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* NighInvulnerable: After performing the Dedication, he could not be harmed in any way for a hundred days until the Ascension, and was able to heal from massive injuries immediately.

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* BreakTheCutie: Angelus, the master of psychological and physical torture, proudly calls Drusilla his "finest work," which would make her this trope taken UpToEleven.

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* BreakTheCutie: Angelus, Angelus' methods of torture included taking advantage of the master of psychological fact that she was psychic by pretending to be a priest during confession, saying such things as, "It is God's plan for you to be evil, so why not give in to His desire?" Also included was killing her entire family, sending her very nasty gifts and, when she went to a convent for sanctuary, he and physical torture, proudly calls Darla killed every nun in the building then had sex on the altar in front of her. Finally, when Drusilla his "finest work," which would make was utterly traumatized, Angelus turned her, leaving her this trope taken UpToEleven.utterly insane for the rest of her existence.


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* AntiVillain: Whilst unquestionably evil (his ultimate aim seems to be to grow into a big demon and eat a few dozen teenagers), he has a genuinely fatherly love for Faith. So much so that, even when she's on the other side of the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor, he's still the person she remembers with the most fondness, judging by her interaction with the First.

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* NighInvulnerable: After performing the Dedication, he could not be harmed in any way for a hundred days until the Ascension, and was able to heal from massive injuries immediately.



* DealWithTheDevil: Several, one of which included selling his soul.

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* DealWithTheDevil: Several, one He found the Hellmouth infested with demons, with whom he made a pact to avoid being killed himself. He agreed to found a town on the Hellmouth where demons could freely feed on the inhabitants of which included selling the town. In his soul.deals with demons such as Lurconis, he sold his soul and gained immortality.



* FamilyValuesVillain:

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* FamilyValuesVillain: He really is the pinnacle of this trope. He's made deals with dozens of different demons, founded a town specifically so he could lure in people to be killed by monsters, orders numerous thefts and assassinations (including against newborn infants as payment for a demon), and his master plan is to become a giant demon that will devour everyone in sight. But he still believes in setting a good example for the children, is disgusted by "immoral liaisons" at the local motel, and his last words to his vampire army before the final battle are "And boys? Let's watch the swearing."
** What makes him interesting is that there's never really ''any'' hint that his personality is the mask—it remains consistent throughout, except for a brief, understandable VillainousBreakdown after Buffy puts Faith into a coma. Unlike many examples of this trope he's not really a KnightTemplar or a {{hypocrite}}—he's just a generally nice guy whose chief ambition, incongruously, is turning into a gigantic demon snake. In one episode he celebrates an evil scheme well done with a hearty "Gosh I'm feeling chipper! ''Who's for a root beer!?''" When he realizes his plan's gone amok after ascending to demonhood and finding himself face-to-face with a room full of high explosives, his last words and only response is "Well, gosh."



* NeatFreak: His EstablishingCharacterMoment has him lightly scolding his deputy for not washing his hands thoroughly enough.

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* NeatFreak: His EstablishingCharacterMoment has him lightly scolding He often delivers little speeches on the importance of cleanliness (including clean fingernails), keeps thing neatly aligned on his deputy for not washing his hands thoroughly enough.desk, and abhors germs.



* PapaWolf: Harming Faith will bring out the worst of him, as Buffy and Angel almost found out.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Faith.

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* PapaWolf: Harming Faith will bring out the worst of him, as him. When Buffy managed to critically hurt her, Wilkins, in a fit of grief and Angel rage, almost found out.
smothered Buffy to death in the hospital (until Angel stopped him).
* ParentalSubstitute: To Faith.He managed to develop a close father-daughter relationship with Faith (despite attempting to send her to prison and killing her at first) and was genuinely distraught when she went into a coma.



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* {{Ubermensch}}: Rather than wanting to destroy the world, he wants to attain god-like power to improve it, and has no qualms about killing thousands of people to get there. He also believes in keeping his promises and using family friendly language.
* UltimateAuthorityMayor: He has been making Sunnydale a haven for demonic activity for a century.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Oddly, it seems that he's pretty much always been Mayor and no one ever caught on. Well, demon sacrifices aside he IS a really good Mayor…



* ArmCannon: Both a [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]] and rocket launcher.

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* ArmCannon: Both He possessed the left arm of a [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]] polgara demon, giving him the power to release a sharp bone-skewer from under his palm which he used to kill multiple targets. His right arm, while initially possessing no special feature of its own, was later upgraded, implanted with a collapsible minigun and rocket launcher.launcher, both of which he used to great effect against Buffy in their final showdown.



* FrankensteinsMonster: Clearly inspired by it.

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* FrankensteinsMonster: Clearly inspired by it.He's a human/demon hybrid...and he's also a cyborg, since he had machine and computer parts.



* MixAndMatchMan:

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* MixAndMatchMan:MixAndMatchMan: He was an amalgam of several of the monsters that the Initiative had captured (plus a deceased human soldier) and was taken out by an amalgam of the main characters.



* NighInvulnerable: He was practically Made of Diamond. Until the finale none of the heroes' attacks even made him flinch. Besides which, he was sustained by a uranium power core, and so could continue functioning without a head; destroying him meant either utterly annihilating his body or destroying the power core.



* FatalFlaw: Kramer, in an interview with Creator/TheBBC, said Glory's strength was her lack of self-doubt: "She was completely secure in herself, focused on what she wanted and dedicated to her cause." However, her strength was also her downfall; Kramer notes that Glory was unable "to look at more than just herself".
* TheFashionista: Pays a lot of attention to her wardrobe, despite claiming she doesn't care about her looks.



