Damon Salvatore

Damon Salvatore is a the hero, a protagonist, and one of the male leads of The Vampire Diaries. He was the main antagonist in Season One. 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 seventy years due to their bitter, violent relationship.

Damon’s sole purpose for coming back to Mystic Falls was to freeKatherine Pierce, the vampire who turned him and the woman he deeply loved. After realizing that Katherine never loved him, Damon started working with Stefan and Katherine’s descendant and doppelgänger, Elena Gilbert, with whom he fell in love with and is now in a romantic relationship with her. Damon is also the head of the Town Council, along with Sheriff Forbes and Carol Lockwood before her death. He currently lives with his new girlfriend, Elena Gilbert in the Salvatore Boarding House since his brother Stefan moved out. For the majority of the first season, Damon was the main antagonist, but during the later seasons, he cooperates with Stefan to protect Elena as he has a change of heart, literally.

He was bitten by Tyler Lockwood, a werewolf, after freeing him during a full moon. He was saved when Katherine brought him a vile filled witih the cure, Klaus’ blood thanks to his brother Stefan for making a deal with klaus for his blood for damon.

He is best friends with Alaric Saltzman and Elena Gilbert. He is helping Elena with her new found vampire-ism. Damon is a member of the Salvatore Family and a member of the Town Council.