Sunnydale is never just Buffy and the Scoobies; the town teems with a shifting constellation of allies, antagonists, mentors, misfits, and monsters who drift in and out of the story, each adding texture to the Hellmouth’s strange rhythm. Teachers, witches, soldiers, demons with unexpected depth, classmates who refuse to stay background, and figures who blur the line between threat and family all weave through the narrative, shaping Buffy’s world in ways both subtle and seismic…