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[[Image:S4 faith.jpg|thumb|[[Eliza Dushku]] as Faith]]
'''Faith''' is a [[fictional character]] from the television series ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel (TV series)|Angel]]'', played by [[Eliza Dushku]].
==Character biography==
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Faith Lehane{{fn|1}} is the third [[Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Slayer]] to appear on ''Buffy''. She came to Sunnydale in season three having been granted her powers due to the death of the previous Slayer, [[Kendra]].
The relationship between Faith and [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] is a complex one. Originally, they fought side by side as allies, but there were always hints of tension and jealousy between them. Faith was a working-class girl from [[Boston]] with little family who spoke and acted freely without regard for manners. Buffy was more proper, having been raised by a loving mother and learning to behave in more socially acceptable manners. Even when allied, Faith felt like an outsider in Buffy's world. This was only reinforced when Buffy held the truth about Angel's return from her. However, Buffy still trusted Faith enough to leave her to protect her mother at Christmas, and even showed hints of being attracted by Faith's wilder way of slaying.
The relationship deteriorated after Faith accidentally killed a human. The new watcher, [[Wesley Wyndham-Price|Wesley]], tried to arrest her and take her back to [[England]], but Faith escaped. Isolated and afraid, she turned to [[Richard Wilkins|Mayor Wilkins]], the "Big Bad" of Season 3. Initially she kept up appearances of being allied with the Buffy gang, but during a nefarious plot to rob [[Angel (vampire)|Angel]] of his soul, the truth was revealed. Her slide towards [[evil]] became more and more blatant, and she even kidnapped [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]] at [[knife]]-point and threatened to kill her.
After mortally wounding [[Angel (vampire)|Angel]] with a poison, the only antidote to which was drinking the blood of a Slayer, Faith was hunted down by Buffy in an attempt to use her as the cure. The resulting epic battle left Faith in a [[coma]].
She awoke in the middle of Season 4. Borderline psychotic, she taunted Buffy and her friends and even attacked [[Joyce Summers|Joyce]]. As Buffy was about to win the ensuing battle, Faith used a [[magic|magical]] device to swap bodies with Buffy. Since Buffy (in Faith's body) was to be taken back to England, Faith (as Buffy) planned to flee the country. She made some rude comments to [[Tara Maclay|Tara]] and slept with Buffy's new boyfriend, [[Riley Finn|Riley]]. However, Faith finally began to understand more about Buffy and the [[love]] that Buffy felt from her friends and family. It was during this period of acting as Buffy, the "good" slayer, that Faith's attitude started to noticeably change for the better. Once Buffy managed to undo the body-switching spell, Faith reverted to her angry psychotic state, and left [[Sunnydale]] for [[Los Angeles]].
In Los Angeles, she rampaged through the underworld, stealing what she needed and squatting in her victims' apartments. She was approached by [[Wolfram & Hart]] with a mission--kill Angel. She made contact with Angel, showcasing her "evil" for him to see. She kidnapped Wesley and brutally tortured him. However, during a fight with Angel, her true [[motive|motivations]] became known and she begged Angel to just kill her. Angel would not, and began the task of saving Faith's [[soul]]. Just as Faith began to process the events and feel [[remorse]] for what she'd done, Buffy showed up looking for [[vengeance|revenge]], insisting that Faith must go to jail. As the [[Watchers'_Council_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)|Watchers Council]] tried to track her down, Faith decided to go to the [[police]] and admit her guilt for the prior year's murders in Sunnydale. Faith went on to a women's [[prison]], where Angel visited her regularly to make sure she was still on the road to [[redemption]].
