Charaisma Carpenter plays Cordelia Chase on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Her character is a stuck-up snob who is halfway between completely rude and totally understanding. As revealed in other episodes her character is really a nice person but keeps up the mean 'tude for popularity's sake. Charisma's character is now joining in on the action since her brush with evil in last seasons episodes. Now, dating Xander, Cordelia has slowly begun to show a softer side. She still manages to come off conceded and rude, but she does manage to show that she can be kind sometimes too. As Buffy has been dealing with Angel's fury, Xander has many times stepped in to help. Cordelia is always watching with jealousy.