Angels (Marvel Comics)

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Angels
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An angel is a fictional entity within the Marvel Comics universe, based on the angels of the Abrahamic faiths.

Contents 1 Publication history 2 Overview and attitude 3 Important storylines and significant appearances 4 Individuals

[edit] Publication history

Angels are a relatively recent addition to the Marvel Universe - although demons have frequently appeared as villains in some Marvel titles, the comics had avoided featuring angels (or directly mentioning the presence of a Judeo-Christian god) until the 1990s^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Overview and attitude

The angels of the Marvel Universe tend to believe that the end justifies the means. When battling the forces of hell, mortals are sometimes expendable.

[edit] Important storylines and significant appearances

• The Asura, "the assassins of Heaven", played an important role as antagonists in the Warren Ellis Hellstorm series.

• Gadriel, one of the Grigori, was tasked with watching over the Punisher. After the Punisher committed suicide, Gadriel resurrected him and granted him supernatural powers.

• The archangel Ruth was sent to deal with the renegade demon Kazann when he ran amok on earth, a mission that caused her to clash with Hoss and the Ghost Rider.

[edit] Individuals

• Armaziel
• Daniel
• Esther
• Gadriel
• Malachi
• Micah
• Ruth
• Tzadqiel appears in Hellstorm: Prince of Lies #19 (October 1994). Tzadqiel possesses a satanist in the town of Bend Sinister, Utah - this is seemingly unprecedented, part of the escalating hostilities between Hellstrom and heaven. Hellstrom exorcises the angel, but leaves it trapped within a single building, potentially forever - confined by a magical "shieldfield". The story implies that the imprisoned angel goes insane not long afterwards.