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 ==Generation==
-Saint Michael is not a valid form for [[polymorph]].
+Saint Michael is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.
-Saint Michael will always be generated in Purgatory, where he is hostile and [[asleep]] and occupies the throne of the palace floor during level creation.
+Saint Michael will always be generated in Purgatory, where he is placed hostile and [[asleep]] atop the throne of the palace floor during level creation.
 Saint Michael is created with 300 to 350 [[HP]], and is [[always generated with]] both an uncursed and [[erosion]]-proofed +0 [[shield of reflection]] and a [[blessed]] and [[erosion]]-proofed [[silver]] [[runesword]] that has the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[Object properties#EvilHack|object property]] and an [[enchantment]] ranging from +5 to +7 (with an equal probability of each).

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 Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch, is an archangel in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith&mdash;the name is derived from Hebrew (מִיכָאֵל, ''Mīḵāʾēl'', lit. "Who is like El [God]?"). The earliest surviving mentions of him date back to third- and second-century BC Jewish works which were often (but not always) apocalyptic in nature.
-Michael is the chief of the angels and archangels and the guardian prince of Israel, and is responsible for the care of the people of Israel. Christianity conserved nearly all the Jewish traditions concerning him, and he is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12, where he does battle with Satan, and in the Epistle of Jude, where the author denounces certain "ungodly persons" by contrasting them with Michael.
+Michael is the chief of the angels and archangels and the guardian prince of Israel, and is responsible for the care of the people of Israel. Christianity conserved nearly all the Jewish traditions concerning him. In the New Testament of the Bible, he is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12, where he does battle with Satan, and is also mentioned in the Epistle of Jude where the author denounces certain "ungodly persons" by contrasting them with Michael.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 }}
 '''Saint Michael''', {{brightmagenta|A}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. Saint Michael is the strongest of the [[angelic being]]s that can be encountered, and is an [[overlord]] to his kind. Saint Michael is capable of [[flight]] and [[regeneration]], can [[see invisible]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, has improved accuracy, will seek out [[magical item]]s and other objects to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if he is adjacent. Saint Michael presides over the realm of [[Purgatory]], and cannot be pacified or made [[tame]]&mdash;he must be defeated in order to access the [[magic portal]] to the [[castle]] and escape [[Gehennom (EvilHack)|Gehennom]].
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 Saint Michael is not a valid form for [[polymorph]].
-Saint Michael will always be generated hostile and [[asleep]] on the throne of the palace of Purgatory at level creation.
+Saint Michael will always be generated in Purgatory, where he is hostile and [[asleep]] and occupies the throne of the palace floor during level creation.
-Saint Michael is created with 300 to 350 [[HP]], and is [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] a [[blessed]] and [[erosion]]-proofed [[silver]] [[runesword]] that has the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[Object properties#EvilHack|object property]] and an [[enchantment]] ranging from +5 to +7 (with an equal probability of each)&mdash;he is also generated with an uncursed [[erodeproof]] +0 [[shield of reflection]].
+Saint Michael is created with 300 to 350 [[HP]], and is [[always generated with]] both an uncursed and [[erosion]]-proofed +0 [[shield of reflection]] and a [[blessed]] and [[erosion]]-proofed [[silver]] [[runesword]] that has the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[Object properties#EvilHack|object property]] and an [[enchantment]] ranging from +5 to +7 (with an equal probability of each).
 Saint Michael [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]] upon death.
 ==Strategy==
-Saint Michael can pose a large threat even to an endgame-ready character: while not as dangerous in melee range as [[Lucifer (EvilHack)|Lucifer]], he is quite tanky, dishes out a lot of damage between his weapon and spell-casting attacks, and can disrupt positioning or potentially [[stun]] the player with his knock-back attack. As well as his large reserves of HP and low AC, his shield of reflection and resistance to most forms of elemental damage can easily force the player into a dangerous melee slog.
