Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Ranking The Main Characters From Weakest To Strongest

Between him and Angel, things are seriously tight, but there is a reason Spike (James Marsters) makes it above his old mentor, and it's down to the pair's mentality.

Angel is stronger than Spike for most the show, that cannot be denied. Flashbacks show a newly sired Spike thrown around by the big bad, easily overpowered.

But then comes season seven of Buffy. Spike has just received his soul again, and is more committed than ever to prove himself as a good man despite his past of wrongdoings. With his soul, Spike takes the cake in the divisive Angel vs Spike debate, because of his mental strength, confidence and how hard it is to throw him off his game.

This is all best explored in the Angel spin-off, when the two vampires battle each other after centuries of feuding. The pair prove to be even physically, but it is Spike's ability to get inside Angel's head and break him down that he manages to win.