Angel

Angel (Scenesys ID: 219)
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"Things used to be pretty simple. Hundred years, just hanging out, feeling guilty, really honed my brooding skills. Then she comes along. Yeah, I get jealous."
Profile
Full Name:	Liam O'Connell
Gender:	Male
Species:	Vampire
Theme:	Dark Horse (FC)
Occupation:	Private Investigator
Citizenship:	Republic of Ireland
Residence:	Blüdhaven, New Jersey
Education:	Home Schooled Gentleman
Status:	Approved
Groups:	Scooby Gang
Other Information
Apparent Age:	300	Actual Age:	300
Date of Birth	11 November 1727	Actor:	David Boreanaz
Height:	185 cm (6'1")	Weight:	86 kg (189 lb)
Hair Color:	Brown	Eye Color:	Brown
Theme Song:	"Angel" by Sarah McLachlan, 1997 "Angel Opening Credits" from Season One to Five, 1999-2004.

Profile

Angel runs a supernatural detective agency called "Angel Investigations" as the lead Private Investigator. He has recently traveled to America, and is currently living in Blüdhaven, New Jersey. Angel is a 297 year old Vampire, although he is currently the "Vampire with a Soul". Angel has also been known as "Angelus", and is one of histories greatest Vampire villains. Now that he has a soul, however, he deeply regrets the evil he has done in the past and now strives to do good, helping people wherever and whenever possible.

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Description

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Description:

The man that stands before you is tall, over 6', and appears to be in his late 20s. His hair is black and styled with what appears to be a gel. His eyes dark and brooding, with a deep sorrow as you stare into them. They reveal a tortured soul of pain and memory. His face is smooth and well kept with a frown always seeming to paint the handsome features. He is well built, muscular, and appears to be in incredible shape, a testament to his intense workout and exercise regimen.

He is currently wearing black clothes. A black overcoat surrounds him like night's dark cloak, the collar pulled up to shield him from the eyes or prying people. Under the overcoat is a black sweater, tight against his body, revealing his ample muscular chest. His black pants are also tight for ease of movement, and his hands are currently located in the pockets of his overcoat. His boots are a comfortable black leather, well worn with age and use.

History

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History:

Liam was born in the village of Galway, Ireland in 1727. Growing up, he was perpetually bored, hating the confinements of his life, and so distracted himself with wine, women and carousing in the local bars and establishments. Liam was a disappointment to his parents. Liam would rather drink and carouse, then do an honest days work. When he was 26 (1753), Liam was thrown out of a bar in Galway, and spotted a beautiful woman heading down an alley. Smiling, he followed, thinking to turn his charms on her. Angel offered to be Darla's bodyguard, and she offered to change his view of the world forever. Darla took him into the Embrace, making him a Vampire!

Liam returned to his house, where his family lived. Kathy, his sister was the first to die in his embrace. She had invited him into the house, thinking that he had returned to her, her Angel. When his father returned home, he was the next to die, drinking in his sweet nectar of blood with relish and what he believed was revenge. It was something that would haunt him forever when he regained a soul...this was where he took the name Angelus.

Angelus and Darla traveled all across the world. They were pairing made in hell. They terrorized all they found, and then, in 1860, Angel discovered a special young lady. Driving the woman mad after terrorizing her family and killing them, Angel made Drusilla a Vampire the day she took her holy vows in a convent. While inside a confessional, Drusilla confesses her sins to Angel, telling him of her visions. Drus mother had told her that her visions were the work of the Devil. When she tells "Father" Angelus of this, he tells her that she is the spawn of the Devil. Angel then kills all of her family. When Drusilla finally has nothing left, Angelus makes her a Vampire. Spike, or "William the Bloody", was sired by Drusilla when she took a fancy to the man. All of them were together during the riots in China, where Spike killed and tasted his First Slayer. However, something was about to happen that would change the soulless creature of evil forever. In 1898, after killing a young woman who was a member of the Kalderash, a tribe of gypsies, they cursed him by giving him back his very soul. This flooded him with the pain and regret of the last one hundred forty years of unbridled evil. Disgusted, Darla drove Angelus away from her. However, missing her favorite childe, she went to the Gypsies hoping they would remove the curse. The leader of the gypsies refused, and Spike and Drusilla killed them.

