Potentially one of the most important characters in "The Vampire Diaries" universe, Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis ... stop Damon from lashing out against Caroline's father.

As well as Alaric and Hope, Alaric’s twins Lizzie and Josie Saltzman play a big part in ... Gilbert later in the series. Meanwhile, Caroline Forbes, the surrogate mother of Josie and Lizzie ...