• Principal R. Snyder

    The second principal of Sunnydale High, Snyder, who’s first name could be Richard, was a ruthless bully who pressured his students and came down heavily on murders and death – and also smoking. He was in the service of the Mayor, although he knew nothing of…

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  • Hank Summers

    The father of Buffy and Dawn Summers, Hank married Joyce shortly after they attended a high school dance together after Hank ditched his initial date. Buffy was born in 1981, but by 1996 Hank and Joyce’s relationship was at breaking point. Buffy’s strange attitudes due to…

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  • The Anointed One

    A young boy travelling with his mother into Sunnydale in the summer of 1997, Collin was present on a bus when a cadre of vampires sent by the Master to fulfil an ancient prophecy attacked and killed him. As Buffy battled a vampire who she believed…

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  • Amy Madison

    Amy Madison’s father left the family home, calling his wife Catherine a witch. He left Amy with her mother, and Amy realised that her father’s words were truthful: Catherine Madison possessed the ability to harness the black magicks and in 1997, confronted Amy with her desire…

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  • Harmony Kendall

    Ditzy, blonde and bitchy, Harmony Kendall was one of Cordelia Chase’s Cordettes, who throughout their time at Sunnydale High plagued those less fortunate than themselves with insults, name-calling and bad fashion advice. When Cordelia began to date the ‘uncool’ Xander Harris, Harmony took command of the…

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  • Joyce Summers

    Born in 1958, Joyce married Hank Summers shortly after they met at a school dance. Joyce left with Hank that night and they remained together for years, having a daughter, Buffy, in 1981. Buffy’s initial foray into the world of vampire slaying and Hank’s apparent extra-marital…

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  • Principal Bob Flutie

    The friendly, overtly generous, but occasionally eccentric principal of Sunnydale High, Bob Flutie was prepared to let Buffy Summers start her time at Sunnydale High with a clean slate upon her transfer from Hemery High. He changed his mind when he discovered that she had burned…

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  • Darla

    In 1609, a young prostitute, dying of syphilis, received a visit from a priest who became known to her as the Master. He sired the girl and she became his disciple. He also gave her a new name: he called her Darla. Darla remained at the…

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  • Jesse McNally

    Jesse was part of a close knit circle that included Xander Harris and Willow Rosenberg. The three were considered the ‘losers’ throughout their scholastic lives, and as a result stuck together right up until 1997, when Buffy Summers arrived in town. Jesse was unsuccessful with the…

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  • The Master

    A vampire of the highest order, and the leader of the Order of Aurelius, the Master is responsible for the most prolific vampire line in history. Born over 600 years ago, the Master was responsible for the siring of Darla, who in turn sired Angelus, 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?