A True Fan Of The Shows Can Tell If This Secondary Character Is From Buffy Or Supernatural
- by Rose Moore
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural have a lot in common, even though Buffy ended a couple of years before Supernatural hit our screens. Both series deal with demons and monsters, whether those are vampires, werewolves, or something else altogether. There are wise old father figures for the lead characters, romances with the demons that they are supposed to be killing, battles with gods and legends, deaths and resurrections, witches and helpful demons, and even a group of stuffy Brits who think that they know everything there is to know about the job that the main character are actually doing!
With so many similarities, it can be hard for any but the most devoted fan to know when a monster or a minor character was in Buffy The Vampire Slayer or if they made their small screen appearance in Supernatural. Can you correctly place these various secondary characters in the correct series with just a photo and a short description... even when at least one of the actors has actually appeared in both series over the years? Are you enough of a fan of these series about things that go bump in the night to get all of these correct, or do you struggle when it comes to placing any but the biggest characters, like Dean, Sam, or Buffy herself? Take our quiz to find out!
Which series features this friendly demon?
While the main characters on both Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural spend most of their time trying to kill demons, that doesn't mean that every single demon that they encounter is actually evil. Instead, both series include several demons who are mostly harmless, and are even allies to the main characters - like Clem! This floppy skinned demon is a gentle soul, really, and hangs out with the main gang several times, even babysitting once or twice when it's needed.
Which series created this evil preacher?
Both Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural like to involve religion from time to time (although one much more than the other!), but where did this evil preacher show up? Caleb was the agent of a dark and powerful evil on earth, as well as a vicious man and a serial killer. He acted as the one leading the forces of the first evil, and although he may look like an average human, he was most definitely not a foe to be trifled with.
Which series includes a surprise sibling named Adam?
Funnily enough, there are surprise siblings in both Buffy The Vampire Slayer and in Supernatural! In one, the sibling that shows up one season is a teenage girl, who turns out to be a mystical key in human form. In this show, however, things are a little more prosaic - Adam is a human man, who happens to be the half-brother of the main characters, thanks to a father who had an ongoing relationship with another woman, who was Adam's mother.
Where would you find Andrew causing trouble?
Andrew started out as a minor character, but slowly became a fan favorite and a key member of the core gang. He's human, but learned how to summon and control demons in high school, which came in handy when he was attempting to be an evil supervillain, part of a group known as the Trio. However, it turns out that Andrew isn't really bad, just lonely, and when the other two members of the Trio were killed, he came to help the good guys.
Where would you find technopagan Jenny?
Both series involve witches - some bad, and out to cause trouble with hexes and curses, but some good as well, who help the key players with their magic. Jenny Calendar was a very specific kind of witch - a technopagan. She came in particularly handy when the main characters were dealing with demonic threats in the internet, but sadly, didn't survive too long. She was eventually brutally killed by one of the main characters' biggest bad guys of the early seasons.
Which series included Charlie?
Another character who was fantastic with computers, Charlie wasn't a witch, but she was an incredibly talented nerd and hacker who helped the main characters deal with several threats over the years. She also became a talented demon killer herself, taking down many monsters, and even travelling to another realm (Oz) to try and help save the day there, as well. She is also played by Felicia Day, who has appeared in both Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural in her career.
Which series includes this troublemaking warlock?
As well as witches, there are warlocks in the worlds of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural - and they are often out to use magic for their own nefarious ends. This warlock, Ethan Rayne, knew one of the other main characters during their own rebellious phase, and turns up every now and then to cause a little magical chaos. Despite this, there is something almost charming about Ethan, even though he is basically happy to do evil as long as it's fun...
Which series involves this friendly werewolf?
Werewolves aren't a huge focus of either Buffy The Vampire Slayer or Supernatural, but they do exist in both worlds - and can often be friendly, although that's definitely rarer than the kind who want to eat hearts every time the moon gets full! Garth was turned in the course of this series, and while this seemed like it could be an issue at first, he did learn how to control it, and lives as a non-lethal werewolf with others of his kind.
Who had help from this freelance demon hunter?
As well as those who seem destined to hunt demons, there are plenty of people who go into hunting because they have discovered demons in their own lives, and decided that they can't simply sit back and ignore this issue, when they could be doing something about it. Robin Wood is one such freelance hunter, who is a High School Principal by day, but who hunts down demons - especially vampires - by night, after his mother was killed by a vamp.
Which series features the British Wesley?
Although both Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural are set in the United States, they both include more than one British character - like Wesley Wyndham Price. Wesley was sent to the United States by the British organization that deals with demon hunting and that keeps an eye on goings-on in the United States. When he first arrived, though, the main characters were not impressed by him, and didn't want to help him at all - because they don't trust him or his organization.
Where would you find this redheaded witch?
This powerful witch has been one of the main characters' greatest allies, at times - but she has also had her moments of becoming particularly evil and wanting to destroy the world! Rowena is probably the most powerful witch alive in the universe of this series, and has been alive for hundreds of years (and looking fantastic) thanks to her use of magic. She can't always be trusted, but she is a fan of being part of the world, so she'll always show up to help the gang save it.
Which series includes a bartender at a demon bar?
