Angel

Angels are celestial beings who live with and serve God and other deities. They can mostly be found in the monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. However, angels and angelic beings can be found in many other religions across many different cultures. In recent years, they have become popular characters in film, literature, video games, and the arts.

Occurrences in Fiction

 * Angels are present as extremely advanced ethereal creatures from the planet Lucifer in the Doctor Who novel Lucifer Rising.
 * In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the young Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) has heard stories from space travelers about angels who live in the moons of Iego and described them as the most beautiful creatures in the universe. He initially believes that Padmé Amidala is one of them.
 * In Babylon 5 the angels of human folklore along with many similar creatures from other species' myths were actually an appearance assumed by the Vorlons to help guide these races' developments.
 * Gordon "ALF" Shumway is apparently familiar with them, as he once told Kate that her silhouette in the shower resembles that of an angel. A naked angel, he adds, much to her discomfort. In another episode, ALF is visited in his dream by an angel named Bob.
 * Angels are known to exist in the DC Multiverse, a notable example being Zauriel.
 * Angels are a key supernatural species in the TV show Supernatural, the main angel being Castiel. These angels are heavily based on the Christian account of angel mythos.
 * In the 2013 video game DmC: Devil May Cry, angels are a supernatural race which has waged an eternal war with their demon counterparts. Dante, the protagonist of the story, along with his brother, Vergil, are Nephilim; a hybrid of angel and demon. These angels, as well as the demons, do not follow any particular religious or spiritual mythos but are instead depicted in a very Western form with angels being benevolent beings and demons being shown as filling the roles of real-world evils or "societal ills" (bankers, politicians, club owners, media personalities, celebrities, ect.).