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| released = June 12, 2013
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|released = June 12, [[2013]]
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| series = [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]
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|series = ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]''
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| previous = [[The Core, Part One]]
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|previous = ''[[The Core, Part One]]''
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| next = [[The Core, Part Three]]
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|next = ''[[The Core, Part Three]]''
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| publisher = [[Dark Horse Comics]]
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|publisher = [[Dark Horse Comics]]
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| writer = [[Andrew Chambliss]]
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|writer = [[Andrew Chambliss]]
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| penciller = [[Georges Jeanty]]
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|penciller = [[Georges Jeanty]]
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| editor = [[Scott Allie]] & [[Sierra Hahn]]
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|editor = [[Scott Allie]]<br>[[Sierra Hahn]]
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| coverart = [[Phil Noto]]<br/>[[Georges Jeanty]]
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|coverart = [[Phil Noto]]<br>Georges Jeanty with [[Dexter Vines]] and [[Michelle Madsen]]
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| inker = [[Dexter Vines]]
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|inker = Dexter Vines
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| colorist = [[Michelle Madsen]]
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|colorist = Michelle Madsen
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| letterer = [[Richard Starkings]] & [[Jimmy Betancourt]]
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|letterer = [[Richard Starkings]]<br>[[ComiCraft]]'s [[Jimmy Betancourt]]
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"'''The Core, Part Two'''" was the twenty-second issue of the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]'' comic book series.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is the twenty-second issue of the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]'' comic book series. Written by [[Andrew Chambliss]] and illustrated by [[Georges Jeanty]], it was originally published on June 12, [[2013]], by [[Dark Horse Comics]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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[[Buffy Summers|Buffy]], [[Alexander Harris|Xander]], and [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]] must fight against all odds to get past the [[Magic Council|mystical council]] and gain entry to a [[magic]]al hotspot — the [[Deeper Well]]! New allies are born while old enemies bring the heat. Grave dangers await our heroes at the center of the earth!<ref>[https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/20-436/ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #22 (Phil Noto cover)."] ''[[Dark Horse Comics]]''. Retrieved on October 2, 2017‎.</ref>
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At the [[Deeper Well]], Buffy was fighting through crowds of [[demons]] with her slayer [[scythe]], reflecting on how she had last used it when she destroyed the [[Seed of Wonder|Seed]]. Willow was also fighting with her, using her magic against the demons. [[Xander]] was back at the entrance, still texting information to [[Severin]] and [[Simone]] over their plans. Meanwhile, Severin and Simone were threatening the last guard of the Deeper Well, a little girl with a balloon. The balloon popped when Simone shot her and turned into tentacles, lunging for them. However, the battle is immediately ended when Severin overpowered and drained it of her powers. Severin ordered Xander to buy them more time to get in, only for him to be attacked by another demon.
  
   
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==Summary==
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Buffy was still fighting, this time against [[D'Hoffryn]]. During her scrap with him, Buffy was suddenly snatched up by a flying gargoyle. She struggled against it as the gargoyle nearly succeded in killing her. However, Buffy was saved when [[Illyria]] and [[Eldre Koh|Koh]] appear to decapitate it. They argued that they were with her on this, only for her to reject them. Koh admitted that he had been accused of killing his family and was consequently imprisioned for it, but had came to terms that he could not change the past, but he can still help her save her sister. She was hesitant still, but agreed that he could help, showing that she forgave his [[Guarded, Part Three|previous betrayal]] and could trust him.
  
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At the entrance to the [[Deeper Well]], Buffy fights through the crowd of [[demon]]s with her [[mʔ|Scythe]], reflecting on how she last used it when she destroyed the [[Seed of Wonder|Seed]]. Willow also fights with her, using her [[magic]] against the demons. Xander is back at the entrance, texting information to [[Severin]] and [[Simone Doffler|Simone]] over their plans.
   
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On their side of the Deeper Well, Severin and Simone threats the last guard of the Deeper Well, [[balloon demon|a little girl with a balloon]]. The balloon pops when Simone shots it, revealing a tentacled monster lunging for them. Severin defeats it by draining the girl of her powers. Severin orders Xander to buy them more time to get in, only for Xander to be attacked by [[leaf blower demon|another demon]].
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Back in [[San Francisco]], [[Billy]] and [[Anaheed]] are skyping with [[Devon]], who was asking Billy to return back home and fight against the increasing [[zompire]] crowd. [[Dawn]] had freaked out and locked herself in the bathroom, unable to cope with what was happening to her. [[Spike]] comforted her from outside the door, promising her that he was there to help her. He told her stories about herself and his special bond to her, trying to make her comfortable. Dawn nervously came out of the bathroom when he got to the part about her being [[The Key]]. She lamented that she couldn't remember any of it, but what he said felt right to her. They hug.
  