Both Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural involve a few specific bars - including this demon bar, where the things that go bump in the night can go for a quiet drink (which isn't always of something safe for human consumption!). Willy is the bartender here, and because of that, he often knows what's been going on in the underworld - which allows the main character to swing by every now and then to pump him for information about demon activity.
Which series introduced God as a writer?
God is a pretty huge concept for most TV shows to tackle, but in these fantasy universes, gods and demons are par for the course - even God himself. In this series, God appeared first as an author, who wrote the adventures of the main characters as a series of novels, and claimed to be able to do so as a prophet. It was only much later on that the main characters learned that he was actually God, tired of his creation and hiding on Earth.
Which series features this redheaded demon?
While the true form of demons might be hideous beasts, that doesn't mean that that is how the appear on either Buffy The Vampire Slayer or Supernatural (and not just because it would make the shows so much more expensive!). Most of the time, demons are on Earth in human form - like Abaddon, an extremely powerful entity known as a Knight Of Hell, who came to Earth to attack the main characters in the form of this sultry redhead.
Which series includes the cheerful Donna?
Most people might become jaded and a bit miserable if they spend most of their time fighting the forces of evil, but not Donna! This Sheriff met the main characters when they were dealing with fat-sucking demons at a 'health retreat', and took the news that demons and monsters exist surprisingly well. After that, Donna became a part-time demon hunter herself, and uses her training in law enforcement to good effect - while never losing her chipper attitude and happy approach.
Which series involves the reaper Billie?
With so much death on both Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural, it's not too shocking that the series would eventually start dealing with Reapers and Death, as well as Heaven and Hell. Billie started her life on this series as a Reaper, one of those beings created to guide the dead to their afterlife, but actually went on to become Death - after the original Death was killed with his own scythe. She also hates the main characters for their constant resurrections.
Where would you find a witch who thought she was half demon?
Although demons are most definitely real, not every person who could be a demon turns out to actually be one! This young woman went through her life believing that she was half demon, and that as an adult, her demonic side would be revealed and she would have to stay at home to be safe. However, her friends discovered that she was actually all human - and the demon story was a lie cooked up to keep the women of the family under control!
Where did Ellen run a bar for demon hunters?
There aren't just bars specifically for demons in these universes, there are bars specifically for those who hunt the things that go bump in the night! The Roadhouse was one such place, where those who hunt demons and evil things could meet, swap notes, keep in touch with others, and just relax in a safe environment for a little while. The Roadhouse was run by Ellen, who had a daughter, Jo, and whose late husband used to hunt demons himself.
Where would you find Crowley?
Definitely one of the most charismatic evil characters in a TV series, Crowley started life on this series as a crossroads demon, making deals for souls. However, he quickly rose through the ranks and eventually took the throne as the King of Hell after Lucifer was removed. Despite being very much evil, he is also a friend to the main characters - something that often bothers the rest of the demons who serve him, who don't understand why he doesn't just kill them.
Which team went up against the god Glory?
More than one God shows up in the universes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural - including the evil God Glory. Glory appears in the form of a beautiful but spoiled woman most of the time, although she is also trapped much of the time within the human form of a man named Ben. Glory wanted to return to her original Hell dimension, but the main characters had to stop her, because doing so would tear a hole between worlds and create a literal Hell on Earth.
Who met the reformed vamp Bennie?
Although the majority of vampires in both Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural are most definitely evil, there are quite a few reformed vampires running around in these worlds, that become friends to the main characters. Benny is a vampire that was killed and sent to purgatory, but who found his way out again with the help of one of the main characters - who agreed to it so that Benny would show him the way home. And once back, Benny just wanted a quiet life.
Who battled the sleazy Dick Roman?
Dick Roman was definitely a formidable enemy to the main characters on this show. He wasn't the real Dick Roman, of course. This was actually a Leviathan, posing as Dick Roman in order to use his connections in the human world... to eventually enslave humanity and use them for meat for the rest of his Leviathan brethren. Of course, the main characters were able to stop making jokes about his name long enough to stop him, but it wasn't easy.
Which show included a demonic mayor?
Dick Roman isn't the only powerful man who was secretly working on an evil plan. Mayor Wilkins seemed to be an upstanding, conservative politician in this series, but had actually sold his soul for power long ago, and was in the process of attempting to become a giant snake demon. He even succeeded... but only for a short while, before the main characters were able to take him down. (Not before he'd eaten quite a few people, and destroyed a school, though!)
Where would you find this gruff father figure?
Both Buffy and the Winchesters are in need of some father figures later on in their respective series, and both get it. Where was it that that father figure was the gruff and often grumpy Bobby Singer, who has absolutely no patience with people when they are being less than intelligent, but who is a fierce protector of those that he cares about, and would fight to the death for them? He actually even fought beyond Death, both as a ghost and in Heaven itself.
Which show included Joyce as a mom?
As well as the father figures of the shows, lets not forget the mothers - one of whom started off dead and was resurrected, and the other of which was Joyce, who lived for the early seasons, before eventually dying of natural causes. She was a phenomenal support to her children, even when they were having to deal with all kinds of evil, and her death was all the more heartbreaking because it wasn't at the hands of a monster, but just of a disease.