History Main / ArchangelRaphael

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'': Raphael appears [[UndyingLoyalty as a loyal follower of Lucifer]], who is the strongest of the original Primal Beasts and [[BenevolentLeader their benevolent leader.]] His element is aligned to wind, and when not in battle, he remains assimilated with it.

Subtrope of CelestialParagonsAndArchangels. See his brethren in ArchangelMichael, ArchangelGabriel, ArchangelUriel, and (possibly) the FallenAngel version in Archangel Lucifer, aka {{Satan}}. Also take a look at OurAngelsAreDifferent. Contrast {{Asmodeus}}, his ArchEnemy in the source material. See also TheMedic.

* ''Manga/AngelSanctuary'': Michael he is the greatest healer alive and the only one with the power to truly bring back the dead. He's also a giant sleaze. (At first anyway)
* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Michael is the patron of Terra of the Left and the source of his powers. Interestingly, in this series Raphael is associated with the element of Earth rather than Water (which would be the field of ArchangelGabriel).
* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'': Name-dropped by Issei, but has yet to full appear in the story. He's one of the Four Great Seraphim, the Leaders of Heaven (due to [[GodIsDead God being dead]] and all that).

The Archangel Raphael is one of the seven Archangels mentioned in Literature/TheBible, specifically in the Literature/BookOfTobit, (which not all religious groups consider to be {{canon}}). He is seen as a healer and guide, acting as an assistant to Death, as his Traveler persona, on some occasions. He is also seen in the Islamic faith as the trumpet blower for death, replacing {{Archangel Gabriel}}. Along with ArchangelGabriel and ArchangelMichael, Raphael is one of the three archangels recognised by the Catholic Church, while Michael is the only archangel named in Biblical books that ''everyone'' considers canon.[[note]] In the Judaic mystical system of the Kabballah, and in the Christian mystic school of Rosicrucianism, a fourth Archangel, [[ArchangelUriel Auriel]], is named and honoured.[[/note]]

He is the equivalent of TheMedic in RealLife.

Subtrope of CelestialParagonsAndArchangels. See his brethren in ArchangelMichael, ArchangelGabriel, ArchangelUriel, and (possibly) the FallenAngel version in Archangel Lucifer, aka {{Satan}}. Also take a look at OurAngelsAreDifferent. Contrast {{Asmodeus}}, his ArchEnemy in the source material.

* In ''Manga/ShamanKing'', he is the guardian ghost of John Denbat.
* Raphael is one of the four archangels in the card game from ''KingOfCards''.
* He appears in ''Manga/AngelSanctuary'', where he is the greatest healer alive and the only one with the power to truly bring back the dead. He's also a giant sleaze. (At first anyway)
* ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'': Mikael's teacher.
* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', he is the patron of Terra of the Left and the source of his powers. Interestingly, in this series Raphael is associated with the element of Earth rather than Water (which would be the field of ArchangelGabriel).
* Name-dropped by Issei in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'', but has yet to full appear in the story. He's one of The Four Great Seraphim, the Leaders of Heaven (due to [[GodIsDead God being dead]] and all that).

[[folder:Fan Fiction]]
* He's Aziraphale's [[PapaWolf adopted father]] in the ''Literature/GoodOmens'' fan fic ''FanFic/ManchesterLost''. Kind, loving and a little bit ditzy, nevertheless, do NOT threaten Aziraphale if you plan on living. [[BewareTheNiceOnes He's still an Archangel, and he will show you why.]]
* Speaking of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' a popular theory in the GO Tumblr community (especially after the rise of [[Series/GoodOmens2019 the series]]) is that [[spoiler:Crowley was Raphael before he sauntered vaguely downward.]]
* Raphael is referenced in ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'' as one of four Archangels (himself, Gabriel, Michael, and Tephiroth) who lead the military forces of the Angel Federation. Because of his pacifistic nature, he is in charge of civil engineering and the federal economy.
* He appears in ''[[https://my.w.tt/oJ97Jv70VT How Can It This Be]]'', he had to explain to the Music/SpiceGirls about what happened. He wears a court uniform upon his appearance and very nice to them.

* ''Film/{{Gabriel|2007}}'': known for his leadership skills, the Archangel Raphael is impeded from fighting the war in purgatory only after he receives a near fatal bullet wound.
* He appeared in the 1960 german adaptation of ''Film/{{Faust}}''.
* The 2005 movie ''Film/DarkestDays''.
* ''Film/DarkestAdversary''

