document_title: 1954 Tour de France

question_text: where did the tour de france start in 1954

text: 1954 Tour de France

text: Teams[edit]

text: As was the custom since the 1930 Tour de France, the 1954 Tour de France was contested by national and regional teams. Seven national teams were sent, with 10 cyclists each from France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland and Luxembourg/Austria (the latter a combined team). France additionally sent five regional teams from 10 cyclists each, divided into Center-North East France, West France, South East France, Ile de France and South West France.[1] The combined team Luxembourg/Austria consisted of six Luxembourgian cyclists, three Austrian cyclists and one from Liechtenstein.[2] In total, 110 cyclists started the race.[1]

text: Notable absents were the Italian cyclists. In Italy, new sponsors had entered the market, named "extra-sportives" because they did not sell a product directly related to the sport. During the 1954 Giro d'Italia, this caused a strike, the Bernina strike. After this, the Italian federation decided not to send a team to the 1954 Tour de France.[3][4]

text: The teams entering the race were:

text:
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Spain
Switzerland
Luxembourg/Austria (combined)
France North-East/Centre
France West
France South-East
France Île-de-France
France South-West

text: Route and stages[edit]

text: The 1954 Tour de France was the first time that the Tour had started outside France, as it started in Amsterdam.[5] Also new was the team time trial. Although around 1930 the Tour had seen stages in which the teams started separately, in 1954 the team time trial format was reintroduced in a way that only the team time counted. Also the split stages were reintroduced. Stage 4 was divided into two parts: the team time trial of 10.4 km (part A), and a regular stage of 131 km (part B), both run on the same day. Similarly, stage 21 was divided into a regular stage of 134 km (part A) and an individual time trial of 72 km (part B), also both run on the same day. There were two rest days, in Bordeaux and Lyon.[5]

text:
Stage characteristics and winners[1][5][6]

Stage

Date

Course

Distance

Type

Winner

1

8 July

Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Brasschaat (Belgium)
216 km (134 mi)

Plain stage
 Wout Wagtmans (NED)

2

9 July

Beveren (Belgium) to Lille
255 km (158 mi)

Plain stage
 Louison Bobet (FRA)

3

10 July

Lille to Rouen
219 km (136 mi)

Plain stage
 Marcel Dussault (FRA)

4a

11 July

Rouen to Circuit des Essarts
10.4 km (6 mi)

Team time trial
 Switzerland

4b

Rouen to Caen
131 km (81 mi)

Plain stage
 Wim van Est (NED)

5

12 July

Caen to Saint-Brieuc
224 km (139 mi)

Plain stage
 Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)

6

13 July

Saint-Brieuc to Brest
179 km (111 mi)

Plain stage
 Dominique Forlini (FRA)

7

14 July

Brest to Vannes
211 km (131 mi)

Plain stage
 Jacques Vivier (FRA)

8

15 July

Vannes to Angers
190 km (118 mi)

Plain stage
 Fred De Bruyne (BEL)

9

16 July

Angers to Bordeaux
343 km (213 mi)

Plain stage
 Henk Faanhof (NED)

17 July

Bordeaux

Rest day

10

18 July

Bordeaux to Bayonne
202 km (126 mi)

Plain stage
 Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)

11

19 July

Bayonne to Pau
241 km (150 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)
 Stan Ockers (BEL)

12

20 July

Pau to Luchon
161 km (100 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)
 Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)

13

21 July

Luchon to Toulouse
203 km (126 mi)

Plain stage
 Fred De Bruyne (BEL)

14

22 July

Toulouse to Millau
225 km (140 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)
 Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)

15

23 July

Millau to Le Puy
197 km (122 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)
 Dominique Forlini (FRA)

16

24 July

Le Puy to Lyon
194 km (121 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)
 Jean Forestier (FRA)

25 July

Lyon

Rest day

17

26 July

Lyon to Grenoble
182 km (113 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)
 Lucien Lazaridès (FRA)

18

27 July

Grenoble to Briançon
216 km (134 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)
 Louison Bobet (FRA)

19

28 July

Briançon to Aix-les-Bains
221 km (137 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)
 Jean Dotto (FRA)

20

29 July

Aix les Bains to Besançon
243 km (151 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)
 Lucien Teisseire (FRA)

21a

30 July

Besançon to Épinal
134 km (83 mi)

Plain stage
 François Mahé (FRA)

21b

Epinal to Nancy
72 km (45 mi)

Individual time trial
 Louison Bobet (FRA)

22

31 July

Nancy to Troyes
216 km (134 mi)

Plain stage
 Fred De Bruyne (BEL)

23

1 August

Troyes to Paris
180 km (112 mi)

Plain stage
 Robert Varnajo (FRA)

Total

4,656 km (2,893 mi)[7]

text: Race overview[edit]

text: In the first stage, Wout Wagtmans won the sprint, and took the yellow jersey. He would remain the leader until the team time trial in stage 4, when the French team won back enough time on the Dutch team for Bobet to take over the lead.[4] In that time trial, over 10.4 km, the winning team was decided by adding the times of the three best cyclists per team. For the general classification, every cyclist got added his individual time.[8] In the second part of the fourth stage, former winner Jean Robic hit a photographer during the sprint, fell down and had to give up.[4]

text: In the eighth stage, Wagtmans had joined a breakaway, which won enough time on Bobet for Wagtmans to take back the yellow jersey.[4] Wagtmans fell down in the eleventh stage,[9] and although he managed to keep his lead until the start of the twelfth stage, he continued without morale.[4] In the twelfth stage in the Pyrénées, three important riders attacked: Bauvin, Bahamontes and Malléjac. They stayed ahead, and Bauvin jumped to the first position in the general classification. Bobet was not far behind these three, and moved into the second place.[10] In that twelfth stage, Hugo Koblet had fallen down, and lost 27 minutes, and his chances to win the Tour de France a second time.[11] In the next stage, Koblet gave up.[12]

text: In the fourteenth stage, the Swiss cyclists were fighting back. They were riding as fast as they could, and the leading group was getting smaller. Bauvin also could not keep up with that group, partly because he had a flat tire, and finished 8 minutes behind, losing the leading position. Bobet however could keep up with the Swiss pace,[3] and took over the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.[10]

text:
In the sixteenth stage, Bauvin lost another 20 minutes, and dropped to sixth place.[3] The Swiss cyclists had attacked Bobet where they could, but were unable to gain time on him. They had moved into second and third place of the general classification.[10]
In the eighteenth stage, Bobet dominated, and dropped all of the other contenders. He won by a margin of one minute and 49 seconds, and his margin in the general classification was 12 minutes 49 seconds, which would normally be large enough for the victory.[10] Bobet also won the individual time trial, and thereby increased his margin even more.[4]

text: The Swiss cyclists could not attack Bobet anymore in the last stages, so Bobet won his second Tour de France. The Swiss team had performed well though, capturing the second and third place in the general classification, winning the team classification and having Kübler win the points classification.

text: Classification leadership[edit]

text: The time that each cyclist required to finish each stage was recorded, and these times were added together for the general classification. If a cyclist had received a time bonus, it was subtracted from this total; all time penalties were added to this total. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey. Of the 110 cyclists that started the 1954 Tour de France, 69 finished the race.

