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=== Buffy Anne Summers ([[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]) ===
== Buffy Anne Summers ([[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]) ==


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** Deconstructed by Spike in "Never Leave Me".
** Deconstructed by Spike in "Never Leave Me".
{{quote|"You like men who hurt you. You need the pain we cause you. You need the hate. You need it to do your job, to be the Slayer."}}
{{quote|"You like men who hurt you. You need the pain we cause you. You need the hate. You need it to do your job, to be the Slayer."}}
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]
* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: Buffy being given the Class Protector Award nearly qualifies as a crowning.
* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: Buffy being given the Class Protector Award nearly qualifies as a crowning.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Everyone thinks she looks adorable after her haircut.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Everyone thinks she looks adorable after her haircut.
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* [[Battle Couple]]: With Angel, Riley, and later Spike (once he's been re-ensouled).
* [[Battle Couple]]: With Angel, Riley, and later Spike (once he's been re-ensouled).
* [[Berserk Button]]: Faith was this for Buffy for a good while. [[Wrongfully Accused|Can't]] [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|possibly]] [[Violently Protective Girlfriend|imagine]] [[Grand Theft Me|why]].
* [[Berserk Button]]: Faith was this for Buffy for a good while. [[Wrongfully Accused|Can't]] [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|possibly]] [[Violently Protective Girlfriend|imagine]] [[Grand Theft Me|why]].
* [[Big Brother Instinct|Big Sister Instinct]]: To Dawn.
* [[Big Brother Instinct|Big Sister Instinct]]: To Dawn.
* [[Blessed with Suck]]
* [[Blessed with Suck]]
* [[Book Dumb]]: To an extent. Truth be told, much of her Book Dumbness comes from just being too busy saving humanity to study.
* [[Book Dumb]]: To an extent. Truth be told, much of her Book Dumbness comes from just being too busy saving humanity to study.
* [[Braids of Action]]: Buffy, when on patrol, has the "two-braids" version. Alternate Buffy, from "The Wish," as the "one-braid" version.
* [[Braids of Action]]: Buffy, when on patrol, has the "two-braids" version. Alternate Buffy, from "The Wish", as the "one-braid" version.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Words cannot describe.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Words cannot describe.
* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: She often skipped training or trained on her own time. It wasn't until Season 5 that she took training seriously.
* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: She often skipped training or trained on her own time. It wasn't until Season 5 that she took training seriously.
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* [[Bully Hunter]]: She throws down [[Jerk Jock|Larry]], defends Xander and Willow and when suspected witches start being targeted she steps in, causing the group of thugs to back off without her saying or doing a thing.
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: [[Trope Namer|Well, yeah]].
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: [[Trope Namer|Well, yeah]].
* [[Fluffy the Terrible|Buffy The Terrible]]
* [[Fluffy the Terrible|Buffy The Terrible]]
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* [[Bully Hunter]]: She throws down [[Jerk Jock|Larry]], defends Xander and Willow and when suspected witches start being targeted she steps in, causing the group of thugs to back off without her saying or doing a thing.
* [[Burger Fool]]: Her first (legitimate) job, slinging burgers at the Doublemeat Palace.
* [[Burger Fool]]: Her first (legitimate) job, slinging burgers at the Doublemeat Palace.
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: {{spoiler|What Buffy believes has happened in Season 6. She's wrong}}.
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: {{spoiler|What Buffy believes has happened in Season 6. She's wrong}}.
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* [[Cursed with Awesome]]
* [[Cursed with Awesome]]
* [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: She admits to thinking of her boyfriend before moving to Sunnydale, listening to the song "I Touch Myself." [[Blatant Lies|Before claiming not to know what the song meant]].
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: She admits to thinking of her boyfriend before moving to Sunnydale, listening to the song "I Touch Myself". [[Blatant Lies|Before claiming not to know what the song meant]].
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Bangel and Spuffy.
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Bangel and Spuffy.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Death Is a Slap on The Wrist]]: Twice. The second time however there was a price to pay, namely part of her sanity causing her to go off the rails.
* [[Death Is a Slap on The Wrist]]: Twice. The second time however there was a price to pay, namely part of her sanity causing her to go off the rails.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: When [[Badass Adorable|Willow's]] punching arm is sore Buffy is usually the one to do this, taking out the invincible Judge, Mayor, Glory and Caleb.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: When [[Badass Adorable|Willow's]] punching arm is sore Buffy is usually the one to do this, taking out the invincible Judge, Mayor, Glory and Caleb.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Divorced
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Divorced.
* [[Disney Death]]
* [[Disney Death]]
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Really nasty. After Chloe kills herself Buffy calls her a weak idiot and lashes out at everyone. When [[Dark Action Girl|Faith]] returns to help she spits it when the potential Slayers are trying to choose between them and abandons them. She later admits she was a total [[Jerkass]] and comes crawling back.
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Really nasty. After Chloe kills herself Buffy calls her a weak idiot and lashes out at everyone. When [[Dark Action Girl|Faith]] returns to help she spits it when the potential Slayers are trying to choose between them and abandons them. She later admits she was a total [[Jerkass]] and comes crawling back.
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: "Summers, you drive like a spaz!"
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: "Summers, you drive like a spaz!"
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* [[Expy]]: It's been theorized she was inspired by Regina and Samantha Belmont of ''[[Night of the Comet]]'' - Blonde, Californian teenage [[Action Girl]]s who end up having to fight the undead.
* [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl]]
* [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl]]
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* [[Expy]]: It's been theorized she was inspired by Regina and Samantha Belmont of ''[[Night of the Comet]]'' - Blonde, Californian teenage [[Action Girl|Action Girls]] who end up having to fight the undead.
* [[Fallen Princess]]
* [[Fallen Princess]]
* [[Flying Brick]]: {{spoiler|After getting a power-up in Season 8.}}
* [[Flying Brick]]: {{spoiler|After getting a power-up in Season 8}}.
* [[Gallows Humor]]: Buffy has always had a morbid sense of humor; in Season Six after she's brought back from the dead it tends to get a [[Dude, Not Funny]] reaction from the Scoobies.
* [[Gallows Humor]]: Buffy has always had a morbid sense of humor; in Season Six, after she's brought back from the dead, it tends to get a [[Dude, Not Funny]] reaction from the Scoobies.
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Healing Factor]]: Much slower than normal. Buffy will generally recover from her injuries in a matter of hours, or at most a day or two.
* [[Healing Factor]]: Much slower than normal. Buffy will generally recover from her injuries in a matter of hours, or at most a day or two.
* [[Heaven Seeker]]: In Season 6.
* [[Heaven Seeker]]: In Season 6.
* [[The Hero|The Heroine]]
* [[The Hero]]ine
* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]: A tragic irony is that Joyce and Principal Flutie assume Buffy is a juvenile delinquent, when she's actually trying to do the right thing.
* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]: A tragic irony is that Joyce and Principal Flutie assume Buffy is a juvenile delinquent, when she's actually trying to do the right thing.
** And then in Season 8 she literally has bad publicity, while the vampires are [[Villain with Good Publicity|Villains With Good Publicity]].
** And then in Season 8 she literally has bad publicity, while the vampires are [[Villain with Good Publicity|Villains With Good Publicity]].
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Willow
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Willow.
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* [[High School Hustler]]
* [[Highly-Conspicuous Uniform]]: Buffy often patrols wearing bright colors to lure out vamps.
* [[Highly-Conspicuous Uniform]]: Buffy often patrols wearing bright colors to lure out vamps.
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* [[High School Hustler]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]
* [[I Can Change My Beloved]]: Her stance toward the rehabilitated Angel and Spike, to massive scoops of backlash by her cohorts.
* [[I Can Change My Beloved]]: Her stance toward the rehabilitated Angel and Spike, to massive scoops of backlash by her cohorts.
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* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: She certainly qualifies, since she frequently uses improvised weapons to kill vampires, especially in the early seasons. Most of these are improvised stakes, ranging in size from a pencil to a mop handle (and, in "Homecoming", she stakes a vampire with a ''spatula''). She also decapitates a vampire with a cymbal in "The Harvest".
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: She certainly qualifies, since she frequently uses improvised weapons to kill vampires, especially in the early seasons. Most of these are improvised stakes, ranging in size from a pencil to a mop handle (and, in "Homecoming", she stakes a vampire with a ''spatula''). She also decapitates a vampire with a cymbal in "The Harvest".
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]: With Satsu. Even though Buffy is flattered, and sleeps with her (twice!), she is quite adamant that she is not a lesbian and they can't be together.
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]: With Satsu. Even though Buffy is flattered, and sleeps with her (twice!), she is quite adamant that she is not a lesbian and they can't be together.
* [[Informed Flaw]]: Buffy does not really resemble the character type she is [[Word of God|supposedly]] subverting -- the girly blonde cheerleader who gets killed by the monster in a [[Horror]] film. She is not a cheerleader (and, outside of one episode in the first season, shows no interest in becoming one), is not slutty or particularly flirty (she is a serial monogamist with only four sexual partners in the seven-year series), does not drink especially often and (after the first season) does not even wear skirts or dresses very often. A flashback eventually reveals that she fit the cheerleader image a bit more in the years before the series began, but in a lot of respects, she is much more like the classic [[Final Girl]] than monster fodder.
* [[Informed Flaw]]: Buffy does not really resemble the character type she is [[Word of God|supposedly]] subverting—the girly blonde cheerleader who gets killed by the monster in a [[Horror]] film. She is not a cheerleader (and, outside of one episode in the first season, shows no interest in becoming one), is not slutty or particularly flirty (she is a serial monogamist with only four sexual partners in the seven-year series), does not drink especially often and (after the first season) does not even wear skirts or dresses very often. A flashback eventually reveals that she fit the cheerleader image a bit more in the years before the series began, but in a lot of respects, she is much more like the classic [[Final Girl]] than monster fodder.
** It is indicated that she ''started out'' as the girly bimbo cheerleader, but that becoming [[The Chosen One]] kind of put an end to much of that. The show doesn't start until ''after'' she has [[Took a Level In Badass|Taken A Level In Badass.]]
** It is indicated that she ''started out'' as the girly bimbo cheerleader, but that becoming [[The Chosen One]] kind of put an end to much of that. The show doesn't start until ''after'' she has [[Took a Level In Badass|Taken A Level In Badass.]]
* [[It Sucks to Be the Chosen One]]
* [[It Sucks to Be the Chosen One]]
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* [[Master of the Mixed Message]]: Tells Satsu that she can't be with her, but sleeps with her. Twice. Poor Satsu ends up more than a little confused.
* [[Master of the Mixed Message]]: Tells Satsu that she can't be with her, but sleeps with her. Twice. Poor Satsu ends up more than a little confused.
** Also with Spike; kissing or having sex with him, claiming that it's never going to happen ever again, then falling back in his arms the moment she gets depressed. [[Attempted Rape|This has consequences]] when Buffy really does end the relationship and Spike assumes she's just playing her usual games.
** Also with Spike; kissing or having sex with him, claiming that it's never going to happen ever again, then falling back in his arms the moment she gets depressed. [[Attempted Rape|This has consequences]] when Buffy really does end the relationship and Spike assumes she's just playing her usual games.
** In Season 3 Buffy, torn between the knowledge that a relationship with Angel is impossible and her emotional and sexual desires, bounces back and forth between [[Just Friends]] and [[Star-Crossed Lovers]] until Angel forces the issue by leaving Sunnydale altogether.
** In Season 3, Buffy, torn between the knowledge that a relationship with Angel is impossible and her emotional and sexual desires, bounces back and forth between [[Just Friends]] and [[Star-Crossed Lovers]] until Angel forces the issue by leaving Sunnydale altogether.
* [[Mayfly-December Romance]]: Both her main love interests are vampires. Actually, it can be argued that ''all'' her romances will end up as this, as Slayers don't exactly have long lifespans.
* [[Mayfly-December Romance]]: Both her main love interests are vampires. Actually, it can be argued that ''all'' her romances will end up as this, as Slayers don't exactly have long lifespans.
* [[Mugging the Monster]]: About [[Once an Episode]]. [[Inverted Trope|She's the monster]].
* [[Mugging the Monster]]: About [[Once an Episode]]. [[Inverted Trope|She's the monster]].
* [[Muscles Are Meaningless]]: She's not [[A Worldwide Punominum|buff]] by any stretch of the imagination. She doesn't need to be, she's the Slayer, she can throw down with anything short of a invincible [[Big Bad]] or demon\human hybrid, or [[Physical God]].
* [[Muscles Are Meaningless]]: She's not [[A Worldwide Punomenon|buff]] by any stretch of the imagination. She doesn't need to be, she's the Slayer, she can throw down with anything short of a invincible [[Big Bad]] or demon\human hybrid, or [[Physical God]].
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Has this twice, once in Season 6, when she learns that {{spoiler|she [[Subverted Trope|''didn't'']] [[Came Back Wrong|come back wrong]] and has been doing all sorts of horrible stuff of her own free will}}, and again in Season 8 when {{spoiler|Giles is killed, magic is destroyed, and the Slayer line is ended, as a result of her [[Fan Nickname|space frak]] with Angel.}}
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Has this twice, once in Season 6, when she learns that {{spoiler|she [[Subverted Trope|''didn't'']] [[Came Back Wrong|come back wrong]] and has been doing all sorts of horrible stuff of her own free will}}, and again in Season 8 when {{spoiler|Giles is killed, magic is destroyed, and the Slayer line is ended, as a result of her [[Fan Nickname|space frak]] with Angel}}.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: The Slayer.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: The Slayer.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: {{spoiler|Creating the Twilight dimension by screwing Angel, which let thousands of demons invade Earth, which resulted in the destruction of the Seed of Wonder and removed all magic from the world}}.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: {{spoiler|Creating the Twilight dimension by screwing Angel, which let thousands of demons invade Earth, which resulted in the destruction of the Seed of Wonder and removed all magic from the world}}.
* [[Not Himself|Not Herself:]] [[Once an Episode|Once a season,]] beginning with her stressing over The Master, then getting over the traumatic events that ended with her killing Angel. A demon tries to steal her soul, she has to deal with her Retconned sister, she sacrifices herself to save her sister only for her friends to bring her back to life (and pull her from heaven to hell on earth) and crack under the pressure of trying to command.
* [[Not Himself|Not Herself:]] [[Once an Episode|Once a season]], beginning with her stressing over The Master, then getting over the traumatic events that ended with her killing Angel. A demon tries to steal her soul, she has to deal with her Retconned sister, she sacrifices herself to save her sister only for her friends to bring her back to life (and pull her from heaven to hell on earth) and crack under the pressure of trying to command.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Seeing her on her first day at Sunnydale High caused Xander to fall head over heels, literally, as he crashes into a railing. Buffy, however, is completely clueless as to his feelings.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Seeing her on her first day at Sunnydale High caused Xander to fall head over heels, literally, as he crashes into a railing. Buffy, however, is completely clueless as to his feelings.
** Subverted in ''Season Eight'', when Buffy's loneliness and need for stability compels her to go to Xander. Xander declines, having long since decided he and Buffy are [[Better as Friends]].
** Subverted in Season Eight, when Buffy's loneliness and need for stability compels her to go to Xander. Xander declines, having long since decided he and Buffy are [[Better as Friends]].
* [[Only a Flesh Wound]]: Buffy. Sword. Gut. ''Chosen''.
* [[Only a Flesh Wound]]: Buffy. Sword. Gut. ''Chosen''.
* [[Only Mostly Dead]]: Buffy in "Prophecy Girl."
* [[Only Mostly Dead]]: Buffy in "Prophecy Girl".
* [[The Other Darrin]]: To anyone who's seen the movie.
* [[Person as Verb]]: The inimitable Buffyspeak.
* [[Person as Verb]]: The inimitable Buffyspeak.
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Xander
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Xander.
* [[Power Blonde]]
* [[Power Blonde]]
* [[Promotion to Parent]]
* [[Promotion to Parent]]
* [[Refusal of the Call]]
* [[Refusal of the Call]]
* [[Rousing Speech]]: Pointed out in Season 7 that she's too good at this. She once gave a [[Rousing Speech]] to a telephone repairman.
* [[Rousing Speech]]: Pointed out in Season 7 that she's too good at this. She once gave a [[Rousing Speech]] to a telephone repairman.
* [[Sex God|Sex Goddess]]: At least twice in Season 4, it's suggested that [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy's]] superhuman physical abilities translate to bedroom prowess; both her one-night stand Parker and Faith, who steals her body in a [[Grand Theft Me]] plot, comment explicitly on the matter.
* [[Sex God]]dess: At least twice in Season 4, it's suggested that [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy's]] superhuman physical abilities translate to bedroom prowess; both her one-night stand Parker and Faith, who steals her body in a [[Grand Theft Me]] plot, comment explicitly on the matter.
** In Season 6 Spike mentions having sex for five hours straight and raves about what an animal she is; he specifically mentions biting -- coming from a vampire, that's an impressive recommendation!
** In Season 6, Spike mentions having sex for five hours straight and raves about what an animal she is; he specifically mentions biting—coming from a vampire, that's an impressive recommendation!
* [[She's Got Legs]]: They get a good showing in "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered".
* [[She's Got Legs]]: They get a good showing in "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered".
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: Says this word for word to Willow about Satsu. Also in Season 6 with Spike, [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|even to Spike himself]].
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: Says this word for word to Willow about Satsu. Also in Season 6 with Spike, [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|even to Spike himself]].
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* [[Waif Fu]]
* [[Waif Fu]]
* [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World]]
* [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World]]
* [[Weakness Turns Her On]]: She quite enjoys [[Florence Nightingale Effect|nursing Angel back to health]], and says that Riley looked "even cuter when you're all weak and kitteny". In the Season 8 Comics we discover one of Buffy's sexual fantasies involves Angel and Spike chained to her; Buffy is dressed in a [[Naughty Nurse Outfit]].
* [[Weakness Turns Her On]]: She quite enjoys [[Florence Nightingale Effect|nursing Angel back to health]], and says that Riley looked "even cuter when you're all weak and kitteny". In the Season 8 Comics, we discover one of Buffy's sexual fantasies involves Angel and Spike chained to her; Buffy is dressed in a [[Naughty Nurse Outfit]].
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: EVERYONE freaks out on her when she comes back from running away (Xander, Willow, and Joyce in particular) to the point where she wants to run away again. Willow and a group of zombies crashing her house while she's getting her lecture keeps her from doing so, much to everyone's relief.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: EVERYONE freaks out on her when she comes back from running away (Xander, Willow, and Joyce in particular) to the point where she wants to run away again. Willow and a group of zombies crashing her house while she's getting her lecture keeps her from doing so, much to everyone's relief.
** Also, in season 7, Buffy is kicked out of her house after treating the girls under her care like dirt.
** Also in Season 7, Buffy is kicked out of her house after treating the girls under her care like dirt.
* [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]]: "Someone has to talk to her people. That name is striking fear in ''nobody's'' hearts."
* [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]]: "Someone has to talk to her people. That name is striking fear in ''nobody's'' hearts."
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Buffy uses a Frankensteiner at least once.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Buffy uses a Frankensteiner at least once.
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]