   
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Buffy fights against [[D'Hoffryn]] and a flying [[gargoyle]] suddenly snatches her up. She struggles against it until [[Illyria]] and [[Eldre Koh|Koh]] appear to behead it. They argue they are with her on this, but Buffy rejects them. Koh reveals he was accused of killing his family and imprisoned for it; he came to terms he can not change the past, but he can still help her save her sister.
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Spike continued to tell her stories about Dawn, but he faltered when he realized that he couldn't remember everything he meant to say. Without telling her what was wrong, Spike took a tape recorder from [[Andrew]] and refreshed his memories of Dawn so he wouldn't forget her. As he was leaving another message for himself, Billy and Anaheed take off, asking Spike to tell Buffy "something about Simone Doffler" if he saw her since she wasn't answering her phone.
  
   
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In [[San Francisco]], [[Billy Lane|Billy]] and [[Anaheed]] are in a video call with [[Devon]], who asks Billy to return home and fight against the increasing [[zompire]] crowd. [[Dawn Summers|Dawn]] has freaked out and locked herself in the bathroom, unable to cope with what was happening to her. [[Spike]] comforts her from outside the door, promising her he was there to help her. He tells her stories about herself until Dawn comes out of the bathroom, still not remembering, but feeling right about when they discovered she was the [[Key]]. She lamented that she couldn't remember any of it, but what he said felt right to her.
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It cut back to the fighting in the Deeper Well. Xander was still being attacked by a demon, but was saved by Willow, Buffy, as well as Illyria and Koh. Buffy and the others talk more strategy over their next move, while Xander subtly called up Simone, again told they needed more time. Buffy and Willow are finalizing their plan and prepared to continue fighting. Xander panicked at this and told them that they'd die if they went through with it. This failed to change their resolve. Unable to watch his friends risk their lives unneccessarily, his spilled over. Xander told them everything he did to turn back time and reverse [[Twilight]] with Simone and Severin.
  
   
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Spike continues to comfort Dawn and tell her stories about herself, but he suddenly stops when he realizes he's starting to forget about her like the others. Spike then takes a tape recorder from [[Andrew Wells|Andrew]] and records a message to himself about his memories of Dawn so he won’t forget them. Billy and Anaheed prepare to leave, asking Spike to tell Buffy something about Simone if he sees her since she isn't answering her phone.
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Buffy was understandably hurt and betrayed by his lack of trust in her. Illyria then stated that what those two planned to do would create a tear in the reality, ending the world as a result. Buffy was furious, angrily saying that it wasn't just about saving Dawn anymore, now they had to save the world. ''Again. ''
  
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In the fight at the Deeper Well, Willow saves Xander from the demon attacking him. Buffy, Illyria, and Koh joins them and talk more strategy over their next move, while Xander subtly calls up Simone, who says they still need more time. Buffy and Willow finalize their plan and prepare to continue fighting, but Xander tells them they will die if they go through with it. Buffy does not change her resolve, saying she'll die if it means saving Dawn. Xander says he already saved her, confessing he accepted Simone and Severin's offer and told them the location of the other entrance.
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Buffy says he did it because he didn't believe in any of them, but he is the one she shouldn't have believed in. Illyria states the Siphon's plan will tear the universe apart. Buffy does not want to hear Xander, and declares they don't have the one mission to save Dawn anymore: they had to save the world. Again.
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
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The story was set after "[[The Core, Part One]]", but before "[[The Core, Part Three]]".
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*Buffy recalls not using her Scythe since she destroyed the Seed of Wonder in ''[[Last Gleaming, Part Four]]''.
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*Buffy mentions the [[Slayer Organization]] army, disbanded in ''[[Last Gleaming, Part Five]]''.
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*Koh's reason of years of imprisonment is revealed in this issue, first mentioned in ''[[Guarded, Part Three]]''.
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*Spike tells Dawn about the time they invaded the [[Magic Box]] and found out she was the Key ("[[Blood Ties]]").
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*Xander reveals to Buffy and Willow about his betrayal from ''[[The Watcher]]''.
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*Buffy declares, "We have to save the world. Again," which mirrors her phrase in "[[Becoming, Part Two]]."
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
 
===Individuals===
  
===Individuals===
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*[[Buffy Summers]]
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*[[Anaheed]]
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*[[Xander Harris]]
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*[[Brahma]]
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*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
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*[[D'Hoffryn]]
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*[[Devon]]
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*[[Simone Doffler]]
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*[[Rupert Giles]] {{Om}}
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*[[Alexander Harris]]
 
