Jeremy Gilbert

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## Biographical information

### Born

* October 13, 1994 (Mystic Falls, Age 34)

### Occupation

* High School Student (Graduated)
* Busboy (Formerly)
* Member of The Five (Currently)
* Vampire Hunter (Currently)
* Teacher (Currently)

### Title(s)

* Jer (by everyone)
* J (by Vicki)
* Van Helsing, Karate Kid, Big Jer, Pocahontas, Little Punk, Baby Gilbert (All by Damon)
* Impertinent Punk, Poor Lad (both by Klaus)
* Little Gilbert (by Damon and Katherine)

### Species

* Human (Formerly)
* Hybrid (untriggered Werewolf, untapped Witch; Originally)
* Medium (Formerly)
* Supernatural Hunter
* Ghost (Formerly)

## Family information

### Family Members

* Irene † (Paternal Ancestor)
* Inadu's Mother † (Distant Paternal Relative)
* The Hollow † (Distant Paternal Relative)
* Johnathan Gilbert † (Paternal Ancestor)
* Samantha Gilbert † (Paternal Ancestor)
* Christopher Gilbert † (Paternal Ancestor)
* Jenna Sommers † (Maternal Aunt)
* John Gilbert † (Paternal Uncle)
* Grayson Gilbert † (Father)
* Miranda Sommers-Gilbert † (Mother)
* Elena Gilbert (Older Adoptive Sister/Biological Paternal Cousin)
* Adrianna Gilbert (Older Adoptive Sister/Biological Paternal Cousin)
* Damon Salvatore (Adoptive Brother-In-Law)
* Hope Mikaelson (Adoptive Niece/Cousin)
* Alexia Salvatore (Adoptive Niece/Cousin)

## Supernatural information

### Significant kills

* Tony (as a hybrid)
* Chris (as a hybrid)
* Patient (as a vampire)
* Pizza Delivery Girl (as a vampire)
* Kol Mikaelson (as an Original Vampire; Resurrected)
* Kol's Sireline (through Kol's death)

### Cause of death

* Gunshot Wound (1st time)
* Heart Stasis Desiccation Spell (2nd time)
* Stabbed through the neck (3rd time)
* Broken Neck (4th time)

### Killed by

* Elizabeth Forbes (1st time)
* Bonnie Bennett (2nd time)
* Elena Gilbert (3rd time)
* Silas (4th time)

## Physical appearance

### Height

* 6'0" (Feet)
* 1.82 (Meters)

### Eye color

* Dark Brown

**Jeremy Gilbert** is the adoptive brother and biological cousin of Elena and Adrianna Gilbert, as well as a former medium, although this status became defunct following the collapse of The Other Side. He is also a member of the Brotherhood of the Five. His best friends are Matt Donovan and Tyler Lockwood. Following his resurrection at the end of Book 4, he moved into the Salvatore Boarding House with his sisters and Damon Salvatore since their house was burned down by Elena after Jeremy's death. However, he moved out of the Boarding House halfway through Book 5 and moved into the Lockwood Mansion with Matt and Tyler.

Prior to the beginning of the series, his parents died in a tragic car accident that Elena managed to survive thanks to Stefan Salvatore, who rescued her before she could drown. As a way of coping with the accident, he started dealing and using drugs, but soon stopped after the death of his first girlfriend, Vicki Donovan, who had supposedly died of an overdose. However, he knew her real cause of death due to Adrianna informing him about the supernatural world around them. Following the murder of his second girlfriend Anna, Jeremy purposely overdosed on pills after drinking vampire blood in the hope of becoming a vampire so he could turn off his humanity switch. However, his attempt to become a vampire failed, and the blood healed the damage the pills caused to his system.

He later began a romantic relationship with Bonnie Bennett, which ended after he was caught kissing the corporeal ghost of Anna. Jeremy was shot by Sheriff Forbes after Damon dodged a bullet and was revived by Bonnie, who was channeling the power of over a hundred massacred witches at the witch burial ground. However, the spell that caused him to be revived also gave him the power to see ghosts, causing him to be haunted by the ghost of his dead girlfriends Vicki and Anna.

