Matt Donovan

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## Biographical information

### Born

* February 26, 1993 (Mystic Falls, Age 38)

### Occupation

* High School Student (Formerly/Graduated)
* High School Football Player (Formerly)
* Busboy (Formerly)
* Militia Recruitment (Formerly)
* Deputy in Mystic Falls (Formerly)
* Vampire Hunter (Formerly)
* Sheriff of Mystic Falls (Formerly)
* Mayor of Mystic Falls (Currently)

### Title(s)

* Matty Blue Eyes, Matty Blue, Matty Blue-Blue, Matty Pants (all by Katherine)
* Matty (by Kelly, Vicki, Damon, and Adrianna)
* The Quarterback (by Damon, Klaus, and Kol)
* Good Little Boy (by Elijah)
* Beavis and Butt Head (by Damon to both Matt and Jeremy)
* Prom King, Wonder Boy, Detective Dumb-Ass, Donovan, Sport (all by Damon)
* Mush, Big Blond Bowl of Mush (by Enzo)

### Species

* Human
* Medium (Limited/Formerly)
* Ghost (Formerly; by having equipped the Gilbert Ring)

## Family information

### Family Members

* Kelly Donovan (Mother)
* Vicki Donovan † (Older Sister)

## Supernatural information

### Significant kills

* Finn Mikaelson (as an Original Vampire; Resurrected)
* Sage (through Finn's death)
* Troy (through Finn's death)
* Finn's bloodline (through Finn's death)
* Lucien Castle (along with Finn; as a vampire)

### Cause of death

* Drowned (1st time)
* Broken Neck (2nd and 3rd time)
* Stabbed in Neck (4th time)

### Killed by

* Himself (1st time)
* Damon Salvatore (2nd time)
* Silas (3rd time)
* Unnamed Traveler in Sheriff Liz Forbes' body (4th time)

## Physical appearance

### Height

* 5'11" (Feet)
* 1.80 (Meters)

### Eye color

* Blue

**Matthew G. "Matt" Donovan** is the son of Kelly Donovan and the younger brother of Vicki Donovan. His older sister was turned into vampire and was later killed because she was unable to control her blood lust. Matt is also the ex-boyfriend of Elena Gilbert, Caroline Forbes, and Rebekah Mikaelson.

He was born and raised in the town of Mystic Falls. After the death of Elena's parents, Elena broke up with Matt because she lost interest in him. Despite the way they broke up, Matt still cares about Elena deeply and they've managed to maintain a good friendship. At the beginning of the series, Matt struggles with his sister, Vicki, because she was a drug user, but then she tragically dies. Later on, he begins dating Caroline Forbes, and encourages her to become a more caring, kind, and selfless young woman. However, Caroline breaks up with him after her transition into a vampire in order to protect him.

Upon learning about the existence of supernatural creatures, he begins to distance himself from the Mystic Falls Gang. Eventually he starts ti help his friends defeat their enemies and protect their hometown, and he fixes his friendship with Caroline. Later, he becomes a medium for a short while, although he could only see his sister's ghost. He began a brief relationship with Rebekah Mikaelson, and went to Europe with her at the end of Book 4 of Part 1.

In Book 5 of Part 1 of the series, he was possessed by a Traveler for a brief time, and was also involved with Nadia Petrova, Katherine's daughter. After Nadia's death, Matt helps his friends deal with the destruction of The Other Side.

Later on, he decided to become a deputy in Mystic Falls Police Department, and a vampire hunter.

Matt is briefly reunited with the Mikaelsons in Book 3 of Part 2 of the series and aids them in their efforts to defeat Lucien Castle.

He later falls in love with his partner, Penny Ares. After Penny's death, Matt decides to leave Mystic Falls and start a normal life outside of Mystic Falls.

Matt later returns to Mystic Falls and becomes the sheriff of the town. He eventually became the mayor.

He is best friends with Jeremy Gilbert, Tyler Lockwood, Elena Gilbert, and Bonnie Bennett. He is also close friends with Caroline Forbes and Adrianna Gilbert.

