Talk:Vampire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Invitation?

Couldn't a welcome mat be considered an invitation?

canonical trivia

In the past we (or at least I) have deleted passages about poisons and whatnot that were invented for a single episode and never mentioned again. I'd similarly omit the following recent additions:

• Vampires usually do not possess the ability of shape shifting except those who are skilled with powerful magicks such as Count Dracula.
  • That "showy Gypsy stuff" (as Spike calls it) is independent of his vampirism. Vampires also usually do not treat their hair as Spike does.

• However, in the episode "The Harsh Light of Day ," reveals that if a vampire acquires a mystical ring known as the Gem of Amarra, it would remove all known weaknesses of the creature, essentially being invincible as long as he or she keeps wearing it.
  • Was this ever mentioned after "In the Dark"?

• Some private residencies may be entered by loophole, Angelus once successfully entered a privately owned library because it had a sign that invited all who sought knowledge to enter.
  • That was a public building (a school), not a residence (nor a residency). Better loopholes in "Rm w/a Vu" (Cordelia invited Angel to her apartment before she found it) and "Guise Will Be Guise" (Wesley, impersonating Angel, is invited; Angel later acts on that invitation).

• When pregnant, Darla's endurance, speed, cravings for blood, and strength are magnified resulted by the hormone produced to control her reproductive cycle, in addition of sharing soul with her unborn child.
  • Darla's pregnancy is unique, and so this detail, if accurate, will likely never be mentioned after her fourth death.

• In the episode "I Will Remember You from Angel, it is discovered that regenerative blood from a Mohra demon can restore an ensouled vampire as a human again. In the canonical comic book series, Angel: After the Fall, demonstrates that powerful magic from the Senior Partners of Wolfram & Hart can also rid vampirism as well. The Shanshu Prophecy, which is a great interest to champions like Angel and Spike, foretelling that a vampire with a soul will play a pivital role in an apocalyptic battle (for good or for evil) and may become human as a reward for his efforts.
  • In summary: Writers can, at their convenience, contrive ways to cure vampirism or sidestep vampires' weaknesses – though they tend to be forgotten after first mention.

—Tamfang (talk) 23:58, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Nem.con., I have cut these passages. —Tamfang (talk) 07:10, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

• I'd similarly cut the passage about telepathy, which is based on one scene in "Earshot" (Buffy's temporary mind-reading does not work on Angel) and one scene in, I guess, season 5 (Willow telepathically coordinates the Scoobies including Spike). —Tamfang (talk) 04:58, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

what attributes and qualities did you have in mind?

Vampires possess all the memories, skills, attributes, and qualities of their human predecessors.

Usually not attributes and qualities such as compassion! —Tamfang (talk) 06:55, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

garlic

Garlic is mentioned or used as vampire repellent in a few episodes, but its effect on vampires is never stated.

I think I wrote that sentence .. Any new info on garlic in the continuation comics? —Tamfang (talk) 02:31, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

in the series

How many times must it be reiterated that this article concerns only the vampires of Buffy/Angel and not all vampires of every other canon? Seems to me a clear notice to that effect at the end of the intro should suffice. —Tamfang (talk) 05:59, 15 December 2023 (UTC)