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| + | |Died = 1998, [[Sunnydale]] |
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| − | |Aliases = The Father |
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|Classification = [[Vampire]] |
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| − | |Powers = In addition to the common powers and vulnerabilities of vampires, Kakistos possesses: |
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| − | * Extremely advanced age grants him strength, speed, stamina, and resistance superior to most other vampires and demons. |
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| − | * Resistance to being staked (a large amount of wood is needed to destroy him). |
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| − | * Age also gives him cloven hooves in place of hands and feet and renders him incapable of assuming human face. |
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| + | '''Kakistos''' was an old [[vampire]] whose hands and feet had turned cloven. Its Greek name meant "the worst." After killing [[Faith Lehane|Faith]]'s [[Faith Lehane's Watcher|first Watcher]], Kakistos sought the [[Slayer]] in [[Sunnydale]] to avenge the scarring she left on him. His traditionalism caused Mr. [[Trick]] and his minions to abandon him, and, with [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]]'s support, Faith managed to overcome her fear and stake Kakistos, killing him.<ref name="FHT">"[[Faith, Hope & Trick]]"</ref> |
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| − | '''Kakistos, the Father''' was an ancient [[Vampire]] master, apparently of Greek origin. |
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| + | In 1998, Kakistos killed Faith's first [[Watcher]] in front of her, which the Slayer would describe: "They don't have a word for what he did to her." During this encounter, Faith tried to stop him and left a large scar on Kakistos's face, blinding his right eye. Unable to defeat him, Faith ran away, and Kakistos swore the Slayer would "pay for what she did" to him.<ref name="FHT"/> |
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| ⚫ | Kakistos traveled to Sunnydale to hunt down the Slayer herself. With him, came an entourage of his minions, most of them fanatical followers led by Mr. Trick, Kakistos' right hand and a modern-minded vampire. They tracked Faith down in her hotel room [[Sunnydale Motor Inn]], and Buffy helped her escape, but Kakistos and his vampires led the running Slayers into [[abandoned firehouse|his hideout]].<ref name="FHT"/> |
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| − | {{Quote|Kakistos is Greek, it means the worst of the worst. It's also the name of a vampire so old his hands and feet are cloven.|[[Rupert Giles]]|Faith, Hope & Trick}} |
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| + | In the ensuing fight, Mr. Trick and his vampire minions abandoned Kakistos, fed up by his lack of modern amenities, such as electric lights and cable TV. Buffy staked Kakistos, but the object wasn't enough to dust the powerful vampire. Faith then overcame her fear and staked Kakistos with a support beam, slaying him.<ref name="FHT"/> |
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| − | ===Antiquity=== |
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| − | Already old in the time of Greek antiquity, Kakistos had unusually cruel habits regarding his prey. Rather than killing, or even [[sire|turning]] all of his victims, he would often torture female prisoners, driving them mad until they became his servants. These mad women became known as the [[maenads]].<ref name=Malice>''[[Go Ask Malice]]''</ref> |
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| − | At some point, the maenads raided the village where [[Artemia]], the [[Slayer]], lived. Although she was away at the time, both Artemia's husband and daughter, [[Malice|Alexandra]], were present during the attack. Her husband was killed in the battle, but Alexandra remained hidden.<ref name=Malice/> |
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| ⚫ | Kakistos was a traditionalist vampire who reveled in the bloodshed. He preferred to light his dwellings with candles and had little interest in modern comforts, which would've allowed him to establish a power base with little effort. It was this shortsightedness that led Mr. Trick to abandon him to be dusted by the Slayers.<ref name="FHT"/> |
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| − | On the Father's orders, both Artemia and Alexandra were captured and tormented. Alexandra's mind was broken, and she made a deal with [[D'Hoffryn]] to become a [[vengeance demon]]. She then used her powers to destroy the maenads, and was about to grant Artemia her dying wish to destroy the Father when a battle in [[Arashmahaar]] erupted, robbing Malice of her powers. The traces of this wish would remain dormant for thousands of years.<ref name=Malice/> |
