History Main / FallenAngel

* The Murmukusmon in ''Manga/DigimonNext'' is actually a fallen [=HolyAngemon=].]]

Often an extreme case of LightIsNotGood and FallenHero. May or may not be considered [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]]. Not to be confused with [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Fallen Angles]]. The {{ur example}}s come from hints of angels who faltered and not so nice heavenly beings in ''[[Literature/TheBible The Tanakh]]'' with the TropeMaker coming from an [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis interpretation]] of Isaiah's rebukes to "[[WordOfDante Lucifer]]", though it's worth noting that "Lucifer" is explicitly stated in the surrounding parts of the chapter to be the King of Babylon and nothing to do with a fallen angel whatsoever. Usually represented visually as a BrokenAngel, though some still have their "un-fallen" countenance. If they were the right hand of the big guy upstairs, and brought a mass of other angels down with them, then it's also a case of TheParagonAlwaysRebels.

* ''Fanfic/ImperfectMetamorphosis'' has [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Shinki and Sariel]], rulers of their respective underworlds. Interestingly, Shinki's human appearance is a personal choice, one which Sariel did not share, leaving [[InsistentTerminology it]] as a gender-less energy being. Also, and more plot relevant, is [[spoiler:their sibling [[OmnicidalManiac Azrael]], of whom [[AmnesiacGod EX!Rumia]] is an avatar of]].

* Lucifer in ''LightNovel/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'' is a fallen angel, and had even served as a general for the demon army under the titular Maou. However, the series being a FantasticComedy, he has since "regressed" into a {{NEET}} on Earth.

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': The "Sleeping Ruler" Dino is a [[MaouTheDemonKing True Demon Lord]] that is a fallen angel. At first glance you wouldn't know it since, aside from his silver hair with purple streaks, he looks like an otherwise normal guy, if [[LazyBum lethargic and work-adverse to the extreme]]. His two "subordinates"/friends are also fallen. Normally, angels are [[HolyBurnsEvil too aligned to the Holy element to allow the demonic Demon Lord Seed to take root]], but his "impurity" allows him to be an exception. The reason he's a fallen is because [[spoiler:when [[DragonsAreDivine True Dragon]] [[GodIsDead Veldanava died]], in a rage he descended from Heaven and wiped out the nation that was responsible to the last inhabitant and almost went on a SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum before he saw Veldanava's infant daughter Milim Nava and couldn't bring himself to go through with it. Also, despite his "fallen" status, it turns out that many of his angel comrades haven't taken Veldanava's death any better than he did, just being more subtle about it.]]

* Liandra, the protagonist of the comic book ''Comicbook/FallenAngel'' is, as one would expect from the title, one of these. A former guardian angel, she was banished when went against God's rules of non-interference and slew the killer of one of her charges.

* Lucifer, in ''FanFic/GoddessRebornChronicle', who was once not the most favored angel but [[OurGodsAreDifferent a part of God]], the part that was the hope inherent in believing in God but grew so disgusted by [[LawfulStupid his own laws that he began wishing for freedom]], earning his fall and cementing him as the patron of the path of [[OrderVersusChaos freedom and competition]].

* In ''WebComic/SluggyFreelance'': [[GuestStrip "Meanwhile in the Dimension of Pain"]], fallen angels turn into demons. [[LiteralMetaphor As in, angels who fall over.]] They apparently get a demonic appearance with no angelic traits. It can be used by angels to temporarily turn into demons for the purpose of fooling demons, but in the climax of the angelic invader story arc, that invading angel instantly succumbs to the dark side after falling, apparently because just Being EvilFeelsGood even if you haven't done anything yet.
* Petal Knights in ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons'' have given up following the Law and live as violent hedonists. Though it hasn't been explored, there's no way they can be in the good graces of the CouncilOfAngels. (The Holy Thorn Knights, on the other hand, are just as nasty, but since it's KnightTemplar kind of nastiness, and the mainstream angels are not actually ''good'', they retain their position in the official hierarchy.)

* TabletopGame/NewVindicators has plenty of these, going by Judeo-Christian influences. There were two Falls-the Fall of Pride, when Lucifer lead a third of all the angels into a failed rebellion and were cast out into hell; and the Fall of Lust, when Samael and some of the Gibborim fell to take human brides. This plays a huge part in the story, because when the seven fallen who were Seraphim (also known as just the Fallen) have children, they are called {{Nephilim}}, humans with superpowers able to wield Hellfire. In turn, children of Nephilim are Neo-Sapiens, the setting's equivalent of mutants. In addition, the plots of the seven Fallen are very important-five of them plot to usurp Lucifer's throne, and Samael, the one good guy among them, who fell for Love and not Lust, seeks to counter their moves.

--> '''Carface''': But I'm an angel!
--> '''Red''': Not anymore! You work for me now!
** Implied with Belladonna from The Series''. She's Anabelle's (an angel) cousin and responds to Anabelle's pleads with Charlie to 'think of Heaven' with 'Heaven? Been there, done that', implying she was once an angel. Incidentally, most of her plans involve manipulating Charlie to become this trope.

* Princess Luna of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' was one of a pair of [[PhysicalGod Physical Goddesses]] who ruled Equestria and were responsible for the rising and setting of the sun and moon one thousand years ago. When Luna perceived the fear and ingratitude with which her subjects looked upon the nights she worked so hard to create, her envy got the better of her and she [[TheNightThatNeverEnds refused her older sister's requests for her to lower the moon and end the night]], having been twisted by dark magic into the vengeful "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide Nightmare Moon]]," forcing Princess Celestia to seal her away in the moon for the next thousand years. Mercifully (considering that eternal night would have meant [[OmnicidalManiac the extinction of all life in Equestria]]), the actions of the main characters in the series premiere upon Nightmare Moon's return strip her of her dark powers and evil personality, and upon expressing her regret, Luna is promptly forgiven.

* ''Monster Girl Encyclopedia'': This is what happens when angels get corrupted by [[HornyDevils succubi]]. At first it just twists their logic, thinking that sex is proper reward for good deed. They still think that they're doing holy work, rewarding good-doers with pleasure using their body. Eventually, however, they will realize their own desire and fully transform into dark angels.

