Robin Wood (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
| Robin Wood | |
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| Buffy the Vampire Slayer character | |
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| First appearance | "Lessons" (2002) |
| Created by | Joss Whedon |
| Portrayed by | D. B. Woodside |
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| Affiliation | Scooby Gang, Sunnydale High Administration |
| Classification | Principal of Sunnydale High School, vampire hunter |
Robin M. Wood is a recurring character on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character, present for most of Season Seven, is played by D. B. Woodside.
Robin is the first (and only) principal of the newly rebuilt Sunnydale High School when Dawn Summers begins her 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 Levinson's body, for example - but the viewer is left without any indication as to which side he fights for. Buffy is surprised at his youth. He is shown to have a good sense of humor and communicates well with students. He is a vegetarian and claims to have once been suspended for threatening to attack another student who bullied him during high school. Robin's easygoing attitude and confidence are in sharp contrast to the nervous Principal Flutie and strict disciplinarian Principal Snyder, making him a popular educator among the students and alums. However, in one episode, "Him," a troubled student, RJ Brooks, develops a resentment towards Robin, leading Buffy's (who was under Brooks' family's love spell at the time) attempt to kill him with her rocket launcher at one point until he is saved by Xander Harris, Willow Rosenberg and Spike.
In the episode "First Date," it is revealed that Robin's mother, Nikki Wood (who was first seen in the episode "Fool for Love"), had been a Slayer in New York City, and that he is a "freelance" demon fighter. On a date with Buffy, Robin explains that his mother was killed by a vampire; he later learns, from the First Evil, that this vampire is Spike. He was raised and trained by Nikki's Watcher, not in New York but in Beverly Hills (according to the episode "Help").
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