However, his true goal was to keep the anti-Slayer forces distracted with his supposed "master plan," thus allowing him to coordinate the anti-Slayer movement and limit the potential damage that might result had these factions struck independently, while at the same time give Buffy a concrete threat to fight against, keeping her focused and ready for the challenges that lay ahead, while also guiding her into a position where she would somehow acquire powers similar to his. As we all know, both Charisma and Cordy were treated horribly by JW. [16], In Los Angeles, Angel again began to isolate himself from humanity, in order to combat the lust for human blood that had been awakened within him after feeding on Buffy. [14] Ironically, Angelus' protg Spike would betray him and foil his own plan to destroy the world over two centuries later for similar reasons. Angel and Spike fighting for the Shanshu Prophecy. [152] However, while Angel enjoyed "helping the helpless," he was also especially motivated by the prospect of redemption in the form of Shanshu. Buffy Sainte-Marie, CC (born Beverly Sainte-Marie, February 20, 1941) is an Indigenous Canadian-American (Piapot Cree Nation) singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. She had chosen to help people with her newfound clarity, but as Angel was aware, her efforts had gone in vain. [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. 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. At Alasdair's, Angel and Faith regrouped their forces. Xander once took notice of this, and mockingly called him "Bossy the Cow. [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. [121] With governments and demons fearful of the new Slayers created by Buffy and plotting to destroy them, Angel was approached by Whistler, the very same demon who originally put him on his heroic path, and the higher power itself, who presented him with numerous possible future scenarios, those of which that depict Angel fighting alongside Buffy, ending with both of them dying in battle, and insisted that the only way for Angel to save them both was to fight against Buffy,[122] stating that if Angel did not do so, the entire world would go to Hell like Los Angeles did.[22]. [18] However, Angel would say afterwards that Buffy had made him realize that condemning innocent people to die for the "greater good" to such an extreme was wrong and far too costly, and he told Whistler that he would not help him "save the world" if it meant killing innocents and causing any more collateral damage. 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 would even indirectly kill several human lawyers of Wolfram & Hart by locking them in a room at the mercy of Drusilla and Darla in his obsession to take them down. [13], 1890: Angelus attended a production of Giselle by the Blinnikov World Ballet Corps, a Russian ballet troupe run by Count Kurskov. 2. 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. [102] The kiss was instrumental in Angel returning to his path; Cordelia passed onto Angel a single vision, which came later that night, and Angel realized what he had to do. [41] Angel once commented that he had "given up on hate a long time [before]," and that he never killed purely out of hatred, but rather because of his sheer sadism. Drusilla and her sisters were all noted to be virgins, and Drusilla was described as being "sweet, pure and chaste." Sophronia, Lavina, and Alasdair successfully finished the incantation and Giles' body was struck with magical energy. He killed her first, and then murdered his mother. Buffy aided him in secret, fostering his rehabilitation. 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. Art skills: He had "very nice handwriting"[106] and was a skillful artist, using charcoal[52] and China ink[citationneeded] to draw portraits. 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. Whistler then told him that before the Seed of Wonder had been destroyed, he had experienced one final vision, relaying a horrid possible future. Because time flowed differently in other dimensions, he had experienced a century of torment while only a few months had passed on Earth. Buffy went to Angel and they had a sword fight while Spike escaped with Drusilla. While getting into another argument with Spike, it was interrupted when Faith received an unexpected call from Buffy back in San Francisco. His mission was complicated by the deaths of the Demon Lords who had taken control over areas of Los Angeles. [27], A few months later, Angel was released from this hell dimension,[53] reappearing in his mansion in a feral state. [92] Interestingly, Angel once reverted to his soulless personality without his curse being broken, due to having been secretly fed a happy pill that, while under its effects, made him experience perfect happiness. [57], Angel and Buffy tried to date, going to the movies, more scenic patrols, and picnics in the cemetery. [65] He had an obsession with his destiny; he would follow almost any metaphorical road as long as he believed it would help people (specifically Buffy or himself) to achieve what they were destined