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"Death and Consequences, Part Three" is the eighteenth issue of the Angel & Faith Season Nine comic book series. Joss Whedon is the Executive Producer.

Synopsis (spoilers)[]

Many years ago, Rupert Giles and his punkband, Wretched, were performing in an underground club, when his grandmother, Edna Giles, came to find him. Later, backstage, she told him she worried about him, because she had heard disturbing things. She gave him an uplifting speech about standing up against he darkness of magic and demons, but then Rupert showed her his Mark of Eyghon.

In the present, Nadira and the other slayers were not doing well in their fight against Eyghon and his zombie horde. More slayers were being knocked unconscious and possessed by Eyghon. Luckily, Angel and Faith entered the fray, helping the girls fight the (possessed) slayers. Giles (under the control of Eyghon) approached Faith and distracted her, which allowed him to knock her out. Nadira reacted quickly and gave Faith a shallow cut, this allowed her to wake up before Eyghon could gain control of her. Angel meanwhile fought off Giles and then went up against Eyghon himself. This allowed Faith, Nadira, and the other girls to escape. Nadira was angry that Faith worried about Angel, but Faith gave her a harsh but fair talking to, about how she had endangered the girls. Angel managed to give Eyghon quite a few injuries before escaping through a window and jumping into Nadira's car just before it left. Eyghon was furious, but with at least three slayers under his control, he was confident he could exact his revenge.

Angel, Faith, and the slayers headed to Alasdair Coames for help. He revealed that Eyghon could only be killed by decapitating his true body; any other apparent death he could survive and carry on by taking control of any nearby corpse or unconscious person. Angel revealed that as Twilight, he had already received news that Eyghon was still alive. When his powers were fully restored Eyghon wanted revenge on Ethan and Giles, but by then both men were dead. Alasdair explained that, because Ethan and Giles each wore his mark, Eyghon could control their corpses regulary. Angel then revealed he knew Eyghon owned Giles' soul and therefore knew he could try to resurrect Angel; Also, Eyghon owning Giles' soul meant the soul could not have left the Earth dimension.

They worried that Eyghon might go into hiding, but Faith reveals that in the brief moment she was nearly possessed she saw Eyghon's plan. Eyghon wanted to re-create his zombie kingdom on Earth, but without magic, the bodies of those he possesed burnt out too soon. Only Giles and Ethan remained. So Eyghon made a deal with Whistler, Pearl and Nash, and they provided him with magic items (such as those stolen from the Giles residence). With their help, Eyghon could spread his zombie-plague across the world, thus effectuating an evolution of humankind such as Whistler spoke about. Nadira wondered why Eyghon wanted the girls, and Angel said that Eyghon probably did not trust Pearl and Nash, and that the slayers would be his elite soldiers.

They formulated a plan where the slayers with edged weapons attack the zombies and those with blunt weapons attack the possessed Slayers. Angel would attack Eyghon because he was immune to possession. Angel revealed that because Eyghon was too strong for him alone, he called in the help of someone else who was immune to possession, another vampire with a soul: Spike!

Continuity[]

The story was set after "The Hero of His Own Story" and "A Dark Place ", but before "Spike and Faith".

  • Eyghon was previously believed to have been destroyed in "The Dark Age", but when the vampire in Angel forced Eyghon out, it took control of a dead rat laying about and survived through it, and later transferred its essence to a knocked-out homeless man.
  • Angel called up Spike to help him against Eyghon the Sleepwalker. The phone conversation was explictly seen in "A Dark Place, Part Five".
  • Brief flashbacks in the aftermath of Giles' death in "Last Gleaming, Part Five" were shown. It's later elaborated in "The Watcher".

Appearances[]

Individuals[]

Organizations and Titles[]

Species[]

Events[]

Locations[]

Weapons and Objects[]

Death Count[]

  • Three Eyghon zombies, head cut off by Nadira.
  • One Eyghon zombie, pierced in the head with a crossbow by Faith.
  • One Eyghon zombie, beheaded by Angel.
  • Ethan Rayne, shot in the head by General Voll. (only in flashbacks)

Behind the Scenes[]

Collections[]

Pop Culture References[]

  • Faith commented that fans of the zombie genre generally do not like the modern take on zombies, which includes them running, and that the fact that this zombie could talk would "break the internet", referring to heated emotions expressed on the internet over such fan topics.
  • The vorpal blade is the name of a weapon in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass (Alice in Wonderland).

Quotes[]

Band Member: "You were crap out there, Ripper."
Giles: "I am cut to the quick. Turn away, I can't bear for you to see me weep."
Edna: "No one who walks in our world does so unscathed. We all have our demons, Rupert. Often quite literally. One does not give up. One fights. One perseveres and overcomes them. We cannot escape the dark, Rupert. But we can refuse to let it own us."
Faith: " (shoots a zombie with a crossbow) Hey. Chatty Cathy. Hardcore fans don't like zombies who run. You keep talking, you're gonna break the internet."
Nadira: "You're worried about him? I'm worried about leaving our friends. "
Faith: "Jesus, Nadira, get your head out of your ass for once."
Angel: "Eyghon's not stupid. He doesn't trust Pearl and Nash. Whistler, maybe. He's all about balance. And making part of the planet hell might be part of his plan to make the other half paradise. But he knows Pearl and Nash don't like sharing power. They won't trust him anymore than he trusts them. Greed recognizes greed. He's afraid they'll try to double-cross. He wants an army of superhuman warriors whose bodies are infused with magic. So they'll last. He's already got enough to do a lot of damage. But he needs more. We need to take him out before their numbers grow."
Spike: "Right. No more weeping and moaning, ladies. And yes, Angel, I saw you there. Spike's come to save the day. As bloody usual."

References[]

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