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11!!All {{spoiler}}s regarding the first four story arcs (volumes 1-20) are unmarked. Examples pertaining to the fifth story arc and ''Shin High School D×D'' can be spoiler tagged if necessary.
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15This page details the supporting characters affiliated with the Angel and Fallen Angel factions in ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD''.
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17[[center:[-[[Characters/HighSchoolDxD Main Index]] | [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDOccultResearchClub Occult Research Club]] | [[Characters/HighSchoolDXDIsseiHyoudou Issei Hyoudou]] | [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDIsseiPeerage Issei's Peerage]] | [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDStudentCouncil The Student Council]] | [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDDevils Devils]] | '''Angels and Fallen Angels''' | [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDValiTeam Vali Team]] | [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDKhaosBrigade The Khaos Brigade]] | [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDMythologies Mythologies]] | [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDDragons Dragons]] | [[{{Characters/HighSchoolDxDSLASHDOG}} SLASHDØG]] | [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDOtherCharacters Other Characters]] -]]]
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21[[foldercontrol]]
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23[[header:Angels]]
24[[folder:In General]]
25
26* AlwaysLawfulGood: Pretty much all of them are staunchly aligned with the forces of good. Those who aren't swiftly stop being angels.
27* CantHaveSexEver: There is ''technically'' a way for an angel to make love, but it involves both they and their partner going through a lengthy purification ritual that lasts several hours, entering a special magical barrier, and then the angel has to not once have lustful, jealous, or possessive thoughts as they do the deed, only pure unsullied love. The slightest weakness at any stage of this process causes the angel to fall, so few of them take the risk. Their few successful offspring are considered "Miracle Children". [[spoiler: Later in the series, collaborators across factional lines help design special zones where angels can blow off a little steam without instantly falling.]]
28* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Most Angels have white wings while higher ranked Angels have gold wings.
29* HolyHalo: All Angels have these with higher ranked Angels having more than one.
30* LightEmUp: All Angels can use Light to create weapons to fight with.
31* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Served God from the Bible and are good nature.
32[[/folder]]
33
34[[folder:God]]
35!!{{God}} from the Bible
36
37God is the true leader of the Heaven faction [[LateArrivalSpoiler until He]] [[GodIsDead died]] in the Great War along with the original Four Great Satans. The cause of His death and the reason He created the Sacred Gears are still some of the biggest questions of the series.
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39* BigGood: To the angels and possibly to the ''entire series''.
40* GodIsDead: He died in the Great War.
41%%* GodIsGood: Very much so.
42* FantasticRacism: Samael's temptations in the Garden of Eden led to him absolutely ''loathing'' snakes and dragons, to the point that Samael became the ultimate Dragon Slayer embodying God's [[ThePowerOfHate hatred]] of them.
43* HumansAreSpecial: He set up the Sacred Gear system so that only humans would obtain them naturally (though he likely didn't forsee {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or reincarnation).
44* KnightTemplar: Despite being said to value forgiveness and redemption, He did create an Angel system where having "impure thoughts" somehow diverts Angels from the teachings of the God in the Bible and marks them as Fallen as well being the one responsible for kicking off the Great War out of suspicion the devils would rise to usurp Him, though that one was rather justified, given the legitimately-malevolent behavior the devils of that era engaged in, as opposed to modern devils.
45* PosthumousCharacter: He died long before the series began. It's hinted so far that He pulled off a DyingMomentOfAwesome against [[NumberOfTheBeast Trihexa]].
46[[/folder]]
47
48!!The Four Great Seraphim/"Burning Angels"
49[[folder:In General]]
50!!The Four Great Seraphim
51
52The Four Great Seraphim, also known as the Burning Angels are the four angels who have become the guardians of the Throne of Heaven. They took God's place as the current leaders of Heaven after His death in the Great War.
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54* BarrierMaiden: In volume 21, except Gabriel, the Seraphim and their brave saints (minus their Aces) along with the rest of the Alliance leaders are forced to seal Trihexa and suppress its power inside that seal. It's not known how many years it will take, but it will be at least ten thousand.
55%%* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: Obviously.
56* EvilCounterpart: Inverted and Downplayed. They are the Holy variation of the Four Great Satans, but the Satans aren't necessarily "Evil" either.
57* GodJob: In a way, as the original God died in the Great War, and the four Seraphim are his temporary replacements.
58* LastOfTheirKind: A non-fatal example. At volume 21, Gabriel seems to be the only member of the current Four Great Seraphim left.
59* InconsistentSpelling: Is it the Four Great "Seraphim" or "Seraphs"? [[TakeAThirdOption Or both]]?[[note]]Seraph can pluralized as both Seraphim and Seraphs, so technically either is valid.[[/note]]
60[[/folder]]
61
62[[folder:Michael]]
63!!ArchangelMichael
64[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michaels_appearance_s3_party.jpg]]
65-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshimasaHosoya (Japanese) and Creator/AaronRoberts (English)
66Michael is the leader of the Angels and the Four Great Seraphim in Heaven, whose Brave Saint suit is the Suit of Spades. He is the current leader of Heaven, as GodIsDead in this story.
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68* AllLovingHero: A ''ridiculously'' {{nice guy}}.
69* BeautyEqualsGoodness: The guy has angelical looks and is one of the nicest beings you'll ever meet.
70* BigGood: He's the leader of Heaven, and a leader who genuinely want to better the universe.
71* DeadpanSnarker: Can engage in a snark-off with Azazel just fine.
