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| name = Angel
 
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| title = The Guardian Angel
 
| gender = Female
 
| race = Siren
 
| faction = Hyperion
 
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| status = Deceased
 
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| voiced by = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3765021/ Jennifer Greene]<br>
 
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1754270/ Brina Palencia] (Young)
 
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'''Angel''', known to the Vault Hunters as the''' Guardian Angel''', is a [[Siren]] with the powers of an A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) and guides the [[Vault hunters]]. She is a woman with pale skin, black hair and piercing blue eyes.
 
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|Gender = Female
 
|Race = Human Siren
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==Background==
 
 
|Game2 = Borderlands 2
[[File:Guardiansymbol.png|thumb|right|The Legend of the Guardian Angel]]
 
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Angel is the daughter of [[Hyperion]] programmer [[Handsome Jack]], then known as John. Her mother left them for unknown reasons related to Angel's Siren powers (or possibly, was killed by them). Jack tethered his daughter to an interface, granting her control over most technology. He then orchestrated the events of the first game through his daughter.
 
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|Voice Actor = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3765021/ Jennifer Greene]<br />[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1754270/ Brina Palencia] (young Angel)<br />Live Action by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3082309/ Britanni Johnson]
   
 
|Intro = '''Angel''', known to the [[Vault Hunters]] as the '''Guardian Angel''', is a [[Siren]] with the ability known as [[Phaseshift|Phaseshifting]], which grants her technopathy that allows her to initially (and credibly) pass herself off as an AI. She is a woman with pale skin, black hair and piercing blue eyes.
==Involvement==
 
===Borderlands===
 
Angel watches over the Vault hunters via the [[ECHOnet]], due to her artificial intelligence-like abilities. This connection is later revealed to be Angel's 'eyes and ears' monitoring the movements of the Vault hunters when the ECHOnet is shut down, and her messages at this point indicate her loss of awareness about the course of events.
 
   
 
|Background = [[File:Guardiansymbol.png|thumb|right|The Legend of the Guardian Angel]]
The final cinematic reveals that Angel is operating from, or through, a [[Hyperion]] Satellite in orbit around Pandora, foreshadowing her involvement with Hyperion.
 
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Angel is the daughter of [[Hyperion]] programmer [[Handsome Jack]] (then known simply as 'Jack'), and an unnamed woman. During her early childhood, Angel's Siren tattoos manifested on her arm, much to the surprise of Jack. Angel also demonstrated her newfound powers by using Phaseshift to fix a broken vending machine.
   
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At some point after her powers manifested, a bandit named Grogmouth captured Angel, intending to sell her due to her status as a Siren. While Jack pleaded with the bandit to release her, a frightened Angel used her Phaseshift ability to take control of Grogmouth's turrets. Though she was successful in killing Grogmouth, Angel's mother was also unintentionally killed in the process, much to the horror of Angel and Jack.
While her ulterior motivations are unclear, Angel is primarily interested in the Vault hunters obtaining all of the fragments of the Vault key and being present at the Vault when it is eventually unsealed. Later in the story, it becomes clear that she wished to prevent [[The Destroyer]], imprisoned within, from escaping the confinement of the Vault. This goal is ultimately carried out by Angel's, and by proxy Hyperion's deceit, something she expresses regret about having to do, but insists that it was the only way to ensure that events unfolded appropriately. This turns out to be a lie as well, as the ultimate goal for the Vault's opening was the supply of [[Eridium]] that Handsome Jack wished to exploit for his own gain.
 
   
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Following this, Jack chose to sequester Angel by tethering her to a chair connected to the Hyperion network, including every Hyperion satellite in the galaxy. This would grant Angel a near-omniscient view of multiple star-systems simultaneously, with her Siren powers allowing her to control any technology located within them. Angel would spend the next several years acting under the direction of Jack to further Hyperion's interests. Shortly after the [[Dahl]] withdrawal from Pandora, Jack began orchestrating a plan to seize the planet from [[Atlas]]. Seeing an opportunity, Jack ordered Angel to recruit four newly arrived Vault Hunters, leading to the events of ''[[Borderlands]]''.
===Borderlands 2===
 
   
 
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With a steady supply of Eridium and the Vault key stolen from [[Patricia Tannis]], her father used her as a catalyst to charge it, so he can awaken [[the Warrior]]. However, this leaves Angel dependent on a constant supply of the element, as disconnecting her from that supply will kill her.
 