## Early History

Matt was born on February 26, 1993 in Mystic Falls. He is the son of Kelly Donovan and the younger brother of Vicki Donovan. Because Kelly and Miranda Gilbert, who was Elena and Adrianna's adoptive mother, were best friends since high school, Matt knew the twins since infancy. They all grew up together, being close childhood friends, and Elena and Matt began dating in their teenage years. When Elena's parents died, she broke up with Matt because she needed time alone to figure out her feelings. Matt still hoped they could be together, but it was not likely due to Elena's instant connection to the new student, Stefan Salvatore.

## Throughout An Epic Kind of Love Series (Part 1)

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3
* Book 4
* Book 5

At the start of a new school year, Matt saw that Elena was strongly drawn to the handsome, mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore. He was jealous as he believed that he and Elena still had a chance to be together later. When his sister Vicki was attacked, he saw Stefan at the hospital but he mysteriously disappeared. Matt remained suspicious of him. Matt started to warm up to Stefan a little more when he joined the football team at school.
Matt was also grateful when Stefan found Vicki after she disappeared. Matt still showed he had feelings for Elena and Bonnie tried to help him move on. Not long afterwards, Vicki went missing again. Along with search-parties, Matt tried to find her and was relieved when Jeremy and Adrianna Gilbert called him over to their house where Vicki was, where she was transitioning into a vampire. When she became a vampire, Stefan tried to help her, but when Vicki said he was bothering her, Matt told him to leave her alone.

When she disappeared *again*, Matt was questioned by Sheriff Forbes of her supposed whereabouts, but like everyone else, he had no clue where she had gone. He found a note at his house "written" by Vicki that said she left town. At Caroline's party, Stefan explained to Matt that he was just trying to help his sister, but Matt told him Vicki was unreliable like her mother. Later, Caroline turned up drunk and Matt tried to help her and eventually had to take her home. She did not want to be alone, so he had to spend the night with her in her bedroom cuddling together.

Matt started working at the Mystic Grill. Caroline talked about a washed-out football player, Ben, and how he is working as a bartender. Matt was offended by this and Caroline left, saying that they didn't give each other a chance. Matt caught up to her when she was crossing the road, and Matt got out of his truck and kissed her.
Matt and Caroline began dating after this. They were caught in a heated moment by Matt's mother, who had returned home after her boyfriend left her. Kelly didn't like Caroline very much and called her "Matt's rebound girl". Caroline decided they should go on a double-date with Elena and Stefan but the date went wrong for her when Matt and Elena went on about childhood memories. Stefan let Matt drive his car with Caroline but when they returned to the Salvatore Boarding House, Matt found his mom with Stefan's brother, Damon and assumed she was there to hook up with him. He was extremely upset with her, telling her that she was the adult and she should behave like one.
Kelly and Matt were in for devastating news when Caroline and her mother Sheriff Forbes came with news that Vicki's body had been found in a terrible storm. Even though Caroline wanted to comfort him, Matt wanted to be left alone, but ended up crying in Elena's arms.

His relationship with his mother took the final straw when he caught her making out with Tyler Lockwood. He and Tyler got into a fight, which was stopped by Tyler's father Mayor Lockwood. When they got home, Matt told his mother to get out of his house because he was better off without her in his life.
Matt was supposed to be Caroline's escort in the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant, but he could not make it due to his work schedule. He was with her for the Founders' Day Parade. He left the Mystic Grill with Tyler and Caroline when Mayor Lockwood asked them to leave because he was worried for his son's safety. When Tyler heard an unpleasant and painful noise, he crashed the car. All the passengers survived but Caroline had to be taken to the hospital for surgery.

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## Throughout An Epic Kind of Love Series (Part 2)

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

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## Throughout Legacies

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3
* Book 4

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## Personality

"*Because you're everything that I want to be. You're loyal, honest, kind. People root for you to succeed. Elena even died for you.*"
— **Rebekah** to **Matt**

Matt is everyone's definition of the "everyday man". Out of the characters, he is the most "normal"; he does not possess any supernatural attributes, nor any supernatural artifact that makes him stand out of the rest of humanity and he want's it to stay that way. He is, however, aware of the supernatural world and has more than had his fair share of skirmishes with them in the past.

