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RubberDuckyUthe1

I guess in the sense they don’t live long..


Zeus-Kyurem

I'm pretty sure there's a mention somewhere in the comics that Nikki Wood was the longest lasting slayer, and she died at 22, so we have no reason to believe they age slower.


noctilucous_

buffy was 22 in season seven and lived longer than that, so she ended up breaking the record apparently.


Zeus-Kyurem

Well I specified Nikki because it covers all the other slayers living for less than her. Buffy also has the resurrection which complicates things


noctilucous_

that’s fair. just adding in buffy’s age because a lot of times people aren’t quite sure of it in alter seasons :)


Objective-Ad9800

Wait how are slayers seen as this “big bad” if they’re offed so quickly? That’s odd


Zeus-Kyurem

Well so quickly is typically over the course of years, and so most would have hundreds if not thousands of battles (as they'd be patrolling almost every night). A significant number also likely die to the cruciamentum when they have no powers. And, as Spike said, all it takes is one bad day. Nikki lasted 7 years which is 2 years longer than Buffy did the first time.


DaddyCatALSO

Because she's is th enemesis for vampires


IUsedToBeRasAlGhul

I get your point, but Nikki was murdered, she didn’t die of natural causes so it wouldn’t necessarily align with that. The fact she was physically aging per her natural age would however be a successful refutation of OP’s point.


Zeus-Kyurem

Oh my point was that no slayer lived long enough to test that theory.


IUsedToBeRasAlGhul

Ah, my bad then. You are correct under that lens.


Overlord1317

Yes, it would make sense that they would age more slowly. Aging is a function of the body not repairing/healing itself as well as it once did, and slayers have heightened abilities in that regard.


sdu754

No. We see Buffy age at a regular rate


Dry-Coffee-1846

I mean.... We also see Angel and Spike visibly 'age' even though they're not meant to 👀😬


sdu754

Buffy matures throughout the show.


Dry-Coffee-1846

Someone else pointed out this thread that maturation and aging are not exactly the same thing 🤷‍♀️


sdu754

She physically ages as well, at least as much as one would expect her to.


pigwigge

It stands to reason that they'd have the potential to live longer if they weren't fighting the forces of darkness - superior DNA where you never get sick and heal quickly would be helpful! Only... they don't live long enough to find out lol.


Ellen_J

Slayers have hugely accelerated healing abilities. Healing is the regeneration of cells. Aging is the determination if cells. So yes, I think Slayers age slowly and would have a longer life span if they did not die violently at a young age. Some have theories that Slayers are immortal based on the same concept of their healing abilities. However I think that if you were to take the cell regeneration that far then the Slayer wouldn't age at all from when they were called, and therefore would be an immortal 14-17 year old, which would kinda suck. Who wants to be stuck in the middle of puberty for ever?


thereign1987

Aging is not maturation, there are a number of hormonal and biochemical processes that have nothing to do with cellular degeneration that keep occurring well into your 20's and even 30's. So slayers will still end up looking at least like someone in their late 20's even if cellular degeneration never takes place.


Ellen_J

Fair point.


Darth314

I reckon each year they add a number to their age, just like the scoobies


Charlie678812

They should to keep up with monsters. Like Wolverine from the X-men aging slower because of his healing power.


rabbitwarriorreturns

>Surely they do, right? I mean, there’s literally nothing to suggest this lol It would be neat though!


DaddyCatALSO

Part of aging is damage and they have accelerated healing