Theo Salvatore

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## Biographical Information

### Born

* March 1, 1845 (Mystic Falls, Age 18/201)

### Turned

* By Stefan Salvatore on September 26, 1864

### Occupation

* Nomadic Traveler  (Formerly; 1920s)
* Allies Soldier of World War II  (Formerly; 1942)
* High School Student  (Graduated)
* Owner of the Mystic Grill and Mystic Tap  (Currently)

### Species

* Human  (Originally)
* Ghost  (Formerly)
* Vampire  (Niklaus' Bloodline; Broken) (Currently)

## Family Information

### Family Members

* Silas † (Distant Paternal Ancestor)
* Silas' Unnamed Family/Relatives † (Paternal Ancestors)
* Silas' Unnamed Doppelgängers † (Paternal Ancestors)
* Giuseppe Salvatore † (Father)
* Lillian Salvatore  (Mother)
* Damon Salvatore (Older Brother)
* Stefan Salvatore (Younger Brother)
* Unnamed Salvatore † (Paternal Younger Brother)
* Unborn Child †  (with Valerie)
* Zachariah Salvatore † (Paternal Half-Nephew)
* Zachariah's Unnamed Son † (Paternal Great Half-Nephew)
* Joseph Salvatore † (Distant Descendant)
* Joseph's Unnamed Son † (Distant Descendant)
* Zach Salvatore † (Distant Descendant)
* Grayson Gilbert † (Adoptive Father-in-Law)
* Miranda Sommers-Gilbert † (Adoptive Mother-in-Law)
* John Gilbert † (Father-in-Law)
* Isobel Flemming (Mother-in-Law)
* Alaric Saltzman (Step-Father-in-Law)
* Arielle Labonair (Sister-in-Law)
* Elena Gilbert (Wife)
* Alex Gilbert  (Sister-in-Law)
* Ariana Gilbert (Sister-in-Law)
* Jeremy Gilbert (Adoptive Brother-in-Law)
* Valentina Gilbert (Adoptive Sister-in-Law via Jeremy)
* Jack Mikaelson  (Nephew)
* Hope Mikaelson (Niece)
* Lizzie Saltzman (Step-Sister-in-Law/Honorary Niece)
* Josie Saltzman (Step-Sister-in-Law/Honorary Niece)
* Jax Salvatore (Nephew)
* Nina Salvatore (Niece)
* Lily Salvatore (Niece
* Lia Bennett (Honorary Niece)
* Grayson Salvatore (Son)
* Sarah Salvatore (Daughter)
* Stefanie Salvatore (Daughter)
* Adella Mikaelson (Adoptive Niece)
* Parker Bennett (Honorary Niece)
* Miranda Mikaelson (Niece)
* Jenna Mikaelson (Niece)
* Camila Gilbert (Niece)
* Issac Gilbert (Nephew)
* Nik Mikaelson (Nephew)

## Supernatural Information

### Significant Kills

* Many Humans
* Many Werewolves
* Many Vampires
* Several Tomb Vampires  (as vampires)
* Jonas Martin
* Greta Martin
* Traveler Clan
* Markos  (2nd time)
* Elena Gilbert  (3rd time/resurrected; as a hybrid)
* Himself  (1st time; as a vampire)
* Colin Phelps  (as a vampire) (mercy kill)
* Julian  (as a vampire)
* Phoenix Stone Vampires

### Cause of Death

* Broken Neck (as a human)
* Explosion  (as a vampire)

### Killed By

* Stefan Salvatore (as a human)
* Himself  (as a vampire)

## Physical Appearance

### Height

* 5'9" (Feet)
* 1.77 (Meters)

## Appearance

### Episode Count

* 171  (TVD)
* 11  (TO)
* 9 (Legacies)
* 190  (Totaled)

### First Seen

* *Pilot*  (TVD)
* *I Love You, Goodbye*  (TO)
* *This is the Part Where You Run* (Legacies)

### Last Seen

* *I Was Feeling Epic*  (TVD)
* *When The Saints Go Marching In*  (TO)
* *TBA* (Legacies)

**Theodore "Theo" Salvatore** is one of the three main male protagonists on *The Vampire Diaries*. Theo is a 185-years-old vampire and was born and raised during the 1800s in the supernatural town of Mystic Falls with his brothers, Damon and Stefan Salvatore. He came of age during the time of the Civil War. Theo is the second son and child of Giuseppe and Lillian Salvatore.

After his transition he left Mystic Falls with Damon, but over a few decades he hadn't seen his brother. Lexi Branson got in contact with him in 1890 for him to see Stefan; who he hasn't seen in over three decades. He eventually visits his brother and reunited with him.

After many years away, Theo returned to his hometown of Mystic Falls to visit his distant nephew, Zach. Theo saw Alex Gilbert for the first time, being very intrigued by her. Eventually he grew astraied from his crush on her and developed real feels for her twin, Elena Gilbert.

