Darla is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. The character is portrayed by Julie Benz. Darla was born in the late 16th century in the British Isles.

Her birth name has never been revealed in either series, and she herself eventually forgot it. As a young prostitute, she emigrated to the British Virginia Colony in North America and became independently wealthy but also contracted a fatal case of syphilis. By 1609, Darla lay dying in the luxurious house she owned.

She scoffed at a "priest" who came to her deathbed before he revealed his true identity: the Master, leader of the elite cult of vampires known as the Order of Aurelius. Darla despised the clergy and religion, a trait that would follow her as a vampire. The Master turned her into a vampire and named her "Darla," meaning "dear one" in early modern English ("darling").

As a vampire, Darla enjoyed luring male victims by appearing as a seductive and mysterious yet innocuous woman. Unlike Spike's street-brawling and Angelus' fondness for elaborate torture, many examples would prove Darla as a predator who preferred using her good looks instead of hunting to obtain victims.

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