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Anya Jenkins
Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins (born as Aud) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Portrayed by Emma Caulfield, she appears as a recurring guest in the third and fourth seasons, before becoming a series regular in the show's fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons. She made her last TV appearance in Buffy's series finale that aired on May 20, 2003.
Anya begins the series as Anyanka, a vengeance demon who wreaks havoc by granting the wishes of women wronged by men. In her first appearance in "The Wish", she becomes trapped in human form, and is forced to re-learn what it means to be human in subsequent episodes. Anya is unaware of social conventions, and speaks bluntly and honestly—flashbacks reveal that she was much the same before becoming a demon. Over a decade after her death in the series finale, Anya returns as a ghost in the 2014 comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten.
Anya was originally a human woman named Aud living in 9th century Scandinavia. She is depicted as raising rabbits, alienated from her village because of her strange mannerisms. In 880, she discovers that her lover Olaf, a boorish Viking, cheated on her with a bar matron, and takes revenge by magically transforming him into a troll. This impresses the demon D'Hoffryn, who offers to transform her into a vengeance demon for scorned women, naming her Anyanka, Patron Saint of Scorned Women and granting her a wish-granting pendant.
Around 1199, Anyanka goes to the Koskov valleys above the Urals to curse an unfaithful man, where she witnesses a demonic ascension. The death and carnage—only a few people survive—shocks even her. Around 1580, Anyanka meets (and briefly dates) Dracula. She witnesses the Salem witch trials in 1692.
In the 19th century, Anyanka becomes a close friend and rival of Halfrek, another vengeance demon who avenges wronged children. They spend time together during the Crimean War. Anyanka impresses "Hallie" with a wish in Saint Petersburg, which sparks the Russian Revolution of 1905. In 1914, Anyanka travels to Chicago, to exact vengeance on a man named Stewart Burns, turning him into a demon and sending him to a hell dimension to be tortured for all eternity.
Anyanka arrives at Sunnydale High School in 1998 ("The Wish") as a student named Anya. She came to Sunnydale in response to the distress of Cordelia, distraught after catching her boyfriend Xander kissing Willow. After some prompting, Cordelia says she wishes Buffy never came to Sunnydale, which Anya grants, transforming the world into an alternative reality where Buffy is absent and vampires have overtaken the town. After discerning what has happened, the Giles of this reality summons Anyanka and destroys her necklace which contains her powers, returning the world to normal, and leaving Anya a mortal and powerless teenage girl.
Though Caulfield only expected to be in one episode,[citation needed] Anya returns seven episodes later in "Doppelgangland", where she tricks Willow into assisting in a failed attempt to magically recover her necklace. Once again experiencing human emotions, she asks Xander to the prom while simultaneously lecturing him about her abhorrence of all men. Caulfield says, "[Whedon] found this great way to have her interact with the storylines that had developed throughout the entire [third] season."
Anya develops feelings for Xander and asks him out again just before graduation, despite Xander's apparent lack of interest. When he tells her of the Mayor's planned ascension (a transformation into pure demon), she decides to flee town and invites Xander to join her, worried for his safety. Xander refuses, and she leaves without him.
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Anya Jenkins
Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins (born as Aud) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Portrayed by Emma Caulfield, she appears as a recurring guest in the third and fourth seasons, before becoming a series regular in the show's fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons. She made her last TV appearance in Buffy's series finale that aired on May 20, 2003.
Anya begins the series as Anyanka, a vengeance demon who wreaks havoc by granting the wishes of women wronged by men. In her first appearance in "The Wish", she becomes trapped in human form, and is forced to re-learn what it means to be human in subsequent episodes. Anya is unaware of social conventions, and speaks bluntly and honestly—flashbacks reveal that she was much the same before becoming a demon. Over a decade after her death in the series finale, Anya returns as a ghost in the 2014 comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten.
Anya was originally a human woman named Aud living in 9th century Scandinavia. She is depicted as raising rabbits, alienated from her village because of her strange mannerisms. In 880, she discovers that her lover Olaf, a boorish Viking, cheated on her with a bar matron, and takes revenge by magically transforming him into a troll. This impresses the demon D'Hoffryn, who offers to transform her into a vengeance demon for scorned women, naming her Anyanka, Patron Saint of Scorned Women and granting her a wish-granting pendant.
Around 1199, Anyanka goes to the Koskov valleys above the Urals to curse an unfaithful man, where she witnesses a demonic ascension. The death and carnage—only a few people survive—shocks even her. Around 1580, Anyanka meets (and briefly dates) Dracula. She witnesses the Salem witch trials in 1692.
In the 19th century, Anyanka becomes a close friend and rival of Halfrek, another vengeance demon who avenges wronged children. They spend time together during the Crimean War. Anyanka impresses "Hallie" with a wish in Saint Petersburg, which sparks the Russian Revolution of 1905. In 1914, Anyanka travels to Chicago, to exact vengeance on a man named Stewart Burns, turning him into a demon and sending him to a hell dimension to be tortured for all eternity.
Anyanka arrives at Sunnydale High School in 1998 ("The Wish") as a student named Anya. She came to Sunnydale in response to the distress of Cordelia, distraught after catching her boyfriend Xander kissing Willow. After some prompting, Cordelia says she wishes Buffy never came to Sunnydale, which Anya grants, transforming the world into an alternative reality where Buffy is absent and vampires have overtaken the town. After discerning what has happened, the Giles of this reality summons Anyanka and destroys her necklace which contains her powers, returning the world to normal, and leaving Anya a mortal and powerless teenage girl.
Though Caulfield only expected to be in one episode,[citation needed] Anya returns seven episodes later in "Doppelgangland", where she tricks Willow into assisting in a failed attempt to magically recover her necklace. Once again experiencing human emotions, she asks Xander to the prom while simultaneously lecturing him about her abhorrence of all men. Caulfield says, "[Whedon] found this great way to have her interact with the storylines that had developed throughout the entire [third] season."
Anya develops feelings for Xander and asks him out again just before graduation, despite Xander's apparent lack of interest. When he tells her of the Mayor's planned ascension (a transformation into pure demon), she decides to flee town and invites Xander to join her, worried for his safety. Xander refuses, and she leaves without him.