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'''Archangels''' are a mysterious yet powerful race of eldritch beings that usually stay beneath the Mer-Line Stations of [[New Wirral]]. Hunting them is necessary to complete Morgante's "[[Land of Confusion]]" Quest.
 
'''Archangels''' are a mysterious yet powerful race of eldritch beings that usually stay beneath the Mer-Line Stations of [[New Wirral]]. Hunting them is necessary to complete Morgante's "[[Land of Confusion]]" Quest.
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== History ==
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According to Kayleigh, when the first people washed up on [[New Wirral]], the term "angels" were given to the [[monsters]], while "Archangels" were the given to the eldritch entities due to the term meaning "highest rank of angels". While monsters lost their original "angel" title after it was revealed they could be beaten, "Archangel" still stayed around.
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At the end of the game, Aleph reveals that Archangels are created from humanity's desires, such as greed, adventures, wars, even extinction events. In return for giving them life, the Archangels would travel to a random world and act out whatever they were created from, usually bringing untold deviation unto the world, as shown with the [[Dead World]].
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== Mechanics; Angelic Attack ==
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Unlike normal monsters, Archangels will keep their AP until it reaches 10 stacks, upon which they will expand it in "Angelic Attack". The list is as follows;
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* A01/A02/A03: [[Morgante]]: Coda Morgana
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* A04: [[Poppetox]]: Feedback
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* A05: [[Mourningstar]]: Judgment
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* A06: [[Nowhere Monarch]]: Bomb Voyage
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* A07: [[Heckahedron]]: Frustum Cull
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* A08: [[Alice]]: High & Mighty
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* A09: [[Robin Goodfellow]]: Fairy Horder
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* A10: [[Mammon]]: Market Crash
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* A11: [[Lamento Mori]]: Death Ray
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* A12: [[Babelith]]: True Illumination
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* AUN: [[Shining Kuneko]]: Cosmic Kunai
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* A14: [[Aleph]]: Deus Ex Caliber
  
 
== List of Archangels ==
 
== List of Archangels ==
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| [[Morgante]]
 
| [[Morgante]]
 
| A01
 
| A01
| A black and white creature vaguely resembling a woman in a floating dress. The first Archangel encountered and faced in the game. She is first found in a wounded state within the Harbortown Station during the "This Is The World We Live In" quest. After defeating her, you unlock the "Land of Confusion" Quest.
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| A black and white creature vaguely resembling a woman in a floating dress. The first Archangel encountered and faced in the game. She is first found in a wounded state within the Harbortown Station during the "[[This Is The World We Live In]]" quest. After defeating her, you unlock the "[[Land of Confusion]]" Quest.
 
| [[Harbortown Station]]
 
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| [[Nowhere Monarch]]
 
| [[Nowhere Monarch]]
 
| A06
 
| A06
| An Archangel with a crown for a head, believing themselves as a "ruler of nothing", ruling the Falldown Mall. Is associated with Meredith's "All I Ever Needed" quest.
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| An Archangel with a graphic novel-like appearance and a crown for a head, believing themselves as a "ruler of nothing", ruling the Falldown Mall. Is associated with Meredith's "[[All I Ever Needed]]" quest.
 
| [[Falldown Mall]]
 
| [[Falldown Mall]]
 
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| [[Heckahedron]]
 
| [[Heckahedron]]
 
| A07
 
| A07
| Archangel of Waterloop Station. A flying, ever-channing cube that believes in the "perfection" of 4-D space.
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| Archangel of Waterloop Station. A flying, ever-shifting cube that believes in the "perfection" of 4-D space.
 
| [[Waterloop Station]]
 
