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9	[[center: [-[[Characters/{{Darksiders}} Main Character Index]] \| [[Characters/DarksidersHorsemen The Horsemen of the Apocalypse]] \| [[Characters/DarksidersCharredCouncil The Charred Council]] \| '''The Forces of Heaven''' \| [[Characters/DarksidersHell The Forces of Hell]] \| [[Characters/DarksidersMakers The Makers]] \| [[Characters/DarksidersDead The Kingdom of the Dead]] \| [[Characters/DarksidersSevenDeadlySins The Seven Deadly Sins]] \| [[Characters/DarksidersIndependents Independents]] \| [[Characters/DarksidersOthers Others]]]]-]
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13	!Heaven
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15	[[folder:Angels in general]]
16	Those of the First Kingdom. They combat the legions of Hell.
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18	* 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, sometimes at the cost of doing the right thing. In fact, doing so is seen as heroic, though they're not above being being noble for the sake of it.
19	* BilingualBonus: A lot of their terminology is comprised of 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.
20	* CouncilOfAngels: Subverted; while it appears there's an angel hierarchy, the Creator is the one who sired them.
21	* CreativeSterility: Implied by Fury's Watcher. When arriving at the museum where Avarice is located, she theorizes that part of the reason that angels are jealous of humanity is because of their art skills.
22	* FantasticRacism: Towards demons and anyone/anything associated with them. Having been in a war with them since the birth of their race doesn't help in the slightest.
23	* FantasticSlur: "Pigeons" in ''Darksiders'' and "birds" in ''Darksiders III''.
24	* TheFettered: There are some methods they refuse to use, such as necromancy, setting them apart from demons.
25	* {{Heaven}}: As how angels are usually depicted, they are the scions of Heaven, also called The First Kingdom.
26	* 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[[note]]Granted, it's made apparent he's a mage who fights with deception and at a distance rather than in the thick of the fight where armor would be necessary[[/note]], Nathaniel, Usiel, and the Archon[[note]]He wears a hood, but it still counts[[/note]]. In fact, in ''The Abomination Vault'', War is able to figure out who the leader of an angel garrison protecting a gate to the White City is before he announces himself not only for carrying a different weapon than the grunts, but also the fact he's not wearing a helmet.
27	* HolierThanThou: A bit of an issue with some of them. They tend to view themselves as wholly righteous, and in ''The Abomination Vault'', several of them grumble about having to walk on the ground "like lesser races" rather than fly through the sky to their destination.
28	* 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"]].
29	* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: Downplayed. Heaven understands the value of non-combatants and rely on them, but that doesn't stop the soldiers from looking down on them.
30	* KnightTemplar: Probably due to their set of laws that apparently are so strict, that non-angels, no matter how wise, cannot understand them.
31	* 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.
32	* ProphetEyes: A seemingly common physical trait.
33	* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Further shown in that their law book is called the "Codex Bellum" [[note]]"War Book" or "Book of War" in Latin.[[/note]]
34	* 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.
35	* 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.
36	--> '''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.
37	* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: See OurAngelsAreDifferent.
38	* 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.
39	* WingedHumanoid: As is common with most interpretations.
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42	[[folder:Abaddon]]
43	!!Abaddon
44	[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Abaddon-001_7646.jpg]]
45	[[caption-width-right:284:[[labelnote:Click here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/darksidersdestroyer.png[[/labelnote]][[spoiler:to see the Destroyer]]]]
46	!!!Voiced by: Creator/TroyBaker (''Darksiders'', ''Darksiders: Genesis''), Creator/JasonSpisak (''Darksiders III'')
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48	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. Or so it seems...
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50	* AFatherToHisMen: Back before the apocalypse, Abaddon greatly valued the lives of those under his command. His soldiers in turn worshiped him.
51	** In ''The Abomination Vault'', 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 his friend, 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.
52	** ''Genesis'' has Abaddon thank the Horsemen for saving his soldiers from the demons infesting Eden (if a bit reluctantly).
53	** The plot of the ''Death's Door'' comic series kicks off because a vindictive Abaddon asks for Death's help in hunting down the demon that killed several of his best warriors.
