"I had very definite plans about my future. I was going to be a fighter pilot. Or possibly a grocer." -Giles, "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date"

Rupert Giles became Buffy's watcher when she moved to Sunnydale following the death of her first watcher, Merrick. He was a key force in most of her exploits, and seemingly straight-laced; although his wild past, including magic, was revealed several times through old friends that have randomly sprung up. Giles only real love life seemed to be with Jenny Calender, a Techno-Pagan and a member of the gypsy tribe that gave Angel back his soul. When Angel experienced true happiness and lost his soul, he killed Jenny, devastating Giles. Recently, Giles opened a magic shop, and then gave it to Anya following Buffy's death, when he planned to return to England. When he heard of her resurrection, he returned to Sunnydale for a short time before going back to England.