@Charcoal422 Alaric was Original because he was made by Esther's spell. That's the only reason why there discussion between Original/non-original, requirement of becoming one by Esther's spell.

@Ghoaterbiter the fact still remains that both Hope and Alaric were said to basically be an Original.

Let's just for argument's sake say that Hope is in fact not an Original. Okay then why did they spend so much time telling us that only the red oak tree can kill her. If Hope was like any other hybrid just with magic than it should very easy to kill her. Especially considering the fact that Stefan and Damon were killing hybrids left and right.

And yet they spent like five six episodes telling us how there's only one weapon that can kill her. So, if Hope is in fact not an Original than why would nature even feel the need to make a special weapon capable of killing her. Since she should be very easy to kill, right?

@Charcoal422 I agree with you, I just think TVDU rules changed when Hope was born. There were Originals only by Esther's spell, then Hope appeared and no one really knows in what category she's in.

@Ghosterbiter well I guess she's in her own category.

@Charcoal422 You are right, Dark Josie said basically not practically. Ugh, can’t believe I missed heard that. Oh well, it still doesn’t change the fact that Hope is not an Original. Alaric actually has more claim to the Orginal title than Hope. As he was just made stronger and harder to kill compared to the Mikaelson children. Klaus,Marcel,Lucien,and Alaric are/were just unique in their Original status. Hope is a whole different being with power to rival or outperform an Original. So you are right to say she is in her own category. Being a Tribrid brings in its own strengths and Weaknesses just like being a Hybrid brings it’s own.

@Ghosterbiter IMO the rules haven’t changed. An original is one who has been turned by Esther’s spell. Hope being a Tribrid just boosters her up to a powerful status comparable to or greater an Original. But she is not an Original.

@Sean 175 Original were made, Hope was born (made) with vampire blood, not turned by someone, I think it's why she can be one, but I more inclined to think of her as entirely different species, The Original Tribrid or just The Tribrid.

@Ghosterbiter Species wise that’s why she isn’t an Original. An original is made through a spell. Hope wasn’t, she may have power and abilities comparable to an Original but that doesn’t make her an Original. It be like me calling Silas an Original vampire do to factors like him being immortal,needing blood to function, and that a spell turned him. But we know that species wise he is not.

this comparison of yours was completely meaningless, Hope came from an original and was generated by nature only this factor is potential to say that she is a "natural original" came from nature instead of the spell has the blood of the grandmother who created the original vampires and she is biological daughter of one, the only difference is that Hope is not the first vampire in the world, and no generated by Sther's spell that's obvious, now this comparison with Silas was ridiculous, you wanted to make a comparison as if Hope wasn't one vampire or something? because that's what it looked like, and the biggest factor was the oak, not even Marcel or Lucien has that weakness, and Hope has it and it's way superior to the originals because it's a red oak that kills her, not the white one by itself it just says she is a biological original, only a Mikaelson would have weaknesses coming from an oak.

The superiority of originals generated by the spell is strength and speed Obviously and the power to compel other vampires, but you didn't pay attention to several factors, Marcel, Alaric cannot be killed by white oak as they are not Mikaelson vampires nature's main reason identify them is the oak because it generates weaknesses of this tree and similar ones of this plant, if Hope wasn't an original, the nature wouldn't take her weakness from an oak, that was the most ridiculous what did you say, if you don't agree that she is an original okay, bad that was clueless, she's a nature spawned original, a kind of original, not the world's first vampire, or spawned by Sther's spell this is obvious to anyone, the term "original" is to determine the Mikaelsons of other vampires and to show their superiority, it is not just to say that they are the first vampires on earth.

@JesseSs12 Yeah i guess in some sense your right. I’ll agree to disagree then.