text: The points classification was calculated in the same way as in 1953, following the calculation method from the Tours de France from 1905 to 1912. Points were given according to the ranking of the stage: the winner received one points, the next cyclist two points, and so on. These points were added, and the cyclist with the least points was the leader of the points classification. In 1954, this was won by Ferdinand Kübler.[1]

text: Points for the mountains classification were earned by reaching the mountain tops first. The system was almost the same as in 1953: there were two types of mountain tops: the hardest ones, in category 1, gave 10 points to the first cyclist, the easier ones, in category 2, gave 6 points to the first cyclist, and the easiest ones, in category 3, gave 3 points. Federico Bahamontes won this classification.[1]

text: The team classification was calculated as the sum of the daily team classifications, and the daily team classification was calculated by adding the times in the stage result of the best three cyclists per team. It was won by the Swiss team.

text: In every stage, a jury gave points for the most combative cyclist. These votes were added in the combativity classification. At the end of the Tour de France, Lucien Lazaridès and François Mahé were leading this classification with 20 votes each. Lucien Lazaridès is regarded as the winner of this classification.[5]

text:
Classification leadership by stage

Stage

Winner

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Team classification

1

Wout Wagtmans

Wout Wagtmans

Wout Wagtmans

no award

Netherlands

2

Louison Bobet

France

3

Marcel Dussault

Gilbert Bauvin

4a

Switzerland

Louison Bobet

4b

Wim van Est

5

Ferdinand Kübler

6

Dominique Forlini

Ferdinand Kübler

Switzerland

7

Jacques Vivier

8

Fred De Bruyne

Wout Wagtmans

9

Henk Faanhof

10

Gilbert Bauvin

11

Stan Ockers

Federico Bahamontes

12

Gilbert Bauvin

Gilbert Bauvin

13

Fred De Bruyne

14

Ferdinand Kübler

Louison Bobet

15

Dominique Forlini

16

Jean Forestier

17

Lucien Lazaridès

18

Louison Bobet

19

Jean Dotto

20

Lucien Teisseire

21a

François Mahé

21b

Louison Bobet

22

Fred De Bruyne

23

Robert Varnajo

Final

Louison Bobet

Ferdinand Kübler

Federico Bahamontes

Switzerland

text: Final standings[edit]

text: General classification[edit]

text:
Final general classification (1–10)[1]

Rank
Rider
Team
Time

1
 Louison Bobet (FRA)
France
140h 06' 05"

2
 Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
Switzerland
+ 15' 49"

3
 Fritz Schär (SUI)
Switzerland
+ 21' 46"

4
 Jean Dotto (FRA)
South East
+ 28' 21"

5
 Jean Malléjac (FRA)
West
+ 31' 38"

6
 Stan Ockers (BEL)
Belgium
+ 36' 02"

7
 Louis Bergaud (FRA)
South West
+ 37' 55"

8
 Vincent Vitetta (FRA)
South East
+ 41' 14"

9
 Jean Brankart (BEL)
Belgium
+ 42' 08"

10
 Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)
Center-North East
+ 42' 21"

text:
showFinal general classification (11–69)

Rank
Rider
Team
Time

11
 Nello Lauredi (FRA)
France
+ 42' 42"

12
 Carlo Clerici (SUI)
Switzerland
+ 56' 36"

13
 Apo Lazaridès (FRA)
South East
+ 1h 04' 03"

14
 Jan Nolten (NED)
Netherlands
+ 1h 04' 15"

15
 François Mahé (FRA)
West
+ 1h 09' 03"

16
 Wim van Est (NED)
Netherlands
+ 1h 09' 13"

17
 Gerrit Voorting (NED)
Netherlands
+ 1h 10' 20"

18
 Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)
Spain
+ 1h 11' 28"

19
 Antonin Rolland (FRA)
France
+ 1h 12' 20"

20
 Hein van Breenen (NED)
Netherlands
+ 1h 19' 10"

21
 Marcel De Mulder (BEL)
Belgium
+ 1h 21' 08"

22
 Richard Van Genechten (BEL)
Belgium
+ 1h 24' 58"

23
 Lucien Teisseire (FRA)
France
+ 1h 28' 52"

24
 Lucien Lazaridès (FRA)
South East
+ 1h 31' 53"

25
 Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
Spain
+ 1h 37' 42"

26
 Adolphe Deledda (FRA)
France
+ 1h 39' 46"

27
 Jean Forestier (FRA)
France
+ 1h 43' 48"

28
 Maurice Quentin (FRA)
Île-de-France
+ 1h 45' 24"

29
 Alex Close (BEL)
Belgium
+ 1h 56' 00"

30
 Willy Kemp (LUX)
Luxembourg-Austria
+ 2h 03' 21"

31
 Francesco Alomar (ESP)
Spain
+ 2h 15' 02"

32
 Dominique Forlini (FRA)
Île-de-France
+ 2h 18' 36"

33
 Jean Le Guilly (FRA)
Île-de-France
+ 2h 19' 48"

34
 René De Smet (BEL)
Belgium
+ 2h 28' 39"

35
 Raymond Hoorelbeke (FRA)
Île-de-France
+ 2h 29' 44"

36
 Alfred De Bruyne (BEL)
Belgium
+ 2h 32' 01"

37
 Andrés Trobat (ESP)
Spain
+ 2h 45' 10"

38
 Raoul Rémy (FRA)
France
+ 2h 47' 04"

39
 Georges Meunier (FRA)
Center-North East
+ 2h 49' 53"

40
 Jacques Vivier (FRA)
South West
+ 2h 50' 21"

41
 Robert Varnajo (FRA)
West
+ 2h 55' 51"

42
 Joseph Mirando (FRA)
South East
+ 2h 56' 18"

43
 Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
Spain
+ 2h 57' 18"

44
 José Pérez (ESP)
Spain
+ 2h 59' 45"

45
 Manuel Rodríguez (ESP)
Spain
+ 3h 03' 25"

46
 Jean-Marie Cieleska (FRA)
Center-North East
+ 3h 06' 27"

47
 Henk Faanhof (NED)
Netherlands
+ 3h 09' 48"

48
 Jean Carle (FRA)
Île-de-France
+ 3h 17' 18"

49
 André Darrigade (FRA)
France
+ 3h 17' 56"

50
 Remo Pianezzi (SUI)
Switzerland
+ 3h 19' 56"

51
 Stanislas Bober (FRA)
Île-de-France
+ 3h 21' 02"

52
 René Privat (FRA)
South West
+ 3h 22' 31"

53
 Marcel Guitard (FRA)
South West
+ 3h 23' 58"

54
 Salvador Botella (ESP)
Spain
+ 3h 27' 00"

55
 Francesco Masip (ESP)
Spain
+ 3h 28' 59"

56
 Emilio Croci-Torti (SUI)
Switzerland
+ 3h 33' 20"

57
 Eugène Telotte (FRA)
Center-North East
+ 3h 37' 41"

58
 Alfred Tonello (FRA)
Île-de-France
+ 3h 38' 18"

59
 Pierre Molinéris (FRA)
France
+ 4h 09' 27"

60
 Georges Gilles (FRA)
West
+ 4h 15' 05"

61
 Francis Siguenza (FRA)
South East
+ 4h 15' 09"

62
 Marcel Dussault (FRA)
South West
+ 4h 17' 45"

63
 Albert Bouvet (FRA)
West
+ 4h 20' 06"

64
 Marcel Hendrickx (BEL)
Belgium
+ 4h 36' 29"

65
 Émile Guérinel (FRA)
West
+ 4h 40' 50"

66
 Jean Bellay (FRA)
Center-North East
+ 4h 44' 56"

67
 Philippe Agut (FRA)
South West
+ 4h 47' 21"

68
 Kurt Schneider (AUT)
Luxembourg-Austria
+ 5h 50' 12"

69
 Marcel Dierkens (LUX)
Luxembourg-Austria
+ 6h 07' 29"

text: Points classification[edit]

text:
Final points classification (1–10)[13]

