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An employee at Wolfram & Hart as well as a former wrestler and Champion. Alongside his four brothers, he was one of the Hermanos Número.
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!!Gwen
->'''Played By:''' Stephanie Courtney

An employee at Wolfram & Hart who was charge of the firm's Files and Records, in fact she seemed to be Files and Records personified, as she had access to every file and reference in the firm.

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An employee at Wolfram & Hart as well as a former wrestler and Champion. Alongside his four brothers, he was one of the Hermanos Número.
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!!Gwen
->'''Played By:''' Stephanie Courtney

An employee at
Número, until they were killed and he joined Wolfram & and Hart who was charge of the firm's Files and Records, in fact she seemed to be Files and Records personified, as she had access to every file and reference in the firm.after losing all hope.



* {{Catchphrase}}: ''"I'm Files and Records. It's my job."''
* ElectronicEyes: Her eyes flicker like someone's changing the channel when she's looking up something in her PhotographicMemory.
* PhotographicMemory: She has every file, reference, backroom dealing and line of history in her brain.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: ''"I'm Files CallBack: In a later episode, where Angel begins to fear that he has lost his path and Records. is no longer a Champion, he has a nightmare where he starts pushing Number Five's mail cart.
* CautionaryTale: The episode revolving around him is called "The Cautionary Tale of Number Five", and is a warning both in- and out-of universe of what cooperating with Wolfram and Hart could do to Angel.
* DeathEqualsRedemption:
It's my job."''
left ambiguous whether or not he's truly redeemed himself, but Angel says that he "died a hero".
* ElectronicEyes: Her eyes flicker like someone's changing DespairEventHorizon: Crossed it decades ago.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: He is disgusted that his brother's sacrifice is memorialised only by a midget wrestling match.
** He's also surprised that Angel has never heard of his family's victory over "El Diablo Robotica".
* EarlyBirdCameo: Is seen in
the channel when she's looking up something in her PhotographicMemory.
background of earlier episodes pushing his mail cart.
* PhotographicMemory: She has every file, reference, backroom dealing JadedWashout: Once a Champion of good, he's now so broken down that Wolfram and line of history in her brain.Hart have him pushing a mail cart rather than actually using his abilities to further their cause.
* MaskedLuchador
* ScrapHeapHero
* StillWearingTheOldColors: Still wears his mask.
* YouAreNumberSix



[[folder:Cyril]]
!!Cyril
->'''Played By:''' Matt Caspar

A Wolfram & Hart employee who worked at the mailroom. He was also a servant of Master Tarfall, Underlord of Pain.

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!!Cyril
[[folder:Gwen]]
!!Gwen
->'''Played By:''' Matt Caspar

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Stephanie Courtney

An employee at
Wolfram & Hart employee who worked at was charge of the mailroom. He was also a servant of Master Tarfall, Underlord of Pain.firm's Files and Records, in fact she seemed to be Files and Records personified, as she had access to every file and reference in the firm.



* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: He says he wants to work for Lilah, but he's actually working for Gavin. No, wait, he's working for Master Tarfall, Underlord of Pain.

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* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: He says he wants to work for Lilah, but he's actually working for Gavin. No, wait, he's working for Master Tarfall, Underlord {{Catchphrase}}: ''"I'm Files and Records. It's my job."''
* ElectronicEyes: Her eyes flicker like someone's changing the channel when she's looking up something in her PhotographicMemory.
* PhotographicMemory: She has every file, reference, backroom dealing and line
of Pain.history in her brain.


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!!Cyril
->'''Played By:''' Matt Caspar

A Wolfram & Hart employee who worked at the mailroom. He was also a servant of Master Tarfall, Underlord of Pain.
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* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: He says he wants to work for Lilah, but he's actually working for Gavin. No, wait, he's working for Master Tarfall, Underlord of Pain.
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* InvincibleVillain: Since the departure of the Old Ones, they've been shaping society so that they can never be permanently beaten. Angel spends five seasons, all his strength and the lives of several friends fighting them. In the end, all he can do is inconvenience them enough that they decide to expend the effort required to crush him.
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* NightmareFace: His GameFace is considerably more deformed than most other vampires, to the point of possessing a

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* NightmareFace: His GameFace is considerably more deformed than most other vampires, to the point of possessing a faint green tinge.
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-->''"Oh, we go ''way'' back.";;

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-->''"Oh, -->'''Hamilton''': Oh, we go ''way'' back.";;
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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: His insidious plan to destroy Angel: Drown him in red tape! (No one else is impressed.)

