The Angel

"I am not your mother. I am no longer. She is long gone. And so shall you..."

- The Angel, right before evaporating Dr. Van Lucker "The Angel" is a character that appears in the Soul of the Machine saga. She makes her sole appearance in the map M.A.R.S. during the final of the Easter Egg quest, "Brother Against Brother", serving as the final boss of the map and the entire storyline. She is the supposed mother of both Cortex and Dr. Van Lucker.

Soul of the Machine
"The Angel" was born sometime during the Middle Ages of Medieval Europe. Much of her past is currently unknown. Her real name, age, and birthplace have not been revealed.

In her previous life, she was the mother of Cortex and Dr. Van Lucker. She was a kind and caring mother, encouraging them to use their minds for do something great that would change the lives of others. When the two reached adulthood, they discovered the Soul Stone, a powerful object that gave them great power and immortality that could only end when they are over-matched in power. While Cortex attempted to follow through on his mother's expectations, Van Lucker became corrupted and mad with power. After resurrecting an undead army and declaring war on the then Kingdom of Scotland, Cortex went after his brother to prevent him from taking over the kingdom and ending more lives. Their mother tried to stop both of them from fighting, but was killed after being caught in the crossfire. She was placed in a stone coffin and buried underground somewhere in Scotland. Van Lucker blamed Cortex for her death and would spend the next 1000 years hellbent on taking revenge on his brother.

Thousands of years later, Dr. Van Lucker became the head scientist of the CODOL Institute. After the completion of the Martian Aerospace Research Station's construction, Van Lucker sent a team to Scotland to find and recover the tomb. Once the tomb was recovered, it was teleported to the M.A.R.S. base. During this time, Dr. Wilhelm was working on a Terra-formation Ray, which would've transformed Mars into another Earth-like planet. But Dr. Van Lucker reprogrammed it into a "Death Ray" with plans to blow up the Earth. In order to achieve this, he must combine the energies of the Soul Stone, the Power Core, the Conqueror's Blade and "The Angel" to give the Ray it's full power. During the events of M.A.R.S. and the Brother Against Brother Easter egg quest, Dr. Van Lucker forces the Mercs to use the Power Core and the Soul Stone to resurrect "The Angel". During the process, Trigger attacks Dr. Van Lucker and one of the other Mercs attempts to kill Van Lucker with the Conqueror's Blade, but they end up hitting the Power Core and the Soul Stone at the time while it was on top of the tomb. They are transported into a dark battle arena where "The Angel" emerges from the tomb. Dr. Van Lucker attempts to talk to her about his accomplishments, but she expresses disappointment and resentment towards him for kidnapping the Martian people from their home and causing the War Against The Machines. Dr. Van Lucker continues to plea with her, but she continues to chastise him, going as far as to declare that she was not his mother anymore, before evaporating him using a dark energy blast. She then vows to annihilate the Mercs in order to stop them from achieving "the other one's" goal. After she is defeated, the battle arena blows up and the Mercs are teleported back to the surface of Mars. It is unknown if she was killed during the explosion or if she somehow made it.

Trivia

 * Her design is based on the character "Sadira" from the 2013 video game Killer Instinct.
 * During the opening cutscene of "M.A.R.S.", she has a different appearance. She is more youthful looking, wears a white dress and has a Caucasian look. Whereas during the climax and the final battle, she has pale skin, a more Persian accent and look, and wears a red outfit.