Mikael and Klaus

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Father and Son
General Information
Intimacy Levels	Step-Father/Step-Son; Enemies, They hate each other, Mikael hunted him down for centuries until he was finally killed, Klaus killed his mom and blamed it on him
First Met	When Klaus was born
Status	Were Family; Enemies

“	I didn't always hate him. When Niklaus was born, I was overjoyed. I thought: "This one, this one has the eyes of a warrior. He will be worthy."	”
	— Mikael to Cami in Red Door.

The relationship between two of the Original Vampires, Klaus and Mikael is extremely antagonistic. Klaus is Mikael's step-son, who was born after Esther had been unfaithful with a different man, who belonged to a bloodline of werewolves.

Pre-history

The Middle Ages

Mikael says to Niklaus that there is no time for fun

During their time in the new world, Klaus and Mikael never had a positive relationship. As shown in the flashbacks to their childhood, Mikael regularly abused Klaus physically and emotionally, one such time for having little skill at aiming a weapon in order to hunt for food. Also, years later, Klaus and Elijah have a playful sword fight. Mikael is unimpressed by Klaus' skills and attacks him. Klaus does not wish to fight with his father, and does not do much to protect himself, causing him to lose the fight. Mikael leaves him with the words "Some days, it's a miracle you're still alive, boy", and stated that he thought Klaus is foolish and impulsive. After Henrik died, Mikael changed his entire family into vampires (apart from his wife), including Klaus. Even with their relationship as it is, Mikael wanted to save him.

When Klaus made his first human kill as a vampire, it triggered his werewolf side to become active, leading them to discover his mother had an affair. Mikael saw Klaus as a beast. Esther cursed him to keep the werewolf side of him dormant. As a result, Klaus killed his mother out of resentment and anger that she had abandoned him. Mikael saw everything that happened, and how Klaus ripped his mother's heart out.

According to Rebekah, Mikael's pride and temper was heightened when he was turned. Mikael wants to kill Klaus because he now hypocritically sees Klaus as a "sort of abomination". Mikael may have also been aware that Klaus had began neutralizing his siblings which could have given Mikael more reason to want to kill him.

1900's

Mikael is summoned by Rebekah and Marcel with help of the witch Genevieve in 1919. Six months later he arrives in New Orleans to kill Klaus burning down the city in the process. This forces Klaus to leave behind Marcel who he thought dead and the city which he and his siblings built and flee with his siblings. 

1920's

Klaus was running away from Mikael after he had fled New Orleans in 1919. He escaped to Chicago along with his sister Rebekah but when Mikael arrived in Chicago looking for Klaus, Klaus was long gone.

Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series

Season Three

In The Reckoning, Klaus flees after Mikael is mentioned by Damon. This shows both his hatred towards Mikael and his fear that one day Mikael might come and kill him.

"come outside Niklaus or she dies"

In Homecoming, Mikael teams up with Damon and Elena in order to kill Klaus.

Mikael arrives at his son's residence and the two have a bitter exchange of words.  Klaus taunts his father that he hasn't been invited in, to which Mikael replies  that he should come outside and die. Klaus refuses to do so and indicates that that he can watch while he sets his hybrids loose on Mikael. The elder counters that they cannot kill him. Disgusted by Klaus' cowardice he antagonizes Klaus further by showing him that he has Elena. 

Mikael being burned, with the stake in his heart.

He demands that he come outside and face him or he will kill Elena. Klaus doesn't believe him and dares him to do it. Mikael then says to him, "If she dies this lot will be the last of your abominations", indicating Klaus' hybrids. Klaus still refuses and Mikael then stabs Elena with a dagger. Enraged, he orders his minions to attack, but they are momentarily stunned as Elena is revealed to be Katherine, who tosses a pair of wolfsbane grenades at the approaching hybrids. Klaus, distracted by these turn of events, is surprised as Damon, wielding the White Oak stake attacks him from inside the house. Just as Damon is about to kill Klaus, Stefan intervenes. While the Salvatore brothers are struggling with each other, Klaus grabs up the White Oak stake and leaps upon a surprised Mikael, stabbing him in the heart with it. Mikael then bursts into flames, burning the stake along with him.

