| “ | When we're young, we're taught the distinction between a hero and a villain. Good and evil. A savior and a lost cause. But what if the only real difference is who's telling the story? The school behind these gates protects the secrets of people like me. | ” |
— Stefanie Salvatore
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Stefanie Jenna Gilbert-Salvatore is a major recurring character on The Vampire Diaries and a main character on Legacies. She is one of the of twin children of Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert, the other being Stefan Salvatore. Due to Elena being a vampire she couldn't procreate; Bonnie found a spell for fertility and did the spell, which lead to the Salvatore Twins. The Salvatore Twins are the first known set of twin's within the Salvatore Family, most of the Salvatore relatives are deceased or have found peace.
Stefanie Salvatore is the heretic daughter of Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert, as well the younger twin sister of Stefan Salvatore. She is a witch from the Salvatore bloodline and a vampire, she gets her vampire side from both of her parents. Stefanie is also the cousin of Aurora Forbes-Salvatore, the daughter of Stefan Salvatore and Caroline Forbes. Caroline is Stefanie's aunt due to the fact she is married to Stefan and makes her the sister-in-law of Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert.
She is named Stefanie after her paternal uncle, Stefan Salvatore. Her middle name is Jenna after her adoptive great-aunt and she takes her surname from both her mother's side and her father's side.
Stefanie goes to the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted. Since Stefanie is a witch of the Salvatore bloodline, she is a direct descendant from her earliest ancestor; Silas.
Stefanie is a member of the Salvatore Family, the Gilbert Family, and the Petrova Family She is by birthright, a member of The Travelers.
Early History[]
Stefanie was born in March 15, 2014 as a set of twins with her brother, Stefan. She is the daughter of Damon and Elena, and the younger twin sister of Stefan.
Throughout The Vampire Diaries[]
Season Six[]
In Let Her Go, Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert slept together and conceived twins (Stefan and Stefanie).
Season Seven[]
In Best Served Cold, it is revealed by Valerie Tulle that the baby (in reality, babies) actually survived Kai's attack on Jo that also hurt Elena while she was pregnant. It was also revealed that Elena was currently pregnant with twins.
In Postcards from the Edge, it was revealed that she and her brother has drew a bit of magic from Elena's body for a long time, but as they grew in her womb, they took out more and more magic out of her system, until Elena began to desiccate.
In This Woman's Work, before she was born with her twin, they used telekinesis to keep from being born because they were attached to the magic in Elena's body (due to the fact Elena was a Doppelgänger). Bonnie and Valerie finished the job by drawing magic out of Elena's body as the doctors perform a C-section, allowing her and her brother to finally be born. They're also seen with Elena and Damon in the ending flash-forward scene.
In Moonlight on the Bayou, Damon, the twins, and Caroline head to Dallas as he wants to keep his promise to Elena (because after the twins are born Kai puts Elena in the sleep spell after linking Bonnie to Elena). While at a diner, the twins begin to cry and Caroline is having a hard time putting Stefanie to sleep. After talking to Klaus for a few minutes, Stefanie is silently sleeping and Klaus mentions they shouldn't wake her up, and he proceeds to hang up. In a flash-forward, Caroline is seen with the twins in New Orleans at St. James Infirmary looking for Klaus (looking for a witch to help her undo Kai's spell on on Elena). The bartender tells Caroline that Klaus hasn't been seen or heard from in 3 years, which leaves Caroline puzzled.
In Requiem for a Dream, Stefanie, along with her brother and their father, call Caroline; before they go to bed. Stefanie along with her brother appears to miss Caroline (while Elena was sleeping; Caroline helped Damon with his twins, essentially being a mother figure to them) being she has been on the run with Stefan Salvatore trying to get away from Bonnie. Before they go to bed, they say their good-nights to Caroline before Damon takes the phone from them to talk to Caroline alone.
Season Eight[]
In Hello, Brother, Stefanie and her brother, Stefan, are seen video calling Damon until he asked for Seline. Seline tells them to go put on their swimsuits while they chat. Later, the twins visit Caroline at work; Seline leaves to go have a salad for lunch and leaves the girls with Caroline. While she left, Caroline mentions that Seline probably loves kale, which makes Stefan ask her what is kale; Caroline responds with "you don't want to know". The video, that is given to her by Seline from Pete, that Caroline is attempting to watch gets to a certain point and the sound messes up to which Stefan and Stefanie tells Caroline that it is too loud. Later that evening, Virginia breaks into the house, attacks Seline and tries to kill the twins for opening the armory. Virginia stalks through the house where she comes to the twins' room. When inside, she hears laughing come from the closet and proceeds though before she is able to approach is knocked out by Caroline. Caroline checks the closet and finds the twins, Stefanie saying hi to Caroline, to which Caroline tells the twins don't move while she goes to handle Virginia.
In You Decided That I Was Worth Saving, Stefanie and Stefan are first seen fighting over the tuning fork, to which Damon tells Stefanie to put the fork down immediately. She tells her dad she had it first, which prompts Damon to yell at Stefanie to drop it. Stefanie drops the fork and she and Stefan begin to scream over the vibrations the tuning fork makes. Damon picks up the fork to stop the vibrations and proceeds to comfort the twins.