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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: His insidious plan plans to destroy Angel: Drown him in red tape! (No one else is impressed.)take out Angel are largely through legal means; he even points out that they can put Angel Investigations out of business simply by pointing out [[UndeadTaxExemption Angel's ID issues]] with the government.

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* HalfHumanHybrid: The Angel Investigations team is able to confirm early on that he's not fully human; Angel can tell by [[TheNoseKnows the smell of his blood]] and the fact that he [[MustBeInvited didn't need an invitation to enter the Blim estate]].



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* KarmicDeath: OH YES!His first act upon being broken out of a PrisonDimension by Lilah is to [[UngratefulBastard induce Gavin into beating the hell out of Lilah for kicks]]. Fittingly, Lilah is ultimately the one to finish him off, shooting him InTheBack while he's fighting Angel.
* MoreThanMindControl: According to Lilah, this is how Billy's powers work. All men are actually {{Straw Misogynist}}s deep down; Billy just removes their inhibitions.



* StrawMisogynist: Apparently all men are these. Billy doesn't turn men into brutal woman bashers, he just removes their inhibitions. Although the characters that say so are villains. Fred disagrees when trying to console Wesley.

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* StrawMisogynist: Apparently all He hates women and enjoys using his HatePlague to make men are these. Billy doesn't turn men into brutal woman bashers, he just removes their inhibitions. Although the characters that say so are villains. Fred disagrees when trying to console Wesley.beat them up.


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* NightmareFace: His GameFace is considerably more deformed than most other vampires, to the point of possessing a


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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Thanks to his [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney wealth]] and connections, he can stalk and kill with impunity.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Cares very little for Angel and is willing to kill the vampire if he becomes too troublesome, a direct contrast to the plans the Senior Partners have for him. This comes to bite him in the ass, ''very hard.''
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A high-ranking executive at Wolfram & Hart, later promoted to head of its Special Projects Division, i.e. the "Screwing With Angel's Head and other apocalyptic plans" division. Holland's not the last to hold this office, given its [[DangerousWorkplace high turnover]] rate. Basically a re-tooled Mayor Wilkins from ''[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]''.

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A high-ranking executive at Wolfram & Hart, later promoted to head of its Special Projects Division, i.e. the "Screwing With Angel's Head and other apocalyptic plans" division. Holland's not the last to hold this office, given its [[DangerousWorkplace high turnover]] rate. Basically a re-tooled Mayor Wilkins from ''[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]''.rate.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: On Gunn.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: On Gunn. Gunn, when he tries to get the Conduit's help in saving Fred. It doesn't take kindly to him trying to use it for his own needs.



* EvilSoundsDeep: Adam Baldwin's typical baritone voice coming from a merciless killing machine in service to Wolfram & Hart.



* AffablyEvil: Her interactions with Angel don't really show this (mostly because they transparently hate each other), but there are times when Lilah shows a certain charm and courtesy. It mostly comes out with her clients and with Wesley.



* ProfessionalButtKisser

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* ProfessionalButtKisserOffWithHisHead: Gunn beheads the zombified Gavin as a MercyKill, unwilling to see someone he knew, even a weasel like Gavin, in such a state.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Shamelessly sucks up to Linwood, and later to Lilah when she ends up in charge.



* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He has a wife, and, judging from his horrified expression when he realises that Darla and Drusilla killed her, seems to have genuinely cared for her.



* EvilOldFolks

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* EvilOldFolksEvilOldFolks: Holland is clearly into middle age, and his work for Wolfram & Hart speaks for itself.



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%%* {{Jerkass}}* {{Jerkass}}: As Lilah says, he has no people skills. As such, neither Lilah nor Lindsey have any problem when Faith quickly gets sick of Lee and beats him senseless.



* {{Sadist}}: For all his claims that he just "watches", Billy clearly loves watching men brutalise women and knowing that he's the cause of it.



%%* PsychoForHire

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%%* PsychoForHire* PsychoForHire: A child-killing psychopath who accepts commissions from Wolfram & Hart.



* FatBastard: Heavy-set and far from the nicest of individuals.



* OffWithHisHead: Angel decapitates him with a serving platter.

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* OffWithHisHead: Angel decapitates him (or, more accurately, his dead body as controlled by Spike) with a serving platter.



