History of the Slayer

The First Slayer was created by the Shadow Men, three very old, black men, who spoke Swahili. They created the Slayer by merging into a young girl the energy of a pure demon, its spirit, its heart, against her will. As Dracula suggested (Buffy vs Dracula), the Slayer's and vampire's origins are really the same: rooted in darkness. The Shadow Men became the Watchers, who watched the Slayers. In each generation there was a Chosen One. Alone, she had to fight the evil forces that threatened the human kind. When she died, another was called immediately. They were very young (15-18 years old) when the call happened — and, usually, they died young, too, killed by their natural enemies, the vampires. Potential Slayers — girls who had the potential for being called one day — could be recognized and trained by Watchers, before being chosen. Slayers have super strength and their wounds heal faster than a normal person's.In 2003, the Slayer Buffy Anne Summers changed the rule "In each generation there was a Chosen One". She decided to use the essence of the Scythe, a weapon that contained the energy and history of many Slayers, to change the destiny of herself, Faith's, and the Slayers in Training. Thus, after the powerful witch Willow did a spell on the Scythe, every girl in the world who could be a Slayer, became a Slayer — then, and generations to come (Chosen).