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After the soul tie was removed from him, Xander had became more cunning, diabolical, strategic, manipulative, ambitious and charismatic as well as more prone to extremely violent tendencies.

Even Spike himself had admitted that being around other people who are better than him had damaged Xander's psyche and self-esteem.

Therefore, Xander had much greater potential for diabolical, vengeful and methodical schemes as a vampire. After his incomplete siring and then infusing a soul tie into him, Xander became a half-vampire half-human hybrid. Due to his condition, he possessed the superhuman physical abilities common among vampires, as well as the need to consume blood.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer ongoing. Willow 1 Flashback. Willow 2 Vision. Xander was definitely not the cool guy in school, but he certainly had his charms, and those charms were enough to convince Cordelia Chase to give up the title of Queen C in order to date him. However, in typical Xander fashion, he blew it , and Cordelia ripped him to shreds for his betrayal.

In one of his most memorable episodes , after Cordelia dresses him down for being such a loser, he decides to dress up and attempt to prove that he actually is cool.

Despite the fact that Cordelia could have any guy she wanted, she took Xander's cheating and their breakup pretty hard. So hard, in fact, that she made a wish that completely transformed the world.

Season 4 saw the entire Scooby gang careening into adulthood, and Xander got a crash course given that he was the only one of the trio who didn't go to college.

Xander has always been reluctant to move towards maturity, but he did an okay job of adjusting. However, it's clear that he still hasn't lost his inner desire to be different, and his clothing choices and overall style still reflect that while being a little more age appropriate.

In Buffy's supernatural world, it does seem like Xander gets the short end of the stick most of the time. He's the easiest character to write off because he's just a goofball, and the fact that he is the slowest to grow up is always reflected in his outer appearance. Like the rest of the Scoobs, he's quite enchanted by the legendary Dracula, but unlike the rest, he winds up temporarily becoming his slave.

This led to them accidentally summoning Anya's ex-boyfriend and now troll , Olaf , who rampaged through the streets of Sunnydale. Xander tried to rescue the girls but was easily overpowered and was forced to choose between them.

Luckily, Buffy came, having grown emotionally respondent from Xander and Anya's relationship, and defeated Olaf before he was taken out of this dimension. Shortly before going into battle with the hell-goddess Glory , Xander asked Anya to marry him should they survive, and she accepted. During the battle, Xander acted as one of the many pillars to weaken Glory. As Buffy temporarily lost Olaf's mystical hammer acquired to use against Glory after his defeat , Xander used his skills as the "glorified bricklayer" against Glory by employing and operating a wrecking ball to keep her off her feet.

Even though Glory was defeated, the portal to her dimension was opened via the blood of Buffy's sister Dawn , causing strings of lightning bolts to spark which made a load of wreckage fall onto Xander, but he was saved by Anya, who pushed him out of the way and took the damage.

Xander later carried an injured yet living Anya just before the dead body of Buffy who closed the portal by sacrificing herself. Xander had doubts about his future with Anya and didn't want her to announce their engagement during such a time when they were recovering from their loss. Xander hesitantly joined in Willow's spell to resurrect Buffy despite having deep doubts about it. As the spell was successful, Xander tried to help Buffy find a job by letting her try her hand at his construction site, making use of her superhuman strength.

However, that only caused trouble for him when Buffy was attacked by a bunch of demons summoned by the Trio. Hoping for a happy ending, Xander summoned the demon Sweet to turn Sunnydale into a living musical, which went horribly wrong when people started bursting into flames as well as singing their feelings out. During that period, Xander and Anya both expressed their love and excitement over their upcoming marriage while also revealing each other's flaws.

Buffy also revealed that — while dead — she was actually in what she believed was heaven. Xander and Anya showed both excitement and frustration on their upcoming wedding, as they both learned to Waltz while arguing about preparations, which became resolved after being given advice from Riley and his new wife Sam during a visit to Sunnydale in order to kill a demon. They concluded that they feared their wedding, not their marriage. Xander, however, was still unsure.

