Angel's Sanctuary ~Angelic Layer

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:red"><span style="font-size: 200%;"><u><strong>The Angels<!--size--></span></u></strong><!--color--></span> <em><strong>HIKARU:</strong></em> Though small and lightweight compared to most Angels, Hikaru possesses very strong attacks, most which are speed based. Her small stature makes her aerodynamically quick and agile. She was created by Misaki in order to show others that there was nothing wrong with being small through Angelic Layer. Her basic appearance is a bit tomboyish, since Misaki had accidentally cut her hair short, and has a less mature physique than other Angels. <em><strong>SUZUKA:</strong></em> Nicknamed “The Speed of Light,” Suzuka often defeats her opponents with incredible speed. For an Angel that was created by 5-year-old Hatoko, Suzuka resembles a beautiful and extremely strong ninja, and her 'Rolling Thunder' attack can defeat other Angels within seconds. Her strength has led her to compete in the heated National Tournament along with Hikaru. Suzuka's name possibly derives from the fact that she adorns two suzus on her bow, and one hanging from her hair. <em><strong>SHIRAHIME:</strong></em> Nicknamed “The White Princess,” Shirahime is a heavyweight Angel which wears a white kimono. Shirahime's style of fighting is graceful and powerful, and she defeats her opponents with great beauty and strength. Shirahime has finished 2nd in the Kantō regional games for two consecutive years. She fights against Suzuka, and defeats her, and against Athena and Hikaru, losing. She is also capable of reaching "Hypermode" like Blanche. <em><strong>BLANCHE:</strong></em> Nicknamed "The White Angel," Blanche is a powerful angel dressed as a nurse which is so fast that she has only been touched by four other angels. When in a very tough fight, Blanche will use a technique called "Hypermode" which is a result of a glitch present in the first angels built. Blanche is a contestant in the Kantō regional games. Her name can also be written Branche with the romaji "r" sounding like an "l". Blanche is French for white. <em><strong>RANGA:</strong></em> Ranga uses a technique called "the Dance of Death" which uses wind to attack her opponents from a distance. Ranga is a contestant in the Kantō regional games. She wears Arabic clothes and even resembles Tatra from Magic Knight Rayearth and Sumomo from Chobits. In the end of the anime Ringo is wearing a cosplay of Ranga. In the manga, her name is Lanka, due to different translation. <em><strong>WIZARD:</strong></em> Wizard is the Kansai Regional champion and has finished as the runner up in the National Games for two consecutive years. Wizard uses a technique called “Magic Guard” to block his opponent’s attacks with an electric shield that uses static electricity. Misaki was able to neutralize its shield by using one of Hikaru's cables as an earth contact to the layer. Wizard is one of the few male angels in the Layer. He has some resemblance to Clef, from Magic Knight Rayearth. <em><strong>ATHENA:</strong></em> Athena has won the National Games championship in all three years of its existence and is the undisputed champion of Angelic Layer. It can create powerful powerballs, called Astral Emission, and fly with wings. During their fight Hikaru also learned to do this. <strong><em>MAO:</strong></em> The newest angel created by Madoka's sister Arisu. Mao is a contestant in the Kantō regional games. She is designed after a cat, complete with ears and a tail. Mao is Chinese for "cat". <strong><em>QUEEN:</strong></em> An angel which uses electric whips, which are illegal, in unofficial games to easily defeat inexperienced players. She fights and loses to Hikaru in her second Angelic Layer match. In the last episode during the credits, Queen is seen fighting Arisu Fujisaki's angel Alice. <strong><em>NIGHTINGALE:</strong></em> An Angel with experience in the Kantō regional games and who is competing in the Tokyo prefecture games. She is defeated by Suzuka in 5 seconds. Nightingale is also defeated by Hikaru in the Tokyo prefecture games. <strong><em>EAGLE:</strong></em> An angel who competed in the Kyūshū Regional games, she competes against Shirahime in the Angelic Layer National Games. She has the ability to glide through the air using wings, and uses this tactic against Shirahime, although apparently it was not seen during the Kyūshū regionals. <strong><em>ELAIN:</strong></em> The "Northern Aurora" an angel from Hokkaidō, she fights Hikaru in the first round of the Angelic Layer National Games. She uses a technique called the "Hexagon Reversion" to immobilize her opponents in mid-air. Along with the lightning storm during Hikaru and Elain's fight, this technique almost make the layer disappear. Elain has obvious advantage on the layer due to the fact that she is a larger angel with long arms. <strong><em>ALICE:</strong></em> An angel developed by Arisu for herself, in contrast to those she had made for her sister. Her Deus, after seeing Mao lose to Hikaru, competed in other district competitions, and ended up as a finalist for the National Games as an opponent to Hikaru. Alice is a balance-oriented angel, allowing it to stay upright on an icy layer. <strong><em>NEW TYPE SI-174: </strong></em> An angel competing in the National Games representing the Angelic Layer company. SI-174 is a new model of angel which is capable of quicker and more efficient movements. The SI-174 fights Hikaru in the second round of the National Games. <img src="http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss303/maraijuin/Angelic20Layer01023.jpg" border="0" /> <!--center--></div>