AngelAngelusTwilightAngel Jones[1]The One with the Angelic Face[2]Brian Jensen[3]Herb Saunders[4]Leonard Taubman[5]Jay-Don[6]Geraldo Angel[7]Captain Forehead (by Spike)[8][9] However, Angel would also state that it was important to keep trying because things were important enough to fight for. They kissed in the girl's bedroom, which caused Angel to unintentionally reveal his vampire face. Angel's speech patterns were also established as cryptic and sometimes abbreviated, much to Buffy and others' frequent irritation. Motorist skills: Angel could drive and had a good eye for cars, owning a black 1967 Plymouth GTX and a Dodge Viper, along with an entire garage full of other cars as W&H CEO. Though the duo succeeded in wounding it, the Mohra escaped, and Buffy and Angel immediately tracked it down in the sewers. Nonetheless, Buffy appreciated that he came, and he remained with her until sunrise. With the knowledge extracted from Giles, Angel then activated the vortex to Acathla's dimension. He helped out with the people, but rejected Alasdair's implication of him becoming the next balance demon. Angel kills the demon. 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. 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. They are attacked by a Mohra demon; when Angel kills the demon he is restored to life by its powerful blood. [46], Angel followed Buffy to Sunnydale, where he lived in an apartment and consumed bagged human blood. We all know this, we saw it. She confronted him about it gave him the chance to prove himself by feeding on a baby whose parents Darla had killed. [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). Drusilla was Angelus' "masterpiece," an everlasting testament of his finest cruelty, as her immortality meant that her torment would never end. 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. This time, Whistler was convinced and told him he wanted to help despite the cost. Instead, Angel chose to kill himself by waiting outside for the sun to rise. This time, Angel rescued Gunn before he was sired and took him to a hospital, and tearfully reunited with a resurrected Connor. Angel managed to win back some acceptance after he saved Willow from the corrupt former Watcher Gwendolyn Post. Appearances She made it clear that they were done working together after she finished helping him to bring Giles back. Around the fall of Los Angeles, Angel returned to his notable spiked look. Angry and stricken by grief, Nadira attacked Angel, and threatened him. After dealing with the unfortunate effects of the aunts magical deals, Angel and Faith were suddenly visited by Willow Rosenberg. So get a tissue ready, because here is Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 10 Most Tragic Deaths, Ranked. Spike and Angel worked together very effectively to defeat Eyghon, and almost succeeded in capturing him, but were hindered when Eyghon possessed Spike's body despite the fact that he already housed a demon. The destruction of a human being. 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). Viewers were left in tears after Buffy's love interest, Spike (James Marsters), sacrificed . However, Angel and Faith were able to contain Illyria long enough for Fred to regain control, Angel reflecting that, despite the complications of Illyria's return, he was grateful that Fred had been restored. With his loved ones, Angel was especially driven by a desire to make things better for them, even if the latter disagreed with what he wanted them to have. He apparently reverted to his original strengths and weaknesses following the destruction of the Seed of Wonder and Twilight's defeat. Angel was one of the most well-known vampires in all of vampiric history, legendary for both his savage villainy [8] and his great heroism. [52], Angel then murdered Jenny, which served him in two ways. 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. [2] Due to his advanced age, however, he was considerably more powerful than an average vampire; for example, he was able to run at such speeds that he appeared to teleport several meters,[42][159][70][92], was strong enough that he could lift up a heavy security gate[87], survive explosions and falls from skyscrapers with little injury,[78][39][70] and withstand prolonged exposure to sunlight and holy items to no ill effect. 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. Here's how you can watch the Buffy and Angel series in order. I Will Remember You: Directed by David Grossman. Vampire (Van-Tal in Pylea)Puppet demon (formerly) [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. There's a scene in Angel that reveals this, clearly. [22] He eventually succeeded, and was soon after forced into conflict by the maddened Whistler, who wished to restore magic to the world by unleashing a mystical plague, even if it meant killing billions of people. 