Spike

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A cocky vamp from 19th century England, Spike got his former (pre-bloodsucker) name, William the Bloody, because of his bloody awful poetry. However, in 1880, the sensitive lyricist was sired by his immortal lover Drusilla and got the name "Spike" because of his love for torturing victims with railroad spikes. Not exactly a Victorian poet a la William Wordsworth, Spike has killed two Slayers. The first of these was a Slayer during the Boxer Rebellion and the second was a punker kid in New York-whose trench coat has become synonymous with Spikes predatory attitude.

One of the most interesting members of Sunnydale's night stalkers, Spike found himself off and on with Drusilla who finally ended up leaving one of our favorite baddie the first time for the Chaos Demon and the second time because of his love for the Slayer. According to Dru, the Victorian poet turned psychotic Slayer killer just wasn't evil enough for her. A traveler, the killer returned to Sunnydale one year trying to find the Gem of Amarra that would make him invincible. Eventually, Spike began dating former Sunnydale High snob turned fang face, Harmony. That didn't work out, largley due to the fact that he staked her while she was wearing the Ring of Amarra, and Spike has since taken a vested interest in our heroine Buffy. To his chagrin however, the Initiative implanted a chip in Spike's head to make him harmless to humans. More recently, Buffy told Spike that she found him disgusting, saying, "The only chance you had with me was when I was unconscious."

During the final battle with Glory that lead to the Buffy's death, the inherently vicious Spike kept his word to protect Dawn. Don't expect Spike to take on all of the values of the Scooby Gang. Since Buffy's resurection Spike discovered that he could be violent towards her leading to the conclusion that something is wrong with her. She has developed some sort of sick addiction to him causing her to continually return to him for sex and adoration, particularly after Riley returned to Sunnydale with his new wife. After this incident she began to finally realize that she was just using Spike to make herself feel more like a woman, more desirable and disgusted with herself--at least it was feeling something--But could not really love him.

Spike then went on a hunt for powerful magics to help him remove the implant in his head. He underwent some extremly painful tests and finally was granted his desire to "be like he used to be". However he did not think about how that could be translated and has now been given his Soul back. Look out Angel there is another Vampire with a Soul now!

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