After experiencing multiple traumatic events as a result of the supernatural drama in his town, including being compelled by Klaus to stand in front of a speeding car, Elena and Adrianna feared for his safety and so Adrianna compelled him to live with family friends in Denver. He returned to Mystic Falls after they learned that Klaus was aware of where he was living and traveled to get him back. He was revealed to be a potential supernatural vampire hunter and, following the death of Connor Jordan, he activated his membership into The Five. After helping Professor Shane free Silas from his tomb, he was forced by Katherine Pierce to raise the immortal, who then drained him of blood and snapped his neck. He was able to survive numerous deaths due to the Gilbert Ring, but since he had become a supernatural hunter, the ring no longer worked on him and his death became permanent. His corpse was burned inside the Gilbert House shortly afterward when Elena, distraught after losing him, was unable to bear living in the house any longer and set the house on fire, arguing that it was the only believable cover story for Jeremy's death.

Jeremy was brought back to life by Bonnie, and lived in the Salvatore Boarding House with his sisters, Damon, and Stefan before moving in with Matt and Tyler. He moved back into the Salvatore Boarding House in Book 1 of the second part of the series as no one was living there at the time, due to the fact that Damon was dead, Adrianna was in New Orleans, and no vampire could enter Mystic Falls due to the Magic Purification Spell.

It was revealed that Jeremy's supernatural hunter status was inactive while in his hometown as a result of the Purification Spell, as it blanketed Mystic Falls with a barrier that nullified any non-traditional magic that crossed over it. After Kai absorbed the Travelers' spell around Mystic Falls, Jeremy regained his access to his supernatural hunter abilities while inside the town borders again. Later, Jeremy came to the conclusion that it was time for him to move on with his life and leave Mystic Falls in favor of living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. While nearly all his family and friends are under the impression that he is going to art school there, in reality, Jeremy has moved there to hunt vampires, with only Alaric and Adrianna knowing his true plans. After visiting his sister and niece in New Orleans, Jeremy moved to New Mexico.

Jeremy returned to Mystic Falls after the opening of the Mikaelson-Salvatore Institute. He now works as a teacher at the school.

**Jeremy** is a member of the **Gilbert Family** and the **Labonair Family**, as well as one of the members of **The Five**.

## Early History

Jeremy was born to Grayson and Miranda Gilbert in Mystic Falls on October 13, 1994. The two had always wanted a child but adopted baby girls, Elena and Adrianna, two years prior to that, who actually are his biological cousins. They are actually the daughters of his uncle, John Gilbert, and his high school girlfriend, Isobel. As a young teenager, Jeremy was gifted with the talent to draw, however, after both of his parents died, Jeremy became severely depressed and started using drugs and drinking continuously. He briefly had a sexual relationship with Vicki Donovan, although she later broke up with him and started dating Tyler Lockwood.

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

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

Jeremy was taking drugs, which he is seen sharing with Vicki Donovan, with whom he had a sexual relationship over the summer. He was also a major alcoholic, which was hard on Elena. Jeremy had feelings for Vicki though she kept turning him away in favor of Tyler, who had no true feelings for her. Vicki, who had been turned into a vampire by Damon, was staked and killed by Stefan. Elena, worried about Jeremy's happiness, gets Damon to compel Jeremy to forget about Vicki's death. However, Adrianna told her brother everything she knew about the supernatural world, including Vicki's death, shortly after. Alaric, Jeremy's new history teacher, got him to write a paper to improve his grade in the class. At the library, he met Anna who claimed she was home-schooled. After kissing her, he sees her face change and realizes that she was a vampire. He invites Anna to his house and when they're cooking, he cuts his hand purposefully. After taunting her, she drinks his blood but stops when Jenna arrives home. She comes back and asks why he would confront her and he says he wants her to turn him into a vampire.

Caroline Forbes discovers the remains of Vicki's body in the woods, which devastated Jeremy. At first Anna thought that Jeremy only wanted to turn to be with her but Jeremy reassures her that he had already known she was dead before he asked her. After he confronts Anna about how she was just using him when they met, they began dating. She didn't talk to him for a while following her mother's death. When they finally saw each other again he comforts her. Anna gives Jeremy some of her blood, telling him if he wants to turn, he can leave town with her. However, by this time Jeremy had changed his mind. Anna later finds him at The Grill, knowing he's in danger of being killed by the tomb vampires. She reacts to the device and several deputies find her and take her away. Later, Damon finds him and tells him about Anna's death. Damon also apologizes for taking away his memories of Vicki but offers to do the same for Anna. Jeremy says there's still a hole in his heart, he just doesn't remember why anymore. However, wanting the pain to go away, he drinks Anna's blood and takes some of his sister's pills from after the accident. He then lays down and closed his eyes.

