Angel ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer )

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Angel is a fictional character created by joss whedon and david greenwalt for the american television programs buffy the vampire slayer and its spin-off series angel. The character is portrayed by actor david boreanaz. As introduced in buffy in 1997, angel is a love interest for heroine buffy summers ( sarah michelle gellar ), a young woman whose destiny as " the slayer " is to fight the forces of evil, such as vampires and demons. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that angel is himself a vampire cursed with remorse and a human soul, which motivates him to assist buffy in her duties as slayer. The character's popularity led to the production of the spin-off angel, which follows the character's struggle towards redemption after moving to los angeles. In addition to the two television series, the character appears in the comic book continuations of both series, as well as much other expanded universe literature.

A "slaypire" was the result of a slayer turned vampire. This gave them physical attributes superior to most vampires and slayers, though with the same weaknesses as ordinary vampires. This was a controversial issue among the watchers council and there were a few rare cases where a slayer was sired: yuki makimura , simone doffler , tessa freer , and, temporarily, buffy summers.

In july 1992 the movie buffy the vampire slayer premiered. The script was written by joss whedon, but unfortunately the vision he had for the movie wasn’t the same as what it became. Producers and directors can take a script in a different direction than intended by the writer they might make the actors say their lines differently or even change things in the script. The movie became too much of a comedy and joss whedon had left the production before it was even finished feeling disillusioned by the outcome. (3).

Stacey abrams shocked social media when she sounded off on twitter last month about, not politics, but “ buffy the vampire slayer. ” the political powerhouse tweeted, “to be fair, angel was the right boyfriend for buffy coming into her power. Spike was the right man to be with as she became the power. ”.

Buffy the vampire slayer features many characters from the tv series. It is another of the rarest packs as it is old. This pack is compatible with angel. See also.

Here is every crossover between buffy the vampire slayer and angel. Joss whedon’s magnum opus starred sarah michelle gellar as the titular slayer and ran from 1997-2003. The popular series even spawned a spin-off centering on buffy’s former beau, angel (david boreanaz), the vampire with a soul seeking redemption for his past sins. While buffy the vampire slayer lasted seven seasons and ended on its own terms, angel was unceremoniously canceled before season 5 had even concluded.

Buffy the vampire slayer has been around for over 20 years, even longer if the 1992 movie is counted. The staying power of the series, which began as a cult hit, is extraordinary. There are many parts, stories, and characters in the buffyverse that fans still feel passionate about, even long after the last show aired its last episode. Yet if one element of the expansive story has endured (and is still constantly debated), it’s buffy’s love life.

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The popular fictional buffyverse established by tv series, buffy the vampire slayer and angel has led to attempts to develop more commercially viable programs set in the fictional 'buffyverse'. However some of these projects remain undeveloped for various reasons: sometimes, vital cast members may be unavailable; alternatively, studios and networks which would provide capital for the spinoffs might remain unconvinced that such projects are financially viable.

Wesley wyndam-pryce (also spelled wyndam-price and wyndham-price ) is a fictional character created by joss whedon for the television series buffy the vampire slayer and angel. Played by alexis denisof , wesley first appeared in the fourteenth episode of buffy's third season in 1999, appearing in nine episodes before moving over to spin-off series angel where he became a main character for all five seasons. Following angel's final season, the character's story is continued in the 2007 canonical comic book series angel: after the fall.

20th television wild horses couldn’t drag us away from the debate that stacey abrams reignited among “buffy the vampire slayer” fans earlier this month when the former georgia gubernatorial candidate endorsed spike (james marsters) over angel (david boreanaz) as the true love of buffy summers (sarah michelle gellar). And while many “buffy” alums and series creator joss whedon were quick to weigh in on whether buffy’s seasons 1-3 vampire boyfriend angel or later-years bloodsucking lover spike was her perfect match, angel himself had yet to take a side until speaking with thewrap monday ahead of wednesday’s two-hour season 4 premiere of “seal team. ”.

To paraphrase a classic buffy the vampire slayer exchange: no weapons, no friends, no hope. Take all that away, and what’s left? your ability to choose buffy’s perfect partner — angel or spike — in this throwback thursday poll. Joss whedon’s wb-turned-cw series premiered 20 years ago this week, and in celebration, we thought we’d decide the classic dilemma once and for all. Sure, there were other men who caught the chosen one’s eye here and there (how’s it hangin’, riley?), but any true fan knows that our girl’s heart only ever beat doubletime for these two fanged fellows.

