The Master | |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel character | |
![]() Mark Metcalf as The Master | |
First appearance | "Welcome to the Hellmouth" (1997) |
Last appearance | "Last Gleaming" (2010) |
Created by | Joss Whedon |
Portrayed by | Mark Metcalf |
Voiced by | D. C. Douglas[1] |
In-universe information | |
Affiliation | The Order of Aurelius |
Classification | Vampire |
Notable powers | Supernatural strength, speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes, acute sensory perception, rapid healing and immortality. Telepathy, telekinesis and hypnosis. |
The Master is a fictional character on the action-horror/fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003). He is a centuries-old vampire portrayed by Mark Metcalf, determined to open the portal to hell below Sunnydale High School in the fictional town of Sunnydale. The Master is the first season's Big Bad (overarching villain).
The Master has been entombed beneath Sunnydale for 60 years as the patriarch of a cult posed opposite Buffy. He is devoted to the vampire race's purpose to eradicate humanity and to fulfilling a prophecy that states he will kill the Slayer in the late 20th century.