The father-daughter relationship between the Original hybrid, Niklaus Mikaelson, and the tribrid, Hope Mikaelson.
Though initially uninterested in having a child of his own, Klaus soon changed his mind, not wanting his child to suffer what he had to endure with his own step-father, Mikael. Because of that, and in spite of the fact that Hope's blood can be used to sire Hybrids, Klaus has made it clear that he doesn't want to abuse or in any way take advantage of his daughter's existence. He was forced to send her away to live with her aunt Rebekah to protect her from those who would try to harm her, or those who would target her for being a Mikaelson.
Klaus and Hayley decided to work together to make New Orleans a safe home for Hope. They took control of the supernatural factions in the city. Once they accomplished this plan, they intended to bring Hope back to New Orleans to live with her mother and father.
When Hope came home, she lived in New Orleans with her mother and stepfather, in an apartment across the street from Klaus and the Mikaelson family. She was under the protection of her father and the Crescent pack.
However, due to many events and a brewing war between Marcel Gerard and Klaus, the Mikaelson siblings were forced to neutralize themselves while Hayley searched for a cure to Marcel's venom. Hayley told Hope stories of her father, and he became her fairytale Prince. She eagerly awaited the day when she could be reunited with her father.
They were separated for five years until Hayley finally awakened Freya who cured Elijah, Rebekah, and Kol so that could save Klaus together. Klaus was brought home by his family and, despite initial nervousness on both sides, Hope and Klaus reunited and shared a lovely, peaceful day together. Hope became infected with the power of the Hollow, a power that put her life in danger. To save Hope, Klaus and his siblings each took a portion of the Hollow's power within themselves and separated to different corners of the world. If they came in close proximity to one another, or to Hope, the consequences were dire. As a result, Hope and Klaus were forcefully separated.
Seven years later, Klaus had not seen or spoken to Hope in five years. They were briefly reunited in New Orleans because of Hayley's disappearance. Following Hayley's death, Klaus raised Hope as a single parent, as they grew closer and better understood one another. They repaired their formerly-strained relationship, and Hope took the power of the Hollow back inside herself, which allowed her and Klaus the chance to grow closer. They shared moments of father-daughter intimacy, with Klaus helping Hope through her first transition as a werewolf and comforting her when she felt hopeless. However, the power proved too much for Hope and began to kill her. Klaus had Alaric Saltzman's twin daughters put the Hollow into himself, so he could sacrifice his life for Hope. Hope was distraught by this, but she spent a few precious last moments with her father before he, and Elijah, sacrificed themselves. Before his death, Hope promised to carry on the Mikaelson legacy and to make Klaus proud of his only daughter.
In Death Keeps Knocking On My Door, the Necromancer reveals to Hope that Klaus watches over her constantly and doesn't regret his sacrifice. However, the Necromancer mentioned that Klaus will not find peace unless Hope does.
Throughout The Originals Series[]
In From a Cradle to a Grave, Klaus and Hayley's daughter was born in St. Anne's Church, with Genevieve, Monique, and Abigail assisting. Klaus stormed the church when he came to save them, but Monique and Abigail used their combined Harvest power to pin Klaus to the wall, leaving him unable to do anything but watch in horror as Hayley gave birth to their child. He and Hayley were given only a moment to look at their beautiful baby daughter before Monique grabbed Hayley by the hair and slit her throat, causing Klaus to roar in rage as he saw Hayley die in front of him. The witches immediately took the baby and left to prepare for her sacrifice, snapping Klaus' neck with magic before they left. Unbeknownst to them, Hayley awoke in transition to become a hybrid after dying with her daughter's blood in her system. She managed to catch up with Elijah and Klaus at the cemetery, so she could use the fact that her body was unconsciously drawing her to her daughter so she could complete the transition to lead them where the witches were just about to stab the baby to death with an athame. The three of them got into a physical fight with the witches, but with Marcel's help, they were able to kill Genevieve, Monique, and Abigail and stop the sacrifice from happening.
Knowing that they have too many enemies in New Orleans for their daughter to grow up safely, Klaus and Hayley decided to send her away while they stay behind and clean up the mess that they made of New Orleans. Once again with Marcel's help, they faked the child's death (putting the blame on the werewolves) and called Rebekah back to town so that she can take her away and keep her safe. Klaus and Rebekah decided that she would get a trustworthy witch to cast a cloaking spell on both of them to prevent the witches from finding her Before Klaus gave his daughter to Rebekah, Klaus softly whispered that he swore to her that he would make New Orleans safe for her, that he would always keep her from harm, and that she would one day return to him where she belongs. Before Rebekah left with her, Rebekah asked Klaus what her name is, so Klaus informed Rebekah that her name is Hope.
