Mayor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) of grotesquely large insects which will, after he ingests them, imbue him with greater power. Faith retrieves the box for him, which Buffy then steals in order to prevent this important ritual from occurring. In the process, Buffy's best friend Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) is captured by Faith, and the Mayor meets Buffy for the first time when they exchange Willow for the box. During the confrontation, the Mayor pointedly asks questions about the viability of Buffy's relationship with Angel (David Boreanaz), a vampire who has been re-ensouled and who fights alongside Buffy. Although Buffy and Angel have been trying
Undeveloped Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoffs Undeveloped Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoffs The popular fictional Buffyverse established by TV series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" has led to attempts to develop more commercially viable programs set in the fictional 'Buffyverse'. However some of these projects remain undeveloped for various reasons: sometimes, vital cast members may be unavailable; alternatively, studios and networks which would provide capital for the spinoffs might remain unconvinced that such projects are financially viable. From 2007 onwards, many ideas for unproduced "Buffy" spin-offs found their way into canonical comic books. Ideas for "Faith" were utilised in Dark Horse Comics' "Buffy the Vampire