# Damien Trotter

Damien Derek Trotter (born 3 February 1991) is a fictional character in the BBC series Only Fools and Horses. He is son to Derek Trotter and Raquel Turner.
Damien is the only child of Del and Raquel and nephew of Rodney Trotter. A recurring theme in the show was Rodney's irrational, fixated belief that Damien was literally the Antichrist (an allusion to the Damien Thorn character from the Omen series of films) despite the fact that Damien shows no resentment nor intentions of harm toward anybody except Rodney himself.
Del and Raquel chide Rodney for his mad obsessions and believe Damien to be a perfect angel, spoiling him frequently. From the earliest ages, Damien shows signs of being a spoiled brat, such as throwing things at Rodney, throwing seeds on the floor, deliberately waking Uncle Albert up from a nap, placing Cassandra's birth control pills inside an urn containing Albert's ashes, urinating in a public swimming pool (from the top of the diving board), encouraging his father to physically fight someone at a funeral, and even hoping that his father might get sent to prison merely to fit in with his group of friends with imprisoned fathers. Although Del and Raquel seemed to remain oblivious to Damien's bad behaviour when he was younger, they did gradually become stricter with him in the final episodes and Rodney frequently calls him or refers to him as "Rap Boy" due to the way he dresses and acts.
He was named after Del and Raquel could not decide on a name for their unborn baby (Raquel thought of Aron, pronounced "air-on", but Uncle Albert thought the kids would nickname him "Aron a G-string" and Del thought Troy, but the name Troy Trotter was instantly dismissed), so Rodney sarcastically suggested that they name him "Damien" as Rodney was convinced that the baby would be born half-demon. To his horror, they adored the name and Rodney desperately tried to get them to change their minds, offering the name Derek which led to his middle name (and resulting in the initials D. D. T.) Damien was born under a full moon and during the birth, Rodney even went as so far as to ask Del if the baby had been born with the numbers "666" branded on its forehead.
After Damien was born, Rodney refused to hold him or share a room with him. In episodes when Damien was a child, Rodney seemed more relaxed around him but his fear arose again when Damien became a handsome and popular teenager who delighted in tormenting Rodney. Sometimes it became somewhat apparent that Del Boy enjoyed Rodney's fear of Damien, and on Rodney's birthday once, Damien "sent" him a card with the Devil on it. Cassandra shares Rodney's view that Damien is the Antichrist and like Rodney she is tormented by Damien (such as spying on her whilst she was showering and hiding her birth control pills in the urn containing Albert's ashes).

