Around the same time that audiences found out his true identity is when the Buffy cast and crew knew what to do with Angel's character. 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. As planned, the Senior Partners reset the timeline to the last point Angel was alive, the moment before Los Angeles was sent to Hell. Their emotion-driven discussion is interrupted by the arrival of a Mohra demon. In the next five decades, Angel kept his hair that way until the 1970s where had grew out his hair again. Whilst gloating over his father's corpse, Darla cruelly deflated Liam, claiming that in the end, his father had claimed the victory because his condemnation would haunt Liam for the remainder of his existence, while his father's suffering, while painful, had been very brief. 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. [31], December 25, 1838: Angelus won a card game in Dublin, Ireland, and when his opponent, a man named Daniel who was to be married the next day, could not pay, he took his winnings by killing him. The masked Twilight reveals his identity. [96] He was told that it would play a role in the upcoming battle against the First Evil and had to be worn by someone with a soul, but more than human a champion. Finale In response, Angel launched a tirade against Buffy, reminding her that, while it was great that she had moved on, he himself could not and had no one with whom to share his pain, culminating in him telling Buffy that she didn't know him anymore and that she had no right to just show up with her "great new life" and tell him how to do things in "his city" before harshly ordering her to go back to Sunnydale. 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. Angry and stricken by grief, Nadira attacked Angel, and threatened him. He refused, and along with Faith, left the church. [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. [citationneeded], Later, when Faith returned to the apartment after spending several hours in Brixton with her fellow Slayers, she openly questioned Angel about his time under the guise of the masked Twilight. 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. Angel continually tries to do the best for his son, Connor. After she witnessed him talking to Drusilla in a park, Angel told Buffy and the Scoobies that he was Drusilla's sire. Embittered by the consequences of becoming close to a human, Angel abandoned Judy and everyone else. [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. Just as she was about to leave, however, the two were attacked by a Mohra demon. Although his dress shirts tend to vary in color, they were often in gem tones and other dark colors. Upon digging up his coffin, they were shocked to find his body missing; upon returning to their apartment, they realized that the body had been taken before it was ever buried, as the ground had been untouched. 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. People who have annoyed him most include Spike, Xander, and Harmony. Men had also complimented his appearance; Xander, though in anguish, commented that Angel was "buff" and "a very attractive man" when first seeing him,[181] Oliver Simon stated that Angel was a "beautiful man,"[16] and a commercial director assumed he was a model. Since Acathla could only be stopped by the blood of the individual who activated him, Buffy stabbed Angel with a blessed sword. "[25] By his twenties, Liam had become a drunken, whoring layabout,[13] whose only real ambition in life lay in someday seeing the world. [14], 1902: Angelus lived in self-imposed isolation, controlling the temptation to feed by avoiding humans altogether. [128] Jasmine also described "Angelus" as forced to live inside Angel's head, being a powerless voice buried under his conscience. [150] Although, when the spirit witnessed Angel's allies running to join him despite the danger, where Archaeus' forces only obeyed him out of fear, it allied with Angel to trap Archaeus in the golem body Archaeus had intended to offer the spirit, sealing the demon away. [citationneeded] After having been possessed by Twilight he came to believe that redemption would be impossible because of all the damage he had caused with a soul and without. 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 was discovered by Wesley, who returned as a ghost to act as liaison between Angel and the Senior Partners. [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. 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. The two give in to their passions and engaged in airborne sex, subsequently finding themselves in a paradise dimension: Twilight. [1], "Angel is one of those heroes who flourish on frustration," Peter S. Beagle says, "who thrive on never achieving their hearts' desire." Angel was then sucked into the closing vortex. Despite their initial decision to keep distance due to his nature,[2] Angel and Buffy eventually began dating in the following months. He tended to keep up a stoic and brave face, similar to Oz in that regard. Consequently, this plan tied heavily into the new world revolutionized by Whistler. 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. 