Amilyn was a vampire minion of Lothos.[1]
Biography[]
In the 14th century Italy, Amilyn accompanied Lothos when his master killed a barmaid Slayer.[1]
In 1996, Amilyn attended Lothos on his sleep. He began siring new vampires so his master would soon take over Los Angeles, including Benny. After Lothos woke up, Amilyn brought Cassandra to him, but Lothos killed the girl when she mentioned the word "God."[1]
Days later, Amilyn, Benny, and other vampires attacked Zeph's auto repair, where Pike had been fixing his car. Benny killed Zeph, so Pike drove away, but Amilyn held on to his car. Pike crashed into a tree, which chopped Amilyn's arm off. Buffy Summers arrived and fought off the vampires, kicking Amilyn away. As Amilyn returned with his surviving pack, Buffy and Pike then escaped on a motorcycle.[2]
Amilyn was among the vampires who attacked the school dance at Hemery High School. He cornered Pike and punched him upon the mention of his lost arm. Buffy appeared just as Amilyn was holding Pike by the neck, slaying the vampire with the same technique she had used against Lothos: burning him with a cross and using a hair spray as an improvised torch against him. As Amilyn died immolated, the fire grew to burn down a gym and the remaining vampires inside.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- He was portrayed by Paul Reubens in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film.
- In the film, Amilyn's death is noticeably different from canon. Instead of burning him, Buffy stakes Amilyn in the school basement, and he spends a long time writhing and moaning in pain before finally falling still. After the film's credits, Amilyn reappears and continues writhing around until finally dropping (presumably for good).
- In the What We Do in the Shadows episode "The Trial" (2019), the council of vampires is composed of actors who have famously portrayed vampires, including Paul Reubens as Paul, characterized as Amilyn.
- In the original movie script, Lothos said that Amilyn was 1200 years old, implying he'd been sired around 800 A.D., and making him older than the Watchers estimated Lothos to be. Whether this remains true in canon is unclear.
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