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

* Book 1

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## Throughout Legacies

* Book 1
* Book 2
* Book 3

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## Personality

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Jeremy was deeply affected by the loss of his parents, and he originally dealt with this pain and trauma through drinking and drugs, relying on then and his love for Vicki to keep him happy. Once Vicki was killed by Stefan, Elena had Damon compel his memories regarding Vicki's death away so he wouldn't be burdened with the pain of losing another loved one so soon after his parents' death. However, Adrianna ended up confessing everything she knew about the supernatural to him, including Vicki's death, soon after.

Damon's compulsion drastically changed Jeremy's personality after he stopped using drugs and became more focused on his school work. Damon explained this change as being a side effect of him taking away his suffering, though Jeremy later revealed that while he lost the actual memories of the event, he could still tell something was wrong because he felt empty.

Thanks to Adrianna's confession and his ancestor Johnathan Gilbert's journals, Jeremy grew very interested in local vampire legends, befriending Anna, who also seemed to share his passion. He gradually learned that she herself was a vampire and became obsessed with wanting her to turn him into one. He fell in love with Anna and was shattered yet again by grief when his Uncle John killed her.

After discovering the existence of vampires, Jeremy became more involved in his sisters' and the Salvatores' world. He would help them in their efforts against Katherine, always looking out for his friends, showing a vast and sudden maturity that Bonnie Bennett took notice of and grew attracted to. He started a relationship with Bonnie, citing that he wasn't a little boy anymore. His life is thrown into turmoil yet again by personal loss at the deaths of his Uncle John and Aunt Jenna before he, himself, was accidentally killed, only being brought back by Bonnie's magic. The consequences of his resurrection, however, were far from pleasant. He was able to see the ghosts of his dead girlfriends, Vicki and Anna, who haunted him.

When the ghosts were all sent away, Jeremy proved that he had grown quite accustomed to living the dangerous life he'd been living the past year, beheading a hybrid on his front step without a second thought. He also showed great disdain and annoyance at all vampires, except his sister Adrianna, blaming them for the troubles he'd had in life, going so far as to try and forcibly get Elena out of Mystic Falls. After he became a member of the Five, Jeremy gained the hunter's instinct that all of the members have. It made him unconsciously cold and hateful towards all vampires, giving him the programmed mindset to be able to kill them with more efficiency. This made him dangerous to his friends and family, who worked on removing those instincts so he'd at least be able to avoid killing his friends. Jeremy is shown to struggle with his instincts prior to his death but managed to keep it mostly under control.

Jeremy has consistently shown himself to be very brave. Often, he took on difficult and dangerous tasks without complaint, and is extremely loyal to his friends and family. He is also a talented artist, but since the arrival of vampires to Mystic Falls, that skill has been sidelined in exchange for his natural fighting talents.

## Physical Appearance

Jeremy is a handsome young man, standing at 6 feet tall, he has a well-built form and possesses dark brown hair and eyes to match. In the first two books, Jeremy could be considered "cute" with a lean body, however as seen in the fourth book, his body is much more defined and muscular.

During Book 1, due to the loss of his parents and his drug addiction, he usually was seen wearing black clothing, hoodies, and dark jeans. Post-Book 1, his clothing style became much more relaxed. He is seen wearing lighter colored clothing and wearing a tux for special occasions. His dark hair was originally short, slightly spiked which grew into long bangs, however, in the later two books, has returned to his original short brown cut.

## Powers and Abilities

* Medium
* Supernatural Hunter

After being resurrected by Bonnie, Jeremy gained the power of mediumship, or the ability to see ghosts. This ability is now defunct with the destruction of the Other Side.

As supernaturally gifted hunters, members of the Brotherhood of the Five are endowed with peak or above human physical abilities, such as strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and endurance. This includes a natural affinity with weapons, combat, and hunting.

Prior to being a Hunter, he was able to see the "invisible" Hunter's Mark tattoo on Connor's arm, which, according to Connor, meant that Jeremy was a potential vampire hunter. Once Connor died, the first part of the Hunter's Mark appeared on Jeremy's right hand, and after he killed a hybrid, he activated his powers and became a full member of the Brotherhood of the Five. Becoming a supernatural hunter gave him increased strength and agility; in addition to these physical powers, Jeremy also became immune to Silas' psychic powers, vampire mind compulsion, and he could not be a host to a Traveler as a passenger.

