History Main / CelestialParagonsAndArchangels

As to be expected from angels, they frequently act as representatives of {{God}} that the protagonists can interact with without [[YourSkullRunnethOver dying]] or [[JesusTaboo causing out-of-universe backlash]], with the added benefit of representing God's omnipotence better than weaker angels. How these favorably paragons and arch-angels are portrayed is generally a good barometer to tell if the work is saying GodIsGood or [[GodIsEvil not]]. Although there are examples that don't serve God, but rather a fantasy pantheon or [[GodOfGood a specific, generally good member of said pantheon]].

** The Archangels are the messengers of God’s greatest mysteries and revelations.

* Judaic/Christianic lore found in [[Literature/TheBible the Old and New Testaments]] was both the TropeCodifier and half the TropeNamer.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Archangels have showed up, particularly in seasons 5-6 and 11 onwards. There are only four of them[[note]]God has stated he could make more, but he never gets around to it, since the process is very complex, takes aeons, and requires siphoning off some of his own primordial power[[/note]], and they were originally made by {{God}} to help him in his fight against TheAntiGod. The later angels are much weaker than the archangels as a result of this, to the point where an archangel can effortlessly wipe out an entire angel garrison with a BadassFingersnap. The only Archangels remaining in heaven are ArchangelMichael and ArchangelRaphael. Lucifer retained his celestial nature after [[FallenAngel his fall]], but is obviously no longer part of the Heavenly Host. ArchangelGabriel went missing too because he couldn't stand the in-fighting between Lucifer and Michael. Interestingly, [[ArchangelUriel Uriel]] is present, but is not an Archangel. It's implied that they have a full celestial hierarchy, theoretically reaching to God himself, but [[HaveYouSeenMyGod he's actually been missing for eons]] and Michael took up the slab in his absence. Castiel works for Zachariah and Anna refers to having been his superior, while Zachariah works for the Archangels, Michael in particular.

[[quoteright:290: [[ArchangelMichael https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ArchangelMichael3_8396.jpg]]]]
[[quoteright:290: Commander of TheArmiesOfHeaven and [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged wrecker of Satan's shit.]] Art by [[https://www.deviantart.com/wen-m/art/Angels-Michael-48102264 Wen-M]].]]

[[quoteright:290: Commander of the Armies of Heaven and [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged wrecker of Lucifer's shit.]] Art by [[https://www.deviantart.com/wen-m/art/Angels-Michael-48102264 Wen-M]].]]

[[quoteright:290:[[http://wen-m.deviantart.com/art/Angels-Michael-48102264 https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ArchangelMichael3_8396.jpg]]]]

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Archangels have showed up, particularly in seasons 5-6 and 11 onwards. There are only four of them[[note]]God has stated he could make more, but he never gets around to it, since the process is very complex, takes aeons, and requires siphoning off some of his own primordial power[[/note]], as they were originally made by {{God}} from primordial power to help him in his fight against TheAntiGod. The later angels are much weaker than the archangels as a result of this, to the point where an archangel can effortlessly wipe out an entire angel garrison with a BadassFingersnap. The only Archangels remaining in heaven are ArchangelMichael and ArchangelRaphael. Lucifer retained his celestial nature after [[FallenAngel his fall]], but is obviously no longer part of the Heavenly Host. ArchangelGabriel went missing too because he couldn't stand the in-fighting between Lucifer and Michael. Interestingly, [[ArchangelUriel Uriel]] is present, but is not an Archangel. It's implied that they have a full celestial hierarchy, theoretically reaching to God himself, but [[HaveYouSeenMyGod he's actually been missing for eons]] and Michael took up the slab in his absence. Castiel works for Zachariah and Anna refers to having been his superior, while Zachariah works for the Archangels, Michael in particular.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Archangels have showed up, particularly in seasons 5-6 and 11 onwards. Their number is limited to four, as they were originally made by {{God}} from primordial power to help him in his fight against TheAntiGod. The later angels are much weaker than the archangels as a result of this, to the point where an archangel can effortlessly wipe out an entire angel garrison with a BadassFingersnap. The only Archangels remaining in heaven are ArchangelMichael and ArchangelRaphael. Lucifer retained his celestial nature after [[FallenAngel his fall]], but is obviously no longer part of the Heavenly Host. ArchangelGabriel went missing too because he couldn't stand the in-fighting between Lucifer and Michael. Interestingly, [[ArchangelUriel Uriel]] is present, but is not an Archangel. It's implied that they have a full celestial hierarchy, theoretically reaching to God himself, but [[HaveYouSeenMyGod he's actually been missing for eons]] and Michael took up the slab in his absence. Castiel works for Zachariah and Anna refers to having been his superior, while Zachariah works for the Archangels, Michael in particular.