 
===''Borderlands''===
 
Angel watches over the Vault hunters via the [[ECHOnet]]. This connection is later revealed to be Angel's 'eyes and ears' monitoring the movements of the Vault hunters when the ECHOnet is shut down, and her messages at this point indicate her loss of awareness about the course of events.
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The final cinematic reveals that Angel is operating from, or through, a Hyperion Satellite in orbit around Pandora.
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While her ulterior motivations are unclear, Angel is primarily interested in the Vault hunters obtaining all of the fragments of the Vault key and being present at the Vault when it is eventually unsealed. Later in the story, it becomes clear that she wished to prevent [[The Destroyer]], imprisoned within, from escaping the confinement of the Vault. This goal is ultimately carried out by Angel's (and, by proxy, Hyperion's) deceit, something she expresses regret about having to do, but insists that it was the only way to ensure that events unfolded appropriately. This turns out to be a lie as well, as the ultimate goal for the Vault's opening was the supply of [[Eridium]] that Handsome Jack wished to exploit for his own gain.
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With a steady supply of Eridium and the Vault key stolen from [[Patricia Tannis]], Angel's father used her as a catalyst to charge it, so he can awaken [[the Warrior]]. However, this leaves Angel dependent on a constant supply of the element, as disconnecting her from that supply will kill her.
   
 
[[File:AngelSplash.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Angel's character splash when she is encountered.]]
 
[[File:AngelSplash.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Angel's character splash when she is encountered.]]
   
She assists the new Vault Hunters in stopping Handsome Jack, similarly to the first game. It is also revealed that Angel betrayed the first Vault Hunters at some point, nearly resulting in their deaths during an attack on New Haven. She betrays the new Vault Hunters as well, deactivating Sanctuary's shields, and rendering the city vulnerable to Hyperion mortar strikes, which almost demolishes Sanctuary. After said events, however, she expresses regret for doing so, and turns on Handsome Jack, and continues to assist the Vault Hunters.
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She assists the new Vault Hunters in stopping Handsome Jack, similarly to her role in ''Borderlands''. It is also revealed that Angel betrayed the first Vault Hunters at some point, nearly resulting in their deaths during an attack on [[New Haven]]. She betrays the new Vault Hunters as well, deactivating [[Sanctuary]]'s shields, and rendering the city vulnerable to Hyperion mortar strikes, which almost demolishes the city. After said events, however, she expresses regret for doing so, and turns on Handsome Jack, and continues to assist the Vault Hunters.
   
 
She later reveals that the Vault Key is with her, but there are three obstacles between her and the Vault Hunters. The first is a 'Death Wall' that only Hyperion robots can pass, the second is a heavily armed [[BNK3R|bunker]], and a door that only Handsome Jack himself may open. She suggests going to Opportunity, a massive city Jack is building, to kill one of Jack's body doubles to obtain a biosignature, as well as a voice modulator. Jack discovers her deceit, and tells her to "say goodbye." She replies with, "See you soon." Roland and a hastily recruited group of bandits led by [[Brick]] then assist the Vault Hunters in reaching Angel with an all-out assault on Handsome Jack's tower.
[[File:Angel_Closeup.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Angel's real face closeup.]]
 
She later reveals that the Vault Key is with her, but there are three obstacles between her and the Vault Hunters. The first is a 'Death Wall' that only Hyperion personnel can pass, the second is a heavily armed [[BNK3R|bunker]], and a door that only Handsome Jack himself may open. She suggests going to Opportunity, a massive city Jack is building, to kill one of Jack's body doubles to obtain a biosignature, as well as a voice modulator. Jack discovers her deceit, and tells her to 'say goodbye'. She replies with 'See you soon'. Roland suggests going to Thousand Cuts, and recruiting the help of the Slabs and Slab King, who turns out to be [[Brick]]. The Slabs then provide air support in assaulting the Hyperion compound where Angel is.
 
