13 Reasons Buffy Is a Badass Feminist

For someone with the abilities of a Slayer, it would be easy to go down a dark, power-hungry path, to isolate yourself completely from anyone of lesser strength, or pull a Faith and spiral into the Slayer anarchy. Buffy doesn't do any of these things. Instead, she includes the Scoobies in her life and in her missions, and allows them to play to their strengths and foster their talents. When she, Giles, Xander, and Willow combine their essences to defeat Adam, it's the true test of their bond. She recognizes that they are stronger together than apart, and rather than resent that fact, she embraces it. The ultimate display of this selflessness is of course when she transfers the Slayer powers into all Potentials in the world, thus creating an army of Slayers, and giving up her status as the Chosen One.