Buffy the Vampire Slayer follows Buffy Summers, a teenage girl burdened with the mystical destiny of being the Chosen One—a Slayer endowed with the superhuman strength and skill required to hunt down vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness. Torn between her deep desire to live a normal adolescent life and the heavy responsibilities of protecting the world, she moves to the eerie town of Sunnydale, California, which happens to sit directly over a Hellmouth. Alongside a fiercely loyal group of friends known as the "Scooby Gang," Buffy battles an array of terrifying supernatural threats while navigating the equally complex and painful trials of high school, young adulthood, love, and self-discovery.