Angels

Guards positioned outside the fenced football field, objects of fear Angels are referenced as the recipients of the Wife’s knitted scarves and as frontline forces, indicating their continued presence in the household’s militarized society. Four Guardians (Angels) are stationed at the Prayvaganza entrance, each armed with a sub‑machine gun and described as mannequin‑like. The Angels are described as a heavy contingent of special‑detail guards with helmets, dark plexiglass visors, long clubs, and gas‑canister guns, forming a cordon around the Wall for potential hysteria. Two Angel guards arrive in a black van, detach, and escort Offred to the van.