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** In Innistrad, there is [[https://scryfall.com/card/ima/11/avacyn-angel-of-hope Avacyn, the Angel of Hope]], ruler of the angels, master of all of the plane's {{White|Magic}} mana, and central figure of the local humans' CrystalDragonJesus religion, as well as her three lieutenants, who each guide one of the plane's three flights of angels -- [[https://scryfall.com/card/cm2/9/gisela-blade-of-goldnight Gisela]], overseeing the warrior angels of the Flight of Goldnight; [[https://scryfall.com/card/c18/170/bruna-light-of-alabaster Bruna]], overseeing the Flight of Alabaster that watchhes over the spirits of the dead, and [[https://scryfall.com/card/uma/206/sigarda-host-of-herons Sigarda]], guiding the monster-hunters of the Flight of Herons. There was also a fourth lesser archangel, who believed in learning from monsters in order to fight them and was destroyed and {{Unperson}}ed for allying with a demon lord. This laster until Avacyn was corrupted and driven mad by [[EldritchAbomination Emrakul]], dragging Bruna, Giselda and most of their flights down with her; the fallen angels ultimately had to be wiped out, leaving Sigarda as the last archangel in Innistrad.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': Dr. Clef's SCP-001 Proposal is very likely to be Archangel [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jophiel Jophiel]], an archangel who is tasked with keeping humanity out of the Garden of Eden. His sword could cut anything including people, drones and even an ICBM. [[spoiler: Incidentally, WordOfGod is that Clef was the one that cast humanity out of Eden, which means if he ''isn't'' the serpent that tempted them to sin, then ''he's'' Jophiel, which mean Clef proposed ''himself'' as SCP-001.]]

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}': The Angels are the Imperators of Heaven, though in a case of [[LightIsNotGood Light Is Not (Exactly) Good]] -- rather, they are ''just'' above all else. The schism that resulted in the [[FallenAngel Fallen Angels]] existing (at least in third edition) was that some of the angels loved everyone, even the corrupt... and for this, they were cast into Hell.

* [[ArchangelMichael Michael]], [[ArchangelGabriel Gabriel]] ([[GenderFlip a woman here]]), [[ArchangelRaphael Raphael]] ([[TheGhost has yet to fully appear]]), and [[ArchangelUriel Uriel]] are The Four Great Seraphim, who rule heaven in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'', which Michael as the overall leader of the Four and Heaven. They're considered top-tier in terms of firepower, only losing to the Gods, Heavenly Dragons, [[spoiler: Ophis, and Great Red. They rule Heaven because GodIsDead in the story.]]
* The archangel in ''Anime/QueensBlade'' is shown to be second to God in terms of authority, with six pairs of wings in comparison to a normal angel's one. She is often found disciplining Nanael for her rather unholy acts being a rather large embarrassment to the rest of her angelic comrades.

* The Four Archangels of ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' are the most powerful warriors of the Goddess Clan. They are the counterparts to the Ten Commandments of the Demon Clan and fought against them 3000 years ago. [[spoiler: Despite technically being the good guys, the three of them that are shown were more than willing to commit heinous atrocities during the war that [[EvenEvilHasStandards horrified even the Commandments]] if it meant destroying the demons. Like the rest of the Goddess Clan, they lost their bodies and were sealed away at the end of the war, but were eventually unsealed so they could once again oppose the remaining Commandments now led by [[FaceHeelTurn Meliodas]]. While they're still called the Four Archangels, there are actually only three of them by the time they return. The fourth Archangel, [[PosthumousCharacter Mael]], was killed by Estarossa during the first war against the demons]].

