History Main / FallenAngel

* ''Manga/BlackButler'' (the anime, not the manga) has [[spoiler:Ash and Angela]]. In both the manga and anime, however, there are hints that this could well be Sebastian's true nature. Although, it is never stated clearly.

* There are many Fallen Angels in Creator/NeilGaiman's short story (later adapted as a comic) "Literature/MurderMysteries". Oddly, Lucifer isn't one of them... [[DoomedByCanon yet]].

* Creator/VertigoComics:
** ''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]], 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/TheSandman1989'' -- 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.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'', being cast down is a punishment for treasonous acts in Heaven. The [[spoiler:father of Genesis]] is cast down at the very start of the series, nearly taking out US Air Force jets (and is subsequently [[spoiler:captured by the Grail]]). Later, two minor-character angels are dropped; they're later seen having opened a hotel in Vegas and not being very depressed about their fallen status.
* ''ComicBook/DylanDog'' once showed us Dust, an angel kicked out of heaven for unspecified reasons and sentenced to [[WalkingTheEarth wander the world]] and [[IronicHell commit evil and be hated for it]], with the added bonus that, as an angel, he's unable to understand evil. [[LoopholeAbuse He's since taken to committing evil on serial killers and monsters, thus ultimately doing good by making them suffer with imprisonment]].
* ''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.]]

* 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]].
* Rarely, (although the number's on the rise ever since the [[Series/GoodOmens2019 tv series]] came out) fanfiction and fanart for ''Literature/GoodOmens'' explores the idea that Aziraphale fell instead of Crowley. Another variant is him falling ''because'' of his association with Crowley, usually played for angst, occasionally comedy (Aziraphale falling out of pure ''spite'' that Gabriel forced him to choose between Heaven and Crowley, anyone?).
** In the notoriously depressing MirrorUniverse DarkFic Fanfic/TheSacredAndTheProfane, Aziraphale is the one who fell rather than Crowley. As such, Aziraphale is now Zirah, and Crowley is now Caphriel. Zirah is [[AffablyEvil still the jovial bookkeeper]] who is friends (read: lovers) with Caphriel and decides to avert Armageddon. He's also exceedingly ruthless in this goal ([[spoiler: killing the spare baby for starters]]) and is utterly nightmarish when doing evil, having completely lost his sanity from the Fall. In fact, he's stationed on Earth in this universe because [[HorrifyingTheHorror even Hell was scared of him.]] [[spoiler: When Hastur and Ligur try to threaten him, he casually terrifies them into fleeing, and the moment they stop, even for a split second, he catches up and does [[NothingIsScarier ''something'']] to them.]]
* ''Fanfic/JimmyTwoShoesTheMovieMiseryLovesCompany'': Jimmy [[spoiler:becomes one at the end voluntarily. After being invited to live in [[{{Heaven}} Joyville]] as an angel, he ultimately decides that he prefers living in Miseryville with his friends and thus chooses to cast himself out of Joyville.]]
* ''Fanfic/BecomingMoreThanWhatIAm'': Since travel between worlds has to be sanctioned to only a few angels after Lucifer's failed rebellion, Max's decision to go to Earth is a permanent one, her lilac wings dyed black in the process.
* In Metamatronic's Monster AU, [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Izuru Kamukura]] is [[https://metamatronic.tumblr.com/post/667431858212126720/first-off-thank-you-for-the-kazuichi-drawings-i depicted]] as a fallen angel who possessed Hajime Hinata as a result of an experiment gone wrong by Hope's Peak Academy.

* In ''Film/{{Bedazzled|1967}}'' (1967), the Devil (or Lucifer as he was known then) explains he was once God's favorite angel and was booted out of Heaven when he wanted some of the same adoration God received. The two since had a running wager on who could claim ten billion souls first; if Lucifer won he could reclaim his old place. [[spoiler: Lucifer ''does'' get the ten billion souls first, but [[JerkassGod God denies him the win due to a technicality.]]]]
* There's a fallen angel in ''Film/CityOfAngels''. He wasn't evil; he just wanted to experience human life. Then the protagonist falls... [[{{Pun}} in love]]. And takes the plunge.

