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Faith

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Faith Lehane is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Played by actress Eliza Dushku, Faith was introduced in the third season of Buffy and was a focus of that season's overarching plot. She returned for shorter story arcs on Buffy and its spin-off, Angel. The character's story is continued in the comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, and she also appears in apocryphal material such as other comic books and novels. Faith was set to receive her own spin-off television series after the final season of Buffy, but Eliza Dushku declined the offer, and the series was never made. The character later co-stars in the 25-issue comic book Angel & Faith beginning in August 2011 under the banner of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine, the story taking place mostly in London and the surrounding area. Seven years after the character's creation, Whedon granted her the surname Lehane for a role-playing game and subsequent material. The last issue of Season Eight was the first source officially confirmed to be canon that referred to Faith by her full name. Faith is a Slayer: a girl endowed with supernatural abilities and destined to battle evil creatures such as vampires and demons. Created as a foil to the protagonist, Buffy Summers, she is a Slayer who comes from a damaged background and often makes the wrong decision. Initially an ally to the main characters, events take a toll on Faith's sanity and she slips into a villainous role. Later storylines show her feeling remorse for her past crimes, and with the benevolent vampire Angel's help she eventually rejoins the side of good in the hopes of achieving redemption. Appearances Television

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“I have faith; not perhaps in the old dogmas, but in the new ones; faith in human nature; faith in science; faith in the survival of the fittest. Let us be true to our time, Mrs. Lee!”
— Henry Adams, Democracy: An American Novel (1880), Chapter IV
“Faith is not a virtue, but a character flaw.”
— Jerry Coyne at "Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ faith" September 14, 2016
“Faith, as an intellectual state, is self-reliance, which, if you have a metaphysical turn, you will find is not so much of a paradox as it sounds at first.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Professor at the Breakfast-Table (1859), Ch. V; author's italics
“For those who are born into atheism, it's a faith like any other. The only real atheist is an ex-believer.”
— Gabriel Lauber, Denken verdirbt den Charakter: Alle Aphorismen (1984), p. 39
“The enormous faith of many made for one.”
— Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man (1733-34), Epistle III, line 242
“Most people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes.”
— Nightcrawler, played by Alan Cumming, in the film X2: X-Men United (2003)

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Faith: basic attitude of trust, especially in the context of religi · luxury yacht launched in 2016 · female given name · episode of The Walking Dead

Notable quotes

“I have faith; not perhaps in the old dogmas, but in the new ones; faith in human nature; faith in science; faith in the survival of the fittest. Let us be true to our time, Mrs. Lee!”
— Henry Adams, Democracy: An American Novel (1880), Chapter IV
“Faith is not a virtue, but a character flaw.”
— Jerry Coyne at "Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ faith" September 14, 2016
“Faith, as an intellectual state, is self-reliance, which, if you have a metaphysical turn, you will find is not so much of a paradox as it sounds at first.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Professor at the Breakfast-Table (1859), Ch. V; author's italics
“For those who are born into atheism, it's a faith like any other. The only real atheist is an ex-believer.”
— Gabriel Lauber, Denken verdirbt den Charakter: Alle Aphorismen (1984), p. 39
“The enormous faith of many made for one.”
— Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man (1733-34), Epistle III, line 242
“Most people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes.”
— Nightcrawler, played by Alan Cumming, in the film X2: X-Men United (2003)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Faith Lehane is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Played by actress Eliza Dushku, Faith was introduced in the third season of Buffy and was a focus of that season's overarching plot. She returned for shorter story arcs on Buffy and its spin-off, Angel. The character's story is continued in the comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, and she also appears in apocryphal material such as other comic books and novels. Faith was set to receive her own spin-off television series after the final season of Buffy, but Eliza Dushku declined the offer, and the series was never made. The character later co-stars in the 25-issue comic book Angel & Faith beginning in August 2011 under the banner of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine, the story taking place mostly in London and the surrounding area. Seven years after the character's creation, Whedon granted her the surname Lehane for a role-playing game and subsequent material. The last issue of Season Eight was the first source officially confirmed to be canon that referred to Faith by her full name. Faith is a Slayer: a girl endowed with supernatural abilities and destined to battle evil creatures such as vampires and demons. Created as a foil to the protagonist, Buffy Summers, she is a Slayer who comes from a damaged background and often makes the wrong decision. Initially an ally to the main characters, events take a toll on Faith's sanity and she slips into a villainous role. Later storylines show her feeling remorse for her past crimes, and with the benevolent vampire Angel's help she eventually rejoins the side of good in the hopes of achieving redemption. Appearances Television

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