After the submarine suffered damage from a depth charge, Angel was forced to sire a mortally wounded Ensign, Sam Lawson, as he was the only person who was able to repair the damage, and while Angel didn't care about the mission, he needed it to succeed to get the US government to leave him alone, and he needed the submarine so he would not get trapped on the ocean floor. When they called him "Angelus," he informed them that he had shortened his name to "Angel." "Angel" is the seventh episode of season 1 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. [citationneeded] Angel also appeared to be a master of intimidation; when Connor broke free of his restraints and beat down Gunn and Fred, Angel, despite his weakened condition after three months trapped at the bottom of the ocean and only a limited amount of recently-ingested blood to restore himself, quickly stood up to Connor and ordered him to sit down, which he did after only a slight hesitation.[86]. [citationneeded] Additionally, Angel beat Spike on numerous occasions,[citationneeded] only losing to his protg once in their century plus association. She made it clear that they were done working together after she finished helping him to bring Giles back. [1], "Angel is one of those heroes who flourish on frustration," Peter S. Beagle says, "who thrive on never achieving their hearts' desire." Died [2] However, in 1898, Angelus was cursed by the Kalderash people as vengeance for killing their favorite daughter. Whistler then told him that before the Seed of Wonder had been destroyed, he had experienced one final vision, relaying a horrid possible future. Having discovered a ritual that might allow her to access Quor'toth using the residual energy in the Scythe as a "battery," Willow needed something from the target dimension to access it in the first place, requiring Connor due to the time he had spent in that world. [72], After the death of Buffy's mother, Angel returned to Sunnydale to comfort Buffy, and the two spent a night discussing how life would continue after Joyce's death. Me, I fought for my soul, went through the demon trials, almost did me in a dozen times over, but I kept fighting. [2] Due to his advanced age, however, he was considerably more powerful than an average vampire; for example, he was able to run at such speeds that he appeared to teleport several meters,[42][159][70][92], was strong enough that he could lift up a heavy security gate[87], survive explosions and falls from skyscrapers with little injury,[78][39][70] and withstand prolonged exposure to sunlight and holy items to no ill effect. He also told Angel about his parents, a pureblood demon and an agent of the Powers That Be, who had been eliminated as a result of their forbidden relationship. [111] However, last-minute encouragement from Connor inspired him to keep fighting,[117] and Angel's friends healed his injuries, but at the same time, Gunn caused Illyria to revert to her true form. [124][144][135], Angel described evil as an art and created "masterpieces" out of people through intense physical and emotional torture, as example of Drusilla. [12] Not knowing how to perform the ritual, Angel kidnapped Giles and physically tortured him to interrogate on how to do it.[27]. However, despite her misgivings, Willow decided to help Angel with his plans because she herself needed him, stating that she needed Connor to bring magic back to Earth; in order to regain her magic, she needed to travel to another dimension where magic still existed and "soak up" the energy from there, but the only dimension that could still be accessed from this world was Quor'toth as there were never any portals to Quor'toth in the first place. Does Buffy ever remember when Angel was human? Fred then discovered where the owner had been hiding it, but was found by Darla and Angelus, who attacked her in an attempt to take the beetle. [108][109], At the same moment, they rendered Angel human to deprive him of his strength and immortality when he needed it most; unaware of the change, he leaped off a rooftop, breaking his legs and back. Eventually, Nadira arrived and while she was still in no way forgiving of Angel, she seemed to acknowledge that he was not the "true" bad guy, instead launching herself at Nash for her revenge. He still felt that he was far from deserving of contentment, but worked tirelessly to prove himself to his peers and the Powers That Be. Angel returns from a hell dimension in a feral state. [10] Giving Cordelia the dragon over to the Groosalugg to remain as inconspicuous as possible, Angel reopened Angel Investigations. In