54	** [[spoiler:Averted in ''Darksiders'' when he becomes the Destroyer and kills his former brethren without a second thought.]]
55	* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:After being beaten by War, Abaddon begs Uriel to aid him. Uriel, [[BrokenPedestal having completely lost her faith in him]], does nothing]].
56	* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:It's revealed later on in the first game that after becoming the Destroyer, Abaddon convinced Azrael to take him to the Tree of Knowledge. It has been confirmed that he did in fact receive a gift from the tree, but it's never revealed what it is, as Azrael told War that it was "not for [Azrael] to know".]]
57	* BackFromTheDead: As [[spoiler:the Destroyer]] (see DealWithTheDevil).
58	* BigBad: [[spoiler: After his death in the opening of ''Darksiders'', he takes on the mantle of the Destroyer and starts leading Hell's forces on the ruined Earth.]]
59	* 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]].
60	* {{BFS}}: [[spoiler: His Fallen Angel form carries one that's longer than he is tall, pretty significant as he towers over War.]]
61	* 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 and were only able to prevent the rot from spreading.
62	* BrokenAngel: [[spoiler:War pulls off his wings before stabbing him with the Armageddon Blade.]]
63	* 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.]]
64	* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler: Came back as a demon, not much more '''WRONG''' than that.]]
65	* 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]].
66	* DealWithTheDevil: Abaddon agreed to [[spoiler:become the Destroyer]] out of fear of [[spoiler:the punishment that would befall on him for attempting to trigger the End War prematurely]]. He later tries the same offer with War [[spoiler:during the final battle]]:
67	-->'''Abaddon:''' Would you serve in Heaven or rule in Hell?\
68	'''War:''' I choose what once a coward did not.
69	* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:War clearly considers him such, especially since unlike his co-conspirators Azrael and Ulthane (who both regret their role in starting the Apocalypse and chose to aid War in fixing things despite knowing they'll likely die as penance), Abaddon chose to abandon Heaven and become a FallenAngel to escape punishment.]]
70	* DragonsAreDemonic: [[spoiler:As the Destroyer, he is a FallenAngel who has transformed into a dragon whose skin looks like it's made of magma.]]
71	* 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.]]
72	* 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]].
73	--> '''Abaddon''': She loved him. And I believe he loved her.
74	* EvilIsBigger: [[spoiler: As an angel, he's human sized. His fallen angel form, however, is as tall as a Maker.]]
75	* 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), then having them reforged to cover his tracks. With Hell's generals summoned to gather by the breaking of the seals, the Hellguard would then launch a decapitation strike and mop up the leaderless demon hordes before anything cataclysmic could happen. When the Council inevitably investigated and found the seals intact, it would look like Hell had broken the treaty while Heaven tried to stop them, causing the Council's wrath to fall upon Hell and automatically giving victory to Heaven. Unfortunately for Abaddon, 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. 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 (the latter of whom already knew about his plan) got their hands on him, driving him fully into the arms of Hell and turning him into [[BigBad the Destroyer]]]]. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Great work, Abaddon.]]
76	** At the same time, it's somewhat subverted: [[spoiler:humanity's destruction wasn't planned -- in fact, he was trying to avoid an actual war -- but thanks to how catastrophically his plan failed, it ended up happening anyway.]]
77	* TheExtremistWasRight: Despite his controversial plan, it turns out that [[spoiler:Abaddon and his co-conspirators were right about Hell being responsible for much of the conflict in the story]]. Unfortunately for everyone, [[spoiler:Hell also [[UnwittingPawn anticipated his plan and used it to their advantage]] to make things even worse.]]
78	* 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, which it used to take out Abbadon's eye. 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 and were only able to stop the spread, giving him an eyepatch instead.
79	* EyepatchOfPower: Has a fancy golden one embedded in his missing right eye.
80	* FantasticRacism: As applied to most, if not, all angels, Abaddon has a ''huuuuge'' amount of hatred for demons. But let's just say he's a little more passionate about it than others. To the point he was willing to develop a WeaponOfMassDestruction that would ''only'' kill demons when set off, [[spoiler: and kicked off the premature Endwar over the objections of most of Heaven's other generals to try and crush the Dark Kingdom once and for all]].
