Buffyverse chronology

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• This is a list of fictional stories from the fictional Buffyverse established by Buffy and ''Angel, listed chronologically.

• This is the first of three parts of the Buffyverse chronology, and contains the tales that take place before Buffy Season 1, during Buffy Season 1 itself, and during Buffy Season 2.

Other sections of the chronology can be accessed from the mini-contents tables scattered throughout this article.

:''A less graphic-intensive chronology is available all on one page here

Overview

The chronology may also be used to see how Buffy and Angel episodes can be viewed in order so that crossovers and references function correctly. All the stories considered 'canon' are bold. Many of items on this list are not considered canon. For a canon chronology, see here. Each story listed belongs on one of the following categories:

• Buffy television episodes - 144 shows first broadcast in 1997-2003.
• Angel television episodes - 110 shows first broadcast in 1999-2004.
• Buffy novels - Published from 1998-present by Pocket Books
• Angel novels - Published from 2000-2004 by Pocket Books
• Buffy/Angel novels - Published from 2001-2004 by Pocket Books
• Tales of the Slayer - Four volumes of prose short stories about mythology of past slayers
• Buffy comics - Dark Horse published from 1998-2004. Many of the comics were collected into trade paperbacks
• Angel comics - Dark Horse published from 1998-2004. IDW are currently publishing.
• Tales of the Vampires - Trade paperback stories. An anthology of short stories about various vampires written by Joss Whedon, and other writers of the Buffy/Angel TV shows.
• Tales of the Slayers - Trade paperback stories. An anthology of short stories about various slayers written by Joss Whedon, and other writers of the Buffy/Angel TV shows.
• Buffy video games. Four official Buffy video games have been released.

Chronology

Key

• BS = Buffy season
• AS = Angel Season
• Blue, bold = Buffyverse canon article
• Blue, italic = Buffyverse non-canon article
• Blue = Link to an article (e.g. a Buffyverse writer)
• [Alternate Universe?] = Stories with this notation have strayed far from what is known to be Buffyverse canon
• BCE = Before the Common Era (aka "BC")

Ancient

These tales take place from ancient times up until 1900.

Image	Buffyverse stories - Ancient - 1900 (canon = bold, non-canon = italic)	Buffyverse location, time (if known)
	Tales of the Slayers: Prologue	Ancient
	Follows the prehistoric first Slayer, as she is rejected by her village and instructed to fight alone.
	Tales of the Slayer: A Good Run	490 BCE
	Thessily, the current Slayer must run 300 miles in 3 days to protect an important messenger
	Tales of the Slayer: Lady Shobu	Japan, 980
	Kishi Minomoto is a brave girl born into a warrior clan.
	Tales of the Slayer: Dark of the Moon	1229 & 1250
	A slayer who was trained but did not what her calling was.
	Tales of the Slayer: Abomination	France, 1320
	Eliane and her Watcher have spent years training together and fall in love.
	Tales of the Slayers: Righteous	England, approx 1400.
	A Slayer operating within a walled medieval town during a period of witch-hunts.
	Tales of the Slayer: The Rule of Silence	Spain, 1481
	The Slayer, Esperanza de la Vega, is a Marrano and this makes her a heretic.
	Tales of the Slayer: The White Doe	London, 1586
	Slayer named White Doe falls into trouble with a local wizard.
	Tales of the Slayer: Die Blutgrafin	Hungary, 1609
	Ildiko, the current Slayer infiltrates a castle, posing as a maid.
	Tales of the Slayer: Blood and Brine	Caribbean Sea, 1661
	Slayer, Robin Whitby sails on wild waters.
	Tales of the Slayer: Unholy Madness	France, 1789
	Marie-Christina is a Slayer of royal blood who lives in Marie Antoinette's royal palace at Versailles.
	Tales of the Slayers: The Innocent	France, 1789
	Claudine is the Slayer during the French Revolution.
	Tales of the Vampires: Some Like it Hot	Europe, early 19th Century
	A vampire seeks fun in the sun through some unusual surgery.
	Tales of the Slayers: Presumption	England, 1813
	Elizabeth Weston has to operate in the English upper-class society of 1813.
	Tales of the Slayer: The Ghosts of Slayers Past	London, England, 1843
	A strict Watcher is visited by the ghosts of slayers.
	WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer	Boston, 1845
	The Slayer halted grisly murders at Boston shipyards.
	Tales of the Slayer: Ch'ing Shih	Asia, June 10, 1856
	Slayer, Ch'ing Shih runs away from her home, a monastery under traumatic circumstances.
	Tales of the Slayer: The New Watcher	Atlanta, 1864
	A Watcher frantically searches for his slayer, Pauline Francis Bernard, who is trying to join the army.
	WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer	Virginia, 1866
	Local Civil War widows stopped disappearing in Virginia when Lucy Hanover showed up.
	Tales of the Slayer: Alone	Ireland, 1876
	Slayer, Catherine Callan of Ulster, must tolerate prejudice from both her father and the Watchers' Council.
	Tales of the Vampires: Jack	London, November 1888
	Another crime is reported to the police. Inspector Whitcomb is on Jack's case but holds a secret of his own.
	Tales of the Slayer: Mornglom Dreaming	Kentucky, 1886
	Mollie Prater a 15 year old girl, has unknowingly been called as the slayer.
	WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer	Oklahoma, 1893
	Oklahoma Territory, the savage attacks which claimed 17 lives ended when a young woman blacksmith passed through.
	WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer	Virginia City, 1897
	Bizarre murders at Virginia City, WY were stamped out when 20 year old Florence Gilbert arrived in town
	Tales of the Slayer: House of the Vampire	London, 1897
	Angelique Hawthorne vs Dracula.
	'Tales of the Vampires' framing story	England, late 19th Century
	Young Watchers are taught at a Watcher's academy, about vampires by hearing tales from a vampire captor, Roche.
	Tales of the Slayers: The Glittering World	Sunnydale, late 19th century
	The American West and a Navajo Slayer.

