Zach Salvatore

Zachary "Zach" Salvatore was a human who first appeared in the first episode of the first season of The Vampire Diaries. Zach is the descendant of Stefan and Damon Salvatore's half-brother and distant nephew. In 1994, his girlfriend, Gail, was killed by Damon and unbeknownst to him, Stefan saved his daughter, Sarah Nelson, and kept her birth a secret.

Zach was a member of the Salvatore Family and a member of the Town Council.

Quick Answers

What is the relationship between Zach Salvatore and Stefan?

Zachary 'Zack' Salvatore is a human descendant and distant nephew of Stefan Salvatore from the Vampire Diaries. Their relationship is marked by their differing statuses, with Stefan being a vampire. A pivotal moment in their relationship occurred when Stefan saved the life of Sarah Nelson, Zach's daughter, following the death of Zach's girlfriend, Gail, at the hands of Damon, Stefan's brother.

Provided by: Community

How did Zach Salvatore's girlfriend, Gail, die?

Gail, the girlfriend of Zach Salvatore, lost her life due to Damon attacking and feeding from her. An emergency C-Section was carried out by Doctor Grayson Gilbert and despite Gail's demise, her daughter Sarah survived and was subsequently adopted by the Nelson family.

Provided by: Community

What is the significance of the Salvatore Boarding House in Zach's story?

Zach Salvatore, owner of the Salvatore Boarding House, shut it down three months before Stefan's arrival. The house witnessed several significant deaths, including Zach's. For 16 years, Zach added vervain to his coffee at the house, aware of the vampire presence. His relationship with his family, especially Damon, was strained due to vampire activities at the house.

Provided by: Fandom

Who is Sarah Nelson in relation to Zach Salvatore?

Sarah Nelson, also recognized as Sarah Salvatore, is Zach Salvatore's daughter, born to him and his girlfriend Gail on May 10, 1994, in Mystic Falls. Following Gail's demise, Sarah was adopted by the Nelson family, making her the youngest and final known living Salvatore family member.

Provided by: Fandom

Early History[]

In 1994, he invites Damon into the Salvatore Boarding House for the first time, resulting in Damon meeting his pregnant girlfriend Gail. With his humanity off, Damon attacked, feed on and killed Gail. Stefan compelled him to forget of her and the child and carried them to the hospital, unaware of his daughter's survival.

Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series[]

Season One[]

In Pilot, he lived alone at the Salvatore Boarding House until his vampire uncle, Stefan Salvatore, came to live with him after a short visit.

In The Night of the Comet, he was unhappy about this, especially after a number of "animal attacks" occurred in town. He also didn't like the presence of Stefan's brother Damon Salvatore who came to Mystic Falls due to the fact that he followed his brother to torment him.

In Family Ties, Zach showed Stefan that he had been growing vervain in the basement and they could use it to stop Damon from hurting anyone else. They failed at the first attempt but Stefan managed to spike Caroline Forbes' drink with vervain, thus weakening Damon when he bit her.

In You're Undead to Me, Zach visited the basement where they had Damon locked up. Zach told him that he had vervain in his system for several years and it wouldn't help to kill and drink his blood. Damon tried to strangle Zach until Stefan saved him.

Damon showed he still had an influence over Caroline and compelled her to free him. He attempted to kill her for blood but Zach tried to stop him. Damon broke Zach's neck and pursued Caroline but failed as he couldn't go out in the sun. Later, Stefan found his body and realized what Damon had done.

Personality[]

Zach was shown not to be afraid of backing down from Damon and was shown not to be happy about having both Damon and Stefan in town as there were animal attacks occurring at the time. It was shown though that he got along better with Stefan than Damon.

Physical Appearance[]

Zach had a medium build and a tall stature, wearing various different colored clothing. He had light brown hair and light blue eyes.

Appearances[]

Season Six

• Black Hole Sun (Flashback)
• The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (Mentioned)
• I Alone (Mentioned)

Name[]

• Zach is a nickname for Zachariah and can be a shortened form of Zachary. Zach is a Hebrew name and it means "The Lord remembers".^[1]
• Salvatore is Italian and means "savior".^[2]

Trivia[]

• It's unknown if anyone else knew of Zach's death, apart from Stefan and Elena. In Haunted, Damon explained to Carol that he went out of town and it was never questioned.
• With the Other Side's collapse and Hell being destroyed, he either found peace or went to a dimension similar to Hell, if one exists.

Gallery[]

References[]

See also[]