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| − | At some point in time, Kakistos became the leader of the [[Cult of Antemorh]]. This vampire cult was thought to have been destroyed prior to World War I. [[Geoffrey Wyndam-Pryce]]'s father had died trying to destroy the cult and its leader. During World War I, Kakistos resurfaced and offered his services to Kaiser Wilhelm II. He reformed his cult, gaining [[Crixus]] as his main lieutenant. Along with regular ground assaults on allied troops, Crixus had his vampires drop on enemy forces from planes and zephyrs and feed on or turn them. However, the vampires also attacked German forces occasionally. After each attack, the vampires would leave behind a symbol of their cult, painted with the victims' blood. Geoffrey Wyndam-Pryce, set out to finish what his father started. In France, Wyndam-Pryce formed an uneasy alliance with [[Angel]], and together they ended Kakistos's involvement in the war, Kakistos being presumed killed after a plane that he and Angel had been fighting on crashed into a mountain.<ref>''[[Angel: Blood & Trenches]]''</ref> |
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| + | *'''Vampire abilities:''' Kakistos was a vampire so old he had developed cloven hooves and was apparently incapable of assuming human face. He possessed the same powers as other vampires, however to a much higher degree. For instance, he was able to effortlessly shrug off blows from Faith and Buffy.<ref name="FHT"/> |
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| − | By 1940, Kakistos had moved to the Louisiana bayou, where he established a base. There, he granted [[Spike]] and [[Drusilla]] permission to hunt down a [[potential Slayer]].<ref name=S&D>''[[Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row]]''</ref> |
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| + | *'''Staking resistance:''' Common-sized stake were ineffective against him; while they were able to physically wound him, they could not dust him. He could only be dusted by a large wooden stake, as Faith used a broken wooden beam to kill him.<ref name="FHT"/> |
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| − | === Sunnydale and the Slayer=== |
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| − | {{Quote|I'm going to rip her spine out of her body, then I'm going to eat her heart and suck the marrow from her bones.|Kakistos|Faith, Hope & Trick}} |
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| − | Years later, Kakistos was stationed somewhere around the East coast of America, possibly Boston. There, he confronted Slayer [[Faith Lehane]], kidnapping her [[Watcher]], [[Diana Dormer]]. After luring Faith to his lair, Kakistos ripped Dormer in two, and promptly captured Faith. |
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| + | *Contrary to Giles' translation, "Kakistos" simply means "the worst" in Greek, without any superlative. |
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| + | *[[Kakistos (Chaos Bleeds)|A version of Kakistos]] appeared as a boss in the non-[[canon]] 2003 video game ''[[Chaos Bleeds (game)|Chaos Bleeds]]'', where he is resurrected by the [[First Evil]] as his champion against Faith. In the game, Kakistos could raise the dead and threatened do so to Buffy's [[Joyce Summers|deceased mother]], using this as a distraction to escape their first encounter. Buffy broke the [[spell]] with [[Spike]]'s help and Faith later killed him again. |
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| − | Faith, however, was not as helpless as she seemed. With the aid of Artemia's spirit, she was able to land upon the Father both a sword slash to the groin and an axe wound that cleaved his face in two, the latter of which permanently scarred his face and blinded him in the right eye. Faith was then able to set the support beams of his lair on fire, burning to entire structure crashing to the ground.<ref name=Malice/> |
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| + | ===Canonical=== |
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| + | ===Other=== |
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| ⚫ | Kakistos traveled to |
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| + | ;[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' novels]] |
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| + | *''[[Go Ask Malice]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Chaos Bleeds (novel)|Chaos Bleeds]]'' {{Om}} |
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| + | *''[[Chosen (novel)|Chosen]]'' {{Om}} |
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| + | ;[[Video games]] |
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| + | *''[[Chaos Bleeds (game)|Chaos Bleeds]]'' {{Om}} |