72* {{God}}: Technically, since he's the acting leader of Heaven, he's the current acting {{God}} after the death of the actual one.
73* GoldColoredSuperiority: As the leader of Heaven after God's death, his wings are golden instead of white.
74* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Doesn't even begin to describe him.
75* HeroicSacrifice: A non-fatal example, but he seals himself to suppress Trihexa.
76%%* HolyHalo
77* NiceGuy: How nice exactly? When Issei pleads for him to allow Asia and Xenovia (now Demons and therefore racial-''enemies'' to Angels) to pray without pain, knowing how much they love God; he graciously grants said-request.
78-->'''Michael:''' "The Almighty Himself ''did'' believe in forgiveness and redemption; so I suppose exceptions to this outdated punishment is acceptable."
79* ShipperOnDeck: Supports Irina's feelings for Issei despite the former being an Angel and the later being a Devil. He even had a room constructed that would allow Irina to have sex with Issei without becoming a Fallen Angel.
80* TranquilFury: Yes, he can get angry. When Rizevim invaded Heaven and had his evil dragons rampage and disturb the souls of the dead, Michael didn't swear, rampage, or even raise his voice, he just voiced a polite greeting and summoned a spear of light large enough to be a buttress for a building then threw it at him. Rizevim blocked it and then ran away.
81* TaremeEyes: As expected of the calm and tranquil Micheal. His are noticeably droopy that he looks like's in a state of nearly crying even when smiling or snarking.
82[[/folder]]
83
84[[folder:Gabriel]]
85!![[ArchangelGabriel Gabriel]]
86[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabriel_5.png]]
87Gabriel is Michael's sister and one of the Four Great Seraphim. Her Brave Saint suit is the Suit of Hearts. Appears in the side story "Armageddon at Sports Day".
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89* TheDitz: Doesn't seem to notice that Issei was trying to use Dress Break on her during the calvary race. And simply brushes off the fact that Issei and Azazel were ''literally'' blasting away at each other at the relays while ''passing through them''.
90%%* HolyHalo
91%%* NumberTwo: To Michael in Heaven.
92%%* RegalRinglets
93* ObliviousToLove: Or in this case, oblivious to lust. She seems to be completely unaware of the effect she has on Ise, even when they're in heaven ''and alarms go off as Ise begins to react'' to her presumably innocent teasing.
94* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: She's quite embarrassed about wearing a skimpy bikini to [[DistractedByTheSexy distract Issei]] during his match against Dulio's team in the Azazel Cup.
95* TheRival: Serafall secretly sees her as one. Likely for similar reasons to the ones mentioned in her TheDitz and ObliviousToLove entries.
96* ShesAManInJapan: Inverted. The Biblical Gabriel has traditionally been depicted as either male or genderless, same as the rest of the Archangels.
97* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Only female Seraph out of the Four Great Seraphim.
98* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: She well known for her beauty and has the title ''Heavens Most Beautiful Woman'', also…
99* WorldsStrongestWoman: She has the title of ''The strongest woman in Heaven'' because of her strength and power, but of all the angels, only Michael is stronger, so the title is warranted.
100* YouAreInCommandNow: With the sealing of Michael, Raphael and Uriel, she's become the new ruler of Heaven.
101[[/folder]]
102
103[[folder:Uriel]]
104!![[ArchangelUriel Uriel]]
105
106Uriel is one of the Four Great Seraphim of the Angel faction, whose Brave Saint suit is the Suit of Diamonds.
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108* HeroicSacrifice: He seals himself to suppress Trihexa.
109%%* PlayingWithFire
110* RedBaron: The Flame of God.
111[[/folder]]
112
113[[folder:Raphael]]
114!![[ArchangelRaphael Raphael]]
115
116Raphael is one of the Four Great Seraphim of the Angel faction, whose Brave Saint suit is the Suit of Clubs.
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118* TheGhost: Only mentioned by Issei so far.
119* HeroicSacrifice: He seals himself to suppress Trihexa.
120[[/folder]]
121
122!!Other Angels
123[[folder:Dulio Gesualdo]]
124!! Dulio Gesualdo
125[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1422817910791.png]]
126Dulio Gesualdo is a former exorcist reborn into an angel and is also Michael's Joker. He's also the owner of Zenith Tempest, one of the top four strongest Longinus God created.
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128* BigBrotherInstinct: He travels the world to research food to bring it back to church facilities for the kids to eat and considers anyone who comes from church facilities to be his brothers and sisters.
129* BigEater: Constantly travels around the world to try tasty cuisines. Walks around while eating food and dreams about it when sleeping.
130* FloatingInABubble: Uses an offensive version of this as his subspecies Balance Breaker, trapping opponents into the bubbles with different climates.
131* GoldenSuperMode: Gains 12 golden wings when using his Balance Breaker.
132* SuperpowerLottery: Is the current owner of Zenith Tempest, one of the four top-tier Longinus in this story. It controls weather and its attributes which he used to freeze ''all'' of Hades' grim reapers.
133* WeatherControlMachine: What Zenith Tempest (Also known as Prison of Bright Heavenly Thunder) is.
134[[/folder]]
135
136[[folder:Griselda Quarta]]
137!!Griselda Quarta
138[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/griselda2.jpg]]
139Griselda Quarta is a former exorcist reborn into an angel and is also Gabriel's Queen. The guardian of Xenovia because they come from the same institution.
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141* BigSisterInstinct: Scolded Xenovia for becoming a devil and for not calling her after the peace treaty.
142* ShipperOnDeck: Ships Issei and Xenovia asking him to take care of her as a woman.