Eventually he and Elena were 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. They grow distance after Elena's transition, and later break up, due to Elena being spelled to love Damon. They thought it was a sire bond between the two when in reality it was a spell that was casted by Riley Greenwood. He then embarked on a journey to Nova Scotia with Rebekah, Damon, Stefan, Shane, Elena, Bonnie, and Jeremy to seek the the cure that can help break the "sire bond." At the end of the fourth season, Theo ends up being happy when the spell was broken and Elena choose him over Damon.

During the eighth season, Theo worked for Cade, the Devil. To keep him, Stefan, and Damon out of Hell, he flipped his humanity switch off. While being the bad guy, he attemped to murder his girlfriend, trying to make sure no one turned his humanity on. Eventually Ariana made it in time and used a spell to turn his humanity back on. While trying to do everything in his power to make the love of his life, friends, and family forgive him for what he has done. Eventually they forgave him and Theo proposed to Elena, to which she said yes.

He was best friends with Lexi Branson until her death, his wife Elena Gilbert, Alex Gilbert, Ariana Gilbert, Caroline Forbes, and Bonnie Bennett. He is close friends to the Original Family, Arielle Labonair, Jeremy Gilbert, and Tyler Lockwood.

**Theo** is a member of the **Salvatore Family**. He is also a member of the **Petrova Family**, **Labonair Family**, **Lescheres Family**, and the **Gilbert Family** through his marriage to Elena and he also has ties to the **Mikaelson Family**.

## Personality

Theo is an intelligent and charming young man. He is very kind, compassionate, loyal, forgiving person. Like his older brother, Damon he can be a dick at times taunting people. Theo was willing to get Alex whatever means necessary but fell in love with her twin, Elena quickly. When telling Alex his history, he shows that he felt guilty at what he did to other people. He shows nobility and selflessness, masking the most intense of his emotions to spare himself from seeming weak, but expressing just enough to draw in a very small circle of friends.

By the end of Season Five, Theo makes the biggest decision he's ever made; sacrificing his life to save his younger brother and everyone else he cares about over on The Other Side. He was unable to come back in the process but was thankful to Elena that she had became a part of his life and for falling in love with him.

Theo is also very self-confident, given that he'll confront older, stronger vampires like: Elijah, Klaus, Athena, Rebekah, Kol, and Katherine, without hesitation.

## Physical Appearance

Theo is a very attractive young man who has tan skin, blue-gray eyes, and light brown hair that he wears tousled with gel. He has also been seen with some stubble on occasion. He is on the shorter end of average height with a lean, athletic build; in fact, Caroline Forbes once stated that Theo had a "perfect body," and Theo seems to agree with this sentiment. Theo is usually seen wearing trendy clothes, such as designer slim-fit jeans, solid-colored v-neck tshirts, and hoodies, vests, or jackets in neutral colors.

## Powers and Abilities

Theo possesses all the standard powers and abilities of a non-Original vampire. He has shown himself to be an experienced fighter easily able to subdue his enemies. Being that Theo is over 170 years old, he is an old and powerful vampire.

For vampire standards, he is a relatively young non-Original vampire to appear in the series, along with his older and younger brothers Damon and Stefan. Theo's initial advantage (being stronger and faster) over his younger brother was due to him being older and regularly consuming human blood. Due to this Theo is physically able to easily beat younger vampires, although he has been shown capable of standing up to vampires much older than him, this is in part due to his determination. Though ultimately still inferior to those of much older vampires like Katherine Pierce and the Originals to name a few. However given his intellect, he has been shown to take vampires down through surprise attacks.

Theo, when at full strength, can be extremely dangerous, especially when fighting for the ones he loves. Such as when Theo, alongside Damon and Stefan, were able to fight Katherine Pierce, a non-Original vampire of 538 years of age, though she still bested the three of them. Theo is also a very skilled user of mind compulsion.

## Weaknesses

Theo has the typical weaknesses of a non-Original vampire.

## Appearances

### The Vampire Diaries

* *Pilot*
* *The Night of the Comet*
* *Friday Night Bites*
* *Family Ties*
* *You're Undead to Me*
* *Lost Girls*
* *Haunted*
* *162 Candles*
* *History Repeating*
* *The Turning Point*
* *Bloodlines*
* *Unpleasantville*
* *Children of the Damned*
* *Fool Me Once*
* *A Few Good Men*
* *There Goes the Neighborhood*
* *Let the Right One In*
* *Under Control*
* *Miss Mystic Falls*
* *Blood Brothers*
* *Isobel*
* *Founder's Day*

* *The Return*
* *Brave New World*
* *Bad Moon Rising*
* *Memory Lane*
* *Kill or Be Killed*
* *Plan B*
* *Masquerade*
* *Rose*
* *Katerina*
* *The Sacrifice*
* *By the Light of the Moon*
* *The Descent*
* *Daddy Issues*
* *Crying Wolf*
* *The Dinner Party*
* *The House Guest*
* *Know Thy Enemy*
* *The Last Dance*
* *Klaus*
* *The Last Day*
* *The Sun Also Rises*
* *As I Lay Dying*