Rank
Rider
Team
Points

1
 Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
Switzerland
215.5

2
 Stan Ockers (BEL)
Belgium
284.5

3
 Fritz Schär (SUI)
Switzerland
286.5

4
 Wim van Est (NED)
Netherlands
502.5

5
 Louison Bobet (FRA)
France
513

6
 Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)
Center-North East
615

7
 Dominique Forlini (FRA)
Île-de-France
618

8
 Vincent Vitetta (FRA)
South East
653

9
 Richard Van Genechten (BEL)
Belgium
660.5

10
 Jean Malléjac (FRA)
West
675

text: Mountains classification[edit]

text:
Final mountains classification (1–10)[13][2][14]

Rank
Rider
Team
Points

1
 Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
Spain
95

2
 Louison Bobet (FRA)
France
53

3
 Richard Van Genechten (BEL)
Belgium
45

4
 Jean Le Guilly (FRA)
Île-de-France
38

5
 Jean Dotto (FRA)
South East
33

6
 Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
Switzerland
31

7
 Jean Malléjac (FRA)
West
23

8
 Stan Ockers (BEL)
Belgium
20

8
 Robert Varnajo (FRA)
West
20

10
 Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)
Spain
16

text: Team classification[edit]

text:
Final team classification[13][15]

Rank
Team
Time

1
Switzerland
420h 29' 57"

2
France
+ 18' 27"

3
Belgium
+ 32' 19"

4
Netherlands
+ 1h 09' 00"

5
South East
+ 1h 13' 37"

6
Spain
+ 2h 26' 08"

7
West
+ 2h 42' 58"

8
Center-North East
+ 3h 50' 16"

9
South West
+ 4h 08' 31"

10
Île-de-France
+ 4h 27' 52"

11
Luxembourg-Austria
+ 10h 20' 27"

text: Combativity classification[edit]

text:
Final combativity classification (1–5)[15]

Rank
Rider
Team
Points

1
 Lucien Lazaridès (FRA)
South East
20

1
 François Mahé (FRA)
West
20

3
 Louison Bobet (FRA)
France
18

3
 Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
Belgium
18

5
 Robert Varnajo (FRA)
West
11

text: Aftermath[edit]

text: After he won the Tour de France, Bobet would later win the 1954 UCI Road World Championships.[3] The next year he would win the 1955 Tour de France, thereby becoming the first cyclist to win three Tours in a row.


document_title: List of Jimmy Neutron characters

question_text: what is the name of jimmy neutrons dog

question_tokens: what is the name of jimmy neutrons dog

root

text: List of Jimmy Neutron characters

text: Main characters[edit]

text: Jimmy Neutron[edit]

text: Voiced by: Debi Derryberry

tag: p

text: Jimmy Neutron is a highly intelligent boy who uses scientific knowledge and inventions to solve issues, most of which he causes himself. He is 10 years old in the first season, 11 in the second season, and 12 in the third and final season. He is the son of Judy and Hugh Neutron. His best friends are Sheen Estevez, Carl Wheezer, and his robot dog Goddard. He and Cindy Vortex have a dislike for each other, although it is implied in some episodes that they secretly like each other. Jimmy is usually seen wearing a red shirt with his trademark atom symbol on it, blue jeans, and white shoes, sometimes blue shorts and brown shoes. He has blue eyes and brown hair that is considered "anti-gravity" and is in a whipped-up form, earning him many nicknames from classmates (especially Cindy), such as "Whippy-Dip" from his clone Evil Jimmy, and "Señor Fudge-Head" (from Cosmo in The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour). In addition to his parents, several of his other relatives have also appeared on the show.[1][2]

text: Sheen Estevez[edit]

text: Voiced by: Jeffrey Garcia

text: Sheen Estevez is Jimmy's slightly older, hyperactive, addled best friend, characterized by his unhealthy obsession with the fictional superhero "UltraLord" and the television series, video games, and merchandising inspired by the character. Sheen, who wears an UltraLord T-shirt, has amassed a collection of UltraLord memorabilia and also created a website dedicated to the superhero. Sheen lives with his father and grandmother.[citation needed] Sheen's father makes a brief appearance in season one, although his face is not shown.[3]

text: Sheen is noted for his extreme, constant bouts of hyperactivity, which he demonstrates multiple times per episode, along with his misdirected intelligence and short attention span, to the annoyance of his peers. Alongside UltraLord, Sheen also appears to be interested in superheroes in general and in typical masculine subjects such as wrestling, and is strongly infatuated with Libby Folfax, becoming her boyfriend by the time of the program's conclusion.

text: Sheen would later star in his own spin-off show, Planet Sheen, which premiered in 2010. In this series, he goes into Jimmy's lab and steals his new rocket ship, which crash lands on the planet Zeenu. Due to the series being short-lived, he is never shown returning to Earth. However, in "The Tomorrow Boys", a 2005 episode of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius that involves time travel, Sheen is shown to be living on Earth in the future.

text: Sheen's full name is a pun on the last names of both stage name and real names of father-son actors Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, and Emilio Estevez.

text: Carl Wheezer[edit]

text: Voiced by: Rob Paulsen

text: Carl Wheezer is a bespectacled boy and one of Jimmy's best friends. Carl and his parents have numerous allergies, at times even to things that are incapable of triggering allergic reactions. He passionately loves llamas, and his passion for them is often used as a running gag throughout the series. He is also a bit cowardly and developed a crush on Jimmy's mom. An extraterrestrial character named Doppy, with similarities to Carl, is a main character in Planet Sheen.

text: Cindy Vortex[edit]

text: Voiced by: Carolyn Lawrence

text: Cindy is a 10-year-old blonde-haired girl with green eyes. She wears a fading-green shirt with stripes and wears her hair in a pony tail with her trademark bangs. In her debut, she wore a pink shirt with black jeans and pink sneakers and wore her hair in pigtails. She is very good at tai-chi. Her close friend is Libby. She has a dog named Humphrey, who is seen in many episodes, usually accompanying her. She is Jimmy Neutron's rival but in the 2006 episode, "Lady Sings the News", Jimmy and Cindy officially start dating, which was predicted in earlier episodes like "Win Lose and Kaboom!". In "The Tomorrow Boys", Jimmy, Sheen, and Carl traveled to the future, where future Jimmy revealed he and Cindy were married. It is unclear whether this is the true future since the gang changed the past by the end of the episode. In The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour trilogy, Cindy has a relationship with Timmy Turner.

text: Cindy's mother, who was born in France and loves French food,[citation needed] has high standards for Cindy and expects her to follow in her footsteps. Her mother is an accountant.[citation needed] Cindy's father makes an appearance in the episode "Make Room for Daddy-O."

text: Libby Folfax[edit]

text: Voiced by: Crystal Scales

text: Libby Folfax is Cindy's sassy, wealthy close friend for whom Sheen has been shown to possess an infatuation. She is African American and has black hair that is always styled accordingly. Early in the series, Libby dislikes Jimmy and his friends and often sides with Cindy, but as the series continued, both Libby and Cindy become more attached to Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen. Libby later became Sheen's girlfriend, much to his glee. In one episode, Libby mentions that her ancestor was the fictional Queen Hasabataslapya ("how's about I slap ya?") of Egypt, who died at a young age. During the episode, Libby was forced to masquerade as the queen in order to distract a group of revived mummies (as the ancient portrait of the queen strongly resembles Libby). For the rest of the series, Libby kept her new hairstyle, and her wardrobe also changed. She adores popular music and dancing, and lusts for it as soon as it has been taken away from her for any reason.

