MTV caught up with Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, to get his opinion on who he thinks would win in a fight between Angel/Angelus or Edward Cullen of Twilight. Obvs, Joss is gonna root for his own character but I have to agree with him … Angel really would “kick the shit” out of prettyboy Edward:
Over a decade ago there was another vampire phenomenon taking over the psyche of teens everywhere. And that was “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” The story of a slayer, Buffy, falling in love with a vampire, Angel, became an instant sensation when the show made its debut on the now defunct network, The WB in 1997. So, with “Twilight” mania taking over the world these days, how does “Buffy” creator, Joss Whedon, feel about the franchise? Long story short, he’s cool with it. “I don’t get this whole vampire romance thing. I mean that could never happen. Who would believe that? It seems so stupid. I literally thought that when I created the character if Angel,” he told MTV News. “I thought a vampire romance with a slayer … people are going to laugh me out of the room. They’ll never go for it. Clearly I was wrong. There’s something really timeless about it. I saw ‘Twilight’… there’s something primal about that story. You can’t get away from it. It works like gangbusters.” But, the big question is: Who would win in a fight: Edward Cullen or Angel? “I think Robert Pattinson is really cool. Angel would kick the shit out of him. He’s Angelus,” Whedon said without even flinching. “There’s no Edward Cullunus. He just gets shiny in the sun. Boreanaz would have him down in a heartbeat. No offense, cause he’s hot.”
Sorry Twilighters, Joss is right … in a head to head vampire battle, Angelus would mop the floor with Edward. But, to be honest, it’s all a moot point cuz Buffy would stake his ass first. After the jump, check out video of Joss‘s interview with MTV to hear the colorful commentary straight from the horse’s mouth …
LOL! I love Joss. Team Angelus! What do y’all think … who do YOU think would win in a fight? Angelus or Edward?
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Even Andrew would kick Edward’s ass…
Angel would kill him like 5 times before Edward hit the ground, I mean a vampire who nailed puppies to walls would kick Edward’s ass in the blink of an eye… (Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Twilight fan as a Buffy fan as an Angel fan, but back in the good old Buffy days there were real vampires! Not sparkling ones -.-)
GO TEAM ANGELUS 8D
Depends… is this “I’m stupid because I’m around Buffy Summers or Connor” Angel/Angelus?
But yeah, generally Angel can probably kick Edward’s ass. Get him to fight Spike, that’s a challenge.
Somebody mentioned the Gem of Amara. Quit it, it’s gone, bye-bye.
Also, someone said Angel was “the ultimate speciman of male perfection”. One, it’s ‘specimen’. Two, that is SO James Marsters. Yay, love him on Torchwood, too.
And they SPARKLE?!?! Why in effin’ hell does someone think that works?!?! “Hey, I think vampires should SPARKLE!!!” sign of a deranged mind right there. And not in a fun way. More like Saffron, or Niska, or Alpha…
Whoever said Harmony could take Edward, don’t be embarrassed… it’s just the truth!
By the way, why the hell does everyone think that hairstyle is doing anyone any favours?