Buffy Summers

For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Buffy Summers
Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel character
Buffy, as portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar, taken from the episode "Crush" (2001)
First appearanceBuffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Created byJoss Whedon
Portrayed byKristy Swanson (film)
Sarah Michelle Gellar (TV series)
Voiced byGiselle Loren
In-universe information
AffiliationScooby Gang
Angel Investigations (ally)
Watchers' Council
FamilyJoyce Summers (mother)
NationalityAmerican
ClassificationSlayer
Notable powersSuperhuman strength, speed, and durability. Prophetic dreams.
Education
Occupation
  • Police officer for the SFPD (currently)
  • Vampire and demon slayer (currently)
  • Part-time police consultant (formerly)
  • Security officer at Deepscan (formerly)
  • Waitress in a coffee shop in San Francisco (formerly)
  • Educational councillor (formerly)
  • Waitress at the Doublemeat Palace (formerly)
  • Waitress in Los Angeles (formerly)
Talents
Hair ColorBlonde
Eye ColorBlue

Buffy Anne Summers is the title character of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer before going on to appear in The WB/UPN 1997–2003 television series and subsequent 1998–2018 Dark Horse and 2019–present Boom! Studios comic series of the same name. The character has also appeared in the spin-off series Angel, as well as numerous expanded universe materials such as novels and video games. Buffy was portrayed by Kristy Swanson in the film and by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the television series. Giselle Loren has lent her voice to the character in both the Buffy video games and an unproduced animated series, while Kelly Albanese lent her voice to the character in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight motion comics.

Buffy Summers is the protagonist of the series, which depicts her life and adventures as she grows up. In the film, she is a high school cheerleader who learns that she is the Slayer (a Chosen One gifted with the strength and skills to fight vampires and the forces of darkness, as a vampire hunter and demon hunter). The television series shows Buffy carrying out her destiny in the small town of Sunnydale, built atop a portal to hell (Hellmouth), surrounded by a group of friends and family who support her in her mission. In the comic book continuation, she is a young woman who has accepted her duties and is now responsible for training others like her.

Buffy was created by Joss Whedon to subvert the stereotypical female horror film victim—Whedon wanted to create a strong female cultural icon. In 2004, Buffy was ranked 13th on Bravo's list of The 100 Greatest TV Characters.[1][2] In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly ranked her third in its list of the 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years.[3] AOL named her the sixth Most Memorable Female TV Character.[4] She was ranked at No. 5 in AfterEllen.com's Top 50 Favorite Female TV Characters.[5]

  1. ^ "Bravo > 100 Greatest TV Characters". Bravo. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2006.
  2. ^ Cheng, Jim (November 7, 2004). "Bravo to salute icons of the television age". USA Today. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Adam B. Vary (June 1, 2010). "The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years: Here's our full list!". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Potts, Kim (March 2, 2011). "100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters". AOL TV. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  5. ^ "AfterEllen.com's Top 50 Favorite Female TV Characters". AfterEllen.com. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.