text: Libby's father appears in the episodes "Make Room For Daddy-O", "Men At Work", and "Win Lose and Kaboom". He has also made cameo appearances in several episodes. Libby's mother (also voiced by Scales) appears in "Journey to the Center of Carl"[3] and "The N-Men".[4]

text: Goddard[edit]

text: Voiced by: Frank Welker

text: Goddard is Jimmy Neutron's robotic dog that Jimmy invented himself. He was named after the famous American engineer, Robert H. Goddard.

text: Hugh Neutron[edit]

text: Voiced by: Mark DeCarlo

text: Jimmy Neutron's father, Hugh Neutron is portrayed as a clueless, dimwitted, but good-natured, and fatherly person who frequently offers advice to Jimmy. Ducks are Hugh's favorite hobby; he enjoys collecting figurines of ducks and displaying them around the house. Hugh also loves the pies that are baked by his wife Judy. In one episode, Hugh invented a holiday called "Pule" (a combination of Pie and Yule) when Jimmy accidentally causes Christmas to be replaced by messing with Santa's atoms.

text: Judy Neutron[edit]

text: Voiced by: Megan Cavanagh

text: Judy Neutron, Jimmy's mother and Hugh's wife, is a housewife. She has auburn hair in a 1950s style hairdo and green eyes. She wears a green sleeveless dress with small pink polka-dots, along with a white pearl necklace, high-heel dress shoes, red lipstick, and has a mole on the left side of her face.

text: Recurring characters[edit]

text: Betty Quinlan[edit]

text: Voiced by Kath Soucie

text: Jimmy's first crush. She is nice to him, and has the unintentional ability to make him do things he normally would not do. Betty told Cindy that she is fully aware of Jimmy and Cindy's feelings for each other, and to "Just relax and keep out of my face. He's all yours".

text: Bolbi Stroganovsky[edit]

text: Voiced by Phil LaMarr

text: Also known as the "boy from fairy-tale land" or the "boy with the funny name", Bolbi is the strange resident exchange student from Backhairistan. He normally speaks broken English, but is shown to have a surprisingly good Shakespearean acting voice when auditioning for a play. He dresses in stereotypical Eastern European garb and has an accent of indeterminate origin, and joins Jimmy, Carl, Sheen, Cindy, and Libby to the game show in "Win, Lose, and Kaboom!" He states that "Super-Kabobby Man" is the most famous hero of Backhairistan. It is known that he has a blond sister who looks just like him in "Crouching Jimmy, Hidden Sheen." He has a musical pet goat named Yurri.

text: Miss Winfred Fowl[edit]

text: Voiced by Andrea Martin

text: The teacher for Jimmy and his friends, who frequently squawks like a chicken when speaking. In an episode of the first season, Jimmy inadvertently turned Miss Fowl into a giant plant monster after he revived a 64-million-year-old plant. Because of Jimmy, Fowl was later shrunk down to normal.[5]

text: Nick Dean[edit]

text: Voiced by: Candi Milo

text: Nick Dean is the "cool" child at school who is often seen on a skateboard, doing dangerous tricks. He does not participate in his school's show and tell activities and sometimes arrives at school five minutes before dismissal. Nick is obsessed with styling his hair, and is considered very handsome by all girls in the school. He is of Brazilian American descent, and his mother speaks Portuguese and English. Nick sometimes breaks his leg while riding his skateboard; when he does so, he usually lets out a high pitched girl-like scream. Nick was originally going to be part of the regular group of characters, similar to his role in the film. He is one of the towns' wealthiest children, living in a 92-room mansion, with a bowling alley, maids' quarters, a screening room, and a soda parlor. He can also sing operatic German, and can style his hair without using his hands. In the movie, he was almost always seen with a purple lollipop in his mouth. He is very strong; in one episode, he was able to beat up Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen and throw them all into a dumpster. However, he can be a coward at times and even a wimp as in the movie when he confronted Poultra, he ran away screaming like a girl. He wore a sleeves jacket for the first half of the series then switched to a leather jacket.

text: Principal Willoughby[edit]

text: Voiced by Rob Paulsen

text: The flamboyant, Broadway-loving Principal at Lindbergh Elementary School. He is also somewhat overweight. He directed Macbeth in Space and was extremely giddy about it. He shows fierce anger when one of his shows are ruined. However, he is a truly good person, albeit forgetful at times. He is energetic and enthusiastic. He seems to genuinely care about his scholars, and has clearly taken the time to get to know each and every one. He has a sister named Eunice who looks like Albert Einstein, and comments on always getting them confused. He appears a handful of times.

text: Sam Melvick[edit]

text: Voiced by Billy West

text: The disgruntled and hot-tempered owner of the Candy Bar, an ice cream shop in Retroville where Jimmy and his friends often meet. He frequently says "Yeah!" at the end of his sentences.[6][4]

text: UltraLord[edit]

text: Voiced by Jim Cummings

text: A superhero for whom Sheen has an unhealthy obsession and who stars in a TV series of the same name. His main enemy is Robo-Fiend (also voiced by Cummings). Sheen has the largest UltraLord action figure collection and is offended when other characters call them "Dolls". In the film, Sheen is tricked by Cindy into showing his school class a rare, never-to-be-seen condition Ultralord action figure when Cindy asks how Sheen knew it was in the condition box. Also in the film, Sheen meets an UltraLord impersonator at Retroland and gets an "Ultra-mask" from him. Sheen has been seen wearing the Ultra-Mask throughout the show.

text: Villains[edit]

text: Beautiful Gorgeous[edit]

text: Voiced by Wendie Malick

text: An evil villainess who is the daughter of Jimmy's enemy, Professor Calamitous. Her childhood dream was to become the person who "puts those little plastic things on the ends of shoelaces". She appears in "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion", "My Big Fat Spy Wedding", and "The League of Villains", and is a playable character in the 2008 video game SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom.

text: Buford Lee Stormshuckle[edit]

text: Voiced by Bill Farmer

text: The Southern American warden of a correctional facility who framed Jimmy for a bank heist. He never reveals why he framed Jimmy. He taunts Jimmy by pseudo-offering him a glass of ice cold lemonade. When Sheen and Carl unsuccessfully tried to free Jimmy, he arrested them too. However, Jimmy and his friends blinded him, allowing them to escape. Buford puts out a $10,000 reward for their capture. He was fired from his job and arrested after Jimmy proved to the police that he was the real bank robber. As punishment, Buford must clean up trash. After Jimmy taunts Buford, he vows to get revenge on Jimmy. Buford appears only in "Who Framed Jimmy Neutron?"

text: Dr. Sydney Orville Moist[edit]

text: Voiced by Jeff Bennett

text: A paranoid dance-crazy scientist who works in a secret underwater lair in the Bahama Quadrangle, making evil henchmen out of algae. He appears in the episode "The Evil Beneath" and collaborated with Professor Calamitous in "The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide" briefly before being betrayed and ejected.

text: Evil Jimmy[edit]

text: Evil Jimmy was one of several clones created by Jimmy to do his chores while he harvested moon rocks. The clones are frozen by Jimmy using ice crystals after they cause trouble, although Evil Jimmy escapes and later returns in "The Trouble with Clones", in which Jimmy attempts to convert him into a nice person to have him do chores. Evil Jimmy creates an evil clone of the Earth, causing the real Earth to disappear. The original Jimmy travels to the evil Earth and reverses the effects, with the cloned Earth and Evil Jimmy being sucked into the Dark Matter Dimension.

text: Grandma Taters[edit]

text: Voiced by Edie McClurg

text: A sweet-seeming old lady who is actually a hostile alien. Through a television series starring herself, she tried to hypnotize the citizens of Retroville into behaving as cheerful zombies. Featured in "One of Us" and "The League of Villains".

