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Watchers' Council
In the fictional universe of the television series' ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel, a'' Watcher is a member of a secret organization of parapsychologists: "The Watchers' Council", which seeks to prepare the Slayer to fight demonic forces. A notable example of a Watcher is ''Buffy'' main character Rupert Giles. They are typically modelled after the fictional character Abraham Van Helsing from Bram Stoker's novel ''Dracula''. Description Watchers are devoted to tracking and fighting malevolent supernatural entities, particularly vampires, primarily by locating individuals with the talents required to combat such beings and emerge victorious. More specifically, Watchers are assigned to Slayers, girls who are part of a succession of mystically powered individuals destined to confront these foes. Upon a Slayer's demise, the next Slayer is called into duty and assigned a Watcher. The Watchers' Council trains new Watchers in a private school of sorts. In " Never Kill a B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffyverse
The ''Buffyverse'' or ''Slayerverse'' is a Multimedia franchise, media franchise centered on the supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel'', created by Joss Whedon. The term also refers to the shared fictional universe in which the TV series are set. Originally coined by fans of the series, it has since been used in the titles of published works, and adopted by Whedon. The ''Buffyverse'' is a setting in which supernatural phenomena exist, and supernatural evil can be challenged by people willing to fight against such forces. The franchise includes novels, comics, video games, and other media. Much of the licensed ''Buffyverse'' merchandise and media, while released officially, is not considered to be Buffyverse canon, canon within the universe. Construction The ''Buffyverse'' is a fictional construct created by hundreds of individual stories told through TV, novels, comics and other media. It be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watchers' Council
In the fictional universe of the television series' ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel, a'' Watcher is a member of a secret organization of parapsychologists: "The Watchers' Council", which seeks to prepare the Slayer to fight demonic forces. A notable example of a Watcher is ''Buffy'' main character Rupert Giles. They are typically modelled after the fictional character Abraham Van Helsing from Bram Stoker's novel ''Dracula''. Description Watchers are devoted to tracking and fighting malevolent supernatural entities, particularly vampires, primarily by locating individuals with the talents required to combat such beings and emerge victorious. More specifically, Watchers are assigned to Slayers, girls who are part of a succession of mystically powered individuals destined to confront these foes. Upon a Slayer's demise, the next Slayer is called into duty and assigned a Watcher. The Watchers' Council trains new Watchers in a private school of sorts. In " Never Kill a B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanctuary (Angel)
"Sanctuary" is the 19th episode of the first season of the American television series ''Angel''. Co-written by Tim Minear and series creator Joss Whedon and directed by Michael Lange, it was originally broadcast on May 2, 2000, on the WB network. In "Sanctuary", guest star Sarah Michelle Gellar returns as Buffy, who has come to Los Angeles seeking vengeance against Slayer Faith. Buffy is shocked to discover Angel is attempting to redeem Faith's violent nature, and Wesley is faced with a crisis of loyalties when the Watcher's Council assassins offer him reinstatement if he gives Faith over to them. Also, evil Wolfram & Hart lawyer Lindsey approaches Kate to help them take revenge on Faith and Angel. Nonetheless, Angel continues to help Faith even as Buffy, the Watcher's Council, and the LAPD try to take her down. Plot Following her attempt to make him kill her, Angel takes Faith to his apartment. In a brief, violent vision, Faith charges at Angel with a knife and cuts up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gift (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
"The Gift" is the season 5 finale, and the 100th episode, of the fantasy-horror television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003). The episode aired on The WB on May 22, 2001. The episode serves as the "WB Finale" of the series, as it moved to the UPN channel for the remainder of the series. In "The Gift", Buffy refuses to accept that her sister Dawn's death is the only way to defeat the hell-god Glory and prepares to do battle. In the end, she discovers the meaning of her "gift". Plot The Scooby Gang considers plans to foil Glory, but can only suggest killing Buffy's sister Dawn before Glory uses her in the ritual, which Buffy refuses to consider. Anya suggests using the Dagon Sphere, which repels and confuses Glory, and the hammer of Olaf the Troll. They hope to delay Glory until her deadline for completing the ritual has passed, preventing an apocalypse and making Dawn useless to her. As Buffy trains with Giles, she reveals to him that the First Slayer tol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkpoint (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
"Checkpoint" is episode 12 of season 5 of the television show ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. The episode aired on January 23, 2001 on The WB. The episode shows the Council testing Buffy's skills, while Glory plans to go through Buffy to get the Key. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that Glory is a god, not a demon. Plot The Scooby Gang discusses the Watcher (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Watchers' Council's impending visit to Sunnydale. Buffy recalls that her previous experiences with the Council put her life in danger, and wishes they would give her the information she needs. Glory is at her place, in obvious pain. Dreg and another demon bring her a mailman, who she drains of sanity to restore herself. The demons warn her that she is running out of time to use the key, but Glory assures them she will eliminate Buffy and get the Key. Jinx tells Ben that Glory wants information from him about Buffy. Ben beats up the demon. List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