   
Once the Vault Hunters passes the three obstacles, she reveals her true form as a Siren, and her involvement in Jack's plan. She asks the Vault Hunters to destroy the Eridium Injectors, which make her more powerful, thus being able to charge the Vault key. However, destroying the Injectors would result in Angel's death. She accepts this, saying it's 'ending a life of servitude'. Once the final injector is destroyed, Angel falls to the ground. Jack pleads with her, saying "it's not too late to make things right". Angel, with her dying breath, calls her father an "asshole".
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Once the Vault Hunters pass the three obstacles, she reveals her true form as a Siren, and her involvement in Jack's plan. She asks the Vault Hunters to destroy the Eridium Injectors. However, destroying the Injectors would result in Angel's death. She accepts this, saying it's "ending a life of servitude." Once the final injector is destroyed, Angel falls to the ground. Jack pleads with her, saying, "It's not too late to make things right." Angel, with her dying breath, calls her father an asshole.
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When Tina involved Angel as an enemy in Assault on Dragon Keep, Lilith tried to explain that Angel wasn't a bad person, suggesting that Lilith may have forgiven Angel for her role in the course of events that led to Roland's death.
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Later, during the ''[[Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary]]'' side mission [[Sirentology]], a prototype chamber for Angel is discovered in [[Helios Fallen]].
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===''Borderlands 3''===
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In Borderlands 3, Angel's powers (Phaseshifting) is definitively clarified to be technopathy, or the ability to interface with and control technology.
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Angel's powers ended up manifesting themselves in [[Patricia Tannis]], who uses them to great effect when the Vault Hunters attempt to rescue her from Pain and Terror inside [[Carnivora]]. It revealed later in a sidequest that Tannis set about recovering objects that played a part in Angel's childhood in the time between Borderlands 2 and 3, which the player can then interact with as part of the sidequest to learn about Angel's childhood (and fix a broken water purifier on the side). These objects were imbued with memories of milestones in Angel's life, such as when Jack first became aware of her powers, and when they caused the death of her mother. Other than that, her death and that of her father will likely make this the final time the two will appear in the series.
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[[File:Hyperion 4N631 close-up.png|thumb|Hyperion 4N631 satellite]]
 
*The final cutscene of ''Borderlands'' shows a satellite orbiting [[Pandora]] with the weapon manufacturer Hyperion printed on it as well as The Guardian Angel's face. In the final cutscene, the following serial number can be seen printed on the side of the satellite: 4N631 - The word "Angel" in [[wikipedia:1337speak|1337speak]]. The logo of the Vault, surrounded by what look like wings, is also printed on the satellite.
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*The ''Borderlands 2'' mission [[Get to Know Jack]] and the ''Borderlands 3'' mission [[Childhood's End]] provide a contradicting backstory for Angel. The former depicts Angel as unwilling to be connected to the Hyperion network while the latter shows Angel as merely reluctant. Additionally, ''Borderlands 2'' depicts Angel as ignorant of her mother's fate, while ''Borderlands 3'' reveals Angel witnessed and caused her mother's death.
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*Angel is watching over the Vault hunters by way of an orbiting Hyperion satellite. The name "Hyperion" means [http://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanHyperion.html "Watcher from Above"]. This satellite is later recovered by Tannis, and now rests in a laboratory below an abandoned Dahl mining facility.
 
*Angel appears in the ''Borderlands 2'' artbook as "Angel". The page includes mostly concept art and what appears to be an in game model. The concept art shows her with the tattoos of a Siren.
 
*At the beginning of ''Borderlands 2'', while Angel is hacking a door she says "executing phaseshift." Since Siren abilities are known as "Phase-" (Lilith's Phasewalk and Maya's Phaselock), this appears to be what she calls her Siren power.
 
