Archangel

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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.

History

According to Kayleigh, when the first people washed up on New Wirral, the term "angels" was given to the monsters, while "Archangels" was 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 egregores 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.

After the player and their partners defeat Aleph Null, Ms. Amber mentions that because Archangels are formed from ideas, even if they are killed, they can reform as long as the idea they formed from still persists.

After the player defeats her in battle, Lenna reveals that Archangels can take on a human form.

List of Archangels

Main Story

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.

Image	Name	Number	Description	Location
	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 quest This Is The World We Live In. After defeating her, the Land of Confusion quest is started.	Harbourtown Station
	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	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	A05	An Archangel with a 3D low-poly 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
	Nowhere Monarch	A06	An Archangel with an inkblot cartoon 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	A07	Archangel of Waterloop Station. A flying, ever-shifting cube that believes in the "perfection" of 4D space.	Waterloop Station
	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-esque Station.	Cherry Cross Station
	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	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 Behaviour quest.	Landkeeper HQ
	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	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	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". Not fought against.	Dead World
	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	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

These archangels are encountered by the player as a part of the post-game.

Image	Name	Number	Description	Location
	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	A16	An Archangel that resembles a mix of an Throne, an atom, and the Sun. Is the incantation of fusion. Helia is encountered during the quest Here Comes The Sun.	Power Station
	The Mer-Line	A17	The train (and railway) that the Archangels use to get around. New Wirral lays on its back. Its emissary is Magikrab. Not fought against.
	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

Pier of the Unknown

These archangels are encountered by the player in the Pier of the Unknown DLC.

Technically Pearl, Raven, and Rose are infernal engines and not Archangels. However, they are listed as Archangels in the bestiary.

Image	Name	Number	Description	Location
	Pearl	A19	Whatever it once was, it now exists between two states of being. An incomplete monstrosity that can express itself only an animal rage.	The Witch House
	Raven	A20	A half formed thing. The warmth it once possessed in a previous life has flickered out like a dying spark, leaving only a dark emptiness.	Cosmic Zone
	Rose	A21	A thing that knows only that it should not be. With no sense of rationality left, this pitiful entity cannot make decisions with any sense of logic or reasoning.	Funworld
	Gwenivar	A22	Gwenivar is an ancient Archangel who has always held a childlike fascination with human culture. She has spent many years attempting to replicate mankind's natural ability to create new things.	Brightside Pier

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 Felix's quest Don't You Want Me.
• Mordread - An Archangel mentioned by Morgante, child of the Witch and Aleph. Is dead by the time of the game with a casket within Night's Bridge Station acting as his grave, and it is confirmed by Gwenivar that it was by Aleph's hands. His story is revealed during an encounter with The Mer-line in the quest Here Comes The Sun.

Mechanics

Archangels can use multiple moves in a single turn. They will act twice if, after the first move, they have a usable non-damaging move such that the sum of the cost of the two moves is less than or equal to their current AP even if these attacks do not consume their AP.

Archangels are also immune to certain moves, such as AP Steal, Guzzle Fuel, Hypnotise, Snooze Spore, and Stony Look, but they are not immune to Sleep and Petrified.

Angelic Attack

Unlike normal monsters, Archangels will aim to preserve their AP until it reaches 10 AP, upon which they will expend in order to use an "Angelic Attack". These Angelic Attacks destroy walls and are unavoidable.

The list is as follows:

• A01/A02/A03: Morgante: Coda Morgana
• A04: Poppetox: Feedback
• A05: Mourningstar: Judgment
• A06: Nowhere Monarch: Bomb Voyage
• A07: Heckahedron: Frustum Cull
• A08: Alice: High & Mighty
• A09: Robin Goodfellow: Fairy Horde
• A10: Mammon: Market Crash
• A11: Lamento Mori: Death Ray
• A12: Babelith: True Illumination
• 111: Shining Kuneko: Cosmic Kunai
• A14: Aleph: Deus Ex Calibur
• A16: Helia: Fusion Power
• A18: Lenna: Power of Truth
• A19/A20/A21: Pearl/Raven/Rose: Gear Shear
• A22: Gwenivar: Topsy Turvy

Trivia

• The use of different art styles for each of the Archangels was inspired by the designs of witches in the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
• Archangels from the time of Aleph's round table (Aleph, Morgante, Gwenivar, and The Amber Lodge) have more "stable" looking designs because they have existed longer and had more time to "solidify".

See also

• Lenna's Inception#Archangels

References

Archangels

Main game Morgante • Morgante Gestalt • Poppetox • Mourningstar • Nowhere Monarch • Heckahedron Alice • Robin Goodfellow • Mammon • Lamento Mori • Babelith • The Amber Lodge • Aleph Aleph Null Post-game Morgante • Helia • The Mer-Line • Lenna Unnumbered Shining Kuneko • Mordread Pier of the Unknown Pearl • Raven • Rose • SPOILER