## Family tree

Trotter family tree :
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jack Trotter Snr. | Jack Trotter Snr. | Jack Trotter Snr. | Jack Trotter Snr. | | | | | | | Victoria Trotter | Victoria Trotter | Victoria Trotter | Victoria Trotter | Victoria Trotter | Victoria Trotter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vi's and Rose's parents | Vi's and Rose's parents | Vi's and Rose's parents | Vi's and Rose's parents | Vi's and Rose's parents | Vi's and Rose's parents | | | Irene and her husband | Irene and her husband | Irene and her husband | Irene and her husband | Irene and her husband | Irene and her husband |
| Elsie Partridge | Elsie Partridge | Elsie Partridge | Elsie Partridge | Elsie Partridge | Elsie Partridge | Uncle Albert Gladstone Trotter | Uncle Albert Gladstone Trotter | Uncle Albert Gladstone Trotter | Uncle Albert Gladstone Trotter | Uncle Albert Gladstone Trotter | Uncle Albert Gladstone Trotter | Aunt Ada | Aunt Ada | Aunt Ada | Aunt Ada | Aunt Ada | Aunt Ada | George Trotter | George Trotter | George Trotter | George Trotter | George Trotter | George Trotter | | | Jack Trotter Jr. | Jack Trotter Jr. | Jack Trotter Jr. | Jack Trotter Jr. | Jack Trotter Jr. | Jack Trotter Jr. | | | Patsy Trotter | Patsy Trotter | Patsy Trotter | Patsy Trotter | Patsy Trotter | Patsy Trotter | Edward Kitchener "Ted"/"Grandad" Trotter | Edward Kitchener "Ted"/"Grandad" Trotter | Edward Kitchener "Ted"/"Grandad" Trotter | Edward Kitchener "Ted"/"Grandad" Trotter | Edward Kitchener "Ted"/"Grandad" Trotter | Edward Kitchener "Ted"/"Grandad" Trotter | | | Violet "Vi" Trotter | Violet "Vi" Trotter | Violet "Vi" Trotter | Violet "Vi" Trotter | Violet "Vi" Trotter | Violet "Vi" Trotter | | | Aunt Rose | Aunt Rose | Aunt Rose | Aunt Rose | Aunt Rose | Aunt Rose | | |
| Jean Trotter | Jean Trotter | Jean Trotter | Jean Trotter | Jean Trotter | Jean Trotter | Stan Trotter | Stan Trotter | Stan Trotter | Stan Trotter | Stan Trotter | Stan Trotter | Cousin Audrey Trotter | Cousin Audrey Trotter | Cousin Audrey Trotter | Cousin Audrey Trotter | Cousin Audrey Trotter | Cousin Audrey Trotter | | | Kevin | Kevin | Kevin | Kevin | Kevin | Kevin | | | | | Gillian | Gillian | Gillian | Gillian | Gillian | Gillian | | | | | | | | | Reginald "Reg" Trotter | Reginald "Reg" Trotter | Reginald "Reg" Trotter | Reginald "Reg" Trotter | Reginald "Reg" Trotter | Reginald "Reg" Trotter | | | Joan Mavis Trotter | Joan Mavis Trotter | Joan Mavis Trotter | Joan Mavis Trotter | Joan Mavis Trotter | Joan Mavis Trotter | | | Freddie "The Frog" Robdal | Freddie "The Frog" Robdal | Freddie "The Frog" Robdal | Freddie "The Frog" Robdal | Freddie "The Frog" Robdal | Freddie "The Frog" Robdal | Rose | Rose | Rose | Rose | Rose | Rose |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Harry Slater | Harry Slater | Harry Slater | Harry Slater | Harry Slater | Harry Slater | Ruby Slater | Ruby Slater | Ruby Slater | Ruby Slater | Ruby Slater | Ruby Slater | | | James Turner | James Turner | James Turner | James Turner | James Turner | James Turner | Audrey Turner | Audrey Turner | Audrey Turner | Audrey Turner | Audrey Turner | Audrey Turner | | | | | | | | | Alan Parry | Alan Parry | Alan Parry | Alan Parry | Alan Parry | Alan Parry | | | Pamela Parry | Pamela Parry | Pamela Parry | Pamela Parry | Pamela Parry | Pamela Parry | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Roy Slater | Roy Slater | Roy Slater | Roy Slater | Roy Slater | Roy Slater | | | | | | | | | Raquel Turner | Raquel Turner | Raquel Turner | Raquel Turner | Raquel Turner | Raquel Turner | Derek Edward "Del Boy" Trotter | Derek Edward "Del Boy" Trotter | Derek Edward "Del Boy" Trotter | Derek Edward "Del Boy" Trotter | Derek Edward "Del Boy" Trotter | Derek Edward "Del Boy" Trotter | | | Rodney Charlton Trotter | Rodney Charlton Trotter | Rodney Charlton Trotter | Rodney Charlton Trotter | Rodney Charlton Trotter | Rodney Charlton Trotter | | | Cassandra Louise Trotter (née Parry) | Cassandra Louise Trotter (née Parry) | Cassandra Louise Trotter (née Parry) | Cassandra Louise Trotter (née Parry) | Cassandra Louise Trotter (née Parry) | Cassandra Louise Trotter (née Parry) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Damien Derek Trotter | Damien Derek Trotter | Damien Derek Trotter | Damien Derek Trotter | Damien Derek Trotter | Damien Derek Trotter | | | | | | | | | Joan Trotter | Joan Trotter | Joan Trotter | Joan Trotter | Joan Trotter | Joan Trotter |
Notes:
↑ Established in "Sickness and Wealth" (1989).
1 2 Established in "Thicker than Water" (1983).
↑ Established in "The Frog's Legacy" (1987) and "Sleepless in Peckham...!" (2003).
↑ Established in "The Class of '62" (1991).
↑ Established in "Three Men, a Woman and a Baby" (1991). :