Octarus is a formidable assassin from the Order of Tarakas and was prophesied by Drusilla in the form of a one-eyed demon on a Tarot Card set, however when he revealed himself Octarus appeared to be a human who had lost an eye in some confrontation: despite this he was still very dangerous and ambushed Buffy while she was ice skating. However Angel arrived and attack Octarus, surprisingly even Angel (a powerful vampire) was finding it hard to keep up with Octarus and Buffy acts quickly, using the blade of her ice-skate to slit Octarus throat and end his life before he could do any more damage.