=== Willow Rosenberg ([[Alyson Hannigan]]) ===
== Willow Rosenberg ([[Alyson Hannigan]]) ==


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* [[Break the Cutie]]
* [[Break the Cutie]]
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Behaves like this toward Xander in Season One.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Behaves like this toward Xander in Season One.
* [[The Chick]]: In the first few seasons before Faith shows up.
* [[The Chick]]: In the first few seasons before Faith shows up.
* [[Clipped-Wing Angel]]: After Tara was mindsucked, Willow got amped up on magic and attacked Glory, actually succeeding in hurting her... for a few seconds. Then she got her ass beat.
* [[Clipped-Wing Angel]]: After Tara was mindsucked, Willow got amped up on magic and attacked Glory, actually succeeding in hurting her... for a few seconds. Then she got her ass beat.
* [[Covert Pervert]]: She's played by [[Alyson Hannigan]], so hell yeah.
* [[Covert Pervert]]: She's played by [[Alyson Hannigan]], so hell yeah.
* [[Cradle of Loneliness]]: Does this with Tara's clothes when Tara breaks up with her in season 6.
* [[Cradle of Loneliness]]: Does this with Tara's clothes when Tara breaks up with her in Season 6.
* [[Cute Witch]]
* [[Cute Witch]]
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* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Does a better job at this than even Buffy, having punched out several legitimate gods. Buffy punches out the invincible, Willow punches out ''gods''.
* [[De-Power]]: {{spoiler|With the destruction of the Seed of Wonder}}.
* [[De-Power]]: {{spoiler|With the destruction of the Seed of Wonder}}.
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* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Does a better job at this than even Buffy, having punched out several legitimate gods. Buffy punches out the invincible, Willow punches out ''gods''.
* [[Does Not Understand Sarcasm]]: Chibo Mato can clog dance!?
* [[Does Not Understand Sarcasm]]: Chibo Mato can clog dance!?
* [[Evil Me Scares Me]]: The way Willow feels about the "Doppelgangland" Willow.
* [[Evil Me Scares Me]]: The way Willow feels about the "Doppelgangland" Willow.
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** There was also an [[Alternate Universe]] book trilogy ("''Wicked Willow''") that explored what would have happened if she had stayed that way.
** There was also an [[Alternate Universe]] book trilogy ("''Wicked Willow''") that explored what would have happened if she had stayed that way.
* [[Fan Service Pack]]
* [[Fan Service Pack]]
* [[Final Boss]]: {{spoiler|In Season 6.}}
* [[Final Boss]]: {{spoiler|In Season 6}}.
* [[Gosh Darn It to Heck]]
* [[Gosh Darn It to Heck]]
* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: Amy's motivation for hating uber-witch Willow by the seventh season.
* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]]: Amy's motivation for hating uber-witch Willow by the seventh season.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Buffy
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Buffy.
* [[Hot for Teacher]]: Its mentioned that Willow developed a crush on Giles during series one, even having a photo of him in her locker.
* [[Hot for Teacher]]: Its mentioned that Willow developed a crush on Giles during series one, even having a photo of him in her locker.
* [[Hot Witch]]
* [[Hot Witch]]
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* [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]]: By the finale, Willow is considerably more powerful than Buffy, and is one of the most powerful witches on earth.
* [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]]: By the finale, Willow is considerably more powerful than Buffy, and is one of the most powerful witches on earth.
* [[Lipstick Lesbian]]: From Season 4 onwards.
* [[Lipstick Lesbian]]: From Season 4 onwards.
* [[Literal Minded]]: [[Kiss]] Rocks? Why would anyone want to kiss-- oh.
* [[Literal-Minded]]: [[Kiss]] Rocks? Why would anyone want to kiss—oh.
* [[The Medic]] / [[Combat Medic]]: During Season 8.
* [[The Medic]] / [[Combat Medic]]: During Season 8.
* [[Most Definitely Not a Villain]]: Regular Willow and Vampire Willow, when impersonating each other.
* [[Most Definitely Not a Villain]]: Regular Willow and Vampire Willow, when impersonating each other.
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{{quote|'''Willow''': It's a little binding. I guess vampires really don't have to breathe. [[Male Gaze|Gosh look at those.]]}}
{{quote|'''Willow''': It's a little binding. I guess vampires really don't have to breathe. [[Male Gaze|Gosh look at those.]]}}
* [[Oh My Gods]]: For the love of Hecate!
* [[Oh My Gods]]: For the love of Hecate!
* [[The Other Marty]]: Willow's played by a different actress in the unaired pilot.
* [[Parental Neglect]]: To the point of not noticing a new haircut for four months. The extent of their neglect verges on [[Fridge Logic]] when you consider that the episode establishing their neglectfulness came about a half-season ''after'' a bookcase had fallen on her and briefly landed her in a wheelchair. You'd think if anything would make them pay attention...
* [[Parental Neglect]]: To the point of not noticing a new haircut for four months. The extent of their neglect verges on [[Fridge Logic]] when you consider that the episode establishing their neglectfulness came about a half-season ''after'' a bookcase had fallen on her and briefly landed her in a wheelchair. You'd think if anything would make them pay attention...
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Xander
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Xander.
* [[Power Strain Blackout]]: She often collapses after overdoing the spellcasting.
* [[Power Strain Blackout]]: She often collapses after overdoing the spell-casting.
* [[Progressively Prettier]]
* [[Progressively Prettier]]
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: She's Dawn's favorite person; Dawn treats her and Tara [[Has Two Mommies|like parents]], and in the Season 8 comics, Dawn says "Will is like a Mom to me."
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: She's Dawn's favorite person; Dawn treats her and Tara [[Has Two Mommies|like parents]], and in the Season 8 comics, Dawn says "Will is like a Mom to me."
* [[Relationship Reveal]]: With Tara in the fourth season.
* [[Relationship Reveal]]: With Tara in the fourth season.
* [[The Reliable One]]: Buffy explicitly calls her this at one point. Which is part of why her behavior in season 6 was so shocking.
* [[The Reliable One]]: Buffy explicitly calls her this at one point. Which is part of why her behavior in Season 6 was so shocking.
* [[Retroactive Wish]]: Almost a [[Running Gag]] with her ("Dead Man's Party", "Beer Bad" and "Triangle").
* [[Retroactive Wish]]: Almost a [[Running Gag]] with her ("Dead Man's Party", "Beer Bad", and "Triangle").
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: In the first few seasons.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: In the first few seasons.
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
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* [[Tempting Fate]]: Almost a [[Running Gag]] with her.
* [[Tempting Fate]]: Almost a [[Running Gag]] with her.
** "Dead Man's Party": ''Talking about it isn't helping. We might as well try some violence.'' (zombies crash into the house)
** "Dead Man's Party": ''Talking about it isn't helping. We might as well try some violence.'' (zombies crash into the house)
** "Beer Bad": ''Men haven't changed since the beginning of time''. (cavemen burst in)
** "Beer Bad": ''Men haven't changed since the beginning of time.'' (cavemen burst in)
** "Triangle": ''I wish Buffy were here.'' (Buffy enters)
** "Triangle": ''I wish Buffy were here.'' (Buffy enters)
** "Two to Go": ''There's no one on this earth who has the power to stop me now''. (Giles blasts her with a fireball)
** "Two to Go": ''There's no one on this earth who has the power to stop me now.'' (Giles blasts her with a fireball)
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Mocha coffee.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Mocha coffee.
* [[Tragic Bromance|Tragic Womance]]: Her refusal to lose Buffy pushes her to take more risks with magic than ever before. The resurrection leaves her so high off success that she responds to Giles's concern with threats, setting most of her season six arc into motion.
* [[Tragic Bromance|Tragic Womance]]: Her refusal to lose Buffy pushes her to take more risks with magic than ever before. The resurrection leaves her so high off success that she responds to Giles's concern with threats, setting most of her season six arc into motion.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]:
** Completely subverted in that when she and Xander do get together, she decides she doesn't want him. Then, when she was in a rut with Oz, she discovered that she prefers Tara. She actually has a tendency to make the other person the [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]].
** Completely subverted in that when she and Xander do get together, she decides she doesn't want him. Then, when she was in a rut with Oz, she discovered that she prefers Tara. She actually has a tendency to make the other person the [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]].
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Willow goes into one when Glory sucks Tara's mind, and again when Warren {{spoiler|shoots and kills Tara}}.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Willow goes into one when Glory sucks Tara's mind, and again when Warren {{spoiler|shoots and kills Tara}}.
* [[Villainous Widow's Peak]]: Willow wears one naturally. It becomes this once she morphs into Dark Willow.
* [[Villainous Widow's Peak]]: Willow wears one naturally. It becomes this once she morphs into Dark Willow.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Word of Joss says the door was left open for either Xander or Willow to come out of the closet. Willow's backdoor was set up in "Doppelgangland" (see Wishverse Willow), and let's not forget Xander and Larry ("[[Mistaken for Gay|Your secret's safe with me!]]"). Seth Green left the show to pursue other projects, and this sealed Willow's fate.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: In Season 6, Dawn slaps her after almost killing her in a car crash and Tara leaves her after she [[Mind Rape|screwed with Tara's head]].
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: In Season 6, Dawn slaps her after almost killing her in a car crash and Tara leaves her after she [[Mind Rape|screwed with Tara's head]].
** Tara left her because she promised to not do magic for a week but couldn't last even a day.
** Tara left her because she promised to not do magic for a week but couldn't last even a day.
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=== Alexander LaVelle "Xander" Harris (Nicholas Brendon) ===
== Alexander LaVelle "Xander" Harris (Nicholas Brendon) ==