81	* GoodScarsEvilScars: He received at least some of the scars on his face roughly around the same time he lost his eye during the events of ''The Abomination Vault'', and back then they marked him as a tough, grizzled warrior who was uncompromising in his hatred of demons and Heaven's enemies but still fighting the good fight. [[spoiler:Then he goes evil and the scars are still there to show how villainous he's become.]]
82	* TheHeavy: The events of the first game happen because of his plan to [[spoiler:launch a pre-emptive strike against Hell, and War being set to take the for fall sets off Death's quest in the second game.]]
83	* IHaveManyNames: He's known variously as Abaddon, [[spoiler: Vovin, The Destroyer, and is called the demonic word for "Lord" at least once]].
84	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:War kills him by impaling him through the back with the Armageddon Blade.]]
85	* IWasQuiteALooker: His brief appearances in ''Darksiders Genesis'' show that before he lost his eye and got his scars, Abaddon was actually quite handsome.
86	* KatanasAreJustBetter: Technically, it's a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth-esque]] O-dachi. [[spoiler:[[BigBad How appropriate]] following TheReveal]].
87	* LeaveNoSurvivors: [[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]].
88	-->'''[[spoiler: The Destroyer]]''': [[spoiler: CHARGE! Let the armies of Hell eliminate ALL that is human! Once and for all, we will raze this planet!]]
89	* LightIsNotGood: After [[spoiler:becoming the Destroyer. Both his forms still retain a lot of his former light, but he's also the BigBad and leader of the demonic forces.]]
90	* TheLostLenore:
91	** A male example. He's this to Uriel in ''Darksiders'' [[spoiler:until she learns he's the Destroyer.]]
92	** In ''Genesis'' [[spoiler:after Astarte is killed, Abaddon tells War and Strife that "[she] was more than a soldier to [him]", implying that there was more to their relationship than mere comradery. However, he doesn't elaborate further.]]
93	* MeaningfulName:
94	** His name in Hebrew literally means [[spoiler:Destroyer]].
95	** ''Darksiders II'' also reveals his second name - [[spoiler: "Vovin," literally "Dragon" in the angelic language, which is one of the forms Abaddon takes as the Destroyer.]]
96	* NighInvulnerable: [[spoiler:Both of his forms as the Destroyer]] can only be damaged by the Armageddon Blade. Even in ''The Abomination Vault'', he's the only person aside from [[HealingFactor Death]] able to endure a strike from [[PoisonedWeapons Affliction]] without dying. The narration even notes a lesser angel would have lost his life, not simply his [[EyeScream eye]].
97	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Was the leader of the Hellguard. [[spoiler:But as the Destroyer, he was put in charge of the demons that conquered Earth.]]
98	* RedemptionRejection: [[spoiler:When War finally encounters The Destroyer face-to-face, he seems legitimately sad and regretful as he holds an unconscious Uriel in his hand while reminiscing on their shared love from long ago. However, he then invokes ThatManIsDead and gives War a WeCanRuleTogether speech, making it clear that unlike the truly-repentant Azrael and Ulthane any regret Abaddon has for his role in starting Armageddon has long since been snuffed out and he would rather run from responsibility that face judgement for his role. When War rejects him by calling him a coward, Abaddon angrily tosses Uriel aside and begins the final battle.]]
99	* SwordBeam: [[spoiler: One of his main attacks in his fallen angel form.]]
100	* ThatManIsDead: How [[spoiler:he speaks of himself as the Destroyer, saying that his old self foolishly chose duty above all and died for it.]]
101	* 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]].
102	* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: A sidequest in ''Darksiders II'' has an archangel seeking the fate of an unnamed Hellguard angel, [[spoiler: who is revealed to have defected to Hell and bears the name "Vovin." The conclusion of the quest reveals "Vovin"'s true identity -- Abaddon.]]
103	* UnwittingPawn:
104	** [[spoiler:To Lilith and Hell overall. They were ready and actively wanted an excuse to kick off the Endwar, which he unwittingly gave to them.]]
