Angel (Terminology)

An Angel is a being made of yoki combined with a fragment or entirety of a soul. In Nexus, angels were referred to as dreamers. Possibly, the definition can be extended to refer to any living being that comes from a dimension different from reality, including the majority of Shades. This terminology is only used by individuals with some sort of connection to the eternals or Aezathol who are "enlightened" to call these beings as such. Among such individuals are Eliah, Omen, Blanc and Desiree.

All awakened and naturally born hybrids are Angels. Supposedly, anything that used THUMA is also an angel. It is possible that claymores are angels as well, but Eliah makes a distinction between "Angel" and "Silver Sister" (Claymore). Angels appear to have wing-like appendages in yoki-perception, although this is not required for all angels.

Angels can be divided into two classes, ascended and fallen (as named by Blanc and Omen respectively)

Fallen angels are what compose most of the Angelic beings, the most common being awakened and naturally born hybrids/awakened. These beings aren't truly united with their yoki as due to hate, the yoki was unable to bind fully with their soul due to hate's power of separation. Notable aspects of these beings are hateful/selfish desires driving them, inability to hide an aura, inability to control time around them, and in the case of awakened, monstrous forms (although ascended angels have this too if they were awakened before ascending).

Fallen angels and Claymores can ascend through THUMA, although for awakened, this requires ripping the soul and yoki apart.

Not all angels are of equal power (although technically they are all "equal" as angelic beings). More powerful angels are consider Arch-Angels and could be classified possibly as a top-5 awakened rather than a double digit one (regular Angel). Abyssal Ones and up could be considered gods (see below)

A powerful enough angel becomes a god, presumably a being with a greater power than an angel. Judging from Outsiders' constant aura and possibly the Abyssal one's lack of control over their own aura (if they are classified as gods), it would seem gods can also be fallen or ascended (Omen seems to confirm this by saying "Fallen sea god" while describing the outsider he absorbed.)

Winged angels in yoki perception (Claymores)