100 Fun Facts About Legacies

Which network aired Legacies from 2018 to 2022?

The CW had aired a Vampire Diaries show in every season since 2009, and cancelling Legacies in 2022 brought that 13-year run to an end.

Which mythical creature is Landon Kirby revealed to be late in season 1 of Legacies?

A phoenix: the secret comes out when MG kills him in a blind rage and his body catches fire, then climbs out of its own ashes alive.

Who created Legacies and wrote its pilot script?

Julie Plec filled it with monsters her writers had pitched for The Vampire Diaries years earlier and never used, which is why the spinoff has a creature of the week.

What does Landon steal in the Legacies premiere?

Knife: it turns out to be one of the three locks that keep Malivore bound, and from then on one monster after another turns up in Mystic Falls to take it.

Legacies' creator likened cancellation day to which event?

Red Wedding: she tweeted the Game of Thrones comparison on the day a network preparing for a sale axed much of its lineup, adding 'today, we mourn'.

A witch, a werewolf and a vampire created Malivore as which kind of creature?

A golem: the three made it to swallow the monsters preying on humans, and it worked so well that it grew a mind of its own and turned on its makers.

Who plays Hope Mikaelson in Legacies?

Danielle Rose Russell took over Hope in the final season of The Originals, after a seven-year time jump turned the child played by Summer Fontana into a teenager.

Who is Hope's werewolf mother?

Hayley Marshall died in the final season of The Originals, tearing off a vampire enemy's daylight ring and falling into the sun with her to save Hope.

What happens after Hope throws herself into Malivore at the end of Legacies season 1?

Everyone forgets she existed, Landon included, so when she climbs back out she finds her friends carrying on without her and has to start again as a stranger.

Salvatore School students are told to lose their annual charity game against the local high school in which sport?

Flag football: winning would give their powers away, so they throw the game every year, and when the taunting gets too much Josie has to sabotage her own team's comeback.

Hope is the first of which kind of supernatural being?

Tribrid: Hope is witch, werewolf and vampire in one, but the vampire side lies dormant until season 4, when she has her aunt Freya stop her heart to complete the change.

Which actor plays Alaric in Legacies?

Matt Davis first played Alaric in The Vampire Diaries as a history teacher who came to Mystic Falls to kill Damon Salvatore and avenge his wife, then became his friend instead.

What do Hope and her monster-fighting friends at the Salvatore School call their team?

The Super Squad doesn't always follow her: in season 3 Kaleb, Lizzie and MG refuse to join her rescue of Landon from a prison world, afraid of what it might let out.

Who plays Lizzie Saltzman?

Jenny Boyd's Lizzie is handed three wishes by a jinni in season 1 and spends them erasing Hope from her life, only to land in a worse world each time.

Who plays Josie Saltzman?

Kaylee Bryant left midway through season 4, when Josie leaves town, and in 2023 gave up her stage surname for her birth name, Kaylee Kaneshiro.

Josie's biological mother Jo Laughlin belonged to which coven?

Gemini twins must face the Merge at 22, a contest of wills that only the stronger twin survives, which is the fate hanging over Lizzie and Josie.

Lizzie Saltzman is named after the late mother of which Vampire Diaries character?

Caroline Forbes never chose to carry the twins: after their mother's murder, her coven magically moved the unborn babies into Caroline to save them.

Who plays Landon Kirby?

Aria Shahghasemi was hired in 2017 to play a bullied local who catches Hope's eye late in The Originals, before anyone had confirmed he would follow her into the spinoff.

Where did Landon work when he was first introduced?

Mystic Grill: he was waiting tables there, picked on by a richer kid, when Hope first noticed him and quietly took revenge on his tormentor.

Which vampire power fails to work on Landon, hinting he is not human?

Compulsion fails on him twice in the premiere: the school blames vervain and locks him up until it wears off, and he still walks away remembering everything.

MG is the nickname of which vampire student?

Milton Greasley's devout father believed him dead, and when MG reveals that he is a vampire and is called a demon, he wipes the meeting from his father's mind.

Who plays MG in Legacies?

