Buffybot
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The Buffybot is a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing in the last few episodes of season 5 and the first two of season 6.
Buffybot is a robot, an identical replica of the real Buffy Summers. The character is played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Within the series, the Buffybot was created by Warren Mears on the request of Spike. Warren had already built a robot girlfriend for himself. Spike wanted a robot Buffy to use as a sex toy as he was in love with the real Buffy, who had previously rejected him. At first the Buffybot is programmed to be in love with Spike and do anything to protect him.
Initially the others mistake the Buffybot for the real Buffy. Both Xander and Anya spied the Buffybot having sex with Spike and suspected Buffy had gone mad after the death of her mother. Unfortunately, the minions of Glory also saw the Buffybot protecting Spike in battle and suspected he was the Key. Both Buffies have to storm Glory's hideout in order to rescue Spike to ensure he does not reveal who the key really is. During the resulting battle, the Buffybot is damaged and deactivated. Later Buffy pretends to be the Buffybot to find out whether Spike betrayed the secret of the Key.
The Buffybot is reactivated again by the gang in the final battle with Glory. She is used for the first strike but is then decapitated by Glory. The real Buffy then reveals herself to finish the battle using the hammer of Olaf the Troll as a weapon.
After Buffy's death, the Buffybot is used for patrolling to ensure the Underworld do not discover the slayer's death. Unfortunately one vampire discovers the secret and brings a demon biker gang to Sunnydale to tear the place apart. The demons destroy the Buffybot by tearing her limb from limb. Before "dying", the Buffybot reveals to Dawn that the real Buffy has returned.