YMMV / Guild Hunter

• Complete Monster: Elena Deveraux, Archangel Raphael, and their allies have various horrifying enemies to face in this world ruled by angels:
  • Charisemnon, Angel of Disease, is a monstrous Archangel presiding over North Africa who murders those who fail to pay him a tithe of their earnings, and sexually preys upon the young girls in his region. Allying with the vile Archangel Lijuan who has power over death, Charisemnon combines his own powers over disease with hers and the two launch a war using the horrific zombies known as "Reborn", beginning his battle killing or injuring the angelic protectors of New York to attack to allow Lijuan to wipe the city clean of life. A wicked manipulator, Charisemnon also brainwashes his own vampires into joining in the attack and throwing away their lives for his cruel attempt at power. Seemingly beaten back, Charisemnon resurfaces to mutilate and experiment on his most loyal of allies to create a new strain of infection to conquer the world in war, leading to the deaths of millions with his abominable experiments and attempt for Armageddon. Planning to betray even Lijuan should the opportunity arise, Charisemnon desires to leave his mark on the world though sheer infamy, and revels in his evil.
  • Archangel's Shadows: Giorgio, once a brilliant doctor, has grown bored with immortality and vampirism. Seeking to alleviate his ennui, Giorgio takes to serial killing, murdering multiple women by draining them slowly and painfully, spreading a drug to turn other vampires into monsters, and delighting in seducing women to be his "cattle" so he can use them as playthings and play them against one another. Upon his "factory" being found, it is revealed Giorgio keeps many victims alive and in agony, torturing them for his own sick amusement.
  • Archangel's Heart: Gian, leader of the Luminata, runs his territory in Morocco as a twisted overlord, with women in the area forced to serve as pleasure slaves for his angel subordinates or risk horrible fates. Gian himself was obsessed with heroine Elena's grandmother Majda, taking and torturing her vampire husband Jean-Baptiste for decades while having Majda turned into a vampire after failing to kill her baby. Torturing Jean-Baptiste in front of her, Gian also rapes Majda to spite him as well, believing he can do whatever he want as an angel.
• Magnificent Bastard: Venom, real name Tushar, is a suave, cultured vampire, one of the Archangel Raphael's Seven, and stands out as one of the most ruthless and charismatic vampires in the series. Venom acts as Raphael's enforcer of justice in New York and is able to intimidate and manipulate vampire gangs into doing what he says, with even angels fearing his power. With the power of his Hypnotic Eyes, Venom is able to force the truth from people, using this to help in investigations. A highly ruthless man, Venom will torture and intimidate even fairly hapless individuals into giving him information he uses to help keep the city safe.