His fears over marrying Anya were made worse during their wedding by a visit from a man who claimed to be his future self, showing him a bitter future trapped in a marriage similar to that of his parents. In reality, this man was Stewart Burns , who had been turned into a demon by Anya and was seeking vengeance from her. Although the vision was also revealed to be false, Xander became more conscious of the doubts he was already having, especially seeing his drunken father abuse Xander's mother and insult Anya's demonic "family.

Xander decides he doesn't want to repeat his parents' marriage and leaves Anya at the altar. Xander then fled to a hotel for the night before returning to his apartment where he drowned his sorrows in beer and music. Xander attempted to fix things with Anya as he still loved her. However, Anya returned to the vengeance fold and tried to have Xander's friends make wishes against him.

Failing to do so, Anya became drunk with Spike and subsequently had sex with him. Discovering them in the act, Xander attacked and threatened to kill him, but abandoned those plans out of disgust when he discovered that Buffy and Spike had been sleeping together behind their backs for quite some time.

When Spike subsequently attempted to rape Buffy, Xander was infuriated, and later realized that Buffy had not told them about her relationship with Spike because she knew that Xander would react as he had. After a peaceful conversation, Xander subsequently made amends with Buffy.

Meanwhile, Tara was fatally shot by Warren Mears , who was trying to kill Buffy. Xander blamed himself for both that and Willow's subsequent turn to the dark side, remarking that he had seen Warren's gun before he raised it and was merely frozen with fear while he shot both Buffy and Tara. Xander supported Willow's intentions to kill Warren in revenge until she actually did so.

Willow attempted to destroy the world, and as Buffy was unable to stop her, Xander came to Willow, claiming if the world were to end he would be by her side. Even as Willow attacked him, Xander simply refused to leave her and said that he still loved her — which managed to return her to her senses and restore her humanity. The following year, Xander looked after Dawn along with Buffy while Willow was away in England for rehabilitation with Giles. He continued a steady career in construction where he was one of the workers who built the new Sunnydale High.

This allowed him access to a map of the restored school where Dawn attended that year so she could avoid any supernatural occurrences though this did not stop Dawn from encountering a group of evil manifestations on her first day which Xander defeated by destroying their talisman. As the remaining Scoobies came into contact with a still-demonic Anya, Xander struggled over his feelings for her.

He protested to the notion of Buffy killing Anya after she had a group of frat boys killed, believing there was still a chance to redeem her even though Anya didn't believe it herself. He warned Anya of Buffy's intentions but Anya nevertheless fought back until her boss D'Hoffryn intervened, having been summoned by a recovering Willow. In order to revive the frat boys, Anya was stripped of her powers once more and she and Xander finally broke up for good, despite admitting that they still loved each other, though they did continue to have the odd fling in times of crisis.

Xander helps Dawn understand their part in all this, as well as his admiration toward her. Xander played an active role during Buffy's conflict against the First Evil and his attempt at ending the Slayer line by murdering all Potential Slayers in Buffy's protection. It was his job in construction that provided Buffy an arena to fight the near-invincible Turok-Han vampire in order to provide an example towards the Potentials. Dawn mistakenly believed herself to be a Potential Slayer, Xander empathized with her disappointment at not being the one in the spotlight, while also praising her initiative when she encouraged the actual Potential Amanda to follow her destiny.

Xander had his left eye gouged out by the evil preacher Caleb , and began wearing an eye patch. He had to have her chloroformed as she couldn't be negotiated with but ended up being tasered unconscious and driven back to the Summer's home by Dawn herself.

In the final battle against the First Evil, Xander fought alongside Dawn while Anya was killed by a Bringer's sword , and her body remained in the new Sunnydale High's ruins as the empty town was swallowed by the earth. Andrew Wells , whom she had fought alongside, comforted Xander by saying that Anya had died saving his life.