Faith Lehane is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Played by actress Eliza Dushku, Faith was introduced in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3, third season of ''Buffy'' and was a focus of that season's overarching plot. She returned for shorter story arcs on ''Buffy'' and its spin-off, ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel''. The character's story is continued in the comic book series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'', and she also appears in apocrypha (fiction), apocryphal material such as other comic books and novels. Faith was set to receive her own spin-off television series after the final season of ''Buffy'', but Eliza Dushku declined the offer, and the series was never made. The character later co-stars in the 25-issue comic book ''Angel & Faith'' beginning in August 2011 under the banner of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine'', the story taking place mostly in London and the surrounding area. Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Kill A Boy On The First Date
"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" is the fifth episode of the first season of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. The episode aired on The WB on March 31, 1997. The episode was written by story editors Rob Des Hotel and Dean Batali, and directed by David Semel. Buffy tries to maintain some semblance of a normal teenage social life by opting for a hot date instead of helping Giles protect Sunnydale from a violent vampire prophecy. As she's blinded by love, Buffy ignores the signs of the dark forces aligning against her. Meanwhile, while Buffy's being romanced, The Master is plotting her demise by invoking the wrath of the "Anointed One," a great warrior vampire who is The Master's most powerful weapon against the slayer. Plot Owen asks Buffy out on a date at The Bronze. Giles has found out about a prophecy from the symbol on a ring they found in the cemetery. He is convinced that the Anointed One will rise that night, and so despite Buffy's protests, they spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire (Buffyverse)
In the fictional world of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and its spin-off series ''Angel'', a vampire is a unique variety of demon that can exist on the earthly plane only by inhabiting and animating a human corpse. In '' Fray'', a ''Buffy'' comic book spin-off set about a century in the future, vampires are also called "lurks". Description Vampires in the canonical ''Buffyverse'' differ significantly from their counterparts in the 1992 ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' movie. While the movie's vampires possess the ability to fly, maintain a relatively human appearance, and do not disintegrate into dust upon death, the canonical vampires introduced in the television series are portrayed as demonic spirits that inhabit human corpses. The canonical vampires (introduced in the first episode of the television series) are demonic spirits that inhabit human corpses. Because of their partly human nature, vampires are considered impure by other demons. According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracula
''Dracula'' is an 1897 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is Epistolary novel, related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. Harker flees after learning that Dracula is a vampire, and the Count moves to England and plagues the seaside town of Whitby. A small group, led by Abraham Van Helsing, hunts and kills him. The novel was mostly written in the 1890s, and Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes, drawing extensively from Folklore of Romania, folklore and History of Romania, history. Scholars have suggested various figures as the inspiration for Dracula, including the Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler and the Countess Elizabeth Báthory, but recent scholarship suggests otherwise. He probably found the name Dracula in Whitby's public l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Stoker
Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912), better known by his pen name Bram Stoker, was an Irish novelist who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel ''Dracula''. The book is widely considered a milestone in Vampire fiction, and one of the most famous classics of English literature. The primary antagonist of the novel, Count Dracula, is often ranked among the most iconic and best-known fictional figures of the entire Victorian era, and the character's popularity has led to over 700 adaptations for films, movies, plays, comics, video games, cartoons, stage performances, and other forms of media. Although he was the author of 12 mystery novels and novellas, Stoker's reputation as one of the most influential writers of Gothic horror fiction lies solely with ''Dracula''. During his life, he was better known as the personal assistant of the actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the West End's Lyceum Theatre, which Irving owned. Stoker was also a distant relative o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Van Helsing
Professor Abraham Van Helsing () is a fictional character from the 1897 gothic horror novel ''Dracula'' written by Bram Stoker. Van Helsing is a Dutch polymath doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the string of letters that follows his name: " MD, D.Ph., D.Litt., etc.", indicating a wealth of experience, education and expertise. He is a doctor, professor, lawyer, philosopher, scientist, and metaphysician. The character is best known through many adaptations of the story as a vampire slayer, monster hunter and the arch-nemesis of Count Dracula, and the prototypical and the archetypal parapsychologist in subsequent works of paranormal fiction. Some later works tell new stories about Van Helsing, while others, such as ''Dracula'' (2020) and '' I Woke Up a Vampire'' (2023) have characters that are his descendants. ''Dracula'' In the novel, Professor Van Helsing is called in by his former student, John Seward, to assist with the mys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slayer (Buffyverse)
A Slayer in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (both created by Joss Whedon), is a young woman bestowed by fate with supernatural powers and abilities that originate from the heart, soul, and spirit of a pure-demon. The opening narration in the Buffy series states "''In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.''" While they are commonly referred to as "Vampire Slayers" within the series, even by Watchers and vampires themselves, The Slayer operates as a defender of humanity against all supernatural threats. The reputation of the Slayer is well-known and revered even throughout other dimensions. The notion of the Slayer has been compared to the equivalent of a Demonic "Boogey-Man", incredibly feared and considered by most to be essentially unconquerable. Reception and analysis Rhonda Wilcox explains that the First Slayer was violated by the Shadow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
