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* HonorBeforeReason: Aids the horseman War in his quest [[spoiler: despite knowing full well he'll likely be killed for his transgressions,]] because it's the right thing to do.
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* FallenAngel: [[spoiler:The Archon has succumbed to TheCorruption and aided the Destroyer/Abaddon by opening the Well of Souls to allow his demon army to feast on them. When Death confronts him upon learning the truth, the Corruption finally reveals itself in full to surround his body, and when Death cuts off one pair of his feathered wings, he grows sickly black Corrupted ones to replace them.]]
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* GoodWingsEvilWings: Subverted, then played straight. [[spoiler:After Death cuts off his two pairs of white angel wings, typically Good Wings, he grows black and yellow wings of Corruption, decidedly Evil Wings.]]
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: His part in the starting the End War ahead of time marks him as this.]]
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** CulturedBadass: He's a scholar, but he's also a powerful mage.
** BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the most benign figures in the setting, one of the worst to get on the bad side of.
* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Abaddon as the Destroyer]] is this to him.
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* AlwaysLawfulGood: The angels in the series are supposed to be the representation of light and goodness in the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil. But [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the trope name implies]], they are intensely dedicated to upholding their people's laws. In fact, doing so is seen as heroic, though a fair portion of angel characters are pretty noble.
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* AlwaysLawfulGood: The angels in the series are supposed to be the representation of light and goodness in the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil. But [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the trope name implies]], they are intensely dedicated to upholding their people's laws. In fact, doing so is seen as heroic, though a fair portion of angel characters are pretty noble.they're not above doing the right thing.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Back before the apocalypse, Abaddon greatly valued the lives of those under his command to the point where he would become vindictive if they were harmed (as evidenced in ''Death's Door''). His soldiers in turn worshiped him. But come ''Darksiders'', [[spoiler:he kills his fellow angels without a second thought as the Destroyer.]]
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* BrokenPedestal: As [[spoiler:the Destroyer he seems to view the Creator as this. He's also this to Uriel, Nathaniel and Azrael when they realize he's the Destroyer.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: Its made pretty clear that he wouldn't give Death the time of day if it weren't for the Horseman being able to assist him. [[spoiler:Jamaerah implies he was always like this; when Lucien was infected by corruption, the change in personality was so minute that Jamaerah and the rest couldn't tell the difference until it was too late.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler: An outright insane variety.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler: An outright insane variety.]]
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!Heaven
[[folder:Angels in general]]
Those of the First Kingdom. They combat the legions of Hell.
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* AlwaysLawfulGood: The angels in the series are supposed to be the representation of light and goodness in the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil. But [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the trope name implies]], they are intensely dedicated to upholding their people's laws. In fact, doing so is seen as heroic, though a fair portion of angel characters are pretty noble.
* BilingualBonus: A lot of their terms are Latin words ("nex sacramentum" and "Codex Bellum"), but all of the angels themselves either have Hebrew, French [[note]]In Archon Lucien's case; it's the French form of Lucianus/Lucius[[/note]] or made up names, making it rather inconsistent with the aforementioned Latin.
* CouncilOfAngels: Subverted; while it appears there's an angel hierarchy, the Creator is the one who sired them.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: Well, the "blond" bit is more of a "silvery-white", but a lot of the angels we meet in the series have this.
* FantasticRacism: Towards demons and anyone/anything associated with them.
* FantasticSlur: "Pigeons" in ''Darksiders'' and "birds" in ''Darksiders III''.
* TheFettered: There are some methods they refuse to use, such as necromancy, setting them apart from demons.
* HeavenAndHell: The former half.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Angels of great power and/or considered to be of high authority don't seem to wear helmets in battle. Examples include Uriel, Abaddon, Azrael, Nathaniel, Usiel and the Archon[[note]]He wears a hood, but it still counts[[/note]].
* IHaveManyNames: According to "The Lost Soul" side quest in ''Darksiders II'', the "elder" angels [[note]] Most likely archangels or just angels of high authority[[/note]] actually take on more than one name [[spoiler:such as Abaddon, who is also called "Vovin"]].
* KnightTemplar: Probably due to their set of laws that apparently are so strict, that non-angels, no matter how wise, cannot understand them.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: In contrast to other fictional examples, the angels of ''Darksiders'' are a technologically advanced race with futuristic armor and energy-based weapons. Despite this, they still use magic whenever it's necessary.
* ProphetEyes: A seemingly common physical trait.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Further shown in that their law book is called the "Codex Bellum" [[note]]"War Book" or "Book of War" in Latin.[[/note]]
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: When they're beaten by the demons in the End War, they retreat to Heaven except for Hellguard, the angels led by Uriel who continue to fight on Earth to avenge Abaddon. Because of this, the Hellguard are barred from re-entering Heaven.
* StrawVulcan: In ''The Abomination Vault'', it turns out that the angels' idea of a "hero" is someone who obeys the laws of their people and follows the instruction of their superiors, as opposed to someone who just does the right thing.
--> '''Azrael''': But we are angels. We are warriors. Mind, law, ''discipline...'' these are our heroic ideals. For us, a soldier worthy of respect tends to his or her duties, obeys the scriptures of the Codex. Emotions, satisfaction of one's desires -- these must come second.
* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: See OurAngelsAreDifferent.
* WarriorMonk: Most (if not, all) angels seem to worship the Creator, as they constantly allude to him. Bonus points as they are a warrior race.
* WingedHumanoid: As is common with most interpretations.
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The former leader of the Hellguard, the archangel Abaddon was dedicated to exterminating the forces of Hell. Unfortunately, he wound up as one of the first major casualties of the End War.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:After being beaten by War, Abaddon begs Uriel to aid him. Uriel, [[BrokenPedestal having completely lost her faith in him]], does nothing]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Was the leader of the Hellguard. [[spoiler:But as the Destroyer, he was put in charge of the demons that conquered Earth.]]
* BackFromTheDead: As [[spoiler:the Destroyer]] (see DealWithTheDevil).
** CameBackWrong: [[spoiler: Came back as a demon, not much more '''WRONG''' than that.]]
* BigBad: Of [[spoiler:''Darksiders'']].
