[31] A spell had been cast before the Beast's arrival which erased all reference to it in this dimension, with Angelus being immune because he technically didn't exist anymore when the spell was cast. Liam argued that he was only what his father had made him, and voiced his decision to leave home. Before moving to Los Angeles, he was inclined to spend much of his time alone, and was never open with friends or allies, with the exception of Buffy to an extent, though he still kept quiet about his past from her, as he felt it would disgust her. Xander quickly jumped on him and started punching him, then grabbed the slayer scythe to stake him. [28] Holtz then devoted himself to capturing Angelus and Darla, and chased them across Europe. Here's how you can watch the Buffy and Angel series in order. After turning out wrong in his judgment and the archmage's criticism of Angel's selfish motivations, he somehow won him over and was able to use the magical artifacts. Faith then shared the fact that Eyghon had made a deal with Whistler, Pearl and Nash to create a perfect zombified world without magic. There, they became caught up in a plan by various witches to gain power through the fear generated by tours of Angelus's first murder spree and the blood of a Gachnar demon. [38], 1894: Angelus and Spike were captured in Rome, Italy by henchmen of The Immortal, a mysterious and seductive being with whom they both had a fierce rivalry. To this end, Twilight seemingly possessed Angel and sent him to the ruins of Sunnydale to stop the Scoobies and Spike. He apologetically refused and fled with it through a window. Giles explains to the others that the current events tie in to a prophecy of a supernatural upheaval where the world shall be recreated after a Slayer changes the world, with Buffy and Angel having been selected to serve as the catalysts of that change. [162][163] Angel's appreciation of arts and theater manifested into an enjoyment of ballet even when he was evil. Giles went out and tried to kill Angel, though he only succeeded in burning down the factory the vampire lived in. Before leaving, he gave Buffy a Claddagh ring for her seventeenth birthday, a traditional courting gift in Ireland. [citationneeded], The other demons at the auction ran for a chance to get it while Angel and Faith went to examine the basement of the establishment. Comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . Aliases Turning to Angel, he further explained, "Angel suffered alone for decadesdecadesbefore meeting Buffy, and never thought to himself that someone with as terrible a past as his deserved someone as good as her." Turning to Buffy, he continued with a steady voice, "I bet you anything he couldn't believe his ever-living luck when it . In the wake of the battle, Angel and Willow managed to reconcile to a degree; she revealed that although she hadn't yet forgiven him, she couldn't hate him either. She gets a significant expanded role in Angel as a result of her appearances in many flashback episodes. WhirlwindDemon Research InitiativeScooby GangAngel InvestigationsScourgeBody JasmineWolfram & HartCircle of the Black ThornTwilight Group [144], The two traded blows, each trying to seize control of the magic orb. While posing as her priest in order to torment her, Angelus killed her family in front of her, which caused Drusilla to flee to a convent. He refused again and apologized for what he had done to her; however, she declared that she no longer cared. [24], With Giles and Faith having departed London, Angel initially did what he could to maintain control of the rising magical disturbances, with only the occasional aid from Sophia and Lavinia. He went to a tavern, where, drunk once more, he caught the eye of a seemingly affluent woman. Simply put, Angel had difficulty trusting others, and it took him a long time to feel comfortable around his companions. He broke up with Buffy in the sewer when she told him about her prom being the next night, but he surprised her appearing in the dance.[15]. He apparently reverted to his original strengths and weaknesses following the destruction of the Seed of Wonder and Twilight's defeat. Consequently, this plan tied heavily into the new world revolutionized by Whistler. [49] Because Angel experienced a moment of pure happiness, his curse was lifted and Angel lost his soul. The group finally reconciled,[71] and Wesley was appointed the official leader. The requirements of being content are kind of minimal. [141], When they returned, Spike was ordered to watch over Angel in the basement while Faith and the others performed the ritual. Buffy even compared his maturity to that of a twelve-year-old during one of their reunions. He killed her first, and then murdered his mother. Observing this, Faith and Spike decided it was best to chain him to the wall in her basement. When Doyle receives a vision that the Mohra has regenerated itself, Angel leaves to kill the demon for good. Gunn manages to make it to the meeting point, the alley behind the Hyperion Hotel, where he, Angel, Spike, and Illyria engaged in battle with the dark armies that the Senior Partners had sent against them. Vampire (Van-Tal in Pylea)Puppet demon (formerly) Beginning with Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4, Angel aired immediately after its parent show on The WB for two years. 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. [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. 