Xander replied by saying "That's my girl. Always doing the stupid thing. Following Sunnydale's destruction, Xander took a "leave of absence" from the Scooby Gang to mourn Anya's death. Falling under his thrall again, Xander resumed his old position as the vampire's loyal manservant, living with him in his Transylvanian castle for several months, during which the pair provided each other company and Xander taught Dracula how to ride a motorcycle.

Buffy eventually tracked her friend down and showed up at Dracula's castle with two other Slayers in a bid to rescue him, but the brainwashed Xander remained loyal to his "master" and tried to fight them off. Eventually, Dracula admitted that Xander belonged with his friends, and, after an emotional farewell, released him from his trance. Xander returned to the Scooby Gang, which had expanded into a worldwide organization, and took on a Watcher-like role leading various Slayer squads from the central command base in Scotland via computer screens and earpieces.

When the Scoobies came under attack from Japanese vampires with unusual powers, Xander reluctantly recruited his former master Dracula as an ally to help bring them down. Afterward, Xander scattered Renee's ashes and told Dracula that he would no longer be the vampire's manservant. Dawn's bizarre mystical transformations continued when she turned into a centaur; Xander assured her she looked "awesome" as a centaur and even rode her to safety when their Scotland base came under attack from the Twilight Group.

When she was finally released from her transformation curse by Kenny, she and Xander realized they had developed romantic feelings for one another and began a relationship in private.

This relationship was eventually discovered by a devastated Buffy, who admitted that she too was now attracted to Xander. When the apocalypse, known as Twilight , threatened the existence of the entire universe, Xander suggested to Dawn that if they survived, the pair of them get an apartment together and live a normal life.

The General observed that Xander and Dawn were ordinary people caught up in a magical war that wasn't theirs, leading Xander to believe they wouldn't survive. As a dazed Angel awoke from his possession, ignorant of his killing of Giles, Xander assaulted him punching him multiple times.

Xander wielded of the remaining pieces of the scythe to stake him, but Buffy intervened and prevented him from killing Angel; She pleaded to him that she didn't want to lose anyone else, especially Xander himself by crossing a line, so he backed down and relented. As the feeling of despair and loss overcame them, they both gazed at Giles' dead body. With magic cut off from the world, the Slayer organization disbanded and the Scoobies returned to relatively normal lives. As they had planned, Xander and Dawn moved into an apartment together in San Francisco , with Xander resuming his career in construction.

As time passed by, Xander struggled with his retirement into normalcy for the most part. He helped Buffy who was earlier caught by the cops [77] and briefly came out of retirement to help Robert Dowling against the zompire version of his partner Miranda Cheung , giving the policemen advice by referring to the first vampire he staked, his friend Jesse.

He had even playfully, along with Dawn, teased her about the cop Dowling and over whether or not she liked him. However, this moment of peace and enjoyment was soon broken.

Dawn's health continued to deteriorate, much to his distress. Eventually, his girlfriend suddenly passed out. Immediately, Xander transported her to the hospital to have her treated. Much to his confusion, the doctor claimed she fell into a coma but he could see nothing wrong with her at all. Soon after, Buffy, Andrew, and Illyria finally arrive. Soon, it was discovered that the end of magic was causing Dawn's essence to fade away because of her former status as the Key.

Later, at Andrew's apartment, Buffy followed him out on the balcony to comfort him over what was happening.

Fed up with everything, Xander let out all of his hidden resentment and anger towards his friend. He blamed Buffy for Dawn's condition, and she defended herself saying that the destruction of the Seed was the only choice she had.

He proceeded to say she's to blame because she had sex with Angel and created Twilight in the first place. Still not willing to hear her excuses or explanations, she reminded him that Dawn was her sister and she wouldn't give up on her. After her failed attempts to get help, Buffy once again attempted to persuade him that, to save Dawn, they had to work together, but Xander refused to talk to her directly.

He stormed out of the apartment when she reiterated that Dawn's life being threatened was not her fault. Xander reflected on how all he had done was "watch" the people he loved constantly dying in front of him, never being able to do anything to help.

