Spike (BuffyVerse)

==Summary==
Spike (born William Pratt) was a famous and widely-feared vampire turned in 1880.Fool for Love He was well-known among both humans and demons for having faced and killed two Slayers during his unlife, as well as his history of torturing his victims with railroad spikes. His reputation for evil and bloodshed was second only to that of his grandsire Angelus.School Hard In his human life, William was an unappreciated romantic poet known as William the Bloody, for his "bloody awful" poetry, though after he became a vampire, that moniker was re-purposed to imply he was very violent. After being sired by Drusilla, he reinvented himself and terrorized Europe alongside Drusilla, Angel, and Darla throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.Fool for Love
Spike first traveled to Sunnydale in 1997, accompanied by Drusilla.School Hard He quickly established himself as one of Buffy Summers' most dangerous enemies, but he was eventually forced into a series of uneasy alliances with herBecoming, Part Two and her team, the Scooby Gang,Pangs after being captured by the Initiative and implanted with a cerebral microchip that rendered him unable to harm humans.The Initiative Eventually, Spike realized that he had fallen in love with BuffyOut of My Mind and officially joined the Scoobies,Spiral later being motivated by his love for her to successfully fight to regain his soul.Beneath You
Spike sacrificed his life in battle against the First Evil, both defeating its Turok-Han army and permanently closing the Hellmouth, as well as destroying the town of Sunnydale.Chosen However, bound to an amulet, Spike became an incorporeal entity haunting the halls of Wolfram & Hart Los Angeles branch, then under the management of Team Angel.Conviction After becoming corporeal again,Destiny Spike struggled to find a place in the world, only to join Angel in his battle against the Senior Partners.Not Fade Away With Illyria by his side, he acted as the Lord of Beverly Hills during the Fall of Los Angeles.After the Fall, Part Two
After rescuing a ship and a bug crew of his own from Wolfram & Hart,Stranger Things Spike reunited with Buffy and the Scoobies in the battle against Twilight.Twilight, Part Four He went to San Francisco to continue supporting Buffy during the end of magic,Last Gleaming, Part Five but left for a time in the hopes of "finding himself,"A Dark Place, Part One before returning to San Francisco when he heard the news that Dawn was sick.The Core, Part One He then established himself in the city alongside the Scooby Gang,New Rules, Part Three sharing an apartment with Xander and working as a supernatural consultant for S.F.P.D. With this new life, he and the Slayer gave a chance for a serious relationship,Love Dares You, Part Two staying by her side even during their break up to fight in the Reckoning as a member of the Scooby Gang.Finale
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: William Pratt, Spike, William the Bloody, Willy,Destiny Hostile 17,The Initiative Big Bad,Beneath You Captain Peroxide (by XanderSmashed and AngelChosen), Randy Giles,Tabula Rasa The DoctorAs You Were
Origin: Buffyverse
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown, likely to be in early 30s biologically, 120+ chronologically
Classification: Vampire, Ghost (formerly), Demon Lord (formerly)
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses (Locates the demon Gnarl's lair by the trail of blood he left. Tracks Buffy down after she was kicked out of her own home. Locates Dana using the trail of blood in her wake. Notices Adam sneaking in his crypt while he's resting.), Immortality (Type 1, 3 and 7; Vampires' bodies are already dead.The Harvest They have eternal life and can regenerate wounds that are fatal.), Regeneration (Low-Mid; He can regenerate serious wounds, burns, and severed limbs.), Blood drinking, Martial Arts and Weapon Mastery (Spike was famous for having killed two Slayers.School Hard Lloyd referred to him as "a legendary dark warrior,"Villains and Buffy once went as far as referring to him as the strongest fighter the Scoobies had.Lies My Parents Told Me Spike was a highly skilled and versatile fighter in both armed and unarmed combat. For example, he was able to briefly overcome Illyria during a test of her abilities when she was at the height of her powers, doing so after he trained with her for months and adapted to her abilities. Illyria criticized his (and others') ability to adapt, calling it "compromise.".Origin Much like Angel, Spike was proficient in various forms of martial arts, and his typical fighting style blends Judo, Karate, Muay Thai, Kung-Fu, street-fighting, and boxing. He was also able to discern Taekwondo and Brazilian jujitsu as the fighting styles that Illyria had proficiency in.Origin), Self-Sustenance (Type 1 and 2; Vampires do not breathe and can survive for an indefinite period of time without feeding.), Empathy Manipulation (Vampire bites trigger the pleasure centers of the victim, meaning most don't even fight back when they're being bitten.), Immense Pain Tolerance (Vampires can feel pain, but don't hold back because of it.), Limited Stealth Mastery (Vampires have no body temperature.), Multilingualism, Multiple Selves (Type 2; Shares a body with a demon), Perception Manipulation (When Illyria used her time-slowing powers to escape, Spike's perception was so great that he was the only one who managed to see a blur just before she vanished, causing Team Angel to conclude that it was the work of temporal manipulation and not teleportation), Shapeshifting (Spike reveals his vampire face), Telepathy (Vampires have a psychic bond with the people they transform.), Corruption (Type 1; Vampires can turn people into vampires), Statistics Amplification (As a vampire, he should be comparable to Angel.), Information Analysis (Spike determines if Cordelia is bad by taste test), Instinctive Action (When Spike loses his memory, he instinctively beats up vampires), Bodily Weaponry (Vampires have claws and fangs that they use in battle.), Extrasensory Perception (Vampires can sense each other.)
