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“You've always been a slave, Justine. You just couldn't see the chains.”

Justine Cooper was a vampire hunter and follower of Daniel Holtz.

Biography

Background

“She thinks she's a Slayer. She's about to learn different.”

―Unidentified vampires^[src]

Justine Cooper was a young woman who became a bitter vampire hunter and borderline alcoholic after her twin sister, Julia Cooper, was killed by vampires. Unable to cope with the death of Julia, Justine turned to alcohol and roamed graveyards at night, killing any vampire she encountered.

Working for Holtz

Justine screwdriver — Justine under Holtz' wing

She was the first vengeful soul that Holtz recruited in his battle against Angel. After having her hand impaled with an ice pick for hours, she reluctantly joined the cause and formed a bond with him. Justine sought out others that, like herself and Holtz, lost loved ones to vampires and were consumed by their desire for revenge. Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, who was meeting in secret with Holtz in order to protect Connor, tried to reach out and turn Justine away from Holtz. Instead, Justine deceived Wesley and slit his throat in order to kidnap Connor and deliver him to Holtz.

Justine Holtz deady body sad — Justine sitting by Holtz's corpse after she killed him

After a standoff amongst the members of Wolfram & Hart, Angel, and Sahjhan, Holtz abandoned Justine and jumped into the hell dimension, Quor'toth. Justine, amazed and saddened, rallied the remaining members of Holtz's militia to kill Angel. Bitterly lucid, she re-knows that Holtz used her in his vengeance She failed, but hours later, she imprisoned the demon Sahjhan in a Resikhian Urn as revenge for trapping Holtz in Quor-Toth.

Upon his return to Earth, Holtz found Justine and prompted her to kill him. Hesitantly agreeing, she stabbed him in the throat with an ice pick, making the wounds resemble a vampire bite mark. Following Holtz's last wish, she framed Angel for the killing by telling Connor that Angel was the one who killed Holtz. She then aided Connor in his plan to trap Angel at the bottom of the ocean.

Wesley's captive

Justine cage — Justine in Wesley's captivity

In the following months, Justine was kidnapped by Wesley, who imprisoned her in a closet, bound and gagged, with only a little food and a bucket. Reluctantly, she helped him find the metal box in which she and Connor put Angel, while at the same time, Justine taunted Wesley by telling him he had turned to evil, "banging the enemy and keeping slave girl in his closet". Wesley countered by telling her that she had been a slave to Holtz and to her own desire for revenge. Wesley had broken Justine to the point of being capable to dissuade her from attacking him by threatening to take away her bucket.

Back on land and with Angel released, Wesley cuffed Justine to a railing. She taunted Wesley once more, telling him Angel would turn on him. Wesley merely threw her the key to her cuffs and told her she had the choice of moving on with her life or continue to be a slave.

Behind the Scenes

She was portrayed by Laurel Holloman.

The character was created because Elisabeth Röhm, who had portrayed Kate Lockley in Seasons 1 and 2, was unavailable.

Her behavior is similar to Faith Lehane. However, contrary to the Slayer who has always knew the solitude, Justine lost successively her relationship like her twin sister, then Holtz who asked her to kill him to manipulate Connor. Wesley has to her the same hostility as he has with Faith.

Justine, although she is not one, has typical characteristics of the Slayers. Most of the vampires which she faces describe her as "the one who takes herself for a Slayer."

Appearances

Season Three:
Heartthrob	That Vision-Thing	That Old Gang of Mine	Carpe Noctem	Fredless	Billy	Offspring	Quickening	Lullaby	Dad Appears	Birthday
Provider Appears	Waiting in the Wings	Couplet	Loyalty Appears	Sleep Tight Appears	Forgiving Appears	Double or Nothing	The Price	A New World	Benediction Appears	Tomorrow Appears