Xander struggled with his sense of helplessness as he saw Dawn fading out of a photograph he was carrying, remembering that he had stayed out of supernatural affairs to keep her safe. Suddenly, he was teleported to the location of Severin and Simone Doffler. Immediately on the defensive, he was about to attack Simone until she pulled out a gun.

Simone and Severin express an awareness of what was happening to Dawn. Severin began to manipulate Xander to help them and in return, they will help him save her. He told him that he wanted to save his own deceased girlfriend he had to kill because of the end of magic and that, thanks to Illyria's powers, he could prevent Twilight from ever happening, in doing so prevent Giles' death, save Dawn, and all the other ill effects the destruction of the seed caused.

In a moment of weakness, Xander asked him what it was he had to do. Severin explained all he needed him to do was steal the Vampyr book and that was it. Xander became suspicious and uncertain, questioning if they intended to kill Buffy. He assured him he didn't and all he wanted was the book. Despite his uncertainty and great reluctance to betray Buffy, Xander was heavily tempted by the prospect of reversing Twilight and saving Dawn's life.

Having reached his limit in the constant level of uselessness he had been feeling for years, Xander made the crucial decision to side with Simone and Severin and ultimately betray Buffy's trust as a result.

Despite his intentions, he had told her the truth about what they had wanted with him, even acting annoyed when she assumed he would betray her to stop Twilight from happening. Xander continued to feed her information about Severin and their interest in the Vampyr book.

Eventually, when Willow managed to make Dawn conscious and they formed a plan to go to the Deeper Well in England to charge her up, he had been persistent in going. His girlfriend had begged him to stay with her and that they didn't need his help, but Xander explained only he could save her. Reaching the Deeper Well with the other Scoobies, Severin and Simone were aware of what Buffy's plans, as Xander had already told them.

Along with Buffy and Willow, the three stood up against the Magic Council. Although, unable to watch his friends run blindly in an unnecessary battle, Xander spilled everything he had done and his intentions to reverse Twilight and save Dawn. Buffy was the most affected by his betrayal, angry and hurt.

Everyone reaching a unanimous vote that it was Xander's fault, the group steeled themselves to stop Severin since what he was doing would create tears in the reality and end the world. While Buffy and Willow journeyed deeper into the Well, Xander was left on the sidelines since his friends no longer trusted him.

Just then, he received a phone call from Spike, who informed him that Simone's secret plan all along was to form an army of slayer-turned- zompires or as Xander called them, " slaypires " to rise up against Buffy and everyone else. Spike also told him of Dawn's form starting to disappear as well as his own memories of her beginning to go, so Xander ordered the vampire to put her on the phone.

Dawn expressed her confusion and fear of her condition, while Xander tried to comfort her and told her that whatever happened, she would always be in his heart. Armed with Spike's information, Xander sought to find Buffy. They both come across the dead body of Simone near the coffin of an Old One.

He told her of Simone's plan and, while Buffy still regarded him with hostility, she chose to believe him. Buffy moved to behead Simone, but the zompire suddenly woke up and attacked them both. He was especially angry when Simone told him she never intended to help him with Dawn.

Xander's most notable character trait was his sarcastic, flippant attitude and sardonic views on life. He often joked in serious situations or when someone made what was intended to be a dramatic statement which was usually unnecessary. He frequently quipped about school his family, and his romantic life; in the case of the former two, this appeared to be a cover of his dislike for both.

Xander's hidden feelings of being a failure in the eyes of his loved ones and never being able to help them enough continued to build more and more throughout the years. While Dawn was on her way to her complete disappearance, he bitterly reflected that all he had ever done was "watch.

This escalated to the point that he had decided to betray Buffy by teaming up with Severin to undo Twilight, unable to sit back and watch anymore if there was a possibility he could do something about it. Although Xander was often laid-back and easygoing, he could overreact in certain situations and lose his temper. He also had a frequent tendency to quip against his foes with the most ridiculous choice of words, often finding something insulting to say.

