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{{character |
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|Image = Merrickcanon.jpg |
|Image = Merrickcanon.jpg |
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− | |First = |
+ | |First = "[[Becoming, Part One]]" {{FBO}} |
− | |Last = |
+ | |Last = ''[[The Origin, Part Two]]'' |
|Name = Merrick Jamison-Smythe |
|Name = Merrick Jamison-Smythe |
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+ | |Died = 1996, Los Angeles |
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|Status = Deceased |
|Status = Deceased |
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|Classification = [[Human]] |
|Classification = [[Human]] |
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|Affiliation = [[Watchers Council]] |
|Affiliation = [[Watchers Council]] |
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− | |Known relatives = |
+ | |Known relatives = [[Helena Jamison-Smythe|Helena]] (partner)<br />[[Athena Jamison-Smythe|Nina]] (daughter)<br />[[Artemis Jamison-Smythe|Artemis]] (daughter) |
|Powers = [[Watcher]] training grants him moderate fighting techniques and immense knowledge of demonology and the black arts. |
|Powers = [[Watcher]] training grants him moderate fighting techniques and immense knowledge of demonology and the black arts. |
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− | |Actor = [[Donald Sutherland]]< |
+ | |Actor = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726223/ Richard Riehle]<ref name=":1" /><br />[[Donald Sutherland]]<ref>''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' film</ref> |
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− | {{Quote|Buffy Summers? I need to speak with you. There |
+ | {{Quote|Buffy Summers? I need to speak with you. There isn’t much time. You must come with me. Your destiny awaits.|Merrick|Becoming, Part One}} |
− | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a member of the [[Watchers Council]] and the first [[Watcher]] of [[Buffy Summers |
+ | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a member of the [[Watchers Council]] and the first [[Watcher]] of [[Buffy Summers]]. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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{{Quote|Do you know how many girls I’ve trained to be Slayers? Five, they worked harder than you’ve worked in your life, and I saw them all ripped apart, Buffy.|Merrick|The Origin}} |
{{Quote|Do you know how many girls I’ve trained to be Slayers? Five, they worked harder than you’ve worked in your life, and I saw them all ripped apart, Buffy.|Merrick|The Origin}} |
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⚫ | Merrick was raised from a young age to be a Watcher. His father taught him “a lot of subtleties the Council never bothered with” regarding training, legends, and research. In his lifetime, he trained five |
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⚫ | Merrick was raised from a young age to be a Watcher. His father taught him “a lot of subtleties the Council never bothered with” regarding training, legends, and research. In his lifetime, he trained five [[Slayer]]s, all of whom he saw “ripped apart” by the dark forces they were destined to combat.<ref name=":0">''[[The Origin, Part Two]]''</ref> |
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⚫ | Initially, Merrick’s attitude towards his charge was sarcastic, tough, and stern, and he grew frustrated by Buffy’s apparent lack of commitment to her calling. He confessed the importance of Buffy not seeing him as her friend, which would interfere with her work, but she understood the reason was to not make it worse when she died. Eventually, Merrick came to respect her methods after he spent some time training her, recognizing that she possessed an inner strength that he had rarely seen in Slayers, even if she didn’t acknowledge it herself. |
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⚫ | Initially, Merrick’s attitude towards his charge was sarcastic, tough, and stern, and he grew frustrated by Buffy’s apparent lack of commitment to her calling. He confessed the importance of Buffy not seeing him as her friend, which would interfere with her work, but she understood the reason was to not make it worse when she died. Eventually, Merrick came to respect her methods after he spent some time training her, recognizing that she possessed an inner strength that he had rarely seen in Slayers, even if she didn’t acknowledge it herself.<ref name=":0" /> |
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⚫ | When Lothos attacked Merrick and Buffy, Merrick was truly concerned for her safety. He used a gun to distract Lothos while Buffy fled, subsequently committing suicide by shooting himself to prevent Lothos from siring him and using him against Buffy. His death nearly prompted a traumatized Buffy to quit slaying, but when Lothos attacked the gym, she staked the powerful vampire in memory of both Merrick, despite the short time under his training, and the girl she had once been.<ref |
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⚫ | When Lothos attacked Merrick and Buffy, Merrick was truly concerned for her safety. He used a gun to distract Lothos while Buffy fled, subsequently committing suicide by shooting himself to prevent Lothos from siring him and using him against Buffy.<ref name=":0" /> His death nearly prompted a traumatized Buffy to quit slaying, but when Lothos attacked the gym, she staked the powerful vampire in memory of both Merrick, despite the short time under his training, and the girl she had once been.<ref>''[[The Origin, Part Three]]''</ref> |
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− | *He was portrayed by Richard Riehle in the series, and [[Donald Sutherland]] in the movie. |
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+ | ==Gallery== |
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+ | <gallery widths="120" spacing="small" orientation="portrait"> |
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+ | Merrick1992.jpg |
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+ | Film still 33 Buffy Merrick.jpg |
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+ | Film still 24 Buffy Merrick.jpg |
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+ | Film still 23 Buffy Merrick.jpg |
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+ | Film still 31 Merrick.jpg |
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+ | </gallery> |
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− | [[File:Merrick1992.jpg|thumb|Merrick played by Donald Sutherland in the 1992 film]] |
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+ | *He was portrayed by [[Donald Sutherland]] in the movie and [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726223/ Richard Riehle] in the series. |
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⚫ | *Merrick had been differently portrayed in the film. He had a British accent, and was a pseudo-immortal; born to train Slayers, eventually dying, and reborn again with the memories of his previous life. His death differed as well: while he was trying to stake Lothos, the vampire dragged the stake from his direction to Merrick’s, |
