Matthias Pavayne

"No. No! Defilers! I'll...cut you into nothing! I'll feast on your brains. I'll swim in lakes of your own blood!"

- Matthais Pavayne

Matthais Pavayne is an 18th century European aristocrat. He is a doctor that was nicknamed the Reaper for performing unnecessary (and fatal) surgeries on his patients. When word spread of his unorthodox practices, he escaped to California. His arrival at that time coincided with a rash of brutal, ritualistic murders; pieces of the victims placed in such a manner that suggested an intimate knowledge of the dark arts.

The murders continued for nearly twenty years, until in 1791, representatives from Wolfram & Hart were looking to build a new branch in what would eventually become Los Angeles. Unfortunately a Spanish mission was already resting on the site their seers recommended. They needed an appropriate sacrifice to deconsecrate the ground; Pavayne's blood suited the needs of the situation, and Pavayne was killed by Wolfram and Hart.

From this point on, Pavayne's ghost haunts the Los Angeles branch of Wolfram & Hart by stealing the souls of any employee that dies in service of the company, tortures their souls until he has his fill, then sacrifices them through a portal to Hell that he opens, in order to circumvent having to go himself.

In October of 2003, he is corporealized by a complex machine created by Fred and subsequently captured by Angel, then placed in a special Wolfram & Hart containment unit which keeps him alive for all eternity, however he is unable to move, speak, or affect the world around him.

Appearances

 * Hell Bound
 * Harm's Way (mentioned)
 * Lineage (mentioned)