


"Tonight I shall walk the Earth, and the stars themselves will hide!" Lothos plays a violin, then gives Amilyn a very unsympathetic smile. You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Lothos to Amilyn, without a word.Starter Villain: The first major vampire Buffy ever faced as the Slayer.He also shows no care for his minions, mockingly playing the violin as his Dragon dies. He does try to seduce them to the dark side first, but his manipulations are transparent and he usually gives up after the first try, immediately descending into misogyny. Sadist: Lothos, an ancient vampire whose favourite hobby is killing Slayers.Effectively, Lothos is responsible for the events of the entire series. Small Role, Big Impact: He's killed off before the show ever begins, but if it weren't for her fight with him and the aftermath, Buffy never would have moved to Sunnydale and formed the Scooby Gang.Kill It with Fire: Buffy dusts him through the use of an Aerosol Flamethrower.Hero Killer: As stated above, he's killed several past Slayers.The Ghost: Series-wise, he and his minions are vaguely referenced in the first episode.Expy: One for Dracula because of his pale skin, style of clothing, aristocratic background and vampirism.

Evil Redhead: Depicted as one in The Origin.Spike was considered a badass for killing two - though part of why Spike was considered so badass was because he'd performed the killings at (for a vampire) a very young age, with Giles at first dismissing him as a major threat because of his youth, and he'd specifically sought those Slayers out. The Dreaded: Lothos is famous for killing many past Slayers.Cross-Melting Aura: When Buffy tries to ward him off with a cross, Lothos grabs it, and it bursts into flames, after which he mocks Buffy for her "puny faith." However, Buffy proceeds to invoke her "keen fashion sense" by using a can of hairspray and the flaming cross as an Aerosol Flamethrower.So think of it more as a prototype version. Somewhat, the comic adaptation is pretty much the same just a bit more brutal (no PG rating you see). Canon Discontinuity: The movie's depiction.He is responsible for the death of Merrick, Buffy's first Watcher, and was killed during a school dance this led to Buffy eventually moving to Sunnydale. I have conversed with the worms that fed on my corpse and I have bathed in the blood of emperors."Ī vampire king in Los Angeles, and the first major villain Buffy faced. I have lived in the shadows, in the pulsing filth behind men's eyes. Your life is not a blink of my eye, not a single breath. "Don't you understand? I've killed dozens of Slayers.