As far as personality goes, Matt is loyal, headstrong, and down-to-earth. According to Vicki, Matt is the "golden child" of their family, with a good future ahead of him. These qualities make it very hard for other characters not to like him, and he has captured the hearts of several females throughout the series. However, as the years have passed and he's lost more friends, Matt has become colder and he has more hatred for supernatural beings, especially vampires.

## Physical Appearance

Matt is a very handsome young man, who stands at approximately 6 feet tall with bay blue eyes and short dark blond hair. He has an attractive face and can be considered as the stereotypical football player in regards to his personality and physical looks.

Matt's hairstyle throughout the series has remained similar, shortened with not much length except his hair was somewhat longer in the first book. On special occasions, Matt has been known to gel his hair such as for the 60s Decade Dance, for a more formal style.

His clothing sense is that of a typical teenager. For school, as he used to play football, he used to wear the school Timberwolves jacket, however, he usually wore a range of different colored t-shirts and jeans with boots or sneaker shoes. Lately, he has been wearing checkered button-down shirts with a t-shirt underneath or shirts with an unbuttoned collar. He also wears a heavy jacket with hoods or light weight jackets, both of which are usually a dark color. Working at the Grill, Matt has a uniform which consists of a dark blue t-shirt and black trousers. On special occasions, he regularly wears a dark tuxedo and trousers with a tie.

## Relationships

### Vicki Donovan

"*Matt, I love you.. but I'm already dead.*"
—Vicki to Matt

*Main Article: Matt and Vicki*

Vicki was Matt's older sister, although it often seemed like the other way around since Matt was the one looking after Vicki, due to their mother not being around. Vicki started to act erratically after she turned into a vampire, which made Matt think she was on drugs. After Vicki's death, Matt believed that she had run away, until her body was found. In Book 3, Matt was able to see Vicki after Esther performed a spell and tried to bring her back, but he had to learn to accept her death.

### Tyler Lockwood

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*Main Article: Tyler and Matt*

### Elena Gilbert

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*Main Article: Elena and Matt*

### Caroline Forbes

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*Main Article: Caroline and Matt*

### Rebekah Mikaelson

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*Main Article: Matt and Rebekah*

### Other Relationships

Donovan Family, Mystic Falls Gang, Mystic Grill

* Jeremy and Matt (Best Friends/Former Roommates/ Former Allies)
* Matt and Bonnie (Close Friends/Allies)
* Damon and Matt (Frenemies/Former Enemies)
* Matt and Alaric (Former Allies/Friends)

## Name

* **Matt** is a masculine name of Hebrew origin. It is from the Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiyahu) which means "*Gift of Yaweh*". Matt is a variation or short form for Matthew. In the English meaning, it means "Gift of God".
* **Donovan** is an anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Donndubháin.

## Trivia

* Matt's birthday is February 26, making him a Pisces.
* So far, Matt has died four times in the series.
	+ His first death occurred in Book 3 of the first part of the series. He drowned himself to communicate with his sister Vicki. Bonnie revived him with CPR.
	+ His second death occurred Book 4 of the first part of the series. Damon snapped his neck to turn Elena's humanity on. The Gilbert Ring resurrected him.
	+ His third death occurred in Book 5 of the first part of the series. Silas snapped his neck because he couldn't control him since he was already possessed by The Travelers.
	+ His fourth death occurred in Book 5 of the first part of the series by a traveler possessing Liz. He was stabbed in the neck.
* Matt was almost killed by two of his ex-girlfriends after they've been turned into a vampires, the first being Caroline and then Elena.
* In the series, Matt is aware of five people he knows turned into vampires, werewolf, and a hybrid: Vicki, Caroline, Adrianna, Tyler (werewolf/hybrid), and Elena.
* In the series, Matt was the second-to-last main character to learn about the supernatural world (before Jenna) and he is the last character to have learned this to be still alive since Jenna died one chapter after.
* He and Jeremy are indirectly responsible for Elena becoming a vampire.
* Before the end of Book 4 of Part 1 of the series, Matt had never set one foot out of Mystic Falls.
	+ This changed when he and Rebekah took a summer trip around Europe.