*In the concept art book that came with the Collector's Edition of ''Borderlands 2'', it is stated that Brittani Johnson was cast as the Guardian Angel before the character was designed, which lead the designers to base the CG version off her real appearance.
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*An allegory of Angel appears in ''[[Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep]]'' in the form of an NPC called the [[Sorcerer's Daughter]].
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*In ''[[Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel]]'', a framed picture of young Angel is placed on Jack's desk, after the completion of the main storyline, however, the picture will be overturned.
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==Quotes==
 
 
*"Don't be alarmed. I need you to stay calm and don't let on that anyone is talking to you. Start making your way off the bus. You don't have any reason to trust me, but I need you to believe that I'm here to guide you - I'm here to help you find the Vault. In a moment, you'll be greeted by [[Claptrap|a funny little robot]]. Do everything he says. You'll know what I mean when it happens. I'll contact you again soon." - Upon arriving in [[Fyrestone]].
 
*"Don't be alarmed. I need you to stay calm and don't let on that anyone is talking to you. Start making your way off the bus. You don't have any reason to trust me, but I need you to believe that I'm here to guide you - I'm here to help you find the Vault. In a moment, you'll be greeted by [[Claptrap|a funny little robot]]. Do everything he says. You'll know what I mean when it happens. I'll contact you again soon." - Upon arriving in [[Fyrestone]].
 
*"Excellent! I knew you were the right choice, friend. Now, go. I'll contact you again soon." - Upon defeating the bandits in Fyrestone.
 
*"Excellent! I knew you were the right choice, friend. Now, go. I'll contact you again soon." - Upon defeating the bandits in Fyrestone.
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*"Do you feel that I betrayed you? Do not. I am possessed of a sight that allows me to look forward and backward along the timeline, and the release of this creature was inevitable. There was only one chance for this dimension's continued existence. A hero. Someone who was at the right place, at the right time, and strong enough to push back. I have given you the unique opportunity to defend the existence of all that you know. Go! Fight! Be that hero. I will help you however I can." - from the mission description of [[Destroy The Destroyer]]
 
*"Do you feel that I betrayed you? Do not. I am possessed of a sight that allows me to look forward and backward along the timeline, and the release of this creature was inevitable. There was only one chance for this dimension's continued existence. A hero. Someone who was at the right place, at the right time, and strong enough to push back. I have given you the unique opportunity to defend the existence of all that you know. Go! Fight! Be that hero. I will help you however I can." - from the mission description of [[Destroy The Destroyer]]
 
*"You opened the Vault. I'm sorry I couldn't warn you about what was in it, but for you to be there to stop it, it couldn't have unfolded any other way. You did well, and your actions haven't gone unrewarded. The Key won't open the Vault for another 200 years, but I'm sure [[Patricia Tannis|Tannis]] will pay you quite the fortune for it! Now, go. I'll be watching."
 
*"You opened the Vault. I'm sorry I couldn't warn you about what was in it, but for you to be there to stop it, it couldn't have unfolded any other way. You did well, and your actions haven't gone unrewarded. The Key won't open the Vault for another 200 years, but I'm sure [[Patricia Tannis|Tannis]] will pay you quite the fortune for it! Now, go. I'll be watching."
*"[[Handsome_Jack|Dad]]... I have to tell you something. You're an asshole." - In her final moments
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*"[[Handsome_Jack|Dad]]... I have to tell you something. You're an asshole." - In her final moments -->
 
== Notes ==
 
[[File:Hyperion 4N631 close-up.png|thumb|Hyperion 4N631 satellite]]
 
*After defeating The Destroyer it can be seen in the final cutscene that the satellite orbiting [[Pandora]] has the weapon manufacturer Hyperion printed on it as well as The Guardian Angel's face. In the final cutscene, the following serial number can be seen printed on the side of the satellite: 4N631 - The word "Angel" in [[wikipedia:1337speak|1337speak]]. The logo of the Vault, surrounded by what look like wings, is also printed on the satellite. This satellite was dispatched to Pandora by Handsome Jack during his time as a programmer, without the then-President of Hyperion's knowledge.
 
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==Trivia==
 
*Angel is watching over the Vault hunters by way of an orbiting Hyperion satellite. The name "Hyperion" means [http://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanHyperion.html "Watcher from Above"].
 
