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===The Whirlwind===
===The Whirlwind===
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{{Dialogue a-b|Angelus|Did you find me a Saint?|Darla|Better than that... she has the sight.|Angelus and Darla|Dear Boy}}
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{{Dialogue a-b|Angelus|Did you find me a Saint?|Darla|Better than that... She has the sight.|Angelus and Darla|Dear Boy}}
[[File:Darlaangelus.jpg|thumb|Darla and Angelus]]
[[File:Darlaangelus.jpg|thumb|Darla and Angelus]]
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[[File:2x05DB2025.jpg|thumb|A daguerreotype of Darla.]]
[[File:2x05DB2025.jpg|thumb|A daguerreotype of Darla.]]
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In 1898, the Whirlwind traveled to Borsa, Romania. There, Darla gave Angelus a gift that would alter their lives forever--[[Kalderash Girl|the favorite daughter]] of [[Clan Kalderash]], a gypsy tribe of Roma. Angelus had his way with the girl for a night while Darla watched. His actions incurred the wrath of the Kalderash Elders, however, and one of their women performed [[Ritual of Restoration|a curse]] to restore Angelus' human soul. [[Angel]]us sought Darla's help, only to be rejected for having a "filthy soul."
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In 1898, the Whirlwind traveled to Borsa, Romania. There, Darla gave Angelus a gift that would alter their lives forever--[[Kalderash Girl|the favorite daughter]] of [[Clan Kalderash]], a tribe of Roma. Angelus had his way with the girl for a night while Darla watched. His actions incurred the wrath of the Kalderash Elders, however, and one of their women performed [[Ritual of Restoration|a curse]] to restore Angelus' human soul. [[Angel]]us sought Darla's help, only to be rejected for having a "filthy soul."
===Breaking up with Angelus===
===Breaking up with Angelus===
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[[File:Darladespair.jpg|thumb|Darla devastated to discover she did not give Angel pure happiness.]]
[[File:Darladespair.jpg|thumb|Darla devastated to discover she did not give Angel pure happiness.]]
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Angel's life perspective grew even darker when [[Holland Manners]] informed him that Wolfram & Hart's power came from the evil within humanity itself and that none of his good deeds would ever make a difference. Returning home, he realized Darla was laying in wait for him. He roughed her up and they had sex, with Darla gleefully expecting him to lose his soul, as the gypsy curse breaks when Angel experiences a moment of perfect happiness such as when he made love to [[Buffy Summers]]. The next morning, Angel still had his soul; sex with Darla made him experience perfect despair, rather than perfect happiness. Apologizing to Darla for his 'failure' to save her, Angel admitted that a part of him had seen it as part of his efforts to save himself—since she had created him, he had hoped that redeeming her would prove him worthy of redemption—but he now recognized that she was nothing to him, unable to even hate her. Surprised, angry, and upset, Darla attempted to stake Angel after he rejected her offer of a 'repeat performance' to 'get it right,' only for Angel to grab the stake, informing Darla that he would allow her to live for now in gratitude for what she had done for him, but vowing that he would kill her next time he met her. As a result, Darla left Los Angeles.
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Angel's life perspective grew even darker when [[Holland Manners]] informed him that Wolfram & Hart's power came from the evil within humanity itself and that none of his good deeds would ever make a difference. Returning home, he realized Darla was laying in wait for him. He roughed her up and they had sex, with Darla gleefully expecting him to lose his soul, as the curse breaks when Angel experiences a moment of perfect happiness such as when he made love to [[Buffy Summers]]. The next morning, Angel still had his soul; sex with Darla made him experience perfect despair, rather than perfect happiness. Apologizing to Darla for his 'failure' to save her, Angel admitted that a part of him had seen it as part of his efforts to save himself—since she had created him, he had hoped that redeeming her would prove him worthy of redemption—but he now recognized that she was nothing to him, unable to even hate her. Surprised, angry, and upset, Darla attempted to stake Angel after he rejected her offer of a "repeat performance" to "get it right", only for Angel to grab the stake, informing Darla that he would allow her to live for now in gratitude for what she had done for him, but vowing that he would kill her next time he met her. As a result, Darla left Los Angeles.