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. [171], Whenever his curse took effect, it took a few moments for Angel to remember his actions,[12][27] but he soon became horrified at the memories. Seeing her again with her sanity restored, he desperately asked her how she had managed it, causing her to reveal that the Lorophage demon had consumed the traumatic memories that had caused her lunacy. [8] Both the Master[2] and the First Evil[13] recognized and appreciated how purely evil Angelus was. An ensouled Angelus follows Darla to China in 1900. Still determined, Angel began researching other methods of restoring corpses back at their apartment; when Faith came downstairs, he surprised her by speaking in a British accent and asking for tea. Angelus expressed no interest in the Order of Aurelius' plan to destroy the human world and bring about the return of the Old Ones, as he preferred the hedonistic pleasures of the world above. His pre-existing abilities, such as his strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and senses, were also greatly enhanced. [citationneeded], Despite his limited knowledge over most pop culture and educational attributes, Angel was usually fairly intelligent in other aspects. Vampire (Van-Tal in Pylea)Puppet demon (formerly) Angelus took his time and brutalized her before raping and killing her. [citationneeded], Angel was quite self-detrimental and was prone to long spells of doubt, depression and regret. Appearances Meanwhile, Connor was mortally wounded by Gunn and died in his father's arms. Before the Mayor's Ascension, Faith infected Angel with the Killer of the Dead, a poison that slowly killed vampires and could only be cured by the blood of a Slayer. Watching it, you felt every tear, every wall punch, every clenched hug. [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. Over time, he began copying Angelus' "signature" of the time, carving a cross-shaped mark on the face of his victims in order to spite God. [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. Drusilla was "cursed" with the "sight"; the ability of foresight, something her mother saw as "an affront to the Lord." 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. However, Angel would also state that it was important to keep trying because things were important enough to fight for. The two subsequently returned to London, where they put the Crown in Alasdair Coames' care for the purpose of having it studied, and went to the cemetery where Giles' had been buried to exhume his remains. It wasn't until the episode "Angel" in Buffy season 1 that the series finally settled on Angel being a vampire with a soul. [26], 1789: A lone Angelus encountered the Beast in Prussia, standing in a field of bodies. Eventually, the trio retreated when they got what they wanted. That was everything to me. Unidentified fatherUnidentified motherKathy (sister)Connor (son)Twilight ("child")Jasmine (granddaughter) [68], In 2001, Holland Manners succeeded in breaking Angel's spirit by telling him that the power of Wolfram & Hart came from the evil within humanity itself and that nothing Angel did would ever amount to anything; depressed and tortured, Angel had sex with Darla in an attempt to shed his soul,[70] but he only found "perfect despair." Believing he was talking to him, the dragon came to believe its own name was Cordelia.[111]. The thought that he might someday be forgiven for his past and allowed to live on deeply affected him, causing him to latch on to it immediately. [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. [46], Angel followed Buffy to Sunnydale, where he lived in an apartment and consumed bagged human blood. 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. In this episode, Buffy follows Angel back to Los Angeles, where she confronts him about his surreptitious assistance back in Sunnydale. The fear that this purpose was not for the cause of good grew in Angel's mind at Christmastime, when he began to experience what he believed to be hallucinations. "[106] The Master once commented that Angel was "the most vicious creature [he had] ever met. However, Angel was spared when Buffy saved his life and prevented her friend from killing him. 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. [57][104] Additionally, according to Cordelia, Angel possessed remarkable cooking skills "for someone who's on a liquid diet. [144], The two traded blows, each trying to seize control of the magic orb. 2. [4] This episode was rated the series' best episode in a poll done by Angel Magazine in 2005. 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. "[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. When he asked Illyria to seek out the most powerful vampire in "Hell-A," Angel was horrified when she led him to Gunn. 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. First, Doyle, a half-Brachen demon and fellow Irishman with precognitive abilities was sent by the Powers That Be to be Angel's guide. [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]. [104], Angel was later reunited with his son, Connor, when the latter was forced to fulfill his destiny by killing the demon Sahjhan. [citationneeded], Angel was considered physically attractive, noted especially for his title as the "one with the angelic face. During this time, he drank bottled human blood and attempted to stay to himself, avoiding interaction with other residents and patrons. Faith launched him into the sky, where he managed to sink his teeth into Willow's throat. [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. Angel and Faith immediately joined the battle. 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. 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. Angel begins to lose sanity with three presences inside his body. 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). Buffy surprises Angel with a visit to Los Angeles. [83] After he adopted the name "Angel" circa 1943, the name "Angelus" would be brought up in reference to the time when he was still called as such,[89][174][90] or to compare his present with his evil history. [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. [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. In response to Darla's assertion, Liam set about slaughtering his entire village. After the destruction of Sunnydale High,[58] Angel departed for Los Angeles. He inculpated Whistler for allowing so many people to die for his cause, and for manipulating both him and Buffy in the past. His plan worked, and Willow returned to normal and fainted from fatigue. 