History Characters / BuffyTheVampireSlayerRecurringAndMinorCharacters

* BewareTheSuperman: Believed she was better than other people because she's a Slayer.

* DeathSeeker: First, she is clearly unafraid of the possibility of Buffy killing her at the end of Season 3. Dying isn't her exactly plan then, but she'd still welcome it as a victory because it would corrupt Buffy like she herself was corrupted. Secondly comes the literal example, where after spending time in Buffy's body and learning that being evil sucks, she goes to LA in hopes of getting Angel to kill her.

** Another mild one crops up in the comics. Aside from the fact she is crazy enough to snap and try to kill Buffy despite her HeelFaceTurn; due to a combination of liking the person she was going to kill, trying to protect her from Buffy and some belief that if she kills Buffy she'll be a hero; the realization she treats any an who is the least bit decent to her like dirt. While she was nice before her FaceHeelTurn and after her HeelFaceTurn after she realizes this she makes more of an effort to treat people as more than just getting what she wants.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Accidentally killing someone, or getting yelled at for her actions (such as when she tried to kill Angel or saves Buffy and an evil slayer) makes Faith completely snap. The second time especially.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Outside of her selfish nature Faith is willing to ShootTheDog and kill Angel in case he goes evil, cover up her accidental murder of a morally grey character, and allow herself to be killed to satisfy Buffy's thirst for vengeance and go against Angel trying to redeem her. Recently, she gets so upset with Angel tormenting himself that she tries to stab him in the back and turn him human so he can let go of the guilt he feels, only stopping because of the BodyHorror her actions would cause.

* [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight]][=/=][[spoiler:DiesWideOpen]]: In the final raid on the Senior Partners, Wesley is assigned to take out Vail, the sorceror. Vail [[spoiler:runs him through with a knife]], and Illyria is left to tearfully [[spoiler:cradle his body]].

* [[spoiler:JacobMarleyApparel]]: In the comic, he is permanently-bound to one of his old ''Buffy''-era suits. Wesley surmises the Senior Partners are just finding new ways to torment him some more, since the suit and glasses are a reminder of his past self that he left behind.

* [[spoiler:OurGhostsAreDifferent]]: Brought back in ''After the Fall'' by the Senior Partners. This is doubly ironic, as Wesley is bound to a [[spoiler:"standard perpetuity clause" in his contract, the same as Holland Manners and Lilah]]. Furthermore, he now serves as liaison to the Senior Partners, taking over from Hamilton (whom Angel killed in the series finale).

* PragmaticHero: "You try not to get anybody killed, you wind up getting everyone killed."

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl

* [[spoiler:TogetherInDeath]]: In her final scene with Wesley, Illyira allows one selfless gesture by taking Fred's shape, then consoling Wesley that they will be together [[spoiler:in the afterlife]].

* ButtMonkey

* NeverMyFault: In "Dead Man's Party," she all but openly dismisses the fact that her ultimatum to Buffy in the second season finale was instrumental in Buffy's decision to run away. However, unlike most other examples, she admits that she reacted badly, but still states that didn't give Buffy the excuse to run.

* ActionFashionista: Averted; Buffy wears combat boots and trousers.

* ActionFashionista: Averted; Buffy wears combat boots and

* TheAtoner

* {{Badass}}

* BrokenBird

* ConvenientComa

* DarkActionGirl

* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor

* TheLadette

* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming

* OrphansOrdeal

* TheQuisling

* ReformedCriminal

* {{Foil}}: Could arguably be considered one to Daniel Holtz, one of the {{Big Bad}}s of ''Series/{{Angel}}'' season 3. Both lost their families to vampires (ironically, the vampires in question are Angel and Spike, respectively) and sought vengeance. Like Holtz, Wood found positively no solace in Spike's ensoulment or remorse and only cared about his revenge. However, Robin eventually managed to let go of his hate and become a trusted friend and ally to the Scooby Gang, whereas Holtz was [[RevengeBeforeReason single-mindedly consumed by his desire for vengeance to his last breath]].