gratitude for helping him, Angel gave Spike Harmony's phone number. This was made most obvious when he allowed himself to be manipulated by Twilight for what he believed was the greater good. With rabid fury, they ambushed Angel, beat him, and then hanged him. "Angel was meant to suffer. When Buffy season 1-3 character Harmony (Mercedes McNab) first appears on the spin-off series, Cordelia has no idea she'd been turned into a vampire during their action-packed Sunnydale high. Angered, Whistler attacked Angel and nearly staked him before managing to stop himself, remarking that Angel was still his "favorite kid" and he didn't want to kill him. However, Angel was spared when Buffy saved his life and prevented her friend from killing him. [115] Defeating Angel in a duel, Gunn undid the magicks keeping Angel alive, reopening every wound he had suffered since turning human. BUFFY has made a comeback on streaming platforms such as Prime Video and All 4, and it was followed by a spin-off series, Angel. As planned, the Senior Partners reset the timeline to the last point Angel was alive, the moment before Los Angeles was sent to Hell. [89] After Cordelia had a vision of soulless Angel facing the Beast in the past which Angel did not recall, Angel's worst fears were realized when he had to strip himself of his soul and revert to his evil self in order to defeat it. Angel agrees to join her, only for the fight to be interrupted when Spike appears claiming to have the answer to the current crisis. He took them to his headquarters, which was magically cloaked three seconds in the future, though Buffy tracked him down when the cloak was undone by Willow and Amy. [50][81][104] Even so, he was also never called "Angelus" again, except by those who didn't know about his name change[35][26][43] or had known him from before,[68][175] who were often corrected. "[183] Doyle attempted to offend Angel describing his forehead as "overhanging. [29]" After voyaging to Morocco, Holtz briefly lost them in northern Africa. Angel quickly surmised that Eyghon the Sleepwalker had possessed Ethan Rayne during the funeral, and had begun possessing Giles' body since. [41], Angel's most readily identifiable characteristic was his hair which varied in length. Angel admits to Spike that he is not yet over Buffy. Instead, Angel chose to kill himself by waiting outside for the sun to rise. white avenger said: I thought that Wes was the only one that Angel ever told about that When did he tell Wes? [11], Liam took the name "Angelus," presumably inspired by his sister's mistaken belief that he was an angel. Afterward, he revealed that he was unique among his kind for possessing a soul, as a result of the curse placed upon him as a punishment for murdering the favorite daughter of a Romani tribe. [141], When they returned, Spike was ordered to watch over Angel in the basement while Faith and the others performed the ritual. After their first case, however, Wesley was eager to stay and assist Angel and Cordelia, who had inherited the visions from the Powers that Be from Doyle, in their mission. [citationneeded]. Buffy aided him in secret, fostering his rehabilitation. He is the only character to appear in the first and last episodes of both. [19] Although Buffy was able to keep Angel occupied long enough to destroy the Seed of Wonder, Angel killed Giles before he was returned to normal. Buffy never found out about the events of IWRY and I had no idea Faith found out until I came into this thread. Angel admitted on two separate occasions he admired that about people, citing it as one of aspects that drove him to atone,[154][156] a sharp contrast from his soulless counterpart, who did not have faith in the "human condition" and believed their only purpose was to suffer and die. [citationneeded], As Twilight, Angel orchestrated the training of rogue Slayer Genevieve Savidge by the warlock Roden, which resulted in the deaths of both threats to Buffy, a mystical missile attack on the HQ of the Slayer Organization and full scale siege on the Tibetan monastery where lived Oz and his wife Bayarmaa. [124] Later, Buffy confesses to Angel that it was the "weirdest best day" of her life and tells him that he had her heart. He realized that, whatever the Beastmaster was, they were using Cordelia's body to carry out its plans, and they had seduced Angel's son Connor over to their side, warping the youth further and increasing the gap between Angel and his son. Debut [52], Angel then murdered Jenny, which served him in two ways. [24], After Faith's choice to go on her own away from London, Giles