The Turok-Han vampires (a.k.a the "ubervamps") are fictional characters from Joss Whedon's TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They appear in the 7th and final season of the series, making their first appearance in the episode "Never Leave Me", when the Seal of Danzalthar is opened under the basement of Sunnydale High, over the Hellmouth.
They are a race of ancient powerful vampires stronger and fiercer than the regular vampires from the series. ...
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The Turok-Han vampires (a.k.a the "ubervamps") are fictional characters from Joss Whedon's TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They appear in the 7th and final season of the series, making their first appearance in the episode "Never Leave Me", when the Seal of Danzalthar is opened under the basement of Sunnydale High, over the Hellmouth.
They are a race of ancient powerful vampires stronger and fiercer than the regular vampires from the series. Sunlight and beheading do kill them and "holy water seems to run off these guys like they've been scotch-guarded" according to Anya. They are also resistant although not invulnerable to being staked through the heart (they have denser sternums). Turok-Han are raised by blood offerings/rituals performed on the seal of the Hellmouth.
The First Evil, via its Bringers, first used Spike's blood to open the Seal, thus releasing the first Turok-Han on the series. Buffy's first encounter with the primordial vampire nearly killed her as she was caught...
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