*[[Illyria]]
  
*[[Illyria]]
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*[[Katie (Santa Rosita)|Katie]]
 
*[[Eldre Koh]]
  
*[[Eldre Koh]]
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*[[Billy Lane]]
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*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
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*[[Severin]]
 
*[[Spike]]
  
*[[Spike]]
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*[[Buffy Summers]]
 
*[[Dawn Summers]]
  
*[[Dawn Summers]]
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*[[D'Hoffryn]]
  
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*[[Simone Doffler]]
  
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*[[Severin]]
  
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*[[Billy Lane]]
  
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*[[Devon]]
  
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*[[Anaheed]]
  
 
*[[Andrew Wells]]
  
*[[Andrew Wells]]
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*[[Balloon demon]]
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*[[Leaf blower demon]]
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===Organizations and Titles===
  
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*[[Magic Council wizard]]
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===Organizations and titles===
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*[[Key]]
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*[[Magic Council]]
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*[[Order of Dagon]] {{Om}}
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*[[Scooby Gang]]
 
*[[Slayer]]
  
*[[Slayer]]
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*[[Slayer Organization]] {{Om}}
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*[[Watcher]] {{Om}}
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*[[Witch]]
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*[[Wizard]]
 
===Species===
  
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*[[Slayer]]
  
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*[[Human]]
  
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*[[Vampire]]
  
 
*[[Demon]]
  
*[[Demon]]
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**[[Gargoyle]]
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**[[Lower being]]
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**[[Nitobe]]
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**[[Zen demon]]
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*[[Higher being]] {{Om}}
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*[[Human]]
 
*[[Old One]]
  
*[[Old One]]
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*[[Vampire]]
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===Events===
  
===Events===
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*[[End of magic]]
 
===Locations===
  
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*[[Deeper Well]], [[Cotswolds]], [[England]]
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*[[Cotswolds]], [[England]]
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*[[Deeper Well]]
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*[[San Francisco]], [[California]], U.S
  
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*[[United States]]
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**[[San Francisco]]
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***[[Andrew's apartment]]
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**[[Santa Rosita]]
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**[[Sunnydale]] {{Om}}
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***[[1630 Revello Drive]] {{Om}}
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***[[Magic Box]] {{Om}}
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===Objects===
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*[[Blood]]
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*[[mʔ]]
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*[[Seed of Wonder]] {{Om}}
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*[[Vampy Cat]]
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*[[Watchers Diaries]] {{Om}}
   
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==Death count==
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===Weapons and Objects===
  
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*Balloon demon, absorbed by Severin.
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*Unidentified Magic Council member, beheaded by Koh.
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*Leaf blower demon, disintegrated by Willow.
   
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==Death Count==
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==Behind the scenes==
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===Distribution===
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*''{{PAGENAME}}'' was the 105th best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 21,194 sales in June 2013 at comic specialty stores.<ref>[https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/26148/ "Top 300 Comics Actual--June 2013."] ''ICv2'', July 8, 2013.</ref>
   
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==Behind the Scenes==
  
 
===Collections===
  
===Collections===
 
*''[[The Core]]''
  
*''[[The Core]]''
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*''[[Season Nine Library Edition, Volume 3]]''
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===Pop Culture References===
  
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===Pop culture references===
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*Buffy describes Koh's story as being "Shawshanked" in reference to the film ''[[Wikipedia:The Shawshank Redemption|The Shawshank Redemption]]''.
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*Billy wears a [[Wikipedia:Gap Inc.|Gap]] hoodie.
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*Xander describes Koh as a look-alike to the character [[w:c:memory-alpha:Worf|Worf]] from ''[[w:c:memory-alpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
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==Gallery==
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===Covers===
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<gallery captionalign="center">
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B09-22-00a.jpg|Main cover
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B09-22-00b.jpg|Alternate cover
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</gallery>
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===Cover artwork===
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<gallery captionalign="center">
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BS922A.jpg|Phil Noto
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BS922B.jpg|Georges Jeanty
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</gallery>
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===Preview===
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<gallery>
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Buffys9n22p1.jpg
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Buffys9n22p2.jpg
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Buffys9n22p3.jpg
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</gallery>
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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|D'Hoffryn|"Retreat, Slayer!"
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|Buffy|"I'll die first."
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|Buffy|"Sorry you got Shawshanked, but it doesn't change anything."
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|Xander|"If you let go, I promise I won't swing it at you."
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|Xander|"When I told you I turned down Severin and Simone… I lied. I told them where the other entrance to the Well was."
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|Buffy|"You what?"
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|Xander|"I did it to save your sister."
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|Buffy|"You did it because you didn't believe in me. In any of us."
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}}
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{{QuoteBlock
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|Buffy|"We had one mission Xander — save Dawn. But thanks to you... we have to save the world. Again."
 