===Motherhood===
===Motherhood===
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When Darla went into labor, things did not look well, and it appeared that she would lose the baby. Adding to the difficulties of birth, Darla and Angel were being pursued by the murderous Holtz, who chased them into the alley behind [[Caritas]] during a violent rainstorm. Darla realized that the baby would die in the alley, just as the human Liam had died in an alley in order to birth the vampire Angelus. After telling Angel to make sure that their son would know that he was the one good thing the two vampires had ever done together, Darla staked herself, leaving behind a pile of dust and a crying and healthy infant--a final act of redemption to ensure the life of their son, [[Connor]].
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When Darla went into labor, things did not look well, and it appeared that she would lose the baby. Adding to the difficulties of birth, Darla and Angel were being pursued by the murderous Holtz, who chased them into the alley behind [[Caritas]] during a violent rainstorm. Darla realized that the baby would die in the alley, just as the human Liam had died in an alley in order to birth the vampire Angelus. After telling Angel to make sure that their son would know that he was the one good thing the two vampires had ever done together, Darla staked herself, leaving behind a pile of dust and a crying and healthy infant—a final act of redemption to ensure the life of their son, [[Connor]].
[[File:Insideout692.jpg|thumb|Darla trying to help her son.]]
[[File:Insideout692.jpg|thumb|Darla trying to help her son.]]
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As a human, Darla was a prostitute who seemingly thought poorly of people as a whole.
As a human, Darla was a prostitute who seemingly thought poorly of people as a whole.
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As a vampire, Darla was both cruel, manipulative and seductive. Human, she was used. Vampire, she used humans. She seems to view things from an immortal's perspective, as seen when she berated Angelus that his father has forever defeated him, for he, as Liam, never got his father's approval, much less now that he's a vampire responsible for butchering his family. She also a argued with the gypsies responsible for cursing Angel, reasoning that their daughter suffered momentarily at the vampire's hands, whilst what they cursed him with will make him suffer for all eternity.
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As a vampire, Darla was both cruel, manipulative and seductive. Human, she was used. Vampire, she used humans. She seems to view things from an immortal's perspective, as seen when she berated Angelus that his father has forever defeated him, for he, as Liam, never got his father's approval, much less now that he's a vampire responsible for butchering his family. She also a argued with the romani responsible for cursing Angel, reasoning that their daughter suffered momentarily at the vampire's hands, whilst what they cursed him with will make him suffer for all eternity.
Psychologically, Darla acted in a self-responsible and conscious way. She wasn't generally blamed by others for who or what she was or for her actions; most evidence suggests that she was vampire due to her own choice unlike Drusilla for example. A fact suggest her misanthropy. When recently human, she don't hesitate to make kill the professional actor, recruited to play her husband Jeffrey Kramer to make accuse Angel, implying that she had a profound hatred for the humanity, in the point not to have none re-bites, although she had a soul. This fact was seen before she learnt that she was still dying of syphilis. She finds the notion of humanity that when she finds herself in Angel's head, sharing felt sound when he tries in vain to save her during mystic trials. As she accept to die like human, Drusilla re-sired.
Psychologically, Darla acted in a self-responsible and conscious way. She wasn't generally blamed by others for who or what she was or for her actions; most evidence suggests that she was vampire due to her own choice unlike Drusilla for example. A fact suggest her misanthropy. When recently human, she don't hesitate to make kill the professional actor, recruited to play her husband Jeffrey Kramer to make accuse Angel, implying that she had a profound hatred for the humanity, in the point not to have none re-bites, although she had a soul. This fact was seen before she learnt that she was still dying of syphilis. She finds the notion of humanity that when she finds herself in Angel's head, sharing felt sound when he tries in vain to save her during mystic trials. As she accept to die like human, Drusilla re-sired.
