
Forrest Gates, played by Leonard Roberts, is a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Forrest Gates is a friend of Riley Finn and member of the Initiative who appears in Season Four. Like his teammates Riley and Graham Miller, Forrest leads a double life, balancing his military service with his cover as a student at UC Sunnydale. He is the quintessential rule-following soldier, and while initially he likes Buffy Summers and encourages Riley to pursue a relationship with her, her effect on Riley makes him angry and suspicious of her motives.
As events proceed and Buffy becomes an enemy of the Initiative, Forrest's dislike increases and he accuses her of killing Professor Maggie Walsh. Forrest is killed by Adam, but is then artificially reanimated with body parts from various demons and technological components. This "new" Forrest tries to assist Adam in defeating Buffy, and assaults her when she and her friends attack the Initiative complex. Beforehand, he is ordered by Adam to kill Spike, who escapes by blinding Forrest in the left eye with a lit cigarette. He is instead forced to face his old friend Riley in combat. Although he is clearly more than a physical match for Riley, he is killed a second time when he hoists a gas canister over his head, which catches a live wire and blows him to pieces.