Buffy vs. Teen Wolf
Mar. 11th, 2026 02:19 pmI found this fun graphic on Tumblr of obvious parallels between Buffy and Teen Wolf characters, indicating that the latter took a lot of influence from the former (or else that teen drama archetypes are indeed fairly archetypal). Anyway, for fun, I decided to pick my winner for each category, although some characters are included twice and Angel complicates things a little.
Buffy vs. Scott (average teen turned hero). I really want to do the dark horse pick, because people are forever dunking on Scott, and I don't think he did anything wrong. But Buffy is one of the greatest protagonists ever, and her journey (even if I were to limit it to the high school years) is filled with incredible layers. Also, the writers did a fairly good job of not forgetting her various traumas when convenient. I can't say the same for poor Scott. BtVS: 1; TW: 0
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Buffy vs. Scott (average teen turned hero). I really want to do the dark horse pick, because people are forever dunking on Scott, and I don't think he did anything wrong. But Buffy is one of the greatest protagonists ever, and her journey (even if I were to limit it to the high school years) is filled with incredible layers. Also, the writers did a fairly good job of not forgetting her various traumas when convenient. I can't say the same for poor Scott. BtVS: 1; TW: 0
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