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* The angels in ''ComicBook/ShadeTheChangingMan'' are smug, brute-force manipulators who don't even bother attempting to appeal to morality or necessity. They brought Shade back to life but also made him crazier by taking a piece of his mind to control him with. They resurrected Kathy and withheld the MindRape memories so intense they ''killed'' her, then extorted her with them to make her keep Shade under control. They're such JerkassGods that they make [[DealWithTheDevil a bargain with an]] FauxAffablyEvil Devil seem sane by comparison.
* There are billions of angels in ''ComicBook/AfterlifeInc'' of varying power levels. The seven archangels, however, are a different breed: seven immensely powerful beings that once ruled the afterlife. The archangels were wiped out by a mysterious event known only as the Calamity, leaving Anahel as the last surviving member of his brethren. Thankfully, despite being the most powerful being in the afterlife, he's happier just to be left alone.
* The Black Hosts and the Archangels they work for are good guys in ''Comicbook/GhostRider'' comics. They rarely show up and even more rarely do they do anything, [[DeusExMachina unless there is no other way to stop]] a DownerEnding or if they have {{Fallen| Angel}}, but those who fall are considered "former". Some of the arch angels get away with a lot of JerkAss activity without losing their rank but most of them seem to be pretty nice. Archangels are also responsible for appointing the angels of death.
** Marvel's traditional angel of death Azrael (from Venus comics and later Wolverine's) is a red devil looking guy who can only spend limited time on Earth and is known mostly for getting beat up by people who are not ready to die yet or by people who find him blocking the way to a fountain of youth. [[AndIMustScream He spitefully leaves the souls of those who beat him in their rotting corpses]] [[GoodThingYouCanHeal but to his frustration, Wolverine's heals]]. The Dark Angel Of Death (from the Hell's Angel/Dark Angel comics), is a shadowy {{reality warper}} who comes off as a {{manipulative bastard}} [[ApocalypseHow whose games might destroy the universe]] but is truly [[DarkIsNotEvil a generous guy]] [[GuileHero sabotaging]] one of [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Mephisto's]] schemes. The third was a form taken on by Nobel Kale while in the [[{{hell}} splinter realms]], [[SatanIsGood where he ruled benevolently]] until the demons rose up and banished him to Earth.
** Angels are also affiliated with the Asuras([[SpellMyNameWithAnS probably meant ahura]]), embodiments of goodness which stand guard at the gates of heaven and the spirits of vengeance, the ones most likely to appear and act on panel.

* The Aash Ra are these in ''Literature/AstralDawn''.
* Tolkien's ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' features the Valar, the most powerful beings in existence behind [[{{God}} Eru]]. [[SatanicArchetype Morgoth]] ([[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron's]] boss) happened to be [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels the most powerful of them]] until he [[FallenAngel rebelled against his maker]].
* Raphael, Gabriel, Michael, and Uriel are invoked by name during rituals in the Literature/{{Deryni}} novels. They variously manifest as pillars of light, or elements (earth, air, fire and water), or luminous beings that seem to have wings. They are identified with compass points or the Four Winds as well as the Four Elements (Earth, Air, Fire and Water):