* ''{{Film/Fallen}}'' has this as the source of its title, with a fallen angel/demon serial killer.
* Loki from the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' becomes one in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' when [[TopGod Odin]] expresses disappointment at his actions, and a heartbroken Loki releases his grip on Gungnir — he's a minor god who has fallen from grace and from the heavens (Asgard), and plunged into the abyss. His actor directly compared his experience in the year that follows to going through "the Seventh Circle of Hell." He returns in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' to mess with the human race who are under protection of Odin and his son Thor. Humans are not the ones to judge him for his sins though — in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' he is brought before Odin, and found guilty.
* The title characters in ''Film/TimeBandits'' are low-ranking angels who went rogue in search of loot across space and time. Ironically, the villain (played by Creator/DavidWarner) is a SatanicArchetype, but he's not explicitly an example because the movie never specifies that he used to be an angel.
* ''Film/TheDevilsTomb'' is about a military squad sent to extract a scientist from an underground laboratory that's housing a seraph. Here the seraph is depicted as a HumanoidAbomination that causes hallucinations and turns people into unkillable extensions of its HiveMind, [[spoiler: and it's pissed off at God for not appreciating it.]]
* The Australian film ''{{Film/Gabriel 2007}}'' follows the angel Gabriel going into purgatory to find out what's happened to his fellow angels. [[spoiler: The villain Sammael is actually revealed to be the angel Michael, who killed the original Sammael and took over as him]].

* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' pokes fun at this, claiming that [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=301 Hell is actually a pretty nice place]] because angels, fallen or otherwise, aren't very good at torturing people.
* ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'' has Lucifer of course, as well as some others such as "Mr. Aecas" who works with Vanity to steal mortals and harvest their energy in an attempt to make her beautiful again. Skye Blue Deer is one who asked God for forgiveness and was put in charge of Purgatory as a means of earning his way back to Heaven.

* ''Webcomic/TheAngelWithBlackWings'': Bis Sis committed a sin that turned her wings black and banned her from the heaven as a result.

* 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.

* Invoked for metaphorical purposes in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''. In medieval Scotland, [[TheHero Goliath's]] love went by the pet name he gave her- Angel of the Night, or just Angel for short. Fast forward a thousand years, and "Angel" [[FallenHero has become]] the BigBad, now calling herself Demona. Later, Goliath and Demona's daughter is introduced, and the fact that she's named ''Angela'' only reinforces the symbolism.

* PlayedForLaughs with the main protagonist of ''Manga/GabrielDropOut'', who was originally a very kindhearted, well-mannered, and respectable angel, who wanted nothing more than to make as many people happy as possible... until she discovers VideoGames a few minutes into the first episode/sometime later in the manga. Next time we see her, she has turned into a lazy, apathetic, and rude slob, who even ''calls herself'' a fallen angel and openly disregards her former values.

* ''Anime/DancewithDevils'' has [[spoiler: Shiki Natsumekaza]].
%%* Delmore [[spoiler:and Nanael]] from ''Anime/QueensBlade''.
* ''Manga/DNAngel'' has Krad. While Dark is mischievous and flirtatious, Krad is pure evil. He wants to destroy Dark and anyone who gets in his way, including innocent civilians.

* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'':
** A Fallen Angel makes an appearance. Not exactly its fault [[spoiler:so in compliance with its extremely lawful LawfulNeutral nature it begins a spell of world destroying proportions in order to get back home. Later in the novels (vol.12) is confirmed that the angel is ArchangelGabriel, the one who destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.]]
** According to Vento of the Front, fallen angels come into existence when angels, who shouldn't have free will due to being made as perfect tools for God's will, "malfunction" and start acting out on their own, which is what happened to {{Satan}} and his brethren. Motoharu further explains it as angels are like remote-controlled cars of God. If one of the cars couldn't receive the commands because of some failure, or if the command received was wrong, this is when they become demons, known as fallen angels.
* Lucifer in ''Literature/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.
* In ''Literature/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.
* Shirogane Karen from ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'' claims to be one, having lost her HolyHalo several years prior. She tries to be evil, but fails hilariously as she's a really nice girl who wants to help everyone.
** For that matter, her halo isn't completely lost: [[JerkAss Principal Akane is using it as a lightbulb]] -- [[HiddenInPlainSight in the student council room where Karen works every day]].
* In ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', Zamasu, an apprentice Kai from Universe 10 and Supreme Kai in training, gradually develops KnightTemplar tendencies and an utter loathing of mortal life to the point of becoming the [[SatanicArchetype closest thing the Dragon Ball series has had to the fallen angel archetype of Satan]]. [[spoiler:He eventually falls completely, with one version of him killing his master to usurp his position and becoming [[BigBad Goku Black]] before setting out to wipe out [[OmnicidalManiac all mortals in the multiverse]] (and all the Gods too so he could reign supreme) while [[MyFutureSelfAndMe teaming up with his Future Timeline counterpart.]] To add to the symbolism, their [[FusionDance combined form]] [[OneWingedAngel Merged Zamasu]] has a HolyHalo and when ''that's'' destroyed, his imperfect immortality results in him hideously mutating into a demonic abomination.]]
* PlayedForLaughs with the main protagonist of ''Manga/GabrielDropOut'', who was originally a very kindhearted, well-mannered, and respectable angel, who wanted nothing more than to make as many people happy as possible... until she discovers VideoGames a few minutes into the first episode/sometime later in the manga. Next time we see her, she has turned into a lazy, apathetic, and rude slob, who even ''calls herself'' a fallen angel and openly disregards her former values.
* In ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', Yoshiko Tsushima's alter ego is the self-proclaimed fallen angel "Yohane", who was cursed and banished from Heaven by God. Unfortunately for her, the series is a mundane IdolGenre show, and she really just has a very bad case of {{Chuunibyou}}.

* ''Manga/InterspeciesReviewers'' has Crim, an angel who's stuck on Earth due to a damaged halo. Subverted in that he didn't actively rebel and is only fallen by accident (though he soon [[CorruptTheCutie discovers the perks]] of no longer being InvisibleToNormals). Later on we meet other angels who ''want'' to damage their halos and experience the pleasures of the flesh.

** The opening explains that Lucifer used to be an angel (more specifically, a seraphim) who was banished to hell as punishment for giving the fruit of knowledge (and free will with it) to Eve, forced only to experience the worst of mankind for all eternity.

* The opening of ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' explains that Lucifer used to be an angel (more specifically, a seraphim) who was banished to hell as punishment for giving the fruit of knowledge (and free will with it) to Eve, forced only to experience the worst of mankind for all eternity. [[spoiler: It is later revealed that Vaggie also used to be an exorcist angel who was crippled and cast out by Adam and Lute when she couldn't bring herself to [[WouldntHurtAChild exterminate a child]].]]

* The opening of ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' explains that Lucifer used to be an angel who was banished to hell as punishment for giving the fruit of knowledge to Eve, forced only to experience the worst of mankind for all eternity. [[spoiler: It is later revealed that Vaggie also used to be an exorcist angel who was crippled and cast out by Adam and Lute when she couldn't bring herself to [[WouldntHurtAChild exterminate a child]].]]

* Princess Luna of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' was one of a pair of {{Physical God}}desses 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.

* ''Series/Charmed 1998}}'':

The 2003 comic book ''[[Creator/MagicBus Fallen Angel]]'' | The Sonic the Hedgehog fanfic ''[[Fanfic/FallenAngelTylecAsroc Fallen Angel]]'']]

* PlayedForLaughs with the main protagonist of ''Manga/GabrielDropOut'', who was originally a very kindhearted, well-mannered, and respectable angel, who wanted nothing more than to make as many people happy as possible... until she discovers VideoGames a few minutes into the first episode/cut to sometime later in the manga. Next time we see her, she has turned into a lazy, apathetic, and rude slob, who even ''calls herself'' a fallen angel and openly disregards her former values.

Not to be confused with the comic book [[ComicBook/FallenAngel of the same name]], the [[Art/TheFallenAngel eponymous]] [[Creator/AlexandreCabanel Cabanel]] painting, or the [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] with the RedBaron "The Fallen Angel", Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels.

* 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.

* PlayedForLaughs with the main protagonist of ''Manga/GabrielDropOut'', who was originally a very kindhearted, well-mannered, and respectable angel, who wanted nothing more than to make as many people happy as possible... until she discovers VideoGames a few minutes into the first episode. Next time we see her, she has turned into a lazy, apathetic, and rude slob, who even ''calls herself'' a fallen angel and openly disregards her former values.