Summary i don't know who, what, when, or where i am. I woke up in the woods with a crystal inside my pocket as my only clue. The sun burns my eyes, my throat has never felt so dry, and for some reason, the smells of blood and chocolate are driving me wild? au full-bodied teen wolf (post-season 4 or thereabouts. Not following canon story or timelines i. E. Allison is alive, no issac, no malia, derek is still pre-evolution, kira is in new york for fall break, buffy happened closer to teen wolf years. Basically, the timelines are frankenstein-ed, and just go with it, ok?) a spoonful of supernatural, a cup of vampire diaries, and a dash of buffy the vampire slayer universes/lore, and just a hint of real-world dylan o'brien. Cross-posted on fanfiction. Net.

Angel is an american television series, a spin-off from the television series buffy the vampire slayer. The series was created by buffy's creator, joss whedon , in collaboration with david greenwalt. It aired on the wb from october 5, 1999, to may 19, 2004, consisting of five seasons and 110 episodes. Like buffy, it was produced by whedon's production company, mutant enemy.

Political journalists are following the georgia runoff race closely. One of the key figures in that runoff for senate is stacey abrams. The 2018 governor candidate helped president-elect joe biden flip the state and her new georgia project is still working on the state politics. Online she started a debate among buffy, the vampire slayer fans and now angel actor david boreanaz has responded to her statement about angel and spike.

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Plot[ edit ] at school, anya asks xander to the prom. Later, buffy , willow , oz , and xander discuss prom plans, and dresses. Buffy's mother joyce visits angel at the mansion and tells him that he cannot get in the way of buffy's future, and that he will have to do something about it.

Edit source ] as it was announced only a week before its debut, the writer bryan edward hill revealed that the book had been codenamed "the tooth fairy" in emails and internal docs, in order to guarantee that the series would be a surprise. Meanwhile, the debut of angel in the buffy series was also being hidden with bogus covers for welcome back to the hellmouth, part four and " frenemies. ".

Photo credit: getty/wb after her efforts to flip her home state blue for the 2020 presidential election paid off last week, former georgia gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams turned her attention to flipping a different group: “buffy the vampire slayer” fans who think that sarah michelle gellar’s buffy summers belonged with angel (david boreanaz), not spike (james marsters). And it looks like she at least got the votes of the “buffy” cast and creator joss whedon himself.

Many academics were/are fans of buffy and devoted enough scholarly attention to it with papers, edited collections, and conferences that the term "buffy studies" was coined. See the encyclopedia of buffy studies ( archive link ). Some have accused the early buffy conferences of being fan conventions in disguise. The first international buffy conference, "blood, text & fears" was held in the uk before the series had finished, and before season 7 had aired in the uk. Guest speakers who referenced the season were often greeted by protests from fans who did not want to be spoiled. Screenings of the first three episodes from that season were in such high demand, that organizers struggled to find a room large enough to show them. Some also questioned the use of video clips and images to add weight to academic arguments. Academics were aware and sometimes uncomfortable with the fannishness of early buffy conferences. At the tennessee slayage conference in 2004, a spoiler policy was put in place as the series finale of angel had yet to air.

Angel: i bet half the kids down there are already awake. Lying in their beds sneaking downstairs waiting for day. Buffy: angel, please. I need for you to get inside. Th-there's only a few minutes left. Angel: i know. I can smell the sunrise long before it comes. Buffy: i don't have time to explain this. You just have to trust me. That thing that was haunting you angel: it wasn't haunting me. It was showing me. Buffy: showing you? angel: what i am. Buffy: were. Angel: and ever shall be. I wanted to know why i was back. Now i do. Buffy: you don't know. Some great evil takes credit for bringing you back and you buy it? you just give up? angel: i can't do it again, buffy. I can't become a killer. Buffy: then fight it. Angel: it's too hard. Buffy: angel, please, you have to get inside. Angel: it told me to kill you. You were in the dream. You know. It told me to lose my soul in you and become a monster again. Buffy: i know what it told you. What does it matter? angel: because i wanted to! because i want you so badly! i want to take comfort in you, and i know it'll cost me my soul, and a part of me doesn't care.

