Slayer

A Slayer in the fictional Buffyverse established by Buffy and Angel, is a young female bestowed with mystical powers that originate from the heart of a pure-demon, which gives her superhuman senses, strength, speed, endurance, agility, and healing in the fight against forces of darkness. She also receives prophetic dreams in the few hours that she sleeps.

The Chosen One
In every generation, there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer. (The opening narration in seasons 1 and 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.)

The Slayer is a hunter of monsters, demons, the undead in general and vampires in particular.

See also The First Slayer, Buffyverse Slayer timeline, History of the Slayer, Tales of the Slayer, Tales of the Slayers, Potential and new Slayers, and Potential Slayers.

Known Slayers
(Note: As of the series finale of Buffy, all living "potential Slayers" have become full Slayers.)


 * First Slayer
 * Gish, Arabelle
 * Fray, Melaka
 * Lehane, Faith
 * Makumura, Yuki
 * Neizghani, Naayee
 * Chinese slayer
 * Summers, Buffy Anne
 * Wood, Nikki
 * Young, Kendra

Many Slayers are seen in the graphic novel spinoff, Tales of the Slayers, including the "Righteous," "Claudine," "Anni Sonnenblume," "Elizabeth 'Edward' Weston," and an Indian Princess.