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* ''[[Gundam Wing]] [[The Movie|Endless Waltz]]'' has Wing Zero, [[The Hero]]'s Gundam, which has angel wings. [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Deathscythe Hell]] has bat wings, but belongs to [[The Lancer]], who nicknamed himself "[[Shinigami]]" and is an example of [[Dark Is Not Evil]]. In the TV series, Wing Zero had large booster pods in place of wings, while its [[Evil Counterpart]] Epyon had draconic wings to go along with its wyvern-like flight mode.
* ''[[Gundam Wing]] [[The Movie|Endless Waltz]]'' has Wing Zero, [[The Hero]]'s Gundam, which has angel wings. [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Deathscythe Hell]] has bat wings, but belongs to [[The Lancer]], who nicknamed himself "[[Shinigami]]" and is an example of [[Dark Is Not Evil]]. In the TV series, Wing Zero had large booster pods in place of wings, while its [[Evil Counterpart]] Epyon had draconic wings to go along with its wyvern-like flight mode.
* While ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' has the more prominent example, Gundam has several stories with winged Gundam -in such cases energy wings help portrait the machine's sheer power. Best example: Victory 2 Wings of Light. This are sort of a swiss-blade: They can boost the mecha up to 20G (yeah 20), slice enemy goons and other things but mostly looking cool.
* While ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' has the more prominent example, Gundam has several stories with winged Gundam -in such cases energy wings help portrait the machine's sheer power. Best example: Victory 2 Wings of Light. This are sort of a swiss-blade: They can boost the mecha up to 20G (yeah 20), slice enemy goons and other things but mostly looking cool.
* ''[[Turn a Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]'', the Gundam Not Gundam, has butterfly wings of all things, which can unleash its nasty attack: the moonlight butterfly, nanomachines capable of eating away mechanical things.
* ''[[Turn A Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]'', the Gundam Not Gundam, has butterfly wings of all things, which can unleash its nasty attack: the moonlight butterfly, nanomachines capable of eating away mechanical things.
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]'' and its sibling ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]] have Destiny Gundam Wing of light and eponymous boy's Gundam too: Strike Freedom.
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]'' and its sibling ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]] have Destiny Gundam Wing of light and eponymous boy's Gundam too: Strike Freedom.
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' doesn't escape this trend. In the first opening we see the Exia featuring GN wings, which is never explained but then it wasn't a plot point either. The Gundam grandaddy, the 0 Gundam, had giant energy wings called GN Feather (which were caused by a faulty drive configuration mind you). Also, you could make a point of saying that the almighty 00 Raiser produces energy wings to show its might.
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' doesn't escape this trend. In the first opening we see the Exia featuring GN wings, which is never explained but then it wasn't a plot point either. The Gundam grandaddy, the 0 Gundam, had giant energy wings called GN Feather (which were caused by a faulty drive configuration mind you). Also, you could make a point of saying that the almighty 00 Raiser produces energy wings to show its might.
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** Seraph Lamington has the three-set seraph wings. {{spoiler|He ends up being an [[Eccentric Mentor]] ''and'' the final boss}}.
** Seraph Lamington has the three-set seraph wings. {{spoiler|He ends up being an [[Eccentric Mentor]] ''and'' the final boss}}.
* ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'' has two subversions: Fall-From-Grace has traditional succubus bat wings, but is an [[Ascended Demon]] (or, at least, one who's chosen to be good). Trias the angel has a charred skeletal husk left of his angel wings after the prison guards in Curst burned them. {{spoiler|In Trias' case, it's a [[Double Subversion]] -- his wings burned off when [[Fallen Angel|he fell from Celestia]].}}
* ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'' has two subversions: Fall-From-Grace has traditional succubus bat wings, but is an [[Ascended Demon]] (or, at least, one who's chosen to be good). Trias the angel has a charred skeletal husk left of his angel wings after the prison guards in Curst burned them. {{spoiler|In Trias' case, it's a [[Double Subversion]] -- his wings burned off when [[Fallen Angel|he fell from Celestia]].}}
* In ''Final Fantasy Fables, [[Chocobos Dungeon]]'', {{spoiler|Rafaello}} switches between white feathery good wings and black feathery evil wings each time he {{spoiler|switches between his innocent Rafaello personality and the evil personality of The Destroyer}}. Complete with a [[Perpetual Molt]] every time the switch happens. {{spoiler|The Destroyer}} himself has evil insect/butterfly wings.
