The Master is played by Mark Metcalf
(Animal House, The Warden)
"Bring me something... young."
The Master, known also as Heinrich
Joseph Nest, is a very old and powerful vampire who was trapped for
60 years in the Hellmouth. He is Darla's sire. |
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Kill a Boy on the First Date
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When she was
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Darla
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Just how
bad was the Master? |
Welcome to
the Hellmouth
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The Master first appears in Buffy's dreams
during this episode. The Master's followers: Luke and Darla
are awaiting him to rise. The Master rises out of a pool of blood.
He is helped by Luke. The Master is weak and Luke assures him he
will regain his strength from the Harvest. He asks Luke to bring
him something young. |
The Harvest
|
Jesse is brought as an offering to The Master.
The Master is furious to find that he has already been tasted by Darla.
The Master learns that the Slayer is in town. He's worried that Buffy
will interfere with the Harvest. Angel reveals to Buffy that the
Master was trapped in the Hellmouth and during the Harvest he will be freed.
He sets a trap for her that she escapes. Giles tells Buffy
that The Master tried to Open the Hellmouth, but due to an Earthquake,
he was trapped. The Master lets Luke drink from him which allows
him to feel the souls of the people Luke killed. This helps revive
him, but when Luke dies, the Master is stopped from being freed. |
Never
Kill a Boy on the First Date
|
The Master learns that there will be an
Anointed One appointed to be his warrior and that the slayer will not know
who he is. The Master orders his followers to find the Anointed One.
Later the Master Welcomes the Anointed One. A young boy named Collin. |
Angel
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After learning Buffy has killed a strong
vampire, both Darla and Collin offer to kill Buffy for the Master.
The Master instead sends for the Three, a trio of strong vampire assassins.
After the Three fail, the Master doesn't kill them because he doesn't care,
but Darla takes care of them.
Darla tells The Master of her plan to force
Angel to kill Buffy. The Master agrees with it.
When the Master learns that Darla has been
staked, he gets violent and begins to throw things around the room.
Collin tells him to forget about her, but the Master tells him she had
been by his side for 400 years. Collin assures him they will get
revenge. |
Nightmares
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Buffy has a nightmare that the Master tries
to kill her.
The Master is talking to Collin about fear.
He says his senses a psychic force from up above that plays with fear.
While Nightmares are coming true, Buffy
thinks she meets The Master in the cemetery. Buffy realizes that
this is just a dream, but the Master throws her into an open grave. |
Prophecy Girl
|
Before Buffy's final confrontation with
him, Giles discovered a prophecy that Buffy will die when she faces the
Master. The Master kills her by biting her neck and letting her drown
in a pool of water, but Xander revived her. Buffy defeated the Master
and his death closed the Hellmouth. |
| When she
was Bad (mentioned) |
In the episode When She Was Bad
The
Anointed One tried to resurrect the Master but failed. |
| The Wish |
The Master made an appearance in The
Wish where in an alternative reality, the Hellmouth is open and the
Master is in charge. The Master kills Buffy. |
Darla
|
The Master appears, disguised as a priest
to Darla when she was dying. He talked about her soul and she revealed
she was a prostitute. He then revealed who he really was. Darla
was not surprised at his appearance.
Later when the Master first meets Angelus,
they spar but in the end Darla choses Angelus over the Master. |
| Lessons |
The First makes an appearance briefly as the Master |
| Trivia and Appearances
|
The Master has appeared in 9 episodes of
Buffy and 1 Episode of Angel, 3 after he was already dead.
Somewhere in an Alternative universe The
Master is still alive. |
| Links |
Mark
Metcalf Online |
| Write to |
[email protected] |
| Just
how bad was the Master |
The Master killed Buffy (she was revived
by Xander. |