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| + | ;[[Angel comics|''Angel'' comics]] |
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| ⚫ | Kakistos was |
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| + | *''[[Over There]]'' <small>(Only in illustration)</small> |
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| + | *''[[Front Lines]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Interlude]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Monsters]]'' |
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| + | }} |
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| − | {{Quote|Guess you need a bigger stake, Slayer.|Kakistos to Buffy|Faith, Hope & Trick}} |
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| − | Kakistos was an incredibly old vampire, having cloven hooves and a permanent demonic visage. He possessed the same powers as other vampires, though he was less vulnerable to wood; he simply shrugged off a common stake, but was dusted when Faith impaled him with a wooden beam. |
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| − | One unique power that he possessed was the ability to "home in" on anyone bearing [[Mark of Kakistos|his mark]]. In this way, Artemia assured a confrontation between him and Faith by possessing the girl and forcing her to have his mark tattooed on her arm. He also could sense the presence of [[Angel]]'s soul. |
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| − | *"[[Faith, Hope & Trick]]" {{1st}} |
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| − | *''[[Angel: Blood & Trenches]]'' |
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 21 September 2023
Kakistos was an old vampire whose hands and feet had turned cloven. Its Greek name meant "the worst." After killing Faith's first Watcher, Kakistos sought the Slayer in Sunnydale to avenge the scarring she left on him. His traditionalism caused Mr. Trick and his minions to abandon him, and, with Buffy's support, Faith managed to overcome her fear and stake Kakistos, killing him.[1]
Biography
In 1998, Kakistos killed Faith's first Watcher in front of her, which the Slayer would describe: "They don't have a word for what he did to her." During this encounter, Faith tried to stop him and left a large scar on Kakistos's face, blinding his right eye. Unable to defeat him, Faith ran away, and Kakistos swore the Slayer would "pay for what she did" to him.[1]
Kakistos traveled to Sunnydale to hunt down the Slayer herself. With him, came an entourage of his minions, most of them fanatical followers led by Mr. Trick, Kakistos' right hand and a modern-minded vampire. They tracked Faith down in her hotel room Sunnydale Motor Inn, and Buffy helped her escape, but Kakistos and his vampires led the running Slayers into his hideout.[1]
In the ensuing fight, Mr. Trick and his vampire minions abandoned Kakistos, fed up by his lack of modern amenities, such as electric lights and cable TV. Buffy staked Kakistos, but the object wasn't enough to dust the powerful vampire. Faith then overcame her fear and staked Kakistos with a support beam, slaying him.[1]
Personality
- “There's a reason these vengeance crusades are out of style. It's the modern vampire who sees the big picture.”
- ―Mr. Trick[src]
Kakistos was a traditionalist vampire who reveled in the bloodshed. He preferred to light his dwellings with candles and had little interest in modern comforts, which would've allowed him to establish a power base with little effort. It was this shortsightedness that led Mr. Trick to abandon him to be dusted by the Slayers.[1]
Powers and abilities
- “Guess you need a bigger stake, Slayer.”
- ―Kakistos[src]
- Vampire abilities: Kakistos was a vampire so old he had developed cloven hooves and was apparently incapable of assuming human face. He possessed the same powers as other vampires, however to a much higher degree. For instance, he was able to effortlessly shrug off blows from Faith and Buffy.[1]
- Staking resistance: Common-sized stake were ineffective against him; while they were able to physically wound him, they could not dust him. He could only be dusted by a large wooden stake, as Faith used a broken wooden beam to kill him.[1]
Behind the scenes
- He was portrayed by Jeremy Roberts.
- Contrary to Giles' translation, "Kakistos" simply means "the worst" in Greek, without any superlative.
- A version of Kakistos appeared as a boss in the non-canon 2003 video game Chaos Bleeds, where he is resurrected by the First Evil as his champion against Faith. In the game, Kakistos could raise the dead and threatened do so to Buffy's deceased mother, using this as a distraction to escape their first encounter. Buffy broke the spell with Spike's help and Faith later killed him again.
Appearances
Canonical
Other
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