143[[/folder]]
144
145[[folder:Lint Sellzen]]
146[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lint_sellzen_true_dxd_color.png]]
147A exorcist who works for the Vatican and the Grigori who has been reborn into an angel by an unknown angel. Is the current wielder of the Longinus, Incinerate Anthem.
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149* ArtificialHuman: Made from different patterns of genetics of those who carried the blood of the original Siegfried to use Gram.
150* TheAtoner: Played with. She took Freed's surname Sellzen as her own to carry on his name and to atone for the crimes he committed.
151* DistaffCounterpart: She's essentially a female version of Freed even down to her personality, though more lighthearted than crass.
152* HolyHandGrenade: Her Longinus attacks uses holy fire.
153* LongLostRelative: Made by the Sigurd Institution the same as Freed and Siegfried, so she is artificially related to them. Especially to Freed as she and him are made from the same genetics.
154* PlayingWithFire: Her Longinus, Incinerate Anthem (Also known as Chief Mourner’s Crucified Stand of Purple Flame) attacks uses holy fire.
155* PurpleIsPowerful: She is a powerful exorcist recommended by the Vatican Headquarters and Grigori for Rias' team for the Azazel Cup who's Longinus uses purple holy flames.
156* SilverHasMysticPowers: Unlike other angels who either have white or gold wings, Lint has silver wings.
157* TechnicolourFire: Incinerate Anthem flames are purple.
158[[/folder]]
159
160[[folder:Irina Shido]]
161!! Irina Shido
162-->See her entry on the [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDOccultResearchClub Occult Research Club]] page.
163[[/folder]]
164
165[[folder:Metatron]]
166!!Metatron
167
168Metatron is a Seraph from heaven (but not one of the Four Great Seraphim).
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170* GratuitousNinja: A ''ninja angel''.
171[[/folder]]
172
173[[header:Fallen Angels]]
174
175Fallen Angels are angels who renounce God's teachings and are exiled from Heaven. Initially led by Azazel, they form a truce with the Devils and Angels as part of the alliance. While some of the Fallen Angels have good intentions, others embrace their baser passions for impure thoughts for their selfish goals.
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177[[folder:In General]]
178* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Are introduced as such: even disregarding the long-standing feud between them and the Devils, Fallen Angels are roundly underhanded, often-violent jerks. [[SubvertedTrope Far less so as the series goes on.]]
179* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: At some point before the series begins, the formerly-idealistic angels' renunciations from God's teachings Heaven caused them to transform into sadistic monsters.
180* DarkIsEvil: Played a villainous role early in the series, and have pitch-black wings. Not to mention a few of the villains in the story wear all-black as part of their uniform, most notably Kokabiel and Dohnaseek.
181* TheExile: The angels were exiled due to going against God's teachings.
182* FaceHeelTurn: They used to be loyal to God before becoming corrupted and cast out from Heaven.
183* FallenAngel: Once beloved angels from Heaven who turned to the dark side.
184* HeelFaceTurn: Most of the Fallen Angels become part of TheAlliance with the Devils and Angels.
185* {{Jerkass}}: Oh, ''big time''. Most of the Fallen Angels have very cruel and sadistic personalities, save for some like Azazel and Baraqiel (and the former [[TheGadfly has his moments]]).
186* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Once they finish their goals, Fallen Angels can erase memories of themselves from everyone around them.
187* LightEmUp[=/=]LightIsNotGood: Despite falling from grace, they retain the same abilities as normal angels, including light-based moves that [[WeaksauceWeakness absolutely devastate Devils]].
188* SexGod: Fallen Angels have this reputation InUniverse.
189* SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: Fitting for a series like this, the fastest way for an Angel to fall is to have lustful thoughts [[GeniusBonus (just like what happened to The Watchers in myth)]].
190[[/folder]]
191
192[[folder:Azazel]]
193!! Azazel
194-->See his entry on the [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDOccultResearchClub Occult Research Club]] page.
195[[/folder]]
196
197[[folder:Raynare]]
198!!Yuuma Amano[=/=]Raynare
199[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raynare___profile_pic_infobox.png]]
200-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HitomiNabatame (Japanese) and Creator/FeleciaAngelle (English)
201
202Raynare is a fallen angel and associate of Azazel. She is dispatched by Azazel to disguise herself as Yuuma Amano and assassinate Issei for his Sacred Gear. She later manages to steal Asia Argento's Sacred Gear, Twilight Healing, but by doing so, she ends up being cornered by the Occult Research Club and eventually killed by Rias Gremory.
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204* AdaptationalSkimpiness: The light novel and the manga version of her true form reveal was just showing off her wings. The anime, however, got her to transform into a {{Stripperific}} costume.
205* ArchEnemy: To Issei Hyoudou. She killed him after his first date. When she eventually kills Asia Argento, who he had become very fond of, by stealing her Sacred Gear to become invincible, Issei gets ''really'' furious and vows to take her down.
206* ArcVillainess: She's the main antagonist of Volume 1.
207* BigBadWannabe: She constantly raves about earning Azazel's approval and becoming his second-in-command, but ultimately, Raynare has next-to-no authority and is just a low-level scout with delusions of grandeur. In fact, if they hadn't [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself let Issei reclaim his pride]], any other member of Rias' peerage could have ripped her to pieces.
208* BitchInSheepsClothing: She posed as a sweet, sensitive, and innocent girl to lure Issei to his death. She's really just a vicious, petty and sadistic bitch who torments people ForTheEvulz.
