(Amy Acker)

Shy bookworm turned accidental hero Winnifred 'Fred' Burkle was lost when the Old One Illyria took over her body, inheriting Fred's subconscious and having to adapt to the strange new human world in which she found herself.

Surviving the loss of her powers and of Wesley, with a possibly rekindled romance between the two cut off when Wes was cruelly cut down by evil sorceror Cyrus Vail, the grieving Illyria was last heard demanding to cause more violence - will she get her wish?