History Main / OurAngelsAreDifferent

* ''Film/{{Constantine}}'' uses the WingedHumanoid variety with the ArchangelGabriel, who turns out to be quite the jerk. However, Gabriel is not an angel in the purest sense; since Angels and Demons of the purest degree are not permitted on Earth, the angels seen in the film are deceased mortals imbued with Divinity as a reward for good works during life. So, the Gabriel in this movie isn't the famous archangel. Just a dead Christian woman, who happened to be named Gabriel.

* The angels in ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' (and ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'') are mainly warriors. The exception is cherubim which are balls of light that communicate in emotions. To elaborate, Remiel and Duma ([[TheQuietOne angel of silence]]) are shown as two blonde, half-naked winged Bishonen whose feet "never touch the impure ground." They ended up ruling in hell, with... mixed results to say the least.

* ''Film/TheTenCommandments'' depicted the angel of death as a sinister green mist that descends from the sky and then spreads over Egypt.

->'''Dean:''' I thought angels were supposed to be guardians. Fluffy wings, halos — you know, [[Series/HighwayToHeaven Michael Landon]]. Not dicks.\\

* There seem to be three kinds of angel in Franchise/TheDCU:
** Standard angels. Zauriel from Creator/GrantMorrison's ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' is one of these (and so, according to the most generally accepted of his [[MultipleChoicePast four origin stories]], was ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger). Wings, flaming sword, humanoid but inhuman looking. Divided into four "hosts": Man, Bull, Eagle, and Lion. Zauriel of the Eagle Host was technically a fallen angel during his time with the League (he was a guardian angel who [[BodyguardCrush cared too much about the woman he was guarding]]), but not ''as'' fallen as his arch-enemy Azmodel of the Bull Host, who was working with [[{{Satan}} Neron]].
** Earth-born angels. Earth-born angels are formed when someone sacrifices themselves to save someone without hope, causing the two to merge together. There are three Earth-born angels; the Angel of Fire, the Angel of Love and the Angel of Light. During the run of the Creator/PeterDavid ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' title the Angel of Fire was Supergirl (who manifested flaming wings and enhanced heat vision), the Angel of Love was Comet (who had icy wings and emotion manipulation) and the Angel of Light was Blythe (who had glowing wings and could project light [[LightIsNotGood and was working for a demon called the Carnivore]]).
** Comicbook/TheSpectre. The [[AnthropomorphicPersonification personification]] of God's Wrath is often referred to as an angel, but it's not clear where he fits in. One interpretation (based on Neil Gaiman's original ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic mini) is that he's one of the original archangels who made a really stupid, not necessarily evil, mistake when the world was young and God wants him to [[TheAtoner work it off]]. Current continuity has him as an aspect of God-given independent existence, outside of the standard angelic hierarchy, with his fellow aspects of God (like the Radiant) as peers.
** And then there's Comicbook/{{Azrael}}. While he's not a real angel, his appearance, for whatever unfathomable reason, immediately just shouts "angel" in the minds of any DCU citizens he comes across.
* Divangelic from ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'' is a pair of ConjoinedTwins -- her left half, Charity, is an angel, but her right half, Vanity, is a devil. The mind boggles...
* ''Comicbook/GhostRider'':
** Nobel Kale becomes an angel when he's in hell! (On Earth, he's just a spirit who possesses people.)
** The Johnny Blaze version of the Ghost Rider later {{re|tcon}}wrote the evil demon trapped inside Johnny into a misunderstood angel that had basically snuck in when he sold his soul. Also, there are evil angels, particularly, you know, Zadkiel.
** When first introduced into the universe, Angels tended to look like energy beings. DemBones was the closest they got to looking like people(looking like more advanced/powerful version of Ghost Rider, before the above retcon strangely enough). They've mostly appeared as winged humanoids since the 2000s.

* ''ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} eventually reveals that the ''original'' incarnation of Hawkgirl/Hawkwoman goes past Princess Chay-Ara, to an angel named Shhra, who was cursed alongside Ktar Deathbringer (the original incarnation of Hawkman) with the task of saving as many lives as Ktar had ended while a Deathbringer. This is because Shhra intervened and helped Ktar stop the Deathbringers, so God bound them together until the task is done. We don't see Shhra as having any unique powers or job, besides ''maybe'' the ability to appear to Ktar and basically haunt him.