informed Angel that he was also leaving for San Francisco to return to Buffy, something he had been expecting. He was subsequently reunited with Faith when she returns to Magic Town as part of her new job with Zane Pharmaceuticals, but the company's attempt to assist him in assessing Fred's condition results in Illyria taking control once again. He apparently reverted to his original strengths and weaknesses following the destruction of the Seed of Wonder and Twilight's defeat. Following Abrams's decree, however, many of the show's cast fell in line with the idea that Buffy-Spike may have been endgame. Soon, Willow performed the ritual Jenny had rediscovered and preserved to restore his soul. She had chosen to help people with her newfound clarity, but as Angel was aware, her efforts had gone in vain. Willow allowed him to take the fragment of Giles' soul from the Scythe, and he, Faith, and Connor returned to Los Angeles while Willow and Connor's worshipers escaped to the World Without Shrimp.[134]. He also stated that the last fragment of Giles' soul rested within Eyghon. [130] While Angel's belief in his mission for redemption fluctuated frequently over being worth it, he still continued to help others as a champion. Embittered by the consequences of becoming close to a human, Angel abandoned Judy and everyone else. Vampire (Van-Tal in Pylea)Puppet demon (formerly) As Willow regained her confidence, the magic began to corrupt her. As we all know, both Charisma and Cordy were treated horribly by JW. Spike and Angel worked together very effectively to defeat Eyghon, and almost succeeded in capturing him, but were hindered when Eyghon possessed Spike's body despite the fact that he already housed a demon. Though Buffy managed to rescue him and save his life, Drusilla still recovered. He traveled to the United States, and arrived in New York City via Ellis Island. Meanwhile, Connor was mortally wounded by Gunn and died in his father's arms. After the American crew had captured the German submarine, the vampires had escaped their bonds and murdered most of the crew; the few survivors sought refuge behind a locked hatch. He tended to keep up a stoic and brave face, similar to Oz in that regard. Faith proclaimed Drusilla to be a mess, and although Angel openly agreed with her, he made the closing statement: "But before she met me, she was beautiful. Does Buffy ever stop loving Angel? [citationneeded], Despite being over two-centuries old, Angel was not the most mature individual. I am Angel. Angel takes on the identity of Twilight and assembles an anti-Slayer organization to save the world. [125] Following this, Angel had been reduced to an apparently catatonic state, with Faith taking care of him in the London flat that Giles left to her as she feels that she was the only person who would not judge Angel for his actions as Twilight due to her past experience with redemption.[21]. [8] Both the Master[2] and the First Evil[13] recognized and appreciated how purely evil Angelus was. [41], 1996: A half-demon named Whistler sought the reclusive Angel and persuaded him to join the fight against the evil that had corrupted him and help the newly-activated Slayer, Buffy Summers. [2], Noel Murray of The A.V. [14], Angelus becomes known as the "one with the angelic face. [88], In 2003, a very powerful demon known only as the Beast arrived in Los Angeles and began an attempt to bring forth an apocalypse. For example, when taunted by the First Evil for his past crimes, Angel cried out: "It wasn't me! The most frequent cases of him showing this side of himself stem from Buffy's other romantic relationships, most notably Riley[63][64] and Spike to a greater extent. With the exception of while amnesiac, Angel would not take back his birth name of Liam. His soulless experience also gave him understanding of the psychosis of stalkers, giving him a unique insight into many of his enemies. The process took months, and Angel spent every second awake and in agony; to endure the pain, he spoke to an imaginary Cordelia. [55] Angel began to suspect that his return from hell was not accidental, that he must be meant to serve some unknown purpose. In the midst of battle, Angel became erratic; Angel, Angelus, and Giles in turn took over his body. He managed to kill almost four-hundred other vampires in the process. [25], In 1998, Spike and Drusilla's arrival in Sunnydale created tension in her relationship with Angel. Liam argued that he was only what his father had made him, and voiced his decision to leave home. Angel was then sucked into the closing vortex. [45], 1960s: Angel met the Rat Pack multiple times in Las Vegas, giving advice to Sammy Davis, Jr.