Archangel Gabriel: Difference between revisions

== Anime and Manga ==

* An important angel named Gabriel appears in ''[[Saint Beast]]'' but he's [[Zig-Zagging Trope|probably not]] modeled on the traditional Gabriel as the work's cosmology is a bit of a melting pot and this Gabriel actually allies himself with Lucifer and goes to Hell.

** Acqua of the Back, {{spoiler|William Orville}}, is the member of God's Right Seat who pulls his power from Gabriel. He's explicitly stated to be just as skilled as Gabriel [[No Biological Sex|itself]] at water magic.

** Also, it should be noted that every person stated to be aligned with the Archangel Gabriel have power over water.

* In ''Shaman King'', Archangel Gabriel appears as a spirit ally to minor character Meene Montgomery.

 

* In ''[[Manchester Lost]]'', a ''[[Good Omens]]'' fanfic, he appears as a [[Deadpan Snarker]].

 

== Films -- Live-Action ==

* In ''[[Van Helsing]]'', it is [[Angel Unaware|implied]] that {{spoiler|Van Helsing is actually the angel Gabriel.}}

* In ''[[Constantine]]'', Gabriel is played by [[Bifauxnen]] [[Tilda Swinton]]. {{spoiler|(S)he resents God's love for an unworthy humanity and plots to release Hell on Earth [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|so that humanity can earn God's love.]] }}

 

== Literature ==

* Gabón is Gabriel's counterpart in ''[[Stationery Voyagers]]''. He is the most popular member of the Communacadrim, who control messages and manage parts of Providence pertaining to maintaining the integrity of universal information. In addition to his role in the Annunciation, he doubles as a bodyguard for the Voyagers along with Levío. He's not an archangel, however. Andélito, Rickrod, [[Archangel Michael|Martarel]], and [[Satan|Luminarod]] were the original four archangels mentioned. While Martarel is mentioned once in a blue moon, Andélito [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome|completely disappears]] after "Scalding Inquiries."

* ''[[The Bible]]'' of course is the [[Trope Maker]], making Gabriel [[Older Than Feudalism]]. He is described as "one having the appearance of a man," with a tendency to make people fall down in fright. Usually, he has to reassure them and tell them not to be afraid. In addition to announcing the birth of [[Jesus]] in the New Testament, Gabriel first appeared to the prophet Daniel to help interpret his [[The End of the World as We Know It|apocalyptic visions]] of the future.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

{{quote|'''Spock:''' "I fail to see the humor in that situation, Doctor."

'''McCoy:''' "Naturally. You could hardly claim to be an angel with those pointed ears, Mister Spock. But say you landed someplace with a pitchfork..." }}

 

== Radio ==

* Two entirely separate Archangel Gabriels appear in ''[[Old Harry's Game|Old Harrys Game]]''. However they're both officious creeps who'd like to see Satan somehow sent somewhere even ''worse'' than Hell.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

* In ''[[In Nomine]]'', Gabriel is a [[Mad Oracle]] who lives in a Heavenly volcano. He may have been driven to madness by the persecution of the Archangel Dominic, who believes that Gabriel rewrote the Quran, or by the strain of sharing a Word with a Demon Prince. These days, Gabriel more frequently appears as a woman.

 

== Theatre ==

* The [[Show Stopper]] number in [[Anything Goes]] is "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," about how Gabriel's trumpet saved the singer from sin.

 

* In the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' series, Gabriel is portrayed as the only female Seraph and, in the second installment, stands apart from the other Seraphim when their goals diverge from God's.

** Generally appears as a Persona of the Empress Arcana in the ''[[Persona (video game)|Persona]]'' series. Except in ''[[Persona 2|Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]'', where her arcana is Judgment, to match Ellen's personal arcana.

* The [[Eroge]] ''Makai Tenshi Djibril'' has an angel named Loveriel apparently transforming girls into the angel Djibril. It has a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBGWD-Ef8T4 cute opening.]

 

* In ''[[Misfile]]'', Gabriel appears in flashback as the father of [[The Stoner|Rumisiel]] and [[Knight Templar|Vashiel]].

 

== Other ==

[[Category:Biblical Motifs]]

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