In An Eternity of Misery, Stefanie and Stefan are getting ready for bed. Stefanie asks Seline for a bedtime story, which Stefan answers nothing sad. Seline then tells them "The Legend of Arcadius".
In Coming Home Was a Mistake, Seline takes Stefan and Stefanie to the local carnival where the twins have fun playing games and won a goldfish. However, it's dead and Seline explains that the deceased need to be treated with dignity so that they can find peace in death. She also explains to them about how their souls are taken by Cade and that they can show him what they've done. She teaches the twins the Incendia spell and sets a pile of wood, albeit hiding a corpse underneath, on fire.
In Detoured On Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell, Caroline and Damon issue an Amber Alert for her and Stefan as Seline has kidnapped them. She and Stefan are taken to a diner and then to a motel, where Seline offers them to Arcadius, who Seline and Sybil have called out to. In order to spare the twins the same fate as the sirens, Stefan offers himself to be Arcadius' servant; an offer which Cade accepts.
In The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You, Stefan and Stefanie visit Caroline for Christmas since they haven't been with her since their dad took both to a safe location.
In The Lies Will Catch Up To You, Damon brings the twins back to Mystic Falls and takes them to the Armory. He calls Caroline wanting to bring the twins over admits that he needs good parenting advice as unbeknownst to her, they've been acting up and their magic are growing unstable. As he checks in on Stefan and Stefanie, they continue coloring as levitating crayons above their heads.
Damon soon arrives at Caroline's later that night with Stefan and Stefanie in tow. Both are thrilled to see their aunt and embrace her in warms hugs, commenting about how big they've grown seen she last saw them. They sit down as a family to get dinner.
In It's Been a Hell of a Ride, she and her brother hide under their bed when Kai breaks free from his cell in the Armory. After he's subdued by Damon and Caroline, she and Stefan, with Bonnie's guidance, lock him away in a new prison world, ensuring their safety.
In We're Planning a June Wedding, Stefan, Stefanie, and Aurora are the flower girls/boys for Stefan and Caroline's wedding. Later that night, during the reception; she, Stefan, and Bonnie are caught in the crossfire when Kelly Donovan made the Lockwood Mansion exploded although, with Bonnie's guidance, she teaches them the spell that they need to survive. Ultimately, Bonnie removes all the fire from the building and leads them to safety.
In I Was Feeling Epic, Bonnie leads Stefan and Stefanie out of the charred building. Damon and Caroline are overwhelmed with joy as Bonnie saved them. Shortly after crossfire Elena wakes up Damon, Stefan, Stefanie, Aurora, Caroline, Bonnie, and Alaric go to the Salvatore Boarding House; where they see Elena awake and for the first time, the twins get to see their mother after 5 years. She then asks where is Stefan, they tell her that he's gone.
Throughout Legacies[]
Season One[]
In This is the Part Where You Run, Stefanie is seen alongside her twin brother, Stefan, as they welcome Rafael Waithe, a newly turned werewolf and the latest new student, to the Salvatore School. Later she is seen with her best friend MG, a newly turned vampire. At the after-school party, Stefanie uses a summoning spell to bring Landon, Rafael's best friend and foster brother, to the festivity. In the end, she secretly and reluctantly helps Aurora use dark magic to locate Landon after he stole the knife.
In Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn, Stefanie and her brother prepare for a football game; she is irritated after encountering Penelope and both twins become upset when they are told that their father won't be attending the game. The team initially pretend to lose to preserve the School's secret but after the involvement of Penelope and the other team testing Aurora's temper, they decide to use their powers to win. After everyone agrees to win with magic. In the end, they discuss the day's events.
Season Two[]
In I'll Never Give Up Hope, Stefanie talks to Aurora about events unfolding at the Salvatore School, including how their ex is coping after being voted out of his position by the Honor Council. She tells Aurora that he isn't doing too good, but will be fine eventually. Aurora then reveals that she has found out some information about the ascendant, a mysterious device they created with Bonnie when they when Stefanie was five and she was just three. Aurora admits that details are still vague at the moment, however.
Stefanie discusses Malivore with Alaric, who reveals that there were at least two people they have forgotten about. Stefanie admits that if it was someone they knew then there would be keepsakes, and asks Alaric about the ascendant, but he brushes her off in favor of talking with Landon.
Stefanie speaks briefly with Aurora again and the two discuss Landon. Stefanie tells Aurora that they are just friends but Aurora finds this hard to believe and sarcastically remarks that somewhere Seth Jones's heart has just exploded. Aurora begs Stefanie to join her and her mother on their trip to Rome, however Stefanie declines the offer.
Stefanie helps Landon with a locator spell to find Rafael, but leaves to speak with Alaric about the ascendant before the spell yields any results. When she returns to Landon, he shows her the map that indicates Rafael has left the woods. He is upset and Stefanie tries to comfort him. Later on, Roman and Seth are seen watching Stefanie unbeknownst to her; Both knowing they are both in love with her. (Roman is a character seen in This Year Will Be Different.)