* TheFashionista: Pays a lot of attention to her wardrobe, despite claiming she doesn't care about her looks.



* GodInHumanForm / SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: A hell-god trapped in human form.

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* GodInHumanForm / SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: A hell-god trapped in GodInHumanForm: The human form.form was not just a different personality, but a different body and gender that Glory periodically broke out of to assume her own shape and at least some of her powers.
* HairTriggerTemper: She's extremely short-tempered, and always took violent retaliation at even the smallest insult. For instance, she once gave Spike a massive punch when he insulted her status as a goddess, and quickly resolved to stab Willow to death when she spat on her after humoring her attempts at hurting her with magic.



* NighInvulnerable: Only way to kill her is to kill Ben.

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* NighInvulnerable: Only She wasn't budged by anything short of semi trucks or the hammer of a troll god. And the only way to actually kill her is was to kill Ben.Ben, the normal squishy human she shared a body with.



* SmallNameBigEgo: Vain, smug, narcissistic, self-obsessed and self-pitying.



* SuperSpeed / FlashStep: In "Blood Ties," Dawn turns her head away from Glory, who's standing across the room, then jumps as Glory is suddenly in front of her. In "Spiral," Glory is seen pursuing Buffy as a blur.
* SuperStrength: Glory stands out as possibly the most physically powerful character in the Buffyverse. Other possible rivals being Caleb, Illyria, the Beast and Marcus Hamilton.

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* SuperSpeed / FlashStep: In "Blood Ties," SuperSpeed: Her super-speed appeared as a fast-moving blur that was apparently invisible to the naked eye. This was seen when she pursued Buffy and Dawn turns immediately after Tara, in her head insane state, accidentally revealed that Dawn was the Key. Glory easily caught up to Buffy who tried to escape her while carrying Dawn, even after Willow had used magic to slow her down. She also demonstrated some speed when in the hospital with Dawn, standing facing away from Glory, who's standing across the room, Dawn who was sitting down and then jumps appearing next to her in a second. She did this again while in Buffy's house; Glory studied Buffy's belonging while Buffy (standing several feet away from her) reached for the fire place poker, only to find Glory right next to her. Glory also slaughtered the entire Knights of Byzantium (consisting of hundreds of highly-trained medieval knights) in mere seconds while holding Dawn in one hand, demonstrating the power she had using both strength and speed. The Buffybot commented that Glory wasn't "blurry with speed" as usual when she was weakened, indicating that Glory is suddenly in front of her. In "Spiral," Glory is often seen pursuing Buffy as a blur.
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* SuperStrength: Glory stands out as possibly She possessed tremendous physical strength far beyond that of vampires, demons, and Slayers. In fact, she was considered to be one of the most physically powerful character in enemies faced by the Buffyverse. Other possible rivals being Caleb, Illyria, Scooby Gang, able to inflict massive damage on her opponents through pure brute force and physical strength alone (usually by sending them flying through simple blows). She easily punched chunks out of cement column, caused large cracks on a concrete wall by knocking Buffy onto it, destroyed an entire brick wall with her bare hands, punched a hole through a potent force field that Willow had conjured up (though the Beast force-field magically repaired itself after a few seconds) and Marcus Hamilton.caused a building to collapse on her after she repeatedly stomped her foot in a temper tantrum over a broken shoe.



* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Justified in that as evil itself, the First doesn't really desire anything human beyond death and destruction.

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* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Justified in that as It wants to spread evil itself, all over the First doesn't really desire anything human beyond death world, because it's MadeOfEvil and destruction.thus it likes evil. This gets bonus points for being an InformedAbility; we are told repeatedly it cannot be fought directly, and yet does very little in the onscreen villainy department.

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* BoredWithInsanity: She's briefly cured of her lunacy in two separate occasions and even tries to do some good for people during the latter incident. However, due to StatusQuoIsGod, it doesn't last. Though she is more lucid than before in recent years, able to converse with others more plainly than before.



* BoredWithInsanity: She's briefly cured of her lunacy in two separate occasions and even tries to do some good for people during the latter incident. However, due to StatusQuoIsGod, it doesn't last. Though she is more lucid than before in recent years, able to converse with others more plainly than before.



* CuteAndPsycho: And ''how''.

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* CuteAndPsycho: And ''how''.She's soft-spoken, loves dolls and has a child-like innocence and affection for her "family" which can on occasion come across as vulnerable and sweet. She's also an omnicidal, certifiably insane vampiress who has on occasion been known to slit throats with her own nails. She was led to believe she was evil by Angelus who stalked, tortured and assaulted her for years until she finally turned insane and was turned into a vampire to suffer for eternity, so by this point the "psycho" part of this trope is quite understandable.



* FemmeFatalons: Kills Kendra with them.
** "I didn't like that bartender. His [[EyeScream eyeballs got stuck to my fingers]]." ''[[[FingerLickinEvil licks fingers]]]''

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* FemmeFatalons: Kills There's never any doubt that she's evil, but she definitely has these. She kills Kendra by cutting her throat with them.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Appearance-wise, she's a cross between Nancy Spungden and Kate Moss.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the crazy act drops, it's basically time to panic, as Dru shows to be pretty with it and competent. Spike found this out when as well as ditching the psychosis, she also dropped the evil, coming across as positively sane in comparison when she shows how hurt and upset she is he's fallen for Buffy.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the crazy act drops, it's basically time to panic, as Dru shows to be pretty with it and competent. Spike found this out when as well as ditching the psychosis, she also dropped the evil, coming across as positively sane in comparison when she shows how hurt and upset she is he's fallen for Buffy.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the crazy act drops, it's basically time to panic, as Dru shows to be pretty with it and competent. Spike found this out when as well as ditching the psychosis, she also dropped the evil, coming across as positively sane in comparison when she shows how hurt and upset she is he's fallen for Buffy.
* TheOphelia: Prior to becoming a vampire''"Do you like daisies? Hmm? I plant them, but they always die. Everything I put in the ground withers and dies."'' She was driven mad by being terrorized by Angelus.


