Ryan Clarke

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## Biographical Information

### Occupation

* Triad Agent  (Formerly)
* Prisoner  (Formerly)
* Headmaster of the Salvatore Boarding School  (under the disguise of Rupert Vardemus; Formerly)

### Species

* Golem  (Originally)
* Human
* Dybbuk  (Possession; Formerly)

## Family Information

### Family Members

* Malivore  (Creator/Father)
* Landon Kirby  (Paternal Younger Brother)
* Unnamed Siblings

## Supernatural Information

### Significant Kills

* Triad Technician
* Unnamed Triad Security Guard

## Appearance

### Episode Count

* 20  (including 3 disguised appearances)

### Last Seen

* *You're A Long Way From Home*

**Ryan Clarke** is a recurring character and a creation of Malivore who appeared in the eighth episode of *Legacies*. He is a secondary antagonist in the first and second seasons.

After he was released from Malivore for a second time, he took on the disguise of Professor Rupert Vardemus using an illusion ring and infiltrated the Salvatore Boarding School after Alaric was voted out of his position by the student honor council.

## Early History

The being eventually known as Ryan Clarke was born of the entity known as Malivore. Malivore created Ryan by combining together his own body, a composition of mud and the raw organic material of numerous monsters that it had absorbed, and mud on the ground in a attempt to create a progeny. Sadly Ryan, like the other attempts before it, was considered a failure for his infertility and thus abandoned.

Growing resentful Ryan rounded up the descendants of his 'father's' original followers and convinced them to turn on him, making a deal with a coven of witches to trap Malivore by transforming him into a sludge like form. The cult Ryan had started would evolve into Triad Industries who continued what they believed to be their god's purpose: expunging super natural life from the Earth by tossing them into the inter-dimensional pit their god had become.

Sadly, power corrupts as they say. Triad's definition of "monster" rapidly expanded to include anyone who disagreed with them and anyone who stood in their way, with the solution each and every time being to toss them into the pit and lead the world to forget that they ever existed. Guilt stricken, Ryan attempted to return to his father's body but Malivore remained silent to his attempt at reconciliation.

In Belgium, 1933, Ryan located Albert's cabin in search of a mysterious artifact. He and his men tossed the placed so that they would find it before der Führer.

However, eighteen years ago when Seylah Chelon was thrown into the pit and spat out two years later pregnant with Malivore's perfect offspring, Ryan was spat out as well to act as protector for the child.

## Personality

He is very mysterious and calculating. He is intelligent and sneaky as he used information on the Gonzales' to let him in, and hid Seylah's file on the guard. He also showed that despite not being a senior member of Triad Industries, he knows the password to go to the backup files. He also showed little care in what happened to a co-worker of his when he kicked him into the pit, despite the co-worker having not done anything offensive to him.

## Physical Appearance

Ryan is a somewhat tall man with an athletic build. He is usually seen wearing dark colored business suits, but when the situation calls for it, he'll wear a disguise to find more information on what he's looking for. He has brown eyes and short dark brown hair that is somewhat messy-curly.

## Relationships

* Ryan and Malivore (Former Frenemies/Former Allies)
* Ryan and Hope (Frenemies/Former Allies)
* Ryan and Nina (Frenemies/Former Allies/Crush/Kissed)
* Ryan and Alaric (Frenemies/Former Allies)
* Ryan and Certain Students of the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted (Frenemies/Former Allies)
* Ryan and Trudy (Dating/Girlfriend)

## Powers and Abilities

Ryan possessed the standard powers and abilities of a golem.

## Weaknesses

Ryan had the typical weaknesses of a golem.

## Name

* **Ryan** is an English language name of Irish origin. The original meaning of the name is obscure, but popular sources suggest it could mean "little king" or "illustrious".
* **Clarke** is an Anglo-Irish given name or surname that means "clerk".