** 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, 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.
** The idea of Satan himself as a fallen angel is popularized by Jesus, who proclaims to have seen him literally fall "like lightning from heaven" and later assures that eternal fire is ready for him and his rebel angels. This story appears further detailed in the Second Book of Enoch, written either before or around the time of Jesus, which casts Satan as an arrogant rebel and retcons the fall of Adam and Eve as one of his evil manipulations.
** 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 planting 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.
** Some UsefulNotes/{{Gnostic|ism}} authors, especially from the Simonian school, state 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.

[[quoteright:307:[[{{Satan}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fallen_hero.jpg]]]]

** Raguelmon is a fallen version of Rasielmon that abandoned her original role as a guardian of knowledge and become obsessed with preventing any possible negative outcomes her foresight shows by killing the potential perpetrators with no regards for friend or foe.
** If Raguelmon and Ophanimon Falldown Mode [[FusionDance combine]], they produce Ordinemon: an angel digimon of incredible power driven mad with pain, anger, and sadness. In its warped sense of kindness, it feels duty-bound to eliminate all sorrow and pain from the world...[[ItIsBeyondSaving by destroying it to put it out of its misery so it can start over from scratch]].

* Crowley and his fellow demons in ''Series/GoodOmens'', though Crowley says he didn't fall, he [[InsistentTerminology "sauntered vaguely downwards."]] Crowley brings up two other exonerating points for himself: one, back then (before the Creation of Earth), all that it took to "fall" was simply to ask questions, and two, he [[ToxicFriendInfluence hung out with the wrong people.]]

-->'''Bryan Fuller''': Creator/MadsMikkelsen, the actor who plays Dr. Lecter, talked about the character not so much as 'Hannibal Lecter the cannibal psychiatrist', but as Satan – this fallen angel who's enamoured with mankind and had an affinity for who we are as people, but was definitely not among us – he was other. I thought that was a really cool, interesting approach, because I love science fiction and horror and – not that we'd ever do anything deliberately to suggest this – but having it subtextually play as him being Lucifer felt like a really interesting kink to the series. It was slightly different than anything that's been done before and it also gives it a slightly more epic quality if you watch the show through the prism of, 'This is Satan at work, tempting someone with the apple of their psyche'.

* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'':

** In UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}, there is much debate among scholars on whether Iblis (their version of {{Satan}}) and his followers are fallen angels or evil jinn. Doesn't help that he has been described as both an angel AND a jinn in Literature/TheQuran. It is commonly believed that Iblis is a jinn because angels are viewed by many as having no free will, therefore they cannot rebel. (Though doctrine never flat-out states if they have free will or not either)

** In UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}, however, the concept of a fallen angel is considered impossible, as angels are said to have no free will whatsoever, so they can't fall. Instead, Shaitan/Iblis (their version of {{Satan}}) and his followers are considered to be fallen djinn.

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'':

* 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.

---> "Angels are just more rank and file to the Phyrexian machine, but to many [[TheResistance Mirrans]], there exists no more blasphemous sight than a Phyrexianized angel."
** Now, in the Shadows Over Innistrad block, [[spoiler: [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Avacyn]], [[PhysicalGod Angel]] [[HopeBringer Of Hope]], the protector of Innistrad, has somehow been driven against humanity, and now sees it as a blight on the plane. Her new title is [[GodIsEvil Avacyn, the]] [[FirePurifies Purifier]]. Her card art shows her burning down a human village.]]

*** As mentioned above, Lucemon, who originally resolved the war between the Human Hybrids and Beast Hybrids, became a tyrant over the time and was defeated and banished by the Legendary Ten Warriors. Being based on Lucifer, the theme goes further once he returns and evolves into his [[YinYangBomb Falldown Mode]], for which he is known as one of Seven Great Demon Lords outside of ''Frontier''. After Lucemon Falldown Mode is beaten, he's reborn as Lucemon Satan Mode, a ginourmous dragon that is about to bring the end of the world.

*** This one is more symbolic, but when Mercuremon uses Seraphimon's [=DigiCodes=] to transform himself into the holy angel, he becomes [=BlackSeraphimon=].

** ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'': The cover of the fifth movie shows that Tailmon and Meicoomon evolve into Ophanimon Falldown Mode and Raguelmon, both being fallen angel versions of Ophanimon and Rasielmon.

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