* The Archangels and the ever-elusive Almighty in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', who prefer to work InMysteriousWays so far. Non-religious Harry identifies them as "powerful beings of Nevernever", on par with the Faerie Queens and beyond.
** Stronger. Uriel is powerful enough to destroy entire galaxies, though it's not not clear if the other Archangels are at his level of power. It is suggested by Mab, the Winter Queen, that he is the most dangerous of all the Archangels, primarily because he's the craftiest. Possibly worth noting is that even among the Archangels, there is a hierarchy, or at least defined roles. Uriel is the protector of Freewill and will do anything in his power and limits to complete this duty. It has led him to be their wetworks guy.
* In the ''Literature/YoungWizards'' series there's the Winged Defender, a.k.a. the [[{{God}} One's]] Champion ([[AllMythsAreTrue a.k.a. Thor, a.k.a. Athena, a.k.a. the archangel Michael]]). S/He only rarely intervenes directly, since fully manifesting strains the fabric of reality almost to the breaking point, but when s/he ''does'', s/he has no problem kicking the ass of the [[{{Satan}} Lone Power]]. In addition to occasionally kicking the ass of the BigBad, his/her responsibilities include granting the titular wizards their power ([[AllMythsAreTrue which was the inspiration for the legend of Prometheus]]), and also keeping the TrueName of {{God}} in several separate pieces, since the sheer power radiated by God's whole name would [[ApocalypseHow destroy entire universes]].
* Played with in ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' -- there are good angels and bad angels. The 'lead' angel has [[spoiler: usurped God]] and rides around in his floating fortress.
* In Creator/LJagiLamplighter's ''Literature/ProsperosDaughter'', Miranda is quite shocked to learn that one being Mephisto can summon is Uriel. [[spoiler:At the end, he gives instructions to Astreus, who had been rather high-ranking himself.]]

* In the web-novel ''Literature/{{Domina}}'', the angels have Names based on some of the traditional Archangels (including Lucifer, though it's mentioned that they should have used Samael instead). The Arch-Saints, the leaders of the angels, are named after the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' Celestial Paragons, with Zaphkiel the Watcher at the top in Chronias.

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* Archangels have showed up in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', particularly in seasons 5-6 and 11 onwards. Their number is limited to four, as they were originally made by {{God}} from primordial power to help him in his fight against TheAntiGod. The later angels are much weaker than the archangels as a result of this, to the point where an archangel can effortlessly wipe out an entire angel garrison with a BadassFingersnap. The only Archangels remaining in heaven are ArchangelMichael and ArchangelRaphael. Lucifer retained his celestial nature after [[FallenAngel his fall]], but is obviously no longer part of the Heavenly Host. ArchangelGabriel went missing too because he couldn't stand the in-fighting between Lucifer and Michael. Interestingly, [[ArchangelUriel Uriel]] is present, but is not an Archangel. It's implied that they have a full celestial hierarchy, theoretically reaching to God himself, but [[HaveYouSeenMyGod he's actually been missing for eons]] and Michael took up the slab in his absence. Castiel works for Zachariah and Anna refers to having been his superior, while Zachariah works for the Archangels, Michael in particular.
* ''Series/EternalLaw'' has angels in disguise - mostly - as lawyers.

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* ''Tabletopgame/DungeonsAndDragons'', [[TropeNamer obviously]]. Specifically, we have:

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has the Empyreal Lords, who are demigods representing the good outsider races (archons, angels, agathions, and azatas).
* The Archangels in ''TabletopGame/InNomine''. They are much more powerful than regular angels, but are Word-bound (forced to operate in accordance with their descriptive Word) and thus limited in thought and action.
* The Angels are the Imperators of Heaven in ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}''- though in a case of [[LightIsNotGood Light Is Not (Exactly) Good]], they are ''just'' above all else. The schism that resulted in the [[FallenAngel Fallen Angels]] existing (at least in third edition) was that some of the angels loved everyone, even the corrupt... and for this, they were cast into Hell.
* Considering the SpaceMarines of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' are often considered to be the GodEmperor's Angels of Death, it would logically dictate that his 20 PhysicalGod sons that were the genetic templates for the SpaceMarine Legions would be his [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Archangels]] (and It's especially evident with Sanguinius, Primarch of the Blood Angels, who happens to be a WingedHumanoid). Of course, once Chaos had come about in the Literature/HorusHeresy, half of them went the other [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils route]]...
** If the {{Space Marine}}s are considered to be [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angels]], then the Living Saints can be considered to be the Emperor's actual Archangels.