Quincy Fouse's MG is the school's comic-book reader, which pays off in season 1 when he recognises a skin-stealing monster as an arachne from a picture in one of his comics.

Rafael Waithe is what relation to Landon Kirby?

Foster brother: the two grew up together in foster care, and when a fatal car crash triggers Rafael's werewolf curse, Landon tags along to the school that comes to collect him.

Who plays Rafael Waithe?

Peyton Alex Smith left early in season 3, when the dying Rafael is sent to live out his days in a prison world with the birth parents Alaric tracks down for him.

Alaric's actor placed the role somewhere between Professor X and whom?

Dumbledore: like Hogwarts' head, Alaric runs a hidden school for the supernatural, though the student honor council votes him out at the end of season 1 and he only gets the job back midway through season 2.

Kaleb Hawkins is caught doing what banned practice?

Drinking human blood makes Kaleb the prime suspect when two local girls go missing in season 1, until the real culprit turns out to be a shape-shifting arachne.

In season 4, Kaleb becomes half-what creature?

Dragon: Malivore turns Kaleb into a dragon thrall early in season 4, and when Malivore is destroyed the change does not fully wear off, leaving him part dragon.

Malivore turns Ethan Machado into which mythical creature?

Pukwudgie powers come at a price: using them slowly wrecks Ethan's body, and he ends up giving his life to save Lizzie in the final battle.

Cleo Sowande is revealed to be which mythical being?

A muse: Malivore wants her gift of inspiration, and Cleo once gave herself up to him to protect her family, then sealed him inside a vessel and escaped.

Ryan Clarke works for which company tied to Malivore?

Triad Industries grew out of the humans who helped cage Malivore, and its agents went on capturing supernatural creatures and throwing them into the pit.

Which Malivore villain loses his powers and has to live as an ordinary man called Ted?

The Necromancer wakes up human and powerless in an ice-cream shop uniform, calls himself Ted, and wins his magic back only by sacrificing a close friend.

Which Descendants actor played Sebastian, the centuries-old vampire Lizzie falls for?

Thomas Doherty, Descendants' Harry Hook, plays a vampire whom at first only Lizzie can see, so MG films one of their dates to show her she is talking to thin air.

Alexis Denisof plays which temporary headmaster?

Professor Vardemus is an impostor for much of season 2: the villain Clarke is wearing his face, and the real professor only turns up later.

Chris Wood returns in season 2 as which Vampire Diaries villain?

Kai Parker is found in the prison world where Alaric and his daughters get trapped, escapes by diving into the Malivore pit, and is killed by Alaric one episode later.

Lizzie and Josie's biological mother, Jo, was murdered by her own what?

Twin brother: he stabbed the pregnant Jo at the altar of her wedding to Alaric, and the girls survived only because her coven magically moved them to another womb.

Which Vampire Diaries star was announced at Comic-Con 2018 to direct an episode?

Paul Wesley's Stefan Salvatore died saving Mystic Falls at the end of The Vampire Diaries, and the school was opened in his old family home under his name; Wesley directed season 1's thirteenth episode.

Steven R. McQueen reprises which Vampire Diaries role in the third episode of Legacies?

Jeremy Gilbert, Elena's little brother, turns up as a seasoned hunter, rescues Rafael and Landon from a man hunting werewolves, and delivers them back to the school.

Who voiced the twins' mother, uncredited, in 'Salvatore: The Musical!'?

Candice King is only heard in that episode, in a letter that steadies Lizzie's nerves, and finally appears on screen in the series finale to take charge of the school.

What cut Legacies' second season short at 16 of 20 episodes?

The COVID-19 pandemic shut the set down with four episodes still unfilmed, so the sixteenth was relabelled a spring finale on the day it aired.

Claire Holt returns in season 4 of Legacies as which member of Hope's family?

Rebekah Mikaelson raised the infant Hope in hiding after the baby's death was faked, and in season 4 she tracks her niece down to bring her home, only to be warned off.

Joseph Morgan returns in the Legacies series finale as which character?

Klaus Mikaelson has already found peace by then, so he appears only in a farewell message that Landon arranges for Hope, ending on the family vow 'always and forever'.

