If Giles didn't kill Ben in The Gift and Glory somehow magically disappeared from Ben and he was a normal human being again, would The Scoobies, Buffy and Dawn forgive him after finding out he was in a forced alliance with Glory and her minions?
Would The Scoobies had forgiven Ben?
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Skanky Vamp
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I don't think so. I think you would always be wary of Glory popping back in her Bensuit, or something else worse than Glory. Plus, when the chips were down Ben proved he would do anything to stay alive. It would be akin to Anya siding with the Mayor at the Ascension versus leaving town- I dont think she could have been forgiven either.
thetopher
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Depends if they found out about Ben summoning the Quellor in 'LTF' or not. If they did then he's a mass-murderer who almost got Buffy's mom killed 'cleaning up Glory's mess'.
If not then maybe. But I still think, unless they were a hundred percent sure about a 'cure', Giles would've taken him to a quiet place and killed him. Glory was too big a threat to chance it.
If not then maybe. But I still think, unless they were a hundred percent sure about a 'cure', Giles would've taken him to a quiet place and killed him. Glory was too big a threat to chance it.
white avenger
white avenger
I highly doubt that Ben would have survived his injuries if they were consistent with the sort of punishment that he absorbed as Glory (Giles was, I think, just making double sure) but, no, don't think that they would have, considering their reluctance to forgive both Angel and Spike under somewhat similar circumstances. This assumes, of course, that Buffy had still died in the finale. Without her there to forgive Ben first, the others would have treated Ben the same way that they treated the aforementioned two vampires, once they had returned with their respective souls restored.
If Buffy were still alive, however, then she would probably have forgiven him if Dawn had survived also. If not, then the question would never come up, because she would have shredded Ben slowly in revenge for what Glory had done to her beloved brat sister.
If Buffy were still alive, however, then she would probably have forgiven him if Dawn had survived also. If not, then the question would never come up, because she would have shredded Ben slowly in revenge for what Glory had done to her beloved brat sister.
AnthonyCordova
all but the brat part at the end. Dawnie!
Yes, I have no doubt they would have forgiven him. It's kind of Angel/Angelus isn't it? He would have had to prove himself worthy of forgivness. They would have forgiven him but always kept a watchful eye on him to make sure no Glorificus tendencies/body morphs ever came into question again.