Adam was a secret experiment (human/demon/machine hybrid) made by Professor Maggie Walsh of the Initiative. He killed his maker then embarked on a mission to discover what he really was (The I in Team). Adam masterminded a giant battle between demons and the Initiative soldiers with massive casualties on both …

Amy was a friend of Willow’s at Junior High, and later got to know Buffy. Amy’s mother (Catherine Madison) practised dark magics (The Witch) and Amy later began to dabble in witchcraft. She helped Xander to create a love spell on Cordelia, which went wrong (Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered). She …

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 …

Anya first came to Sunnydale as Anyanka, a vengeance demon, but was made mortal when Giles destroyed her power source in The Wish. She began dating Xander, much to the astonishment of his friends. The two eventually decided to get married, though Xander left her at the altar in Hell’s …

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 …

Chaz was a college friend of Oz who helped to arrange a frat house Halloween party on campus. Chaz painted the Mark of Gachnar on the floor as a decoration, but it was activated when drops of Oz’s blood dripped onto the symbol. Gachnar then made everyone’s fears into reality. …

The Cheese Man was a bespectacled and enigmatic man with a passion for cheese slices. He showed up in each of the Scoobies dreams in Restless for no reason other than to confuse Buffy fans as to his meaning. He also appeared very briefly in Storyteller.

D’Hoffryn was head of the vengeance demons, with the power to make humans into demons, if they show enough talent. He monitors events on Earth from a demon dimension called Arashmaha. D’Hoffryn was responsible for making Anyanka and Halfrek vengeance demons, and offered to do so for Willow in Something …

Devon was a dumb but likeable lead singer with Oz’s band Dingoes Ate My Baby. Also Oz’s best friend, for some reason. He briefly dated Cordelia in season two’s Inca Mummy Girl and Halloween.

Dr Angleman was a doctor in the Initiative. He was the head of the Xenomorphic Behaviour Modification field at the Initiative, and helped Professor Walsh to create Adam. Angleman was killed by Adam in Goodbye, Iowa.

Eddie was a freshman at UC Sunnydale who met Buffy when they were both lost on campus. He always kept a copy of Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham with him as a comfort blanket. Eddie was turned into a vampire by Sunday’s gang and staked by Buffy in …

Ethan was an old college friend of Giles, or ‘Ripper’ as he called him. The two used to hang out, worshipping demons and creating dark magic spells. After Giles went on the straight and narrow, Ethan continued his bad ways. He occasionally came to Sunnydale to cause havoc, such as …

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 …

Father Gabriel was a clergyman in Sunnydale whose family dated back to the early 1800s. He knew a lot about the history of Sunnydale, leading to him being hanged by Hus in Pangs.

The First Slayer was a primal Aboriginal woman who was made into a Slayer by the Shadowmen. Her purpose was to defend man from demons. In Restless, the First Slayer’s spirit tried to kill Xander, Willow, Giles and Buffy in their sleep, because the enjoining spell that they performed in …