- “How terribly frustrating for you that a bunch of school children could accomplish what you could not.”
- ―Rupert Giles[src]
Weirick was a zookeeper in charge of the Hyena House Exhibit at the Sunnydale Zoo and a Primal.[1]
Biography[]
Dr. Weirick was an employee of the Sunnydale Zoo and a Primal, seeking to draw the spirits of the zoo hyenas into himself and gain their power. However, he was unable to summon the spirits and kept the hyena house under quarantine.[1]
Giles and Buffy sought Weirick's help after Xander and a group of Sunnydale High School students unwittingly drew the spirits into themselves. As Buffy lured the group to the Hyena House, Giles realized that Weirick had been trying to achieve the transpossession by himself, and Weirick knocked him out. Weirick prepared for the ritual, having learned that transpossession required a "predatory act" — a threatening action against another.[1]
Once the possessed students were in the hyena house, Weirick performed the ritual by threatening Willow with a knife. He drew the spirits into himself and attempted to bite Willow, but Xander saved her. Turned aggressive, Weirick fought Buffy, and she threw him into the hyena pit. Weirick tried to escape, but the hyenas attacked and devoured him.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- He was portrayed by James Stephens.
Appearances[]
Canonical[]
- "The Pack"
Other[]
- The Xander Years, Volume 2
- Demons of the Hellmouth (Only mentioned)