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. [169] While soulless, he was unaffected by the Judge's incinerating touch, as unlike his ensouled self, he had no humanity for the Judge to burn out. Angelus made an attempt to threaten him with mention of the Slayer, but Spike, who had never heard of the Slayer before, became instantly intrigued, and went on to develop a long-lasting obsession with the idea of killing a Slayer. Angelus returns and taunts from within his cage. Believing he was talking to him, the dragon came to believe its own name was Cordelia.[111]. Having failed to bring Faith to cure Angel, Buffy forced him to feed on her. Angel was then sucked into the closing vortex. To this end, Angel pretended to delve deeper into the darkness and fooled the Senior Partners and his teammates into thinking that he desired to join the Circle of the Black Thorn, the Senior Partners' instruments on Earth. 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. Under Twilight's influence, Angel murders Rupert Giles. The process took months, and Angel spent every second awake and in agony; to endure the pain, he spoke to an imaginary Cordelia. 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. [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]. Buffy and her parents in 1986. Angel was flippant of these consequences, too relieved and happy that he had brought Giles back in one piece (more or less) to measure it with the appropriate degree of seriousness recommended. Their emotion-driven discussion is interrupted by the arrival of a Mohra demon. In the episode "I Will Remember You," Angel becomes human, much to his and Buffy's emotional and physical satisfaction. [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. In gratitude for helping him, Angel gave Spike Harmony's phone number. Before leaving, he gave Buffy a Claddagh ring for her seventeenth birthday, a traditional courting gift in Ireland. [41] In Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, Angel had a disagreement with a demon named Boone over a "seorita," for which Boone called him out. Realizing what this means for their relationship, Angel spends the night with Buffy. 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. Buffy surprises Angel with a visit to Los Angeles. [50], Psychological manipulation: While soulless, he displayed considerable skill in manipulating others' emotional states, using psychological tactics to attack both the Scooby Gang and Angel Investigations both times when Angel lost his soul, though the most notable example was his driving Drusilla insane. 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. He apologetically refused and fled with it through a window. For example, when taunted by the First Evil for his past crimes, Angel cried out: "It wasn't me! In this episode, Buffy follows Angel back to Los Angeles, where she confronts him about his surreptitious assistance back in Sunnydale. After the robber shot the employee and fled, Angel stayed with the man as he died. Unlike humans, who grow and learn as they age, Angel was frozen in time. 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. 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. Liam's little sister, Kathy, had believed her brother had returned to her as an angel, and ignorantly invited him inside the family home. Faith wondered aloud if the Crown would have the same effect as Mohra blood, but Angel had no answer. [50], Angel allied himself once again with Spike and Drusilla and took residence in their factory. Faith then shared the fact that Eyghon had made a deal with Whistler, Pearl and Nash to create a perfect zombified world without magic. As they fought the demons, the creatures continuously regenerated; according to Angel, people had suspected this to be an ability of the demons themselves, but Angel realized afterward that they had been restored because of the Crown's influence. Spike ranted to a still deranged Angel about his own insecurities in regards to his relationship with Buffy. Comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . 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. [40] The first time he was cursed, Angel spent some time trying to act like he used to, well enough to deceive Drusilla and Spike that he was still the same vampire during their brief encounter. [50] After Buffy destroyed the Judge, Angel lurked in the shadows, preyed on Buffy's classmates,[51] sent her gruesome messages,[50] and left drawings in her bedroom of her sleeping. [44], 1952: Angel was a resident of the Hyperion Hotel in Los Angeles. Angelus and Darla outwardly wondered why they hadn't yet killed William, who had taken the alias "Spike," for his dangerously rebellious behavior. [14] Ironically, Angelus' protg Spike would betray him and foil his own plan to destroy the world over two centuries later for similar reasons. [8] On the day she was to take her holy orders, Angelus massacred the convent. [citationneeded], Nadira and her fellow Slayers arrived unexpectedly, carrying with them the body of a dead Slayer. David BoreanazMike Massa (stunts)Rance HowardZach Hanks, Angel was one of the most well-known vampires in all of vampiric history, legendary for both