* The {{Mind Screw}}y Creator/WarrenEllis ''Hellstorm'' series introduced the [[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/asuraa.htm Asura]], AKA the Assassins of Heaven, typical WingedHumanoid angels who prove LightIsNotGood by fanatically trying to stamp out free will, figuring that to be the source of evil. They later get {{retcon}}ned as a race of bird-people (of which several exist in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse) altered by magic, rather than actual angels, and the "God" they follow as the arch-demon Chthon trying to eliminate the competition or something. Asuras were introduced again as the guardians of heaven's gates. Mainly so Zadkiel would have more targets.
* ''Comicbook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' has a few weird ones, ranging from vaguely humanoid things with no ears & goggles built into their heads to angel bunny things that are less beings in their own right & more part of the scenery of Heaven. Also features a Throne that trades the flaming wheel look for that of a spindly technorganic monster... with a recliner on his back.
* ComicBook/{{Angela|AsgardsAssassin}} in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. Except she's actually Asgardian, daughter of Odin and Frigga, sister to ComicBook/TheMightyThor. But she's raised by Angels, a deity race who are in war with Asgardians.
** Also the Angels in question are a race of winged humanoids, who are ruthless and ruthlessly effective mercenaries. Their whole culture is materialistic and cut-throat, where fighting for ideals is seen as weakness and only the strong and savvy survive.

* Bill, the Angel of the Lord in ''Comicbook/PropositionPlayer'', looks less like an angel and more like a freakishly muscled mafia legbreaker, who tries to scare the protagonist into giving up his attempts to get into the soul business and who generally abuses his position as a henchman in the most powerful religion for petty reasons like sex. (He apparently sent a guy to hell just so he could take his girl, and tries to force a minor goddess into having sex with her.) His boss Michael furthers the mafia stereotype; he arranges for the casino to explode and kill many of the people who sold their souls and tortures the protagonist's girlfriend. He even delivers a short lecture on certain aspects of torture at one point. And he wears barbed wire under his clothes.
* The angels in ''Comicbook/TheSandman'' (and ''Comicbook/{{Lucifer}}'') are mainly warriors. The exception is cherubim which are balls of light that communicate in emotions. To elaborate, Remiel and Duma ([[TheQuietOne angel of silence]]) are shown as two blonde, half-naked winged Bishonen whose feet "never touch the impure ground." They ended up ruling in hell, with...mixed results to say the least.

* Angel, of ''Comicbook/XMen'', is explicitly stated from the beginning to be a mutant who just happens to have various flying mutations including big white fluffy wings. Except, of course, [[spoiler:later developments made him a descendant of the Cheyarafim, along with Icarus (Joshua Guthrie), and added healing blood to his powers]].

* So far, we've seen two classes of angel as they appear within the universe of the ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' comic, neither of which really fit the well-known winged humanoid archetype. The Grigori, or Watchers, which look more or less like human skeletons on fire and the Seraphim, which apparently resemble giant grubs with black mask-like faces and wings made from flayed human skin. One scientist goes mad from isolation and opens a portal to what he thinks are angels, who look like nothing seen on Earth.

