| “ | Be not afraid. | „ |
| ~ Angels whenever they meet a human. |
Angels are supernatural beings who act as the massagers of God and inhabitants of Heaven or similar utopian worlds. Angels also don't have a physical form, but they can manifest in several forms including that of humans. They are benevolent and celestial individuals who often times guide and protect humans though their lives and prevent them from being corrupted by evil. In the Bible. This has largely since been ignored in modern times, and the depiction of female angels has become common in art and literature. The representation of modern angels being largely female in appearance is similar to that of Fairies.
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Description[]
Angels are frequently depicted as being human in appearance and possessing large, white bird wings, which allow them to fly between Heaven and the Earth. They regularly wear clothing that is primarily white, symbolizing purity and are either barefoot or wear sandals.
Many angels give off a halo-like glow and some are depicted as having halos over or around their head. Many angels are assigned to different tasks, such as sending messages to and from Heaven and Earth, fighting evil and protecting humans from danger.
Different types of angels have appeared in religious texts and cultures:
- Archangels are the highest ranking angels in Heaven who are tasked with the most essential jobs. These individuals include Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, and Uriel.
- Guardian Angels are special angels assigned to protect humans on Earth. These types of angels guard humans from evil influences, and are often the ones attributed to miracles in which human lives were saved from certain death.
- Fallen Angels are a darker type of angel that has been expelled from heaven for various reasons (such as committed evil actions against God's will). Many (though not all) of these angels become demons/devils and descend into hell at some point. In many incarnations, Satan is typically described as one of these types of angels.
Popular Culture[]
Various Angels have appeared in media.
Trivia[]
- All Angels (except Eden, Ain Soph Aur, Ain Soph and Ain) are named after actual Angels from Judeo-Christian mythology.
- The "main" Angels used by the Spirits in the main series are the Archangels/Seraphim that correspond to a specific Sephirot in the Kabbalah Tree of Life.
- In the Light Novels, each angel is written alongside kanji that gives a title describing their powers:
- Sandalphon: (鏖殺公, lit., "Massacre Ruler")
- Zadkiel: (氷結傀儡, lit., "Freezing Puppet")
- Zafkiel: (刻々帝, lit., "Emperor of Time")
- Camael: (灼爛殲鬼, lit., "Bright Burning Annihilating Demon")
- Raphael: (颶風騎士, lit., "Hurricane Knight")
- Gabriel: (破軍歌姫, lit., "Army-Breaking Songstress")
- Haniel: (贋造魔女, lit., "Witch of Forgery")
- Metatron: (絶滅天使, lit., "Angel of Extinction")
- Raziel: (囁告篇帙, lit., "Tome of Revelation")
- Michael: (封解主, lit., "Seal-Removing Lord")
- Metatron, Sandalphon, and Camael rank among the top class of Angels in raw destructive power.
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