San Francisco was a city in California, United States, where the Scooby Gang took residence since the end of magic.[1] It was located north of Sunnydale.[2]
History[]
San Francisco was the hometown of Vanessa Brewer, who was born on July 12, 1967, and would become an assassin for Wolfram & Hart.[3]
In the 1970s, a Hamelin demon had a portal to its dimension in a building on the edge of Tenderloin. He began pulling vulnerable children into it, where they lived out idealized versions of their childhoods.[4]
With the end of magic, Buffy, Willow, Dawn, Xander,[1] and Andrew[5] moved to San Francisco. After the return of magic, Giles and Spike joined them in the city.[6] Andrew eventually moved out to Oakland,[4] and the remaining Scoobies began living in the same building in Tenderloin; Buffy, Willow, and Dawn shared an apartment, Xander and Spike shared another, and Giles lived alone in another.[7]
In the following year, a Shenlong came from the sea leading a storm and tsunami against San Francisco. The Scoobies fought and repelled the dragon, but not before it made several victims in the city.[8] The event, orchestrated by Joanna Wise,[9] brought a state of fear and violence against the supernatural on a national scale, to which the United States Government responded with the creation of the temporary Supernatural Crisis Act.[10]
During a quiet year for supernatural crises, Dawn moved with Xander to a house and gave birth to Joyce Harris in San Francisco. Willow created the empowerment center,[11] where the Scoobies fought Harth Fray's army in the Reckoning,[12] a battle that changed the course of history up to the 23rd century.[13]
Behind the scenes[]
- San Francisco is one of the real cities adapted as major location in the Buffyverse.
Appearances[]
Canonical[]
Angel: Season 1 | |||||||||||
"City Of" Absent |
"Lonely Heart" Absent |
"In the Dark" Absent |
"I Fall to Pieces" Absent |
"Rm w/a Vu" Absent |
"Sense & Sensitivity" Absent |
"The Bachelor Party" Absent |
"I Will Remember You" Absent |
"Hero" Absent |
"Parting Gifts" Absent |
"Somnambulist" Absent | |
"Expecting" Absent |
"She" Absent |
"I've Got You Under My Skin" Absent |
"The Prodigal" Absent |
"The Ring" Absent |
"Eternity" Absent |
"Five by Five" Absent |
"Sanctuary" Absent |
"War Zone" Absent |
"Blind Date" Mention |
"To Shanshu in L.A." Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 | |||||||||||
"Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles" Appears |
Freefall, Part 1 Appears |
Freefall, Part 2 Appears |
Freefall, Part 3 Appears |
Freefall, Part 4 Appears |
Slayer, Interrupted Appears |
On Your Own, Part 1 Appears |
On Your Own, Part 2 Appears |
Apart (of Me), Part 1 Appears |
Apart (of Me), Part 2 Appears |
Apart (of Me), Part 3 Appears | |
"In Space No One Can Hear You Slay" Absent |
Guarded, Part 1 Appears |
Guarded, Part 2 Appears |
Guarded, Part 3 Appears |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 Appears |
Wonderland, Part 1 Appears |
Wonderland, Part 2 Vision |
Wonderland, Part 3 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 4 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 5 Appears | |
Welcome to the Team, Part 1 Appears |
Welcome to the Team, Part 2 Appears |
Welcome to the Team, Part 3 Appears |
Welcome to the Team, Part 4 Appears |
The Watcher Appears |
The Core, Part 1 Appears |
The Core, Part 2 Appears |
The Core, Part 3 Appears |
The Core, Part 4 Absent |
The Core, Part 5 Appears |
Love vs. Life Flashback |
Angel & Faith | |||||||||||
Live Through This, Part 1 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 2 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 3 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 4 Absent |
In Perfect Harmony Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 1 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 2 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 3 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 4 Absent |
Women of a Certain Age Absent | ||
Family Reunion, Part 1 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 2 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 3 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 4 Absent |
The Hero of His Own Story Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 1 Flashback |
A Dark Place, Part 2 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 3 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 4 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 5 Mention | ||
Death and Consequences, Part 1 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 2 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 3 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 4 Absent |
Spike and Faith Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 1 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 2 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 3 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 4 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 5 Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 | |||||||||||
New Rules, Part 1 Absent |
New Rules, Part 2 Appears |
New Rules, Part 3 Appears |
New Rules, Part 4 Appears |
New Rules, Part 5 Appears |
I Wish, Part 1 Appears |
I Wish, Part 2 Appears |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Appears |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Appears |
Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Appears | ||
Love Dares You, Part 1 Appears |
Love Dares You, Part 2 Appears |
Love Dares You, Part 3 Appears |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Appears |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Appears |
Old Demons, Part 1 Appears |
Old Demons, Part 2 Appears |
Old Demons, Part 3 Appears |
Freaky Giles Day Appears |
Triggers Appears | ||
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Appears |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Appears |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Appears |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Appears |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Absent |
Own It, Part 1 Appears |
Own It, Part 2 Appears |
Own It, Part 3 Appears |
Own It, Part 4 Appears |
Own It, Part 5 Appears | ||
"Where Are They Now?" Appears |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 11 | |||||||||||
The Spread of Their Evil Appears |
In Time of Crisis Appears |
A House Divided Appears |
Desperate Times Appears |
Desperate Measures Absent |
Back to the Wall Absent |
Disempowered Mention |
Ordinary People Appears | ||||
The Great Escape Appears |
Crimes Against Nature Appears |
Revelations Appears |
One Girl in All the World Appears |
Girl Blue, Part 1 Absent |
Girl Blue, Part 2 Absent |
Girl Blue, Part 3 Absent |
Girl Blue, Part 4 Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 12 | |||||||||||
One Year Later Appears |
Future Shock Appears |
The Reckoning Appears |
Finale Appears |