Kendra Young

Kendra Young is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Marti Noxon for the TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character is portrayed by Bianca Lawson.

Kendra is a warrior who mastered the use of every sort of weapon reliant on muscle power, such as swords, knives and axes.

Expanded Universe

 * The Book of Fours - Uncanon novel reveals that she is from Cane Town Plantation, Jamaica. The novel also shows a closer friendship between Buffy and Kendra and how deeply affected Buffy was by Kendra's death. Also, it reveals Kendra's past and suggests her doom was inevitable.


 * Ring of Fire - Graphic novel written by Doug Petrie.

Notes and Trivia

 * Actress Bianca Lawson who plays Kendra was initially considered to play Cordelia Chase, as was Sarah Michelle Geller (who was actually offered the part before being offered the title role of Buffy)
 * Kendra was the last example of a deceased slayer passing on the title to a successor along the traditional slayer line route. Her successor; Faith; thereon carried the traditional slayer line, but after the activation of every potential slayer in the world, was never able to pass on the legacy via its traditional method.