- “We're your arch nemesis-es. You may've beaten us this time, Slayer. But next time... Umm... next time...”
- ―Warren Mears[src]
The Trio[3][2][4][5][6][7] was a group formed by fellow "nerds"[8][9][2] Warren Mears, Jonathan Levinson, and Andrew Wells, who decided to team up as "supervillains" to defeat the Slayer and take over Sunnydale.[10]
History
Warren, Jonathan, and Andrew decided to team up as "supervillains" while playing Dungeons & Dragons. Though their plots largely centered around trying to take over Sunnydale, they soon turned their attentions to neutralizing Buffy Summers, who, being the Slayer, was the primary obstacle in the way of their ultimate goal.[10]
Former Sunnydale High School schoolmates of Buffy, Warren was an expert in technology and robotics, while Jonathan was an apt sorcerer, and Andrew was dedicated to demon summoning, in the tradition of his older brother Tucker.[10] All three of them had been responsible for manufacturing a number of innovations that made use of combining both science and mysticism, and, as a result, they had been able to avoid detection for a while from the Scooby Gang, who simply assumed the Trio's conducts were the doings of unknown demons.[11]
To keep tabs on the Slayer, the Trio planted hidden surveillance cameras in multiple areas, including the front yard of Buffy's house, the Doublemeat Palace she worked at, Xander's construction site, the inside of the Magic Box, and UC Sunnydale.[12]
The Trio acted as minor villains, but they took a darker turn after their leader Warren killed his ex-girlfriend Katrina Silber.[13] While Jonathan began to desire to leave the group, Andrew was infatuated with both Warren and the idea of getting away with crimes.
Though the Trio pulled off numerous crimes, Buffy continually thwarted them, and none of their actions made any name for themselves in Sunnydale's mystical underground.[4] Eventually, when Buffy thwarted their scheme to pull off mass amounts of bank robberies, the group disbanded with Warren escaping and leaving Andrew and Jonathan to be arrested.[2]
Warren made a last attempt of killing Buffy, which caused Tara's death. To avenge her girlfriend, Willow killed Warren[4] and unsuccessfully sought Andrew and Jonathan,[5] who escaped to Mexico. They returned to Sunnydale, where Andrew killed Jonathan under the influence of the First Evil.[14] After some time as their hostage, Andrew eventually joined the Scooby Gang.[6]
Actions and crimes
- “So you three have what? Banded together to be pains in my ass?”
- ―Buffy Summers[src]
- Robbing a bank with the help of a M'Fashnik then sending it to kill Buffy.[10]
- Testing Buffy at school and work.[3]
- Robbing a museum for the Illuminata diamond, incapacitating the security guard with a freeze ray.[11]
- Attempting to sneak into an all-women's spa using an invisibility ray, instead using it on Buffy.[15]
- Using the cerebral dampener on Katrina to make her their sex slave.[13]
- Summoning disorienting Rwasundi demons to fool Buffy into thinking she had killed Katrina.[13]
- Setting a Glarghk Guhl Kashmas'nik on Buffy that made her hallucinate.[9]
- Retrieving a disk from two vampires and using it to find the secret location of the Orbs of Nezzla'khan.[12]
- Stealing the Orbs of Nezzla'khan and attempting to rob an amusement park.[2]
Appearances
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 | |||||||||||
| "Bargaining, Part One" Absent |
"Bargaining, Part Two" Absent |
"After Life" Absent |
"Flooded" Appears |
"Life Serial" Appears |
"All the Way" Absent |
"Once More, with Feeling" Absent |
"Tabula Rasa" Absent |
"Smashed" Appears |
"Wrecked" Absent |
"Gone" Appears | |
| "Doublemeat Palace" Mention |
"Dead Things" Appears |
"Older and Far Away" Mention |
"As You Were" Absent |
"Hell's Bells" Absent |
"Normal Again" Appears |
"Entropy" Appears |
"Seeing Red" Appears |
"Villains" Appears |
"Two to Go" Mention |
"Grave" Absent | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7 | |||||||||||
| "Lessons" Absent |
"Beneath You" Absent |
"Same Time, Same Place" Absent |
"Help" Absent |
"Selfless" Absent |
"Him" Absent |
"Conversations with Dead People" Mention |
"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" Vision |
"Lies My Parents Told Me" Absent |
"Dirty Girls" Absent |
"Empty Places" Absent |
"Touched" Absent |
"End of Days" Absent |
"Chosen" 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 Mention |
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 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 2 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 3 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 4 Absent |
The Watcher Absent |
The Core, Part 1 Absent |
The Core, Part 2 Absent |
The Core, Part 3 Absent |
The Core, Part 4 Absent |
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 Mention |
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 Mention |
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 Absent |
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 | |||||||||||
References
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