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. Does Buffy ever stop loving Angel? Wanting to buy time, Angel and Faith fought against their enemies fiercely. "[61], Visions: While running Wolfram & Hart, Angel was given Cordelia's visions[104] on her last day on Earth;[102] however, he believed that this was a "one-shot deal," suggesting that this ability was not permanent. Angel fought against Whistler, only for him to transform into a blue-horned demon with very strong melting abilities. ", 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. [23], As the others were ordered to focus on their memories of Giles to make sure they pulled it off, Angel expressed his desperate need to fix what he did as he thought about when he had killed him. Unlike humans, who grow and learn as they age, Angel was frozen in time. Angel fighting vampires during the graduation battle. Eventually, after Angel defeated the undefeated Champion of Pylea, the Groosalugg, they returned with a new team member, Winifred "Fred" Burkle, in tow, and learned that Buffy had died. [110] The dragon took Angel back to W&H, where he relied on neo-primitive healing salves and incantations to repair his broken body. In 2000, three young Wolfram & Hart associates, Lindsey McDonald, Lee Mercer, and Lilah Morgan, attempted to have Faith assassinate Angel. With this, Holtz abandoned his hunt and retired to York until 1774, when a demon named Sahjhan offered to take him to the future in exchange for his promise to kill Angel and Darla in the future. In the wake of the fight, Angel continued to shift between the three presences, much to Spike and Faith's concern. 1898: Angelus' unlife took a pivotal turn when Darla kidnapped the favorite daughter of the Kalderash people in Bora, Romania, as a "birthday present." The Angel Investigations team enlisted the help of demon karaoke bar-owner, Lorne, initially known only as the Host. [23] Angel managed to reason with him, causing Whistler to give up his life by sacrificing himself. [13], In 1999, the latest Slayer, Faith, began to go rogue after accidentally killing the Deputy Mayor Allan Finch; Angel attempted to rehabilitate her, but his chances at redeeming her were ruined by the interference of Buffy's new Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, and a special ops team sent by the Watchers Council. [68] After a misguided one-night stand with Darla in a moment of weakness,[70] he snapped out of his depression and returned to himself for the most part. [58], Angel promised Buffy that he would stay until Sunnydale High School's graduation day, to help avert the Mayor's Ascension. Soon enough, he received support in his attempts to redeem himself in the service of others. [160] Still, he would on occasion put them below the "bigger picture," particularly the fate of the world. As we all know, both Charisma and Cordy were treated horribly by JW. Trying to fight evil from within the belly of the beast proved to be more difficult than even he had imagined, with the lines of good and evil becoming ever more gray with every action taken,[99] and he soon discovered that his allies in the Scooby Gang, including Buffy, had deemed him untrustworthy. Angel kills the demon. After killing a nest of vampires, Illyria revealed to the group that Angel was no longer a vampire, leaving Connor feeling angry and betrayed. Angel stabs the demon, but it retreats to the sewers. [146] Although Angel assisted in defeating Archaeus and accepted Buffy and Spike's relationship, he noted to Willow as he left that he doubted that the relationship would last, recognizing over the years that Spike sought relationships that he believed would save him from himself, only to push his partners away and convince himself that his problems were simply unfixable. Angel and Faith successfully restore a corpse using the Crown of Coils. [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. As they fight, the Mohra demon cuts Angel. In his essay on the music used in Angel, Matthew Mills points out how, when Angel asks the Oracles to turn back time, the slow tempo and use of the clarinet in the background music adds "emotive weight to the Oracles' sympathy" for his situation. [31], Despite this shared awareness of each other's thoughts, the two's different natures meant that they still could not understand their other self. He stated to Giles that "helping the helpless" was a redundant saying since everyone, including yourself, was at one point helpless and they would eventually need someone as well. 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. With Nadira's help, Angel speculatively established that the new rules of magic had caused some old spells to "reset," resulting in Illyria's resurrection being "undone" and allowing Fred to exist once again, although she retains memories of her time in Illyria. Angel fought with Darla and managed to kill her when Buffy involved herself in the fight. Seeing Willow's inner turmoil, Angel was more sympathetic and agreed to take her to Connor and talk to him, but made it clear to Willow that it was Connor's choice to go along with her plan. 