- “Los Angeles. You see it at night and it shines. Like a beacon. People are drawn to it. People and other things.”
- ―Angel[src]
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., was the largest city in California, located two hours away from Sunnydale. Notably, it was the birthplace of Buffy Summers[1] and home to the Angel Investigations team.[2]
History
In the Primordium Age, Vahla Ha'nesh sat on the territory that would become known as Los Angeles.[3] Before her imprisonment, Illyria hid her temple by placing it on a different timestream.[4]
In 1971, Wolfram & Hart used the blood of the killer Matthias Pavayne to de-consecrate the ground of a former church, where they built the Wolfram & Hart Los Angeles branch.[5]
The luchadores Hermanos Números fought gangsters and demons in Los Angeles. On November 9, 1953, they defeated the Tezcatcatl, during which four of the five brothers were slain.[6]
On January 19, 1981, Buffy was born in Los Angeles to Joyce and Hank Summers.[1] She was called as the Slayer in 1996,[7] when Lothos attempted to take over the city. Buffy left Los Angeles after slaying the vampire[8] and burning down a Hemery High School building in the process.[1]
On May 7, 1996, Fred read from a demonic language book in the Stewart Branch Public Library, inadvertently opening a dimensional portal to Pylea. Through the portal, Lorne exchanged places with her and set up the karaoke bar Caritas on the hotspot of psychic energy he had emerged from.[9]
Buffy spent her 1997 summer in Los Angeles with her father.[10] In the following summer, she ran away from her home in Sunnydale and returned to the city, where she lived alone and worked at Helen's Kitchen. Buffy returned home after she uncovered an extradimensional slave ring that preyed on runaway teenagers.[11]
In 1999, Angel and Cordelia took residence in Los Angeles, where they teamed up with Doyle[12] to "help the helpless" with supernatural cases in the city with the detective agency Angel Investigations.[13]
In 2003, the advent of the Beast brought a rain of fire over Los Angeles, accompanied by storms and earthquakes that caused thousands of deaths.[14] With Jasmine's soon arrival, she guided the Angel Investigations to cleanse the city from demons, causing a dramatic decrease in human deaths.[15] Jasmine took over Los Angeles using mind manipulation until the AI team defeated her, bringing chaos to the freed residents.[16]
Angel Investigations closed their agency when they joined the local Wolfram & Hart offices in 2003.[17] However, 2004 saw the Fall of Los Angeles, in which the Senior Partners punished Angel and his friends by sending the city and everyone in it into a hell dimension. Los Angeles became an apocalyptic battlefield full of demons, and Demon Lords ruled over different sections of the city.[18]
Angel's eventual sacrifice forced the Senior Partners to rewind time and undo the Fall. The existence of the supernatural were then public knowledge, and Angel and his associates became city-wide heroes and celebrities.[19] However, in the following years, Angel remained the only one who could remember the Fall.[20]
Behind the scenes
- Los Angeles is one of the real cities adapted as major location in the Buffyverse. It was also often used as a filming location for both series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
Appearances
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 | |||||||||||
| "Welcome to the Hellmouth" Mention |
"The Harvest" Absent |
"Witch" Absent |
"Teacher's Pet" Absent |
"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" Absent |
"The Pack" Absent |
"Angel" Absent |
"I Robot, You Jane" Absent |
"The Puppet Show" Absent |
"Nightmares" Absent |
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" Absent |
"Prophecy Girl" Absent |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2 | |||||||||||
| "When She Was Bad" Mention |
"Some Assembly Required" Absent |
"School Hard" Absent |
"Inca Mummy Girl" Absent |
"Reptile Boy" Absent |
"Halloween" Absent |
"Lie to Me" Absent |
"The Dark Age" Absent |
"What's My Line? Part One" Mention |
"What's My Line? Part Two" Absent |
"Ted" Absent | |
| "Bad Eggs" Absent |
"Surprise" Absent |
"Innocence" Absent |
"Phases" Absent |
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" Absent |
"Passion" Absent |
"Killed by Death" Absent |
"I Only Have Eyes for You" Absent |
"Go Fish" Absent |
"Becoming, Part One" Flashback |
"Becoming, Part Two" Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3 | |||||||||||
| "Anne" Appears |
"Dead Man's Party" Absent |
"Faith, Hope & Trick" Absent |
"Beauty and the Beasts" Absent |
"Homecoming" Absent |
"Band Candy" Absent |
"Revelations" Absent |
"Lovers Walk" Absent |
"The Wish" Absent |
"Amends" Absent |
"Gingerbread" Absent | |
| "Helpless" Absent |
"The Zeppo" Absent |
"Bad Girls" Absent |
"Consequences" Absent |
"Doppelgängland" Absent |
"Enemies" Absent |
"Earshot" Absent |
"Choices" Absent |
"The Prom" Absent |
"Graduation Day, Part One" Absent |
"Graduation Day, Part Two" Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Origin | |||||||||||
| The Origin, Part 1 Appears |
The Origin, Part 2 Appears |
The Origin, Part 3 Appears | |||||||||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4 | |||||||||||