105	** [[spoiler:To a lesser extent, the Charred Council. They knew about Abaddon's intentions and ''could'' have acted even without proof, but they ultimately allowed it to go through because it got rid of humanity for them and they could just clean up the mess afterwards.]]
106	* 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.]]
107	* WorldsBestWarrior: ''The Abomination Vault'' describes Abaddon as the greatest warrior Heaven has ever produced, and most certainly the strongest alive.
108	[[/folder]]
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110	[[folder:Azrael]]
111	!!Azrael
112	[[quoteright:281:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Azrael-001_258.jpg]]
113	!!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka
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115	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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117	* ArchangelAzrael: Azrael is the Archangel of Death. He isn't however very involved with overseeing death or ushering souls, largely because that overlap with the thematic focus of Death, the second game's protagonist, and is instead a scholar and the protector of important places such as the Well of Souls.
118	* TheArchmage: Illusions? Check. Serpent Holes? Check. [[spoiler: Being able to "hide away" entire realms? Check.]] [[FantasticNuke Spells that can nuke demons]]? Check.
119	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He greatly regrets his part in starting the Apocalypse and would willingly accept whatever punishment he would receive]].
120	* BadassBookworm: In ''The Abomination Vault''. Although he's technically a scholar and freely professing he's no warrior, [[{{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]]]].
121	* BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the most benign figures in the setting, one of the worst to get on the bad side of.
122	* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Abaddon as the Destroyer]] is this to him.
123	* 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]].
124	* CulturedBadass: He's a well-respected scholar by profession, but he's also a powerful mage.
125	* DeadpanSnarker: In the book, he actually sasses ''Death'' of all people twice in the same chapter.
126	--> '''Azrael''': ''[observing Dust]'' Interesting.\
127	'''Death''': Not really. Crows make poor conversationalists.\
128	'''Azrael''': A good thing you've never had any interest in conversation then.\
129	''[later]''\
130	'''Azrael''': ''[on the Constructs that attacked the angels]'' ...Constructs usually mean a Maker but--\
131	'''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.\
132	'''Azrael''': Your tact, as always, is overwhelmingly appreciated.
133	* {{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.
134	* HonorBeforeReason: Aids the horseman War in his quest [[spoiler: despite knowing full well he himself could very likely be killed for his transgressions,]] because it's the right thing to do.
135	* MasterOfIllusion: A powerful and skilled user of them, able to hide a devastated forest and the angelic soldiers inside as being pristine and empty, fake a FantasticNuke attack (in order to hide that he ''can'' fire a real one if he wants for maximum damage efficiency), [[spoiler:and disguise himself as others, including demons.]] Even Death praises his power and skill internally.
136	* MeaningfulName: In Hebrew, his name means “help of God”. Guess what his role is in the first game?
137	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:When the preemptive strike went horribly wrong and the Third Kingdom wound up slaughtered in the premature End War as he feared, he didn't take it well at all. When Abaddon showed up alive after seemingly perishing in the battle and asked to be taken to the Tree of Knowledge, he was so desperate to believe that things would turn out alright he didn't question it and did so. That didn't work out either.]]
138	* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Helping Abaddon. Considering this lead to the destruction of the Third Kingdom, the extermination of mankind and the decimation of much of Heaven's forces, it's easier to see why he believes he deserves death.]]
139	* 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]].
140	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: 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.
141	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Besides his role in the first game [[spoiler:helping War]], Azrael proves himself to be this during ''The Abomination Vault''. He is in charge of the angel allies that Death and War fight alongside, making sure that their alliance remains stable throughout the Abomination Crisis. Furthermore, he outright admits without hesitation that even he believes that Heaven's laws can be too restrictive. He even sympathizes with Hadrimon and Raciel's story, though not enough to stop him from opposing their campaign to release the Grand Abominations.
142	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Played with. [[spoiler:In helping War he's knowingly adhering to this trope but whether War will kill him for his crimes is still up in the air, especially given what he learns about Abaddon and especially the Council.]]
143	* SealedGoodInACan: For most of the first game.
