The Vampire Diaries season 4 promotional cast images have been released, and it’s not just Damon, Stefan and Elena – all of the major characters get a solo picture!

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These images were released by Zap2It. We see individual shots of Elena, Damon, Stefan, Bonnie, Caroline, Tyler, Jeremy and Matt – and most surprisingly Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah and Meredith! Those four characters may have seemed like they were on their way out, but these pictures indicate that they are bigger players in season 4 than we might expect.

Accompanying the images are also snippets of information revealed by the cast members themselves about what we can expect from the characters this year.

Both Joseph Morgan and Michael Trevino comment on the Tyler/Caroline/Klaus triangle and how it will change the dynamics of the characters this season. While Morgan doesn’t want to call what Klaus feels for Caroline love, “He’s absolutely infatuated with [Caroline]. As far as I know, his motives are genuine with Caroline, and it’s not part of some greater scheme or some greater manipulation,” he says, adding that Klaus is, “not ready to give up yet.”

As for Caroline, Trevino hints that her feelings for Klaus may have become more substantial, saying, “there is something about Klaus that she loves, so she has to decide. It has to come to a point where she has to choose one or the other.”

Nina Dobrev comments on Elena’s feelings about being a vampire, saying, “I imagine she’ll be sad that she’ll never be able to have kids. She’ll never get married and have a normal life, or just go to college. She’ll never have that ever again.” Further implying that Elena will have a miserable time adjusting, Dobrev adds, “She was constantly trying to hold on to her humanity, and now it’s gone forever.”

Showrunner Julie Plec also teases Bonnie’s journey, saying, “She taps even deeper into [the dark magic] in the first episode. As it always does, it’s going to have consequences.”

As for Elena’s potential love interests, expect some “complications” between Elena and Stefan! Ian Somerhalder also confirms that, “He’s not going to be pining. This is the season of no pine.” Damon will be distancing himself from Elena and the gang, Somerhalder implies, saying, “this year he has this sense of self-worth and saying, ‘You know what? I’ve been around a long time and you guys are a bunch of morons. This is me.'”

But hey, there might be a surprising third party in play for Elena’s affections! We already know that Daniel Gillies will be reprising his role as Elijah this year, and the actor muses, “Whether it’s requited or unrequited, I think that Elijah already has enormous feelings for Elena, and I think he did have incredible feelings for Katerina. I think that there already is romance.”

This suddenly gives that tease from Julie Plec about Elena’s first sexual encounter as a vampire will be with Stefan, Damon, Klaus, Matt… or Elijah a whole new significance!

What did you think about the pictures? This is the first year where every single cast member has been given their own promotional image, and we are stoked to see the other characters given their due.

The Vampire Diaries returns October 11 at 8/7c on The CW.