| "The Freshman" Absent |
"Living Conditions" Absent |
"The Harsh Light of Day" Mention |
"Fear, Itself" Absent |
"Beer Bad" Absent |
"Wild at Heart" Absent |
"The Initiative" Absent |
"Pangs" Absent |
"Something Blue" Mention |
"Hush" Absent |
"Doomed" Absent | |
| "A New Man" Absent |
"The I in Team" Absent |
"Goodbye Iowa" Absent |
"This Year's Girl" Absent |
"Who Are You?" Absent |
"Superstar" Absent |
"Where the Wild Things Are" Absent |
"New Moon Rising" Absent |
"The Yoko Factor" Absent |
"Primeval" Absent |
"Restless" Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7 | |||||||||||
| "Lessons" Absent |
"Beneath You" Absent |
"Same Time, Same Place" Absent |
"Help" Mention |
"Selfless" Absent |
"Him" Absent |
"Conversations with Dead People" Absent |
"Sleeper" Absent |
"Never Leave Me" Absent |
"Bring on the Night" Absent |
"Showtime" Absent | |
| "Potential" Absent |
"The Killer in Me" Absent |
"First Date" Absent |
"Get It Done" Absent |
"Storyteller" Absent |
"Lies My Parents Told Me" Absent |
"Dirty Girls" Absent |
"Empty Places" Absent |
"Touched" Absent |
"End of Days" Absent |
"Chosen" Mention | |
| Tales | |||||||||||
| "Prologue" Absent |
"Righteous" Absent |
"The Innocent" Absent |
"Presumption" Absent |
"The Glittering World" Absent |
"Sonnenblume" Absent |
"Nikki Goes Down!" Absent |
"Tales" Absent | ||||
| Broken Bottle of Djinn Absent |
Tales of the Vampires Absent |
"Father" Appears |
"Spot the Vampire" Absent |
"Dust Bowl" Absent |
"Jack" Absent |
"Stacy" Absent | |||||
| "Some Like It Hot" Absent |
"The Problem with Vampires" Absent |
"Taking Care of Business" Absent |
"Dames" Absent |
"Antique" Absent |
"Numb" Absent |
The Thrill Absent |
"Carpe Noctem" Absent | ||||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 | |||||||||||
| "Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles" Absent |
Freefall, Part 1 Absent |
Freefall, Part 2 Absent |
Freefall, Part 3 Absent |
Freefall, Part 4 Absent |
Slayer, Interrupted Absent |
On Your Own, Part 1 Absent |
On Your Own, Part 2 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 1 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 2 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 3 Absent | |
| "In Space No One Can Hear You Slay" Absent |
Guarded, Part 1 Absent |
Guarded, Part 2 Absent |
Guarded, Part 3 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 1 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 2 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 3 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 4 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 5 Absent | |
| Welcome to the Team, Part 1 Appears |
Welcome to the Team, Part 2 Appears |
Welcome to the Team, Part 3 Appears |
Welcome to the Team, Part 4 Appears |
The Watcher Absent |
The Core, Part 1 Absent |
The Core, Part 2 Absent |
The Core, Part 3 Absent |
The Core, Part 4 Flashback |
The Core, Part 5 Absent |
Love vs. Life Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 | |||||||||||
| New Rules, Part 1 Absent |
New Rules, Part 2 Absent |
New Rules, Part 3 Absent |
New Rules, Part 4 Absent |
New Rules, Part 5 Absent |
I Wish, Part 1 Absent |
I Wish, Part 2 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Mention |
Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Absent | ||
| Love Dares You, Part 1 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 2 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 3 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 1 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 3 Absent |
Freaky Giles Day Absent |
Triggers Absent | ||
| In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Absent |
Own It, Part 1 Appears |
Own It, Part 2 Absent |
Own It, Part 3 Absent |
Own It, Part 4 Absent |
Own It, Part 5 Absent | ||
| "Where Are They Now?" Absent | |||||||||||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 11 | |||||||||||
| The Spread of Their Evil Absent |
In Time of Crisis Absent |
A House Divided Absent |
Desperate Times Absent |
Desperate Measures Absent |
Back to the Wall Absent |
Disempowered Absent |
Ordinary People Absent | ||||
| The Great Escape Absent |
Crimes Against Nature Absent |
Revelations Absent |
One Girl in All the World Absent |
Girl Blue, Part 1 Appears |
Girl Blue, Part 2 Appears |
Girl Blue, Part 3 Absent |
Girl Blue, Part 4 Appears | ||||
| Angel: Season 1 | |||||||||||
| "City Of" Appears |
"Lonely Heart" Appears |
"In the Dark" Appears |
"I Fall to Pieces" Appears |
"Rm w/a Vu" Appears |
"Sense & Sensitivity" Appears |
"The Bachelor Party" Appears |
"I Will Remember You" Appears |
"Hero" Appears |
"Parting Gifts" Appears |
"Somnambulist" Appears | |
| "Expecting" Appears |
"She" Appears |
"I've Got You Under My Skin" Appears |
"The Prodigal" Appears |
"The Ring" Appears |
"Eternity" Appears |
"Five by Five" Appears |
"Sanctuary" Appears |
"War Zone" Appears |
"Blind Date" Appears |
"To Shanshu in L.A." Appears | |
| Angel: Season 2 | |||||||||||
| "Judgment" Appears |
"Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" Appears |
"First Impressions" Appears |
"Untouched" Appears |
"Dear Boy" Appears |
"Guise Will Be Guise" Appears |
"Darla" Appears |
"The Shroud of Rahmon" Appears |
"The Trial" Appears |