Modern

These Buffyverse tales take place from 1900-1995.

Image	Buffyverse stories: 1901 – 1995 (canon= bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Tales of the Slayer: Sideshow Slayer	US, 1911
	Slayer Millicent "Millie" Rose Gresham travels with a carnival.
	WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer	Brooklyn, 1912
	23 killings at Brooklyn Boarding House. Student nurse Arabella Gish prevented further violence by lodging in room 6.
	Tales of the Slayer: Survivors	Chicago, 1919
	Watcher, Reginald Hill, suffers shell shock but his slayer Dorothy "Dot" Singers is almost 18.
	Tales of the Slayer: The War Between the States	New York, 1922
	Sally Jean meets a flapper named Ardita O'Reilly who holds a secret.
	Tales of the Vampires: Father	1922 onwards
	The tale of a long relationship between a vampire and his human son told over the lifespan of the latter.
	Tales of the Slayer: Silent Screams	Germany, 1923
	Watcher Herr Lichtermann & Slayer, Britta have been training but are yet to encounter a single vampire or demon.
	WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer	Chicago, May 1927
	Forty-one bodies were found at Union Station. Deaths stopped thanks to this woman.
	Tales of the Vampires: Dames	Las Vegas, 1930s
	A noirish tale in which a gambling vampire meets his match while scouting casinos.
	Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #2	Hollywood, 1930s
	Bela Lugosi gives a live performance whilst a feud between Spike and Dracula ensues.
	Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: All's Fair	1933
	Spike and Dru are at the World's Fair.
	Tales of the Vampires: Dust Bowl	USA, 1933
	Young Joe Cooper trying to work a barren field that rain hasn't touched.
	Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1937 (2nd half)	New York 1937
	A poor Slayer named Rachel O'Connor must deal with a powerful spirit.
	Tales of the Slayers: Sonnenblume	Germany, 1938
	A young WWII-era German Slayer, Anni Sonnenblume, learns who the true monsters are.
	Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #3	World War II
	Darla has been made a prisoner of the Third Reich.
	Buffy book:	1940s
	It's 1940 and for Drusilla's vampiric birthday, Spike decides he will acquire Freyja's Strand for her.
	Tales of the SlayerVoodoo Lounge	Dec. 12, 1940
	The slayer and her Watcher try to find a Watcher who has gone missing
	Tales of the Slayer: Stakeout on Rush Street	Chicago, 1943
	The new Slayer is in fact a private eye who goes by the name Betty.
	Tales of the Slayer: Undeadsville	New York, 1952
	The Slayer is a 'beatnik' named Zoe, is turning eighteen
	Angel comic: Spike vs Dracula #4	Italy, 1950s
	Spike discovers Drusilla is being charmed away from him by a mysterious other.
	Tales of the Slayer: And White Splits the Night	Florida, 1956
	17 year old Asha is a dark-skinned Slayer in an extremely racist society.
	Tales of the Slayer: Back to the Garden	1969
	A pacifist Slayer, Beryl MacKenzie, approaches her eighteenth birthday
	Tales of the Slayers: Nikki Goes Down!	New York, 1970s
	Nikki Wood tries to balance a love life and slaying.
	Tales of the Slayer: It's All About the Mission	New York, 1973
	Nikki Wood is turning eighteen and pregnant.
	Buffy book: Blackout	New York, 1977
	Nikki Wood fights against the forces of darkness and also tries to protect her son. Spike arrives in the city.
	Tales of the Slayer: Two Teenage Girls at the Mall	Nebraska, 1981
	Sixteen year old newly-turned vampire, Julie Lemmer has been locked in a mall with a slayer.
	Tales of the Slayer: The Code of the Samurai	Tokyo, 1993
	India Cohen, patrols freely around Tokyo. She fancies her handsome young watcher, Kit.

