Faith's 5 Most Unforgivable, and 5 Most heroic Actions

[David]

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5 Unforgivable Things Faith has Done (& 5 Of The Most Heroic)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Faith is often considered the bad Slayer. And it’s
true that Faith was the dark to Buffy’s light. As the other Chosen One, she
excelled at her job — until she made a mistake. Then, Faith went very bad,
very quickly.

Despite all the terrible things she did, Faith eventually started working
towards redemption. As a result, Faith has been on both sides of the battle
against the forces of darkness. She’s done unforgivable things, but she’s
also been heroic in the face of overwhelming evil. Here, are examples of
both categories.


10 UNFORGIVABLE: STAKED THE VERY HUMAN DEPUTY MAYOR

Faith was a scrappy fighter who threw herself into battle with vampires and
demons without a second thought. She’d get so absorbed that she’d see
anything that came at her as a threat. Unfortunately, her tendency to lose
herself in the thrill of the fight had disastrous consequences when she
accidentally staked the Deputy Mayor Allan Finch, believing he was a
vampire.

Of course, a stake to the heart is just as fatal to a human, and Faith
quickly went into denial about what she did. Buffy wanted to tell her
Watcher, Giles, about what happened, but Faith claimed she didn’t care. She
then beat Buffy to the punch by pinning the act on her. It was her first
step down the path towards evil.


9 HEROIC: OVERCAME HER FEARS TO TAKE OUT KAKISTOS

When Faith first came to Sunnydale, she claimed it was because her Watcher
was on a retreat leaving her the opportunity to come to California and visit
her fellow Slayer, Buffy. That turned out to be a lie, however. Faith was
running from an ancient vampire named Kakistos. When she first took him on,
he tore apart her Watcher and almost did the same to her.

Yet, Kakistos wasn’t willing to let his vendetta against Faith go. To her
horror, he tracked her down in Sunnydale. While Faith was terrified of the
vampire, she eventually overcame her fears and staked Kakistos with a
four-by-four. An act of heroism that made a positive impression on Buffy.


8 UNFORGIVABLE: ALLIED WITH THE MAYOR

After accidentally taking out the Deputy Mayor and trying to blame Buffy for
it, Giles realized Faith was in a psychologically fragile place. He
attempted to handle the situation delicately. However, new Watcher Wesley
Wyndham-Pryce wasn’t nearly as sensitive. He called in the Watchers Council
to apprehend Faith, and a special team attacked and briefly captured her.

Traumatized by the incident and isolated from the people she trusted, Faith
went to the dark side. She turned to the villainous Mayor, Richard Wilkins,
offering to help him in his plans for his demonic Ascension. Faith worked as
Wilkins’ enforcer. She threatened people, stole objects, and took out anyone
that got in the way of the Mayor’s grand plan.


7 HEROIC: TURNED HERSELF IN AND ACCEPTED HER PUNISHMENT

Faith slept for eight months after Buffy put her in a coma at the end of
Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s third season. Eventually, she woke up and
discovered that the Mayor’s plan hadn’t come to fruition after all. What's
more, the world had moved on without her. Alone and adrift again, Faith
returned to her criminal ways.

She came to Los Angeles and carved a reign of terror through the city in
just a few days. After fighting Angel and begging him to kill her, however,
it was clear something had to give. Faith decided to start on the hard road
to redemption. Her first act was to turn herself in for her crimes and
accept her punishment by staying in prison, even though she had the ability
to escape at any time.



6 UNFORGIVABLE: SWITCHED BODIES WITH BUFFY

When Faith woke up from her coma in the middle of Buffy’s fourth season, she
discovered that the Mayor was gone and she was without allies. The Mayor
made sure that didn’t mean she was without options, however. He made
arrangements to ensure she’d receive a device that would let her swap bodies
with anyone. And the person she chose to use it on was Buffy.

Faith quickly took over Buffy’s life, leading to a hilarious sequence in
which she impersonated Buffy in her bathroom. While she actually did try to
do some good in the guise of her noble counterpart, she also did the
unforgivable — and brought up some serious consent issues — when she seduced
Buffy’s new boyfriend who had no idea her body didn’t house his girlfriend.


