Buffyverse chronology

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  • This is the first of three parts of the chronology, and contains the tales that take place in the fictional narrative before Buffy Season 1, during Buffy Season 1 itself, and during Buffy Season 2.
Other sections of the chronology can be accessed from the mini-contents scattered throughout.
A less graphic-intensive chronology is available at here
Buffyverse chronology mini-contents
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Ancient Modern BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4/AS1 BS5/AS2 BS6/AS3 BS7/AS4 AS5 BS8/AS6 Future Flashbacks

Contents

[edit] Overview

The chronology may also be used to see how Buffy and Angel episodes can be viewed in order so that crossovers and references function correctly. All the stories considered 'canon' are bold. Many of the items on this list are not considered canon. For a canon chronology, see here. Each story listed belongs on one of the following categories:

[edit] Chronology

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details about Buffy, Angel, Fray and other Buffyverse productions follow.

[edit] Key

  • BS = Buffy season
  • AS = Angel Season
  • Blue, bold = Buffyverse canon article
  • Blue, italic = Buffyverse non-canon article
  • Blue = Link to an article (e.g. a Buffyverse writer)
  • [Alternate Universe?] = Stories with this notation have strayed far from what is known to be Buffyverse canon
  • BCE = Before the Common Era (aka "BC")
Buffyverse chronology mini-contents
"BS" = Buffy season, "AS" = Angel season
Ancient Modern BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4/AS1 BS5/AS2 BS6/AS3 BS7/AS4 AS5 BS8/AS6 Future Flashbacks

[edit] Pre-1900

These tales take place from ancient times up until 1900.

Image Buffyverse stories - Ancient - 1900
(canon = bold, non-canon = italic)		 Buffyverse location, time
(if known)
Tales of the Slayers: Prologue Ancient
Follows the prehistoric first Slayer as she is rejected by her village and instructed to fight alone.
Tales of the Slayer: A Good Run 490 BCE[2]
Thessily, the current Slayer, must run 300 miles in 3 days to protect an important messenger.
Tales of the Slayer: Lady Shobu Japan, 980[3]
Kishi Minomoto is a brave girl born into a warrior clan.
Tales of the Slayer: Dark of the Moon 1229 & 1250[3]
A slayer who is trained but is not told her calling.
Tales of the Slayer: Abomination France, 1320[3]
Eliane and her Watcher spend years training together and fall in love.
Tales of the Slayers: Righteous England, approx 1400.
A Slayer operates within a walled medieval town during a period of witch-hunts.
Tales of the Slayer: The Rule of Silence Spain, 1481
The Slayer, Esperanza de la Vega, is a Marrano and this makes her a heretic.
Tales of the Slayer: The White Doe London, 1586[2]
A Slayer named White Doe falls into trouble with a local wizard.
Tales of the Slayer: Die Blutgrafin Hungary, 1609[3]
Ildiko, the current Slayer, poses as a maid and infiltrates a castle.
Tales of the Slayer: Blood and Brine Caribbean Sea, 1661[3]
The Slayer, Robin Whitby, sails on wild waters.
Tales of the Slayer: Unholy Madness France, 1789[2]
Marie-Christina is a Slayer of royal blood who lives in Marie Antoinette's palace at Versailles.
Tales of the Slayers: The Innocent France, 1789
Claudine is the Slayer during the French Revolution.
Tales of the Vampires: Some Like it Hot Europe, early 19th Century
A vampire seeks fun in the sun through the benefit of some unusual surgery.
Tales of the Slayers: Presumption England, 1813
Slayer Elizabeth Weston operates in the English upper-class society of 1813.
Tales of the Slayer: The Ghosts of Slayers Past London, England, 1843[3]
A strict Watcher is visited by the ghosts of slayers.
WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer Boston, 1845
The Slayer halts grisly murders at Boston shipyards.
Tales of the Slayer: Ch'ing Shih Asia, June 10, 1856
Under tragic circumstances, Slayer Ch'ing Shih runs away from the monastery in which she lives.
Tales of the Slayer: The New Watcher Atlanta, 1864[3]
A Watcher frantically searches for his slayer, Pauline Francis Bernard, who is trying to join the army.
WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer Virginia, 1866
Virginian Civil War widows stop disappearing when Lucy Hanover shows up.
Tales of the Slayer: Alone Ireland, 1876
The Slayer, Catherine Callan of Ulster, must tolerate prejudice from both her father and the Watchers' Council.
Tales of the Vampires: Jack London, November 1888
Another crime is reported to the police. Inspector Whitcomb is on Jack's case but holds a secret of his own.
Tales of the Slayer: Mornglom Dreaming Kentucky, 1886[2]
Mollie Prater, a 15 year old girl, has unknowingly been called as the slayer.
WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer Oklahoma, 1893
Savage attacks in the Oklahoma territory claim 17 lives; these attacks end when a young woman blacksmith passes through.
WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer Virginia City, 1897
Bizarre murders at Virginia City, WY, are stamped out when 20 year-old Florence Gilbert arrives in town.
Tales of the Slayer: House of the Vampire London, 1897[2]
Angelique Hawthorne vs. Dracula.
'Tales of the Vampires' framing story England, late 19th Century
A vampire captor, Roche, teaches young Watchers about vampire lore at a Watchers' academy.
Tales of the Slayers: The Glittering World Sunnydale, late 19th century
The American West and a Navajo Slayer.
Buffyverse chronology mini-contents
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[edit] Modern