Angel wandered for years, losing himself in the pain, and feasting on rats. Depressed, Angel wandered into Los Angeles in 1952. Staying in the Hyperion Hotel, he discovered that it was inhabited by a Paranoia Demon. When the other members of the hotel turned on him, he could have prevented the chaos that was to follow for the next 46 years. Instead, he turned his back on them and the Demon, walking out. He just didn't care anymore.

In 1996, he was discovered by a demon named Whistler. At this time, he was a homeless bum, living on rats in the sewers. Whistler showed him a young girl - Buffy. Over the course of the next year, he met and fell in love with Buffy, the new Vampire Slayer. It was a strange relationship...a Vampire Slayer and a Vampire. At first, he was a shadow that gave her helpful information and advice, then would fade into the night. However, he had to step in and save her from "The Three", sent by the Master to kill Buffy. Over the years since, their relationship has changed. Angel lost his soul after Buffy and Angel consummated their relationship for the first time, and Angel felt true happiness. Angel is cursed with a soul once more. Buffy sends Angel to hell. Angel gets out of hell, and in order to prtect them both, he leaves and becomes a Private Investigator. He meets a few new allies and opens his own business, Angel Investigations, a supernatural detective agency. Together with the Scooby Gang, he fights the forces of darkness near Bludhaven.

Personality

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Personality:

BROODING: Angel is a brooding, dark hero, one who appears to be cool and almost perpetually depressed. When he is silent, and brooding, he is thinking about what he is doing, what is happening, what effects he has had in the past, and things he has done. His memories torture him, and he reflects on them As he grows, he tends to reflect in a different way, remembering the past, and pushing himself in a new direction.

TORTURED: Angel is a tortured soul, trying to redeem himself after hundreds of years of being a Vampire. Now that he has a soul, he is trying to fight the pain and redeem himself.

DEFENDER: Angel fights evil demons and Vampires, he can be kind and thoughtful, but he usually slips into his veneer of brooding, tragic personality.

CONTROL: Angelus has been sacrificing his wants and needs for the last hundred years, and will not drink human blood. He is terrified of losing control, and slipping back into the Vampire he once was. He will do anything to prevent that, even hurting the ones he loves. He will try is hardest to not get too close to Buffy because of what has happened to him in the past.

CARING: Angelus genuinely cares for Buffy. He loves her like no one in his life. Even his relationship with Darla was physical, not spiritual. Buffy is his one, True Love.

LOVE/HATE: Angelus hates what he did in the past, and even has a hate/love relationship with Darla. It is physical, and still has feelings for her. He created Drusilla, and through her, Spike, and feels guilty and sorry for what did to her. This tortures him, and he cannot bring himself to harm her. Spike, he dislikes immensely, and loves to see him in pain, either physical or emotional.

HOPE and LOVE: Now, Angel has a new lease on life. He has found something that makes him hope for a better future. He has rediscovered a love for a woman, and wants to atone for all the years spent as an evil creature of darkness.

ULTIMATE GOAL: Angel's ultimate goal is to become cleansed of his evils of the past, and once more be able to enter the light when he passes on. This hope has also given him a purpose.

PURPOSE: To defend the helpless and the downtrodden, a hero for those threatened by demons. Especially Buffy. In the beginning, it was to help and protect Buffy alone, but as his newfound feelings grow, he expands to defend her and her friends from harm, becoming physically involved, instead of just helping her with information.

WRY SENSE OF HUMOR: Angel has a wry, dry sense of humor that comes out in occasions of high stress. He tends to get the joke, but everyone else does not usually know how to take it as he is usually so serious.

Abilities

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Claws and Fangs:
Angel's claws and fangs are supernaturally strong and dense, and are sharper than razors. They can penetrate skin, body armor, and even heroes who are "invulnerable" to harm, such as Superman and Captain Marvel, with significant effort.

Photographic Memory:
Angel has a photographic memory, and is capable of recalling anything in his past as though looking at a picture. Angel remembers sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings from that exact moment, and can recall those moments with perfect clarity.

Supernatural Endurance:
Angel is a 297 year old Vampire, with the stamina to be able to exert himself in combat for hours without tiring to an appreciable degree. He is able to regenerate damage with super human speed, healing even the most damaging wounds within hours, decapitated limbs (except his head, which would kill him) within days. Angel still feels pain, and it hurts when he gets shot or stabbed. It just cannot kill him. His vampiric body also does not age, and theoretically, he could live forever unless killed through physical means. It has been noted that Angel has way above average regenerative capabilities than the average Vampire.