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⚫ | *Merrick had been differently portrayed in the [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' film]]. He had a British accent, and was a pseudo-immortal; born to train Slayers, eventually dying, and reborn again with the memories of his previous life. His death differed as well: while he was trying to stake Lothos, the vampire dragged the stake from his direction to Merrick’s, and Merrick dies in Buffy’s arms. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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+ | |width=100% |
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+ | |content= |
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+ | ;[[Canon|Canonical]] |
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*"[[Becoming, Part One]]" {{FBO}} |
*"[[Becoming, Part One]]" {{FBO}} |
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+ | *''[[The Origin, Part One]]'' |
+ | *''[[The Origin, Part One]]'' |
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+ | *''[[The Origin, Part Three]]'' {{Om}} |
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+ | ;Other |
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+ | *"[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (novel)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" novel |
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+ | *"[[Sins of the Father]]" {{Om}} |
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+ | *''[[Note from the Underground, Part Three]]'' {{FBO}} |
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+ | *"[[The First Time]]" {{FBO}} |
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+ | *''[[Broken Parts]]'' {{Om}} |
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+ | *"[[Heat]]" {{Om}} |
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+ | *"[[Slayer (novel)|Slayer]]" {{Om}} |
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+ | }} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{References}} |
{{References}} |
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{{Succession box |
{{Succession box |
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+ | |title = '''Watcher''' |
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+ | |years = ????–1996 |
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+ | |before = Unknown, eventually '''[[Bernard Crowley]]''' |
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+ | |after = '''Himself''' |
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− | {{End box}} |
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− | {{Start box}} |
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{{Succession box |
{{Succession box |
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+ | |title = '''[[Buffy Summers]]' Watcher''' |
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+ | |years = 1996 |
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+ | |before = '''Himself''' |
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+ | |after = '''[[Rupert Giles]]''' |
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− | {{End box}} |
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+ | [[fr:Merrick Jamison-Smythe]] |
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+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamison-Smythe, Merrick}} |
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[[Category:Watchers]] |
[[Category:Watchers]] |
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[[Category:Humans]] |
[[Category:Humans]] |
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[[Category:Males]] |
[[Category:Males]] |
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− | [[Category:Buffy Summers]] |
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[[Category:Los Angeles residents]] |
[[Category:Los Angeles residents]] |
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[[Category:Deceased individuals]] |
[[Category:Deceased individuals]] |
Revision as of 04:12, 24 September 2019
- “Buffy Summers? I need to speak with you. There isn’t much time. You must come with me. Your destiny awaits.”
- ―Merrick[src]
Merrick was a member of the Watchers Council and the first Watcher of Buffy Summers.
Biography
- “Do you know how many girls I’ve trained to be Slayers? Five, they worked harder than you’ve worked in your life, and I saw them all ripped apart, Buffy.”
- ―Merrick[src]
Merrick was raised from a young age to be a Watcher. His father taught him “a lot of subtleties the Council never bothered with” regarding training, legends, and research. In his lifetime, he trained five Slayers, all of whom he saw “ripped apart” by the dark forces they were destined to combat.[3]
In 1996, he arrived in Los Angeles to meet the newest Slayer, Buffy Summers. He informed her she was the Chosen One. He became her first Watcher, as Buffy had not been identified as a Potential Slayer.[1][4]
Initially, Merrick’s attitude towards his charge was sarcastic, tough, and stern, and he grew frustrated by Buffy’s apparent lack of commitment to her calling. He confessed the importance of Buffy not seeing him as her friend, which would interfere with her work, but she understood the reason was to not make it worse when she died. Eventually, Merrick came to respect her methods after he spent some time training her, recognizing that she possessed an inner strength that he had rarely seen in Slayers, even if she didn’t acknowledge it herself.[3]
When Lothos attacked Merrick and Buffy, Merrick was truly concerned for her safety. He used a gun to distract Lothos while Buffy fled, subsequently committing suicide by shooting himself to prevent Lothos from siring him and using him against Buffy.[3] His death nearly prompted a traumatized Buffy to quit slaying, but when Lothos attacked the gym, she staked the powerful vampire in memory of both Merrick, despite the short time under his training, and the girl she had once been.[5]
Gallery
Behind the scenes
- He was portrayed by Donald Sutherland in the movie and Richard Riehle in the series.
- Merrick was not named during his appearance in "Becoming, Part One" and was listed in the end credits as “LA Watcher”. The name had been included in the episode’s script, though.[6]
- Merrick had been differently portrayed in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film. He had a British accent, and was a pseudo-immortal; born to train Slayers, eventually dying, and reborn again with the memories of his previous life. His death differed as well: while he was trying to stake Lothos, the vampire dragged the stake from his direction to Merrick’s, and Merrick dies in Buffy’s arms.
- Merrick is one of the few characters to appear in both the original film and the television series, along Buffy and her parents.
Appearances
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References