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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. |
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. |
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They're the top [[Our Angels Are Different|angels]] (or angel-like beings) around and can usually be found as the heads of a [[ |
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|Big Goods]] of the setting. |
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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. |
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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See the most famous examples in [[Arch Angel Michael]], [[Archangel Gabriel]], [[Archangel Raphael]], and (possibly) the [[Fallen Angel]] version in [[Satan|Archangel Lucifer]]. |
See the most famous examples in [[Arch Angel Michael]], [[Archangel Gabriel]], [[Archangel Raphael]], and (possibly) the [[Fallen Angel]] version in [[Satan|Archangel Lucifer]]. |
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See also [[Our Angels Are Different]], [[Our Gods Are Greater]], [[ |
See also [[Our Angels Are Different]], [[Our Gods Are Greater]], [[Council of Angels]], [[Celestial Bureaucracy]], [[Divine Ranks]], [[Fantasy Pantheon]] and it's [[Inverted Trope]], [[Demon Lords and Archdevils]]. |
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Also of note, this trope is to [[Big Good]]/[[God]] as [[Demon Lords and Archdevils]] is to [[Big Bad]]/[[Satan]]. |
Also of note, this trope is to [[Big Good]]/[[God]] as [[Demon Lords and Archdevils]] is to [[Big Bad]]/[[Satan]]. |