Across seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cordelia Chase begins as a shallow but kindhearted classmate and grows into a central ally, co-protagonist, and pivotal bridge to the spin-off Angel. Fans repeatedly ask whether she dies in the series itself. The short answer is no: Cordelia does not die in Buffy. She survives through the series finale, her trajectory continues directly into Angel, and she eventually becomes a higher being called a Powers That Be. The following sections clarify her canonical status, outline key episodes that define her arc, and distinguish series events from later comic-book extensions.
