Veruca (Buffyverse)
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Veruca (last name unknown) was a fictional character in the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character appeared in three episodes of season four and was played by Paige Moss.
Character history
Veruca was a seductive lead singer in a band called "Shy". She met Oz through the music scene, though the two had crossed paths a night in which Oz joined Buffy in one of her patrols. Both Veruca and Oz sensed something about each other but quickly continued with their own activities. Oz quickly became somewhat attracted to her, much to the chagrin of his then-girlfriend, Willow, who felt threatened by someone who was involved in the music world. However, the connection between the two was not limited to art.During one of Oz's wolf nights, he escaped from his cage and copulated with a female werewolf. This werewolf was actually Veruca, who, unlike Oz, was able to retain the memories of her experiences during her transformation due to having been a werewolf longer than Oz.
Veruca tried to convince Oz to embrace his werewolf persona rather than contain it within his otherwise stoic, civilized identity, claiming that he had not been human since the day he was first bitten, and the two of them thus belonged together. Oz, in an attempt to protect people from Veruca, locked her with him in his cage, a place in which they mated again. The affair was discovered by Willow, who tried to use her magic to curse both of them, but was unable to go through with it. Veruca sought out the fledgling witch, intending to kill her, and would have if not for Oz, who (as a werewolf) fought and killed Veruca by viciously biting her in the throat. Realizing he could not go on like this, Oz left Sunnydale to embark on a journey to find a cure for his condition.
According to some sources, Veruca had been a werewolf since she was eight; however, this was never stated on the show itself. The fact that she knew enough about magic to realize that Willow could pose a genuine threat to her implies that she interacted with other magically-powered people even before meeting Oz.
Powers and abilities
As a werewolf, her lethal weakness is silver - shot with silver bullets or being impaled/stabbed with an object made of silver - though lethal wounds, such as a bite in the throat can cause death as well.
Romantic relationships
- Oz
Appearances
Veruca appeared in only three episodes of the show's fourth season.See also
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