Angel (Homestuck)

Angels are large, limbless dragon-like beings with avian wings, perhaps in reference to Quetzalcoatl, the "winged serpent", a god in Mesoamerican mythology. They were first introduced as a concept when Sollux described them as " ", also claiming that ""HS 3982 They later appear as game constructs on Eridan's planet, where he proceeds to insist on killing them all. They can endure remarkable amounts of damage, able to survive up to a minute of sustained fire from Ahab's Crosshairs before dying, and don't drop any Grist, possibly indicating that they were not meant to be fought. 

HS 5532 (One of) 's statements to Rose suggests that Eridan's later magical scientific abilities and murderous breakdown were caused by his interactions with the angels; they may even have an insidious influence similar or complementary to that of the horrorterrors, though the lack of attention paid to them by the plot makes this uncertain.

The Angels told Eridan a prophecy of the "Lord of Angels," and Eridan assumes this was referring to Jack Noir. Considering the benevolent adult cherub in Aranea's story had large angel like wings, and Kurloz Makara's mentioning of "angels of double death" in reference to cherubs, it's very possible that Eridan was incorrect and this prophecy actually referred to the cherubs, likely himself.

Trivia

 * Eridan claims the angels were "" This may be a reference to Doctor Who's Weeping Angels, malevolent creatures that move so fast that they can travel a significant distance if you so much as blink, especially since Eridan also said "".
 * These Angels are heavily tied to the Hope aspect.
 * Cronus Ampora, Eridan's ancestor and another Hope player, had the same Angels on his planet.
 * Similar angels HS 8492 (appear in a burst of light) after Aranea forcibly heals Jake, unleashing his full Page of Hope potential. **The symbol for Hope is a pair of white wings.