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Detective Angela Abar a.k.a. Sister Night is a main character in HBO's Watchmen.

Biography

Angela was born in Saigon, Vietnam to African-American parents two years before it became a state. Her father never told her of her grandfather, Will Reeves, for unknown reasons. It was also in Vietnam that Angela met Calvin "Cal" Abar. She was a police officer in Vietnam and sometime before 2016, Angela and Cal relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma where she continued to serve in Law Enforcement.

On December 24, 2016, Angela and Calvin were attacked in their home by members of the Seventh Kavalry as were other members of Tulsa P.D. (an event that would be known as "The White Night"). Angela killed one of her attackers and was shot in the stomach by the other. She awoke in a hospital where she'd been recovering for three days. Her partner, Doyle, was also murdered along with his wife on the same night. Angela and Cal would adopt Doyle's three children as their own.

Angela publicly would resign from the Police Force but secretly adopted the superhero moniker "Sister Night" to resume working for Tulsa P.D. and continue fighting the Seventh Kavalry. By day she owns the bakery "Milk & Hanoi" which is perpetually "Opening Soon".

As descendants of individuals affected by the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, Angela and Cal receive Reparations via tax exemption. It would not be until 2019 that Angela would learn that it was her grandfather, Will Reeves, who survived the Tulsa Massacre.

Powers and abilities

Angela is an ordinary human being with no superpowers but is a skilled fighter and combatant. It is unknown if her skills are out of the ordinary like prior masked vigilantes.

As Sister Night, Angela wields a rosary weapon and fire arms. She is proficient enough with a variety of types of guns including pistols, machine guns, and shotguns, likely due to her police training.

Angela is also a skilled detective and a skilled actress. In Episode 2, Angela tricks Will Reeves into drinking a cup of coffee in order to gather information from his DNA. In the same episode, Angela fakes fainting from stress at Judd Crawford's funeral in order to investigate and find any secrets in his home.

Physical appearance

Angela Abar is short, with her FBI file listing her height at 5'-3' African-American woman who is dark of skin and has naturally curly hair. The FBI profile seen in She Was Killed by Space Junk states she weighs 120 pounds. Her eyes are also hazel. As a civilian her outfits consist of ordinary fashion such as dresses, jeans, and a variety of tops. In It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice, Angela wears a blue top vest with white flowers that may be of Vietnamese fashion as a nod to her birth in Vietnam.

As Sister Night, Angela dons a black long coat and hood which gives her the appearance of a nun. She wears a white shirt, black trousers, and long black boots with heels. Her eyes are concealed by black spray paint and mouth hidden by a black mask. Her Tulsa Police Badge is worn on the side of her belt.

Personality

Angela is a warm mother towards her adoptive children and a loving wife to Cal Abar. She views her children as her own and has a strong bond with Topher, whom had to grow up fast and with home Angela is more transparent with. Aside from the trio being the children of her former partner Doyle, Angela likely cares for them greatly due to having tried becoming a mother before the White Night attack.

Cal and Angela are shown to still be greatly in love with each other. Angela also has an active sex life with Cal. In a flashback to the White Night in Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship, Angela is shown to have tried to seduce Cal before they were attacked. Angela also shares all of her secrets with Cal such as the truth about Judd Crawford, meeting Will Reeves, and the supposed conspiracy in Tulsa. Cal is also loyal to Angela as shown in If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own, where he reveals he lied to Agent Blake and didn't tell her what really happened the night of Judd's murder.

On the job, Angela is a cold, efficient Police Officer. Her skill in hunting down members of the Seventh Kavalry could be compared to a hound or tracker dog. Due to the events of the White Night, Angela has a hatred for all racists and the Seventh Cavalry in particular. Chief Judd Crawford even withholds informing Angela of a Kavalry shooting of a Police Officer due to this. When receiving the Little Big Horn the day afterwards, Angela immediately arrests a suspected Kavalry member from Nixonville without due process and later brutally beats him for information on their hideout.

Angela has a good relationship with her fellow officers. She looked up to Chief Judd Crawford and the two are casual friends, even having family dinner with his wife and her family. His death and the secrets he may have held devastate Angela. She is on good terms with her fellow Tulsa Vigilantes including Wade Tillman a.k.a Looking Glass. Outside of work, she and Wade to be friends, with Angela knowing where Wade lives as well as his personal life.

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Trivia

  • Originally she was called Angela Abraham, but as of September 26, 2019, she is now being referred to as Angela Abar in promotional materials. [1]
  • In She Was Killed by Space Junk, the file that FBI has on Angela reveals several things.
    • She has no middle name.
    • They know she operates as Sister Night
    • That she's the owner of Milk and Hanoi Bakery, which has yet to open.
    • Her Social Security Number is listed as: 990-10-44231.
    • Listed as currently active.

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Angela Abar: Cal AbarEmma AbarTopher AbarMarcus AbarRuth RobesonO.B. Williams
Eddie Blake: Vietnamese Woman
Hollis Mason: Hollis Wordsworth MasonLiantha Mason
Jon Osterman: Inge Osterman
Laurie Juspeczyk/Sally Jupiter: Bella JuspeczykLaurence Schexnayder
Nelson Gardner: Norbert Veldon
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