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In Rebirth, Klaus angrily told Elijah that being in Hope's nursery without her was killing him, and that he needed to act against the Guerreras so he could keep his mind off of it. After they took care of the Guerrera werewolves, Klaus confessed to Elijah that all of this strife and pain was his fault, and that he should have accepted Hayley's pregnancy instead of seeking out power, because in the end, he ended up losing his daughter as a result. He then went to comfort Hayley about how depressed she's been since she transitioned into a hybrid and since Hope left them, where Hayley admitted that she wouldn't feel peace until she could hold her daughter in her arms again. Klaus promised her that she would, one day, be able to do that, but insisted that they needed to get back control of the Quarter first so they could ensure Hope would be safe, and maintained that they would face their future problems together as a family. In Alive and Kicking, Hayley brought up to Klaus the fact that she cries all day and feeds all night because all she can think about is how much she misses her daughter. Klaus, annoyed, asked her if she really thought she was alone in her grief, and Hayley asked him in return if he had even thought about Hope once since she left. Klaus became very frustrated and insisted that he hadn't stopped thinking about her since she was born, and informed Hayley that when he became overwhelmed by how much he missed her, he focused on his plans to make the city safe for her and to take out all those who would seek to harm her. In Wheel Inside the Wheel, after a day of discussion with her son (and after he learned about his biological father Ansel's resurrection), Esther still did not understand why Klaus continued to refuse her offer of being placed in a new body and living as mortals as a family again. Furious as a result of Esther's constant questions about why he continued to scorn her, Klaus shoved her against the wall in choke-hold and bellowed that it was because she tried to kill his daughter. He went on to explain that he felt such a pure and perfect hatred for her since she came after his child, which was the last straw in all of the ways Esther had hurt him over the years. She attempted to tell him he didn't understand the truth of the situation, before trying to use magic to fight against Klaus, but he was so furious on behalf of Hope that he was able to push through it. He finished their conversation by stating that as a result of her actions against his daughter, he would make her pay in the only way he knows how, as he is his mother's son, before letting go of her and leaving. In Chasing the Devil's Tail, Ansel explained to Klaus that he knew that his child is alive, as he has always been able to feel the call of his own blood while he is in wolf-form during full moons. He also insisted that he wanted help Klaus to protect her, but fearing that Esther would use Ansel to get to his "little girl," he explained to his father that he couldn't fail his daughter, and that he must protect her at any cost. Despite Ansel's protests that he could be trusted, Klaus killed him, as he could never live with himself if his own selfish desire for a father put his daughter in danger. When Klaus tried to awaken Elijah with the merlock orchid roots he had collected, he whispered in Elijah's ear that in Hope's story, they are not the monsters their mother tries to insist that they are, but instead are the knights in shining armor, and that without Elijah, he would not be able to survive the immense love he has for his daughter. After Elijah was awakened from his magically-induced sleep, he comforted Klaus upon learning of Ansel's death, and assured him that he did it for Hope, and that it was a sacrifice that must be made to keep her safe. In The Brothers That Care Forgot, Klaus received a call from Rebekah frantically informing him that though Esther had finally tracked Rebekah down, she still didn't know that Hope was alive. When she asked him what they should do, he told her to drive west, and that they would make further plans then. Elijah insisted that Klaus needed to go meet up with Rebekah and Hope, as it was Klaus' child they were talking about, but Klaus, knowing that Elijah was on edge and had become unintentionally vicious after Esther's torture, didn't trust Elijah to be alone with their brothers and keep them alive. He insisted that Elijah go meet up with Rebekah instead, citing that though he had waited months to see his little girl, he could wait one more day to ensure that they had either Finn or Kol on their side. Once he had officially gotten Kol on their side, and had received a phone call from Rebekah informing Klaus of Elijah's increased instability after learning that he had slaughtered an entire restaurant staff, Klaus headed out to finally reunite with his daughter, taking care to find Hayley and bring her with him on his way there. In The Map of Moments, Klaus and Hayley both finally reunite with their daughter after months of separation They arrived at their safe house in Arkansas, where Rebekah, Elijah, and Hope were waiting for them, and the five of them spent the majority of the day together to celebrate the upcoming Christmas holiday. Klaus held onto Hope in the kitchen, where Hayley insisted that he write down his wish for the upcoming new year. They all gathered outside to kick off bonfire season, a Mikaelson tradition, and even took a Polaroid photo of all of them next to their fire. However Klaus realized that since they needed to ensure Hope's safety by keeping her identity hidden from Esther and anyone else who sought to hurt her, they needed to burn the photo to make sure it didn't fall into the wrong hands. In Gonna Set Your Flag On Fire, Klaus introduces Camille to Hope, and tells Elijah that he is taking Hayley to New Orleans. In I Love You, Goodbye, Hope returns home. Klaus introduces her to the supernatural community during Hayley's wedding. He is later seen looking at her while she lay in her crib in her nursery. In They All Asked For You, Klaus talks with Jackson and Hayley on the protection of Hope, and just as shows jealousy mingled with rage when Jackson speaks about Hope. Klaus almost kills his brother Finn in retaliation for the fact that he wanted to kill Hope and already killed their brother Kol. Klaus trying to persuade Aiden, saying he would help Aiden become the new alpha replacement provided he protects Hope. In Save My Soul, In Exquisite Corpse, In Fire with Fire, Klaus finds Hope in a car on the middle of the road. In Ashes to Ashes, Klaus pretends to be on Dahlia´s team in order to save Hope. He then holds her after Dahlia had got some of her blood. He then leaves Hope with Cami. |
In For the Next Millennium, Klaus is taking care of Hope being a loving father, but still refusing to help Hayley.
