Oz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Daniel "Oz" Osbourne
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel character
Oz playing at the Bronze.
First appearance	"Inca Mummy Girl" (Buffy, 1997)
Created by	Matt Kiene Joe Reinkemeyer
Portrayed by	Seth Green
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Affiliation	Scooby Gang
Classification	Werewolf
Notable powers	Superhuman strength and speed in transformed state, and acute sensory perception in both states.

Daniel "Oz" Osbourne is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character is portrayed by Seth Green. Green also portrays the character in one episode of spin-off series Angel.

In Buffy, Oz is portrayed as a taciturn, guitar-playing teen who becomes boyfriend to Willow (Alyson Hannigan), one of the show's main characters. After first appearing in the episode "Inca Mummy Girl", Oz discovers he is a werewolf in the episode "Phases" and becomes a recurring character throughout the second season. Green is elevated to main cast for the third season, and departs from the series in season four. Green portrays the character for a final time in the season four finale "Restless" as part of a dream sequence. The character made a brief canonical 'return', however, in the 2009 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight storyline "Retreat".

Oz's most outstanding trait is his detached, ironic approach to life, masking a deeply philosophical interior and a very devoted, gentle nature. He is also the lead guitarist for the band Dingoes Ate My Baby, which performs frequently at The Bronze. A high school senior, one year above Willow and the rest of the group, he is highly intelligent and "tests well", but his only real ambition lies in his music.

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