Archangels

The **archangels** are the first of the angels created by God, and are entities of immense power -- bordering those of other primordial entities. Archangels are known to be unyielding, wrathful creatures. Like God's other angels, they are unable to physically manifest on Earth without possessing a willing vessel -- most humans are not capable of holding the immense power of an archangel, and their vessels will rapidly deteriorate mentally and will, eventually, be physically strained as well. Archangels are capable of healing such damage when they leave a vessel, but typically do not care enough to do so.

Without a host vessel, their true form is a blinding, intense white light often accompanied by minor earthquakes. They can also produce drastic changes in weather, or extreme electronic interference. Their true voice is piercing and physically painful for humans to hear.

Archangels consider themselves the highest authority in Creation, save for the authority of God himself. They are contemptuous or, at best, apathetic to most other beings. Even the Hosts of Heaven, whom they rule over, are seldom truly a concern of theirs.

Archangels are more powerful than virtually any demon -- particularly any of Lucifer's demons. However, their power makes them difficult for even God to create or resurrect. Lesser angels and beings are completely incapable of healing wounds that are inflicted by archangels. Fallen archangels do not lose any of their immense power.

## Powers & Abilities

Archangels are the most powerful of angels, and are nearly omnipotent. Their powers include, but may not be limited to:

* Angelic Possession - in order to manifest on Earth, archangels must have a willing vessel and that vessel must be exceptionally strong.
* Astral Perception - archangels can perceive the astral plane.
* Supernatural Perception - archangels can see anything that is normally invisible.
* Biokinesis - archangels can manipulate the bodies of lesser beings, to cause injury, death or to transform them.
* Chronokinesis - archangels are able to manipulate time -- traveling through it themselves, sending others through time, or even creating time loops.
* Clairsentience - archangels can know information about the world, particularly an awareness of energy and magic, as a sort of sixth sense.
* Conversion - the archangel Lucifer can twist human souls into becoming demons.
* Deflection - archangels can effortlessly deflect magic and energy away from themselves.
* Electrokinesis - archangels can generate and control electicity.
* Electromagnetic Interference - the presence of an archangel will interfere with electric power, causing lights and electronic devices to flicker.
* Energy Blasts - archangels can throw projectiles of pure destructive energy.
* Exorcism - archangels can force demons out of their vessels and back to their respective home Hell dimension with a snap of their fingers.
* Healing - archangels can heal any wound or injury.
* Flight - archangels are capable of flying, even while in a human vessel.
* Holy White Light - archangels can produce a powerful, blinding white light that is destructive to demons and, when concentrated, can be destructive to anything, even blasting down walls.
* Localization - archangels can track the locations of any other being that is not warded with Enochian sigils.
* Molecular Combustion - archangels can cause any lesser being to instantly explode, breaking them apart into their component molecules.
* Smiting - archangels are capable of causing someone to burn from the inside out.
* Power Augmentation - Lucifer's presence on Earth enhances the abilities of his demons and of cambions.
* Power Granting - archangels can imbue other beings with supernatural abilities.
* Power Negation - archangels can prevent other, lesser beings from using powers.
* Precognition - archangels can see the future, although their predictions are not infallible.
* Pyrokinesis - archangels can generate and control fire.
* Reality Warping - archangels can warp reality to a tremendous degree -- conjuring virtually anything out of thin air, creating duplicates of themselves or others, or even altering reality to the point that people find themselves living in a television show.
* Regeneration - archangels can heal from any non-fatal wounds almost instantly.
* Resurrection - archangels can bring anyone who has died back to life.
* Shapeshifting - archangels can transform into any shape or form they would like.
* Soul Absorption - archangels can channel souls into themselves, to heighten their own power.
* Spell Breaking - archangels can break spells and curses.
* Spellcasting - archangels are capable of casting magical spells.
* Supernatural Concealment - archangels are able to conceal themselves from other beings, including those with supernatural perception.
* Superhuman Agility - archangels have much better dexterity and reflexes than humans, performing feats like catching thrown knives without even looking at the weapon.
* Heightened Senses - all five senses of archangels are significantly more proficient than almost any other being.
* Superhuman Strength - archangels are physically among the strongest beings in existence.
* Telekinesis - archangels can move objects with their minds.
* Telepathy - archangels can read the minds of humans.
* Dream Walking - archangels can enter the dreams of humans.
* Empathy - archangels can sense the emotions of others.
* Memory Manipulation - archangels can manipulate the memories of others, including creating entirely fabricated memories or erasing memories.
* Mental Projection - archangels can project images into the minds of humans.
* Pathokinesis - archangels are able to manipulate the emotions of humans.
* Sedation - archangels can cause humans to sleep.
* Teleportation - archangels can move instantly from one place to another.
* Apportation - archangels can instantly teleport other objects and beings.
* Terrakinesis - archangels can cause earthquakes, even if they are not in a vessel.
* Thermokinesis - archangels can alter the temperature of objects, or even the air in their vicinity.
* Lie Detection - archangels can sense if a human is lying to them., if they choose to.
* Voice Mimicry - archangels can perfectly replicate the voice of any other being.
* Portal Creation - archangels can open portals between dimensions.
* Nigh-Omniscience - archangels are aware of nearly all of the secrets of the universe, due to having existed in it since nearly the beginning.
* Eidetic Memory - archangels have a photographic memory, including the faces of every Prophet of the Lord who has existed or ever will.
* Omniligualism - archangels speak every language.
* Immortality - archangels will live forever unless they are killed.
* Invulnerability - archangels are impervious to most forms of attack, and are incredibly difficult to injure. They are even immune to most supernatural weapons.

