Chase, Cordelia
Cordelia Chase (1981-2004) was an ally to both Buffy Summers The Vampire Slayer and Angel. Originally from Sunnydale, Cordelia attended school with Xander , Willow Rosenberg, and Jesse. She met Buffy during her sophomore year at Sunnydale High School.
Cordelia came from a rich family and was the most popular girl in school and even had her own social circle, "The Cordettes". Although she was a cheerleader and enjoyed partying, Cordelia did quite well academically. A few encounters with the supernatural had her requiring Buffy's help often, even though she had contempt for Buffy and her friends. This situation eventually lead to a romantic relationship with Xander, which hurt her popularity greatly.
Cordelia broke up with Xander when she found him kissing Willow. She was angry at first, but she and Xander eventually became friends again. Cordelia attempted a romance with Buffy's new Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, but despite their mutual attraction, it failed. During her senior year of high school, her family lost its money, and she had to work a part-time job.
Upon graduating high school in 1999, Cordelia moved to Los Angeles in hopes of starting an acting career. There, she ran into Angel, who saved her from a vampire. Cordelia continued to pursue her acting career while working for Angel at Angel Investigations.
With the help of her co-worker Doyle, Cordelia moved from her run down apartment to a new place. Her place was haunted by the ghost of a woman who trapped her son Dennis in its walls. Once the woman's ghost was expelled, Dennis' ghost remained.
Doyle secretly harbored feelings for Cordelia, which he revealed to her shortly before he died. Doyle also passed along his visions to her through a kiss. Cordelia became Angel's link to The Powers That Be. They would send her visions of innocent people in danger, and she would send Angel to help them.
Cordelia continued her acting jobs, but she never got the big break she was hoping for. Through an encounter with Lorne's cousin Landok, Cordelia wound up in the dimension of Pylea. She was at first treated as a slave like all the other humans, but once it was discovered that she had visions, she became princess.
On Pylea, Cordelia met the Groosalug, who she was expected to mate with and pass on her visions to. Although she was in love with the Groosalug, she didn't want to lose her visions. She left Pylea with Angel and the others.
Being 100% human, the visions began to take their toll on Cordelia and caused her physical pain. After encountering the demon Skip, Cordelia chose to become a demon to better handle the visions. Cordelia's demon power allowed her to experience the visions without pain as well as recall them with perfect clarity. She could also produce a white light that would allow her to levitate and purge darkness.
