The Vampire Diaries
The always popularThe Vampire Diarieshas bid farewell to Netflix , and devotee are distraught about how they ’ll be able to watch their favorite Salvatore pal fight for Elena Gilbert ’s honor on concealment again ( it ’s available on HBO Max and Peacock ) . Damon and Stefan have carved their positions in teen show history as fearless , love - move vampires , but even these brave vamps had many fear inTVD .
In the one C - and - a - one-half that they had been god , they collected friends and enemy both , so they had many reasons to be afraid despite their awful power . From Elena to Katherine , the Salvatores were courageous , but not unafraid .
Stefan Relapsing Into Being A Ripper
He was a adept character , butStefan ’s inner villainsurfaced with the side of him that was a Ripper . Human blood had a shuddery burden on the immature Salvatore brother , and both he and Damon were deathly afraid of the Ripper and its arrival .
This was because going back to a normal , humanized Stefan was extremely punishing once he drop off control , and lose control intend red ink of lifetime and irreparable damage . Stefan tormented himself for X over thing he did as a Ripper .
Losing Elena
Their dear for Elena wasthe great similarity that Stefan and Damon shared , and both of them fear lose her in various way . Elena being a doppelgänger made her an robotlike target for all thing supernatural , peculiarly Klaus who was a deadly Original .
The Brother were always expect out for her because someone or the other wanted her stagnant , or wanted her blood . They did recede Elena doubly , temporarily , but they always found a fashion to get her back .
Each Other’s Demise
There might have been plenty of regretful line of descent between the siblings , but they did love each other affectionately and were afraid of what they would do should one of them break . Stefan and Damon always made sure to save each other , whether it was a werewolf bite or from being pin in a human organic structure .
The legendaryStefan and Damon had many sweet brotherlike momentsbecause postulate each other too bad to permit the other get harm . Even at the very remnant , both of them only found peace with each other .
Their Father
Not much was known about the Father of the Church of Stefan and Damon until the later seasons , and Giuseppe Salvatore was discover to be a terrible husband and father . In fact , he terrorized his family so much that both blood brother were deathly afraid of him .
He was prejudiced and abusive , and he often gave corporate penalty to Damon , which Stefan fly the coop due to his age . He later charge his Logos , which led to their transformation .
Katherine
This wily vampire changed the lives of the two Salvatores , and she was always a thorn in their side . From feeding them blood to manipulating them and imitate Elena — Katherine had done it all and still survived .
She was constantly looking for path to excruciate Damon and Stefan , even though she claimed to love the latter . Her final jaunt as Queen of Hell showed how powerful and deadly she could be . This was why the Salvatorescontributed to Katherine ’s final downfall .
Losing Their Humanity
interchange off the man switch was an gentle alternative to dealing with messy emotions , but both the brother did not love the musical theme of doing it because of how unmanageable it was to bring the other back from their destructive path .
They both knew that the person with the lost human race would rue the things they did , which was why losing their human race was a big no - no for Stefan and Damon unless they were compel to .
Not Finding Love
While this may not be something that Stefan and Damon extract overtly , it was implicit in their actions . They needed a adult female in their life whom they could dedicate their love and energy to , and being alone really did n’t suit either brother .
Ironically , they always ended up loving the same woman , which made sleep together an even more horrendous topic for the siblings . Still , not recover love in their lives was something they were subconsciously afraid of .
Werewolf Bites
After they discovered that wolfman were literal and that their bite was , in fact , lethal to vampires , both Damon and Stefan were always on their safety . Only Klaus ' blood could heal them from the bite , and Damon had come perilously snug to dying from it .
While Klaus was around , there was still hope to get an antidote , but once he left , the werewolf bite became a extremely fear upshot for the Salvatores and every other vampire .
Klaus
The Original loanblend was a on-key threat to the Salvatores . He knew Stefan from X past , and he loved bringing out his Ripper self . He also wanted to debilitate Elena to the point of death to let his werewolf side out and had no paying attention for any life , human or vampire .
Damon and Stefan were rightfully frightened of Klaus and his ire because he was , back then , unbeatable and determined to get what he wanted — everything that would destroy the brothers ' lives .
Losing Their Friends
Even though Damon did a lot of shady things to Alaric and Liz , he loved them and thought of them as his companions . Bonnie was the one friend who got to see the in force of him , and Damon could n’t suffer to lose his friends at all .
Similarly , for Stefan , Lexi and Caroline were extremely crucial , and he suffered when Damon killed Lexi for no good reason . They protect their admirer at all cost , sometimes even at the cost of Elena ’s well - being .
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