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* TheSociopath: Despite her DarkAndTroubledPast, she's particularly vicious. When hypnotizing Giles, she find a certain pleasure to disguise herself as Jenny Calendar and was happy to imagine Buffy killed by the Judge, was excited by the human heart offered by Angelus and had a certain masochist/maternal futility to be attacked by a newly sired Darla, similar to a mother happy to see her baby making his first steps. It was also her who who told to Angelus about Acathla's existence, implying that the Apocalypse was her own idea.


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* WomanChild: As a result of Angelus' psychological torture, she displays behavior that suggests she is somewhat infantile. She owns and plays with a collection of china dolls that she keeps gagged, one of which she has named Miss Edith. Spike himself has observed that Drusilla is quite childlike in her speech and behavior, but unlike Angelus, he thought it endearing. When she see the Judge burning Dalton, she laughs as a girl amused by her pet dog.

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* DarkIsEvil: Wears a black leather bodysuit.

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* DarkIsEvil: Wears At least since the late 20th century, he was always seen wearing a black leather bodysuit.Nehru jacket with a belt and matching pants and boots. In the 17th century when he sired Darla, the Master disguised himself as a priest, using a dark robe with its hood covering his face. Later in the 18th century while meeting Angelus, the Master wore a black leathery vest with long, quilted sleeves.



* DeadpanSnarker: He has quite a dry sense of humor.

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* DeadpanSnarker: He has quite a dry dry,sardonic sense of humor.humor, asking the Anointed One if the earthquake that preceded the oncoming apocalypse was "5.1" on the Richter scale after making an overzealous performance to accompany it, blatantly remarking that Buffy's sarcastic comment about his lair's water leakage as "the feeble banter portion of the fight" (which seemed to be an on-going feature in her slaying) and even taking the time to compliment Buffy's dress as he finally escaped his lair, pitifully remarking "And by the way. I like your dress".



* EvilMentor: To the Anointed One.

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* EvilMentor: To He quickly developed a close bond with the Anointed One.One, acting as his mentor, teaching him how to successfully run the Order in terms of punishing failure and also the power fear has and how a vampire could conquer anything if they conquered their fear.



* AFatherToHisMen: He believed the Order of Aurelius was more a family than a religious order, viewing his minions as his own children and that providing them with the responsibility to perform executions was for their own learning, even initially denying Darla the chance to kill Buffy because her desire to do so was based mainly for her own self-interest rather than for the good of the Order.



* LooksLikeOrlok: Bald, with prominent fangs and a bat-like mouth

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* LooksLikeOrlok: Bald, with prominent fangs The interesting thing is that the vampires in that world usually look like normal humans most of the time and a bat-like mouththen put on their vampiric GameFace when they're about to do some vampire shit. He's so old that he's now in permanent Looks-like-Orlok-mode, and the other vampires are pretty impressed by it.



* TheMaster: Specifically, the master of vampires.

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* TheMaster: Specifically, the master of vampires. A vampire ancient enough to have outgrown human features, who wanted to open the Hellmouth and bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.


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* ParentalFavoritism: Despite this family-orientated attitude, he was prone to favoritism. His most treasured disciple was Darla, whom he viewed as a daughter, and nearly lost the will to continue his plans when she was staked by Angel.
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* PragmaticVillainy: Mostly in regards to Spike. Rather than setting off the trigger as soon as Spike is allowed to roam freely, forcing Buffy to put down one of her most valuable soldiers and causing a decent blow to both her army and her personal morale, it leaves him mostly untouched after Buffy rescues him from the ubervamp. Instead, having noticed that Buffy's exceptionalist treatment of him is causing a rift in her forces, it opts instead to wait it out and later reveal that Spike is Nicki Woods' killer to Robin. This culminates in Robin and Giles conspiring behind Buffy's back to kill Spike, growing the rift between them substantially once Buffy figures it out. It didn't fully pan out for The First, fortunately, as both Spike and Robin survive the encounter, but it does work towards splintering Buffy from the rest of her group down the line.
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* TheDreaded: The Master is known as 'The Master' for a reason. His very presence inspires terror in human, vampire and demon alike. His escape is one of Buffy's darkest nightmares and preventing his escape is Angel's top priority. The unspoken belief between them is that they won't be able to stop him if he gets out. Angel even openly admits that he's afraid of the Master.

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* TheDreaded: The Master is known as 'The Master' for a reason. His very presence inspires terror in human, vampire and demon alike. His escape is was one of Buffy's darkest nightmares and preventing his escape is it Angel's top priority. The priority in season one -- the unspoken belief between them is that they won't wouldn't be able to stop him if he gets got out. Angel even openly admits that Fortunately, they turned out to be wrong, and he's afraid of taken out by the Master.end of season one.



* MonsterProgenitor: As the sire of Darla and, presumably Luke and Jesse.