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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Not explicitly abusive ''per se'', but they're definitely not loving parents. His father is also, at least verbally and emotionally, abusive of his mother.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Not explicitly abusive ''per se'', but they're definitely not loving parents. His father is also, at least verbally and emotionally, abusive of his mother.
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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Several, perhaps most notably "The Zeppo."
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Annoying Arrows]]
* [[Annoying Arrows]]
* [[Author Avatar]]: According to Nicholas Brendan, his character is based on Joss Whedon in high school, which is why Xander "gets all the good lines." They also dress alike.
* [[Author Avatar]]: According to Nicholas Brendan, his character is based on Joss Whedon in high school, which is why Xander "gets all the good lines". They also dress alike.
** That would explain Xander's avowed fetish for [[Spandex, Latex, or Leather|spandex]]. And his [[X-Men|taste in comics]].
** That would explain Xander's avowed fetish for [[Spandex, Latex, or Leather|spandex]]. And his [[X-Men|taste in comics]].
* [[Badass Normal]]: ''This'' carpenter can dry-wall you into the next century!
* [[Badass Normal]]: ''This'' carpenter can dry-wall you into the next century!
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* [[The Captain]]: Come Season 8, he's the ''de facto'' leader of the international Slayers' organization because of his uncanny ability to bring out the best in his girls. See [[The Heart]] below.
* [[The Captain]]: Come Season 8, he's the ''de facto'' leader of the international Slayers' organization because of his uncanny ability to bring out the best in his girls. See [[The Heart]] below.
* [[Cartwright Curse]]: Of his four major love interests, three are dead: Cordelia, Anya, and {{spoiler|Renee}}, and all his other possible love interests turned out to be demons trying to kill him. Hopefully Dawn will have better luck.
* [[Cartwright Curse]]: Of his four major love interests, three are dead: Cordelia, Anya, and {{spoiler|Renee}}, and all his other possible love interests turned out to be demons trying to kill him. Hopefully Dawn will have better luck.
* [[Class Clown]]: His personality in the early seasons. In "The Prom," he complains about not winning the [[Class Clown]] award.
* [[Class Clown]]: His personality in the early seasons. In "The Prom", he complains about not winning the [[Class Clown]] award.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: In a world where most people think they need to use swords, stakes, axes, and other similar melee weapons, Xander come up with the idea to use a rocket launcher to kill the Judge.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: In a world where most people think they need to use swords, stakes, axes, and other similar melee weapons, Xander come up with the idea to use a rocket launcher to kill the Judge.
* [[Cool Loser]]: To the point the trope could be named "The Xander". Despite continual and multiple accomplishments throughout his high school years (such as joining a varsity sports team, winning a championship, publicly saving the lives of other students, dating the head cheerleader) any single one of which would normally result in at least ''some'' kind of popularity boost for a student, Xander not only maintains an absolute zero social status but substantially reduces the social status of anyone else who is regularly seen associating with him.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Several, perhaps most notably "The Zeppo".
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Even among an entire cast of snarkers, Xander reigns supreme.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Even among an entire cast of snarkers, Xander reigns supreme.
* [[Easy Amnesia]]: [[Exploited]]. After Xander is possessed by hyenas, he tells Buffy and Willow he has no memory of it, but when Giles confronts him, he confesses that he was lying so he wouldn't have to talk about it.
* [[Easy Amnesia]]: [[Exploited]]. After Xander is possessed by hyenas, he tells Buffy and Willow he has no memory of it, but when Giles confronts him, he confesses that he was lying so he wouldn't have to talk about it.
** In Season 2 he inadvertently reveals he was lying.
** In Season 2, he inadvertently reveals he was lying.
* [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]
* [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]
* [[Even Nerds Have Standards]]: His interactions with Andrew Wells.
* [[Even Nerds Have Standards]]: His interactions with Andrew Wells.
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* [[Eye Scream]]: See above.
* [[Eye Scream]]: See above.
** At least he gets to be [[Nick Fury]] now, right?
** At least he gets to be [[Nick Fury]] now, right?
* [[The Face]]: He lacks the supernatural powers of his teammates, but is best friends with Buffy and Willow to the end. His storylines tends to revolve around interpersonal relationships, and, as the most consistent of the Scooby Gang, he interacts with everyone.
* [[The Face]]: He lacks the supernatural powers of his teammates, but is best friends with Buffy and Willow to the end. His storylines tends to revolve around interpersonal relationships, and, as the most consistent of the Scooby Gang, he interacts with everyone.
** [[The Heart]]: It's made clear more than once that Xander's strength doesn't lie in battle or conjuring spells, but in his interpersonal skills which hold the group together and keep them sane despite all the insanity swirling around them. {{spoiler|He brought Willow back from the brink by telling her he loved her.}}
** [[The Heart]]: It's made clear more than once that Xander's strength doesn't lie in battle or conjuring spells, but in his interpersonal skills which hold the group together and keep them sane despite all the insanity swirling around them. {{spoiler|He brought Willow back from the brink by telling her he loved her}}.
* [[Fatal Attractor]]: All of his dates are demons. ''All'' of them.
* [[Fatal Attractor]]: All of his dates are demons. ''All'' of them.
** In the last Season, it is revealed that he and Willow devised a secret phone code for "My date's a demon who's trying to kill me."
** In the last season, it is revealed that he and Willow devised a secret phone code for "My date's a demon who's trying to kill me."
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* [[Hopeless Suitor]] In the first season.
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]:
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]:
{{quote|'''Cordelia''': Does looking at guns make ''you'' wanna have sex?
{{quote|'''Cordelia''': Does looking at guns make ''you'' wanna have sex?
'''Xander:''' I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me wanna have sex. }}
'''Xander:''' I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me wanna have sex.}}
** And when Buffy reads his mind:
** And when Buffy reads his mind:
{{quote|"What am I going to do? I think about sex all the time. Sex. Help. Four times five is thirty. Five times six is thirty-two... Naked girls. Naked women. Naked Buffy. Oh, stop me."}}
{{quote|"What am I going to do? I think about sex all the time. Sex. Help. Four times five is thirty. Five times six is thirty-two... Naked girls. Naked women. Naked Buffy. Oh, stop me."}}
* [[Hollywood Homely]]: According to the established wisdom of Sunnydale High's student body Xander is ''supposed'' to be a hopeless loser who no girl would even speak to unless she were a relative, desperate, brain damaged, or blind. Look at the photo of Nicholas Brendan up there and ask yourself how that one's supposed to work.
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* [[Hopeless Suitor]] In the first season
** Later on this trope is averted, to the point that even Buffy caught herself [[Eating the Eye Candy]] once or twice, but for the first three seasons they played it overwhelmingly straight.
* [[Hot Men At Work]]
* [[Hot Men At Work]]
* [[Hypno Trinket]]: Subverted. The shiny coin the confident Xander used wasn't hypnotic. It just looked cool.
* [[Hypno Trinket]]: Subverted. The shiny coin the confident Xander used wasn't hypnotic. It just looked cool.
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* [[I Just Want to Be Special]]
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* [[In with the In Crowd]]: Due to possession by hyena spirits in "The Pack". He got better.
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: He eventually reconciles himself to Buffy seeing him as a friend.
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: He eventually reconciles himself to Buffy seeing him as a friend.
** In Season Eight, Buffy briefly comes onto him. However, Xander recognizes that she's looking for a warm body, not love, and reaffirms that they are friends only.
** In Season Eight, Buffy briefly comes onto him. However, Xander recognizes that she's looking for a warm body, not love, and reaffirms that they are friends only.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: His tendency to date girls who turned out to be demons was something of a [[Running Gag]].
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* [[In with the In Crowd]]: Due to possession by hyena spirits in "The Pack." He got better.
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* [[I Just Want to Be Special]]
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again]]: After telling Buffy he was once roped into working as a male stripper.
* [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again]]: After telling Buffy he was once roped into working as a male stripper.
* [[Likes Older Women]]: Harbors an unspoken desire for {{spoiler|Joyce Summers}}. He's a conquistador!
* [[Likes Older Women]]: Harbors an unspoken desire for {{spoiler|Joyce Summers}}. He's a conquistador!
** And for some Sunnydale High teachers as well.
** And for some Sunnydale High teachers as well.
* [[The Load]]: What most new characters think he is. [[Hidden Depths|They're wrong]]..
* [[The Load]]: What most new characters think he is. [[Hidden Depths|They're wrong]]...
* [[Making Use of the Twin]]: Nicholas Brendon's twin brother, Kelly Donovan, appears as a clone Xander in "The Replacement."
* [[Making Use of the Twin]]: Nicholas Brendon's twin brother, Kelly Donovan, appears as a clone Xander in "The Replacement".
* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]]: Explicitly averted –- one episode revolves around his virginity.
* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]]: Explicitly averted –- one episode revolves around his virginity.
** Another showed him losing it, and it was the least of what happened that night. See "The Zeppo."
** Another showed him losing it, and it was the least of what happened that night. See "The Zeppo".
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: With Cordelia.
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: With Cordelia.
* [[Mission Control]]: Often served in this capacity for the Slayer Organization.
* [[Mission Control]]: Often served in this capacity for the Slayer Organization.
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Although he doesn't always accept this.
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Although he doesn't always accept this.
** And his friends wish he were.
** And his friends wish he were.
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** Once got in a fantastic shot on a season's [[Big Bad]] using a '''[[Improvised Weapon User|wrecking ball]]'''.
** Once got in a fantastic shot on a season's [[Big Bad]] using a '''[[Improvised Weapon User|wrecking ball]]'''.
* [[Unfazed Everyman]]
* [[Unfazed Everyman]]
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* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: In Season 4.
* [[Weirdness Magnet]]: While everyone shows some of this, Xander has it more than most. He probably comes closest to fulfilling this trope when he is recruited by [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Zombie Bank Robbers]] as a ''wheelman''.
* [[Weirdness Magnet]]: While everyone shows some of this, Xander has it more than most. He probably comes closest to fulfilling this trope when he is recruited by [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Zombie Bank Robbers]] as a ''wheelman''.
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* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: In Season 4.


=== Rupert Giles ([[Anthony Stewart Head]]) ===
== Rupert Giles ([[Anthony Stewart Head]]) ==


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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: ''Indeed''.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: ''Indeed''.
* [[British Stuffiness]]: "He makes that 'tut tut' sound when he's angry but too British to say anything."
* [[British Stuffiness]]: "He makes that 'tut tut' sound when he's angry but too British to say anything."
** At least to others. Early in Season 3, Joyce acquires an artifact that summons zombies. When he finds out, Giles is pissing and moaning in his car:
** At least to others. Early in Season 3, Joyce acquires an artifact that summons zombies. When he finds out, Giles is pissing and moaning in his car:
{{quote|"'[[Sarcasm Mode|Do you like my mask? Isn't it pretty? It raises the dead.']] ''Americans!''"}}
{{quote|"'[[Sarcasm Mode|Do you like my mask? Isn't it pretty? It raises the dead.']] ''Americans!''"}}
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: He was the first to show off his awesome singing voice.
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: He was the first to show off his awesome singing voice.
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* [[The Extremist Was Right]]: Along with the other Watchers.
* [[The Extremist Was Right]]: Along with the other Watchers.
* [[Fake Guest Star]]: Throughout Season Seven. But we'll act conciliatory and call him a Super-Duper Extra Special Guest Star.
* [[Fake Guest Star]]: Throughout Season Seven. But we'll act conciliatory and call him a Super-Duper Extra Special Guest Star.
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* [[Former Teen Rebel]]: Most of his friends from his rebellious twentysomethings still call him "Ripper".
* [[Foe Yay]]: Two words -- Ethan Rayne.
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* [[Former Teen Rebel]]: Most of his friends from his rebellious twentysomethings still call him "Ripper."
* [[Gentleman Snarker]]
* [[Gentleman Snarker]]
* [[The Glasses Gotta Go]]
* [[The Glasses Gotta Go]]
** [[Glasses Pull]]
** [[Glasses Pull]]
** [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]
** [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]
* [[Good Is Not Soft]]: Most extreme example? Smothering a wounded {{spoiler|Ben}} to death rather than risk {{spoiler|Glory}} coming back. Before doing the deed, Giles cryptically remarks, "[Buffy's] a hero, you see. She's not like us." -- He wanted to spare Buffy from doing it.
* [[Good Is Not Soft]]: Most extreme example? Smothering a wounded {{spoiler|Ben}} to death rather than risk {{spoiler|Glory}} coming back. Before doing the deed, Giles cryptically remarks, "[Buffy's] a hero, you see. She's not like us."—He wanted to spare Buffy from doing it.
* [[Grandpa What Massive Hotness You Have]]
* [[Grandpa What Massive Hotness You Have]]
* [[Guile Hero]]
* [[Guile Hero]]
* [[Hard Head]] / [[Tap on the Head]]: Giles tends to get knocked out, but never suffers any brain damage (well, not counting some WMG's about S7).
* [[Hard Head]] / [[Tap on the Head]]: Giles tends to get knocked out, but never suffers any brain damage (well, not counting some WMG's about Season 7).
{{quote|""I know I'm back in America now; I've been knocked unconscious."}}
{{quote|""I know I'm back in America now; I've been knocked unconscious."}}
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Pre-series, he used to be pretty much evil in his younger days, practicing dark magic and stuff like that and and was known as Ripper.
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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|Giles got between a Twilight possessed Angel and Buffy as they fought near the Seed of Wonder, wielding the Scythe to try and destroy the Seed himself and end Twilight's invasion of Earth, or get killed by Twilight and give Buffy the motivation she needed to take the Scythe and end things herself.}}
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* [[Helping Would Be Killstealing]]: Giles in the sixth season of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. {{spoiler|He chose to abandon Buffy because he felt that she was limiting herself by clinging to him in a immature way}}. In principle, he had good reasons, but he chose to make his stand right in the middle of a crisis, and forbade everyone else from helping Buffy. That can only vaguely be justified by him following musical logic at the time.
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Pre-series-he used to be pretty much evil in his younger days, practicing dark magic and stuff like that and and was known as Ripper.
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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|Giles got between a Twilight possessed Angel and Buffy as they fought near the Seed of Wonder, wielding the Scythe to try and destroy the Seed himself and end Twilight's invasion of Earth, or get killed by Twilight and give Buffy the motivation she needed to take the Scythe and end things herself}}.
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* [[Helping Would Be Killstealing]]: Giles in the sixth season of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. {{spoiler|He chose to abandon Buffy because he felt that she was limiting herself by clinging to him in a immature way.}} In principle he had good reasons, but he chose to make his stand right in the middle of a crisis, and forbade everyone else from helping Buffy. That can only vaguely be justified by him following musical logic at the time.
* [[Hopeless with Tech]]
* [[Hopeless with Tech]]
* [[Hot Librarian]]
* [[Hot Librarian]]
* [[I Am Very British]]: In the second episode, he asks Willow to "wrest more information from that dread machine... That was a bit...British."
* [[I Am Very British]]: In the second episode, he asks Willow to "wrest more information from that dread machine... That was a bit...British."
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Ripper".
* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: "It's all right... I have [[Drink Order|more scotch]]."
* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: "It's all right... I have [[Drink Order|more scotch]]."
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Ripper."
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: {{spoiler|In the comic, and in a way mirroring Jenny Calendar's death no less}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: {{spoiler|In the comic, and in a way mirroring Jenny Calendar's death no less}}.
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* [[Last-Name Basis]]: The only people who call him "Rupert" are his romantic interests [[Ho Yay|and Spike.]]
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: While in London during Season 6, Giles did a spell to bind a demon, but it required him to lose the memory of one of the happiest days in his life. That day was the day he fell in love with Jenny Calendar, leaving him with a heartache that he felt would never go away, even though he had no idea what the memory was about.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: While in London during Season 6, Giles did a spell to bind a demon, but it required him to lose the memory of one of the happiest days in his life. That day was the day he fell in love with Jenny Calendar, leaving him with a heartache that he felt would never go away, even though he had no idea what the memory was about.
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* [[Last-Name Basis]]: The only people who call him "Rupert" are his romantic interests [[Ho Yay|and Spike.]]
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: A Watcher scoffs at fashion! One tweed suit is all you need.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: A Watcher scoffs at fashion! One tweed suit is all you need.
{{quote|'''Jenny''': Do you own anything else?
{{quote|'''Jenny''': Do you own anything else?
'''Giles:''' Uh well, not as such, no. }}
'''Giles:''' Uh well, not as such, no.}}
* [[Magic Librarian]]
* [[Magic Librarian]]
* [[Mangst]]: Not frequently, but when he is truly heartbroken, this is the result.
* [[Mangst]]: Not frequently, but when he is truly heartbroken, this is the result.
* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]] : In the comics, at least.
* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]: In the comics, at least.
* [[Midlife Crisis Car]]
* [[Midlife Crisis Car]]
* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]]: When transformed into a Fyarl demon in "A New Man," Giles experiences the demon's natural violent urges.
* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]]: When transformed into a Fyarl demon in "A New Man", Giles experiences the demon's natural violent urges.
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Gets parodied in "Restless" when he ''sings'' his latest exposition.
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Gets parodied in "Restless" when he ''sings'' his latest exposition.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: "Ripper."
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: "Ripper".
* [[Necessarily Evil]]: Best exemplified in the following quote:
* [[Necessarily Evil]]: Best exemplified in the following quote:
{{quote|''"Because I've sworn to protect this sorry world, and sometimes that means doing what other people can't. What they shouldn't have to."''}}
{{quote|''"Because I've sworn to protect this sorry world, and sometimes that means doing what other people can't. What they shouldn't have to."''}}
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{{quote|'''Giles:''' But that's the thrill of living on the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage! ''([[Beat]])'' ...Well, excuse me for finding the glass half-full.}}
{{quote|'''Giles:''' But that's the thrill of living on the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage! ''([[Beat]])'' ...Well, excuse me for finding the glass half-full.}}
* [[Non-Idle Rich]]
* [[Non-Idle Rich]]
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* [[The Obi-Wan]]
* [[Occult Detective]]
* [[Occult Detective]]
* [[Opening Narration]] / [["Previously On..."]]: Previouslys just aren't previouslys without Giles' smooth buttery tone.
* [[Opening Narration]] / [["Previously On..."]]: Previouslys just aren't previouslys without Giles' smooth buttery tone.
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* [[Smart People Play Chess]]
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]
* [[Smart People Speak the Queen's English]]
* [[Smart People Speak the Queen's English]]
* [[The Obi-Wan]]
* [[Smart People Wear Glasses]]
* [[The Spock]]
* [[The Spock]]
* [[Team Dad]]
* [[Team Dad]]
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* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Andrew has this reaction when he finds out that Giles knew that Buffy had gone to the future and killed an evil version of Willow, but didn't tell him or set up precautions in case Willow did turn evil again. Giles even acknowledges he is right, and they begin working on an emergency plan in case Willow does go evil again.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Andrew has this reaction when he finds out that Giles knew that Buffy had gone to the future and killed an evil version of Willow, but didn't tell him or set up precautions in case Willow did turn evil again. Giles even acknowledges he is right, and they begin working on an emergency plan in case Willow does go evil again.
* [[Workaholic]]
* [[Workaholic]]
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Season 6. {{spoiler|The magic Willow stole from him tapped into what humanity was left in her.}}
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Season 6. {{spoiler|The magic Willow stole from him tapped into what humanity was left in her}}.
** {{spoiler|As a result Willow senses the pain of all human beings. And her reaction is to try to wipe out all life on earth.}}
** {{spoiler|As a result Willow senses the pain of all human beings. And her reaction is to try to wipe out all life on earth}}.
* [[Your Door Was Open]]: This happens to Giles a lot in the fourth season, even when he's ''sure'' he locked the door.
* [[Your Door Was Open]]: This happens to Giles a lot in the fourth season, even when he's ''sure'' he locked the door.


