Watcher (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Watcher
Buffy the Vampire Slayer character
Screenshot of two Watchers: Wesley (left) and Giles (right) in "Bad Girls" (1999).
First appearance"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992) (non-canon)
"Welcome to the Hellmouth" (1997)
Created byJoss Whedon
Portrayed byDonald Sutherland (non-canon), Anthony Head, Richard Riehle, Alexis Denisof, Harris Yulin, Serena Scott Thomas, Cynthia Lamontagne, Kris Iyer, Oliver Muirhead, Rob Nagle, Michael Halsey, Tom Lenk
In-universe information
AffiliationWatchers' Council
ClassificationHuman
Notable powersModerate fighting techniques and superior knowledge of demonology, sorcery, the black arts, and magical artifacts.

In the fictional universe of the television series' Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel a Watcher is a member of a secret organization of parapsychologists. The Watchers' Council, which seeks to prepare the Slayer to fight demonic forces. A notable example of a Watcher is Buffy main character Rupert Giles. They are typically modelled after the fictional character Abraham Van Helsing from Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.