Honestly, you can flip a coin between Glory and Angelus and either side that comes up is fine for the first spot. Scene for scene, fight for fight, she is also the most challenging Big Bad Buffy ever faced, which is not surprising seeing as how she was a deity after all. Rather it is her display of extraordinary strength, her perfectly timed, vicious quips, or her down right insane fits of rage, Glory still manages to blur the lines between hate her/love her to this day. Clare Kramer plays Glory, and her yin and yang rapport with Sarah Michelle Gellar is part of what makes her character so memorable. As the season progresses, we learn that Glory is really Glorificus, an ancient deity who long reigned over a hell dimension within the show’s multiverse-filled mythology. Glory first appeared at the end of the season’s fifth episode as a glamorous young woman who just so happened to have super human strength above and beyond what Buffy possessed. Taking the top slot is without a doubt Glory from season 5. But only five truly stand out–the less said about Adam and the First Evil, the better.

In each of the show’s seven season’s there were some memorable season-long villains, and even one unexpected twist in season 6, when fan favorite Willow tipped over into the dark side.

Of all the rankings out there, ranking the Big Bad (season antagonist) of each season is the most fun, and Buffy’s best quotes comes in second. One great thing that we fans will never get enough of is ranking any and all aspects of the show in tier-rankings. Ever since Joss Whedon’s iconic series about a valley girl turned supernatural-battling warrior ended in 2003, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has not only become a sacred classic to its fans both old and new, but it has also led to scholarly analysis, academic courses, and even grief for those who finish the series and mourn it’s loss.

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