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler:His dragon form as the Destroyer]], while fast, is mostly a warm-up for the much harder fight when he shifts in his Fallen Angel form, where outside of his attacks being a lot harder to dodge due to the smaller arena, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard he'll cancel out Chaos Form if it's ever used]].
* {{BFS}}: [[spoiler: His Fallen Angel form carries one that's longer than he is tall, pretty significant as he towers over War.]]
* BodyHorror: How he lost his eye. In ''The Abomination Vault'', a construct wielding a nephilim sword called Affliction, which, true to its name, inflicts poison and causes any wounds its victims receive from it to rot, took his eye. Even Heaven's best medicines couldn't restore it.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler: The Destroyer makes a brief appearance in dragon form at the end of Darksiders III, commanding the attack on the stronghold of Haven to wipe out mankind for good]].
* DealWithTheDevil: Abaddon agreed to [[spoiler:become the Destroyer out of fear of the punishment that would befall on him for attempting to trigger the End War prematurely. He later tries the same offer with War during the final battle]]:
-->'''Abaddon:''' Would you serve in Heaven or rule in Hell?\\
'''War:''' I choose what once a coward did not.
* DragonInChief: Despite being the BigBad of the first game, [[spoiler:the Destroyer is under orders from another, but his superior never makes an appearance. Bonus points for being a literal dragon.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Abaddon was implied to have loved Uriel [[spoiler: as mentioned when he's the Destroyer (see quote below)]], whom she had loved in return. [[spoiler:It's implied that he still had affections for her despite becoming the Destroyer]].
--> '''Abaddon''': She loved him. And I believe he loved her.
* EvilIsBigger: [[spoiler: As an angel, he's human sized. His fallen angel form, however, is as tall as a Maker.]]
* EvilPlan: Abaddon [[spoiler:planned on breaking six of the Seven Seals (except for the seventh to prevent the Horsemen from interfering and to truly prevent the End War from happening), so that when Hell's generals would appear, he would have them assassinated before anything cataclysmic would happen. When the Council would investigate, the blame would fall on Hell, therefore, automatically giving victory to Heaven. To hide evidence of this act, he ordered the Maker Ulthane to duplicate six of the Seals so they would appear intact. Unfortunately, the Council already knew of this conspiracy. Worse, not only was Abaddon killed in battle, but he was dragged into Hell where an entity, confirmed by the credits sequence to be Lilith, stated he would have nowhere left to run once Heaven and the Council got their hands on him]]. Subverted as [[spoiler:humanity's destruction wasn't planned -- in fact, he was trying to avoid an actual war -- but considering his plan failed, it ended up happening anyway.]]
** [[spoiler: Worse, the forces of Hell were already set to go to war. Neither Kingdom gathered to declare battle rights: Hell simply erupted out guns blazing and ready to fight, so instead of Heaven getting a sneak attack against Hell, the latter did this against the former]].
* EyeScream: How Abaddon loses his eye in ''The Abomination Vault'' is... not pretty. While in the battle to protect Eden from the BigBad's minions, one of them was wielding a nephilim weapon called Affliction. Abaddon's eye was taken by the sword. But it gets worse from there. Heaven is said to have advanced medicine, so regrowing a body part wouldn't have been much of an issue, but Abaddon's wounds immediately started ''rotting'' and poisoning him. As such, the healers were unable to replace his lost eye, giving him an eyepatch instead.
* EyepatchOfPower: Has a fancy golden one embedded in his missing right eye.
* FantasticRacism: As applied to most, if not, all angels, Abaddon has a ''huuuuge'' hatred for demons. But let's just say he's a little more passionate about it than others.
* TheHeavy: The whole events of the first game happen because of his plan to [[spoiler:launch a preemptive strike against Hell, and War being set to take the for fall sets off Death's quest in the second game.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:War kills him by impaling him with the Armageddon Blade]]
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: [[spoiler: As the Destroyer (first form).]]
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Technically, it's a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth-esque]] O-dachi. [[spoiler:[[BigBad How appropriate]] following TheReveal]].
* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: During his cameo appearance at the end of Darksiders III, he orders his demon minions to exterminate every last human in Haven to put an end to mankind for good]].
-->'''[[spoiler: The Destroyer]]''': [[spoiler: CHARGE! Let the armies of Hell eliminate ALL that is human! Once and for all, we will raze this planet!]]
* LightIsNotGood: After [[spoiler:becoming the Destroyer]]
* MeaningfulName: His name in Hebrew literally means [[spoiler:Destroyer]]. Meaningful indeed!
* TheMenFirst: Heavily implied in the novel [[spoiler: before his fall from grace in the first game]]. When War [[spoiler: speculates that Abaddon might have interest in the Grand Abominations due to the BigBad of the story being an angel and that the former was constructing a WeaponOfMassDestruction that could only harm demons (which the Council ordered destroyed by War's hand)]], Azrael immediately defends him, saying that even if he ''did'' have interest, he wouldn't be willing to sacrifice any of those under his command to reach a certain goal.
* NighInvulnerable: [[spoiler:Both of his forms as the Destroyer]] can only be damaged by the Armageddon Blade.
* SwordBeam: [[spoiler: One of his main attacks in his fallen angel form.]]
* ThatManIsDead: How [[spoiler:he speaks of himself as the Destroyer.]]
* ThisCannotBe: Says this when he sees War in the battle of the End War, [[spoiler:believing it could not be possible for the Horsemen to be summoned since he did not destroy the Seventh Seal]].
* WalkingSpoiler: It's a bit hard to talk about him without mentioning the fact that [[spoiler:he becomes the Destroyer and BigBad of the first game.]]
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[[folder:Azrael]]
!Azrael
[[quoteright:281:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Azrael-001_258.jpg]]
!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka
The Archangel of Death and overseer of the Well of Souls, Azrael is found by War imprisoned inside the Black Throne.
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* TheArchmage: Illusions? Check. Serpent Holes? Check. Being able to "hide away" entire realms? Check. [[FantasticNuke Spells that can nuke demons]]? Check.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He greatly regrets his part in starting the Apocalypse and would willingly accept whatever punishment he would receive]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is a high-ranking official in Heaven (as well as a well-respected one) and knows his way around a battlefield despite not being a warrior.
