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Mayor Wilkins had migrated to California in the 1800s, eventually trying to make his fortune by finding gold. Instead, he found a Hellmouth full of demons. Rather than being killed, he made a pact with the demons to develop a town atop the Hellmouth and attract human inhabitants--primarily as a food source for vampires. In return, he was granted dramatically reduced aging. He also set about on the path to ascension, which in the Buffy universe means that a human becomes a pure demon. Throughout season 3, Mayor Wilkins set events into motion to facilitate his ascencion.

Unlike many Buffy villains, Mayor Wilkins was, on the surface, an amicable fellow. He always had a smile on his face and was obsessive about cleanliness. Unexpectedly, he was approached by Faith, a slayer turned renegadeRenegade is: a Bulletin Board System a video game., with an offer of help. His relationship with Faith soon blossomed into a somewhat bizarre fatherA father is the male parent of a child. Fathers may be categorised according to their biological, social or legal relationship with the child. Historically, the biological relationship paternity has been determinative of fatherhood. However, proof of pate/ daughterA daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. The male equivalent is a son. Analogously the name is used on several areas to show relations between groups or elements. Female offspring In patriarchal societi scenario. Although thoroughly evil, Mayor Wilkins did grow to care about Faith and became her father figure . When Mayor Wilkins ascended into a huge, snake-like pure demon during Sunnydale High School's graduation ceremony, Buffy exploited his love for Faith to lure him into a trap which killed him and burned down the high school.

Mayor Wilkins was seen again in season 4, in the form of a videotapeVideotape is a means of recording television pictures and accompanying sound onto magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. The first practical professional videotape machines were the Quad machines introduced by Ampex in the United States in 1956. Quad emp he had left for Faith in case she ever woke up from her comaFor other meanings of the word "coma", especially in astronomy, see coma (disambiguation In medicine, a coma is a profound state of unconsciousness, which may result from a variety of conditions including intoxication ( drug, alcohol or toxins), metabolic. He was also seen again in season 7, as one of the many incarnations of The First EvilIn the fictional world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer The First Evil is the "big bad" for season seven. The First is the only big bad who was not officially killed off in the series because as the essence of evil it is an incorporeal being that cannot be phy.

The character was played by Harry Groener .