144	* TheStoic: From receiving the brunt of Death's sarcasm to putting up with [[{{Jerkass}} the Watcher]], Azrael manages to keep his cool, expressing irritation at worst.
145	* UncertainDoom: After aiding War one last time in sending him to the final confrontation with the Destroyer, his fate is left ambiguous [[spoiler:what with his role in the whole prematurely starting the Apocalypse, but War leaves it ultimately up in the air if he'll follow through on killing Azrael due to learning of the Council's own hand in the events.]]
146	* 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]].
147	--> The beams... redirect the beams.
148	--> One last beam, and I'll be free...
149	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: His part in the starting the End War ahead of time marks him as this. While he initially had reservations about Abaddon's plan, he truly believed that he was helping the universe by confronting the spreading threat of Hell's influence, and was convinced that Abaddon's plan would swiftly end the war effectively before it started without harming humanity or Earth.]]
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151	[[/folder]]
152
153	[[folder:Uriel]]
154	!!Uriel
155	[[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Uriel-001_6751.jpg]]
156	!!!Voiced by: Creator/MoonBloodgood (''Darksiders''), Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (''Darksiders II'')
157
158	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.
159
160	Uriel reappears in ''Darksiders II'', aiding Death during the time he explores the devastated Earth for the rod of Arafel.
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162	* ActionGirl: A notable departure from her biblical counterpart, who is described either as male or asexual.
163	* AngelicBeauty: In a stern, scary sort of way.
164	* ArchangelUriel: A female version thereof.
165	* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: When she learns the truth about Abaddon]].
166	* {{Determinator}}: Revealed in the second game, she and the rest of the Hellguard 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 the fight being hopeless until War showed up.
167	* 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]]]].
168	* GenderBlenderName: Uriel is normally a name given to males, but this Uriel is a woman.
169	* 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.
170	* HeroAntagonist: To War, for most of the game, since she blames him for the early start of the Apocalypse and Abbadon's death.
171	* HeroicBSOD: She suffers a brief one when War reveals to her that [[spoiler:Abaddon is the Destroyer]].
172	* 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.
173	* KnightTemplar: A bit of a problem for angels in general; she can't let her grudge against War go despite him fighting against the Destroyer's armies, even challenging him to a DuelToTheDeath she has little chance of winning over it. [[spoiler:She gets over it.]]
174	* MadeOfIron: In the second game, she gets punched through a stone statue by a [[GiantMook Suffering]] and is able to get back up and into the fight in short order when Death arrives to provide an unintentional reprieve.
175	* MeaningfulName: In Hebrew, Uriel means "God is my light". Like all angels, Uriel fights with light-based attacks.
176	* PluckyGirl: Was this in ''The Abomination Vault'' when she was shown as a new recruit. She was willing to face down ''War'' while wielding a sword nearly as big as Chaoseater despite having heard his slaughter of her fellow angels outside the room and herself being barely out of ''adolescence''. It managed to impress even War.
177	* PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler:She doesn't kill Abaddon herself, but when War is about to kill him, she tells the Destroyer, "Reap what you have sewn, Betrayer."]]
178	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: 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.
179	* RevengeBeforeReason: {{Averted}}. Despite her grudge against War, she doesn't extend that to Death when she encounters him on Earth during his search for the Rod of Arafel and though she clearly doesn't believe it also doesn't angrily refute Death when he professes to War's innocence. [[spoiler:Then there's the fact she ultimately aids War in stopping the true threat in the Destroyer/Abaddon and helps him against his treacherous Watcher.]]
180	* ShockAndAwe: If you look closely, a couple of her attacks to have electricity crackling.
181	* SubordinateExcuse: Implied towards Abbadon.
182	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In a marked contrast to the blank white ProphetEyes that most other angels have.
183	* 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]].
184	* 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.
185	** {{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.
186	* 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.
187	** 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.
188
189	[[/folder]]
190
191	[[folder:Archon Lucien]]
192	!!The Archon Lucien
193	[[quoteright:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Archon-001_5590.png]]
194	!!!Voiced by: Creator/RobinAtkinDownes
195
196	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.
197	-----
198	* CastingAShadow: [[spoiler:Thanks to TheCorruption.]]