In You Hung the Moon, Klaus is afraid that Hayley is dead because he is scared of losing Hope forever. He then fights with Hayley but gives up knowing he had lost and that his daughter is watching. When Hayley and Jackson show Hope their flat Klaus gets really mad breaking his glass knowing he just lost his daughter.
In A Ghost Along the Mississippi, Jackson Kenner is killed by Tristan de Martel as revenge against Hayley for torturing him, therefore Hayley can no longer keep Hope away from Klaus, as the apartment she is living in was in Jackson's name.
In The Bloody Crown, Klaus is forced to write a goodbye-letter to Hope being he doesn't know when he will be able to see her again. Klaus sacrifices himself to save the rest of his family. Klaus now must endure a painful slumber under Papa Tunde's blade and Marcel's vengeance. Hayley later opens the letter and smiles at what Klaus wrote to their daughter.
In No Quarter, Klaus mentions to his hallucination of the late Camille O'Connell, that deep down he doesn't want Hope to end up like him, or be the kind of father to her like Mikael was to him, as Klaus is terrified that he may fail his daughter as a father. After being rescued by his half-siblings and Hayley from Marcel, he is reunited with his daughter. However, they do not have any direct interaction, as Hope is sleeping. Klaus is also angry because he missed five years of his daughter's life, due to the actions of Marcel, as he hates the latter because of this.
In Haunter of Ruins, Klaus finally directly meets his daughter, as both are surprised to see each other. Hope immediately recognizes and knows who Klaus is, despite the fact she had never met or seen her father's face before (but she is unaware of Klaus' history), however, she is also initially nervous of Klaus. He spends all day bonding with his daughter, and making up for the five years they have missed together. He also discovers that his daughter is an artist (a painter, like himself) much to his joy. She is also happy that she has her father in her life. After spending the whole day with Hope, Klaus openly expresses his pride for his daughter to Rebekah, stating that the latter is an art prodigy.
Hope wakes up in the middle of the night. She's had a bad dream and comes to tell Klaus about it. Klaus has been looking at her drawings of the snake eating its own tail. He seems concerned by them. When Hope enters, he kneels down and puts his hands on her shoulders. Hope explains that her dream was about a bad man hurting these kids. She believes this man also hurt her. Her head hurts and she feels cold. Klaus is at a loss as to what to do. He calls for Hayley.
In Keepers of the House, Hope is suffering from the affects of the Hollow ritual involving four other supernatural children. This concerns the entire Mikaelson family. Klaus, Elijah, and Hayley meet Vincent at the Abattoir. Hope is half conscious. As Klaus looks on in worry, Vincent performs a spell over Hope to purify her body. After Hope wakes, Hayley tells Hope to go see her daddy. As Hope is walking towards Klaus, crows start falling from the sky. Klaus asks Vincent what it is, but Vincent does not know. Hope hears whispers saying a name over and over. According to Vincent, it is an almost forgotten Creole dialect. It means "The Hollow is coming."
Hope is lying in bed when Klaus enters. He asks how she is feeling. She still feels cold. Hope asks Klaus if the birds are gone. Klaus assures her they are. When she feels better, which according to Klaus will be soon, they are going to share a big plate of beignets. Klaus asks her where she would like him to take her next. Hope's mom says that Klaus loves New Orleans most of all. Once upon a time that was true, but after coming back to New Orleans, Klaus says that putting your love in a place is a mistake; he is reminded that people are better suited to take up room in our hearts. Hope is still not feeling well. Klaus looks at her with sympathy and places his hand on the side of her face.