These Buffyverse tales take place from 1900-1995.

Image Buffyverse stories: 1901 – 1995
(canon= bold, non-canon = italic)		 Location, time
(if known)
Tales of the Slayer: Sideshow Slayer US, 1911[2]
Slayer Millicent "Millie" Rose Gresham travels with a carnival.
WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer Brooklyn, 1912
After 23 killings at Brooklyn Boarding House, student nurse Arabella Gish prevents further violence by lodging in room 6.
Tales of the Slayer: Survivors Chicago, 1919
Watcher Reginald Hill suffers shell shock but his slayer, Dorothy "Dot" Singers, is almost 18.
Tales of the Slayer: The War Between the States New York, 1922[3]
Sally Jean meets a flapper named Ardita O'Reilly who holds a secret.
Tales of the Vampires: Father 1922 onwards
The tale of a long relationship between a vampire and his human son told over the lifespan of the son.
Tales of the Slayer: Silent Screams Germany, 1923[2]
Watcher Herr Lichtermann and his Slayer, Britta, have been training but are yet to encounter a single vampire or demon.
WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer Chicago, May 1927
Forty-one bodies were found at Union Station. Deaths stop thanks to this woman.
Tales of the Vampires: Dames Las Vegas, 1930s
A noirish tale in which a gambling vampire meets his match while scouting casinos.
Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #2 Hollywood, 1930s
Bela Lugosi gives a live performance whilst a feud between Spike and Dracula ensues.
Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: All's Fair 1933
Spike and Dru are at the World's Fair.
Tales of the Vampires: Dust Bowl USA, 1933
Young Joe Cooper tries to work a barren field that rain hasn't touched.
Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1937 (2nd half) New York 1937
A poor Slayer named Rachel O'Connor must deal with a powerful spirit.
Tales of the Slayers: Sonnenblume Germany, 1938
A young WWII-era German Slayer, Anni Sonnenblume, learns who the true monsters are.
Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #3 World War II
Darla has been made a prisoner of the Third Reich.
Buffy book: Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row 1940s
It's 1940 and for Drusilla's vampiric birthday, Spike decides he will acquire Freyja's Strand for her.
Tales of the SlayerVoodoo Lounge Dec. 12, 1940
The slayer and her Watcher try to find a Watcher who has gone missing
Tales of the Slayer: Stakeout on Rush Street Chicago, 1943[3]
The new Slayer is in fact a private eye who goes by the name Betty.
Tales of the Slayer: Undeadsville New York, 1952
The Slayer is a 'beatnik' named Zoe, is turning eighteen
Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #4 Italy, 1950s
Spike discovers Drusilla is being charmed away from him by a mysterious other.
Tales of the Slayer: And White Splits the Night Florida, 1956[2]
17 year old Asha is a dark-skinned Slayer in an extremely racist society.
Tales of the Slayer: Back to the Garden 1969
A pacifist Slayer, Beryl MacKenzie, approaches her eighteenth birthday
Tales of the Slayers: Nikki Goes Down! New York, 1970s
Nikki Wood tries to balance a love life and slaying.
Tales of the Slayer: It's All About the Mission New York, 1973
Nikki Wood is turning eighteen and pregnant.
Buffy book: Blackout New York, 1977
Nikki Wood fights against the forces of darkness and also tries to protect her son. Spike arrives in the city.
Tales of the Slayer: Two Teenage Girls at the Mall Nebraska, 1981
Sixteen year old newly-turned vampire, Julie Lemmer has been locked in a mall with a slayer.
Tales of the Slayer: The Code of the Samurai Tokyo, 1993
India Cohen, patrols freely around Tokyo. She fancies her handsome young watcher, Kit.
Buffyverse chronology mini-contents
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[edit] BS1

