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Buffy The Vampire Slayer Scariest Villians

Matt Elliott
5 min readMay 4, 2019

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer is my favorite tv show of all time. For me it was my introduction to both the horror genre and the larger realm of pop culture. What has always stuck with me about this show is how engaging the villains or big bad’s on the show were. Buffy fought every type of monster you could think of, vampires, werewolves, demons, witches even robots and invisible people. Some of the villains were engaging as hell, others were completely ridiculous. As a lifelong fan of this show I thought it would be cool to reevaluate some of the shows scariest villains, some of which are even more terrifying today.

Warren Mears

This is one character from the series who is even more terrifying today then he was when the show was on the air. Warren probably isn’t on most peoples list of scariest Buffy villains, but he really should be. Unlike most of the threats Buffy faced on the series, Warren is a flesh and blood human being. He doesn’t have demonic strength or otherworldly powers he’s just a pathetic little toxic nerd that likes to play with toys. Warren is a perfect example of toxic masculinity and fandom. If he existed in the real world today he would most assuredly be posting sexist comments online about Captain Marvel and probably be hanging with Richard Spencer at a mens rights rally. When the Trio are first introduced they come off as comical idiots. They’re nerdy fanboys playing at being super villains who see Buffy as the only obstacle standing in their way. However, as the season progresses the Trio…

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Matt Elliott
Matt Elliott

Written by Matt Elliott

I’m just a simple aspiring writer who loves pop culture and looking to share my stories with others.

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