Supernatural Senses:
All of Angel's five+ senses have been enhanced to a supernatural level. Angel can smell, hear, taste, see and feel approximately four times better than an average human, and approximately 1.5 times better than the average vampire. Angel has night vision, allowing him to see even and near zero light levels.

Supernatural Speed:
Angel is supernaturally fast, able to move and run around 4 times faster than an Olympian and about 1.5 times faster than the average vampire, due to his advanced age. This allows him to attack fast and with lightning speed, seeming to become a blur to the human eye. His reflexes are also just as fast, allowing him to dodge attacks and blows made towards him with lightning reflexes.

Supernatural Strength:
Angel is supernaturally strong, around 4 times stronger than the strongest human mortal without superhuman abilities and about 1.5 times stronger than the average vampire due to his age. He can lift approximately 5000 kilograms, and will continue to get stronger the more he ages.

Telepathic Resistance:

Angel's mind is clouded from mental attacks and telepathic intrusion. The demonic body that he possesses has an innate resistance to any telepathic probe or attack. It requires significant ability to be able to glean even a cursory thought in Angel's mind and he is highly resistant.

Skills

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Driving:
Angel likes to drive, mostly at night. Although he is, at best, an average driver, his speed and reflexes give him an advantage when driving. Angel knows how to drive cars, trucks, and motorcycles.

Education:
Although schooled as a "home schooled" gentleman in the 18th century, Angel has also developed his own education over the years, including understanding ancient texts and tomes of supernatural subjects. He can read and write, and is quite literate in English.

Fashion:
Angel has a keen fashion sense, for male and female clothing. Angel always looks his best, strangely enough, even after a battle. Angel always wears dark clothes, which adds to his brooding persona, but he also has great taste in choosing fashion as gifts, and can wear more colorful choices if he really wants to.

Languages:
Angel has traveled all over the world, and has acquired a few languages. Angel can speak English, Irish, Latin, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese and German. Angel can read and write Irish, Latin and English, with bits and pieces of the other languages, enough to get by.

Leadership:
Angel is actually a pretty talented leader. His experience, knowledge and training gives him the ability to mentor and teach others. People look up to him, and respect his decisions. Angel's confidence and sureness in battle gives him an edge that other people admire and follow. His charisma and keen tactical sense usually means he is on the winning side, and people will follow him to be on that side.

Martial Arts:
Angel is a man who has spent the last 297 years developing his fighting skills. In hand to hand combat, he has trained extensively in using his supernatural gifts to make him an extremely effective close-in fighter, able to defeat Demons stronger and faster than himself because of his discipline and knowledge of weaknesses of most demons. Even after his depression when he acquired a soul, he had to use them to defend himself when necessary, either from humans wanting to kill him, or demons. Angel is a natural, and picks up new skills and techniques easily and with little practice.

Stealth:
Angel is a an intelligent, observant individual, who is an expert at stealth, being quiet, and sneaking around. He uses his speed and quickness to great advantage, and is an expert at blending into the darkness of a room or in natural shadows of the outdoors. It helps that his favorite clothing to wear is usually black.

Tactician:
Angel has become an expert tactician after being in perpetual combat against demons, evil gods, and supernatural entities for almost 297 years. Angel has natural tactical instincts and has developed a keen eye for strategies and tactics. Angel is usually able to tell when he will not be able to succeed in a battle after the first few moments of combat and knows when to retreat. He also knows when to press, and give no quarter.

Weapons:

Angel is very familiar with the use of most ancient weapons, including the battle axe, swords, dagger, throwing knives, the staff, other blunt objects, such as the mace, and spears. He is an expert in using these weapons to supplement his supernatural gifts, and his hand to hand techniques with 297 years experience. Angel seems to be particularly proficient with swords, and it is his weapon of choice.

Resources

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Funds:
Angel owns Angel Investigations and the Hyperion Hotel. Whenever A.I. has a successful case, he retains the funds that they get from a case. However, more often than not, these usually end up "pro bono". Angel also has access to funds that he has squirreled away over the years. Angel does not access it much, and it is a finite supply, but he always seems to be wearing the best clothes. His funds seem to be on par with a middle class income, approximately $1000 a week. If necessary, he can pawn his antiques off, but that would be a last resort.

Vehicle:
Angel currently owns a black 1967 Plymouth GTX convertible.

Wardrobe:
Angel has a wardrobe of dark, mostly black, extremely tasteful fashions. He keeps these extra few fashions in his lair, in the Hyperion Hotel.

