Merrick (Buffyverse)
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Merrick Jamison-Smythe is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon in the Buffyverse. He was portrayed canonically by Richard Riehle in the TV series, and not canonically by Donald Sutherland in the film.
Biography
Merrick was a member of the
Potential Slayer
.
Merrick's attitude toward his charge was sarcastic, tough, and stern, but he was truly concerned for her safety, as he had already trained two
vampire
. Fearing that Lothos would turn him to get to the new Slayer, Merrick chose to commit suicide instead. Despite the short time under his training, Buffy managed to slay Lothos and his minions.
Canonical issues
- The film is not considered Buffyverse canon built by the later television series. The film stands by itself as largely separate.
- Becoming Part One".
- Whedon stated about the comic, "The origin comic, though I have issues with it, CAN pretty much be accepted as canonical. They did a cool job of combining the movie script (the SCRIPT) with the series, that was nice, and using the series Merrick.." [1]
- Also, in the film, Merrick's original nationality was British, but in the series, was changed to American.
See also
- Pike (Buffyverse character)