## Weaknesses

* Angel Banishing Sigil - this sigil, when activated, could temporarily banish an archangel from the Earth.
* Angel Depowering Sigil - this sigil could temporarily weaken an archangel when activated.
* Angel Suppressing Sigil - this sigil could temporarily weaken an archangel, and allow their vessel to take control of their body.
* Enochian Sigils - these sigils could be used to hide someone's location from archangels.
* Enochian Brass Knuckles - brass knuckles etched with Enochian spellwork could hurt an archangel.
* Angel Blades - although angel blades cannot kill an archangel, they can injure one and can be used to remove some or all of an archangels Grace.
* Lucifer's Cage - this part of Hell is specifically designed by God to contain an archangel.
* The Colt - the Colt could not kill an archangel, but could briefly wound one and knock them unconscious.
* Holy Oil & Holy Fire - a circle of holy fire can temporarily entrap an archangel, and setting an archangel ablaze with holy fire will wound -- though not kill -- them.
* Heaven's Weapons - using all of Heaven's weapons together could kill an archangel.
* Hand of God - a blast from a Hand of God can hurt and temporarily depower an archangel.
* Magic - incredibly powerful spells can have some, limited effect on archangels.
* Hyperbolic Pulse Generator - this device can expel an archangel from its vessel.
* Mark of Cain - the Mark of Cain can corrupt archangels, as it did with Lucifer.
* Grace Removal - the removal of an archangel's grace will depower them.
* Shedim - the Shedim are creatures even archangels fear.
* Weak Vessels - archangels must possess exceptionally strong humans, and possessing someone who is not strong enough will quickly cause the body to burn out.
* Vessels Taking Control - in moments of weakness, the human can exert control over its body once more.
* Ma'lak Boxes - these boxes are specifically designed to contain an archangel indefinitely.
* Exorcism - there are ways to exorcise an archangel from its vessel.
* Archangel Blades - archangel blades can kill an archangel only if they are wielded by another archangel.
* Higher Primordial Entities - God, the Darkness, Death, and the Shadow can kill archangels.
* Lance of Michael - this weapon was specifically designed to kill an archangel -- slowly and painfully.
* Nephilim - a nephilim born of a human and an archangel would be powerful enough to take on an archangel and win.

## Known Archangels

Although some other angels have claimed to be archangels or have been believed to be archangels, there are only four archangels -- created in the following order:

1. Michael
2. Lucifer
3. Raphael
4. Gabriel

## Source

Archangels are derived from *Supernatural.*