Xander
Loyal wiseass of the Scooby gang, Alexander LaVelle Harris tries to keep
good spirits within the gang despite his questionable home life. Born and
raised in Sunnydale, Xander was never much of a student. Lacking
academic discipline, he decided to forgo entering UC Sunnydale with the
rest of the crew. Instead, he has taken jobs that range from washing
dishes at a strip club to bartending to working in construction.
Despite his seeming lack of ambition, Xander has proven on many
occasions to be an irreplaceable addition to the team. Xander often shows
his deep loyalty to the mission. For instance, he worked hard to keep
things sane in Sunnydale while Buffy was missing at the beginning of his
senior year in high school.
Best friends with Willow since his youth, Xander keeps pursuing the wrong
women. He got the "we're just friends" from Buffy early on in their
relationship, nearly became a late night snack for a she-mantis teacher,
fell for an Incan mummy, and by kissing Willow, he ended up cheating on
the one solid love interest that he had in high school, Cordelia. At one
point he even had a quickie with unstable and bloodthirsty Slayer Faith.
Xander's luck turned when former vengeance demon Anya entered his life.
They fell in love despite differences in age (approximately a thousand
years) and family background (human versus demon). Setting aside his
fear of commitment, Xander proposed marriage, and Anya joyfully
accepted. Unfortunately, after reflecting on his parents' troubled
relationship, Xander realized he wasn't ready to devote himself entirely to
Anya. The day of their wedding, he left his would-be-bride brokenhearted
by putting a stop to their nuptials. The devastated Anya reverted to her
old vengeance-demon ways, and they remain estranged.
After the breakup, Xander's relationship with Buffy was strained, but
eventually they reaffirmed their friendship. He was on hand when Warren
shot Buffy and Tara, and his moving declaration of love and eternal
friendship finally brought Willow back from the brink of destroying the
world. Xander saved the day in the simplest, yet most powerful way,
through love and devotion to his lifelong friend. As ever, what he lacks in
supernatural power, he makes up for in heart.
