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* NameTheSame: With the Archangel. Lampshaded once when Sanya mentions he met with Michael and corrected himself saying he meant ArchangelMichael.
* EasilyForgiven: But when Harry apologizes for calling him "Uri" he accepts and forgives.
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* GuileHero: Manipulates, tricks and manoeuvres people to defeat the forces of darkness on the quiet. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Once conned Satan a.k.a ''The Father of Lies''.]]
* HyperCompetentSidekick: According to Mab, Uriel is "by far the most dangerous" of the Archangels, despite Michael traditionally being seen as "the boss"/the most powerful. Probably because he's Heaven's equivalent of the Blackstaff.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: According to Mab, Uriel is "by far the most dangerous" of the Archangels, despite Michael traditionally being seen as "the boss"/the most powerful. Probably because he's Heaven's equivalent of the Blackstaff.
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* GuileHero: Manipulates, tricks and manoeuvres maneuvers people to defeat the forces of darkness on the quiet. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Once conned Satan a.k.a ''The Father of Lies''.]]
* HyperCompetentSidekick: According to Mab, Uriel is "by far the most dangerous" of the Archangels, despite Michael traditionally being seen as "the boss"/the most powerful. Probably because he's Heaven'sequivalent of the Blackstaff.wetwork agent.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: According to Mab, Uriel is "by far the most dangerous" of the Archangels, despite Michael traditionally being seen as "the boss"/the most powerful. Probably because he's Heaven's
* PlausibleDeniability: [[spoiler:He kept enough distance and disdain for Jack Murphy's actions in ''Ghost Story'', letting him be vague and omit certain details to Harry to get him to go back and save Chicago, Molly, and others. Uriel even notes this by saying on the hypothetical, while Molly was in a bad situation, if he had the presence of mind to help he would have sent an agent back to provide some help. Then, what do you know, someone Harry helped earlier in the book pulls a BigDamnHeroes moment.]]
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* TouchedByVorlons: He is the one doing the touching when [[spoiler:he gives Harry soulfire, the fires of creation.]]
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* BatmanGambit: Harry wonders if [[spoiler:beyond knowing it was his time to die, tasking Harry, not Michael, Sanya, or any church fellow, to find the next person ''Fidelacchius'' was such a gambit. This is because in ''Small Favor'' Harry's instincts told him the person he should give ''Fidelacchius'' to is '''Nicodemus'''. Harry, acting on this instinct, was able to goad Nicodemus into acting foolishly, which lead to his entire plot falling apart.]]
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* [[spoiler:TheObiWan: TheObiWan: To Harry, Sanya, and Michael.]]
Michael. He helps each develop in their own ways.
*TheParagonTheParagon: He is a good man doing His Good work, helping protect those he can from the evils of the world. Should one be in need and he is there, even if he has only just met the person and that person has a checkered past about being a full on good guy, like Harry, he will help him.
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* HeroicLineage: Descended from Charlemagne. All Knights of the Cross are descendents of royalty.
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* HeroicLineage: Descended from Charlemagne. All known Knights of the Cross are descendents of royalty.
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* KnightInShiningArmor: Figuratively ''and'' literally. Charity makes it. And reinforces it with Kevlar.
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* KnightInShiningArmor: Figuratively ''and'' literally. Charity makes it. And [[spoiler:And reinforces it with Kevlar.]]
* ReligionIsMagic: The exact nature of his faith-based powers is left unexplained, but one time by a simple prayer [[spoiler:he was able to undo most of the mental binding someone put on Harry. All Harry noted was Michael's hands became incredibly hot.]]
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The eldest of the three Knights of the Cross, a Japanese man who wields the katana ''Fidelacchius''. Part shinto monk, part [[TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]]; he could easily be compared to a version of Michael in thirty years or so.
* ArchEnemy: Possibly to Nicodemus.
* BadassGrandpa
* BargainWithHeaven
* ChurchMilitant
* CoolOldGuy
* ArchEnemy: Possibly to Nicodemus.
* BadassGrandpa
* BargainWithHeaven
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The eldest of the three Knights of the Cross, a Japanese man who wields the katana ''Fidelacchius''. Part shinto Shinto monk, part [[TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]]; he could easily be compared to a version of Michael in thirty years or so.
* ArchEnemy: Possibly toNicodemus.
Nicodemus. He was the only Knight to worry Nick as he could match sword skills with the two thousand year old bastard.
*BadassGrandpa
BadassGrandpa: He is quite an elderly gentlemen, but can kick ass and terrify the forces of evil should they cross his path.
*BargainWithHeaven
BargainWithHeaven: [[spoiler:It is implied for his years of service and HeroicSacrifice, he has earned a nice retirement in Heaven.]]
*ChurchMilitant
ChurchMilitant: As a Baptist, he walks with a holy sword doing His good work.
*CoolOldGuyCoolOldGuy: When not on duty, he can be a real fun loving man who helps Charity with the groceries and help Harry out of his troubles.
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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
[[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He gave his life to save Harry.]]
*KatanasAreJustBetter
KatanasAreJustBetter: His sword is a katana. [[spoiler:And later revealed to be Kusanagi, the sword of Japanese myth.]]
*KnightInShiningArmorKnightInShiningArmor: Well, he wears an aikido-style uniform, not formal armor, but he is this at heart.
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[[spoiler:TooCoolToLive: He died in the book he was introduced in.]]
*NiceGuy
NiceGuy: To his friends, he is a nice, warm fellow.
*[[spoiler:TheObiWan]][[spoiler:TheObiWan: To Harry, Sanya, and Michael.]]
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* GoodIsNotNice: "I hear they make antiseptics that don't sting anymore. Charity used iodine."
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* GoodIsNotNice: "I hear they make antiseptics that don't sting anymore. But Charity used iodine."