for. Angel questioned her if Buffy was able to come and help them. Despite being soulless, he was moved to tears during the performance. To Angel's shock, Wolfram & Hart brings back Darla as a human. Resenting the humiliation he felt because Buffy had made him feel like a human being, Angel took pleasure in tormenting the Slayer and her friends. This marked the end of Angel's story, as the Buffy and Angel . After the two reminisced about the day they had met, Whistler criticized Angel for abandoning their plan before its completion. [citationneeded] To celebrate her return, Angel took Fred on a trip to Ireland when she expressed a wish to see more of the world, the two visiting Galway to see where Angel grew up. "[97], Angel's year spent running Wolfram & Hart was one marred with challenge and self-doubt. His soulless experience also gave him understanding of the psychosis of stalkers, giving him a unique insight into many of his enemies. Angel was Buffy's first love; he treated her in almost a fairytale way and he knew her when she was at her highest point in life; Spike fell for Buffy at her lowest point. She was particularly interested in knowing if he had murdered Giles in his own right mind, or if he had been taken over by Twilight's influence at the time. Angel managed to stop the puppet demons' plans and save the children of Los Angeles. Above all, he sought to meet someone "exciting" and "interesting. 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. In the next five decades, Angel kept his hair that way until the 1970s where had grew out his hair again. Although Angel denied this claim at the time, the fight ended when Spike defeated Angel. Cordelia and Angel discussed how skewed he got from his path and how lost he was without her, Cordelia was shocked to learn that he and the others had taken over "Evil Incorporated." Angel reiterated the damage he was causing and implored him to stop it. [81] He was devoted to those he cared about, willing to do almost anything for their safety and well-being. [29] After Buffy was resurrected a few months later by Willow, Angel was overjoyed and immediately went to meet her between Sunnydale and Los Angeles.[76][77]. For example, when taunted by the First Evil for his past crimes, Angel cried out: "It wasn't me! "Angel" is the seventh episode of season 1 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. [69] His actions also included allowing Drusilla and Darla to slaughter a number of prominent Wolfram & Hart employees, even locking them in the room. After the two were forced to realize their limitations as a couple,[15] Angel left Buffy and moved to Los Angeles. In this effort, Gunn was badly wounded, and Wesley was killed. While he appeared to somewhat doubt himself, Whistler did not change his mind and insisted it was the only way and that he had gone too far to stop. The people below began to mutate into monsters, Angel and the others looking on in helpless horror. Angel admits to Spike that he is not yet over Buffy. Once the world was saved, Angel decided to stay in London and help the people in the newly created Magic Town. [28] Holtz then devoted himself to capturing Angelus and Darla, and chased them across Europe. So, Angel sets out with Doyle to kill the demon, without Buffy's much-needed supernatural assistance. [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. One moment of true happiness, of contentment, one moment where the soul that we restored no longer plagues his thoughts, and that soul is taken from him." Enyos [src] The Ritual of Restoration was a curse to restore a vampire 's soul. [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. [78] Angel was overcome with parental love, and named their child Connor,[7] in recognition of his Irish heritage. [40], 1920s: Angelus spent some time in Chicago, where he saved a little lap dog from being run over by a car; however, finding himself tempted to feed on the dog's owner, a young woman who tried to seduce Angel, he harshly rejected her. However, complications arose due to appearances of Whistler, Pearl, and Nash, intending to steal Alasdair's collection. The masked Twilight reveals his identity. Before running away, she gave Angel a teary and foreboding message, foretelling his dark future involving the three "voices" that would soon come to inhabit his body. Darla fled to Vienna, knocking out and abandoning Angelus in a burning barn and riding off on their only horse. Angel quickly brought up the possibility that the same Lorophage demon that had killed Giles' friends when he was younger was responsible for the bouts of psychosis blighting the city, as victims of Lorophage attacks oftentimes lost their sanity as a result of their trauma being brought to the surface too suddenly. He was also very self-conscious, and worried what other people thought of him very often. [58], Angel promised Buffy that he would stay until Sunnydale High School's graduation day, to help avert the Mayor's Ascension. In the ensuing battle, Angel discovers the consequences of having only human strength; Buffy must come to his rescue and slay the demon herself. Name