9. Dracula
Episode: Buffy Vs Dracula (Season 5, Episode 1) Don't get me wrong, as a depiction of the classic Dracula, this guy sucked (excuse the terrible pun). But, as a standalone character or simply as a unique twist on the more renowned depictions of the infamous Count, he definitely made for a fun episode. Dracula arrived in Sunnydale completely out of the blue. His 'big, honking castle' (as Riley described it) magically appeared out of nowhere on Sunnydale's horizon. The Dark Prince first appeared in a graveyard, claiming to be the famous Count Dracula, which Buffy didn't believe (claiming that many vampires before him had made the bold claim). But when he turned to mist after she tried to stake him, and subsequently flew off in bat form after her friends arrived, Buffy and company were more convinced. Drac soon turned Xander in to his mind-controlled, bug-eating slave (reminiscent of Renfield from the classic Dracula stories) in order to lure Buffy to him, which ultimately worked, but Buffy defeated Dracula (in a sense) by staking him twice, not killing him, but warning him off and sending him away from Sunnydale.