text: Junkman[edit]

text: Voiced by Charlie Adler

text: The Junkman is a filthy extraterrestrial creature who deals in fixing up and selling refuse products throughout the galaxy.[7] He first appears in the second season, when he attempts to recycle Brobot's parents and sell their parts for profit.[7] He has a dog named Roxy, whom Goddard has a crush on.[7] The Junkman later returns in several additional episodes.

text: King Goobot V[edit]

text: Voiced by Patrick Stewart (film); S. Scott Bullock (series)

text: The Yokian King who appears in the 2001 film and the episodes "The Eggpire Strikes Back" and "League of Villains". He had his armada kidnap all the parents in Retroville and attempted to sacrifice them to the Yokian god, Poultra, a giant monstrous chicken. He was stopped by Jimmy and all the other children.

text: Nanobots[edit]

text: (Daran Norris (orange, large) and Tom Kenny (red, thin); appear in episode Safety First, Return of the Nanobots, and Fundemonium)

text: Ooblar[edit]

text: Yolkian sidekick of King Goobot (in the original film by Martin Short, in the series by Paul Greenberg). He no longer serves as Goobot's assistant because in the League of Villains, Goobot said he was traded for sulfur butter.

text: Poultra[edit]

text: A chicken-like monstrosity whom the Yolkians worship as a goddess. She only appears in the original film and in the hour-long TV episode "The Eggpire Strikes Back".

text: Professor Crank[edit]

text: (Dan Castellaneta; appears in the episode Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion)

text: Professor Finbarr Calamitous[edit]

text: Voiced by Tim Curry

text: Ms. Fowl's former student and Beautiful Gorgeous's father. He is Jimmy's nemesis and the show's main antagonist. Professor Finbarr Calamitous was once a brilliant boy who could never finish anything, not even a sentence. The only thing he could finish was a robotic suit, although he did not consider it finished since he did not put a bathroom into it. He later overcomes this to some extent, and Finbarr Calamitous is heard completing sentences as seen in "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion", "The Great Egg Heist",[8] and "The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide". However, he still has a habit of not finishing his plans, or more specifically, he is able to carry out his plans but does not plan on what he is going to do after that. He has also been the main antagonist in the video games Nicktoons Unite! (2005) and Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (2007) where he faced Jimmy Neutron, Timmy Turner, Danny Phantom, SpongeBob SquarePants and other Nicktoon characters.

text: In two separate episodes, Calamitous used disguises that initially fooled Jimmy and the other children.[8][9] In the second season, Calamitous disguised himself as Princess Guan Qi "Peggy" Tsu (voiced by Ming-Na).[8] In the third season, Calamitous disguised himself as Quentin Smithee, a demanding film director who cast Jimmy and the other children in a film. During production, Calamitous made several failed attempts to kill the children.[9]

text: Shirley[edit]

text: Voiced by Jeff Garlin

text: A villain created by Jimmy Neutron and Timmy Turner in "The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour III". Although he is the main villain of the movie, he acts humble, polite and even is dimwitted. It is only when Jimmy and Timmy abandon him at a mall that he becomes evil.

text: Zix[edit]

text: (Maurice LaMarche; leader of T and Travoltron, appears in episode A Beautiful Mine, Men at Work, The Incredible Shrinking Town and The League of Villains).

text: Travoltron[edit]

text: (Jeff Bennett; the second of three alien claim-jumpers, appears in episode A Beautiful Mine, Men at Work, The Incredible Shrinking Town and The League of Villains).

text: Tee[edit]

text: (Voiced by Maurice LaMarche and Kevin Michael Richardson) is one of the three alien claim-jumpers. He appears with his friends in the episodes A Beautiful Mine, Men at Work, The Incredible Shrinking Town, and The League of Villains. He turns towards good with the other space bandits in The League of Villains. He enjoys hugging, and dreams of opening a dress shop. Tee also hates it when people call him stupid, and though he was originally mute, he became known for exclaiming "Fool!" after his sentences when he was given spoken dialogue in "The Incredible Shrinking Town."

text: Twonkie[edit]

text: Voiced by Frank Welker

text: A species of small, puff ball-like aliens. One is found on a comet, and it multiplies once Jimmy brings it back to Earth. Its offspring are kept as pets by the people of Retroville until their dark secret is discovered: they turn into vicious monsters every time they hear music. Sheen's terrible singing voice, however, lulls them to sleep. The Twonkies can combine themselves into a large eight-foot tall seemingly invincible monster that can only be subdued by Sheen's bad singing. Jimmy manages to capture most of the Twonkies, and sends the merged beast back to its comet; but he forgets Sheen's, which escapes and reproduces asexually. As a recurring gag, the Twonkie's offspring are seen throughout the show but unnoticed by the characters, such as in a student's locker, in a chair at Jet Fusion's wedding, and behind Carl after he is prosecuted.

text: Other characters[edit]

text: Other characters in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius are listed below:

text: April the Gorlock[edit]

text: Voiced by Alyssa Milano

text: April is a Gorlock, a race of alien creatures that have green skin and tusks. The Gorlocks belong to one of four participating groups on Intergalactic Showdown; they usually win challenges with the use of brute strength and force. April made one appearance on the show in the episode "Win, Lose, or Kaboom!". In fear of her planet's safety, she had performed a seal of trust with Jimmy which resembled a kiss. Cindy had observed this and was jealous. Jimmy's hormones had kicked in after that, and he had hoped for another kiss from her when the adventure was over. He and April would send messages via space rock after that. Her real name is Chee Aaaaaaaaaah Doik!, but she hates this name and threatens anyone who calls her by it.

text: Britney[edit]

text: Voiced by Candi Milo

text: A friend of Cindy and Libby, who is also a back up dancer with them. She wears a pink and white tank top with her stomach exposed, a pink jacket, pink pants, and light brown shoes. Her hair is braided in pigtails and her eyes are bluish gray. Britney usually appears as a background character but occasionally hangs around with Cindy and Libby.

text: Brobot[edit]

text: Voiced by Paul Greenberg

text: Brobot is a robotic brother that Jimmy created after feeling lonely. However, Jimmy quickly became annoyed with Brobot. Although Brobot irritates Jimmy, it is shown that he cares about Brobot; when Jimmy disconnects him, he cries "What have I done?"[10] Jimmy decides to send Brobot to live on the moon with robotic parents, Popbot (voiced by Jim Cummings) and Mombot.[10][7] Brobot and his parents return in an episode of the second season, when Popbot and Mombot are kidnapped by the Junkman, who plans to recycle them and sell their parts for a profit.[7] Brobot later returns in "The League of Villains".

text: Butch[edit]

text: Voiced by Rob Paulsen

text: A slightly slack jawed bully. Butch may have a softer side as he is seen in one episode clearing his anger with stacking sticks. In the beginning of the episode "Jimmy Goes To College," Jimmy uses sophisticated words to describe his unstable molecules and Butch holds his head, saying, "Big words! They hurt! They hurt!"

text: Cap'n Betty[edit]

text: Voiced by Jim Cummings

text: An odd sailor who knows about a monster that Jimmy is trying to reveal to be false. He appears in "Monster Hunt", "My Big Fat Spy Wedding", and has numerous cameos throughout the series, many of them well-hidden. He is a parody of Quint from Jaws.[citation needed]

text: Commander Baker[edit]

text: Voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan

text: An African American who is the Big Top Secret Organization commander. It is stated in "My Big Fat Spy Wedding" he did something illegal when he implanted a tracking chip inside Beautiful Gorgeous's head. He is also at a constant upset by all the embarrassing pictures of him when he is showing Jimmy his mission. He appears in the episodes "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion" and "My Big Fat Spy Wedding".

