xander.harris
Alexander LaVelle Harris was born and raised in Sunnydale, and has been friends with Willow
since childhood (they used to sleep over at each other's houses regularly). Jesse was Xander's
other best friend, until he was turned into a vampire and inadvertently staked by Xander.
As with most of the characters, little is known about Xander's family, except that his mom
can't cook, there could be alcoholism in the family (he sleeps outside on Christmas Eve to
avoid his family's
drunken fights), and Cordelia has implied that his father is unemployed. Despite his problems
(or perhaps because of them), Xander consistently maintains his sense of humor, making
wise-
crack after wise-crack (much in the vein of Chandler on "Friends").
Xander was not an
exceptional student, but he's always been ready and willing to help Buffy in her endeavors.
His track record in the romance department has been less than optimal he was turned down by
Buffy, fell for a praying mantis and an Incan mummy girl, had a one night stand with bad-girl
Faith (only to be kicked out afterwards and assaulted by her shortly after), and went to the
prom
with an ex-demon. When he finally settled into something vaguely resembling a relationship
with Cordelia, he messed that up by kissing Willow ... and getting caught. Things are finally
looking up, as he got engaged to girlfriend Anya. Xander did manage to graduate high
school (despite some fan speculation that he might not), although he did not go to college
with the gang, instead successfully working in construction.
It was another sad moment for Xander when faced with false visions of his future self, he left
Anya at the alter. In the final season, Xander lost an eye in a fight with evil preacher
Caleb and constantly was back and forth with Anya until her unfortunate death in the finale.