!!Otherxamples:

* Zauriel from the ''Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}}'' is sort of a fallen angel. He lives on earth and has a mortal body, but left of his own volition and is decidedly not a villain. His original archenemy was the angel Asmodel, who after his plan to emulate Lucifer failed became a more conventional fallen angel, imprisoned in Hell. In one arc when the US military turned against superheroes soldiers were convinced to shoot at him when their commander claimed he was a fallen angel. Then they [[ShootingSuperman shot at Superman]], and gave up.
* Similarly, ''ComicBook/TheSpectre'' is actually the fallen angel Aztar, who participated in Lucifer's rebellion and then repented. {{God}} realized that Aztar needed rehabilitating before he could be allowed to get rid of that "fallen" status. As a result, he's spent the entire time since the Fall acting as an agent of God's Vengeance, punishing those who escape justice at human hands, bound to a human soul that acts as a sort of combined moral compass and parole officer. He'll be allowed back into heaven when he's punished [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption every unpunished-by-man sinner on Earth]].
* ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger is another, in one of his MultipleChoicePast histories. Having sided with neither Heaven nor Hell, he was discarded by both after the great war.

* The Fallen, the BigBad of ''[[ComicBook/TransformersGenerationOne Transformers: The War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' is actually one of the original Transformers, charged with guarding Entropy and observing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the end of the Universe]]. Along the line, he decided to ally with Unicron to achieve his apocalyptic goal, losing his true name when his betrayal was discovered.
** Ironically it was '''Megatron'''us Prime. One would have to wonder at the thought process behind Optimus and Megatron's father effectively choosing to name one of his sons after their version of Lucifer, and not expect it to bite him in the backside.
*** Although there are some stories that say Megatron actually chose the name himself.

** ''ComicBook/CaballisticsInc'': [[spoiler:Ethan Kostabi, the {{Chessmaster}} of the series,]] is in fact an angel who fell down to Earth several thousand years ago and has since been living under different human identities.
* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' features a Lucifer (referred to as Lucifer [[RedBaron Morningstar]] as his full title) who wasn't so much "fallen" as he was "pushed". It is heavily implied, if not outright stated, that Lucifer's "fall" was a case of entrapment (in the legal sense) set up by God, because God needed to put one of his own in charge of Hell.
** Later on, Lucifer gives up being in charge of Hell, and it ultimately passes onto two other angels, by decree of God. When one of them hears this, he claims he will rebel, but then realizes he would then be [[MortonsFork going to hell anyway]]. Lucifer's story then leads into the events of the ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'' comic, [[spoiler:in which Lucifer makes his own Creation, and ultimately rejects even that, exiling himself from all reality to escape God's influence]].

* The First of the Fallen in ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' is something of this sort: [[spoiler:He was intended to be God's conscience ([[GoodAngelBadAngel Shoulder Angel]], [[JustForPun if you will]]), and was cast from heaven when he came to believe God was insane and that his existence was meaningless]]. According to a somewhat convoluted Vertigo {{canon}} (trying to keep continuity with ''ComicBook/TheSandman'') he was the first being God cast from His sight, long before Lucifer's rebellion, but is much less powerful than Lucifer and thus not the lord of Hell until Lucifer quits. The First of the Fallen acts much more like a 'stereotypical' devil, with [[DealWithTheDevil soul-bargains]] and so on, and antagonizes John Constantine on a regular basis. This leads to almost equal amounts of DidYouJustScamCthulhu from Constantine's side.

* ''ComicBook/{{Crimson}}'' had Zophiel, who fell from grace after murdering an human (even though [[AssholeVictim her victim had it coming]]), being deprived of her powers and immortality to atone for her deed. [[spoiler:She is allowed to return to Heaven after pulling an HeroicSacrifice by TakingTheBullet for someone else]].

!!Examples:

