Changes: Primal

Revision as of 18:59, 26 January 2011

“They believe that humanity... consciousness... the soul, is a... is a perversion, a dilution of spirit.”

Primals were an African sect of animal worshippers, who believed that human consciousness is a perversion and that the animal state is sacred, for which they sought to draw the spirits of animals into themselves. Only predators, such as hyenas, were of interest to the Primals.

In order to draw the animal spirit, the Primal had to perform a "predatory act" while standing on a ritual symbol. The nature of the predatory act involved threatening, attacking or causing severe suffering to another human being.

Powers

When possessed, Primals obtained the mindset of the animal spirit they summoned as well as their abilities, such as enhanced senses and superhuman strength, rivaling that of the Slayer. However, the effect of the possession also distorted the mind of the subject, causing them to become increasingly animalistic and violent, going as far as committing acts of cannibalism. For example, when Xander was possessed, his crush on Buffy became more aggressive, to the extent that he attempted to rape Buffy before being subdued.

Members

The only true primal seen is Dr. Wierick, the zookeeper.

Appearances

The Pack

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 {{Quote|They believe that humanity... consciousness... the soul, is a... is a perversion, a dilution of spirit.|[[Rupert Giles]]|The Pack (episode)}}
-'''Primals''' are an African sect of animal worshippers, who believe that human consciousness is a perversion and that the animal state is sacred, for which they seek to draw the spirits of animals into themselves. Only predators, such as hyenas, are of interest to the Primals.
+'''Primals''' were an African sect of animal worshippers, who believed that human consciousness is a perversion and that the animal state is sacred, for which they sought to draw the spirits of animals into themselves. Only predators, such as hyenas, were of interest to the Primals.
-In order to draw the animal spirit, the Primal must perform a "predatory act" while standing on a ritual symbol. The nature of the predatory act involves threatening, attacking or causing suffering to another human being.
+In order to draw the animal spirit, the Primal had to perform a "predatory act" while standing on a ritual symbol. The nature of the predatory act involved threatening, attacking or causing severe suffering to another human being.
 == Powers ==
-When possessed, Primals obtain the mindset of the animal spirit they summoned as well as their abilities, such as enhanced senses and superhuman strength, rivaling that of the [[Slayer]]. However, the effect of the possession also distorts the mind of the subject, causing them to become increasingly animalistic and violent, going as far as committing acts of cannibalism. For example, when [[Xander Harris|Xander]] was possessed, his crush on [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] became more aggressive, to the extent that he attempted to rape Buffy before being subdued.
+When possessed, Primals obtained the mindset of the animal spirit they summoned as well as their abilities, such as enhanced senses and superhuman strength, rivaling that of the [[Slayer]]. However, the effect of the possession also distorted the mind of the subject, causing them to become increasingly animalistic and violent, going as far as committing acts of cannibalism. For example, when [[Xander Harris|Xander]] was possessed, his crush on [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] became more aggressive, to the extent that he attempted to rape Buffy before being subdued.
 == Members ==
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