Changes: Hank Summers

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Hank Summers was the father of Buffy and Dawn Summers and the ex-husband of Joyce Summers.

Biography

Hank often had father/daughter weekends with Buffy and Dawn immediately following his divorce from Joyce. Hank eventually turned into the archetype of the upper-class deadbeat dad. Despite relative wealth and prosperity, Buffy and Dawn could not rely on him to keep his promises, nor would he play the role of the father. This led to both siblings accepting Rupert Giles as a father figure.

Hank spent the summer of 1997 with Buffy. Hank was supposed to take Buffy to an ice show for her eighteenth birthday, but canceled at the last minute.

Buffy said her parents' divorce was mostly Hank's fault, because he was unfaithful. When Buffy last heard from Hank, he had moved to Spain with his secretary, but she was unable to contact him when her mother died. Dawn indicated that she had spoken with her father at some point over the summer of 2001, but she and the others were hiding Buffy's death from him, stating that if he knew Buffy was dead he would take Dawn away.

Hank was still married to Joyce in the alternate reality created by Buffy's hallucinations.

Behind the Scenes

He was portrayed by Dean Butler.
All the majority of people since Season Eight, Hank is plausibly cautious that his daughter is the Slayer. However, his reaction is not seen.

Appearances

"Nightmares"
"Prophecy Girl" (Only mentioned)
"When She Was Bad"
"What's My Line, Part One" (Only mentioned)
"Ted" (Only mentioned)
"Becoming, Part One" (Only voice during flashback)
"Lovers Walk" (Only mentioned)
"Helpless" (Only mentioned)
"Choices" (Only mentioned)
"Fear, Itself" (Only mentioned)
"I Will Remember You" (Only mentioned)
"Something Blue" (Only mentioned)
"Family"(Only mentioned)
"Blood Ties" (Only mentioned)
"Forever" (Only mentioned)
"Tough Love" (Only mentioned)
"The Weight of the World" (Only in dreams)
"Bargaining, Part One" (Only mentioned)
"Life Serial" (Only mentioned)
"Normal Again" (Only in hallucinations)
"Help" (Only mentioned)
"Conversations with Dead People" (Only mentioned)
New Rules, Part Four (Only mentioned)
I Wish, Part One (in visions)

The Origin
Viva Las Buffy
Slayer, Interrupted
A Stake to the Heart
Power of Persuasion
How I Survived My Summer Vacation

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