Character Relationship Map: Legacies

Characters

• Hope Mikaelson (played by Danielle Rose Russell) — protagonist

  Descendant of powerful original vampire, werewolf, and witch bloodlines. The 17-year-old protagonist who attends the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted to learn to control her supernatural abil...

• Landon Kirby (played by Aria Shahghasemi) — protagonist
• Alaric Saltzman (played by Matthew Davis) — supporting

  Headmaster of the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. He established the institution as a secret haven where young supernatural beings can safely learn to control their abilities and impulses a...

• Lizzie Saltzman (played by Jenny Boyd) — supporting

  One of Alaric Saltzman's twin witch daughters. She attends the Salvatore School alongside other supernatural students to master her magical powers and navigate the challenges of her abilities.

• Josie Saltzman (played by Kaylee Kaneshiro) — supporting

  One of Alaric Saltzman's twin witch daughters. She attends the Salvatore School alongside other supernatural students to master her magical powers and navigate the challenges of her abilities.

• Kaleb Hawkins (played by Chris Lee) — supporting
• Rafael Waithe (played by Peyton Alex Smith) — supporting
• Alyssa Chang (played by Olivia Liang) — cameo
• Malivore (played by Douglas Tait) — cameo
• Kym (played by Ebboney Wilson) — cameo
• Sebastian (played by Thomas Doherty) — cameo
• Penelope Park (played by Lulu Antariksa) — cameo
• Cleo (played by Omono Okojie) — cameo
• Finch (played by Courtney Bandeko) — cameo
• Ryan Clarke (played by Nick Fink) — cameo
• Professor Vardemus (played by Alexis Denisof) — cameo
• The Necromancer (played by Ben Geurens) — cameo
• Dorian Williams (played by Demetrius Bridges) — cameo
• Ethan Machado (played by Leo Howard) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Landon Kirby → Rafael Waithe (Foster brothers) — Their brotherly loyalty drives major decisions and sacrifices across the series.

  "Landon and Rafael are foster brothers. Rafael seeks the Salvatore School's acceptance of Landon, and they travel together; in Season 3, Rafael's impe...

• Lizzie Saltzman → Josie Saltzman (Twin sisters) — Their twin bond combines deep loyalty with recurring conflict over control, identity, and the Merge.

  "They are twin sisters whose relationship is shaped by Lizzie's influence over Josie, Josie's dark magic, and the threat of the Merge. In Season 2, th...

• Alaric Saltzman → Josie Saltzman (Father and daughter) — Alaric's care for Josie is intertwined with his efforts to protect her from dangerous magic and the Merge.

  "Josie is Alaric's daughter and stays behind with him after he is no longer headmaster in Season 2. They confront her dark magic and Merge-related dan...

• Alaric Saltzman → Lizzie Saltzman (Father and daughter) — Their father-daughter bond is tested by Alaric's perceived failures and Lizzie's fear of losing him.

  "Lizzie is Alaric's daughter. In Season 4, she sees his memories of her birth, tries to resurrect him, and participates in the events surrounding his...

• Hope Mikaelson → Landon Kirby (Partners) — Their romance is the series' central relationship, shaped by separation, sacrifice, loss, and enduring love.

  "Hope and Landon meet again in Season 1, reunite after Hope returns from Malivore in Season 2, and repeatedly risk their lives for each other. In Seas...

• Landon Kirby → Malivore (Son and father) — Landon's identity and the Malivore conflict are bound together through their father-son connection.

  "Landon learns about Malivore's history and connection to him. In Season 3, Landon meets Malivore, identified as his father, before being killed by on...

• Hope Mikaelson → Alaric Saltzman (Guardian and surrogate family) — Alaric serves as Hope's headmaster, mentor, and a major parental figure.

  "Alaric mentors Hope at the Salvatore School and repeatedly helps protect her. In Season 4, Hope renders him comatose, and his memories reveal his fea...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Hope Mikaelson → Malivore (Central adversaries) — Hope's struggle with Malivore drives the series' central supernatural conflict.

  "Hope investigates Malivore's monsters and its connection to Landon, enters the Malivore portal, and later works to destroy it. In Season 4, she confr...

• Cleo → Malivore (Captive and adversary) — Cleo's history with Malivore is defined by captivity, survival, and resistance.

  "Cleo explains that she sacrificed herself to Malivore and was trapped alone with him for years before she managed to trap him in a vessel she control...

• Hope Mikaelson → Lizzie Saltzman (Friends and allies) — Their relationship develops from suspicion and rivalry into a strong, hard-won friendship.

  "They clash over family vacations and school tensions in Season 1, then repeatedly cooperate against supernatural threats. In Season 3, they resolve a...

• Hope Mikaelson → The Necromancer (Opponents) — Their relationship shifts between hostility and reluctant negotiation, with Hope seeking answers or leverage.

  "Hope enters the Necromancer's mind in Season 1 to seek information about her father. In later seasons she opposes his plans, bargains with him while...

• Hope Mikaelson → Ryan Clarke (Adversaries) — Their relationship shifts between direct hostility and uneasy cooperation against a greater threat.

  "Clarke reveals Malivore's history to Landon and repeatedly pursues his own plans. In Season 2, he tries to kill Hope and take her place; in Season 3,...

• Hope Mikaelson → Josie Saltzman (Close friends and allies) — Their friendship is built on trust, mutual support, and Josie's ability to reach Hope during difficult moments.

  "Hope bonds with Josie in Season 1 and helps her through supernatural dangers. Josie later helps restore memories of Hope in Season 3 and tries to rea...

• The Necromancer → Alaric Saltzman (Adversaries) — Alaric repeatedly opposes the Necromancer's dangerous use of resurrection and supernatural power.

  "Alaric interrogates the Necromancer in Season 1, and their conflict continues through the Necromancer's resurrection schemes. In Season 3, Alaric's d...

• Hope Mikaelson → Cleo (Friends and allies) — Cleo becomes a close ally whose insight and support help Hope face grief and supernatural threats.

  "Cleo joins the school in Season 3 and tries to help Hope mourn Landon. She later reveals her history with Malivore and helps Hope pursue ways to defe...

Story Analysis

Across four seasons, supernatural students confront monsters and hidden histories while navigating family bonds, love, grief, identity, and the future of their school.

Plot Progression

1. Season 1: The Malivore Mystery — Hope brings Rafael into the Salvatore School and reconnects with Landon. Monster attacks, the urn, and Landon's origins lead the group toward the Malivore mystery.
2. Season 2: Memory and the Merge — Hope returns to a world that has forgotten her and struggles to restore her place in Landon's life. Josie's dark magic and the Merge crisis threaten the twins and the school.
3. Season 3: Loss and Revelation — Rafael is sent to a prison world, while Hope grieves Landon and searches for a way to reach him. Cleo's history and the false Landon reveal new dimensions of Malivore's plans.
4. Season 4: Hope's Transformation — Hope turns, loses her humanity, and faces the consequences for her friends and family. Her family helps her reconnect with her emotions as new threats tied to the Gods endanger the school.
5. Season 4: The Final Battle — The school prepares to confront Ken while relationships are tested by danger and sacrifice. The story closes with the aftermath, the school's uncertain future, and a final message from Klaus to Hope.