text: Corky Shimatzu[edit]

text: Voiced by Billy West

text: A famous Japanese big-shot television producer, whose catchphrase is "Super Fantastic!"

text: Eustace Strytch[edit]

text: Voiced by Rob Paulsen

text: A rich, snobby boy seen in "Billion Dollar Boy", "King of Mars", "The League of Villains", and "The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators". He had a cameo appearance in "Attack of the Twonkies". He is the bitter rival of Jimmy, and has an extremely annoying laugh.

text: Ernest Abercrombie[edit]

text: Voiced by Mark DeCarlo

text: Ernest Abercrombie[5] is a military general who appears in two episodes.[5][4] In the first season, he is shown as having a lack of knowledge about the military as Retroville faces the threat of Miss Fowl, who has become an overgrown monster, inadvertently because of Jimmy.[5] His second appearance occurs in the third season, when he detains Jimmy and his friends after they obtain superhero powers and are mistaken by Retroville citizens as mutants.[4]

text: Flippy[edit]

text: Hugh's dummy and a semi-villain. He was used as firewood to ward off the Twonkies in the season-three premiere episode, "Attack of the Twonkies". He also appears in "Flippy".

text: Hank McSpanky[edit]

text: The founder of a chain of fast food restaurants named McSpanky's. It is said that he is Scottish. He once met Jimmy's father, with whom he almost went into business.

text: Jet Fusion[edit]

text: Voiced by Christian Slater

text: A spy who is admired by Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen. He appears in the episodes "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion" and "My Big Fat Spy Wedding".

text: Malcolm X[edit]

text: (appears in episode Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion)

text: Neutron family[edit]

text: Aunt Amanda[edit]

text: Jimmy's wealthy great-aunt and Hugh's aunt. Amanda hates Jimmy because he "brings danger to the town". She reconciled with him after he revealed his baby cousin Eddie's evil plan to harm the family. Amanda appears only in the 2005 episode "Clash of the Cousins".[2]

text: Aunt Kari Neutron[edit]

text: Voiced by Tress MacNeille

text: Jimmy's aunt, Hugh's sister and Baby Eddie's mother. Like the rest of Jimmy's cousins and aunts, she hates him for "nearly destroying the town". She was completely horrified and fainted when Jimmy attacked Baby Eddie. When she woke up, she was shocked to discover her baby speaking full sentences. She reconciles with Jimmy and apologizes to him and his parents for little Eddie trying to destroy them all. She appears only in the episode "Clash of the Cousins". [2]

text: Baby Edward "Eddie" Neutron[edit]

text: Voiced by Mark DeCarlo

text: Jimmy's infant evil genius cousin, whom looks identical to Granny Neutron as an infant. He planted bombs inside gifts and a cake during a Neutron family reunion and birthday party in an attempt to kill the family and inherit their money. Eddie believes that he is much smarter than Jimmy. Eddie appears in "Clash of the Cousins"[2] and "The League of Villains".

text: Cousin Annabelle[edit]

text: Voiced by Tress MacNeille

text: Jimmy's paranoid, insane, and brown-haired cousin. She suffers from many phobias. This was evident when Carl touched and talked to her when she was sorting toothpicks. Annabelle appears only in the episode "Clash of the Cousins".[2]

text: Cousin Gomer[edit]

text: Jimmy's cousin who is extremely stupid and plays ping pong with a ball that is covered in saliva and is known as his "spit ball". Gomer appears only in "Clash of The Cousins".[2]

text: Granny Neutron[edit]

text: Voiced by Phyllis Diller (season 1); Rose Marie (season four)

text: Hugh's mother and Jimmy's paternal grandmother. Jimmy once turned her into a baby in "Granny Baby".[1]

text: Newton "Newt"[edit]

text: Jimmy's uncle and a seemingly, mild-mannered, semi middle aged man who is Eddie's father. Like Jimmy's other cousins and aunts, he hates Jimmy for nearly destroying the town. He has black-brown hair. Only appears in "Clash of the Cousins".[2]

text: VOX[edit]

text: Voiced by Megan Cavanagh

text: Jimmy's computer, rarely heard in later seasons.

text: Mr. and Mrs. Wheezer[edit]

text: Both voiced by Rob Paulsen

text: Carl's parents who are very over protective and share many of Carl's allergies and hypochondria. In one episode Mr. Wheezer stated that he was allergic to ice; this would lead to an allergy to water. In "The Mighty Wheezers," Mr. and Mrs. Wheezer also happen to be allergic to almost every kind of food (including salt), eating an edible substitute matter instead. At night, they do stretches while making weird noises before dinner, participate in a "good family gargle before bedtime," and instead of watching television, they (along with their son) sit on the couch and sing "sitting and singing" numerous times before bed.


document_title: Elena Gilbert

question_text: who does elena end up with in the last episode

text: Elena Gilbert

text: Casting and portrayal[edit]

text:
When I look in the mirror, I just feel different when I'm Katherine or when I'm Elena. My voice changes a little bit, I think, and even just mentally, I feel like I can get away with a lot more.[1]
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—Dobrev

tag: div

text: On March 9, 2009, it was announced that Bulgarian-born Canadian actress Nina Dobrev, known for her portrayal of Mia Jones on Degrassi: The Next Generation, had joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries as Elena.[2] She was the second cast member to be announced following Steven R. McQueen, who plays Elena's brother Jeremy Gilbert.[3] Steve West Cinema Blend said the vampire brothers' battle over Elena will wreak havoc on the entire town.".[2] Executive producer Kevin Williamson recalled Dobrev auditioning while having the flu, which he described as the "worst audition ever", and they "didn't even look at her a second time". Dobrev went back home to Canada, yet, still wanting the part, she submitted a videotape audition, which saw her cast as Elena Gilbert.[4]

text: Dobrev said that after reading the script, she was drawn to Elena because she was "this average girl who was damaged in many ways".[5] Initially, she believed that she would be playing the "bad girl" Elena from the books, but the show wanted to go in a different direction for the character.[4] After researching, Dobrev discovered she would also play Elena's 534-year-old vampire doppelgänger Katherine Pierce whose characteristics are the "complete opposite".[5] Dobrev described this as "one of the rarest, coolest opportunities in television, to play two people on the same medium". She had confessed that she enjoys playing Katherine more than Elena.[5] Dobrev stated that she changes her appearance to distinguish Elena from her doppelgänger, Katherine; "Changing my hair helps me transform," she told Glamour.[6] Additionally, she said "I think I have one of the coolest characters on the show — I get to play two completely different people on opposite sides of the spectrum and I just have so much fun doing it".[4] Dobrev felt that her biggest challenge on The Vampire Diaries was distinguishing Katherine and Elena, and found it "interesting" to create a whole new character.[1] In the novels, Katherine originated from Germany. However, in the television series, she is Bulgarian, as is Dobrev, who can speak the language fluently . Dobrev said, "The writers heard me speaking Bulgarian to my mom on the phone while I was on set one day. One thing led to the other and voila".[7]

text: Development[edit]

text: Characterization[edit]

