Who Is Tara? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tara is a Company-Licensed comic book character, the alter ego of Tara Maclay, with over 61 comic issue appearances. A skilled witch, Tara and Willow fell in love after Willow's boyfriend Oz left her, seemingly for good. Moments after reuniting (after a fight), Tara was accidentally shot and killed by Warren Mears.

Who is Tara?

Amber Benson as Tara Maclay Tara Maclay is introduced in the fourth season of Buffy The Vampire Slayer . Willow Rosenberg first met Tara when she was in college and Tara was part of Willow's campus Wicca group. During Tara's time in her Wicca group, she noticed that Willow was different than the other girls, and so Tara developed an interest in Willow. Later on in the series Tara and Willow are shown combining their powers to use telekinesis. It is shown that their power is stronger when in physical contact with each other. After this, Tara and Willow form a strong friendship and began practicing witchcraft together, performing very powerful spells. Soon Tara and Willow begin hanging out more and more as the season progresses and soon they form a lesbian relationship. Tara then becomes a regular on the show and joins Buffy's group of friends dubbed The Scooby Gang , and helps them fight against the forces of darkness.

Key facts

Tara is of human origin. The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 61 recorded issue appearances, Tara ranks among the most featured characters in comics.