* BadassBookworm: In ''The Abomination Vault''. Although he's technically a scholar, [[{{Irony}} he's seen a lot more combat than most of his people]] and even partakes in a battle or two in the novel. [[spoiler: Said partaking involves [[FantasticNuke nuking demons]]]].
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler: When the Watcher urges War to kill him after Azrael opens the way for them to reach Straga's inner sanctum, Azrael points out that Straga's death will cause the tower they're in to collapse, and without him, they'll be trapped. War states that they still need him to the Watcher and the matter is closed]].
** CulturedBadass
** BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the most benign figures in the setting, one of the worst to get on the bad side of.
* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Abaddon as the Destroyer]] is this to him.
* DeadpanSnarker: In the book, he actually ends up doing this to ''Death'' of all people twice in the same chapter.
--> '''Azrael''': ''[observing Dust]'' Interesting.\\
'''Death''': Not really. Crows make poor conversationalists.\\
'''Azrael''': A good thing you've never had any interest in conversation then.\\
''[later]''\\
'''Azrael''': ''[on the Constructs that attacked the angels]'' ...Constructs usually mean a Maker but--\\
'''Death''': But plenty of others have been hired, purchased, or even usurped mastery of constructs before. Meaning that, for all your deliberations and all the soldiers you lost, you have nothing of any substance.\\
'''Azrael''': Your tact, as always, is overwhelmingly appreciated.
* {{Foil}}: To Samael in the first game. Both assist War on his quest and are powerful magic users, but Azrael is an archangel and a benevolent person helping War [[spoiler: to atone for his actions]], while Samael is a ruthless and manipulative demon prince helping War for his own reasons.
* HonorBeforeReason: Aids the horseman War in his quest [[spoiler: despite knowing full well he'll likely be killed for his transgressions,]] because it's the right thing to do.
* MeaningfulName: In Hebrew, his name means “help of God”. Guess what his role is in the first game?
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: See TheAtoner.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: Helping Abaddon. Considering this lead to the destruction of the Third Kingdom, the extermination of mankind and the decimation of of much of Heavens forces, it's easier to see why he believes he deserves death.]]
* OldFriend: Abaddon specifically addresses him as this [[spoiler:while discussing the plan to break six of the seven seals early and ambush the leaders of Hell]].
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Played with. [[spoiler:In helping War he's knowingly adhering to this trope but wither War will kill him for his crimes is still up in the air.]]
* NervesOfSteel: From receiving the brunt of Death's sarcasm to putting up with [[{{Jerkass}} the Watcher]], Azrael doesn't really seem to explode with emotion. Sure, he'll probably express irritation but he doesn't seem to let his emotions get the better of him.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aside from the first game, he seems to be one of the only angels who was willing to cooperate with the Horsemen in the novel (although the reason for this was because they were allies and they had a common enemy).
* SealedGoodInACan: For most of the first game.
* UncertainDoom: His fate is left ambiguous after the final battle, [[spoiler:since War stated that he would be killed for his part in the conspiracy]].
* WelcomeToCorneria: While War [[spoiler:is trying to free him from the Black Throne]], Azrael will repeat certain lines ''every couple of seconds''. It has since reached [[MemeticMutation meme status]].
--> The beams... redirect the beams.
--> One last beam, and I'll be free...
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: His part in the starting the End War ahead of time marks him as this.]]
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[[folder:Uriel]]
!Uriel
[[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Uriel-001_6751.jpg]]
!!Voiced by: Moon Bloodgood (''Darksiders''), Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (''Darksiders II'')
Abaddon's second-in-command who bore an implied one-sided crush towards him, Uriel commands what remains of the Hellguard stranded on Earth after Heaven closed its gates following their loss in the End War. Blaming War for Abaddon's death, she has spent a century searching for the Horseman with the intent of bringing vengeance upon him.
Uriel reappears in ''Darksiders II'', aiding Death during the time he explores the devastated Earth for the rod of Arafel.
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* ActionGirl: A notable departure from her biblical counterpart, who is described either as male or asexual.
* AngelicBeauty: In a stern, scary sort of way.
* ArchangelUriel: A female version thereof.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She spent a century battling endless waves of demons, with no hope of escape, and she's still kicking. Also, she managed to keep a sizable portion of the Hellguard alive and continuing to battle Hells forces.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: When she learns the truth about Abaddon]].
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Like most angels.
* {{Determinator}}: Revealed in the second game, she and the rest of the Hellgaurd were stuck on Earth for the hundred years War was dead thanks the Charred Council cutting most the paths into Earth off, and she still refuse to give up despite fight being hopeless until War showed up.
* DuelToTheDeath: Challenges War to "Nex Sacramentum", a sacred death oath. Although she loses, War declares her death will be at a time and place of his choosing. [[spoiler:Subverted after Abaddon dies when Uriel kills War by completing the death oath; double-subverted as War [[ThanatosGambit planned this to happen from his vision by the Tree of Knowledge]]]].
* GenderBlenderName: Uriel is normally a name given to males, but this Uriel is a woman.
* HeelFaceTurn: She was already a HeroAntagonist, but after War reveals to her who really started the Apocalypse, she joins him in taking [[spoiler:Abbadon]] down.
* HeroAntagonist: To War, for most of the game, since she blames him for the early start of the Apocalypse and Abbadon's death.
* HeroicBSOD: She suffers a brief one when War reveals to her that [[spoiler:Abaddon is the Destroyer]].
* KnightInSourArmor: Her official bio in ''The Art of Darksiders'' state that Abaddon's death, being unable to re-enter Heaven and spending a century fighting an uphill battle have made her understandably bitter. However, she still strives to do the right thing.
* KnightTemplar: A bit of a problem for angels in general. [[spoiler:She gets over it.]]
* MeaningfulName: In Hebrew, Uriel means "God is my light". Like all angels, Uriel fights with light-based attacks.
* PluckyGirl: Was this in ''The Abomination Vault'' when she was shown as a new recruit.
* ShockAndAwe: If you look closely, a couple of her attacks to have electricity crackling.
* SubordinateExcuse: Towards Abbadon.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In a marked contrast to the blank white ProphetEyes that most other angels have.
* UndyingLoyalty: So loyal to Abaddon that she would follow him into Hell. [[spoiler:Subverted when she finds out that Abaddon is the Destroyer. Once the archangel is at War's mercy, he begs Uriel to save him; she doesn't]].