* No angels actually appear in ''Fanfic/ThirtyHs'', but it features Literature/HarryPotter [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext wielding a super-guitar "laced with vessels that pulsed with angels' menstrual blood."]]
* Evangelion fic ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'':
** The fic takes Eva's Angels up to eleven. In this story, the Angels appear to be more or less immortal (though not invincible), can spawn life in their own image (though they need to combine with Adam to do this across the whole Earth), and their physical bodies appear to be only ''part'' of the creature, with their minds a separate and eternal form on another plane of reality. In addition, several "orders" of Angels have been identified: the canon Angels appear to be the Archangels, other than them, we also have the Cherubim, Dominions (only one has appeared), Thrones (only one has appeared), Grigori, and it's hinted the Seraphim will soon be appearing. Each order is equally as alien as the main set but differ in their goals and power levels to some extent. Angel/human hybrids are termed Nephilem.
** A Seraphim had already appeared, it just wasn't known. Leliel, the Dirac Sea, is one of them. There's also the bizarre hybrid of Lilim, Grigori, and Archangel known as 02EfA9iel, created by one of Kei's mindbabies taking a prototype Grigori-based Eva way beyond its operational limits in [[FanFic/NobodyDiesSixAIsOneContinent Six AI's, One Continent]]. Finally, Rei appears to be something like the Lilith-based version of an Angel.
* In the ''Fanfic/BloodBondBloodOmenSeries'', a ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible fanfic'', [[spoiler:Kim and Ron merge to form]] a four-eyed, six-winged creature that WordofGod says is a seraph.
* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6697660/16/The-Discworld-Tarot The Discworld Tarot]]'' portrays the angel Sandalfoot, Guardian Of The High And Most Mystic Arcanum of the Caroc Cards, as a harassed junior bureaucrat tasked with keeping the costs down - especially the wages bill - by issuing redundancy notices to six out of the eight Virtues. Who, being strong-minded attitudinal ladies, give him a really hard time.
* In the setting of ''Fanfic/SonicXDarkChaos'', Angels are HumanAliens who were originally slaves to the [[TheEmpire Demon Empire]] before they launched a massive rebellion and gained their independence. Humans themselves are descended from them. Their close ethnic counterparts, the Jews and the Muslims, are also HumanAliens.
* In the ''FanFic/PonyPOVSeries'', angels are described as being mortals who earned their wings with good works, mortals who took a burden after their death, or spirits made to serve as messengers between [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Concepts]] and mortals. Only one angel has been seen so far in the series, and that's [[spoiler:Starlight]], an Angel of Death, which seems to be of the second type. Considering Saint is shown to be a title given to mortals who did great things in life, it's possible that [[spoiler:Sweet Heart]] and [[BadFuture Dark World]]!Applebloom may qualify as well. Given [[spoiler:Half-Light Noon's]] statement, they're apparently respected quite a bit. We also later see [[spoiler: the Scootaloo Army of Awesome, Scootaloos from hundreds of thousands of timelines where their reality was destroyed... who become the personal army of Alicorn Rainbow Dash.]] While the ones who were once mortals look like ponies, the ones made by the deities can be much more abstract in nature. [[spoiler:It turns out the [[ClockRoaches Blank Wolf]] is one.]]
* The EliteMooks and the leader of [[ReligionOfEvil The Church of the Voice of God]] in FanFic/AngelOfTheBat dress like angels based on a combination of Old Testament writings, the apocryphal book of Enoch and the writings of Robert Kelley. Their features include multiple sets of wings, animal masks and their leader The Seraphim has a strong association with fire. Cassandra Cain, who operates as The Angel of The Bat, also doesn't have a whole lot angelic to her costume, mostly just its use of white and a cross through the middle of her Bat symbol.
* In ''FanFic/HogwartsSchoolOfPrayerAndMiracles'', they're [[BeautyEqualsGoodness "beautiful people"]] with wings, yellow halos and white robes. [[MundaneUtility And they deliver mail to Hogwarts.]]
* Two types of angels appear in ''Fanfic/AHistoryOfMagic'':
** The 'A' class of [[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Incubators]] had appeared of these in ancient times to manipulate men and tempt young girls into becoming Puella Magi (namely, they contracted Eve, whose wish [[spoiler:doomed mankind to be targeted by the Incubators in the first place]] and Hagar). Eventually, when a line about Satan appearing as an angel of light made it into the Bible, the 'A' class were phased out and replaced by the 'B' class that Kyubey comes from.

* In ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World'', one of the Power Groups is the Angels. Some are [[WingedHumanoid winged humanoids]], but most are people who have one or another way to fly. They are [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]], notoriously LawfulStupid, and thoroughly unpleasant to be around. While much of their time is spent healing people during battles and rescuing civilians, they are quite ready to mix it up with evil, particularly the Animals (another PG). They are led by Trelayna of the Rock, a woman merged with a rock who has enormous telepathic powers. She also is batshit insane and demands incredibly strict behavior from her followers, staying in their minds to ensure that they meet her standards—which is why nearly all of them are [[spoiler:artificial intelligences]]. Trelayna badly wants the winged John, the very visual epitome of an angel, to join—but there's about as much a chance of that happening as there is that the ActualPacifist four will suddenly start killing things.
* The Angyls from the ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheShapeOfTheNightmareToCome''. While the Gods of Chaos are served by Daemons, the Star Father, a God of Order, is served by the Angyls who are androgynous, faceless, glowing humanoids with dozens of razor-feathered wings who seek to create a universe of perfect, self-defeating order.

* ''Fanfic/PokemonGospelVersion'' has the Christian character's Pokemon be called "angels". On the flip side, the Pokemon of nonChristians are caled "demons"

* ''[Fanfic/PokemonGospelVersion]]'' has the Christian character's Pokemon be called "angels". On the flip side, the Pokemon of nonChristians are caled "demons"

->'''Dean:''' I thought angels were supposed to be guardians. Fluffy wings, halos — you know, Creator/MichaelLandon. Not dicks.\\

Angelic names, by the way, traditionally end in "-el" (meaning "of God"), such as in the [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Archangels]] [[ArchangelMichael Michael]], [[ArchangelGabriel Gabriel]], [[ArchangelRaphael Raphael]], and [[ArchangelUriel Uriel]].

Angelic names, by the way, traditionally end in "-el" (meaning "of God"), such as in the {{Archangel}}s [[ArchangelMichael Michael]], [[ArchangelGabriel Gabriel]], [[ArchangelRaphael Raphael]], and [[ArchangelUriel Uriel]].