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==References==
  
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 28 March 2024

The Core, Part Two is the twenty-second issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine comic book series. Written by Andrew Chambliss and illustrated by Georges Jeanty, it was originally published on June 12, 2013, by Dark Horse Comics.

Synopsis

Buffy, Xander, and Willow must fight against all odds to get past the mystical council and gain entry to a magical hotspot — the Deeper Well! New allies are born while old enemies bring the heat. Grave dangers await our heroes at the center of the earth![1]

Summary

At the entrance to the Deeper Well, Buffy fights through the crowd of demons with her Scythe, reflecting on how she last used it when she destroyed the Seed. Willow also fights with her, using her magic against the demons. Xander is back at the entrance, texting information to Severin and Simone over their plans.

On their side of the Deeper Well, Severin and Simone threats the last guard of the Deeper Well, a little girl with a balloon. The balloon pops when Simone shots it, revealing a tentacled monster lunging for them. Severin defeats it by draining the girl of her powers. Severin orders Xander to buy them more time to get in, only for Xander to be attacked by another demon.

Buffy fights against D'Hoffryn and a flying gargoyle suddenly snatches her up. She struggles against it until Illyria and Koh appear to behead it. They argue they are with her on this, but Buffy rejects them. Koh reveals he was accused of killing his family and imprisoned for it; he came to terms he can not change the past, but he can still help her save her sister.

In San Francisco, Billy and Anaheed are in a video call with Devon, who asks Billy to return home and fight against the increasing zompire crowd. Dawn has freaked out and locked herself in the bathroom, unable to cope with what was happening to her. Spike comforts her from outside the door, promising her he was there to help her. He tells her stories about herself until Dawn comes out of the bathroom, still not remembering, but feeling right about when they discovered she was the Key. She lamented that she couldn't remember any of it, but what he said felt right to her.

Spike continues to comfort Dawn and tell her stories about herself, but he suddenly stops when he realizes he's starting to forget about her like the others. Spike then takes a tape recorder from Andrew and records a message to himself about his memories of Dawn so he won’t forget them. Billy and Anaheed prepare to leave, asking Spike to tell Buffy something about Simone if he sees her since she isn't answering her phone.

In the fight at the Deeper Well, Willow saves Xander from the demon attacking him. Buffy, Illyria, and Koh joins them and talk more strategy over their next move, while Xander subtly calls up Simone, who says they still need more time. Buffy and Willow finalize their plan and prepare to continue fighting, but Xander tells them they will die if they go through with it. Buffy does not change her resolve, saying she'll die if it means saving Dawn. Xander says he already saved her, confessing he accepted Simone and Severin's offer and told them the location of the other entrance.

Buffy says he did it because he didn't believe in any of them, but he is the one she shouldn't have believed in. Illyria states the Siphon's plan will tear the universe apart. Buffy does not want to hear Xander, and declares they don't have the one mission to save Dawn anymore: they had to save the world. Again.

Continuity

Appearances

Individuals

Organizations and titles

Species

Events

Locations

Objects

Death count

  • Balloon demon, absorbed by Severin.
  • Unidentified Magic Council member, beheaded by Koh.
  • Leaf blower demon, disintegrated by Willow.

Behind the scenes

Distribution

  • The Core, Part Two was the 105th best selling comic issue in its publishing month, with 21,194 sales in June 2013 at comic specialty stores.[2]

Collections

Pop culture references

Gallery

Covers

Cover artwork

Preview

Quotes

D'Hoffryn: "Retreat, Slayer!"
Buffy: "I'll die first."
Buffy: "Sorry you got Shawshanked, but it doesn't change anything."
Xander: "If you let go, I promise I won't swing it at you."
Xander: "When I told you I turned down Severin and Simone… I lied. I told them where the other entrance to the Well was."
Buffy: "You what?"
Xander: "I did it to save your sister."
Buffy: "You did it because you didn't believe in me. In any of us."
Buffy: "We had one mission Xander — save Dawn. But thanks to you... we have to save the world. Again."

References

  1. ↑ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #22 (Phil Noto cover)." Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved on October 2, 2017‎.
  2. ↑ "Top 300 Comics Actual--June 2013." ICv2, July 8, 2013.
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