=== Angel, né Liam (David Boreanaz) ===
== Angel, né Liam (David Boreanaz) ==


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* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: He meant ''actual'' dogs.
* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: He meant ''actual'' dogs.
** Giles' profile on Angelus suggests that he will lash out at everything that made him feel human. Buffy tops the list.
** Giles' profile on Angelus suggests that he will lash out at everything that made him feel human. Buffy tops the list.
* [[The Atoner]]
* [[The Atoner]]
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* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: Liam always wanted to get out of Galway and see the world. So naturally, he jumped at Darla's offer to see it together.
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: Liam always wanted to get out of Galway and see the world. So naturally, he jumped at Darla's offer to see it together.
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Fancy House]]: A creepy, art deco mansion on the edge of town. Angelus moves into the abandoned residence along with Drusilla and Spike.
* [[Big Fancy House]]: A creepy, art deco mansion on the edge of town. Angelus moves into the abandoned residence along with Drusilla and Spike.
* [[The Champion]]: He appointed himself as Buffy's guardian shortly after she was called as a Slayer.
* [[The Champion]]: He appointed himself as Buffy's guardian shortly after she was called as a Slayer.
* [[The Corrupter]]: Angelus, in his past.
* [[The Corrupter]]: Angelus, in his past.
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* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]
* [[Deuteragonist]]
* [[Deuteragonist]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dying as Yourself]]}}: Reversed when he came back.
* {{spoiler|[[Dying as Yourself]]}}: Reversed when he came back.
* [[Enemy Within]]: Angelus
* [[Enemy Within]]: Angelus.
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]
* [[Evil Is Stylish]]: Not only his clothes, but also wants his kills to be "poetic."
* [[Evil Is Stylish]]: Not only his clothes, but also wants his kills to be "poetic".
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Causes special problems during his tenure as [[Big Bad]], considering his intimate knowledge of all the Scoobies, not to mention [[Paranoia Fuel|standing invitations to most of their homes]].
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Causes special problems during his tenure as [[Big Bad]], considering his intimate knowledge of all the Scoobies, not to mention [[Paranoia Fuel|standing invitations to most of their homes]].
** He got better.
** He got better.
* [[For the Evulz]]
* [[For the Evulz]]
* [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]]
* [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]]
* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Angelus' leather pants.
* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Angelus' leather pants.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: In every sense of the word. Buffy {{spoiler|runs him through with a replica of his own blessed sword, which in turns sucks him through his own hell portal}}. Putting a damper on this irony is the knowledge that {{spoiler|Angel suffers the fate reserved for Angelus}}.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: In every sense of the word. Buffy {{spoiler|runs him through with a replica of his own blessed sword, which in turns sucks him through his own hell portal}}. Putting a damper on this irony is the knowledge that {{spoiler|Angel suffers the fate reserved for Angelus}}.
* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: On his own show, which displays his more vulnerable sides in a way the original show doesn't.
* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: On his own show, which displays his more vulnerable sides in a way the original show doesn't.
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* [[Jekyll and Hyde]]
* [[Hunk]]: His attractiveness is how he got his nickname.
* [[Hunk]]: His attractiveness is how he got his nickname.
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* [[Jekyll and Hyde]]
* [[Kick the Dog]]: As Angelus, oh so much. Giles was going to read something about an incident with a puppy:
* [[Kick the Dog]]: As Angelus, oh so much. Giles was going to read something about an incident with a puppy:
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' Skip it. [[Squick|I don't have a puppy, I don't want to know]]. [["No. Just... No" Reaction|Skip it]].}}
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' Skip it. [[Squick|I don't have a puppy, I don't want to know]]. [["No. Just... No" Reaction|Skip it]].}}
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: Sort of. The previous villains certainly weren't harmless, but the show did become darker once Angelus was unleashed.
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: Sort of. The previous villains certainly weren't harmless, but the show did become darker once Angelus was unleashed.
* [[Large and In Charge]]: Angel's a pretty big guy. Good thing he's on our side! ...oh, wait.
* [[Large and In Charge]]: Angel's a pretty big guy. Good thing he's on our side! ...oh, wait.
* [[Loophole Abuse]]: He gets into the high school to kill {{spoiler|Jenny Calendar}} using this: Vampires can only enter buildings by the personal invitation of the owner or the owner's family, but apparently the sign above the school, which reads "Enter, all ye who seek knowledge" in Latin, qualifies as an invitation.
* [[Loophole Abuse]]: He gets into the high school to kill {{spoiler|Jenny Calendar}} using this: Vampires can only enter buildings by the personal invitation of the owner or the owner's family, but apparently the sign above the school, which reads "Enter, all ye who seek knowledge" in Latin, qualifies as an invitation.
* [[Love Interest]]: To Buffy.
* [[Love Interest]]: To Buffy.
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: Literally.
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: Literally.
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* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: Angelus' constant jibes at the wheelchair-bound Spike. He's got a million of 'em, ladies and gentlemen.
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: Angelus' constant jibes at the wheelchair-bound Spike. He's got a million of 'em, ladies and gentlemen.
* [[The Punishment]]: MAN can those gypsies hold a grudge.
* [[Psychotic Smirk]]
* [[Psychotic Smirk]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: Just as he casts off the Angelus persona, Buffy runs him through with a sword and he gets pulled into [[Hell]] by Acathla}}.
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* [[Reduced to Ratburgers]]: By the time Whistler found him, Angel was homeless and scrounging off of rat blood (to add insult to injury, he has difficulty catching one).
* [[Rescue Romance]]: Strikes one up with Buffy, in Season One.
* [[Rescue Romance]]: Strikes one up with Buffy, in Season One.
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* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: Just as he casts off the Angelus persona, Buffy runs him through with a sword and he gets pulled into [[Hell]] by Acathla.}}
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* [[Reduced to Ratburgers]]: By the time Whistler found him, Angel was homeless and scrounging off of rat blood. (To add insult to injury, he has difficulty catching one.)
* [[Restraining Bolt]]: One moment of bliss will turn him psychotic.
* [[Restraining Bolt]]: One moment of bliss will turn him psychotic.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: The man likes his tai chi.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: The man likes his tai chi.
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* [[Stalking Is Love]]: Angel has definite tendencies in that direction, in both his evil and not-evil incarnations.
* [[Stalking Is Love]]: Angel has definite tendencies in that direction, in both his evil and not-evil incarnations.
** He actually met and fell in love with Buffy [[Unfortunate Implications|when she was 15]]. He then stalked her for a year before revealing himself.
** He actually met and fell in love with Buffy [[Unfortunate Implications|when she was 15]]. He then stalked her for a year before revealing himself.
** And he's still up it on the fifth season of ''Angel'', despite being burdened with a desk job! (He has "a source" keeping tabs on her in Italy.)
** And he's still up it on the fifth season of ''Angel'', despite being burdened with a desk job (he has "a source" keeping tabs on her in Italy)!
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Buffy.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Buffy.
* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]
* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]
{{quote|'''Xander:''' Okay, that's ''it''. I'm putting a collar with a little bell around that guy.}}
{{quote|'''Xander:''' Okay, that's ''it''. I'm putting a collar with a little bell around that guy.}}
* [[Suicide by Sunlight]]: Attempted.
* [[Suicide by Sunlight]]: Attempted.
* [[Terms of Endangerment]]: You can always tell when he's crazy because he refers to Buffy as "Buff."
* [[Terms of Endangerment]]: You can always tell when he's crazy because he refers to Buffy as "Buff".
* [[Token Heroic Orc]]
* [[Token Heroic Orc]]
* [[Tragic Monster]]
* [[Tragic Monster]]
* [[Vegetarian Vampire]]
* [[Vegetarian Vampire]]
* [[Villain Cred]]: Even the Master held Angelus in high regard, intending to appoint him [[The Dragon|Dragon]]. The Mayor was keen to have Angelus on his team, as well.
* [[Villain Cred]]: Even the Master held Angelus in high regard, intending to appoint him [[The Dragon|Dragon]]. The Mayor was keen to have Angelus on his team, as well.
* [[Warrior Poet]]: More like a warrior man of letters -- well-read, multilingual and a talented artist.
* [[Warrior Poet]]: More like a warrior man of letters—well-read, multilingual and a talented artist.
* [[Weak but Skilled]]: As far as credible villains go, Angelus is not that much stronger than normal vampires. He's been in the game for two hundred years though, with his greatest asset (aside from a viciousness that would make [[The Joker]] proud) being his mind, [[Mind Rape|which he uses to full effect.]]
* [[Weak but Skilled]]: As far as credible villains go, Angelus is not that much stronger than normal vampires. He's been in the game for two hundred years though, with his greatest asset (aside from a viciousness that would make [[The Joker]] proud) being his mind, [[Mind Rape|which he uses to full effect.]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: As a human, Liam was held in contempt by his father, who believed that his son would never amount to being anything else but being a lazy, promiscuous drunk. When he became Angelus, he sat out to prove his father wrong by making a name for himself, namely by becoming the most famboyantly sadistic vampire ever recorded in human history.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: As a human, Liam was held in contempt by his father, who believed that his son would never amount to being anything else but being a lazy, promiscuous drunk. When he became Angelus, he sat out to prove his father wrong by making a name for himself, namely by becoming the most famboyantly sadistic vampire ever recorded in human history.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: {{spoiler|After he gets exposed as Twilight, everybody has this reaction to him, especially after it is revealed he was an [[Unwitting Pawn]] to a evil dimension trying to end the world. After he gets possessed by the real Twilight and kills Giles and Buffy is forced to destroy the Seed of Wonder is destroyed to stop the destruction of the world, the only ones willing to associate with Angel and not try to kill him are Buffy and Faith, and Buffy doesn't even ''want'' to be around him anymore.}}
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: {{spoiler|After he gets exposed as Twilight, everybody has this reaction to him, especially after it is revealed he was an [[Unwitting Pawn]] to a evil dimension trying to end the world. After he gets possessed by the real Twilight and kills Giles and Buffy is forced to destroy the Seed of Wonder is destroyed to stop the destruction of the world, the only ones willing to associate with Angel and not try to kill him are Buffy and Faith, and Buffy doesn't even ''want'' to be around him anymore}}.
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]


=== Cordelia Chase ([[Charisma Carpenter]]) ===
== Cordelia Chase ([[Charisma Carpenter]]) ==