* In ''Final Fantasy Fables, [[Chocobo's Dungeon]]'', {{spoiler|Rafaello}} switches between white feathery good wings and black feathery evil wings each time he {{spoiler|switches between his innocent Rafaello personality and the evil personality of The Destroyer}}. Complete with a [[Perpetual Molt]] every time the switch happens. {{spoiler|The Destroyer}} himself has evil insect/butterfly wings.
* At the end of ''[[Castlevania (Nintendo 64)|Castlevania 64]]'', Malus approaches the player on a winged horse. It would be suspicious enough by itself (assuming you don't know the spoiler), but the horse has bat wings. That's not something you usually see on Pegasus-types.
* At the end of ''[[Castlevania (Nintendo 64)|Castlevania 64]]'', Malus approaches the player on a winged horse. It would be suspicious enough by itself (assuming you don't know the spoiler), but the horse has bat wings. That's not something you usually see on Pegasus-types.
* In ''[[Grandia (video game)|Grandia]] I'', Icarians, {{spoiler|like Feena and Leen}}, can grow energy wings when wielding their powers.
* In ''[[Grandia (video game)|Grandia]] I'', Icarians, {{spoiler|like Feena and Leen}}, can grow energy wings when wielding their powers.
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** And then in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', most of the above examples return, wing motifs intact. And then of course, from the original ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', is [[God Is Evil|Chaos]]. He has a pair of demon wings, though it's not very impressive compared to the rest since he ''is'' a demon.
** And then in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', most of the above examples return, wing motifs intact. And then of course, from the original ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', is [[God Is Evil|Chaos]]. He has a pair of demon wings, though it's not very impressive compared to the rest since he ''is'' a demon.
* In the first ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'', [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud]] hides a single black bat-wing under his cloak, contrasting with Sephiroth's angelic wing. By the time of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', Cloud no longer has his wing (yes, Donald mentions that he looks different), whereas Sephiroth now has two additional wings sprouting out of his thighs.
* In the first ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'', [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud]] hides a single black bat-wing under his cloak, contrasting with Sephiroth's angelic wing. By the time of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', Cloud no longer has his wing (yes, Donald mentions that he looks different), whereas Sephiroth now has two additional wings sprouting out of his thighs.
* In ''[[Super Smash Bros]]. Brawl'', the final boss has Energy Wings and certainly lives up to them. For some reason, they look like butterfly wings too.
* In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]. Brawl'', the final boss has Energy Wings and certainly lives up to them. For some reason, they look like butterfly wings too.
* Mostly averted in ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. There are good and evil representatives of essentially every race present in the game. However, none of them are playable races or their allies, so you tend to end up killing them. Bone wings with scraps of flesh in between on undead dragons, which don't possess enough free will to have an alignment. Feathery angelic wings on harpies, who are mostly bad but descended from a good minor deity. Bat wings on the demons, also mostly bad, but there are some apparently neutral(ish) ones such as Succubi and Tortheldrin.
* Mostly averted in ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. There are good and evil representatives of essentially every race present in the game. However, none of them are playable races or their allies, so you tend to end up killing them. Bone wings with scraps of flesh in between on undead dragons, which don't possess enough free will to have an alignment. Feathery angelic wings on harpies, who are mostly bad but descended from a good minor deity. Bat wings on the demons, also mostly bad, but there are some apparently neutral(ish) ones such as Succubi and Tortheldrin.
* Jak's [[Super Mode|Light form]] in ''[[Jak 3]]'' has very, very glowy radiant energy wings. [http://www.quizilla.com/user_images/Z/zimboy/1089293017_erLightJak.JPG Take a peek].
* Jak's [[Super Mode|Light form]] in ''[[Jak 3]]'' has very, very glowy radiant energy wings. [http://www.quizilla.com/user_images/Z/zimboy/1089293017_erLightJak.JPG Take a peek].
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