Buffy described as being happy and at peace in this place; feeling warm, loved, finished, and complete. He is the only character to appear in the first and last episodes of both. [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. Wesley explains to Angel that 99 percent of the time, sex does not result in true happiness, Angel and Buffy simply had a remarkable bond. Subscribe Now. "[25] By his twenties, Liam had become a drunken, whoring layabout,[13] whose only real ambition in life lay in someday seeing the world. Nonetheless, Buffy appreciated that he came, and he remained with her until sunrise. First, he eliminated an enemy and destroyed her work just as she had managed to successfully decipher the lost curse which could be used to restore his soul. Angel confronts Whistler at a pizzeria in London. Still, for a long time he believed himself a lost cause. Angel himself was very aware of this (though he rarely admitted it), but made little effort to hide it. Angelus and Darla outwardly wondered why they hadn't yet killed William, who had taken the alias "Spike," for his dangerously rebellious behavior. Angel and everyone else immediately tried to catch it, but ultimately could not stop it in time. [citationneeded] He also attempted to learn the language of the Vinji and Sahrvin demons via an instruction tape. Rescued by Wesley from his watery prison, Angel's relationship with Connor was strained. After taking care of the problem, he sparred with Faith on the roof of their building, and discussed the emergence of a new "it" vampire, known as Mother Superior, who ran a cult in a nearby church. Eyhgon then escaped through a broken window. When Angel was nearly killed by the regenerated Mohra, Buffy managed to slay it with his help. 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. [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. Embittered by the consequences of becoming close to a human, Angel abandoned Judy and everyone else. The two give in to their passions and engaged in airborne sex, subsequently finding themselves in a paradise dimension: Twilight. Despite this setback and Giles' initial displeasure of being brought back by him under these circumstances, he was undeterred and insisted they would find a way to fix this as well. Angel stays on Faith's side in her path for redemption. However, Angel was spared when Buffy saved his life and prevented her friend from killing him. [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. 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. 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. [85] Connor then sank his father to the bottom of the ocean in a steel coffin, while Cordelia ascended to a higher plane, the feelings shared between her and Angel still left unspoken.[86]. [citationneeded], Sorcery: Angel also had some experience in magic, able to perform spells, exorcisms,[1] and glamours, although he preferred to rely on others' expertise if the option was available rather than doing them himself. As a result of this, Connor's memories were returned to him and he remembered that Angel was his father. 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 . When Amy Madison approached him for help to resurrect Warren, Angel initially contemplated accepting the request due to his role in Warren's death, but when Amy revealed that her true plan was to lure Willow to London so that she could get revenge, Angel instead confronted her with Nadira, whose innate sympathy with the magic of Magic Town allowed her to turn Amy's traps back on herself and turn Amy into a rat. As planned, he went to Alasdair to borrow his magical items only to have the archmage refuse him. [citationneeded] He denied Whistler's wishes for him to help Buffy at first,[12] and, years later, when he was offered a chance to live without his vampiric weaknesses with the Gem of Amara, he chose to destroy it instead, justifying that he needed to continue living with his punishment. After he had his soul removed for a second time, Angel was exceptionally referred again by the Angel Investigations team as the historical "Angelus," as he had memories of what didn't exist in the world anymore,[90][176] and "Angel [was] gone. "[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. Before Cordelia took her leave, she and Angel finally revealed their feelings for each other, culminating in a kiss. Doing this, Angel attracted the attention of the evil law firm, Wolfram & Hart. Born As they fight, the Mohra demon cuts Angel. He spoke up, much to Spike's surprise, and sadly confessed that he hadn't moved on from her either. While investigating recent murders with Sophia and Lavinia's aid, Angel witnessed a newly-turned vampire walking in sunlight and displaying a greater resistance to the usual anti-vampire weapons, confirming that the restoration of magic had changed the rules for new vampires. [132] Because of this thought process, he often ended up causing more trouble than he prevented. To this end, Twilight seemingly possessed Angel and sent him to the ruins of Sunnydale to stop the Scoobies and Spike. He used various enchantments to keep up the appearance that he was still a vampire and heal the worst of his injuries. Sadly, at the end of the series, Buffy did not end up with Angel, or anyone at all. 