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* MonsterProgenitor: As the sire of Darla and, presumably presumably, Luke and Jesse.



* RedEyesTakeWarning: As part of "living past the curse of human features", he has red, inhuman, eyes.

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* RedEyesTakeWarning: As part of "living past the curse of human features", features," he has red, inhuman, eyes.



* WickedCultured: The Master is very well-read, having intimate knowledge of dark literature and of course, Shakespeare, whom he quotes in "The Wish".

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* DeaderThanDead: When he was staked, his bones were left behind. To make absolutely sure he's gone, Buffy smashes them to dust with a sledgehammer (but as the very first trope in this section shows, it didn't work). Counting ExpandedUniverse, he's had his soul destroyed twice.

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* DeaderThanDead: When he was staked, his bones were left behind. To make absolutely sure he's gone, Buffy smashes them to dust with a sledgehammer (but as the very first trope in this section shows, it didn't work).sledgehammer. Counting ExpandedUniverse, he's had his soul destroyed twice.
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** To her credit, she goes out of her way to save her minions in battle, nearly has a breakdown when one of her "boys" is attacked by Ben, and showers them with affection when they excel; this is more than can be said for most of the other names on this list.


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* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Hits her towards the end of the season, when the veil between Ben and herself grows weaker. She also theorises that her human host is, subconsciously, the reason she'd sometimes chosen to play with her food instead of going for the kill. More broadly, despite her stated revulsion for the world, she isn't above embracing worldly pleasures such as bubble baths and chocolate -- likely not indulgences that would have crossed her mind twenty-five years prior when she reigning as a hell god.


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* MotorMouth: Lampshaded. She ''really'' loves to hear herself talk.


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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She loves getting in people's faces.
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* UnskilledButStrong: When Warren acquires the Orbs of Nezzla'Khan, he manages to overpower Buffy with sheer raw strength, but his combat skills just consist of basic punches as opposed to Buffy having training in hand-to-hand combat.

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* AssholeVictim: Deconstructed. Willow skins him alive, and while even the Scoobies agree he had it coming, they also agree that Willow went way too far.

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* AssholeVictim: Deconstructed. Willow skins him alive, After killing Katrina and while even the Scoobies agree he had it coming, Tara, and nearly killing Buffy, Warren is flayed alive by Willow. While they also agree still think that Willow went way too far. far and his death was horrific, even the Scoobies themselves agree that after everything he's done, Warren got what was coming to him; Buffy is the only one preaching ThouShaltNotKill, and even then, it's only because [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim she didn't want Willow to become a murderer like him]].


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* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: In Season 5, he makes a robot girlfriend who looks and acts exactly like a real girl - except it agrees with him 100% and does nothing but try to please him. Eventually he meets someone who challenges him, disagrees with, and requires him to actually ''try'' to make her happy. Suddenly his pleasure-bot holds no appeal so he leaves her for the one that challenges him. Of course, being a spineless creep, Warren doesn't so much break up with April or even shut her down, he just leaves her to run down her batteries.
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* ExBigBad: He was the BigBad of Season 6, and later returned in Season 8 to become a SmugSnake minor recurring villain (though he was [[BigBadWannabe lucky to have even temporarily]] [[NotSoHarmlessVillain achieved the status of a]] Big Bad)).
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: He may have been defeated in season 1 and not gotten to be revive in the season 2 where the future Scooby Gang and Druscilla become the main villains of the season.

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* DiscOneFinalBoss: He is the first Big Bad to be defeated before the last episode making the first slayer as the final boss.

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* BondVillainStupidity: He merely drinks Buffy's blood and leaves her to drown in a pool of water rather than personally kill her, firmly believing that YouCantFightFate and Buffy was destined to die at his hands no matter what. Angel and Xander show up just in time to resuscitate her.



* BondVillainStupidity: He merely drinks Buffy's blood and leaves her to drown in a pool of water rather than personally kill her, firmly believing that YouCantFightFate and Buffy was destined to die at his hands no matter what. Angel and Xander show up just in time to resuscitate her.



* TheOlderImmortal: The Master's exact age is unknown, but it's clear that with the exception of the Turok-Han he's the oldest vampire seen on the show. Age causes a vampire to lose their human features, and he's already lost his when he sires Darla in the 16th century. He could be thousands years old.

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* TheOlderImmortal: The Master's exact age is unknown, but it's clear that with the exception of the Turok-Han he's the oldest vampire seen on the show. Age causes a vampire to lose their human features, and he's already lost his when he sires Darla in the 16th century. He could very well be thousands years old.
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* WomanInWhite: Her adornments while still bedridden.
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* ButtMonkey: His descent into villainy is a result of him being this in High School. In a truly impressive feat, Warren manages to still be one while he is the BigBad.


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* HesJustHiding: In-Universe example; as the embodiment of evil, it can’t be killed, but the destruction of the Hellmouth in the Season 7 finale did severely weaken it and it disappears to attempt to regain its strength.
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* AssholeVictim: Willow skins him alive, and even the Scoobies agree that he had it coming; Buffy's the only one preaching ThouShaltNotKill, and only because [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim she didn't want Willow to become a murderer]].

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* AssholeVictim: Deconstructed. Willow skins him alive, and while even the Scoobies agree that he had it coming; Buffy's the only one preaching ThouShaltNotKill, and only because [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim she didn't want coming, they also agree that Willow to become a murderer]].went way too far.
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* InvincibleVillain: Discussed. In "Showtime," Beljoxa's Eye claims outright that the First cannot be fought or killed.