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* The ''Angelwalk'' trilogy featured three protagonists--an angel who had almost joined the rebellion against heaven, a demon who almost didn't, and [[GoodIsBoring an angel who had never wavered]]. Late in the middle book, Observer [[LastSecondChance gets a chance at redemption]]--maybe--but doesn't take it. (Possibly subverted in that it may be predestined that he can't. Careful; thinking about it too hard has broken many brains.)
* In Tosca Lee's ''Literature/DemonAMemoir'', the NestedStory is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin narrated by, and about the history of, a demon]] who fits this trope.
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
** The Knights of the Blackened Denarius are all powered by Fallen Angels trapped in one of 30 silver coins, believed to be the ThirtyPiecesOfSilver Judas was paid to betray Jesus. When first touched by the coin, whether intentional or not, a Shadow of the Fallen enters the human, and either tempts or torments the possessed into willingly taking up the coin. Anyone who holds the coins has the old-as-time Fallen acting as an adviser, they cease to age, and they get the ability to transform into a [[GameFace battle form]] that features things like super-strength and various pointy bits. The more mental fortitude and will you have the more control you have over the Fallen. Too weedy in the willpower department and they'll enslave you: stronger minds enter into a sort of partnership instead. The only way to get rid of them is to voluntarily give up the coin, which would generally happen after feeling genuine remorse. According to the author, the coins ''can'' be destroyed but doing so isn't smart. Right now the Fallen are "frozen in carbonite" and able to only interact with the world in a tiny way. If a mortal finds a means to destroy the coin then a Fallen is on Earth who can act to its hearts content. As it is by mortal choice the coin is destroyed, it isn't likely Heaven would directly smite the Fallen now.
** The Order's leader [[spoiler:got Harry to touch one of the coins via BatmanGambit, leaving him with a shade of the Fallen Laschiel in his mind trying to sway him to the Dark Side. However, Harry not only resisted the temptation for over four years, but ended up unintentionally turning the shade (which he dubbed "Lash") into its own independent being, to the point where she pulled a HeroicSacrifice out of [[LoveRedeems love]] in order to protect Harry from serious brain damage]].
** The main Fallen Lucifer does exist as well. He [[spoiler:gave the Denarians superpowered Hellfire twice for a task. And, considering the role of balance of Good and Evil, when a Fallen lied to Harry and it lead to Harry committing suicide, an archangel was the one to balance the scales. Since Heaven wouldn't go beyond the level of Hell's infraction, the Prince of Darkness is a top candidate one for the Fallen who lied to Harry]].
** Also, in regards to Lucifer, the author has stated [[spoiler:the thirty bound to the coins are the ones Lucifer feared turning on him eventually, so he put them in a position to cause both evil and disorder, and away from where he currently is]].
** In ''Literature/SkinGame'' [[spoiler:the Archangel Uriel temporarily loans his Grace to [[ThePaladin Michael Carpenter]] so he can [[RetiredBadass come out of retirement]] and help Harry. Not only is Uriel [[BroughtDownToNormal effectively mortal]] for the duration, but should anything happen to Michael or should he violate the sanctity of the Grace, Uriel will become a Fallen himself; this is noted to be a particular danger because Uriel is an archangel, and a powerful one at that; there is currently only one Fallen archangel, and Uriel's fall would effectively create a second Lucifer. On top of that, Laschiel (the original, not the imprint that Harry redeemed) returns with a host and [[WomanScorned a massive desire for revenge on Harry]].]]
** Anduriel, the leader's fallen and Lucifer's captain, [[spoiler:isn't primarily a fighter but a spymaster. Dubbed the Master of Shadows by Santa Claus, he can listen through anything that casts a shadow that is not protected by a significant power.]]
** There's also the naagloshi, or skinwalkers. Although they're completely distinct from the Fallen, their backstories have significant overlap; they were semi-divine messengers of the Navajo Great Spirits, sent to teach humanity the Blessing Way. But they decided not to return to the spirit world when commanded, and became cursed, demonic entities.
* The ''Fallen'' ParanormalRomance series by Creator/LaurenKate has one of these as the heroine's love interest. His given last name in the first book is even ''Grigori''. The rest of the cast is also fallen angels (some loyal to [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] and some to [[{{God}} the Throne]]) - humans play only episodic roles.
** In ''Torment'' there is even a whole high school for the {{Nephilim}}, that is children descended from angels or demons.
* In the series ''Literature/TheFallen'' by Thomas Sniegoski, fallen angels have children with humans, producing the half and half children called {{Nephilim}}. The main character Aaron is the son of [[spoiler:Lucifer]].
* In Creator/GeneStrattonPorter's ''Freckles'', a marvelous black feather causes Freckles to contemplate this trope:
-->''What if the angels of God are white and those of the devil are black? But a black one has no business up there. Maybe some poor black angel is so tired of being punished it's for slipping to the gates, beating its wings trying to make the Master hear!''
%%* In ''Ghost Strike'', an epidemy turns angels into gargoyles, and Guardians into gnarls.
* Anthony J. Crowley, from ''Literature/GoodOmens'', although he didn't so much Fall as "saunter vaguely downwards". He's definitely a sympathetic portrayal, and his opposite number is Aziraphale, an angel, who is also officially the Enemy -- except instead of battling to the death, over the past 6000 years of knowing each other they've become [[HeterosexualLifePartners best friends]]. Aziraphale and Crowley tend to [[BreadEggsMilkSquick lunch together, go out for drinks, and join forces against Heaven and Hell to help prevent Armageddon]]. Aziraphale used to be the angel of the Eastern Gate of Eden; Eden being where they met, although Crowley (originally known as "Crawly") had the form of a snake at the time. Yes, Crowley's ''[[TemptingApple that]]'' snake. The narration also mentions [[ToxicFriendInfluence hanging with the wrong people]] as a reason why he fell.
** No word about the other demons, but when TheAntiChrist is being discussed, Crowley reminds Aziraphale that Satan used to be an angel, too - archangel, even - to prove that they can't make assumptions about the baby just based on parentage.
* Simon, the father of Jax from ''Literature/TheGrimReapersApprentice'', is revealed to be this.
