Der Kindestod

Der Kindestod's History

Der Kindestod killed children by sucking the life out of them. Afterward, it looked like they died of fever. Therefore it preyed on children who were already ill, leaving little evidence to suspect their deaths were unnatural. One of his victims was a girl named Celia, whose death was witnessed by her cousin, Buffy Summers.

In 1998, Buffy encountered Der Kindestod again while being treated for flu at Sunnydale Memorial Hospital. Der Kindestod killed Dr. Stanley Backer after he came up with a formula which would treat the children's fever which Der Kindestod was feeding off. As all the sick children tried to escape Der Kindestod, Buffy, though being quickly cured of her illness, purposely made herself sick in order to confront Der Kindestod. After a brief fight where Der Kindestod managed to fed off her for a small time, Buffy killed him by easily snapping his neck.