Buffy's Darkest Truth Proves Why She's the Ultimate Slayer
Warning: Contains spoilers for The Vampire Slayer #2
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic series The Vampire Slayer reveals a dark truth that proves Buffy Summers will always be the greatest Slayer, even if others take up the mantle. Being a Slayer in the Buffyuniverse means being chosen for a higher duty: killing monsters and protecting humanity from the forces of evil. However, the job comes with a heavy burden of death, suffering, and sacrifice.
The Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV show introduced the concept that for every generation there must be a Slayer, a human female who is chosen by fate to receive mystical powers from an ancient demon and fight the forces of evil. The series slowly expanded on this mythos, showing how there are actually many «Potentials» Slayers in the world, but only one is «activated» at any given time, the others acting as replacements in case of the (usually violent) death of the current Slayer. There have been exceptions to this rule, and multiple activated Slayers can operate at the same time. Also, the expansion of the Buffy franchise into its own Multiverse, the «Slayerverse,» has created new Slayers from old characters, such as Fred and Willow, but being «chosen» does not necessarily means having what it takes for the job.
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