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* NotSoDifferent: Gunn and Fred vouch for Angel to let Spike stick around by pointing out that he feels just as much self-loathing as Angel does.

** Anya is an amoral FriendInTheBlackMarket who sells dangerous magical devices to good and evil alike. She's somewhat more mature and less prone to childishness, though she's not above a little petty revenge and evildoing. Also, she does not have her classic counterpart's fear of rabbits.

* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Rather, Canon Universe All Along, as issue #25 reveals that this comic is actually set in [[spoiler: the "World without shrimp" mentioned a few times in the TV series.]]

** The Watchers Council was ridiculously incompetent in the main series, but they were still overall on the side of good - here, [[spoiler:they deliberately kill any Slayer that they deem to be too old (meaning around the age of 22)]].

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!! Tropes that Apply To Both Series

!!Tropes that apply to ''Buffy'':
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!!Tropes that apply to ''Angel''/''Angel & Spike'':
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* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:After Fred seemingly transforms into a goddess, she saves the group by taking them through an interdimensional rift into the multiverse, where alternate versions of Angel and Spike greet them.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Xander, who after being transformed into the Master kidnaps Jenny Calendar and burns her house down.]]

** Issue #15 [[spoiler: Xander is shown still alive...but now referred to as "The Master" and seems to have gone full vampire.]]

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:After Fred seemingly transforms into a goddess, she saves the group by taking them through an interdimensional rift into the multiverse, where alternate versions of Angel and Spike greet them.]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://twitter.com/ZacBeThompson/status/1330961725907091456 According to writer Zac Thompson,]] the events mentioned in the AntiClimax entry above were meant to be drawn out a bit more and used as the end of a first story arc, and there were plans to "make some subtext into text" (heavily implied to be the [[HoYay Angel/Spike relationship]]) and "reimagining some of the tenants of the Angel world".

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:After Fred seemingly transforms into a goddess, she saves the group by taking them through an interdimensional rift into the multiverse, where alternate versions of Angel and Spike greet them.]]

** {{Justified}} in that the series was suddenly cancelled and the writers found themselves scrambling to tie up all the loose ends as quickly and as well as they could.

** {{Justified}} in that the series was cancelled and the writers found themselves scrambling to tie up all the loose ends as quickly as they could.

* AntiClimax: The series finale. Following months of buildup about Fred and [[spoiler:her being manipulated into working for Wolfram and Hart, possessed by Baphomet and also suddenly discovering she has an apparent goddess living inside her]], as well as Gunn's hunt for the vampire who killed his cousin, the appearance of Oz and the group fighting against a vicious pack of werewolves, plus the discovery that Kate is [[spoiler:a reincarnation of Mara, one of Angel's previous lovers]], what actually happens is [[spoiler:they beat the werewolves, immediately find out about Wolfram and Hart, enter the building ([[TheCameo meeting Harmony in the process]]) and easily kill Lilah (who gives them all the information they need). Then Fred somehow expels Baphomet from her body, discovers she's not actually human, becomes a super powerful magical being and uses an interdimensional rift to save the group from a massive wave of attacking demons and take the group to the Hyperion Hotel. Kate tells Angel they need to talk about the reincarnation thing... and then they're greeted by alternate versions of Spike and Angel, who tells them they've just discovered the multiverse about ten years before they should have.]] Note that all this happens in about ''23 pages''. It was also not the planned eding, the book got cancelled while writing the final issue

** [[spoiler:Later subverted, at least somewhat, as Angel #6 reveals that the Master still exists in this continuity - and in the Buffy comic, Xander refers to himself as "the Master" after having become a full vampire.]]

** [[spoiler:Later subverted, at least somewhat, as Angel #6 reveals that the Master still exists in this continuity.]]

** Kendra is far less awkward, more forward and unlike her original counterpart, fully at home and integrated in normal society.

* AdaptationOriginConnection: Inverted. In the original show, Angel seeing Buffy's struggles as the Slayer was the catalyst that convinced him to make something of himself and become a hero. Here, Angel has yet to meet Buffy at all, and has already been active as a hero in Los Angeles for some time before his first appearance.

A standalone book "Tales of the Chosen" was released in Sept 2019 detailing stories of previous slayers.

* AntiClimax: The series finale. Following months of buildup about Fred and [[spoiler:her being manipulated into working for Wolfram and Hart, possessed by Baphomet and also suddenly discovering she has an apparent goddess living inside her]], as well as Gunn's hunt for the vampire who killed his cousin, the appearance of Oz and the group fighting against a vicious pack of werewolves, plus the discovery that Kate is [[spoiler:a reincarnation of Mara, one of Angel's previous lovers]], what actually happens is [[spoiler:they beat the werewolves, immediately find out about Wolfram and Hart, enter the building ([[TheCameo meeting Harmony in the process]]) and easily kill Lilah (who gives them all the information they need). Then Fred somehow expels Baphomet from her body, discovers she's not actually human, becomes a super powerful magical being and uses an interdimensional rift to save the group from a massive wave of attacking demons and take the group to the Hyperion Hotel. Kate tells Angel they need to talk about the reincarnation thing... and then they're greeted by alternate versions of Spike and Angel, who tells them they've just discovered the multiverse about ten years before they should have.]] Note that all this happens in about ''23 pages''.

