History Characters / SupernaturalArchangels

* AGodAmI: When Castiel asks Raphael how the angels can justify trying to re-start the Apocalypse, he says it's what {{God}} wants. When Castiel asks how he knows that he says it's because it's what ''he'' wants. At the very least, he's appointed himself as the ultimate interpreter of the absent God's will, which is much the same thing, and seems to think he can boss Castiel around purely due to both his [[AuthorityGrantsAsskicking higher rank]] and [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership superior power]]. And in the Season 6 finale, he thwarted Castiel's plan to [[spoiler:become the new God]] in order to hijack it for himself. Unfortunately for him, he got OutGambitted along with Crowley by Cas and killed shortly after.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Along with [[spoiler: Michael]]. he helps the Winchesters willingly after his HeelFaceTurn.

* FlatCharacter: Sort of. Out of all the Archangels, Raphael gets the least characterization, and no particular relationship or chemistry with any of his brothers is ever mentioned. He is also the odd man out in their FreudianTrio.

* RightForTheWrongReasons: Lucifer loves to play the victim and has a serious case of NeverMyFault. He claims that it was God's fault he is the way he is for giving him the Mark of Cain which twisted his already dim veiw of humans into outright hatred and then sending him to hell to languish. [[spoiler:Thing is that he isn't wrong but in his views about personal responsibility as he and others merely believe God was indirectly responsible though possessing the largest culpability. It turns out that Chuck did intend for Lucifer to rebel and become an enemy of humanity but because it would amuse and entertain him. Lucifer was nothing more than a character in his favorite drama as every story needs an antagonist. So while Lucifer is still a PsychopathicManChild blaiming others, he has no clue that he really is correct about his accusations, though not to the reasons he believes.]]

** While things obviously went horribly between them, Season 11 strongly implies that if Chuck had faced up to his responsibilities as a father and shown Lucifer a bit more patience and understannding instead of kicking him out of Heaven, things could have been very different.

* HateSink: Regardless of alignment, all the major characters -- Sam, Dean, Castiel, Crowley, Rowena, the surviving angels, [[spoiler:Gabriel]] -- loath him for many, many reasons. In fairness, he deserves pretty much all of it.

* FreudianExcuse: Deconstructed over the course of Season 5. When talking to others he makes a convincing case for his actions, citing his love for God and the unworthiness of humanity. Then we see those who know him best -- Gabriel and Michael -- [[[[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse tear these excuses to shreds]], calling him out for his inability to accept his own actions and the pettiness of his grudge against humans.

* DivinelyAppearingDemons: {{Justified|Trope}}. Lucifer is an archangel who was locked away in a special part of Hell after he manufactured the first demons, rather than being the specific type of human-derived spirit which constitutes "demons" in the ''Supernatural'' universe -- the Devil plays by the same rules as other angels of having all the angelic strengths and limitations, and of being a blinding white light when he manifests outside of a vessel on Earth. {{Downplayed|Trope}} in later seasons, where Lucifer is revealed to have red-glowing eyes compared to all other angels' (fallen or otherwise) blue-glowing eyes, his angelic grace is stated to be "dark and toxic" (unlike his half-archangel son Jack's grace) and it apparently carries "the stench of Hell" according to another angel -- the reason why Lucifer is different is never explained, although it's implied that being in Hell for thousands to millions of years tainted him.

* BigBadWannabe: As hard as it is to believe, the Devil himself falls victim to this trope in Season 11 when The Darkness/Amara is let loose upon the world. While Lucifer is certainly a powerful and threatening villain, he is completely in over his head when he seriously thinks he can take on the series' resident [[TheAntiGod Anti-God]] and win. Amara would later put him in his place. Season 12 and 13 can pretty much be summed up as him attempting to return to his former role as the main villain, but by this point there are far more threats in the world that Sam and Dean no longer treat him as the dangerous threat the did back in Season 5.