Damon Salvatore

Stefan’s older brother arrives in Mystic Falls as a charming, dangerous villain. He kills when it suits him, cracks sarcastic jokes and above all wants to free Katherine, whom he has loved since 1864, from the tomb.

Season by season it becomes clear that Damon can change – for Elena, whom he grows to love, and for his brother, to whom he is bound despite every fight. His friendships with Alaric and later Bonnie are among the show’s finest relationships.

In the end Damon is the hero he never wanted to be. He becomes human again and spends his life with Elena.