Malachai Parker

"Liz, what did I say about siphoning? You could really hurt someone."

- Kai to Lizzie

Malachai "Kai" Parker  is a major recurring character and the main protagonist. Kai is the son of Christopher Parker and an unnamed mother, and the older brother of 2 unnamed sisters and 1 unnamed brother, as well as the husband of Katherine Pierce. As a result of his marriage and love with Katherine, they had baby girl, their daughter, Elizabeth Parker-Pierce.

Kai is a member of the Parker Family, and is the last leader of the Gemini Coven.

Early History
Born as Malachai Parker to Christopher Parker in a Portland, Oregon. He is the eldest son and the older brother of two unnamed sisters and one unnamed brother all deceased. He was treated differently from the rest of siblings. His father and mother kept on having children, to avoid Kai from becoming leader of their coven (Mostly because he was siphoner). Realizing Kai's unstable abilities he would be able to overpower him and win.

Personality
Kai was a charmingly unstable newcomer with the unsettling ability to seem normal as the situation demands. He can be both playful and obsessive with a mix of adolescent angst, likely stemming from the fact that he was referred to as an "abomination" due to his unique magical ability. He was shown to be a psychopath originally, after marrying Katherine, and having their daughter, Kai has been only loving and protective towards her.

Powers and Abilities
Kai is an extremely powerful witch and probably the most powerful witch we have seen to date. The mere mention of his name has struck fear and acknowledgement of his powers from many characters throughout the series.

Weakness
Kai has some of the weaknesses of a witch a vampire

Elizabeth Parker-Pierce
Kai's only daughter and child with Katherine. In the beginning Kai wasn't happy with the arrival of his baby, then with time he started to change his mind and began to worry about her safety. He looked happy when Katherine told him that the baby would be a girl, then he began to fight for her protection against his enemies. Now he loves her more than anything and in order to protect her from the people that are trying to kill her, he siphons the magic from his vampirsm and converts it into magic.

Name

 * The name Malachai is of Hebrew origin. It is a variation of the name Malachi, meaning "angel, messenger of God".


 * Other spellings of the name Malachai include Malachi, Malachie, Malachy, Malaki, Malakia, Malaquias, Malechy, Maleki, Malequi, Malakai, Malak.


 * Parker is a English family name, derived from the Old French with the meaning "keeper of the park".