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* A ReligiousEdutainment show for kids called ''WesternAnimation/AngelWars'' depicts angels wearing sleek, glowing armor and piloting ships with heavy energy weapons. And any angel who hasn't yet earned their wings must settle for using a HoverBoard. Of course, the demons in the setting have ships and jetpacks, too...

May overlap with MagicFromTechnology or {{Magitek}}. Compare PostModernMagick, ScientificallyUnderstandableSorcery. Contrast MagicVersusScience, BeliefMakesYouStupid, and ScienceDestroysMagic. Can overlap with {{Zeerust}} in cases where TechnologyMarchesOn.

This probably has to do with another aspect of the classic angels-versus-demons battle, and that's that demons are beings of chaos, while angels are beings of order. And technology requires study, science, and manufacturing, all of which are trappings of order. This can contrast them with demons who lack this technology and rely on brute strength, beasts of burden, [[MeatMoss other biological]] [[PoisonousPerson vectors]], or magic to get things done.

* ''Literature/AgentAngel'' has a mix of technology from several eras, due to many of the Angel Academy's students being humans who died and them being allowed to have things they want from their era, such as music. According to the library, they keep a copy of every book and movie ever made.

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': Heaven has [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0487.html modern computers]], in contrast to the MedievalStasis with (occasional anachronisms for comedy) of the material world, though the Lower Planes are also depicted as having stuff like (blood) plasma televisions and phones. [[spoiler:Considering that in the countless number of times the material plane has been destroyed by the Snarl and rebuilt differently by the gods that at least two worlds were {{Cyberpunk}} worlds, the advanced technology of heaven starts to make sense.]]

* Zauriel from ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' is a bonafide Angel from Heaven who has knowledge and access to some of Heaven's advanced magical technology, when they're not using conventional swords and shields for traditional aesthetics. As revealed during Zauriel's trips to Heaven, the Heavenly Host/the Pax Dei is exceedingly high tech, boasting a collection of dangerous super-tech such as interdimensional warships with divine energy blasters and shields, teleporters, telepathic cruisers, and devices that can construct universes.

* One of the key elements of ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' is the Elemecca, a city-machine that filters elements for the purposes of creating new worlds. A stark contrast to the comic's usual fantasy setting.

* A ReligiousEdutainment show for kids called ''WesternAnimation/AngelWars'' depicts angels wearing sleek, glowing armor and piloting ships with heavy energy weapons. And any angel who hasn't yet earned their wings needs to settle for using a HoverBoard. Of course, the demons in the setting have ships and jetpacks, too...

* OlderThanRadio. The angel's in Milton's ''Literature/ParadiseLost'' are described as using cannons (then fairly new) in their war against Satan.

* ''CardGame/YuGiOh'': Many fairy-type monsters[[note]]The English version of the game avoids using the word "angel"[[/note]] look more like advanced alien robots.

* ''TabletopGames/InNomine'': both angels and devils are up to date to slightly ahead of modern humanity on technology, with Vapula: Demon Prince of Technology and Jean, Archangel of Lightning (whose portfolio has expanded to include Science and Technology).

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As for angels and similar heavenly beings, it's becoming increasingly common is for them to be depicted as using advanced technology -- things like starships, energy weapons, computers, radio communication, robots, PoweredArmor, advanced sensors -- you name it! This can range from tech that's simply up-to-date to futuristic things decades or centuries ahead of what humans have at the time the work was created.