The series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer": actors and roles

The project "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - marked a new era of artistic television. Perhaps this is the first series in the world where vampires, demons and other monsters are given human traits and passions. Beginning as a comedy horror film, he gradually acquired a drama, so important for the young spectator. Whatever masterpieces of vampires are not removed after, the actors of the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" remained in history forever. It's because they were first in this genre.

Buffy Ann Summers

This girl barely turned 20 years old when she got the lead in the cult series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Sarah Michelle Gellar was chosen because of her experience in acting, young age and appearance, corresponding to the notions of "a girl from sunny California." The creator of the series Joss Weedon believed that the appearance and demeanor of the girl fully corresponds to the spirit of the project.

The name of the main character has a special meaning. In the mythology of the American Indians, the word "Buffy" means "an enraged buffalo that fights to the end." And at the same time it is derived from the ancient English name Elizabeth, which is associated exclusively with a gentle graceful creation. This is what a fighter looks like for a viewer - a beautiful girl who wants to be an ordinary schoolgirl, but can not lead such a life because of her gift. It is much stronger, faster and more enduring than others, able to notice the creatures of the dark side and destroy them.

Sarah Michelle Gellar managed to show the spectator how Buffy Summers is developing and growing, turning from a teenager into a beautiful girl and a skillful fighter. Moreover, its actions are not always positive, which, in the opinion of critics, brings the image closer to the real person.

Perhaps, it was the actress who provided a fair share of the popularity of the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Sarah Michelle Gellar, whose photo from 1997-2004 adorned many popular magazines, became a celebrity from the first series. And it remains so until now.

Willow Rosenberg is a benediction and a witch

In the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actors differ in special texture. It would seem that the heroine of the second plan should not overshadow Buffy Summers. But sometimes it happens. Willow Rosenberg, brilliantly played by young actress Alison Hannigan, is the second most important character in the series.

The very name Willow comes from the English "willow" (willow) and is associated with tears and confusion. Indeed, in the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", the actress, whose name is the name of the most "weeping" tree, appears in the form of a fragile shy girl. Despite the bright appearance in the school of Sunnydale, she acquired the label of a teacher and a loser.

For the first two seasons, the character Alison-Willow almost always searches for information in the library or becomes a victim (cause, eyewitness) of another trouble. But gradually everything begins to change. In the series appears a romantic line, focused only on Willow, and she herself from a quiet honors puppy turns into a witch who conducts rituals, successfully uses spells and even resurrects.

After the death of his "second half", the witch Tara, obsessed with hatred Willow wanted to destroy the world and passed a hair from the transition to negative characters. The writers sent her to "rehabilitation" in England. Thus, in season 7, it appears rarely, and the viewer can become somewhat uncomfortable.

Alexander Harris

The only man of the "heroic trio" is the embodiment of ridicule. The name Alexander means "defender" and in sense should belong to a brave and resolute man. But the character of Nicholas Brendon, strictly speaking, is a cowardly braggart and balabol who most of all dreams of respecting classmates and popularity among girls. At the same time he is a loyal friend, and in moments of danger he is capable of decisive action and self-sacrifice.

Despite the fact that by the day of filming Nicholas has turned 26 years old, the image of a teenage slobbering and eternal "troyka" was a great success. As the plot develops, the popularity of Harris, which Russian translators call "Xander" or "Zender", is growing. He has girls, and even the bride is a powerful demon of revenge, who has given up the forces for the sake of human life.

Many viewers are interested in the details of Xander's life. He does not go to college after school, and immediately starts working (plumber, builder, repairman), removes the basement in the parent's house and pays for it! Alas, but this is the life of young people in the US: after graduation, living on a dependent parents is considered a disgrace.

Angel or vampire Angelius

The series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", actors, screenwriters and filmmakers have often been criticized by the church. In particular, the conviction caused the name of the ambiguous character - the vampire Angel (Angel).

David Boreanas masterfully played a character, turning from a positive hero to a negative and vice versa. And at least half of the project's 2-4 seasons are based on these metamorphoses. The story of the Angel, who once had the name Liam, is not fully revealed. It is known only that I will be ghoul for more than 200 years and once he has horrified the whole of Europe, turning many people into blood-thirsty monsters. After the murder of a young gypsy he is overtaken by the revenge of the elders of the tabor - a curse that returns the human soul to the vampire, and with it pain and guilt.

