Who Is Xander? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Xander is a Company-Licensed comic book character, the alter ego of Alexander LaVelle Harris, with over 301 comic issue appearances. One of Buffy's closest friends, Xander supported her through many of her worst times, and remained at her side from the first day she arrived at Sunnydale until after the town's destruction.

Who is Xander?

Origins Nicholas Brendon as Xander Xander was born in Sunnydale , California. His father, Tony, is a hopeless drunk while his mother, Jessica, is a fragile housewife without many maternal instincts. Xander met his life long friend Willow Rosenberg in kindergarten, they briefly dated, but broke up because Xander stole Willow's Barbie doll. Every Christmas Eve, Xander sleeps outside in a sleeping bag, so he won't have to hear his the drunken arguments of his parents. He has a lifelong fear of clowns, resulting from an incident that occurred at his sixth birthday party, in which he was chased by a clown that was hired to entertain the children. Sunnydale High/Scooby Gang An original scooby In the first season of the show, Xander meets Buffy Summers . He overhears Buffy having a strange conversation about demons and vampires with the Sunnydale High School's librarian, Rupert Giles . Xander and Willow soon discover that Sunnydale is situated on top of a Hellmouth.

Key facts

Xander is of human origin. The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 301 recorded issue appearances, Xander ranks among the most featured characters in comics.