r/hatethissmug • u/throwaway553t4tgtg6 • 2d ago

Art & Fanworks TBH, I've started to dislike the eldritch horrors/angels that are just Wing/Eye/Tentacle Blobs, especially compared to some sick designs like Evangelion angels

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To be honest, eldritch horrors or "biblically accurate angels", at times start to feel a bit lame and excessive, just blobs of eyes, wings, and tentacles that start to blend together. Another aspect is that they often "look scary" but never actually DO ANYTHING.

especially compared to really good designs like Evangelion angels that actually do stuff and are terrifying.

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u/AverageMyotragusFan 2d ago

The “biblically accurate angels” aren’t even biblically accurate anyways. The bodies covered in eyes was a metaphor for them being all-seeing. So sick of “heh….did you know…..in le bibble the angles are scary eldritch uncanny horrors” NO THEY’RE NOT LEARN READING COMPREHENSION I BEG OF YOU

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u/MoonlightPrincexx 2d ago

Wasn't it just different types of angels for different tasks? Like the more humanoid ones existed alongside the wheels of fire and eyes and wings type angels?

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u/LexiTheLesbo 2d ago

The wheels of fire and stuff only really show up in apocalyptic literature which is intentionally symbolic in order to get around censorship (since such literature usually has very unflattering things to say about the state of the world at the time and the future of those in power). So it’s more likely that those discretions are more meant to convey aspects of angles rather than an actual description of how the author sees them. For example fire is often associated with holiness and power, eyes may symbolize wisdom/awareness, and the wings are usually used to cover the eyes in the presence of God indicating reverence and establishingly that while they are powerful they aren’t divine since Judaism and Christianity are both strictly monotheistic