* WorthyOpponent: To War. He explicitly states the the reason he didn't kill her after he beat her was because he thought she was the last honourable angel, and he didn't want the last of Heaven's honour to disappear.
** {{Futureshadowing}}: In ''The Abomination Vault'', which portrays her in her early Hellguard days, War, having quickly taken a shine to her, actually states that he would be willing to fight her for real once she had more experience... after knocking her unconscious.
* YouAreACreditToYourRace: To Death. She says he is honorable, which few nephilim are. To be fair, she isn't quite wrong, from what you hear of the majority of them.
** Also gets this from War, when he refused to kill her due to "not wanting the last of Heaven's honor" to die with her.
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[[folder:Archon Lucien]]
!The Archon Lucien
[[quoteright:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Archon-001_5590.png]]
!!Voiced by: Creator/RobinAtkinDownes
A powerful archangel of the Crystal Spire, the Archon employs Death to stop an unknown corruption that is spreading within the angelic outpost of Lostlight.
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* CastingAShadow: [[spoiler:Thanks to TheCorruption.]]
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler:After his Corruption is revealed, his voice takes on more raspy edge that makes him sound like he's gargling on the sludgy shadows.]]
* GlowingEyes: One of the few features visible under his hood.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Subverted, then played straight. [[spoiler:After Death cuts off his two pairs of white angel wings, typically Good Wings, he grows black and yellow wings of Corruption, decidedly Evil Wings.]]
* HolierThanThou: A lot of what he says can be read like this. [[spoiler:[[DramaticIrony Ironically enough, that's the Corruption talking.]]]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: His justification for [[spoiler:driving everyone in the Ivory Citadel insane and keeping the Angel Key away from Death, though this is all just because of his Corruption.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: He is impaled by Death before falling to his doom.]]
* InTheHood: Instead of going with or without a helmet like most angel characters we've seen so far, Lucien wears a hood.
* LargeHam: [[spoiler: Especially when Death starts fighting him.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler: An outright insane variety.]]
* LightEmUp: When teleporting and [[spoiler:[[CastingAShadow not much else.]]]]
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:He's fallen prey to TheCorruption, making a danger to everyone around him. Though the effects have visually made him into...]]
** DarkIsEvil: When [[spoiler:the visual signs of TheCorruption appear he takes on a darkened appearence and uses Dark attacks despite his proclamations of using Light.]]
* MeaningfulName: Lucien is the French form of the Latin name Lucianus, which is derived from the ''other'' Latin name, Lucius, meaning "light". Lucien's skin is ''literally'' glowing a bright light.
* MindOverMatter: [[spoiler:Displays some skill with telekinesis when he levitates and tries to throw a part of the battle arena at Death in their battle, though this may be due to the Rod of Arafel.]]
* PowerGlows: His head inside of his hood is glowing yellow with holy light. It [[spoiler:turns into dark and twisted light when he decides to fight Death.]]
* {{Seer}}: Uses a pool in his tower to see into the future. [[spoiler:Jamaerah states that their use was to be forbidden, and that [[GoMadFromTheRevelation a vision he saw within began his descent into madness and Corruption.]]]]
* SimpleStaff: The Rod of Arafel is one, though the powerful holy magic coursing through it is the more important aspect.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The Archon is also corrupted; in fact, it was he who had opened the Well of Souls, allowing the Destroyer to fuel his armies with countless souls. It was also he who caused the death and destruction in the Ivory Citadel.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It's hard to talk about him without mentioning that he's not just a HolierThanThou jerk, he's corrupted and is deliberately waylaying you.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nathaniel]]
!Nathaniel
[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nathaniel-001_186.jpg]]
!!Voiced by: Creator/JamiesonPrice
An angel formerly of the Hellguard who guards the Archon and the Crystal Spire. He acts as a merchant for the Lostlight area.
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* BadassBaritone: As provided by Jamieson Price.
* BadassBeard: Sports a thin one on his chin.
* BaldOfAwesome: He's bald and one of two of the only survivors in Lostlight, the other being the Archon.
* BigBadFriend: See OldFriend.
* BodyguardingABadass: The Archon doesn't really need the protection that Nathaniel gives, [[spoiler:as the fight against him shows]].
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Abaddon becomes this to him once it's revealed not only did he not pass on but he became the Destroyer.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a few prominent scars on his face, no doubt from countless battles against demons.
* IOweYouMyLife: Death actually saved him during the battle to defend Eden from the Nephilim, in the backstory.
* LightIsGood: [[spoiler:The last un-Corrupted angel of the Crystal Spire.]]
* MeaningfulName: Nathaniel means "God has given" in Hebrew. This Nathaniel is the merchant for Lostlight.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The "reasonable" part being he seems to be the only angel that doesn't greet Death with disdain or grudging respect. The "authority" part being that angels without helmets seem to hold some sort of leader position in the military.
* OhMyGods: "By Abbadon's [[EyepatchOfPower eye]]", but close enough.
* OldFriend: To an angel named "Vovin" (the angelic word for "dragon"). [[spoiler:Turns out this is another name for Abaddon.]]
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:Is literally the only uncorrupted angel in Lostlight. [[TheReveal Including the Archon]].]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jamaerah]]
!Jamaerah the Scribe
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jamaerah-001_8091.jpg]]
!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka
An angel meant to protect the records of the Ivory Citadel, he was infused with the Corruption that harmed it.
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* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:Subverted.]]
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: [[spoiler:Isn't actually a bad guy. He comes to his senses after fighting Death and helps him out, so Death spares him.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: By the Corruption.
* BodyHorror: One of his attacks is spewing what could be assumed to be his intestines out of his stomach, covered in Corruption.
* EnergyBall: Can launch ones made of books.
* EnemySummoner: Summons lesser Corrupted Angels.
* FatBastard: [[spoiler:Subverted. He's actually a decent guy, but Corruption drove him crazy. As for his weight, it's not known if he was always this big or if Corruption made him that way.]]
* FrickinLaserBeams: Fires them from his chair. [[BossArenaIdiocy They're instrumental in beating him.]]
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:He gets better.]]