* Appears in ''Literature/ParadiseLost'' to re-warn Adam not to eat the fruit. It didn't work. Some think he is the Author Avatar for Milton here.
* In the first novella from the fantasy anthology ''{{Women of the Apocalypse}}'', the archangel is charged to help Alexandra defeat [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Pestilence]].
* In the novel ''Literature/ToReignInHell'', influenced by ''Paradise Lost'', Raphael and [[ArchangelMichael Michael]] help Yaweh as he oversees all of Heaven.
* ''Literature/{{Shadowmancer}}'' (TheMoralSubstitute to ''Literature/HarryPotter'') has Raphael as a misanthropic angel who goes by the alias Abram Rickards and who joins the protagonists in the last part of the book.
* Appears as a major character (in opposition to Lucifer) in Creator/RAMacAvoy's fantasy trilogy ''Damiano'', ''Damiano's Lute'' and ''Raphael''.
* He appears, along with Michael and Gabriel, in ''[[Literature/ILucifer I, Lucifier]]''. Since ''Lucifier'' is narrating, he doesn't receive much in the way of characterisation.
* Mentioned in passing by [[TheFairFolk Mab]] in ''{{Literature/Small Favor}}''. He is referred to as the [[RedBaron Demon Binder]], and that he likes to take matters into his own hands. In addition, [[FallenAngel Lasciel]] recognizes his style in the wards on Michael's safehouse.
* One of the leaders of the Archangel Council in Literature/DoraWilkSeries, he fulfills his role of healer, as well as story's BigBad.
* Raphael hasn't shown up yet in Literature/RoTeO's successor ''Resurrected Angels: Rebirth'' but WordOfGod has hinted heavily that they will appear as a YamatoNadeshiko-type girl,[[CastFullOfPrettyBoys to balance out the mostly male cast]]. [[MakingASplash She has water powers]] but whether she will fill in the role of TheMedic is unknown.
* Appears as a major character in the "Literature/PenrynAndTheEndOfDays" trilogy.

* One of the four archangels in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. Not as important as his brothers [[ArchangelMichael Michael]], [[ArchangelGabriel Gabriel]] and [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] at first, he becomes [[BigBadEnsemble one of the main villains]] of season 6, where he wants to restart the Apocalypse.
* A particularly unsympathetic version appears as Ella's mentor in ''Series/{{Hex}}''. He [[GoodIsNotNice acts completely ruthlessly]] towards her and everybody else, and gives rather creepy proto-"pick-up artist" romantic advice to Leon, before well and truly putting himself on the "evil" side by trying to rape her. She grabs him painfully by the balls, and he subsides before [[PutOnABus disappearing from the plot]] with no explanation.
* Obviously he doesn't ''actually'' appear in ''Series/CriminalMinds'' since it's not a fantasy show, but [[spoiler: the killer in "The Big Game/Revelations" is a man with three different personalities, one of whom is supposed to be the Archangel Raphael. This personality is [[KnightTemplar a very bad man]]]].
* The main focus of ''Series/TheWatcher'', where he cuts off his wings for a human named Sarah, who dies, leaving Raphael to wander as a FallenAngel.
* In ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'', Raphael is a good friend of Michael's, with whom he watched over the other angels of Heaven.

* On ''Series/{{Dominion}}'', it's been confirmed Raphael exists, [[TheGhost though he's yet to appear]], with Michael stating that he's declared neutrality in the war between humanity and Gabriel's forces. He is also mentioned as being Uriel's twin being created at the same time.

* The Archangel Raphael is prominently ''missing'' from the ranks of Heaven in Steve Jackson Games' ''TabletopGame/InNomine''. Canonically, Raphael (the Elohite Archangel of Knowledge) died in 1008 CE in the battle against Legion, the Demon Prince of Corruption. However, a sidebar in one of the supplements hints that there may be more to the story, that Raphael did ''not'' die outright but instead suffered the loss of all her Celestial forces to became a ''Remnant'' -- effectively a Corporeal "ghost" of a former angel -- and that the amnesiac Remnant became the Renaissance artist Raphael.
* In the german RPG "Engel" (Angel) the archangel Raphael sends his angelic servants to heal the wounded and support the fight of the Angelitische Kirche against the demons send by the Lord of Flies. They have healing powers depending on their rank and age from healing minor wounds to regrow severed limbs and reviving the death. They discovered that it is possible to use their powers in reverse, enabling the most powerful of Raphaels Angels to turn their enemies to dust with a mere touch. And still the angels send by Gabriel refer to themselves as Deathangels...
* One of the seven Beryls in ''TabletopGame/AnimaBeyondFantasy'' and female as all but one of them. She is equalled with the Mother Nature, encarnating life and -of course- nature.

* Occasionally pops up as a high-ranking member of the Seraph Clan in ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' games. [[OurAngelsAreDifferent His stance on Humanity has varied from]] WellIntentionedExtremist to outright demented KnightTemplar.

* Raphael appears in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' [[UndyingLoyalty as a loyal follower of Lucifer]], who is the strongest of the original Primal Beasts and [[BenevolentLeader their benevolent leader.]] His element is aligned to wind, and when not in battle, he remains assimilated with it.

[[folder:Web Comics]]
* In ''Webcomic/AngelDown'' Raphael is one of the four archangels. Paladins appointed by him have a [[HealingHands healing touch]] alongside their [[OnePersonOnePower unique mark ability.]]
* Raphael is a nerdy scientist angel in ''Webcomic/HolyBibble''. Unlike many of the other angels, he is one of the few who appears to actually be genuinely nice.
* Raphael is a minor character in ''Webcomic/{{Deities}}''. In the comic his nickname is Ralph. According to WordOfGod he's God's medic, masseur, chiropractor, etc. and he hates his job more than anyone else in the Deities' universe.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Lessa}}'', Rabiel--canonically noted to be called Raphael by humans--is the Apostle of Medicine and the angel who's taken over [[PhysicalGod Lessa's]] duty of escorting the dead.