Which Georgia city stands in for Mystic Falls?

Covington got the part after The Vampire Diaries shot its pilot in Vancouver and then moved to Georgia for the tax breaks; its town square now draws fans on Mystic Falls tours.

Mystic Falls is set in which U.S. state?

Virginia it is, but the name is a TV invention: the novels the franchise is based on call the town Fell's Church, and the show's writers renamed it Mystic Falls.

In season 3 of Legacies, Rafael Waithe turns out to be a descendant of which legendary king?

King Arthur: a Green Knight will surrender his sword only to someone worthy, and of everyone at the school it is Rafael who can take it from him.

After Hope kills her in season 4, Lizzie becomes which being?

Heretic: Lizzie dies with Hope's blood in her system and wakes in transition, then finds she cannot take her revenge because she is now sired to Hope.

Ken, played by Luke Mitchell in season 4 of Legacies, is what?

King of the Gods: Ken spends most of the season sealed in a sarcophagus, tricked into it by Jen, the daughter he once cast out, until his son Ben wakes him.

Ben, the demigod played by Zane Phillips, is also known by what name?

Prometheus: in this telling Ben stole magic from his own family to save his dying boyfriend, came too late, and was cursed for it, which is how magic got loose in the world.

Instead of a full pilot episode, what did the makers of Legacies show the network in 2018?

A 15-minute presentation was all it took: the network ordered Legacies to series about two months later, in May 2018.

After she is forced to kill Landon in season 4 of Legacies, what does a grieving Hope switch off?

Her humanity: without it she puts Alaric in a coma and runs wild for some ten episodes, until her family in New Orleans coaxes her into switching it back on.

What happened to Legacies' four held-back 2021 episodes?

Opened season 4, which is why the fight with Malivore, built up all through season 3, is only settled four episodes into the final run.

In Legacies season 2, which captive holiday figure kills the Malivore monster Krampus?

Santa Claus kills Krampus after being held as his prisoner. The monster had the whole town celebrating Christmas in October, to Hope's horror.

After MG kills him in Legacies season 1, Landon Kirby comes back to life as which mythical creature?

A phoenix is what Landon proves to be: his corpse bursts into flames and he climbs out of a casing of ash.

In Legacies, Dorian's family was killed by which Vampire Diaries character, the school's namesake?

Stefan Salvatore killed Dorian's family, so Dorian takes every Remembrance Day off in their memory, despite working at the school that bears the vampire's name.

In Legacies, twins born to Lizzie's family coven must one day turn on each other in which ritual?

The Merge is something Lizzie first learns of in a wish-made reality where she has already killed her sister. Their father had kept it from them.

Which Vampire Diaries character appears in the Legacies pilot as the sheriff of Mystic Falls?

Matt Donovan is the sheriff who examines the scene when a bus explodes in the pilot, and he later rises to become the town's mayor.

In Legacies season 1, Hope enters a monster's mind and lands in Rousseau's, a bar in which city?

New Orleans is home to Rousseau's, and it is also where Hope sends Landon to stay with one of her contacts after he is voted out of the school.

In Legacies, MG cannot wipe Ethan's memory because Sheriff Mac has been giving her son which herb?

Vervain is what Sheriff Mac had been slipping Ethan, so MG has to wait for it to leave his system, and the two boys grow close while they wait.

The croatoan that hunts people with secrets in Legacies season 2 comes from which English colony?

Roanoke is the lost colony the croatoan comes from, and the students only destroy it with help from Sebastian, who had met the monster centuries before.

In Legacies, Hope's circle of monster-fighting classmates goes by which team nickname?

The Super Squad is what Hope's friends call their group, and by season 2 Landon is already asking for its help by that name against a love-arrow monster.

In Legacies season 3, Rafael proves worthy of the Green Knight's sword as a descendant of whom?

King Arthur is Rafael's ancestor, which is why only he can take the sword after the Lady of the Lake comes out of Malivore hunting for it.

In Legacies, a witch, a werewolf and a vampire first created Malivore as which kind of creature?

A golem is what Malivore began as, built to absorb other supernatural creatures. It worked so well that it became self-aware and refused to let its makers destroy it.