* The ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', Celestials in general and Solars in particular, were this during the First Age. Sort of. And in the Age of Sorrows, the golden Chosen also come in nihilist black and hellfire green...
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has a couple of examples.
** The leader of the [[BadassArmy Boros Legion]] of Ravinica, and especially of the numerous angels within it, has always been an angel. For most of the guild's history, this spot was filled by the archangel [[http://magiccards.info/query?q=%21Razia%2C+Boros+Archangel Razia]], although after her death it was taken over by Feather, who was then ousted by the much more warlike [[http://magiccards.info/query?q=%21Aurelia%2C+the+Warleader Aurelia]].
** In Innistrad, there is [[http://magiccards.info/v15/en/5.html Avacyn, the Angel of Hope]], ruler of the angels, master of all of the plane's {{White|Magic}} mana, and central figure of the local humans' CrystalDragonJesus religion. [[FallenHero Or, at least, she]] '' [[FaceHeelTurn used]]'' [[FallenAngel to be this]].

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* Abbadon and Azrael in ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}''.
* A staple in ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series. Invariably they are on the side of Law and oppose Chaos, but[[OurAngelsAreDifferent whether they mean well for humans varies between games]].
** Most notably, the ArchangelGabriel and Remiel are often presented as the [[OnlySaneMan only sane guys]] in the Law faction. Most other angels are utterly subsumed to {{God}}'s will, and either are demented {{Knight Templar}}s of the worst kind, outright despise every living being with free will, or both.

* Tenshi Hinanawi, the BigBad of ''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' is a Celestial Paragon who threatened to cause a cataclysmic earthquake [[ItAmusedMe out of boredom.]] Of course, Tenshi is [[OurAngelsAreDifferent kinda different,]] even by Celestials' standards...
** Speaking of which, according to [[UniverseCompendium supplementary material,]] the Celestials in general are basically the {{Upper Class Twit}}s of the universe; elitistic [[TheHedonist hedonists]] who were granted a place in [[FluffyCloudHeaven Bhava-Agra,]] a paradise of instant gratifications and endless parties, either because of their own virtues, through attaining enlightenment, or through a BargainWithHeaven. It's also thanks to the Celestial Paragons that the CelestialBureaucracy is such a mess: No more people are getting into Heaven. The official reason is that they're out of space, but the truth is that there's plenty of it, the Celestials just like hogging enormous areas for themselves.
* The Angiris Council of the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' universe rules the High Heavens.

* In ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'', most players will never encounter an archangel. [[LightIsNotGood Fortunately]]. They serve as {{Bonus Boss}}es for those brave or foolhardy enough to seek out such a challenge, and powerful enough to survive the might of the lesser angels that, in of themselves, far eclipse all but the greatest of mortals. Their appearances are randomized, as variable as the ineffable natures of the gods that create them. [[spoiler: They [[FromBadToWorse respawn after every visit too!]] ]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' has the angels acting as the antagonists. Those who bear the title of "Archangel" are merely {{Elite Mook}}s; closer to the spirit of this trope are four Audito, who claim ties to cardinal virtues ([[{{Hypocrite}} that they rarely demonstrate]]), wield ElementalPowers, are at the least the size of buildings, have appearances more befitting {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, and [[YouTalkTooMuch never shut up]].

They're the top [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]] (or angel-like beings) around, and can usually be found as the heads of a CouncilOfAngels. The one thing they have in common is that they can [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking kick a whole lot of ass]] and are usually the {{Big Good}}s of the setting. They're pretty much always the officers when TheArmiesOfHeaven show up.

All coins have two sides. And for the rulers of {{Hell}}[=/=]TheUnderworld[=/=]a bad place who call themselves DemonLordsAndArchDevils, there are these guys.

Also of note, this trope is to BigGood[=/=]{{God}} as DemonLordsAndArchDevils is to BigBad[=/=]{{Satan}}.

* Archangels have showed up in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', particularly in seasons 5-6. The only resident Archangels are ArchangelMichael and ArchangelRaphael. Lucifer is still one even after [[FallenAngel his fall]], but is no longer part of the Heavenly Host. ArchangelGabriel went missing too. Interestingly, [[ArchangelUriel Uriel]] is present, but is not an Archangel. It's implied that they have a full celestial hierarchy except for the [[HaveYouSeenMyGod missing God]]. Castiel works for Zachariah and Anna refers to having been his superior, while Zachariah works for the Archangels, Michael in particular.

