Our illustrated guide to Buffy’s Big Bads kicks off with The Master
Big Bad: The Master, season one
Aliases: King Of Vampires, The Despised One
History: The oldest vampire on record, The Master was turned by the Demon Lord himself, Archaeus, more than 600 years ago. Appropriately enough, he led the Order Of Aurelius, a vampire cult that worshipped the Old Ones. His first visit to the New World resulted in his siring Darla, but he then lingered in Europe for the next few centuries, where he met Angelus. The Master returned to America in the ’30s to kick off the end of the world at the Hellmouth, but his plan was interrupted by an earthquake.