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The Mayor and founder of Sunnydale, Richard Wilkins is a sorcerer who planned to undergo Ascension, becoming the embodiment of the pure demon Olvikan. The BigBad for Season 3.

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The folksy Mayor who concealed his satanic bargains behind closed doors. He had already achieved ageless immortality way before the series, and founder of Sunnydale, has been in Sunnydale since its founding. After the 'first' Richard got too old he just pretended to be his descendant (Wilkins II and III) and got reelected. It was the same guy the whole time, he just pretended it was a family legacy. Wilkins is a sorcerer who planned to undergo Ascension, becoming the embodiment of the pure demon Olvikan. The BigBad for Season 3.


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* OrcusOnHisThrone: He used a lot of intermediaries to carry out his plots, and rarely set foot outside of City Hall.
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* BioweaponBeast: Created by the Initiative as an engineered hybrid of humans, demons and androids into a living weapon that doesn't take long to rebel against his makers.
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* AffablyEvil: Best summarized by the scene in "Choices" when he gives Angel and Buffy honest and intelligent, if somewhat harsh, relationship advice and does so in a way that shows he really means it and would never want anyone to endure the same fate he did with his wife. At one point in Season 6, Xander laments that the Mayor isn't around anymore, because yeah, the man might have been an EvilSorcerer with dark ambitions to become a demon, but the city's zoning and permitting board were so much more efficient under the man's administration, and he made sure all the potholes got filled in a timely manner too. WordOfGod is that none of the affability is [[FauxAffablyEvil faked]]; he's honestly a NiceGuy who just ''happens'' to also be an evil monster who wants to rule the world. Groener ad-libbed a bit after a group of cub scouts leave the Mayor's office following a photo-op, saying how annoying they were. Joss jumped in and said, (paraphrased), "No, he genuinely likes the boy scouts and thinks involved, social kids like that are the future of the country!" In the Spanish dub, the mayor is unfailingly polite, using Usted/Ustedes (as opposed to the informal Tú/Vosotros) and their verb conjugations whenever he's speaking with someone he isn't personally close to (in other words, when he's talking to anyone other than Faith).

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* AffablyEvil: He's the page picture. Best summarized by the scene in "Choices" when he gives Angel and Buffy honest and intelligent, if somewhat harsh, relationship advice and does so in a way that shows he really means it and would never want anyone to endure the same fate he did with his wife. At one point in Season 6, Xander laments that the Mayor isn't around anymore, because yeah, the man might have been an EvilSorcerer with dark ambitions to become a demon, but the city's zoning and permitting board were so much more efficient under the man's administration, and he made sure all the potholes got filled in a timely manner too. WordOfGod is that none of the affability is [[FauxAffablyEvil faked]]; he's honestly a NiceGuy who just ''happens'' to also be an evil monster who wants to rule the world. Groener ad-libbed a bit after a group of cub scouts leave the Mayor's office following a photo-op, saying how annoying they were. Joss jumped in and said, (paraphrased), "No, he genuinely likes the boy scouts and thinks involved, social kids like that are the future of the country!" In the Spanish dub, the mayor is unfailingly polite, using Usted/Ustedes (as opposed to the informal Tú/Vosotros) and their verb conjugations whenever he's speaking with someone he isn't personally close to (in other words, when he's talking to anyone other than Faith).
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-->''"Some claim that death is our art. I say to them--well, I don't say anything to them [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority because I killed them]]."''

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-->''"Some ->''"Some claim that death is our art. I say to them--well, I don't say anything to them [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority because I killed them]]."''



-->''"Do you like daisies? I plant them, but they always die. Everything I put in the ground withers and dies."''

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-->''"Do ->''"Do you like daisies? I plant them, but they always die. Everything I put in the ground withers and dies."''



-->''(admonishingly) "Now, Faith, I don't find that sort of thing amusing. I'm a family man." (jovial) "Now, let's kill your little friend!"''

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-->''(admonishingly) ->''(admonishingly) "Now, Faith, I don't find that sort of thing amusing. I'm a family man." (jovial) "Now, let's kill your little friend!"''



-->''"I'm a kinematically redundant, biomechanical demonoid, designed by Maggie Walsh. She called me Adam and I called her Mother."''

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-->''"I'm ->''"I'm a kinematically redundant, biomechanical demonoid, designed by Maggie Walsh. She called me Adam and I called her Mother."''



-->'''Spike''': So you help me and you get this chip out of my head?
-->'''Adam''': Scout's honor.
-->'''Spike''': You were a Boy Scout?
-->'''Adam''': Parts of me.

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-->'''Spike''': -->'''Spike:''' So you help me and you get this chip out of my head?
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head?\\
'''Adam:'''
Scout's honor.
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honor.\\
'''Spike:'''
You were a Boy Scout?
-->'''Adam''':
Scout?\\
'''Adam:'''
Parts of me.



-->''"Funny. 'Cause I look around at this world you're so eager to be a part of, and all I see is six-billion lunatics looking for the fastest ride out. Who's not crazy? Look around. Everyone's drinking, smoking, shooting up, shooting each other, or just plain screwing their brains out 'cause they don't want 'em anymore. ''I'm'' crazy? Honey, I'm the original one-eyed chicklet in the kingdom of the blind. 'Cause at least I admit the world makes me nuts."''

