- ↳ Note: This article is about the location. For other uses, see Hellmouth.
Hellmouth referred to a sort of portal between Earth and the next dimension.[1] For this reason, the Hellmouth's area was a hot spot for supernatural activity,[2] sending out mystical energy[3] that affected the nearby population,[4] and attracting supernatural creatures[5][6] even when closed.[7]
Origins[]
Hellmouths were created when a Deeper Well or Wellspring was used to cut a path to another dimension and allowing its magic to flow through.[8]
Etymology[]
The word "Hellmouth" derived from the name Spanish settlers used to call Sunnydale's Hellmouth: "Boca del Infierno,"[1] which translated to "Mouth of Hell."[9]
Influence[]
Distortions of the laws of physics were made possible by the Hellmouth's influence, including Billy Palmer's nightmares intruding into reality[10] and the ignored Marcie Ross becoming invisible,[3] as well as the presence of notable monsters, such as the Master, the She-Mantis,[2] Moloch the Corruptor,[11] Machida,[12] Ovu Mobani,[13] and Balthazar.[14] A Suvolte demon also went to Sunnydale with the intent on breeding.[15]
According to Willow Rosenberg, the Hellmouth was responsible for the many churches located in Sunnydale as it made people "pray harder".[16] Spike took a severely weak and injured Drusilla to the Sunnydale Hellmouth in hopes that its energy would restore her to full strength.[17] It was credited for the hysteria that gripped Sunnydale following the First Evil's uprising, causing most of the population to flee and the Sunnydale police to resort to vigilante actions.[18]
Opening a Hellmouth posed apocalyptic threats predicted by portents, allowing demons to cross over to Earth. One such demon included a tentacled beast with multiple heads[4][19] and Turok-Hans.[20][21]
Known locations[]
Sunnydale[]
The Sunnydale Hellmouth laid underneath the library of Sunnydale High School,[4] under the principal's office in its rebuilding.[22] The Seal of Danzalthar was the gateway, located in the school's basement.[23] Buffy Summers, the last guardian of this Hellmouth, identified that its activity usually got apocalyptic proportions around May.[24]
There were attempts to open the Hellmouth by the Master in 1997,[4] the Sisterhood of Jhe in 1999,[19] and a Sacrifice of Three performed by three Vahrall demons in 2000.[25] It was effectively opened by the First Evil in 2002,[20] Lissa in 2003,[21] then by Buffy, Faith, and a group of Potential Slayers again in 2003.[26]
Spike used a magical amulet to destroy the First's Turok-Han army (as well as himself) and close the Hellmouth. The ensuing cataclysm not only collapsed the Hellmouth, but swallowed the entire town of Sunnydale along with it. As of spring 2003, the Sunnydale Hellmouth was permanently closed and inactive.[26]
Cleveland[]
After the Sunnydale Hellmouth had been destroyed, Rupert Giles mentioned Cleveland being known for having one as well.[26] For some time, it was guarded by a Slayer Organization squad led by Robin Wood and assisted by Faith Lehane.[27]
In an alternative reality, the Slayer Buffy Summers was sent to act in this town instead of Sunnydale.[28]
Easter Island[]
During the period of end of magic, the courtesan demon Morgan used a shard of the destroyed Seed of Wonder[29] to perform a ritual and open the Hellmouth located on Easter Island, Chile. Her attempt, though, was interrupted by Spike, who was then attacked by the Moai creatures guarding the place.[30]
Behind the scenes[]
- The non-canon novel Dark Congress reveals the existence of a Hellmouth in Providence, Rhode Island, while the dubious canon novel Slayer features the creation and closing of a small Hellmouth in Dublin, Ireland.
- The non-canon miniseries Spike: The Devil You Know has the vampire Tansy Fry opening an artificial miniature Hellmouth beneath Los Angeles, but it is destroyed.