Season Three[]
In We're Not Worthy, Stefanie struggles being the outcast of the witches, given her prior behavior;(She when a ripper phase). The witches, nor the rest of the Salvatore School have forgiven her for her actions and only a minority are willing to associate with her.
When the witches, led by Alyssa Chang begin taunting Stefanie, Aurora decides that she must return to her former abusive self in an attempt to persuade the witches to forgive Stefanie. In an attempt to do this, she has Stefanie made the captain of the witches at the Salvatore field day, but Aurora is reluctant to listen when Stefanie tells her that she can no longer practice magic;(She gave up being a witch for the time period before the ripper phase due to the fact she is two supernatural species). This ends badly for Stefanie who is severely embarrassed in front of the entirety of the school body; she tells Aurora sternly to keep out of her business given the witches have a right to be angry at her for her behavior.
In Salvatore: The Musical!, Stefanie finds to difficult resonating with the other members of the Salvatore School surrounding the musical organized by Landon. Josie tries explaining her feelings towards the direction of the musical, but is largely ignored by those involved. Things become increasingly difficult when Dr. Goodfellow breaks Stefanie's arm in an effort to exclude her from the musical therefore allowing Alyssa to take her place. Dr. Goddfellow not know Stefanie was a Vampire-witch just a vampire at the time she healed in a matter of seconds at the same time Stefanie got mad, right before killing him, Dr. Goodfellow leaves; Stefan, Roman and, Seth find her and stops her. Stefan then asking Stefanie what wrong she tells him that Dr. Goodfellow tried to break her arm and she hungry.
Next half of this on Stefanie and Seth. After that Stefanie is forced to take back her magic to help with her hunger.
Personality[]
One-half of the powerful Salvatore Twins, Stefanie is level headed, borderline brilliant, and comfortable enough that everyone knows she a Ripper. Though well-liked and her twin's equal in every way. With Salvatore sibling are prone to bipolar behavior, the stable Stefanie is quick to protect Stefan when her brother starts to go off the rails.
Having never knowing their biological mother for 5 years, the twins were raised by Caroline Forbes. Now at this key term in their development, with their mother absent, their need for their father's approval and love is heightened.
Stefanie, liker her brother and ancestors, battles with an inner-darkness that she doesn't quite understand. Through this, she is susceptible to the use of dark magic and negative influences. The lack of her mother and father involvement in her life led Stefanie to rely on the than-believed Professor Vardemus, who used her yearning for magical knowledge and the ability to protect her loved ones, against her. When she broke the Mora Miserium containing all the dark magic she used while partnered with Vardemus, the darkness consumed her and she became someone devoid of rules, human-life, and boundaries. Out of fear, the real Stefanie hid in her subconscious to avoid confronting her dark side. She was afraid that being powerful also meant being Evil. When she realized she can be both strong and good she was able to embrace her full potential and rid herself of dark-ripper Stefanie.
Physical Appearance[]
Stefanie is a pretty young woman with black hair;(inherited for her father) and brown yes. She also has a athletic build a light skin. Stefanie often wears her hair down, mostly in a simple, sometimes loose ponytail, but she once wore it in messy twin buns for a football game.
Powers and Abilities[]
Stefanie is one of many Vampire-Witch Heretics in her family. She possesses all standard powers and abilities of a powerful witch, a subsection of witches. She also possesses all standard powers and abilities of a vampire-heretic, a subsection of vampires.
Weaknesses[]
Stefanie has the typical weaknesses of a vampire and witch.
Relationships[]
Stefanie and Elena
Main Article: Stefanie and Elena
Elena is Stefanie's mother and it is shown various times that Elena strongly loves her daughter. When she first discovered she was pregnant. She then learned that she will having twins. She would not know how to be a good mother to her twins, but eventually that faded and she grew to love the child deeply and, like Damon, is dedicated to protecting them at all costs.
Stefanie and Damon
Main Article: Stefanie and Damon
Damon is Stefanie's father, and even though at first he refused the child,he soon accepted her and was determined to not be like his father to his child. He even told Elena that he was willing to put their past behind them in order to work together, and so that the cycle of the pain will end with their babies. After that, he did everything he could to make sure she was kept safe, and was shown to be happy when he learned the baby would be a girl and boy. He wants to protect her at all costs.
Stefanie and Caroline
Caroline was Stefanie aunt and former-guardian. When Stefanie and her brother was born their biological mother was in a sleeping coma spell. So the first five years of her life she was raised by Caroline. They have a have a good family bond with each other.
Stefanie and Stefan
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Name[]
- Stefanie is primarily a female name of German origin that means Crown.
- Salvatore saviour, savior [noun] (usually with capital) a person or god who saves people from sin, hell etc. saviour, savior [noun] a person who rescues a person etc from danger etc.
- Stefanie is Stefan with "ie" at the end.
- Her named is in honor of Stefan Salvatore
- Stefanie is the girl version on Stefan
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