Whirlwind



"The whirlwind, Angelus!"

- Darla

The Whirlwind was a "family" of four vampires (Angelus, Darla, Drusilla, and Spike) that caused destruction, suffering, and death. The group originally consisted of Angelus and his sire Darla, two vampire lovers who had caused mayhem throughout Europe beginning in the mid 1700s. In 1860, Drusilla joined them after being sired by Angelus. In 1880, Spike joined the three after being sired by Drusilla and the foursome was complete.

They were perhaps the most brutal and dangerous group of vampires in recorded history, with Angelus as the most evil, Spike as the most violent, Darla as the most seductive, and Drusilla as the most insane. The group existed for no other purpose than to commit any acts of destruction and bloodshed that they could devise, and they cut a bloody swath across Europe and Asia.

Angelus and Darla were a couple throughout their time in the Whirlwind, as were Spike and Drusilla. Intimate liaisons also occurred between Angelus and Drusilla, Angelus and Spike, and Darla and Drusilla. Only Spike and Darla have not been confirmed to have any sexual relationship, though a comment made by Angelus implied that both men had unsuccessfully attempted to have ménage à trois with the two women together. While Angelus and Darla made a passionately evil pair, neither was capable of true love. In contrast, Spike and Drusilla truly loved each other despite lacking souls. However, Darla and Angelus did care for each other to an extent as Darla risked her life to save him from Holtz.

Timeline
1894: The group encountered The Immortal, who imprisoned Angelus and Spike while he had a ménage à trois with Darla and Drusilla. Angelus and Spike considered him a mortal enemy thereafter, driven by jealousy and envy.

1898: The Whirlwind suffered a heavy blow when Angelus' soul was restored by a group of embittered gypsies. Also, Spike opposed Dracula in order to prevent the latter from turning Dru and Darla into "brides".

1900: Angelus rejoined Darla, Drusilla, and Spike. At that same time, Spike killed a Slayer. However, the Whirlwind was disbanded when Angelus, unable to commit acts of evil, rejected Darla (who eventually returned to The Master and the Order of Aurelius) while Spike and Drusilla went their own ways.

Behind the Scenes

 * All four members of "the Whirlwind" have had souls at one point or another; Angelus got his soul cursed upon him in 1898 though he lost it in both 1998 and 2003 but had it restored both times; Spike went through the Demon Trials to win his soul back in 2002; When Darla became miraculously pregnant in 2001 with her and Angel's son, the child shared his soul with her; and Drusilla temporarily gained custody of Spike's soul in 2005.

Appearances

 * "Becoming, Part One"
 * "The Prodigal"
 * "Five by Five"
 * "Untouched"
 * "Dear Boy"
 * "Fool for Love"
 * "Darla"
 * "The Trial"
 * "Heartthrob"
 * "Offspring"
 * "Quickening"
 * "Lullaby"
 * "Lies My Parents Told Me"
 * "Destiny"
 * "The Girl in Question"