'The Vampire Diaries' Death Toll: Characters we've loved and lost

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Mason Lockwood (Taylor Kinney)

We loved him because: He had fantastic shoulders. Plus, there was that thing with the pie. Awesome! And he was also really good at hiding that freaking moonstone. (Seriously. A vervain-filled death well > a soap dish.)

We lost him because: His first mistake was falling for Katherine. His second mistake was messing with the Salvatores. He might as well have removed his own heart and handed it to Damon on a silver platter at that point.