Throughout The Originals Series

Season One

In Le Grand Guignol, it is shown through flashbacks that Mikael arrived in New Orleans in 1919 hellbent on destroying Klaus. Mikael appeared behind him at the opera and aimed The White Oak Stake at Klaus' heart and expressed how embarassed he was over him and wondered what his biological father would think of him.

Mikael and Klaus

He tells Klaus that after he has killed him he will make sure that every memory of Klaus in the city is forgotten making it seem like Klaus would never have existed. Mikael then told him when the opera was about to begin that he had made some alterations in his honour, the scene at the opera showed Klaus' friends and lover to be dead and his adoptive son Marcel to be chained. When Klaus tries to free Marcel, Mikael stops him and Rebekah, they flee the scene with Elijah, and Mikael burns down the Opera house with everyone in it.

In Farewell to Storyville, It is shown how truly abusive Mikael was as a parent, punishing Klaus for failing to shoot a doe. He told Klaus that he was nothing more then a burden and tries to make a man out of Klaus by punishing him. Mikael also whips Klaus almost to death for taking his blades for carving chess pieces.

In A Closer Walk With Thee, Mikael is seen tormenting Klaus through his dreams as the other side is falling apart.

In From a Cradle to a Grave, unknown to Klaus, Mikael is resurrected by Davina Claire. Mikael is about to kill Klaus but Davina stops him. She tells Mikael that he can punish Klaus but only when she is ready.

Season Two

In Alive and Kicking, Mikael wanted to kill Klaus but Davina wouldn't let him without first finding a way to unlink her friends from Klaus's bloodline. Later, she summoned Mikael to help her against attacking werewolves and Elijah showed up. Mikael told Elijah that he was hoping to run into Klaus first but he also had issues to resolve with him. Mikael nearly killed Elijah before being forced to flee with Davina.

In Live and Let Die, Davina and Mikael went to a cabin owned by the Claire family now that news of his resurrection and her involvement with it had spread to Klaus. Mikael trained and prepared to face Klaus while there. Klaus later arrived, calling for Mikael to face him. Mikael forced Davina's friend "Kaleb", who was secretly his resurrected son Kol, to unlink him from Davina's magical hold on him. Kol did so and Mikael was able to face Klaus outside the cabin. Mikael brandished the white oak stake against Klaus and after a brutal fight, seemed to overpower him and be close to victory. Klaus suddenly stabbed Mikael with Papa Tunde's blade, which burrowed into his chest and put him in a state of complete agony. Klaus threw Mikael into the back of a truck, letting him suffer while he went to speak to Davina. Mikael, through sheer willpower, managed to remove the blade from within his body.

In Red Door, Mikael kidnapped Cami after Klaus had given her the white oak stake to take care of. Through compelling an entire Halloween party, Mikael managed to draw Klaus to them. He told Cami that there was a time when he loved Klaus but everything bad that had happened was his fault, including getting Henrik killed, murdering Esther, and turning the other siblings on Mikael. Klaus tracked them to a warehouse where he faced Mikael, who now had both the white oak stake and Papa Tunde's blade. Through a vicious rematch, Mikael managed to finally impale Klaus with the stake, seemingly assuring his death. Klaus fell to the floor, his body growing gray but unlike other Originals, who would burst into flame once stabbed with the stake, Klaus did not. Mikael's moment of joy turned to fury at Klaus not burning. The lack of flames was thanks to interference from the magic of Davina and Kol, who had temporarily blocked the stake's power. Mikael was assaulted by Klaus's allies while Cami removed the stake from Klaus's chest. Outnumbered, Mikael scoffed at Klaus for having to hide behind others and told him to come find him when he was ready to face him alone. Mikael left, leaving Klaus to his temporary victory.

