Uriel

Uriel
ウリエル
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Other Name(s)	Herald of DeathPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Origin	Judaism Christianity
Race(s)	BossDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book DivineDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei Majin Tensei Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book HallelMajin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis HeraldShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 LightDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 SeraphShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Ronde
Alignment(s)	Light-LawShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance LawShin Megami Tensei IV
Arcana	AeonPersona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 Reload Persona Mobile Online JusticePersona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth TowerPersona 3

Uriel is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Uriel is an archangel mentioned in several Second Temple period Jewish texts, some early Christian apocrypha, and some later Rabbinic Jewish writings. Writings in which Uriel appears include the Book of Enoch, Slavonic Enoch, 4 Esdras (also known as 2 Esdras), the Apocalypse of Peter, and the Life of Adam and Eve. The name appears to have been used interchangeably with Sariel and Phanuel, though note that Sariel and Uriel are listed separately in Enoch 20.

Uriel is enumerated amongst the angels in the Ethiopian Christian tradition and in some Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, and Anglican traditions. While 4 Esdras was well known in Western Christendom, names of angels other than Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael have been discouraged in Latin Christianity since at least 745, when, during a synod convened by Pope Zachary, this was decreed in response to the invocation of Uriel and other angels by the heretic Aldebert; this proscription was reaffirmed in Charlemagne's General Admonition in 789.

In one Greek manuscript of the Book of Enoch, Uriel is said to have been the one who delivered to Noah God's message to build an ark; another manuscript has Istrael instead. He is listed among a group of four angels with Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel in the Greek version of Enoch, which was originally Sariel in the Aramaic in one instance; the other instances of this group of four are not found in the surviving Aramaic fragments. This same grouping of four angels can be found in some later Rabbinic literature. Enoch furthermore names Uriel as a holy angel who is over the cosmos and Tartarus. Later parts of Enoch have Uriel teach Enoch a way of reckoning time by the courses of the celestial bodies.

The Apocalypse of Peter presents Uriel as an angel in charge of hell, much like his mention of being "over [...] Tartarus" in Enoch.

In the Prayer of Joseph, a Jewish text from the 1st century AD quoted by Origen, Uriel is identified as the one whom Jacob wrestled with and who renamed him Israel.

Design

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Gameplay

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Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Israel One of the 4 heralds, the seraph of earth. Uriel was considered at one time a fallen angel by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He's said to be the governor of Tartarus who will sentence all souls on Judgement Day.
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：イスラエル 四大天使の一人である地の熾天使（セラフ）。名は「神の炎」の意味を持つ。タルタロスを支配する地獄の長官で終末にありとあらゆるすべての魂を審判する役目をもつといわれる。天使は、その役職が様々な箇所で色々変えて表現されることが多いが、ウリエルはローマ正教から堕天使とされたこともある。 Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	One of the four major archangels. His name means 'flame of god'. He knows all of the celestial phenomena. He is also the first angel Satan met on earth.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster	One of the four major archangels. His name means "flame of God." He knows all of the celestial phenomena. He is also the first angel Satan met on earth.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	One of the four major archangels. His name means "Flame of God", and he knows all the celestial phenomena. He is the first angel Satan met on earth.
Shin Megami Tensei V	One of the four major angels. His name means "flame of God," and he possesses knowledge of all celestial phenomena. He is also the first angel Satan met after falling to Earth.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	One of the four major angels. His name means "Flame of God," and he possesses knowledge of all celestial phenomena. He is also the first angel Satan met after falling to Earth.
Persona 3	One of the four major archangels. His name means "Flame of God," and he knows all the celestial phenomena. He is the first angel Satan met on earth.
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 Reload	One of the four major archangels. His name means "Flame of God," and he knows all the celestial phenomena. He is the first angel Satan met on earth.
Persona 4	One of the four major archangels. His name means "Flame of God," and he knows all the celestial phenomena. He is the first angel Satan met on earth.
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 5	One of the four major archangels. His name means "Flame of God," and he knows all the celestial phenomena. He is the first angel Satan met on earth.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	One of the four major archangels. His name means "Flame of God", and he knows all the celestial phenomena. He is the first angel Satan met on earth.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	One of the four major archangels. His name means "Flame of God," and he knows all in regards to celestial phenomena. He is the first angel Satan ever met on Earth.
Persona 5 Tactica	One of the four major archangels. His name means "Flame of God," and he knows all the celestial phenomena. He is the first angel Satan met on Earth.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	One of the four major archangels. His name means "Flame of God," and he knows all the celestial phenomena. He is the first angel Satan met on earth.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: じしんや　かざんのふんか　などをつかさどる　ねっけつテンシ　タイヨウをも　しはいする PS: 地震や火山の　ふんかなどを　つかさどる　熱血天使　太陽をも　しはいする Translation: A hot-blooded angel presiding over earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. He also governs the sun.
Devil Children White Book	じしんや　かざんのふんか　などをつかさどる　ねっけつテンシ　タイヨウをも　しはいする Translation: A hot-blooded angel presiding over earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. He also governs the sun.
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	悪い　人間達に　テンバツを与える　火山をつかさどる　火の天使　悪は絶対許さない　ネッケツカン Translation: An angel of fire presiding over volcanoes, who casts heavenly punishment upon bad humans. A hot-blooded man with absolutely no tolerance for evil.
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	An unforgiving angel that punishes evil demons with the blazing flames of justice.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	悪い　人間達に　テンバツをあたえる　火山をつかさどる　火の天使　悪は絶対許さない　ネッケツカン Translation: An angel of fire presiding over volcanoes, who casts heavenly punishment upon bad humans. A hot-blooded man with absolutely no tolerance for evil.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei

Uriel is one of the leaders of the Lawful forces situated in one of the upper rooms of the Basilica.

In the Law route, he will call the Hero and Heroine heroes and join the party to drive the Chaotic forces out of the Basilica and bring light unto the Earth. Later on the route, the Hero must go to Sugamo Prison to visit the old man who fuses Uriel together with Raphael and Gabriel to make the Angel Ring.

In the Neutral and Chaos routes, he instead acts as an optional boss.

Shin Megami Tensei II

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Majin Tensei

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Uriel is the true identity of Étienne Alphonse Laflèche. After stage 20 is cleared, should the Hero accept his proposal to join him on his journey, he will transform into his angelic form and reintroduce himself into the party as a controllable demon ally. Uriel's recruitment serves as the main condition to allow the Protagonist to recruit the other 3 major archangels at later points in the game.

Normally, recruiting Uriel signifies that the Four Heavenly Kings cannot be recruited, as they view their goals in opposition with one another, but if the Protagonist met Izanami with the Palace Ring in his possession at stage 19 beforehand, she will make it possible for the two groups to reach a compromise and be able to be recruited at the same time.

If the Hero still has Uriel in his party when defeating the final boss, he will appear to comment on the outcome of events that take place. In the Dark ending, before the Hero returns to the human world, Uriel says that he and the other Archangels have sealed off the entrance to the Demon world and that although they defeated Satan, what the Protagonist is striving for differs too much from they are striving for. He warns him not to turn away from the consequences of his actions and parts ways with him.

In the Neutral and Light endings, he accompanies the Protagonist back to the human world and reappears in his form as Étienne, offering his condolences about the Heroine's sacrifice. Though unsure of what to say, he still attempts to console him by saying that ultimately it was her decision, and doubts that she regrets it, so there is no sense in letting it get him down.

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Trivia

• Uriel's party sprite from the Super Famicom, PlayStation, and Game Boy Advance versions of Shin Megami Tensei appears more similar to Raphael's artwork than Uriel's.

Nomenclature

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Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Uriel
Japanese	ウリエル Urieru	Uriel
Simplified Chinese	乌列尔 Wūliè'ěr	Uriel
Traditional Chinese	尤利爾 Yóulì'ěr	Uriel
French	Uriel
German	Uriel
Italian	UrielPersona 3 Reload Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Persona 5 Tactica
	UrieleShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Uriel
Korean	우리엘 Uriel	Uriel
Polish	Uriel
Brazilian Portuguese	Uriel
Russian	Уриил Uriil	Uriel
Peninsular Spanish	Uriel
Turkish	Uriel

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Herald of DeathPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Japanese	死罰の宣告者Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Shibatsu no Senkokusha	Pronouncer of the Death Sentence
Simplified Chinese	死刑的宣告者Persona 5 Royal Sǐxíng de Xuān'gàozhě	Pronouncer of the Death Sentence
Traditional Chinese	死刑的宣告者Persona 5 Royal Sǐxíng de Xuān'gàozhě	Pronouncer of the Death Sentence
French	Hérault de la mortPersona 5 Royal	Herald of Death
German	Vorbote des TodesPersona 5 Royal	Harbinger of Death
Italian	Araldo di MortePersona 5 Royal	Herald of Death
Korean	사형死刑의 선고자宣告者Persona 5 Royal Sahyeong-ui Seon'goja	Pronouncer of the Death Sentence
Peninsular Spanish	Heraldo de la muertePersona 5 Royal	Herald of Death

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References

General

• The Ethiopic Version of the Book of Enoch Edited from Twenty-Three Mss. Together With the Fragmentary Greek and Latin Versions (1906), R. H. Charles. Published by Clarendon Press.
• The Books of Enoch: Aramaic Fragments of Qumrân Cave 4 (1976), J. T. Milik. Published by Clarendon Press. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-826161-2.
• "The Face as the Heavenly Counterpart of the Visionary in the Slavonic Ladder of Jacob", Andrei A. Orlov. Scrinium, 3(1), pp. 303-322. Published March 30, 2007 by Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/18177565-90000159

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