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. Faith wondered aloud if the Crown would have the same effect as Mohra blood, but Angel had no answer. When Giles briefly took control, he managed to decapitate Eyghon, which instantly killed him and ended his control over the dead the final piece of Giles' soul was absorbed into the Tooth of Ammuk. Because of this, he could easily make dangerous decisions. [178], In reference to his actions without a soul, Angel once told Lindsey: "I'm the greatest mass murderer you've ever met. 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. Though the duo succeeded in wounding it, the Mohra escaped, and Buffy and Angel immediately tracked it down in the sewers. Does Buffy have a child? [182], Despite this, Spike would mock his appearance in terms of his hair, claiming he used "Nancy boy hair gel. [69] His actions also included allowing Drusilla and Darla to slaughter a number of prominent Wolfram & Hart employees, even locking them in the room. "[2] Cordelia,[180][83] Faith, Fred,[citationneeded] Kendra Young,[48] Anya Jenkins[59] had also praised him physically. [162][163] Angel's appreciation of arts and theater manifested into an enjoyment of ballet even when he was evil. [34] William went so far as to consider the elder vampire his sire and "Yoda. 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. [169] While soulless, Angel was unaffected by the Judge, a demon who could incinerate any being with "humanity," or the ability to feel human emotions. Above all, he sought to meet someone "exciting" and "interesting. As a human and a soulless vampire, he often sported either long, shoulder-length hair, either down or in a loose ponytail. "[2] After his first meeting with Buffy, which left her with a bad impression, she still described him as "gorgeous,"[47] calling him a "honey," claiming most girls would find him attractive "if they [had] eyes," describing him as a "hunk," and saying that his eyes were "penetrating. Angel and Spike fighting for the Shanshu Prophecy. [165], Angel often adopted a controlling persona around people, especially those he was closest too. On the way back to their apartment, Angel told Faith that Giles' writings about the girl had "opened his eyes" and then sent her on her way, informing her that he could go home alone and wait for her, as she had other things to do. As Giles used his knowledge and experience to pinpoint the location of Whistler, Pearl, and Nash, they set out to oppose them after coming to a consensus that not all of them would make it out alive in the battle. The people below began to mutate into monsters, Angel and the others looking on in helpless horror. [141], When they returned, Spike was ordered to watch over Angel in the basement while Faith and the others performed the ritual. Here's how you can watch the Buffy and Angel series in order. [41] In Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, Angel had a disagreement with a demon named Boone over a "seorita," for which Boone called him out. In the wake of the fight, Angel continued to shift between the three presences, much to Spike and Faith's concern. [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. 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. [155] Angel had been seen many times to be obsessively single-minded in his plans or goals, to the point that he occasionally disregarded his moral code and crossed a line; he could be impulsive, often running blindly down any path he believed would help redeem himself and not bothering to think about the consequences of his actions until it was too late,[citationneeded] something that Willow criticized him over. The Fairweather sisters informed them that Ethan Rayne had been on the guest book for the funeral, much to Angel and Faith's confusion, because he had been killed by General Voll during the Twilight crisis. First, he massacred his own family, whose blood he later described as the "sweetest of all." The previous year, Angel had endured trials in order to win a new life for Darla as she was dying. "Welcome to the Hellmouth" Art skills: He had "very nice handwriting"[106] and was a skillful artist, using charcoal[52] and China ink[citationneeded] to draw portraits. Willow tried to fight him off, but was at first overcome. [81] He was devoted to those he cared about, willing to do almost anything for their safety and well-being. 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." [citationneeded], Angel was a quiet, private individual. He attempted to kill the Lorophage to prevent further problems, but it easily fought him off. [66], As Angel continued to help the helpless in Los Angeles, his good deeds began seriously to disrupt the plans of Wolfram & Hart. 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. [16], 1943: During World War II, Angel was coerced into undertaking a secret mission by the Demon Research Initiative. While working in these areas, her work has focused on issues facing Indigenous peoples of the Americas.Her singing and writing repertoire also includes subjects of love, war . Still, their vehemence was not as strong as it once had been, and they managed to focus on coming up with a strategy. Died After dealing with the unfortunate effects of the aunts magical deals, Angel and Faith were suddenly visited by Willow Rosenberg. Xander quickly jumped on him and started punching him, then grabbed the slayer scythe to stake him. The First, able to adopt the appearances of Angel's past victims, lashed him with guilt and tempted him to end it all by losing his soul once again and killing Buffy. However, Darla had already been given a second chance at life and Angel's prize seemingly went to waste. [41], Angel's most readily identifiable characteristic was his hair which varied in length. 