This studious discovery is by no means something credited to me, it's the lovely work of 'imblack21' at dh but i felt the need to share. It really warms a b/a lovers heart! ~~~~~~~~~~in the episode “angel” in which buffy and angel decide to walk away from each other, the song playing is “i’ll remember you”.

By its third season, angel had in place a cast that would serve it well. It just took a while to get there. 20th century fox television one good thing is vox’s recommendations feature. In each edition, find one more thing from the world of culture that we highly recommend. In the canon of shows created or co-created by joss whedon, angel might be the problem son. Buffy is more obviously perfect, firefly has that underdog charm, and dollhouse is the weirdo youngest child who does whatever she wants. Angel? angel hasn’t moved out of your basement. He broke your coffee table. He’s a little surly and all over the place, yes. But he has a good heart, ultimately, and you could never stay mad at him for long.

Angel (1999 TV series)

Joss whedon's iconic tv show, buffy the vampire slayer and its popular spin-off, angel , are two of his best and most popular works to date, but which show edges out the other in terms of being all-around better? buffy the vampire slayer started as a 1992 movie starring kristy swanson as the titular slayer, then moved to television on the wb network in 1997. Starring sarah michelle gellar as buffy summers, the slayer, the show followed buffy and her friends—known affectionately as the scooby gang—through their adventures in high school, college, and beyond. Equal parts supernatural drama and heartwarming coming-of-age tale, many fans grew up watching buffy and found themselves greatly identifying with the characters due to the lessons that the show taught about growing up, falling in love, heartbreak, loss, and much more. After season 3, david boreanaz—who played buffy's vampire boyfriend, angel— ended up departing buffy for his character's own spin-off series , which ran from 1999-2004 and totaled five seasons.

Some big changes in story result in some big changes in how characters are introduced. Drusilla, faith, and kenda all arrive much sooner in the boom! studios comic series than they do in the television show. Another major character and one of the best from angel , who shows up early is fred. Winnifred burkle doesn't appear on tv until the second season of the angel spinoff series but she has made her comic book debut very early in the boom! universe, becoming the second member of angel investigations.

Buffy: sarah michelle gellar played buffy the vampire slayer (image: getty) one couple that did end up together was xander (nicholas brendon) and dawn (michelle trachtenberg) and are raising their daughter joyce. At the end of both the comics and the tv series, buffy ended up with friends with her two romantic interests, vampires angel and spike.

If I set up a stage right now, would you debate Stacey Abrams about Angel and Spike?

Thanks to alyson hannigan , the longstanding debate of who was the better boyfriend for buffy ( sarah michelle gellar ) on buffy the vampire slayer has finally been settled. On wednesday, the former buffy the vampire slayer star — hannigan played buffy's bff willow throughout the entire run — weighed in on the fan-favorite angel (david boreanaz) vs. Spike (james marsters) topic on twitter. She was inspired to do so after politician stacey abrams, whose efforts helped turn georgia blue for the presidential election and has previously referenced the series while discussing politics, shared her own thoughts on the matter earlier in the week.

Would you ever want to play Angel again?

But boreanaz, who played angel, has a different opinion. “all due respect stacey abrams, i disagree," he told the wrap this week. "but you know, hey, you’re coming from the character’s mouth here. I think i’ll be the final word on it. ”"i mean, it’s pretty simple, right?" he continued. "let’s think about that for really a second. Your first love is your true love, your true love is your first love. End of story. ”.

The vampire (played by julie benz) was supposed to expire at the end of “the harvest” after willow doused her with holy water, but whedon kept her alive because he thought buffy and angel's romance would be more interesting if it was a triangle; darla, of course, was angel’s sire. She was eventually killed in episode seven, but would continue to pop up in other episodes—and in the spin-off show, angel—from time to time.

Here is every buffy the vampire slayer character who was better on the spin-off series, angel. Buffy’s groundbreaking run aired from 1997-2003, spawning a show that focused on angel, the slayer’s former flame. Played by david boreanaz , angel was an integral part of buffy the vampire slayer from the beginning. After being cursed with a soul, the vampire was determined to spend the rest of his immortal life atoning for his multitude of past sins. He was both the slayer’s brooding beau and - thanks to a loophole in that curse - one of the show's "big bads" as angelus. Doing what he believed was best for buffy, angel left sunnydale at the end of season 3 and headed to los angeles. Once there, he tried his hand at being a paranormal private investigator and formed a scooby gang of his own.

