Metatron in popular culture

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The angel Metatron has appeared in various media, sometimes in the role of the Voice of God.

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  • In the anime series Akihabara Dennou Gumi (also known as Cyberteam in Akihabara), a Rosicrucian-based mythological plot involves a boy genius who flees the Earth in a spaceship after World War I. He establishes himself in a hidden orbital castle while back on Earth his former tutor awaits his return, worshiping him as Metatron.
  • In the anime series "Angel Sanctuary", Metatron is a small angel referred to as the 'Voice' of God. He is infatuated with dolls and the water angel Jibril. Within Metatron is sealed Sandalphon, who communicates with him through his Rabbit doll.
  • In the manga series Shaman King, Metatron is the guardian spirit of Venstar, one of the X-Laws.
  • In Peter David's Supergirl series, Metatron makes an appearance in issue #73 as the angel guarding the original Garden of Eden. The demon Buzz describes him as a "big bloke with a bigger sword," but even he is surprised when Metatron is over one mile tall. Lilith, however, has turned him to stone.
  • Todd McFarlane's Angela miniseries features a female entity named Metatron who comments about the forces of Hell violating the realm of the Angels.
  • In Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's novel Good Omens, the Metatron appears as the voice of God. An explanatory footnote likens his role to a Presidential Press Secretary.
  • Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow also features Metatron.
  • Hal Duncan's Vellum features an "Unkin" named Metatron.
  • Maurice Dantec's Cosmos Incorporated features Metatron as the main angel with whom the hero, Sergueï Plotkine, has to deal.
  • In John Unruh's short story Angelic (published in On Spec Magazine, Metatron is the archangel who brings the lost angels back home.
  • In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, Metatron is a malevolent angel and Regent of the Kingdom of Heaven with the Authority (God) incapacitated, having once been his enforcer, and now seeking to supplant him.
  • In the cult cyberpunk novel "The Adventures of Redman Red" by Nathaniel Haynes (2006), Metatron is the name given by the character Angie to the emergent artificial intelligence that runs the city of 'Oz' (also known as the Ark Project).
  • Metatron appears as a major character in Kevin Smith's film Dogma, where he is played by Alan Rickman. Here he is the angel which calls upon the last Scion (last bloodline of Christ, descendant of the half-brothers of Jesus) to fulfill her destiny. He is the voice of God, as God cannot speak directly to a human, because the sheer power of God's true voice is too powerful for a human being to withstand. "Your mind would cave in, and your heart would explode within your chest. We went through five Adams before we figured that one out," he comments on the matter.
  • In his extensive review of Donnie Darko, Lawrence Person suggests that the character of Frank may in fact be the Metatron.
  • The musician Carlos Santana claims that the revitalization of his career in the 21st century is due to Metatron. Santana claims that Metatron visits him while he meditates and describes it as a white, bearded angel.
  • The Austrian goth metal band Darkwell has an album called Metatron.
  • Metatron is the name of a psy-trance label based in Israel
  • Metatron is the name of a 1990 album by the UK dub group Mark Stewart and the Maffia, on the On-U Sound label.
  • Metatron is the name of an album by Praxis. The lineup of that incarnation of the band was Buckethead, Bill Laswell, and Brain.
  • In the videogame series Silent Hill, a recurring symbol is eventually revealed to be a talisman of Metatron, with the power to dispel evil. Metatron appears as a protective force, opposed to the work of Samael.
  • In the video game Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, one version of the character named Asura has a move named after Metatron (spelled in reverse, as Nortatem). This causes the character to become much more powerful, at the expense of gradually draining life energy.
  • In Hideo Kojima's cult videogame series Zone of the Enders, metatron is a new chemical element found on Jupiter's moon, Callisto. It has unique space-warping properties, capable of compressing and releasing space. This forms the basis of many new technologies, including power generation, locomotion, extra-dimensional storage, and computers. When used to create computers, it serves functions similar to those of silicon in conventional computers, forming computer chips, but thanks to its ability to operate in dimensions beyond normal, is much more advanced and is capable of creating completely self-aware artificial intelligence.
  • In Xenogears, Metatron is one of the four pillars orbiting Deus in the final dungeon.
  • In Spawn: Armageddon, the Metatron is the final boss whom Spawn has to defeat.
  • In the popular text-based online game Archspace, Metatron is a leading council.
  • In the video game Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, the Metatron is the final boss of the Labyrinth of Amala that fights the Demi-Fiend if pursuing the True Demon Ending.
  • In the videogame Shadow Hearts the metatron is the name given to the god that the characters fight at the conclusion of the game. Albert Simon describes the metatron as a being that is not a god in a traditional sense, but is more a god to us as we are gods to ants.
  • In the Salvadorean Rock Scene, Metatron is the name of a medieval/instrumental rock band
  • In the online MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, Metatron Torment is the final weapon skill a Warrior can learn for the Great Axe class of weapons.
  • In the video game Persona 3 by Atlus, Metatron is a persona that can be obtained by combining Michael, Raphael, Gabriel and Uriel.
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