• Warren Mears

    A former student of Sunnydale High, Warren Mears possessed a keen scientific mind and became an expert on robotics, creating April, a robot girlfriend designed to please him in every way. Eventually, Warren met and fell in love with Katrina Silber, and left April, fleeing home…

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  • Murk

    One of Glory’s devoted minions, Murk seemed to possess slightly more courage than the minions that came before him. Unlike Jinx and Dreg, Murk remained at Glory’s side throughout the build-up to the final confrontation with the Slayer and rallied her troops to arms. He prepared…

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  • Katrina Silber

    Katrina was the girlfriend of Warren Mears who unknowingly inspired him to leave his robot creation of April and flee to Sunnydale. The pair eventually separated when April returned and almost killed Katrina during the ensuing confrontation. When Warren needed a guinea pig for a mind…

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  • Ben Wilkinson

    Ben was born with a strange ailment: his body would be the host for the demon Goddess Glory during his adult life. As Ben matured, he would frequently transform unwillingly into Glory’s body, during which time Glory spent her energy on searching for the mystical Key…

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  • Nikki Wood

    Nikki Wood was a Vampire Slayer who during the 70’s lived in New York. She is the only known Slayer to have had a child, Robin, who would later become principal at Sunnydale High and aid Buffy to battle the army of the First Evil. During…

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  • Professor Maggie Walsh

    Leader and chief scientist on the Initiative project situated in Sunnydale, for years Maggie Walsh posed as a psychology professor whose students included Buffy, Willow and Oz. Her teaching assistants, Riley, Forrest and Graham were also Initiative operatives. Maggie teamed up with her colleague, Dr. Angleman…

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  • Graham Miller

    A friend of Riley Finn, Graham Miller was also an Initiative operative under his command. Unlike Forrest, Graham was slightly more reserved and had no problem with Buffy being Riley’s girlfriend or the Slayer. When Adam’s hordes overran the Initiative, Graham took command and rallied the…

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  • Forrest Gates

    A teaching assistant by day, a Government operative by night, Forrest Gates worked extensively with Riley Finn and Maggie Walsh as part of the Initiative, the underground complex operation that sought to control the ‘subhuman’ population in ways that involved mutilation, experimentation and imprisonment. Unlike Riley,…

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  • Colonel McNamara

    Called in to become leader of the Initiative after the deaths of Maggie Walsh and Dr. Angleman, Colonel McNamara became distracted by the mutiny and betrayal of Riley Finn. He became determined to detain Riley, and missed Adam’s entrance into the Initiative complex until the final…

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  • Doctor Francis Angleman

    One of the Initiative scientists who created Adam, Dr. Angleman assumed command of the mission after Professor Maggie Walsh was murdered by their own secret creation. When Buffy infiltrated the Initiative structure to discover the truth about Maggie’s death and to clear her name in the…

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Welcome to The Watcher’s Guide, a resource, quite fittingly, back from the dead!

The original website shut down in 2004, following the cancellation of Angel. Now with a new show set in the BuffyVerse eagerly anticipated by fans old and new and featuring the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy, it’s time to spruce up The Watcher’s Guide for a new generation.

All the episodes have been added, along with notes, biographies and continuity references. But as always, one question remains… Where Do We Go From Here?