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* BattleCry: '''"Lava quod est sordium! In nomine Dei, sana quod est saucium!"''' Notably, it is implied that this is not so much ''Michael's'' battle cry, the the battle-cry of the angels that back him up.
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* BattleCry: '''"Lava quod est sordium! In nomine Dei, sana quod est saucium!"''' saucium!"'''[[labelnote:Latin translation]]Cleanse that which is unclean! In the name of God, heal that which is wounded![[/labelnote]] Notably, it is implied that this is not so much ''Michael's'' battle cry, the the battle-cry of the angels that back him up.
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** BadassAbnormal: If the RPG is to be taken into account, then she's got Faith powers. Not quite as overt and flashy as her magic used to be, but still powerful nonetheless.
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** Pretty much [[InvokedTrope invoked]] in ''Ghost Story'' when Harry sees [[spoiler: the ''dozen or so'' [[GuardianAngel Guardian Angels]] posted around his house. Uriel's commentary? "Michael Carpenter has more than earned them."]]
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* ActionDadActionDad: He is a Holy Knight who has faced more than his share of baddies. [[spoiler:He even killed a dragon that was about to kill the woman who would become his wife.]]
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** BadassPreacher: Though not aggressively evangelical, Michael is still there with words of comfort and advice and invites Harry to come to church with him.
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** BadassPreacher: Though not aggressively evangelical, Michael is still there with words of comfort and advice and invites Harry to come to church with him. His battle cries are generally some piece of scripture or Latin phrase.
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* NiceGuy
* OpenMindedParent: When Harry brings Molly home in Proven Guity, the first thing Michael does on seeing his daughter, now covered in tattoos and piercing, is hug her. While he then expresses concern about Molly he never condemns her.
* OpenMindedParent: When Harry brings Molly home in Proven Guity, the first thing Michael does on seeing his daughter, now covered in tattoos and piercing, is hug her. While he then expresses concern about Molly he never condemns her.
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* NiceGuy
NiceGuy: If you are a good person, Michael will give you the coat off his back.
* OpenMindedParent: When Harry brings Molly home inProven Guity, ''Proven Guilty'', the first thing Michael does on seeing his daughter, now covered in tattoos and piercing, is hug her. While he then expresses concern about Molly he never condemns her.
* OpenMindedParent: When Harry brings Molly home in
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* ActionMomActionMom: Not only was she her husband's training partner for much of their marriage, she [[spoiler:charged head on into the capital of Winter Fae to save her eldest daughter.]]
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* FormerTeenRebelFormerTeenRebel: [[spoiler:Got close to violating the Laws of Magic when she was young and then nearly sacrificed to a dragon, before Michael showed up and saved her.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:: Nasty as hell to Harry for getting her husband involved in ANYTHING regardless of how noble the cause, Harry's efforts to help Michael, Michael's own willingness or anything really but cares for her family
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:: Nasty as hell to Harry for getting her husband involved in ANYTHING regardless of how noble the cause, Harry's efforts to help Michael, Michael's own willingness or anything really but cares for her familyfamily. After ''Proven Guilty'' she now sees Harry as family and calls him as such in ''Small Favor'' when [[spoiler:they are waiting to see if Michael is going to survive the wounds he received fighting next to Harry.]]
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* BadassAbnormal
* BargainWithHeaven - or possibly aliens, see above
* BigDamnHeroes / JustInTime: In ''Changes''.
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* BadassAbnormal
BadassAbnormal: As part of his position as a Knight of the Cross, he has Faith based powers that can be used at the right moment.
*BargainWithHeaven - BargainWithHeaven: or possibly aliens, see above
* BigDamnHeroes / JustInTime: In''Changes''.''Changes'' [[spoiler:he arrives just after Harry fell off a ladder, in time to help Harry and save the other tenants in the fire.]]
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* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil:
** As guardian of Free Will [[spoiler:if a Fallen influences a mortal enough that the mortal dies, Uriel is obligated help that mortal to balance the scales.]]
** In ''Small Favor'' he was able to [[spoiler:give Harry Soulfire to keep things balanced when Lucifer gives the Denarians more power for their plot.]]
** As guardian of Free Will [[spoiler:if a Fallen influences a mortal enough that the mortal dies, Uriel is obligated help that mortal to balance the scales.]]
** In ''Small Favor'' he was able to [[spoiler:give Harry Soulfire to keep things balanced when Lucifer gives the Denarians more power for their plot.]]
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* IKnowYourTrueName: Likely coming from Intelectus, the ability to know everything within a given category, Uriel can speak the True Name of any being. When Harry tried to call him "Uri" he responded by saying "Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden" with perfect inflection.
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* PowerOfTheGodHand: Known as "The Fist of God." Unlike most of the Japanese examples, this isn't just a boast; Carpenter is a Knight of the Cross and empowered by God to fight evil.
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* HolierThanThou: Averted ''hard.'' See "OpenMindedParent" for just one example.
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* HolierThanThou: Averted ''hard.'' Averted. See "OpenMindedParent" for just one example.
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** To clarify, Harry has on at least two occasions affected characters' identities by giving them nicknames. Since the "el" in "Uriel" means "of God", one can understand why he would be a bit touchy about having it removed...
*** Especially considering that "Uri" is light. Can't think of any biblical figure that reminds me of...
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** To clarify, Harry has on at least two occasions affected characters' identities by giving them nicknames. Since the "el" in "Uriel" means "of God", one can understand why he would be a bit touchy about having it removed...
***removed. Especially considering that "Uri" is light. Can't think of any biblical figure that reminds me of...
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The Archangel responsible for [[spoiler:gifting Harry with Soulfire]]. Liked by Mab (which does not bode well), respects free will above all else, interferes only when he has to balance the influence of Hell, and apparently Heaven's spook/Black Ops guy. Harry has spoken to him a couple of times so far.
