Superior knowledge of demonology, mystical artifacts, and the black arts. Genius level intellect. Fluency in several languages. Experience in hand-to-hand combat. Trained in library and information science.
Rupert Giles is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character is portrayed by Anthony Stewart Head. He serves as Buffy Summers' mentor and surrogate father figure. The character proved popular with viewers, and Head's performance in the role was well received. Following Buffy's run, Whedon intended to launch a television spin-off focused on the character, but rights issues prevented the project from developing. Outside of the television series, the character has appeared substantially in Expanded Universe material such as novels, comic books, and short stories.
Giles' primary role in the series is Watcher to Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in her capacity as vampire Slayer; he is in the employ of the Watchers' Council, a British organization that attempts to oversee the actions of the Slayer. From youth, Giles was expected to follow the family tradition and become a Watcher, though as a teenager and young adult he rebelled, dropping out of Oxford University to experiment in dark magic and the rock music scene, until a bereavement brought him to his senses. In adulthood, his loyalty to Buffy and her group of friends costs him his job for a time. As the series progresses, Giles increasingly becomes a father figure to Buffy and her friends Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Xander (Nicholas Brendon). His encyclopedic knowledge, affinity for magic, moderate fighting skills and willingness to kill when necessary make him an asset to Buffy in her fight against the supernatural evils that plague Sunnydale, California.
Following Buffy's conclusion in 2003, Whedon intended to continue Giles' story as a spin-off series, Ripper, which he intended to produce with the BBC. The series was to depict Giles in ghost stories set in present-day England, coping with loneliness as well as figurative ghosts from his own chequered past. Over several years Whedon restated his commitment to the project, though announced it would take the form of a one-off TV movie. Despite Head's availability and the BBC's willingness to fund the project, rights issues concerning the character ultimately led to it not developing further. Canonically, the character's story is continued in the comic book Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight (2007–2011) and subsequent stories. The Season Eight sequel Angel & Faith (2011–) heavily features Giles and utilizes ideas and characters from the proposed Ripper spin-off.
RupertGiles is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character is portrayed by Anthony...
roles in several television series. He is best known for his roles as RupertGiles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), the Prime Minister in Little...
at acting to fight evil at his side. Portrayed by Anthony Stewart Head Giles, rarely referred to by his first name, is a Watcher and a member of the...
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a fresh start free of the Slayer role. Her plans are complicated by RupertGiles, Sunnydale High's librarian and her new Watcher, the Slayer's guardian...
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on Angel. In the first two seasons of the series, Jenny Calendar is RupertGiles' primary romantic interest. She serves to counter his technophobia and...
younger brother Anthony Head is also an actor, best known for playing RupertGiles in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Head was educated at the Lycée...
in the form of guitarist Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (Seth Green) and even RupertGiles (Anthony Stewart Head) begins to further his relationship with computer...
the episode "Where the Wild Things Are" (2000) features the character RupertGiles (Anthony Stewart Head) singing a cover of the song. A cover was used...
side, Buffy's friends distrust him until he saves them from a monster. RupertGiles (Anthony Stewart Head) is fired from the Watchers' Council because he...
free, and Buffy must turn for help to her school librarian and Watcher RupertGiles (Anthony Stewart Head), her new classmates, Willow and Xander (Alyson...
of Renishaw Hall. The couple have five children - Rupert, Giles, Bertie, Munchie and Rosie; Rupert also briefly served as a Wolves director. "Sir Jack...
(Alyson Hannigan), and meets her new Watcher, the school librarian, RupertGiles (Anthony Stewart Head). Together they form the Scooby Gang, and work...
The human's body was left without a soul, and a demon took its place. RupertGiles details that the resulting creature "bit another, and another, and so...
was originally a proposed television show based upon the character of RupertGiles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (created by Joss Whedon). More recent information...
friends, including Willow Rosenberg, Xander Harris, and her new watcher, RupertGiles. This "Scooby Gang", eventually including popular cheerleader Cordelia...
brief appearance as a hypnosis induced suggestion by Drusilla to trick RupertGiles into revealing the flaw in Angel's plan. Finally she returned during...
the goddess Hecate and temporarily turns Buffy into a rat. Eventually, RupertGiles forces Amy to undo both spells. In season three, the character has joined...
episode ("The Wrestler's Tomb"). However, after accepting the role of RupertGiles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Head was unable to play Adam Klaus in later...
but an insectoid demon that feeds off its victims' emotional trauma. RupertGiles had nearly been killed by the creature in 1972. The Highgate Vampire...
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