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A battle that took place at the Bronze was one of the first major confronts for Buffy Summers in Sunnydale. The battle was between the members of the Order of Aurelius and the Scooby Gang in order to prevent the Harvest.[1]
History[]
Background[]
Shortly after Buffy moved to Sunnydale, she was united with her Watcher, Giles, who informed her of the high presence of vampires in the small town. With the help of a then unknown ally, Angel, and her new friends, Willow and Xander, they discovered that the night of the Harvest was near.[2]
The Master, having been trapped in a sunken church for years, anointed his strongest follower, Luke, to be his Vessel. As the Vessel, every human Luke would feed on would bring strength to the Master, until he could break free from his prison and open the Hellmouth, bring forth the Old Ones, and end the world. The Master's followers went to the Bronze at sunset and held the patrons hostage while Luke began to feed on them.[1]
The battle[]
Luke made two victims, the bouncer and a girl, but Buffy arrived in time to prevent Luke from feeding on Cordelia. She slayed one vampire and began her one-on-one brawl with Luke. While she was fighting, the other Scoobies began sneaking people out of the Bronze. A vampire attacked Xander, but Buffy decapitated him with a cymbal.[1]
Xander stopped his old friend, the newly sired Jesse, from feeding on Cordelia and tried talking to him, but Jesse would hear none of it. A fleeing customer pushed Jesse into the stake Xander was holding, killing the vampire before he was grabbed by two other vampires.[1]
Meanwhile, Giles was attacked by the vampire Darla. Willow grabbed a bottle of holy water, throwing it in Darla's face, forcing her to retreat as the water burned her.[1]
Buffy threatened Luke with a metal stand from a drum set. Knowing metal objects to the heart wouldn't kill a vampire, Luke remained unintimidated. However, Buffy told him he did not take into account the sun was rising and used the rod to break the glass, letting in light. Luke, startled by it, realized shortly that it was only light from a street lamp, but was too late to stop Buffy from staking him in the back, informing him sunrise was still nine hours away.[1]
The remaining vampires at the Bronze fled in fear of Buffy, releasing Xander. With Luke's death, the Master lost his power to break free, remaining trapped in the Hellmouth.[1]
Aftermath[]
Despite the paranormal encounter, there was little to no attention brought to the event by the residents of Sunnydale. Most of the witnesses to the event outside of the Scoobies, including Cordelia, rationalized-away the supernatural aspects of the night and considered the vampires "ugly" members of rival gangs.[1]
Participants[]
Scooby Gang[]
The core members of the Scooby Gang fought together for the first time in this battle. The group included a Slayer, a Watcher, and two inexperienced vampire hunters.[1]
Order of Aurelius[]
The Master sent seven vampires members of the Order of Aurelius, two of them with over a hundred years old.[1]
- Darla
- Luke (deceased)
- Jesse McNally (deceased)
- Other 2 vampires
- Other 2 vampires (deceased)