The Archangel responsible for [[spoiler:gifting Harry with Soulfire]]. Liked by Mab (which does not bode well), respects free will above all else, interferes only when he has to balance the influence of Hell, and apparently Heaven's spook/Black Ops guy. Harry has spoken to him a couple of times so far.
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* TheCape: An entirely non-comic-bookish example.
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Characters from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', the Church.
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* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesHarrysHousehold Harry and Harry's Household]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheWhiteCouncil The White Council]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheVampires The Vampire Courts]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheDenarians The Denarians]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheFae The Fae]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheKemmlerites The Kemmlerites]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesChicagoPDAndFBI Chicago Police and FBI]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesOtherPowerfulPeopleAndEntities Other Powerful Entities]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesUnfazedEverymansAndBadassNormals Ordinary People and Badass Normals]]
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* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheWhiteCouncil The White Council]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheVampires The Vampire Courts]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheDenarians The Denarians]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheFae The Fae]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheKemmlerites The Kemmlerites]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesChicagoPDAndFBI Chicago Police and FBI]]
* [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesOtherPowerfulPeopleAndEntities Other Powerful Entities]]
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* GoodIsNotDumb: [[spoiler: Michael knew the entire time that Harry had picked up a Denarian coin to prevent Michael's son from getting possessed.]]
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* GoodIsNotDumb: [[spoiler: Michael knew is a very perceptive person, and while he may intentionally allow himself to get involved in someone else's plans - trusting in God to see him through it - because he feels that it will give him the best opportunities to do some good, he's never blind to the risks. He also [[spoiler:knew the entire time that Harry had picked up a Denarian coin to prevent Michael's son from getting possessed.]]
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It\'s not that she doesn\'t believe in hospitality, she just doesn\'t like Harry. And she doesn\'t dislike him for just having a dark past, she dislikes him for the danger he puts Michael in. It\'s more complicated than that.
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* TookALevelInBadass: The youngest of the three Knights in ''Death Masks'' who needed Michael to back him up. By the time of ''Small Favor'', he's kicking ass right alongside Michael as his equal. By the time of ''Changes'', [[spoiler: he's the only Knight ''in the world'', and he's ''thriving'' as the world's professional [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Hero]]]].
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* BattleCry: '''"Lava quod est sordium! In nomine Dei, sana quod est saucium!"''' Notably, it is implied that this is not so much ''Michael's'' battle cry, the the battle-cry of the angels that back him up.
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** BadassPreacher: Though not aggressively evangelical, Michael is still there with words of comfort and advice and invites Harry to come to church with him.
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* ChurchMilitant: Known and feared as "The Fist of God," throughout the supernatural-nasty community.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Justified, in that this is explicitly part of how being a Knight of the Cross ''works.'' When one of them is needed, coincidence occurs to get them where they are needed in time for them to help. This has ranged from Father Forthill's car breaking down near Michael's house just when Michael needs someone to watch his children while he heads out to fight evil, all the way into some ''really awesome'' BigDamnHeroes moments (''Proven Guilty'' being the most notable one for Michael).
* ContrivedCoincidence: Justified, in that this is explicitly part of how being a Knight of the Cross ''works.'' When one of them is needed, coincidence occurs to get them where they are needed in time for them to help. This has ranged from Father Forthill's car breaking down near Michael's house just when Michael needs someone to watch his children while he heads out to fight evil, all the way into some ''really awesome'' BigDamnHeroes moments (''Proven Guilty'' being the most notable one for Michael).
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* ChurchMilitant: Known and feared as "The Fist of God," throughout the supernatural-nasty community.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Justified, in that this is explicitly part of how being a Knight of the Cross ''works.'' When one of them is needed, coincidence occurs to get them where they are needed in time for them to help. This has ranged from Father Forthill's car breaking down near Michael's house just when Michael needs someone to watch his children while he heads out to fight evil, all the way into some ''really awesome'' BigDamnHeroes moments (''Proven Guilty'' being the most notable one for Michael).
* ContrivedCoincidence: Justified, in that this is explicitly part of how being a Knight of the Cross ''works.'' When one of them is needed, coincidence occurs to get them where they are needed in time for them to help. This has ranged from Father Forthill's car breaking down near Michael's house just when Michael needs someone to watch his children while he heads out to fight evil, all the way into some ''really awesome'' BigDamnHeroes moments (''Proven Guilty'' being the most notable one for Michael).
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* MeaningfulName: "Michael" is also the name of the Archangel of War; "Carpenter" is both Michael's family name and his day job. The latter is especially meaningful when one recalls [[TheBible a certain other carpenter]].
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* MeaningfulName: "Michael" is also the name of the Archangel of War; "Carpenter" is both Michael's family name and his day job. The latter is especially meaningful when one recalls [[TheBible [[Literature/TheBible a certain other carpenter]].
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* ThePaladin: Embodies the archetype. Realistically.
* ThePaladin: Embodies the archetype. Realistically.
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* GuileHero: Manipulates, tricks and manoeuvres people to defeat the forces of darkness on the quiet. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Once conned Satan a.k.a ''The Father of Lies''.]]
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* GuileHero: Manipulates, tricks and manoeuvres people to defeat the forces of darkness on the quiet. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Once conned Satan a.k.a ''The Father of Lies''.]] ]]
* ChurchMilitant: A member of the Ordo Malleus.
* HiddenDepths: Is also a lawyer who does pro bono work for his congregation.
* RetiredBadass: When he was younger he swore an oath to protect the innocent from supernatural threats and [[spoiler: helped to slay a vampire]].
* RetiredBadass: When he was younger he swore an oath to protect the innocent from supernatural threats and [[spoiler: helped to slay a vampire]].
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* ChurchMilitant: A member of the Ordo Malleus.
