Glory

Glory is a fictional character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer portrayed by Clare Kramer. Glory is a god from a hell dimension and was the major antagonist of the fifth season, appearing first in episode 5, with her name mentioned in 5 episodes, and appearances in 12 others to the end of season 5. Character biography History Glorificus (also known as "Glory") is a tyrant who revels in the suffering of others. Her reign of terror seems unstoppable, and her ambition is unquenchable. She quickly becomes the most powerful of the three hell gods. Fearful that Glorificus would seize total control of the dimension for herself, the two other gods align and go to war against her. The hell gods barely defeat her, and, despite their victory, she is too powerful to destroy. They banished her into the earthly dimension, where her essence is imprisoned in a human child named Ben, portrayed by Charlie Weber. Created solely to "contain" her, upon his death in the TV show, Glory would be permanently sealed away. However, Glory is too powerful for Ben to resist, and he finds himself succumbing to her demands. This character possesses superhuman strength, speed, and invulnerability. Glory's strength is greater than that of any Slayer, vampire, or demon on Earth. But her powers are weak when compared to those she had had in her true form. Dark magicks prevent humans in the Buffy universe from learning that Glory and Ben are the same; even if she transforms right in front of someone, they have no memory of the incident. The spell does not affect supernatural characters like vampires and demons. This flaw becomes a recurring joke in the penultimate episode of Season Five, where Spike finds himself repeatedly having to explain that Ben and Glory are the same person, only for people to either misunderstand him or forget about it instantly. As Ben and Glory's personalities begin to merge more (see below), the magic weakens until, in the finale, the whole gang sees through it. This human form is Glory's only weakness; if the human vessel containing her is killed, then Glory perishes with him.