Damon's secret is finally revealed in Chicago Fire and here's what it is

Eventually, all secrets have to come out. That’s certainly the case for secrets in Chicago Fire. The question is when those secrets are revealed. What about Damon’s?

Caution: There are spoilers of the Chicago Fire season 12 finale in this post.

We all knew Damon came in with a huge secret, and there were plenty of theories. Was he Severide’s secret son? Was he connected to another firefighter at the firehouse? We got the answers we needed by the end of the Chicago Fire season 12 finale.

Jack Damon is related to someone at the firehouse

It turns out that Jack Damon is related to someone at the firehouse. It’s not in the way we expected, but it is the person we expect. Yes, Jack Damon is related to Kelly Severide. Damon isn’t Severide’s secret son, though. Instead, he’s Severide’s secret brother. Benny Severide is Damon’s father.

At the end of the episode, Damon talked to Severide about why the call at the restaurant shook him up so much. He didn’t like seeing an abusive father, and that makes sense. That would make a lot of us angry watching. For Damon, there was a personal element to it.

Damon had an abusive father, as well. At the end of the episode, Damon shared with Severide that his abusive father was Benny Severide.

Will we get more Damon and Severide moments in Chicago Fire?

It makes a lot of sense that Benny had other children out there. We’ve already met one half sibling, and we know the type of man Benny was. Severide had a difficult relationship with him. He likely believes Damon’s words that Benny was his father.

The question now is what it means for Severide and Damon? Will Severide want to immediately learn more about his half-brother? Will he fight for Damon to get a permanent place at Firehouse 51? Or will he want to encourage Damon to find another home as a firefighter?

This reveal has certainly been much better than all the theories that Damon was Severide’s secret son. It opens up for the two to get to know each other, and it makes sense now why Damon was like a little puppy dog looking up to Severide. He was simply looking up to his big brother.

There are so many possibilities moving forward.