209* BrokenPedestal: She becomes one to Issei over the course of Volume 1. She is introduced as a cheerful girl who asks him to become her boyfriend and he accepts it. The pedestal, however, is quickly shattered when Issei realizes too late that she turns out to be a Fallen Angel. By the end of the volume, he's thoroughly sickened by what she did to him and Asia, before asking Rias to kill her.
210* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Boyfriend or not, she'll double-cross them in an instant.
211* ClassifiedInformation: Falls afoul of this. Despite her bitterness over being at the bottom of the ladder (see IJustWantToBeSpecial) her job to spy on Issei was actually ''immensely'' important and her actions handed the next Red Dragon Emperor to the Devil on a silver platter, screwing up Azazel's entire gameplan. Pity this information was ''way'' above her pay-grade.
212* CombatStilettos: She wears high-heeled shoes when in her OneWingedAngel {{Stripperiffic}} outfit.
213* CreateYourOwnHero: Raynare killing Issei effectively allows him to become a powerful and respected Devil in the Occult Research Club, and whose desire to protect his friend/her target leads to her death.
214* DarkActionGirl: She's a skilled fighter and a Fallen Angel who gets tied up with Azazel.
215* DestinationDefenestration: In episode 5 of the anime, Issei uses his Sacred Gear to send her flying out of a church window.
216* DevilInPlainSight: Issei has no idea that Raynare is plotting to kill him for his Sacred Gear and by the time he realizes this, it's too late.
217* DirtyCoward:
218** She loves to stand around, taunt and torment people she thinks are inferior to her, but the moment she realizes she's in trouble, she tries to run away, happily sacrificing her minions in the process.
219** She laughs at Issei when he spills out his lingering affections toward her, mocking him as completely unworthy of being boyfriend material, yet attempts to fall back on their date when Rias is about to kill her. Issei expresses disgust she's only now responding to his feelings when it's convenient for her and gives Rias permission to finish her off.
220* DiscOneFinalBoss: She is the villain for the first saga, and foiling her EvilPlan is Issei's first major undertaking as a devil. Despite killing Issei and getting Asia's Sacred Gear, she doesn't get that far as Rias obliterates her.
221* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Raynare taunts Issei about his lingering affections towards her in front of Rias. In response, the high-class noble devil with the power of destruction blasts her into dust.
222* EtTuBrute: Her betrayal of Issei, by running him through with her spear and leaving him to die. Judging by Issei's shocked reaction, he had no idea that she was going to kill him given his possession of his Sacred Gear.
223* EvilCostumeSwitch: In the anime only, she transforms her regular clothes to her {{Stripperific}} outfit.
224* EvilSoundsDeep: Raynare has a deep and villainous voice in her true form, courtesy of Creator/HitomiNabatame in Japanese and Creator/FeleciaAngelle in English. Her voice in her false form is much lighter and cuter.
225* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Her facial expressions are softer and less horrifying in the light novel and manga than in the anime, but she's equally cruel in all versions and her innocent appearance makes her more unsettling.
226* FatalFlaw: Her overconfidence and deceptive nature ultimately leads to her death at Rias's hands.
227* FangsAreEvil: She has retractable vampiric-looking fangs.
228* FauxAffablyEvil: She seems friendly enough for Issei to become her boyfriend. Too bad about her killing him on their very first date.
229* FemmeFatale: A girl who ends a seemingly perfect date by inviting a boy, who did her no wrong, to a semi-secluded area just to kill him certainly qualifies.
230* GameFace: Her [[OhCrap horrified expression]] before Rias vaporizes her is a twisted, fanged, inhuman grimace.
231* GoodThingYouCanHeal: After stealing Asia's Twilight Healing, she can heal any injury. A pity then, that Rias can kill her outright.
232* HatedByAll: Issei absolutely ''hates'' her for causing his first death and killing Asia, and Rias hates her for toying with Issei's emotions. Also, her fellow Fallen Angels hate her for being a RedShirt character.
233* HellBentForLeather: She wears leather as part of her {{Stripperiffic}} fallen angel outfit in the anime.
234* HoneyTrap: She tricks Issei into going out on a date with her so she can eventually kill him in a secluded spot.
235* IJustWantToBeSpecial: She ''really'' wants to be seen by her faction as someone valuable and important, instead of a low-tier scout. This is why she steals Asia's Sacred Gear, which puts her in Issei's crosshairs.
236* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: A {{Stripperiffic}} version in the anime, which resembles a {{Dominatrix}} outfit.
237* InconsistentSpelling: Fansubs and scanlations often mistranslate her name as "Reynalle". However, [[AllThereInTheManual official material]] on the first BD volume claims her name to be Raynare.
238* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Despite her SmugSnake attitude, she's painfully aware that her fellow Fallen Angels look down on her for being a RedShirt, which is why she wants Asia's Sacred Gear to make herself special to her side (it's about as close to a redeeming quality as you can get with her). It doesn't work because despite gaining the ability to heal, her other combat abilities are still the same.
239* ItsAllAboutMe: She claims she's stealing Asia's Sacred Gear to help Azazel and Shemhaza, but it's clear she just wants it for her own ego and so she can get back at her higher ranking peers.
240* {{Jerkass}}: She's spiteful and sadistic when dealing with Rias and her peerage.
241* JustFollowingOrders: After being cornered by Rias's peerage, she tries to justify killing Issei by saying she had no choice in the matter. Her superiors wouldn't let her act otherwise. However, Issei doesn't buy it for a second and asks Rias to kill her for good.