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], Angel was a quiet, private individual. Despite being soulless, he was moved to tears during the performance. As well as the leather pants, his shirts were generally silk button shirts in black and red, as well as paisley button shirt, though his full length black wool duster remained. [131] Having already deduced Angel's plan to bring Giles back, Willow dismissed him as he was selfish, stupid, reckless, and delusional to think that his attempts would not end in disaster, particularly after all of the pain and suffering she put Buffy and the rest of the gang through after Buffy's own resurrection. Portrayed by The sins he committed when soulless were constantly at the back of his mind, to a degree where he felt for a very long time that he did not deserve happiness or redemption. Angel and Faith then traveled to Peru to retrieve the Crown of Coils from a demons' lair. [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. [112] Initially alone in the fight, he was soon aided by his old friends, Spike, Illyria, Connor, Gwen, Nina, the Groosalugg, Lorne, and Wesley,[113] and successfully tricked the Lords into killing themselves with the Hagan Shafts. "[25] By his twenties, Liam had become a drunken, whoring layabout,[13] whose only real ambition in life lay in someday seeing the world. [24], Angel was born a human named Liam in Galway, Ireland in 1727 to a linen and silk merchant and his wife. With rabid fury, they ambushed Angel, beat him, and then hanged him. [79], In 2002, false prophecies, time travelers, and betrayal led to Angel losing his infant son to an old enemy, Holtz, who abducted Connor soon after his birth, taking him to the dimension of Quor'toth,[80] where time passed differently. [124] Later, Buffy confesses to Angel that it was the "weirdest best day" of her life and tells him that he had her heart. Though this state of mind changed somewhat when he fell in love with Buffy, it wasn't until he learned about the Shanshu Prophecy that he truly began believing in himself and his actions. Unidentified fatherUnidentified motherKathy (sister)Connor (son)Twilight ("child")Jasmine (granddaughter) But instead, Darla came to the rescue with a horde of vampires. [143], After Giles threw a magic fire ball, Nash dropped the plague ball. Without a soul, he commented that he failed to understand his previous concerns with the "human condition," regarding humans' only purpose as being to suffer and die. [citationneeded], Leadership and tactical skills: Angel possessed strong leadership skills and had a flair for strategies and tactical planning. For example, he was annoyed and pretended to be unimpressed when he heard Lindsey singing at Caritas,[166] and showed intense displeasure at Spike for regaining his soul, as it caused him to feel less unique. 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. Angel fails miserably until Buffy shows up and slays the demon. Unphased by Whistler's accusations, Angel justified that his friends had been in danger, and that he had simply wanted to help. Buffy concludes at the end of the issue that she can't have a baby. Angel's speech patterns were also established as cryptic and sometimes abbreviated, much to Buffy and others' frequent irritation. I Will Remember You: Directed by David Grossman. Having failed to bring Faith to cure Angel, Buffy forced him to feed on her. [104], Fall of Los Angeles: Following the Fall of Los Angeles, Angel was turned human by the Senior Partners as a way to deprive him of his strength when he most needed it. Angel killed the boy and recognized Buffy, being able to then say her name again.[54]. She turned him down, but when the man showed up looking for him, she and Angel were forced to fight him off; in a moment of rage she cut off the man's hand, and in remorse, fled the scene. Subscribe Now. He tracked down the blood at a demon auction, but just as they had managed to claim it, Angel's old associates Pearl and Nash suddenly attacked. In the next five decades, Angel kept his hair that way until the 1970s where had grew out his hair again. Because time flowed differently in other dimensions, he had experienced a century of torment while only a few months had passed on Earth. He discovered the presence of a Thesulac demon, a paranoia demon affecting the humans in the hotel, but by the time Angel learned how to defeat it and obtained the items required, the entire hotel was overcome with pathological paranoia. [citationneeded], Angel's love life had never been very active, originally because he held a reluctance to get close to someone and possibly lose his soul. Since the late 1990s during his tenure in Sunnydale, Angel's hair was consistently spiked upward at the front with styling product (a fact that he was apparently unaware of, due to his reaction upon seeing his reflection in a mirror during a trip to Pylea). People who have annoyed him most include Spike, Xander, and Harmony. [145], When the Scooby Gang found themselves facing the demon Archaeus the demon lord who inhabited the Master's bloodline they called Angel for help, during which he learned that Buffy and Spike had started dating again. However, given Angel's currently tense relationship with Spike, as well as the Scoobies' current hostility towards him, Buffy asked Angel to help protect the Slayers from the currently-attacking demons while she went with Spike to investigate his claims.