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All coins have two sides. And for the rulers of [[Hell]]/[[The Underworld]]/a bad place who call themselves [[Demon Lords and Archdevils]], there are these guys.
They're the top [[Our Angels Are Different|angels]] (or angel-like beings) around and can usually be found as the heads of a [[Council of Angels]]. The one thing they have in common is that they can [[Authority Equals Asskicking|kick a whole lot of ass]] and are usually the [[Big Good
Although it's best to keep in mind, as with the case of an [[Ascended Demon]], you may have a few of the [[Fallen Angel]] version of these running around, which is bad news for the heroes. They might also suffer from [[The Gods Must Be Lazy]] as well, or be [[Jerkass Gods]] for the really unhelpful ones.
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== Comic Books ==
* The angels in ''[[Shade the Changing Man]]'' are smug, brute-force manipulators who don't even bother attempting to appeal to morality or necessity. They brought Shade back to life but also made him crazier by taking a piece of his mind to control him with. They resurrected Kathy and withheld the [[Mind Rape]] memories so intense they ''killed'' her, then extorted her with them to make her keep Shade under control. They're such [[Jerkass Gods]] that they make [[Deal
* The Black Hosts and the Archangels they work for are good guys in ''[[Ghost Rider]]'' comics. They rarely show up and even more rarely do they do anything, [[Deus Ex Machina|unless there is no other way to stop]] a [[Downer Ending]] or if they have [[Fallen Angel]], but those who fall are considered "former". Some of the arch angels get away with a lot of [[Jerkass]] activity without losing their rank but most of them seem to be pretty nice. Archangels are also responsible for appointing the angels of death.
** Angels are also affiliated with the Asuras([[Spell My Name
== Live Action TV ==
* Archangels have showed up in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', particularly in the last few seasons.
** It's implied that they have a full celestial hierarchy; Castiel works for Zachariah and Anna refers to having been his superior.
*** Not quite a [[Have You Seen My God?|''full'']] hierarchy.
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== Literature ==
* Classic Judaic/Christianic lore found in [[The Bible
* The Archangels and the ever-elusive Almighty in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', who prefer to work [[In Mysterious Ways]] so far. Non-religious Harry identifies them as "powerful beings of Nevernever", on par with the Faerie Queens and beyond.
** Stronger. Harry reckons that Uriel could wipe out all life one earth with very little effort. Justified as he is (sort of) the angel of death, being the angel who killed the firstborn of Egypt. And it is suggested by Mab, the Winter Queen, that he is the most dangerous of all the Archangels, and definitely the stealthiest.
* In the ''[[Young Wizards]]'' series there's the Winged Defender, a.k.a. the [[God|One's]] Champion ([[All Myths Are True|a.k.a. Thor, a.k.a. Athena, a.k.a. the archangel
* Tolkien's ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' features the Valar, the most powerful beings in existence behind [[God|Eru]]. [[Fallen Angel|Morgoth]] ([[The Lord of the Rings|Sauron's]] boss), happened to be [[Satan|the most powerful of them, and rebelled against his maker]].
* Raphael, Gabriel, Michael, and Uriel are invoked by name during rituals in the [[Deryni]] novels. They variously manifest as pillars of light, or elements (earth, air, fire and water), or a luminous beings that seem to have wings.
* A rare subversion in ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' - the angels are actually the bad guys.
** The archangels, yes. There are "good" angels, though: Zaphania, Balthamos, and Baruch, for instance.
* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[
* In ''[[Good Omens]],'' these are Aziraphael's bosses.
== Tabletop RPG ==
* ''[[Dungeons
** The Celestial Hebdomad for the [[Lawful Good]] archons. These seven, one for each of the Seven Heavens of Celestia, most closely resemble the traditional Christian concept of archangels.
** Talisid and the Five Companions, paragons of the [[Neutral Good]] guardinals.
** The Court of Stars, leaders of the [[Chaotic Good]] eladrins. They're more like fairy lords than angels, but embody [[Chaotic Good]] all the same.
* The Archangels in ''[[
* The Angels are the Imperators of Heaven in ''[[
* Considering the [[Space Marines]] of ''[[Warhammer
** If the [[Space Marine
* ''[[Promethean: The Created]]'' features ''qashmallim'', who are [[Our Angels Are Different|not-quite-but-maybe angels]] serving [[In Mysterious Ways|a cosmic Principle]]. There are arch-''qashmal'' as well, and when they show up, something big happens... [[Subverted Trope|though not necessarily nice]]. The book lists an example of an entire city convening to build an edifice before leaping off of it, and one adventure features {{spoiler|an arch-''qashmal'' about to irradiate all of Detroit unless the Prometheans make a sacrifice}}.
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* ''[[Bayonetta]]'' has the angels acting as the antagonists. Each angel even has its own page to tell us where in the hierarchy it rests.
* A staple in ''[[
** Most notably, the [[Archangel Gabriel]] and Remiel are often presented as the [[Only Sane Man|only sane guys]] in the Law faction. Most other angels are utterly subsumed to [[God]]'s will, and either are demented [[Knight Templar
* ''[[
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