* HiddenDepths: Is also a lawyer who does pro bono work for his congregation.
* RetiredBadass: When he was younger he swore an oath to protect the innocent from supernatural threats and [[spoiler: helped to slay a vampire]].
* HiddenDepths: Is also a lawyer who does pro bono work for his congregation.
* RetiredBadass: When he was younger he swore an oath to protect the innocent from supernatural threats and [[spoiler: helped to slay a vampire]].
* BadassNormal: Manages to keep ''Harry'' on the backfoot, despite having no magic whatsoever.
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If she cares about her husband and kids then obviously it\'s not all about her.
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* {{Ironic name}}: not that charitable at least to Harry
* {{Its all about me}}: cares deeply for her husband and children and that's about it
* {{Jerkass with a heart of gold}}:nasty as hell to Harry for getting her husband involved in ANYTHING regardless of how noble the cause, Harry's efforts to help Michael, Michael's own willingness or anything really but cares for her family
* {{Ironic name}}: not that charitable at least to Harry
* {{Its all about me}}: cares deeply for her husband and children and that's about it
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* {{Hypocrite}}: there There a few hints she had a dark past and yet she treats Harry like dirt for having a dark past.past [[spoiler: Until after they rescue her family together]]. She also doesn't believe in hospitality even though supposedly faithful
*{{Ironic name}}: not IronicName: Not that charitable charitable, at least to Harry
*{{Its all about me}}: cares deeply for her husband and children and that's about it
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* {{Hypocrite}}: there a few hints she had a dark past and treats Harry like dirt for having a dark past. She also doesn't believe in hospitality even though supposedly faithful
* {{Ironic name}}: not that charitable at least to Harry
* {{Its all about me}}: cares deeply for her husband and children and that's about it
* {{Jerkass with a heart of gold}}:nasty as hell to Harry for getting her husband involved in ANYTHING regardless of how noble the cause, Harry's efforts to help Michael, Michael's own willingness or anything really but cares for her family
* {{Ironic name}}: not that charitable at least to Harry
* {{Its all about me}}: cares deeply for her husband and children and that's about it
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!'''Michael Carpenter'''
->''"Our lives belong to the Almighty. We serve and live for the sake of others. Not for our own."''
A Knight of the Cross, wielder of the holy broadsword Amoracchius, {{badass}}, and overall NiceGuy. His wife is Charity Carpenter, and the oldest of his many children is Molly.
* {{Badass}}
* BargainWithHeaven: They're called knights of the Cross for a reason.
* BerserkButton: Don't threaten his children, especially while claiming to be serving the cause of good while so doing.
* {{BFS}}: Amoracchius is described as 5 feet long.
* BigBrotherMentor: He's really close to being the big brother Harry never had. [[spoiler:Well, one of two that he never had.]]
* TheBigGuy: When even Murphy isn't enough.
* ChurchMilitant: Known and feared as "The Fist of God," throughout the supernatural-nasty community.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Justified, in that this is explicitly part of how being a Knight of the Cross ''works.'' When one of them is needed, coincidence occurs to get them where they are needed in time for them to help. This has ranged from Father Forthill's car breaking down near Michael's house just when Michael needs someone to watch his children while he heads out to fight evil, all the way into some ''really awesome'' BigDamnHeroes moments (''Proven Guilty'' being the most notable one for Michael).
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Michael spends his entire adult lifetime fighting against the forces of darkness, fully expecting that he would die in that quest, and quietly afraid of what it might mean to his family. In ''Small Favor''', [[spoiler: he is crippled but alive, and forced to retire from his duties as a Knight]], but this leaves him [[spoiler: able to take care of his children, coach their sports games, and build houses, like he always wanted to.]] This is, ultimately, the best he could have hoped for, as Harry notes that most Knights end up retiring feet first in a wooden box.
* GoodIsNotDumb: [[spoiler: Michael knew the entire time that Harry had picked up a Denarian coin to prevent Michael's son from getting possessed.]]
* GoodIsOldFashioned: Played straight and subverted. Michael gets on to Harry about sleeping with a woman without marrying her. See his KnightInShiningArmor quote for the subversion.
* HappilyMarried
* HeroicLineage: Descended from Charlemagne. All Knights of the Cross are descendents of royalty.
* HolierThanThou: Averted ''hard.'' See "OpenMindedParent" for just one example.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Figuratively ''and'' literally. Charity makes it. And reinforces it with Kevlar.
** [[spoiler:"My Faith protects me. My Kevlar helps."]]
* KnightTemplar: Averted in all its shiny glory.
* MeaningfulName: "Michael" is also the name of the Archangel of War; "Carpenter" is both Michael's family name and his day job. The latter is especially meaningful when one recalls [[TheBible a certain other carpenter]].
* NiceGuy
* OpenMindedParent: When Harry brings Molly home in Proven Guity, the first thing Michael does on seeing his daughter, now covered in tattoos and piercing, is hug her. While he then expresses concern about Molly he never condemns her.
--->Michael: "Harry, tell me, am I too old?"
* ThePaladin: Embodies the archetype. Realistically.
* PapaWolf: "Warrior" shows just how bad an idea it is to threaten his kids. Even as early as ''Grave Peril'', we see this tendency as well; when Lea makes a coy offer to return the Sword to Michael in exchange for Molly, his response is to literally snatch her up and lift her off the floor and ''promise'' that he will ''destroy'' her if she messes with his children.
* TheParagon: Harry [[HeroicSelfDeprecation really doesn't believe he's a good person]]. Michael believes otherwise, and Harry will often rise to the occasion to be worthy of this trust.
* PrecisionFStrike: In ''Warrior''. Even Harry is floored.
* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler: Forcibly retired from the evil-slaying business due to injuries suffered in ''Small Favor''. He is still, however, hinted to be under the personal protection of a literal Archangel - at the very least, he's confirmed to have a whole contingent of guardian angels protecting him and his family - so messing with him is still not a good idea.]]
** Per WordOfGod, [[spoiler: getting shot and crippled as he was is his "happy ending."]] As Harry notes, most Knights end up retiring in coffins. In Michael's case, [[spoiler: he gets to build houses and take his children to sports practice.]]
* RoyalBlood: Descended from Charlemagne.
* WeaponOfChoice: The massive two-handed broadsword Amoracchius, which is [[spoiler: ''Excalibur'']].
!'''Charity Carpenter'''
->''"My children are vulnerable. I'm taking them to safety. Help me or stand aside."''
Michael's loving and caring wife, mother of their seven children, devoted housekeeper, first-aid medic, armor- and weaponsmith, and sparring partner.
* ActionMom
* AlmightyMom: Mess with her kids and doom will befall you, even if you're [[spoiler:a powerful fear-eating faerie]].
* BadassNormal: Unlike her husband, Charity has no supernatural powers or ancient artifacts. That doesn't stop her from being Michael's primary sparring partner and [[spoiler:hitching up alongside Harry, Murphy, and Thomas to charge headlong into Queen Mab's stronghold to rescue her kidnapped daughter.]] And she pulls her own weight the whole way.
** BadassAbnormal: If the RPG is to be taken into account, then she's got Faith powers. Not quite as overt and flashy as her magic used to be, but still powerful nonetheless.
* BikerBabe: Presumably; Michael mentions she used to work on motorcycles, so it's not a stretch to imagine she rode them, too.
* FormerTeenRebel
* GoodIsNotNice: "I hear they make antiseptics that don't sting anymore. Charity used iodine."
* HappilyMarried
* KnightTemplarParent: See also MamaBear, BadassNormal, and BigDamnHeroes.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Inverted - she has the secret and doesn't share with anyone, not even Michael. Harry, being a detective, figures it out on his own.
* MamaBear: Ooooooooh boy.
* RescueRomance: She met Michael when he saved her from a firebreathing dragon.
* SecretLegacy: [[spoiler:Atrophied magical talent, which is passed on to her daughter Molly.]]
!'''Shiro Yoshimo'''
The eldest of the three Knights of the Cross, a Japanese man who wields the katana ''Fidelacchius''. Part shinto monk, part [[TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]]; he could easily be compared to a version of Michael in thirty years or so.
* ArchEnemy: Possibly to Nicodemus.
* BadassAbnormal
* BadassGrandpa
* BargainWithHeaven
* ChurchMilitant
* CoolOldGuy
* HeroicLineage: Descendent of the last king of Okinawa.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* KatanasAreJustBetter
* KnightInShiningArmor
* LostInTranslation: A literal example, Shiro converted to Christianity because he was at an Elvis concert and a preacher asked the audience to "Meet the King." Thinking it was an invitation back-stage, he went and ended up becoming Baptist.
* MasterSwordsman: Simply put, if you try to take him on with a sword, you lose. Even if you happen to be a 2000 year old Denarian. You will lose. In the RPG he has plot device levels of swordsmanship.
* TheMentor: To Michael and Sanya.
* NiceGuy
* [[spoiler:TheObiWan]]
* TheParagon
* RoyalBlood: Apparently a descendant of the last ruler of Okinawa.
* WeaponOfChoice: ''Fidelacchius'', a katana that is supposed to be [[spoiler: Kusanagi]].
!'''Sanya'''
One of the Knights of the Cross, and a former Denarian who went straight. He's black, Russian, and prone to wearing Kevlar and hauling around a Kalashnikov to match his sword, ''Esperacchius''.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite working directly for God and wielding a literal holy sword given to him by the Archangel Michael, Sanya is an agnostic. He believes there's power, just not that it's ''God''. Or he may be having a sustained hallucination from a coma or something, or maybe he was given ''Esperacchius'' by aliens masquerading as angels. He actually throws all of these out as possible explanations... Still, God or no God, the job needs to be done. Harry once called him the "Knight of Maybe."
* TheAtoner: For when he was being used by Magog.
* BadassAbnormal
* BargainWithHeaven - or possibly aliens, see above
* BigDamnHeroes / JustInTime: In ''Changes''.
* BloodKnight: While a Denarian.
* BoisterousBruiser: Powerfully built, extremely strong, and quite loud and cheerful.
* ContrivedCoincidence: As in Michael's case, it's part of being a Knight of the Cross, and results in an epic save in ''Changes''.
* FlatEarthAtheist: He got his sword ''directly from an archangel''. You wouldn't know it from his views on religion.
** An old woman cries out ''Oh God in Heaven, help us''. Then Sanya shows up and claims it's ContrivedCoincidence.
* GallowsHumor: A lot of Sanya's jokes tend to be classically dark Russian humor, such as joking to Harry [[spoiler: after he becomes the Winter Knight]] that if he became a monster and Sanya had to kill him, he'd do it painlessly.
* HuskyRusskie: His muscles make ''Michael'' look like, in Harry's words, "he needs to eat some wheat germ or something."
* LightningBruiser
* NiceGuy: Yep, all three of them are incredibly nice people who would go out of their way to save anyone in need. This however also means that the saving deals with fighting monsters that normal people would piss themselves from the sight of.
* RoyalBlood: Sanya can trace his ancestry back to Saladin.
* ScaryBlackMan: Though quite congenial to his friends, he invokes this when interrogating Stevie D in ''Changes''.
* TwoferTokenMinority: He's a black man in ''Russia.'' In his own words, for Moscow he was very strange. If he went into smaller towns, he had to keep off the main roads because he caused accidents because motorists would take their eyes off the road to gawk at him. For an added bit of diversity, he is descended from Saladin, a Kurd.
