Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

A Slayer, in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (both created by Joss Whedon), is a young woman bestowed (unwillingly) with mystical powers that originate from the heart, soul and spirit of a pure-demon, which gives her superhuman senses, strength, agility, resilience and speed in the fight against forces of darkness. She occasionally receives prophetic dreams in the few hours that she sleeps.

Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer race
First appearance"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992) (non-canon)
"Welcome to the Hellmouth" (1997)
Created byJoss Whedon
In-universe information
Other name(s)Vampire Slayer, The Chosen One, Potentials
Home worldBuffyverse
TypeFemale humans with powers
Distinctions
  • Prophetic dreaming
  • Ability to sense vampires and demons to an extent
  • Innate hand-to-hand and weapons combat skills
  • Superhuman strength
  • Superhuman speed and reflexes
  • Superhuman agility
  • Superhuman stamina
  • Superhuman durability
  • Superhuman accelerated healing
LeaderWatchers' Council

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, in the series, they are commonly referred to as "Vampire Slayers", even by Watchers and vampires themselves, the Slayer may operate as a defender against any and 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.

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