Appearances[]
Canonical[]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 | |||||||||||
"Welcome to the Hellmouth" Mention |
"The Harvest" Mention |
"Witch" Mention |
"Teacher's Pet" Mention |
"Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" Absent |
"The Pack" Absent |
"Angel" Absent |
"I Robot, You Jane" Mention |
"The Puppet Show" Mention |
"Nightmares" Mention |
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" Mention |
"Prophecy Girl" Mention |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2 | |||||||||||
"When She Was Bad" Mention |
"Some Assembly Required" Mention |
"School Hard" Mention |
"Inca Mummy Girl" Absent |
"Reptile Boy" Mention |
"Halloween" Absent |
"Lie to Me" Absent |
"The Dark Age" Absent |
"What's My Line? Part One" Mention |
"What's My Line? Part Two" Mention |
"Ted" Absent | |
"Bad Eggs" Mention |
"Surprise" Mention |
"Innocence" Absent |
"Phases" Mention |
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" Mention |
"Passion" Absent |
"Killed by Death" Mention |
"I Only Have Eyes for You" Mention |
"Go Fish" Absent |
"Becoming, Part One" Absent |
"Becoming, Part Two" Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3 | |||||||||||
"Anne" Absent |
"Dead Man's Party" Mention |
"Faith, Hope & Trick" Absent |
"Beauty and the Beasts" Absent |
"Homecoming" Absent |
"Band Candy" Absent |
"Revelations" Mention |
"Lovers Walk" Mention |
"The Wish" Mention |
"Amends" Absent |
"Gingerbread" Absent | |
"Helpless" Absent |
"The Zeppo" Mention |
"Bad Girls" Absent |
"Consequences" Absent |
"Doppelgängland" Absent |
"Enemies" Mention |
"Earshot" Absent |
"Choices" Absent |
"The Prom" Mention |
"Graduation Day, Part One" Absent |
"Graduation Day, Part Two" Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4 | |||||||||||
"The Freshman" Absent |
"Living Conditions" Absent |
"The Harsh Light of Day" Absent |
"Fear, Itself" Absent |
"Beer Bad" Absent |
"Wild at Heart" Absent |
"The Initiative" Absent |
"Pangs" Absent |
"Something Blue" Absent |
"Hush" Absent |
"Doomed" Mention | |
"A New Man" Absent |
"The I in Team" Absent |
"Goodbye Iowa" Absent |
"This Year's Girl" Absent |
"Who Are You?" Absent |
"Superstar" Absent |
"Where the Wild Things Are" Absent |
"New Moon Rising" Absent |
"The Yoko Factor" Absent |
"Primeval" Absent |
"Restless" Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5 | |||||||||||
"Buffy vs. Dracula" Absent |
"Real Me" Absent |
"The Replacement" Absent |
"Out of My Mind" Absent |
"No Place Like Home" Absent |
"Family" Absent |
"Fool for Love" Absent |
"Shadow" Absent |
"Listening to Fear" Absent |
"Into the Woods" Absent |
"Triangle" Absent | |
"Checkpoint" Absent |
"Blood Ties" Absent |
"Crush" Absent |
"I Was Made to Love You" Mention |
"The Body" Absent |
"Forever" Mention |
"Intervention" Absent |
"Tough Love" Absent |
"Spiral" Absent |
"The Weight of the World" Absent |
"The Gift" Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 | |||||||||||
"Bargaining, Part One" Absent |
"Bargaining, Part Two" Mention |
"After Life" Absent |
"Flooded" Absent |
"Life Serial" Absent |
"All the Way" Absent |
"Once More, with Feeling" Absent |
"Tabula Rasa" Absent |
"Smashed" Absent |
"Wrecked" Absent |
"Gone" Absent | |
"Doublemeat Palace" Absent |
"Dead Things" Absent |
"Older and Far Away" Absent |
"As You Were" Mention |
"Hell's Bells" Absent |
"Normal Again" Absent |
"Entropy" Absent |
"Seeing Red" Absent |
"Villains" Absent |
"Two to Go" Absent |
"Grave" Mention |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7 | |||||||||||
"Lessons" Mention |
"Beneath You" Mention |
"Same Time, Same Place" Mention |
"Help" Mention |
"Selfless" Mention |
"Him" Mention |
"Conversations with Dead People" Absent |
"Sleeper" Mention |
"Never Leave Me" Mention |
"Bring on the Night" Mention |
"Showtime" Mention | |
"Potential" Absent |
"The Killer in Me" Absent |