Which object, later revealed as a key to Malivore, does Landon steal in the Legacies pilot?

A knife is what Landon takes from the school before he leaves, and a gargoyle later turns up there as its protector.

In Legacies season 1, the witch Penelope Park leaves Mystic Falls to move to which country?

Belgium is where Penelope moves after the Miss Mystic Falls pageant, and in the finale Lizzie nearly follows her own sister there before deciding to stay.

Which aunt, a powerful witch, stops Hope's heart to trigger her transformation in Legacies season 4?

Freya arrives to be at her niece's side and stops her heart herself, after Dorian argues that Hope needs family with her when she turns.

Which ancient vampire, a former lover of Hope's father, swaps bodies with Hope in Legacies season 4?

Aurora de Martel switches bodies with Hope while hunting for a way to kill her, yet she later sacrifices herself to save Hope from a spear.

Which vampire, turned by Hope's father, returns in Legacies season 4 married to one of her aunts?

Marcel Gerard reappears at a family funeral for Hope's father, where he, her uncle Kol and two of her aunts urge Hope to turn her emotions back on.

In the Legacies finale, Landon Kirby is content with which new role in Limbo, taken over from Lynn?

The Ferryman is the job Landon accepts from Lynn, a goddess who had been cursed to carry souls for eternity because of her compassion for them.

Which werewolf, human again after resurrection, leaves with the demigod Ben in the Legacies finale?

Jed Tien finds that being brought back reset his curse, and he sets off to start a new life with Ben, the newcomer he had struggled to admit his feelings for.

In Legacies season 4, a stake made from which tree turns out to be able to kill Hope?

Red oak is the wood that can kill Hope, so Cleo burns the tree down to keep it secret, only for Lizzie to fashion a stake from its ashes.

Leo Howard, who plays Ethan Machado in Legacies, broke through in which Disney XD comedy series?

Kickin' It made Leo Howard's name as teenage karate expert Jack, and at 16 he directed one of its episodes himself.

Thomas Doherty, who plays Sebastian in Legacies, was Harry Hook in which Disney film franchise?

Descendants cast Thomas Doherty as Harry Hook, the son of Captain Hook, from its second film onward.

Olivia Liang, Legacies' troublemaking witch Alyssa Chang, went on to lead which TV reboot?

Kung Fu gave Olivia Liang the lead as Nicky Shen, a Harvard dropout and martial-arts expert, in a present-day remake of the 1970s series.

Giorgia Whigham, the humanity-free vampire Jade in Legacies, played Kat in which Netflix teen drama?

13 Reasons Why featured Giorgia Whigham as Kat in its first season. She is the daughter of the actor Shea Whigham.

In Legacies, the school's students are told to lose which annual game against Mystic Falls High?

Flag football is the yearly fixture, and the students are ordered to throw it to protect the school's cover, until bullying pushes them to use their powers.

In Legacies season 2, Wade Rivers, long believed to be a witch, turns out to be which creature?

A fairy is what Wade proves to be when he alone resists a monster that sets the covens against each other, and he then defeats it himself.

In Legacies season 1, Ablah, who helps Lizzie erase Hope from Mystic Falls, is which creature?

A jinni named Ablah grants Lizzie one wish after another, each leaving her life worse, until Lizzie spends the last one on freeing Ablah instead.

Emma Tig, the witch played by Karen David in Legacies, holds which job at the school?

Guidance counselor Emma Tig takes an open-ended leave of absence near the end of season 1, and after coming back she leaves the school alongside Dorian.

In Legacies season 4, Hope reaches Limbo but refuses to cross over into which afterlife realm?

Peace is the realm Hope may enter if she surrenders her necklace, but she turns back when nobody can tell her whether her father will find it too.

After Hope kills and turns her in Legacies season 4, Lizzie cannot attack Hope because of which tie?

A sire bond stops Lizzie from killing the vampire who made her, and she only breaks free of it later, while choosing to treat a captive with compassion.

In Legacies, the artifact once owned by Einstein, Napoleon and Rasputin was created by whom?