Later on, Hope is still in bed. Hayley told her that Vincent is a witch and here to help Hope get better. Hope admits that she feels worse. Klaus says he knows and tells her that Hayley and Elijah are working with Vincent to make her better. Hope asks her father if he knows what the Hollow is. Klaus admits that he does not. Hope can feel that it wants the other kids, and thinks it wants her too. Klaus says that he would never allow it to take her and will keep her safe "always and forever."
In I Hear You Knocking, Klaus has become very overprotective of Hope since the Hollow's attempt on her life.
In High Water and a Devil's Daughter, Hope is in the Abattoir's attic. She has found Marcel's old trunk and is reading aloud from an old book of rhymes. Klaus finds her. He does not like her playing there because, according to him, there are bats. Hope doesn't believe him. Klaus jokingly says that he has not seen any evidence that Elijah does not sleep there, hanging upside down. Hope smiles and changes the subject. She asks her dad if a little boy used to live there. Klaus looks away, trying to think of something to say. He finally walks over to her, closes the book in her lap, and tells her they can discuss ancient history another time. Klaus holds out his hand, but Hope turns away to grab a toy on the floor. She turns back and takes Klaus' hand and they walk out of the room together.
Klaus finds Hayley and tells her where he found their daughter. He believes that Hope is restless. Hayley disagrees; she believes Hope is just bored. She has no one her own age to play with. As soon as Freya teaches Hope to control her powers, she will not have a need for friends; she will worshiped instead. Hayley explains to Klaus that Hope doesn't care about being worshiped; she wants someone else to hold the other end of the jump rope. Klaus scoffs, believing she will be above such things and will have no need to be kept inside boundary spells. Hayley thanks Klaus for protecting Hope's innocence. Klaus does so because no one protected theirs.
The Abattoir is attacked by the Hollow's followers. Hope is with Marcel when the attack starts. Klaus is fighting Dominic. Klaus seems to be losing when Dominic goades Klaus by mentioning Hope. Klaus rips Dominic's head off and goes to find Hope. He runs into The Garden and finds Hope's bracelet, but no Hope or Marcel.
Hope and Marcel are sitting on a bench when Klaus finds them. Klaus yells Marcel's name, causing Hope to turn to her dad. She runs to him and notices his hands have blood on them. Klaus quickly says that its paint and he's made kind of a mess. Klaus asks her if she is okay, as Hope took her bracelet off. Hope asks her dad not to be mad, but she let Marcel out and he kept her safe. Klaus says he is not mad and pulls her in for a hug. Hope implores her dad to not be angry with Marcel either; she has come to regard him as a friend.
In Voodoo in My Blood, Klaus is taken as a sacrifice to stop the Hollow by Davina Claire. Hope is left at home. She starts to hear whispers telling her that Klaus is in trouble. She takes her bracelet off and runs to help her father. She finds him at St. Anne's Church about to be sacrificed. Not surprisingly, Hope is angry. Davina had promised to help Hope and her family but in fact she is hurting them. Hope cannot allow it. She uses magic to break Davina's circle. Klaus immediately wakes up. Hope runs to him and they hug.
Later on, Hope and Hayley are talking about what she had done. Hayley says that Klaus compelled an entire candy shop as a reward for Hope. Hope points out to her mother that Klaus seemed sad. Hayley explains that Klaus wanted to be one to save the day but Hope beat him to it.
In Queen Death, Hope is with her dad after Elijah is killed. Freya attempts to locate him within her shattered pendant but she struggles to do so. When Hope touches Freya's shoulder, together they can still senses him, though his mind is shattered just like the pendant.
In Voodoo Child, Klaus tries to get through to Hope under the Hollow's control but his attempt is unsuccessful. Hope is the possessed by the Hollow.
In The Feast of All Sinners, Klaus and his siblings accept to be part of a ritual that will separate them forever, in order to save Hope, possessed by The Hollow. After Marcel succeeds in retrieving Hope's body, Klaus talks to her while she is sleeping in her bedroom. He tells her that he knows she can hear him, that she is his daughter, she is a Mikaelson, she is strong and brave unlike anyone he's ever known and he admits that she has made him believe in something that Elijah had once told him: family is power. After the end of the ritual Klaus has to leave and stay away from Hope forever, but he stays until Hope wakes up in Hayley's arms. Then he tells her that he loves her and leaves, while Hope desperately calls him.
In Where You Left Your Heart, Klaus calls Hayley's phone looking for her. Hope picks up instead. Hope informs Klaus that her mother is missing. Klaus contemplates the situation for a moment, he finally decides to return to New Orleans.