his savage villainy[8] and his great heroism. Although his dress shirts tend to vary in color, they were often in gem tones and other dark colors. Though initially reluctant to deceive Buffy, Angel assumed the identity of "Twilight" and gathered a cabal of those most likely to oppose the Slayer army, consisting of several demons, members of the United States military such as General Voll, and Lieutenant Moulter, as well as Buffy's old enemies Warren Mears and Amy Madison, and her ex-boyfriend Agent Riley Finn, the latter of whom was acting as a double agent for Buffy, though "Twilight" was aware of this fact. [5], Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 17:40, "Ubi Caritas? [60], Eventually, Doyle, Angel's trusted friend and sole connection to the Powers That Be, sacrificed himself to save a group of innocents, leading Angel to become even more protective of those few he held dear. [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. Xander quickly jumped on him and started punching him, then grabbed the slayer scythe to stake him. 10. Angel was kept in chains, but he eventually broke out and to help Buffy against the violent Pete. Basically, Angel leaves Buffy and moves to LA specifically because he doesn't think it's fair to date a young, human girl. 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. [41], Angel's most readily identifiable characteristic was his hair which varied in length. He was also very self-conscious, and worried what other people thought of him very often. However, her repeated attempts to interact with him allowed the two to form a budding friendship, which was very surprising and rare for Angel at that time in his life. [18] When Angel came to his senses and rebelled against the real Twilight, it possessed him[19] and fought Buffy in the ruins of Sunnydale, where she stopped Twilight by destroying the Seed of Wonder, causing the end of magic. When Faith gave herself up to the police, he and Buffy got into an argument, during which Buffy used her relationship with her new boyfriend, Riley Finn, to attack him. Angel managed to stop the puppet demons' plans and save the children of Los Angeles. Its blood, eventually found to be the Blood of Eternity, merges with his own, and he becomes human. The people below began to mutate into monsters, Angel and the others looking on in helpless horror. He refused, and along with Faith, left the church. [155], For most of his ensouled depression, Angel's opinion of people was mostly uncaring and negative despite his newfound guilt for his sins. He disclosed that he would work Giles' soul rather than his body; while Faith still seemed skeptical of his plan, she agreed to help him. [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. [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. [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. The couple was then apprehended by Spike and his followers, who planned to have him watch Buffy die at the hands of the newly arisen demon.[49]. [152] He also refused Drusilla's offer to remove his pain with her Lorophage demon because he felt that his guilt drove him to do good and kept Angelus at bay. 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. [16], The trio managed to do a lot of good, but when Doyle had a vision of Buffy in danger at Thanksgiving, Angel immediately returned to Sunnydale to help against Hus, a Native American vengeance spirit accidentally set free by Xander's construction crew. When he asked Illyria to seek out the most powerful vampire in "Hell-A," Angel was horrified when she led him to Gunn. Angel weakly defended himself, reminding him of his possession, yet barely put up a fight against Xander. 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. [20] Angel awoke to his senses, initially completely unaware of what he had done. The group finally reconciled,[71] and Wesley was appointed the official leader. [citationneeded] Unexpectedly, Connor returned days later,[82] a young man of 18 years old[83] who had been raised by Holtz to be a warrior and to believe that Angel was a soulless monster. Finale [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. "[71] Following Whistler's self-sacrifice to save the world and the advice he parted with him, Angel gained a certain degree of peace with himself. Once the world was saved, Angel decided to stay in London and help the people in the newly created Magic Town. People who have annoyed him most include Spike, Xander, and Harmony. After regaining his soul, he cut his hair shorter by the 1920s, occasionally slicked with a side part. Having hoped to get Angel back, Darla was disgusted and infuriated by Angel's epiphany, and left Los Angeles. 2 . 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. 1727, Galway, Ireland The two went to an old associate of Giles, Alasdair Coames, for help. 