* VillainousFriendship: His relationship with Rosanna was a Type III; he genuinely loved her and his HeelFaceTurn happened when he found out just how little she cared for him.
* WeaponOfChoice: ''Esperacchius'', [[spoiler: once known as Durendal]], forged into a cavalry saber. Also a Kalashnikov.
!'''Uriel (aka "Jake", aka "Mr. Sunshine")'''
The Archangel responsible for [[spoiler:gifting Harry with Soulfire]]. Liked by Mab (which does not bode well), respects free will above all else, interferes only when he has to balance the influence of Hell, and apparently Heaven's spook/Black Ops guy. Harry has spoken to him a couple of times so far.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler: That janitor was not the janitor.]]
* BatmanGambit: See GuileHero.
* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: The only we've one seen so far, though Michael has made a couple of offscreen appearances and Raphael and Gabriel have been briefly mentioned.
* TheChessmaster: Kill two birds with one stone--save two souls with one move. It's his business.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Because IKnowYourTrueName is serious business, Uriel gets very frosty with Harry for calling him "Uri."
** To clarify, Harry has on at least two occasions affected characters' identities by giving them nicknames. Since the "el" in "Uriel" means "of God", one can understand why he would be a bit touchy about having it removed...
* GoodIsNotNice: Apparently, responsible for a lot of the Old Testament. For instance, the slaying of the First Born of Egypt. Since Uriel is often equated with the Angel of Death, this is not surprising.
* GuileHero: Manipulates, tricks and manoeuvres people to defeat the forces of darkness on the quiet. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Once conned Satan a.k.a ''The Father of Lies''.]]
* HyperCompetentSidekick: According to Mab, Uriel is "by far the most dangerous" of the Archangels, despite Michael traditionally being seen as "the boss"/the most powerful. Probably because he's Heaven's equivalent of the Blackstaff.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: They're apparently composed entirely of [[OurSoulsAreDifferent soul-stuff]] and interfere only within their particular area of responsibility; in Uriel's case, he safeguards free will. So far, he has only appeared in an entirely human form.
* TheQuietOne: One of the reasons why Mab likes Uriel.
!'''Father Anthony Forthill'''
Father Forthill is senior shepherd at St. Mary of the Angel's church in Chicago, Harry's main contact with the militant side of the Catholic Church. While relatively little about his background has been revealed, there are hints that he was much more active in his opposition to the forces of evil in his youth.
* EmbarrassingTattoo: Has an Eye of Thoth tattoo, [[spoiler: a remnant of his vampire-slaying days]].
* GoodShepherd
* SaintlyChurch
* ChurchMilitant: A member of the Ordo Malleus.
* HiddenDepths: Is also a lawyer who does pro bono work for his congregation.
* RetiredBadass: When he was younger he swore an oath to protect the innocent from supernatural threats and [[spoiler: helped to slay a vampire]].
* SeekingSanctuary: St. Mary's.
** PlaceOfProtection
!'''Father Roarke (aka "Buzz")'''
Appears in the short story "The Warrior." Former member of the Army Rangers, Father Roarke was trained as a chaplain in the US Army and eventually joined the Ordo Malleus (aka the Inquisition) to fight evil. Once Harry became custodian of [[spoiler: ''Fidelaccius'']] and [[spoiler: ''Amoracchius'']], he became convinced that either Harry was misusing the Swords or that he was actively trying to keep them out of the hands of the Knights, and took steps to recover them.
* {{BFG}}: Wields a .50 caliber Barrett sniper rifle that punches clean through Harry's shields.
* BadassNormal: Manages to keep ''Harry'' on the backfoot, despite having no magic whatsoever.
* ColdSniper
* CombatPragmatist
* HostageForMacguffin
* [[spoiler: [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Daughter]]]]: Kidnaps [[spoiler: Michael's daughter Alicia and holds her hostage to get the Swords back.]]
* KnightTemplar
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Michael delivers one to him with a baseball bat and the flat of ''Amoracchius''.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist
->''"Our lives belong to the Almighty. We serve and live for the sake of others. Not for our own."''
A Knight of the Cross, wielder of the holy broadsword Amoracchius, {{badass}}, and overall NiceGuy. His wife is Charity Carpenter, and the oldest of his many children is Molly.
* {{Badass}}
* BargainWithHeaven: They're called knights of the Cross for a reason.
* BerserkButton: Don't threaten his children, especially while claiming to be serving the cause of good while so doing.
* {{BFS}}: Amoracchius is described as 5 feet long.
* BigBrotherMentor: He's really close to being the big brother Harry never had. [[spoiler:Well, one of two that he never had.]]
* TheBigGuy: When even Murphy isn't enough.
* ChurchMilitant: Known and feared as "The Fist of God," throughout the supernatural-nasty community.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Justified, in that this is explicitly part of how being a Knight of the Cross ''works.'' When one of them is needed, coincidence occurs to get them where they are needed in time for them to help. This has ranged from Father Forthill's car breaking down near Michael's house just when Michael needs someone to watch his children while he heads out to fight evil, all the way into some ''really awesome'' BigDamnHeroes moments (''Proven Guilty'' being the most notable one for Michael).
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Michael spends his entire adult lifetime fighting against the forces of darkness, fully expecting that he would die in that quest, and quietly afraid of what it might mean to his family. In ''Small Favor''', [[spoiler: he is crippled but alive, and forced to retire from his duties as a Knight]], but this leaves him [[spoiler: able to take care of his children, coach their sports games, and build houses, like he always wanted to.]] This is, ultimately, the best he could have hoped for, as Harry notes that most Knights end up retiring feet first in a wooden box.
* GoodIsNotDumb: [[spoiler: Michael knew the entire time that Harry had picked up a Denarian coin to prevent Michael's son from getting possessed.]]
