Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Drusilla, or Dru, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt for the American television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel". The character is portrayed by American actress Juliet Landau. Drusilla is introduced alongside her lover Spike (James Marsters) in the second season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to serve as new antagonists to the series' heroine, vampire Slayer Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and alongside Darla (Julie Benz) and Wolfram & Hart as the main antagonist of the second season of Angel. In contrast to the series' previous central villain,
Satsu (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) on Earth. During this time, she is revealed to be working for the United States Armed Forces, and in a relationship with an undisclosed partner. Satsu was one of several original characters invented by series creator Joss Whedon for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight", a comic book continuation of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Whedon described the concept for Satsu's relationship with Buffy as "evolv[ing] naturally" during the development of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight". He viewed the story arc as "an opportunity for drama and character exploration" set up over the course of the comics, which had established