* AntiClimax: The series finale. Following months of buildup about Fred and [[spoiler:her being manipulated into working for Wolfram and Hart, possessed by Baphomet and also suddenly discovering she has an apparent goddess living inside her]], as well as Gunn's hunt for the vampire who killed his cousin, the appearance of Oz and the group fighting against a vicious pack of werewolves, plus the discovery that [[spoiler:Kate is a reincarnation of Mara, one of Angel's previous lovers]], what actually happens is [[spoiler:they beat the werewolves, immediately find out about Wolfram and Hart, enter the building ([[TheCameo meeting Harmony in the process]]) and easily kill Lilah, then Fred somehow expels Baphomet from her body, discovers she's not actually human, becomes a super powerful magical being and uses an interdimensional rift to save the group from a massive wave of attacking demons and take the group to the Hyperion Hotel, Kate tells Angel they need to talk about the reincarnation thing... and then suddenly they meet alternate versions of Spike and Angel, who tells them they've just discovered the multiverse about ten years before they should have.]] Note that all this happens in about ''23 pages''.

* AntiClimax: The series finale. Following months of buildup about Fred and [[spoiler:her being manipulated into working for Wolfram and Hart, possessed by Baphomet and also suddenly discovering she has an apparent goddess living inside her]], as well as Gunn's hunt for the vampire who killed his cousin, Oz's appearance and fighting against a pack of werewolves, plus the discovery that Kate is a reincarnation of Angel's previous lover, what actually happens is [[spoiler:they beat the werewolves, immediately find out about Wolfram and Hart, enter the building ([[TheCameo meeting Harmony in the process]]) and easily kill Lilah, then Fred somehow expels Baphomet from her body, discovers she's not actually human, becomes a super powerful magical being and uses an interdimensional rift to save the group from a massive wave of attacking demons and take the group to the Hyperion Hotel, Kate tells Angel they need to talk about the reincarnation thing... and then suddenly they meet alternate versions of Spike and Angel, who tells them they've just discovered the multiverse about ten years before they should have.]] Note that all this happens in about ''23 pages''.

* AntiClimax: The series finale. Following months of buildup about Fred and her being manipulated into working for Wolfram and Hart, possessed by Baphomet and also suddenly discovering she has an apparent goddess living inside her, as well as Gunn's hunt for the vampire who killed his cousin, Oz's appearance and fighting against a pack of werewolves, plus the discovery that Kate is a reincarnation of Angel's previous lover, what actually happens is [[spoiler:they beat the werewolves, immediately find out about Wolfram and Hart, enter the building ([[TheCameo meeting Harmony in the process]]) and easily kill Lilah, then Fred somehow expels Baphomet from her body, becomes a super powerful magical being and uses an interdimensional rift to take the group to the multiverse (located in the Hyperion Hotel), where Kate tells Angel they need to talk... right before they meet alternate versions of Spike and Angel.]] All in about 23 pages. It gives the distinct impression that the comic was suddenly cancelled and the writers were rushing to tie up every thread they could.

* AntiClimax: The series finale. Following months of buildup about Fred and her [[spoiler:being manipulated into working for Wolfram and Hart, possessed by Baphomet and also suddenly discovering she has an apparent goddess living inside her]], as well as [[spoiler:Gunn's hunt for the vampire who killed his cousin, Oz's appearance and fighting against a pack of werewolves, plus Kate being a reincarnation of Angel's previous lover]], what actually happens is [[spoiler:they beat the werewolves, immediately find out about Wolfram and Hart, enter the building ([[TheCameo meeting Harmony in the process]]) and easily kill Lilah, then Fred somehow expels Baphomet from her body, becomes a super powerful magical being and uses an interdimensional rift to take the group to the multiverse (located in the Hyperion Hotel), where Kate tells Angel they need to talk... right before they meet alternate versions of Spike and Angel. All in about 23 pages. It gives the distinct impression that the comic was suddenly cancelled and the writers were rushing to tie up every thread they could.]]

* AntiClimax: The series finale. Following months of buildup about Fred and her [[spoiler:being manipulated into working for Wolfram and Hart, possessed by Baphomet and also having an apparent goddess living inside her]], as well as [[spoiler:Gunn's hunt for the vampire who killed his cousin, Oz's appearance and fighting against a pack of werewolves, plus Kate being a reincarnation of Angel's previous lover]], what actually happens is [[spoiler:they beat the werewolves, immediately find out about Wolfram and Hart, enter the building and easily kill Lilah, then Fred somehow expels Baphomet from her body, becomes a super powerful magical being and uses an interdimensional rift to take the group to the multiverse, where Kate tells Angel they need to talk... right before they meet alternate versions of Spike and Angel. All in about 23 pages. It gives the distinct impression that the comic was suddenly cancelled and the writers were rushing to tie up every thread they could.]]
** There's also some UnfortunateImplications in that Gunn is the only character who is OutOfFocus.

* AntiClimax: Following months of buildup about Fred and her [[spoiler:being manipulated into working for Wolfram and Hart, possessed by Baphomet and also having an apparent goddess living inside her]], as well as [[spoiler:Gunn's hunt for the vampire who killed his cousin, Oz's appearance and fighting against a pack of werewolves, plus Kate being a reincarnation of Angel's previous lover]], what actually happens is [[spoiler:they beat the werewolves, immediately find out about Wolfram and Hart, enter the building and easily kill Lilah, then Fred somehow expels Baphomet from her body, becomes a super powerful magical being and uses an interdimensional rift to take the group to the multiverse, where they meet alternate versions of Spike and Angel. All in about 23 pages - plus it's also the series finale. It gives the distinct impression that the comic was suddenly cancelled and the writers were rushing to tie up every thread they could.]]

* WhamMoment: [[spoiler:After Fred seemingly transforms into a goddess, she saves the group by taking them through an interdimensional rift into the multiverse, where alternate versions of Angel and Spike greet them.]]

* AdaptationalSexuality: Kendra, who was not explicitly coded as straight in the original series, begins dating Willow's ex-girlfriend Rose and seems to be falling in love with her.