Sent over from England, Giles is Buffy’s new Watcher. He trains her and helps her in her fight and soon becomes a sort of substitute father to her. The only adult of the gang, he tries to have authority, although no one really listens to him.
Fired from the Council for being too close to Buffy, Giles stays in Sunndyale and helps the gang. He is considered the ‘brain’ since he’s very much up-to-date on the occult and has an extensive collection of books about it.
Although Giles seems very proper and responsible, he was quite a rebellious teen, nicknamed Ripper. Opposed to his destiny of becoming a Watcher, her messed around with the Black Arts, summoning demons and eventually killing one of his friends.
He will do whatever it takes to win the fight – even kill humans and allies. He killed Ben in ‘The Gift’ and was all willing to kill Spike in ‘Lies My Parents Told Me’.
Feeling he has nothing more to teach Buffy and that she will never fully understand life with him around to support her, he leaves and goes back to England – yet he returns several times when things get tough.
Source: HaveStakeWillSlay.com
WRITTEN BY: Marti Noxon | DIRECTED BY: David Greenwalt
MONSTER TYPE: Hell God
FIRST APPEARANCE: S5.E5 – No Place Like Home
LAST APPEARANCE: S5.E22 – The Gift
GOAL: To Find The Key And Return To Her Dimension
ABILITIES: Immortal, Invulnerable, Super Speed, Feeds On Human Brain Energy
WEAKNESSES: Can Be Killed In Her Mortal State
CAUSE OF DEATH: Suffocated (as Ben)
KILLED BY: Rupert Giles
CREATED BY: Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
CAST: James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield Ford, Anthony Head, Danny Strong, James C. Leary, Juliet Landau and Laya DeLeon Hayes
CREATED BY: Joss Whedon
SERIES WRITER: Monica Owusu-Breen
PRODUCED BY: 20th Century Fox
SYNOPSIS: A reboot of the classic series, this will be an in-universe new series following the adventures of a young vampire slayer.
