Stefan Salvatore

Stefan Salvatore is one of the main male protagonists of The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals. Stefan was born and raised in the supernatural town of Mystic Falls, Virginia and came of age during the time of the Civil War. Stefan is the youngest child of Giuseppe Salvatore and Lillian Salvatore. He has three older siblings, Damon Salvatore, Athena Mikaelson (née Salvatore) and Aphrodite Salvatore, who are also vampires and whom he shared a strained relationship with, stemming from the appearance of Katherine Pierce in which they fought over whilst human.

Stefan is the maternal uncle of Hope Mikaelson and the adopted son of Athena and Klaus, Marcel Gerard.

During the years following his transition, despite the help from close friend Lexi Branson, Stefan has constantly battled with his bloodlust, and during the 1900's after "falling off the wagon" due to Damon and Aphrodite’s unhealthy influence, he widely became known as the Ripper of Monterey due to his inability to control his blood thirst. For a brief time, Stefan was romantically involved with the Original and his sister-in-law, Rebekah Mikaelson, and shared a close friendship with her brother, Niklaus. By doing so, he reunited with his sister, Athena, after not having seen her in 56 years due to forcing her to become a vampire.

After many years away, Stefan returned to his hometown of Mystic Falls to visit his distant nephew. Zach. He then saw Elena Gilbert for the first time while rescuing her after her parents' car drove off Wickery Bridge. After finding her personal records and observing her from afar, Stefan determined that Elena was definitely not Katherine. Still, he was strongly intrigued by her and decided to pose as a new transfer student at Mystic Falls High School to get to know her. They were instantly drawn to each other and they immediately bond, beginning a romantic relationship shortly afterwards. However, despite them becoming romantically involved, various and numerous obstacles begin to come between the two, making Stefan and Elena struggle and fight to be together.

He is best friends with Lexi Branson until her death.

In 2012, he nearly lost himself when Athena died (and later came back to life) when she gave birth to hers and Klaus’s daughter, Hope Mikaelson.

In 2013, he walked Athena down the aisle when she and Klaus renewed their wedding vows.

In 2018, he snapped Athena’s neck and injected the cure into Aphrodite, sacrificing himself to save Mystic Falls from Hellfire.

Stefan is apart of the Salvatore Family. He also had ties with the Petrova Family, Gilbert Family, and Mikaelson Family.

## BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

### Born

* November 1, 1846  (Mystic Falls, Age 17/162)

### Turned

* By Katherine Pierce on  September 25, 1864 (initiated by Giuseppe Salvatore)

### Occupation

* Carpenter (Formerly; Unknown)
* Nomadic Traveller (Formerly; 1920s)
* Allies Soldier of World War II (Formerly; 1942)
* Harvard University Student (Formerly; 1970s)
* Ambulance Driver (Formerly; 1990s)
* Immigrant Worker (Formerly; Unknown)
* High School Student (Currently)

### Title(s)

* The Ripper of Monterey (Formerly)
* Sleepy-head, Sweetness (by Lexi)
* Stephanie, Stef, Baby Bro, Hero Hair, Slim Shady Wannabe (by Athena)
* Stef, Baby, Hero Hair (by  Aphrodite)
* Shady Stefan, Saint Stefan, Superman, Beefcake, Stefan: The Hero, Fabio, Hero Stefan, Hero Hairdo, Noble Stefan, Stef, Buzzkill Bob, Baby Bro, Brother, Lily's Little Angel, Mad Max, Baby, Ebenezer, Pal, Bunny Snacking Pacifist (by Damon)
* Rippah, Old Friend, Pal (by Klaus)
* Kid (by Mikael)
* Mr. Salvatore, My Love, Handsome (by Katherine)

### Species

* Human (Formerly)
* Vampire (Niklaus' bloodline)

## FAMILY INFORMATION

### Family Members

* Silas † ((Progenitor Of, Distant or Ancient Paternal Ancestor)
* Unnamed Doppelgängers Of Silas † (Distant Paternal Ancestors)
* Giuseppe Salvatore † (Father)
* Lillian Salvatore † (Mother)
* Damon Salvatore (Older Brother)
* Athena Mikaelson (Older Sister)
* Aphrodite Salvatore (Older Sister)
* Unborn Child † (with Valerie Tulle)
* Unnamed Half-Brother † (via Giuseppe Salvatore)
* Unnamed Paternal Half-Brother’s Children † (via Giuseppe Salvatore)
* Unnamed Paternal Half-Brother’s Children’s Children † (via Giuseppe Salvatore)
* Edward Cullen (Paternal Great-Great-Great Nephew)
* Zachariah Salvatore † (Paternal Half-Nephew)
* Zachariah's Unnamed Son † (Paternal Half-Nephew)
* Joseph Salvatore † (Distant Paternal Half-Nephew)
* Joseph's Unnamed Son † (Distant Paternal Half-Nephew)
* Zach Salvatore † (Distant Paternal Half-Nephew)
* Tom Avery ((Doppelgänger, Descendant)
* Sarah Salvatore (Distant Paternal Niece)
* Niklaus Mikaelson (Brother-In-Law)
* Marcel Gerard (Adopted Nephew via Athena)
* Hope Mikaelson (Niece via Athena)

## SUPERNATURAL INFORMATION

### Significant Kills

* Jonathan Gilbert (revived by the Gilbert Ring)
* Giuseppe Salvatore
* Thomas Fell
* Honoria Fell
* Marianna Lockwood
* Monterey Victims
* Liam Grant
* John Beach
* Randy Smith
* Danah Leach
* Terrilyn Henson
* ﻿Catherine Marid
* ﻿Matthew Wagner
* ﻿Michael Reddinton
* ﻿Christian David
* ﻿Dianne Wagner
* ﻿Ashley Holliday
* Margaret Forbes
* ﻿Christopher Gilbert

### Cause Of Death

* Gunshot wound to the chest  (as a human)

## PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

### Height

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

## APPEARANCE

### Played By

* Paul Wesley
* Sawyer Bell (Young, age 10)
* Luke Judy (Young/Child)

### First Seen

* *Pilot*  (TVD)
* *Twilight: New Moon*
* *Always and Forever*  (TO)