These Buffyverse tales take place before and around Buffy Season 1 (from spring 1996 up until spring 1997).

Image Buffyverse stories: Spring 1996 - Spring 1997
(canon= bold, non-canon = italic)		 Location, time
(if known)
Film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Los Angeles, summer 1996
Buffy is called whilst a student in L.A.
Buffy graphic novel: The Origin Los Angeles, summer 1996
Buffy is called whilst a student in L.A.
Buffy graphic novel: Viva Las Buffy Los Angeles, summer 1996
Buffy runs away to Las Vegas with Pike.
Buffy graphic novel: Slayer Interrupted Los Angeles, summer 1996
Buffy battles sanity in an institution.
Buffy graphic novel: A Stake to the Heart Los Angeles, summer 1996
Buffy arrives in Sunnydale.
B1.00 Unaired Buffy pilot Sunnydale, fall 1996
Buffy Summers is new to a seemingly tranquil town,
B1.01 Welcome to the Hellmouth Sunnydale, fall 1996
Buffy has her first day at Sunnydale High.
B1.02 The Harvest Sunnydale, fall 1996
Buffy learns from her new Watcher The Master's bloody plan.
WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer Sunnydale, fall 1996
Sunnydale, once again a string of murders is taking place.
B1.03 Witch Sunnydale, fall 1996
Someone seems to be casting dark magic on girls trying out for cheerleaders.
B1.04 Teacher's Pet Sunnydale, fall 1996
Xander is smitten by the new substitute teacher, who may be more than she appears.
B1.05 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date Sunnydale, 1996/7
Being the Slayer conflicts with normal teenage desires when Buffy wants to date cute-guy Owen.
B1.06 The Pack Sunnydale, 1996/7
After a school trip to the zoo, Sunnydale High's delinquents are more cruel than ever -- and Xander joins them.
Buffy book: Halloween Rain Sunnydale, Halloween 1996
On Halloween Xander & Willow warn Buffy if it's raining.
B1.07 Angel Sunnydale, 1996/7
Buffy and Angel share their first kiss, and she finds out who he really is.
Buffy book: Night of the Living Rerun Sunnydale, 1996/7
The Master attempts to rise once more.
Buffy the Animated Series unaired four-minute pilot Sunnydale, 1996/7[4]
(plot unknown)
B1.08 I, Robot... You, Jane Sunnydale, 1996/7
A demon is unleashed onto the Internet and charms several people, including Willow Rosenberg.
B1.09 The Puppet Show Sunnydale, 1996/7
Buffy and her friends are forced to participate in the school's talent show, where bodies begin to pile up.
B1.10 Nightmares Sunnydale, spring 1997
Sunnydale residents find their nightmares coming true.
B1.11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight Sunnydale, spring 1997
An invisible person seeks a personal vendetta against the popular Cordelia.
B1.12 Prophecy Girl Sunnydale, spring 1997
A book of infallible prophecies predicts that Buffy will face the Master and die.
Buffy book: Coyote Moon Sunnydale, summer 1997
It's summer vacation in Sunnydale and the carnival has come to town.
Buffy anthology book: How I Survived My Summer Vacation Sunnydale, & L.A., summer 1997
Buffy visits her Dad in L.A. whilst the others continue the good fight.
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[edit] BS2

These tales take place during Buffy Season 2, (from autumn 1997 up until spring 1998).