Almost 100 years, the Angel wanders around the world until he is in Sunnydale. He becomes informer and assistant Buffy, who, like the audience, does not know what it is. Moments of "true happiness" from the girl in love again deprive his soul, and the city begins to terrorize the bloody killer. By season 3, the Angel regains his senses, but can no longer be near Buffy, allowing her to forge relationships with human men.

David's line is pretty big - the character regularly appears for as many as 5 seasons, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and after becoming the central figure of the spin-off television series - "Angel", which also lasted 5 seasons.

This character in 2009 was recognized as the most "sexual vampire" on the planet, significantly overtaking Lestat, Edward Cullen and Dracula. But there was enough criticism. For example, it seemed to many that David Boreanaz was too "manly" for this role and does not match the type of man of the late 18th century. In addition, he did not have an Irish accent, and in fact Angelius was born and turned into a vampire in this country.

William the Bloody - Spike

James Masters repeatedly received prestigious awards for the role of the second plan in the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Actors with a similar appearance and role in the story can not go unnoticed.

For the first time the vampire Spike appears in season 2, and in such a way that the viewer immediately understands - this is a bad character. He loves to kill, does not recognize the unofficial hierarchy (he simply burned the heir of the vampire lord in the light) and wants to kill Buffy, because ... "God loves the trinity, and I killed two of the destroyers." Not that he could do it, but he delivered pretty bad things.

Spike regularly "gets" from Buffy and her friends and, in the end, he leaves Sunnydale to return to season 4 and go to the secret organization's laboratory. Experimental scientists implant in his head a chip that causes terrible pain when trying to kill. But he does not save the vampire from an extremely vile character. He is in Buffy's team as an informer (which you will not do for the sake of a blood mug!) And an assistant in the murder of demons.

Soon it becomes obvious that not only revenge brought Spike back to Sunnydale, he needs a slayer like the personification of the meaning of life. He is in love, although he does not realize this immediately.

The history of the vampire is revealed gradually. It becomes known that earlier Spike was called William and he was a native inhabitant of London, revolved in a secular society and was not known as a very talented poet. When his confession of love was rejected, he fled on a winter night and met on the streets a vampire Drusilla. So the story began of the vampire, who received the nickname Bloody, cruel and brazen killer.

Rupert Giles - Observer and Guardian

In the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", the actors and the roles they play differ in age. But Briton Anthony Stewart Head represents the character in the project, corresponding to him by age and origin. Rare case.

According to the laws of the genre, a teenage hero can not exist without an intelligent and experienced mentor. The destroyer is the Observer, designed to teach and help, and also to keep from reckless actions. Rupert works at the Sunnydale School Library, which allows him to pass on Buffy any information without raising suspicion. Being, in fact, an archivist - he is not a good fighter, but he has several techniques in reserve.

Throughout all seasons of the series, Giles remains an adult companion to the main character, her support and deep rear. He gives Buffy not only the information needed for the demon kills, but also the work (after the death of the mother), advice and defends the willful girl before the ancient order of the Observers.

Crazy Drusilla

One of the strongest and most ancient (more than 150 years since the date of circulation) vampires of the continent, is insane like a Hatter. For the first time the charming Juliette Landau as Drusilla (Drusilla) appears in season 2, as the mistress and subject of Spike's worries. She looks like a young girl, but behaves like a child of 5 years old - plays dolls, torments a canary and wants to play with "food".

In the vampire Drusilla was turned by Angelius himself, after cruelly killing all her family. Seen tortured relatives, the girl was injured in the mind even before the fangs touched her neck. Bloodthirsty, without any backward thought, the behavior of a girl is the result of mental distress, not cruelty. For a long time, Drusilla traveled with Angelius, leaving a trail of dead people and converted vampires. She became the "mother" and the mistress of Spike.

When Angelius returned the human soul and left the bloody family, Drusilla began to lose touch with the real world, fell into childhood and regularly forgets to eat. Spike has to watch her food and hope that the death of Angel or his painful suffering will return the girlfriend's mind.

Drusilla character is extremely negative, without any throwing in the positive side.

The popular girl Cordelia Chase

School children in US high schools exist within the strict hierarchy, where groups of "popular girls" occupy a high position. Karizma Carpenter originally auditioned for the role of Buffy, but was rejected because of external data - high growth, model appearance and a general type of "sultry Creole." However, the creators did not abandon the talent, affirming it for the role of Cordelia - Queen of the Sunnydale School.

