The Restless Door was an artifact used to create portals between any two dimensions in any location, unlike hellmouths.[1] Differently from the Key, it was only capable of opening one portal at a time.[2]
It had the appearance of a small chest with purple crystals, with a key-like winged golden object inside it.[3]
History[]
The Restless Door was created in an unknown hell dimension.[1]
Archaeus used the Restless Door to release a Morituri demon from its dimension to attack the Scooby Gang.[3] They then tracked the artifact and found him in San Francisco's shipyard, within multiple layers of magical protection, which broke Xander's favorite axe in an attempt to destroy it.[4] Willow was able to reduce its protection into two layers, so Buffy attacked the Restless Door with her weapon Mʔ, breaking it in three pieces.[5]
The fragments, though, were stolen by the Mistress, the Soul Glutton, and the Sculptor, who restored the artifact.[5] In their power, they attempted to fill the Earth with creatures who owe them a debt for making the journey possible.[1] It first released a demon that targeted Xander and Giles, but was killed by Willow.[6]
In a world-wide scale, it released a giant horned gorilla demon in Buenos Aires, ice demons in Ontario, flying centipedes in Italy,[1] among others, caused thousands of deaths, despite the assistance of the second formation of the Magic Council and Deepscan as military contractors.[7] With the government intervention, Willow helped put down four demon invasions in a week, but they weren't on time for "a snake the size of a subway train" when sixteen people were eaten alive;[7] the next week, they defeated a group of flying brain demons in Montana, avoiding a massacre.[7] Buffy, Spike, Willow, and the Magic Council fought a Kraken in the Hoover Dam, sending it back to its dimension.[8] With the death of the Sculptor, the Mistress and the Soul Glutton became the solo users of the Restless Door.[8]
While the Council was repelling an interdimensional invasion from the Hell of Screams, the Scoobies found the Restless Door and its users in the Black Diamond Mines. The Mistress and the Soul Glutton avoided their defeat by opening a portal to Anharra and destroying the Restless Door. The artifact was irrevocably shattered, but its absence resulted in an impending apocalypse: the portal would remain expanding until both worlds were joined. Fortunately, the Scoobies crossed the portal to its original dimension, where Dawn was able to use her key powers and close the portal.[2]
Appearances[]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 | |||||||||||
New Rules, Part 1 Absent |
New Rules, Part 2 Absent |
New Rules, Part 3 Absent |
New Rules, Part 4 Absent |
New Rules, Part 5 Absent |
I Wish, Part 1 Absent |
I Wish, Part 2 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Absent |
Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Absent | ||
Love Dares You, Part 1 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 2 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 3 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 1 Mention |
Old Demons, Part 2 Appears |
Old Demons, Part 3 Appears |
Freaky Giles Day Absent |
Triggers Absent | ||
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Mention |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Appears |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Mention |
Own It, Part 1 Absent |
Own It, Part 2 Absent |
Own It, Part 3 Absent |
Own It, Part 4 Absent |
Own It, Part 5 Absent | ||
"Where Are They Now?" Absent |