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==Early life==
 
==Early life==
 
[[John Gilbert|John]] dated [[Isobel Flemming|Isobel]] in his younger years. After discovering she was pregnant, he took her to his brother, [[Grayson Gilbert|Grayson]], who was a doctor. He helped deliver a [[Elena Gilbert|baby girl]]. Isobel then fled and John left Elena with Grayson and his [[Grayson and Miranda Gilbert|wife]], [[Miranda Sommers Gilbert|Miranda]]. Elena later survived a [[Car Accident|car accident]] which killed Grayson and Miranda when [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] saved her.
 
[[John Gilbert|John]] dated [[Isobel Flemming|Isobel]] in his younger years. After discovering she was pregnant, he took her to his brother, [[Grayson Gilbert|Grayson]], who was a doctor. He helped deliver a [[Elena Gilbert|baby girl]]. Isobel then fled and John left Elena with Grayson and his [[Grayson and Miranda Gilbert|wife]], [[Miranda Sommers Gilbert|Miranda]]. Elena later survived a [[Car Accident|car accident]] which killed Grayson and Miranda when [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] saved her.
==Season 1==
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==Season One==
 
[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]] and [[Jeremy Gilbert|Jeremy]] are shocked when [[John Gilbert|John]] returns to [[Mystic Falls|town]]. Elena confesses to [[Matt Donovan|Matt]] that she never liked her uncle John. [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]] begins to suspect that John may be Elena's biological father. He tells [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] who tells Elena. Elena wonders if she should confront John and demand to know the truth. When John refuses to let Elena help Stefan save Damon from the fire, she tells him that he should care about how she feels, as her father. He reveals that its true and lets her go. John confesses to whom she believes is Elena his true feelings for [[Isobel Flemming|Isobel]], not realising its actually [[Katherine Pierce|Katherine]]. Elena returns [[Gilbert House|home]] to find him injured.
 
[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]] and [[Jeremy Gilbert|Jeremy]] are shocked when [[John Gilbert|John]] returns to [[Mystic Falls|town]]. Elena confesses to [[Matt Donovan|Matt]] that she never liked her uncle John. [[Damon Salvatore|Damon]] begins to suspect that John may be Elena's biological father. He tells [[Stefan Salvatore|Stefan]] who tells Elena. Elena wonders if she should confront John and demand to know the truth. When John refuses to let Elena help Stefan save Damon from the fire, she tells him that he should care about how she feels, as her father. He reveals that its true and lets her go. John confesses to whom she believes is Elena his true feelings for [[Isobel Flemming|Isobel]], not realising its actually [[Katherine Pierce|Katherine]]. Elena returns [[Gilbert House|home]] to find him injured.
==Season 2==
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==Season Two==
   
 
[[File:Johndying.jpg|thumb|left|206px|Elena trying to save John.]]
 
[[File:Johndying.jpg|thumb|left|206px|Elena trying to save John.]]
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*For most of Elena's life she thought John was her uncle. Grayson and Miranda were unaware of Elena's biological father.
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*[[Elena Gilbert|Elena]] believed that [[John Gilbert|John]] was her uncle for most of her life.
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**She discovered in ''[[Founder's Day]]'' that he was her father.
*At the end of Season Two, Elena and John end their relationship on good terms as he dies so she will not become a vampire.
 
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*John owned a [[Gilbert Ring|ring]] so had the ability to save both Elena and himself, however, he chose not to so that he could make a true sacrifice for his daughter.
*In ''Stand by Me'', Elena admits she misses John, something she herself is surprised by.
 
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*Elena realises in ''[[Stand By Me]]'' that she did love John, despite everything.
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*If John had used the ring and come back, it may have been him whom was possessed by [[The Darkness|the Darkness]] instead of [[Alaric Saltzman|Alaric]].
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 00:27, 5 June 2013

 

Elena,

Its no easy task being an ordinary parent to an extraordinary child. I have failed in that task. And because of my prejudices, I've failed you. I'm haunted by how things may have played out differently, if I'd been more willing to hear your side of things. For me, its the end. For you, a chance to grow old and someday do better with your own child than I did with mine. Its for that child I give you my ring. I don't ask for your forgiveness or for you to forget. I ask only that you believe this: whether you are now reading this as a human or as a vampire, I love you all the same, as I have always loved you... and always will.

