Changes: Kathy Newman

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↳ Note: This article is about the Buffy's roomate. For the Liam's sister, see Kathy.

“I just know that this whole year is gonna be super fun!”

―Kathy to Buffy^[src]

Kathy Newman was a 3000 year old Mok'tagar demon who disguised herself as a human so that she could attend UC Sunnydale.

Biography

Kathy shared a room with Buffy Summers at the beginning of freshman year,^[1] and quickly grew annoyed by each other. Kathy would play the Cher song "Believe" over and over again, while being especially difficult about Buffy's phone usage. Buffy's dislike toward Kathy eventually grew into an obsession, causing Buffy to become convinced that Kathy was a demon and take extreme measures such as stealing her toenails so that they could be inspected for anything suspicious.^[2]

It ultimately transpired that Kathy was indeed a demon, and that Buffy's aggression was a side-effect of having her soul gradually stolen over several nights. Kathy was doing so because her parents were coming to force her to return to her dimension and they would take whichever girl in the room didn't have a soul.^[2]

Due the efforts of Rupert Giles and Willow Rosenberg, however, the portions of Buffy's soul which Kathy had earlier stolen were restored while the two were in the middle of a fight. Immediately after the transfer was completed, Kathy's father Taparrich found her and forcibly took Kathy back with him.^[2]

With Kathy's departure, Willow, having been experiencing her own roommate problems, moved in with Buffy.^[2]

Personality

Kathy's unusual activities included measuring pencils after sharpening them to make sure that they were the same length and labeling all of her food with her name. She had a constantly cheerful attitude, using phrases like "super" and "what the blizzard". Kathy was a fan of Cher, Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Céline Dion. Also, according to Parker Abrams, she was a closet hockey fan.^[2]

Powers and abilities

“Buffy was right. Not only do Kathy's toenails keep growing when they're cut, they regenerate if they're destroyed-”

―Rupert Giles^[src]

As a Mok'tagar demon, Kathy had the ability to drain the soul of humans through the Ritual of Mok'tagar. She also had regenerative abilities, demonstrated when her toenails kept growing even after being cut, as well as superhuman strength and fighting skills rivaling that of a Slayer.^[2]

Behind the scenes

She was portrayed by Dagney Kerr.

Appearances

"The Freshman"
"Living Conditions"

References

↑ "The Freshman"
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "Living Conditions"

[1] "The Freshman"

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "Living Conditions"

