As a skilled vampire hunter, Robin finds himself right at home when he takes the position of Principal at the newly re-opened Sunnydale High. Here he not only finds plenty of vampiric and demonic action, but the current active slayer Buffy and the vampire he has been seeking all his life, Spike.
Discovering that Buffy is the slayer comes as less of a shock to him as discovering that she is working with his, now-ensouled, mother’s murderer. But this does not hinder his lust for revenge and, with the help of Giles, he plots to distract Buffy so that he can lure Spike to his den and kill him. His plan fails of course and all he manages to do is help Spike come to terms with his troubled past and alienate Buffy from both him and her former watcher.
Prior to this little adventure, Robin hands over to Buffy a bag given him by his mother which was supposed to be handed to Slayers down the line. The bag holds the secrets to the making of the first slayer.
But, with the First Evil’s army becoming larger and stronger Buffy welcomes Robin’s help in the final battle. But before that happens Robin gets a little slayer action of his own when Faith comes to town and the two share an ‘enthused’ if not earth-moving moment of passion.
Robin holds his own in Sunnydale’s final battle, fighting side by side with Giles and, despite a small setback, lives to tell to fulfil his promise to Faith and surprise her.