Quotes

• The Vampire Diaries
• The Originals

Mikael: "That is precisely my problem." (He takes Elijah's sword and turns to Klaus) "So, why don't you teach me that trick, young warrior!" (he starts to fight with Klaus)

Klaus: "Father, we were just having fun."

Mikael: "We fight for our survival!! And you find time for fun. I want to have fun! Teach me! Come on!"

Klaus: "Father it was nothing...!"

(Mikael disarms Klaus without effort and brings him down; he sets the sword on Klaus' throat)

Mikael: "You are foolish and impulsive, my boy. What? No more laughter?"

Esther: "You've made your point, Mikael!"

Mikael: "Somedays it's a miracle you're still alive, boy."

- Ordinary People

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Mikael: "The big bad wolf. You haven`t changed. Still hiding behind your playthings like a coward. You only forget. They may be sired by you, but they`re still part vampire. And they can be compelled by me."

(A hybrid pushes "Elena" to Mikael)

Mikael: "Come out and face me, Niklaus. Or she dies."

Klaus: "Go ahead. Kill her."

Katherine: "No, Klaus. He`ll do it."

Mikael: "If she dies, this lot will be last of your abominations."

Klaus: "I don`t need them. I just need to be rid of you."

Mikael: "To what end, Niklaus? So you can live forever, with no one at your side? Nobody cares about you anymore, boy! What do you have other than those whose loyalty you forced? No one. No one."

Klaus: "I`m calling your bluff, father. Kill her."

Mikael: "Come outside and face me, you little coward. And I won`t have to."

Klaus: "My whole life you've underestimated me. If you kill her you lose your leverage. So go ahead. Go on. Kill her. Come on, old man. Kill her! KILL HER!"

(Mikael laughs)

Mikael: "Your impulse, Niklaus. It has and will forever be the one thing that keeps you from truly being great."

- Homecoming

Videos

The Vampire Diaries Klaus and Elijah swordfight Michael disciplines Klaus-"Ordinary People"-(3X08)

The Vampire Diaries Klaus and Michael reunite Klaus kills Michael-"Homecoming"-(3X09)

The Originals 1x15 FLASHBACK Michael makes a mess

The Original 1x20 Klaus has a dream about Mikael & his baby

Trivia

• They both have been desiccated by a Bennett witch.
• Klaus claims in the flashback episode Klaus that it was Mikael who named him.
• Klaus despises Mikael for what he had to endure as a child.
• Mikael still has a deep psychological hold over Klaus.
• Despite their antagonistic relationship, and despite Mikael's statement of the contrary, the two still seem to view each other as father and son. Mikael is the only father figure Klaus has known and Mikael raised Klaus thinking he was his son, even having Klaus turned despite their broken relationship. He has called Klaus his son to Marcel and Davina.
• Klaus gets very angry whenever he talks about Mikael.
• Ironically, of all of the Original Vampires, Klaus and Mikael are the most alike; both are proud, cruel, controlling, abusive, violent and sadistic.
• According to Klaus, the only reason why Mikael tried to kill him, for the last 1,000 years, wasn't because he killed Esther, it was because Klaus was a reminder of Esther's betrayal/affair. However, according to Sebastian Roché in an interview, it was indeed due to Esther's murder.
• In A Closer Walk With Thee, Klaus revealed the reason he still refers to Mikael as his father, is because he  has "done damage only a father can".
• In From a Cradle to a Grave, Mikael has been resurrected, but he failed to kill Klaus because of the spell that Davina put on him.
• Despite their antagonistic relationship, Mikael once loved Klaus, as he was the one who named him and tried to protect him by turning him into an Original Vampire.
• Klaus suspects that Mikael also had an abusive father who ruined him.
• Sebastian Roche believes that Mikael really does love Klaus to some degree.

See also

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