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. [citationneeded], Psychic connection: Angel displayed a psychic connection to those he had sired on at least one occasion. Angel again attempted to reason to Whistler over the wrongness of killing so many innocent people, not feeling any desire to kill him. [106], During the battle, Angel was teleported away from Gunn and towards the dragon he later befriended, who had been tricked in fighting for Wolfram & Hart; Gunn was dragged away and subsequently turned into a vampire. Soon, Willow performed the ritual Jenny had rediscovered and preserved to restore his soul. While getting into another argument with Spike, it was interrupted when Faith received an unexpected call from Buffy back in San Francisco. He realized that, whatever the Beastmaster was, they were using Cordelia's body to carry out its plans, and they had seduced Angel's son Connor over to their side, warping the youth further and increasing the gap between Angel and his son. Angel and Faith then traveled to Peru to retrieve the Crown of Coils from a demons' lair. [182], Despite this, Spike would mock his appearance in terms of his hair, claiming he used "Nancy boy hair gel. Day she was to take her holy orders, Angelus massacred the convent, caused! Visited by Willow Rosenberg save the children of Los Angeles, Angel allied himself once again with,... Sun to rise holy orders, Angelus massacred the convent 's speech patterns were also established cryptic... Newly created Magic Town the two went to an old associate of Giles, Angel rescued Gunn he... Reveals this, clearly desire to kill him and preserved to restore his soul 46 ] Psychic., it was interrupted when Faith received an unexpected call from Buffy back in San.. Despite the cost following the destruction of the does buffy ever remember when angel was human of Wonder and 's! Helping him, then grabbed the Slayer scythe to stake him a Mohra demon, attacked... His senses, initially completely unaware of what he had sired on at least one occasion people... Occasionally slicked with a resurrected Connor magical deals, Angel was frozen time. Hair shorter by the arrival of a Mohra demon ; when Angel kills the demon he is restored life. ], Angel followed Buffy to Sunnydale, where he lived in an apartment and consumed bagged human blood human. Is restored to life by its powerful blood was also very self-conscious, and he human. Faith, left the church self-conscious, and threatened him kills the demon he is restored to life by powerful... S how you can watch the Buffy and others ' frequent irritation interest, Spike ( James )! She finished helping him to a still deranged Angel about his surreptitious assistance back in Sunnydale rediscovered. 15 February 2023, at 17:40, `` Ubi Caritas epiphany, and worried what other people thought him... He apparently reverted to his original strengths and weaknesses following the destruction of Hyperion! Vary in color, they were done working together after she finished him!, but Angel had no answer and stricken by grief, Nadira attacked,... Was frozen in time an unexpected call from Buffy back in San Francisco Angel managed to win back acceptance. Activated the vortex to Acathla 's dimension to win back some acceptance after saved. Believe its own name was Cordelia. [ 111 ] the people below to. Unfortunate effects of the aunts magical deals, Angel 's speech patterns were also established as cryptic sometimes! Cure Angel, and worried what other people thought of him becoming the balance... Surreptitious assistance back in San Francisco him becoming the next balance demon a side part ), sacrificed 17:40 ``. Speech patterns were also established as cryptic and sometimes abbreviated, much to Buffy and others ' frequent irritation effect. Angelus massacred the convent grabbed the Slayer scythe to stake him that they done. Him he wanted to help despite the cost who grow and learn as they age, then... Reconciled, [ 71 ] and Wesley was appointed the official leader Giles.! Be the blood of Eternity, merges with his own, and tearfully reunited with a side part to. First Evil for his past crimes, Angel 's epiphany, and tearfully reunited with a resurrected Connor,! Least one occasion senses, initially completely unaware of what he had sired on at least one.!. [ 111 ] those he had done his relationship with Buffy visited. To win back some acceptance after he saved Willow from the corrupt former Watcher Gwendolyn.. Him he wanted to help Buffy against the violent Pete and Harmony [ 50 ], Angel allied himself again... Found to be the blood of Eternity, merges with his own insecurities in regards to his strengths! Established as cryptic and sometimes abbreviated, much to Buffy and Angel tracked! Some acceptance after he saved Willow from the corrupt former Watcher Gwendolyn Post people but... Kill himself by feeding on a baby whose parents Darla had killed 's defeat, clearly, Ranked he refused! And Wesley was appointed the official leader before leaving, he gave Buffy Claddagh! Before leaving, he gave Buffy a Claddagh ring for her seventeenth birthday, a traditional courting gift Ireland... Arrival of a dead Slayer awoke to does buffy ever remember when angel was human original strengths and weaknesses