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Also, a mortal sorcerer of sufficient power can perform the Rite of Ascension, and transform himself into a true demon, to wreak havoc upon the suffering world. The transformation takes decades to prepare for, and requires a source of immense power, such as the Hellmouth, as well as the patronage of assorted demons. The process of ascension culminates in the Hundred Days, during which the Ascendee becomes invulnerable to harm (Bad Girls). The hundred days commences with the ritual Dedication, and concludes with the Ascension itself.

Potestatem matris nostrae in tenebris invoco maledictum filium tuum ab omni periculo custodias nunc et in saecula!
(I call upon the forces of our mother in darkness, protect your unholy son from harm...now...and forever!)
- The Dedication, Bad Girls

On the day of the Ascension, the candidate must consume a number of the spider-creatures contained in the Box of Gavrok, the power contained within these (high-fibre) beasties triggering the final stage of the transformation. At the appointed time, the sun is blacked out, and the candidate begins to change. At this stage, he must consume living or recently-dead humans - the symbolic life-stealing of the vampire feed destroys the worth of such a meal - in order to fuel the transition. (Graduation Day: Part 2)

There are three instances of Ascension mentioned in the series:

- A sorcerer from the Koskov Valley, above the Urals became the embodiment of Lohesh, a four-winged soul killer, some time in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century. Lohesh destroyed a nearby village in a particularly appalling fashion, leaving only a handful of survivors. While the line did not make the final cut, in the shooting script for the episode, it is implied that this demon still dwells in that area.

Wesley: How did they kill it?
Anya: You know anyone who lives in the Koskov Valley?(Graduation Day: Part 1)

- A magician on Kawaii became, at some unspecified date, an embodiment of the wyrm-demon Olvikan. This demon was killed when a volcano erupted, burying its massive carcass under tonnes of hot lava, but the incident was remembered in the local legend of Olukai. (Graduation Day: Part 1)

- Richard Wilkins, Mayor of Sunnydale for most of its existence, attempted to feed on Sunnydale High's graduating class of 1999 to fuel his transformation, also into an embodiment of Olvikan. He was killed when the students fought against him, and Buffy lured him into a position where he could be caught in a massive explosion. (Graduation Day: Part 2)

True demons are more powerful by far than any flesh-bound demon - although they may not have specialised destructive power as great as a demon such as The Judge - and much, much harder to kill. Fire seems to be one of the few things that they fear, as fire was used to kill Lurconis, and flame-throwers to contain the Mayor in his Olvikan-form. Two of the referenced Ascended demons were killed by massive explosions: a volcanic eruption in the first case, and a mix of military explosives, fertiliser bomb and exploding gas mains in the second. The Hacksaw - if true demon it was - was destroyed by freezing and shattering.

The vast majority of demons are unable to enter the human world in their true form, and instead are forced to mingle their essence with a human body. This results in the Buffyverse's familiar monstrous humanoids, as the human flesh is distorted and warped by the power that enters it.

Most pure-breed demons are unable to pass as human - and in most cases have no desire to do so - although a few may do so through the use of make-up and latex masks (Anne). To judge by Rupert Giles's transformation into a Fyarl demon (A New Man), the process of inhabiting a human shell can be slow, and takes the form of a gradual transfer of personality. On the other hand, it is possible that Ethan Rayne's spell was highly atypical, and that most demons enter a fleshly shell by some other process entirely.

Society

If a demon socialises or seeks alliances, it will generally be with others of their own breed, with whom they share a little empathy; only a little, but more than with anyone else. Demons of different breeds seem to regard each other with almost as much contempt as they do humans, and rarely mix. There exist loose rules against making war on the demon world, but this is given only lips service unless a demon makes too much of a habit of killing his own (Goodbye Iowa). Demons have something of a social pecking order, based on strength, fear and the ability to do harm to those who disobey.

Some demon breeds gather in tribes or clans, either breeding among themselves or spawning by some asexual means. These groups will tend to swell in isolation from human society - unlike hybrid clans - unless they require humans as food (Belonging) or as part of the spawning process (Reprise). They will also typically assemble a complex and often dogmatic body of tribal lore and tradition.

Kungai - Asian demons, the kungai are powerful fighters, and are also capable of stealing the life-force of their enemies through their Tak horn (Parting Gifts).
Miquot - These demons are yellow-skinned, scaly demons, with head spines and serrated blades that pop from their forearms and can be thrown. They are intelligent, but fairly unsophisticated (Homecoming).

The Sisterhood of Jhe - The Sisterhood are an Apocalypse cult, dedicated to ending the world. They are an all-female breed of hag-demon, with pale, bluish hide. They are physically very powerful; almost a match for a Slayer one-on-one (The Zeppo).


Ethros - Possessors of human bodies, Ethros demons are among the few demons noted to gain power with age. Lizzy Borden was said to have been possessed by an adolescent Ethros demon when she murdered her parents. Exorcising an Ethros is highly dangerous, as the expelled demon will attempt to possess the nearest person with such violence that it will shatter a human form. It must be trapped on release in an Ethros Box, or it will flee, and take physical form to recuperate by absorbing elements from primordial basalt. At least while possessing a human host, the Ethros is repelled by the cross; it also excretes an ichor, called plakticine (I've Got You Under My Skin).

Lubber - Another Apocalypse cult, the Lubber demons sought a human - the Golden Child - whose actions would allow them to bring about the destruction of all mortal animals. They were physically strong, with some little magic and an understanding of mathematics and quantum mechanics, but basically if they'd ended the world, a lot of people would have been pretty damn embarrassed (Happy Anniversary).

