Riley Dawson was a teenager in the Resistance. She was recruited by Jesse Flores in 2027 to time travel back to 2008 to eliminate the Terminator Cameron's influence over John Connor. Her initial mission was to seduce John into falling in love with her. However, it was too late for Riley to realize that she was actually being used by Jesse as a slaughter lamb. Riley was killed during a fight following a confrontation with Jesse about her true mission.