Post by Marissa Anielewicz on Feb 7, 2008 16:03:20 GMT -5
Faith Lehane
Nickname: Sometimes called the "Rogue" or "Dark" slayer. Buffy might call her F on occasion but no real nickname in regular usage.
Age: 24
Date of birth: Dec 14,
Status: Alive active as a Slayer
Affiliation: Loosely affiliated with Buffy and the Scoobies as well as Angel. Formerly Mayor Richard Wilkins of Sunnydale.
Notable powers
Incredible strength, healing, and speed, agility and reflexes. Growing up on the mean streets of Southie may have contributed to her skills as a brawler
Biography:
Faith was born and raised in tough working class South Boston known to citizens of the hub simply as "Southie." Faith never really knew her father and her mother was an alcoholic who was at the very least verbally abusive toward the girl. Not surprisingly Faith grew up with trust and self esteem issues. She lacked friends or positive role models and outlets for behavior. This directly led to her wild , destructive and self destructive , behavior later in life.
When Drusilla killed the slayer Kendra Faith was activated by her death. Faith had begun to trust her watcher and accept her duties when an ancient and powerful vampire known as Kakistos struck. Kakistos brutally murdered Faith's watcher while Faith watched. She managed to injure Kakistos but could not prevent this tragedy. Traumatized Faith began to run across the country, doing some minor slayage but, trying to evade Kakistos. All the while keeping up a bravado and tough girl image that contrasted with her feelings of guilt and isolation.
Faith's cross country flight finally took her to Sunnydale California home of the Hellmouth and Buffy Summers the other slayer. Faith at first impressed Buffy's friends with her wild tales (though the bonds forged are not deep) and then Buffy's mother's Joyce (who See's Faith as a possible way out for her daughter to have a normal life). Faith rents out a rundown motel room in the seedy part of town. Her personality conflicts with Buffy, who is disturbed by Faith's level of anger, and they fight for the first time (if only verbally) but put their differences aside when Kakistos arrives. Faith first tried to run but with Buffy at her side, forced to confront her nightmare, Faith prevailed and killed Kakistos.
Faith decided to stay in Sunnydale with Giles functioning as Watcher to both slayers for a time. Buffy and Faith had different styles and personalties but seemed to function well enough together until Gwendolyn Post arrived to be Faith's new watcher. Faith let her guard down enough to trust Post (even if she didn't like her) Post duped Faith into thinking Angel had gone bad again. When Faith tried to stake Angel Buffy arrived and they had the first of their epic battles. While it had been a trick of the renegade watcher that had incited the fight the emotional damage done to their relationship was real.
From that time on Faith would feel increasingly isolated from Buffy and the scoobie's. An outsider looking in only called upon when they needed her for some kind of slayer. Sort of like she was Buffy's back up. Not even an invite to The Summers' for Christmas or a sexual encounter with Xander Harris made her feel any closer to the main group. Though briefly their relationship did rebound, it looked like Faith was winning Buffy over to her style of care free no rules slaying, when tragedy struck. Faith accidentally killed a human.
Deputy Mayor Allan Finch approached the Slayers as they engaged a few vamps. Adrenaline running high Faith didn't hear Buffy's warning in time. She staked the human Finch through the heart killing him. Faith could not deal with the guilt and refused to accept the consequences. She went as far as to tell Buffy point blank "I don't care." She weighted and dumped the body but it was discovered and The Mayor soon learned of wooden splinters in the heart telling exactly what kind of individual had killed his assistant.
The Scoobies tried intervention like tactics on Faith. It was too late she didn't trust them and only saw rejection and judgment. When Xander (foolishly miscalculating Faith's psychological problems with intimacy) attempts to talk to her because he thinks they made a connection when they slept together, Faith nearly kills him. Angel, for the fist but not the last time, steps in and attempts to save Faith. Whether he could have helped her at this point will never be known. The watcher Wesley Wyndam pryce had alerted the Watcher's council who sent a team. They took Faith out of Angel's custody only for her to escape from them.
Faith Killed Mr. Trick, The Mayor's right hand man, and saved Buffy from him. It seemed that Faith was back in the fold but secretly she went to the Mayor and offered him her services. She worked for a time as a double agent. The Mayor despite being evil gave Faith the one thing she truly desired unconditional acceptance and love. This lead Faith further down the dark path as she served at his side. She shot Angel with a poison arrow which lead to her most explosive show down with Buffy. Faith lost this epic showdown by knockout, literally, Faith ended up in coma.
Faith and Buffy shared some visions while she was out. Faith finally woke up eight months later to find out that Buffy had defeated and killed her father figure the Mayor. She also finds out that Buffy and Angel have split, Faith was infuriated by this as in her then warped logic Buffy had stabbed her for Angel. The Mayor left Faith a secret weapon a magic device that can swap bodies. In the middle of another epic fight (after Faith had kidnapped Buffy's mother) she used it to change places with Buffy.
