Ranking The Major Buffy The Vampire Slayer Villains From Worst To Best
8. Caleb
Buffy's often-overlooked final season is a flawed, yet valiant attempt at bringing the saga to a close with a bang, and whilst it has some issues with its pacing, the inclusion of the sinister priest Caleb is undeniably one of its highlights.
Functioning as The First's right-hand man, Caleb is arguably the scariest villain of them all. A cold-blooded misogynist who loves nothing more than to maim and torture young women, he represents everything that Buffy stands against - both the character and the show.
He may arrive a little late to the party, but by the end of his debut episode he murders a few Potential Slayers and gouges out poor Xander's eye, which speaks volumes of his efficiency. Although prior to his blood-soaked debut, he'd been orchestrating events in the background, such as locating the Slayer artifact The Scythe and killing the Watcher's Council in a bomb attack.
Through borrowing strength from The First, Caleb was able to easily overpower Buffy, but ultimately his pursuit of The Scythe lead to his downfall, as Buffy used said weapon to slice him in half from the groin-up in their final battle.
You can't say he didn't deserve it...