+Saint Michael can pose a large threat even to an endgame-ready hero: while not as dangerous in melee range as [[Lucifer (EvilHack)|Lucifer]], he is quite resilient with large reserves of HP and low AC, dishes out a lot of damage between his weapon and spell-casting attacks, and can disrupt positioning or potentially [[stun]] the hero with his knock-back attack. His shield of reflection and resistances to most forms of elemental damage can easily force the player into a dangerous melee slog.
-Good weapon options for dealing with Saint Michael include the [[Sword of Annihilation]], [[Angelslayer]] or [[Dirge (EvilHack)|Dirge]], which either inflict damage that he does not resist or (in the case of Angelslayer) inflict their damage despite his resistances&mdash;the Sword of Annihilation and Angelslayer in particular both have a chance of instantly killing Saint Michael on any given hit. As far as spells, most are useless against him due to either reflection or his resistances, but {{+ of|acid blast} cast at [[Skilled]] or above is unreflectable and highly effective.
+Good weapon options for dealing with Saint Michael include the [[Sword of Annihilation]], [[Angelslayer]] or [[Dirge (EvilHack)|Dirge]], which either inflict damage that he does not resist or (in the case of Angelslayer) inflict their damage despite his resistances&mdash;the Sword of Annihilation and Angelslayer in particular both have a chance of instantly killing Saint Michael on any given hit. As far as spells, most of the hero's direct options are useless against him due to either reflection or his resistances, but {{+ of|acid blast}} cast at [[Skilled]] or above is both unreflectable and highly effective.
 ==Origin==
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
-	All knees to thee shall bow, of them that bide
+All knees to thee shall bow, of them that bide
-	In Heaven, or Earth, or under Earth in Hell;
+In Heaven, or Earth, or under Earth in Hell;
-	When thou attended gloriously from Heav’n
+When thou attended gloriously from Heav’n
-	Shalt in the Skie appeer, and from thee send
+Shalt in the Skie appeer, and from thee send
-	The summoning Arch-Angels to proclaime
+The summoning Arch-Angels to proclaime
-	Thy dread Tribunal: forthwith from all Windes
+Thy dread Tribunal: forthwith from all Windes
-	The living, and forthwith the cited dead
+The living, and forthwith the cited dead
-	Of all past Ages to the general Doom
+Of all past Ages to the general Doom
-	Shall hast’n, such a peal shall rouse thir sleep.
+Shall hast’n, such a peal shall rouse thir sleep.
-		[ Paradise Lost, by John Milton ]
+|[ Paradise Lost, by John Milton ]
 }}<!--{{variant-36X}}-->
 [[Category:EvilHack monsters]]

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 ==Strategy==
-Saint Michael can pose a large threat even to an endgame-ready characte: while not as dangerous in melee range as [[Lucifer (EvilHack)|Lucifer]], he is quite tanky, dishes out a lot of damage between his weapon and spell-casting attacks, and can disrupt positioning or potentially [[stun]] the player with his knock-back attack. As well as his large reserves of HP and low AC, his shield of reflection and resistance to most forms of elemental damage can easily force the player into a dangerous melee slog.
+Saint Michael can pose a large threat even to an endgame-ready character: while not as dangerous in melee range as [[Lucifer (EvilHack)|Lucifer]], he is quite tanky, dishes out a lot of damage between his weapon and spell-casting attacks, and can disrupt positioning or potentially [[stun]] the player with his knock-back attack. As well as his large reserves of HP and low AC, his shield of reflection and resistance to most forms of elemental damage can easily force the player into a dangerous melee slog.
 Good weapon options for dealing with Saint Michael include the [[Sword of Annihilation]], [[Angelslayer]] or [[Dirge (EvilHack)|Dirge]], which either inflict damage that he does not resist or (in the case of Angelslayer) inflict their damage despite his resistances&mdash;the Sword of Annihilation and Angelslayer in particular both have a chance of instantly killing Saint Michael on any given hit. As far as spells, most are useless against him due to either reflection or his resistances, but {{+ of|acid blast} cast at [[Skilled]] or above is unreflectable and highly effective.

