Buffybot (Robo-Buffy)

Buffybot's History

Original Purpose

The Buffybot was built by Warren as a toy for Spike, who, at the time, had developed an obsessive attraction for Buffy.Therefore, the Buffybot was initially programmed to be in love with Spike and do anything to please him. Buffy's friends mistook the robot for her, leading them to believe the real Buffy was sleeping with Spike as a reaction from her mother's death.

Upon meeting the Buffybot, Buffy immediately recognized it as a robot, and the Scoobies understood its purpose. After hearing the hellgod Glory had Spike in her clutches, the Buffybot was encouraged to rescue him, while the others went along with it in order to prevent Spike from revealing to Glory that Dawn was the Key. They launched an attack at Glory's apartment, where the Buffybot became damaged during a fight with Glory's minions.

After rescuing Spike, Willow identified its damages as an easy repair and the robot was kept in the Magic Box storage room. Buffy then posed as the Buffybot to find out whether Spike betrayed her, presenting him with a kiss when she discovered the lengths he went to protect her and her sister.

Slayer decoy

Xander and Anya later found the deactivated Buffybot and the group decided to use it to make the first strike against Glory, distracting her from the real Buffy. The Buffybot weakened the goddess using the Dagon Sphere, but was beheaded after a brief fight. This made Glory initially believe the slayer was a robot, before the real Buffy revealed herself.

Following Buffy's death, the Buffybot was used for patrolling to ensure the underworld did not discover the Slayer's absence in town. Willow also reprogrammed it for Slayer duties, but the original programming occasionally resurfaced as it made flirtatious comments about Spike, which both pained and irritated him. Its impersonation also ensured that Dawn, lacking a legal guardian in Sunnydale with both Buffy and their mother dead, could stay in town with the Scooby Gang and allowed the group to live and operate out of the Summers home.

One vampire eventually discovered the secret when fighting with the Buffybot. This revelation caused the demon biker gang Hellions to take advantage of the Slayer's weakness and go to Sunnydale to tear the place apart. The Buffybot confronted their leader, Razor, who damaged it before it took out a number of his gang. It then made its way to Willow for repair, attracting the attention of the demons to Willow who was trying to resurrect the real Buffy. This apparently ruined the resurrection ritual and the demon gang captured the Buffybot. The demons then destroyed the Buffybot by tearing its limbs, pulling it apart with motorcycles, just as the real Buffy arrived in time to see it. Before turning off, the Buffybot revealed to Dawn that she had seen "the other Buffy", helping Dawn realize that Buffy had returned from the dead. Soon after, Spike picked up its parts but quickly threw them down after declaring that the Buffybot was completely busted.