* GoodIsOldFashioned: Played straight and subverted. Michael gets on to Harry about sleeping with a woman without marrying her. See his KnightInShiningArmor quote for the subversion.
* HappilyMarried
* HeroicLineage: Descended from Charlemagne. All Knights of the Cross are descendents of royalty.
* HolierThanThou: Averted ''hard.'' See "OpenMindedParent" for just one example.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Figuratively ''and'' literally. Charity makes it. And reinforces it with Kevlar.
** [[spoiler:"My Faith protects me. My Kevlar helps."]]
* KnightTemplar: Averted in all its shiny glory.
* MeaningfulName: "Michael" is also the name of the Archangel of War; "Carpenter" is both Michael's family name and his day job. The latter is especially meaningful when one recalls [[TheBible a certain other carpenter]].
* NiceGuy
* OpenMindedParent: When Harry brings Molly home in Proven Guity, the first thing Michael does on seeing his daughter, now covered in tattoos and piercing, is hug her. While he then expresses concern about Molly he never condemns her.
--->Michael: "Harry, tell me, am I too old?"
* ThePaladin: Embodies the archetype. Realistically.
* PapaWolf: "Warrior" shows just how bad an idea it is to threaten his kids. Even as early as ''Grave Peril'', we see this tendency as well; when Lea makes a coy offer to return the Sword to Michael in exchange for Molly, his response is to literally snatch her up and lift her off the floor and ''promise'' that he will ''destroy'' her if she messes with his children.
* TheParagon: Harry [[HeroicSelfDeprecation really doesn't believe he's a good person]]. Michael believes otherwise, and Harry will often rise to the occasion to be worthy of this trust.
* PrecisionFStrike: In ''Warrior''. Even Harry is floored.
* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler: Forcibly retired from the evil-slaying business due to injuries suffered in ''Small Favor''. He is still, however, hinted to be under the personal protection of a literal Archangel - at the very least, he's confirmed to have a whole contingent of guardian angels protecting him and his family - so messing with him is still not a good idea.]]
** Per WordOfGod, [[spoiler: getting shot and crippled as he was is his "happy ending."]] As Harry notes, most Knights end up retiring in coffins. In Michael's case, [[spoiler: he gets to build houses and take his children to sports practice.]]
* RoyalBlood: Descended from Charlemagne.
* WeaponOfChoice: The massive two-handed broadsword Amoracchius, which is [[spoiler: ''Excalibur'']].
!'''Charity Carpenter'''
->''"My children are vulnerable. I'm taking them to safety. Help me or stand aside."''
Michael's loving and caring wife, mother of their seven children, devoted housekeeper, first-aid medic, armor- and weaponsmith, and sparring partner.
* ActionMom
* AlmightyMom: Mess with her kids and doom will befall you, even if you're [[spoiler:a powerful fear-eating faerie]].
* BadassNormal: Unlike her husband, Charity has no supernatural powers or ancient artifacts. That doesn't stop her from being Michael's primary sparring partner and [[spoiler:hitching up alongside Harry, Murphy, and Thomas to charge headlong into Queen Mab's stronghold to rescue her kidnapped daughter.]] And she pulls her own weight the whole way.
** BadassAbnormal: If the RPG is to be taken into account, then she's got Faith powers. Not quite as overt and flashy as her magic used to be, but still powerful nonetheless.
* BikerBabe: Presumably; Michael mentions she used to work on motorcycles, so it's not a stretch to imagine she rode them, too.
* FormerTeenRebel
* GoodIsNotNice: "I hear they make antiseptics that don't sting anymore. Charity used iodine."
* HappilyMarried
* KnightTemplarParent: See also MamaBear, BadassNormal, and BigDamnHeroes.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Inverted - she has the secret and doesn't share with anyone, not even Michael. Harry, being a detective, figures it out on his own.
* MamaBear: Ooooooooh boy.
* RescueRomance: She met Michael when he saved her from a firebreathing dragon.
* SecretLegacy: [[spoiler:Atrophied magical talent, which is passed on to her daughter Molly.]]
!'''Shiro Yoshimo'''
The eldest of the three Knights of the Cross, a Japanese man who wields the katana ''Fidelacchius''. Part shinto monk, part [[TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]]; he could easily be compared to a version of Michael in thirty years or so.
* ArchEnemy: Possibly to Nicodemus.
* BadassAbnormal
* BadassGrandpa
* BargainWithHeaven
* ChurchMilitant
* CoolOldGuy
* HeroicLineage: Descendent of the last king of Okinawa.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* KatanasAreJustBetter
* KnightInShiningArmor
* LostInTranslation: A literal example, Shiro converted to Christianity because he was at an Elvis concert and a preacher asked the audience to "Meet the King." Thinking it was an invitation back-stage, he went and ended up becoming Baptist.
* MasterSwordsman: Simply put, if you try to take him on with a sword, you lose. Even if you happen to be a 2000 year old Denarian. You will lose. In the RPG he has plot device levels of swordsmanship.
* TheMentor: To Michael and Sanya.
* NiceGuy
* [[spoiler:TheObiWan]]
* TheParagon
* RoyalBlood: Apparently a descendant of the last ruler of Okinawa.
* WeaponOfChoice: ''Fidelacchius'', a katana that is supposed to be [[spoiler: Kusanagi]].
!'''Sanya'''
One of the Knights of the Cross, and a former Denarian who went straight. He's black, Russian, and prone to wearing Kevlar and hauling around a Kalashnikov to match his sword, ''Esperacchius''.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite working directly for God and wielding a literal holy sword given to him by the Archangel Michael, Sanya is an agnostic. He believes there's power, just not that it's ''God''. Or he may be having a sustained hallucination from a coma or something, or maybe he was given ''Esperacchius'' by aliens masquerading as angels. He actually throws all of these out as possible explanations... Still, God or no God, the job needs to be done. Harry once called him the "Knight of Maybe."