* In ''Literature/{{The Guardians|MeljeanBrook}}'', demons are angels who supported [[{{Satan}} Lucifer's]] bid for power, and nosferatu are the angels who did not choose a side and were cast down to Earth as punishment.
* Aliette de Bodard's ''Literature/TheHouseOfShatteredWings'' has numerous fallen angels, including Lucifer himself (known as Morningstar) living among mortals and various mythological creatures in a postapocalyptic alternate-1920s Paris. Fallen angels have amnesia - they must have committed some sin against God, but they don't remember what they did to fall. And worse, roving gangs prey on newly fallen angels to harvest their bones which they grind to make an addictive FantasticDrug.
* In the book ''Humans'' an angel is sent to Earth to destroy it. As he begins to live among humans, he [[spoiler:decides to defy God and let humanity live. He "falls" out of God's grace and becomes a human [[LoveRedeems for love]].]]
%%* In ''Literature/HushHush'', [[spoiler:Patch is a fallen angel]].
* In ''Literature/ILucifer'', the story is told from the titular Fallen Angel's perspective whilst he inhabits the body of a mortal. Lucifer even details the fall from paradise.
* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori Grigori]] from ''Literature/TheBible'' are the antagonists of the [[Literature/AWrinkleInTime Time Quartet]] novel ''Literature/ManyWaters'', although the word "nephilim" refers to the angels themselves and not their children.
%%* The guardian angel in ''Maura's Angel'' by Lynne Reid Banks.
* [[spoiler:Agent [[FrankensteinsMonster Franks]]]], of all people, turns out to be one of these in ''Literature/MonsterHunterInternational''. He eventually [[spoiler:finds redemption, or at the very least, according to Archangel Michael himself (who he apparently fought during Lucifier's rebellion), he's on "parole"]].
* Aloisius in ''Literature/DerMuenchnerImHimmel'' falls twice, both with a relation to beer ([[JustifiedTrope justified]]; he is from UsefulNotes/{{Munich}} after all). First, he learns that [[HellOfAHeaven there is no beer in]] FluffyCloudHeaven and no snuff either, only mana. The cheers he is tasked with end up [[ClusterFBomb strings of]] [[UsefulNotes/GermanDialects Bavarian expletives]]. Upon this, God sends him back to Munich to counsel the Bavarian government. Aloisius falls again and goes drinking beer at the Hofbräuhaus instead which he has done ever since.
* "Literature/MurderMysteries" (also a comic book, not quite in ComicBook/TheSandman continuity) by Creator/NeilGaiman features a man who meets the fallen angel Raguel, formerly Vengeance of the Lord. He recounts how he solved the first murder, and how he felt his purpose was subverted in the process so that Lucifer would witness the injustice of God.
%%* [[spoiler: Islington]] from Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}''.
* The ''Literature/{{Nightside}}'' series has Pretty Poison, a fallen angel who now works as a succubus. [[spoiler:She ultimately redeems herself and earns her way back into Heaven.]]
* An OlderThanSteam example: Lucifer and all his minions are this in Milton's ''Literature/ParadiseLost''.
* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[Literature/ProsperosDaughter Prospero Lost]]'', elves are fallen angels. They have scars on their backs where the wings had been. (This is an authentic piece of folklore -- one explanation of TheFairFolk is they were fallen angels who didn't quite qualify for Hell.)
* If an angel acts against the Literature/RoTeO equivalent of {{God}} then they become a Fallen Angel. The main difference between a fallen angel and a normal one is the poinsettia-red wings (with the exception of Azrael who has black wings).
* ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' & ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Morgoth/Melkor is the only Fallen Vala (Archangel) and becomes Creator/JRRTolkien's version of {{Satan}}. Sauron, the [[spoiler: Wizard Saruman]], the Balrogs, and probably the Werewolves (or at least the first ones), are all Fallen Maiar (Angels). Dragons, and possibly even [[GiantSpider Ungoliant]], may be Fallen Maiar as well. Originally all Úmaiar, as they're called, can take any form they please, just like good Maiar. But since evil is something of a degenerative spiritual disease in Tolkien's writing, they often end up with ShapeshifterModeLock, which makes it possible to "kill" them. Or, in Morgoth's case, leave them with permanent injuries.
* ''Literature/SandmanSlim'', where most of the fallen angels are known as Hellions, and Lucifer's reason for rebelling was just thinking he could run things better. Given the state of the Universe, even some of the non-fallen now agree (except for the part of who should end up in charge).
* ''Literature/TheShadowhunterChronicles'': Eight of the nine Princes of Hell were former angels who rebelled against God and as a result were cast down from Heaven, and include Lucifer and those who supported him: Asmodeus, Astaroth, Azazel, Belial, Belphegor, Mammon, and Sammael. (The remaining Prince, Leviathan, was never an angel, which may mean that he was already evil even before the fall of the angels.) Asmodeus fathered Magnus Bane, and it is noted that Magnus is able to cast witchlights (a feat commonly associated with the [[{{Nephilim}} Shadowhunters]]) because his dad was an angel.
* In ''The Poison Master'' by Liz Williams, the colony of Roanoke was taken by NighInvulnerable insectoid aliens known as the Lords of Night. The colony is now on the planet Latent Emenation and repressed by the Unpriests, corrupt humans made overseers of the colony. It turns out the Lords of Night are actually fallen angels.
* Played with in ''Literature/KushielsLegacy''. The gods of the d'Angeline pantheon are all former archangels of the Abrahamic God who left God's service to follow Elua, a being who arose when Jesus' blood spilled on the ground during the Crucifixion. However, they're all solidly [[GodOfGood Gods of Good]]. A straighter example is found in the archangel Raziel, whose curse against a jilted lover imprisons his child, the Master of the Straits, for all time. [[spoiler:Phedre banishes him in ''Kushiel's Avatar'' by learning the Name of God; no mere angel can disobey such a command.]]
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** Fallen angels debut in the ''Book of Enoch'', a Second Temple religious text that was still accepted and popular as late as UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}' time, as well as its derivates. In this tradition, probably inspired by the Mesopotamian story of the Apkallu instead of the literal WordOfGod, a cadre of angels named Watchers are tempted by the beauty of human women and descend to Earth to copulate with them, becoming corrupted and engendering monsters (the {{Nephilim}}) which God has to clean up with the Deluge.

