Damon Salvatore is one of the two main male protagonists of The Vampire Diaries.He's a 178-year-old vampire and distant descendant of Silas.A century after him and his brother leave Mystic Falls,they both return and meet Elena,a mortal who looks exactly like Katherine but she chooses Stefan over him.He's a complex person with admirable traits and serious flaws.He's charismatic,loyal,protective,impulsive,violent,manipulative,addict and struggle with his own morality and his desire to be loved 