Darla is a recurring fictional character created by joss whedon and played by julie benz in the first , second , and fifth seasons of the american supernatural television series buffy the vampire slayer. The character later appeared in the buffy spin-off series angel , making at least one appearance in every season. She made her last television appearance in 2004, appearing as a special guest star in the fifth and final season of angel.

What it was about: angel has taken over wolfram & hart, attorneys at law, and he has to play nice with all of the evil demons and creatures of the underworld. Lorne has organized a halloween party with precious little assistance from the team and has had his sleep removed to help him cope. As an empath demon his subconscious manifests as a killer beast, and everyone around him starts doing his unwitting bidding, to hilarious and yet deadly effect.

Angel & buffy by cahduhcahduh reviews a demon has arrived in sd with plans to kill the slayer. Of course they don't want to kill her off immediately, they want to have fun as they control the scooby gang (as well as angel, straight from la) to play out romeo and juliet, with the famous ending.

Spike, played by james marsters , is a fictional character created by joss whedon for the television series buffy the vampire slayer and angel. Spike is a vampire and played various roles on the shows, including villain , anti-hero , trickster and romantic interest. For marsters, the role as spike began a career in science fiction television , becoming "the obvious go-to guy for us cult [television]. " for creator whedon, spike is the "most fully developed" of his characters. The character was intended to be a brief villain, with whedon originally adamant to not have another major "romantic vampire" character like angel. Marsters says "spike was supposed to be dirty and evil, punk rock, and then dead. " however, the character ended up staying for the second season, and then returning in the fourth to replace cordelia as "the character who told buffy she was stupid and about to die. ".

Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Angel: Every Crossover Explained

Do you want to watch the interconnected tv shows buffy the vampire slayer and angel side by side, but you are not sure the best order to view them in to best take advantage of their many crossover stories and joint continuity? you are not alone. Noticing the lack of a definitive and spoiler-free episode viewing guide, we took the task upon ourselves to create one.

Hellmouth marks the epic crossover event between boom! studios buffy the vampire slayer and angel comics. Taking the place of buffy issues #8-12 and angel issues #5-8, the five issue hellmouth series shows our favorite vampire and vampire slayer finally teaming up. As the gates to the hellmouth open in sunnydale, the whole world falls under threat. Buffy and angel must team up to stop the hellmother from killing their friends and destroying the world.