** Posterior texts give the role of Satan to Samael, typically listed as a seducer of sinners, who is now portrayed as having GoneHorriblyRight in his functions due to his envy towards Adam and Eve. After engineering their fall by plating the tree (and sometimes after fathering Cain), God curses him and kicks him out. The influence of this tradition made Samael the fallen angel by default in UsefulNotes/{{Kabbalah}}, which even paired him up with UsefulNotes/{{Lilith}} as an UnholyMatrimony.

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monster Hunters]]'' presents outcast angels as an option for the [[TokenNonHuman Inhuman]] "class" alongside [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], and their HalfHumanHybrids, as well as various flavors of OurWerebeastsAreDifferent.
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** [[SatanicArchetype Asmodeus]], Dispater, and Mephistopheles are said to have once been angels, but fell prey to HeWhoFightsMonsters after battling the [[ChaoticEvil demonic hordes of the Abyss]] in the multiverse's early history, and were banished to the Nine Hells of Baator so not to pollute the Upper Planes with their presence. Some of the other [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils archdukes]] of Hell fell later, such as Baalzebul, notable for being a fallen [[LawfulGood archon]], while Moloch supposedly fell with Asmodeus and the other "first generation" Baatezu, but was later exiled from Hell as well.
*** One account, much-suppressed in-universe, states that Asmodeus' fall from grace was quite literal, and after being cast out from the heavens, he crashed into Baator and broke it into its current configuration of [[CirclesOfHell nine layers]]. In the lowest layer of Nessus, at the bottom of a spiraling tunnel hundreds of miles long called the Serpent's Coil, Asmodeus' titanic true form is said to reside, still bleeding from the wounds he sustained from that terrible fall - the "Asmodeus" that others interact with is thought to be an avatar or projection of some kind.
** In the ''TabletopGame/NentirVale'' setting, which is also the generic setting for the 4th edition of the game, this trope is used thrice over:
*** In the World Axis cosmology, angels themselves are considered [[LightIsNotGood "Unaligned"]]; they exist to serve ''all'' of the gods, and an evil angel is thusly still an angel in anybody's eyes. A "Fallen Angel" is an angel who survived the destruction of their patron god, an act that drives the angel quite, quite ''mad''--seeking revenge for the death of their patron becomes their all-consuming obsession, and they will work alongside ''any'' other creature in pursuit of that goal. Fallen Angels are sometimes used as mercenaries by the gods, but they're essentially wild cards in the multiverse. Lore and mechanics for World Axis Fallen Angels appears in the "Book of Vile Darkness" sourcebook for 4th edition.
*** Devils in the World Axis are a variant of the in-universe Fallen Angels. Both are the twisted forms of angels whose patron god died... the very important distinction between the two species is that devils descend from angels who ''betrayed and murdered their god'' in an act of rebellion, which resulted in them being warped into deformed monsters by that god's dying curse. The angelic heritage of devilkind in the World Axis is mostly obscure, but it's well-established that [[HornyDevils succubi]] descend from fallen Angels of Love--[[AscendedDemon and they can potentially turn back into those angels if they redeem themselves]].
*** Devas, in comparison, are a rare ''non-evil'' version of this trope. They are angels who fell in love with the mortal world during the Dawn War at the beginning of creation, and wished to remain in it rather than return to the Astral Sea, the realm of the gods and angels. So they willingly turned their back on their former angelic status and were transformed into something new, something more mortal-like. They didn't lose all of their divine power, but it mostly manifests as them possessing ResurrectiveImmortality. They're actually a playable race, and replace the traditional Aasimar[[note]]humans with distant angelic ancestry[[/note]] in the setting[[note]]there is actually an option to technically play aasimar in 4th edition, but it consists of taking a non-deva race and a feat to represent having a deva biological ancestor[[/note]].
** Zariel, central character in the 5th Edition adventure ''TabletopGame/BaldursGateDescentIntoAvernus'', was an Archangel of Celestia sent to watch over the [[ForeverWar Blood War]]. But she grew frustrated with the Celestial Host for sitting by and only watching as demons preyed upon the Material Plane, and so gathered an army of mortals and marched on Avernus. Her army was quickly crushed, but Asmodeus took her unconscious body from the battlefield and promoted Zariel to Archduchess of the First Hell, placing her at the front lines of the Blood War on the very layer she invaded. She takes her new role seriously, but is rumored to be plotting for revenge against Asmodeus... [[DecadentCourt not that this is unusual for Hellish politics.]]
** Erinyes, as explained in the 3.5th Edition sourcebook ''Tyrants of the Nine Hells'', are distinct from "lesser" Baatezu for being born, not created from tortured mortal soul shells. Instead they are descended from fallen angels, and thus appear (in their default form) as beautiful but intimidating female humanoids with black feathered wings, making them the subject of jealousy, lust and idolization by other devils. They can play the part of HornyDevils to tempt mortals to sell their souls, with a particular flair for leading followers of [[SaintlyChurch good religions]] astray, but Erinyes are quite capable in combat as well - in 5th Edition their Challenge Rating is 12, compared to a standard Succubus/Incubus' CR of 4.
** ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'' in particular has a unusual take on fallen angels. Since [[HaveYouSeenMyGod the gods of Eberron are distant]] [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve if they objectively exist at all]], even the angels of the plane of Syrania operate on faith. However, sometimes an angel loses faith, decides that [[AGodAmI angels are the closest things to gods that actually exist]], and subsequently gets kicked out the nearest manifest zone for his heresy. These flight-proof "radiant idols" then typically go on to found cults around themselves.
** The fan expansion ''TabletopGame/TheGatesOfHell'' elaborates on the idea further. Asmodeus is one of the three ultimate entities of order who broke apart during a debate about whether to make the universe LawfulGood, LawfulNeutral or LawfulEvil. Most devils are either [[DemonOfHumanOrigin reshaped human souls]], or Nessian Pit Fiends made by Asmodeus personally (the original demigod devils who rose from his blood were too independent and had been all but totally destroyed). Fallen Angels had arrived much later (mainly in at least two waves, though later or earlier arrivals on an individual basis are present), and are mainly found in the higher ranks, with the ones who are Lords of the Nine being there thanks to KlingonPromotion.
** Another third-party setting, ''TableTopGame/GrimHollow'' has a version of this as one of its PC races: after a series of disastrous events ended with the entire pantheon of Etharis [[GodIsDead dead]] or [[HaveYouSeenMyGod missing]], many of their angels were [[DePower De-Powered]] by the loss of their creators, causing them to fall to the material plane and rendering them functionally human. Many of the Downcast, as they're called, are more than a little bitter about it, but unlike most examples of the trope, they don't even have a god left to direct their anger at.
* The demons in ''TabletopGame/InNomine''. Also, angels can fall and become demons by violating their angelic nature. (Except for Malakim.) [[note]]Though demons originated as fallen angels most demons in the setting's "present day" were never angels but were created as demons.[[/note]]
** One of the [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Alternate Character Interpretations]] suggested in the sourcebook is that the only reason the Malakim can't fall is that they're all [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]] who have already fallen and are deluding themselves about their nature.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Infernum}}'', demonkind are descended from the First Fallen's [[BestialityIsDepraved mating with spawn]]. Newly Fallen angels in the present day tend to die very quickly; the survivors usually become worse than demons.
* The Devils of ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}''. In the first two editions, they were closer to the classic take on the trope, championing power, corruption and suffering. In third edition, the Angels' sense of justice demands the wicked be punished; some disagreed, for they loved everything, including the wicked and corrupt, and were cast out, becoming Devils.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'': Horus, the [[GodEmperor God Emperor's]] favorite son, sided with the Chaos gods against his father, taking half of his siblings and their Space Marine legions into Chaos with him.