He was usually comically surprised and angry during one of the rare occasions he could not think of one. Being protective by nature towards his friends, especially Buffy and Willow, Xander was very loyal to friends who he viewed as family.

When Willow was kidnapped, [84] a resentful Xander told Buffy he would kill her if Willow got hurt; after Spike attempted to rape Buffy, Xander remained openly hostile and distrustful of him even after learning that he had regained his soul, certain for some time that Spike would attempt to do so again at the first opportunity. Xander had also nearly staked Angel when he had snapped Giles' neck under the possession of Twilight, stopped only because of Buffy's interference.

He would speak his mind on issues involving his friends and be always willing to stand by and fight for them when necessary. Xander was never afraid to warn his friends if he considered something they were doing wrong, causing him to clash and argue with his friends many times, especially Buffy. Despite not being supernatural, Xander became more brave and courageous and was quite useful. Another notable trait of Xander was his tendency to hold grudges. It usually took him a very long time to let things go, especially in the case of murderers.

He could be very judgmental and critical of others, even if he was no better. Through the Ferula Gemina, Xander had his personality temporally split into two different beings. One Xander possessed Xander's more aggressive traits, such as his courage and confidence, easily getting a promotion and a large apartment, in addition to some of Xander's impetuous qualities and impatience.

The other Xander possessed his more passive traits, including his sense of humor and fun, in addition to being highly insecure and paranoid, believing his double to be a demon who was hypnotizing his friends and trying to steal his life.

However, both Xander's sides were protective of Anya. Shortly before Willow fused them back together, they showed the same quirks, causing Giles to proclaim him "a bad influence on himself. Xander was something of an expert on pop culture; he read X-Men comics [85] and referenced both the Human Torch and Nick Fury. Xander displayed the ability to read Klingon. Xander was Christian [87] and had a fixation on the Chinese actress Amy Yip.

Xander never developed any permanent superpowers of his own but gained much experience from battling by Buffy's side. As Buffy explained to the Watchers Council , Xander had "clocked more field time" than all other Watchers combined. For example, Xander saved the world from Dark Willow using only his words.

While possessed by a hyena spirit through a Primal ritual, Xander exhibited enhanced strength, heightened senses, as well as predatory instincts, a taste for fresh raw meat, and a lack of social inhibitions. He lost all of these capabilities when the spirit was exorcised ; while he retained his memories of this experience, he kept it secret from everyone except Giles.

Xander was briefly transformed into a soldier under the effect of the Ritual of Janus, when he thereby acquired knowledge of military training, tactics, codes, and weapons handling techniques, enabling him to steal and use a rocket launcher to destroy the Judge, [14] and later to organize and lead a group defense against Mayor Wilkins after his Ascension to Olvikan was completed.

Even if his long-term strategy skills deteriorated with his military expertise, [90] he retained an expert ability to think on the fly, mostly relating to talking to others in stressful situations. He managed to convince Jack to not blow up the school with nothing other than his words.

Xander became a skilled carpenter, gaining practical job experience from repairing damage caused by various conflicts involving the Scooby Gang most notably the windows at Buffy's house ; Xander complained he was doomed to replace their windows for all eternity and as a foreman of a construction crew. Caleb noted that Xander was "the one that sees everything," [62] as Xander described that he saw more than anybody realized because nobody was watching him.

Dawn suggested this may be his superpower. Xander used his military knowledge to lead a paramilitary group of Slayers, witches, and seers based in a Scottish castle, viewed from outside as an international "terrorist" organization. The organization which he and Buffy headed employed high-tech and magical weaponry. Xander oversaw and orchestrated the efforts of Willow, Dawn, Buffy, and his Slayers through cameras and earpieces.

He again displayed a broad knowledge of warfare and military operations by instructing the Slayers in the use of various modern weapons and basic strategy. A recurring joke about Xander was that he was a "demon magnet," as many of the women he had dated or been attracted to have turned out to be demonic or in some other way supernatural.