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-->''"Funny.->''"Funny. 'Cause I look around at this world you're so eager to be a part of, and all I see is six-billion lunatics looking for the fastest ride out. Who's not crazy? Look around. Everyone's drinking, smoking, shooting up, shooting each other, or just plain screwing their brains out 'cause they don't want 'em anymore. ''I'm'' crazy? Honey, I'm the original one-eyed chicklet in the kingdom of the blind. 'Cause at least I admit the world makes me nuts."''



-->''"So... you guys wanna team up and take over Sunnydale?"''

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-->''"So...->''"So... you guys wanna team up and take over Sunnydale?"''



-->'''Dark Willow:''' Bored now. ''(cue FlayingAlive)''

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-->'''Dark '''Dark Willow:''' Bored now. ''(cue FlayingAlive)''



-->''"I want to feel. I want to wrap my hands around some innocent neck and feel it crack."''

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-->''"I ->''"I want to feel. I want to wrap my hands around some innocent neck and feel it crack."''



-->''"Come back?! Haven't you heard? We're the bad guys now. People think vamps are cool and Slayers are the threat. Difference between you and me? I am a threat."''

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-->''"Come ->''"Come back?! Haven't you heard? We're the bad guys now. People think vamps are cool and Slayers are the threat. Difference between you and me? I am a threat."''



-->''"Behold D'Hoffryn, Lord of Arashmaha, he that turns the air to blood and reigns te - Miss Rosenberg. How lovely to see you again. Have you done something with your hair?"''

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-->''"Behold ->''"Behold D'Hoffryn, Lord of Arashmaha, he that turns the air to blood and reigns te - Miss Rosenberg. How lovely to see you again. Have you done something with your hair?"''
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* VillainsWantMercy: At the end of Season 10's "Own It" arc; when the Scoobies have pursued him back to Arashmahar and are prepared to kill him, D'Hoffryn begs for mercy, offering them each a wish if they let him go. The Scoobies all refuse, [[GenreSavvy knowing]] that [[JackassGenie there will always be a catch]].

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* VillainsWantMercy: At the end of Season 10's "Own It" arc; when the Scoobies have pursued him back to Arashmahar and are prepared to kill him, D'Hoffryn begs for mercy, offering them each a wish if they let him go. The Scoobies all refuse, [[GenreSavvy knowing]] knowing that [[JackassGenie there will always be a catch]].
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The Master was the leader of the Order of Aurelius; a vampire cult that worshiped the Old Ones, and also the sire of Darla; inadvertently leading to a long legacy of infamous vampires. The Master sought to bring about the end of the world through opening the Hellmouth underneath Sunnydale until he was stopped in 1997 by the Slayer, Buffy Summers.

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The Master was the leader of the Order of Aurelius; a vampire cult that worshiped the Old Ones, and also the sire of Darla; Darla, inadvertently leading to a long legacy of infamous vampires. The Master sought to bring about the end of the world through opening the Hellmouth underneath Sunnydale until he was stopped in 1997 by the Slayer, Buffy Summers.



* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In Season 8 when the Seed of Wonder brings him back so he can act as its protector]].

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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In Season 8 8, when the Seed of Wonder brings him back so he can act as its protector]].



* BloodBath: In "Welcome to the Hellmouth" he emerges from a pool of blood...while [[NonNudeBathing fully dressed]].

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* BloodBath: In "Welcome to the Hellmouth" he emerges from a pool of blood... while [[NonNudeBathing fully dressed]].



* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: In "Prophecy Girl" Buffy finally puts an end to him by throwing him through the glass roof of the school library, where he lands on the broken leg of an upturned table.

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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: In "Prophecy Girl" Girl," Buffy finally puts an end to him by throwing him through the glass roof of the school library, where he lands on the broken leg of an upturned table.



* BigBad: Of Season 2 and of is an Antagonist in the last few issues of Season 10 of ''Angel & Faith.''

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* BigBad: Of Season 2 and of is an Antagonist in the last few issues of Season 10 of ''Angel & Faith.''Faith''.



* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Drusilla, and her fellow baddies Spike and Angelus, contrast the ObviouslyEvil Master by being young-looking and attractive vampires, well suited for the modern day unlike the Master, who favoured archaic ways.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Angelus visited upon her every mental torment he could devise, ending up with...well, a pretty deranged supervillainess, all told.

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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Drusilla, and her fellow baddies Spike and Angelus, contrast the ObviouslyEvil Master by being young-looking and attractive vampires, well suited for the modern day unlike the Master, who favoured favored archaic ways.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Angelus visited upon her every mental torment he could devise, ending up with... well, a pretty deranged supervillainess, all told.



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: She's usually very flighty and doesn't seem overly competent...but when she does something evil, she goes all out. Indeed, she has been shown to be quite competent and cunning at times and has the distinct honor of being one of few, if ''any'', vampires to have fought the Scoobies and Team Angel multiple times and is ''still'' both alive and an ever-present threat to them.

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: She's usually very flighty and doesn't seem overly competent... but when she does something evil, she goes all out. Indeed, she has been shown to be quite competent and cunning at times and has the distinct honor of being one of few, if ''any'', vampires to have fought the Scoobies and Team Angel multiple times and is ''still'' both alive and an ever-present threat to them.



* TheDragon: To Angel in the 2nd Season of ''Buffy'', after he loses his soul, as Spike is bound [[spoiler: - and then pretends to be bound -]] to a wheelchair, and she's restored to full strength. Clearly demonstrated in "Becoming, part II" when she leads a group of their minions to caputre Giles. [[spoiler: In Season 9, she becomes one to Archaeus, the demon who sired her vampire bloodline, after he begins to whsiper into her dreams to influence her actions, as her lack of soul renders her unable to resist him. In preparation for Archaeus' arrival in London, Drusilla begins to sire a number of teenage students to serve her and her master and later gathers other vampires after the most of the students are wiped out by Faith and Fred.]]