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. When Angel and Spike fought over the Cup of Perpetual Torment supposedly the key that would determine which of them was the true vampire champion Spike told Angel: "You had a soul forced on you. Forced to co-exist, they waged a protracted, insidious duel of wills.[8]. To their intense disappointment, they discovered in the new magicless world, Mohra blood did not regenerate dead flesh with stability, but triggered perpetual regeneration until the victim was decapitated. He would eventually murder two Slayers, and became a particularly renowned vampire as a result. People who have annoyed him most include Spike, Xander, and Harmony. After having sex with Darla on top of Drusilla, Angelus finally pushed her over the edge into complete insanity. Example, when Angel, Cordi and baby connor are laying in bed after getting that money, and Cordi is talking about a boat, it could be argued that Angel is happy and content in that moment. . During the siege, Twilight left behind his "seconds" Amy, Warren, and the General to kidnap Giles, Faith, and Andrew. Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, who had briefly served as Watcher to both Buffy and Faith in Sunnydale, arrived in Los Angeles around that time, claiming to be a "rogue demon hunter," a "lone wolf sort" who only worked solo. [165], Angel often adopted a controlling persona around people, especially those he was closest too. Simply put, Angel had difficulty trusting others, and it took him a long time to feel comfortable around his companions. [139], During their reunion, Angel and Spike bickeredas usualabout both each other and Buffy, much to Faith's exasperation. The previous year, Angel had endured trials in order to win a new life for Darla as she was dying. [46], Angel followed Buffy to Sunnydale, where he lived in an apartment and consumed bagged human blood. This almost killed her, but, having quickly recovered from his poison, Angel rushed Buffy to the hospital. He also warned her that, if they survived the ordeal, he would leave without saying goodbye. [129] Angel followed her to Drusilla's church, where she had hoped to have her pain alleviated by the Lorophage. Angel takes on the identity of Twilight and assembles an anti-Slayer organization to save the world. [41], After his soul was restored, Angel, using information that he had acquired during his freedom, figured out that the enemy he had been battling was a little closer to home than the group had previously considered. [123], Despite the prospects of eternal happiness with Angel in the new paradise dimension, Buffy chooses to return upon witnessing her friends and family fighting the resulting demonic hordes. The Beast sought Angelus' aid in killing the Svear Priestesses, a group who wished to banish the Beast, whom he could not kill himself. Despite their initial decision to keep distance due to his nature,[2] Angel and Buffy eventually began dating in the following months. 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. "[50] In addition, in the two times he defeated Eyghon, Angel counted with the aid of his inner demon as a separate entity in the fight;[177] this evil persona was referred to as "Angelus" in the second time,[140] when Spike explained: "Not sure you can call Angelus a 'being,' really. 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. [citationneeded], Angel was unsurprisingly furious with Willow for wanting to involve his son in her plans, at which point Willow snapped and blasted him for comparing her to him before breaking down in tears and insisting that the Earth was dying without magic and she needed to save it. Wanting to buy time, Angel and Faith fought against their enemies fiercely. Portrayed by After these events, Angel went underground until the war was over. [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. Eventually, Angel became more comfortable with himself and social interaction the more he connected with people in Los Angeles, noting after a few months that he had come to think of his new colleagues as his family. The group finally reconciled,[71] and Wesley was appointed the official leader. He apparently reverted to his original strengths and weaknesses following the destruction of the Seed of Wonder and Twilight's defeat. In the final issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Reckoning, Buffy also did not end with Buffy romantically involved with anyone. Buffy sends Angel to hell in order to save the world. 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. When Doyle receives a vision that the Mohra has regenerated itself, Angel leaves to kill the demon for good. According to his friends and despite his constant objection, he rarely smiled and only openly cried on one occasion. 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]. [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. 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