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+|First           = "[[Dad]]"
-|Last          = [[Deep Down]]
+|Last            = "[[Deep Down]]"
-|Name          = Justine Cooper
+|Name            = Justine Cooper
+|Classification  = [[Human]]
-|Aliases       =
+|Status          = Alive
-|Classification= Human
-|Affiliation   = Holtz's [[Angel-Hunters]]
+|Affiliation     = Holtz's [[Angel-Hunters]]
-|Known relatives= Julia Cooper (sister)
+|Known relatives = [[Julia Cooper]] <small>(sister)</small>
-|Powers         = Experience in fighting techniques, vampire hunting, and handling of weapons.
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-|Actor          = [[Laurel Holloman]]
+|Actor           = Laurel Holloman
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 {{Quote|You've always been a slave, Justine. You just couldn't see the chains.|[[Wesley Wyndam-Pryce]]|Deep Down}}
-'''Justine Cooper''' was a [[vampire hunter]] and follower of [[Daniel Holtz]]. She was portrayed by [[Laurel Holloman]].
+'''Justine Cooper''' was a [[vampire hunter]] and follower of [[Daniel Holtz]].
 == Biography ==
+===Background===
+{{Quote|She thinks she's a Slayer. She's about to learn different.|Unidentified [[vampire]]s|Benediction}}
-Justine Cooper was a young woman who became a bitter vampire hunter and possibly a borderline alcoholic after her twin sister, [[Julia Cooper]], was killed by [[vampires]]. Unable to cope with the death of Julia, Justine turned to alcohol and roamed graveyards at night, killing any vampire she encountered. She is the first vengeful soul that [[Daniel Holtz]] recruits in his battle against [[Angel]].
+Justine Cooper was a young woman who became a bitter vampire hunter and borderline alcoholic after her twin sister, [[Julia Cooper]], was killed by vampires. Unable to cope with the death of Julia, Justine turned to alcohol and roamed graveyards at night, killing any vampire she encountered.
+===Working for Holtz===
-After having her hand impaled with an ice pick for hours, she reluctantly joins the cause and forms a bond with him. Justine seeks out others that, like herself and Holtz, lost loved ones to vampires and were consumed by their desire for revenge. [[Wesley Wyndam-Pryce|Wesley]], who is meeting in secret with Holtz in order to protect [[Connor]], tries to reach out and turn Justine away from Holtz.
+[[File:Justine_screwdriver.png|thumb|left|164px|Justine under Holtz' wing]]
+She was the first vengeful soul that Holtz recruited in his battle against [[Angel]]. After having her hand impaled with an ice pick for hours, she reluctantly joined the cause and formed a bond with him. Justine sought out others that, like herself and Holtz, lost loved ones to vampires and were consumed by their desire for revenge. [[Wesley Wyndam-Pryce]], who was meeting in secret with Holtz in order to protect [[Connor]], tried to reach out and turn Justine away from Holtz. Instead, Justine deceived Wesley and slit his throat in order to kidnap Connor and deliver him to Holtz.
+[[File:Justine_Holtz_deady_body_sad.jpg|thumb|Justine sitting by Holtz's corpse after she killed him]]
-However, Justine deceives Wesley and slits his throat in order to kidnap Connor and deliver him to Holtz. After a standoff amongst the members of Wolfram and Hart, Angel and Sahjhan, Holtz abandons Justine and jumps into the hell dimension, Quor-toth. Justine, amazed and saddened rallies the remaining members of Holtz's militia to kill Angel. She fails, but hours later, she imprisons the demon Sahjhan in a Resikhian Urn in revenge for trapping Holtz in Quor-Toth.
+After a standoff amongst the members of [[Wolfram & Hart]], Angel, and [[Sahjhan]], Holtz abandoned Justine and jumped into the hell dimension, [[Quor'toth]]. Justine, amazed and saddened, rallied the remaining members of Holtz's militia to kill Angel. Bitterly lucid, she re-knows that Holtz used her in his vengeance She failed, but hours later, she imprisoned the demon Sahjhan in a [[Resikhian Urn]] as revenge for trapping Holtz in Quor-Toth.