* {{Loincloth}}: The only piece of clothing he's wearing. It looks almost as if most of his clothes were torn off.
* MindOverMatter: All of his attacks involve some form of telekinesis with Corruption.
* MrExposition: Explains what ''really'' happened [[spoiler:to the Archon.]]
** He also provides most of the flavor text on items in ''Darksiders III''.
* {{Seer}}: He mentions in his dialogue with Death that, in addition to being a scribe, he has the gift of future sight, which is frowned upon by most angels.
* YouWillBeSpared: With [[BigRedDevil Samael]], who never really cared that much about the fight itself, [[spoiler:he is the only boss character in ''Darksiders II'' who is not killed by Death, due to saying what he knew and being helpful.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Usiel]]
!Usiel
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usiel.jpg]]
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* AFatherToHisMen: Usiel admits he's been losing more of his troops every day and it weighs heavy on him. [[spoiler:Wanting to see them alive again is what allows Lust to corrupt him.]]
* TheCorruptible: [[spoiler:Lust manages to [[MoreThanMindControl convince him]] to join her side by appealing to his desire for the angels to have their numbers replenished.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Usiel uses a ''church bell on a chain'' as his weapon of choice. A complete contrast to his brethren who typically use lances (that double as rifles), cannons, swords, staves and magic.
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!Heaven
[[folder:Angels in general]]
Those of the First Kingdom. They combat the legions of Hell.
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* AlwaysLawfulGood: The angels in the series are supposed to be the representation of light and goodness in the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil. But [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the trope name implies]], they are intensely dedicated to upholding their people's laws. In fact, doing so is seen as heroic, though a fair portion of angel characters are pretty noble.
* BilingualBonus: A lot of their terms are Latin words ("nex sacramentum" and "Codex Bellum"), but all of the angels themselves either have Hebrew, French [[note]]In Archon Lucien's case; it's the French form of Lucianus/Lucius[[/note]] or made up names, making it rather inconsistent with the aforementioned Latin.
* CouncilOfAngels: Subverted; while it appears there's an angel hierarchy, the Creator is the one who sired them.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: Well, the "blond" bit is more of a "silvery-white", but a lot of the angels we meet in the series have this.
* FantasticRacism: Towards demons and anyone/anything associated with them.
* FantasticSlur: "Pigeons" in ''Darksiders'' and "birds" in ''Darksiders III''.
* TheFettered: There are some methods they refuse to use, such as necromancy, setting them apart from demons.
* HeavenAndHell: The former half.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Angels of great power and/or considered to be of high authority don't seem to wear helmets in battle. Examples include Uriel, Abaddon, Azrael, Nathaniel, Usiel and the Archon[[note]]He wears a hood, but it still counts[[/note]].
* IHaveManyNames: According to "The Lost Soul" side quest in ''Darksiders II'', the "elder" angels [[note]] Most likely archangels or just angels of high authority[[/note]] actually take on more than one name [[spoiler:such as Abaddon, who is also called "Vovin"]].
* KnightTemplar: Probably due to their set of laws that apparently are so strict, that non-angels, no matter how wise, cannot understand them.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: In contrast to other fictional examples, the angels of ''Darksiders'' are a technologically advanced race with futuristic armor and energy-based weapons. Despite this, they still use magic whenever it's necessary.
* ProphetEyes: A seemingly common physical trait.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Further shown in that their law book is called the "Codex Bellum" [[note]]"War Book" or "Book of War" in Latin.[[/note]]
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: When they're beaten by the demons in the End War, they retreat to Heaven except for Hellguard, the angels led by Uriel who continue to fight on Earth to avenge Abaddon. Because of this, the Hellguard are barred from re-entering Heaven.
* StrawVulcan: In ''The Abomination Vault'', it turns out that the angels' idea of a "hero" is someone who obeys the laws of their people and follows the instruction of their superiors, as opposed to someone who just does the right thing.
--> '''Azrael''': But we are angels. We are warriors. Mind, law, ''discipline...'' these are our heroic ideals. For us, a soldier worthy of respect tends to his or her duties, obeys the scriptures of the Codex. Emotions, satisfaction of one's desires -- these must come second.
* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: See OurAngelsAreDifferent.
* WarriorMonk: Most (if not, all) angels seem to worship the Creator, as they constantly allude to him. Bonus points as they are a warrior race.
* WingedHumanoid: As is common with most interpretations.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Abaddon]]
!Abaddon/[[spoiler:The Destroyer]]
[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Abaddon-001_7646.jpg]]
!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker
The former leader of the Hellguard, the archangel Abaddon was dedicated to exterminating the forces of Hell. Unfortunately, he wound up as one of the first major casualties of the End War.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:After being beaten by War, Abaddon begs Uriel to aid him. Uriel, [[BrokenPedestal having completely lost her faith in him]], does nothing]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Was the leader of the Hellguard. [[spoiler:But as the Destroyer, he was put in charge of the demons that conquered Earth.]]
* BackFromTheDead: As [[spoiler:the Destroyer]] (see DealWithTheDevil).
** CameBackWrong: [[spoiler: Came back as a demon, not much more '''WRONG''' than that.]]
* BigBad: Of [[spoiler:''Darksiders'']].
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler:His dragon form as the Destroyer]], while fast, is mostly a warm-up for the much harder fight when he shifts in his Fallen Angel form, where outside of his attacks being a lot harder to dodge due to the smaller arena, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard he'll cancel out Chaos Form if it's ever used]].
* {{BFS}}: [[spoiler: His Fallen Angel form carries one that's longer than he is tall, pretty significant as he towers over War.]]
* BodyHorror: How he lost his eye. In ''The Abomination Vault'', a construct wielding a nephilim sword called Affliction, which, true to its name, inflicts poison and causes any wounds its victims receive from it to rot, took his eye. Even Heaven's best medicines couldn't restore it.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler: The Destroyer makes a brief appearance in dragon form at the end of Darksiders III, commanding the attack on the stronghold of Haven to wipe out mankind for good]].
* DealWithTheDevil: Abaddon agreed to [[spoiler:become the Destroyer out of fear of the punishment that would befall on him for attempting to trigger the End War prematurely. He later tries the same offer with War during the final battle]]:
-->'''Abaddon:''' Would you serve in Heaven or rule in Hell?\\
'''War:''' I choose what once a coward did not.
