Angelo: Difference between revisions

|Game={{Dragon Quest VIII}}

|Voice Actor=[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0728682/?ref_=tt_cl_t3 Blake Ritson] (English)<br>[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]] (Japanese)

{{quote|style=1|quote='''''I bet they were head over heels in love when they got married. And then she died before they had time to get sick of each other. It's the perfect love story.'''''|source=|console=|align=center|bgcolor=FC4115}}

{{translation|'''Angelo'''|ククール|Kukūru/Kukūle}} is a playable character in {{Dragon Quest VIII}}. He is a complicated man who hides his somber past behind an ambivalent, suave mask of a gambler and playboy. Though seemingly indifferent to the plights of others and even coming off as condescending at times, Angelo is nevertheless a dependable companion and an asset to the party's efforts.

 

He has gone on to appear in ''[[Fortune Street]]'', became one of the playable characters in {{Dragon Quest Heroes II}}, and was one of the original leader characters in {{Rivals}}. Angelo is also a playable character in ''[[Theatrhythm Dragon Quest]]'' and appears as a special hero character in {{DQTact}}.

Angelo is an attractive young man with silver-white hair that frames his face and a long ponytail tied with a black ribbon that reaches halfway down his back. He has blue eyes and wears small gold hoop earrings on each ear. Although he is a member of the Templars, Angelo wears a unique red version of the uniform, which consists of a red long-sleeved tailcoat with white lining and brass buttons on the front and two long tails on the back worn over a black long-sleeved shirt, red trousers, and a red capelet with black lining that reaches down to his hips which he wears over his torso. He wears dark brown shoes covered by white spats with brass buttons that go past his knees, as well dark brown leather gloves. He wears his templar's ring on his right hand. Angelo also wears a leather sword belt around his waist with a green scabbard on his right side where he holds his rapier. He is left-handed.

Angelo marches to the beat of his own drum, caring little of his religious and ceremonial roles at the abbey (although his swordsmanship and bow proficiency are impressive enough for him to become a Templar knight). He's more interested in hustling the rubes at nearby Simpleton and chasing ladies than in carrying out the duties of his station, and his party chat dialogue proves him to be very fussy at times, especially concerning his appearance. He is a playboy who constantly comments on the attractiveness of women he comes across on the journey. Angelo is something of a joker as well, and enjoys poking fun at people with serious attitudes at their own expense, such as his half-brother. Despite all this, when push comes to shove, he will go to extraordinary lengths to see things through; even outshining the rising star, Marcello, to save Abbot Francisco not long after meeting the party. The rest of the time, he wants to be carried around by his free spirit, as captured in one of his remarks prior to undertaking the Dragovian Trials:

| Initial gear ||colspan=2|[[Rapier]], [[Templar's uniform]], [[Templar's ring]]

Angelo learns a variety of spells and a decent amount of physical skills, though as a [[Priest]] he excels when healing and supporting his companions. He can improve his swordfighting skills, but his Strength is greatly outclassed by the Hero, making it an inadvisable path for him. It is a good idea to level up Angelo's Staves skill to increase his max MP and spell repertoire. His Charisma skills are excellent for countering Tension-happy foes as well as inflicting status ailments, and Pearly Gates is a fantastic crowd control ability during the end-game. Angelo's efficiency shines most when using a bow however, as the Cherub's Arrow and Seraph's Arrow skills will allow Angelo to easily recharge his MP while dealing damage and the Multishot and Shining Shot skills allow him to perform crowd control on groups resistant to wind damage. His selection of equipment is similar to that of Priest's, being able to equip clothing, robes and hats for spellcasters, as well as some light armour and helmets, but nearly as many as the Hero or [[Yangus]]. The Nintendo 3DS version significantly increased the amount of skill points that Angelo gains at earlier levels to put him on par with the rest of the party, giving the player more choices for where to invest his skill points.

|One ally

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Sandman's Arrow]]

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Seraph's Arrow]]

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Needle Rain]]

|Recovers 3~10 MP each turn when equipped with a staff.

