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After appearing alongside his siblings in The Vampire Diaries, Finn Mikaelson becomes a primary villains in the spin-off series The Originals.

When many think of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, they may forget Finn Mikaelson, especially compared to the many other characters. Used primarily as a melodramatic antagonist, he did nothing but go against his family until the very last minute. Finn is the oldest of the Mikaelson siblings. He is the first son and second child of Mikael and Esther, and he is the only one to have a relationship with elder sister Freya before her supposed deathin the 10th Century.

He was his mother's sole confidant in the truth about what happened to Freya, forced to keep her secret for the safety of his brothers and sisters. He never recovered from losing Freya, and, as a result, he could never bond with hisother siblings. They paled in comparison to his beloved sister. After the death of their youngest brother, Hendrik, at the hands of werewolves, Finn and his family were turned into vampires.

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Like the other originals, Finn is first introduced in The Vampire Diaries as a minor antagonist. Shown to be the most righteous of his siblings, as well as the most loyal, he once again becomes the confidant to his mother's ploys. Together they work toward ridding the world of vampires, himself included. However, before he gets the chance, he is killed by Elena and friends in a failed attempt to stop Klaus, sending him to the Other World.

Finn's death doesn't last long, and he rejoins the world of the living in the second season of the spin-off series The Originals.His mother resurrects him and his younger brother, Kol, by putting their souls into mortal bodies. While the other siblings reunite and go on to grudgingly mend fences, Finn is again cast aside as his mother's self-loathing assistantina mission toeliminate all vampires.

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Heeventually goes rogue after Esther is captured by Klaus and turned into a vampire.Seeingher and his father as the true source to their family's pain, he locks them away and carries on their mission alone.

In the Season 2 finale, a newly returned Freya removes Finn's soul from his host's body and locks it inside a pendant as a last resort.He's resurrected again in Season 3, in his true form, by Freya when she decides it's time to fix their family's broken relationship.

Finn finally opens up, telling Elijah that the reason why he was against them was because he felt abandoned. They left him for dead, unaware that his consciousness had returned, forcing him to stay awake for the 900 years in a locked coffin. He assumed they forgot him and hated them for it.Finn and Elijah briefly work together before Finn is killed once again, permanently this time. He makes up with most of his siblings as he dies,finally finding peace in death.

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