[121]. Spike ranted to a still deranged Angel about his own insecurities in regards to his relationship with Buffy. When he asked Illyria to seek out the most powerful vampire in "Hell-A," Angel was horrified when she led him to Gunn. [32][33], 1880: Desiring a companion of her own, Drusilla sired the mild-mannered and lovesick poet, William Pratt, to whom Angelus served as a mentor and role model for a while. "[8][9], Enhanced vampire abilities: Angel had the standard powers and vulnerabilities of a vampire; he was immortal, regenerated damage, possessed superhuman physical attributes, and had heightened senses, able to track people by scent alone. Undead After the two were forced to realize their limitations as a couple,[15] Angel left Buffy and moved to Los Angeles. Angel acted against all of his instincts and made a deal with his sworn enemy in exchange for them erasing Connor's memories and giving him a normal life, and trying to find a way to cure Cordelia who had gone into a coma. She seems so devastated that I kind of wonder if the reversal maybe returned her memory from Angel's "I Will Remember You" as well. Angel was furious with him when he realized that he was working with Pearl and Nash, and would have resorted to violence, had Whistler not broken his wrist and ordered him to sit down. That would make Faith the only one alive in the present who knows. Angel #1.7 The Batchelor Party to Buffy #4.8 Pangs to Angel #1.8 I Will Remember You-Angel goes to Sunnydale to 'help' Buffy, . The two went to an old associate of Giles, Alasdair Coames, for help. [171], Angel maintained essentially the same combat style; however, without a soul he tended to taunt his opponents to put them off-guard, while with a soul he was generally a silent combatant unless the other person talked to him first. Angel quickly surmised that Eyghon the Sleepwalker had possessed Ethan Rayne during the funeral, and had begun possessing Giles' body since. He traveled to the United States, and arrived in New York City via Ellis Island. Died [1], "Angel is one of those heroes who flourish on frustration," Peter S. Beagle says, "who thrive on never achieving their hearts' desire." [27], A few months later, Angel was released from this hell dimension,[53] reappearing in his mansion in a feral state. [27] Afterward, he confronted Darla about her decision to remain underground; won over by Angelus' fearlessness, Darla chose to leave with Angelus, and temporarily abandoned her sire and Master. 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. After dealing with the unfortunate effects of the aunts magical deals, Angel and Faith were suddenly visited by Willow Rosenberg. However, after meeting with Nadira whose magical mutation had stabilized and who appeared to possess some insight into the workings of "Magic Town" Angel began to work with her, her insights directing him to locations where he could do specific good, such as preventing Pearl acquiring bottled magic. [citationneeded], Multilingualism: Angel could speak several languages, including English, Korean,[citationneeded] Tibetan,[29] Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, Belarusian,[citationneeded] Romanian,[100] and German. Xander once took notice of this, and mockingly called him "Bossy the Cow. [citationneeded]. We all know this, we saw it. 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. 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. Make you suffer for all the horrible things you've done. After a deep-to-heart with Faith, the plan was set in motion and the spell was chanted. After an intense duel in which the Slayer seemed to have the upper hand, Faith broke down and pleaded with Angel to kill her. [41] However, unlike Buffy, who adamantly refused to kill humans no matter how evil they were,[157] Angel had no such reservations and would kill a human easily if they murdered or threatened innocents; for example, he unhesitatingly killed the human assassin Vanessa Brewer, whom Wolfram & Hart repeatedly prevented from being brought to justice for her crimes, when she was hired by them to kill the Holy Triumvirate. Does Buffy ever remember when Angel was human? Just a thought. [25], In 1998, Spike and Drusilla's arrival in Sunnydale created tension in her relationship with Angel. And that's an example an inconsistency from one show to the next. [108] Angel declared war on the Demon Lords, challenging them to a battle to liberate the city. 1900: In China, during the Boxer Rebellion, Angelus tried to resume his life with Darla, who had abandoned him after finding out that his soul had been restored, but found himself able to kill only animals, murderers, and rapists while protecting innocents from Darla. [42] Angel then spent time in Missoula, Montana during the Great Depression. [104] He even went so far as to sign away his candidacy for the Shanshu Prophecy to prove his loyalty, exploiting the Circle's inability to realize that he would do good for its own sake rather than to receive a reward. She dropped a mountain on Quor'toth, and preached her desire to rule over the entire dimension. When Faith was hit by Eyghon, Angel fought against him, but was injured in the process. Although his dress shirts tend to vary in color, they were often in gem tones and other dark colors. 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. His soulless experience also gave him understanding of the psychosis of stalkers, giving him a unique insight into many of his enemies. Buffy sends Angel to hell in order to save the world. [81] He was devoted to those he cared about, willing to do almost anything for their safety and well-being. How does Buffy end? The length seemed to be slighter shorter around 2002 and while CEO of Wolfram & Hart, he sometimes had his hair combed over. After the destruction of Sunnydale High,[58] Angel departed for Los Angeles. Before he had a chance to confess his feelings, however, Darla returned, miraculously pregnant. Although he was momentarily free to wreak a little havoc of his own while soulless, Angel was recaptured and re-ensouled after a fight with Faith. They are attacked by a Mohra demon; when Angel kills the demon he is restored to life by its powerful blood. 