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| Rupert Giles -
Anthony Stewart Head |
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Age: approx. 45
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Hazel
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| Rupert Giles attended college in
Oxford, where he fell into dubious company, and began practising in the
black arts, before following the family tradition and becoming a
Watcher. Before being sent to Sunnydale to supervise Buffy’s training,
Giles (as he is usually known) worked in "a British museum".
His job as the school librarian affords plenty of opportunity to immerse
himself in ancient tomes of prophecy, unravelling the obscure riddles
which might help protect his protégé. Giles was assigned to Buffy when
her previous Watcher was killed, and she was forced to relocate.
Although they have a quirky relationship, their loyalty and respect for
each other is obvious. |
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| Giles is not a natural fighter, but
has demonstrated incredible fortitude under extremely trying
circumstances. A shy romantic, his slow-burning relationship with
colleague Jenny Calendar belied a passionate soul. Giles is often the
group’s mediator, and is certainly the voice of authority. A man of
hidden talents, (he speaks five languages, and plays the guitar), Giles
is best not underestimated. Blessed with a typically dry, British, sense
of humour and irony, Giles is often bewildered by the student’s hip
lingo, but his time with the Slayerettes has surely mellowed him. He was
distraught when Angel killed Jenny. His distrust of Angel intensified
after the vampire tortured him. Giles and Joyce have a guilty secret after succumbing
to their raging hormones, under the influence of Ethan Rayne’s
mind-altering chocolate. |
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| After refusing to endanger
Buffy’s life in a training exercise, Giles was suspended from duty by
the Watcher’s Council.
Currently he is still helping Buffy. |
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