Leonardo da Vinci made the artifact, and Cleo and Landon later rob a museum for another of his creations, which Cleo melts down into a weapon.

In Legacies season 1, which mythical animal carries inhibition-lowering slugs into the school?

A unicorn is caught by the spell guarding the urn, and the slugs it hosts spread until nearly everyone at the school talent show is infected.

In Legacies season 1, MG befriends a girl named Nia during a pageant; which creature is she?

A gorgon is Nia's true nature, which MG works out only when his visiting mother and the headmaster are both turned to stone.

Which Malivore monster tells Rafael in Legacies that Landon will never be safe at the school?

A sphinx gives Rafael that warning, which drives Landon to leave, and it is later called back to foretell that one of the students will die.

Which vampire ex-boyfriend of Hope turns up during the Miss Mystic Falls pageant in Legacies?

Roman is a vampire who was involved in the death of Hope's mother, and his visit to the pageant stirs up Landon's jealousy.

Where does the dying Rafael Waithe go to live out his life with his parents in Legacies season 3?

A prison world saves Rafael: entering one during a celestial event halts his death, and the parents he has only just found agree to go with him.

In Legacies season 3, Cleo helps a grieving Hope express her emotions through which pastime?

Painting gives Hope an outlet when every room reminds her of the missing Landon, and Cleo, newly arrived at the school, soon becomes her roommate.

In Legacies season 2, Hope enters a friend's subconscious and finds her hiding as which animal?

A pig guides Hope through the storybook dreamscape and is eaten by a wolf born of the friend's own darkness, before she reveals she was the animal all along.

In Legacies season 3, a wellness-retreat drug leaves Hope and the twins believing they are what?

Pandas are what the three drugged witches think they have become, after the retreat's leader douses them and then sacrifices herself to finish her spell.

In Legacies season 4, Cleo's efforts to change the future turn her into which being feared by Ken?

A Fury is what Cleo becomes, and she uses that power to pass judgement on Ken before helping Hope impale him on his own spear.

Jen, the student revealed as a god in Legacies season 4, is also known by which name?

Vulcan is Jen's other name, a fitting one for the character who is later made to forge a spear meant to kill Hope.

In Legacies season 2, the arrow-firing monster is not Cupid but which younger brother of his?

Pothos is the real culprit, and Landon kills him at the cost of his own life, then comes back from the dead able to fly.

In Legacies season 3, the gremlin that invades the school feeds on what between people?

Disrespect is the gremlin's food, which forces a feuding Hope and Lizzie to settle their argument before the creature can grow any stronger.

In Legacies season 4, the therapy box drops Lizzie into which setting, where her father is in jail?

The Wild West is where the box puts Lizzie, with her father accused of burning down his own school and Hope cast as a vampire kidnapper.

In Legacies season 3, Hope grows suspicious when Landon shows no allergic reaction to which food?

Avocados give the impostor away, along with his sudden strength, and Hope works out that he was made from the bust of Landon she and Cleo sculpted.

In Legacies season 2, MG spends the summer with Kaleb's family in which city, where he meets Kym?

Atlanta is where MG passes the summer and falls for Kym, his friend's human sister, who later comes to visit him in Mystic Falls.

In Legacies, what is the name of Landon's birth mother, who was once thrown into Malivore herself?

Seylah worked for the agency feeding monsters to Malivore until she asked too many questions. She came out pregnant and gave the baby up.

The Berbalang that bites Hope on the astral plane in Legacies comes from which country's legends?

The Philippines is the Berbalang's home in legend. In the show Wade is the one who recognises it, warning that it multiplies through physical contact.

Which Mystic Falls High student in Legacies is Sheriff Mac's daughter and the sister of Ethan?

Maya is Sheriff Mac's daughter, and she is quick to defend Hope when her mother accuses the newcomer of vandalising the school.

Which monster attacks the town in Legacies season 2 just as a new headmaster takes over the school?

A cyclops strikes both town and school that week, and Hope fights it beside the former headmaster even though he no longer remembers who she is.

In Legacies season 1, the students elect one representative per supernatural faction to which body?

An honor council is formed with a seat for each faction, and one of its first votes is on whether Landon may stay at the school.