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* TheDragon: To Angel in the 2nd Season of ''Buffy'', after he loses his soul, as Spike is bound [[spoiler: - and then pretends to be bound -]] to a wheelchair, and she's restored to full strength. Clearly demonstrated in "Becoming, part II" when she leads a group of their minions to caputre capture Giles. [[spoiler: In Season 9, she becomes one to Archaeus, the demon who sired her vampire bloodline, after he begins to whsiper whisper into her dreams to influence her actions, as her lack of soul renders her unable to resist him. In preparation for Archaeus' arrival in London, Drusilla begins to sire a number of teenage students to serve her and her master and later gathers other vampires after the most of the students are wiped out by Faith and Fred.]]



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the crazy act drops it's basically time to panic, as Dru shows to be pretty with it and competent. Spike found this out when as well as ditching the psychosis she also dropped the evil, coming across as positively sane in comparison when she shows how hurt and upset she is he's fallen for Buffy.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the crazy act drops drops, it's basically time to panic, as Dru shows to be pretty with it and competent. Spike found this out when as well as ditching the psychosis psychosis, she also dropped the evil, coming across as positively sane in comparison when she shows how hurt and upset she is he's fallen for Buffy.



-->'''Drusilla''': ''(Upon Spike giving her a Sunnydale student he had kidnapped, she turns her toward her dolls)'' You see Miss Edith, if you have been good you can watch with the rest. ''(The student turns to her and sees she's in vamp face. Dru smiles at her...before letting out a large growl and swiftly going for her neck)''

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-->'''Drusilla''': ''(Upon Spike giving her a Sunnydale student he had kidnapped, she turns her toward her dolls)'' You see Miss Edith, if you have been good you can watch with the rest. ''(The student turns to her and sees she's in vamp face. Dru smiles at her... before letting out a large growl and swiftly going for her neck)''



* SpiderSense: As a result of her psychic abilities, she can sense threats to her and her allies. In "Passion" she has a vision revleaing her that Jenny is moving against Angelus. In "Redefinition" she can sense Angel is watching her and Darla during their recruitment for muscle at a demon flight club.

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* SpiderSense: As a result of her psychic abilities, she can sense threats to her and her allies. In "Passion" "Passion," she has a vision revleaing revealing to her that Jenny is moving against Angelus. In "Redefinition" "Redefinition," she can sense Angel is watching her and Darla during their recruitment for muscle at a demon flight club.



** In "Crush," she appears to win back Spike's affections...until it turns out to be a ruse and she finds herself tasered, tied up and offered as a sacrifice to prove his love to Buffy.

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** In "Crush," she appears to win back Spike's affections... until it turns out to be a ruse and she finds herself tasered, tied up and offered as a sacrifice to prove his love to Buffy.



* AffablyEvil: Best summarized by the scene in "Choices" when he gives Angel and Buffy honest and intelligent, if somewhat harsh, relationship advice and does so in a way that shows he really means it and would never want anyone to endure the same fate he did with his wife. At one point in Season 6, Xander laments that the Mayor isn't around anymore, because yeah, the man might have been an EvilSorcerer with dark ambitions to become a demon, but the city's zoning and permitting board was so much more efficient under the man's administration, and he made sure all the potholes got filled in a timely manner too. WordOfGod is that none of the affability is [[FauxAffablyEvil faked]]; he's honestly a NiceGuy who just ''happens'' to also be an evil monster who wants to rule the world. Groener ad-libbed a bit after a group of cub scouts leave the Mayor's office following a photo-op, saying how annoying they were. Joss jumped in and said, (paraphrased), "No, he genuinely likes the boy scouts and thinks involved, social kids like that are the future of the country!" In the Spanish dub, the mayor is unfailingly polite, using Usted/Ustedes (as opposed to the informal Tú/Vosotros) and their verb conjugations whenever he's speaking with someone he isn't personally close to (in other words, when he's talking to anyone other than Faith).

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* AffablyEvil: Best summarized by the scene in "Choices" when he gives Angel and Buffy honest and intelligent, if somewhat harsh, relationship advice and does so in a way that shows he really means it and would never want anyone to endure the same fate he did with his wife. At one point in Season 6, Xander laments that the Mayor isn't around anymore, because yeah, the man might have been an EvilSorcerer with dark ambitions to become a demon, but the city's zoning and permitting board was were so much more efficient under the man's administration, and he made sure all the potholes got filled in a timely manner too. WordOfGod is that none of the affability is [[FauxAffablyEvil faked]]; he's honestly a NiceGuy who just ''happens'' to also be an evil monster who wants to rule the world. Groener ad-libbed a bit after a group of cub scouts leave the Mayor's office following a photo-op, saying how annoying they were. Joss jumped in and said, (paraphrased), "No, he genuinely likes the boy scouts and thinks involved, social kids like that are the future of the country!" In the Spanish dub, the mayor is unfailingly polite, using Usted/Ustedes (as opposed to the informal Tú/Vosotros) and their verb conjugations whenever he's speaking with someone he isn't personally close to (in other words, when he's talking to anyone other than Faith).



* BewareTheNiceOnes: He may be affable in person and benevolent in his day job but he is still a dangerous sorcerer.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: He may be affable in person and benevolent in his day job job, but he is still a dangerous sorcerer.