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==Relationships==
==Relationships==
===Romantic Interests===
===Romantic Interests===
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*'''[[Angel|Angel/Angelus]] '''- Finding a [[human]] Liam causing fights in taverns, Darla was fascinated with his rebelliousness and was strongly attracted him. When Liam confessed to her he'd like to explore the world, Darla seduced him and took up the opportunity to sire him into a [[vampire]]. Having turned Liam, Angelus and Darla were lovers for over a century, Darla even leaving [[The Master]] to live with her "dear boy." As Angelus, he was fond of Darla's ruthlessness and unpredictability, causing destruction and countless death in their wake. However, neither had any true loyalty towards each other, as they frequently left the other to die on many occasions if it would save themselves. <ref>"[[The Trial]]"</ref>Their twisted romance continued until Angelus was cursed with a [[soul]] by gypsies. Darla was disgusted with him, and ended their relationship after threatening to kill him.<ref>"[[Five by Five]]"</ref> Lost and confused, Angel had originally sought to earn himself back in her good graces since she was all he had ever known, but could not find it in him to kill innocents anymore. He had only killed robbers and morally wrong criminals, utterly repulsing Darla with his sympathy for humanity. <ref>"[[Darla (episode)|Darla]]"</ref>They would reunite years later in 1997 in [[Sunnydale]] after finding a path as a champion of the people due to his strong affection for the [[Slayer]], [[Buffy Summers]]. Darla had attempted to twist him to give up on redemption and embrace his dark side, showing her disgust with his feelings for a slayer and taunting him by saying Buffy would never be able to fully accept him. Ultimately, Angel had forced himself to stake his sire in order to protect Buffy, though it was later indicated he had carried a degree of guilt over it.<ref>"[[Angel (episode)|Angel]]"</ref> Darla was later resurrected as a [[human]] by [[Wolfram & Hart]], intending to destroy Angel's high morals and drive him over the edge. Using a mystical powder to make her appear in his dreams, Darla and Angel had many dream encounters together. They were often depicted as sexual, but with a bizarre sense of affection between them.<ref>"[[First Impressions]]"</ref> Darla also was able to manipulate the dreams into flashbacks of their past. Upon the realization that Darla was resurrected, Angel became obsessed with finding her. After attempting to frame him in the murder of a human, Angel and Darla had a confrontation near a convent. Angel's feelings for Darla were established as being ambivalent, as he had threatened to kill her if she killed another innocent, but also ended up kissing her. Darla did her utmost to manipulate him into losing his soul with her through a "moment of pure happiness". However, Angel mostly resisted and told her that while she had taught him many things, she never made him happy. When she referenced his relationship with Buffy and the happiness he felt with her, Angel was amused at her bitterness and told her that he could never have loved her during their relationship because he didn't have a soul. He informed her of the guilt she would feel eventually over her sins before Darla escaped him.<ref>"[[Dear Boy]]"</ref>Angel became increasingly obsessed over Darla, drawing several sketches of her in his room during his brooding. As he had predicted, Darla began to feel the burden of her soul and could not come to terms with her horrible past. She had sought out Angel for help since he was the only one who knew what she was feeling. Angel had accepted immediately, greatly sympathizing with his sire. However, when Darla begged him to turn her into a vampire again to remove the guilt, Angel objected. Darla was furious at his refusal, and told him to stay away from her.<ref>"[[Darla (episode)|Darla]]"</ref>When Darla was diagnosed to be dying, Angel went to extreme lengths to save her so she would be given a second chance at life, trying to sway her from her desire to be a vampire again. Guided by [[Lorne]], Angel took a dangerous life-or-death trial for her to be granted a second chance and was even willing to die himself if it meant Darla would live again. Ultimately, this noble act granted Darla a possible second chance, but it was too late for her since she had already been resurrected by supernatural means. Angel was furious and deeply distraught, blaming himself for her shortened life. After she had come to terms with her inevitable death, Angel comforted her and promised he would be with her so she would not be alone for her death. However, [[Lindsey]] had suddenly appeared with [[Drusilla]], who had turned her back into a vampire to have them be a "family" again; Angel could only look on helplessly.