
Vampirella
goes undercover as a teacher at a high school to investigate a series
of teen murders, and winds up working with a vampire-slaying student
named Fluffy. “Fluffy”
is a thinly-veiled parody of Buffy Summers of the television series
Buffy
the Vampire Slayer,
and therefore it can be assumed in creative mythographic terms, she
is indeed Buffy. However, the death of “Fluffy’s” friend
“Sallow” (Willow) must be considered a distortion. The date is
based on the fact the principal of the school, who is portrayed as
Vampirella’s ally Criswell, states the previous principal was
eaten. Two Sunnydale High principals were devoured: Robert Flutie (in
the Buffy
episode
“The Pack”), and R. Snyder (in the two-parter “Graduation
Day.”) Since the events of “Graduation Day” resulted in the
school being destroyed, I have concluded Criswell’s presence is
mere fictionalization and the principal is actually Snyder.
Furthermore, the presence of “Fluffy’s” vampire boyfriend
“Cherub” (Angel) indicates this story takes place before the
temporary removal of Angel’s soul and his equally temporary death
in Season 2. The high school being shut down at the end of Vampi and
“Fluffy’s” adventure is another distortion, as are references
to the iPhone “There’s an app for that” ad slogan, Ryan
Seacrest, and Bristol Palin.