* ''Literature/{{Anachronauts}}'': Raphael is [[spoiler:the true source of British steam.]]

* ''Film/{{Gabriel}}'': known for his leadership skills, the Archangel Raphael is impeded from fighting the war in purgatory only after he receives a near fatal bullet wound.

* The 2005 movie ''DarkestDays''.
* ''DarkestAdversary''

Raphael is associated with the element of water, and one of the most common images of him according to Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} is of him holding a water flask. As water is associated with healing and life, it is fitting that he is the patron saint of doctors. He's sometimes also associated with air and is depicted with a bow and arrow. According to some sources, he is also a regent of the sun.

Subtrope of CelestialParagonsAndArchangels. See his brethren in ArchangelMichael, ArchangelGabriel, ArchangelUriel, and (possibly) the FallenAngel version in Archangel Lucifer, aka {{Satan}}. Also take a look at OurAngelsAreDifferent.

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': Raphael is the name of one the Seven Virtue Series Ultimate Skills, specifically "Wisdom King Raphael". [[TheHero Rimuru's]] own "[[BenevolentAI Great Sage]]" Unique Skill evolved into Raphael during Rimuru's ascension to [[MaouTheDemonKing Demon Lord]] status, which boosted its analysis and data-gathering abilities much higher befitting the archangel's association with being a guiding force. Rimuru himself is also heavily connected to [[MakingASplash water]] (as it was one of the first offensive abilities he mastered) and to healing (by virtue of creating extremely potent magical healing potions, a godly HealingFactor, and eventually straight-up the ability to heal fatal wounds and bring the dead back to life). [[spoiler:This also leads to Raphael [[BecomeARealBoy accelerating on its path to gaining its own ego]] until Rimuru renames ''her'' "Ciel", allowing her to become her own separate existence from him.]]

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', he is the patron of Terra of the Left and the source of his powers.
* Name-dropped by Issei in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'', but has yet to full appear in the story. He's one of The Four Great Seraphim, the Leaders of Heaven (due to [[GodIsDead God being dead]] and all that)

* ''{{Shadowmancer}}'' (TheMoralSubstitute to ''Literature/HarryPotter'') has Raphael as a misanthropic angel who goes by the alias Abram Rickards and who joins the protagonists in the last part of the book.

* One of the four main archangels in Islam (known in Arabic as Israfil), he is made reference to in ''Literature/TheQuran'', though not by name, as a trumpet angel, referring to his role as the angel who will sound the trumpet signaling the beginning of the end of the world. In other Islamic literature, he is given more detail as an archangel of music and healing.

* Speaking of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' a rising theory in the GO Tumblr community (especially after the rise of [[Series/GoodOmens2019 the series]]) is that [[spoiler:Crowley was Raphael before he sauntered vaguely downward.]]

* He appears in ''[[https://my.w.tt/oJ97Jv70VT How Can It This Be]]'', he had to explain to the Music/SpiceGirls about what happened. He hears a court uniform and very nice to them.

* He appeared in the 1960 german adaptation of ''{{Faust}}''.

* Literature/TheBible of course, with the Book of Tobit and its adaptations (as "Tobias and the Angel").

The Archangel Raphael is one of the seven Archangels mentioned in Literature/TheBible, specifically in The Book of Tobit, (which not all religious groups consider to be {{canon}}). He is seen as a healer and guide, acting as an assistant to Death, as his Traveler persona, on some occasions. He is also seen in the Islamic faith as the trumpet blower for death, replacing {{Archangel Gabriel}}. Along with ArchangelGabriel and ArchangelMichael, Raphael is one of the three archangels recognised by the Catholic Church, while Michael is the only archangel named in Biblical books that ''everyone'' considers canon.[[note]] In the Judaic mystical system of the Kabballah, and in the Christian mystic school of Rosicrucianism, a fourth Archangel, [[ArchangelUriel Auriel]], is named and honoured.[[/note]]

* One of the seven Beryls in ''AnimaBeyondFantasy'' and female as all but one of them. She is equalled with the Mother Nature, encarnating life and -of course- nature.

He is the equivalent of {{The Medic}} in {{Real Life}}.

* In ''ShamanKing'', he is the guardian ghost of John Denbat.
* Raphael is one of the four archangels in the card game from ''{{King of Cards}}''.
* He appears in ''AngelSanctuary'', where he is the greatest healer alive and the only one with the power to truly bring back the dead. He's also a giant sleaze. (At first anyway)

* A particularly unsympathetic version appears as Ella's mentor in ''Series/{{Hex}}''. He [[GoodIsNotNice acts completely ruthlessly]] towards her and everybody else, and gives rather creepy proto-"pick-up artist" romantic advice to Leon, before well and truly putting himself on the "evil" side by trying to rape her. She kicks him in the balls, and he [[PutOnABus disappears from the plot]] with no explanation.