text: In the books, Elena is considered "one of the popular girls" at her high school and always gets "anything she wants".[8] Executive producer of the television show, Julie Plec, said the Elena from the books was "really kind of selfish". In The Vampire Diaries, Elena's "selfishness" in the books as a human was never explored, because it "didn't ever feel like a characteristic" the show wanted for their heroine.[9] Plec said "We kind of abandoned that queen-bee popular complex that in a lot of ways defined early Elena in the books", while feeling that Elena's actual flaw is her "deep, deep connection to other people".[9] In the books, Elena had blonde hair, but has brown hair in the television show.[10] Describing Elena from the books, Dobrev said she is "one of those mean girls that gets what she wants, popular . . . and she's blonde and blue eyed". Williamson told her that "the angle we wanted to go for was the relatable, nice, girl next door, who the audience roots for".[4] Katherine, on the other hand, is penned as a "conniving, narcissistic, bitch".[4] Describing Elena years later, Dobrev said she evolved from a "younger, naive, sad, young girl" to a "strong woman".[1]

text: Romances[edit]

text: Before The Vampire Diaries, Elena dated Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig), who was unable to move past his feelings for her initially after their break-up.[11] Elena began dating Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley), and later discovered he was a vampire.[12] As the episodes progressed, she developed a connection with Stefan's adventurous brother Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), who consumes human blood, unlike Stefan, who has an animal blood diet.[13] Speaking about the different qualities Stefan and Damon bring to Elena, Dobrev said they have "different qualities that are very appealing", which combined make "the perfect man". She said "Stefan is committed and sweet and protective and loving, and Damon is spontaneous and crazy and fun and exciting".[5]

text: After Elena became a vampire, she became sired to Damon and they slept together. According to Plec during an interview with TVLine, Elena "really believes what she feels is 100 percent genuine and real", and the couple "wants to be together and realizes that they shouldn’t, yet really wants to. So what do they do?"[14] Stefan became heartbroken, feeling angry and betrayed, and lashed out at Damon and Elena.[15] In the season 4 finale, an unsired Elena confirms that she is in love with Damon, and the two kiss passionately. At the end of season 6, the two plan to become human, get married, and have children together, but their dream is abruptly compromised by Kai, who puts Elena into a magical coma. Damon remains entirely devoted to Elena throughout the remaining two seasons as Elena sleeps peacefully. In the season 8 finale, she is revealed to be happily married to Damon. Elena considers Damon to be the love of her life and her soulmate.

text: Transition[edit]

text: Executive producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson agreed that in the book series, Elena was turned into a vampire too early, which was around page 200 of The Awakening.[16] Elena's transition into a vampire was planned for two years. Plec said: "That felt obviously too soon, and rushed, and we didn’t want to make a show about a teenage girl who instantly becomes a vampire. But we always knew that her journey would take her there eventually".[16] At the second season's conclusion, Elena was nearly turned into a vampire.[1] Dobrev was happy that she wasn't, because she felt "it would have been too soon", and also didn't think it was something Elena or she wanted.[1]

text: In the show's third season, Elena has a brain hemorrhage which was initially thought to be a concussion, and begins to die.[17] In what was described by the International Business Times as "the moment Vampire Diaries fans have been waiting for", Elena had to choose whether to be driven to Damon or Stefan to say goodbye to. At the time, Klaus was killed, meaning all vampires sprouting from his bloodline also die, which includes Damon and Stefan. She picks to say goodbye to Stefan.[17] However, all these vampires end up surviving when Klaus never really dies. To save her, Doctor Merideth Fell (Torrey DeVitto) fed Elena Damon's blood. Rebekah Mikaelson kills Elena on Wickery Bridge, unaware of the vampire blood in her system. She woke up as a vampire at the end of the season.[17] The Hollywood Reporter interviewed Plec, and described her transition as "monumental changes" which would have Elena in for a "wild ride". Plec said Elena becoming a vampire is "an awakening of a person who is about to go through a lot of changes", and "she is going to evolve as a person and her relationships are going to evolve accordingly".[18] While Stefan was afraid she would hurt someone, Damon thought it was inevitable and wanted to "rip the band-aid off".[18] Plec felt that "She’s, unfortunately, not getting the same advice from the two people she values most in the world. It’s going to make it more difficult for her",[18] while describing the situation as "a whole new Elena and it’s a whole new day. It’s a different dynamic between the three of them especially".[18]

text: Television series[edit]

text: Backstory[edit]

text: Elena Gilbert is born on June 22, 1992 in Mystic Falls, Virginia to John Gilbert (David Anders) and Isobel Flemming (Mia Kirshner) while they were still in highschool. With the help of John's brother Grayson, Isobel and John flee town days later, leaving Grayson and his wife Miranda to adopt Elena as their own. A doctor, Grayson fakes a birth certificate so that it appeared Elena was his daughter with Miranda. The next year, Miranda and Grayson had a child of their own, Jeremy Gilbert. Elena dates her childhood friend Matt Donovan, who was her first love. On 23 May 2009, Elena is picked up by her mother and father after getting in a fight with Matt while attending the party. The three of them later end up in a car accident, with their car driving off a bridge. Stefan Salvatore finds them, and saves Elena, but it was too late to save Grayson and Miranda, who died. It remained unknown for months who saved Elena, and it was considered a miracle that she lived. Her relationship with Matt ended when they broke up.

text: Storyline[edit]

text: Season 1[edit]

text: Elena, still empty after losing her parents, begins to fit back into school. She meets a mysterious new student named Stefan Salvatore. They connect instantly, and begin dating. She meets his older and malevolent brother, Damon. After researching, Elena realizes Stefan was alive in 1953. It is later revealed that he is a 162-year-old vampire. Damon also begins falling for Elena. After she and Stefan slept together, Elena finds a picture of a woman named Katherine Pierce who looks exactly like her. Stefan reveals that it is the woman who made him and Damon feud 145 years ago, and the person who turned them into vampires. He also told her that he is the person that saved her the night of her parents death. At the end of season one, Elena discovers that Grayson and Miranda weren't her biological parents, and that a woman named Isobel and her uncle John, who she grew up hating, were.

text: Season 2[edit]

text: In season two, she learns that she is a Petrova doppelgänger, having an appearance just like Katherine Pierce, which means that she has to be sacrificed to release Klaus' werewolf side. The sacrifice later happens, but Elena is saved, because John sacrificed himself for her after being put under a spell by Bonnie. However, her aunt Jenna is turned into a vampire and, as part of the sacrifice, is killed by Klaus, leaving Elena without a guardian. In the season two finale, while Damon is dying due to a werewolf bite, she forgives him for forcing her to drink his blood and kisses him with the thought that it might be Damon's last day, however Damon gets cured by drinking Klaus' blood.

text: Season 3[edit]

text: In season three, Elena does everything in her power to make Stefan get his humanity back, which was turned off by Klaus as payment for saving Damon from a werewolf bite in the latter part of season two. Meanwhile, she grows closer to Damon while working together on saving Stefan and trying to defeat Klaus, eventually even sharing a kiss. She later admits to Stefan that she has feelings for Damon as well but that she never stopped loving Stefan. While in Denver together, Elena kisses Damon, later telling him that she doesn't know how she feels about him. It is eventually revealed that Elena met Damon the night of her parent's death, though he compelled her to forget. She eventually chooses Stefan in the season finale but before she can tell him, Elena drowns while having vampire blood in her system. During the last moments of season three, she awakens as a vampire in transition.

text: Season 4[edit]

text: In season four, Elena is faced with the tough decision of whether to die or to feed on human blood so she can fully transition into a vampire. Elena, after realizing Stefan's desperation to keep her alive, decides to complete her transition. Her relationship with Stefan ends, allowing her to begin a proper romance with Damon. Although, it is later revealed there is a sire bond between them. Sometime later whilst searching for the cure for vampirism, Jeremy is fed to the immortal Silas by Katherine. As a result, Damon used the sire bond to convince her to turn off her humanity, due to her incredible grief over losing her brother and the last remaining member of her family. Elena became ruthless without her emotions, going on killing sprees and being very hateful towards her friends. Towards the end of season four, Damon kills Matt in front of Elena to trigger her grief. After revealing that Matt had the Gilbert Ring on, Elena's humanity was switched on and her emotions were focused on hate towards Katherine for killing Jeremy. Season four ended with Bonnie as a ghost after bringing Jeremy back to life and Elena fed Katherine the cure for vampirism in a moment of desperation as she was about to be killed. Elena had chosen Damon as the Salvatore that she loved.

