Returning to Sunnydale shortly
after the death of The Master, after a lengthy period of absence,
punkish vampires Spike and insane girlfriend Drusilla arrive to offer
their services to The Anointed One.
Though Spike tells
Willow he is
"only 126 years old", Giles' previous research says he's 200
years old. He was formerly known as William the Bloody, and earned his
new nickname from his habit of torturing his victims with railway
spikes, He will be a formidable opponent for Buffy and the gang: he’s
already killed two Slayers. Spike and Drusilla waste no time in
destroying The Anointed One, and taking his place as the leader of
Sunnydale’s vampire community, promising "From now on we’re
going to have a little less ritual and a little more fun around
here".
After leaving Sunnydale as part
of a deal with Buffy. A lovesick Spike returned to Sunnydale without
Drusilla, who had ditched him in Brazil for a chaos demon.