"First Date" Mention |
"Get It Done" Appears |
"Storyteller" Mention |
"Lies My Parents Told Me" Mention |
"Dirty Girls" Absent |
"Empty Places" Mention |
"Touched" Absent |
"End of Days" Absent |
"Chosen" Appears |
Tales | |||||||||||
"Prologue" Absent |
"Righteous" Absent |
"The Innocent" Absent |
"Presumption" Absent |
"The Glittering World" Absent |
"Sonnenblume" Absent |
"Nikki Goes Down!" Absent |
"Tales" Absent | ||||
Broken Bottle of Djinn Absent |
Tales of the Vampires Absent |
"Father" Absent |
"Spot the Vampire" Absent |
"Dust Bowl" Absent |
"Jack" Absent |
"Stacy" Absent | |||||
"Some Like It Hot" Absent |
"The Problem with Vampires" Mention |
"Taking Care of Business" Absent |
"Dames" Absent |
"Antique" Absent |
"Numb" Absent |
The Thrill Absent |
"Carpe Noctem" Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 | |||||||||||
"Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles" Absent |
Freefall, Part 1 Absent |
Freefall, Part 2 Absent |
Freefall, Part 3 Absent |
Freefall, Part 4 Absent |
Slayer, Interrupted Absent |
On Your Own, Part 1 Absent |
On Your Own, Part 2 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 1 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 2 Absent |
Apart (of Me), Part 3 Absent | |
"In Space No One Can Hear You Slay" Absent |
Guarded, Part 1 Absent |
Guarded, Part 2 Absent |
Guarded, Part 3 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 Absent |
Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 1 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 2 Mention |
Wonderland, Part 3 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 4 Absent |
Wonderland, Part 5 Absent | |
Welcome to the Team, Part 1 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 2 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 3 Absent |
Welcome to the Team, Part 4 Absent |
The Watcher Absent |
The Core, Part 1 Absent |
The Core, Part 2 Absent |
The Core, Part 3 Absent |
The Core, Part 4 Absent |
The Core, Part 5 Absent |
Love vs. Life Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 | |||||||||||
New Rules, Part 1 Absent |
New Rules, Part 2 Absent |
New Rules, Part 3 Absent |
New Rules, Part 4 Absent |
New Rules, Part 5 Absent |
I Wish, Part 1 Absent |
I Wish, Part 2 Absent |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Mention |
Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Mention |
Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Absent | ||
Love Dares You, Part 1 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 2 Absent |
Love Dares You, Part 3 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Absent |
Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 1 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 2 Absent |
Old Demons, Part 3 Absent |
Freaky Giles Day Absent |
Triggers Absent | ||
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Absent |
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Absent |
Own It, Part 1 Absent |
Own It, Part 2 Absent |
Own It, Part 3 Absent |
Own It, Part 4 Absent |
Own It, Part 5 Absent | ||
"Where Are They Now?" Absent |
Angel: Season 4 | |||||||||||
"Deep Down" Absent |
"Ground State" Absent |
"The House Always Wins" Absent |
"Slouching Toward Bethlehem" Absent |
"Supersymmetry" Absent |
"Spin the Bottle" Absent |
"Apocalypse, Nowish" Absent |
"Habeas Corpses" Absent |
"Long Day's Journey" Absent |
"Awakening" Absent |
"Soulless" Absent | |
"Calvary" Absent |
"Salvage" Absent |
"Release" Absent |
"Orpheus" Mention |
"Players" Absent |
"Inside Out" Absent |
"Shiny Happy People" Absent |
"The Magic Bullet" Absent |
"Sacrifice" Absent |
"Peace Out" Absent |
"Home" Absent |
Angel: Season 5 | |||||||||||
"Conviction" Absent |
"Just Rewards" Archive |
"Unleashed" Mention |
"Hell Bound" Absent |
"Life of the Party" Absent |
"The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" Mention |