-Upon his return to Earth, Holtz is found by Justine and prompts her to kill him. She stabs him in the throat with an ice pick, making the wounds resemble a vampire bite mark. Following Holtz's last wish, she frames Angel for the killing by telling Connor that Angel was the one who killed Holtz. She then aids Connor in his plan to trap Angel at the bottom of the ocean.
+Upon his return to Earth, Holtz found Justine and prompted her to kill him. Hesitantly agreeing, she stabbed him in the throat with an ice pick, making the wounds resemble a vampire bite mark. Following Holtz's last wish, she framed Angel for the killing by telling Connor that Angel was the one who killed Holtz. She then aided Connor in his plan to trap Angel at the bottom of the ocean.
-In the following months, Justine is kidnapped by Wesley, who imprisons her in a closet, bound and gagged, with a little food and a bucket. Reluctantly, she helps him find the metal box in which she and Connor put Angel, while at the same time, Justine taunts Wesley by telling him he has turned to evil, "banging the enemy and keeping slave girl in his closet". Wesley counters by telling her that she had been a slave to Holtz and to her own desire for revenge. Wesley had broken Justine to the point of being capable to dissuade her from attacking him by threatening to take away her bucket.
+===Wesley's captive===
-Back on land and with Angel released, Wesley cuffs Justine to a railing. She taunts Wesley once more, telling him Angel will turn on him. Wesley merely throws her the key to her cuff and tells her she now has the choice of moving on with her life or continue to be a slave.
+[[File:Justine_cage.jpg|thumb|156px|Justine in Wesley's captivity]]
+In the following months, Justine was kidnapped by Wesley, who imprisoned her in a closet, bound and gagged, with only a little food and a bucket. Reluctantly, she helped him find the metal box in which she and Connor put Angel, while at the same time, Justine taunted Wesley by telling him he had turned to evil, "banging the enemy and keeping slave girl in his closet". Wesley countered by telling her that she had been a slave to Holtz and to her own desire for revenge. Wesley had broken Justine to the point of being capable to dissuade her from attacking him by threatening to take away her bucket.
-Presumably, she chooses to move on with her life, as she has not appeared to cause trouble for Angel Investigations since.
+Back on land and with Angel released, Wesley cuffed Justine to a railing. She taunted Wesley once more, telling him Angel would turn on him. Wesley merely threw her the key to her cuffs and told her she had the choice of moving on with her life or continue to be a slave.
-[[Category:Vampire hunters|Cooper, Justine]]
-[[Category:Angel Investigations and Team Angel enemies|Cooper, Justine]]
+== Behind the Scenes ==
-[[Category:Human Minions|Cooper, Justine]]
+*She was portrayed by Laurel Holloman.
-[[Category:Females|Cooper, Justine]]
-[[Category:Non-powered humans|Cooper, Justine]]
+*The character was created because [[Elisabeth Röhm]], who had portrayed [[Kate Lockley]] in Seasons 1 and 2, was unavailable.
-[[Category:Los Angeles residents|Cooper, Justine]]
-[[Category:Daniel Holtz]]
+*Her behavior is similar to [[Faith Lehane]]. However, contrary to the Slayer who has always knew the solitude, Justine lost successively her relationship like her twin sister, then Holtz who asked her to kill him to manipulate Connor. Wesley has to her the same hostility as he has with Faith.
-[[Category:Wesley Wyndam-Pryce]]