*The Claptrap Angel asks the Vault hunters to repair in Fyrestone will eventually change into the [[Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Claptrap]].
 
*Angel appears in the Borderlands 2 artbook as "Angel". The [https://dl.dropbox.com/u/36690958/ANGEL%20ART%20BOOK.JPG page] includes mostly concept art and what appears to be an in game model. The concept art shows her having tattoos like a Siren.
 
*At the beginning of Borderlands 2, while Angel is hacking a door she says "executing phaseshift." Since Siren abilities are known as "Phase-" (Lilith's Phasewalk and Maya's Phaselock) and Angel being hooked to an artificial intelligence, this may be the title of her Siren power.
 
*In the concept art book that came with the Collector's Edition of Borderlands 2, it is stated that Brittani Johnson was cast as the Guardian Angel before the character was designed, which lead the designers to base the CG version off her real appearance.
 
 
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Angel, known to the Vault Hunters as the Guardian Angel, is a Siren with the ability known as Phaseshifting, which grants her technopathy that allows her to initially (and credibly) pass herself off as an AI. She is a woman with pale skin, black hair and piercing blue eyes.

Background

Guardiansymbol

The Legend of the Guardian Angel

Angel is the daughter of Hyperion programmer Handsome Jack (then known simply as 'Jack'), and an unnamed woman. During her early childhood, Angel's Siren tattoos manifested on her arm, much to the surprise of Jack. Angel also demonstrated her newfound powers by using Phaseshift to fix a broken vending machine.

At some point after her powers manifested, a bandit named Grogmouth captured Angel, intending to sell her due to her status as a Siren. While Jack pleaded with the bandit to release her, a frightened Angel used her Phaseshift ability to take control of Grogmouth's turrets. Though she was successful in killing Grogmouth, Angel's mother was also unintentionally killed in the process, much to the horror of Angel and Jack.

Following this, Jack chose to sequester Angel by tethering her to a chair connected to the Hyperion network, including every Hyperion satellite in the galaxy. This would grant Angel a near-omniscient view of multiple star-systems simultaneously, with her Siren powers allowing her to control any technology located within them. Angel would spend the next several years acting under the direction of Jack to further Hyperion's interests. Shortly after the Dahl withdrawal from Pandora, Jack began orchestrating a plan to seize the planet from Atlas. Seeing an opportunity, Jack ordered Angel to recruit four newly arrived Vault Hunters, leading to the events of Borderlands.

Involvement

Borderlands

Angel watches over the Vault hunters via the ECHOnet. This connection is later revealed to be Angel's 'eyes and ears' monitoring the movements of the Vault hunters when the ECHOnet is shut down, and her messages at this point indicate her loss of awareness about the course of events.

The final cinematic reveals that Angel is operating from, or through, a Hyperion Satellite in orbit around Pandora.

While her ulterior motivations are unclear, Angel is primarily interested in the Vault hunters obtaining all of the fragments of the Vault key and being present at the Vault when it is eventually unsealed. Later in the story, it becomes clear that she wished to prevent The Destroyer, imprisoned within, from escaping the confinement of the Vault. This goal is ultimately carried out by Angel's (and, by proxy, Hyperion's) deceit, something she expresses regret about having to do, but insists that it was the only way to ensure that events unfolded appropriately. This turns out to be a lie as well, as the ultimate goal for the Vault's opening was the supply of Eridium that Handsome Jack wished to exploit for his own gain.

Borderlands 2

With a steady supply of Eridium and the Vault key stolen from Patricia Tannis, Angel's father used her as a catalyst to charge it, so he can awaken the Warrior. However, this leaves Angel dependent on a constant supply of the element, as disconnecting her from that supply will kill her.

AngelSplash

Angel's character splash when she is encountered.

She assists the new Vault Hunters in stopping Handsome Jack, similarly to her role in Borderlands. It is also revealed that Angel betrayed the first Vault Hunters at some point, nearly resulting in their deaths during an attack on New Haven. She betrays the new Vault Hunters as well, deactivating Sanctuary's shields, and rendering the city vulnerable to Hyperion mortar strikes, which almost demolishes the city. After said events, however, she expresses regret for doing so, and turns on Handsome Jack, and continues to assist the Vault Hunters.

