Buffy nitpicks
POSTED BY: Spideyslinger
UPDATED: Saturday, October 15, 2005 05:46
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I believe that is canon. Once Kendra is killed Faith arrives, and I believe the slayer line follows her. If Buffy dies there is no replacement for her, she's already been replaced, so I don't think killing her multiple times would do anything.
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The real answer, of course, is that there's no good reason for it. The vamps ought to be using sniper rifles and submachineguns. Not against their prey, but against their hunters. "I'll get my street cred by staying undead, thank you very much!"
It's a stylistic choice, and one that the show doesn't really attempt to explain.
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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I don't think it's simply a choice determined by the intended style of the show.
Killing Buffy from afar with a sniper rifle would serve little to no purpose for the bad guys in the series, other than she would no longer be there to hunt/kill them. Think about it. Early-series Spike grabs a sniper rifle, climbs on top of Buffy's roof and picks her off as she returns from school. He smiles, maybe even laughs a bit. What's he do then? Have a sandwich?
There's nothing evil about a high efficienty rate.
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Also was Buffy always strong or did she only become strong after starting the slaying?
It's pretty well established that Buffy's superpowers came about after she was "called" as a Slayer. They get a bit more indepth about the nature and origins of the Slayer later in the series.
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This is an important point. Vampires, when they actually want to fight the Slayer as opposed to avoiding her, want a victory they can brag about. Guns don't work on vamps, so they wouldn't be impressed by a vampire who used one. Hence, fisticuffs.
Also, demons in BtVS (as opposed to Ats) are almost always show as being either dumb or devoted to old traditions. They would either not consider or would reject using modern "human" weapons and would prefer the old ways.
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Sorry guys, if all of my enemies fell from a 7.62 NATO slug placed between the eyes from 400 meters away, I'd get a heck of a rep.
And if my enemies were vamps, phosphorous works wonders.
Even if I wanted to cut off my opponent's head with a sword or stake them through the heart, an ounce of double-aught buck shot is aces for a momentary incapacitation before the kill. I think a semiautomatic shotgun would be recommended for close-in encounters.
Heck, the Slayer's team might even benefit from a semiautomatic paint-ball gun loaded with holy water balls.
No, it's entirely a stylistic choice, and it's best to take it as such. There is no practical reason for Buffy or her enemies to avoid the use of Firearms.
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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I think you're right, AnthonyT, it is a stylistic choice--and one that works because...well...because the show is well done, and also because I think our acculturated conceptions of the tropes of vampire stories allow us to accept the "old-fashioned" approach.
Except for that paintball full of holy water thing. I like that one--not much different than a crossbow, really.
But yeah, realistically speaking both Buffy and vampires would use modern weaponry in their struggle to do away with each other.
But it sure would be a lot less enjoyable to watch.
And I know the Council has its dark side but I don't think they would be so grisly as to capture a teenaged girl, do something to her to make her technically dead, revive her, then capture the next Slayer, and repeat the process over and over until they had an army of Slayers.
I just don't think the Council is that inhuman. Also they wouldn't have an army of Slayers as much as they would have an army of kick-ass chicks who would be verrrrrrrry angry at them.
And once again, it is absolutely canon that the Slayer line runs through Faith! Buffy dies, Kendra's called. Kendra dies, Faith's called. If Faith dies, then the next Slayer is called.
To say anything else about that particular subject would contain too many spoilers.
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Quote:Clearly you are a fan of John Carpenter's Vampires, nes pas?
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
I think a semiautomatic shotgun would be recommended for close-in encounters.
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Originally posted by Spideyslinger:
Is it possible that a Slayer can't be turned into a vampire? Something in her blood turns her entire body into a vampire fighting machine, maybe it would fight the vampire infection also.
in season one the nightmare coma boy shows what people fear,
and one of Buffy's fears is that she would be turned into a vampire.
So I think it CAN happen...but they never had an extra slayer to waste on making it happen
(you have to keep the stories going!)
I suppose, technically, if Faith (for instance) was turned into a vampire then she would be dead and a new slayer would be called...
but it would have ruined the hope of those of us who were wanting Faith's redemption and hope of future happiness....
at any rate I'm glad Joss never went there,
but he still could...someday...
(I expect futures shows/spinoffs eventually)
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Any movie that has a scene where a vampire is killed by dragging them out into the sunlight via a vehicle and winch, loses my vote.
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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Here's another nitpick - How come Giles gets paid for being a watcher and Buffy gets nothing for being a slayer. Of the two who would you rather hire to get rid of a vampire problem. Maybe Giles is pocketing her check. He seemed to have alot of money saved up to buy that magic store and the new car.
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