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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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* The Archangels in ''[[In Nomine]]''. They are much more powerful than regular angels, but are Word-bound (forced to operate in accordance with their descriptive Word) and thus limited in thought and action.
* The Angels are the Imperators of Heaven in ''[[Nobilis]]''- though in a case of [[Light Is Not Good|Light Is Not (Exactly) Good]], they are ''just'' above all else. The schism that resulted in the [[Fallen Angels]] existing (at least in third edition) was that some of the angels loved everyone, even the corrupt... and for this, they were cast into Hell.
* 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
** 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 ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' series. [[Our Angels Are Different|Whether they mean well for humans varies between games]].
** 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
* ''[[Touhou]]''. The [[Big Bad]] of Scarlet Weather Rhapsody is a Celestial Paragon who cause disasters [[For the Evulz]], out of boredom. But then Tenshi is [[Our Angels Are Different|kinda different]]...
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