* DissonantSerenity: Very little fazes the Mayor, who reacts to life-threatening situations and horrific scenes as if it's another day at the office...because for him, that's exactly what it is.

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* DissonantSerenity: Very little fazes the Mayor, who reacts to life-threatening situations and horrific scenes as if it's another day at the office... because for him, that's exactly what it is.



* PermanentElectedOfficial: He's been the Mayor of Sunnydale three times in a row...each time posing as the son of the other.

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* PermanentElectedOfficial: He's been the Mayor of Sunnydale three times in a row... each time posing as the son of the other.



* StepfordSmiler: Averted. There's nothing false about his Mr Rogers persona; he really is that optimistic and cheery.

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* StepfordSmiler: Averted. There's nothing false about his Mr Mr. Rogers persona; he really is that optimistic and cheery.



-->''"She taught you how to think, how to feel. She fed you chemicals to make you stronger. Your mind and body. She said that you and I were her favourite children. Her art. That makes us brothers. Family."''

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-->''"She taught you how to think, how to feel. She fed you chemicals to make you stronger. Your mind and body. She said that you and I were her favourite favorite children. Her art. That makes us brothers. Family."''



* NeverMyFault: When she realises that Tara isn't the Key, Glory starts ranting about how she hates being "lied to". Tara not only didn't lie, she hadn't said a word to Glory, who had just assumed that Tara was the Key and was angry over being mistaken.

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* NeverMyFault: When she realises realizes that Tara isn't the Key, Glory starts ranting about how she hates being "lied to". Tara not only didn't lie, she hadn't said a word to Glory, who had just assumed that Tara was the Key and was angry over being mistaken.



* SuperSpeed / FlashStep: In "Blood Ties" Dawn turns her head away from Glory, who's standing across the room, then jumps as Glory is suddenly in front of her. In "Spiral" Glory is seen pursuing Buffy as a blur.

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* SuperSpeed / FlashStep: In "Blood Ties" Ties," Dawn turns her head away from Glory, who's standing across the room, then jumps as Glory is suddenly in front of her. In "Spiral" "Spiral," Glory is seen pursuing Buffy as a blur.



* FromNobodyToNightmare: One of the better examples, although even after becoming a nightmare he was still a relative nobody in the grand scheme of Sunnydale's evil hierarchy. Warren started as an irritating but intelligent young man who was basically just selfish...then he decides (on a whim) to take over Sunnydale with his friends. His crimes gradually progress in terms of severity, ultimately culminating in his murder of Katrina after which he stops becoming a joke.

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* FromNobodyToNightmare: One of the better examples, although even after becoming a nightmare nightmare, he was still a relative nobody in the grand scheme of Sunnydale's evil hierarchy. Warren started as an irritating but intelligent young man who was basically just selfish... then he decides (on a whim) to take over Sunnydale with his friends. His crimes gradually progress in terms of severity, ultimately culminating in his murder of Katrina Katrina, after which he stops becoming a joke.



-->'''Warren:''' I know you're in pain, but--

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-->'''Warren:''' I know you're in pain, but--but--\\



A unique entity that predated man and demon, apparently the personification of the concept of evil itself, manifested from all evil in existence. The First was an incorporeal presence that could assume the form of any person who had died, including vampires and persons who had been resurrected. Because of this it appeared in various forms depending who it sought to manipulate. Its true appearance, or the one it used to portray its true appearance, was seemingly in the form of a large robed bestial demon.

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A unique entity that predated man and demon, apparently the personification of the concept of evil itself, manifested from all evil in existence. The First was an incorporeal presence that could assume the form of any person who had died, including vampires and persons who had been resurrected. Because of this this, it appeared in various forms depending who it sought to manipulate. Its true appearance, or the one it used to portray its true appearance, was seemingly in the form of a large robed bestial demon.



* AscendedExtra: Initially just a MonsterOfTheWeek for "Amends", way back in Season 3. In Season 7, it takes center stage as the BigBad/

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* AscendedExtra: Initially just a MonsterOfTheWeek for "Amends", "Amends," way back in Season 3. In Season 7, it takes center stage as the BigBad/BigBad.



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: It wasn't destroyed or trapped or anything like that, and is presumably still around, doing...whatever it does when it's not tormenting the good guys. Justified as it only had a very small window of becoming corporeal due to Buffy's resurrection and other events. It's still around but without Caleb it's not as much of a (direct) threat.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: It wasn't destroyed or trapped or anything like that, and is presumably still around, doing... whatever it does when it's not tormenting the good guys. Justified as it only had a very small window of becoming corporeal due to Buffy's resurrection and other events. It's still around around, but without Caleb Caleb, it's not as much of a (direct) threat.



* DreamWeaver: Among it's many powers is the ability to seep into people's dreams.

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* DreamWeaver: Among it's its many powers is the ability to seep into people's dreams.



A mysterious masked villain who leads an alliance of Buffy's old enemies and the US military against the new army of Slayers that Buffy created at the end of Season 7. He has SuperStrength and {{Flight}}, and can be summoned by anyone who is marked with his symbol.

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A mysterious masked villain who leads an alliance of Buffy's old enemies and the US U.S. military against the new army of Slayers that Buffy created at the end of Season 7. He has SuperStrength and {{Flight}}, and can be summoned by anyone who is marked with his symbol.



* RainOfBlood: Does this when he confronts Buffy in Season 10, Issue 29.

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* RainOfBlood: Does this when he confronts Buffy in Season 10, Issue 29.#29.
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