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] The notable exceptions to this rule were when Angel wore a Hawaiian shirt while undercover,[4] a cream pullover identical to his darker ones to make a customer more comfortable,[3] an uncharacteristic white and yellow striped dress shirt while under Jasmine's thrall and a loud Italian sports jacket[39] (although this last was only because his usual clothes were damaged by a bomb planted by the Immortal and there was nothing else available for him to wear). [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. He apparently reverted to his original strengths and weaknesses following the destruction of the Seed of Wonder and Twilight's defeat. 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. Is Buffy really dead? Angel's speech patterns were also established as cryptic and sometimes abbreviated, much to Buffy and others' frequent irritation. He traveled to the United States, and arrived in New York City via Ellis Island. The trio formed Angel Investigations, a private detective agency whose mission statement was to "help the helpless." Angel helping Darla, who was pregnant with their human son. Buffy characters were some of the best TV has ever seen; losing them felt like losing one of your own. [45] However, after meeting Buffy and seeing the well of inner strength she possessed, his outlook on humanity slowly changed. Angel regained consciousness at some point, but did not make it apparent until Spike admitted that he had always admired Angel for his ability to move on from Buffy. Unlike humans, who grow and learn as they age, Angel was frozen in time. Soon enough, he received support in his attempts to redeem himself in the service of others. [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. He has seen her bad. 1898: Angelus' unlife took a pivotal turn when Darla kidnapped the favorite daughter of the Kalderash people in Bora, Romania, as a "birthday present." Angel fought Boone for three-and-a-half hours until the sun came up and Boone honorably let him go. She gets a significant expanded role in Angel as a result of her appearances in many flashback episodes. They discussed Spike and the return of his soul, along with Buffy's feelings for him. [citationneeded]. Aliases 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]. Sophronia, Lavina, and Alasdair successfully finished the incantation and Giles' body was struck with magical energy. She was able to see that he had attached a magical item known as the Tooth of Ammut to his body, which he intended to use to draw the fragments of Giles' soul trapped in demons and other mystical sources into his body. This was made most obvious when he allowed himself to be manipulated by Twilight for what he believed was the greater good. Angelus is cursed with the restoration of his soul. 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. [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. [citationneeded], Angel had a very distinct appearance and style of dress, traditionally wearing full-length, black wool dusters, a light brown trench coat, or a shorter leather jacket, black trousers and black dress shoes. During the battle, Angel commanded a small number of fighters to surround the Mayor's vampire henchmen. With the exception of while amnesiac, Angel would not take back his birth name of Liam. "[97], Angel's year spent running Wolfram & Hart was one marred with challenge and self-doubt. Realizing what this means for their relationship, Angel spends the night with Buffy. Angel quickly surmised that Eyghon the Sleepwalker had possessed Ethan Rayne during the funeral, and had begun possessing Giles' body since. [169] He's particularly sensitive to criticism, usually trivial, such as ones about his looks or nit-picky comments about himself. 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. 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. 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. [citationneeded], A recurring joke was that Angel seemed to have a preference for small, blonde women, as the majority of his love interests were blondes Darla, Buffy, and Nina , with the exceptions of Cordelia (who had blonde highlights at one point). It never made much of a true difference in the end, good would never truly triumph over evil because it would always come back. Tense and becoming increasingly more impatient, he threatened him and then accused Alasdair of working for Whistler, acutely noticing how it was strange that his items have not been raided yet. Disgusted that Buffy had caused him to feel love, he vowed to destroy her in a way similar to what he had done to Drusilla. [citationneeded]. [citationneeded], Immunity: Though not exactly a "power," Angel was immune to Billy Blim's power to induce misogyny because, as he explained, he gave up on hate long before, and, even soulless, he never felt anger or hate towards any of his victims. Angel forces the Lorophage to feed on itself. His supposed goal was to bring about the end of magic and eliminate all Slayers. He went to a tavern, where, drunk once more, he caught the eye of a seemingly affluent woman. 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. [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." Drusilla then drew his attention to the opportunity of awakening the demon Acathla and bring about the end of the world. [98] Angel wished to fight with her in the battle, but Buffy told him to go prepare his crew for a second front in case the Scoobies failed to stop the First.