* TheAtoner: For when he was being used by Magog.
* BadassAbnormal
* BargainWithHeaven - or possibly aliens, see above
* BigDamnHeroes / JustInTime: In ''Changes''.
* BloodKnight: While a Denarian.
* BoisterousBruiser: Powerfully built, extremely strong, and quite loud and cheerful.
* ContrivedCoincidence: As in Michael's case, it's part of being a Knight of the Cross, and results in an epic save in ''Changes''.
* FlatEarthAtheist: He got his sword ''directly from an archangel''. You wouldn't know it from his views on religion.
** An old woman cries out ''Oh God in Heaven, help us''. Then Sanya shows up and claims it's ContrivedCoincidence.
* GallowsHumor: A lot of Sanya's jokes tend to be classically dark Russian humor, such as joking to Harry [[spoiler: after he becomes the Winter Knight]] that if he became a monster and Sanya had to kill him, he'd do it painlessly.
* HuskyRusskie: His muscles make ''Michael'' look like, in Harry's words, "he needs to eat some wheat germ or something."
* LightningBruiser
* NiceGuy: Yep, all three of them are incredibly nice people who would go out of their way to save anyone in need. This however also means that the saving deals with fighting monsters that normal people would piss themselves from the sight of.
* RoyalBlood: Sanya can trace his ancestry back to Saladin.
* ScaryBlackMan: Though quite congenial to his friends, he invokes this when interrogating Stevie D in ''Changes''.
* TwoferTokenMinority: He's a black man in ''Russia.'' In his own words, for Moscow he was very strange. If he went into smaller towns, he had to keep off the main roads because he caused accidents because motorists would take their eyes off the road to gawk at him. For an added bit of diversity, he is descended from Saladin, a Kurd.
* VillainousFriendship: His relationship with Rosanna was a Type III; he genuinely loved her and his HeelFaceTurn happened when he found out just how little she cared for him.
* WeaponOfChoice: ''Esperacchius'', [[spoiler: once known as Durendal]], forged into a cavalry saber. Also a Kalashnikov.
!'''Uriel (aka "Jake", aka "Mr. Sunshine")'''
The Archangel responsible for [[spoiler:gifting Harry with Soulfire]]. Liked by Mab (which does not bode well), respects free will above all else, interferes only when he has to balance the influence of Hell, and apparently Heaven's spook/Black Ops guy. Harry has spoken to him a couple of times so far.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler: That janitor was not the janitor.]]
* BatmanGambit: See GuileHero.
* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: The only we've one seen so far, though Michael has made a couple of offscreen appearances and Raphael and Gabriel have been briefly mentioned.
* TheChessmaster: Kill two birds with one stone--save two souls with one move. It's his business.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Because IKnowYourTrueName is serious business, Uriel gets very frosty with Harry for calling him "Uri."
** To clarify, Harry has on at least two occasions affected characters' identities by giving them nicknames. Since the "el" in "Uriel" means "of God", one can understand why he would be a bit touchy about having it removed...
* GoodIsNotNice: Apparently, responsible for a lot of the Old Testament. For instance, the slaying of the First Born of Egypt. Since Uriel is often equated with the Angel of Death, this is not surprising.
* GuileHero: Manipulates, tricks and manoeuvres people to defeat the forces of darkness on the quiet. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Once conned Satan a.k.a ''The Father of Lies''.]]
* HyperCompetentSidekick: According to Mab, Uriel is "by far the most dangerous" of the Archangels, despite Michael traditionally being seen as "the boss"/the most powerful. Probably because he's Heaven's equivalent of the Blackstaff.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: They're apparently composed entirely of [[OurSoulsAreDifferent soul-stuff]] and interfere only within their particular area of responsibility; in Uriel's case, he safeguards free will. So far, he has only appeared in an entirely human form.
* TheQuietOne: One of the reasons why Mab likes Uriel.
!'''Father Anthony Forthill'''
Father Forthill is senior shepherd at St. Mary of the Angel's church in Chicago, Harry's main contact with the militant side of the Catholic Church. While relatively little about his background has been revealed, there are hints that he was much more active in his opposition to the forces of evil in his youth.
* EmbarrassingTattoo: Has an Eye of Thoth tattoo, [[spoiler: a remnant of his vampire-slaying days]].
* GoodShepherd
* SaintlyChurch
* ChurchMilitant: A member of the Ordo Malleus.
* HiddenDepths: Is also a lawyer who does pro bono work for his congregation.
* RetiredBadass: When he was younger he swore an oath to protect the innocent from supernatural threats and [[spoiler: helped to slay a vampire]].
* SeekingSanctuary: St. Mary's.
** PlaceOfProtection
!'''Father Roarke (aka "Buzz")'''
Appears in the short story "The Warrior." Former member of the Army Rangers, Father Roarke was trained as a chaplain in the US Army and eventually joined the Ordo Malleus (aka the Inquisition) to fight evil. Once Harry became custodian of [[spoiler: ''Fidelaccius'']] and [[spoiler: ''Amoracchius'']], he became convinced that either Harry was misusing the Swords or that he was actively trying to keep them out of the hands of the Knights, and took steps to recover them.
* {{BFG}}: Wields a .50 caliber Barrett sniper rifle that punches clean through Harry's shields.
* BadassNormal: Manages to keep ''Harry'' on the backfoot, despite having no magic whatsoever.
* ColdSniper
* CombatPragmatist
* HostageForMacguffin
* [[spoiler: [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Daughter]]]]: Kidnaps [[spoiler: Michael's daughter Alicia and holds her hostage to get the Swords back.]]
* KnightTemplar
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Michael delivers one to him with a baseball bat and the flat of ''Amoracchius''.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist