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| [[Robin Goodfellow]]
 
| [[Robin Goodfellow]]
 
| A09
 
| A09
|An Archangel based on the William Shakespeare character of the same name. A goblin carrying a book with a watercolor-like appearance, it lures Viola into their station by pretending to be Sebastian to reveal the truth. Is associated with Viola's "Everybody's Looking for Something" Quest.
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|An Archangel based on the William Shakespeare character of the same name. A goblin carrying a book with a watercolor-like appearance, it lures Viola into their station by pretending to be Sebastian to reveal the truth. Is associated with Viola's "[[Everybody's Looking for Something]]" Quest.
 
|[[Bard Street Station]]
 
|[[Bard Street Station]]
 
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| [[Mammon]]
 
| [[Mammon]]
 
| A10
 
| A10
| Leader of the "Landkeepers", an agency of capitalist estate agents that wants to buy up all the land in New Wirral. Resembles a colorful collage face that constantly shift around. Can only be encountered by following Eugene's "Acting On Your Best Behavior" quest.
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| Leader of the "Landkeepers", an agency of capitalist estate agents that wants to buy up all the land in New Wirral. Resembles a colorful collage face that constantly shift around. Can only be encountered by following Eugene's "[[Acting On Your Best Behavior]]" quest.
 
| [[Landkeeper HQ]]
 
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| [[Aleph]]
 
| [[Aleph]]
 
| A14
 
| A14
| An Archangel with the appearance of a man in a dapper outfit but with a triangle mirror for a head. Also known as "The Red King of Conquest", he is the main antagonist of Cassette Beasts, being the one who defeated Morgante in the first place and recruits all of the defeated Archangels to create a new team after his old one disbanded so he can cause chaos throughout the reality.
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| An Archangel with the appearance of a man in a dapper outfit and a triangle mirror for a head. The main antagonist of Cassette Beasts, being the one who defeated Morgante and recruits all of the defeated Archangels to create a new team after his old one disbanded so he can cause chaos throughout the reality.
 
| [[Night's Bridge Station]]
 
| [[Night's Bridge Station]]
 
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Revision as of 02:43, 13 May 2023

Archangels are a mysterious yet powerful race of eldritch beings that usually stay beneath the Mer-Line Stations of New Wirral. Hunting them is necessary to complete Morgante's "Land of Confusion" Quest.

History

According to Kayleigh, when the first people washed up on New Wirral, the term "angels" were given to the monsters, while "Archangels" were the given to the eldritch entities due to the term meaning "highest rank of angels". While monsters lost their original "angel" title after it was revealed they could be beaten, "Archangel" still stayed around.

At the end of the game, Aleph reveals that Archangels are created from humanity's desires, such as greed, adventures, wars, even extinction events. In return for giving them life, the Archangels would travel to a random world and act out whatever they were created from, usually bringing untold deviation unto the world, as shown with the Dead World.

Mechanics; Angelic Attack

Unlike normal monsters, Archangels will keep their AP until it reaches 10 stacks, upon which they will expand it in "Angelic Attack". The list is as follows;

List of Archangels

Story Archangels

These archangels are defeated through the course of the game. Other than A01, A13, A14, and A15, they can be fought in any order, and can be skipped if the player locates the final station early.

Name Number Description Station
Morgante 1.png Morgante A01 A black and white creature vaguely resembling a woman in a floating dress. The first Archangel encountered and faced in the game. She is first found in a wounded state within the Harbortown Station during the "This Is The World We Live In" quest. After defeating her, you unlock the "Land of Confusion" Quest. Harbortown Station
Morgante Gestalt.png Morgante Gestalt A03 A version of Morgante after you and your teammates all merge into one. Is used to defeat Aleph Null. Night's Bridge Station
Poppetox.png Poppetox A04 An Archangel resembling a Claymation style skeleton wearing a hat with a love for puppets, using them in combat to avoid damage. Glowcester Road Station
Mourningstar.png Mourningstar A05 An Archangel with a PSP-like appearance, possessing the torso of a man, two wings, a golden skull mask with ram horns, yellow spikes for legs, and a black and white snake wrapping around it. Buried underneath Mourningtown, reaching it is the main goal of the Mourningtown Cult. Is associated with Kayleigh's "I Ran So Far Away" quest. Mourningtown Crescent Station
Nowhere Monarch.png Nowhere Monarch A06 An Archangel with a graphic novel-like appearance and a crown for a head, believing themselves as a "ruler of nothing", ruling the Falldown Mall. Is associated with Meredith's "All I Ever Needed" quest. Falldown Mall
Heckahedron.png Heckahedron A07 Archangel of Waterloop Station. A flying, ever-shifting cube that believes in the "perfection" of 4-D space. Waterloop Station
Alice.png Alice A08 An Archangel based on "Alice in Wonderland", ruling the Cherry Cross Station while hosting size changing tea parties for the "guests" within her Wonderland-esqe Station. Cherry Cross Station
Robin Goodfellow.png Robin Goodfellow A09 An Archangel based on the William Shakespeare character of the same name. A goblin carrying a book with a watercolor-like appearance, it lures Viola into their station by pretending to be Sebastian to reveal the truth. Is associated with Viola's "Everybody's Looking for Something" Quest. Bard Street Station
Mammon.png Mammon A10 Leader of the "Landkeepers", an agency of capitalist estate agents that wants to buy up all the land in New Wirral. Resembles a colorful collage face that constantly shift around. Can only be encountered by following Eugene's "Acting On Your Best Behavior" quest. Landkeeper HQ
Lamento Mori.png Lamento Mori A11 An Archangel that rules Aldgrave Tomb Station, taking the appearance of a towering skeleton that sadistically traps its victims in a endless maze. Aldgrave Tomb Station
Babelith.png Babelith A12 An Archangel with the appearance of of a crude drawing of a tower, believing ignorance is supreme and loving bad jokes. Located within the Icelington Station at the top of Mt Wirral. Icelington Station
The Amber Lodge.png The Amber Lodge A13 A sentient building that can traverse through time and space. The woman who runs it, Ms. Amber, is in fact an extension of itself. Once used by Aleph to get around, but has since "fallen out". Dead World
Aleph battle.png Aleph A14 An Archangel with the appearance of a man in a dapper outfit and a triangle mirror for a head. The main antagonist of Cassette Beasts, being the one who defeated Morgante and recruits all of the defeated Archangels to create a new team after his old one disbanded so he can cause chaos throughout the reality. Night's Bridge Station
Aleph Null.png Aleph Null A15 The merged form of Aleph with his recruited Archangels Poppetox, Mourningstar, Nowhere Monarch, Heckahedron, Alice, Robin Goodfellow, Mammon, Lamento Mori, and Babelith. Acts as the final boss of the game. Night's Bridge Station

Post-Game Archangels

These archangels are encountered by the player after defeating A15 and completing the main story of the game.

Name Number Description Location
Morgante 2.png Morgante A02 Morgante as she appears normally. She takes this form during "Land of Confusion" and during her fight in the post-game. Harbortown Station
Helia.png Helia A16 An Archangel that is the manifestation of the process of fusion. Helia is encountered during the quest Here Comes The Sun. Power Station
The Mer-Line.png The Mer-Line A17 The railway and Stations that the Archangels use. New Wirral lays on its back. Its emissary is Magikrab.
Lenna.png Lenna A18 An Archangel from another world that became a human and a heroine trying to save her world from a corrupting force. She is a secret boss fight and defeating her earns you the "Hero of Another Story" achievement. Brokenhead

Unnumbered Archangels

  • Shining Kuneko - An Archangel born from Felix's old drawing of a character he made when he was little, Kuneko, an "angel/demon hybrid raised by ninjas". Wanting revenge for being abandoned due to being perceived as an old shame, Kuneko "unites the four elements inside of her", becoming an Archangel. Defeating her nets you her forms. Is associated with the "Don't You Want Me" quest.
  • Mordread - An Archangel mentioned by Morgante, possibly their child. Is dead by the time of the game presumably by Aleph's hands, a casket within Night's Bright Station acting as their grave.