Damon Salvatore

**Damon Salvatore** is one of the main male protagonist and antagonist of The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals.

He and Athena rescued Emily Bennett in 1864, saving her from the townspeople of Mystic Falls. They kept her in a safehouse and faked her death until she died for real in 1908.

In 1868, he traveled the world with his sister, Athena, and her husband, Klaus.

In 1874, he, Athena, Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah and Kol went to New Orleans for the first time. He met Marcel for the first time and became his adopted uncle.

In the 1950s, he was captured and tortured alongside his sister, Athena, by the Augustine society, led by the Whitmore family, who experimented on vampires for a "bigger purpose". During their five years of captivity, they met another prisoner, Enzo, with whom they became best friends with. Eventually, the plan the three made had failed at a critical moment and thinking Enzo "died" because of them, both Damon and Athena turned off their humanity to suppress the guilt and sadness.

In 2012, he nearly turned his humanity off after Athena died, giving birth to hers and Klaus’s daughter, Hope Mikaelson.

In 2013, he officiated the vow renewal between Athena and Klaus

## BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

### Born

* June 18, 1839  (Mystic Falls, Age 25/170)

### Turned

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

### Occupation

* Confederate Lieutenant Soldier of the American Civil War (1864)
* Prisoner of Augustine (1953-1958)
* College Student (Formerly)

### Title(s)

* Damy, Dame (by Athena)
* The Fun Brother, Mate (both by Klaus)
* Eternal Stud (by himself)

### Species

* Human (Formerly)
* Vampire (Niklaus' bloodline)
* Augustine Vampire (Cured/Formerly)

## FAMILY INFORMATION

### Family Members

* Silas † (Distant Paternal Ancestor)
* Unnamed Doppelgängers Of Silas † (Distant Paternal Ancestors)
* Giuseppe Salvatore † (Father)
* Lillian Salvatore † (Mother)
* Athena Mikaelson (Younger Sister)
* Aphrodite Salvatore (Younger Sister)
* Stefan Salvatore (Younger Brother)
* Unborn Niece/Nephew † (via Stefan and 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 (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 Sires

* Charlotte (1942)
* Isobel Flemming (2007)

### Significant Kills

* Samantha Gilbert (1st time)
* Charlotte (as a human)
* 12 Humans (For Valerie LaMarche)
* Joseph Salvatore
* Maggie James
* Isobel Flemming (as a human)
* Joanne Harris
* Mason Lockwood
* Dr. Whitmore
* Whitmore Family

### Cause Of Death

* Gunshot wound to the chest  (as a human)

## PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

### Height

* 5'9 ½" (Feet)
* 1.77 (Meters)

## APPEARANCE

### Played By

* Ian Somerhalder
* Gavin Casalegno (Young, age 12)

### First Seen

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