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Created on 2006-01-02 05:09:18 (#9155883), last updated 2006-05-01

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Name:	Willow Rosenberg
Birthdate:	03-24
Location:	California, United States
Website:	nicalamity

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Willow Danielle Rosenberg was the only child of Sheila and Ira Rosenberg. Her supercilious and distant mother, a psychologist, appeared in season three's "Gingerbread". Under the influence of a demon, she tried to burn her daughter at the stake for being a witch, and though she later forgot the incident, Willow did not. Willow may have inherited from her a strong sense of political injustice, reflected particularly in her attitudes towards Native Americans. Her father, never seen, is hinted to be equally uninvolved. Her middle name was revealed in the script of season three's "Bad Girls": "If my parents hadn't settled on 'Danielle,' Danger would be my middle name."

Willow was a shy geek in the series premiere, "Welcome to the Hellmouth". Her sexual naivety and light, risqué statements provided much humor in the first few seasons. A member of the Math, Science and Computer clubs, she had a reputation as the person to go to for tutoring help. She was ridiculed by her more popular classmates, including cheerleaders Cordelia Chase and Harmony Kendall. But Willow had much scientific knowledge and computer hacking skills. She was one of two students at Sunnydale High to be selected to be wooed by an unnamed, but very prestigious software company, and was chosen to teach computer science after Jenny Calendar was murdered. She had a hopeless crush on her childhood friend Xander Harris, who ignored her to pursue his equally hopeless crush on Buffy and later, a relationship with Cordelia Chase. They had been charter members of the "We Hate Cordelia Chase" Club.

Willow soon became Buffy's best friend. When they discovered Ms. Calendar's secret project, Willow told Buffy that she had gone through Jenny's belongings and dabbled in magic. After performing the Ritual of Restoration, she continued to learn magic even though she did not learn of her success in restoring Angel's soul until "Faith, Hope and Trick". She developed a more satisfying romantic relationship with Oz, a guitarist in the local band Dingoes Ate My Baby, which survived Oz's revelation as a werewolf and a kiss with Xander while being held hostage. She also met her demonic alter-ego in season three's "Doppelgängland", where her vampire Doppelgänger counterpart groped the "real" Willow as well as Xander.

At UC Sunnydale, Willow and Buffy moved across town to Room 214 in Stevenson Hall. After Oz's dramatic departure, Willow joined the campus Wicca group, a disappointing experience but for the presence of Tara Maclay. After discovering each other's magic, they became friends and later, lovers and soulmates. Some fans argue that Willow's later self-identification as a lesbian consists of a retcon, as she manifested a crush for Xander early on in the series and established a long-running and sexually active relationship with Oz, before affirming herself as a lesbian. Others, however, view this as a matter of repression and eventual admission, to herself and others. A simpler explanation is that she's bisexual but chooses to identify as a lesbian due to her relationship with Tara, one of the few lesbian couples portrayed in American television.

Willow's magical skills first peaked in "Bargaining", the season six opener. She led Tara, Xander and Anya in raising Buffy from the dead. Afterwards, she became addicted to using magic. Her disregard for the consequences of her actions eventually drove Tara away and Buffy's sister Dawn to the hospital. With Tara's departure, Willow was forced to face her problem and stopped using magic, but her grief over Tara's death unleashed the dark energies once more, and her vengeance reached a climax when Willow magically skinned the killer Warren, who had intended the bullet that killed Tara for Buffy. Willow absorbed volumes of magic as she pursued the other members of the Trio, turning against her friends in the process. Her attempt to raise an apocalypse was ended by Xander's words of friendship.

Willow retreated to England with Giles, but was forced to deal with her magical nature and her place in the universe. In an important crossover, she battled Jasmine, the then villain on Angel and restored Angel's soul. She returned from Los Angeles with Faith, a reformed Slayer. Willow slowly regained control of her powers and entered a new relationship with potential Slayer Kennedy. In the series finale, "Chosen", it has been theorized that Willow is no longer purely human, much in the same manner that Buffy is a semi-mystical being, as she was able to use her powers to change the rules for the Slayer line. No longer would they fight alone against forces of darkness, as they helped Buffy fight an army of vampires.

Following "Chosen", the fifth season of Angel continued the Buffyverse, mentioning Willow spending some time with Kennedy in Rio de Janiero, Brazil and traveling to an unreachable plane of existence.

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