+*Justine, although she is not one, has typical characteristics of the Slayers. Most of the vampires which she faces describe her as "the one who takes herself for a Slayer."
+==Appearances==
+{| border="1" class="appearances" style="width:668px;margin:2em2em2em0px;border:2pxsolidrgb(0,0,102);border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;font-size:11px;color:black;"
+|- bgcolor="#000066"
+| colspan="11" style="color:white;font-size:larger;"|'''[http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_(season_3)/Season_Three <span style="color:white;">Season Three:</span>]'''
+|-
+|[[Heartthrob]]
+|[[That Vision-Thing]]
+|[[That Old Gang of Mine]]
+|[[Carpe Noctem]]
+|[[Fredless]]
+|[[Billy (episode)|Billy]]
+|[[Offspring]]
+|[[Quickening]]
+|[[Lullaby]]
+|[[Dad]]
+'''Appears'''
+|[[Birthday]]
+|-
+|[[Provider]]
+'''Appears'''
+|[[Waiting in the Wings]]
+|[[Couplet]]
+|[[Loyalty]]
+'''Appears'''
+|[[Sleep Tight]]
+'''Appears'''
+|[[Forgiving]]
+'''Appears'''
+|[[Double or Nothing]]
+|[[The Price]]
+|[[A New World]]
+|[[Benediction]]
+'''Appears'''
+|[[Tomorrow]]
+'''Appears'''
+|}
+{| border="1" class="appearances" style="width:668px;margin:2em2em2em0px;border:2pxsolidrgb(0,0,102);border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;font-size:11px;color:black;"
+|- bgcolor="#000066"
+| colspan="11" style="color:white;font-size:larger;"|'''[http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_(season_4)/Season_Four <span style="color:white;">Season Four:</span>]'''
+|-
+|[[Deep Down]]
+'''Appears'''
+|[[Ground State]]
+<small>(mentioned)</small>
+|[[The House Always Wins]]
+|[[Slouching Toward Bethlehem]]
+|[[Supersymmetry]]
+|[[Spin the Bottle]]
+|[[Apocalypse, Nowish]]
+|[[Habeas Corpses]]
+|[[Long Day's Journey]]
+|[[Awakening]]
+|[[Soulless]]
+|-
+|[[Calvary]]
+|[[Salvage]]
+|[[Release]]
+|[[Orpheus (episode)|Orpheus]]
+<small>(mentioned)</small>
+|[[Players]]
+|[[Inside Out]]
+|[[Shiny Happy People]]
+|[[The Magic Bullet]]
+|[[Sacrifice]]
+|[[Peace Out]]
+|[[Home]]
+|}
+{| border="1" class="appearances" style="width:668px;margin:2em2em2em0px;border:2pxsolidrgb(0,0,102);border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;font-size:11px;color:black;"
+|- bgcolor="#000066"
+| colspan="11" style="color:white;font-size:larger;"|'''[http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_(season_5)/Season_Five <span style="color:white;">Season Five:</span>]'''
+|-
+|[[Conviction]]
+|[[Just Rewards]]
+|[[Unleashed]]
+|[[Hell Bound]]
+|[[Life of the Party]]
+|[[The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco]]
+|[[Lineage]]
+|[[Destiny]]
+|[[Harm's Way]]
+|[[Soul Purpose]]
+|[[Damage]]
+|-
+|[[You're Welcome]]
+|[[Why We Fight]]
+|[[Smile Time]]
+|[[A Hole in the World]]
+|[[Shells]]
+|[[Underneath]]
+|[[Origin]]
+'''Appears'''<br />
+<small>(only in archive footage)</small>
+|[[Time Bomb]]
+|[[The Girl in Question]]
+|[[Power Play]]
+|[[Not Fade Away]]
+|}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Justine}}
+[[Category:Vampire hunters]]
+[[Category:Angel Investigations and Team Angel enemies]]
+[[Category:Human Minions]]
+[[Category:Females]]
+[[Category:Humans]]
+[[Category:Los Angeles residents]]
+[[Category:Big Bads]]
+[[Category:Cooper family]]

Season Four:
Deep Down Appears	Ground State (mentioned)	The House Always Wins	Slouching Toward Bethlehem	Supersymmetry	Spin the Bottle	Apocalypse, Nowish	Habeas Corpses	Long Day's Journey	Awakening	Soulless
Calvary	Salvage	Release	Orpheus (mentioned)	Players	Inside Out	Shiny Happy People	The Magic Bullet	Sacrifice	Peace Out	Home

Season Five:
Conviction	Just Rewards	Unleashed	Hell Bound	Life of the Party	The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco	Lineage	Destiny	Harm's Way	Soul Purpose	Damage
You're Welcome	Why We Fight	Smile Time	A Hole in the World	Shells	Underneath	Origin Appears (only in archive footage)	Time Bomb	The Girl in Question	Power Play	Not Fade Away