But I Do Wonder What Would Had Happened If He Had Held Marcel To The Same Standards As Hope - Tumblr Posts

I firmly believe Elijah plays the biggest part in why Klaus changed for Hope.

Of course, he loved his daughter more than anything, but I don't actually believe he started prioritizing her until she was born. Elijah kept pushing him to, constantly reminding him of her importance in his life and etc, something he never did with Marcel, which always leads me to wonder: if Elijah had given Marcel the same importance he gave to his niece/her place in the family, would Marcel had been Klaus's redemption?

Klaus, at the end of the day, had close to zero character development, and all he had was thanks to his family, but I honestly believe he wouldn't have prioritized Hope so much if everyone around him didn't constantly push him to.