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* [[All Women Love Shoes]]: Her passion for footwear is noted on several occasions.
* [[All Women Love Shoes]]: Her passion for footwear is noted on several occasions.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Was definitely this while at Sunnydale during the first season. She eventually became the [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]].
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Was definitely this while at Sunnydale during the first season. She eventually became the [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]].
* [[Backhanded Compliment]]: Any time Cordy tries to be relatively nice, this is the result.
* [[Backhanded Compliment]]: Any time Cordy tries to be relatively nice, this is the result.
* [[Bad Liar]]: It's just as well that doesn't sugarcoat the truth, because she can't lie to save her life.
* [[Bad Liar]]: It's just as well that doesn't sugarcoat the truth, because she can't lie to save her life.
* [[The Brainless Beauty]]: Was originally led to be this, but then subverted all to hell when she showed [[Hidden Depths]].
* [[Brainless Beauty]]: Was originally led to be this, but then subverted all to hell when she showed [[Hidden Depths]].
** [[Lampshaded]] early in Season 3 when discussing the SAT:
** [[Lampshaded]] early in Season 3 when discussing the SAT:
{{quote|"Actually, I'm looking forward to it. I do well on standardized tests." ([[Beat]]) "What? I can't have layers?"}}
{{quote|"Actually, I'm looking forward to it. I do well on standardized tests." ([[Beat]]) "What? I can't have layers?"}}
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'''Willow:''' I'm okay.
'''Willow:''' I'm okay.
'''Xander:''' You don't ''look'' okay. ''(to Cordelia)'' Does she?
'''Xander:''' You don't ''look'' okay. ''(to Cordelia)'' Does she?
'''Cordelia:''' You should listen to him. The hair, it's so flat, and the lips... }}
'''Cordelia:''' You should listen to him. The hair, it's so flat, and the lips...}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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* [[The Drag Along]]
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]
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* [[The Drag Along]]
* [[Fallen Princess]]
* [[Fallen Princess]]
* [[The Fashionista]]
* [[The Fashionista]]
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* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: The season one finale and onward see her becoming one.
* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: The season one finale and onward see her becoming one.
* [[Mandatory Line]]: Most of the time, her role in Season One was just to appear, act bitchy, then leave.
* [[Mandatory Line]]: Most of the time, her role in Season One was just to appear, act bitchy, then leave.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Charisma Carpenter is noted for her many outreaches to fans, most prominent of which is that, unlike most of her co-stars, she absolutely refuses to charge for an autograph any conventions she attends.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]: To L.A.!
* [[Put on a Bus]]: To L.A.!
* [[Rich Bitch]]
* [[Rich Bitch]]
* [[Riches to Rags]]: When her father loses all his money.
* [[Riches to Rags]]: When her father loses all his money.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: Angel immediately ends up in her crosshairs. Luckily, Angel later confesses that he always found the noblewomen of his era (for whom Cordelia is the modern avatar) to be a horrific bore.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: Angel immediately ends up in her cross-hairs. Luckily, Angel later confesses that he always found the noblewomen of his era (for whom Cordelia is the modern avatar) to be a horrific bore.
* [[Screaming Woman]]
* [[Screaming Woman]]
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Wesley, ending with a particularly cringe-worthy [[Moment Killer]].
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Wesley, ending with a particularly cringe-worthy [[Moment Killer]].
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* [[Those Two Guys]]: Usually ends up as Giles's research partner while Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Oz are out on patrol. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Usually ends up as Giles's research partner while Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Oz are out on patrol. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Threshold Guardians|Threshold Guardian]]
* [[Threshold Guardians|Threshold Guardian]]
* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: Zig Zagged in Season Three when Xander cheats on her, effectively ousting her from the Gang. Cordelia attempts to return to her old ways, but Harmony has usurped her position and shut the door. Cordelia returns to aid the Scoobies in the Season Three Finale. Her move to ''Angel'' cements her growth as a caring person.
* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: Zig Zagged in Season Three, when Xander cheats on her, effectively ousting her from the Gang. Cordelia attempts to return to her old ways, but Harmony has usurped her position and shut the door. Cordelia returns to aid the Scoobies in the Season Three Finale. Her move to ''Angel'' cements her growth as a caring person.
* [[Uptown Girl]]: She kept her torrid love affair with Xander secret out of fear of what her peers would think.
* [[Uptown Girl]]: She kept her torrid love affair with Xander secret out of fear of what her peers would think.
* [[Vanity License Plate]]: Cordelia's car has "QUEEN C" for its plates.
* [[Vanity License Plate]]: Cordelia's car has "QUEEN C" for its plates.


=== Anya, née Aud (Emma Caulfield) ===
== Anya, née Aud (Emma Caulfield) ==


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* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Her relationship with Willow is meant to be like this; despite being thousands of years older than Willow, she's more naive and immature, which Willow is frequently annoyed by.
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Her relationship with Willow is meant to be like this; despite being thousands of years older than Willow, she's more naive and immature, which Willow is frequently annoyed by.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Originally intended as a one-shot character for "The Wish."
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Originally intended as a one-shot character for "The Wish".
* [[Badass]]: When a vengeance demon. However, she did kill a few demons and vampires as a normal human.
* [[Badass]]: When a vengeance demon. However, she did kill a few demons and vampires as a normal human.
* [[Being Evil Sucks]]
* [[Being Evil Sucks]]
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{{quote|'''Anya:''' OK. A man walks in to the office of a doctor. He's wearing on his head-- um, oh wait, there's a duck. Is that right?
{{quote|'''Anya:''' OK. A man walks in to the office of a doctor. He's wearing on his head-- um, oh wait, there's a duck. Is that right?
'''Heckler:''' YOU SUCK!
'''Heckler:''' YOU SUCK!
'''Anya:''' Quiet! You'll miss the humorous conclusion. }}
'''Anya:''' Quiet! You'll miss the humorous conclusion.}}
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Her social prowess rivaled Cordelia in her first couple of appearances, [[No Social Skills|then she swung in the complete opposite direction]] once she started appearing regularly.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Her social prowess rivaled Cordelia in her first couple of appearances, [[No Social Skills|then she swung in the complete opposite direction]] once she started appearing regularly.
* [[The Comically Serious]]
* [[The Comically Serious]]
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* [[Death Is Dramatic]]: Heavily subverted, to the point of it arguably being a [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|bridge-dropping]].
* [[De-Power]]: Twice.
* [[De-Power]]: Twice.
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* [[Death Is Dramatic]]: Heavily subverted, to the point of it arguably being a [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|bridge-dropping]].
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: Originally a brunette (her hair color as a human), but later went blonde.
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: Originally a brunette (her hair color as a human), but later went blonde.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Was completely freaked out by witnessing an [[Evil Sorcerer]] become an [[Eldritch Abomination]] and go on a rampage via performing a ritual similar to the one the Mayor planned on using.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Was completely freaked out by witnessing an [[Evil Sorcerer]] become an [[Eldritch Abomination]] and go on a rampage via performing a ritual similar to the one the Mayor planned on using.
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* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]
* [[Humanity Ensues]]
* [[Humanity Ensues]]
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Why it was easy for her to be a vengeance demon. Three years of fighting alongside the Scoobies allowed her to see the goodness in people and made it hard to go back to vengeance.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Why it was easy for her to be a vengeance demon. Three years of fighting alongside the Scoobies allowed her to see the goodness in people and made it hard to go back to vengeance.
* [[In Love with the Mark]]
* [[In Love with the Mark]]
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* [[Literal-Minded]]
* [[Literal Genie]]
* [[Literal Genie]]
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* [[Literal Minded]]
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Anya's a little "Aud", isn't she?
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Anya's a little "Aud", isn't she?
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* [[Paint It Black]]: When she became a demon again.
* [[Paint It Black]]: When she became a demon again.
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: "You know what else is un-American? ''[[French Jerk|French people]]''.
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: "You know what else is un-American? ''[[French Jerk|French people]]''.
** Especially funny as she's technically speaking from Scandanavia
** Especially funny as she's technically speaking from Scandinavia.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]
* [[Punny Name]]: Aud. (Yes, she is.)
* [[Punny Name]]: Aud (yes, she is).
* [[Reality Warper]]
* [[Reality Warper]]
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Well, 1,120. And she's still being carded.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Well, 1,120. And she's still being carded.
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]
* [[Revenge Against Men]]: Describes herself as a righteous sword for all [[Woman Scorned]] (her actual behaviour as a demon belies this -- Anya essentially tricks women into inflicting [[Disproportionate Retribution]] on former loved ones, and took [[For the Evulz|open pleasure]] in the [[Crapsack World]] she accidentally created in "The Wish").
* [[Revenge Against Men]]: Describes herself as a righteous sword for all [[Woman Scorned]] (her actual behavior as a demon belies this -- Anya essentially tricks women into inflicting [[Disproportionate Retribution]] on former loved ones, and took [[For the Evulz|open pleasure]] in the [[Crapsack World]] she accidentally created in "The Wish").
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* [[Start of Darkness]]: "Selfless".
* [[Spock Speak]]
* [[Spock Speak]]
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* [[Start of Darkness]]: "Selfless".
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: For Cordelia. Greedy and high-maintenance? Check. Xander's love interest? Check. [[Brutal Honesty|Brutally honest]] to a fault? Check.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: For Cordelia. Greedy and high-maintenance? Check. Xander's love interest? Check. [[Brutal Honesty|Brutally honest]] to a fault? Check.
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Willow, with Anya serving as a surrogate [[Annoying Younger Sibling|annoying younger sister]].
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Willow, with Anya serving as a surrogate [[Annoying Younger Sibling|annoying younger sister]].
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Bunnies]]: Though she was shown to be fine with them while alive, suggesting something (possibly a wish gone horribly awry) occured while she was demon.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Bunnies]]: Though she was shown to be fine with them while alive, suggesting something (possibly a wish gone horribly awry) occurred while she was demon.
* [[Woman Scorned]]
* [[Woman Scorned]]


=== Daniel "Oz" Osbourne ([[Seth Green]]) ===
== Daniel "Oz" Osbourne ([[Seth Green]]) ==


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* [[The Comically Serious]]
* [[The Comically Serious]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Fake Band]]: Oz is in a band called Dingoes Ate My Baby, after the famous case where Azaria Chamberlain was reportedly taken by a wild dog.
* [[Fake Band]]: Oz is in a band called Dingoes Ate My Baby, after the famous case where Azaria Chamberlain was reportedly taken by a wild dog.
** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Dingoes are from [[Everything Trying to Kill You|Australia]], or 'Oz.'
** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Dingoes are from [[Everything Trying to Kill You|Australia]], or 'Oz'.
* [[Fantastically Indifferent]]
* [[Fantastically Indifferent]]
* [[Goal in Life]]: To [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|perfect the diminished ninth]]! "You could lose a finger."
* [[Goal in Life]]: To [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|perfect the diminished ninth]]! "You could lose a finger."
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* [[Leaving You to Find Myself]]
* [[Leaving You to Find Myself]]
* [[Look What I Can Do Now!]]: Oz gains near-total mastery over his werewolf side by the time he returns, able to stand directly under a full moon without transforming.
* [[Look What I Can Do Now!]]: Oz gains near-total mastery over his werewolf side by the time he returns, able to stand directly under a full moon without transforming.
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* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]]: The closer it is to sunset on a full moon night, the harder it is to resist his most primal urges.
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* [[The Nose Knows]]
* [[Not a Morning Person]]: He sleeps until 3PM.
* [[Not a Morning Person]]: He sleeps until 3PM.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]
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** [[Painful Transformation]]: Although his later transformations transpire much more quietly. Nevertheless he agrees with [[Evil Counterpart|Veruca]] when she describes the first few stages as blood boiling.
** [[Painful Transformation]]: Although his later transformations transpire much more quietly. Nevertheless he agrees with [[Evil Counterpart|Veruca]] when she describes the first few stages as blood boiling.
* [[Papa Wolf]]
* [[Papa Wolf]]
* [[Playing Against Type]]: So [[Seth Green]] isn't the [[Plucky Comic Relief]]?
** The comic relief is his unruffled reaction to pretty much everything.
* [[Put on a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: "New Moon Rising".
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: "New Moon Rising".
* [[The Quiet One]]
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Literally in the season 2 finale. He also occasionally wears a t-shirt over his monk's robes, which makes it seem he's wearing a skirt.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Literally in the Season 2 finale. He also occasionally wears a t-shirt over his monk's robes, which makes it seem he's wearing a skirt.
* [[Romantic Runner-Up]]
* [[Romantic Runner-Up]]
* [[Spiky Hair]]
* [[Spiky Hair]]
* [[Split Personality Takeover]]: Comes very close to invoking this voluntarily after it appears his struggles against his werewolf self are futile.
* [[Split Personality Takeover]]: Comes very close to invoking this voluntarily after it appears his struggles against his werewolf self are futile.
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* [[The Stoic]]: His reaction upon finding out that he's a werewolf? "Huh." He has the same reaction with a bemused grin when he's meditating in Tibet ''and a submarine is teleported outside the temple''.
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* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]]: The closer it is to sunset on a full moon night, the harder it is to resist his most primal urges.
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* [[The Nose Knows]]
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* [[The Quiet One]]
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* [[The Stoic]]: His reaction upon finding out that he's a werewolf? "Huh." He has the same reaction with a bemused grin when he's meditating in Tibet ''and a submarine is teleported outside the temple.''
** [[Not So Stoic]]
** [[Not So Stoic]]
* [[Terse Talker]]
* [[Terse Talker]]
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* [[Wolf Man]]
* [[Wolf Man]]


=== Spike, né William Pratt ([[James Marsters]]) ===
== Spike, né William Pratt ([[James Marsters]]) ==


