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 …

Aura was a friend of Cordelia who discovered a body in her locker - the first victim Buffy saw at her new school in Welcome to the Hellmouth. The character is heard in the Angel episode ‘RM W/A VU’ when Cordelia talks to her on the phone.

Barney was an empath demon who tricked Cordelia and Angel into believing he was in danger from a rogue demon hunter - Wesley. His actual job was to find demons and others with “special gifts” to be auctioned off to the highest bidders. He attempted to sell Cordelia’s eyes and …

Buffy became the Slayer in 1996, which turned her life around completely. She was expelled from Hemery High School for burning down the gym (which was full of vampires). Buffy and her mother moved to Sunnydale where she met her new Watcher, Rupert Giles, and her friends Willow and Xander …

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 …

Darla was a vampire who was sired by the Master and became a member of his brethren. Her time on time on the show Buffy was short but her role was a pivotal one: she was the vampire who sired Angel. Darla and Angel were a pair for a few …

David Nabbit was a nerdy billionaire software developer who had become rich through his digital pager network. He first sought Angel for help from a blackmailer in War Zone. He attempted to befriend the gang at Angel Investigations, bored of his lifestyle, and feeling he wasn’t leading a real life …

Dennis was murdered by his mother, Maude, and his spirit trapped into an apartment Cordelia later moved into. Cordy vanquished the ghost of Maude and released Dennis, who became her ghostly roommate. Dennis is very protective of Cordelia, becoming jealous of her dates, keeping her safe from intruders and …

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 …

Dr. Roland Meltzer was a severed-nerve specialist who had the ability to separate parts of his body and reattach them. He became obsessed with a patient of his, Melissa Burns after just one date, and used his talent to stalk her. Meltzer was destroyed by Angel in I Fall to …

Faith was chosen as a vampire slayer when Kendra died. She was tough, sexy and flirtatious and she and Buffy immediately found conflict with each other (Faith, Hope and Trick). Faith spent some time helping Buffy in her slaying work but felt overshadowed by the older slayer and became jealous …

Harriet was Doyle’s estranged wife. They met in their early 20s when volunteering at a soup kitchen and married quickly afterwards. They were the love of each others’ life, but their relationship was unable to survive Doyle discovering he was part-demon, and his subsequent depression. Harriet eventually left Doyle, and …

Jhiera is a princess from another dimension, in which women were castrated by the men, rendering them powerless and without a will. She was called ‘Bringer of Chaos’ for trying to help the women of her world escape slavery. Angel aided Jheira to save the women, despite being attracted to …

Kate Lockley was a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department. She first met Angel when working on a serial killer case at a single’s bar. The two made a connection, Kate came to trust Angel and the two aided each other in different cases. Kate began to find herself …