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. After these events, Angel went underground until the war was over. Angel was puzzled at his outburst along with Faith, expressing a lack of awareness of Buffy even having a sister. 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. Angel absorbs a fragment of Giles' soul from the Scythe. "[106] The Master once commented that Angel was "the most vicious creature [he had] ever met. They are attacked by a Mohra demon; when Angel kills the demon he is restored to life by its powerful blood. [147], Having returned to Magic Town, Angel explained the situation to Faith and Fred after Archaeus managed to abduct Nadira. However, Angel would also state that it was important to keep trying because things were important enough to fight for. While getting into another argument with Spike, it was interrupted when Faith received an unexpected call from Buffy back in San Francisco. The group finally reconciled,[71] and Wesley was appointed the official leader. [81] He was devoted to those he cared about, willing to do almost anything for their safety and well-being. "[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. 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. 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. [44], 1952: Angel was a resident of the Hyperion Hotel in Los Angeles. 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. He apologetically refused and fled with it through a window. 1898: Angelus' unlife took a pivotal turn when Darla kidnapped the favorite daughter of the Kalderash people in Bora, Romania, as a "birthday present." Sadly, at the end of the series, Buffy did not end up with Angel, or anyone at all. Believing he was talking to him, the dragon came to believe its own name was Cordelia.[111]. [152] However, while Angel enjoyed "helping the helpless," he was also especially motivated by the prospect of redemption in the form of Shanshu. He accompanied Faith to the girl's residence, and as the demon was slaughtered he received a rush of Giles' memories detailing the day he'd fallen in love with Jenny Calendar. [164] He would also once admit an interest in mysteries and detective work. With his body healed, Angel, using various spells and enchantments to provide himself with his vampiric abilities, began patrolling the hell-ridden city with the dragon Cordelia, rescuing citizens and sending them, anonymously, to a safe-house run by Connor, Nina, and Gwen Raiden. He believed he had little talent with words, and disliked public speaking. [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. Angel confronts Whistler at a pizzeria in London. 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. [11] They discussed Spike and the return of his soul, along with Buffy's feelings for him. It never made much of a true difference in the end, good would never truly triumph over evil because it would always come back. Does Buffy ever remember when Angel was human? [12], Liam's body was buried; at some point during the night, he rose again. Her purity had driven him to want to mold her into his "masterpiece." However, he was actually being haunted by the First Evil, who claimed to be the one that freed him from Acathla's hell. Ensouled, Angel was at first confused and did not remember what had happened. Faith denied this, explaining that she was too busy helping "some sick girl named Dawn." Nash had gained control of the plague ball, and prepared to drop it on the people below. For other uses, see. He would eventually murder two Slayers, and became a particularly renowned vampire as a result. When he asked Illyria to seek out the most powerful vampire in "Hell-A," Angel was horrified when she led him to Gunn. Buffy and Angel hesitantly follow, discussing their future as a couple and the feelings about each other. 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. [50][81][104] Even so, he was also never called "Angelus" again, except by those who didn't know about his name change[35][26][43] or had known him from before,[68][175] who were often corrected. Following Abrams's decree, however, many of the show's cast fell in line with the idea that Buffy-Spike may have been endgame. His supposed goal was to bring about the end of magic and eliminate all Slayers. Buffy went to Angel and they had a sword fight while Spike escaped with Drusilla. However, Doyle shares the news that the Mohra demon is alive: the demon's rejuvenating blood also worked on itself. The requirements of being content are kind of minimal. [4][153] Despite this, he nonetheless displayed a tendency to throw taunts and insults to his enemies or just those he intensely disliked. [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. 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. [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. [78] Angel was overcome with parental love, and named their child Connor,[7] in recognition of his Irish heritage. "[97], Angel's year spent running Wolfram & Hart was one marred with challenge and self-doubt. Whistler did not deny this, but calmly revealed that Angel and Buffy's meeting had been predestined long before. "[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. Giles, Angelus, and Angel sharing one body. "[2] By contrast, with a soul he was dedicated to help people and do what was right, explaining: "All I want to do is help. However, Angel made his presence known to all of the Scoobies except Buffy, under the belief that his presence would only distract and endanger her even more. [8] He also expressed a childish distaste of riding on the back of a motorcycle with other men on two occasions: first, with Wesley, who tried to make him wear a pink helmet,[167] and later, with Spike. 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. [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. Buffy and Angel escaped Spike's minions and fled to Angel's apartment, where they had sex. [67] However, Darla became pregnant thanks to the one night they had had sex, which was thought to be impossible for vampires. Angel was also established as detached from reality, and didn't find many things in his life he could look forward to. Despite their initial decision to keep distance due to his nature,[2] Angel and Buffy eventually began dating in the following months. [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. [41] In Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, Angel had a disagreement with a demon named Boone over a "seorita," for which Boone called him out. [97] He could be childish, petty and utterly proud. [36] However, Spike's victory and subsequent role as a champion[101] was later revealed to be part of Lindsey's plans to undermine Angel's confidence and new position, allowing Angel to regain his focus and faith in himself after a final meeting with Cordelia. After the two were forced to realize their limitations as a couple,[15] Angel left Buffy and moved to Los Angeles. 