242* MeaningfulName: Although this is working without the component kanji (and, therefore, a way to look them up), "Yuuma" sounds like "Night Fiend"--and "fiendish" barely ''begins'' to describe her killing of Issei. Never mind her actually being a Fallen Angel. She eventually reveals she chose that name because "Yuu" means "night" or some equivalent, which was when she ''planned on killing Issei''!!
243** Her full alias, in traditional order, means "Heaven's Evening Daze (''Ama no Yuuma'')". Given that she was once an angel from Heaven prior to her falling, it's justified. The alias itself is also an oxymoron, as Heaven doesn't usually have a night setting.
244* MsFanservice: She has an incredibly {{Stripperiffic}} outfit in the anime, and one shot shows her exposed breasts.
245* NearVillainVictory: Raynare kills Asia and steals her Sacred Gear to become invincible. Raynare's scheme fails when Issei follows her to the abandoned church, and she doesn't flee immediately with her prize. Sticking around to taunt him is why she was ultimately cornered.
246* NeverMyFault: When she initially murders Issei on Azazel's orders, she tells him to "blame the God who gave him a sacred gear" instead of herself. Then when she meets Issei again as a reincarnated devil, blames him for it. Lastly when she steals Asia's sacred gear, murdering her in the process, she tries to claim it was done for Azazel's sake when she's beaten by Issei and facing a rightfully pissed Rias. Unfortunately for Raynare, [[DeathByIrony she gets fried for it]].
247* NoSell: Her new healing powers don't help against an opponent that can boost enough to knock her out in one hit, or straight up "blow her away".
248* RedShirt: Her fellow Fallen Angels view her as nothing more than a disposable character. They're proven right when Rias kills her.
249* {{Retconjuration}}: After killing Issei, she erased evidences of her existence as "Yuuma Amano" from anyone, ranging from memories and records.
250* ShouldersOfDoom: In her {{Stripperiffic}} outfit in the anime, she has appropriately villanous shoulder pads.
251* SmallNameBigEgo: It's not immediately obvious to the audience, since they're seeing things from Issei's perspective and he's personally involved and new to the supernatural world himself, but for all her raving about earning Azazel's approval and becoming his second-in-command, Raynare is a ''low-level scout'' with delusions of grandeur. Not only does she have next to no authority (just three other Fallen Angels and a pack of rogue Exorcists working with her out of convenience), but she's ''weak'' - if they hadn't [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself let Issei reclaim his pride]], any other member of Rias's peerage could have torn her apart.
252* SmallRoleBigImpact: Is a fairly minor villain who dies halfway through the first season, but she is the one who essentially kickstarted the plot and is the reason why Issei and Aria are in the Occult Club. Her betrayal of Issei also left him a traumatized InsecureLoveInterest.
253* SmugSnake: She thinks she's vastly superior to everyone she comes across, and sees her underlings as nothing but mere tools, at best. She was only horrified about learning of the deaths of Dohnaseek, Mittelt, and Kalawarner because it meant she had no escape options, and nobody would come to her aid when facing down the enraged ORC.
254* SpikesOfVillainy: On her right shoulder pad in her {{Stripperiffic}} outfit in the anime and suitably villainous for a sadistic fallen angel.
255* StarterVillain: She is the first villain that Issei encounters, and serves as this for the entire series.
256* {{Stripperific}}: She wears a skimpy outfit after her fallen angel reveal in the anime's first episode which doesn't bother to hide her stomach. It is a stark contrast with her more modest disguise as a human.
257* StupidEvil: She mocks Issei far too much, which results in her asskicking, especially since she had no real reason to stay than petty evilness.
258* TechnicolorEyes: She is a Fallen Angel with violet eyes.
259* ThisCannotBe: Her reaction when she is defeated by Issei is shock because he is just a low-class devil, a mere ''pawn''!
260* TokenMotivationalNemesis: From a narrative perspective, Raynare introduces Issei to the supernatural by killing him, and leaves a lasting impact on him that informs his character arc going forward, namely by killing Asia prompting Issei to rescue her and fight Raynare for the last time at the end of the first volume. Her only relevance following her death is to be the reason Issei is seemingly ObliviousToLove due to the trauma she gave him, informing his desire to NeverBeHurtAgain, culminating in the events of the tenth volume where Akeno, Koneko and Asia finally make Issei realize his trauma and in turn accept that he ''is'' loved by those around him, allowing him to finally move on from her.
261* TooDumbToLive: After Raynare is defeated, she toys with Issei's emotions in front of Rias and gets killed for it.
262%%%* TooManyBelts: On her boots and top.
263* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Her opportunistic scheme is what gets her killed off. Her impatience in trying to seek approval from Azazel leads to her entering Gremory territory without permission, toying with Issei's feelings and trying to steal Asia's Twilight Healing. Predictably, it doesn't end well.
264* {{Underboobs}}: Her suit covers the lower half of her breasts while in her anime-exclusive {{Stripperiffic}} outfit.
265* UnderestimatingBadassery: She underestimates Issei's Sacred Gear powers and gets the crap beaten out of her in response. She thinks it was a "twice critical", making him temporarily twice as powerful. She doesn't realize that it actually made him twice as powerful ''every ten seconds'', so all her EvilGloating does is make it easier for Issei to beat her.
266* UngratefulBitch: Considering the fact that Issei's a NiceGuy who befriended and went out on a date with her as his first girlfriend, it really was a jerk move to kill him.
267* UnwittingPawn:
268** Everything she did to ensure her assassination of Issei was allowed to happen by Azazel.
