Olaf
First appearance "Triangle" Last appearance "Selfless"
Information Name Olaf Aliases Olaf the Troll God Status Alive Classification Troll Notable powers Superhuman strength enhanced by his enchanted hammer. Portrayed by  Abraham Benrubi

"HA HA! PUNY RECEPTACLE! YOU DO WELL TO FLEE, TOWNSPEOPLE! I WILL PILLAGE YOUR LANDS AND DWELLINGS. I WILL BURN YOUR CROPS, AND MAKE MERRY SPORT WITH YOUR MORE ATTRACTIVE DAUGHTERS, MARK MY WORDS -- OOH! ALE! I SMELL DELICIOUS ALE!"

―Olaf^[src]

Olaf was a troll and the ex-lover of Anya Jenkins. He especially despised witches since he was coursed into a crystal by a couple.

Biography

Olaf was once human, a Viking warrior who apparently often hunted trolls and was the lover or husband of Aud. He cheated on Aud with a "load-bearing" bar matron named Rannveig, so Aud punished him by cursing him with boils in his penis and then transforming him into a gigantic troll, using a spell known as Thornton's Hope.

The panache of this spell brought Aud to the attention of the demon D'Hoffryn, who recruited her as a vengeance demon, renaming her Anyanka. Meanwhile, Olaf at first tried to make his compatriots recognize him but within minutes adjusted to his new form and began enjoying his new status. Olaf, however, was eventually trapped in a crystal by witches.

Olaf was freed from the crystal where he was trapped when a spell attempted by Willow Rosenberg went awry due to Anya's inability to keep quiet during the ritual. After wreaking havoc at both the Bronze and the Magic Box and badly injuring Xander, he was defeated by Buffy Summers and sent to an alternate universe. Willow then attempted to send him to the Land of the Trolls, although she wasn't completely sure that he would reach that specific dimention.

Olaf's hammer was used by Buffy herself during her battle against Glory.

Behind the Scenes

• He was portrayed by Abraham Benrubi.
• According to Jane Espenson, Olaf's lines in "Triangle" were all written in all capital letters.

Appearances

• "Triangle"
• "The Gift" (Only mentioned)
• "Selfless" (Only in flashbacks)