Faith planned to flee with Buffy's body leaving Buffy to the justice of the watcher's council. Somehow she couldn't allow a church full of people to be killed by Vamps. Exposed to the love and friendship in Buffy's life, on some level Faith realized that she wanted to be like Buffy and in fact hated herself. While in Buffy's body she shouted several times "you disgust me" it's clear she's talking to herself and not Buffy at this point. She flees Sunnydale at this point.
Faith resurfaced in Los Angeles where she initially continued her bad deeds by hiring on with Wolfram and Hart to kill Angel. Something surprising happened as Angel managed to get through to Faith. She not only doesn't kill him but ended up agreeing to turn herself in to the police and to serve prison time as penance for her misdeeds. Angel is to become the new most important person in her life, showing her acceptance when she felt she had no right to ask for her, he became the positive role model to put her back on track. His own redemption from darkness serving as blue print for her own.
Faith is able to repay the favor a few years later when Angel reverts to the evil Angelus. Wesley Wyndam-Pryce convinces her to break out of jail and help save him. Faith performed (probably) the most heroic deed of her life. She injected herself with a mystical drug and allowed Angel to feed on her. Angel (back to himself) managed to stop Faith from dying and to come back and live.
Faith ended up back in Sunnydale to help Buffy and the new potentials battle the first evil. Buffy and Faith reconcile , though this is tested when the potentials choose Faith to lead them. Faith might have had her head on straight for the first time since Buffy had met her but she still had an impulsive side and lacked leadership experience or skills. She led the potentials into a trap that left girls dead.
It was also at this time that Faith had a one night stand with Principal Robin wood. He speculated that Faith saw men as sex objects and would prove her wrong if they survived. The fact that the Mayor and Angel are the two most important figures in Faith's life would seem a flaw in his logic. Also it would seem that Faith is Bi and has not delveoped a lasting loving relationship with a female either. So It would seem a fear of intimacy and trust issues stop Faith from developing long term relationships rather than any hatred of males. Faith and Robin did maintain a slightly longer relationship afterward though they are now split up.
Faith is older, wiser, and Buffy and the scoobies would say more importantly saner, than in the past. Faith tries to devote her life to making up for the damage she did while she served the mayor and in his aftermath . She attempts to do this by slaying as best she can. Faith maintains a very different demeanor to Buffy the other full slayer. Faith still likes to party and listen to hard rock. She maintains a level of sarcasm and street toughness but balances everything out with a degree of responsibility that was not present in the 17 year old who arrived in Sunnydale fleeing Kakistos.
Nickname: Sometimes called the "Rogue" or "Dark" slayer. Buffy might call her F on occasion but no real nickname in regular usage.
Age: 24
Date of birth: Dec 14,
Status: Alive active as a Slayer
Affiliation: Loosely affiliated with Buffy and the Scoobies as well as Angel. Formerly Mayor Richard Wilkins of Sunnydale.
Notable powers
Incredible strength, healing, and speed, agility and reflexes. Growing up on the mean streets of Southie may have contributed to her skills as a brawler
Biography:
Faith was born and raised in tough working class South Boston known to citizens of the hub simply as "Southie." Faith never really knew her father and her mother was an alcoholic who was at the very least verbally abusive toward the girl. Not surprisingly Faith grew up with trust and self esteem issues. She lacked friends or positive role models and outlets for behavior. This directly led to her wild , destructive and self destructive , behavior later in life.
When Drusilla killed the slayer Kendra Faith was activated by her death. Faith had begun to trust her watcher and accept her duties when an ancient and powerful vampire known as Kakistos struck. Kakistos brutally murdered Faith's watcher while Faith watched. She managed to injure Kakistos but could not prevent this tragedy. Traumatized Faith began to run across the country, doing some minor slayage but, trying to evade Kakistos. All the while keeping up a bravado and tough girl image that contrasted with her feelings of guilt and isolation.
Faith's cross country flight finally took her to Sunnydale California home of the Hellmouth and Buffy Summers the other slayer. Faith at first impressed Buffy's friends with her wild tales (though the bonds forged are not deep) and then Buffy's mother's Joyce (who See's Faith as a possible way out for her daughter to have a normal life). Faith rents out a rundown motel room in the seedy part of town. Her personality conflicts with Buffy, who is disturbed by Faith's level of anger, and they fight for the first time (if only verbally) but put their differences aside when Kakistos arrives. Faith first tried to run but with Buffy at her side, forced to confront her nightmare, Faith prevailed and killed Kakistos.
Faith decided to stay in Sunnydale with Giles functioning as Watcher to both slayers for a time. Buffy and Faith had different styles and personalties but seemed to function well enough together until Gwendolyn Post arrived to be Faith's new watcher. Faith let her guard down enough to trust Post (even if she didn't like her) Post duped Faith into thinking Angel had gone bad again. When Faith tried to stake Angel Buffy arrived and they had the first of their epic battles. While it had been a trick of the renegade watcher that had incited the fight the emotional damage done to their relationship was real.
