Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 12 Best Cult Heroes

12. Doyle

After three seasons of Buffy we had already got a taste of creator Joss Whedon's now infamous knack for killing off his characters so we really shouldn't have got attached to Doyle when he joined crossover characters Angel and Cordelia for the first season of Angel. Yet we did and were repaid by Doyle dying a heart-breaking death after only nine episodes.

Despite his short tenure on the show, he certainly left a big shadow over the series. His status as half-demon set up the question of whether demons are always evil that ran through Angel.

More than that though, he was just a great character; a cheeky and charming rogue with enjoyable chemistry with both boss Angel and unrequited crush Cordelia. If he had to go so soon, at least he got a heroic end - saving his friends and a bunch of peaceful demons from a bomb.