Benjamin Wilkinson

Ben Wilkinson was a fictional character on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer present for most of season five. The character is played by Charlie Weber.

Ben is the alter-ego of Glory. He was created as a prison for the hell goddess, but tried to lead a normal life in spite of it. After becoming a doctor, he came to Sunnydale and worked in the hospital. Whereas Glory is the embodiment of all things evil, Ben is a kind and decent man who showed great comforting skills to the entire Summers family during Joyce's illness.

However, Glory learned to free herself from her prison of flesh for periods of time. A spell prevented any human who saw the metamorphosis from remembering it. As Glory spent more time in control of their shared existence, Ben's life was wrecked. He summoned a Queller demon to kill those who had been rendered insane by Glory's "brain-sucking." He also lost his job at the hospital when Glory had control of their existence for three weeks, and commented that he was tired of waking up wearing a dress. Ben knew that Dawn was the mystical Key for which Glory was searching, but attempted to hide that fact from her. He even attempted to start a romantic relationship with Buffy but failed.

At the end of Season 5, Ben tried to help Dawn flee from Glory, but in the end decided to assist her with the ritual to harness the Key's energy because Glory promised to make him immortal if he co-operated. After Glory was beaten, she reverted to Ben who was then smothered to death by Giles to make sure that Glory never returned.

Ben served as Glory's Achilles' Heel by which the gang was able to defeat her, and also portrays that even kind, decent men can do evil deeds in the name of self-preservation.