Edna Giles

Edna Giles is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the comic book miniseries, Tales of the Vampires, part of the Buffyverse, the fictional universe for the television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Born Edna Fairweather, Edna Giles was the grandmother of Rupert Giles, the official Watcher of the Vampire Slayer Buffy Summers. In the television series, Giles mentions that his father had been a Watcher, as was his mother before him. Neither character is ever seen, named, or expanded upon in the series proper.