History Characters / Angel

* WomenPreferStrongMen: Hanging around Angel and Doyle has ruined her for preening, rich day trader types. (No comment on [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Wesley.]])

* BrainsAndBondage: Implied.
--> '''Angel:''' Who do we know that has handcuffs?
--> '''Wes:''' Well, I...wouldn't know.

** TookALevelInBadass: The reverse of Wesley. While Wesley became a tougher and more capable combatant, Gunn, already a BadassNormal, took the reverse; his head is filled with the knowledge of all laws, demonic and human. He becomes a point man in a tense demonic negotiation, not to mention heightened deductive abilities (maybe a literal case -- [[spoiler:he has a chip implanted in his head to boost his reasoning that also houses the knowledge. As well as the complete works of Gilbert and Sullivan]]).

* SugarAndIcePersonality

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Morena Baccarin was originally considered for the part of Eve, which would have upped the total of ''{{Firefly}}'' alums to four (with Torres, Baldwin, and Woodward). FOX vetoed it due to Baccarin's involvement in another pilot show at the time. [[ExecutiveMeddling The pilot never aired]].

!!Jasmine (Gina Torres)

* HotGod: She's played by Gina Torres. Also, she is often lit in such a way as to make her glow or glimmer softly and wears flowing, flattering clothes.

* WeUsedToBeFriends:

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: When pressed, Gunn confesses he can never be friends with Angel, his natural enemy.

** Backfires when Lorne telephones a coded message for help ("[[SomethingTheyWouldNeverSay Say 'hi' to Fluffy for me!"]]), which Fred interprets as just another nickname for someone in Angel's group.

* NonIndicativeName: He is never seen using a gun in the entire run of the series (Pistols were more Wesley's thing).

* EmotionlessGirl: Though she seems to have a firm grasp on 'Consternation'.

* SycophanticServant: A follower of the ancient demon Illyria before he resurrects her and even more of a slavish follower after her resurrection. Having been dead to that point Illyria had no direct contact with him to that point.

* TheRenfield: A follower of the ancient demon Illyria before he resurrects her and even more of a slavish follower after her resurrection. Having been dead to that point Illyria had no direct contact with him to that point.

* DrivesLikeCrazy: Referenced in the comic continuation; During her road trip with Gunn, Illyria asks for another turn at the wheel. Gunn flatly refuses, saying that the last time Illyria attempted to drive, she sent twelve cars flying off the freeway. Illyria states that if she can rule the earth, she can learn to master driving.

* BadassInDistress: Spent an entire Season hiatus in this state.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Wesley is drawn to Illyria she is all he has left of Fred.

* IHaveManyNames: Connor Angel, Connor Reilly and Holtz named him Steven Franklin Thomas.

* LikesOlderWomen: Self-confessed. Targets of his LongingLook include [[spoiler:Cordelia]], Faith, and ''[[UpToEleven Illyria]]''.

** [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath]]: [[spoiler:Hollowed out and turned into a shell for a gestating demon. All of her internal organs slowly and painfully liquify, including her brain]].
** [[spoiler:CuriosityKilledTheCast]]
** [[spoiler:DeaderThanDead]]: Verified by Illyria in the Season Six comics. There's nothing left no matter how much everybody (including, oddly, the God-King herself) wishes. [[spoiler:Just the memory of who she was]].
** [[spoiler:LivingBodysuit]]: See below, re:[[spoiler:Illyria]]
* UnkemptBeauty: It takes her a while to rediscover civilization.

* LittleBad: In season 4.

* ForHappiness: Most definitely ''[[AvertedTrope not]]''.

* HollywoodHealing: Averted. It took a very long time for the scar on his throat to heal.

* HaveIMentionedIAmADwarfToday: Averted; Lorne doesn't mind it at all if people mistake his green skin for makeup. Especially if it gets him into Caesar's Palace.
** The first time this happens, he accidentally runs into a librarian who stammers, "You're--...you're--!!" before sighing, "...[[WeirdnessCensor from the children's reading program!]]" At this, Lorne actually considers dropping by and reading some ''HarryPotter''.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: He's got red eyes because he's a demon, but in an [[AvertedTrope aversion]], he's actually a gentle soul who's pretty sweet and fun company.

* HaveWeMet: [[DefiedTrope Defied]] In "Blood Money", neither Angel nor Anne recognize one another, despite having met briefly three years earlier. For Angel, who spent years in a Hell dimension inbetween, it's been even longer than that.
--> Writer Mere Smith explains: "Joss was like, 'Do ''you'' remember everybody you met three years ago, and shared three sentences with?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, fine, use logic.’"

* BoundAndGagged: By Weasley at the beginning of season 4

* DiscOneFinalBoss: In Season 4

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Not him, but how he is undone by Wesley's uncanny marksmanship. In his battle against Angel, the vampire had torn off one of his horns, leaving a tiny hole in the side of his head. Weasley later takes advantage of this and shoots at that hole, killing him in one hit.

* HaveWeMet: Averted. In "Blood Money", neither Angel nor Anne recognize one another, despite having met briefly three years earlier.
** Writer Mere Smith explains: "Joss was like, 'Do ''you'' remember everybody you met three years ago, and shared three sentences with?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, fine, use logic.’"
** With Angel's stint in Hell, which lasted longer from his perspective than on Earth, it's been even more than that for him.