within minutes, the impatient Turac barged in again, demanding to know how Dracula was doing.
Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ˈvlad ˈtsepeʃ]) or Vlad Dracula (/ˈdrækjʊlə, -jə-/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ˈdrəkule̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.