%%* ColdBloodedTorture

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%%* ColdBloodedTorture* ColdBloodedTorture: Inflicts this on prisoners in the Holding Dimension. The victims we see on-screen are Lindsey, Gunn, and the torture demon himself.



%%* LaserGuidedKarma
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%%* LaserGuidedKarma
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* LaserGuidedKarma: He ends up a victim of the very same nightmare he helped perpetuate.
* TheQuietOne: He never speaks, although his screaming as he starts torturing himself implies that it's not for a lack of ability.
* SelfHarm: Illyria manages to free Gunn from the Holding Dimension by placing the prisoner's binding necklace onto the torture demon, forcing him to continually torture himself per the rules of the dimension.



%%* TortureTechnician
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* TortureTechnician: He's a torture demon. Torture's kind of his thing.
* WallOfWeapons: The walls of his chamber are decked with a variety of torture devices that he puts to good use.



* AristocratsAreEvil: Pavayne was an 18th century European aristocrat European aristocrat from the 18th century.

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* AristocratsAreEvil: Pavayne was an 18th century European aristocrat European aristocrat from the 18th century.English aristocrat.



* EvilSoundsDeep: Pavayne has a deep, soft voice, which makes him even more intimidating.



* KnightOfCerebus: He stands out as an extremely memorable one-episode villain due to how blatantly terrifying he is. His 'parlor tricks' are utterly horrifying and he's spent thousands of years sending people to hell. Any comedic elements are completely sucked out of the room when he appears.

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* HumanSacrifice: Wolfram & Hart sacrificed Pavayne to deconsecrate the holy ground they intended to build their L.A. office on. They needed a particularly evil soul, and Pavayne fit the bill.
* KnightOfCerebus: He stands out as an extremely memorable one-episode villain due to how blatantly terrifying he is. His 'parlor tricks' are utterly horrifying and he's spent thousands hundreds of years sending people to hell. Any comedic elements are completely sucked out of the room when he appears.appears.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Pavayne spent centuries cheating his fate of being sent to hell. Angel's words when leaving him to a [[FateWorseThanDeath particularly unenviable fate]]?
-->'''Angel''': WelcomeToHell.



-->'''Pavayne''': Defilers! I'll...cut you into nothing! I'll feast on your brains. I'll swim in lakes of your own blood!

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-->'''Pavayne''': Defilers! [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon I'll...cut you into nothing! I'll feast on your brains. I'll swim in lakes of your own blood!blood!]]



* VillainousBreakdown: When Spike starts fighting back, he's thrown for a loop and starts to cower. He recovers quickly, though.

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* VillainousBreakdown: When Spike starts fighting back, he's thrown for a loop and starts to cower. He recovers quickly, though. After being made corporeal, he's reduced to ineffectually screaming violent threats before being knocked out by Angel.

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* KarmicDeath: Oh so very much.
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* CadreOfForeignBodyguards: Sort of, Brucker is a demon herself but being in a human body means she can be killed like any other so has a cadre of vampire bodyguards who also serve as campaign staff.


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* TheSmirfettePrincipal: She's the only female member of the member of the Circle, assuming of course that she was female ''before'' being implanted in her human body.

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* AchillesHeel: Because she relies on her [[SuperSenses extremely sharp hearing]] to "see" her targets, Angel is invisible to her as long as he's standing still, since he neither breathes nor has a heartbeat.



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%%* DisabilitySuperpower* DisabilitySuperpower: Has the standard ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}-style super hearing to compensate for her blindess.
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* TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive: On the [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/angel/wolframandhart/ Wolfram & Hart]] website, if you go to the page to fill out a job application, it simply reads "We know where to contact you. Expect a visit from our recruiters soon."
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* AGlassOfChianti: His race are blood-drinkers just like vampires, he drinks the blue blood of his slave in a glass like wine. [[spoiler:Angel uses this method to kill him]].
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* BlueBlood: Both figuratively and literally. He and the rest of his demon species has blue-colored blood that they drink like wine from their lower-class slaves. Also as a demon aristocrat, Sebassis is as pompous and decadent as they come.
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* SignedUpForTheDental: Her salary goes toward paying [[PetTheDog her sick mother's medical bills.]] (Well, and shoes.)

