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Watcher | |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer character | |
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First appearance | "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992) (non-canon) "Welcome to the Hellmouth" (1997) |
Created by | Joss Whedon |
Portrayed by | Donald 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 | |
Affiliation | Watchers' Council |
Classification | Human |
Notable powers | Moderate 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.