Richards was a newly-sired vampire whose body was possessed by the ghost of Richard Wilkins during his attempts to kill Buffy Summers.
Within Richards' body, Wilkins bit a young man, influenced by the vampire's demon spirit, and tried to kill Willow Rosenberg, though she managed to escape. As Wilkins went after Buffy, he was captured by the Initiative and subjected to vivisection, which forced Wilkins into the body of another demon.
Behind the Scenes
- His name can be read on his tombstone.