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* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]]. Turns Type III after getting his soul back.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]]. Turns Type III after getting his soul back.
* [[Author Appeal]]: [[Show Runner]] Marti Noxon is often accused of having an affinity for Naked!Spike.
* [[Author Appeal]]: [[Show Runner]] Marti Noxon is often accused of having an affinity for Naked!Spike.
* [[Badass]]: Until [[Badass Decay|his decay]].
* [[Badass]]: Until [[Badass Decay|his decay]].
** [[Badass Biker]]
** [[Badass Biker]]
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** [[Cultured Badass]]: Can quote ''[[Henry V]]'' with the best of them.
** [[Cultured Badass]]: Can quote ''[[Henry V]]'' with the best of them.
** [[Pop-Cultured Badass]]
** [[Pop-Cultured Badass]]
* [[Bad Boss]]: In Season 2 Spike sacrifices a vampire mook on two separate occasions ("School Hard" and "Halloween") just to get an idea of how the Slayer fights.
* [[Bad Boss]]: In Season 2, Spike sacrifices a vampire mook on two separate occasions ("School Hard" and "Halloween") just to get an idea of how the Slayer fights.
* [[Basement Dweller]]: Parts of Season 4 and 7.
* [[Basement Dweller]]: Parts of Season 4 and 7.
* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]]: He didn't steal [[Billy Idol]]'s [[Expy|look]]. Billy Idol stole ''his''!
* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]]: He didn't steal [[Billy Idol]]'s [[Expy|look]]. Billy Idol stole ''his''!
* [[Blood Knight]] Light: Fighting isn't all he lives for, but it's a good portion of it. He especially likes it when he really can't tell who's going to win, which Angelus found unsophisticated.
* [[Blood Knight]] Light: Fighting isn't all he lives for, but it's a good portion of it. He especially likes it when he really can't tell who's going to win, which Angelus found unsophisticated.
* [[Bond Breaker]]: In the season four finale. He didn't create the problems they were facing, but made them likelier to anger and alienate each other. He calls it the [[Yoko Oh No|Yoko Factor]].
* [[Bond Breaker]]: In the Season Four finale. He didn't create the problems they were facing, but made them likelier to anger and alienate each other. He calls it the [[Yoko Oh No|Yoko Factor]].
* [[Breakout Character]] / [[Breakout Villain]]
* [[Breakout Character]] / [[Breakout Villain]]
* [[Break the Haughty]]: For a guy that cocky, his face sure does seem to be a fist-magnet.
* [[Break the Haughty]]: For a guy that cocky, his face sure does seem to be a fist-magnet.
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* [[Combat Sadomasochist]]: Lampshaded on several occasions, most notably when Spike makes his [[Anguished Declaration of Love]].
* [[Combat Sadomasochist]]: Lampshaded on several occasions, most notably when Spike makes his [[Anguished Declaration of Love]].
{{quote|'''Joyce:''' Honey, did you somehow, unintentionally, lead him on in any way? Send him signals?
{{quote|'''Joyce:''' Honey, did you somehow, unintentionally, lead him on in any way? Send him signals?
'''Buffy:''' Well, I do beat him up a lot. For Spike, that's like third base. }}
'''Buffy:''' Well, I do beat him up a lot. For Spike, that's like third base.}}
* [[The Confidant]]: For Buffy in the first half of Season 6.
* [[The Confidant]]: For Buffy in the first half of Season 6.
* [[Cool Airship]]: We don't know where he got it, but it is awesome.
* [[Cool Airship]]: We don't know where he got it, but it is awesome.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Depending on the Writer]]: Spike's level of evilness after being chipped seems to depend on who's writing him. Borders on [[Heel Face Revolving Door]].
* [[Depending on the Writer]]: Spike's level of evilness after being chipped seems to depend on who's writing him. Borders on [[Heel Face Revolving Door]].
* [[Drop in Character]]: In Season 4 and 5 after he's chipped.
* [[Drop-In Character]]: In Season 4 and 5, after he's chipped.
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: "William the Bloody" actually refers to his bloody awful poems.
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: "William the Bloody" actually refers to his bloody awful poems.
* [[Entitled Bastard]]: Spike expecting Buffy's help when the Initiative are after him.
* [[Entitled Bastard]]: Spike expecting Buffy's help when the Initiative are after him.
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* [[I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: In Season 9, he wants Buffy to have as normal a life as possible and is avoiding any romantic entanglement with her because of it. He even says he would be thrilled if Detective Dowling wanted to date her. Both Dowling and Eldre Koh can tell that he's still carrying a torch, however.
* [[I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: In Season 9, he wants Buffy to have as normal a life as possible and is avoiding any romantic entanglement with her because of it. He even says he would be thrilled if Detective Dowling wanted to date her. Both Dowling and Eldre Koh can tell that he's still carrying a torch, however.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: After his [[Badass Decay]] got well underway.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: After his [[Badass Decay]] got well underway.
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* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: When Spike comes crashing through the Sunnydale welcome sign, gets out of his car and says "Home sweet home", it marks the beginning of the storyline that takes the entire series in a darker direction.
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: After his [[Heel Face Turn]].
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]: After his [[Heel Face Turn]].
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* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: When Spike comes crashing through the Sunnydale welcome sign, gets out of his car and says "Home sweet home", it marks the beginning of the storyline that takes the entire series in a darker direction.
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: On more than one occasion, his lack of patience has resulted in him heedlessly screwing up his own plans.
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: On more than one occasion, his lack of patience has resulted in him heedlessly screwing up his own plans.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]
* [[Living Forever Is Awesome]]: This sums up the differences between him and Angel in a nutshell.
* [[Living Forever Is Awesome]]: This sums up the differences between him and Angel in a nutshell.
* [[Living Lie Detector]]: Combined with [[Brutal Honesty]]. Mocks Buffy and Angel's attempts at being "just friends", points out that Willow is "hanging on by a thread" after breaking up with Oz, and accuses Buffy (and, by extension, all Slayers) of having a secret death wish in season five.
* [[Living Lie Detector]]: Combined with [[Brutal Honesty]]. Mocks Buffy and Angel's attempts at being "just friends", points out that Willow is "hanging on by a thread" after breaking up with Oz, and accuses Buffy (and, by extension, all Slayers) of having a secret death wish in Season Five.
* [[Lovable Rogue]]
* [[Lovable Rogue]]
* [[Lovable Traitor]]
* [[Lovable Traitor]]
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* [[Morality Chip]]: Spike's chip.
* [[Morality Chip]]: Spike's chip.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Musical Trigger]]: The First takes control of Spike with the folk song "Early One Morning."
* [[Musical Trigger]]: The First takes control of Spike with the folk song "Early One Morning".
* [[Nerd in Evil's Helmet]]
* [[Nerd in Evil's Helmet]]
* [[Noble Demon]]
* [[Noble Demon]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Quickly assumes he is this when Glory's spell makes everyone forget Glory is Ben every time he explains it to them.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Quickly assumes he is this when Glory's spell makes everyone forget Glory is Ben every time he explains it to them.
* [[Open Mouth, Insert Foot]]: Does this often when he's trying to court Buffy.
* [[Open Mouth, Insert Foot]]: Does this often when he's trying to court Buffy.
* [[Poisonous Captive]]: In season four, Spike was often this to the Scoobies.
* [[Poisonous Captive]]: In Season Four, Spike was often this to the Scoobies.
* [[Popularity Power]]
* [[Popularity Power]]
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]
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* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]
* [[Restraining Bolt]]: Once the Initiative puts a chip in his head.
* [[Restraining Bolt]]: Once the Initiative puts a chip in his head.
* [[Retcon]]: Angel being his sire and that he respected him. Flashbacks show Drusilla sired him and that he and Angel were always at each other's throats.
* [[Retcon]]: Angel being his sire and that he respected him. Flashbacks show Drusilla sired him and that he and Angel were always at each others' throats.
** [[Word of God]] says that vamps refer to anyone in their bloodline before them as their sire, so Spike would refer to Darla and The Master as his sires too.
** [[Word of God]] says that vamps refer to anyone in their bloodline before them as their sire, so Spike would refer to Darla and The Master as his sires too.
* [[Sir Swearsalot]]: Some of this is due to [[Did Not Do the Bloody Research]], but it's also a character trait.
* [[Sir Swearsalot]]: Some of this is due to [[Did Not Do the Bloody Research]], but it's also a character trait.
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* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Like it or not, Spike eventually became the center of gravity for the entire cast. This started out gradually, kicking into overdrive once Marti Noxon took the helm. There's a reason it's just him and Buffy on the Season 7 box.
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Like it or not, Spike eventually became the center of gravity for the entire cast. This started out gradually, kicking into overdrive once Marti Noxon took the helm. There's a reason it's just him and Buffy on the Season 7 box.
** On the other hand, many viewers hold this opinion of all of Buffy's boyfriends [[Die for Our Ship|who aren't Angel]]. "Something Blue" routinely ends up on Best Episode lists solely due to Buffy/Spike's short-lived (and magically-inspired) 'engagement', thanks in no small part to their immediate chemistry... in marked contrast to (yep) Buffy's ''then''-boyfriend Riley Finn, who is mostly detested by fans. Sensing a pattern here?
** On the other hand, many viewers hold this opinion of all of Buffy's boyfriends [[Die for Our Ship|who aren't Angel]]. "Something Blue" routinely ends up on Best Episode lists solely due to Buffy/Spike's short-lived (and magically-inspired) 'engagement', thanks in no small part to their immediate chemistry... in marked contrast to (yep) Buffy's ''then''-boyfriend Riley Finn, who is mostly detested by fans. Sensing a pattern here?
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: How he acts initially after falling in love with Buffy.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: How he acts initially after falling in love with Buffy.
* [[The Starscream]]: First to the Anointed One, then to Angelus, both successfully.
* [[The Starscream]]: First to the Anointed One, then to Angelus, both successfully.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: "Fool for Love".
* [[Start of Darkness]]: "Fool for Love".
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* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Spike's bloody awful poetry.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Spike's bloody awful poetry.
{{quote|"''Effulgent''"?}}
{{quote|"''Effulgent''"?}}
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Spike was initially demoted to comic relief as a way of filling the gap left by Cordelia. Joss felt the absence of both Cordy ''and'' Oz left the heroes without a dissenting voice.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Spike was initially demoted to comic relief as a way of filling the gap left by Cordelia. Joss felt the absence of both Cordy ''and'' Oz left the heroes without a dissenting voice.
* [[There Is Another]]: Spike gradually takes on 'Angel' mantle in Seasons 5-7, whereupon he get treated to guilt, hallucinations, [[Reduced to Ratburgers|eating rats]] -- the works.
* [[There Is Another]]: Spike gradually takes on 'Angel' mantle in Seasons 5-7, whereupon he get treated to guilt, hallucinations, [[Reduced to Ratburgers|eating rats]]—the works.
{{quote|'''Robin Wood:''' Because [[Entertainingly Wrong|the military gave him a soul]]?}}
{{quote|'''Robin Wood:''' Because [[Entertainingly Wrong|the military gave him a soul]]?}}
** He still caught a lot more breaks that Angel did. When Angel got his soul back, he was obliged to let himself be shackled to the wall of an empty house. Spike gets tied up [[Chained to a Bed|in Buffy's bedroom with nice soft rope]].
** He still caught a lot more breaks that Angel did. When Angel got his soul back, he was obliged to let himself be shackled to the wall of an empty house. Spike gets tied up [[Chained to a Bed|in Buffy's bedroom with nice soft rope]].
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* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: Especially in Season 4 and part of Season 5.
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: Especially in Season 4 and part of Season 5.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Heralded by adopting the name Spike.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Heralded by adopting the name Spike.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Aside from blood obviously, he fancies those onion blossoms and buffalo wings served at The Bronze, even though he can't digest them. He also likes to sprinkle Wheatabix into his blood bags for "texture."
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Aside from blood obviously, he fancies those onion blossoms and buffalo wings served at The Bronze, even though he can't digest them. He also likes to sprinkle Wheatabix into his blood bags for "texture".
* [[Trenchcoat Brigade]]
* [[Trenchcoat Brigade]]
* [[Tsundere]]: After he develops a crush on {{spoiler|Buffy}}. "[[Musical Episode|First he'll kill her, then I'll save her... No, I'll save her]], ''[[If We Survive This|then]]'' [[Musical Episode|I'll kill her...]]" Played shallowly in his fling with Harmony, where the Deredere is mostly an act, partly a rebound crush, and the Tsuntsun is because she's ''[[It's All About Me|just]] [[Motor Mouth|that]] [[Spanner in the Works|annoying]]''.
* [[Tsundere]]: After he develops a crush on {{spoiler|Buffy}}. "[[Musical Episode|First he'll kill her, then I'll save her... No, I'll save her]], ''[[If We Survive This|then]]'' [[Musical Episode|I'll kill her...]]" Played shallowly in his fling with Harmony, where the Deredere is mostly an act, partly a rebound crush, and the Tsuntsun is because she's ''[[It's All About Me|just]] [[Motor Mouth|that]] [[Spanner in the Works|annoying]]''.
{{quote|Spike to {{spoiler|Buffy}}, after he's caught [[Stalker with a Crush|lurking outside her house]]: "And I never really liked you anyway, and [[Lame Comeback|and you have stupid hair]] (''[[Beat]]'') [''Leaves'']."}}
{{quote|Spike to {{spoiler|Buffy}}, after he's caught [[Stalker with a Crush|lurking outside her house]]: "And I never really liked you anyway, and [[Lame Comeback|and you have stupid hair]] (''[[Beat]]'') [''Leaves'']."}}
* [[Wall Glower]]
* [[Wall Glower]]
* [[Warrior Poet]]: Literally, although the latter isn't really showcased until Angel.
* [[Warrior Poet]]: Literally, although the latter isn't really showcased until ''Angel''.
* [[Wham! Line]]: Several.
* [[Wham! Line]]: Several.
** '''Season 2:''' "Oh, I will. [[Throwing Off the Disability|Sooner than you think.]]"
** '''Season 2:''' "Oh, I will. [[Throwing Off the Disability|Sooner than you think.]]"
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** '''Season 6:''' Not by him, but about him.
** '''Season 6:''' Not by him, but about him.
{{quote|'''Spike:''' "So you'll give me what I want. Make me what I was. So Buffy can get what she deserves."
{{quote|'''Spike:''' "So you'll give me what I want. Make me what I was. So Buffy can get what she deserves."
'''Demon:''' "Very well. We will return...{{spoiler|your soul}}." }}
'''Demon:''' "Very well. We will return...{{spoiler|your soul}}."}}
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: It's dyed, but beyond that.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: It's dyed, but beyond that.
{{quote|'''Glory''' ''(about Spike)'': What the hell is that, and ''why'' is its hair that color? }}
{{quote|'''Glory''' ''(about Spike)'': What the hell is that, and ''why'' is its hair that color?}}
* [[You Are Number Six]]: The Initiative rechristens him "Hostile 17".
* [[You Are Number Six]]: The Initiative rechristens him "Hostile 17".


=== Riley Finn (Marc Blucas) ===
== Riley Finn (Marc Blucas) ==


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[[File:riley_blucas_9627.jpg|frame]]
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** [[Badass Abnormal]]: When on the Initiative [[Super Serum]].
** [[Badass Abnormal]]: When on the Initiative [[Super Serum]].
** [[Badass Normal]]: After being taken off the [[Super Serum]].
** [[Badass Normal]]: After being taken off the [[Super Serum]].
* [[Battle Couple]]: Riley is eager to form one with Buffy, but she finds his lack of superpowers cramps her style and his inability to measure up makes Riley feel inadequate even as a [[Love Interest]]. When Riley returns for one episode ("[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S6 E15 As You Were|As You Were]]") in Season 6, he's married a [[Badass Normal]] [[Action Girl]], forming a new Battle Couple.
* [[Battle Couple]]: Riley is eager to form one with Buffy, but she finds his lack of superpowers cramps her style and his inability to measure up makes Riley feel inadequate even as a [[Love Interest]]. When Riley returns for one episode ("[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S6/E15 As You Were|As You Were]]") in Season 6, he's married a [[Badass Normal]] [[Action Girl]], forming a new Battle Couple.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: In Season 6 when he returns to find Buffy working in a dead-end job and sleeping with Spike, Riley refuses to condemn her for it, instead giving Buffy the encouragement to start pulling her life back together.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: In Season 6, when he returns to find Buffy working in a dead-end job and sleeping with Spike, Riley refuses to condemn her for it, instead giving Buffy the encouragement to start pulling her life back together.
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* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}: In the comics.
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** {{spoiler|Except not really. He was spying for Buffy.}}
* [[The Easy Way or the Hard Way]]: "We can do this the hard way, or the fatal way."
* [[The Easy Way or the Hard Way]]: "We can do this the hard way, or the fatal way."
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* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}: In the comics.
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** {{spoiler|Except not really. He was spying for Buffy}}.
* [[Fantastic Drug]]: Became addicted to having his blood sucked by vampire prostitutes. And no, that is not an [[Unusual Euphemism]].
* [[Fantastic Drug]]: Became addicted to having his blood sucked by vampire prostitutes. And no, that is not an [[Unusual Euphemism]].
* [[Farm Boy]]
* [[Farm Boy]]
* [[Feel No Pain]]: An eventual side-effect of Professor Walsh's experiments, though the strain it put on his body led to a [[Hollywood Heart Attack]].
* [[Feel No Pain]]: An eventual side-effect of Professor Walsh's experiments, though the strain it put on his body led to a [[Hollywood Heart Attack]].
* [[The Generic Guy]]
* [[The Generic Guy]]
* [[Good Looking Privates]]
* [[Good-Looking Privates]]
* [[Good People Have Good Sex]]: Accidentally sleeping with Faith (in Buffy guise). His tenderness is so alien to her that she nearly [[Freak-Out|freaks out]].
* [[Good People Have Good Sex]]: Accidentally sleeping with Faith (in Buffy guise). His tenderness is so alien to her that she nearly [[Freak-Out|freaks out]].
* [[Happily Married]]: After returning in Season 6.
* [[Happily Married]]: After returning in Season 6.
* [[Love Interest]]
* [[Love Interest]]
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}: In the comics.
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}: In the comics.
** {{spoiler|[[Reverse Mole]], actually.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Reverse Mole]], actually}}.
* [[Put on a Bus to Hell]]
* [[Put on a Bus to Hell]]
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: "As You Were".
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: "As You Were".
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* [[Wham! Line]]: "But she doesn't love me."
* [[Wham! Line]]: "But she doesn't love me."