* ScarsAreForever: It takes approximately one Season for that neck scar to disappear.

* LawfulGood: Just because a demon that's hired her protection turns out to have a thing for underaged girls doesn't mean she's okay with him being killed by the father of one of the girls he's with. Or with Faith attacking him, for that matter.

* SpyCouple: With Riley.

The principal of the renovated Sunnydale High in Season 7. Turns out to be the son of Nikki Wood, a Slayer that Spike killed in the 1970s]]. He tries to seek vengeance for his mother's murder, but fails. After the defeat of The First, Robin led a Slayer squad in Cleveland, Ohio.

* CaptainObvious: Upon arriving at a demon bar: "Their demons! It's a demon bar! It's like a gay bar, only with demons."

* CannotTalkToWomen: The {{Gender Flip}}ed version -- she has trouble talking to men who aren't her Watcher or a vampire, presumably because she grew up being forbidden to do so. Her obvious attraction to Xander, and the fact that she literally cannot voice her interest in him, only makes her eventual fate that much more painful.

!!Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

* EthicalSlut: Before her FaceHeelTurn she lists off a number of boyfriends, and prods Buffy about Angel and Xander. Then after her HeelFaceTurn she describes another boyfriend she had to Spike, and sleeps with Wood.

* FormerTeenRebel: When first introduced she was a EthicalSlut and BloodKnight who didn't mind if she had to ShootTheDog because Buffy wouldn't, such as whether or not Angel was good. After her FaceHeelTurn she became a male raping psychopath who killed and did wrong ForTheEvulz, and actually tried to be this to attempt [[SuicideByCop suicide by vampire.]] After breaking out of prison she has become one of the nicest people in both series, a SergeantRock to younger Slayers, and had not only seemingly grown out of her bad habits such as drinking she keeps others from doing so.

* DudeWheresMyRespect?: Seems to be a major factor in her decision to turn evil. Despite being a Slayer just like Buffy it Faith often felt like she was the backup and that she didn't matter as much as the other slayer. This, coupled with her low self esteem and the fact she was blamed for a lot of mistakes (which in retrospect where just as much Buffy's mistakes as they were her own) caused her to snap and join the Mayor's side. In contrast the Mayor often treated her with respect, gave her a nice apartment and shiny new toys, and often praised her abilities as better then Buffy. Despite the fact that the Scooby's probably didn't intentionally snub her their relationship wasn't nearly as strong with her as it was with Buffy which does make it understandably why she would feel this way.

* LawfulGood: Just because a demon that's hired her protection turns out to be a pedophile doesn't mean she's okay with him being killed by the father of one of the girls he's with. Or with Faith attacking him, for that matter.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When in charge of Slayer bodyguards she was nice enough to offer Buffy a job, and was quite tolerant of her, given she screwed up royally in her training, was going to abandon working for her, and later punched her.

* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Dark to Buffy's Light.

* AwesomeYetPractical: Her latex clothing, aside from adding to her sex appeal, stops her from accidentally electrocuting people.

* PopCulturedBadass: Faith has a habit of referencing classic literature, music, StarWars of all things, and in one particularly frightening scene even {{Transformers}}.

-->'''Angelus:''' Good old Wes. Always count on him to tackle a bad situation and make it worse.\\

* NonhumanHumanoidHybrid: He is the product of an InterspeciesRomance between a pure-blood demon and an agent of ThePowersThatBe.

* HybridMonster: He is the product of an InterspeciesRomance between a pure-blood demon and an agent of ThePowersThatBe.

* HybridMonster: He is the product of an InterspeciesRomance between a pure-blood demon and one of ThePowersThatBe.

* [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Dropped a Bridge on Her]] though it served to accentuate the DeathIsDramatic nature of the episode.

* CombatStilettos: Inverted as Wishverse Buffy wears totally unfashionable combat boots.

* NiceGirl: Compare Faith after going to prison to Buffy to see how much she had improved.

* TigerVersusDragon: Buffy favors tight, quick moves, whereas Faith's moves are flashier and take more time to deploy, but impart more power.