5 HEROIC: BROKE OUT OF PRISON TO STOP ANGELUS

Faith spent several years in prison atoning for her sins. Between Buffy and
Angel, she figured the world didn’t need her to protect the world from
vampires and demons. At least, until Angel lost his soul during his
eponymous Buffy spin-off series’ fourth season. Wesley came to report the
news to Faith and ask for her assistance.

Faith was quick to spring into action, breaking out of prison and going to
find Angelus. Of all the people in her life, Faith felt a particular loyalty
to Angel. He never gave up on her even when she was at her worst. He
intimately understood the pain and effort of striving for redemption. As a
result, Faith’s goal wasn’t to take Angelus out, it was to make sure Angel
got his soul back. Faith was so committed to ensuring Angel’s survival, she
almost gave her life in the effort.


4 UNFORGIVABLE: TRIED TO KILL ANGEL...TWICE

Of all the characters on Buffy, it was Angel that Faith went after most
blatantly. After she started working for the Mayor in the show’s third
season, Faith attempted to turn Angel into Angelus and take Buffy’s place as
his girlfriend. The gambit didn’t work, however, so Faith shot him with a
poisoned arrow that could only be cured with Slayer blood. Faith figured it
would distract the pair while the Mayor prepared for his Ascension. Plus, it
could lead to the demise of one of the two of Sunnydale's heroes, which
would be a bonus in Faith's book. Things didn’t quite work out that way,
though. Both Angel and Buffy survived while Faith ended up in a coma.

When Faith woke up and came to Los Angeles, she was quickly hired by Wolfram
& Heart to assassinate Angel. Faith announced herself to Angel by almost
shooting him in the back and causing other damage before revealing her true
endgame: Getting Angel to put her out of her misery.


3 HEROIC: LED THE POTENTIALS WHEN BUFFY WAS KICKED OUT

Faith returned to Sunnydale in Buffy’s seventh and final season to help in
the Scooby Gang’s showdown against the First Evil. She found Buffy housing a
gaggle of teenage girls who were all potential Slayers — and all targets of
the First. Buffy was training the Potentials in an attempt to ready them for
battle. But after Buffy led the group in a disastrous fight against one of
the First’s minions, the Scoobies and the Potentials lost their confidence
in her and appointed Faith their new leader.

It was far from the outcome either Buffy or Faith were hoping for. Faith
didn’t see herself as a leader and didn’t really want the job. However, she
understood she was needed, so she stepped up as best she could.


2 UNFORGIVABLE: TORTURED WESLEY

When Faith accepted Wolfram & Hart's contract on Angel’s life, she decided
she needed bait to bring Angel to her. So she kidnapped Wesley, who had come
to Los Angeles to work for the vampire with a soul.

Of course, Wesley wasn’t just used as bait. As her former Watcher, he was
the symbol of her betrayal and the person who made her life take a turn for
the worse. He was the perfect person to use to demonstrate just how bad she’d
become. Having him at her mercy gave her plenty of time to take out her
aggression on him. She mercilessly tortured Wesley for hours while Angel
looked for her.


1 HEROIC: JOINED THE FINAL BATTLE AGAINST THE FIRST

There was a time when Faith ran from a fight if it didn’t seem like the odds
were in her favor. And when it came to the First Evil and his minions, the
odds seemed overwhelmingly bleak. Instead of running from the final battle
with the First, though, Faith stayed and fought alongside Buffy and the
Potentials, who Buffy decided to turn into full Slayers just as the battle
began.

Before the showdown, Faith also reconciled with Buffy — at least to some
degree. Through her actions, Faith worked towards becoming the hero her
Slayer heritage intended her to be.


0 MOST HONORABLE MENTION

Still flogging the dead horse, but beating the hell out of the PieceOfShit
Connor was one of the Most Honorable / Heroic thing she could have done. Too
bad the beating didn't last longer. IMO.

David