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Ryan Clarke was a recurring character and a creation of Malivore who made his debut in the eighth episode of Legacies. He was a secondary antagonist in the first and season seasons.
After he was released from Malivore for a second time, he took on the disguise of Professor Rupert Vardemus using an illusion ring and infiltrated the Salvatore Boarding School after Alaric was voted out of his position by the student honor council.