― cordelia chase [src] angel/angelus - finding a human liam causing fights in taverns, darla was fascinated with his rebelliousness and was strongly attracted him. When liam confessed to her he'd like to explore the world, darla seduced him and took the opportunity to sire him as a vampire. Having turned liam, who began calling himself angelus, they darla were lovers for over a century, darla even left the master to live with her "dear boy. " as angelus, he was fond of darla's ruthlessness and unpredictability, causing destruction and leaving countless death in their wake. However, neither had any true loyalty towards each other, as they frequently left the other to die on many occasions if it would save themselves. Their twisted romance continued until angelus was cursed with a soul by the kalderash clan. Darla was disgusted with him, and ended their relationship after threatening to kill him. Lost and confused, angel had originally sought to earn himself back into her good graces since she was all he had ever known, but could not find it in him to kill innocents anymore. He had only killed murderers and criminals, utterly repulsing darla with his sympathy for humanity. They would reunite years later in 1997 in sunnydale after finding a path as a champion of the people due to his strong affection for the slayer, buffy summers. Darla had attempted to twist him to give up on redemption and embrace his dark side, showing her disgust with his feelings for a slayer and taunting him by saying buffy would never be able to fully accept him. Ultimately, angel was forced to stake his sire in order to protect buffy, though it was later indicated he had carried a degree of guilt over it. Darla was later resurrected as a human by wolfram & hart , intending to destroy angel's high morals and drive him over the edge. Using a mystical powder to make her appear in his dreams, darla and angel had many dream encounters together. They were often depicted as sexual, but with a bizarre sense of affection between them. Darla also was able to manipulate the dreams into flashbacks of their past. Upon the realization that darla was resurrected, angel became obsessed with finding her. After attempting to frame him for the murder of a human, angel and darla had a confrontation near a convent. Angel's feelings for darla were established as being ambivalent, as he had threatened to kill her if she killed another innocent, but also ended up kissing her. Darla did her utmost to manipulate him into losing his soul with her through a "moment of pure happiness". However, angel mostly resisted and told her that while she had taught him many things, she never made him happy. When she referenced his relationship with buffy and the happiness he felt with her, angel was amused at her bitterness and told her that he could never have loved her during their relationship because he didn't have a soul. He informed her of the guilt she would feel eventually over her sins before darla escaped him. Angel became increasingly obsessed over darla, drawing several sketches of her in his room during his brooding. As he had predicted, darla began to feel the burden of her soul and could not come to terms with her horrible past. She had sought out angel for help since he was the only one who knew what she was feeling. Angel had accepted immediately, greatly sympathizing with his sire. However, when darla begged him to turn her into a vampire again to remove the guilt, angel objected. Darla was furious at his refusal, and told him to stay away from her. When darla was revealed to be dying of syphilis, angel went to extreme lengths to save her so that she would be given a second chance at life, trying to sway her from her desire to be a vampire again. Guided by lorne , angel took a dangerous life-or-death trial for her to be granted a second chance and was even willing to die himself if it meant darla would live again. Ultimately, this noble act granted darla a possible second chance, but it was too late for her since she had already been resurrected by supernatural means. Angel was furious and deeply distraught, blaming himself for her shortened life. After she had come to terms with her inevitable death, angel comforted her and promised he would be with her so she would not be alone for her death. However, lindsey suddenly appeared with drusilla, who turned her back into a vampire to have them be a "family" again; angel could only look on helplessly. He became determined to stake darla before she rose into a vampire, but was distracted by drusilla who briefly fought him. Darla had become a vampire again, attacked him, and left. While they were on different sides again, angel willingly locked the wolfram & hart lawyers to be fed on by darla and drusilla. Alienating himself from his team, he continually trained and was obsessed with finding where darla and drusilla were. When he eventually did find them, angel found he still wasn't able to stake darla because he still remembered her brief moments of humanity and how much pain she had been through. Managing to harden himself, he rigged his location when he found them again and set both darla and drusilla on fire with a cigarette and gasoline. Some weeks later, a vengeful darla would return to interfere with angel's plan to fight the senior partners. At the peak of ultimate despair, he forced himself on her in a desperate attempt to escape his depression and relinquish his soul. After kissing him for a while, darla pushed him away in anger and confusion. Angel threw her violently across the room and explained he was doing this because nothing mattered to him anymore. Darla stopped resisting and the two proceeded to have rough sex in his room. Angel would soon feel immense pain in his chest afterwards, echoing that of losing his soul the first time with buffy. Darla realized he had not become angelus after some hesitation and was infuriated. Angel explained that he had a "moment of perfect despair" and that's how it's always been with her. He also admitted that his earlier desperation to save her had more to do with himself than genuinely wanting to save darla, believing that since she had turned him into a monster it would prove he could be redeemed. Finding himself again, angel was grateful towards her and decided to spare her. However, he told darla that if she stayed in los angeles he would have to kill her. When darla became pregnant with his son, connor, she told angel that their son is "the only good thing" that they ever did together; she then staked herself in order to allow connor to be born.

Twentieth century fox at the end of buffy the vampire slayer's third season, buffy's vampire-with-a-soul boyfriend, angel, left for l. A. — and his own spin-off show. Luckily, for the buffy-angel shippers among us, that wasn't the last time the duo shared a screen. Over buffy's next four seasons and angel's five, sarah michelle gellar (buffy) would occassionally pop up on the spin-off and david boreanaz (angel) would head back to the show that sired his. Plus, a bunch of other characters from both shows would stop over too. Ahead, a ranking of those crossover episodes.

12 Angel Wasn't Originally Meant to Be a Vampire

The vampire who turned liam, angelus and darla were lovers for over a century, darla even leaving the master to live with her "dear boy". As angelus, he was fond of darla's ruthlessness and unpredictability, causing destruction and countless death in their wake. However, neither had any true loyalty towards each other, as they frequently left the other to die on many occasions if it would save themselves. Their twisted romance continued until angelus was cursed with a soul by the clan kalderash. Darla was disgusted with him, and ended their relationship after threatening to kill him. Lost and confused, angel had originally sought to earn himself back in her good graces since she was all he had ever known, but could not find it in him to kill innocents anymore. He had only killed robbers and morally wrong criminals, utterly repulsing darla with his sympathy for humanity.

