Changes: Maloker

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Maloker was an Old One considered "the most powerful vampire"^[1] and responsible for the creation of the first one.^[2]

Biography

Banishment

When humans started using magic against the Old Ones to lock them in the Deeper Well, Maloker attempted to build an army to fight back against humans, and he created vampires to do so.^[1] He was the last Old Ones to walk the Earth before he was sealed in a sarcophagus, being among those too powerful to be banished.^[3]

Return

During the end of magic, Simone Doffler awoke Maloker to make herself into a Slaypire^[2] without becoming a mindless zompire.^[4] Maloker killed most of the Magic Council attempting to stop him, but the Old One perished shortly thereafter in the explosion of when the new Seed of Wonder took root.^[5] Because the most powerful Old Ones could never be completely eradicated, Maloker's essence lived on even though his corporeal body was destroyed.^[1]

Maloker returned once again into being when Xander wrote into the Vampyr that "Dracula became the most powerful vampire of all," causing Dracula to transform into Maloker, with his persona being overwritten by that of the Old One's.^[1] Taking to the streets of San Francisco, a giant Dawn staked Maloker into a blessed building.^[6]

The Old One turned to dust and Dracula reassembled himself in his original form, only to immediately start transforming again. Xander wrote into the Vampyr book that Dracula was able to fight off Maloker using his willpower, barring Maloker from coming into existence through Dracula.^[6]

Characteristics

Like most Old Ones, Maloker was a massive demon. He had a bat-like appearance, with pointed ears and loose, wing-like folds of skin connecting his arms and body. He had sharp fangs and claws, a crest-like protrusion on the back of his head, and charcoal or gray fur covering most of his body.^[6]

Being the progenitor of vampires, Maloker shared a number of weaknesses with them: sacred objects, fire, and stakes, but each would have to be big enough to account for his scale to be functional. It was possible to stake him with a sacred object, upon which his body would turn to dust.^[6]

Appearances

Canonical

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1
"Welcome to the Hellmouth" Absent	"The Harvest" Mention	"Witch" Absent	"Teacher's Pet" Absent	"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" Absent	"The Pack" Absent	"Angel" Absent	"I Robot, You Jane" Absent	"The Puppet Show" Absent	"Nightmares" Absent	"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" Absent	"Prophecy Girl" Absent

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9
"Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles" Absent	Freefall, Part 1 Absent	Freefall, Part 2 Absent	Freefall, Part 3 Absent	Freefall, Part 4 Absent	Slayer, Interrupted Absent	On Your Own, Part 1 Absent	On Your Own, Part 2 Absent	Apart (of Me), Part 1 Absent	Apart (of Me), Part 2 Absent	Apart (of Me), Part 3 Absent
"In Space No One Can Hear You Slay" Absent	Guarded, Part 1 Absent	Guarded, Part 2 Absent	Guarded, Part 3 Absent	Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 Absent	Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 Absent	Wonderland, Part 1 Absent	Wonderland, Part 2 Absent	Wonderland, Part 3 Absent	Wonderland, Part 4 Absent	Wonderland, Part 5 Absent
Welcome to the Team, Part 1 Absent	Welcome to the Team, Part 2 Absent	Welcome to the Team, Part 3 Absent	Welcome to the Team, Part 4 Absent	The Watcher Absent	The Core, Part 1 Flashback	The Core, Part 2 Absent	The Core, Part 3 Appears	The Core, Part 4 Appears	The Core, Part 5 Appears	Love vs. Life Absent

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10
New Rules, Part 1 Absent	New Rules, Part 2 Absent	New Rules, Part 3 Mention	New Rules, Part 4 Appears	New Rules, Part 5 Appears	I Wish, Part 1 Absent	I Wish, Part 2 Absent	Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Absent	Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Absent	Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Absent
Love Dares You, Part 1 Absent	Love Dares You, Part 2 Absent	Love Dares You, Part 3 Absent	Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Absent	Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Absent	Old Demons, Part 1 Absent	Old Demons, Part 2 Absent	Old Demons, Part 3 Absent	Freaky Giles Day Absent	Triggers Absent
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Absent	In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Mention	In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Absent	In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Absent	In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Absent	Own It, Part 1 Absent	Own It, Part 2 Absent	Own It, Part 3 Absent	Own It, Part 4 Absent	Own It, Part 5 Absent
"Where Are They Now?" Absent

Other

Slayer (Only mentioned)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 New Rules, Part Four
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The Core, Part Three
↑ The Core, Part One
↑ The Core, Part Four
↑ The Core, Part Five
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 New Rules, Part Five

