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We all know [[Our Angels Are Different|angels]] run the gamut from being [[Light Is Not Good|light-based]] [[Eldritch Abomination
You could almost describe them as an... '''Angelic Beauty'''.
Compare [[Horny Devils]], for this trope's infernal counterpart ([[Fallen Angel|which may be literal]], in [[Hot as Hell|some]] [[Satan|cases]]). Their boss(es) may also be (a) [[Hot God]](s) as well. Also compare [[Beauty Equals Goodness]], which fits this ([[Light Is Not Good|almost]]) perfectly. See also [[But Your Wings Are Beautiful]]. Not related to [[Lovely Angels]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* An ad campaign for Lynx deodorant used the tagline "[[Fallen Angel|angels will fall]]", and showed hot female angels plunging from Heaven to
* The Victoria's Secret Angels
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Saint Beast]]'' features a [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys|cast full of beautiful man-angels]].
* In ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', every Goddess (who are themselves [[Hot God
* Most of the angels of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' are of the [[Eldritch Abomination]] variety, but {{spoiler|[[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] Kaworu}} fits this.
* Dark and Krad of ''[[D.N.Angel]]''.
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* ''[[Saki (manga)|Saki]]'': Nodoka's virtual form.
* [[AIR]]: Kannabi-no-Mikoto. Misuzu {{spoiler|who is the [[Reincarnation|current incarnation]] of Kanna}} is often depicted this way outside the anime.
* ''[[Digimon]]'' somewhat subverts this with the likes of Angemon and Angewomon (and their Digivolutions MagnaAngemon, Seraphimon, Dominimon, and Ophanimon). It can be inferred that they play this trope straight, but they're both clad in [[Cool Helmet|helmets]] [[The Faceless|that completely cover their faces]] (a glimpse of their faces can also be seen during [[Transformation Sequence|Digivolutions]]). It's for [[Cool Mask|similar reasons]] that it's unknown if their [[Evil Counterpart
* Nadeshiko Kinomoto in ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''...and that was ''before'' she died and transformed into an angel in [[Heaven]]. (Lampshaded by her husband when they first met.)
* Ash and Angela from ''[[Black Butler (anime)|Black Butler]]'', who turn out to be {{spoiler|respectively the male and female alternate forms of the same [[Fallen Angel]]}}.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Film]] ==
* The final ghost of ''[[Ghosts
* The titular Angel from 1987's ''[[Date with an Angel]]'' (played by the then-luminously beautiful Emmanuelle Béart).
== [[Live
* Ambassador Kosh in ''[[Babylon 5]]'', and other Vorlons apparently, although those are more [[Fallen Angels]].
** Mind you, this is
*** Also, in a later season, we are shown this is not the Vorlon's true form, or that the Vorlons need to do something to make the other races see them as divine.
* Several examples in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'': [[Mr. Fanservice|Castiel]] is this to many fans; Michael, in the form of Michael Cohen and Jake Abel; Anna from Season 4 and 5; Season 6 briefly introduced another female angel named Rachel. Averted with [[Bald of Evil|Zachariah]]. These may not count as this trope however. They use [[Willing Channeler|hosts]], so technically the fanbase is finding the human hosts pretty, not the actual angels. The only angel whose celestial form is explicitly described in-story as "beautiful" is [[Satan|Lucifer]]. The angels themselves are actually of the [[Eldritch Abomination]] variety, but the show has [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form|never shown their true forms.]]
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* A number of angel pictures on ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' cards fit this, with the first Serra Angel picture (up to 4th edition) just being a mild one.
* Half-celestial races in ''[[Dungeons
** For related reasons, Aasimars (those with a celestial being in their ancestry) are also frequently quite beautiful.
* While most demons in ''[[Demon: The Fallen]]'' drive mortals who witness their true forms insane with horror, the few who still have low [[Sanity Meter|Torment]] do so with the angelic beauty they retained since the Days of Creation.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Kyra, the Angel of Light, from the mythology of ''[[Septerra Core]]''.
* Most angels of the ''[[Disgaea]]'' universe, most prominently [[media:
* Any time a being of angelic origins shows up in the [[Neverwinter Nights]] modding community, she will be in possession of
* [[Pokémon]]: Gardevoir apparantly has a huge fanbase because of its/"her" feminine appearance. According to [[Word of God]], it/"she" is supposed to resemble an angel.
* The ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' series largely averts this. The root-standard "Angel" is a young winged woman... covered in bondage straps, including one over her ''eyes''; it's actually pretty creepy. After that, angels come in two categories: harsh, masculine warrior, or [[Humanoid Abomination]] (in other words, close to the Biblical depiction). The only angels that could be described as pretty are Gabriel and Lucifer's angelic form (the one ''Persona 3 FES'' dubbed "Helel").
* While not exactly an angel (more like a member of the Heron, a [[Winged Humanoid]] race), Leanne from [[Fire Emblem Tellius]] fits in nicely. Her older brother Reyson is a [[Rare Male Example]].
* The ''[[Violated Hero]]'' series has Tides in the first game and Ariel in the fifth.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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[[Category:Angelic Tropes]]
[[Category:Religion Tropes]]
[[Category:The Beautiful Tropes]]
[[Category:Tropes of the Divine]]
▲[[Category:Angelic Beauty]]
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