"Reunion" Appears |
"Redefinition" Appears | |
| "Blood Money" Appears |
"Happy Anniversary" Appears |
"The Thin Dead Line" Appears |
"Reprise" Appears |
"Epiphany" Appears |
"Disharmony" Appears |
"Dead End" Appears |
"Belonging" Appears |
"Over the Rainbow" Appears |
"Through the Looking Glass" Absent |
"There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" Appears | |
| Angel: Season 3 | |||||||||||
| "Heartthrob" Appears |
"That Vision- Thing" Appears |
"That Old Gang of Mine" Appears |
"Carpe Noctem" Appears |
"Fredless" Appears |
"Billy" Appears |
"Offspring" Appears |
"Quickening" Appears |
"Lullaby" Appears |
"Dad" Appears |
"Birthday" Appears | |
| "Provider" Appears |
"Waiting in the Wings" Appears |
"Couplet" Appears |
"Loyalty" Appears |
"Sleep Tight" Appears |
"Forgiving" Appears |
"Double or Nothing" Appears |
"The Price" Appears |
"A New World" Appears |
"Benediction" Appears |
"Tomorrow" Appears | |
| Angel: Season 4 | |||||||||||
| "Deep Down" Appears |
"Ground State" Appears |
"The House Always Wins" Appears |
"Slouching Toward Bethlehem" Appears |
"Supersymmetry" Appears |
"Spin the Bottle" Appears |
"Apocalypse, Nowish" Appears |
"Habeas Corpses" Appears |
"Long Day's Journey" Appears |
"Awakening" Appears |
"Soulless" Appears | |
| "Calvary" Appears |
"Salvage" Appears |
"Release" Appears |
"Orpheus" Appears |
"Players" Appears |
"Inside Out" Appears |
"Shiny Happy People" Appears |
"The Magic Bullet" Appears |
"Sacrifice" Appears |
"Peace Out" Appears |
"Home" Appears | |
| Angel: Season 5 | |||||||||||
| "Conviction" Appears |
"Just Rewards" Appears |
"Unleashed" Appears |
"Hell Bound" Appears |
"Life of the Party" Appears |
"The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" Appears |
"Lineage" Appears |
"Destiny" Appears |
"Harm's Way" Appears |
"Soul Purpose" Appears |
"Damage" Appears | |
| "You're Welcome" Appears |
"Why We Fight" Appears |
"Smile Time" Appears |
"A Hole in the World" Appears |
"Shells" Appears |
"Underneath" Appears |
"Origin" Appears |
"Time Bomb" Appears |
"The Girl in Question" Appears |
"Power Play" Appears |
"Not Fade Away" Appears | |
| Angel: After the Fall | |||||||||||
| After the Fall, Part 1 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 2 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 3 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 4 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 5 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 6 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 7 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 8 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 9 Appears | |||
| After the Fall, Part 10 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 11 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 12 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 13 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 14 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 15 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 16 Appears |
After the Fall, Part 17 Appears |
Epilogue Appears | |||
| Spike | |||||||||||
| Asylum, Part 1 Appears |
Asylum, Part 2 Absent |
Asylum, Part 3 Absent |
Asylum, Part 4 Absent |
Asylum, Part 5 Absent |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 1 Appears |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 2 Appears |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 3 Appears |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 4 Appears | |||
| Alone Together Now Flashback |
What Happens in Vegas, Slays in Vegas Mention |
Everybody Loves Spike Absent |
You Haven't Changed a Bit Absent |
Bedknobs and Boomsticks Absent |
Something Borrowed Mention |
Give and Take Absent |
Stranger Things Absent |
Spike: Into the Light Absent | |||
| Angel & Faith | |||||||||||
| Live Through This, Part 1 Flashback |
Live Through This, Part 2 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 3 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 4 Absent |
In Perfect Harmony Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 1 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 2 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 3 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 4 Flashback |
Women of a Certain Age Absent | ||
| Family Reunion, Part 1 Appears |
Family Reunion, Part 2 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 3 Mention |
Family Reunion, Part 4 Appears |
The Hero of His Own Story Flashback |
A Dark Place, Part 1 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 2 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 3 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 4 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 5 Absent | ||
| Death and Consequences, Part 1 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 2 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 3 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 4 Absent |
Spike and Faith Mention |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 1 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 2 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 3 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 4 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 5 Absent | ||