<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Damon Salvatore </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> "Pilot" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Td> "I Was Feeling Epic" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> L.J. Smith (book series) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Td> Ian Somerhalder Gavin Casalegno (young / teenager) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Td> Vampire (seasons 1 - 8) Human (season 8) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Male </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Family </Th> <Td> Giuseppe Salvatore (father) Lily Salvatore (mother) Elena Gilbert (wife) Stefan Salvatore (brother) Caroline Forbes (sister - in - law) Zach Salvatore (nephew) Sarah Salvatore (great - niece) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Significant other (s) </Th> <Td> Elena Gilbert (wife) Katherine Pierce (ex-girlfriend) Caroline Forbes (ex-fling) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Alive </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Damon Salvatore </Th> </Tr>

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