[44], 1967: Angel attended Elvis and Priscilla's wedding reception in Las Vegas, since he attends the first taping of the Carol Burnett Show in Los Angeles. [57][104] Additionally, according to Cordelia, Angel possessed remarkable cooking skills "for someone who's on a liquid diet. He apologetically refused and fled with it through a window. [158], Angel admitted to hating the stereotype that vampires sleep in coffins during the day; when asked why he wasn't sleeping in a coffin, Angel explained that the idea of sleeping in coffins originated from "ignorant media" and that vampires were perfectly capable of operating during the day as long as they avoid exposure to direct sunlight. Liam There's a scene in Angel that reveals this, clearly. Angel admitted his appreciation to Whistler for giving him a purpose, and for allowing him to meet Buffy, but expressed that he wouldn't participate in anything that would sacrifice the lives of innocent people, despite Whistler's fixation on "balance." As a frustrated Spike left the two (being the only one who actually remembered Buffy's connection to Dawn), Angel forced his attention to return to bringing Giles back. Although they initially accepted Drusilla's gift, Angel convinced her to reject it with the justification that the loss of her pain would only deprive of her of the emotional strength she had gained through maturation. [citationneeded] He also attempted to learn the language of the Vinji and Sahrvin demons via an instruction tape. [52], Along with Spike and Drusilla, Angel moved to an abandoned mansion. This episode is #78 on the TV Guide list of TV's Top 100 Episodes of all time. [citationneeded], Angel was considered physically attractive, noted especially for his title as the "one with the angelic face. Because Angel was the only individual with detailed knowledge about Giles' resurrection, they were forced into an unlikely partnership to come up with a new plan to restore Angel's sanity. [126], Reliving Giles' memories, Angel chose to visit a cemetery where the Watcher had once witnessed the deaths of his friends at the hands of a Lorophage demon: a beast that fed on emotional trauma. [164] He would also once admit an interest in mysteries and detective work. "[2] By contrast, with a soul he was dedicated to help people and do what was right, explaining: "All I want to do is help. [162][163] Angel's appreciation of arts and theater manifested into an enjoyment of ballet even when he was evil. Spike was shocked at her phrasing and tried to remind her she knew Dawn. Giles went out and tried to kill Angel, though he only succeeded in burning down the factory the vampire lived in. Despite being soulless, he was moved to tears during the performance. While in the midst of doing so, however, Angel encountered the same higher power who granted him his new powers, this time in the form of a winged lion. Angel assured Buffy that she was strong and would find her way over time, and offered to stay in Sunnydale as long as she needed him, though she knew that he could not stay for long. [14] By the 1950s, Angel reached a point where he was compared to "Angelus without the sadism," possessing a cynical view of the world and generally uninterested in social interaction without actually wanting to kill anybody. After these events, Angel went underground until the war was over. Still, their vehemence was not as strong as it once had been, and they managed to focus on coming up with a strategy. [41] In Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, Angel had a disagreement with a demon named Boone over a "seorita," for which Boone called him out. Angelus and Spike attempted to take revenge on the Immortal more than once, but failed each time.[39]. He was always one of the first to come up with ideas and usually made quick, effective decisions. Angel could also be braggy and sometimes pretentious, shown when he recounted stories of his battles to the people of Pylea (who had hailed him a hero) and was even smugly flattered by their continuous admiration of him, admitting to Lorne that it was nice to be not have to deal the moral ambiguity judgments he often got at home. "[130], Back at the flat, they were surprised to find two young women: Giles' great aunts, Lavinia and Sophronia Fairweather, who had been powerful mystics before magic was removed from the world. However, the Wolfram & Hart building had mysteriously vanished from existence, and everybody remembered their time in Hell, making Angel and his allies city-wide