* Tolkien's ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' features the Valar, the most powerful beings in existence behind [[{{God}} Eru]]. [[SatanicArchetype Morgoth]] ([[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron's]] boss) happened to be [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels the most powerful of them]], and [[FallenAngel rebelled against his maker]].

* Tolkien's ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' features the Valar, the most powerful beings in existence behind [[{{God}} Eru]]. [[FallenAngel Morgoth]] ([[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron's]] boss), happened to be [[{{Satan}} the most powerful of them, and rebelled against his maker]].

* The Four Archangels of ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' are the most powerful warriors of the Goddess Clan. They are the counterparts to the Ten Commandments of the Demon Clan and fought against them 3000 years ago. [[spoiler: Despite technically being the good guys, the three of them that are shown were more than willing to commit heinous atrocities during the war that [[EvenEvilHasStandards horrified even the Commandments]] if it meant destroying the demons. Like the rest of the Goddess Clan, they lost their bodies and were sealed away at the end of the war, but were eventually unsealed so they could once again oppose the remaining Commandments now led by [[FaceHeelTurn Meliodas]]. While they're still called the Four Archangels, there are actually only three of them by the time they return. The fourth Archangel, [[PosthumusCharacter Mael]], was killed by Estarossa during the first war against the demons]].

* ''The {{Digimon}} series'' features a full angel hierarchy, with popular Digimon such as Angewomon and Magnaangemon being akin to archangels, and Ophanimon, Seraphimon and Cherubimon taking their namesakes from angelic ranks in the bible. Holy Digimon are also all identified by Holy Rings featuring in their design. Often the more Holy Rings the higher the Digimons ranking amongst other Holy Digimon, although this rule is played pretty loosely. Demon digimon, such as Devimon and Ladydevimon for example, are considered Fallen Angel versions of Angemon and Angewomon respectively within lore.

* The BigBad of ''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' is a Celestial Paragon who threatened to cause a cataclysmic earthquake [[ItAmusedMe out of boredom.]] Of course, Tenshi is [[OurAngelsAreDifferent kinda different,]] even as far as Celestials are concerned...
** Speaking of which, according to [[UniverseCompendium supplementary material,}} the Celestials in general are basically the {{Upper Class Twit}}s of the universe; elitistic [[TheHedonist hedonists]] who were granted a place in [[FluffyCloudHeaven Bhava-Agra,]] a paradise of instant gratifications and endless parties, either because of their own virtues, through attaining enlightenment, or through a BargainWithHeaven. It's also thanks to the Celestial Paragons that the CelestialBureaucracy is such a mess: No more people are getting into Heaven. The official reason is that they're out of space, but the truth is that there's plenty of it, the Celestials just like hogging enormous areas for themselves.

* ''The {{Digimon}} series'' features a full angel hierarchy, with popular Digimon such as Angewomon and MagnaAngemon being akin to archangels, and Ophanimon, Seraphimon and Cherubimon taking their namesakes from angelic ranks in the bible. Holy Digimon are also all identified by Holy Rings featuring in their design. Often the more Holy Rings the higher the Digimons ranking amongst other Holy Digimon, although this rule is played pretty loosely. Demon digimon, such as Devimon and Ladydevimon for example, are considered Fallen Angel versions of Angemon and Angewomon respectively within lore.

* ''The {{Digimon}} series'' features a full angel hierarchy, with popular Digimon such as Angewomon and MagnaAngemon being akin to archangels, and Ophanimon, Seraphimon and Cherubimon taking their namesakes from angelic ranks in the bible. Holy Digimon are also all identified by Holy Rings featuring in their design. Often the more Holy Rings the higher the Digimons ranking amongst other Holy Digimon, although this rule is played pretty loosely. Demon digimon; such as Devimon and LadyDevimon for example, are considered Fallen Angel versions of Angemon and Angewomon respectively within lore.