Skylosh - A tribal breed of asexual, parasitic demons, bearing a third eye in the back of their head. The reproduce by implanting their spawn in the back of a human's skull using a sting-like ovipositor in their tongue, and within a few days a full-grown Skylosh erupts from the host's skull (Epiphany).

Other - unnamed - breeds encountered include 'Ken' and his family of hellish gaolers (Anne) and the telepathic demons that infected Buffy with their aspect (Earshot).

Some flesh-bounds do not conform to any particular breed, but are utterly unique. These are often demons brought forth or created for a specific purpose, and their nature in the mortal realm may be related more to this purpose than to their original nature. Others may simply be members of breeds rare enough on the mortal earth to be undocumented.

The Judge was brought forth to scour the world clean of the plague of humanity. He had the power to literally burn the humanity from a person - a human, or even another demon or vampire - with a look. He was also near-impervious to harm; no weapon forged could injure him. At his first calling, he was stopped by an army, which managed to dismember him and scatter the pieces, but only at the cost of most of their number. When he was restored by Drusilla and Spike, the Judge was destroyed using a rocket launcher (Surprise, Innocence).

Acathla was raised to destroy the world itself, by sucking it into hell with a single breath. He was slain by a worthy knight using a blessed sword, before the vortex could completely form, but instead of dying, turned to stone. He was raised by Angelus, but again struck down, this time by the Slayer (Becoming 1 & 2).

Moloch was known as the Corrupter. Although in appearance a massive, powerful, hideous, horned creature, he was able to win the hearts and absolute devotion of mortals, who would then give their very lives to please him. He was bound into the pages of a book for centuries, before he escaped into the internet, but was destroyed when an e-spell trapped him in a robotic body (I Robot, You Jane).
Other demons of humanoid form but no specified breed include Eygon the Sleepwalker (The Dark Age), the musically-inclined Sweet (Once More with Feeling) and Gachnar, Dark Lord of Nightmares (Fear, Itself)..

Hybrid demons are those who descend from a mixture of demon and mortal heritage. While a pure-blooded demon enters and takes over a human frame or descends from an unbroken line of other pure-bloods, a hybrid is actually part-demon, part-human. Many descend from demons who remained on Earth in human guise when the barriers were first closed, while others presumably descend from pure-bloods who came to Earth later and either gave up many of their prejudices or simply engaged in a little bit of casual rapine. As they breed with humans, the demon blood is diluted, which is why the likes of the Scourge despise hybrids so. This means that hybrids are usually less notably demonic than pure demons, as well as less powerful; reason enough for many pure-bloods to pick on them.

As with any mixing of blood, for some passing demons their demonic heritage is a source of pride, for others a source of shame. Like half-caste humans they have difficulty belonging to either the demon world, which rejects their humanity and weakness, or the human world which rejects their appearance and power. The luckier hybrids are passing; that is, able to conceal their demonic visage behind a human face, as vampires do. These find it relatively easy to move in human society, make human friends and even find a human partner. A human might not even know that their workmate, friend or lover was something other than strictly homo sapiens. Others are not so lucky and must get by the best they can.

Passing demons are usually more powerful when wearing their demonic face.

To a pure-breed demon, a vampire is the very worst form of hybrid (Hero). Whereas other half-breeds dilute their demon blood with that of humanity, vampires actually meld their essence with that of their mortal 'host', taking their memories and much of their character besides. Hence, vampires and demons do not get on.

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"You're an animal. Animals kill."
Veruca, Wild at Heart

The embodiment of primal aggression and predatory instinct, werewolves are humans who become wolf-like beasts at the full moon. The transformation actually occurs at sunset on the night of the full moon itself, and on the nights immediately preceding and following, the werewolf remaining in bestial form until sunrise. While the beast into which the werewolf changes is referred to as 'The Wolf', it is in fact a monstrous thing, and not a natural animal at all. It has a certain canine quality, but is more apish than lupine (at least after its first appearance in Phases). Moreover, despite Veruca's claims, a werewolf does not act like an animal, but instead lashes out with the rage of the unfettered human id.

Oz was able to gain a degree of control over the wolf through meditation and by ingesting certain herbal compounds (New Moon Rising). While he quashed the regular transformations however, he found that this had enabled anger and jealousy to bring the wolf out, even in the daytime. Whether he could have transformed at any time, or still only on the days of the full moon, remains unknown. Regardless, what is clear is that - like most states of emotional arousal - the werewolf's transformations are not something that can be controlled by suppression.

The werewolf's nature appears to be physical, rather than especially mystical. It transforms, but is not possessed by a demon. Certain wolfish traits, such as preternaturally keen senses - especially smell - appear to stay with the werewolf even in human form. Moreover, the werewolf's metabolism alters, in such a way as to promote the development of muscle (unless we are to believe that slacker guitarist Oz works out a lot (Wild at Heart)). While it may have been nothing to do with her lycanthropic condition, the more experienced werewolf Veruca (Wild at Heart) possessed a clear and potent animal magnetism, which had an especially dramatic effect - almost pheromonal - on fellow werewolf Oz. Likewise, she was specifically attracted to the beast inside Oz, more than his human self.

When transformed, a werewolf appears to be highly resistant to harm, but is not invulnerable, does not need a silver bullet or a shot to the heart to be killed, and can be incapacitated using simple animal tranquillisers. If killed in its transformed state, a werewolf does not revert to its human shape, and can be skinned (Phases), werewolf pelts netting a pretty penny in Sri Lanka.