<ref>"[[The Trial]]"</ref>He became determined to stake Darla before she rose into a vampire, but was distracted by Drusilla who briefly fought him. Darla had become a vampire again, attacked him, and left. While they were on different sides again, Angel had willingly locked the Wolfram & Hart lawyers to be fed on by Darla and Drusilla.<ref>"[[Reunion]]"</ref>Alienating himself from his team, he continually trained and was obsessed with finding where Darla and Drusilla were. When he eventually did find them, Angel found he still wasn't able to stake Darla because he still remembered her brief moments of humanity and how much pain she had been through. Managing to harden himself, he rigged his location when he found them again and set both Darla and Drusilla on fire with a cigarette and gasoline, nearly succeeding in killing both of them.<ref>"[[Redefinition]]"</ref>Some weeks later, a vengeful Darla would return to interfere with Angel's plan to fight the [[Senior Partners]]. At the peak of ultimate despair, he forced himself on her in a desperate attempt to escape his depression. After kissing him for a while, Darla pushed him away in anger and confusion. Angel threw her violently across the room and explained he was doing this because nothing mattered to him anymore. Darla stopped resisting and the two proceeded to have rough sex in his room.<ref>"[[Reprise]]"</ref> Angel would soon feel immense pain in his chest afterwards, echoing that of losing his soul the first time with Buffy. Darla realized he had not become Angelus after some hesitation and was infuriated. Angel explained he had a "moment of perfect despair" and that's how it's always been with her. He also admitted that his earlier desperation to save her had more to do with himself than genuinely wanting to save Darla, believing that since she had turned him into a monster it would prove he could be redeemed. Finding himself again, Angel was grateful towards her and decided to spare her. However, he firmly told Darla that if she stayed in Los Angeles he would have to kill her.<ref>"[[Epiphany]]"</ref> When Darla became pregnant with her and Angel's son, [[Connor]], Darla tells Angel that their son is "the only good thing" that they ever did together; she then stakes herself in order to allow Connor to be born.<ref>"[[Lullaby]]"</ref>
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*'''[[Angel|Angel/Angelus]] '''- Finding a [[human]] Liam causing fights in taverns, Darla was fascinated with his rebelliousness and was strongly attracted him. When Liam confessed to her he'd like to explore the world, Darla seduced him and took up the opportunity to sire him into a [[vampire]]. Having turned Liam, Angelus and Darla were lovers for over a century, Darla even leaving [[The Master]] to live with her "dear boy." As Angelus, he was fond of Darla's ruthlessness and unpredictability, causing destruction and countless death in their wake. However, neither had any true loyalty towards each other, as they frequently left the other to die on many occasions if it would save themselves. <ref>"[[The Trial]]"</ref>Their twisted romance continued until Angelus was cursed with a [[soul]] by the Kalderash Clan. Darla was disgusted with him, and ended their relationship after threatening to kill him.<ref>"[[Five by Five]]"</ref> Lost and confused, Angel had originally sought to earn himself back in her good graces since she was all he had ever known, but could not find it in him to kill innocents anymore. He had only killed robbers and morally wrong criminals, utterly repulsing Darla with his sympathy for humanity. <ref>"[[Darla (episode)|Darla]]"</ref>They would reunite years later in 1997 in [[Sunnydale]] after finding a path as a champion of the people due to his strong affection for the [[Slayer]], [[Buffy Summers]]. Darla had attempted to twist him to give up on redemption and embrace his dark side, showing her disgust with his feelings for a slayer and taunting him by saying Buffy would never be able to fully accept him. Ultimately, Angel had forced himself to stake his sire in order to protect Buffy, though it was later indicated he had carried a degree of guilt over it.<ref>"[[Angel (episode)|Angel]]"</ref> Darla was later resurrected as a [[human]] by [[Wolfram & Hart]], intending to destroy Angel's high morals and drive him over the edge. Using a mystical powder to make her appear in his dreams, Darla and Angel had many dream encounters together. They were often depicted as sexual, but with a bizarre sense of affection between them.<ref>"[[First Impressions]]"</ref> Darla also was able to manipulate the dreams into flashbacks of their past. Upon the realization that Darla was resurrected, Angel became obsessed with finding her. After attempting to frame him in the murder of a human, Angel and Darla had a confrontation near a convent. Angel's feelings for Darla were established as being ambivalent, as he had threatened to kill her if she killed another innocent, but also ended up kissing her. Darla did her utmost to manipulate him into losing his soul with her through a "moment of pure happiness". However, Angel mostly resisted and told her that while she had taught him many things, she never made him happy. When she referenced his relationship with Buffy and the happiness he felt with her, Angel was amused at her bitterness and told her that he could never have loved her during their relationship because he didn't have a soul. He informed her of the guilt she would feel eventually over her sins before Darla escaped him.