Angel was born Liam in Galway, Ireland and sired as a vampire by Darla in 1753. He then became known as Angelus and the two terrorized humankind, murdering and torturing anyone who crossed their path. Angel was then cursed by gypsies who ensoulled him, making him suffer horrible guilt over …

Charles Gunn was born in inner-city Los Angeles where he looked after his sister Alonna from a very young age. He became leader of a gang of street-fighters who protected their turf from vampires, which hardened him mentally and gave him great fighting strength and skill. Angel was unable to …

Cordelia was a vain and snobby cheerleader who constantly berated the Scoobies but eventually became a reluctant member of their group. She and Xander had a bizarre relationship, based entirely on lust rather than mutual respect, until she caught him kissing Willow (Lover’s Walk). She then became even bitchier to …

Doyle (full name Allen Francis Doyle) had a human mother and Brachen demon father. Doyle had the ability to morph between his human and demonic faces, something which didn’t occur until he was 21 years old. At that time, he was a school teacher and soup-kitchen volunteer, and married to …

Texan Winifred “Fred” Burkle, was a brilliant physicist and mathematician. In 1996, she was sucked into a dimensional portal to Pylea, Lorne’s home world, which was opened by Fred’s jealous college professor, Dr. Seidel. For five years she was a slave, which took a serious toll on her social skills, …

Lorne, also known as The Host, owned a demon/human karaoke bar and sanctuary called Caritas. His incredible singing voice and flamboyant ways were perfect for the bar - the setting of which also enabled him to help others, as he could ‘read’ them when they sang. When Cordelia was transported …

Spike was a vampire who teamed up with his insane girlfriend Drusilla to kill Buffy. He posed a real threat as he had previously killed two Slayers. Things started to go wrong for Spike. Dru left him, and he was captured by a secret Government agency who placed a chip …

Wesley was sent to Sunnydale as the replacement Watcher when Giles was fired. He was a weak man who was unable to control Buffy and Faith, who still relied on Giles. He eventually lost Faith altogether to the Mayor. His technique as a Watcher was terrible: he would give orders …