Kayley Thompson

Camille "Cami" O'Connell was a vampire and a main character on The Originals. She was a psychology student who moved to New Orleans to investigate the death of her twin brother, Sean O'Connell. Initially, both Klaus and Marcel were attracted to her apparent physical beauty and intelligence, and thus they attempted to keep her sheltered from the major ongoing conflict between the vampires, witches and werewolves of the city. However, she eventually became aware of the surrounding supernatural world and uncovered the truth about Sean's death.

Over time, she became increasingly involved with the Mikaelson family, partly due to her uncle's role as de facto leader of the humans in Los Santos, and partly due to her growing relationship with Klaus. This relationship, combined with the fact that she was human, placed her in sights of the family's vengeful enemies, who started noticing the important role that she seemed to play in Klaus' life and therefore saw her as an asset against him. This entanglement culminated in Camille slitting her own throat under compulsion and subsequently turning into a vampire. Klaus' former lover, Aurora Delacourt, orchestrated this deadly scheme to get back at him for leaving her and torturing her and her brother. Aurora also expressed jealousy towards Camille, seeing her as her own 'replacement' as Klaus' new love interest.

After becoming a vampire, Camille's personality drastically changed: she became seemingly more confident, determined, and even reckless and careless. As she suspected herself to have a 'darker side' as a human, this sudden shift in personality and behavior associated to her new vampirism can be seen as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

In The Devil Comes Here and Sighs, Camille was fatally bitten by Lucien Castle in retaliation for Xander "stealing" Aurora's affections from him. Following several unsuccessful attempts to battle against the poisonous bite, it soon became apparent that there was no cure and after tearful goodbyes from her friends, Camille ultimately died with Klaus saying that he loves her, and promising that she will find peace.

Camille was a member of the Thompson Family.

Early History
Not much is known about her early history. She grew up with a twin brother, Sean, and appeared to have grown up in a different city before it, possibly to attend college. She then moved to New Orleans to be near her uncle, Kieran, and investigate the circumstances surrounding Sean's suspicious and tragic death. At some point, she enrolled in graduate school to get another psychology degree and began working as a bartender at Rousseau's.

In The Other Girl in New Orleans, Cami revealed to Aurora de Martel (along with Niklaus Mikaelson, who was eavesdropping on their conversation) that when she was a junior in undergraduate school, her roommate was beaten up by her boyfriend when she attempted to break up with him. Cami to begged her roommate to seek help from the police, the dean, or anyone else who would listen. However, her roommate was too scared to tell anyone else what happened. Later, Cami runs into the same man at a bar and sees him hitting on a freshman; she became so enraged that he would be getting away with his abusive behavior that she smashed a beer bottle into his face, tackled him, and knelt on his chest while she slammed his head repeatedly against the floor. Afterward, Cami was arrested and charged with assault and battery, and she described the experience as one of her deepest, darkest secrets due to the fact that she was ashamed about how much she enjoyed it.

Season Four
In The Originals, Camille is the bartender at the bar where Sophie Deveraux works. When Klaus comes to the bar and warns Marcel's minions about being followed, she comes to the bar and apologizes for their wait and tells them that they're out of gumbo. Klaus lays down a hundred dollar bill and tells her to give the two minions the bar's oldest Scotch. Later, Marcel is talking to Klaus when he notices Camille walking down the street alone. Marcel tells Klaus that if she's brave he'll let her live. He hops down from a high balcony behind Camille and she turns around when she hears him land. Marcel tells her it's not safe to be alone and she tells him that she has a black belt in karate. Klaus meets again with Camille on one of the streets of New Orleans. Camille describes the painting of an artist, which causes Niklaus to show parts of his humanity. When she turns to ask him if he paints, he has vanished.

Throughout The Originals Series

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Personality
Camille did not possess any supernatural attributes, Camille exhibited an air of pluckiness about her by claiming to Marcel that she has a black belt in karate. She was not judgmental. Her brother's murder-suicide had left her with a need to understand the human psyche, to be able to make sense of the supposed chaos within insanity. She also wanted to understand dark impulses after she attacked her former roommate's abusive ex-boyfriend because she was angry that he would get away with his crimes.
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She was a person who stands by her morals, as upon learning of her brother's murderer's demise, she felt enraged that someone had gotten killed. Likewise, she possessed a strong will, angrily telling Klaus that she will find a way to break through the compulsion's control over her.

