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CORDELIA CHASE

NAME Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) A.K.A. Soliloquy Girl ADDRESS No. 4 Parkview BIO You'd think the plight of her parents--Mom suffers from Epstein-Barr virus; Dad recently lost the family fortune to the IRS--would make Sunnydale's Most Shallow more sensitive to others. "Not in this lifetime," says Carpenter, who will follow David Boreanaz to his new WB drama, Angel. "And probably not even the next." SPECIAL POWERS As Cordy points out to Buffy, when it comes to dating, she's the slayer. TURN-ONS Popularity ("not just my right but my responsibility"); cheerleading (she was the apex--naturally--of the squad's pyramid); her red Chrysler Cirrus (license plate, "Queen C"). TURNOFFS Buffy; Xander (when he's not turning her on); being mistaken for a member of the chess club; off-the-rack clothing (gives her hives); tact. THE GOOD NEWS "She's the girl you'd go shopping with who'd actually say, 'Oh honey, you look really fat in that dress,'" says Carpenter. THE BAD NEWS "People would rather not go shopping with someone like that."

ANGEL

NAME Angelus (David Boreanaz) A.K.A. Stealth Guy, Cryptic Guy, and Buffy's "cradle-robbing, creature-of-the-night boyfriend" BIO A drunken, whoring layabout mortal-turned-particularly vicious vampire 200-plus years ago. (As Angel tells Buffy, "For 100 years I offered a violent death to everyone I met, and I did it with a song in my heart.") His comeuppance came in 1898, after he killed the favorite of a Gypsy clan; they cursed him with the return of his soul and conscience (a drawback for those who suck blood for a living). Except for a brief relapse thanks to horizontal romping with Buffy (sexual healing is not an option for the cursed undead), he's been moping the world ever since, shunning other vampires and atoning for his multitudinous sins, even lending a hand to the slayer brigade. Lives off hospital plasma or (note to PETA) animal blood. Chills out with tai chi and poetry. DISTINGUISHING MARKS A tattoo of a bird on his right shoulder blade. FEARS Sex, given its tendency to suck the soul right back out of him; the sun. TURN-ONS Demon Angel: Darla (the vamp who sired him); Drusilla (whom he sired on the day she took her holy vows); snapping spines. Benevolent Angel: Buffy--the only woman he's ever loved. He's also partial, says Boreanaz, to "anything Celtic-y, since he's from Ireland. Like Irish dancing after sex--though he's not getting much Irish dancing, is he?" TURNOFFS "Rude people and hairy women." THE GOOD NEWS "He's got great clothes," says Boreanaz, which he'll continue to sport on Angel. THE BAD NEWS Eternal celibacy.

XANDER HARRIS

NAME Alexander LaVelle Harris (Nicholas Brendon) A.K.A. Big Bucket of Funny ADDRESS 17619 Whiteoak Drive BIO Snarky, sex-obsessed underachiever who, despite the dorky facade, has a way with the ladies--including Willow, his best bud since kindergarten (and cofounder of the I Hate Cordelia Club). But his family life--beyond references to his parents fighting, his mother's cooking ("Wanna come over tonight? Mom's making her famous Phone Call to the Chinese Place"), and his dad's unemployment--remains a mystery. "He was abused as a child," deadpans Brendon. "I've got two people in mind for his dad--George Hamilton or Steven Seagal." SPECIAL POWERS None, unless you count mocking. TURN-ONS "Leos, Aramis, Jell-O, anyone who answers the question, 'What can I do you for?'" And did we mention the s-word? As Xander himself points out, "Looking at linoleum makes me want to have sex." TURNOFFS "B.O., dirty fingernails, Birkenstock sandals." FANTASY DATE "Buffy--Xander hasn't tagged that yet." FEARS Xander's motto says it all: "I laugh in the face of danger--then hide until it goes away." Other than that, says Brendon, "It's a little thing called performance anxiety." THE GOOD NEWS "Xander's getting action from all the girls and has a sardonic wit." THE BAD NEWS "He's getting action from all the girls and has a sardonic wit. It's a double-edged sword, my friend."

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