** Deliberately invoked with the Fallen, Dark Angels Space Marines who turned to Chaos during the Horus Heresy and who are now hunted relentlessly by their loyalist brethren. Notably they are led by a rare good [[AmbiguouslyEvil (maybe)]] example in Cypher, who is rumoured to be seeking redemption for the Fallen and salvation for humanity.
* In Schwalb Entertainment's ''Shadow of the Demon Lord'', [[TheFairFolk the Fey]] were the ones to create the afterlives of {{Heaven}} and {{Hell}} as a means to induce amnesia to immortal souls before the souls reincarnate. Devils are an AlwaysChaoticEvil race within the Fey and they feed upon the corruption of evil souls which they extract through horrific torture. Since the Devils would die without corruption, they go into the mortal realm of Urth and actively promote evil. Angels are merely a subset of the Devils and their purpose is to tempt the overly pious into acts of intolerance and self-righteousness, through agents of the Devils they manage to convince the religious institutions of the mortal races that the Angels are servants of the gods. The Angels have a glamour that makes them appear as the beautiful humans with white wings stereotype, when their actual forms are far more disgusting.
* The demons of White Wolf's ''TabletopGame/DemonTheFallen''.
** Likewise with the robots in the reboot game, ''TabletopGame/DemonTheDescent''. They had a mission, and they decided to ignore at least part of it, and in so doing were disconnected from the [[DeusEstMachina God-Machine]]. Although the [[GodIsEvil portrayal]] of the God-Machine casts the robots [[DefectorFromDecadence in a lot better light]] than is normally the case. These robots refer to themselves as [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angels]], before the fall.
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* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' features a number of these, particularly in the ''What Makes the Sky Blue'' event trilogy. Two thousand years before the events of the game, several angels rebelled against their Astral creators, though their rebellion failed and they were imprisoned in [[TheAlcatraz Pandemonium]]. [[spoiler:The second and third instalments of ''What Makes the Sky Blue'' reveal that the rebellion and its failure were both masterminded by [[EvilGenius Lucilius]], an Astral who created several angels himself and planned to use the cores of the fallen to advance his scheme to RageAgainstTheHeavens.]] Of the fallen angels introduced there's:
** Sandalphon, the first fallen angel introduced in the setting and possibly the only ''true'' example by what most people would expect a fallen angel to be, as an angel that was once good and turned the darkside. [[spoiler: By the sequel event following his introduction, he's now returned to the side of good]].
** Belial, one of the BigBad's of the "What Makes the Sky Blue" storyline and the third fallen angel introduced (after Olivia was made playable but his role is more important). The fallen angel of cunning, he's a manipulative backstabber who is willing to do anything to get his way. He's also a DepravedBisexual that can't get through most conversations without making a sex pun.
** Dark Angel Olivia, an imported character from ''VideoGame/RageOfBahamut''. Unlike Sandalphon, who was formerly a primarch before his fall, she was always a fallen angel as she was created as one. She still participated in the rebellion that lead to her imprisonment in Pandemonium [[spoiler: and is now presumed dead after her original body was destroyed along with it]].
** Azazel, another character imported from ''Rage of Bahamut'', though his characterization is more in line with his ''Anime/RageOfBahamutGenesis'' appearance. Despite his attitude, he is one of the few fallen angels known to be on the side of good and only participated in the rebellion for what he thought was for [[BigGood Lucifer]]'s sake.
** Azrael and Israfel, twin messenger angels and former primarchs that went missing for hundreds of years prior to the events of the game only to return fused together in a sack and driven insane. They get better and turn out to be nonmalicious.
** Sariel is a powerful fallen angel with a limiter implemented in him that stunts his intelligence while also making him more subservient. While not actively malicious, his mental deficiency makes it difficult to comprehend the difference between good and bad, which leads to him having loyalty to Belial, the BigBad who he believes genuinely cares for him. On Belial's end, it's ambiguous if he actually does.
** Ironically, [[SatanIsGood Lucifer]] in this game ''isn't'' a fallen angel and is the BigGood of the setting. The worst he's ever done is cut down and seal away [[GoodIsNotSoft anyone and anything he deemed to be a threat to the world he protects]], but he's otherwise benevolent.
* In ''[[VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2 Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of The Betrayer]]'', in the ending for Kaelyn the Dove that you don't kill her in, she continues her quest to destroy the wall and becomes a fallen Angel. She is a case of DarkIsNotEvil, still fighting the LawfulStupid god Kelemvor who maintains a [[AndIMustScream wall made out of the souls]] of [[NayTheist people who don't worship gods]]. Kaelyn the Dove can be considered somewhat of a fallen angel before the ending as well, having been barred from entering Celestia.
* ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}''
** The first game gives us the [[spoiler: [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Archangel]] Abbadon, commander of Heaven's military forces, who was killed and dragged to hell in the prologue of the game.]] He was then asked if he would [[Literature/ParadiseLost serve in heaven, or rule in hell.]] He chose the latter. Towards the end of the game, he asks [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse War]] the same question. The answer?
--->"[[ShutUpHannibal I choose what once, a coward did not.]]"
** In the second game, Death encounters many of these at the Lostlight, having fallen prey to TheCorruption and losing their minds. [[spoiler:Including the [[LightIsNotGood Archon Lucien]], the one behind their corruption who yet [[HolierThanThou still professes himself to be the holy one]] between himself and Death.]] Death is forced to put the majority of the them down [[spoiler:with the exception of the scribe Jamaerah, who was purged of his Corruption during their battle by his own holy light and reveals to Death the Archon's duplicity.]]
* In ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' female healers are apparently fallen angels, [[spoiler:[[LoveFreak Flonne]]]] in the best ending for the [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness first game]] [[spoiler:also a case of DarkIsNotEvil as she's every bit the same lovable ditz as she]] was as an angel, only in a skimpy outfit and a little sexier.
* [[spoiler:Trias the Betrayer]] from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' considers himself NecessarilyEvil, serving evil in order ultimately to serve good. He is relatively sympathetic, and redeemable if you have enough Charisma.
* The Fallen from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' were initially this, but WordOfGod {{retcon}}ned it so that [[DevilButNoGod angels never existed in the first place]] and were just manmade concepts inspired by demons like the Fallen.
* In ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', the post-game Secret Reports describe an Angel who fell by violating their code and [[spoiler:revealing to Minamimoto how to create Taboo Noise]]. Only in the very last reports do you learn this Angel's identity -- [[spoiler:Sanae Hanekoma, the same one writing the Secret Reports in the first place]].
* In ''VideoGame/FallFromHeaven'' the Fire Angel/Goddess Bhall fell... right through a city, dragging it to Hell with her. When she landed, she went into a coma for nearly 1000 years.
* The [[NintendoHard insanely difficult]] [[BonusBoss hidden boss]] from ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' [[spoiler:Rodin. The reason why he was kicked out wasn't because he was doing bad things -- in the Bayonetta-verse, the angels are [[LightIsNotGood anything but good]]. Instead, it's implied in his entry in the Book of Laguna that he was SIMPLY TOO POWERFUL to exist in Paradiso]].
* In ''VideoGame/SoliumInfernum'', you are one of the demon lords fighting to become the new Devil after the old one disappeared.
* ''VideoGame/KnightsInTheNightmare'': This is Melissa's Japanese title, but she's AffablyEvil.
* ''VideoGame/YggdraUnion'': [[spoiler:Nessiah.]]
* ''VideoGame/RivieraThePromisedLand'': [[spoiler:Marietta.]]
* The Prologue of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' sees your hero, a member of the angelic race known as [[GuardianAngel Celestrians]], falling to earth after an accident rather than losing their powers through their own actions. Later, a straighter example is shown in [[spoiler: the WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds villain]].
* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'': One of the early concepts was that Pit (now an adult) was cursed for thousands of years and had become a Fallen Angel due to a crime, with [[TattooedCrook a tattoo bearing an inscription of said crime]]. This idea was dropped after a very poor reception. However, one of Pit's {{Palette Swap}}s in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' shows him with a dark outfit and black wings. According to WordOfGod, it was made to make him look like a fallen angel. Said costume was the inspiration for Dark Pit in ''Uprising''.
* [[spoiler:The TrueFinalBoss, 0[[superscript:2]] of ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''.]]
* ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'' brings us Therakiel, a half-angel/half-demon who wants to start the apocalypse [[spoiler: and does, causing you to go back in time and prevent him doing it in the first place!]]
* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'', due to being a FantasyKitchenSink, features many fallen angels from Christianity/Judaism. The most prominent is Lucifer.