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* SignedUpForTheDental: Her Aside from a comfortable living, her salary goes toward paying [[PetTheDog her sick mother's medical bills.care.]] (Well, and shoes.)
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* HeManWomanHater: UpToEleven. Although he claims to not hate woman and be a MisanthropeSupreme, the fact that he only targets women is highly suspect.

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* HeManWomanHater: UpToEleven. Although he claims to not hate woman women and be a MisanthropeSupreme, the fact that he only targets women is highly suspect.
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* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: Gloating that his blood is imbued with the power of the Senior Partners to a ''vampire'' of all beings wasn't exactly a smart move. Angel even lampshades it.


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* NeckSnap: How he dies; Angel punches him in the face so hard that his neck breaks.

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* BigFancyHouse: As befitting his status as a CorruptCorporateExecutive.



%%* FauxAffablyEvil

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%%* FauxAffablyEvil* FauxAffablyEvil: His polite air is nothing but a smug veneer for a true savage.
* ManipulativeBastard: He's very good at manipulating his victims both personally and financially.
* MustBeInvited: Russell manages to bypass this little barrier by setting his victims up in apartments he owns, thus negating the need for an invitation.
* {{Sadist}}: Even for a vampire, he's a sadistic piece of work. He traps his victims into abusive relationships for months, torturing them without even disclosing he's a vampire until the last minute.
-->'''Tina:''' He likes pain. I mean, he really does. He talks about it like it's a friend of his.



* StarterVillain: He's the first villain seen in the series.

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-->'''Winters:''' Look at me. I pay my taxes, keep my name out of the paper and I don't make waves. And in return, I can do anything I want.
-->'''Angel:''' Really? [[PreMortemOneLiner Can you fly?]]
* StarterVillain: He's the first villain seen in the series.villainous character on ''Series/{{Angel}}''.
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* {{Badass}}: Credit where it's due; Darin doesn't bat an eye when Wesley aims a gun at his throat, defiantly snapping, "Screw you".



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* BlondeGuysAreEvil: Jack.
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* BlondesAreEvil: A corrupt blonde and member of a cabal of evil power brokers

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* KarmicDeath: OH YES!



* UngratefulBastard: Lilah fights tooth and nail to free him, even {{blackmail}}ing Angel into breaking him out. How does Billy repay her for it? He thanks Gavin, her [[TheRival rival]], instead and induces him into beating the mortal shit out of Lilah while he walks away with a PsychoticSmirk.

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* UngratefulBastard: Lilah fights tooth and nail to free him, even {{blackmail}}ing Angel into breaking him out. How does Billy repay her for it? He thanks Gavin, her [[TheRival rival]], instead and induces him into beating the mortal shit out of Lilah while he walks away with a PsychoticSmirk. [[spoiler: It comes back to bite him in the ass though]].
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Never mentioned prior to Season 4, he's introduced as if he's been there all along even though we never even saw him when his new NumberTwo gets chosen in "Dead End".

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* RememberTheNewGuy: Never mentioned prior to Season 4, 3, he's introduced as if he's been there all along even though we never even saw him when his new NumberTwo gets chosen in "Dead End".
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* TakeThat: Along with ties to fictional corporations like [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Weyland-Yutani]] and [[BuckarooBanzai Yoyodyne]], Wolfram & Hart also works with [[Creator/FoxNewsChannel Newscorp]].

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* TakeThat: Along with ties to fictional corporations like [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Weyland-Yutani]] and [[BuckarooBanzai [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension Yoyodyne]], Wolfram & Hart also works with [[Creator/FoxNewsChannel Newscorp]].
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* BiggerBad: The Senior Partners are this in the main series. While they're the ultimate source of conflict, they remain unseen, unfought, and further their plots through a variety of proxies, some more expendable than others.
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* BiggerBad: The Senior Partners are this in the main series. While they're the ultimate source of conflict, they remain unseen, unfought, and further their plots through a variety of proxies, some more expendable than others.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: He politely requests an organic cola, is caring and warm toward the HolyChild's mother, and generally acts pretty friendly...but it's all a facade. Ed is a lying fundamentalist killer.
* TomTheDarkLord: A demon cult leader with a common human name
* HolyChild: They worship one

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* FauxAffablyEvil: He politely requests an organic cola, is caring and warm toward the HolyChild's holy child's mother, and generally acts pretty friendly...but it's all a facade. Ed is a lying fundamentalist killer.
* TomTheDarkLord: A demon cult leader with a common human name
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