BS1

These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy Season 1 (from spring 1996 up until spring 1997).

Image	Buffyverse stories: Spring 1996 - Spring 1997 (canon= bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	Film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Los Angeles, summer 1996
	Buffy is called whilst a student in L.A.
	Buffy graphic novel: The Origin	Los Angeles, summer 1996
	Buffy is called whilst a student in L.A.
	Buffy graphic novel: Viva Las Buffy	Los Angeles, summer 1996
	Buffy runs away to Las Vegas with Pike.
	Buffy graphic novel: Slayer Interrupted	Los Angeles, summer 1996
	Buffy battles sanity in an institution.
	Buffy graphic novel: A Stake to the Heart	Los Angeles, summer 1996
	Buffy arrives in Sunnydale.
	B1.00 Unaired Buffy pilot	Sunnydale, fall 1996
	Buffy Summers is new to a seemingly tranquil town,
	B1.01 Welcome to the Hellmouth	Sunnydale, fall 1996
	Buffy has her first day at Sunnydale High.
	B1.02 The Harvest	Sunnydale, fall 1996
	Buffy learns from her new Watcher The Master's bloody plan.
	WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer	Sunnydale, fall 1996
	Sunnydale, once again a string of murders is taking place.
	B1.03 The Witch	Sunnydale, fall 1996
	Someone seems to be casting dark magic on girls trying out for cheerleaders.
	B1.04 Teacher's Pet	Sunnydale, fall 1996
	Xander is smitten by the new substitute teacher, who may be more than she appears.
	Buffy book: Halloween Rain	Sunnydale, Halloween 1996
	On Halloween Xander & Willow warn Buffy if it's raining.
	Buffy book: Night of the Living Rerun	Sunnydale, 1996/7
	The Master attempts to rise once more.
	B1.05 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date	Sunnydale, 1996/7
	Being the Slayer conflicts with normal teenage desires when Buffy wants to date cute-guy Owen.
	B1.06 The Pack	Sunnydale, 1996/7
	After a school trip to the zoo, Sunnydale High's delinquents are more cruel than ever -- and Xander joins them.
	B1.07 Angel	Sunnydale, 1996/7
	Buffy and Angel share their first kiss, and she finds out who he really is.
	Buffy the Animated Series unaired four-minute pilot	Sunnydale, 1996/7
	(plot unknown)
	B1.08 I, Robot... You, Jane	Sunnydale, 1996/7
	A demon is unleashed onto the Internet and charms several people, including Willow Rosenberg.
	B1.09 The Puppet Show	Sunnydale, 1996/7
	Buffy and her friends are forced to participate in the school's talent show, where bodies begin to pile up.
	B1.10 Nightmares	Sunnydale, 1996/7
	Sunnydale residents find their nightmares coming true.
	B1.11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight	Sunnydale, 1996/7
	An invisible person seeks a personal vendetta against the popular Cordelia.
	B1.12 Prophecy Girl	Sunnydale, spring 1997
	A book of infallible prophecies predicts that Buffy will face the Master and die.
	Buffy book: Coyote Moon	Sunnydale, summer 1997
	It's summer vacation in Sunnydale and the carnival has come to town.
	Buffy anthology book: How I Survived My Summer Vacation	Sunnydale, & L.A., summer 1997
	Buffy visits her Dad in L.A. whilst the others continue the good fight.

BS2

These tales take place during Buffy Season 2, (from autumn 1997 up until spring 1998).

