Angel (Earth-7954)

Angels were programs that acted as the precursors to Assassins, being utilized in the Matrix betas. Their physical appearance is reminiscent of the Judaic-Christian interpretation of God's angels. Seraph and Azrael are the last remaining angels, both exiles.

History
Created by the Architect to oversee the Matrix betas, Angels served the function of present-day Assassins, protecting the Matrix secrets from the dormant humans, although they were more benevolent in nature, which reflected the utopia nature of the first Matrix.

However, when the Architect noticed that humans weren't responding accordingly to the first Matrix, he immediately scrapped the first iteration, and planned another incarnation alongside the Oracle. For the next Matrix, nature was supposed to be darker and devoid of pacifism, which made Angels necessary. Many of them died, serving no new purpose as programs - although some survived. The last two remaining Angels would be Seraph and Azrael, both of which came to serve the mysterious Merovingian. Azrael, later on, betrayed the Merovingian to join the Oracle and help the Resistance, being blinded and having his wings cut off.