After the four year epic that was season 8, whedon and dark horse decided to go back to basics with buffy the vampire slayer season 9. By the time season 9 kicked off, the rights to angel had reverted to dark horse comics, which meant that buffy, angel, and spike were all under the same publisher again. That meant that instead of publishing a single 40-issue series, dark horse was able to mimic the buffy the vampire slayer and angel spinoff dynamic by launching two core season 9 series, buffy the vampire slayer season 9 and angel & faith, both with whedon executive producing.

6 Buffy, Specifically, is What Made Angel Lose His Soul

After surviving being imprisoned in a coffin at the bottom of the ocean by his son connor, angel would then lose his soul after a ritual forces him to experience a moment of happiness and turn him into angelus. Related: 10 best comics to read if you loved buffy the vampire slayer

cordelia chase is a fictional character created by joss whedon for the television series buffy the vampire slayer ; she also appeared on buffy's spin-off series, angel. Portrayed by charisma carpenter , the character appears as a series regular in the first three seasons of buffy, before leaving the show and becoming a series regular during the first four seasons of angel. The character made her last television appearance in 2004, appearing as a special guest star in angel's 100th episode. Cordelia also appears in both canonical and apocryphal buffy and angel material such as comic books and novels.

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Creator of buffy the vampire slayer joss whedon agrees with stacey abrams on angel and spike's relationships. Buffy is widely considered a standout in the supernatural genre, paving the way for shows seen on the cw and other networks. The show focused on sarah michelle gellar as the title slayer or "chosen one. " throughout the show's seven season run, buffy is assisted by her friends xander (nicholas brendon) and willow (alyson hannigan), along with many others. Buffy the vampire slayer catapulted whedon to stardom. It was also successful enough to launch a spinoff series, angel, which ran for five seasons of its own.

Drusilla, or dru, is a fictional character created by joss whedon and david greenwalt for the american television series , buffy the vampire slayer and angel. The character is portrayed by american actress juliet landau. Drusilla is introduced alongside her lover spike ( james marsters ) in the second season of buffy the vampire slayer to serve as new antagonists to the series' heroine, vampire slayer buffy summers ( sarah michelle gellar ) and alongside darla ( julie benz ) and wolfram & hart as the main antagonist of the second season of angel. In contrast to the series' previous central villain , the ancient and ceremonious master ( mark metcalf ), spike and dru were introduced as a more unconventional but equally dangerous pair of vampires.

The actor was first introduced in the hit show’s first season as angel , the vampire love interest of sarah michelle gellar 's lead character. Angel eventually left the show to join his own spin-off series, which paved the way for buffy to become romantically linked with spike (james marsters). The debate surrounding which character was more suited to buffy has continued long after joss whedon's show came to an end in 2003.

The great thing about angel (david boreanaz) when he was a regular character on buffy the vampire slayer was that he lurked in stark contrast to the rest of the cast. In creator joss whedon’s conception of the series, angel was not merely buffy’s love muffin; he was a cursed tragic figure: a demon with a soul, a vampire who loathed his own potential for evil, who knew that every time he gave in to the temptation to peck buffy on the cheek, he might succumb to the instinct to sink his fangs into her throat.

Angel is a fictional character created by joss whedon and david greenwalt for the american fantasy television programs buffy the vampire slayer and its spin-off series angel. The character is portrayed by actor david boreanaz. As introduced in buffy in 1997, angel is a love interest for heroine buffy summers (sarah michelle gellar), a young woman whose destiny as "the slayer" is to fight the forces of evil, such as vampires and demons. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that angel is himself a vampire cursed with remorse and a human soul, which motivates him to assist buffy in her duties as slayer. The character's popularity led to the production of the spin-off angel, which follows the character's struggle towards redemption after moving to los angeles. In addition to the two television series, the character appears in the comic book continuations of both series, as well as much other expanded universe literature. Angel appears in the most television episodes of all the characters of both buffy the vampire slayer and angel, appearing in 167 episodes (57 in buffy and all 110 in angel).

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