269** Diodora was actually counting on her to kill Asia, only for him to [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness kill her]] and reincarnate Asia with one of his evil pieces while appearing to be her savior. This fails because he didn't expect Issei to defeat Raynare first.
270* TheVamp: Uses the ''promise'' of sex to abuse and exploit people. ''Freed,'' of all people, calls her out on it, and completely abandons her when she refuses to deliver.
271* VillainBall: Her plan to murder Asia and steal her Sacred Gear might have succeeded, but she [[EvilGloating taunts Issei about Asia's death afterwards]]. This results in Issei using his Sacred Gear to beat Raynare and Rias ultimately killing her.
272* VillainousBreakdown: Upon finding out Issei's stronger than her because of his Sacred Gear, Raynare gradually loses her FauxAffablyEvil demeanor she'd shown for most of the first volume.
273* VillainsWantMercy: When Issei defeats her the end of Volume 1, Raynare spends her final moments desperately begging for her life. Unfortunately for Raynare, none of it works and she's ultimately killed by Rias at Issei's request.
274* WasItAllALie: She's on the receiving end of this from Issei. He angrily rages that he actually liked her and can't make sense of her betrayal, and her only response to that is indulgent mockery and EvilGloating. When she later tries to play on his feelings shortly before her death, he sees right through her.
275* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Averted when she and Issei met up again while Asia was with him. After Issei showed off his Sacred Gear, she just shoots him with a [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice light spear in the stomach]] and mocks him because she thought he only had Twice Critical. Played very straight later on, when getting Asia's Sacred Gear makes her overconfident, staying to mock Issei which gets her ass kicked.
276* WickedWitch: Though a fallen angel, her abilities and persona invoke the feel of a vile woman who uses deception and magic to work vile deeds.
277* WoundedGazelleWarcry: She turns the vulnerable act on Issei when Rias's was about to kill her, sinking so low as to show him the armband he bought for her as a cherished treasure. In the anime, she also reverts to her civilian clothes in an attempt to make her act more convincing. Fortunately for her, he just doesn't have the heart to kill someone whom he shared a precious day of love and happiness with. Not so fortunately, he sadly asks Rias to do what he couldn't, which she does.
278[[/folder]]
279
280[[folder:Akeno Himejima]]
281!! Akeno Himejima
282-->See her entry on the [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDOccultResearchClub Occult Research Club]] page.
283[[/folder]]
284
285[[folder:Kalawarner, Dohnaseek, and Mittelt]]
286!! Kalawarner, Dohnaseek, and Mittelt
287[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fallen_angel_trio_together.jpg]]
288-->'''Kalawarner voiced by:''' Creator/KumiSakuma (Japanese) and Creator/AnastasiaMunoz[[note]]credited as Staci Moon[[/note]] (English)
289-->'''Dohnaseek voiced by:''' Taketora (Japanese) and Jarrod Greene (English)
290-->'''Mittelt voiced by:''' Creator/YuikoTatsumi (Japanese) and Mariela Ortiz (English)
291
292Kalawarner, Dohnaseek, and Mittelt are three fallen angels who collaborated with Raynare to get Asia's Twilight Healing and have themselves promoted.
293----
294* AscendedExtra: Only Dohnaseek appeared in the light novel where he first attacked Issei. In the anime, the other two are introduced.
295* AxCrazy: Dohnaseek is introduced attacking Issei for the crime of ''walking home from school.'' He backed off when Rias showed up only because an open attack would be a truce violation.
296* BadassLongcoat: Dohnaseek wears a long coat to match his uniform.
297* CuteLittleFangs: Mittelt has these to fit her small appearance.
298* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After taunting Issei in front of Rias, the three immediately get fried to death.
299* ElegantGothicLolita: Mittelt wears a gothic uniform.
300* EvilSoundsDeep: Kalawarner is an arrogant, no-nonsense fighter with a very deep voice provided by Creator/KumiSakuma and Creator/AnastasiaMunoz.
301* GirlishPigtails: Mittelt again, though a short variation.
302* MsFanservice: Kalawarner wears clothing that shows off her curves and long legs and exposes plenty of boobie.
303* KilledOffscreen: In the light novels, all three of them are killed offscreen by Rias. The anime version, on the other hand, has a scene where Rias easily turns them into dust when they have a chance to taunt Issei.
304* KnowWhenToFoldEm:
305** Dohnaseek leaves when Issei is rescued by Rias from his attack.
306** In the anime, once Issei activates his Sacred Gear in front of Kalawarner, she makes a hasty retreat.
307* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Kalawarner wears a dark red suit and has black shoes in her usual uniform. Not only that, but she's part of Raynare's group.
308* RedShirt: Seeing as they were [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] by Rias and Akeno, well...
309* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Once Kalawarner gets defeated by Issei in the anime, she flees the scene.
310* ShamefulStrip: Kalawarner gets stripped by Issei's Sacred Gear, causing her to flee out of shock.
311* SharpDressedMan: Dohnaseek wears a business suit to go with his hat.
312* StatuesqueStunner: Kalawarner stands at 5'10" according to [[AllThereInTheManual official material]], more-so than either Rias or Grayfia.
313* SultryBangs: Kalawarner covers part of her eyes with her long hair, which adds an extra allure to her MsFanservice status.
314* TooDumbToLive: In the anime, Raynare's mooks outright laugh at the trauma Raynere inflicted to Issei ''right in Rias's face'' when she's got the three of them trapped in a magical barrier. Even the lowest mooks of any faction know that she's ''very protective'' of her servants, and brutally vicious when enraged. The outcome was completely predictable.
