Riley Finn
Marc Blucas as Riley Finn
First appearance The Freshman Last appearance As You Were Created by Joss Whedon
Statistics Name Riley Finn Status Alive Species Human Affiliation United States Army, formerly the Scooby Gang and the Initiative Notable powers Military training grants him knowledge of strategy, combat techniques, tracking and handling of weapons. Temporarily possessed enhanced strength due to the drugs he was secretly fed. Portrayed by Marc Blucas

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Biography

Riley, a native of Iowa, was Buffy's boyfriend for parts of season four and five. Leading a double life as part of a secret organization called The Initiative, but also as a regular college guy, Buffy found some normality in Riley, but she also found someone she could relate to. Initially, each kept the other from knowing of the secret lives, but the truth came out during the events in the Emmy-nominated episode "Hush." Buffy Anne Summers is the title fictional character in the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the television program of the same name. ... The Initiative was a fictional secret government organization in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... An Emmy Award. ... Hush is the 10th episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

Buffy and Riley fought demons together and continued saving each other's lives and the world, though to some degree Riley was never quite let into Buffy's inner circle. The Initiative was destroyed at the end of the fourth season, and Riley was relieved of his military standing. Left at loose ends, his behavior grew reckless. Seeking thrills, he began to let vampires feed from him, which Buffy discovered in the season five episode "Into the Woods". His behavior, as well as a sense that Buffy would never truly love him, led to their breakup. Riley left Sunnydale to join another army unit fighting demons elsewhere, and left the show. Into the Woods is the tenth episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Sunnydale, California is the fictional suburban setting for the popular television drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

Riley returned in the season six episode "As You Were", in which he showed up unexpectedly, tracking a demon about to hatch eggs that could wipe out Sunnydale. However, he did not return to make up with Buffy, having recently gotten married to a fellow demon hunter. The battle done, Riley left Sunnydale, never to return again. As You Were is the fifteenth episode of season 6 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

Riley, the opposite of both the eternally brooding Angel and the tortured "bad boy" Spike, held out the possibilty of normalcy in Buffy's life, but most fans failed to embrace him, seeing him as a bit too bland. Riley is also notable in that he is the only boyfriend of Buffy who had a friendship with her usually jealous friend Xander.