"Dig a bit into the history of this place," as librarian Rupert Giles explains to Buffy, "You'll find there've been a steady stream of fairly odd occurrences." The area is a center of mystical energy. And all the signs point to a crucial mystical upheaval. Some sixty years ago a very old, very powerful vampire came to this southern California town, and not just to feed. The Spanish who first settled the area called it Boca Del Infierno -- roughly translated, "Hellmouth" -- a sort of portal from this reality to the next. This Master Vampire hoped to open the portal and bring the demons back. And destroy the world of Man. "But," as Buffy's new friend Willow Rosenberg adds, based on her own computer research into old city and county records, "he blew it. There was an earthquake that swallowed half the town. And him too -- or at least
there were no more vampire-type killings afterward." got himself stuck. However, once in a century comes The Harvest: a while he feeds. Enough power to break free, and to pointed star symbol. For each generation, there is 16 years old and a new student at Sunnydale High. vampire-slaying, and to try to resume the life of a Watcher, thinks it is no coincidence that Buffy has - it's been building for years. (At first reluctant to needed in Sunnydale. She finally accepts her calling	"Opening dimensional portals," Giles adds, "is tricky business. Odds are he Like a cork in a bottle." night when a Master Vampire can draw power from one of his minions open the portal. The minion is called the Vessel, and he bears a three- only one Slayer. And in this generation, the Slayer is Buffy Summers, Her experiences at her last school have persuaded Buffy to retire from normal teenager. Rupert Giles, the school's librarian and Buffy's new come to this town. The influx of the undead, the supernatural occurences resume her role as a Slayer, Buffy realizes her abilities are desperately with a maturity far beyond her years:)
Although some times she'd rather be on a date, or hanging out with her friends, Buffy takes her slaying very seriously. Using a combination of mental and physical agility, she is up for the challenge. Anything from a pool cue to a chair leg becomes a lethal weapon in her hands. Being a high school student is occasionally as hard as being a Slayer, and Buffy tackles both roles with aplomb.