19 times we see a character brought back from death in The Vampire Diaries

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13) Klaus draining Elena’s blood

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When Klaus drained Elena’s blood to break his curse, she was brought back to life by the sacrifice of her biological father, John. Elena died of blood loss during the sacrifice. However, John Gilbert had put a linkage spell on Elena which brought back Elena and killed John in the process. John, despite being one of the conniving characters, sacrificed himself for his daughter.