| “ | I'll never be him, Nina. He's perfect for you. He loves you and you love him. I saw that tonight. He protected you even though he could've been hurt. He put his safety on the line for you. I couldn't have done that. | ” |
— Ethan to Nina in All's Well That Ends Well
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Ethan is a former recurring character in the second season of Legacies, making his debut in the second episode. He has since been promoted to main as of the third season. He is a human who attends Mystic Falls High School and brother of Maya.
Throughout Legacies[]
Season Two[]
In This Year Will Be Different, Ethan bumps into Hope and Nina while they're trying to track down a new creature that escaped from Malivore. He points them in the right direction for finding the Principal of Mystic Falls High School, which shocks them when they find out it is Alaric. He bumps into them again in the changing rooms and jokes that Nina is stalking him, however she brushes this off.
In You Remind Me of Someone I Used to Know, Ethan, Dennis and a few other football teammates continue with their tradition of vandalism against the Salvatore Boarding School just prior to their annual charity football game. Ethan decides to forsake the tradition in lieu of going home. The other two students follow him, as it's a nice night for a walk and leaves Dennis to his own devices.
The next morning, Sheriff Mac drops him and his sister, Maya, off at Mystic Falls High School. They find Hope and Nina standing next to vandalized property, though they clear them of any wrong-doing and Sheriff Mac leaves to met with Alaric.
As the day progresses, he and his fellow students arrive at the Salvatore Boarding School to play in their charity football game. After Hope seemly twists her ankle he steps in as quarterback which helps the team get neck and neck with their supernatural rivals. However, determined to win Josie uses a spell given to her by Professor Vardemus that ends up injuring Ethan's arm as he's about to make a pass. Soon thereafter, he's transported off the field and to the hospital. Maya later reveals that he has lost the scholarship he has been working his entire life for. Nina visits him in the hospital and asks if he's doing okay. She then tells him that they should stick to a friendship because she just got out of one.
In That's Nothing I Had to Remember, Ethan and Nina are participating in the set-up for Commonwealth Day. Ethan must run, however as he is late for practice, but tells Nina to ask him out if she wishes to spend more time with him. She then tells him to ask her out to the Mystic Grill. At the end of Commonwealth Day, he is seen jogging through the cemetery, and is almost attacked by the zombie jogger.
In It Will All Be Painfully Clear Soon Enough, as Hope and Nina leave Alaric's office he bumps into them in the halls. Hope leaves to let Ethan and Nina talk alone. He asks her on a date to which she respectfully declines saying she has to go to New Orleans to help with family. Ethan than asks her to go on a date when she gets back, but before she could say anything he kisses her on the cheek, leaving.
In What Cupid Problem?, Ethan and his mother sees Nina at Elena's Clinic. Ethan asks Nina to the Grill for a date. They talk about things and Nina talks a little about her past, not adding the supernatural to it. She explains to him that she lost her dad at a young age and is still sadden by his death but tells him that she knows her father is at peace. At the end of the date he walks her home to the Mikaelson Mansion where they share a kiss. Klaus opens the door to see them and introduces him as her father, which he knew was her step-father.
Season Three[]
In Hold on Tight, Josie interviews him for a "A Day in the Life of a Timberwolf" at the Salvatore Scroll. Ethan admits that his daily life is pretty generic, even for a jock like him, but if he was behind on his journalism assignment, then it's sufficient. Josie thanks him for his help. Fun fact, however, he's been trying to pitch "A Day in the Life of a Stallion" to the school paper all year, but her dad never calls him back. Josie brushes it off, telling him that if this assignment goes well then it might open some doors. Ethan hopes it does as he needs all the good PR he can get. Turns out all those fancy colleges stopped calling after he busted his throwing arm. Josie apologizes about what happened, unaware of her involvement, and tells her that it wasn't her fault. He wants her to tell her dad for ghosting them. Their new principal is a hard case, unlike Alaric. She admits that he'll probably see him first, since their parents have gotten close. Given the disturbing direction of the conversation, Ethan tells her to take care and leaves for class. As the students escape the high school, Ethan leads other students down the stairs through the boiler room. There, he passes Hope and Nina, telling them that this is the way that Landon instructed them to escape. Hope and Nina are surprised that he saw and questions where he's at. Ethan explains that he saw Landon heading towards the football field. Later that night, Nina visits Ethan at his house and asked him if he'd want to be her boyfriend. He agreed with a kiss and that night they took their relationship to the next level.
In This Is What It Takes, Ethan is greeted by Josie and Nina at Mystic Falls High School. He assumes that Josie and him should know each other better by now, given their parents were dating and his sister had a crush on her. Although not a big enough one for Josie to notice. Josie dismisses it. In fact she heard that his family had left Mystic Falls, but Ethan explains that the town they moved too already had a QB1. Josie's surprised that he's the quarterback here, but Ethan corrects her. He plans to be once he beats out the guy that the coach thinks is going to start. As Finch exits the school for Josie's tour, Ethan tells her that he has to go and Nina goes with him. Later in the day after school and practice he picks Nina up at the front gates of the Salvatore School. He meets MG for the first time and Nina introduces them. On their date at the Grill it was Karaoke night and Ethan claims Nina should go first to which she sings in front of everyone with a song that she had written.
In To Whom It May Concern, Ethan finds Nina eating alone on the floor of the hallway. He approaches her and jokes, wondering if she couldn't figure out the cafeteria's labyrinthine social order. He takes a seat on the floor with her. Nina tells him that she prefers to eat alone and asks him why he's not in there with the football team. He explains that it doesn't feel right until he's earned his spot back. Besides, he saw his girlfriend and thought she needed him more. Given his own experiences, he tells her that it gets easier not having a sibling around when they've been your best friend most of your life. Even when it's hard, he knows that Maya would kick his butt if he stopped trying. Nina questions if he ever feels guilty about staying behind when they left. He did, for a while, but he remembers what they want most for him is to be happy. So that is what he's trying to do.
In Yup, It's a Leprechaun, All Right, Ethan who's with Nina notices Josie during their break. He tells Josie's that if she's going to cut class, coming to school kind of defeats the whole point. She asks him if he's seen Finch. He explains that everyone has. She stormed out of the cafeteria earlier and she seemed really upset. That's her fault, but tells him that she needs to see her. He informs her that Finch works at the grill most nights. He offers her a ride and gives her some advice, like he used to give to Maya. He warns her to be careful with her, that something is different with her.
In Do All Malivore Monsters Provide This Level of Emotional Insight?,
In All's Well That Ends Well,
Personality[]
Ethan is described as a "competitive athlete and good-hearted new student at Mystic Falls High School."
Relationships[]
- Ethan, Maya, and Sheriff Mac (Family/Sister and Mother, respectively)
- Ethan and Nina (Former Friends/Ex-Boyfriend and Girlfriend)
- MG, Ethan, and Nina (Former Love Triangle)