Yep, totally. That's my favorite thing about TVD vampires vs, well, almost all other versions of vampires. The idea that when they become vampires, they become even MORE themselves. It's not a division of personality - there's no demon making them evil. It's just that any darkness you already had within you is magnified. So there's no rationalization or justification or excusing of bad behavior. You can't blame your wrongdoings on anything other than yourself, because you're still you. It's an extreme version of humanity rather than a lack of one, and that's just amazing.
Re: light format is the way to go, bro
Yep, totally. That's my favorite thing about TVD vampires vs, well, almost all other versions of vampires. The idea that when they become vampires, they become even MORE themselves. It's not a division of personality - there's no demon making them evil. It's just that any darkness you already had within you is magnified. So there's no rationalization or justification or excusing of bad behavior. You can't blame your wrongdoings on anything other than yourself, because you're still you. It's an extreme version of humanity rather than a lack of one, and that's just amazing.