Robin Wood (Buffyverse)
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Biography
Robin is the first principal of the newly rebuilt Sunnydale High School when Dawn begins her sophomore year. At first Buffy wonders if he may be evil, but nevertheless accepts a job offer from him. For much of the season, hints are dropped that Robin is aware of the mystical situation in Sunnydale - he finds and buries Jonathan's body, for example - but the viewer is left without any indication as to which side he fights for.
In the episode "First Date", it is revealed that Robin's mother Nikki Wood (first seen in the episode "Fool for Love") had been a Slayer, and that he is a "freelance" demon fighter. On a date with Buffy, Robin explains that his mother was killed by a vampire in 1977 on a New York subway car; Robin later learns, from the First Evil, that this vampire is Spike. Although it was revealed that Robin had, upon reaching adulthood, attempted to learn the identity of the vampire who killed his mother, it seems odd that he did not recognize Spike immediately, since Spike is infamous for having killed two Slayers and it is improbable that his name never came up during Robin's investigation.
In any event, as retribution for his mother's murder - and possibly also because Spike becomes a wedge between Robin and Buffy, romantically - Robin conspires with Giles to distract Buffy and then kill Spike. However, the plan fails and Buffy realizes what has gone on, temporarily alienating Robin from the group. After Faith's return, Robin returns to the fold and becomes interested in Faith; the two become physically intimate in "Touched," though it appears to be a one-night stand. Prior to the final battle in "Chosen," Robin expresses concern that Faith views men as mere sex objects, and pledges to surprise her if they survive. Though badly wounded in the battle against The First Evil, Robin surprises Faith by surviving.
Buffyverse Appearances
In order of Buffyverse chronology. Canon appears in bold.
1970s
- Tales of the Slayer prose short story from Volume IV, It's All About the Mission (Robin features as the baby still inside his pregnant mother, Nikki Wood)
- Blackout upcoming novel, due for release in summer 2006
- Get It Done - Flashbacks
Autumn 2002 until Summer 2003, Buffy Season 7
- "Lessons", "Beneath You", "Help", "Him", "Conversations with Dead people", "Sleeper", "Never Leave Me", "Bring on the Night", "Showtime", "Potential", "The Killer in Me", "First Date", "Get It Done", "Storyteller", "Lies My Parents Told Me", "Dirty Girls", "Empty Places", "Touched", "Chosen"
See also
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