For 3 seasons, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", the actress portrays a selfish girl, for whom the school is not a place for gaining knowledge, but a secular playground. Cordelia is somewhat fixated on her status, popularity, fashion and guys. Often, for the sake of achieving her goal, she offends others, humiliates and destroys someone's dreams. Therefore Miss Popularity is sometimes threatened by danger from invisibles, witches and monsters.

Cordelia is not an enemy of Buffy, but her friend and associates are also hard to name. In ordinary life, they do not notice each other diligently, but when faced with the other world they help each other. In the end, Chase is so strongly infiltrated by fighting with evil forces that after the third season (graduation) he leaves for Los Angeles and becomes an Angel partner. In the series of the same name, she appears for 100 series.

Karisme Carpenter so strongly remembered the audience that so far, scoring the name "Cordelia" in any search engine, you can get a link to the queen of the school Sunnidele.

Ani Jenkins is a demon, love and rabbits

Otherworldly forces have always used people for their own purposes, and more than 1000 years ago, Odd's girlfriend, who turned an unfaithful husband into a giant troll, was caught in their network. By accepting D'Hoffrin's proposal, she turns into the demon of revenge Anyanku - an all-powerful being that is not subject to time and is called upon to punish unfaithful lovers.

Once the "work" of the Patroness of the insulted women brings her to Sunnydale, where Giles destroys the magic pendant of the demon in the process of eradicating evil. Becoming an ordinary mortal girl named Ani, she is forced to study at school and somehow arrange herself in ordinary life.

Played by actress Emma Colefield, the character combines both comic and tragic. The powerful demon, who has lost strength, is desperately awkward and straightforward enough to cause confusion among the surrounding people. In addition, Ani is obsessed with passions - she loves money and is terribly afraid of rabbits, even soft toys of this beast considers a sign of unhappiness.

Tragic in Ani Jenkins is manifested in the fact that she desperately wants to make sure of the existence of love. For this, the girl builds a relationship with Xander Harris, but it all ends in tragedy and D'Hoffrin returns to Anyanka the power of the demon of revenge. In the last season, she understands that the main advantage of people is the ability to fight to the end for themselves and their friends. Following this path, she dies in the final battle with the Harbots.

Villains and negative characters

In the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Sarah Michelle Gellar is cracking down with thousands of enemies. Perhaps the project presents all kinds of enemies that can exist:

• Bloodthirsty, bloodthirsty vampires.
• Evil demons dreaming of enslaving people.
• Artificial creatures, collected by the type of "Frankenstein".
• Dark magicians and witches who use their charms on the defenseless.
• The brilliant scientists are losers who assert themselves at someone else's expense.
• Mystery is a governmental organization.
• Ancient Order, decided to limit the too strong and independent fighter.
• Mutants and representatives of disappeared intelligent races.
• Mythical creatures and heroes of fairy tales.
• Own fears and phobias of people.
• Unknown forces approaching the Apocalypse.

Negative characters, despite their number, make up a small part of the team. Playing Buffy the Vampire Slayer, actors use complex make-up, and depending on the storyline, the same person can appear as a vampire, demon, or other creature.

The series is distinguished by a strict plot line - in each season there is the Chief Villain, who is killed in the last series, and there are those who are killed within a particular series. It is also a kind of hierarchy.

The 1992 film is the basis of the plot

Becoming a cult series is based on the 1992 movie of the same name, where the fight against evil vampires is squeezed into 60 minutes of screen time, and demons do not appear at all. Unlike Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alison Hannigan and others, the actors of the film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" did not become popular figures. Moreover, critics frankly refer to them as flat, stereotyped and completely undisclosed. In addition, the plot frankly lame because of what the film looks pale even against the horror of that time.

Buffy Summers appears there as a beautiful popular girl, dreaming to get married and take up position in society or at least live in pleasure. Vampires generally do not withstand any criticism and should burn to ashes without any sunlight. From shame.

To the Russian audience, the film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is almost unknown. Actors, whose photos can only be found on the all-powerful Kinopomisk or English-language sites at best cause a grin. This is due to the fact that the project was released in 1992, when the country did not start a "television boom." And the rating and quality of the film did not allow him to hold out in the minds of the viewer until 1995-1996.

In general, the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", the actors and the Universe themselves left a notable mark on the soul and memory of all mankind. The project brought not only positive impressions, but also provoked the growing popularity of "vampire" youth subcultures. The Buffy fandom is not much smaller than the super popular Harry Potter.