40 Facts About Stefan Salvatore

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Stefan Salvatore is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists from L J Smith's novel series The Vampire Diaries.

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Stefan Salvatore is portrayed by Paul Wesley in the television series CW's The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.

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3.

Stefan Salvatore grew up next to his brother, Damon Salvatore, his father, Giuseppe Salvatore and at the start of his life grew up with his mother, Lillian Salvatore before she died from consumption when Stefan was just 10 years old.

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4.

Damon Salvatore joined the army, and stefan was left to live with his father for a couple of months.

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5.

Stefan Salvatore was the last main cast member whose casting was announced.

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6.

Stefan Salvatore begins a romance with Elena on the show's first episode, without telling her he was a vampire.

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7.

Stefan Salvatore was later shocked to find out that he was a vampire, and briefly ended their relationship before getting back together.

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8.

Wesley described Damon and Stefan Salvatore as having a "silent understanding of the fact that they both are in love with the same girl", and "that was Stefan Salvatore's girl, and now Damon is suddenly a real factor, he's really in the picture".

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9.

Stefan Salvatore became heartbroken, feeling angry and betrayed, and lashed out at Damon and Elena.

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10.

In 1864, Stefan Salvatore "hadn't yet learned the careful control that rules his life now" and was an avid consumer of human blood, which was considered a "dark past" by Zap2it.

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11.

Stefan Salvatore became addicted to human blood again, but got it under control with the help of Elena, who began letting him feed off her in small amounts to build up discipline.

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12.

Wesley, who enjoyed "Ripper Stefan Salvatore" more, said it "bums me out" when Stefan Salvatore quit human blood again.

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13.

Stefan Salvatore was born on November 1,1846 and raised in Mystic Falls, Virginia to Giuseppe Salvatore and Lily Salvatore.

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14.

Stefan Salvatore fell deeply in love with Katherine before finding out she was a vampire.

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In 1864, Stefan Salvatore was turned into a vampire after being shot by his father, Giuseppe, along with his brother, Damon with Katherine's blood in his system, before accidentally killing his father during a visit to tell him that he was going to let himself die.

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However, Stefan Salvatore learned to change his ways when he was taught to control it by a vampire named Alexia "Lexi" Branson, who later on became Stefan Salvatore's best friend and companion.

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17.

Stefan Salvatore and Elena begin a relationship and he revealed to her that he is a vampire.

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18.

In season two, Stefan Salvatore starts to take small amounts of Elena's blood each day to mitigate its effect on him and to increase his strength.

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19.

Stefan Salvatore starts to build a friendship with Caroline Forbes after she is turned into a vampire.

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20.

Stefan Salvatore starts working for him as he agreed to do to save Damon, and hopes it might protect Elena by making sure Klaus never returns to Mystic Falls, since he believes her to be dead.

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21.

Klaus later finds out and compels Stefan Salvatore to kill her, but when he is able to resist the compulsion, Klaus makes him turn his humanity and emotions off.

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22.

Stefan Salvatore barely gets there in time, but Elena makes him save Matt first and she drowns.

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23.

Stefan Salvatore gives Elena a daylight ring, which was made by Bonnie, in order to protect Elena from the sun.

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24.

Stefan Salvatore tries to assure Elena that everything will be okay and that they'll take Elena's newborn vampirism one day at a time.

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25.

Stefan Salvatore then discovers from Klaus and Rebekah that there is a possible cure for vampirism.

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26.

Unfortunately, Klaus needs the vampire hunter Connor to stay alive because he holds the map to the cure in his tattoo, and Stefan Salvatore must keep him alive at all costs when everyone else wants him dead.

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27.

Stefan Salvatore manages to get Connor out, but Elena later kills him and is consumed with grief at being a murderer.

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28.

Stefan Salvatore sends Damon to find her and goes with Bonnie to see if the Professor Shane knows how to end the hallucinations.

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29.

Luckily, Stefan Salvatore realizes that Jeremy is a potential hunter, and tells him that to save his sister, he must kill a vampire.

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30.

Stefan Salvatore goes to Caroline for support since she loathes Damon, and they become closer.

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31.

Stefan Salvatore is there and saves her, but has to apologize for making him crazy.

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32.

When Stefan Salvatore informs Damon of this, they go to New Orleans to find the witch that broke a sire bond years ago that Damon had.

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33.

Stefan Salvatore happens to be in the safe for 3 months where he keeps on hallucinating.

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34.

In 5x21, Stefan Salvatore tries to save Caroline's life from Tyler, during which Tyler kills him, sending him to the disintegrating Other Side.

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35.

Stefan Salvatore comes back to Whitmore, and uses Elena's help to find Enzo leaving him to be killed by a vampire hunter.

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36.

At the funeral, Stefan Salvatore realises that he has fallen in love with Caroline but before he can confess, Caroline switches off her humanity switch after the funeral.

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37.

Stefan Salvatore decides to ruin Caroline's life because she has done the same to him.

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38.

Stefan Salvatore eventually is able to and they sleep together for the first time.

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39.

Stefan Salvatore then pretends to still have his emotions off to get Caroline back and somehow succeeds, but Caroline tries to avoid him as she feels guilty for everything she had done.

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Stefan Salvatore then tries to talk Damon out of being a human again only to be with Elena but Damon decides to take the cure.

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