Image	Buffyverse stories: Fall 1997 - Spring 1998 (canon= bold, non-canon = italic)	Location, time (if known)
	B2.01 When She Was Bad	Sunnydale, fall 1997
	Buffy returns to Sunnydale with a bad attitude while the Anointed One works to resurrect the Master.
	Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1997	Sunnydale, 1997
	A powerful spirit is released from a locker at Sunnydale High. Buffy and Willow end up transporting it back to 1937.
	B2.02 Some Assembly Required	Sunnydale, 1997
	Girls are being plucked from their graves and a fresh one sought.
	Tales of the Vampires: The Problem with Vampires	Sunnydale, 1997
	Spike and Drusilla leave Prague amongst chaos.
	Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: The Queen of Hearts	Sunnydale, 1997
	Spike and Dru are travelling to Sunnydale, but first stop off at St. Louis.
	B2.03 School Hard	Sunnydale, 1997
	Spike and Drusilla come to town; Spike invades Parent-Teacher Night.
	B2.04 Inca Mummy Girl	Sunnydale, 1997
	Buffy and Joyce Summers take in a foreign exchange student from Peru, who hits off with Xander immediately.
	B2.05 Reptile Boy	Sunnydale, 1997
	Buffy accompanies Cordelia to a frat party and become human sacrifices to the demon-worshippers.
	Buffy graphic novel: Dust Waltz	Sunnydale, 1997
	Two mysterious sisters, Lilith and Lamia, arrive in Sunnydale
	B2.06 Halloween	Sunnydale, October 1997
	A man from Giles's past comes to Sunnydale, where children are transformed by their Halloween costumes.
	B2.07 Lie to Me	Sunnydale, 1997
	Buffy's childhood crush comes to town, but he may not be telling her everything.
	Buffy book: Keep Me In Mind	Sunnydale, 1997
	Ethan Rayne returns and releases an evil sorcerer from Middle Ages Bavaria.
	Buffy book: The Suicide King	Sunnydale, 1997
	A number of stange student suicides have been taking place, and Buffy suspects something wrong.
	Buffy book: Colony	Sunnydale, 1997
	Mayor Richard Wilkins III invited a woman named Belakane to speak at the local Sunnydale High School. She has a program, "Be the Ultimate You!".
	Buffy book: Night Terrors	Sunnydale, 1997
	The Night Terror stalks its victims in their dreams. The demon replaces another's soul with its own, then wreaks chaos in the real world.
	B2.08 The Dark Age	Sunnydale, 1997
	Ethan Rayne returns and forces Giles to reveal his past.
	B2.09 What's My Line, Part One	Sunnydale, 1997
	As the gang endures Career Week, Spike sends assassins after Buffy; a new Slayer comes to town.
	B2.10 What's My Line, Part Two	Sunnydale, 1997
	Buffy and Kendra must work together to save Angel and battle Spike and Drusilla.
	Buffy book: After Image	Sunnydale, 1997
	Sunnydale drive-in reopens.
	Buffy book: Carnival of Souls	Sunnydale, 1997
	A Traveling Carnival arrives in Sunnydale. It seems the carnival might be another victim of Sunnydale's weirdness.
	B2.11 Ted	Sunnydale, 1997
	Everyone but Buffy loves Joyce's new, perfect beau.
	B2.12 Bad Eggs	Sunnydale, 1997
	Sunnydale High students adopt strange eggs as their "babies" for Health class.
	Buffy book:	Boston, December 1997 - June 1998
	Faith has a tough time growing up in South Boston, moving from relative to relative when Diana Dormer arrives and informs Faith that she is a potential slayer.
	Buffy book: Blooded	Sunnydale, 1997/8
	The Scoobies become entangled in a long-running feud between Asian warriors.
	B2.13 Surprise	Sunnydale, 1998
	Drusilla reassembles a fearsome Judge; Buffy and Angel consummate their relationship.
	B2.14 Innocence	Sunnydale, 1998
	Angel undergoes a drastic change; the Judge surfaces.
	B2.15 Phases	Sunnydale, 1998
	The gang tries to save a werewolf from a poacher; Oz makes a startling discovery.
	B2.16 Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered	Sunnydale, 1998
	Cordelia buckles under pressure over her relationship with Xander, who attempts a dangerous spell.
	B2.17 Passion	Sunnydale, 1998
	Angel continues to torment Buffy as Jenny tries to make up.
	Buffy graphic novel: Ring of Fire	Sunnydale, 1998
	The armor of a samurai demon is taken from a cargo ship, as a fight begins for master of the 'ring of fire'. Giles continues to try to cope without Jenny, and Kendra visits.
	B2.18 Killed by Death	Sunnydale, 1998
	A raging fever sends Buffy to the hospital, where she suspects child patients are being murdered.
	B2.19 I Only Have Eyes for You	Sunnydale, 1998
	A tortured ghost reenacts a murder-suicide at Sunnydale High.
	Lydia Chalmer's 'Thesis on William the Bloody'	England, 1998
	A comprehensive guide to the vampire known as William the Bloody.
	B2.20 Go Fish	Sunnydale, 1998
	When something appears to target the swim team, Xander dives in as a member.
	B2.21 Becoming I	Sunnydale, spring 1998
	Angel prepares a ritual to suck the world into hell; Buffy is torn when she discovers the ritual that could restore his soul.
	B2.22 Becoming II	Sunnydale, spring 1998
	Buffy's life crumbles as Angel opens the portal to Hell.
	Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: Paint the Town Red	Sunnydale, spring 1998
	Spike is irritated by Drusilla's passion for Angelus. Their relationship comes to a heated end.

The chronology continues at Buffy Season 3

 

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