celebrities recognized for their heroism. He came very close to ending Cordelia's life to prevent Jasmine from being born,[94] fought ferociously against an insane Connor,[96] lied to his friends and killed his longtime friend and ally Drogyn to trick the Circle of the Black Thorn into believing that he had been corrupted,[104] and tortured Buffy under the guise of Twilight for an entire year so she could be empowered. Instead of destroying Thesulac, as it was in his power to do, even when the demon gave him the opportunity, he personally gave the vicious demon free reign to prey upon and ravage the inhabitants of the hotel unhindered. With his loved ones, Angel was especially driven by a desire to make things better for them, even if the latter disagreed with what he wanted them to have. In 1998, while soulless, his style somewhat changed, noticeably the black leather pants he wore throughout his this period (something that both Cordelia and Lorne have referenced). Subscribe Now. He also possessed a high pain tolerance, able to withstand prolonged periods of torture without succumbing.[183]. Born This almost killed her, but, having quickly recovered from his poison, Angel rushed Buffy to the hospital. According to his friends and despite his constant objection, he rarely smiled and only openly cried on one occasion. Angel realizes how useless he is in his human form, and asks the Oracles to turn back time to make him a "demon with a soul" once more. Angel has appeared in the most episodes in the Buffyverse, for a total of 168 episodes; Buffy and Willow are next, with 150 and 147 episodes respectively. Above all, he sought to meet someone "exciting" and "interesting. Angel is horrified by a vision of his role in the Shanshu Prophecy. 2 . [45], Both times he was soulless, Angel resented many of the habits he had with a soul and was disgusted by them, such as his love for Buffy,[50] his loyalty and compassion towards his teammates in Angel Investigations,[citationneeded] and his twenty-year period of feeding on rat blood after drinking from a murder victim. Affiliation How does Buffy end? [37] The same year, Angelus and Spike used a trick that involved them holding hands and beheading their enemies with a length of wire in St. Petersburg, Russia. [106], Together with his comrades, Angel prepared to destroy the Circle of the Black Thorn, a battle that none of them expected to survive. [citationneeded], Twilight empowerment: As Twilight, Angel had obtained new abilities, including flight and invulnerability. Darla noticed this, angry at his deception and inability to kill innocent humans while Spike had recently killed a Slayer. Angel absorbs a fragment of Giles' soul from the Scythe. [104], Angel was later reunited with his son, Connor, when the latter was forced to fulfill his destiny by killing the demon Sahjhan. Angel was flippant of these consequences, too relieved and happy that he had brought Giles back in one piece (more or less) to measure it with the appropriate degree of seriousness recommended. Angel reveals to Faith his intention to resurrect Giles. His most prominent and mocked trait was his tendency to be overly gloomy and brooding. In the episode "I Will Remember You," Angel becomes human, much to his and Buffy's emotional and physical satisfaction. More of a demon, who's always there. In Quor'toth, Connor served as a guide, while Willow reminded Angel about the possible consequences of being in another dimension. [14], In the late 20th century, Angel, as he began calling himself, became an ally and lover of the current Slayer, Buffy Summers. The prophecy reveals that the vampire with a soul would play a pivotal role in the apocalypse, and upon fulfilling his destiny, would be rewarded by being made human.[65]. Although Angel denied this claim at the time, the fight ended when Spike defeated Angel. [81] He was devoted to those he cared about, willing to do almost anything for their safety and well-being. Name Realizing that he would only ever be a burden to Buffy, and would be unable to protect her as a human, Angel made an impossibly painful decision: he had the Oracles rewind time to reverse his transformation into a human, leaving no one but himself with any memory of the incident. Once again, he did not listen and remained fixed in his belief that he was "saving" the world. [citationneeded] Another notable trait of Angel's was his tendency to make life-changing decisions for other people without their consent or knowledge, always believing he was only doing the right thing for others. 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