Series and Character Information I
Buffy Summers: Played by Sarah Michelle Gellar. Living in L.A,.at the age of 16, she was choosen to be the next slayer. If you're going by the movie, the slayer defeated a pack of vampires and destroyed her school's gym and was thus expelled. Her mother divorced her father and she moved to Sunnydale. Very convieniently known as the Hellmouth. She completed her sophomore, junior and senior years of high school in Sunnydale.During which she died once, by being drowned by the Master, and then was revived. She fell in love with Angel, a vampire who is cursed with a soul. In high school Buffy made a tight group of friends that are known as the Scoobies. During those seconds that buffy was "dead" another slayer was called. Kendra, who was killed by Drusilla. Faith was then called and turned out to be a rogue evil slayer. During her graduation Buffy defeated the demonic ascending mayor by torching the school. During her freshman year in college, she met Riley who was, indiguise as a T.A. but was really a government agent for an underground opperation called The Intiative. They faced Adam; a frankestein-like creation of The Initaitve  and with the help of the Scoobies destroyed him. In season 5, she  endured countless heartbreaks with the loss of Riley and the death of her mother. In the season Series (according to the WB) finale she made the ulitmate sacrifice and threw herself into the hell-portal to close it and save the world. She lay dead in her grave for several months until the remaining Scoobies, lead by Willow, resurrected her. In doing so they ripped her from her heavenly peace and cast her back into a torturous exsistance. She seems to confide in Spike instead of her friends and  engages in some violent sexual interludes with him, to her own horror. When She breaks it off with Spike, he tries to rape her in his evil frustration. He leaves for Africa to get his soul back. Buffy fell into the position of Counselor at the refurbished Sunnydale High which is convienient for her to watch out for Dawn and the Hellmouth. She was then faced with "The First" which is the embodimen of evil itself. By using the ancient scythe of the slayer Willow was able to empower every girl who had the potential of being a slayer, therefore negating the existence of the need for a Chosen One.
Rupert Giles : Played by Anthony Stewart Head. Has been Buffy's offical and unoffical Watcher and father figure for 7 years. He used to be called the Ripper and in London ran with an ill-intentioned pack of warlocks and other bad do-oers. In season two he fell in love with Jenny Calendar who was the Computer Science teacher but also a descendant of the Calderash gypsy. She was sent to make sure Angel never felt one moment of happiness, unfortunately Angel did and killed her soon after. As watcher he has trained and assisted Buffy in countless Armegedons and evil nasties. The bond between Buffy and Giles is sweet and central to her life. He left the US to return to England after buffy's death, then came back when he was informed was alive again. Realizing that he was "Standing in the way" of Buffy ever regaining her strength he left for England indefinitely. In "Grave" he returned with borrowed powers to subdue evil willow. In season 7 he helped by guiding the 'potentials' as it was shown Buffy no longer benefited from a Watcher.
Angel /Angelus: Played by David Boreanaz.  He has been a vampire since 1726 (?) when Darla found him and turned him in Ireland. She named him Angelus as a tribute to his angelic features yet cruel nature.They were the sourge of Europe until Angelus killed the favored daughter of the Calderash Gypsies. They cursed him with the return of his soul. As an ultimate punishment for a vampire he must deal with his demon while retaining the essential part of his humanity and conscience. Only recently has he decided to do something with his time on earth. He has set out to do good in hopes to compensate for his mortal sins.He met Buffy in 1997 trying to help her in her pursuit to destroy, or at least lessen, evil in the world. They fell in love and  on her 16th birthday made love. Angel's curse was immediately lifted since he experienced true happiness and he returned to being Angelus.Throughout  Season 2 Buffy must accept her heatbreak and get her self mentally prepared to kill her- changed love. She eventually sends him to hell to close a portal that threatens to suck the world in, just as Willow returns his soul. A year later he returns from hell as Angel and tells Buffy they cannot be together. After helping them defeat the Mayor he leaves and moves to LA. (hence the spin-off =-D)
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Spike a.k.a William the Bloody: Played by James Marsters. As this website most celebrated character, Spike plays an important role. Spike was sired by Angel's childe, Drusilla. Despite the fact that vampires are are souless, cruel, selfish demons in human form, they were in love for over 100 years. It is only since Buffy came into their lives that they have gone their seperate ways.  Spike is obsessed with death and thus has sought out and killed two slayers. Since being nuetered by The Iniative he has spent alot of time around Buffy and has shown great change in character. He now seems to be in the same state as Angel, doing good and in love with Buffy.
He went to Africa and his soul was restored after completing a series of physical trials. He was living in the new SHS's basement and spouting fits of non-sense which must be a result of his soul and the conscious he now must deal with.  His blood resurrected "The First" but he refused to join forces with them. In the end he was the 'champion' who wore the amulet that finished the army ofTurok-han.
Oz: Played by Seth Green. Joined the scoobies after becoming romantically involved with Willow. He fit in nicely with their strange lifestylesince he is werewolf. He fell in love with Willow and went to college with her until his beast became something he could no longer control. After cheating on Willow with Veruca, another werewolf, he drops out of college and learns to control his beast. When he returns, he finds Willow in a relationship with Tara and loses his control. Deciding that they have no part in each others lives he leaves the show for good. =-(
Willow: Played by Alysson Hannigan. She is Buffy's best friend and an orginal Scoobie. She met Buffy in their Sophomore year of high school, and at the time was a shy bookworm. Since then she has developed into a strong witch and young woman. She dated and fell in love with Oz, although Xander was her orginal love interest since practically birth. She came out of the closet in her freshman year in college when she fell in love with Tara. She has always been there for Buffy and recently her magic has assisted Buffy in the fight against the various foes they face. She had fallen into the power accidiction from magic and Tara left her. She de-rated Amy and went on a rampage, almost killing Dawn. When Warren attempted to kill Buffy with a gun he shot Buffy and then as he fled shoot wildy into the Summer's house. One of those bullets killed Tara right before Willow's eyes.  Willow was so enraged she absorped mass quantities of Black magics and went on a brutal rampage to kill Warren, Johnathan, and Andrew.  He suceeded in skinning Warren alive, but Buffy and co. were protecting Johnathan and Andrew.  Willow fought BUffy and then Giles returned with the borrowed powers of an English witch coven.  Willow defeated Giles and absorped his powers, this provened to be too much and she decided to end the world by raising a satanic temple.  Xander stopped her with his words of love.  Giles took her back to England where she recovered from her acts.  She returned to Sunnydale to help Buffy empower all potentials.
Xander: Played by Nicholas Brendon. From the very beginning Xander has been apart of the Scoobies. He met Buffy in her sophomore year when Willow did, he immediately fell in love with her. But as time has shown that was never ment to be. He was in a strange, and for awhile secretive relationship with Cordelia. They  verbally abused each other like it was their job. In season 3, Faith (who is the rouge and sometimes evil slayer) took it upon herself to force sex on him. Later Xander became involved with Anya, a former venegance demon who is over 1000 years old. Between them blossomed  a sweet, if not, quirky relationship. He propsed to her in "The Gift" however backed out of the marriage the day of the wedding in "Hells Bells." He continues to back up Buffy even though he posseses no supernatural talents. But is noted for his ability to see the worth of those around him. This was slighted by the agent of the first who gouged out one of his eyes.
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