315* WarmUpBoss: Despite attacking Issei and mocking his demise, Kalawarner, Dohnaseek, and Mittelt are easily obliterated into dust.
316* WeHardlyKnewYe: Particularly in the novels, where they're killed offscreen.
317* TheWorfEffect: Rias effortlessly kills Kalawarner, Dohnaseek, and Mittelt when she and Akeno confront them.
318[[/folder]]
319
320[[folder:Kokabiel]]
321!! Kokabiel
322[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kokabiel___profile_pic_infobox.png]]
323-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HirokiYasumoto (Japanese) and Creator/MikeMcFarland[[note]]credited as Charles Clegg[[/note]] (English)
324
325Kokabiel is a fallen angel who steers the plot of the third volume. He steals the pieces of Excalibur to strengthen the fallen angel faction and to tempt Michael to start an all-out war.
326----
327* AndIMustScream: His ultimate fate. Azazel seals him in Cocytus, the deepest part of the Underworld.
328* BarehandedBladeBlock: Uses only ''two fingers'' to block Kiba's sword.
329* BigBad: The main antagonist of Volume 3 and the StarterVillain of the second saga.
330* BloodKnight: Wants a war to get fighting starting once again.
331* DiscOneFinalBoss: He gets defeated by Vali at the start of the second saga.
332* EvilSoundsDeep: He has a deep voice befitting for a villain, courtesy of Creator/HirokiYasumoto. Creator/MikeMcFarland meanwhile, lends a guttural and snarling version of his [[Anime/DragonBallGT Baby]] voice to Kokabiel, which has been pitch-shifted to sound more menacing and intimidating.
333* FantasticRacism: He wants to restart the war between the Three Factions just to prove that Fallen Angels are the superior race.
334* FateWorseThanDeath: He's sealed up in Cocytus after Vali defeats him.
335* ForTheEvulz: Wants to start another war just so that he won't be bored. That and he's willing to prove that the fallen angels are superior.
336* HumanPopsicle: His punishment for attempting to reignite war was eternal freezing in Cocytus.
337* KnightOfCerebus: He's the first enemy that the ORC was completely incapable of beating, and he drops the [[WhamLine bombshell]] that GodIsDead.
338* ObviouslyEvil:
339** His ''face'' alone in the second PV of the second season looks like he fits more in the devil society than in the fallen angel group.
340** Its also a case of FridgeBrilliance, due to the fact that Angels in the Bible are known be terrifying in appearance.
341* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Well, he ''is'' racist, after all...
342* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Which he's well aware of. He boasts of planning to rape Sona and Rias, so he can kickstart a war with the devil faction, because he knew they both have high-ranking relatives that wouldn't let such a heinous act go unanswered. His own allies seal him away in Cocytus as a direct result.
343* StarterVillain: Since Volume 3 is the start of the second arc, Kokabiel is the first main enemy faced there.
344* ThisCannotBe: When he finds himself losing to Vali, who lampshades how stereotypical such lines are before finishing him off.
345* VillainousBreakdown: Kokabiel loses it when Vali enters the fight and defeats him.
346* WakeUpCallBoss: Manages to become this for the entire (incomplete at that time) Gremory team. They could barely ''scratch'' the dude and it took [[SuperPowerLottery Vali]] to beat the crud out of him.
347* WeUsedToBeFriends: Even though Kokabiel tried to start another war, the other fallen angels still think of him as a comrade and thought that what he did was stupid.
348* TheWorfEffect: He both Worfs and is Worfed. The ORC could ''barely'' scratch him, establishing that while they are badass, they have a long way to go before they are major players power-wise. He is immediately one-shot by Vali, establishing him as a major player, power-wise.
349[[/folder]]
350
351[[folder:Shemhazai]]
352!! Shemhazai
353[[quoteright:224:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shemhazai___as_he_appears_in_the_anime.jpg]]
354Shemhazai is Azazel's right-hand man who is also currently married to a devil. He's also the current Governor of Grigori after Azazel resigns.
355----
356* HappilyMarried: To a devil. With a child on the way.
357* HypercompetentSidekick: Azazel notes that if Shemhazai wasn't with him, he wouldn't be able to go far.
358* NumberTwo: He serves as Azazel's right-hand man.
359* YouAreInCommandNow: Ends up becoming the Governor of Grigori after Azazel resigns.
360[[/folder]]
361
362[[folder:Baraqiel]]
363!! Baraqiel
364[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baraquiel_protecting_his_daughter_from_fenrir.jpg]]
365->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuInada (Japanese) and Creator/KentWilliams (English)
366
367Baraqiel is the father of Akeno Himejima and widower of Shuri Himejima who first appears in the seventh volume. He is acting as a bodyguard to Odin when he witnesses Akeno with Issei going to a love motel.
368----
369* ActionDad: He helps Akeno fight with Issei against Loki.
370* ArchnemesisDad: Akeno Himejima views his father as one, as he arrived too late to save Shuri before she was murdered by her own family members. However, he still loves his daughter to the point that they reconcile when all is said and done in volume 7.
371* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He's a capable fighter and eventually becomes the Vice-Governor General of the Fallen Angels.
372* BackToBackBadasses: By the end of volume 7, he and Akeno help Issei foil Loki's plans using their Holy Lightning.
373* BadassLongRobe: Baraqiel wears a long robe as part of his usual attire.