Image Buffyverse stories: Fall 1997 - Spring 1998
(canon= bold, non-canon = italic)		 Location, time
(if known)
B2.01 When She Was Bad Sunnydale, fall 1997
Buffy returns to Sunnydale with a bad attitude while the Anointed One works to resurrect the Master.
Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1997 Sunnydale, 1997
A powerful spirit is released from a locker at Sunnydale High. Buffy and Willow end up transporting it back to 1937.
B2.02 Some Assembly Required Sunnydale, 1997
Girls are being plucked from their graves and a fresh one sought.
Tales of the Vampires: The Problem with Vampires Sunnydale, 1997
Spike and Drusilla leave Prague amongst chaos.
Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: The Queen of Hearts Sunnydale, 1997
Spike and Dru are travelling to Sunnydale, but first stop off at St. Louis.
B2.03 School Hard Sunnydale, 1997
Spike and Drusilla come to town; Spike invades Parent-Teacher Night.
B2.04 Inca Mummy Girl Sunnydale, 1997
Buffy and Joyce Summers take in a foreign exchange student from Peru, who hits it off with Xander immediately.
B2.05 Reptile Boy Sunnydale, 7th - 10th October 1997
Buffy accompanies Cordelia to a frat party and become human sacrifices to the demon-worshippers.
Buffy graphic novel: Dust Waltz Sunnydale, 1997
Two mysterious sisters, Lilith and Lamia, arrive in Sunnydale.
B2.06 Halloween Sunnydale, October 1997
A man from Giles's past comes to Sunnydale, where children are transformed by their Halloween costumes.
B2.07 Lie to Me Sunnydale, 1997
Buffy's childhood crush comes to town, but he may not be telling her everything.
Buffy book: Keep Me In Mind Sunnydale, 1997
Ethan Rayne returns and releases an evil sorcerer from Middle Ages Bavaria.
Buffy book: The Suicide King Sunnydale, 1997
A number of strange student suicides have been taking place, and Buffy suspects something wrong.
Buffy book: Colony Sunnydale, 1997
Mayor Richard Wilkins III invited a woman named Belakane to speak at the local Sunnydale High School. She has a program, "Be the Ultimate You!".
Buffy book: Night Terrors Sunnydale, 1997
The Night Terror stalks its victims in their dreams. The demon replaces another's soul with its own, then wreaks chaos in the real world.
B2.08 The Dark Age Sunnydale, 1997
Ethan Rayne returns and forces Giles to reveal his past.
B2.09 What's My Line, Part One Sunnydale, 1997
As the gang endures Career Week, Spike sends assassins after Buffy; a new Slayer comes to town.
B2.10 What's My Line, Part Two Sunnydale, 1997
Buffy and Kendra must work together to save Angel and battle Spike and Drusilla.
Buffy book: After Image Sunnydale, 1997
Sunnydale drive-in reopens.
Buffy book: Carnival of Souls Sunnydale, 1997
A Traveling Carnival arrives in Sunnydale. It seems the carnival might be another victim of Sunnydale's weirdness.
B2.11 Ted Sunnydale, 1997
Everyone but Buffy loves Joyce's new, perfect beau.
B2.12 Bad Eggs Sunnydale, 1997
Sunnydale High students adopt strange eggs as their "babies" for Health class.
Buffy book: Go Ask Malice: A Slayer's Diary Boston, December 1997 - June 1998[5]
Faith has a tough time growing up in South Boston, moving from relative to relative when Diana Dormer arrives and informs Faith that she is a potential slayer.
B2.13 Surprise Sunnydale, 1998
Drusilla reassembles a fearsome Judge; Buffy and Angel consummate their relationship.
B2.14 Innocence Sunnydale, 1998
Angel undergoes a drastic change; the Judge surfaces.
B2.15 Phases Sunnydale, 1998
The gang tries to save a werewolf from a poacher; Oz makes a startling discovery.
B2.16 Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered Sunnydale, 1998
Cordelia buckles under pressure over her relationship with Xander, who attempts a dangerous spell.
B2.17 Passion Sunnydale, 1998
Angel continues to torment Buffy as Jenny tries to make up.
Buffy graphic novel: Ring of Fire Sunnydale, 1998
The armor of a samurai demon is taken from a cargo ship, as a fight begins for master of the 'ring of fire'. Giles continues to try to cope without Jenny, and Kendra visits.
B2.18 Killed by Death Sunnydale, 1998
A raging fever sends Buffy to the hospital, where she suspects child patients are being murdered.
B2.19 I Only Have Eyes for You Sunnydale, 1998
A tortured ghost reenacts a murder-suicide at Sunnydale High.
Lydia Chalmer's 'Thesis on William the Bloody' England, 1998
A comprehensive guide to the vampire known as William the Bloody.
B2.20 Go Fish Sunnydale, 1998
When something appears to target the swim team, Xander dives in as a member.
B2.21 Becoming, Part One Sunnydale, spring 1998
Angel prepares a ritual to suck the world into hell; Buffy is torn when she discovers the ritual that could restore his soul.
B2.22 Becoming, Part Two Sunnydale, spring 1998
Buffy's life crumbles as Angel opens the portal to Hell.
Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: Paint the Town Red Sunnydale, spring 1998
Spike is irritated by Drusilla's passion for Angelus. Their relationship comes to a heated end.
The chronology continues at Buffy Season 3