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. [126] The pair followed a lead to a demon dealing Mohra blood, which Angel hoped to use to recover Giles' body once his soul had been restored. Angel stays on Faith's side in her path for redemption. 10. Angel would return to his "never winning" belief, but a more elaborated version: "If nothing we do matters, than all that matters is what we do. His mission was complicated by the deaths of the Demon Lords who had taken control over areas of Los Angeles. Although his dress shirts tend to vary in color, they were often in gem tones and other dark colors. [57][104] Additionally, according to Cordelia, Angel possessed remarkable cooking skills "for someone who's on a liquid diet. 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. Rescued by Wesley from his watery prison, Angel's relationship with Connor was strained. As she rampaged, Angel concocted a plan. Angel questioned her if Buffy was able to come and help them. [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. The two male vampires were restrained while the Immortal had a threesome with Darla and Drusilla, something that, incidentally, the female vampires never allowed Angelus and/or Spike to do. In reality, Angel's sire, Darla, had tricked Joyce Summers into inviting her inside and then bit her. [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]. 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. Mad with demon-induced hysteria, the hotel residents and staff turned on Judy after their suspicions were raised by a private detective. [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. [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. He also warned her that, if they survived the ordeal, he would leave without saying goodbye. [14], In the late 20th century, Angel, as he began calling himself, became an ally and lover of the current Slayer, Buffy Summers. With this, Angel quickly returned to his old ways of evil. Buffy surprises Angel with a visit to Los Angeles. Despite the numerous strange incidents, murders and suicides running rampant throughout the hotel (caused by a demon), Angel looked the other way when his help would have made a difference. Faith launched him into the sky, where he managed to sink his teeth into Willow's throat. [50] However, he was also moved to tears by a performance of Giselle in 1890 even without a soul,[37] and eventually admitted that he had enjoyed Spike's poetry. In the final issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Reckoning, Buffy also did not end with Buffy romantically involved with anyone. [73], Afterward, Cordelia was sucked into Lorne's home dimension of Pylea, and the Angel Investigations team followed her. Liam's little sister, Kathy, had believed her brother had returned to her as an angel, and ignorantly invited him inside the family home. Buffy even compared his maturity to that of a twelve-year-old during one of their reunions. [111] However, last-minute encouragement from Connor inspired him to keep fighting,[117] and Angel's friends healed his injuries, but at the same time, Gunn caused Illyria to revert to her true form. [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. [52], Along with Spike and Drusilla, Angel moved to an abandoned mansion. Using the Scythe to carve symbols into Connor's body, Willow managed to open an entrance to Quor'toth in the Hyperion Hotel. Liam's father displayed near-constant disappointment in him, and was not reluctant to call him out on his shortcomings. 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. Buffy Stopped Showing Up On Angel Due To Network Restrictions Faith wondered aloud if the Crown would have the same effect as Mohra blood, but Angel had no answer. The Beast sought Angelus' aid in killing the Svear Priestesses, a group who wished to banish the Beast, whom he could not kill himself. Darla noticed this, angry at his deception and inability to kill innocent humans while Spike had recently killed a Slayer. In gratitude for helping him, Angel gave Spike Harmony's phone number. Xander quickly jumped on him and started punching him, then grabbed the slayer scythe to stake him. Back in London, Angel met up with Whistler at a pizzeria on the anniversary of their first encounter in New York. [citationneeded] However, he eventually realized he could have "positive sex" through his relationship with Nina.[104]. Angel himself was very aware of this (though he rarely admitted it), but made little effort to hide it. [11] He was later described in historical volumes as the "one with the angelic face,"[2] and the "demon with the face of an angel. His chivalry and sensitivity frequently made him prone to seeing others as his complete responsibility, specifically "damsels in distress. 1727, Galway, Ireland In 2000, three young Wolfram & Hart associates, Lindsey McDonald, Lee Mercer, and Lilah Morgan, attempted to have Faith assassinate Angel. Angel was sad by his passing and took a brief moment to grieve for him before rounding up his group to tend to the changed humans. After finding a young woman named Judy Kovacs hiding in his room, Angel tried to preserve his isolation, first by disarming and removing the man chasing her, then by ejecting Judy. [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. Though initially enraged by this, Buffy, under the influence of a glowing aura, was moved when Angel explained his plan, and kissed him. 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. He had a tendency to bottle up his emotions, feelings and problems behind stoicism, causing him to appear difficult to read and secretive. Angel fought with Darla and managed to kill her when Buffy involved herself in the fight. 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. Club liked the premise but not the whole execution, writing, "It's an undeniably sweet episode, but I have to say I found the set-up clunky and the complications a little forced, no matter how beautifully it all plays out. [citationneeded], Angel was quite self-detrimental and was prone to long spells of doubt, depression and regret. He also possessed a high pain tolerance, able to withstand prolonged periods of torture without succumbing.[183]. Since Acathla could only be stopped by the blood of the individual who activated him, Buffy stabbed Angel with a blessed sword. The distracted Illyria was then taken down by the Senior Partners' forces. Spike, who Angel had called earlier for assistance,[138] also appeared at Alasdair's residence. 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