"Lineage" Absent |
"Destiny" Absent |
"Harm's Way" Absent |
"Soul Purpose" Mention |
"Damage" Mention | |
"You're Welcome" Absent |
"Why We Fight" Absent |
"Smile Time" Absent |
"A Hole in the World" Absent |
"Shells" Absent |
"Underneath" Absent |
"Origin" Absent |
"Time Bomb" Absent |
"The Girl in Question" Mention |
"Power Play" Absent |
"Not Fade Away" Absent |
Spike | |||||||||||
Asylum, Part 1 Absent |
Asylum, Part 2 Absent |
Asylum, Part 3 Mention |
Asylum, Part 4 Absent |
Asylum, Part 5 Absent |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 1 Absent |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 2 Absent |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 3 Absent |
Spike: After the Fall, Part 4 Mention | |||
Alone Together Now Absent |
What Happens in Vegas, Slays in Vegas Mention |
Everybody Loves Spike Absent |
You Haven't Changed a Bit Absent |
Bedknobs and Boomsticks Absent |
Something Borrowed Absent |
Give and Take Absent |
Stranger Things Absent |
Spike: Into the Light Absent |
Angel & Faith | |||||||||||
Live Through This, Part 1 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 2 Absent |
Live Through This, Part 3 Mention |
Live Through This, Part 4 Absent |
In Perfect Harmony Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 1 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 2 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 3 Absent |
Daddy Issues, Part 4 Absent |
Women of a Certain Age Absent | ||
Family Reunion, Part 1 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 2 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 3 Absent |
Family Reunion, Part 4 Absent |
The Hero of His Own Story Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 1 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 2 Absent |
A Dark Place, Part 3 Mention |
A Dark Place, Part 4 Mention |
A Dark Place, Part 5 Mention | ||
Death and Consequences, Part 1 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 2 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 3 Absent |
Death and Consequences, Part 4 Absent |
Spike and Faith Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 1 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 2 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 3 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 4 Absent |
What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 5 Absent |
Other[]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) | ||||||||
01 Absent |
02 Absent |
03 Mention |
04 Absent |
"Frenemies" Mention |
05 Mention |
06 Mention |
07 Absent |
08 Mention |
09 Mention |
10 Appears |
11 Mention |
12 Mention |
Willow #1 Flashback |
Willow #2 Flashback |
Willow #3 Mention |
Willow #4 Absent |
Willow #5 Absent |
13 Absent |
14 Mention |
15 Appears |
16 Mention |
17 Mention |
18 Absent |
19 Absent |
20 Absent |
21 Absent |
22 Absent |
Faith Absent |
23 Mention |
"Conversations with (Vexing) Dead People" Absent |
24 Absent |
25 Mention |
26 Mention |
27 Absent |
28 Mention |
29 Absent |
"Aughie and Camazotz in: Birthday Brew" Absent |
30 Absent |
31 Absent |
32 Mention |
33 Appears |
34 Absent |
Epilogue Absent |
"Yearbook" Appears |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel | ||||
Hellmouth #1 Appears |
Hellmouth #2 Appears |
Hellmouth #3 Appears |
Hellmouth #4 Appears |
Hellmouth #5 Appears |
Angel + Spike | |||||||||||
Prologue Absent |
01 Absent |
02 Absent |
03 Absent |
04 Absent |
05 Mention |
06 Absent |
07 Mention | ||||
08 Mention |
09 Absent |
10 Mention |
11 Mention |
12 Absent |
13 Absent |
14 Absent |
15 Absent |
16 Absent |
Chosen Ones/Every Generation | |||||
"The Mission" Mention |
"The Eating of Men" Absent |
"Behind the Mask" Absent |
"Where All Paths Lead" Absent |
"The Hilot of 1910" Absent |
"The Sisters of Angelus" Absent |
References[]
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