Angel 1.01, City of
Once upon a time, there was a vampire. And he was the meanest vampire in all the land. I mean, other vampires were afraid of him, he was such a bastard. Then, one day, he's cursed, by gypsies. They restore his human soul. And all of a sudden, he's mad with guilt. You know, "What have I done…" You know, he's freaked.
Okay. Now I'm sleepy.
Yeah, well, it's a fairly dull tale. It needs a bit of sex, is my feeling. So, sure enough, enters a girl. Pretty little blonde thing. Vampire Slayer by trade. And our vampire falls madly in love with her. But eventually the two of them, well, they get fleshy with one another. And the moment he-- well, I guess the technical term is "Perfect Happiness". But when our boy gets there, he goes bad again, he kills again. It's ugly. So when he gets his soul back for the second time, he figures, hey, he can't be anywhere near young Miss Puppy-Eyes without endangering them both. So, what does he do? He takes off, goes to L.A. To fight evil and atone for his crimes. He's a shadow, a faceless champion of the hapless human race.