by Lovely Poet
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Why do all the Vamps seem to have different levels of strength/ what is the origin of the demon?
This is a concept that I have been contemplating for a while. Quite often I see people arguing the Diluted single demon theory and I just don't agree. That said, here is my theory on how each body is possessed.

We know that the demon world and our world are in different dimensions and that the borders between dimensions can be opened (the Master and acathla showed that) and with that opening things can be pulled back and forth from one dimension to another. Also we know that when a vampire is killed there is a small explosion resulting in a residual dust left from the remains. What does this have to do with anything you are asking? ok here it is...(it might not make any sense)

When a vampire feeds on a human and then the human is fed a small about of the vampires blood the mutual blending of blood creates a mystical convergence of power that allows the siring vampire to temporarily create a weak opening to the demon dimension and summon any demon soul that is lingering around the open gate. The soul then takes up residence in the body.

When a vampire is killed the gates open back up to pull the soul of the vampire back into its own dimension. The older the vampire the more effort it takes for the dimension to call him back (hence the skeleton left behind by the Master and the lengthy death of Kakistos). Once the demon has returned to the home dimension it eventually loses the memories of its previous incarnation as a vampire. Eventually the demon is hanging around the gates at the right time to get called back to earth and start out confused again. But there is no actual death for a vampire demon, so there will never be the last vampire to kill. (this is just a reason that the show should never end)

How this helps to explain Angel's Return
Ok, so Angel was sucked back into the demon dimesion demon soul, human soul body and all. Tormented tourtured memories messed with and clothing taken. But why is he back on earth? Well My best guess is that a vampire was feeding and decided to sire a new vampire and opened the gate. Unfortunately the demon soul closest to the opened gate already had a body so the gates just spit him back out to the easiest place, the same place it had sucked him in. This means that somewhere out there a vampire is baffled because the body it tried to vamp just went kaput and died for lack of animating demon.


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michelle1brat 15/2/00
There is also the question of full demons and half demons. Doyle was a half demon on his mother's side as are all vampires in Graduation, I think, when Anya was telling the gang about the ascension she witnessed when she was a demon, she said that the person acsends as pure demon while vampires are not. Also, early in the show, it talks about how early in time, the world was populated by demons and evil beings, but when humans appeared, most of the demons where sent to hell or whatever, but some of them joined with humans and became vampires.

Vox
I think Lovely Poet wrote this post long before Graduation, before we learnt the distinction between demon hybrids that walk on the earth and 'pure' demons such as the Mayor became. There must be a reason why pure demons are not popping up all the time, they must find life on Earth difficult or perhaps impossible for some reason. It may be that now the only way any creature of demonic origins can exist on this world is by having some relationship with humanity.

I believe Doyle and vampires are very different creatures. Doyle is part-demon by birth, whereas vampires are completely human but with a demonic 'essence' controlling their body rather than a normal soul (with a few physiological alterations to their mortal host to accomadate the demon as well). Vampires are only a single example of what Anya described as hybrid demons, the others we've seen (in Enemies, Earshot, The Zeppo, Room with a View, The Wish, Living Conditions, The Bachelor Party etc.) must have their own methods of repoduction.

Lydia 25/6/00
I used to scoff at this theory, figuring that the higher powers brought Angel back in Faith, Hope and Trick (this may still be the case) but after seing To Shanshu in LA I feel that Lovely Poet could be on to somthing.


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