=== Dawn Summers (Michelle Trachtenberg) ===
== Dawn Summers (Michelle Trachtenberg) ==


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[[File:dawn_trach_7295.jpg|frame]]
{{quote|"''We destroyed [[The Mall]]? ...I fought on the wrong side.''"}}
{{quote|"''We destroyed [[The Mall]]? ...I fought on the wrong side.''"}}


Buffy's younger sister who was [[Cosmic Retcon|Cosmic Retconned]] into existence in Season 5. Was actually a [[MacGuffin|Key]] that could open dimensional barriers. Spent two seasons as [[The Chick]] before becoming [[The Smart Guy]].
Buffy's younger sister who was [[Cosmic Retcon]]ned into existence in Season 5. Was actually a [[MacGuffin|Key]] that could open dimensional barriers. Spent two seasons as [[The Chick]] before becoming [[The Smart Guy]].
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* [[Age-Appropriate Angst]]: Or so Joss thought, which is why he "scratched his head" when viewer response wasn't ideal. He later admitted the writers were "hitting the same note" with Dawn in Seasons 5-6.
* [[Age-Appropriate Angst]]: Or so Joss thought, which is why he "scratched his head" when viewer response wasn't ideal. He later admitted the writers were "hitting the same note" with Dawn in Seasons 5-6.
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* [[Break the Cutie]]: Pretty much all of Season 5.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Pretty much all of Season 5.
* [[The Chick]]
* [[The Chick]]
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* [[Cousin Oliver]]
* [[Cosmic Retcon]]
* [[Cosmic Retcon]]
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* [[Cousin Oliver]]
* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: While being a giant and centaurette were annoying to her, she at acknowledged they had some good points. Being turing into a doll though... not so much.
* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: While being a giant and centaurette were annoying to her, she at acknowledged they had some good points. Being turning into a doll though... not so much.
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Considering how much the show made use of it, Dawn was a pleasant aversion; Michelle Trachtenberg started playing the 14-year-old at 14. Probably done to ensure that she would look younger than her sister.
** Ironically, she became taller than her by Season 7.
* [[Freak-Out]]: After learning she's the Key.
* [[Freak-Out]]: After learning she's the Key.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: In Season 8.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: In Season 8.
* [[Has Two Mommies]]: As part of the [[Cosmic Retcon]], it's stated that she spends the night at Willow and Tara's place whenever she gets upset. Later they semi-adopt her {{spoiler|when Buffy dies}} and move into her mom's old bedroom. Even when Willow and Tara separate early Season 6, Tara goes out of her way to assure Dawn, "This has nothing to do with you. You know we both still love you." Also, in Season 8, she directly says that Willow is like her mother.
* [[Has Two Mommies]]: As part of the [[Cosmic Retcon]], it's stated that she spends the night at Willow and Tara's place whenever she gets upset. Later they semi-adopt her {{spoiler|when Buffy dies}} and move into her mom's old bedroom. Even when Willow and Tara separate early Season 6, Tara goes out of her way to assure Dawn, "This has nothing to do with you. You know we both still love you." Also in Season 8, she directly says that Willow is like her mother.
* [[I Just Want to Be Special]]
* [[I Just Want to Be Special]]
* [[Incest Subtext]]: With her adopted mother, she shows signs of this. She wants Willow and Tara to teach her the stuff they do together, [[Les Yay|and is promptly told to go to her room]]. In another episode, Willow is perving on a girl dancing, to discover it was Dawn.
* [[Incest Subtext]]: With her adopted mother, she shows signs of this. She wants Willow and Tara to teach her the stuff they do together, [[Les Yay|and is promptly told to go to her room]]. In another episode, Willow is perverting on a girl dancing, to discover it was Dawn.
** Not to mention she has this vibe with her own sister.
** Not to mention she has this vibe with her own sister.
* [[The Load]]: [[Lampshaded]] in Season 6.
* [[The Load]]: [[Lampshaded]] in Season 6.
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* [[Sticky Fingers]]
* [[Sticky Fingers]]
* [[The Team Wannabe]]
* [[The Team Wannabe]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: In Season 7 (technically starting in the season 6 finale).
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: In Season 7 (technically starting in the Season 6 finale).
* [[Wham! Line]]: Dawn has a couple, inadvertently or otherwise. Like when talking to Riley about Buffy's relationship with Angel:
* [[Wham! Line]]: Dawn has a couple, inadvertently or otherwise. Like when talking to Riley about Buffy's relationship with Angel:
{{quote|"Everyday was like the end of the world. She doesn't get worked up like that over you." }}
{{quote|"Everyday was like the end of the world. She doesn't get worked up like that over you."}}
** Or to her sister:
** Or to her sister:
{{quote|"Buffy, Spike's completely in love with you."}}
{{quote|"Buffy, Spike's completely in love with you."}}
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* [[Younger Than She Looks]]: A 14-year old girl who is more than [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]] and is technically no more than a few hours old when first introduced.
* [[Younger Than She Looks]]: A 14-year old girl who is more than [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]] and is technically no more than a few hours old when first introduced.


=== Tara Maclay ([[Amber Benson]]) ===
== Tara Maclay ([[Amber Benson]]) ==


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[[File:tara_benson_4152.jpg|frame]]
{{quote|''"I want my room to be Willow-friendly."''}}
{{quote|''"I want my room to be Willow-friendly."''}}


Willow's love interest in Seasons 4-6. Also a capable witch, and a lot wiser about her powers than Willow. {{spoiler|Killed off in Season 6}}. She and Willow are the longest-lasting lesbian couple in network television history, and one of the best known.
Willow's love interest in Seasons 4-6. Also a capable witch, and a lot wiser about her powers than Willow. {{spoiler|Killed off in Season 6}}. She and Willow were the longest-lasting lesbian couple in network television history as of the end of the series, and one of the best known.
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: As part of her family's misogynistic tyranny of the women of the clan, they told her she was half-demon her entire life and that if she ever left them for too long, she'd turn into a monster.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: As part of her family's misogynistic tyranny of the women of the clan, they told her she was half-demon her entire life and that if she ever left them for too long, she'd turn into a monster.
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* {{spoiler|[[Blood-Splattered Innocents]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Blood-Splattered Innocents]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bring Out Your Gay Dead]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bring Out Your Gay Dead]]}}
* [[Cure Your Gays]]: Parodied in "Once More, With Feeling."
* [[Cure Your Gays]]: Parodied in "Once More, With Feeling".
{{quote|"Oh my God, I'm cured! I want the boys!" (pretends to run off, only to collapse giggling into Willow's arms)}}
{{quote|"Oh my God, I'm cured! I want the boys!" (pretends to run off, only to collapse giggling into Willow's arms)}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Star Walking]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Star Walking]]}}
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* [[Hot Witch]]
* [[Hot Witch]]
* {{spoiler|[[Instant Death Bullet]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Instant Death Bullet]]}}
* [[Mind Rape]]: What Glory did in "Tough Love," and what Willow did in "All The Way."
* [[Mind Rape]]: What Glory did in "Tough Love", and what Willow did in "All The Way".
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* [[Nice Girl]]: The closest this series has to one. Stands out especially during Season 6.
* [[N-Word Privileges]]: In this cut scene from "Dead Things".
* [[N-Word Privileges]]: In this cut scene from "Dead Things".
{{quote|"Sweetie, I'm a fag. I've been there."}}
{{quote|"Sweetie, I'm a fag. I've been there."}}
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* [[Nice Girl]]: The closest this series has to one. Stands out especially during Season 6.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: For one episode.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: For one episode.
** {{spoiler|[[Dead Star Walking]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Dead Star Walking]]}}
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* [[Shrinking Violet]]
* [[Shrinking Violet]]
* [[Speech Impediment]]: Clearly an artifact of her abusive childhood, as it gets worse when her family comes to town, but [[Stutter Stop|almost disappears]] once she gains more confidence in herself.
* [[Speech Impediment]]: Clearly an artifact of her abusive childhood, as it gets worse when her family comes to town, but [[Stutter Stop|almost disappears]] once she gains more confidence in herself.
* {{spoiler|[[Stuffed Into the Fridge]]: ''Twice''.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Stuffed Into the Fridge]]: ''Twice''}}.
* [[Team Mom]]: Evolves into this during Seasons 5 and 6, thanks to her maturity {{spoiler|and needed after Joyce's death.}}
* [[Team Mom]]: Evolves into this during Seasons 5 and 6, thanks to her maturity {{spoiler|and needed after Joyce's death}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Too Good for This Sinful Earth]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Too Good for This Sinful Earth]]}}
* [[Wham! Line]]: If you thought Willow and Tara were "just friends"...
* [[Wham! Line]]: If you thought Willow and Tara were "just friends"...
{{quote|'''Tara''': I am, you know.
{{quote|'''Tara''': I am, you know.
'''Willow''': What?
'''Willow''': What?
'''Tara''': Yours. }}
'''Tara''': Yours.}}
* [[White Sheep]]
* [[White Sheep]]
* [[Wise Beyond Her Years]]: Despite being the most innocent of the Scoobies, Tara takes the revelation of {{spoiler|Joyce's death}} much more like an adult than any other member of the gang. We later learn it's because {{spoiler|her own mother died when she was 17, so she's been through this before}}.
* [[Wise Beyond Her Years]]: Despite being the most innocent of the Scoobies, Tara takes the revelation of {{spoiler|Joyce's death}} much more like an adult than any other member of the gang. We later learn it's because {{spoiler|her own mother died when she was 17, so she's been through this before}}.


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Buffy Anne Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar)

"Cool! Crossbow! Check out these babies. Goodbye stakes, hello flying fatality."

The Slayer, main character, and leader of the Scooby Gang (except when she was absent or dead). Started out as a reluctant Slayer, but grew to accept her destiny. For much of the show's run, she was the only really combat-capable character. Died twice.

  • Action Girl
  • All Girls Want Bad Boys: Lampshaded by Buffy herself in "Something Blue" when she worries that a nice, safe relationship would lack the intensity. She falls in love with both Angel and Spike, but her Dogged Nice Guy boyfriend Riley Finn ends up leaving because Buffy doesn't love him as much as he loves her.
    • Deconstructed by Spike in "Never Leave Me".

"You like men who hurt you. You need the pain we cause you. You need the hate. You need it to do your job, to be the Slayer."

"Dates are things normal girls have. Girls who have time to think about nail polish and facials. You know what I think about? Ambush tactics. Beheading. Not exactly the stuff dreams are made of."

Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan)

"You're the Slayer and we're, like, the Slayerettes!"

Buffy's best friend. Started out as The Smart Guy, but eventually became an extremely powerful witch. Came out in Season 4, and is one of the most recognized lesbian characters in fiction.

Xander: You need a life in the worst way.

Willow: It's a little binding. I guess vampires really don't have to breathe. Gosh look at those.

Vamp Willow (looking Willow over): Well, look at me. I'm all fuzzy.

  • Teen Genius
  • Tempting Fate: Almost a Running Gag with her.
    • "Dead Man's Party": Talking about it isn't helping. We might as well try some violence. (zombies crash into the house)
    • "Beer Bad": Men haven't changed since the beginning of time. (cavemen burst in)
    • "Triangle": I wish Buffy were here. (Buffy enters)
    • "Two to Go": There's no one on this earth who has the power to stop me now. (Giles blasts her with a fireball)
  • Trademark Favorite Food: Mocha coffee.
  • Tragic Womance: Her refusal to lose Buffy pushes her to take more risks with magic than ever before. The resurrection leaves her so high off success that she responds to Giles's concern with threats, setting most of her season six arc into motion.
  • Unlucky Childhood Friend:
    • Completely subverted in that when she and Xander do get together, she decides she doesn't want him. Then, when she was in a rut with Oz, she discovered that she prefers Tara. She actually has a tendency to make the other person the Unlucky Childhood Friend.
  • Unstoppable Rage: Willow goes into one when Glory sucks Tara's mind, and again when Warren shoots and kills Tara.
  • Villainous Widow's Peak: Willow wears one naturally. It becomes this once she morphs into Dark Willow.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: In Season 6, Dawn slaps her after almost killing her in a car crash and Tara leaves her after she screwed with Tara's head.
    • Tara left her because she promised to not do magic for a week but couldn't last even a day.
      • And the Mind Rape, and take into consideration that Glory did something similar to Tara in Season 5.
  • Why Did It Have to Be Frogs?: Suffers from Ranidaphobia.
  • You Are in Command Now: Took charge of the Scoobies when Buffy was absent or incapacitated; most notably between Seasons 2-3 and 5-6.


Alexander LaVelle "Xander" Harris (Nicholas Brendon)

"I don't like vampires. I'm gonna take a stand and say they're not good."

Buffy's other best friend. Unlike Willow, Xander never gained any powers (apart from some military training). He had a crush on Buffy early on.

