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+ | |First = [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (film)]] <small>(non-canon)</small> |
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|Name = Lothos |
|Name = Lothos |
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| + | |Died = 1996 |
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|Status = Deceased |
|Status = Deceased |
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|Classification = [[Vampire]] |
|Classification = [[Vampire]] |
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+ | |Powers = In addition to the common powers and vulnerabilities of vampires, Lothos had: |
| + | *physical strength superior to most other vampires; |
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| + | *ability to perform [[hypnosis]]. |
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|Actor = [[Rutger Hauer]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Don't you understand? I've killed dozens of Slayers. Your life is not a blink of my eye, not a single breath. I have lived in the shadows, in the pulsing filth behind men's eyes. I have conversed with the worms that fed on my corpse and I have bathed in the blood of emperors.|Lothos |
+ | {{Quote|Don't you understand? I've killed dozens of Slayers. Your life is not a blink of my eye, not a single breath. I have lived in the shadows, in the pulsing filth behind men's eyes. I have conversed with the worms that fed on my corpse and I have bathed in the blood of emperors.|Lothos|The Origin, Part Three}} |
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+ | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[vampire]] master and the first significant enemy of the [[Slayer]] [[Buffy Summers]]. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| + | Lothos was a vampire allegedly around eight centuries old who had been responsible for the deaths of dozens of [[Slayer]]s. Three Slayers known to had died in his hands were a [[Unidentified barmaid Slayer|barmaid]] and a [[Unidentified Dark Ages Slayer|noblewoman]] in the Dark Ages, as well as a [[Unidentified Hong Kong Slayer|prostitute]] in the 18th century.<ref>''[[The Origin, Part One]]''</ref> |
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| − | Lothos was a vampire king based in [[Los Angeles]], allegedly around eight centuries old and claimed to have been responsible for the deaths of dozens of [[Slayer]]s, including a [[Slayer timeline#Bar Maiden Slayer|bar maiden]]. Having tracked the latest Slayer- the newly-called [[Buffy Summers]]- he attempted to capture her [[Watcher]], [[Merrick]], to learn who she was, but Merrick committed suicide rather than risk giving away vital information. Unfortunately, one of Lothos's new subjects was a classmate of Buffy's in life, and was thus able to direct Lothos to the gym where Buffy's school dance was taking place. In a final confrontation outside the gym, Buffy torched Lothos by tricking him into touching a cross- subsequently using her hairspray as a makeshift flamethrower- and then staking him, proclaiming his defeat as being both for Merrick and for the girl she'd been before becoming the Slayer.<ref name=Origin>''[[The Origin]]''</ref> |
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| + | Having tracked the latest Slayer of 1996 — the newly-called [[Buffy Summers]] —, he attempted to [[sire]] her [[Watcher]], [[Merrick Jamison-Smythe]], to learn who she was or even kill her, but Merrick shot himself first to avoid risking her life.<ref>''[[The Origin, Part Two]]''</ref> Although, one of Lothos's new subjects was a classmate of Buffy's, and was thus able to direct Lothos to the gym where Buffy's school dance was taking place. |
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| + | In a final confrontation outside the gym, Buffy torched Lothos by tricking him into touching a cross — subsequently using her hairspray as a makeshift flamethrower — and then staking him, proclaiming his defeat as being both for Merrick and for the girl she’d been before becoming the Slayer.<ref>''[[The Origin, Part Three]]''</ref> |
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| + | ==Powers and abilities== |
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| + | Lothos was a powerful vampire, having killed numerous Slayers throughout his unlife. His age granted him physical abilities superior to other vampires. Lothos also possessed the power of [[hypnosis]], which he used to paralyze Buffy; this made her pause for a few seconds before she was somehow able to overcome his power, something one had never done before. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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| + | LOTHOS.JPG |
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| + | Film still 30 Buffy Pike Lothos.jpg |
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| + | Film still 22 Buffy Lothos.jpg |
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| + | Film still 19 Buffy Lothos.jpg |
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| + | Film still 28 Lothos.jpg |
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| + | Film still 29 Lothos Amilyn.jpg |
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| + | Film still 21 Buffy Lothos.jpg |
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| − | Image:23.jpg|Buffy slaying Lothos in the film. |
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| − | Image:LOTHOS.JPG|Rutger Hauer as Lothos |
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| − | BuffyaCa‡aVampirosOrigem03LemuriaRnCBR018 - Cópia.jpg|Lothos paralyses Buffy.| |
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| − | BuffyaCa‡aVampirosOrigem03LemuriaRnCBR018.jpg|The demonic face of Lothos. |
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| + | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | == Slayers Killed == |
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| − | *The Bar Maiden slayer in 1347-1351 |
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| − | *Dark Ages slayer in the 16th century |
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| − | *[[Winifred Smith]] the Virginia Slave slayer in 1715 |
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| − | *Hong Kong prostitute slayer in the 18th century |
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| − | *Magyar Peasant slayer |
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| − | *Indian Princess slayer in the late 19th century |
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| − | *Hungarian Slayer in mid-to-late 20th century (trained by Merrick) |
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| − | *Another slayer in mid-to-late 20th century (also trained by Merrick) |
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| − | *Attempted to kill [[Buffy Summers]] in late 20th century |
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| + | *''[[The Origin, Part Two]]'' |
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| + | *''[[The Origin, Part Three]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (film) |
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| + | *"[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (novel)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" (novel) |
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| + | *''[[The Heart of a Slayer, Part One]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Slayer, Interrupted, Part Four]] ''{{FBO}} |
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[[Category:Vampire Masters]] |
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Revision as of 16:43, 15 May 2020
- “Don't you understand? I've killed dozens of Slayers. Your life is not a blink of my eye, not a single breath. I have lived in the shadows, in the pulsing filth behind men's eyes. I have conversed with the worms that fed on my corpse and I have bathed in the blood of emperors.”
- ―Lothos[src]
Lothos was a vampire master and the first significant enemy of the Slayer Buffy Summers.
Biography
Lothos was a vampire allegedly around eight centuries old who had been responsible for the deaths of dozens of Slayers. Three Slayers known to had died in his hands were a barmaid and a noblewoman in the Dark Ages, as well as a prostitute in the 18th century.[1]
Having tracked the latest Slayer of 1996 — the newly-called Buffy Summers —, he attempted to sire her Watcher, Merrick Jamison-Smythe, to learn who she was or even kill her, but Merrick shot himself first to avoid risking her life.[2] Although, one of Lothos's new subjects was a classmate of Buffy's, and was thus able to direct Lothos to the gym where Buffy's school dance was taking place.
In a final confrontation outside the gym, Buffy torched Lothos by tricking him into touching a cross — subsequently using her hairspray as a makeshift flamethrower — and then staking him, proclaiming his defeat as being both for Merrick and for the girl she’d been before becoming the Slayer.[3]
Powers and abilities
Lothos was a powerful vampire, having killed numerous Slayers throughout his unlife. His age granted him physical abilities superior to other vampires. Lothos also possessed the power of hypnosis, which he used to paralyze Buffy; this made her pause for a few seconds before she was somehow able to overcome his power, something one had never done before.
Gallery
Behind the scenes
- He was portrayed by Rutger Hauer in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film.
Appearances
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