* ''VideoGame/SwordAndFairy7'' features a rare non-Christianity-inspired version. So-called "Heaven Demons" are Deities who rebelled against the CouncilOfAngels, and fled to Devildom, where they were corrupted by local "evil air". They serve as the main antagonists of the game. [[spoiler:Except not really. DarkIsNotEvil is in effect here, and they have a pretty legitimate reason to invade Human Realm.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Growlanser}} IV: Wayfarer of time'' features a world that was nearly destroyed by angels 2,000 years ago. The angels return to once again attempt to destroy the world and it is up to the protagonist's party to stop them.
* Ultima in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' was originally an angel in charge of guiding souls to aid in reincarnation. Her pride led her to lead the other Espers in a rebellion against the gods. As punishment, she was sealed away in the Great Crystal of Giruvegan. She is fought there as a boss.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' universe has three of them:
** The first was Izual, who turned his back upon Heaven and threw in with Hell, not only [[spoiler:filling in the Prime Evils on the Soulstones and how to corrupt them]], but also [[spoiler:helping them mastermind their own exile from Hell into the mortal realm of Sanctuary, breaking the pact between Heaven and Hell made at the end of the Sin War and pretty much setting the events of the main series into motion]].
** On the other end of the spectrum is [[spoiler:Tyrael]]. As revealed in ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', [[spoiler:Tyrael renounced his angelic status after learning that his angelic brethren, chiefest among them [[KnightTemplar Imperius]], cared little to nothing about Sanctuary and humanity in general and voluntarily fell to Sanctuary as a mortal so that he could aid mankind directly against the forces of Hell]].
** A number of angels wind up corrupted following [[spoiler:Diablo's rebirth as the Prime Evil and invasion of Heaven in Act IV]].
** And as of ''Reaper of Souls'', [[spoiler:Malthael has returned, having become the Angel of Death. He was once the leader of the Angiris Council before the destruction of the Worldstone. He seeks nothing less than the destruction of humanity in defiance of the Council's vote to spare them, and seeks to bend the evil powers of the Black Soulstone to his will to do so. Even ''Imperius'', the ''other'' archangel who voted against sparing humanity (and [[{{Jerkass}} very much not a nice person]]), believes Malthael has gone too far and needs to be put down after the Reapers kill his fellow angels]].
* In the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' backstory Sargeras was originally one of the [[PhysicalGod Titans]] and had the duty of destroying or binding [[AlwaysChaoticEvil the various demonic races]]. Over time the evils he witnessed [[MadGod drove him mad]] and he created the Burning Legion to destroy all order in the universe.
** The Doomguard, members of the Burning Legion, were created as servants of the Titans, tasked with policing the use of arcane magic and eliminating anyone who used forbidden magic. Sargeras broke them free from the Titans and they now view their past existence as slavery.
* In ''VideoGame/TacticsOgreTheKnightOfLodis'', the BigBad is Shaher, a Fallen Angel who was cast out of heaven and [[SealedEvilInACan sealed in a mountain of ice]] for rebelling against God [[GreenEyedMonster due to his envy]] of humans.
* ''VideoGame/ClassOfHeroes 2'' offers Fallen Angels as a class. [[spoiler:Pahne is one of these as well.]]
* ''VideoGame/EvilIslands'': [[spoiler: The Curse]] sure has an appearance of one.
* Available as summons in ''VideoGame/{{Dominions}}'', with Late Age Marignon calling generic ones and Early Age Hinnom releasing the Grigori with the largest blood sacrifice in the game.
* The ultimate Persona in ''VideoGame/Persona5'' are based off mythological figures who were cast out of the heavens after turning against or stealing from their culture's higher powers. [[spoiler:In fact, the protagonist's Ultimate Persona is the Gnostic version of Lucifer, the trope codifier.]]
* Low-ranking Angels in ''VideoGame/NexusClash'' who aren't interested in goodness can turn coat to the demonic hordes and become Fallen. Despite being half-mechanical BodyHorror abominations, Fallen have the power to temporarily masquerade as normal angels and an entire combat style based on delivering the most effective possible BackStab once they get close to their prey.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''
** Meridia is a [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] whose sphere is obscured to mortals, but is associated with LifeEnergy, [[LightIsNotgood Light]], and [[ProudBeauty Beauty]]. She was originally one of the Magna-Ge, the "star orphans" who [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere abandoned the creation of Mundus]] (the mortal plane) part way through along with their "father", [[ThePowerOfTheSun Magnus]]. However, Meridia was banished from [[SpiritWorld Aetherius]] for "consorting with illicit spectra", implied to be the Daedra. Considered a "trespasser" in Oblivion by the Daedra, Meridia, [[HeroicWillpower through sheer force of will]], "bent and shaped" the rays of Magnus to create her own Daedric realm in Oblivion and became one of the Daedric Princes. For bonus points, she typically takes the form of a beautiful woman, sometimes with [[GoodWingsEvilWings angel-like wings]].
** Daedric Titans are [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]] who have been corrupted by [[GodOfEvil Molag Bal]], the Daedric Prince of [[TheCorrupter Domination and Corruption]]. Given that standard dragons are [[DragonsAreDivine divine]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Aedric]] beings who may very well be [[PiecesOfGod fragments of Akatosh]], the draconic TopGod of the Aedric pantheon, it makes the Titans into fallen angels.
* This is {{Implied}} by the cartoon character Alice Angel in ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine''. Her surname is "Angel" and she has a halo above her head, but she also has a pair of devil horns.
* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper 2'': The Dark Angels are rare but extremely powerful late-game units -- top-notch {{Magic Knight}}s with offensive magic and support {{Necromanc|er}}y, and [[BadassBookworm exceptional magical researchers]] out of combat. Fluff text describes them as {{Enigmatic Minion}}s who only join you for their own amusement, but fortunately, this has no in-game ramifications.
* Zafkiel in ''VideoGame/OmenOfSorrow'' is an heroic example. She was an celestial that lost contact with heaven after spending centuries hunting monsters and demons. She does retain her agelessness and some of her powers.
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has [[LadyOfBlackMagic Morgana, the Fallen]], who isn't strictly an angel (she and [[ThePaladin her sister, Kayle]], were born from [[PhysicalGod the Aspect of Justice]] and [[PowerGivesYouWings gained angelic wings from her power]]), but she has the imagery down pat ever since she chose to reject [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner their unforgiving methods]] to walk among mortals. Despite this and her wicked-looking appearance, [[DarkIsNotEvil she's actually a very noble character]], driven by emotion and empathy towards humanity which [[PureIsNotGood her righteous sister lacks]].
-->'''Kayle:''' Why have we wings, sister, if not to fly?\\
'''Morgana:''' Why do we have feet, if not to tread upon the soil?
* ''VideoGame/TrillionGodOfDestruction'': The principle cast of the game are all Fallen Ones or descendants of those whom followed {{Satan}} when he rebelled against God, and thus were banished to the Underworld.
%%* ''VideoGame/YsIVMaskOfTheSun''/''VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs'': Eldeel.
* ''VideoGame/{{Helltaker}}'':
** Several of the demons in Helltaker's harem are stated to be these, though outside of Lucifer and Judgement, who are confirmed to have once been angels by Justice in one of the game's sequel comics, it's unknown which ones are former angels and which ones were always demons.
** It's implied in the game's epilogue that's Azazel's extended time around the demons is resulting in her beginning to go through the process of falling. This gets expanded upon in the sequel comics, which show that her black hair that she shares with all the other angels is beginning to change into the MysticalWhiteHair all the demons have, and is also starting to grow horns. Azazel is in complete denial about all of this, however, claiming that [[FlatEarthAtheist falling is just a myth told to angels by the church]] to ScareEmStraight. ''Examtaker'', a bonus chapter released for the game's first anniversary, reveals that [[spoiler:Azazel eventually falls completely and becomes the demon Loremaster, [[HellHasNewManagement then somehow manages to displace Lucifer and takes over as the ruler of Hell]]. She's '''''[[ImplausibleDeniability still]]''''' in denial over the idea that she's fallen, however]].
* ''VideoGame/RadiantArc'': Zardon was once one of the Holy Beings, the gods who created the world. However, he turned against the others out of jealousy towards Irin and spitefully created the Moria to destroy the gods' creation. The player never gets to see Zardon's original angelic form, [[spoiler:though his FinalBoss form has black wings to hint at what he used to look like.]]
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Not to be confused with the comic book [[ComicBook/FallenAngel of the same name]], the [[Art/FallenAngel eponymous]] [[Creator/AlexandreCabanel Cabanel]] painting, or the [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] with the RedBaron "The Fallen Angel", Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels.

