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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.
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* 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.
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** 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 40000]]'' are often considered to be the [[God-Emperor]]'s [[Badass|Angels of Death]], it would logically dictate that his 20 [[Physical God]] sons that were the genetic templates for the [[Space Marine]] Legions would be his [[Celestial Paragons and Archangels|Archangels]] (and It's especially evident with Sanguinius, Primarch of the Blood Angels, who happens to be a [[Winged Humanoid]]). Of course, once [[Cosmic Horror|Chaos]] had come about in the [[Horus Heresy]], half of them went the other [[Demon Lords and Archdevils|route]]...
** If the [[Space Marine|Space Marines]] are considered to be [[Our Angels Are Different|Angels]], then the Living Saints can be considered to be the Emperor's actual Archangels.
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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|Knight Templars]] of the worst kind, outright despise every living being with free will, or both.
* ''[[
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