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   Although, we would’ve loved to see more screen time between her and Spike   
   since their banter was next level.   
      
   3. Turok-Han   
       The Turok-Han weren’t your average vampires. Rather, we were introduced   
   to these hybrid uber-vamps in season seven when the First Evil was preparing   
   an army filled with them. At first, it appeared almost impossible to kill   
   one of these guys. Buff had a hard time taking on only one of them, which is   
   what made The First’s army of them seem so overwhelming.   
           However, in the end, it appears the Turok-Han weren’t as powerful as   
   we thought. By the end of season seven, the gang had figured out how to take   
   on these bad boys. While trying to close the hellmouth in the last episode,   
   even the humans with no slayer-abilities were able to off the Turok-Hans   
   left and right, proving they weren’t as powerful as we once thought.   
           Fans have actually expressed disappointment over the inconsistency   
   concerning the Turok-Hans powers. But we’re just glad the team was able to   
   close the hellmouth!   
      
   2.  Angel   
       Oh, Angel. When he was good, he was good. But when he was bad, he was   
   really, really bad.   
           Not only could this vampire be violent and ruthless, but he was also   
   an expert at emotional torture. It drove fans insane seeing the ways he   
   tormented Buffy in season three after he lost his soul. Heck, he literally   
   almost caused the end of the world that season.   
           Angel went on to do great things on his own spin-off show, proving   
   he’s one of the most powerful and developed vampires in the Buffy verse.   
   Still, move on to our last entry to see why we think Angel deserves spot #2,   
   rather than #1 (sorry, not sorry!).   
      
   1. Spike   
       We know that Team Angel fans are probably screaming at their computers   
   right now, but hear us out.   
           There are plenty of reasons Spike was the most powerful vampire in   
   the Buffyverse. First of all, he was just diabolical in general. When he put   
   his mind to something, he did it. Just think about how he beat The Anointed   
   One with just the snap of a finger, and all the crazy things he and Dru   
   plotted against Buffy. But Spike really began showing how powerful he was   
   later on in the seasons.   
           He fell for Buffy without having a soul and then went through hell   
   to get it back just for her. Then, it was revealed he was the only one who   
   could wear the amulet, thus sacrificing himself to save the world. Angel   
   originally thought he would be the champion to wear the amulet, but in the   
   end, Spike was the chosen one and he willfully took on the responsibility.   
   And that’s why he’s the most powerful in our books.   
           Plus, it helps that he’s pretty awesome during his time on Angel,   
   too.   
      
           [[ I can think of two more vampires left out - Kakistos and Mr.   
   Trick.  Not sure where to place them since neither really proved   
   particularly hard to kill when push came to shove. Would have liked to have   
   seen when Kakistos took out Faith's first Watcher. ]]   
      
      
   David   
      
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