The Vampire Diaries
Summary
Damon Salvatore may be the unfit boy ofThe Vampire Diaries , but he wastes no time proving he has a soft , more larger-than-life side too . One - half of the Salvatore brother and a third of the love life trilateral with Elena Gilbert , Damon is a complex character who often walks his own itinerary , but throughout the course of the series , he discover himself becoming a part of a family . play by Ian Somerhalder , the character is always fun to watch as he explore what it mean to really love someone and put them and their interests before of his own .
Damon beginsTVDas an hardhearted creature of the night . He derives joy from killing and feeding upon humans while his buddy , Stefan is clearly a direct contrast who only feeds on animals and experience human emotion much more deeply . Throughout the show , Damon slowly learns to accept his more human sideand allow spirit of love , and red ink to define his character , and this lead to some incredibly heroic moments from the vampire that terrorise communities for the best part of 150 years .
10Killing Logan
Season 1, Episode 6 “Lost Girls”
Early inThe Vampire Diariesseason 1 , Damon’scompassion and honey towards his buddy are established . While he and his brother do n’t see center to eye on every issue , Damon does n’t want anyone else to suffer him , and potentially kill him . At the destruction of " deep in thought Girls , " Damon goes out in search of his brother and finds him weakened thanks to wooden bullet shot by Logan . Damon cease up taking some of these bullets himselfand , together with Vicki , he manages to get the upper bridge player and kill Logan before he does any more harm .
9Saving Elena From A Car Wreck
Season 1, Episode 11 “Bloodlines”
Again , in season 1,Damon proves himself to have some noble intention . At the beginning of episode 11 , " Bloodlines , " Damon rescue Elena from a car wreck . She is trapped and ineffectual to free herself and Damon expend his considerable strength to save her . At this point , he is still very much the tough guy of the series , and he is doing shady stuff elsewhere , but his affectionateness and desire to protect Elena rings out loud and readable .
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8The Miss Mystic Pageant
Season 1, Episode 19 “Miss Mystic Falls”
Late inThe Vampire Diariesseason 1,Damonreveals a softer side , while Stefan has begin to dissemble more erratically . One of the sweetest moments of the serial comes during " Miss Mystic Falls . " When Elena is set to enter in the Founder ’s Ball , she is genuinely worked up to be attending with Stefan . However , when Stefan does n’t plough up , Damon wastes no clip in stepping in and affirm Elena . Elena could have been leave embarrassed and alone , but Damon read the situation and stepped up , even when Stefan did n’t .
7Easing Rose’s Death
Season 2, Episode 12 “The Descent”
Damon train deep and meaningful connections with the few people he decide to allow for into his biography . One of those masses was Rose , and during the second season , Damon shows how much he wants tokeep his friends happy and at peace . When Rose is have in horrid pain from the werewolf bite that is a death conviction for vampire , she asks Damon to help her and put her out of her miserableness . Damon habituate his power to enter her head and take her to a happy place , with the two of them at serenity and all costless of worry or pain . Outside of her nous , with rent in his eyes , Damon drive a wager into Rose , end her suffering .
6Bitten By A Werewolf
Season 2, Episode 22 “As I Lay Dying”
When Damon is bitten by a werewolf later on in season 2 , he tries to make amends and end his life , so he does n’t have worry for others . In his vitiated state , Damon is prostrate to hurting others and hallucinating , but even at the height of the infection , hepossesses enough self - restraint and willpowerto stop himself from seriously hurting Elena , and he admits his dear for her . While Stefan is the genuine torpedo of the episode , giving up his will to Klaus to save his buddy , points to Damon for show how far he has amount and overcoming weakness that he would have given into to begin with in the show .
5Choosing Stefan Above Himself
Season 3, Episode 9 “Homecoming”
Despite being blackmailed by Klaus and his girlfriend being mutilate by Stefan while under Klaus ' irresistible impulse inTVDseason 3 , Damon still does all he can to try and carry through and bring back his buddy . In episode 9 , " Homecoming " plans add up to a head with Damon who is quick to bolt down Klaus and free his brother , but due to interference fromStefan ’s long - term love interest , Katherine , he is stopped at the last minute . Damon clearly showshis allegiance and love for his sidekick , even when thing are at an all - clock time crushed .
Klaus Mikaelson press to break his hybrid curse in The Vampire Diaries , leaving a path of death as he sacrifices others to justify himself .
4Letting Elena Go
Season 5, Episode 10 “Fifty Shades Of Grayson”
Damon has deep tactual sensation for Elena , and while they got together before time of year 5 , installment 10 , he struggles to finger deserving of her love . When Elena is trapped by Wes , Damon frame his past to one side , ignoring jibes from Katherine and seeking the assistant of his sidekick to rescue Elena . However , when she is finally saved , he is overwhelmed by the malefic acts he charge in the past times and believe Elena should n’t just ignore and forgive those things . In an attempt to save her from himself , he breaks up with Elena , causing both of them to be devastated , butDamon believes she could have a better life without him .
3Restoring Stefan’s Humanity
Season 6, Episode 18 “I Could Never Love Like That”
Damon ’s loyalties to his brother are further demonstrate in season 6 , sequence 18 , " I Could Never have it away Like That , " when Damon calls upon his and Stefan ’s female parent , Lily , to aid restore Stefan ’s humanity . Lily is an implausibly life-threatening lamia who drop much of her being as aRipper before the upshot ofThe Vampire Diaries , butDamon knows she may be the only way to get his pal back . He cuts a lot with Lily and bring his chum back from his bloodlust , even at the risk of any personal price .
2Finding And Saving Human Stefan
Season 7, Episode 17 “I Went To The Woods”
When Stefan has his soul cast out of his body and into an alcoholic dispossessed man named Marty . Damon has a near - inconceivable task to find his brother in prison term , ahead of the cold weather and Stefan ’s soulless torso committing terrible violent acts . Damon searches the streets high and lowto find his brother with an unfamiliar face in time and lay aside him .
1Becoming Human
Season 8, Episode 16 “I Was Feeling Epic”
InThe Vampire Diariesseries finish , Damon has number fabulously far and is more than willing to lay down his life to protect his friends and family . However , just before he can give himself to protect those he bang , his brother manages to change places with him despite his disputation to the contrary . Damon is throw in with blood to sprain him back into a human and give him a shooting at literal life with Elena and their acquaintance . Finally , Damon can enjoy a new life as a man and countenance go of his dark side completely .
