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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''Be not forgetful to [[Sacred Hospitality|entertain strangers]]: for thereby some have [[Trope Namer|entertained angels unawares]].''|'''[[The Bible (Literature)|Hebrews 13:2, KJV]]'''}}
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See also [[God Was My Co Pilot]], where the supernatural aspect is revealed after a long period of appearing normal.
Compare [[King Incognito]]. [[Sub
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== Anime / Manga ==
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* Mr. Roarke on ''[[Fantasy Island]].''
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined
** {{spoiler|Well, they all seem to be visible to whoever they want and corporeal whenever they want. Remember the Virtual Six that picked Baltar up from the floor. In the end, as Virtual Six and Virtual Baltar talk, Six says they work for God and Baltar says the entity they work for does not care for that name. Which basically means it's either the/a god with a sense of humor, or a sufficiently advanced alien being/machine/whatever that some of these "virtual beings" deify.}}
* The show ''[[Touched By an Angel]]'' centered around this trope, taking the point of view of the angels who are [[Walking the Earth]] helping people. The finale, however, cranks it [[Up to Eleven]] when it's revealed that {{spoiler|Monica has been helping ''[[Jesus Was Way Cool|Jesus]]'' unawares.}}
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* ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]'': [[Archangel Gabriel]], who had been hiding as {{spoiler|The Trickster}} since ''seasons'' prior. (Bonus [[Almighty Janitor]] since that was the cover the Winchesters first encountered him under.) He has been hiding on Earth for millenia and done such a good job of it that other magical beings and even non-Christian gods do not realize that he is an angel and not one of them. Also the season 5 finale: {{spoiler|[[Author Avatar|Chuck]] finishes writing his story and vanishes with a knowing smile on his face. Debate is raging in the fandom about whether this means the writer was literally God.}}
** Castiel (pictured above) and Anna also fit this trope; their human vessels spent some time in mental institutions as schizophrenic patients.
*** Canon has not declared Castiel's vessel Jimmy to have been institutionalized, merely to have been taking medication, which is implied to be for a mental disorder; {{spoiler|though a coming episode in season 7 seems to be heading in that direction for [[Trauma
*** Considering Anna a vessel is debatable as she fell to become human, was born as a baby and grew up, then regained her own grace.
** Any interactions Cas had with humans not involved in the Apocalypse while he was on Earth counts for them. That hooker, for example.
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