Not to be confused with the ComicBook [[ComicBook/FallenAngel of the same name,]] or the [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] with the RedBaron "The Fallen Angel", Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels.

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* Creator/AlexandreCabanel's ''Art/TheFallenAngel'' captures the aftermath of [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] being stripped of his divinity by God and expulsed from Heaven. His wings are a gradient of white to black, signifying his [[FaceHeelTurn turning into a fallen angel]] and the king of demons.
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* Creator/AlexandreCabanel's ''Art/TheFallenAngel'' captures the aftermath of Lucifer being stripped of his divinity by God and expulsed from Heaven. His wings are a gradient of white to black, signifying his turning into a fallen angel and the king of demons.

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* The ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqD5SecdNbs Even Angels Will Fall]]'' commercial for Lynx/Ax Excite.
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* Aliette de Bodard's ''The House of Shattered Wings'' has numerous fallen angels, including Lucifer himself (known as Morningstar) living among mortals and various mythological creatures in a postapocalyptic alternate-1920s Paris. Fallen angels have amnesia - they must have committed some sin against God, but they don't remember what they did to fall. And worse, roving gangs prey on newly fallen angels to harvest their bones which they grind to make an addictive FantasticDrug.

** In the novel ''Skin Game'' [[spoiler:the Archangel Uriel temporarily loans his Grace to [[ThePaladin Michael Carpenter]] so he can [[RetiredBadass come out of retirement]] and help Harry. Not only is Uriel [[BroughtDownToNormal effectively mortal]] for the duration, but should anything happen to Michael or should he violate the sanctity of the Grace, Uriel will become a Fallen himself. On top of that, Laschiel (the original, not the imprint that Harry redeemed) returns with a host and [[WomanScorned a MASSIVE desire for revenge on Harry]].]]

* In ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'', [[spoiler: Penumbra's biological father]] Penume is one of these. He got kicked out of heaven for [[DisproportionateRetribution teaching mankind how to read and write.]]
-->'''Penumbra:''' I fail to see anything evil in teaching humans to write.
-->'''Wonderella:''' Well, you don't read online comments. I kinda see the logic here.
* Big Sis from ''Webcomic/TheAngelWithBlackWings'' committed a sin that turned her wings black and banned her from the heaven as a result.

* In ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'', Fallen Angels are one of the main supernatural factions, along with Angels and Demons. The major ones include Azazel, leader of the Fallen Angels and TheMentor to [[TheHero Issei]], Akeno Himejima, Rias's [[NumberTwo vice]] and [[BalancedHarem one of Issei's numerous love interests]] (although she's technically half-Demon, half-Fallen Angel), Reynare, who kickstarted the story by [[FirstEpisodeResurrection killing Issei]], and Kokabiel, the BigBad of Volume 3.

** UsefulNotes/{{Gnostic|ism}} authors would take the trope UpToEleven, with some authors, especially from the Simonian school, stating that the entire world and the human bodies were created by fallen angels. Even after Gnosticism phased out the term angel in favor of [[OurArchonsAreDifferent Archon]], the idea of one or more divine entities who fell from grace remained the basis of many-if-not-most Gnostic branches. UsefulNotes/TheCathars, for instance, postulated that ''we'' were fallen angels, seduced by an evil god into inhabiting fleshly bodies.

** Azazel, another character imported from ''Rage of Bahamut'', though his characterization is more in line with his ''Anime/RageOfBahamutGenesis'' appearance. Despite his attitude, he is one of the few fallen angels known to be on the side of good and only participated in the rebellion for what he thought was the sake of [[BigGood Lucifer]].

** Sariel, is a powerful fallen angel with a limiter implemented in him that stunts his intelligence while also making him more subservient. While not actively malicious, his mental deficiency makes it difficult to comprehend the difference between good and bad, which leads to him having loyalty to Belial, the BigBad who he believes genuinely cares for him. On Belial's end, it's ambiguous if he actually does.

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' features a number of these, particularly in the ''What Makes the Sky Blue'' event trilogy. Two thousand years before the events of the game, several [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke angels]] rebelled against their Astral creators (ironically, [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Lucifer]] is the Supreme Primarch and ''not'' one of the fallen), though their rebellion failed and they were imprisoned in [[TheAlcatraz Pandemonium]]. Despite this, fallen angels like [[CastingAShadow Olivia]], [[AmnesiacHero Azazel]] and [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife Sandalphon]] eventually escape in the present, and are playable characters. [[spoiler:The second and third instalments of ''What Makes the Sky Blue'' reveal that the rebellion and its failure were both masterminded by [[EvilGenius Lucilius]], an Astral who created several angels himself and planned to use the cores of the fallen to advance his scheme to RageAgainstTheHeavens.]]

* Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Comicbook/TheSandman'' features a Lucifer (referred to as Lucifer [[RedBaron Morningstar]] as his full title) who wasn't so much "fallen" as he was "pushed". It is heavily implied, if not outright stated, that Lucifer's "fall" was a case of entrapment (in the legal sense) set up by God, because God needed to put one of his own in charge of Hell.
** Later on, Lucifer gives up being in charge of Hell, and it ultimately passes onto two other angels, by decree of God. When one of them hears this, he claims he will rebel, but then realizes he would then be [[MortonsFork going to hell anyway]]. Lucifer's story then leads into the events of the ''Comicbook/{{Lucifer}}'' comic, [[spoiler:in which Lucifer makes his own Creation, and ultimately rejects even that, exiling himself from all reality to escape God's influence.]]