374* BaritoneOfStrength: He has a deep and powerful voice befitting for a bodyguard and fighter, courtesy of Creator/TetsuInada in Japanese and Creator/KentWilliams in English.
375* BoyfriendBlockingDad: Due to some misunderstandings, he at first doesn't want that "breast-devouring Dragon" Issei anywhere near his daughter. Though he gets over this later on.
376* BrokenPedestal: He becomes one to Akeno Himejima. She deeply loved her father as a child. But then, her mother Shuri was killed and Baraqiel failed to save her. Akeno disowned her father and went into exile. She makes several points to Issei about how Baraqiel wasn't around when she needed him the most, even saying it to the latter's face. It becomes a RebuiltPedestal when Issei has Akeno reconcile with her father for good.
377* DarkIsNotEvil: He wears a black battle uniform, but is still a heroic Fallen Angel.
378* DisappearedDad: He is this to Akeno for a while, up until they meet again in Volume 7.
379* ElementalPowers: His main weapon is Holy Lightning.
380* EyesAlwaysShut: Seems to always have this whenever he's around.
381* HappilyMarried: He was married to Shuri Himejima after she nursed him back to health.
382* ItsAllMyFault: Baraqiel blames himself for not being able to rescue Shuri Himejima. It's later revealed that he's directly responsible for this when the Himejimas killed her because of Akeno's Fallen Angel blood.
383* LightEmUp: His Holy Lightning is light-based.
384* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Baraqiel is in despair at how he was unable to save Shuri Himejima from being murdered by her own relatives and it filled Akeno with rage.
385* MyGreatestFailure: How he views Shuri Himejima's murder. Volume 7 reveals that even though he killed the Himejimas who murdered Shuri given their FantasticRacism towards Fallen Angels, he was unable to rescue her. [[IHateYouVampireDad No wonder Akeno is so upset with her father over it]].
386* MyGreatestSecondChance: Teaming up with Akeno to help Issei defeat Loki at the end of volume 7.
387* NumberTwo: He begins serving as Shemhazai's second-in-command after Azazel's retirement. He also serves as Odin's bodyguard along with Rossweisse.
388* PapaWolf: Despite their complicated relationship, he loves his daughter and will do anything to protect her, even if it means helping her defeat Loki.
389* RebuiltPedestal: Akeno's trust in Baraqiel is restored after Issei helps her reconcile with him.
390* ShipperOnDeck: After clearing some misunderstandings, he ships his daughter with Issei. [[spoiler:He later briefly backs out of this when Issei proposes to Rias, but relents after Issei's goal to MarryThemAll.]]
391* ShockAndAwe: He can blast enemies with his Holy Lightning, just like his daughter.
392* TokenGoodTeammate: He's one of the few good fallen angels, so much so that he was HappilyMarried to a human.
393* WhatTheHellHero: He was on the receiving end when Akeno lashes out on him for failing to rescue Shuri.
394[[/folder]]
395
396[[folder:Sahariel]]
397!! Sahariel
398
399Sahariel is one of the scientists of Grigori.
400----
401* MadScientist: As soon as Azazel signed the papers to allow Sahariel to make his experiments, he ''drags Gasper'' with him.
402%%* ScaryShinyGlasses
403[[/folder]]
404
405[[folder:Tamiel]]
406!!Tamiel
407
408One of the high ranking fallen angels who is in charge of the business department.
409[[/folder]]
410
411[[folder:Penemue]]
412!!Penemue
413
414Penemue is the chief secretary of the Grigori fallen angel institute.
415----
416* TheTease: Briefly got Akeno jealous when Issei was staring at her.
417[[/folder]]
418
419[[folder:Armaros]]
420!!Armaros
421
422Armaros is one the seven founders of the Grigori fallen angel faction. He's in charge of training and anti-magic research
423----
424* TheBerserker: His [[AttackAttackAttack method of countering magic counts]]. Bonus points in that he has the typical barbarian look and [[BoisterousBruiser attitude]], complete with the beard, cape, axe, and shield.
425* LargeHam: He is so fascinated with {{Tokusatsu}} TV programs that he gives this whenever he can.
426* TrainingFromHell: Basically what his department in the Grigori gives to Sacred Gear possessors. Being hit with a gigantic iron ball, drowned while being tied with weights... you name it. Saji and Issei learned it the hard way.
427[[/folder]]
428
429[[folder:Samael]]
430Samael is the angel who convinced Adam and Eve to eat the ForbiddenFruit in the Garden of Eden. He was cursed by God's hatred of dragons and snakes.
431----
432* TheDragonslayer: He is considered the most potent example in the series. His curse gives Ophis a massive {{Nerf}}, would presumably work on Great Red as well, instantly puts Vali out of action, and outright kills Issei. He gets better.
433* TheDreaded: To dragons. Ddraig is ''terrified'' when he shows up.
434* FlatCharacter: He's more of a weapon than an actual character.
435* ManOfKryptonite: He is an abject threat to all Dragons, even the Dragons Gods Ophis and Great Red. Rizevim laments that he couldn't use Samael on Great Red without running the risk of wiping out his own Evil Dragon army.
436* MixAndMatchCritters: He has the upper body of a Fallen Angel, and the lower body of an Eastern Dragon.
437* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His moniker, the Dragon Eater, will cause any Dragon to freeze in shock.
438* ThePowerOfHate: His curse results from the Biblical God's hatred of snakes and dragons.
439* RedBaron: He's known as the Dragon Eater.
440* SealedEvilInACan: He is coated with sealing tools, on top of being crucified.

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