TriviaEdit

• Elena is friends with Bonnie, Caroline and Meredith. In the series, Meredith hasn't appeared.
• The first significant kill of Elena is a vampire Original: Elijah. In the books Elena kills Katherine.
• Elena is the doppelgänger of Katherine.
• Elena had a relationship with Matt, but broke with him and begins a relationship with Stefan at the beginning of the series and books.

Elena Gilbert has a photo gallery.

• In the series, many physical and personality aspects of Elena in the books are passed to the character of Caroline Forbes.
• In the books, Caroline hates Elena. In the series, Caroline wants to help Elena.
• In the books, Elena becomes a vampire. In the series, Caroline becomes a vampire.
• In the books, Elena is ready to become a vampire. In the series, Elena does not want to be a vampire.
• In the books, Elena has blond hair. In the series, Elena has brown hair.
• In the series, Elena has a younger brother named Jeremy and an aunt named Jenna. In books, Elena has a little sister named Margaret, an aunt named Judith, and an uncle named Robert.
• In the series, Elena was a popular girl but kind In the books, Elena is a popular girl but selfish and strong.
• Elena is in love with Stefan, but in the last episode first season and the beginning of the second season, Damon feels more attracted to Elena, but she wants a friend.
• Damon tried to turn Elena into a vampire on two occasions. The first was when Stefan and Elena manage to find Emily's Grimoire. The second was when Elena is ready to die and Damon gives his blood to return her.
• Unlike Damon, Stefan has given his blood to Elena to help and not to turn her into a vampire.
• In the last episode of season two, Elena admits to having feelings for Damon. It is also the first time that they kiss and it is on Elena's initiative not on Damon's.
• Both Katherine and Elena have been in love with Stefan and Damon.
• It is unknown whether Elena discovered the Jeremy's death but possibly not, because she was helping Damon.
• Both the first and second season begin and end with Gilbert family.
  • Season One: Katherine enters the house for the Jenna's order and she attacks John. Soon, Elena arrives and enters the house.
• Elena should have become a medium when she died and was resurrected, just like Jeremy and Matt. A reason why this didn't happened was that Elena is a supernatural entity, while Jeremy and Matt are humans.