text: Season 5[edit]

text: In season five, Elena starts at Whitmore College and is happy after spending the summer with Damon. There she realises that Silas has taken Stefan's place and that Stefan is in that safe in a river constantly drowning. She and Damon then find the safe, only to find a dead body there meaning that someone opened the safe and Stefan is a Ripper again. However, Qyetsiyah had fried Stefan's brain causing him to suffer amnesia. While trying to bring him back, they almost kiss meaning that she still feels something for him. Qyetsiyah soon brings back Stefan's memories and says that Elena and Stefan were always meant to be as the Universe had to unite the doppelgängers of Silas and Amara. This leaves Damon and Elena questioning their relationship. Later on she is kidnapped and experimented on by Wes Maxfield, and she learns that her father also used to experiment on vampires. Later, when Katherine is about to die as a result of all of her years catching up with her as a result of having the cure in her system, Katherine uses a spell and possesses Elena, a fact that her friends were initially unable to deduce. But once they did, they trapped Katherine and left her with no escape. Stefan stabbed her with the traveller dagger, but ghost Katherine reveals to Bonnie, shortly before trying to cross into the Other Side, that she had injected Dr. Maxfield's enhanced ripper/werewolf virus into Elena's body, infecting Elena. The gang is eventually able to find an antidote. She unfortunately loses trust in Damon, partly because he killed her friend Aaron, so they break up, but realise they cannot survive being apart and get back together. Once Markos and his traveller army begin to take over Mystic Falls, setting an anti-magic barrier around the town, the gang comes up with a plan to take out the travellers by killing them all at the same time, overpowering the anchor to the Other Side AKA Bonnie and creating a possible way out of the now-collapsing Other Side. Elena and Damon drive into the gas-filled Mystic Grill with most of the travellers in it, blowing it up and killing most of the people in it, including Elena and Damon. She wakes up as a ghost and finds her body, sending her to Bonnie, where she passes to the Other Side, and she and many others are able to pass back to the land of the living afterwards. But the spell that allows this is broken before Damon passes back through, and as Bonnie is the anchor, she is a part of the Other Side and shall therefore disappear along with it. This leaves the gang mourning the loss of Damon and Bonnie in the season finale.

text: Season 6[edit]

text: In season six, Elena starts back at Whitmore, and is unable to set foot in her hometown. She is also unable to recover from Damon's death and starts lurking the borders of Mystic Falls in order to grab civilians, drink their blood, then compel them to forget, but as spirit magic no longer works in Mystic Falls, any of her victims who cross into the town remember the ordeal, putting her identity as a vampire at risk when one of her victims, Sarah, comes to town. Elena begs Alaric to compel her to forget that she ever loved Damon, which Alaric is able to do, due to him being an Enhanced Original, with the ability to compel other vampires. She eventually wears him down and asks her friends to never remind her once the compulsion had been done. After a number of failed attempts, Alaric successfully compels her to forget her love for Damon. She however leaves Alaric with some of her reminders of Damon, should she ever need them again. She is told of her former feelings for Damon soon afterwards, but decides to stay the way she is, as she doesn't want to go back to being unhappy again. She starts to date her classmate, Liam. Once Damon comes back to life, Alaric tries to convince Elena to allow him to undo the compulsion, a decision she is reluctant to make. She eventually decides to have him undo it, but Alaric goes back to being human again after crossing into Mystic Falls, causing him to lose his vampire status (he only stayed alive because his once fatal human injuries were healed), meaning he will not be able to do so. She is then left to finally come face-to-face with Damon and see if she'll still feel the same way about him. They eventually rekindle their relationship,Elena takes the cure that Bonnie gave Damon. At Alaric's wedding Kai ruins their wedding and casts a sleeping spell on Elena, linking her life to Bonnie's. She makes a sacrifice to let Bonnie live out her life until it is her turn. She bids goodbye to her friends and loved ones before parting ways but knows that she will see Damon, Stefan and Caroline again one day.

text: Season 7[edit]

text: Elena doesn't make an appearance but is heard calling Damon's name when he visits the Armory vault. It was a way of Sybill, the Siren, luring him into a trap.

text: Season 8[edit]

text: In the final episode, Elena makes an appearance. When a weakened Bonnie dies from the sounding bell, she meets Elena in a dream-like forest. Elena hugs her and wonders if she really has died. Enzo appears and says it isn't her time and takes Bonnie back to the world of the living. When Bonnie wakes up, it was Stefan who resuscitated her. Elena, asleep, is then taken to the Mystic Falls High School by Katherine and places her in the boiler room. Stefan tries to rescue Elena, but Katherine had Kai spell the boiler room, so that Elena can't be taken out of the room. After Bonnie had deflected the hellfire back into the bell, Bonnie passes out. Elena wakes up and wanders the school. Stefan meets up with her. It looks like Bonnie has died, but in fact Elena is still sleeping and Stefan's ghost came to visit her in her dream. He had taken the place of killing Katherine instead of Damon, since Damon is human after Stefan gave him the cure. He came to say goodbye. After a tearful hug and saying goodbye, Stefan goes into afterlife. Elena finally wakes up because Bonnie has broken the spell over her. Elena reunites with Damon and the rest of the gang. Elena gives Caroline the message Stefan whispered into her ear, saying he did hear her voice message and will love her forever. In the epilogue, Elena continued to studying medical school. After finishing her education, she went back to Mystic Falls and lived together with Damon, happily married for a long time. After living out her life, she crosses over to the afterlife where she finally reunites with her parents, Aunt Jenna and Uncle John.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Elena has received mainly positive reviews. Steve West of the Cinema Blend compared the story of The Vampire Diaries and the character of Elena to the popular vampire franchise, Twilight, and its protagonist Bella Swan. West said "Clearly Elena is way hotter than Bella, she has two immortal vampires fighting over her".[2] After she transitioned into a vampire, Carina Adly MacKenzie of Zap2it hoped that the "fierce" and "ripper" side of Elena would emerge when "someone messes with the people she loves".[19] McKenzie noted that when a person becomes a vampire, "their strongest personality traits are heightened", and hoped that wouldn't see Elena's "compassion and selflessness" double into "helping old ladies with their groceries and nursing injured animals back to health".[19] Robyn Ross of TV Guide also hoped that after Elena "has had a taste for blood", she would lose control. Prior to her becoming a vampire, Ross thought she was less fun and "slightly boring", and wanted Elena to follow her instinct and "stop protecting everyone's feelings".[20]

text: Elena's romances with Stefan and Damon have become a popular craze with viewers, who have nicknamed them "Stelena" and "Delena".[21] Andy Swift of the website HollywoodLife praised Elena's relationship with Damon, which was a combination of real love and a sired bond, hoping they would live "happily ever after".[21] Vlada Gelman of TVLine, however, felt that their romance was "over in a rather mature way for a young love triangle" and questioned whether Elena was "ready to jump into a relationship with Damon right away" while Stefan was still in the picture.[22]

text: Merchandising[edit]

text: Tonner Doll Company, Inc. created dolls for Elena and Katherine along with Stefan and Damon, from 1864.[23][24]