John

John's goodbye letter to Elena.


The relationship between John Gilbert and Elena Gilbert.

Elena originally believed that John was her uncle, but eventually discovered he was her biological father. He was shown to genuinely care for her, making her one of the few people. When he returned to town, he was intent on protecting her, however trusted Isobel when she was really working for Klaus. Eventually, Elena told him she would learn not to hate him, however to protect her from becoming a vampire in the sacrifice, he made Bonnie perform a spell which transferred his life force to Elena. When she returned to life as a human, he died, leaving her just a letter and his ring.

Early life

John dated Isobel in his younger years. After discovering she was pregnant, he took her to his brother, Grayson, who was a doctor. He helped deliver a baby girl. Isobel then fled and John left Elena with Grayson and his wife, Miranda. Elena later survived a car accident which killed Grayson and Miranda when Stefan saved her.

Season One

Elena and Jeremy are shocked when John returns to town. Elena confesses to Matt that she never liked her uncle John. Damon begins to suspect that John may be Elena's biological father. He tells Stefan who tells Elena. Elena wonders if she should confront John and demand to know the truth. When John refuses to let Elena help Stefan save Damon from the fire, she tells him that he should care about how she feels, as her father. He reveals that its true and lets her go. John confesses to whom she believes is Elena his true feelings for Isobel, not realising its actually Katherine. Elena returns home to find him injured.

Season Two

Johndying

Elena trying to save John.

Johnhospital

Elena seeing how John is.

Elena and Stefan visit John in hospital where he refuses to talk to her as long as she's with Stefan, telling her that she should have already killed him by now. Elena insults him, telling him that the hatred in which he sees the world will kill him. Stefan then threatens to turn him into a vampire if he doesn't leave town, for Elena's well being. She later confesses that she wants him gone.

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Elena and John Gilbert.

When Stefan tries to contact Isobel, John returns to town. Jenna and John argue and John ends up revealing that he's Elena's biological father, shocking Jenna. John uses this to his advantage so that Jenna will let him stay with them. John goes against Elena's will and tries to get her to trust Isobel, wanting to help save her from Klaus, however she betrays them by killing John and kidnapping Elena. When John wakes up, Damon confronts him, but Elena stops him from hurting him, wanting to talk to him. John promises that he believed Isobel to want to help Elena and was shocked by her betrayal. Elena eventually decides to learn not to hate him as he's her only parent left.

Johnletter

Elena reads John's letter.

After several days of not hearing from Elena, John visits Damon, looking for her. Damon reveals that Klaus recently took her for the sacrifice and that she will return as a vampire as he fed her his blood beforehand. Horrified, John meets with Bonnie, Jeremy and Alaric. He tells Bonnie about a spell in an old journal which transferred one person's life force to someone else, saving a life. He requests the same be done for him and Elena. After Bonnie, Damon and Elijah leave, Jeremy realises that to transfer your life force to another, you must die. He asks John if he knew this and he says he did. He then gives Jeremy his ring and a letter he wrote to give to Elena. When Damon returned with a dead Elena, John watched as Jeremy and Alaric waited for Damon's verdict. Hearing that she was human, he died. Before John and Jenna's funeral, Jeremy gave Elena the letter and the ring. She read the letter and heard of his sacrifice, also discovering how much he truly loved her, even if she had become a vampire. Elena later laid a rose on his grave.

Season Four

Following Jeremy's death, Elena recalls all the people she loved and lost who have lived in her house. She mentions John and seems surprised that she misses him, too.

Quotes

  • John: "That means nothing to me."
  • Elena: "As my father, it should."
  • John: "You know..."
  • Elena: "I wasn't sure... Now I am."

Founder's Day.

  • Elena: "You ruin everything, John. Everything you touch, it just... turns to dust. But you're the only parent I have left. So maybe I could learn... not... to hate you..."
  • John: "Okay."

Know Thy Enemy.

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Trivia

  • Elena believed that John was her uncle for most of her life.
  • John owned a ring so had the ability to save both Elena and himself, however, he chose not to so that he could make a true sacrifice for his daughter.
  • Elena realises in Stand By Me that she did love John, despite everything.
  • If John had used the ring and come back, it may have been him whom was possessed by the Darkness instead of Alaric.

See also

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