Weapons:

Angel has access to excellent condition ancient weapons. He has a small collection that he keeps in his lair. These include swords, axes, stakes, and even antique armor.

Weaknesses

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A Moment of...:
Angel currently has a soul. This makes him a normal caring, compassionate, "human" being, with hopes and dreams and aspirations. However, Angel is also cursed. If, at any point in his life he feels a moment of perfect happiness, his soul will vanish and he will become the murderous, maniacal, twisted, evil monster known as Angelus. Angel will avoid this at all costs, even forsaking his true love and feelings for a particular Slayer.

Tortured:
Angel is a tortured soul, trying to redeem himself after hundreds of years of being a Vampire. Now that he has a soul, he is trying to fight the pain and redeem himself. With his photographic memory, Angel relives his tragic encounters throughout his life over and over. This can be distracting and depressing. It is no wonder he is always dark and brooding. This can be used to an oponent's advantage, and distract Angel.

Vampiric Vulnerabilities:

As a normal 297 year old "Buffer-verse" Vampire, Angel has all of the vulnerabilities of a Vampire. Angel can be killed when impaled in the heart with a wooden object, beheaded, exposed to direct sunlight or consumed by fire. However, older and more powerful vampires like Spike or Angel could resist sunlight and fire better than younger, weaker vampires, and can last several seconds, and even sometimes minutes, with direct exposure. Christianity-based holy items such as crosses, bibles and holy water can burn Angel on contact, producing smoke but not flames. Angel is highly resistant to this, however, and it will usually just make him recoil for a second or wince in pain. Garlic works in a similar manner, to ward off Vampires. Also, it should be noted that Angel could enter a private residence, including houses and apartments, only if invited; otherwise Angel cannot enter and hits an "invisible barrier" preventing him access. Angel also does not cast a reflection in a mirror. Angel also has a hunger that he must satiate, a desire, a need for blood. Preferably human. However, Angel has spent the last several decades resisting the desire for human blood, and has been drinking animal blood whenever possible.