199	* 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.]]
200	* 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.]]
201	* GlowingEyes: One of the few features visible under his hood.
202	* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler: Implied -- Jamaerah the Scribe says that the Archon looking into Lostlight's pool of visions "rent his mind" and sent him on a rampage. It's not entirely clear what he saw, though.]]
203	* GoodWingsEvilWings: Subverted, then played straight. [[spoiler:After Death cuts off his top pair of white angel wings, typically Good Wings, he grows black and yellow wings of Corruption, decidedly Evil Wings.]]
204	** DemBones: [[spoiler:His new wings seem to be made of bone (in the form of bat wings, rather than his avian ones), with Corruption wrapped around them to form the flesh.]]
205	* HolierThanThou: A lot of what he says can be read like this. [[spoiler:[[DramaticIrony Ironically enough, that's the Corruption talking.]]]] He repeatedly refers to himself as the only "pure" being left in Lostlight (ignoring Nathaniel) while deriding the first angel to fall to Corruption as "weak of mind, given to doubts" [[spoiler:which either is him realizing on some level that he's a {{hypocrite}} or just throwing an extra level onto his deception of Death.]]
206	* 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.]]
207	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: He is impaled by Death before falling to his doom.]]
208	* InTheHood: Instead of going with or without a helmet like most angel characters we've seen so far, Lucien wears a hood.
209	* {{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.]]
210	* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler: An outright insane variety.]]
211	* LargeHam: [[spoiler: Especially when Death starts fighting him.]]
212	* LightEmUp: When teleporting and [[spoiler:[[CastingAShadow not much else.]]]]
213	* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:He's fallen prey to TheCorruption, making a danger to everyone around him. Though the effects have visually made him into...]]
214	** DarkIsEvil: When [[spoiler:the visual signs of TheCorruption appear he takes on a darkened appearance and uses Dark attacks despite his proclamations of using Light.]]
215	* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Under the guise of helpfulness he strings Death along to recover the Rod of Arafel from Earth and sends him to the Ivory Citadel with a mount, both times expecting Death to meet his end along the way, and, when Death learns the truth of Lucien's betrayal of his fellows, uses the Rod to attack and try to kill Death himself. He even goes so far as indirectly insulting himself to throw Death off by referring to the first angel to fall as "weak of mind, given to doubts" while professing his own purity.]]
216	* 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.
217	* MindOverMatter: [[spoiler:Displays some skill with telekinesis when he levitates and tries to throw a part of the battle arena at Death at the climax of their battle, though this may be due to the Rod of Arafel. Not that it helps him when Death cleaves through it and him.]]
218	* OurArchonsAreDifferent: A single example, an a HolierThanThou {{Jerkass}} to boot. Though Uriel mentions an Archon Hestus who was one of the leaders of the Hellguard against the Destroyer's forces and seems to think highly of him, so Lucien's arrogance is probably his alone.
219	* 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.]]
220	* {{Seers}}: 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.]]]]
221	* 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.]]
222	* 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.]]
223
224	[[/folder]]
225
226	[[folder:Nathaniel]]
227	!!Nathaniel
228	[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nathaniel-001_186.jpg]]
229	!!!Voiced by: Creator/JamiesonPrice
230
231	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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233
234	* BigBadFriend: See OldFriend.
235	* BodyguardingABadass: The Archon doesn't really need the protection that Nathaniel gives, [[spoiler:as the fight against him shows]].
236	* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Abaddon becomes this to him once it's revealed not only did he not pass on but he became the Destroyer.]]
237	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a few prominent scars on his face, no doubt from countless battles against demons. He's also a genuinely upstanding angel.
238	* HeroesPreferSwords: He uses a large golden blade in combat, and he's an un-Corrupted and heroic angelic warrior.
239	* IOweYouMyLife: Death actually saved him during the battle to defend Eden from the Nephilim, in the backstory, though Nathaniel admits he's not surprised Death doesn't remember him.
240	* LightIsGood: [[spoiler:The last un-Corrupted angel of the Crystal Spire.]]
241	* MeaningfulName: Nathaniel means "God has given" in Hebrew. This Nathaniel is the merchant for Lostlight.