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+{{DisambigLink|description=Buffy's roomate|common=Liam's sister|link=Kathy}}
 {{character
-|Image           = KLC.jpg
+|Image           =  BtVS KathyCallLog.jpg
-|First           = [[The Freshman]]
-|Last            = [[Living Conditions]]
 |Name            = Kathy Newman
-|Aliases         =
+|Born            = 1000 BCE
-|Status          = Unknown
+|Status          = Alive
 |Classification  = [[Mok'tagar demon]]
-|Affiliation     =
+|Affiliation     = [[University of California, Sunnydale|UC Sunnydale]]
-|Known relatives =
+|Known relatives = *[[Taparrich]] (father)
+*Unidentified mother
-|Powers          = <br/>
+|First           = "[[The Freshman]]"
-* As a Mok'tagar, she has the ability to drain the soul of humans through the [[Ritual of Mok'tagar]], as well as Regenerative abilities and Enhanced strength.
+|Last            = "[[Living Conditions]]"
 |Actor           = [[Dagney Kerr]]
 }}
+{{Quote|I just know that this whole year is gonna be super fun!|Kathy to Buffy|The Freshman}}
-'''Kathy Newman''' was a [[UC Sunnydale]] student and also a [[Mok'tagar demon]]. She was portrayed by [[Dagney Kerr]].
+'''Kathy Newman''' was a 3000 year old [[Mok'tagar demon]] who disguised herself as a [[human]] so that she could attend [[University of California, Sunnydale|UC Sunnydale]].
-== Biography ==
-[[Image:58_15.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kathy with her demon face]]
-Buffy and Kathy shared a room at the beginning of freshman year, and quickly grew on each other's nerves. Kathy was obnoxiously chipper, would play the Cher song ''Believe'' over and over again, and was especially anal about Buffy's phone usage. Buffy's hatred toward Kathy eventually grew into a psychosis, with Buffy convinced that Kathy was a demon and taking such measures as stealing her toenails so that she could inspect them for anything suspicious.
+==Biography==
-It wasn't revealed until the end of the episode that Kathy actually ''was'' a demon, and that Buffy's insanity was a side-effect of having her [[soul]] gradually stolen over several nights. Kathy was doing so because her parents were coming to return her to her dimension, and she believed that they would take whichever girl in the room didn't have a soul.
+Kathy shared a room with [[Buffy Summers]] at the beginning of freshman year,<ref>"[[The Freshman]]"</ref> and quickly grew annoyed by each other. Kathy would play the Cher song "Believe" over and over again, while being especially difficult about Buffy's phone usage. Buffy's dislike toward Kathy eventually grew into an obsession, causing Buffy to become convinced that Kathy was a demon and take extreme measures such as stealing her toenails so that they could be inspected for anything suspicious.<ref name=":0">"[[Living Conditions]]"</ref>
+It ultimately transpired that Kathy was indeed a demon, and that Buffy's aggression was a side-effect of having her [[soul]] gradually stolen over several nights. Kathy was doing so because her parents were coming to force her to return to [[Mok'tagar's dimension|her dimension]] and they would take whichever girl in the room didn't have a soul.<ref name=":0" />
-Thanks to [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] and [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]], however, the parts of Buffy's soul that Kathy had earlier stolen were restored while the two were in the middle of a fight. Immediately after the transfer was completed, Kathy's father arrived and forcibly took Kathy back with him.
+Due the efforts of [[Rupert Giles]] and [[Willow Rosenberg]], however, the portions of Buffy's soul which Kathy had earlier stolen were restored while the two were in the middle of a fight. Immediately after the transfer was completed, Kathy's father [[Taparrich]] found her and forcibly took Kathy back with him.<ref name=":0" />
-With Kathy's departure, Willow, having been experiencing her own roommate problems, moved in with Buffy.
+With Kathy's departure, Willow, having been experiencing her own roommate problems, moved in with Buffy.<ref name=":0" />
-== Powers and abilities ==
+==Personality==
-As a Mok'tagar, Kathy had the ability to drain the soul of humans through the [[Ritual of Mok'tagar]]. She also had regenerative abilities, as her toenails kept growing even after being cut. She also has demon strength as she was able to fight Buffy and nearly beat her.
+Kathy's unusual activities included measuring pencils after sharpening them to make sure that they were the same length and labeling all of her food with her name. She had a constantly cheerful attitude, using phrases like "super" and "what the blizzard". Kathy was a fan of Cher, Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Céline Dion. Also, according to [[Parker Abrams]], she was a closet hockey fan.<ref name=":0" />
+==Powers and abilities==
-== Appearances ==
+{{Quote|Buffy was right. Not only do Kathy's toenails keep growing when they're cut, they regenerate if they're destroyed-|Rupert Giles|Living Conditions}}
+As a Mok'tagar demon, Kathy had the ability to drain the soul of humans through the [[Ritual of Mok'tagar]]. She also had regenerative abilities, demonstrated when her toenails kept growing even after being cut, as well as superhuman strength and fighting skills rivaling that of a [[Slayer]].<ref name=":0" />
-* ''[[The Freshman]]''
-* ''[[Living Conditions]]''
+==Behind the scenes==
-[[Category:Demons|Newman]]
+*She was portrayed by [[Dagney Kerr]].
-[[Category:Females|Newman]]
-[[Category:UC Sunnydale students|Newman]]
+==Appearances==
-[[Category:Magic practitioners|Newman]]
+*"[[The Freshman]]"
-[[Category:Scooby Gang enemies|Newman]]
+*"[[Living Conditions]]"
-[[Category:Sunnydale residents|Newman]]
+==References==
+{{References}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Kathy}}
+[[Category:Demons]]
+[[Category:Females]]
+[[Category:UC Sunnydale students]]
+[[Category:Magic practitioners]]
+[[Category:Scooby Gang enemies]]
+[[Category:Sunnydale residents]]
+[[Category:Interdimensional beings]]