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Ouellette, Jennifer (2006). The Physics of the Buffyverse. Penguin. ISBN 0143038621. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Various authors, Tales of the Slayer Vol. 1, Pocket Books (2001), page v, "Contents" includes appropiate dates.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Various authors, Tales of the Slayer Vol. 2, Pocket Books (2003), page v-vi, "Contents" includes appropiate dates.
  4. ^ "Jeph Loeb Spills News, Not Blood, About Buffy The Animated Series... ", FanBoyPlanet.com (2004). Jeph Loeb said regarding continuity, "For the fans, we've always seen it as Episode 7.5. Buffy has met Angel."
  5. ^ Levy, Robert Joseph, "Go Ask Malice", Pocket Books (2006). Includes fictional dated diary entries throughout.
  • Tales of the Slayer prose stories are given dates on the contents page of each volume.
  • The WB Buffy promo, "History of the Slayer", states specific dates.
  • Buffy television episodes are listed by order of air dates.
Buffyverse chronology mini-contents
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Ancient Modern BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4/AS1 BS5/AS2 BS6/AS3 BS7/AS4 AS5 BS8/AS6 Future Flashbacks
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Chronology: Pre-1900 • Modern • BS1 • BS2 • BS3 • BS4/AS1 • BS5/AS2 • BS6/AS3 • BS7/AS4 • AS5 • BS8/AS6 • Future • Flashbacks
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Comics • Corrupt (unaired) • DVDs • Novels • Pitch tape • Season 6
Expanded Uni. Comics • Fray • Novels • Slayer timeline • Tales of Slayer (prose) • Tales of Slayers • Tales of Vampires • Video Games

New: Auld Lang.. • Asylum • Bad Bargain • Blackout • Dark Congress • Deathless • Go Ask Malice • Long Way Home • Masks • Portal.. • Shadow Puppets
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Powers Angel Investigations • Circle of the Black Thorn • Order of Aurelius • The First Evil • The Initiative • Monsters • Old Ones
The Powers That Be • Ra-Tet • Scooby Gang • Senior Partners • Watchers' Council • Wolfram & Hart
People Adam • Amy • Andrew • Angel • Anya • Buffy • Caleb • Connor • Cordelia • Darla • Dawn • Doyle • Drusilla • Eve • Faith • Fred • Giles • Glory • Gunn • Harmony • Holtz • Illyria • Jasmine • Jenny • Jonathan • Joyce • Kate • Kennedy • Lilah • Lindsey • Lorne • Master • Mayor • Oz • Prof. Walsh • Riley • Robin Wood • Spike • Tara • Warren • Wesley • Willow • Xander
Places L.A. • Sunnydale
Bronze • Buffy's residence • Caritas • Hellmouth • Hyperion • Library • Magic Box • Pylea • Sunnydale High
Music Complete Tracklist • Use of Music in Buffy & Angel

Buffy album • Dingoes Ate My Baby • Film • Radio Sunnydale • Live Fast, Die Never • Once More, with Feeling
Key Terminology "Demon" • "Slayer" • "Vampire" • "Watcher" • "Werewolf" • "Witch"

"Child of Senior Partners" • Shanshu • Sunnydale Syndrome • Tro-Clon
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