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| Weirick | |
| Aliases: | Doctor Weirick |
| Continuity: | Buffyverse |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Occupation: | Zookeeper |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Sunnydale Zoo |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Died: | 1997 |
| First: | "The Pack" |
| Actor: | James Stephens |
Weirick is a fictional character and a minor antagonist featured on the WB Network television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Played by actor James Stephens, he appeared in the sixth episode of season one titled, "The Pack".
Biography[]
Doctor Weirick worked as a zookeeper at the Sunnydale Zoo. In 1997, he used ancient Massasi practices to invoke the power of the primals, turning a pack of high school bullies into savage animals by coaxing the essence of the zoo's hyenas into them. This was all part of a plot to draw the power into himself.
Xander Harris became an unwitting pawn of Weirick's plan, and was pulled into the Pack. Weirick captured Willow Rosenberg and was going to use her as part of a ritual, but Buffy Summers intervened and freed her, as well as releasing Xander from Weirick's influence. In the ensuing struggle, Weirick fell into the hyena pit and was devoured. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Weirick was created by director Bruce Seth Green and writes Matt Kiene and Joe Reinkemeyer based on concepts originally developed by Joss Whedon.
- Doctor Weirick served as the "Big Bad" for "The Pack".