* *The Birthday*
* *The Hybrid*
* *The End of the Affair*
* *Disturbing Behavior*
* *The Reckoning*
* *Smells Like Teen Spirit*
* *Ghost World*
* *Ordinary People*
* *Homecoming*
* *The New Deal*
* *Our Town*
* *The Ties That Bind*
* *Bringing Out The Dead*
* *Dangerous Liaisons*
* *All My Children*
* *1912*
* *Break On Through*
* *The Murder of One*
* *Heart of Darkness*
* *Do Not Go Gentle*
* *Before Sunset*
* *The Departed*

* *Growing Pains*
* *Memorial*
* *The Rager*
* *The Five*
* *The Killer*
* *We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes*
* *My Brother's Keeper*
* *We'll Always Have Bourbon Street*
* *O Come, All Ye Faithful*
* *After School Special*
* *Catch Me If You Can*
* *A View to a Kill*
* *Into the Wild*
* *Down the Rabbit Hole*
* *Stand By Me*
* *Bring It On*
* *Because the Night*
* *American Gothic*
* *Pictures of You*
* *She's Come Undone*
* *The Darkness In The Doppelgänger*
* *The Walking Dead*
* *Graduation*

* *I Know What You Did Last Summer*
* *True Lies*
* *Original Sin*
* *For Whom the Bell Tolls*
* *Monster's Ball*
* *Handle with Care*
* *Death and the Maiden*
* *Dead Man on Campus*
* *The Cell*
* *Fifty Shades of Grayson*
* *500 Years of Solitude*
* *The Devil Inside*
* *Total Eclipse of the Heart*
* *No Exit*
* *Gone Girl*
* *While You Were Sleeping*
* *Rescue Me*
* *Resident Evil*
* *Man on Fire*
* *What Lies Beneath*
* *Promised Land*
* *Home*

* *I'll Remember*
* *Yellow Ledbetter*
* *Welcome to Paradise*
* *Black Hole Sun*
* *The World Has Turned and Left Me Here*
* *The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get*
* *Do You Remember the First Time?*
* *Fade Into You*
* *I Alone*
* *Christmas Through Your Eyes*
* *Woke Up With a Monster*
* *Prayer For the Dying*
* *The Day I Tried To Live*
* *Stay*
* *Let Her Go*
* *The Downward Spiral*
* *A Bird in a Gilded Cage*
* *I Never Could Love Like That*
* *Because*
* *I'd Leave My Happy Home For You*
* *I'll Wed You in the Golden Summertime*
* *I'm Thinking Of You All The While*

* *Day One of Twenty-Two Thousand, Give or Take*
* *Never Let Me Go*
* *Age of Innocence*
* *I Carry Your Heart With Me*
* *Live Through This*
* *Best Served Cold*
* *Mommie Dearest*
* *Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me*
* *Cold as Ice*
* *Hell Is Other People*
* *Things We Lost in the Fire*
* *Postcards from the Edge*
* *This Woman's Work*
* *Moonlight on the Bayou*
* *I Would for You*
* *Days of Future Past*
* *I Went to the Woods*
* *One Way or Another*
* *Somebody That I Used to Know*
* *Kill 'Em All*
* *Requiem for a Dream*
* *Gods and Monsters*
* *Hello, Brother*
* *Today Will Be Different*
* *You Decided That I Was Worth Saving*
* *An Eternity of Misery*
* *Coming Home Was a Mistake*
* *Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell*
* *The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You*
* *We Have History Together*
* *The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch*
* *Nostalgia's a Bitch*
* *You Made a Choice to Be Good*
* *What Are You?*
* *The Lies Will Catch Up To You*
* *It's Been a Hell of a Ride*
* *We're Planning a June Wedding*
* *I Was Feeling Epic*

### The Originals

* *I Love You, Goodbye*
* *A Streetcar Named Desire*
* *The Bloody Crown*

* *Voodoo In My Blood* (Mentioned)
* *The Feast of All Sinners*
* *Alexandria Gilbert-Salvatore: Thee Tribrid*
* *From Fiancée To Wife*
* *New Members of The Mikaelson Family*
* *Mikaelson Baby...I Think Not*

**Season Five**

* *Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea*
* *God's Gonna Trouble the Water*
* *When The Saints Go Marching In*

### Legacies

* *This is the Part Where You Run* (Voice)
* *Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn*
* *Death Keeps Knocking On My Door* (Mentioned)
* *There's a World Where Your Dreams Came True* (Mentioned)
* *We're Gonna Need A Spotlight*
* *Let's Just Finish the Dance*
* *I'll Tell You a Story*
* *There's Always a Loophole*
* *I'll Never Give Up Hope*
* *This Year Will Be Different* (Indirectly Mentioned)
* *That's Nothing I Had to Remember*
* *This Christmas Was Surprisingly Violent*

## Name

* **Theodore** is of Greek origin. The meaning of Theodore is "**God's gift**".
* **Salvatore** means "savior" and is of Italian origin.