History Main / ArchangelUriel

* Uriel is an important recurring character in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' from ''Small Favor'' onwards, as an ally, mentor and [[TheChessMaster sort-of-almost-employer]] of Dresden himself. He is the guardian of free will and Heaven's [[GuileHero assassin, spook, spymaster]] and [[NecessarilyEvil doer of the gritty jobs]], such as the historical slaying of the First Born of Egypt. He's given a lot more room to work than the other Archangels and is seen as [[TheQuietOne the most subtle amongst them]], and (because of this) the most dangerous. [[OhCrap And Mab likes his style]]. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu Also, don't call him 'Uri' if you value your existence]].[[note]]The "-el" is the part of his name that refers to God, so he's naturally a bit touchy about having it left off.[[/note]] ("Mr. Sunshine" is acceptable.) Oh, and he's also possibly the most powerful character Harry's encountered, having absently admitted to having the power to destroy galaxies - only the oldest of the fae, Mother Winter and Mother Summer, ''might'' be able to match his power. And as is revealed in ''Skin Game'', [[spoiler: he's [[BroughtDownToBadass no slouch when temporarily rendered human by his own actions.]]]]
** Were this not enough, he's also a master of the XanatosGambit, typically hitting several targets with a single strike, with allies and enemies alike usually not being aware of this until it happens (explaining why [[ManipulativeBitch Mab]] likes his style). It helps that he can exist outside the human perspective of linear time, which he demonstrates by explaining to Harry how the little good things he did on one case ripple into far greater things; like making a mother realize her husband is abusing their kid and escape (breaking a cycle of abuse ''300 years old'') and stopping a construction worker who is drunk on duty from working - he would have died shortly after and in a few months, his child would need bone marrow, for which he would have been the only viable donor. And then, finally, he elaborates on how Harry saved Michael during that mission from the man's own darker impulses.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Marvel Comics version gets the flaming sword...]]

* He's one of the main characters of ''Manga/MakaiOuji'' where [[spoiler:spends most of the time disguised as Kevin, the main character's butler and caretaker, while actually being on a mission to secure him for Heaven. In the series, Uriel is depicted as Angel of Repentance and Cruelty, which perhaps inspired by his ambiguous position mentioned above. Despite being an angel, it's universally known by both demon and human that he is a sadist.]]

He's one of the angels in non-canon lore and is alternately described as either Kerubim or Seraphim and is often referred to as the Angel of the Presence. Legend says that he stands at the gate of the Lost Eden with a fiery sword and he was attributed as being the angel who warned Noah of the impending flood. Although Uriel was accepted as an archangel by the Catholic Church for centuries he was finally removed in AD 745, along with a host of other angels, because the Church was growing concerned about a growing fixation and importance placed by the public in angels.

* ''Series/GoodOmens2019'': A [[GenderFlip Gender Flipped]] Uriel is one of ArchangelGabriel's underlings. She's portrayed as TheStoic of the archangels, her role is mostly to intimidate Aziraphale into following orders and sticking to the plan to start the Apocalypse.

** He appears in Season 2, having come to Earth to convince Lucifer to return their mother to Hell at the threat of Detective Chloe's life. [[spoiler:He also brought with him Azrael's Blade ready to kill his mother if she won't come back, damning her to neither Heaven to Hell, but non-existence. Lucifer eventually ran him through with the blade, killing him for good.]]
** He later shows up in Lucifer's personal IronicHell, with Luci repeatedly stabbing him with the blade.

** It should also be noted that Uriel is also [[PopCulturedBadass a fan of]] ''Film/StarWars,'' mentioning that he enjoys the music and the simplicity of the BlackAndWhiteMorality, which makes him feel "young."

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* Acting as celestial repairman in ''Literature/{{Unsong}}''.

* Uriel appears in the video game ''{{Darksiders}}'', where, as a notable departure from the original legend, the character is portrayed as a girl.