* DragonInChief: Despite being the BigBad of the first game, [[spoiler:the Destroyer is under orders from another, but his superior never makes an appearance. Bonus points for being a literal dragon.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Abaddon was implied to have loved Uriel [[spoiler: as mentioned when he's the Destroyer (see quote below)]], whom she had loved in return. [[spoiler:It's implied that he still had affections for her despite becoming the Destroyer]].
--> '''Abaddon''': She loved him. And I believe he loved her.
* EvilIsBigger: [[spoiler: As an angel, he's human sized. His fallen angel form, however, is as tall as a Maker.]]
* EvilPlan: Abaddon [[spoiler:planned on breaking six of the Seven Seals (except for the seventh to prevent the Horsemen from interfering and to truly prevent the End War from happening), so that when Hell's generals would appear, he would have them assassinated before anything cataclysmic would happen. When the Council would investigate, the blame would fall on Hell, therefore, automatically giving victory to Heaven. To hide evidence of this act, he ordered the Maker Ulthane to duplicate six of the Seals so they would appear intact. Unfortunately, the Council already knew of this conspiracy. Worse, not only was Abaddon killed in battle, but he was dragged into Hell where an entity, confirmed by the credits sequence to be Lilith, stated he would have nowhere left to run once Heaven and the Council got their hands on him]]. Subverted as [[spoiler:humanity's destruction wasn't planned -- in fact, he was trying to avoid an actual war -- but considering his plan failed, it ended up happening anyway.]]
** [[spoiler: Worse, the forces of Hell were already set to go to war. Neither Kingdom gathered to declare battle rights: Hell simply erupted out guns blazing and ready to fight, so instead of Heaven getting a sneak attack against Hell, the latter did this against the former]].
* EyeScream: How Abaddon loses his eye in ''The Abomination Vault'' is... not pretty. While in the battle to protect Eden from the BigBad's minions, one of them was wielding a nephilim weapon called Affliction. Abaddon's eye was taken by the sword. But it gets worse from there. Heaven is said to have advanced medicine, so regrowing a body part wouldn't have been much of an issue, but Abaddon's wounds immediately started ''rotting'' and poisoning him. As such, the healers were unable to replace his lost eye, giving him an eyepatch instead.
* EyepatchOfPower: Has a fancy golden one embedded in his missing right eye.
* FantasticRacism: As applied to most, if not, all angels, Abaddon has a ''huuuuge'' hatred for demons. But let's just say he's a little more passionate about it than others.
* TheHeavy: The whole events of the first game happen because of his plan to [[spoiler:launch a preemptive strike against Hell, and War being set to take the for fall sets off Death's quest in the second game.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:War kills him by impaling him with the Armageddon Blade]]
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: [[spoiler: As the Destroyer (first form).]]
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Technically, it's a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth-esque]] O-dachi. [[spoiler:[[BigBad How appropriate]] following TheReveal]].
* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: During his cameo appearance at the end of Darksiders III, he orders his demon minions to exterminate every last human in Haven to put an end to mankind for good]].
-->'''[[spoiler: The Destroyer]]''': [[spoiler: CHARGE! Let the armies of Hell eliminate ALL that is human! Once and for all, we will raze this planet!]]
* LightIsNotGood: After [[spoiler:becoming the Destroyer]]
* MeaningfulName: His name in Hebrew literally means [[spoiler:Destroyer]]. Meaningful indeed!
* TheMenFirst: Heavily implied in the novel [[spoiler: before his fall from grace in the first game]]. When War [[spoiler: speculates that Abaddon might have interest in the Grand Abominations due to the BigBad of the story being an angel and that the former was constructing a WeaponOfMassDestruction that could only harm demons (which the Council ordered destroyed by War's hand)]], Azrael immediately defends him, saying that even if he ''did'' have interest, he wouldn't be willing to sacrifice any of those under his command to reach a certain goal.
* NighInvulnerable: [[spoiler:Both of his forms as the Destroyer]] can only be damaged by the Armageddon Blade.
* SwordBeam: [[spoiler: One of his main attacks in his fallen angel form.]]
* ThatManIsDead: How [[spoiler:he speaks of himself as the Destroyer.]]
* ThisCannotBe: Says this when he sees War in the battle of the End War, [[spoiler:believing it could not be possible for the Horsemen to be summoned since he did not destroy the Seventh Seal]].
* WalkingSpoiler: It's a bit hard to talk about him without mentioning the fact that [[spoiler:he becomes the Destroyer and BigBad of the first game.]]
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[[folder:Azrael]]
!Azrael
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!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka
The Archangel of Death and overseer of the Well of Souls, Azrael is found by War imprisoned inside the Black Throne.
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* TheArchmage: Illusions? Check. Serpent Holes? Check. Being able to "hide away" entire realms? Check. [[FantasticNuke Spells that can nuke demons]]? Check.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He greatly regrets his part in starting the Apocalypse and would willingly accept whatever punishment he would receive]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is a high-ranking official in Heaven (as well as a well-respected one) and knows his way around a battlefield despite not being a warrior.
* BadassBookworm: In ''The Abomination Vault''. Although he's technically a scholar, [[{{Irony}} he's seen a lot more combat than most of his people]] and even partakes in a battle or two in the novel. [[spoiler: Said partaking involves [[FantasticNuke nuking demons]]]].
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler: When the Watcher urges War to kill him after Azrael opens the way for them to reach Straga's inner sanctum, Azrael points out that Straga's death will cause the tower they're in to collapse, and without him, they'll be trapped. War states that they still need him to the Watcher and the matter is closed]].
** CulturedBadass
** BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the most benign figures in the setting, one of the worst to get on the bad side of.
* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Abaddon as the Destroyer]] is this to him.
* DeadpanSnarker: In the book, he actually ends up doing this to ''Death'' of all people twice in the same chapter.
--> '''Azrael''': ''[observing Dust]'' Interesting.\\
'''Death''': Not really. Crows make poor conversationalists.\\
'''Azrael''': A good thing you've never had any interest in conversation then.\\
''[later]''\\
'''Azrael''': ''[on the Constructs that attacked the angels]'' ...Constructs usually mean a Maker but--\\
'''Death''': But plenty of others have been hired, purchased, or even usurped mastery of constructs before. Meaning that, for all your deliberations and all the soldiers you lost, you have nothing of any substance.\\
'''Azrael''': Your tact, as always, is overwhelmingly appreciated.