In Season 4 of ''Angel'', Faith was surprisingly attacked in prison with a [[The First Evil|Bringer]]'s knife. Soon after, she was recruited by Wesley to help find newly soulless [[Angelus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Angelus]] and assist in once again restoring his soul. Recognizing that the only man who'd ever believed in her needed help, she easily broke out of prison. She found Angelus and did battle, eventually using a mystical [[drug]] to infiltrate Angelus' mind while [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]] worked a spell to restore his soul. With a new appreciation of good and evil, Faith joined Willow in returning to Sunnydale to battle [[the First Evil]]. At first, Faith tried to be second-in-charge to Buffy and mend bridges for her prior behavior. However, as Buffy's decisions became more and more erratic, Faith openly questioned her ability to lead and (along with [[Anya Jenkins|Anya]] and Potentials Kennedy and Rona) led a [[mutiny]] of the Scooby gang against Buffy. Her leadership was short lived, as her first offensive attack turned out to be a [[trap]]. Faith was badly wounded, both physically and emotionally. It was while she was on the mend that she and Buffy finally made peace. Buffy never forgave her for what she'd done, but they came to an understanding that their relationship was doomed from the get-go... they're not supposed to exist together. It is possible that this conversation was the impetus of Buffy's idea to create a slayer army.
Back in good graces, Faith played a pivotal role in the final battle with the First Evil's army and possibly can look forward to a relationship with [[Principal Robin Wood|Robin Wood]].
Faith was never given a last name onscreen. However it was announced in January 2005 that the surname of Lehane would be used in all future products. At the time, Joss Whedon explained the name as follows:<blockquote>"There was this role playing game or something. They said she hadda have a last name for her so I chose Lehane ’cause I wanted something [[South Boston|southie]], just as you thought."<br />—[http://whedonesque.com/?comments=5682#47049 (whedonesque.com)]</blockquote>
==Episode appearances==
===Buffy the Vampire Slayer===
====Season Three 1998-1999====
* [[Faith, Hope, & Trick (Buffy episode)|Faith, Hope and Trick]]
* [[Beauty and the Beasts (Buffy episode)|Beauty and the Beasts]]
* [[Homecoming (Buffy episode)|Homecoming]]
* [[Revelations (Buffy episode)|Revelations]]
* [[Amends (Buffy episode)|Amends]]
* [[The Zeppo (Buffy episode)|The Zeppo]]
* [[Bad Girls (Buffy episode)|Bad Girls]]
* [[Consequences (Buffy episode)|Consequences]]
* [[Doppelgängland (Buffy episode)|Doppelgängland]]
* [[Choices (Buffy episode)|Choices]]
* [[Enemies (Buffy episode)|Enemies]]
* [[Graduation Day, Part One (Buffy episode)|Graduation Day, Part One]]
* [[Graduation Day, Part Two (Buffy_episode)|Graduation Day, Part Two]]
====Season Four 1999-2000====
* [[This Year's Girl (Buffy episode)|This Year's Girl]]
* [[Who Are You (Buffy episode)|Who Are You]]
====Season Seven 2002-2003====
* [[Dirty Girls (Buffy episode)|Dirty Girls]]
* [[Empty Places (Buffy episode)|Empty Places]]
* [[Touched (Buffy episode)|Touched]]
* [[End of Days (Buffy_episode)|End of Days]]
* [[Chosen (Buffy episode)|Chosen]]
===Angel===
====Season One 1999-2000====
* [[Five by Five (Angel episode)|Five By Five]]
* [[Sanctuary (Angel episode)|Sanctuary]]
====Season Two 2000-2001====
* [[Judgement (Angel episode)|Judgement]]
====Season Four 2002-2003====
* [[Salvage (Angel episode)|Salvage]]
* [[Release (Angel episode)|Release]]
* [[Orpheus (Angel episode)|Orpheus]]
==See also==
* [[Villains on Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]
==Notes==
* {{fnb|1}}Faith's last name, "Lehane", is never mentioned on either ''Buffy'' or ''Angel''. This information comes from the [http://whedonesque.com/?comments=5682#47049 Joss Whedon Weblog].
The name was created by Joss Whedon for Eden Studios', Buffy the Vampire Slayer Role-Playing game. The name appears in Eden's books and is considered to be canonical.
==External links==
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* [http://www.slayage.tv/ "Slayage" the on-line journal of academic Buffy Studies].
* [http://www.slayage.com/ Archived articles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer]
* [http://faithsolace.com/ "Faith's Solace"]
* [http://whedonesque.com/ "The Joss Whedon Weblog"]
[[Category:Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters]]
[[Category:Angel (series) characters]]
[[Category:Anti-heroes|Lehane, Faith]]
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