Despite being smack in the middle of all the chaos and bloodshed in the French Quarter, Camille has displayed considerable determination to continue what her uncle worked so hard to protect. She stood tall as a human, despite living in a town chock full of supernatural creatures.

Camille was poised, intelligent and astute, able to decipher the psyches of even thousand-year-old vampires. She displayed a good sense of humor and a personable nature. She was courageous and spirited, displaying this bravery on numerous occasions, in particular against Mikael. Though she was forever in want of an analytical and logical standpoint, she was also compassionate and caring to change others.

After transitioning into a vampire, Camille became more impulsive and was struggling with her apparent, resurfaced dark side. Camille had little to no problem manipulating others by compelling. Camille maintained her caring demeanor, but she slipped in and out of her dark side due to her lack of control of her emotions. Camille then entered a transitioning phase on who she wanted to be both as a new person and as a new vampire.
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After a while, Camille seemed to be getting more of her humanity be known. She still manipulated and seemed very childish which might have to do with her being a new vampire. She mentioned that all her actions have to do with the fact she didn't want to be in danger anymore and she wanted to be able to protect herself, which might mean that the human Camille wasn't fully gone.

Camille later started to get more of her human emotions back, and was finally, able to let go of her anger and resentment towards Aurora for turning her. She was even starting to attempt to return to her old life of helping people before she died.

Physical Appearance
Camille was a young woman in her early to mid-twenties, standing at approximately 5'6", who has an attractive face possessing green-blue eyes, dark lashes and blonde hair. Her shoulder length hair was worn in a variety of different styles, although usually worn pulled back with a clip, exposing her strong jaw line. Camille seemed to be absent of heavy makeup and wore a minimal amount of jewelry, usually only a necklace or pendant. She wore a variety of different styles of clothing ranging from colorful knitwear, denim jackets and jeans, floral summer dresses, cardigans with sandals or boots and occasionally matches them with colored scarves. Camille also had a small tattoo on the inside of her left wrist; the significance is however, unknown and the tattoo is often hidden beneath her clothing.

Powers and Abilities
Camille possessed all standard powers and abilities of a non-Original vampire. Camille has become very skilled in compulsion; she compelled numerous humans, while still being a new vampire. In Heart Shaped Box, she fought Hayley Marshall-Kenner, and was briefly able to hold her own against the hybrid.

Weaknesses
Camille had the typical weaknesses of a non-Original vampire.

Kieran O'Connell
"I'm sorry. I just couldn't lose you, not like that."

- Camille to Kieran

Kieran was Camille's uncle. For a very long time he was her only family, as he parents were gone, and her twin brother committed suicide. They both cared about each other deeply, so much so, that Kieran went as far as asking Klaus to compel Cami to forget about the supernatural world, and leave New Orleans, so she wouldn't be in any danger. After that failed, and Kieran was hexed by the witch Bastianna Natale, Cami refused to let him go; she did everything she could to find a way to lift the hex; even begging to Genevieve to help them. But, as she refused, Cami turn to Josh for help, asking him to compel a doctor, so that he may save Kieran's life. But that failed as well, and even after he turned to a vampire and tried to kill her, she always believed in him, and after he was killed, she was devastated, depressed, and heart-broken. And even a long time after his death she kept missing him. After she turned into a vampire herself, she vowed to keep their family legacy, as he would.

Niklaus Mikaelson
""Don't you think for a moment that you've failed me. You inspired goodness in me, and unlike all of souls I've encountered and forgotten in the long march of time. I will carry you with me.""

- Klaus to Camille before her death.

Klaus spotted Camille earlier on before their meeting while with Marcel. He then later met her upon a busy New Orleans street, they were both drawn to the same painting. Her words about the man in the painting being "alone", caused him to show his humanity and seemingly change his mind towards the future of his unborn child. As Klaus wanted to regain control of Marcel's empire, he used Camille and compelled her into being with Marcel in order to get closer to Marcel's weapon. Klaus eventually tells Camille he is a vampire- although compels her not to be afraid and to forget once she leaves. Klaus seems to care for her, more than he would an average human and shows his humanity around her, particularly when taking away her memories so she will have peace of mind due to the events surrounding her brother's supernatural death, although she pleads not to take away her memories he promises he will find out what happened to her brother. While Camille is seen to sympathize with Klaus after he reveals part of his past, after regaining all of her memories, she feels rage towards him and the terms of their relationship is very strained after she threatens him. as the story progresses, the two of them turned allies, especially after Klaus helped Camille with her uncle Kieran's hex. In Season Two, they continue to be friends, and allies, since Camille got involved in the Mikaelson's family drama, and in which, they both saved each others' lives. When Mikael kidnapped Camille, one could tell by Klaus's reactions that he felt for Camille. In a recent episode, Camille makes a comment to Davina about how the Mikaelson brothers have a way of getting underneath their skins.

