Ted Buchanan, often refered to simply as Ted, comes across as a sweet natured gentleman and as such he wins the heart of Joyce Summers but not that of her daughter - Buffy Summers: Ted at first seems to act like a nice guy and tries to include Buffy into his new family as her potential new father, however when Buffy begins to rebel Ted starts to bully her and show a darker side that climaxes in the two engaging in a seemingly fatal battle in which Buffy uses her Slayer strength on Ted and kills him.