[NR4-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 New Rules, Part Four

[Core3-2] 2.0 ^2.1 The Core, Part Three

[3] The Core, Part One

[4] The Core, Part Four

[5] The Core, Part Five

[NR5-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 New Rules, Part Five

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+|Name           = Maloker
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-'''Maloker''' was an [[Old One]] who was responsible for the creation of the first [[vampire]]s.
+'''Maloker''' was an [[Old One]] considered "the most powerful [[vampire]]"<ref name="NR4"/> and responsible for the creation of the [[Maloker's first victim|first one]].<ref name="Core3"/>
 ==Biography==
-===Origin===
+===Banishment===
-When humans started using magic against the Old Ones to lock them in the [[Deeper Well]], Maloker needed an army to fight back against humans, and he created vampires to do so. He was ultimately unsuccessful and was one of the last Old Ones to walk the Earth before he was sealed in the Deeper Well. He was considered the father of all vampires.
+When humans started using [[magic]] against the Old Ones to lock them in the [[Deeper Well]], Maloker attempted to build an army to fight back against [[human]]s, and he created [[vampire]]s to do so.<ref name="NR4">''[[New Rules, Part Four]]''</ref> He was the last Old Ones to walk the [[Earth]] before he was sealed in a sarcophagus, being among those too powerful to be banished.<ref>''[[The Core, Part One]]''</ref>
 ===Return===
+During the [[end of magic]], [[Simone Doffler]] awoke Maloker to make herself into a [[Slaypire]]<ref name="Core3">''[[The Core, Part Three]]''</ref> without becoming a mindless [[zompire]].<ref>''[[The Core, Part Four]]''</ref> Maloker killed most of the [[Magic Council]] attempting to stop him, but the Old One perished shortly thereafter in the explosion of when the new [[Seed of Wonder]] took root.<ref>''[[The Core, Part Five]]''</ref> Because the most powerful Old Ones could never be completely eradicated, Maloker's essence lived on even though his corporeal body was destroyed.<ref name="NR4"/>
+Maloker returned once again into being when [[Alexander Harris|Xander]] wrote into the ''[[Vampyr]]'' that "[[Dracula]] became the most powerful vampire of all," causing Dracula to transform into Maloker, with his persona being overwritten by that of the Old One's.<ref name="NR4"/> Taking to the streets of [[San Francisco]], a giant [[Dawn Summers|Dawn]] [[stake]]d Maloker into a blessed building.<ref name="NR5">''[[New Rules, Part Five]]''</ref>
-Following the [[End of Magic]], he was resurrected by [[Simone Doffler]] in an attempt to make herself into [[Slaypire|Vampire]] while retaining her own powers, only to perish shortly thereafter when the new [[Seed of Wonder]] took root.
-Because the most powerful Old Ones could never be completely eradicated, Maloker's essence lived on even though his corporal body was destroyed. He was able to come back into being when [[Alexander Harris|Xander]] wrote into the [[Vampyr|Vampyr book]] that "[[Dracula]] became the most powerful vampire of all", causing Dracula to transform into Maloker, with his persona being overwritten by that of the Old One's. Taking to the streets of [[San Francisco]], he was staked by [[Dawn Summers|Dawn]] (turned into a giant by [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]]) when she pushed him onto the Redwood Insurance Group building which had been blessed by a priest. Maloker turned to dust and Dracula was able to reassemble himself in his original, human form, only to immediately start transforming again. Xander wrote into the Vampyr book that Dracula was able to fight off Maloker using his willpower, barring Maloker from coming into existence through Dracula.
+The Old One turned to dust and Dracula reassembled himself in his original form, only to immediately start transforming again. Xander wrote into the ''Vampyr'' book that Dracula was able to fight off Maloker using his willpower, barring Maloker from coming into existence through Dracula.<ref name="NR5"/>
 ==Characteristics==
+[[File:Maloker.png|thumb|Maloker fights the Magic Council in the Deeper Well.]]
-Like most Old Ones, Maloker was a massive demon. He had a bat-like appearance, with pointed ears and loose, wing-like folds of skin connecting his arms and body. He had sharp fangs and claws, a crest-like protrusion on the back of his head, and charcoal or gray fur covering most of his body.
+Like most Old Ones, Maloker was a massive demon. He had a bat-like appearance, with pointed ears and loose, wing-like folds of skin connecting his arms and body. He had sharp fangs and claws, a crest-like protrusion on the back of his head, and charcoal or gray fur covering most of his body.<ref name="NR5"/>
-==Powers and Abilities==
-[[File:maloker.png|thumb|right|Maloker fights Illyria's magical council in the Deeper Well]]
-As an Old One, Maloker was able to take on any size he wanted. He had strength superior to most [[demon]]s, to all known [[vampire]]s and [[Slayers]], and to the wide assortment of deities and [[Witch|magic practitioners]] which challenged him in the Deeper Well. His fangs were sharp and his jaws were extremely powerful he could use them to rip other demons apart. He was also capable of flight.
+Being the progenitor of vampires, Maloker shared a number of weaknesses with them: sacred objects, fire, and stakes, but each would have to be big enough to account for his scale to be functional. It was possible to stake him with a sacred object, upon which his body would turn to dust.<ref name="NR5"/>
-Being a very powerful Old One, Maloker's essence could never be completely eradicated: even if his body was destroyed, he could find ways to physically come back into being.
-==Weaknesses==
+==Appearances==
+===Canonical===
-Being the progenitor of vampires, Maloker shared a number of weaknesses with them: sacred objects, fire and stakes, but each would have to be big enough to account for his scale to have any effect. It was possible to stake him with a sacred object, upon which his body would turn to dust.
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+{{AppearancesBuffySeason9
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+{{AppearancesBuffySeason10
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-== Trivia ==
+===Other===
+*''[[Slayer (novel)|Slayer]]'' {{Om}}
-It is unknown what his relationship to [[Archaeus]] was, an ancient powerful demon who was responsible for siring the Master's bloodline.
+==References==
+{{References}}
+[[fr:Maloker]]
-==Appearance==
-*"[[The Harvest (episode)|The Harvest]]" (only in illustration)
-* ''[[The Core, Part Three]]''
-* ''[[The Core, Part Four]]''
-* ''[[The Core, Part Five]]''
-* ''[[New Rules, Part Four]]''
-* ''[[New Rules, Part Five]]''
-* ''[[In Pieces on the Ground, Part Two]]'' {{Om}}
-[[Category:Demons]]
 [[Category:Old Ones]]
-[[Category:Scooby Gang enemies]]
+[[Category:Vampires]]
 [[Category:Males]]
+[[Category:Worshiped entities]]
 [[Category:Resurrected individuals]]
-[[Category:Vampires]]
+[[Category:Scooby Gang enemies]]
-[[Category:Worshipped entities]]
+[[Category:Deceased individuals]]
-[[Category:Demon Masters]]