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Resistance to Soul Manipulation (Vampires don't have souls.), Limited Resistance to Empathic Manipulation (As a vampire, he should be comparable to Angel), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Is unaffected by a demon's venom.), Resistance to Telepathy (Vampires are resistant to telepathy), Resistance to Mind Absorption (Vampires' minds cannot be absorbed), Resistance to Temperature Manipulation (As a vampire, he should be comparable to Angel.), Resistance to Electricity Manipulation (Resists Gwen's electrical attacks. (She has the potential to fry somebody alive via physical contact, yet she fails to even phase him despite her efforts), Resistance to Sleep Manipulation (Vampires can resist sleeping spells if they want to), Resistance to Disease Manipulation (Vampires don't get sick), Resistance to Perception Manipulation (Spike can resist Glory's perception manipulation)
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Attack Potency: At least Small Building level (Comparable to the likes of Buffy, Angel and Faith)
Speed: Subsonic (Can move faster than the eye can see and Comparable to Buffy),
Lifting Strength: At least Class 5 ( and Comparable to the likes of Buffy, Angel and Faith)
Striking Strength: At least Small Building level
Durability: At least Small Building level (Can withstand hits from Buffy),
Stamina: Superhuman (Can engage in very long fights, can continue fighting despite severe injuries. He was able to continue fighting despite the serious wounds and burns he received while fighting for his soul. He returned to the field shortly after being tortured by Glory. )
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with weapons, Several Dozen Meters with crossbows and thrown weapons
Standard Equipment: Broadsword, Crossbow
Intelligence: Gifted (Spike often displayed insight and skills in perception and observation, especially with regard to relationships and personalities, so long as the relationship in question doesn't concern him personally. This ability allows him to wield powerful psychological weapons as easily and effectively as physical ones. For example, when he wants to create disharmony among the Scoobies, Spike divides-and-conquers by exploiting tensions that exist under the surface to turn Buffy and her friends against each other.The Yoko Factor He explained to Buffy that he was able to defeat two Slayers because he sensed and exploited their secret desires to be free of their burden.Fool for Love Spike's skills of analysis allowed him to be the first to see through Tara's controlling family,Family forced Buffy and Angel to admit that they were more than "just friends,"Lovers Walk and to identify when and why some relationships, such as that between Buffy and Riley, were not meant to last, feeding Riley's insecurities in an effort to sabotage his relationship with Buffy so that Spike could pursue her.Listening to FearInto the Woods His analytical skills also help him in battle from time to time; for example, he identified Illyria's fighting style as a Tae Kwon Do/Brazilian Ninjitsu hybrid.Time Bomb Much like Angel, Spike often displayed in-depth knowledge of different demon species and other supernatural beings, being aware of Rack and surprised at Willow's trips to his place,Wrecked and also knowing that Wolfram & Hart represented "the worst evil in the universe."Just Rewards Spike had also proven to be far more intelligent than others give him credit for; for example, he quickly realized that Angel and Twilight were one and the same.Last Gleaming, Part One)
Weaknesses: Sunlight, stakes, holy water, garlic, crucifixes
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==References==
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