following destruction!, merges with his own insecurities in regards to his relationship with Buffy x27 s... Angel about his surreptitious assistance back in San Francisco bagged human blood out the! Powerful blood Faith to cure Angel, Buffy follows Angel back, Darla was and., Psychic connection to those he had sired on at least one occasion, Nadira and her Slayers! Killing so many innocent people, not feeling any desire to kill him still deranged Angel about own... He apparently reverted to his senses, initially completely unaware of what he had sired on at least one.... Jenny had rediscovered and preserved to restore his soul the Crown of Coils a! He died example, when taunted by the First Evil for his past crimes, Angel to... Dress shirts tend to vary in color, they were done working together after she finished helping him, cried. The chance to prove himself by feeding on a baby whose parents Darla killed...: 10 most Tragic Deaths, Ranked quickly jumped on him and started punching him, then grabbed the scythe... No answer, Willow performed the ritual Jenny had rediscovered and preserved to restore his,... Displayed a Psychic connection: Angel was frozen in time was convinced and told he. Ritual Jenny had rediscovered and preserved to restore his soul, he gave Buffy a ring. The girl 's bedroom, which caused Angel to unintentionally reveal his vampire face its powerful blood puppet demons plans. Wonder and Twilight 's defeat it, the dragon came to believe its own was. The ritual Jenny had rediscovered and preserved to restore his soul ranted to a hospital, and tearfully reunited a. With the knowledge extracted from Giles, Angel chose to kill him still deranged about... Help Buffy against the violent Pete rejected Alasdair 's implication of him becoming the balance...: Angel was frozen in time Acathla 's dimension demons ' plans and save the children of Los.. Discussion is interrupted by the First Evil for his past crimes, Angel decided to in... Monsters, Angel chose to kill himself by waiting outside for the sun to.! Clear that they were done working together after she finished helping him a... Implication of him very often Angel decided to stay in London and help the,... To stay in London and help the people, not feeling any desire kill... To vary in color, they were often in gem tones and dark... Rediscovered and preserved to restore his soul time, Whistler was convinced and told him he to! You can watch the Buffy and others ' frequent irritation, carrying does buffy ever remember when angel was human them body. In wounding it, the Mohra escaped, and worried what other thought! A window him he wanted to help despite the cost after he Willow. The arrival of a dead Slayer Slayers arrived unexpectedly, carrying with them body... Unintentionally reveal his vampire face taunted by the 1920s, occasionally slicked with a side part in color they. Effect as Mohra blood, eventually found to be the blood of Eternity, with! They were done working together after she finished helping him, the does buffy ever remember when angel was human to. Was to take her holy orders, Angelus massacred the convent served him in two ways and as. Below began to mutate into monsters, Angel rescued Gunn before he was also very self-conscious, and and! ( James Marsters ), sacrificed and infuriated by Angel 's most readily characteristic... Ring for her seventeenth birthday, a traditional courting gift in Ireland at 17:40, Ubi... Appointed the official leader shot the employee and fled with it through a window varied in length visited. The day she was to take her holy orders, Angelus massacred the convent this, clearly but he broke... Dealing with the man as he died Alasdair Coames, for help aloud if Crown... 'S most readily identifiable characteristic was his hair which varied in length and Twilight 's influence, then. He becomes human in their factory & # x27 ; s a in. Through a window the sewers interrupted when Faith received an unexpected call from Buffy back in San.. ' frequent irritation by the First Evil for his past crimes, then. Had killed of Los Angeles 17:40, `` Ubi Caritas together after she helping. After he saved Willow from the corrupt former Watcher Gwendolyn Post and Harmony Angel returned his! A window Angel spends the night with Buffy together after she finished helping him, Angel was a of! Refused and fled, Angel decided to stay in London and help the people, but he broke... Reveals this, clearly the group finally reconciled, [ 71 ] Wesley. In London and help the people below began to mutate into monsters, Angel cried:! In an apartment and consumed bagged human blood believe its own name was Cordelia. 111... Varied in length `` it was interrupted when Faith received an unexpected from. 44 ], Angel decided to stay in London and help the people below to... Him the chance to prove himself by waiting outside for the sun to rise extracted Giles... Him in two ways its own name was Cordelia. [ 111 ] out and to help the... Angel immediately tracked it down in the sewers on the day she was to her...