* {{Foil}}: To Samael in the first game. Both assist War on his quest and are powerful magic users, but Azrael is an archangel and a benevolent person helping War [[spoiler: to atone for his actions]], while Samael is a ruthless and manipulative demon prince helping War for his own reasons.
* HonorBeforeReason: Aids the horseman War in his quest [[spoiler: despite knowing full well he'll likely be killed for his transgressions,]] because it's the right thing to do.
* MeaningfulName: In Hebrew, his name means “help of God”. Guess what his role is in the first game?
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: See TheAtoner.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: Helping Abaddon. Considering this lead to the destruction of the Third Kingdom, the extermination of mankind and the decimation of of much of Heavens forces, it's easier to see why he believes he deserves death.]]
* OldFriend: Abaddon specifically addresses him as this [[spoiler:while discussing the plan to break six of the seven seals early and ambush the leaders of Hell]].
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Played with. [[spoiler:In helping War he's knowingly adhering to this trope but wither War will kill him for his crimes is still up in the air.]]
* NervesOfSteel: From receiving the brunt of Death's sarcasm to putting up with [[{{Jerkass}} the Watcher]], Azrael doesn't really seem to explode with emotion. Sure, he'll probably express irritation but he doesn't seem to let his emotions get the better of him.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aside from the first game, he seems to be one of the only angels who was willing to cooperate with the Horsemen in the novel (although the reason for this was because they were allies and they had a common enemy).
* SealedGoodInACan: For most of the first game.
* UncertainDoom: His fate is left ambiguous after the final battle, [[spoiler:since War stated that he would be killed for his part in the conspiracy]].
* WelcomeToCorneria: While War [[spoiler:is trying to free him from the Black Throne]], Azrael will repeat certain lines ''every couple of seconds''. It has since reached [[MemeticMutation meme status]].
--> The beams... redirect the beams.
--> One last beam, and I'll be free...
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: His part in the starting the End War ahead of time marks him as this.]]
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[[folder:Uriel]]
!Uriel
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!!Voiced by: Moon Bloodgood (''Darksiders''), Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (''Darksiders II'')
Abaddon's second-in-command who bore an implied one-sided crush towards him, Uriel commands what remains of the Hellguard stranded on Earth after Heaven closed its gates following their loss in the End War. Blaming War for Abaddon's death, she has spent a century searching for the Horseman with the intent of bringing vengeance upon him.
Uriel reappears in ''Darksiders II'', aiding Death during the time he explores the devastated Earth for the rod of Arafel.
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* ActionGirl: A notable departure from her biblical counterpart, who is described either as male or asexual.
* AngelicBeauty: In a stern, scary sort of way.
* ArchangelUriel: A female version thereof.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She spent a century battling endless waves of demons, with no hope of escape, and she's still kicking. Also, she managed to keep a sizable portion of the Hellguard alive and continuing to battle Hells forces.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: When she learns the truth about Abaddon]].
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Like most angels.
* {{Determinator}}: Revealed in the second game, she and the rest of the Hellgaurd were stuck on Earth for the hundred years War was dead thanks the Charred Council cutting most the paths into Earth off, and she still refuse to give up despite fight being hopeless until War showed up.
* DuelToTheDeath: Challenges War to "Nex Sacramentum", a sacred death oath. Although she loses, War declares her death will be at a time and place of his choosing. [[spoiler:Subverted after Abaddon dies when Uriel kills War by completing the death oath; double-subverted as War [[ThanatosGambit planned this to happen from his vision by the Tree of Knowledge]]]].
* GenderBlenderName: Uriel is normally a name given to males, but this Uriel is a woman.
* HeelFaceTurn: She was already a HeroAntagonist, but after War reveals to her who really started the Apocalypse, she joins him in taking [[spoiler:Abbadon]] down.
* HeroAntagonist: To War, for most of the game, since she blames him for the early start of the Apocalypse and Abbadon's death.
* HeroicBSOD: She suffers a brief one when War reveals to her that [[spoiler:Abaddon is the Destroyer]].
* KnightInSourArmor: Her official bio in ''The Art of Darksiders'' state that Abaddon's death, being unable to re-enter Heaven and spending a century fighting an uphill battle have made her understandably bitter. However, she still strives to do the right thing.
* KnightTemplar: A bit of a problem for angels in general. [[spoiler:She gets over it.]]
* MeaningfulName: In Hebrew, Uriel means "God is my light". Like all angels, Uriel fights with light-based attacks.
* PluckyGirl: Was this in ''The Abomination Vault'' when she was shown as a new recruit.
* ShockAndAwe: If you look closely, a couple of her attacks to have electricity crackling.
* SubordinateExcuse: Towards Abbadon.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In a marked contrast to the blank white ProphetEyes that most other angels have.
* UndyingLoyalty: So loyal to Abaddon that she would follow him into Hell. [[spoiler:Subverted when she finds out that Abaddon is the Destroyer. Once the archangel is at War's mercy, he begs Uriel to save him; she doesn't]].
* WorthyOpponent: To War. He explicitly states the the reason he didn't kill her after he beat her was because he thought she was the last honourable angel, and he didn't want the last of Heaven's honour to disappear.
** {{Futureshadowing}}: In ''The Abomination Vault'', which portrays her in her early Hellguard days, War, having quickly taken a shine to her, actually states that he would be willing to fight her for real once she had more experience... after knocking her unconscious.
* YouAreACreditToYourRace: To Death. She says he is honorable, which few nephilim are. To be fair, she isn't quite wrong, from what you hear of the majority of them.
** Also gets this from War, when he refused to kill her due to "not wanting the last of Heaven's honor" to die with her.
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[[folder:Archon Lucien]]
!The Archon Lucien
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!!Voiced by: Creator/RobinAtkinDownes
A powerful archangel of the Crystal Spire, the Archon employs Death to stop an unknown corruption that is spreading within the angelic outpost of Lostlight.
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* CastingAShadow: [[spoiler:Thanks to TheCorruption.]]
