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Played by Tom Lenk

First Appearance: Flooded

Andrew Wells began as the overlooked younger brother of Tucker Wells, a Sunnydale High student who survived the Class of ’99 without anyone noticing. In 2001 he joined Jonathan Levinson and Warren Mears to form the Trio, a would‑be supervillain team whose schemes were more irritating than dangerous. Manipulated by Warren and later by the First Evil, Andrew killed Jonathan to open the Seal of Danthalzar and spent the final months of the Sunnydale crisis confined in the Summers’ home, slowly integrating into the group. In the final battle, Anya died saving him — a loss that shaped his guilt and his desire to change. After the Hellmouth fell, Andrew trained as a Watcher under Giles, retrieved the psychotic Slayer Dana from Los Angeles, and later lived in Rome with Buffy and Dawn.

As the Slayer Organization expanded, Andrew became a genuine leader. He starred in recruitment adverts, commanded his own Slayer squad in Italy, and handled crises ranging from rogue Slayers to giant‑Dawn battles in Tokyo. His clashes with Simone Doffler — who eventually went fully rogue — forced him to grow into his authority, and when Buffy refused to trade him for a demon Simone wanted, Andrew realised he was truly considered family. His squad’s loyalty, and Buffy’s forgiveness after he bred an extinct demon species to trap Simone, marked a turning point in his self‑worth.

Andrew’s loyalty was tested again when he discovered a skinless Warren in Italy, only to realise it was another manipulation. He identified Amy disguised as a cat while the Scoobies hid in a Tibetan monastery, fought in the war against Twilight, and even donned a composite superhero armour in self‑defence. After the Twilight crisis, he founded a disaster‑relief organisation and remained close to the Scoobies — until fear for Buffy’s safety led him to drug her, build a new Buffy Bot, and transfer her consciousness into it. The deception unravelled violently, and Andrew apologised, admitting the plan was misguided but rooted in wanting Buffy to have the normal life she’d been denied.

His emotional arc deepened when he attempted to resurrect Jonathan and Tara after the rules of magic reset, believing he deserved the Scoobies’ distrust and hoping to atone. Willow convinced him to stop, and Buffy forgave him, reaffirming his place in the family. Andrew later confronted his loneliness and identity through a self‑reflection potion that temporarily gave him a superhero body and the courage to come out as gay. When the effect faded, he fled, believing no one would want him as he truly was, but Buffy and Xander helped him confront his pattern of running from happiness and accept that he deserved more than familiar pain.

Andrew’s loyalty was tested once more when the Sculptor offered to create a body for Jonathan in exchange for Buffy’s Scythe. Jonathan urged him to accept, but Andrew chose Buffy, arguing that stealing from her could never undo his past sins. Later, D’Hoffryn restored Jonathan fully and tried to turn Andrew against the Scoobies by showing him their private doubts. Hurt, Andrew nearly fled to Mykonos, but Clive helped him see the manipulation, and he returned to help defeat D’Hoffryn. Through betrayal, forgiveness and hard‑won growth, Andrew finally understood that being a Scooby meant being imperfect but choosing loyalty every time.

When San Francisco was struck by a magical tsunami and the Supernatural Crisis Act plunged the country into fear, Andrew warned the Scoobies he was fleeing to Italy for safety, promising to search for escape routes for them while abroad. From comic‑relief villain to flawed but fiercely loyal hero, Andrew Wells became one of the Buffyverse’s most unexpected success stories — dramatic, chaotic, earnest, and finally, undeniably, a Scooby.

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Buffy SEASON 6