Logs

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Title	Date	Scene Summary
...I could have called you friend...	October 27th, 2023	Satana introduces herself to the intriguing vampire with a soul, wondering how that happened and figuring it out. Indecent proposals are made (note the plural). All are rejected.
Weird Nothings	April 18th, 2023	Faith keeps Angel up to date on Memory Demons by bringing one to The Box where a random drunk takes shelter..?
Back to Sunnydale and the memories it holds!	April 18th, 2023	Buffy captures a winged cherub. Turns out he's Greek. Who Knew?! Oh right, Alexander.
When the Moon hits your eye	March 27th, 2023	Done.
Coincidence or...	March 11th, 2023	It's all about the weapons
Memories and Stuff	March 10th, 2023	The games they play
Another meet and catch up	February 23rd, 2023	Willow and Angel got together to catch up and ended up agreeing to a date.
Odd Jobs and Stuff.	February 20th, 2023	Faith makes a bet with Angel and loses
The Darkness...Again!	July 30th, 2022	The Scobs all get together to talk about what was going on.
Faith, Hope, and...	July 15th, 2022	Faith and Angel come to talk with Thomas. Faith and Thomas share barbs, beers, blows and then things get interesting.
After the chaos	April 30th, 2021	Buffy takes Wil and Angel to a club to celebrate Willow's new job
Catching up on little things	March 31st, 2021	Buffy visits Angel to catch up and give a warning.
Who's Who: Sealing the Rift	March 5th, 2021	The evil portal is sealed and ghouls are cleared out of the old site of dark rituals..
Happy Birthday Thomas!	February 14th, 2021	The Scoobies celebrate Valentines and Thomas' birthday!
Who's Who: The Summoning	January 23rd, 2021	The Scoobies track down the Red Order, defeating another summoned demon. But not without consequences.
A Christmas Angel	January 3rd, 2021	Buffy meets Angel and gives him a late Christmas present.
Scene of the Crime!	December 8th, 2020	The scoobies investigate the scene of the robbery at the Magic Box. Buffy and Thomas have a heart to heart.
Ghosts and Fishies	December 1st, 2020	Buffy meets Nolan to discuss a ghostly problem..
Blood of the Ancients: Final Rendezvouz	May 21st, 2020	Scoobies attempt to stop another recruitment of vamp converts.
Hyperion Hype	April 26th, 2020	Buffy introduces some allies to Angel. A mysterious visitor makes another appearance.
Hotel Hyperion...vania	April 3rd, 2020	The Scooby Gang meet up for a chat.
Harry's Hideaway	March 20th, 2020	Harry fall afoul to a bad potion recipe, and needs to be saved.
The Scarlet Lounge	March 11th, 2020	The Scoobies race to an exclusive Vampire feeding club to try and rescue Dawn..Unfortunately their victory is not without consequences.
The Summers	March 9th, 2020	Angel heads to Buffy's Sunnydale residence to talk to her, and encounters someone from the backyard that, until tonight, he didn't know existed...Dawn, Buffy's sister. And then Buffy came home, and they discuss...heavy stuff.
After the Dust Settles..	February 28th, 2020	Buffy checks up on Fred and Angel after Vamps target her friends
Re:reunion	February 20th, 2020	Buffy visits Angel again, and they reminisce about old times..
Best of Intentions	December 13th, 2019	Buffy and Angel have a 'date' through a strange machine Fred made.
Kittens are totally a thing	December 6th, 2019	Angel, Nick, and several kittens enter a bar...
Just dropped by to say hi	December 6th, 2019	Buffy drops by the Hyperion to say 'Hi' to Angel, and runs into a familiar rival..Again..
Winter is Brooding	November 26th, 2019	Summary needed
Aye, Vampire	November 5th, 2019	Angel and Ralph solve the mystery of the pirate's gold and accompany Seymoure Carlson to the nearest police precinct so he can turn himself in.
Brooding Angel, Hidden Winifred	October 29th, 2019	Summary needed
Seeking help from an Angel	October 29th, 2019	Shannon and Triage pay a visit to Angel Investigations but come away empty-handed.
Digging the Dirt	October 27th, 2019	Done.
Some angels brood, even when there is pizza!	October 26th, 2019	Triage meets an angel while waiting for pizza, and hints that help might lie as near as a telephone.
Brooding In The Park	September 11th, 2019	Morrigan and Angel meet to catchup and he gives her a gift.
Put a Spike through that Angel	August 23rd, 2019	Spike sits on the Four Freedoms Plaza roof eating cookies. Angel drops in. They talk.
Just stopping by	August 5th, 2019	Buffy drops by the Hyperion to catch up with Angel. Bittersweet memories ensue briefly.
the Dojo Hotel	July 29th, 2019	Morrigan and Angel start with their first training session, learning the basics of self defense and a couple of throws
An Angel And A Doctor	July 11th, 2019	Morrigan invites Angel over to talk.
Do You Know Mister Blackthorne	June 24th, 2019	Angel and Morrigan meet over a shared connection and start a plan to rid the world of her father.
Getting knowledge from a vampire	June 15th, 2019	Summary needed
Shiny, Shiny Shoes	June 10th, 2019	Summary needed
Nighttime: Demons R Us	June 7th, 2019	Spider-Woman finds Angel fighting Demons, and helps. It's a 3 for 1 sale. ALL DEMONS HAVE TO GO!
The Talk - Part 1	October 16th, 2017	Angel comes by to Talk. Buffy would prefer avoidance tactics.
A Follow Up to Last Time	October 9th, 2017	Summary needed
Meeting with an Angel	September 18th, 2017	Summary needed
Point of Order	August 29th, 2017	Summary needed
Worlds Colliding	August 26th, 2017	Summary needed
Investigating Angel	August 19th, 2017	Summary needed
Catching Up	August 17th, 2017	Angel and Fred discuss the rescue of Sam and hydras - both animal and organization.
Follow up with the Goblin.	July 26th, 2017	Goblin Girl shows up for an update about the drug she dropped off, and calls in some backup.
Needle in a Haystack	July 20th, 2017	Fred asks for Angel's help to find Sam.
A Meeting	July 13th, 2017	Angel and Fred catch up on what they have been doing lately.
If a Tree falls in the park will anyone hear	July 10th, 2017	Summary needed
Strife in Sunnydale!	June 21st, 2017	Weird things are happening in Sunnydale and they seem to be centered around Ares being in town.
The Big Bad, Bartender, Buffy, and the Poof	June 4th, 2017	Summary needed
Meetings	May 22nd, 2017	Summary needed
Goblin-Girl Signing Up	May 20th, 2017	Summary needed
A Chance Meeting	May 13th, 2017	Summary needed

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