Bernard Crowley was Nikki Wood’s Watcher. He took her son, Robin Wood, in and raised him after Nikki was killed by Spike. Robin related this tale in Lies My Parents …

The appearance of the renegade Ms. Post in the episode 3.07 Revelations makes the Scoobies suspicious of new Watchers. This is reflected when Wesley enters their lives later in the season …

There have been several female Watchers seen on screen and mentioned on the show. Faith’s Watcher was a woman and Giles’ grandmother (mentioned in Never Kill A Boy On The …

Rupert Giles became Buffy’s Watcher when she moved to Sunnydale (Welcome to the Hellmouth). This was a career he was told he was destined to have when he was ten …

Gwendolyn was a maverick Watcher who wanted the Glove of Mynnigon. She tricked the Scoobies into believing she was Faith’s new Watcher and got them to find the Glove. Buffy …

Hobson was a member of the Watcher’s Council who went to Sunnydale Arms to prepare Buffy’s cruciamentum. He was murdered there by Zachary Kralik and Blair in 3.12 Helpless.

Buffy’s first watcher, shown in a flashback in 2.21 Becoming (Part One), was played by Richard Riehle. His name isn’t mentioned, but the Season Two Script Book clarifies that his name …

Nigel was a Watcher who questioned Willow and Tara about their magical proficiency in 5.12 Checkpoint.

Philip was a Watcher who talked to Anya and Xander about how they helped Buffy in 5.12 Checkpoint. Anya made him some muffins.

Sam Tsebuto was Kendra’s Watcher. He had been training her for years in Jamaica. Sam was well respected within The Watchers Council. He sent Kendra to Sunnydale in What’s My …

A Watcher is a person who works for the Watcher’s Council. Watchers are assigned to Slayers to train, help and prepare them. The main Watcher on the show was Rupert …

The Watcher’s Council is a powerful and ancient organization who train Slayers, and whose aim is to rid the world of evil. Their history is unclear. The Council is based …

All Watchers who are assigned to Slayers must keep a journal of activities, as a reference for future Watchers. It is from these that Giles and Buffy learnt about the …

Giles’ first entry about Buffy into his Watcher’s Diary included the comments:

“Slayer is wilful and insolent…her abuse of the English language is such that I understand only every other …