Shemhazai

Name-Keeper, Guardian of True Names, Angel of Titles & Social Hierarchy, False Moon God, Lord of Night Spirits, Prince of Whisperers... (Titles)

## Biographical Information

### Occupation

Former Angel of the Lord
Vice Governor-General of Grigori
Head of Domestic Affairs

### Residence

Tower of Salvation
False Paradise, Purgatory

## Relationships

### Relatives

The Presence (Creator/Father)
Celestial Princes, Angels, Demons, Fallen Angels, Adam & Eve (Siblings)
Hunahpu & Xbalanque, Sallos Namaah & Ulyss Namaah (Sons)
Manāth, Uzzā & Allatu (Daughters)
Namaah Clan (Descendants)

### Marital Status

Married (Namaah, Wife)
Exes (Ixquic, *Questionable*)

## Personal Information

### Affiliation

The Cadres (Sub-Leader)
The Grigori (Vice Governor-General)
Purgatory (Co-Ruler)
Three Factions (Fallen Angel)
Abrahamic Pantheon
Namaah Clan (Progenitor)

### Ranking

Vice Governor-General of Grigori
Cadre-Ranked Fallen Angel (Former Seraph)

## Portrayal

### Depictions

Wataru Hatano (Japanese VA)
Jordan Reynolds (English VA)

**Shemhazai**, also called **Samyaza**, is the Vice Governor-General of the Grigori and the sub-leader of the Fallen Angels. He was among the angels who taught "forbidden knowledge" to the First Men and was the one who recorded the "true names" that Adam had given to all things.

Secretly, he is married to Namaah, one of the original Cardinal Devils and the handmaiden of Lilith, and as such, one of the progenitors of the Namaah Clan of Extra Demons.

## Overview: Samyaza

**Samyaza**, also **Shemhazai** or **Ouza**, is a fallen angel of apocryphal Abrahamic traditions and Manichaeism who ranked in the heavenly hierarchy as the leader of the Watchers.

## Appearance

Shemhazai is described as a roguishly handsome man in his 30s, described as the "perfect combination of attractiveness and broodiness" and the "perfect bad boy, aged like a damn good wine". He has short, shoulder-length black hair, and black eyes that are "the shade of death". While normally invisible, covering his entire body in the names of all sentient beings in existence in the Old Adamic language.

He possesses six pairs of large and feathered wings growing out from his lower back. His feathers are sharp and curved "in twisted, unnatural ways", akin to melted blades, which make his wings seem wild with a fantastical side to it. Floating behind his head is his former halo, darkened and shattered, with its countless shards forming the image of a crescent moon.

## Personality

Shemhazai appears as a sly, cunning, and manipulative individual - A true puppet master who plans every victory and defeat the scene for the benefits of himself and of the Grigori at large. He seems to be a cold and mature person who is "more machine than man". He is a hard-working man who seeks to solve problems in the most straightforward ways possible, even if these ways are... less than just, both legally and morally. Ajuka noted that, among the Cadres, Shemhazai is the most alien, having no shreds of humanity in his very nature.

Deep inside, he has a protective side, reserved only for those he cares about, most exemplary being his wife Namaah and his children, though his fellow Cadres such as Azazel and Baraqiel are also included as his "immediate family". Despite this, Shemhazai does have high standards and expectations for his children to follow, and has no problems expressing his disappointment if he doesn't see them reaching said expectations. In addition, due to the deaths of his daughters - who were his favorite and most doted on children - his children become a "sensitive" topic best not mentioned near him unless one has an irrefutable excuse.

As the vice-Governor-General of the Grigori, Shemhazai is a wise and no-nonsense person and has no hesitation to discipline people if they break rules or cause problems. This trait is amplified when it comes to his fellow Cadres, as although he cares about them dearly, their weird and often obnoxious behavior tend to drive him insane. And as punishment for their antics, he often punishes them in equally weird, obnoxious, and utterly humiliating methods in order to stop them from repeating their mistakes... at least for a while.

However, despite his cold-hearted manners, as a Fallen Angel, Shemhazai is still an entity who embodies corruption and sees no problem with indulging in one's desires and sins. While the relationship between him and Namaah is as strong as ever, their marriage is an open one and the two are known for hosting weeks-long orgy in their private estate, during which all kinds of depravities can happen. His personality also undergoes a total change when he is drunk on Edenith Wine, becoming chaotic, mischievous, and a personification of discord itself.

In addition, he seems to be a completely different man on the battlefield as well. Shemhazai enjoys fighting- no, tormenting his opponents with his taunts and snide jabs, mentally attacking them with his words until they lose all senses of rationality and crumble into despair. Despite this, he is not a big fan of mindless slaughter, though this isn't due to the immoral aspects of it but because of the amount of paperwork he would have to deal with. He is also much looser and becomes more relaxed after every battle as he claims "bloodshed and mindless slaughter is the best form of therapy".

## Powers & Abilities

### Power-Ranking

* **Acumen** - 7 (20 Points)
* **Speed** - 7 (20 Points)
* **Tactical** - 7 (20 Points)
* **Energy** - 7 (20 Points)
* **Resilience** - 7 (20 Points)
	+ **Yield** - 120: "God Among Men"
* **OCCULT** - 7 (50 TP)
* **WEAPONRY** - 7 (50 TP)
* **EXPERTISE** - 8 (100 TP)
* **RANGE** - 7 (50 TP)
* **STRATEGY** - 7 (50 TP)
	+ **Total**: 400 TP - "Cataclysmic Threat"

## Equipment

**Angelic Blade**: Shemhazai wields his own Empyreal Sword, made from *adamas* with his true name engraved onto the blade in angelic hieroglyphs. Like other Empyreal Constructs, his sword has the power to kill virtually all beings in existence, including celestial entities such as the Angels, Fallen Angels, and the Demons, by destroying their physical form and directly sending their soul into the Empty.

## Trivia

* His name "Shemhazai" means "my name has seen", "he sees the name", or "I have seen".
	+ Variations of his name include "Shemyaza(z)", "Samyaza", "Samiaza(z)", "Semiaza", "Shamazya", "Shemyazaz", "Shemyaza", "Sêmîazâz", "Semjâzâ", "Samjâzâ", and "Semyaza".
	+ In colloquial Aramaic of the Christians of the Middle East, it has become the common name for a television, much to Namaah and the Cadres' amusement.
* Shemhazai is said to be the tuletary angel of Egypt, sharing the position with Dumah.
* In legends, Shemhazai is said to have been tempted by Namaah to tell her the Explicit Name of God.
* Some legends said it was Shemhazai instead of Michael who revealed the heavenly arcana to Solomon, making him the wisest of all men.
* According to rabbinic tradition, Shemhazai is suspended between Heaven and Earth as punishment for having "carnal knowledge" of mortal women alongside Azazel. He's said to be constantly falling, with one eye shut and the other open, to see his plight and suffer more.
	+ It's said that he's now hanged, head down, and is the constellation of Orion.
* Prior to falling, Shemhazai was said to be the leader of the "Angels of Justice".