Dawn Summers

Dawn Summers is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She is portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg.

The arrival of Dawn Summers was foreshadowed in a cryptic dream sequence in season four. In "This Year's Girl" a still comatose Faith said while making a bed with Buffy in Dawn's future room, "Little sis coming. I know." Buffy replied, "So much to do before she gets here." In the season four finale "Restless", Tara warned Buffy to "be back before Dawn."

Dawn first appeared at the very end of the episode "Buffy vs. Dracula ", when Buffy walked into her bedroom (preparing for a date at the movies), she finds Dawn looking through her stuff. Buffy's mother then suggested; "Buffy, if you're going to the movies, why don't you take your sister?" and both Buffy and Dawn shouted "MOM!". She became a series regular in the last three seasons, appearing in all 66 episodes. Her character, Dawn Summers, was supposedly born to Hank and Joyce Summers in 1986 in Los Angeles. Dawn's immediate family were unaware of her mystical origin for a while as they had been imbued with artificial memories of her as Buffy's younger sister. Only those "outside reality," such as mental patients, see Dawn's true nature.

Dawn is a human being who the mentally unstable can see is really a green ball of energy. With the right ritual, Dawn's blood opens a dimensional portal to all universes, bringing chaos and destruction to Earth within minutes. Dawn's experience in battling vampires and demons has made her a more capable fighter and spellcaster with the ability to cast spells from memory. She can also read a variety of languages ranging from Turkish to Latin. Dawn has grown to rarely flinch when in danger, and her loyalty to her sister and friends is absolute.

Dawn became a series regular for the show's fifth, sixth and seventh seasons. She appeared in all 66 episodes.