Jeremy is also an accomplished hand-to-hand fighter after being trained by Damon, Adrianna, Klaus, and Alaric throughout the series, and has personally killed dozens of vampires, many even before he had activated his supernatural hunter abilities. In addition to his hand-to-hand skills, Jeremy has demonstrated that he is a capable marksman with both firearms and a crossbow, as he took a hybrid down from a good distance with a crossbow, and shot Damon in the head with precision.
## Relationships

### Elena Gilbert

*Main Article: Elena and Jeremy*

Elena is Jeremy's biological cousin/adoptive sister. Although Jeremy and Elena are biological first cousins, they've been raised together as siblings. After their parents died, they wanted to help and protect each other. Once the two of them become more aware of the supernatural activities and entities of Mystic Falls, Elena and Jeremy began working together to keep each other and their loved ones safe. Although they sometimes are led apart, they still retain their closeness as siblings. And in spite of all their conflict, they always seem to reconcile in the end. They love each other and are always willing to risk their lives to save one another. They have a bond that no one can ever break.

### Adrianna Gilbert

*Main Article: Adrianna and Jeremy*

Adrianna is Jeremy's biological cousin/ adoptive sister. They've always been close and are known in town as the party siblings, in contrast to Elena being the more level-headed and serious of the three. Adrianna and Jeremy's relationship is stronger than his relationship with Elena, mostly due to the fact that he and Adrianna spent more time together and she was the first to tell him about what was happening in the supernatural world around them. Their bond remains strong and in tact throughout the entire series. Jeremy's death in Book 4 is one of the major reasons why Adrianna almost entirely shut down emotionally, getting as close to humanity-less a vampire could get without turning their emotions off. She was very happy when Bonnie brought Jeremy back to life.

### Vicki Donovan

*Main Article: Jeremy and Vicki*

Jeremy dated Vicki Donovan before the start of the series. He and Vicki commonly smoked and did drugs together. Vicki, for her troubled home life, and Jeremy because of the pain of losing his parents. Not much is known about their relationship before the start of the series. Jeremy and Vicki's relationship takes a drastic turn when, after she gets turned into a vampire, she is forced to be apart from him. She does miss him and when she gets the chance she texts him and asks him to come to the Halloween party their school was throwing to meet her. When he gets there, he and Elena are attacked by her and Stefan is forced to stake Vicki to save Elena's life. Jeremy is devastated by her death and wonders why everyone has to die on him. This is the reason why Elena asks Damon to compel his memories away.

### Anna

*Main Article: Jeremy and Anna*

Jeremy met Anna in Book 1 and she originally planned to use Jeremy's blood to release her mother from the tomb, though she switched her plans to Elena. After researching, Jeremy tempted her into drinking his blood to prove she was a vampire, before he revealed that he wanted to be a vampire like her. After a while, she and Jeremy began a romantic relationship, bonding over the loss of parents. Anna left him a vial of his blood in case he wanted to turn, although he changed his mind. This, like Jeremy's relationship with Vicki, ended when she died. He refused Damon's offer to remove his memories of her. He later drank the vial of her blood to free himself of the pain of her death.

### Bonnie Bennett

*Main Article: Jeremy and Bonnie*

Bonnie is Elena and Adrianna's best friend. Jeremy started having romantic feelings for her after he started getting involved with helping to go after and kill Katherine. After spending more time together, Bonnie also developed romantic feelings for him. Their relationship lasted for a while until Jeremy started seeing the ghosts of his past girlfriends, Vicki and Anna. After finding out about him kissing Anna, their romantic relationship ended as Bonnie could no longer trust him. They remained friends, with Jeremy still having strong feelings for her. However, Bonnie had developed feelings for Kol Mikaelson. Their relationship is damaged due to his part in Kol's death in Book 4, however she is still upset when he died. Bonnie ended up dying after succeeding in bringing Jeremy back from the dead and for 3 months, he was the only one that could see her. They remain friends when she is resurrected.

### Other Relationships

Gilbert Family, Labonair Family

* Alaric and Jeremy (Former Guardian/Father Figure/Friends)
* Jeremy and Matt (Best Friends/Former Roommates)
* Jeremy and Tyler (Former Enemies/Close Friends/Roommates)
* Caroline and Jeremy (Friends/Former Allies)
* Jeremy and Katherine (Frenemies/Former Allies/Former Enemies)
* Jeremy and Kol (Ex-Friends/Enemies)

## Name

* **Jeremy** is a variation from the Hebrew name "Jeremiah", who is one of the prophets of the Old Testament. The name means "*Yahweh has uplifted*".
* **Gilbert** is an English given name and surname from Germanic origins. The English language surname is derived from *Giselbert*, a medieval name composed of "gisil" ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and "berht" ("bright", "famous").

## Trivia

* Jeremy was shown to have a dog in Denver, making him the first human on the show to have a pet.
* While in Denver, Jeremy believed that Kol Mikaelson was truly his friend, not knowing that he was actually an Original vampire who Klaus had ordered to keep tabs on him.