* Yazatas served a similar role as Angels in Indo-Persian Zoroastrian mythology, with Amesha Spentas being similar to ArchAngels. Scripture calls them beings ''worthy of worship'' or ''worthy of veneration''. At the time Persians and Hebrews got along very well, which lead to several Yazatas and the Amesha Spentas coming to be viewed as Angels. One example is the Yazata Sraosha became equated with the Angel Surush.

* ComicBook/{{Angela|AsgardsAsassin}} in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. Except she's actually Asgardian, daughter of Odin and Frigga, sister to ComicBook/TheMightyThor. But she's raised by Angels, a deity race who are in war with Asgardians.

* [[ComicBook/AngelaMarvelComics Angela]] in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. Except she's actually Asgardian, daughter of Odin and Frigga, sister to ComicBook/TheMightyThor. But she's raised by Angels, a deity race who are in war with Asgardians.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Spawn}},'' Angels generally appear as badass Amazon-style bounty hunters who come to earth to kick demon ass. While God and Heaven are necessarily remote elements in the story, it seems that LightIsNotGood is the rule in this show since, as one character puts it, Heaven is more interested in winning the war than in playing nice while doing it.

* ''Film/ANewYorkChristmasWedding'': They're apparently former humans (or at least some are) and hang out on Earth doing ordinary things some of the time. While they can be affected by physical things, they're unharmed. They also look just like regular humans, but have an ability to transport anyone instantly across space and time. At least some are also {{guardian angel}}s watching over specific humans. Granted, this is generally on the basis of a single example.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AngelsOfJarm'', the eponymous angels wear normal human clothing as opposed to the usual white robes; the fact that they look exactly like humans is pointed out in the end credits song. They also wear a mechanical pack on their back with retractable wings instead of having wings as part of their bodies.

* No angels actually appear in FanFic/ThirtyHs, but it features Literature/HarryPotter [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext wielding a super-guitar "laced with vessels that pulsed with angels' menstrual blood."]]

* In the [[Fanfic/BloodBondBloodOmenSeries Blood Bond Blood Omen Series]], a ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible fanfic'', [[spoiler:Kim and Ron merge to form]] a four-eyed, six-winged creature that WordofGod says is a seraph.

* In the setting of ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'', Angels are HumanAliens who were originally slaves to the [[TheEmpire Demon Empire]] before they launched a massive rebellion and gained their independence. Humans themselves are descended from them. Their close ethnic counterparts, the Jews and the Muslims, are also HumanAliens.

* ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' introduces Cherubim who are winges masses of eyeballs due to a microwave oven accident.

* While having a completely different function, the Sirens and the Anemoi (wind gods) of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]] were depicted as angels are today, being, in fact, the origin of their modern winged humanoid appearance. Somewhat closer in the role and also depicted as winged humanoids were Eros, Thanatos, and Hypnos.

** The fic takes Eva's Angels UpToEleven. In this story, the Angels appear to be more or less immortal (though not invincible), can spawn life in their own image (though they need to combine with Adam to do this across the whole Earth), and their physical bodies appear to be only ''part'' of the creature, with their minds a separate and eternal form on another plane of reality. In addition, several "orders" of Angels have been identified: the canon Angels appear to be the Archangels, other than them, we also have the Cherubim, Dominions (only one has appeared), Thrones (only one has appeared), Grigori, and it's hinted the Seraphim will soon be appearing. Each order is equally as alien as the main set but differ in their goals and power levels to some extent. Angel/human hybrids are termed Nephilem.

* ''Film/WristcuttersALoveStory'' has Kneller, a Cloudcuckoolander and CrazyAwesome HiddenBadass who runs a commune in a [[CrapsackWorld purgatory]] reserved for suicides. He works [[DeusExMachina within the bureaucratic machine]] to [[spoiler:bring the protagonist back to life at the end.]]

* '''Can they fall from grace? And if so, do they become Demons, {{Fallen Angel}}s, or can they [[HumanityEnsues become human]]?''' If a central character is an angel, expect an answer to this one; otherwise, tends to be left vague. May be able to fall in love with a mortal and give up their angelic nature.

** The story later introduces [[spoiler:Cherubim, which are a type of alien species that grow large wings in adulthood. They are extreme loners, often never meeting another of their kind except to mate, and their idea of romantic attraction is FoeYay. The BigBad is one of them, which would explain the role of angels in troll mythology - the BigBad influenced the troll's concept of TheGrimReaper]]. We've met only two [[spoiler:Cherubim]] in the story and had a brief exposition covering two more (their parents). Two are extremely kind and gentle, the other two... [[OmnicidalManiac Not so much]]. This is because their species naturally leans towards either being benevolent or malevolent, which is indicated by their [[AlienBlood blood color.]]