In season Three Camille becomes more and more Klaus' love interest. When Klaus' former vampire girlfriend Aurora abducts Camille and Klaus comes to her rescue, he finally admits his feelings to Aurora and to Camille in person at Christmas night, sharing their first kiss. It was their last happy evening, because the next morning Cami is turning vampire being compelled by Aurora to cut her throat after drinking a vile of Aurora's blood. Camille becomes a baby vampire having paranoid issues of her own, just like Klaus, because she thinks Klaus loves Aurora and he only loved her humanity. Just when things become better between them and Camille comes to Klaus' rescue when he is abducted by Lucien and Aurora, Lucien gives Camille a deadly bite.

While she is dying in the compound Klaus brings Camille into a dream world where they share a perfect date at a corner café, the personal wish of Klaus, with the same painter in the background when they met the first time.

Before the end, Klaus reveals his true feelings. He admits to loving her. And that out of his long life and the many people who have been forgotten, he will carry her with him. In that way, Cami realizes that would make her immortal.

Once Cami dies, Klaus does not utter one more word for the rest of the episode. He becomes totally silent.

Marcel Gerard


Marcel spotted Cami walking alone at night and Marcel decided if she was brave,he'd let her live, and if she was dumb, she was dessert. When he startled her, she promptly told him she has a black belt in karate. She lived. She represents an allure to Marcel. Their relationship will further develop as he is drawn to her. She sees him as a hot, sexy bad boy but is afraid of getting herself hurt again. After Camille realized she was compelled by Klaus to date Marcel, she tried to push her feelings onto the compulsion, however Klaus stated whatever feelings she felt for Marcel were real. Their relationship status seems unknown after her realization of being compelled and his relationship with Rebekah, however it was clear that she had developed some sort of attraction to him. After the events with Hope went down, they had a summer fling, but Cami ended things when she told Marcel that she didn't want to be deep in vampire business anymore. Also, Cami started growing closer to Klaus, which complicated things for her. They are currently friends and allies. However, they are permanently separated when Cami dies a second death and Marcel is currently mourning her loss.

Other Relationships

 * Hope and Camille (Former Guardian-Relationship/Former Allies)
 * Davina and Camille (Friends/Former Allies)
 * Elijah and Camille (Friends/Former Allies)
 * Josh and Camille (Friends/Former Allies)
 * Finn and Camille (Former college advisor and student/Ex-Friends/Former Enemies)
 * Hayley and Camille (Friends/Former Allies)
 * Vincent and Camille (Close Friends/Former Allies)
 * Lucien and Camille (Enemies)
 * Rebekah and Camille (Friends/Former Allies)
 * Camille and Will (Friends/Former Allies/Former Partners)
 * Camille and Genevieve (Former Enemies)
 * Camille and Aurora (Enemies/Rivals)

The Vampire Diaries
Season Four


 * The Originals

Season Seven


 * Moonlight on the Bayou (Indirectly Mentioned)

Legacies
Season Two


 * That's Nothing I Had to Remember (Photo)

Episode Absence
Season One


 * In Season One, Cami doesn't appear in four episodes:
 * Sinners and Saints
 * Bloodletting
 * Après Moi, Le Déluge
 * Long Way Back From Hell

Season Two


 * In Season Two, Cami doesn't appear in six episodes:
 * Alive and Kicking
 * Every Mother's Son
 * Sanctuary
 * They All Asked For You
 * Exquisite Corpse
 * Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Season Three


 * In Season Three, Cami doesn't appear in three episodes:
 * A Walk on the Wild Side
 * A Streetcar Named Desire
 * Alone with Everybody

Name

 * Camille is a unisex French variant of the name Camilla. The meaning of the name is "young ceremonial attendant".
 * O'Connell is a last name of Irish origin. It is an Anglicization of the Gaelic O Conaill which means descendant of Conall.