Jonathan Levinson
| Jonathan Levinson | |
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| Buffy the Vampire Slayer character | |
Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson
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| First appearance | "Inca Mummy Girl" |
| Created by | Joss Whedon, Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer |
| Portrayed by | Danny Strong |
| Information | |
| Affiliation | The Trio |
| Classification | Sorcerer |
| Notable powers | Powerful magical abilities |
Jonathan Levinson is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character is portrayed by Danny Strong.
Jonathan was born in 1981 and raised in Sunnydale, California. He attended Sunnydale High School where he was often bullied, ridiculed, and ignored by his more popular peers, thereby developing low self-esteem.
In 1997, while attending the World Culture Dance, Jonathan is singled out by Ampata Gutierrez, a resurrected Incan princess, who wants to kiss him and transfer his life-force to her own. Not knowing her true nature, he does not resist, believing his luck in love has changed; he is only saved when Xander Harris shows up and, feeling uncomfortable because of Xander's attitude towards Ampata, Jonathan leaves them alone. A week later, Jonathan is picked by Cordelia Chase to accompany her to The Bronze after she has a bad date. The relationship does not last though, and Cordelia soon moves on to Xander. Soon after, he is used momentarily as a hostage by a member of the Order of Turaka, but is quickly let go.
The following year, like many others in the school, Jonathan becomes possessed by a Bezoar that has been given to the class by Mr. Whitmore. As soon as Buffy Summers kills the mother Bezoar, he is freed from the Bezoar's control, believing himself to have been caught in a gas leak, as did Buffy's mother, Giles, Willow, Cordelia and others. Jonathan's self-esteem is dealt another crushing blow later that year when he tries out for the school's swim team, does not make it and is bullied by Dodd McAlvy, who repeatedly dunks his head in a bucket of ice cold water to see how long he is able to hold his breath. Buffy saves him, but she also further bashes his esteem, and he goes on to urinate in the swimming pool, which he later confesses to Willow Rosenberg under duress.
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