Editing Anya Jenkins (section)

===Bunny phobia===
Anya's irrational fear of rabbits ([[List of phobias|leporiphobia]]) is established for the first time in the season 4 Halloween episode "[[Fear, Itself]]", in which she appears in a bunny costume after Xander tells her to come to the party as something "scary". Her phobia becomes a running joke for the remainder of the series. In "[[The Gift (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|The Gift]]", Anya sees a stuffed rabbit in the basement of The Magic Box (while looking for the Dagon Sphere with Xander), causing her to scream and exclaim, "Who would put something like that there?!" In "[[Once More, With Feeling (Buffy episode)|Once More, With Feeling]]", Anya sings, "Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes. They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses, and what's with all the carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?", a verse reminiscent of Willow's speech about spiders ("[[Nightmares (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Nightmares]]"). In "[[Tabula Rasa (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Tabula Rasa]]", while suffering from memory loss, she repeatedly casts a spell that does nothing more than cause rabbits to appear in increasing numbers. The phobia also manifests itself in her final moments. As the final battle approaches, [[Andrew Wells]] suggests she "picture happy things: a lake, candy canes, bunnies..." The change is drastic and instantaneous. She confidently raises her sword, saying grimly, "Bunnies. Floppy, hoppy, bunnies."

In her "origins" episode, "[[Selfless (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Selfless]]", Anya (then known as Aud), is surrounded by rabbits without showing any signs of distress over their presence.