* Uriel is an important recurring character in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' from ''Small Favor'' onwards, as an ally, mentor and [[TheChessMaster sort-of-almost-employer]] of the main character. He is the guardian of free will and Heaven's [[GuileHero assassin, spook, spymaster]] and [[NecessarilyEvil doer of the gritty jobs]], such as the historical slaying of the First Born of Egypt. He's given a lot more room to work than the other Archangels and is seen as [[TheQuietOne the most subtle amongst them]], and (because of this) the most dangerous. [[OhCrap Mab likes his style]]. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu Don't call him 'Uri']].[[note]]The "-el" is the part of his name that refers to God, so he's naturally a bit touchy about having it left off.[[/note]] ("Mr. Sunshine" is acceptable.) Oh, and he's also possibly the most powerful character Harry's encountered. Uriel admitted to having the power to destroy galaxies. Only the oldest of the fae, Mother Winter and Mother Summer, might be able to match his power. He is a XanatosGambit Master, typically hitting several targets with a good single strike. It helps that he can exist outside the human perspective of linear time, and knows the minor good things Harry did on one mission would ripple into far greater goods, like making a mother realize her husband is abusing their kids and escapes, which will break the cycle of abuse, or stopping a construction worker who is drunk on duty from working. He would have died and in a few months, his child would need bone marrow and he would have been the only viable donor. To say nothing of how Harry saved Michael on that mission from the man's own darker emotions.

He's one of the angels in non-canon lore and is alternately described as either Kerubim or Seraphim and is often referred to as the Angel of the Presence. Legend says that he stands at the gate of the Lost Eden with a fiery sword and he was attributed as being the angel who warned Noah of the impending flood. Although Uriel was accepted as an archangel by the church for centuries he was finally removed in AD 745, along with a host of other angels, because the church was growing concerned about a growing fixation and importance placed by the public in angels.

His name means 'God is my Light'. Given the similarities with "Lucifer" (which means "light bringer" in Latin), and the fact that several early theology texts actually stated Uriel was "condemned to Hell" may lead works to equate the two together, though the book of Enoch lists him among the angels who requested permission from God to intervene on humanity's behalf against the fallen angels (Michael gets to do it) suggesting he was a positive force for awhile even if he did go astray.[[note]]The Catholic Church decided he is still a good guy[[/note]].

* Uriel is the best engineer in Heaven in ''Webcomic/MyBestFriendMarneao''. [[WeHarlyKnewYe He also dies in the same chapter he appears]], much to his boss Baraquiel annoyance.

* Uriel is the best engineer in Heaven in ''Webcomic/MyBestFriendMarneao''. He also dies in the same chapter he appears, annoying his boss, Baraquiel.

He is sometimes shown as the angel of either [[TheGrimReaper death]] or the sun in fiction, and is thus a total BadAss. Compare and contrast {{Shinigami}}.

* Uriel is an important recurring character in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' from ''Small Favor'' onwards, as an ally, mentor and [[TheChessMaster sort-of-almost-employer]] of the main character. He is the guardian of free will and Heaven's [[GuileHero assassin, spook, spymaster]] and [[NecessarilyEvil doer of the gritty jobs]], such as the historical slaying of the First Born of Egypt. He's given a lot more room to work than the other Archangels and is seen as [[TheQuietOne the most subtle amongst them]], and (because of this) [[{{Badass}} the most dangerous]]. [[OhCrap Mab likes his style]]. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu Don't call him 'Uri']].[[note]]The "-el" is the part of his name that refers to God, so he's naturally a bit touchy about having it left off.[[/note]] ("Mr. Sunshine" is acceptable.) Oh, and he's also possibly the most powerful character Harry's encountered. Uriel admitted to having the power to destroy galaxies. Only the oldest of the fae, Mother Winter and Mother Summer, might be able to match his power. He is a XanatosGambit Master, typically hitting several targets with a good single strike. It helps that he can exist outside the human perspective of linear time, and knows the minor good things Harry did on one mission would ripple into far greater goods, like making a mother realize her husband is abusing their kids and escapes, which will break the cycle of abuse, or stopping a construction worker who is drunk on duty from working. He would have died and in a few months, his child would need bone marrow and he would have been the only viable donor. To say nothing of how Harry saved Michael on that mission from the man's own darker emotions.