She later reveals that the Vault Key is with her, but there are three obstacles between her and the Vault Hunters. The first is a 'Death Wall' that only Hyperion robots can pass, the second is a heavily armed bunker, and a door that only Handsome Jack himself may open. She suggests going to Opportunity, a massive city Jack is building, to kill one of Jack's body doubles to obtain a biosignature, as well as a voice modulator. Jack discovers her deceit, and tells her to "say goodbye." She replies with, "See you soon." Roland and a hastily recruited group of bandits led by Brick then assist the Vault Hunters in reaching Angel with an all-out assault on Handsome Jack's tower.

Once the Vault Hunters pass the three obstacles, she reveals her true form as a Siren, and her involvement in Jack's plan. She asks the Vault Hunters to destroy the Eridium Injectors. However, destroying the Injectors would result in Angel's death. She accepts this, saying it's "ending a life of servitude." Once the final injector is destroyed, Angel falls to the ground. Jack pleads with her, saying, "It's not too late to make things right." Angel, with her dying breath, calls her father an asshole.

When Tina involved Angel as an enemy in Assault on Dragon Keep, Lilith tried to explain that Angel wasn't a bad person, suggesting that Lilith may have forgiven Angel for her role in the course of events that led to Roland's death.

Later, during the Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary side mission Sirentology, a prototype chamber for Angel is discovered in Helios Fallen.

Borderlands 3

In Borderlands 3, Angel's powers (Phaseshifting) is definitively clarified to be technopathy, or the ability to interface with and control technology.

Angel's powers ended up manifesting themselves in Patricia Tannis, who uses them to great effect when the Vault Hunters attempt to rescue her from Pain and Terror inside Carnivora. It revealed later in a sidequest that Tannis set about recovering objects that played a part in Angel's childhood in the time between Borderlands 2 and 3, which the player can then interact with as part of the sidequest to learn about Angel's childhood (and fix a broken water purifier on the side). These objects were imbued with memories of milestones in Angel's life, such as when Jack first became aware of her powers, and when they caused the death of her mother. Other than that, her death and that of her father will likely make this the final time the two will appear in the series.

Notes

Hyperion 4N631 close-up

Hyperion 4N631 satellite

  • The final cutscene of Borderlands shows a satellite orbiting Pandora with the weapon manufacturer Hyperion printed on it as well as The Guardian Angel's face. In the final cutscene, the following serial number can be seen printed on the side of the satellite: 4N631 - The word "Angel" in 1337speak. The logo of the Vault, surrounded by what look like wings, is also printed on the satellite.
  • The Borderlands 2 mission Get to Know Jack and the Borderlands 3 mission Childhood's End provide a contradicting backstory for Angel. The former depicts Angel as unwilling to be connected to the Hyperion network while the latter shows Angel as merely reluctant. Additionally, Borderlands 2 depicts Angel as ignorant of her mother's fate, while Borderlands 3 reveals Angel witnessed and caused her mother's death.

Trivia

  • Angel is watching over the Vault hunters by way of an orbiting Hyperion satellite. The name "Hyperion" means "Watcher from Above". This satellite is later recovered by Tannis, and now rests in a laboratory below an abandoned Dahl mining facility.
  • Angel appears in the Borderlands 2 artbook as "Angel". The page includes mostly concept art and what appears to be an in game model. The concept art shows her with the tattoos of a Siren.
  • At the beginning of Borderlands 2, while Angel is hacking a door she says "executing phaseshift." Since Siren abilities are known as "Phase-" (Lilith's Phasewalk and Maya's Phaselock), this appears to be what she calls her Siren power.
  • In the concept art book that came with the Collector's Edition of Borderlands 2, it is stated that Brittani Johnson was cast as the Guardian Angel before the character was designed, which lead the designers to base the CG version off her real appearance.
  • An allegory of Angel appears in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep in the form of an NPC called the Sorcerer's Daughter.
  • In Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, a framed picture of young Angel is placed on Jack's desk, after the completion of the main storyline, however, the picture will be overturned.

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