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. [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. His chivalry and sensitivity frequently made him prone to seeing others as his complete responsibility, specifically "damsels in distress. [citationneeded] He also attempted to learn the language of the Vinji and Sahrvin demons via an instruction tape. As a curse. [41] In Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, Angel had a disagreement with a demon named Boone over a "seorita," for which Boone called him out. [132] Because of this thought process, he often ended up causing more trouble than he prevented. Angel reminisced about the moment he'd first laid eyes on Drusilla over a century ago. [2] He showed himself to the Slayer in an alley, at which time he warned her about the Harvest and gave her a silver cross. Angel refused, and told Nadira that resurrecting Giles was only possible because his life had been so deeply steeped in magic. During Angelus' first meeting with Darla's sire, the Master, he openly mocked the older vampire, and showed no fear despite the Master's greater age, power and authority. [22], One night, Angel saved Nadira's life from a vampire, but fled in order to avoid being seen by Faith's Slayers (most of whom wanted him dead for his actions as Twilight). Ensouled, Angel was at first confused and did not remember what had happened. [citationneeded] Wesley unintentionally brought about the kidnapping due to uncovering a false prophecy that stated "the father will kill the son,"[80] and Angel attempted to kill Wesley in the hospital;[81] Wesley was subsequently fired from Angel Investigations, while Angel resumed his position as the team's leader. "[32] However, this also made him a natural leader towards others. Accepting this, Angel returned to Los Angeles to prepare the second front, hoping he would not have to use it, and told Buffy, "I ain't getting any older. And this plot is the beginning of the end. 10. Rescued by Wesley from his watery prison, Angel's relationship with Connor was strained. He was also vulnerable to holy items and sunlight, could be killed by decapitation and a stake to the heart, needed to regularly ingest mammal blood to maintain his vitality, and could not enter the residence of a living human without being invited by a resident. On the day she was to take her holy orders, Angelus massacred the convent. He believed he had little talent with words, and disliked public speaking. [citationneeded], Despite his stubbornness, Angel could be impressionable and easily swayed by the thought of destiny. The two share a friendly moment together, Angel telling him that he wanted to stay in London and help the mutated people who needed guiding. Soon, Willow performed the ritual Jenny had rediscovered and preserved to restore his soul. Angel returns from a hell dimension in a feral state. [11], Liam took the name "Angelus," presumably inspired by his sister's mistaken belief that he was an angel. [98][36][39], Angel was also a fan of pop culture to some degree, enjoying Barry Manilow's music[171] and being a fan of ice hockey;[172] indeed, part of the reason he originally founded Angel Investigations was because of his liking of old detective novels. [5], Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 17:40, "Ubi Caritas? In Quor'toth, Connor served as a guide, while Willow reminded Angel about the possible consequences of being in another dimension. Debut Filled with a new purpose in life, Angel resolved to help the Slayer,[12] with whom he had fallen in love. This time, Angel rescued Gunn before he was sired and took him to a hospital, and tearfully reunited with a resurrected Connor. [128], When he arrived at the apartment again, he and Faith confronted her father, who revealed that he had come to ask his Slayer daughter to kill a mobster for him. Despite his still untarnished love for Buffy, Angel eventually realized his previously platonic love for Cordelia had grown romantic. When he realized how much William cared for Drusilla, Angelus had sex with her just to hurt him and teach him a lesson, an action William would never forgive. He was also an expert in torture. Holtz took his own life in such a way that Connor was led to believe he was killed by Angel,[84] making Connor hate his father and be determined to make him pay for the suffering he had caused Holtz and others. [citationneeded] However, he eventually realized he could have "positive sex" through his relationship with Nina.[104]. [11] Angel would describe being disillusioned with the women of his era, and showed distaste for noblewomen in particular, describing them as "incredibly dull, simpering morons." [129] Angel followed her to Drusilla's church, where she had hoped to have her pain alleviated by the Lorophage. She had chosen to help people with her newfound clarity, but as Angel was aware, her efforts had gone in vain. [182], Despite this, Spike would mock his appearance in terms of his hair, claiming he used "Nancy boy hair gel. 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