Robin Wood was Principal at the newly-rebuilt (and short-lived) Sunnydale High. Wood was the son of a Vampire Slayer named Nikki, who was killed by Spike in New York (seen in Fool For Love). He employed Buffy as a student counsellor at his school, though he knew she was really …

Willow was a shy, insecure, intelligent girl who was best friends with Xander who she had a crush on, but no guts to tell him her real feelings. When Buffy entered her life, Willow began to help her with her Slaying duties by researching demons in books and on the …

Dr. Wilkinson was the female doctor who tended Buffy in hospital when she had ‘flu in Killed By Death.

Mr. Whitmore was Sunnydale High’s teen health teacher who gave Buffy’s class eggs to protect in Bad Eggs. He was under the control of the Mother Bezoar.

Whistler was a half demon, who worked for the Powers That Be by redressing the balance between good and evil. He went to Angel in Manhattan in 1996, where the vampire was living rough and feeding from rats. He offered Angel a choice - to continue living in such a …

Wesley was sent to Sunnydale as the replacement Watcher when Giles was fired. He was a weak man who was unable to control Buffy and Faith, who still relied on Giles. He eventually lost Faith altogether to the Mayor. His technique as a Watcher was terrible: he would give orders …

Wendell was a student in the Scoobies’ class who was covered with spiders when everyone’s nightmares came true in Nightmares. He revealed to the Scoobies that he had kept spiders but his brother had accidentally killed them by forgetting to maintain their habitats. He had been haunted by nightmares of …

Weatherby, Smith and Collins were tough members of the Watcher’s Council who helped to abduct Faith (not knowing Buffy was occupying her body) in Who Are You?. They intended to take the Slayer to England to be reprimanded, but she escaped using their van.

Warren was a nerd who was able to create perfect human-like robots, including one which was an exact likeness of Buffy. He hooked up with Jonathan and Andrew to ‘take over Sunnydale’. The three devised mad James Bond-style gadgets and robbed banks and museums as well as confounding Buffy using …

Maggie Walsh was a bossy psychology Professor at UC Sunnydale. Walsh was also joint head of the secret government organization the Initiative, which trapped and tested demons. Riley worked for Maggie at the Initiative, and posed as her TA. She designed, and was in charge of secret Project 314 - …

Dr. Wierick was the zookeeper at Sunnydale Zoo. He pretended to help Giles in The Pack after some students become possessed by hyenas at the zoo. Instead he planned to gain the power from the students and use it for himself. His plan backfired when he fell into the hyena …

Zack was a vampire who pretended to be a human when he went on a double date with Janice, Dawn and Justin. He and Justin planned to turn the two girls into vampires, but Zack was staked by Giles in All the Way.

Kralik was an insane vampire held captive by the Watcher’s Council to be used as a test against the Slayer. As a human, Kralik was abused by his mother, whom he later killed. He went on to torture and murder more than twelve women, and was committed to an asylum …

Riley was a cheerful teaching assistant at UC Sunnydale, and also a secret Government Agent who worked for the Initiative, which trapped and tested vampires and demons. He met Buffy and realised he liked her (The Initiative). When the two eventually kissed, they discovered each other’s secrets - his involvement …

Richard was a senior at Cresswood College and member of Delta Zeta Kappa fraternity house, and a friend of fellow frat boy Tom Warner. His family owned Anderson Farms, Anderson Cosmetics and Anderson Aeronautics. He dated Cordelia and invited her to a frat house party in order to offer her …