About

My name is Buffy Anne Summers. I am "the Slayer", one in a long line of young women chosen by fate to battle evil forces. This mystic calling endows me with dramatically increased physical strength, as well as endurance, agility, accelerated healing, intuition, and a limited degree of clairvoyance, usually in the form of prophetic dreams.

I receive guidance from my Watcher, Rupert Giles. Giles, rarely referred to by his first name, is a member of the Watchers' Council, whose job is to train and assist the Slayers. Giles researches the supernatural creatures that I must face, offering insights into their origins and advice on how to kill them. My best friends whom we refer to as "The Scooby-Gang", also help me in anyway they can.








Alexander "Xander" LaVelle Harris-Possessing no supernatural skills, Xander provides comic relief as well as a grounded, everyman perspective in the supernatural Buffyverse. In another departure from the usual conventions of television, Xander is notable for being an insecure and subordinate male in a world dominated by powerful females.


Willow Rosenberg- originally a nerdy girl who contrasted my cheerleader personality but also shared the social isolation me suffered after becoming a Slayer. As my life progressed, Willow became a more assertive and even sensual person; in particular, she became a powerful Wiccan and a lesbian.


Rupert Giles-Giles, rarely referred to by his first name, is a Watcher and a member of the Watchers' Council, whose job is to train Slayers. In the earlier seasons, Giles researched the supernatural creatures that I must face, offered insights into their origins and advice on how to kill them. Throughout my life, he became a father-figure to me, giving me advice not only on the supernatural world, but on life issues as well.



Cordelia Chase- is originally an archetypal popular, shallow, mean-spirited cheerleader. She is tactless, but direct and honest, and she becomes a reluctant ally of the Scooby Gang, even after her relationship with Xander disintegrates. She joins Angel in L.A., where she abandons her attempts at acting to fight evil at his side.


Liam/Angelus/Angel- a vampire, formerly known as Angelus, was an infamously cruel killer until he was re-ensouled by a Roma curse. After decades of guilt over his past atrocities, he allies himself with me and we fall in love. The consummation of our relationship brings him a moment of true happiness, breaking the curse and releasing Angelus upon Sunnydale. I am forced to send him to a hell dimension to save the world. After his release from hell, Angel and I continue to struggle with our ongoing love. Angel breaks off their relationship and moves to L.A. to give me a chance at a more normal life. There, he gathers new allies in his own fight against evil.

Daniel "Oz" Osbourne- is a brilliant (yet generally unmotivated) student, and part-time rock guitarist. He is Willow's first and only boyfriend, and an active member of my inner circle, despite the fact that he has recently become a werewolf. he is taciturn and unflappable, the contrast between his outward coolness and his violent animal episodes, as well as to display double-personalities (like Angel/Angelus).


Faith Lehane- a Slayer, is called when Kendra is killed by the vampire Drusilla. When she arrives in Sunnydale, she fights alongside me and the Scooby Gang. After accidentally committing murder, she indulges her violent tendencies and joins forces with the Mayor. I stab Faith, who falls into a coma; eight months later she wakes up and swaps bodies with me. After being defeated, she flees to Los Angeles and accepts a contract to kill Angel. Angel is able to rehabilitate her, and she confesses to her crimes and goes to prison. Three years later, she breaks out to capture Angelus when Wesley Wyndam-Pryce informs her that he has been released. After Angel is re-ensouled, Faith reluctantly returns to Sunnydale to stand with me against the First Evil. She temporarily leads both the Scoobies and the Potentials when the general faith in me dissolves. Throughout my time of knowing her, Faith displays a much darker, dangerously fun-seeking approach to both slaying and murder; she is the dark side of a Slayer's personality.

William "the Bloody"/Spike- is a vampire whose role varies dramatically through the course of my life, ranging from a major villain to "love's b***h", to the sarcastic comic relief, to my romantic interest in a relationship that grows from miserable lust to a friendship, and eventually to a self-sacrificing hero, dying as a Champion at the Hellmouth. His path to redemption subsequently resumes in L.A., where his resurrected and continues to develop into a selfless hero. Spike is known for his Billy Idol platinum hair, his catch-phrase "bloody hell", and his black leather duster, which he acquired after killing a slayer for the second time. Nikki Woods was a vampire slayer in the 1970s who Spike killed and began wearing her jacket. Spike is also known for killing two different slayers.


Aud/Anyanka/Anya Christina Emanuella Jenkins - a 1,120 year old former vengeance demon (Anyanka) who specialized in avenging scorned women. After being forcibly stripped of her demonic powers by Giles, she is forced to re-learn how to be an ordinary human, a journey which is portrayed as both comical (e.g., her fear of rabbits and her love of money) and poignant (e.g. her grief over Joyce's death). Her story is largely focused on her romantic relationship with Xander, and she is portrayed as morally ambivalent.

Riley Finn - is my first serious boyfriend after Angel. He is initially an operative in a military organization called "The Initiative" that uses science and military technology to hunt down HST's or "hostile sub-terrestrials" (demons). Riley is Angel's opposite, an Iowa-born-and-raised man whose strength lies in his military secret identity. My superior physical strength causes him insecurity, particularly after his medically-enhanced powers were removed. This, combined with My inability to truly emotionally connect with him, eventually causes him to leave.

Dawn Summers - introduced as Buffy's fourteen-year-old younger sister, sent to Buffy in human form as a disguise for the Key, a dangerous magical artifact sought by a hellgod. Although Dawn's genesis is magical, she functions as a complete and normal teenage girl, and, after her true nature has been revealed, she is accepted and loved as a sister, daughter, and friend. Although Buffy initially tries to shelter Dawn from her work as Slayer, Dawn later becomes a useful member of the Scooby Gang.

Tara Maclay - introduced first as a fellow member of a Wicca group during Willow's first year of college. Their close friendship evolves into an ongoing love affair; their relationship attracted significant attention as one of few featured same-sex relationships on television. Tara uses her magical skills to assist the Scooby Gang in their fight against evil, and she struggles with how to deal with Willow's growing addiction to magic. Tara is killed by a bullet intended for Buffy, her death triggering Willow's transformation into "Dark Willow".