From that time on Faith would feel increasingly isolated from Buffy and the scoobie's. An outsider looking in only called upon when they needed her for some kind of slayer. Sort of like she was Buffy's back up. Not even an invite to The Summers' for Christmas or a sexual encounter with Xander Harris made her feel any closer to the main group. Though briefly their relationship did rebound, it looked like Faith was winning Buffy over to her style of care free no rules slaying, when tragedy struck. Faith accidentally killed a human.
Deputy Mayor Allan Finch approached the Slayers as they engaged a few vamps. Adrenaline running high Faith didn't hear Buffy's warning in time. She staked the human Finch through the heart killing him. Faith could not deal with the guilt and refused to accept the consequences. She went as far as to tell Buffy point blank "I don't care." She weighted and dumped the body but it was discovered and The Mayor soon learned of wooden splinters in the heart telling exactly what kind of individual had killed his assistant.
The Scoobies tried intervention like tactics on Faith. It was too late she didn't trust them and only saw rejection and judgment. When Xander (foolishly miscalculating Faith's psychological problems with intimacy) attempts to talk to her because he thinks they made a connection when they slept together, Faith nearly kills him. Angel, for the fist but not the last time, steps in and attempts to save Faith. Whether he could have helped her at this point will never be known. The watcher Wesley Wyndam pryce had alerted the Watcher's council who sent a team. They took Faith out of Angel's custody only for her to escape from them.
Faith Killed Mr. Trick, The Mayor's right hand man, and saved Buffy from him. It seemed that Faith was back in the fold but secretly she went to the Mayor and offered him her services. She worked for a time as a double agent. The Mayor despite being evil gave Faith the one thing she truly desired unconditional acceptance and love. This lead Faith further down the dark path as she served at his side. She shot Angel with a poison arrow which lead to her most explosive show down with Buffy. Faith lost this epic showdown by knockout, literally, Faith ended up in coma.
Faith and Buffy shared some visions while she was out. Faith finally woke up eight months later to find out that Buffy had defeated and killed her father figure the Mayor. She also finds out that Buffy and Angel have split, Faith was infuriated by this as in her then warped logic Buffy had stabbed her for Angel. The Mayor left Faith a secret weapon a magic device that can swap bodies. In the middle of another epic fight (after Faith had kidnapped Buffy's mother) she used it to change places with Buffy.
Faith planned to flee with Buffy's body leaving Buffy to the justice of the watcher's council. Somehow she couldn't allow a church full of people to be killed by Vamps. Exposed to the love and friendship in Buffy's life, on some level Faith realized that she wanted to be like Buffy and in fact hated herself. While in Buffy's body she shouted several times "you disgust me" it's clear she's talking to herself and not Buffy at this point. She flees Sunnydale at this point.
Faith resurfaced in Los Angeles where she initially continued her bad deeds by hiring on with Wolfram and Hart to kill Angel. Something surprising happened as Angel managed to get through to Faith. She not only doesn't kill him but ended up agreeing to turn herself in to the police and to serve prison time as penance for her misdeeds. Angel is to become the new most important person in her life, showing her acceptance when she felt she had no right to ask for her, he became the positive role model to put her back on track. His own redemption from darkness serving as blue print for her own.
Faith is able to repay the favor a few years later when Angel reverts to the evil Angelus. Wesley Wyndam-Pryce convinces her to break out of jail and help save him. Faith performed (probably) the most heroic deed of her life. She injected herself with a mystical drug and allowed Angel to feed on her. Angel (back to himself) managed to stop Faith from dying and to come back and live.
Faith ended up back in Sunnydale to help Buffy and the new potentials battle the first evil. Buffy and Faith reconcile , though this is tested when the potentials choose Faith to lead them. Faith might have had her head on straight for the first time since Buffy had met her but she still had an impulsive side and lacked leadership experience or skills. She led the potentials into a trap that left girls dead.
It was also at this time that Faith had a one night stand with Principal Robin wood. He speculated that Faith saw men as sex objects and would prove her wrong if they survived. The fact that the Mayor and Angel are the two most important figures in Faith's life would seem a flaw in his logic. Also it would seem that Faith is Bi and has not delveoped a lasting loving relationship with a female either. So It would seem a fear of intimacy and trust issues stop Faith from developing long term relationships rather than any hatred of males. Faith and Robin did maintain a slightly longer relationship afterward though they are now split up.
Faith is older, wiser, and Buffy and the scoobies would say more importantly saner, than in the past. Faith tries to devote her life to making up for the damage she did while she served the mayor and in his aftermath . She attempts to do this by slaying as best she can. Faith maintains a very different demeanor to Buffy the other full slayer. Faith still likes to party and listen to hard rock. She maintains a level of sarcasm and street toughness but balances everything out with a degree of responsibility that was not present in the 17 year old who arrived in Sunnydale fleeing Kakistos.