Larry Blaisdell
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Larry Blaisdell was a Sunnydale High student. He was portrayed by Larry Bagby. Larry was a brawny and generally unpleasant Sunnydale high school student involved in sports.
Character history
He is initially portrayed as a stereotypical jock, first seen bullying Xander in the episode "Halloween". He is also rather lecherous, constantly harassing girls, including Buffy and Willow.
In "Phases", Xander presses Larry to confess to a series of werewolf attacks, saying that he has been through something similar himself (referring to when he was possessed by a hyena spirit in "The Pack"). However, Larry misunderstands Xander's indirect language as meaning that Xander, like himself, is a closeted homosexual. This misunderstanding is echoed in most subsequent conversations between them, and also leads to Larry's own coming out and the revelation of his more caring and compassionate side.
In the alternate universe of "The Wish," Larry is one of Rupert Giles' "white hats," along with Oz and a girl named Nancy. In the Season Three finale "Graduation Day, Part Two", he is seen in the front line of battle against the Mayor of Sunnydale, who has morphed into the gigantic demon Olvikan.
After coming out of the closet, Larry seemed to become a generally nicer person. Plus, despite initial fear of admitting his secret he was "soon so out even my grandma was setting me up with guys", according to Larry. However, Amy Madison was apparently unaware of this. When she woke up from her time as a rat, she expressed hope that he would ask her to the prom. However, Willow told her in the Season Six episode Smashed that "Larry's gay, Larry's dead, and high school's kinda over".
Larry fought in the final battle with the Mayor but was killed, thrown through the air by a swing of his massive tail.
Appearances
Season 2
Season 3
