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* HilariousInFlashback: Anya is known for being a hardcore capitalist, for being a LoveableSexManiac, and for despising bunnies. Aud instead loved bunnies and gave them away for free instead of selling them and turned down sex with Olaf. Even after becoming a vengeance demon, it's shown that Anyanka held communist views and helped caused the Russian Revolution.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The girl who was pranked at the frat party and Anya end up less than satisfied with the outcome of their various wishes. The whole point of vengeance demons, of course, is to either convert the WomanScorned into an unfeeling and monstrously inhuman dispenser of cruelty or to answer the spurned woman's wish in a way that they really, ''really'' end up regretting. [[AnAesop Don't give in to vengeance so quickly, kids.]]

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The girl who was pranked at the frat party and Anya end up less than satisfied with the outcome of their various wishes. The whole point of vengeance demons, of course, is to either convert the WomanScorned into an unfeeling and monstrously inhuman dispenser of cruelty or to answer the spurned woman's wish in a way that they really, ''really'' end up regretting. [[AnAesop Don't give in to vengeance so quickly, kids.]]
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: "A troll! Hide your babies and your beadwork!"
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* WhamEpisode: Anya decides to sacrifice herself to revert a massacre that she had accidentally caused. However, D'Hoffryn kills Halfrek instead, and forces Anya to become mortal again.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: When Willow confesses that Anya killed the frat boys, Buffy [[MurderIsTheBestSolution automatically decides that she has no choice but to slay Anya]]. When Xander calls her on it, reminding her that Anya is their friend and they should help her and reason her like they did Dark Willow, Buffy shoots that possibility down, stating that it's not the same thing because Willow is human and Anya is a demon.

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* WhamEpisode: Anya decides to sacrifice herself to revert a massacre that she had accidentally caused. However, D'Hoffryn kills Halfrek instead, and forces Anya to become mortal again.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: When Willow confesses that Anya killed the frat boys, guys, Buffy [[MurderIsTheBestSolution automatically decides that she has no choice but to slay Anya]]. When Xander calls her on it, reminding her that Anya is their friend and they should help her and reason with her like they did Dark Willow, Buffy shoots that possibility down, stating that it's not the same thing because Willow is human and Anya is a demon.



** Anya and Halfrek in HighClassGloves, sitting a dinner table with all the other guests slaughtered.

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** Anya and Halfrek in HighClassGloves, sitting at a dinner table with all the other guests slaughtered.
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* VillainyDiscretionShot: Averted -- after her introduction in "The Wish" Anya's vengeance murders have always been PlayedForLaughs due to the uncanny punishments, until this episode.
* WeHaveReserves: After killing one of his own, D'Hoffyrn says there are many WomanScorned out there, so he will always have more vengeance demons.

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* VillainyDiscretionShot: Averted -- after her introduction in "The Wish" Wish", references to Anya's past vengeance murders have were always been PlayedForLaughs due to the uncanny punishments, until punishments--until this episode.
episode, where we see the gruesomely fatal result of her wish granting firsthand in the present.
* WeHaveReserves: After killing one of his own, D'Hoffyrn says there are many WomanScorned [[WomanScorned women scorned]] out there, so he will always have more vengeance demons.
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* IHaveManyNames: Aud to Anyanka to Mrs. Anya Harris, as befits someone who is struggling with their identity.

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* IHaveManyNames: Aud to Anyanka to Anya Jenkins to almost Mrs. Anya Harris, as befits someone who is struggling with their identity.
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** When Willow went dark, Buffy insisted on helping her and talking her down, but when Anya, now a vengeance demon again, kills several people in granting a wish, Buffy jumps right to MurderIsTheBestSolution; when Xander points this out, Buffy replies that it's not the same thing because Willow is human and Anya is a demon. In the same conversation, she states that when it comes to demons, she is the law and her word and judgment is absolute, when previously, she specifically told Faith that Slayers ''aren't'' the law or above it.

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** When Willow went dark, Buffy insisted on helping her and talking her down, but when Anya, now a vengeance demon again, kills several people in granting a wish, Buffy jumps right to MurderIsTheBestSolution; when Xander points this out, Buffy replies that it's not the same thing because Willow is human and Anya is a demon. In the same conversation, she states that when it comes to demons, she is the law and her word and judgment is absolute, when previously, she specifically told Faith that Slayers ''aren't'' the law or above it.it--however, Faith claimed that they were also above the laws of non-supernatural, ''human'' society.
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* ExactWords: Anya begs the demon D'Hoffryn to revive the people she's slaughtered, and even agrees to sacrifice herself for it when he tells her that will require the life and soul of a vengeance demon. There is protest by Anya's friends, teary goodbyes and a lot of drama; right up until the point D'Hoffryn summons Anya's best friend Halfrek, also a vengeance demon, and immolates her right in front of everyone.

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* ExactWords: Anya begs the demon D'Hoffryn to revive the people she's slaughtered, and even agrees to sacrifice herself for it when he tells her that will require the life and soul of a vengeance demon. There is protest by Anya's friends, Xander, lots of teary goodbyes and a lot of drama; angst...right up until the point D'Hoffryn summons Anya's best friend Halfrek, also a vengeance demon, and immolates her right in front of everyone.

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