  • Abusive Parents: Not explicitly abusive per se, but they're definitely not loving parents. His father is also, at least verbally and emotionally, abusive of his mother.
  • Adorkable
  • Annoying Arrows
  • Author Avatar: According to Nicholas Brendan, his character is based on Joss Whedon in high school, which is why Xander "gets all the good lines". They also dress alike.
  • Badass Normal: This carpenter can dry-wall you into the next century!
  • Basement Dweller: In Season 4.
  • Beard of Sorrow: Grows one shortly after Renee's death in Season 8.
  • Body Motifs: Xander is the one who sees everything, so Caleb pokes out one of his eyes.
  • Book Dumb
  • Butt Monkey: Quite possibly the Trope Namer.
  • The Captain: Come Season 8, he's the de facto leader of the international Slayers' organization because of his uncanny ability to bring out the best in his girls. See The Heart below.
  • Cartwright Curse: Of his four major love interests, three are dead: Cordelia, Anya, and Renee, and all his other possible love interests turned out to be demons trying to kill him. Hopefully Dawn will have better luck.
  • Class Clown: His personality in the early seasons. In "The Prom", he complains about not winning the Class Clown award.
  • Combat Pragmatist: In a world where most people think they need to use swords, stakes, axes, and other similar melee weapons, Xander come up with the idea to use a rocket launcher to kill the Judge.
  • Cool Loser: To the point the trope could be named "The Xander". Despite continual and multiple accomplishments throughout his high school years (such as joining a varsity sports team, winning a championship, publicly saving the lives of other students, dating the head cheerleader) any single one of which would normally result in at least some kind of popularity boost for a student, Xander not only maintains an absolute zero social status but substantially reduces the social status of anyone else who is regularly seen associating with him.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
  • A Day in the Limelight: Several, perhaps most notably "The Zeppo".
  • Deadpan Snarker: Even among an entire cast of snarkers, Xander reigns supreme.
  • Easy Amnesia: Exploited. After Xander is possessed by hyenas, he tells Buffy and Willow he has no memory of it, but when Giles confronts him, he confesses that he was lying so he wouldn't have to talk about it.
    • In Season 2, he inadvertently reveals he was lying.
  • Embarrassing Middle Name
  • Even Nerds Have Standards: His interactions with Andrew Wells.
  • Eyepatch of Power: After he loses his eye in Season 7.
  • Eye Scream: See above.
  • The Face: He lacks the supernatural powers of his teammates, but is best friends with Buffy and Willow to the end. His storylines tends to revolve around interpersonal relationships, and, as the most consistent of the Scooby Gang, he interacts with everyone.
    • The Heart: It's made clear more than once that Xander's strength doesn't lie in battle or conjuring spells, but in his interpersonal skills which hold the group together and keep them sane despite all the insanity swirling around them. He brought Willow back from the brink by telling her he loved her.
  • Fatal Attractor: All of his dates are demons. All of them.
    • In the last season, it is revealed that he and Willow devised a secret phone code for "My date's a demon who's trying to kill me."
  • Hopeless Suitor In the first season.
  • Hormone-Addled Teenager:

Cordelia: Does looking at guns make you wanna have sex?
Xander: I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me wanna have sex.

    • And when Buffy reads his mind:

"What am I going to do? I think about sex all the time. Sex. Help. Four times five is thirty. Five times six is thirty-two... Naked girls. Naked women. Naked Buffy. Oh, stop me."

Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head)

"You're not, by any chance, betraying your secret identity just to impress, um, cute boys, are you?"

Buffy's Watcher. Very British. Originally just Mr. Exposition, turned out to have quite a past. Also played Team Dad to the Scoobies.

"'Do you like my mask? Isn't it pretty? It raises the dead.' Americans!"

""I know I'm back in America now; I've been knocked unconscious."

  • Heel Face Turn: Pre-series, he used to be pretty much evil in his younger days, practicing dark magic and stuff like that and and was known as Ripper.
  • Helping Would Be Killstealing: Giles in the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He chose to abandon Buffy because he felt that she was limiting herself by clinging to him in a immature way. In principle, he had good reasons, but he chose to make his stand right in the middle of a crisis, and forbade everyone else from helping Buffy. That can only vaguely be justified by him following musical logic at the time.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Giles got between a Twilight possessed Angel and Buffy as they fought near the Seed of Wonder, wielding the Scythe to try and destroy the Seed himself and end Twilight's invasion of Earth, or get killed by Twilight and give Buffy the motivation she needed to take the Scythe and end things herself.
  • Hopeless with Tech
  • Hot Librarian
  • I Am Very British: In the second episode, he asks Willow to "wrest more information from that dread machine... That was a bit...British."
  • I Did What I Had to Do
  • In-Series Nickname: "Ripper".
  • I Need a Freaking Drink: "It's all right... I have more scotch."
  • Killed Off for Real: In the comic, and in a way mirroring Jenny Calendar's death no less.
  • Laser-Guided Amnesia: While in London during Season 6, Giles did a spell to bind a demon, but it required him to lose the memory of one of the happiest days in his life. That day was the day he fell in love with Jenny Calendar, leaving him with a heartache that he felt would never go away, even though he had no idea what the memory was about.
  • Last-Name Basis: The only people who call him "Rupert" are his romantic interests and Spike.
  • Limited Wardrobe: A Watcher scoffs at fashion! One tweed suit is all you need.

Jenny: Do you own anything else?
Giles: Uh well, not as such, no.

"Because I've sworn to protect this sorry world, and sometimes that means doing what other people can't. What they shouldn't have to."

Giles: But that's the thrill of living on the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage! (Beat) ...Well, excuse me for finding the glass half-full.

Angel, né Liam (David Boreanaz)

"For a hundred years, I offered an ugly death to everyone I met, and I did it with a song in my heart."

Vampire cursed with a soul, and Buffy's first Love Interest. Loses his soul in Season 2, becoming a formidable Big Bad with a love of torture (both physical and psychological). Later got his own show.

He returned to Buffy in the Season 8 comics, and will be co-starring with Faith in an upcoming comic series called Angel and Faith.

Buffy: Skip it. I don't have a puppy, I don't want to know. Skip it.

  • Knight of Cerebus: Sort of. The previous villains certainly weren't harmless, but the show did become darker once Angelus was unleashed.
  • Large and In Charge: Angel's a pretty big guy. Good thing he's on our side! ...oh, wait.
  • Loophole Abuse: He gets into the high school to kill Jenny Calendar using this: Vampires can only enter buildings by the personal invitation of the owner or the owner's family, but apparently the sign above the school, which reads "Enter, all ye who seek knowledge" in Latin, qualifies as an invitation.
  • Love Interest: To Buffy.
  • Love Makes You Evil: Literally.
  • Manipulative Bastard
  • Mayfly-December Romance
  • Mind Rape: His specialty. What he did to Drusilla is much, much worse. Actually, Angelus arguably crossed the line from the start by massacring his entire hometown, family included.
  • Mr. Fanservice: He really is something to look at, and he's often chained up and shirtless. He's even been tortured by a vampire dominatrix more than once.
  • Mysterious Protector
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Creating the Twilight dimension by screwing Buffy, which let thousands of demons invade Earth, which resulted in the destruction of the Seed of Wonder and removed all magic from the world.
  • Not Himself: When he loses his soul after having sex with Buffy.
  • Of Corpse He's Alive: Any fool can eat somebody. Angelus likes to make art with the corpse afterward. He infamously posed Jenny Calender like a doll in Giles' bed (staging the scene to resemble a romantic interlude), and tricked a man into thinking his slain sons were still "asleep".
  • Omnicidal Maniac
  • Politically-Incorrect Villain: Angelus' constant jibes at the wheelchair-bound Spike. He's got a million of 'em, ladies and gentlemen.
  • Psychotic Smirk
  • Redemption Equals Death: Just as he casts off the Angelus persona, Buffy runs him through with a sword and he gets pulled into Hell by Acathla.
  • Reduced to Ratburgers: By the time Whistler found him, Angel was homeless and scrounging off of rat blood (to add insult to injury, he has difficulty catching one).
  • Rescue Romance: Strikes one up with Buffy, in Season One.
  • Restraining Bolt: One moment of bliss will turn him psychotic.
  • Shirtless Scene: The man likes his tai chi.
  • Shoo Out the Clowns: Poor Spike is left to rot in a wheelchair while the significantly less cuddly Angelus steals the spotlight.
  • Sidekick Graduations Stick
  • Spiky Hair
  • Stalking Is Love: Angel has definite tendencies in that direction, in both his evil and not-evil incarnations.
    • He actually met and fell in love with Buffy when she was 15. He then stalked her for a year before revealing himself.
    • And he's still up it on the fifth season of Angel, despite being burdened with a desk job (he has "a source" keeping tabs on her in Italy)!
  • Star-Crossed Lovers: With Buffy.
  • Stealth Hi Bye

Xander: Okay, that's it. I'm putting a collar with a little bell around that guy.

  • Suicide by Sunlight: Attempted.
  • Terms of Endangerment: You can always tell when he's crazy because he refers to Buffy as "Buff".
  • Token Heroic Orc
  • Tragic Monster
  • Vegetarian Vampire
  • Villain Cred: Even the Master held Angelus in high regard, intending to appoint him Dragon. The Mayor was keen to have Angelus on his team, as well.
  • Warrior Poet: More like a warrior man of letters—well-read, multilingual and a talented artist.
  • Weak but Skilled: As far as credible villains go, Angelus is not that much stronger than normal vampires. He's been in the game for two hundred years though, with his greatest asset (aside from a viciousness that would make The Joker proud) being his mind, which he uses to full effect.
  • "Well Done, Son" Guy: As a human, Liam was held in contempt by his father, who believed that his son would never amount to being anything else but being a lazy, promiscuous drunk. When he became Angelus, he sat out to prove his father wrong by making a name for himself, namely by becoming the most famboyantly sadistic vampire ever recorded in human history.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: After he gets exposed as Twilight, everybody has this reaction to him, especially after it is revealed he was an Unwitting Pawn to a evil dimension trying to end the world. After he gets possessed by the real Twilight and kills Giles and Buffy is forced to destroy the Seed of Wonder is destroyed to stop the destruction of the world, the only ones willing to associate with Angel and not try to kill him are Buffy and Faith, and Buffy doesn't even want to be around him anymore.
  • Who Wants to Live Forever?

Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter)

"Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass."

Started out as the Alpha Bitch, before joining the Scooby Gang and eventually being spun off to Angel.

"Actually, I'm looking forward to it. I do well on standardized tests." (Beat) "What? I can't have layers?"

Xander: You're talking about messing with powerful magic, and you're weak.
Willow: I'm okay.
Xander: You don't look okay. (to Cordelia) Does she?
Cordelia: You should listen to him. The hair, it's so flat, and the lips...

Anya, née Aud (Emma Caulfield)

" I was feared and worshipped across the mortal globe and now I'm stuck at Sunnydale High. A mortal! A child! And I'm flunking math."

Originally a 1,120-year-old vengeance demon who lost her powers and eventually joined the Scooby Gang. Was a Love Interest for Xander for three seasons before their relationship ended, and she went back to being a Vengeance Demon. Lost her powers and rejoined the Scoobies in early Season 7.

  • Annoying Younger Sibling: Her relationship with Willow is meant to be like this; despite being thousands of years older than Willow, she's more naive and immature, which Willow is frequently annoyed by.
  • Ascended Extra: Originally intended as a one-shot character for "The Wish".
  • Badass: When a vengeance demon. However, she did kill a few demons and vampires as a normal human.
  • Being Evil Sucks
  • Break the Cutie: From "Hell's Bells" on.
  • Brutal Honesty: "I hate us! Everybody's so *nice*. Nobody says what's on their mind."
  • Cannot Tell a Joke: Though, with little doubt, she's the funniest character from Season 4 onwards.

Anya: OK. A man walks in to the office of a doctor. He's wearing on his head-- um, oh wait, there's a duck. Is that right?
Heckler: YOU SUCK!
Anya: Quiet! You'll miss the humorous conclusion.

Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (Seth Green)

"Huh. A werewolf in love."

Guitarist for a local band who became a werewolf, as well as Willow's boyfriend. Left in early Season 4. Nigh-impossible to faze. In the comics, he married a fellow werewolf with whom he had a son. Together they teach other werewolves to conquer their demons. He later assisted the Slayer Organization during the Twilight crisis.

Spike, né William Pratt (James Marsters)

"I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it."

British vampire who served as the villain for early Season 2. Was planned to die, but his status as Ensemble Darkhorse saved him. He showed up in one episode in Season 3 before returning for good in Season 4. Had a chip in his head that prevented him from hurting humans, so he joined up with the Scoobies for survival and so he could get his kicks by fighting demons. Eventually fell in love with Buffy, and had a twisted relationship with her in Season 6. Got a soul at the end of Season 6 and made a Heroic Sacrifice in the finale. Reappeared on Angel. He is Tropetastic.

"I know it looks like a closet but it's a room now."

Joyce: Honey, did you somehow, unintentionally, lead him on in any way? Send him signals?
Buffy: Well, I do beat him up a lot. For Spike, that's like third base.

Spike: I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.

"Effulgent"?

  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Spike was initially demoted to comic relief as a way of filling the gap left by Cordelia. Joss felt the absence of both Cordy and Oz left the heroes without a dissenting voice.
  • There Is Another: Spike gradually takes on 'Angel' mantle in Seasons 5-7, whereupon he get treated to guilt, hallucinations, eating rats—the works.

Robin Wood: Because the military gave him a soul?

Spike to Buffy, after he's caught lurking outside her house: "And I never really liked you anyway, and and you have stupid hair (Beat) [Leaves]."

Spike: "So you'll give me what I want. Make me what I was. So Buffy can get what she deserves."
Demon: "Very well. We will return...your soul."

Glory (about Spike): What the hell is that, and why is its hair that color?

Riley Finn (Marc Blucas)

"So, what have you got going on tonight?"
"Patrolling."
"Patrolling?."

"..Petroleum."
—Riley and Buffy

Initiative soldier and Buffy's Love Interest in Season 4 (and early Season 5). Put on a Bus, but came back for an episode in Season 6, and later on a recurring basis in the comics.

Dawn Summers (Michelle Trachtenberg)

"We destroyed The Mall? ...I fought on the wrong side."

Buffy's younger sister who was Cosmic Retconned into existence in Season 5. Was actually a Key that could open dimensional barriers. Spent two seasons as The Chick before becoming The Smart Guy.

"Dawn's in trouble. Must be Tuesday."

"Everyday was like the end of the world. She doesn't get worked up like that over you."

    • Or to her sister:

"Buffy, Spike's completely in love with you."

Tara Maclay (Amber Benson)

"I want my room to be Willow-friendly."

Willow's love interest in Seasons 4-6. Also a capable witch, and a lot wiser about her powers than Willow. Killed off in Season 6. She and Willow were the longest-lasting lesbian couple in network television history as of the end of the series, and one of the best known.

"Oh my God, I'm cured! I want the boys!" (pretends to run off, only to collapse giggling into Willow's arms)

Joss: Yeah... this is porn.

"Sweetie, I'm a fag. I've been there."

Tara: I am, you know.
Willow: What?
Tara: Yours.

  • White Sheep
  • Wise Beyond Her Years: Despite being the most innocent of the Scoobies, Tara takes the revelation of Joyce's death much more like an adult than any other member of the gang. We later learn it's because her own mother died when she was 17, so she's been through this before.
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