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Valerie Estelle Frankel has won a Dream Realm Award, an Indie Excellence Award, and a USA Book News National Best Book Award for her Henry Potty parodies. She’s the author of many books on pop culture, including From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine’s Journey in Myth and Legend, Buffy and the Heroine’s Journey, Winning the Game of Thrones: The Host of Characters and their Agendas, Katniss the Cattail: An Unauthorized Guide to Names and Symbols in The Hunger Games, An Unexpected Parody, Teaching with Harry Potter, and Harry Potter: Still Recruiting. Once a lecturer at San Jose State University, she’s a frequent speaker on fantasy, myth, and pop culture. Come explore her latest research at VEFrankel.com.

Contents
Introduction 15
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel 19
The Scoobies 19
Alexander “Xander” Lavelle Harris 19
Anya Christina Emanuella Jenkins/Aud/Anyanka 21
Buffy Anne Summers 28
Daniel “Oz” Osbourne 32
Dawn Summers 32
Faith Lehane 33
Rupert “Ripper” Giles 35
Riley Finn 36
Spike/William Pratt 36
Willow Danielle Rosenberg and Tara Maclay 39
Angel Investigations 43
Angel/Angelus/Liam 43
Angel and Spike 46
Connor Angel/Steven Holtz 47
Charles Gunn 48
Cordelia Chase 49
Lorne/Krevlorneswath of the Deathwok Clan 51
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce 52
Winifred “Fred” Burkle/Illyria 53
Buffy Movie 56
Pike 56
Merrick 57
Lothos 57
Buffy Allies and Villains 58
Adam 58
Amy Madison 59
Anne Steele 59
Aphrodesia 60
April 60
Ben Wilkinson 61
Caleb 61
Chao-Ahn 62
Clem 62
Drusilla and Darla 62
Forrest Gates 65
Glory 65
Halfrek/Cecily 65
Harmony Kendall 66
India Cohen 67
Jenny Calendar 67
Kakistos 69
Kathy Newman 69
Kendra Young 69
Kennedy 69
Miss Kitty Fantastico 70
Larry Blaisdell 70
Maggie Walsh 70
The Master/Mayor/Judge 70
Quentin Travers 71
Parker Abrams 71
Rack 72
Robert “Bob” Flutie 72
Robin Wood 72
Sineya 72
Principal R. Snyder 73
Veruca 73
Vi 73
Warren Meers, Jonathan Levinson & Andrew Wells 73
Whistler 74
Xin Rong 74
Angel Allies and Villains 75
Allen Francis Doyle 75
Dana 76
Daniel Holtz 76
David Nabbit 77
Dennis Pearson 77
Drogyn 77
Doctor Sparrow 77
Eve 78
Gavin Park 78
Groosalugg 78
Gwen Raiden 79
Holland Manners 79
The Immortal, the Beast, the Oracles 80
Jasmine 80
Justine Cooper 81
Kate Lockley 82
Lilah Morgan 82
Lindsay McDonald 83
Linwood Murrow 84
Marcus Hamilton 84
Matthias Pavayne 85
Mesekhtet 85
Nina Ash 85
Sahjhan 85
Skip 86
Wolfram and Hart 86
Buffyverse Family Members 87
Kathy 87
Roger Burkle and Roger Wyndam-Pryce 87
Trish Burkle 87
Lavinia and Sophronia Fairchild 87
Edna Fairchild Giles 88
Alonna Gunn 88
George Patrick Lehane 88
Beth Maclay 89
Anne Pratt 89
Ira Rosenberg 90
Sheila Rosenberg 90
Hank Summers 90
Joyce Summers 90
Nikki Wood 91
Buffyverse Comics Characters 91
Aluwyn or Saga Vasuki 91
Anaheed and Tumble 92
Betta George 92
Genevieve Savidge 93
Jamaerah/Myresto “Myr” Mor 93
Laura Kay Weathermill and Polyphemus 94
Perfect Jheung and Galahad 94
Robert Dowling 95
Roche 95
Satsu 96
Severin/The Siphon 96
Simone Doffler 96
Twilight 97
Firefly 99
Main Characters 99
Hoban “Wash” Washburne 99
Inara Serra 100
Jayne Cobb 101
Kaywinnit Lee “Kaylee” Frye 103
Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds 104
River Tam 105
Serenity 106
Simon Tam 107
Shepherd Derrial Book/Henry Evans 108
Zoe Alleyne Washburne 109
Firefly and Serenity Guest Characters 110
Adelai Niska 110
Atherton Wing 110
Badger 111
Bester 111
Fanty and Mingo 111
Jubal Early 112
Dr. Mathias 113
Patience 113
Professor Rao 113
Saffron/Bridget/Yolanda 114
Stitch Hessian 115
The Operative 116
Reavers 116
Mr. Universe 116
Firefly Family Members 117
Gabriel and Regan Tam 117
Emma Washburne 117
Radiant Cobb 118
Planets in the Firefly ‘Verse 118
Dollhouse 121
Dollhouse Main Characters 121
Adelle DeWitt 121
Alpha/Carl William Kraft 123
Boyd Langdon 124
Christopher “Topher” Brink 125
Echo/Caroline Farrell 126
Melly/Madeline Costley/November 128
Paul Ballard 129
Rossum Corporation 130
Victor and Sierra 131
Whiskey/Claire Saunders 133
Dollhouse Guest Characters 135
Bennett Halverson 135
Clyde Randolph/Clyde 2.0/Arcane 135
Daniel and Cindy Perrin 136
Laurence Dominic 137
Iris 137
Ivy 137
Mag 138
Zone 138
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 139
Grant Ward 139
Jemma Simmons 140
Leopold “Leo” Fitz 141
Fitz-Simmons 142
Melinda Qiaolian “The Cavalry” May 142
Phil Coulson 144
Skye 144
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Guest Characters 146
Antoine Triplett 146
Audrey Nathan 146
Clairvoyant/John Garrett 146
The Girl in the Flowered Dress/Raina 147
Ian Quinn 147
Mike Peterson/Deathlok 147
Comics 149
Fray 149
Melaka Fray 149
Erin Fray 150
Harth Fray 151
Icarus 151
Runaways 151
Klara Prast 151
Lillie McGurty/Spieler 152
The Wonders 153
Sugarshock 154
Dandelion Naizen 154
L’Lihdra 155
Phil 155
Wade/ Princess Androuthenyss 155
X-Men 156
Agent Abigail Brand 156
Blindfold 157
Hisako Ichiki/Armor 158
Kavita Rao 158
Movies 161
Alien: Resurrection 161
Annalee Call 161
Betty 161
Frank Elgyn, Captain of the Betty 162
Johner 162
Doctor Wren 162
Doctor Williamson 162
The Cabin in the Woods 162
Curt Vaughan 163
Dana Polk 164
Holden McCrea 165
Jules Louden 166
Marty Mikalski 167
The Director 167
Patience and the “redneck zombie” Buckners 168
Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog 168
Captain Hammer 168
Doctor Horrible/Billy 168
Moist 169
Penny 169
In Your Eyes 170
Dylan Kershaw 170
Phillip Porter 170
Rebecca Porter 171
Soames Brothers 171
Naming Patterns 173
Repeat Names 173
Bible Names 174
Word-names 174
Nature Names 175
Superhero Names and Designations 175
Word-surnames 175
Alliterative 175
Literature 175
History 175
Myth names 175
Ethnic Names 176
British Names 176
Made up names 176
Nicknames 177
First names for Surnames 177
Surnames for First Names 177
Girls’ Names for Boys 177
Boys Names for Girls 177
Whedon’s Projects 179
Works Cited 187
Index 197