Rupert Giles Giles was born in England and destined to be a Watcher, someone who trains and guides Slayers. Both his father and grandmother were Watchers, but young Giles rebelled. While attending Oxford University, he dabbled in the occult and the dark arts with his friends, and was given the moniker �Ripper. � Giles eventually saw the right of way, and while working as a museum curator in England, the Watcher's Council assigned him to Buffy in Sunnydale. campusnut