Joss Whedon

Buffy Summers : The quip-happy teen do-gooder who started it all, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Quote: "People to see, demons to kill."

Cordelia Chase : Former mean girl and Buffy foil turned compassionate seer on the spin-off show, Angel.

Quote: "Actually, I’m feeling superior because I have an arrow pointed at your jugular. And the irony of using a phallic-shaped weapon...not lost on me."

Dr. Horrible : Supervillain antihero of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, played by Neil Patrick Harris.

Quote: "The world is a mess, and I just need to rule it."

River Tam : The troubled young psychic assassin among the space outlaws of Firefly and Serenity.

Quote: "I can kill you with my brain."

Spike : Buffy’s sexy British nemesis/one-time lover. The kind of vampire who likes his women intelligent and complex.

Quote: "I may be love’s bitch, but at least I’m man enough to admit it."