History Main / HighTechHeaven

* In ''VideoGame/DoomEternal,'' the Makyr Dimension (which is more or less Heaven in this setting) is a flying city of gold and crystal glass, with the Makyr Angels all cybernetically enhanced and armed with energy weapons. This is in stark contrast to Hell's MeatMoss-encrusted medieval architecture. Later inverted, as it turns out the capital of Hell/Jekkad is also very technologically advanced and more than prepared for the final battle against the Slayer and surviving Night Sentinels, and the Dark Lord even has his own badass Mech-Praetor Suit for his final battle against Slayer.

** Kyrian look more like classic angels and are in charge of parts of the setting's afterlife, and they have TeleportersAndTransporters and several different types of robots defending and patrolling their zone.
* While the Overthere from ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' mostly resembles a FluffyCloudHeaven, it does have elevators operated by [[HolographicTerminal holographic terminals]]

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* A ReligiousEdutainment show for kids called ''Angel Wars'' 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...

* Zauriel from ''ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsJLA'' 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.

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* ''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 makes sense.]]

* ''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.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsJLA The Heavenly Host 2.0. Now with Smart-Scrolls!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsJLA The Heavenly Host 2.0. Now with Smart-Scrolls!]]]]

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

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* Zauriel from ''ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsJLA'' 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.

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* ''Film/OnceUponAHoneymoon'' was a short film sponsored by Ma Bell to show off their new line of colored telephones. Naturally, the angels are equipped with the most advanced phones available in the 1950s: early, very bulky cellular phones.

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

* In ''Series/Lucifer2016'', it's implied that Heaven has access to all of Earth's technological advances. During Season 4, Eve mentions that Heaven has TV and Adam spends most of his time watching ESPN. At another point, Lucifer mentions that his sister the angel Remiel was fond of hot tubs (considering he was banished a long time ago, that means Heaven already had those long before Earth).

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* A standup comedy segment by Creator/EddieIzzard suggests that God failed to prevent the execution of Charles I because he was having trouble using the tablet computer that he uses to interface with the world.
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* In ''VideoGame/DoomEternal,'' the Makyr Dimension (which is more or less Heaven in this setting) is a flying city of gold and crystal glass, with the Makyr Angels all cybernetically enhanced and armed with energy weapons. This is in stark contrast to Hell's MeatMoss-encrusted medieval architecture.
** Later inverted, as it turns out the capital of Hell/Jekkad is also very technologically advanced and more than prepared for the final battle against the Slayer and surviving Night Sentinels, and the Dark Lord even has his own badass Mech-Praetor Suit for his final battle against Slayer.

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* ''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.

* In ''VideoGame/ElShaddaiAscensionOfTheMetatron'', the Shards of Wisdom are essentially this as Heaven's most guarded secret and powerful weapons. They are essentially constructs formed from the Fruits of God's Wisdom that take the form of three exceptionally high-tech weapons which Enough can use to destroy various mooks. It was these Shards that allowed the Fallen Angels to bring humanity from cities of rock to metropoles filled with techno-skyscrapers.

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

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* In ''Series/TheNevers'', [[spoilers: the first episode revealed that the Touched phenomenon started because of an alien spaceship above London. It is later revealed the Galanthi appeared on the post-apocalyptic Earth sometime in the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture future]] and gifted some humans with the ability to comprehend their language and technology. They were thought by many to be humanity's saviors, and in 1896, many of the Touched compare their experience to being blessed by God or by angels (though many would also say the opposite).]]

* In ''Series/TheNevers'', [[spoilers: the first episode revealed that the Touched phenomenon started because of an alien spaceship above London. It is later revealed the Galanthi appeared on the post-apocalyptic Earth sometime in the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture future]] and gifted some humans with the ability to comprehend their language and technology. They were thought by many to be humanity's saviors, and in 1896, many of the Touched compare their experience to being blessed by God or by angels (though many would also say the opposite)]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The Heavenly Host 2.0. Now with Smart-Scrolls!]]

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

* ''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.

* Zauriel from ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaJLA'' 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.

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.

* The realm that the goddesses of ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' come from is shown to be very high tech, despite the fact that the goddesses also use magic. In fact, the "real world" is actually being run by Yggdrasil, this universe's Almighty being's supercomputer that connects all living things. In addition, one of the three main goddesses, Skuld, actually prefers to use advanced technology over magic, partially due to her young age as she has not yet fully developed her magic like her older sisters Belldandy and Urd. But it also works thematically since the goddesses are actually stand-ins for the Norns from Myth/NorseMythology and Skuld is the Norn of the Future.

* Zauriel from ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaJLA'' 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 war ships with divine energy blasters and shields, teleporters, telepathic cruisers, and devices that can construct universes.

* ''[[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten:]]'' [[spoiler: Flonne]] is an arch angel who owns a giant robot called [[spoiler: Great Flonzor X]] that [[LoveFreak she claims is powered by love.]]

* In ''VideoGame/ElShaddaiAscensionOfTheMetatron'', the Shards of Wisdom are essentially this as Heaven's most guarded secret and powerful weapons. They are essentially constructs formed from the Fruits of God's Wisdom that take the form of three exceptionally high tech weapons which Enough can use to destroy various mooks. It was these Shards that allowed the Fallen Angels to bring humanity from cities of rock to metropoles filled with techno-skyscrapers.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Everyone in town is obsessed with a new PSP game, which it turns out was invented by angels in heaven, to find someone capable of leading heaven's army against the forces of hell. Kenny is the first person to beat the top level, and commands the armies of heaven with a golden PSP.
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