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===Riley Finn===
Spike and Riley initially met each other on bad terms when Spike was captured and chipped by the Initiative and Riley's team hunted the escaped Hostile 17.<ref name="The Initiative"/> When the Scoobies later sheltered the harmless vampire Riley could not understand why Buffy didn't dust Spike when he was no longer a useful source of information.<ref>"[[Goodbye Iowa]]"</ref> Riley would eventually go to him for information on Dracula, though he made it very clear he had no reservations about killing Spike despite his helplessness, despite the fact that Buffy did. Spike was outraged and challenged him for the threat, but could ultimately do nothing to him due to the chip in his head.<ref>"[[Buffy vs. Dracula]]"</ref> When Buffy had gone to Spike for information after Riley became increasingly reckless and ill, Spike happily questioned if he was going to die, earning a hard slap from her.<ref name="Out of My Mind"/> Spike would also mock Riley's relationship with Buffy, insulting her "satisfaction" with him by calling him "Captain Cardboard."<ref>"[[No Place Like Home]]"</ref>

Caught by Riley while smelling Buffy's sweater in her house, Spike immediately did his utmost to make Riley doubt himself and his relationship with her. He taunted him over Buffy never being able to love him because he wasn't dangerous enough, causing Riley to become borderline violent towards him. Their confrontation ended when Riley threw Spike out of the house in broad daylight, reluctantly giving him a blanket to protect himself afterwards.<ref name="Shadow"/> After Spike helped in bring about his break-up with Buffy, Riley stabbed him with a plastic stake. Spike had been amused and taunted Riley again by manipulating his insecurities over Buffy loving him, saying he was not the guy for her long-term. When he had threatened to kill him if he touched Buffy, Spike shrugged it off and easily admitted he would've killed Riley long before now if he didn't have the chip in his head. He also expressed his jealousy of Riley's relationship with Buffy and that he saw him as having the better deal even if Buffy did not love him. Spike and Riley have a tense drink together, both able to relate to Buffy's varying lack of reciprocation of their feelings.<ref name="Into the Woods"/> They saw each other again after meeting at the door of Buffy's new apartment in San Francisco for her housewarming, but what passed between them is unknown.<ref name="Freefall1">''[[Freefall, Part One]]''</ref>