10 Best BUFFY Baddies

   In the spirit of televised horror, I had to revisit one of my favorite spooky shows of all time. Buffy the Vampire the Slayer is scary, funny, and melodramatic; all things that were perfect for little teenage Babes. I can highlight any number of moments of perfection, but tis the season, and these are the badasses of bad. The worst of the worst. Of all of the monsters that graced the show, these are the absolute most heinous, or in some cases, the funniest. 

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Angel without his soul

   Snuggly Angel is darling. He gets to play kissy face with Buffy and rescue her when in peril. That is until he takes her precious virginity, thus reversing the gypsy spell, and ripping him of his very soul. What is left is is the most vicious monster the show ever has. He even dares to criticize her of her performance between the sheets. Buffy can fight anything evil, but what if it's the one you love?

Der Kinderstod

   Buffy finds herself hospitalized with a bitch of a fever. On the plus side, this give her the advantage of being able to see an invisible Freddy Krueger-esque child killer stalking the hospital halls. This baddie straddles kids to trap them, and then uses its nightmarish tentacle like eyes to literally suck the life out of them. 

Bad Willow Rosenberg

   Our show's hero wouldn't be complete without her geeky sidekick. She's nerdy, Wiccan, and sometimes gay. But when someone murders her girlfriend before her very eyes, all she can see is red. Our happy girl goes on a rampage that results in the shows #1 most gory onscreen death. One down.

Ted Buchanan

  Buffy has a mostly absentee Father, and is largely raised by her single mother. So it's no surprise when Mom brings home Ted, as the new possible Daddy. He may bring you delicious treats, but he wants more than to be part of the family, he wants to keep you forever, alive or dead. And you can't kill what isn't alive to begin with.

Gachner

   One of the many things this show did right were the Halloween episodes. This time the gang finds itself trapped in a haunted frat house with its spooky decorations coming to life. All of the unfolding hell is at the hands of the Dark Lord of Nightmare and Bringer of Terror. Actual size.

Gnarl

   After returning from a very long chill out session/exile with Giles in England, Willow is captured by this freaky thing. On top of mountains of guilt from having shredded the local townspeople, she now has to endure being frozen, slowly skinned, and eaten alive.

The Gentlemen

   These ghastly creatures have stolen the voices of all Sunnydale residents, making it impossible for the attacked to scream for help, and our heroine to save them. With no one to hear you, these monsters cut into you, and steal your heart. 

Demon Giles

   One of the gangs' longtime human foes is Ethan, a former gang member of Giles', and general conjurer of chaos. After running into this tyrant by happenstance, and wallowing in self pity with him, Giles wakes to find himself as a horrific demon. Unable to communicate his problem to his friends that can help, Giles accidentally goes on a monster tirade, destroying everything in his path. Wackiness ensues.

First Evil

  Very clever of the series for Buffy to defeat a bad guy early on, only for it to return in its final season extra pissed off and apocalyptic. The catch is, this being has no form, and cannot be killed.

Caleb

   The aforementioned meany of all meanies, having no ability to touch, relies heavily on more tangible forces to do its work. The General of its Army is a misogynistic priest that is used as a vessel for the evil itself. Caleb's attitude towards women makes you grind your teeth, reminding you that not all monsters are disfigured or dead.