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 Saint Michael can pose a large threat even to an endgame-ready characte: while not as dangerous in melee range as [[Lucifer (EvilHack)|Lucifer]], he is quite tanky, dishes out a lot of damage between his weapon and spell-casting attacks, and can disrupt positioning or potentially [[stun]] the player with his knock-back attack. As well as his large reserves of HP and low AC, his shield of reflection and resistance to most forms of elemental damage can easily force the player into a dangerous melee slog.
-Good weapon options for dealing with Saint Michael include the [[Sword of Annihilation]], [[Angelslayer]] or [[Dirge (EvilHack)|Dirge]], which either inflict damage that he does not resist or (in the case of Angelslayer) inflict their damage despite his resistances. The Sword of Annihilation and Angelslayer in particular both have a chance to instantly kill Saint Michael on any given hit. As far as spells, most are useless against him due to either reflection or his resistances, but {{+ of|acid blast} cast at [[Skilled]] or above is unreflectable and highly effective.
+Good weapon options for dealing with Saint Michael include the [[Sword of Annihilation]], [[Angelslayer]] or [[Dirge (EvilHack)|Dirge]], which either inflict damage that he does not resist or (in the case of Angelslayer) inflict their damage despite his resistances&mdash;the Sword of Annihilation and Angelslayer in particular both have a chance of instantly killing Saint Michael on any given hit. As far as spells, most are useless against him due to either reflection or his resistances, but {{+ of|acid blast} cast at [[Skilled]] or above is unreflectable and highly effective.
 ==Origin==

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 }}
-'''Saint Michael''', {{brightmagenta|A}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. Saint Michael is the strongest of the [[angelic being]]s that can be encountered, and is an [[overlord]] to his kind. Saint Michael is capable of [[flight]] and [[regeneration]], can [[see invisible]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, has improved accuracy, will seek out [[magical item]]s and other objects to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if he is adjacent. Saint Michael presides over the realm of [[Purgatory]], and cannot be pacified or made [[tame]].<!--In next version: he must be defeated in order to access the [[magic portal]] to the [[castle]] and escape [[Gehennom (EvilHack)|Gehennom]].-->
+'''Saint Michael''', {{brightmagenta|A}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. Saint Michael is the strongest of the [[angelic being]]s that can be encountered, and is an [[overlord]] to his kind. Saint Michael is capable of [[flight]] and [[regeneration]], can [[see invisible]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, has improved accuracy, will seek out [[magical item]]s and other objects to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if he is adjacent. Saint Michael presides over the realm of [[Purgatory]], and cannot be pacified or made [[tame]]&mdash;he must be defeated in order to access the [[magic portal]] to the [[castle]] and escape [[Gehennom (EvilHack)|Gehennom]].
 Saint Michael has two weapon attacks, a claw attack that can send the target flying, and the ability to cast one clerical [[monster spell]] and [[magic missile]]s during each of his turns. Saint Michael possesses [[magic resistance]], [[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]], [[shock resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]].
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 Saint Michael will always be generated hostile and [[asleep]] on the throne of the palace of Purgatory at level creation.
-Saint Michael is created with 300 to 350 [[HP]], and is [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] a [[blessed]] and [[erosion]]-proofed [[silver]] [[runesword]] that has the [[fire]] [[Object properties#EvilHack|object property]] and an [[enchantment]] ranging from +5 to +7 (with an equal probability of each)&mdash;he is also generated with an uncursed [[erodeproof]] +0 [[shield of reflection]].
+Saint Michael is created with 300 to 350 [[HP]], and is [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] a [[blessed]] and [[erosion]]-proofed [[silver]] [[runesword]] that has the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[Object properties#EvilHack|object property]] and an [[enchantment]] ranging from +5 to +7 (with an equal probability of each)&mdash;he is also generated with an uncursed [[erodeproof]] +0 [[shield of reflection]].
 Saint Michael [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]] upon death.