<ref>"[[Dear Boy]]"</ref>Angel became increasingly obsessed over Darla, drawing several sketches of her in his room during his brooding. As he had predicted, Darla began to feel the burden of her soul and could not come to terms with her horrible past. She had sought out Angel for help since he was the only one who knew what she was feeling. Angel had accepted immediately, greatly sympathizing with his sire. However, when Darla begged him to turn her into a vampire again to remove the guilt, Angel objected. Darla was furious at his refusal, and told him to stay away from her.<ref>"[[Darla (episode)|Darla]]"</ref>When Darla was diagnosed to be dying, Angel went to extreme lengths to save her so she would be given a second chance at life, trying to sway her from her desire to be a vampire again. Guided by [[Lorne]], Angel took a dangerous life-or-death trial for her to be granted a second chance and was even willing to die himself if it meant Darla would live again. Ultimately, this noble act granted Darla a possible second chance, but it was too late for her since she had already been resurrected by supernatural means. Angel was furious and deeply distraught, blaming himself for her shortened life. After she had come to terms with her inevitable death, Angel comforted her and promised he would be with her so she would not be alone for her death. However, [[Lindsey]] had suddenly appeared with [[Drusilla]], who had turned her back into a vampire to have them be a "family" again; Angel could only look on helplessly.<ref>"[[The Trial]]"</ref>He became determined to stake Darla before she rose into a vampire, but was distracted by Drusilla who briefly fought him. Darla had become a vampire again, attacked him, and left. While they were on different sides again, Angel had willingly locked the Wolfram & Hart lawyers to be fed on by Darla and Drusilla.<ref>"[[Reunion]]"</ref>Alienating himself from his team, he continually trained and was obsessed with finding where Darla and Drusilla were. When he eventually did find them, Angel found he still wasn't able to stake Darla because he still remembered her brief moments of humanity and how much pain she had been through. Managing to harden himself, he rigged his location when he found them again and set both Darla and Drusilla on fire with a cigarette and gasoline, nearly succeeding in killing both of them.<ref>"[[Redefinition]]"</ref>Some weeks later, a vengeful Darla would return to interfere with Angel's plan to fight the [[Senior Partners]]. At the peak of ultimate despair, he forced himself on her in a desperate attempt to escape his depression. After kissing him for a while, Darla pushed him away in anger and confusion. Angel threw her violently across the room and explained he was doing this because nothing mattered to him anymore. Darla stopped resisting and the two proceeded to have rough sex in his room.<ref>"[[Reprise]]"</ref> Angel would soon feel immense pain in his chest afterwards, echoing that of losing his soul the first time with Buffy. Darla realized he had not become Angelus after some hesitation and was infuriated. Angel explained he had a "moment of perfect despair" and that's how it's always been with her. He also admitted that his earlier desperation to save her had more to do with himself than genuinely wanting to save Darla, believing that since she had turned him into a monster it would prove he could be redeemed. Finding himself again, Angel was grateful towards her and decided to spare her. However, he firmly told Darla that if she stayed in Los Angeles he would have to kill her.<ref>"[[Epiphany]]"</ref> When Darla became pregnant with her and Angel's son, [[Connor]], Darla tells Angel that their son is "the only good thing" that they ever did together; she then stakes herself in order to allow Connor to be born.<ref>"[[Lullaby]]"</ref>
*'''[[The Immortal]] '''- Darla, along with [[Drusilla]], had been seduced by The Immortal and he had slept with both of them at the same time. [[Angelus]] and [[Spike]] were outraged with this betrayal, as neither of them had ever let them do that. Darla seemed greatly amused by their jealousy, and further antagonized both of them by reminding the two it had been "concurrent".<ref>"[[The Girl in Question]]"</ref>
*'''[[The Immortal]] '''- Darla, along with [[Drusilla]], had been seduced by The Immortal and he had slept with both of them at the same time. [[Angelus]] and [[Spike]] were outraged with this betrayal, as neither of them had ever let them do that. Darla seemed greatly amused by their jealousy, and further antagonized both of them by reminding the two it had been "concurrent".<ref>"[[The Girl in Question]]"</ref>