The CW's The Vampire Diaries is one of television's most successful supernatural teen shows to air. Die-hard fans of the show are aware that it was first a popular novel series by L.J. Smith. Like all shows based on written source material, certain characters and story elements had to be tweaked for a television audience.
Ever since the show's initial air and final episode, there have been numerous examples of how the show's creators changed Elena's overall look, the town's name and even disregarded certain characters. Tyler Lockwood, in the show, was an antagonist turned anti-hero. But, the books have him portrayed in a different light than what fans are used to on-screen.
10 His Last Name
This is a small difference from the book series compared to Tyler from the show. In the show, Tyler's last name is Lockwood while in the books it's Smallwood. Tyler's family name change is tiny in comparison but still worth mentioning.
Much like the show, Tyler's family comes from a long line that originally settled in Fells Church - aka Mystic Falls. There's no real explanation as to why the show's creators made this small change to Tyler's family name. In fact, the creators originally didn't plan to make Tyler a main character in the show.
9 Tyler's Family Importance
Fans can all agree that Tyler is a cocky character due to his family's wealth, privilege, and social status in the town. The show kept many of the same family status qualities portrayed in the book series except for one little difference. In the books, Tyler's family only has high status because of their money and for being one of the original founding families.
In the show, they added a bit more background and made Tyler's mother, Carol Lockwood, the mayor of Mystic Falls. Being the top dogs of the town only added to Tyler's cockiness and self-righteousness that guided a lot of his decisions in season 1.
8 Tyler's Immense Hatred Towards Stefan
Tyler was originally an antagonist in the first season since he was the football jock, son of the mayor, and untouchable. When fans meet him in the first season, Tyler doesn't have the best relationship with the newcomer, Stefan. When Stefan proves himself on the football team, Tyler's jealousy dissipates a bit. As the show progressed, Tyler still butted heads with the Salvatores but ultimately became an ally.
In the books, Tyler has a deep hatred and fiery anger towards Stefan that isn't seen in the show. One of the main reasons why Tyler comes to despise Stefan is because he got in between him and Elena. Riddled with anger and jealousy, Tyler is the one who convinces the town to go after Stefan believing he is the one behind the vicious attacks.
7 He's No Anti-Hero
Seeing as the show's creators made Tyler a main character, he needed a good storyline development and story arc. Tyler couldn't be the cocky jock forever and his antagonist title soon changed into being an anti-hero. The books only make Tyler out to be a villain for the majority of his time.
Fans came to sympathize with Tyler as the show went on and got invested in his journey of becoming a wolf, being tricked by Klaus, and trying to redeem himself. Tyler is in no way the perfect hero, but he came to aid the Salvatores and helped save Elena many times.
6 Tyler Forced Himself
There's one aspect of Tyler's book character that fans will be more than overjoyed to know was changed for the show. Tyler in the books is much more evil and controlling than fans of only the show are aware of and has a certain fascination with Elena. In "The Awakening" book installment, Elena asks Tyler to take her home on Homecoming night.
Tyler convinces Elena to visit his grandfather's grave and proceeds to try and take advantage of her. In the same scene, Tyler is about to assault Elena when Stefan saves her. Fans of the books aren't 100% sure if Tyler did the same to Caroline whilst in their relationship, as it was never confirmed or stated.
5 Tyler & Caroline's Relationship
The show kept the books' initial storyline of Tyler and Caroline starting a relationship and briefly falling in love. Compared to the books, the show's relationship between the two characters ended and developed differently. The show gave the characters more heartfelt moments as Caroline was the one to help Tyler transition into a werewolf when he had no one by his side.
Seeing as Tyler wasn't the best character in the books, his relationship was only really based on need as he and Caroline plotted against Elena and Stefan. The biggest change of them all is that Tyler becomes a father and is married in the book series. There, he and Caroline are parents to twins, while the show had Caroline have Alaric's twins using Gemini coven magic.
4 How Tyler Activates The Werewolf Gene
In season 2, Tyler learns that his family is cursed with a werewolf gene. Between the books and the show, the way Tyler activates the gene differs. Klaus is the sole reason why Tyler's gene is activated in the books by luring a character named Sue. Tyler pushes her out a window- killing her and drinks her blood to complete the transition.
The show has Tyler activate the gene by accident. At the Masquerade Ball, Tyler, Sarah, and Matt have a private party unaware that Katherine compelled Matt to bait Tyler to activate the gene. As a backup plan, Katherine also compelled Sarah to stab Tyler in the shoulder. Tyler forces Sarah off but kills her in the process.
3 Tyler Is Never A Hybrid
The show made good use of Tyler's storyline with Klaus that also appears in the books but it was tweaked. In the books, Tyler is a run-of-the-mill werewolf who is persuaded by Klaus to join forces to wreak havoc. The show version of Tyler is much more than a werewolf.
In "The Reckoning," Klaus uses him to become the first successful werewolf-vampire hybrid in his army. Klaus kills Tyler and feeds him his blood and later realizes Tyler needs to also have the blood of a doppelgänger. To finish the transition of a werewolf hybrid, Klaus feeds Elena's blood to Tyler.
2 Tyler Never Died
TVD has many tear-jerking deaths throughout its seasons. Some were in character while others had fans feeling emotional. The show decided to end Tyler's story with his death at the hands of Damon. In "You Decided That I Was Worth Saving," Damon is under the control of Sybil and runs into Tyler as he returns to Mystic Falls.
Tyler tries to break Sybil's hold on Damon by appealing to his humanity but fails and ultimately dies. The book series never kills off Tyler and has him return to town to live with Caroline and raise their twin children.
1 Tyler's Relationship With Mason
Season 2 brought in a new member of the Lockwood family. Mason Lockwood was the brother of Tyler's father who reappears in Mystic Falls for his brother's funeral. Tyler's relationship with Mason was changed as Mason is actually Caleb Smallwood, Tyler's cousin in the book series.
Tyler comes to rely on Mason in the show as he reveals the truth of the werewolf gene and tries to aid Tyler. Mason becomes a real confidant and friend to Tyler who was ultimately being used by Katherine to retrieve the moonstone. The books don't have this type of bond between Mason and Tyler. Caleb is instead a cousin who is introduced after Tyler disappears after the fight against Klaus.
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June 17, 2021 at 12:00AM
