The Vampire Diaries

It started with Katherine... it's led up to Enzo... and it will soon include a Traveler named Markos.

Yes, from The Vampire Diaries Season 1 through The Vampire Diaries Season 5, viewers have been inundated with villains that include shady professors, vengeful witches and angry mothers.

Who stands out as the meanest? The craziest? The most entertaining? Who landed his own spinoff?

Okay, we know the answer to that final question. But relive years' worth of awesome TVD antagonists now and decide on your favorite:

12 Vampire Diaries Villains We Really Love to Hate

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Vampire Diaries Quotes

Oooh, you know I don't know. Every time we try and go on a date you get kidnapped, I get sent to a prison world, or your feelings get compelled away...
Damon

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Added: January 22, 2015

Damon: My new girlfriend. Andie Starr. Action News.
Alaric: It's not called Action News.
Damon: I know. I like just saying it.

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Added: February 10, 2011