242	* 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.
243	* OhMyGods: "By Abbadon's [[EyepatchOfPower eye]]", but close enough.
244	* OldFriend: To an angel named "Vovin" (the angelic word for "dragon"). [[spoiler:Turns out this is another name for Abaddon.]]
245	* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:Is literally the only uncorrupted angel in Lostlight. [[TheReveal Including the Archon]].]]
246
247	[[/folder]]
248
249	[[folder:Jamaerah]]
250	!!Jamaerah the Scribe
251	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jamaerah-001_8091.jpg]]
252	!!!Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka
253
254	An angel meant to protect the records of the Ivory Citadel, he was infused with the Corruption that harmed it.
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256	* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:Subverted. Once he's purified, he's a pretty swell guy.]]
257	* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: [[spoiler:Isn't actually a bad guy. He comes to his senses after fighting Death and helps him out, so Death spares him.]]
258	* BodyHorror: One of his attacks is spewing what could be assumed to be his intestines out of his stomach, covered in Corruption. [[spoiler:Thankfully, once he's cured his stomach seals back up with only an ugly scar to mark it.]]
259	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: By the Corruption. [[spoiler:Noticeable in being one of the few who can actually be freed of it without dying.]]
260	* CoolChair: He uses a flying throne to get around, since presumably he's too heavy for his wings to carry him.
261	* EnergyBall: Can launch ones made of books.
262	* EnemySummoner: Summons lesser Corrupted Angels.
263	* EnergyWeapon: Fires them as his main method of attack. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard They're instrumental in defeating him]].
264	* 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.]]
265	* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:He gets better.]]
266	* {{Loincloth}}: The only piece of clothing he's wearing. It looks almost as if most of his clothes were torn off.
267	* MrExposition:
268	** Explains what ''really'' happened [[spoiler:to the Archon and Lostlight, revealing how the Corruption first spread [[TheReveal from the Archon himself, who's been in league with the Destroyer]].]]
269	** He also provides most of the flavor text on items in ''Darksiders III''.
270	* PuzzleBoss: In order to hurt him, you need to use the [[PortalGun Voidwalker]] to open the portals around the room and then lure him into firing his light blasts through them to directly damage him or his EnergyBall to stun him and allow you to wail on him yourself. At the final stage of the fight, he moves up to the second level and fires [[DeathFromAbove a laser from above]], but unintentionally reveals a final portal that you trick him into firing into to blast him and finish the fight.
271	* {{Seers}}: 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 who don't like the idea of him prying into their secrets.
272	* YouWillBeSpared: With [[BigRedDevil Samael]] (who never really cared that much about the fight itself), the Phariseer, and Basileus (who are both already dead and wanted retrieved by the Lord of Bones), [[spoiler:he is the only boss character in ''Darksiders II'' who is not killed by Death. Justified, since Death needed him alive to learn where the Angel Key was, and because Jamaerah stopped being hostile after Death BeatTheCurseOutOfHim.]]
273
274	[[/folder]]
275
276	[[folder:Usiel]]
277	!!Usiel
278	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usiel.jpg]]
279	!!!Voiced by Creator/DaveFennoy
280	The commander of the Seventh Legion and one of the only angels to survive the End War.
281
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283	* TheAtoner: If [[spoiler:he is spared during the Lust boss fight, he vows to help to make up his corruption by helping Fury, even giving her the Fafnir weapon enhancement if talked to afterwards.]]
284	* TheCorruptible: [[spoiler:Lust manages to [[MoreThanMindControl convince him]] to join their side by appealing to his desire for the angels to have their numbers replenished.]]
285	* DeadlyRinger: Usiel uses a ''church bell on a chain'' as his weapon of choice. A complete contrast to his brethren who typically use lances ([[MixAndMatchWeapon that double as rifles]]), cannons, swords, staves, and magic.
286	* 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.]]
287	* ScaryBlackMan: More like Scary Black ''Angel''. He's massive, heavily-armed, has darker skin than most angels, [[spoiler:and at one point, Lust manages to convince him to betray Fury.]]

Context Characters / DarksidersHeaven