[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. [41], Angel's most readily identifiable characteristic was his hair which varied in length. Maggie Walsh. He attempted to kill the Lorophage to prevent further problems, but it easily fought him off. While he denied Buffy's pleas to continue living, it began to snow on Sunnydale for the first time, and the sun was blotted out all Christmas. After the robber shot the employee and fled, Angel stayed with the man as he died. "[3], In Entertainment Weekly's list of the 25 best Whedonverse episodesincluding episodes from Angel, as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Dollhouse"I Will Remember You" placed at #14. "[50], The distinction between his states with and without a soul was sometimes referred as separate entities. 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. As planned, the Senior Partners reset the timeline to the last point Angel was alive, the moment before Los Angeles was sent to Hell. [57], Angel and Buffy tried to date, going to the movies, more scenic patrols, and picnics in the cemetery. His chivalry and sensitivity frequently made him prone to seeing others as his complete responsibility, specifically "damsels in distress. Faith found him, and asked him how he intended to resurrect someone who had died a natural death. The trio formed Angel Investigations, a private detective agency whose mission statement was to "help the helpless." Angel roughly grabbed Whistler's horns and forced his attention to the people transforming into monsters below them, giving a moving speech about how the "necessary losses" were people with lives and that it cost too much to sacrifice so many. Buffy and Angel reveled in finally being able to be happy together, but Angel soon discovered that the Powers That Be had not yet offered him forgiveness as he had not sufficiently atoned. [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. To Angel's shock, Wolfram & Hart brings back Darla as a human. [170], Angel was prone to unattractive and very obvious bouts of jealousy and possessiveness. : Music as Narrative Agent in, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Will_Remember_You_(Angel)&oldid=1139544813, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 17:40. His most prominent and mocked trait was his tendency to be overly gloomy and brooding. 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. [citationneeded] He also attempted to learn the language of the Vinji and Sahrvin demons via an instruction tape. The two became separated, and Angel seemingly killed the demon, and in doing so, its blood mixed with his own and resurrected him, making him human again. Despite being soulless, he was moved to tears during the performance. Doyle encouraged Angel not to shy away from human interaction, warning him that isolating himself from humanity would eventually lead to him forgetting why they need to be protected, and feeding on them. [29]" After voyaging to Morocco, Holtz briefly lost them in northern Africa. [1], "Angel is one of those heroes who flourish on frustration," Peter S. Beagle says, "who thrive on never achieving their hearts' desire." It never made much of a true difference in the end, good would never truly triumph over evil because it would always come back. [8] He also expressed a childish distaste of riding on the back of a motorcycle with other men on two occasions: first, with Wesley, who tried to make him wear a pink helmet,[167] and later, with Spike. Angel realized that a vampire might be controlling the Lorophage through hypnosis. In 2000, three young Wolfram & Hart associates, Lindsey McDonald, Lee Mercer, and Lilah Morgan, attempted to have Faith assassinate Angel. 2. ", May, 1764: Angelus and Darla killed the wife and infant son of vampire hunter Daniel Holtz, and turned his young daughter into a vampire, forcing him to destroy her. Angel admitted that he had known Eyghon was alive since his time as Twilight, and that the demon owned Giles' soul, which made his resurrection possible in theory. In the episode "I Will Remember You," Angel becomes human, much to his and Buffy's emotional and physical satisfaction. [126] The demon siblings engaged Angel and Faith in battle, but Faith managed detain them by planting Mohra blood in Nash's pocket. However, Doyle shares the news that the Mohra demon is alive: the demon's rejuvenating blood also worked on itself. [10] Born Liam in 1727 in Galway, Ireland,[11] he was sired by Darla in 1753,[12] taking the name Angelus, he earned notoriety as the worst vampire in history. He used various enchantments to keep up the appearance that he was still a vampire and heal the worst of his injuries. After a deep-to-heart with Faith, the plan was set in motion and the spell was chanted. [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. [173], During his darker phases, Angel also smoked, such as his reversion to soulless state in 1998,[50] his ensouled depression pre-Buffy,[45] and his dark phase in Los Angeles in late 2000. 1753, Galway (sired)1998, Sunnydale (sent to hell)2004, Los Angeles (reversed) She quickly left with her team when she received a text about a possible solution. The length seemed to be slighter shorter around 2002 and while CEO of Wolfram & Hart, he sometimes had his hair combed over. Spike was shocked at her phrasing and tried to remind her she knew Dawn. Darla fled to Vienna, knocking out and abandoning Angelus in a burning barn and riding off on their only horse. [2], Noel Murray of The A.V. Angel In this effort, Gunn was badly wounded, and Wesley was killed. Buffy and Angel hesitantly follow, discussing their future as a couple and the feelings about each other. The group finally reconciled,[71] and Wesley was appointed the official leader. Drusilla was already there waiting for him, and once again begged him to let her take away his pain. When he fed off the body of a shop keeper in a moment of weakness in the 1970s, he resigned himself to a life of homelessness, and was not stirred out of it until Whistler showed him Buffy Summers approximately twenty years later. 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. Angel absorbs a fragment of Giles' soul from the Scythe. He could be roused to anger when they were harmed or threatened in any way, and openly threatened to kill Lilah Morgan when she tortured Cordelia to force him to work for her,[159] and nearly smothered Wesley to death when his actions resulted in Connor being trapped in Quor'toth. Realizing what this means for their relationship, Angel spends the night with Buffy. But Angel's relationship with his teammates, particularly Cordelia, was strained, though things improved rather quickly. Around the fall of Los Angeles, Angel returned to his notable spiked look. Born Its blood, eventually found to be the Blood of Eternity, merges with his own, and he becomes human. 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. After The Oracles a link to The Powers That Be confirm he is human again, Angel and Buffy spend a blissful night together. An epiphany followed, and Angel realized that his purpose was still to do all the good he could, even if he couldn't do all the good he wanted to. [178], In reference to his actions without a soul, Angel once told Lindsey: "I'm the greatest mass murderer you've ever met. "[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. [55] Angel began to suspect that his return from hell was not accidental, that he must be meant to serve some unknown purpose. However, Angel would also state that it was important to keep trying because things were important enough to fight for. Angel also possessed a sense of humor despite his serious personality, usually in the form of dark sarcasm. [90] While soulless, Angel did indeed overcome the Beast and realized that the Beast was a mere "flunky" serving an even more powerful evil; the Beast he knew was only interested in smashing and slaughter, and it was unlikely that it would have become smarter in the years since his initial encounter with him.[91]. Sophronia, Lavina, and Alasdair successfully finished the incantation and Giles' body was struck with magical energy. During his first year in Los Angeles with Angel Investigations, he displayed an acute lack of people skills, and was very anti-social and reclusive. [citationneeded], Despite being over two-centuries old, Angel was not the most mature individual. [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. In the midst of battle, Angel became erratic; Angel, Angelus, and Giles in turn took over his body. [105], Angel finally understood that he would never be able to completely stop the forces of evil, but that he could temporarily sever the Senior Partners' hold on Earth and stop their apocalyptic plans. The precise source and limit of his new abilities were unknown, but he survived having a tree thrown at him without any apparent side-effects, the tree simply splintering off his chest. The length seemed to be slighter shorter around 2002 and while CEO of &! 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