Damon Salvatore

Damon Salvatore is a Vampire, one of the male protagonists of The Vampire Diaries. He was a major antagonist in the first part of Season One and eventually became the anti-hero. He is the elder brother of Stefan Salvatore. He was born in 1840 and lived in the colonial town of Mystic Falls with his brother Stefan and his father, Giuseppe Salvatore. He became a vampire in 1864. At the time of his return to Mystic Falls, Damon and Stefan hadn't seen each other in fifteen years due to their bitter, violent relationship.

  Some well known facts about Damon Salvator.

• Damon's birthday is June 28 and is a Cancer.
• He was the first vampire in the show to have killed someone.
• Damon is extremely fond of dancing.
• Damon occasionally smokes cigars.
• Damon has a closet full of black leather jackets.
• Damon's favorite bad word is "dick".
• Damon doesn't like Taylor Swift but is willing to listen to her to impress girls.
• Damon likes pickles.
• Damon's favorite alcoholic beverage is Bourbon.
• Damon's favorite clothing brand is John Varvatos.
• Damon's favorite book is "Call of the Wild" by Jack London.
• Damon read a bit of one of the Twilight books at Caroline's and hated it, while reminiscing Anne Rice's vampire novels. Also, he said Edward is whipped.
• Damon is a descendant of Silas' Salvatore line.
• Damon has read "Gone With The Wind," a classic romantic novel.
• Damon owned a Blackberry Torch 9800 during Season Three, and a HTC Vivid during Season Four.
• Damon mentioned that he attended college at one point.
• The first powers Damon was seen using are no longer on the TV show because they were considered too supernatural. They were controlling fog, flight, and using a crow to spy on people. The crow died in the same episode as Zach, early on in season one.
• Damon is starting to revert to his old devious ways of season two.
• In the books, Damon is constantly shown as a very strong and powerful vampire. He has many powers and it is always noted that he really is an exceptionally powerful vampire. In the show, he is as strong as an average vampire of his age, but he is not compared to others like in the books. All of his unique powers are rarely shown in the show, nor is how he is naturally powerful compared to others.
• In the books, Damon is considered by others as very dangerous, sadistic, and cruel. In the series, Damon is manipulative and cruel, but changes to help Elena in the search for information about Katherine and protects her from being taken by Klaus; he helps protect Elena from constant hazards and makes a promise that will keep them safe and away from the tomb; Caroline as Damon gives his blood to her to prevent her death.
• Damon, at one point, had sexual relationships with four recurring characters:
  • Caroline Forbes he compelled her to be in a relationship with him.
  • Isobel Saltzman had an affair with him before and possibly after he turned her into a vampire.
  • Rose slept with him after they both got drunk, and developed true feelings for her.
  • Katherine Pierce had a sexual relationship with him in 1864. After her return, they nearly had sex but were interrupted when Katherine declared she never loved him.
• In the books Damon owns a black Ferrari, and in the series, a blue Camaro convertible.
• Damon shows friendship and loyalty to Elena, Stefan, Alaric, and Jeremy.
• Damon and Stefan are roughly 350 years younger than their novel counterparts.
• Damon was the second vampire to be bitten by a werewolf after Rose and before Katherine, and the second to be cured, after Katherine.
• Damon is comforted by Elena in his "final moments" similar to how Damon comforts Rose in hers, both because of werewolf bites.
• In the books, Damon has the ability to shapeshift into a crow and wolf. In the series, Damon can control a crow and the mist but they were removed from the plot early on.
• Damon in the books loves being a vampire and he tried to return to that state when he was accidentally turned into a human; Damon in the series seems to love his hedonist life style as a vampire but, as he said to Jessica, he misses being human beyond anything else.
• Damon has kissed a Petrova Doppelgänger in three season finales. He kissed Katherine in the first season finale, and Elena in the second and fourth seasons finales.
• Damon is the fourth character who kills Elijah, following Alaric, Elena, and Klaus.
• Damon has become friends with every character he failed to kill except Klaus.
• Damon's exact age has never been stated in the series but he tells Alaric he is in his 160s, making his age between 162 and 169.
• Damon usually wears black.
• Damon, Stefan and Elena are the only characters who have appeared in all episodes.
• He is connected by blood with both Petrova Doppelgängers: Elena and Katherine. He was turned into a vampire by Katherine's blood and Elena was turned into a vampire with Damon's blood.
• Damon often makes references to the characteristics of other characters by nicknames.

• Caroline - Blondie, Vampire Barbie, Judgy, Prudy Trudy.
• Elena - Pouty, Buffy, Warrior Princess, Scaredy Cat, Judgy, Stone Cold Bitch.
• Stefan - Shady Stefan, Saint Stefan, Beefcake, Stefan: the Hero.
• Bonnie - Witchy, Judgy, Wicked Witch of the West, Medusa.
• Vanessa - Hottie.
• Matt - Busboy, Quarterback, Prom King.
• Rebekah - Barbie Klaus, She-devil, Sexy Bex.
• Atticus Shane - Professor Creepy, Professor Shady Pants, The Nutty Professor.
• Jeremy - Van Helsing, Karate Kid, Big Jer, Little Gilbert.
• Katherine - Psychotic doppelgänger, Evil Vampire Slut, Smiley, Evil One, Kitty-kat.
• Mikael - Papa Original.
• Mary Porter - Scary Mary.
• Amara - Crazy pants.
• Nadia - Devil's Spawn.

• Damon has turned three regulars into vampires with his blood, Vicki, Caroline and Elena. He also turned Isobel and Abby. This makes him the most used vampire in the show to be seen turning people into vampires, and all female.
• Out of the three regulars that he turned, Vicki, Caroline and Elena respectively, he killed only Vicki. Caroline was suffocated by Katherine and Elena drowned, because of Rebekah.
• He's the only known vampire that had other vampires sired to him.
  • Charlotte and Elena Gilbert are the only known sired vampires.
• He slept with three members of the Petrova family. He first slept with Katherine Pierce (Katerina Petrova), and second with Isobel Saltzman, and finally he slept with Elena Gilbert.
• Out of all the characters in the TV series, he has had sex with the most women.
• Damon is the only character closest to most of Elena's family members.
• Damon has been in danger in every season finale.
  • In Season 1, Damon was nearly killed in the burning house.
  • In Season 2, Damon was nearly killed by werewolf venom.
  • In Season 3, Damon was nearly killed by Evil Alaric.
  • In Season 4, Damon was once again nearly killed by werewolf venom.
• Except for the Originals and Marcel, Damon is the oldest known living vampire, as Katherine became human.
• Damon was the first out of the main trio to be an antagonist.
• He was the first vampire in the show to have known to have a sire bond.
• He is the only vampire to have compelled someone via eye-contact and no verbal command. It is unknown why, but this method of compulsion hasn't been used again.
• Damon became an Augustine Vampire and began feeding on vampire blood in the episode Total Eclipse of the Heart. He's later cured in While You Were Sleeping.
• In No Exit, Enzo was turning humans into vampire's to feed Damon, every 8 hours. He later fed on both Enzo and Elena/Katherine.
• In Gone Girl, Damon lured Tyler in to feed on him and escape.
• In While You Were Sleeping Damon and Elena were cured of the ripper virus,making them normal vampire's again. The cure was given to them by Enzo.