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4	''Dark Angel'' (initially ''Hell’s Angel'') is a Creator/MarvelComics series, published as part of the Creator/MarvelUK brand.
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6	Shevaun Haldane became the hero known as Dark Angel after witnessing her father’s death at the hands of Mephisto and discovering Mys-Tech's occult ties.
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8	Her father, Ranulph Haldane, was one of the original seven Mys-Tech board members - and, like the others, he was an immortal sorcerer who made a deal with the demon Mephisto a thousand years ago. He did a lot of bad things in that time, and many of them are now coming back to haunt his daughter.
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10	Oh, and his surviving colleagues would also like a word…
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12	The title was changed from ''Hell’s Angel'' a few issues into the run, following complaints from the bikers of the same name.
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14	As well as her own series, Dark Angel was one of the key characters in the ''ComicBook/MystechWars'' limited series, and returned many years later as a supporting character in Creator/KieronGillen’s ''Iron Man'' run and one of the protagonists in the ''ComicBook/RevolutionaryWar'' crossover event.
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17	!!Tropes included in ''Dark Angel'':
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19	* BigBad: Mys-Tech in general, Crowe in particular.
20	* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: The “Assassination” arc. Crowe gives the order to kill Shevaun - using automated systems her father created in the 1950s - then realises that she’s essential to Mys-Tech’s research. And can’t cancel the order despite his best efforts, as there’s nobody left alive authorised to instruct Haldane senior’s machines.
21	* CoolShades: She usually appears with goggles or eye-coverings of some kind.
22	* DeathByOriginStory: Shevaun’s father, Ranulph Haldane. It’s his death that reveals the depth of Mys-Tech’s corruption and sets everything in motion. He returns as a spirit a few times, though.
23	* EvilInc: Mys-Tech
24	* HangoverSensitivity: Psylocke is very fragile after she and Shevaun go out partying in Newcastle. Averted with Shevaun, whose powers mean hangovers aren’t an issue.
25	* HatePlague: Broadcast by some of Mys-Tech’s satellites.
26	* {{Intangibility}}: Shevaun is able to “dematerialise” herself, and can bring some of her companions with her when she does.
27	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Tyburn uses the “I was never here” variety on two of Mys-Tech’s surveillance team.
28	* LiteralSurveillanceBug: Mys-Tech use them across the world, with colonies of genetically engineered insects feeding information back into their computers. Some of them grow as big as a large bird.
29	* MostCommonSuperpower: Her outfits highlight her generous bust.
30	* {{Mutants}}: After being empowered with a piece of the fabric of the universe, she was detected by Cerebro as a mutant of a new kind or strain.
31	* NewSeasonNewTitle: The series launched as ''Hell's Angel'', but became ''Dark Angel'' when Marvel had to retitle it for legal reasons.
32	* OminousMultipleScreens: A character watched many screens, and combined this with some form of ESP-type ability he referred to as heuristics to predict the future.
33	* PlotTriggeringDeath: The immortal sorcerer Ranulph Haldane dies early in the first issue, killed by Mephisto to halt Mys-Tech's immortality research. It's his death that reveals his true nature to his daughter Shevaun, leading to her deal with Darkangel, her powers and her quest to atone for his deeds.
34	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Flowing red hair, green eyes and is considered one of the most powerful beings in existence.

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