Big Bad Guess(age)?

[vellavu]

It seems that there are these apparent candidates:

Ghost Non-Anya's Master
Vicki
Revived Jonathan
The Soul Glutton Gang
D'Hofferyn
Archaeus​

And some less apparent ones:

Deepscan/Kennedy
Andrew
Sam with or without Riley
Illyria Enraged by Koh​

Spike and Koh seems impossible so far. And Archaeus would more probably be the Big Bad of A&F. What else?

 

[gite63]

• Soul Glutton
• Mistress
• Sculptor
• D'Hoffryn
• Harmony
• Vicky

I'm not sure if is The Big Bad, or big bads that are in collusion to bring down the Slayer and her allies, and take the world by controlling the new magic.

The Soul Glutton, the Mistress and the Sculptor - they have stolen the Restless Door and are controlling portals.

It seems that was D'Hoffryn who was talking to ghost Anya, in a cavern very similar to the trio's lair; anyway, the voice that talked to Anya was satisfied that Xander was in a “vulnerable, susceptible state”; add to that, Harmony and Vicky working together to split Buffy and Spike - they are evil, but what would they profit by doing it? It seems that the two vamps were following orders, some sort of a plan.

Besides, D'Hoffryn said he was forming a new council - who are these new members?

And I think the Scoobies are being spied on. When Satsu said that she knew that Buffy had forgiven Angel, Buffy got mad because she thought that the Army was spying her (they were spying Angel); maybe this was a hint.

Deepscan/Kennedy, Andrew, Sam, Riley, Illyria, Spike and Koh - I don't think any of them are evil.

 

[EVIL UU]

I wouldn't rule out Archaeus. He faced the combined might of the scoobies and survived, twice, and not just survived, he actually held his own. Mean, connected to Buffy's boyfriend and old as shit - practically the master on steroids. A worthy opponent.

 

[gite63]

I wouldn't rule out Archaeus. He faced the combined might of the scoobies and survived, twice, and not just survived, he actually held his own. Mean, connected to Buffy's boyfriend and old as shit - practically the master on steroids. A worthy opponent.

Yes, he is. But he went to London/Angel & Faith... because of that I don't have much hope that he will be back. If it happens, who will be a tad pissed off is Victor Gischler - the Big Bad came from the other book and he won't even be finished in his? Besides, Archaeus is interested in making Magic Town his town, and in that statue.

I believe we can say that Archaeus isn't in cahoots with the trio, because they said in the beginning that they wanted to wait and see him and the Scoobies fought each other, so they would get rid of one of the two without making any effort.

 

[EVIL UU]

What about Drusilla? Wouldn't she make a decent A&F big bad?

 

[gite63]

What about Drusilla? Wouldn't she make a decent A&F big bad?

She keeps loosing her crew... and hasn't succeed at turning Mary or taking the statue from her father... Nadira was kidnapped because she wanted to be... she is bad, but Big Bad?

Besides, she is following orders; she would be more of a Big Bad if she had sired like 100 vampires, discreetly.

 

[gite63]

Aluwyn! She has been very quiet for a snake demon...
 
On BtVS Volume 3 Love D there are some designs for Archaeus by Rebekah Isaacs and he is described as a Big Bad that "was established in the Buffy comics but is the primary threat in Angel & Faith."