Wasted Potential: Greatest Characters Who Didn't Last?

[CharlieGunn1]

Had this question in my head after reading a few fanfics and Comics recently.... So many great characters or at least great character ideas never got a chance to shine because of untimely deaths, or writing decisions to simply send them to the cornfield. So, who in your opinion is a great character that never got their due, who could have made a much bigger impact if they were allowed to stick around, and why? This could include both villains and civilians that got 'got'.

And, if you could keep them on the show(s), what would you have done with them?

Example: Sorority Vamp Sunday from Season 4 of Buffy. Or Evil Watcher Gwendolyn Post From Season 3....

So... who ya got?

 

[nightshade]

Marcie Ross, from Out of Mind, Out of Sight.

 

[CharlieGunn1]

Marcie Ross, from Out of Mind, Out of Sight.

Interesting... maybe an affair with Dennis is in the cards on that one?

 

[nightshade]

No, I want her to be a villain again, trained by the FBI to take out HSTs, in an Initiative style project.

 

[thetopher]

Gwendolyn Post is the one for me; a dryly evil British Watcher who monologues about throwing lightning bolts; that's pretty awesome.

The shark guy from 'Tabula Rasa'; just so we could get a 'wtf' that guy existed. We gotta have backstory!

 

[Out for a walk]

I think that Kralik could have been a good bad guy for more than just one episode.

 

[HowiMetdaSlayer]

I'd agree with Sunday & Marcie. I'd add Mr Trick. I think that Vamp Willow would've made an outstanding big bad especially if paired with Spike. They could've been somewhat contentious partners in crime.

 

[MarieVampSlayer]

Mr. Trick should have stayed longer for sure! Cassie would have been great too if she had stayed longer or better been introduced sooner and have her die as she did. maybe become a real Dawn friend to have an impact.

I think Gwen on ATS was great too and I think she has more in the comics on on tv I wish she had been a regular in S5.

 

[Skanky Vamp]

Merle,
Luke,
David,
Ampata,
Sheila,
Stoner Vampire

 

[CharlieGunn1]

I'd agree with Sunday & Marcie. I'd add Mr Trick. I think that Vamp Willow would've made an outstanding big bad especially if paired with Spike. They could've been somewhat contentious partners in crime.

Huge missed opportunity this.... especially considering the interactions in season 4 between willow and spike, this would have been amazing.

 

[CharlieGunn1]

[QUOTE="HowiMetdaSlayer]Thanks. Had an idea for a different season 6 with those 2 as the big bads never gotten round to actually writing it... [/QUOTE]

I'm smelling a great fanfic off of this one! If you ever need want a collab I'm so in (vamp willow is my favorite willow)

 

[fauxindigo]

Amy Madison is my biggest.
Followed by Kendra.
I'm still intrigued by the idea of Vamp Willow not getting sent back to her reality, escaping to come back later on at some point. I'd almost rather have Dark Willow vs. Vamp Willow at the end of Season 6 instead of Dark Willow vs. Amy which I would've loved to see.

 

[AnthonyCordova]

Boone from Blood Money. He could have been an interesting character flirting with the line between bad guy and good guy.

 

[Out for a walk]

Holden was an interesting vampire. I loved his conversation with Buffy. Would have been interesting to have him around for more episodes.

 

[Ethan Reigns]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Mr. Trick yet! A technologically savvy vampire who sees a bigger picture than the "old school" vampires.

Doc (the one played by Joel Gray, not Spike as the doctor in "As You Were"). He was the one who was to sacrifice Dawn to Glory.

Janice, Dawn's friend from "All the Way". They could have been buddies in the new school.

 

[Grace]

Gwendolyn Post is the one for me

Me too! I like reimagining mid-Season 3 with Gwendolyn Post in a full arc. It would have been great if she came in as Faith's real Watcher. She could be as utilitarian as Wesley but 100% efficient instead of bumbling. She would win Faith over and start her on a strict training and slaying program. Giles and Buffy would start to feel overshadowed as Mrs. Post and Faith racked up excellent demon-killing results. Then, Buffy's Cruciamentum would happen, with Post egging Giles on beforehand, and Giles would get fired. Once Post took over as Watcher for both slayers, Buffy would slowly learn that Post had been sending Faith on more and more questionable missions because of her utilitarian outlook. Eventually Post would be fully corrupted and do something like the glove thing and Buffy would be responsible for her death, turning Faith against her and setting Faith up to ultimately join the Mayor.

 

[AlphaFoxtrot]

Whistler. He always seemed like he would be a bigger deal.

 

[DeadlyDuo]

I think Sunday could've hung around longer. She was originally conceived as a Slaypire (Slayer turned Vampire) so that could've been an interesting storyline for Buffy to have to face.

 

[sosa lola]

It's not a character, but I've always thought not exploring Giles' past was a huge missed opportunity.

 

[thetopher]

Pavayne from AtS 5 'Hellbound' was really great and creepy. A worthy foe for ghost-Spike.
And technically we still don't know what happened to him; he was locked up in the W&H vaults and that was that.