In One Wrong Turn On Bourbon, Klaus is interrogating Hayley's boyfriend Declan at Rousseau's. Declan says that "your Hope's father, aren't you. You look like her around the eyes." Declan asks Klaus to look around. Hope has drawn pictures of Declan. Declan explains that he is there for birthdays, holidays, and is even teaching Hope how to drive. He asks Klaus where the hell he was. Klaus reacts violently and pins Declan against the counter. As Klaus is about to attack Declan, he is thrown to the other side of the room. Hope is standing the doorway. She looks down at him and says "Seriously, dad?" Klaus is astonished to see her. They stare at each other. This is the first time they have seen each other in five years.
After asking Marcel to keep an eye out for information on Hayley, Klaus eventually learns that Hope is responsible for her disappearance. Klaus confronts Hope asking if it was true and what she had done with her mother. Hope is unperturbed. She explains that she knew something big had to happen to bring him home. Hayley is fine; she is cloaked in a sleeping spell written by Hope herself. Klaus sarcastically says "he has never been prouder." Klaus can't believe that the little girl he once knew would do something like this. Hope comes back with "that little girl hadn't read your memoirs. You compelled Cami O'Connell to tell your story; how you put your family members in coffins and used them for leverage." Klaus smiles and looks rather impressed by this. He asked what other tricks of his she knew and then enters Hope's mind to find Hayley's location. She is at St. Anne's Church. Hope pushes him away and tells her father to get out of her head. Klaus is concerned that they are in such close proximity. He tells Hope that he will ask Hayley to take it easy on Hope and attempts to leave. Hope barricades the door with magic.
Hope follows Klaus, who is still attempting to leave the Abattoir. She asks why he wrote letters and called her on occasion, but suddenly stopped. He says she knows why. Five years ago Hope attempted to visit Klaus using an astral projection, she saw her father with blood all over himself as he just killed two people. He is holding one of his victims hearts in his hand and he turns around in horror to find Hope is watching all of this. He screams at her to get out. In the present day, Hope says that she didn't know that she had to knock before entering and that she was sorry she interrupted his murder orgy.
Sometime later, Hope and Klaus are still at odds. Klaus is attempting to explain to Hope why he cut himself out of her life. The horror in his eyes when Hope saw him that night is burned into his memory. Hope was nine at the time and couldn't believe that the same man who taught her how to mix paint, and called her a princess was the same monster she saw that night. She didn't know what version of him was real and waited for him to explain it all to her. All she wanted was for Klaus to apologize or tell her he loved her. Hope tearfully says that she waited for years but Klaus never came. In Klaus' experience, fathers only cause pain and ruin. Hope was such a sweet little girl and Klaus believes that perhaps he was meant to leave her broken. Hope is in disbelief. Maybe that little who missed her father so much was better off if she never loved him at all. Klaus has tears in his eyes as Hope wipes away her own. Klaus pleads with her but Hope shakes her head. She uses magic to unbarricade the door. Klaus looks back regretfully, but eventually departs.
Klaus returns to the Abattoir after finding Hayley's bloody and destroyed coffin. Hope asks where her mother is. Klaus reluctantly explains that the coffin was empty and whatever happened to Hayley didn't happen without a fight. Hope doesn't understand how the coffin was empty. Hope seems to be having some kind of panic attack. She is short of breath and holding her chest. Klaus understands Hope's actions. He believes that it was not her intention for someone to get hurt and Klaus left her no choice. Klaus grabs her arms and asks her to look at him. Klaus says that Hayley's disappearance is his fault and he is going to fix it. Hope starts to cough and hold her throat. Klaus starts to look concerned and asks what is it. Hope drops to her knees. A snake suddenly appears from her throat. Klaus looks on in horror. Hope is crying as she says that Klaus has to leave. Klaus promises her that he will find her mother and return her back to Hope. Klaus tells her he loves her and departs.
In Don't It Just Break Your Heart, Klaus stops Hope from binding her werewolf side.
In God's Gonna Trouble the Water, Klaus offers emotional support to Hope who recently lost her mother and watches Hayley's corpse burn on the river telling Hope this the last time they can ever be together.
In We Have Not Long To Love, due to Hope taking back the Dark Magic of the Hollow into herself, she and her dad are finally able to reunite together without the fall of New Orleans or the death of the firstborns. However, like Klaus and his siblings, there seems to be dire consequences for Hope being the vessel of the Hollow making Klaus extremely worried.
In There in the Disappearing Light,
In When The Saints Go Marching In,Throughout Legacies Series[]
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In Just Don't Be a Stranger, Okay?,