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler:After his Corruption is revealed, his voice takes on more raspy edge that makes him sound like he's gargling on the sludgy shadows.]]
* GlowingEyes: One of the few features visible under his hood.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Subverted, then played straight. [[spoiler:After Death cuts off his two pairs of white angel wings, typically Good Wings, he grows black and yellow wings of Corruption, decidedly Evil Wings.]]
* HolierThanThou: A lot of what he says can be read like this. [[spoiler:[[DramaticIrony Ironically enough, that's the Corruption talking.]]]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: His justification for [[spoiler:driving everyone in the Ivory Citadel insane and keeping the Angel Key away from Death, though this is all just because of his Corruption.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: He is impaled by Death before falling to his doom.]]
* InTheHood: Instead of going with or without a helmet like most angel characters we've seen so far, Lucien wears a hood.
* LargeHam: [[spoiler: Especially when Death starts fighting him.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler: An outright insane variety.]]
* LightEmUp: When teleporting and [[spoiler:[[CastingAShadow not much else.]]]]
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:He's fallen prey to TheCorruption, making a danger to everyone around him. Though the effects have visually made him into...]]
** DarkIsEvil: When [[spoiler:the visual signs of TheCorruption appear he takes on a darkened appearence and uses Dark attacks despite his proclamations of using Light.]]
* MeaningfulName: Lucien is the French form of the Latin name Lucianus, which is derived from the ''other'' Latin name, Lucius, meaning "light". Lucien's skin is ''literally'' glowing a bright light.
* MindOverMatter: [[spoiler:Displays some skill with telekinesis when he levitates and tries to throw a part of the battle arena at Death in their battle, though this may be due to the Rod of Arafel.]]
* PowerGlows: His head inside of his hood is glowing yellow with holy light. It [[spoiler:turns into dark and twisted light when he decides to fight Death.]]
* {{Seer}}: Uses a pool in his tower to see into the future. [[spoiler:Jamaerah states that their use was to be forbidden, and that [[GoMadFromTheRevelation a vision he saw within began his descent into madness and Corruption.]]]]
* SimpleStaff: The Rod of Arafel is one, though the powerful holy magic coursing through it is the more important aspect.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The Archon is also corrupted; in fact, it was he who had opened the Well of Souls, allowing the Destroyer to fuel his armies with countless souls. It was also he who caused the death and destruction in the Ivory Citadel.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It's hard to talk about him without mentioning that he's not just a HolierThanThou jerk, he's corrupted and is deliberately waylaying you.]]
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[[folder:Nathaniel]]
!Nathaniel
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!!Voiced by: Creator/JamiesonPrice
An angel formerly of the Hellguard who guards the Archon and the Crystal Spire. He acts as a merchant for the Lostlight area.
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* BadassBaritone: As provided by Jamieson Price.
* BadassBeard: Sports a thin one on his chin.
* BaldOfAwesome: He's bald and one of two of the only survivors in Lostlight, the other being the Archon.
* BigBadFriend: See OldFriend.
* BodyguardingABadass: The Archon doesn't really need the protection that Nathaniel gives, [[spoiler:as the fight against him shows]].
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Abaddon becomes this to him once it's revealed not only did he not pass on but he became the Destroyer.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a few prominent scars on his face, no doubt from countless battles against demons.
* IOweYouMyLife: Death actually saved him during the battle to defend Eden from the Nephilim, in the backstory.
* LightIsGood: [[spoiler:The last un-Corrupted angel of the Crystal Spire.]]
* MeaningfulName: Nathaniel means "God has given" in Hebrew. This Nathaniel is the merchant for Lostlight.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The "reasonable" part being he seems to be the only angel that doesn't greet Death with disdain or grudging respect. The "authority" part being that angels without helmets seem to hold some sort of leader position in the military.
* OhMyGods: "By Abbadon's [[EyepatchOfPower eye]]", but close enough.
* OldFriend: To an angel named "Vovin" (the angelic word for "dragon"). [[spoiler:Turns out this is another name for Abaddon.]]
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:Is literally the only uncorrupted angel in Lostlight. [[TheReveal Including the Archon]].]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jamaerah]]
!Jamaerah the Scribe
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!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka
An angel meant to protect the records of the Ivory Citadel, he was infused with the Corruption that harmed it.
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* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:Subverted.]]
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: [[spoiler:Isn't actually a bad guy. He comes to his senses after fighting Death and helps him out, so Death spares him.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: By the Corruption.
* BodyHorror: One of his attacks is spewing what could be assumed to be his intestines out of his stomach, covered in Corruption.
* EnergyBall: Can launch ones made of books.
* EnemySummoner: Summons lesser Corrupted Angels.
* FatBastard: [[spoiler:Subverted. He's actually a decent guy, but Corruption drove him crazy. As for his weight, it's not known if he was always this big or if Corruption made him that way.]]
* FrickinLaserBeams: Fires them from his chair. [[BossArenaIdiocy They're instrumental in beating him.]]
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:He gets better.]]
* {{Loincloth}}: The only piece of clothing he's wearing. It looks almost as if most of his clothes were torn off.
* MindOverMatter: All of his attacks involve some form of telekinesis with Corruption.
* MrExposition: Explains what ''really'' happened [[spoiler:to the Archon.]]
** He also provides most of the flavor text on items in ''Darksiders III''.
* {{Seer}}: He mentions in his dialogue with Death that, in addition to being a scribe, he has the gift of future sight, which is frowned upon by most angels.
* YouWillBeSpared: With [[BigRedDevil Samael]], who never really cared that much about the fight itself, [[spoiler:he is the only boss character in ''Darksiders II'' who is not killed by Death, due to saying what he knew and being helpful.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Usiel]]
!Usiel
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* AFatherToHisMen: Usiel admits he's been losing more of his troops every day and it weighs heavy on him. [[spoiler:Wanting to see them alive again is what allows Lust to corrupt him.]]
* TheCorruptible: [[spoiler:Lust manages to [[MoreThanMindControl convince him]] to join her side by appealing to his desire for the angels to have their numbers replenished.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Usiel uses a ''church bell on a chain'' as his weapon of choice. A complete contrast to his brethren who typically use lances (that double as rifles), cannons, swords, staves and magic.
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