Damien Trotter
Damien Derek Trotter | |
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First appearance | "Three Men, a Woman and a Baby" |
Last appearance | "Sleepless in Peckham" |
Portrayed by | Various Actors Ben Smith |
In-universe information | |
Occupation | Teenage student |
Family | Derek Trotter (Father) Raquel Turner (Mother) |
Relatives | Trotter Family |
Damien Derek Trotter (b. 1991) was a fictional character in the BBC series Only Fools and Horses. He was son to Derek Trotter and Raquel Turner.
Damien is the only child of Del and Raquel and nephew of Rodney Trotter. A recurring theme in the show was Rodney's fixated belief that Damien was literally the Antichrist despite the fact that Damien shows no resentment nor intentions of harm toward anybody except Rodney himself. Del and Raquel chide Rodney for his mad obsessions and believe Damien to be a perfect angel, spoiling him frequently.
He was named after Del and Raquel could not decide on a name for their unborn baby and Rodney sarcastically suggested that they name him Damien as Rodney was convinced that the baby would be born half-demon. TO his horror they adored the name and Rodney desperately tried to get them to change their minds, offering the name Derek which led to his middle name. Damien was born under a full moon and during the birth, Rodney even went as so far as to ask Del if the baby had been born with the numbers '666' branded on its forehead. Del was outraged by this. When Damien was born Del held him in his arms and introduced him to his beloved mother, Joan. After Damien was born, Rodney refused to hold him nor share a room with him. In some episodes when Damien was a child Rodney seemed more relaxed around him but his fear arose again when Damien became a handsome and popular teenager who delighted in tormenting Rodney.