Xander. The One Without the Superpowers.

[sosa lola]

"Useless.


Stupid.


Listless.


Buttmonkey.



These are just a few of the names Alexander LaVelle Harris has been subjected to by Buffy fans. And we here at b&bt are sick of it. Xander doesn't get the props he deserves, and we're not just talking about raising the roof because he's slept with Anya. We're talking about real, honest to goodness hero stuff.



That's right, we said hero. And guess what? He's the coolest Scooby there is. Why? Certainly not for his fashion sense, we can tell you that. Because everything he's done, he's done as Xander. He has not the powers of super strength and killer quips, he knows not the magic, nor does he care to. His courage is greater than everyone else because he fights right beside them without the years of training, or slayer strength, or wiccan talent. He's Xander. And while it's true that the carpenter imagery is being laid on a bit thick of late, he'll always be just Xander. And just Xander saves the world. A whole damn lot.



Since so many in the fandom seem to need a swift kick in the ass reminder of just Xander's greatness, we present to you the greatest Xander hero-type moments. We tried to do a top ten, but we found too damn many moments for that. And sure, on some of these we may be stretching it a bit, but so what? It's Xander. Leave us alone. "

And here you can read the list. (http://www.boilsandblindingtorment.com/xandergreatness.htm)


I thought this link was so sweet, I couldn't help but post it in the Xander section. :)

[Rebecca]

:jaw_drop:

Potential isn't on there! That is one of Xanders greatest moments.. When he gives the speech to Dawn
"They'll never know how tough it is, Dawnie, to be the one who isn't chosen. To live so near to the spotlight and never step in it. But I know. I see more than anybody realizes because nobody's watching me. I saw you last night. I see you working here today. You're not special. You're extraordinary."

:D

[palabravampiress]

What about in "Hush," when he mistakenly thought Spike had drained Anya? He thought Spike was an active vampire again, and yet he attacked and pummeled him pretty fiercely. It wasn't saving the world, but it was still brave.

[LittleMissLikesToFight]

Xander is my hero. 'Nuff said.

Well, no. not 'nuff said. He was the regular guy who faced irregular situations. sure, willow was with him on that in the very beginning, but when she got into her magic, its not like he said "well, looks like buffy and will can handle the situation ill just stay in the background!"

No, he was amazing. He's the character who shows us that as a person, as nothing more than just a regular person, we can do whatever we want if we just follow what we believe in. We have the courage inside of us, we have the will, and sometimes it won't always go the way we want, but more often than not we will land on our feet.

I think it makes Xander one of the most important characters in the whole series.

[GATEGOD]

Shoulda made a video :D
I wouldn't go as far as the coolest scooby, if Oz is a scooby no one is cooler then him. ^_^
But Xander does deserve to be considered a hero. He was one of the only regular people on the show and still fought the good fight :p
I liked him through most of the show up until around the end of season 6 then I only liked him a tiny bit, but that doesn't change how 'heroic' ??? he was

[Bangelxx]

awww I love Xander! Everyone thinks he's this loser that can't do anything but he's really amazing! Its not his fault he doean't have superpowers! He does the best that he can and a lot of times its enough!! Xander's awesome!

[Keanoite]

Personally Xander is probably my favourite scoobe, yeah I think he has had MAJOR ass moments...kick his and ass and kicking Buffy out being the stand out moments...but when it comes down to it he has the biggest heart of any of them and in some way is the real hero becuase he doesn't have the super duper powers to rely on. So I am most definitely in the YAY Xander camp.

[sosa lola]

I actually love that Xander is flawed. His short temper and pettiness. I love that this flawed, normal, very human person can be such a brave hero. That just gives us normal folks a reason to try harder and never give up.

[Buffy obsessed fan]

Xander isn't my favourite character, in fact, he's not up there. But he should be. He's the only Scooby without any powers at all (Well, except his army moments :p) he's really under appreciated, Xander rocks xD

[greetings]

Oh, that link made me so happy, thanks!

Xander is so underrated. I think it's clear that without him the scoobies wouldn't be as solid as they are (most of the time) and he definately brings something.

People always say he's judgemental and blah blah blah... But I like that he's flawed. It's not like Buffy and Willow and Giles aren't flawed too, but for some reason people find it harder to ignore if it's Xander.

He's not special, he's extrordinary. :) lol.

[sosa lola]

I, too, adore Xander so much because he's flawed. If he was prefect he'd be so boring.