Buffy The Vampire Slayer Cast Imagined As Disney Characters (With Angel & Spike Sporting Different Hair Styles)

Summary New art imagines the Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters in a Disney animation style.

It includes main characters and recurring ones like Tara and Faith.

Angel and Spike are missing their signature hair, with different takes on their signature styles.

New art imagines what the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer would look like in Disney's familiar animation style. Ever since Buffy's finale in 2003, different reboot opinions have popped up. Although the most recent potential live-action revival has stalled, the show's legion of devotees has kept its memory thriving in a myriad of ways — including fanart.

Now, creation99 imagines what almost all of the Buffy characters would look like if they were animated in Disney's classic style.

The post features all of the original main actors from season 1, in addition to Buffy's mom Joyce. It also features later characters, such as Riley, Tara, Anya, and a strangely cheerful Faith. But while those are fairly convincing, Angel's spiky locks are nowhere to be found and Spike's signature slicked-back bleached hair look is also slightly off.

Buffy Was Almost An Animated Series

Key Cast Members Reprised Their Roles For The Unaired Pilot

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Development on an animated version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer first began in 2001, with Buffy creator Joss Whedon and Jeph Loeb attached to the projects as executive producers. The animated series would be set during Buffy season 1 but would also feature Buffy's sister Dawn, who wasn't introduced until season 5.

Most of the Buffy cast from the early seasons signed on to reprise their characters, including Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, and Anthony Stewart Head. Gellar was not interested in reprising the lead role at the time, and so Buffy was voiced by Giselle Loren, who had previously voiced Buffy for the video games. Several of Buffy's writers, including Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie, and Whedon, wrote scripts for the animated series. However, they were unable to find a network to produce the show as the target audience was unclear.

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A short presentation version of the animated series leaked online, and a version of the idea was revisited during Buffy's comics run with Loeb writing the issue. If a reboot of the iconic series ever did happen, there would certainly be a built-in audience tuning in out of curiosity. Though there would likely be more of an effort to get Angel's spiky hair just right.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is available to stream on Hulu

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