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Miracle Moon]]

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Charming Look]]

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Armour|

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Posh waistcoat]]|statModifier=Defence +48}}

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Sage's robe]]|statModifier=Defence +55}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Dancer's mail]]|statModifier=Defence +57}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Velvet cape]]|statModifier=Defence +60}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Platinum mail]]|statModifier=Defence +72}}

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Crimson robe]]|statModifier=Defence +82}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Sacred armour]]|statModifier=Defence +84}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Oriental warrior wear]]‡|statModifier=Defence +88}}

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Sacrosanct armour|Über sacred armour]]‡|statModifier=Defence +92}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Butler's best]]‡|statModifier=Defence +100}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Liquid metal armour]]|statModifier=Defence +101}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Dragon robe]]|statModifier=Defence +103}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Metal king armour]]|statModifier=Defence +120}}

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Scale shield]]|statModifier=Defence +7}}

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Angelo debuts as a playable character in Heroes 2 as the second-to-last set of otherworldly travelers the band of heroes come across, alongside [[Jessica]]. The duo are first met in the cold mountain of Mt. Neverest where Angelo saves Jessica from a surprise attack by a [[Powie yowie]]. Upon meeting the band of heroes, Angelo has a hunch that he and Jessica were suddenly transported to another land during the course of their travels together, which is reinforced by the other travelers who share their predicament. The protagonists offer the two to join their party, which Jessica promptly accepts since the alternative option would leave her alone with Angelo.

 

In the game Angelo and his weapon of choice is the [[Bows]]. Like [[Bianca Whitaker]] from the first entry, Angelo is a long-range support fighter that can attack safely from a distance with a myriad of ranged techniques like [[Rain of Pain]] or [[Shining Shot]], and bolster his allies performance with [[Oomph]] and the [[Timbrel of tension]]. His [[Coup de Grâce]] is [[Pearly Gates]], which has a different animation if the game is the Japanese or English version.

 

Angelo can acquire the following abilities through skill points.

| Strength +5 (x5) || 3 / 3 / 6 / 7 / 8 || Increases strength by five points. || None / Reach Lv. 12 / 20 / 28 / 36

| Saving Grace || 5  || Brings the user back to life with 50% HP when beaten in battle once in a while. || None

| Longer Attack and Defense Boosts || 10 || Increases the duration of effects that increase defence or attack power. || None

 

| 1 || [[Shining Shot]] || 12 ||  Sends a salvo of celestial arrows soaring down onto a selected spot.

| 12 || Hyper Sniper Hyper || – || Extends the area of effect of Hyper Sniper.

| 13 || [[Needle Rain]] || 9 || An extremely advanced arrow attack with a very high chance of a critical hit.

| 20 || Attack +20 with Bows || – || Increases attack power by twenty points when wielding bows.

*Angelo is the Italian form of the name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature of the same name. ''Angelus'' is also derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος, which means "messenger".

 

*Angelo gets a colour palette reference for one of the 8 costumes for the Hero in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Said palette is given to the base of ''Dragon Quest XI'''s {{Hero 11}}.

File:Dq8-angelo.jpg|Angelo concept art.

File:Angelo-Press.png|High resolution press art.

File:DQVIII Angelo concepts.png|Concept art

File:Angelo High Tension.png|Angelo in a state of Super High Tension.

File:Angelo DQVIII PS2 artwork.jpg

File:Angelo Oriental warrior wear.jpg|Angelo wearing the [[Oriental warrior wear]].

File:DQVIII Angelo Butler.jpg|Angelo wearing the [[Butler's best]].

File:IS30 2D Angelo.PNG|''Itadaki Street Portable''.

File:Itadaki Street DS Angelo.png|''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''.

File:Itadaki St DS group.png|''Itadaki Street DS''.

File:Fortune Street Angelo.png|''[[Fortune Street]]''.

File:IS30 GI Angelo .PNG|''[[Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary|Itadaki Street: 30th Anniversary]]'' render.

File:DQHII Angelo.png|{{Heroes II}}.

File:DQHII Jessica and Angelo.jpg|{{Jessica}} and Angelo.

File:DQHII timbreloftension.jpg|Angelo using the [[Timbrel of tension]].

File:DQH2 Angelo Pearly Gates.jpg|Angelo's Coup de Grâce in the Japanese version of {{Heroes II}}.

File:DQHII Angelo RoboBow.jpg|Angelo wielding the [[Killing machine|Robo-Bow]].

File:Theatrhythm Kukule.png|''Theatrhythm Dragon Quest''.

File:SSBU AngeloAlt.png|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

 

DQR Angelo.png|Artwork in ''Rivals''.

DQR Angelo (5).png|Summer costume in ''Rivals''.

DQR Angelo (9).png|New Years costume in ''Rivals''.

DQR Angelo (12).png|Halloween costume in ''Rivals''.