Archangel
| A Archangel (No tile) | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | 25 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 2d4, Weapon 2d4, Claw 1d8, Spell-casting 4d6 (clerical), Hug 2d6 |
| Base level | 18 |
| Base experience | 589 |
| Speed | 16 |
| Base AC | -6 |
| Base MR | 70 |
| Alignment | 15 (lawful) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 0 (Not randomly generated) |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | fire, cold, shock, sleep, poison, stoning, magic |
| Resistances conveyed | None |
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A Archangel:
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| Reference | EvilHack - monst.c, line 1442 |
An Archangel, A, is a type of monster that appears in EvilHack and Hack'EM. It is a strong, humanoid angelic being that is the second strongest non-unique angel after the Archon, and is a prince to its kind.
Archangels have two weapon attacks, a claw attack, the ability to cast clerical monster spells, and a holding attack. They possess magic resistance and every form of elemental resistance minus acid resistance.
Generation
Archangels are not randomly generated, and are not a valid form for polymorph.
Three Archangels are placed on the Astral Plane at level creation.
If Izchak is killed, he will transform into an Archangel. Apart from this, Archangels will never be seen without the player creating one deliberately, either through wishing for a figurine of one or wishing for a statue and casting stone to flesh on it.
Strategy
Archangels can be dangerous, but are very rarely seen without the hero creating one deliberately (e.g. from a wish for a figurine or a statue to cast stone to flesh on. The main danger when fighting one is their holding attack, which immobilizes the hero and leaves them open to swarming from other hostiles - on the Astral Plane, this typically includes player monsters and the Riders.
While an endgame-ready hero can usually take on an Archangel one-on-one, they are quite tanky and typically only appear during the ascension run, where trying to kill one in melee can waste valuable time. Wands of teleportation are especially useful for escaping Archangels, while expensive cameras can scare them. Other scaring tools are very unreliable, due to the Archangel's high MR score of 75, and should be used only as a last resort if used at all.
Encyclopedia entry
All knees to thee shall bow, of them that bide
In Heaven, or Earth, or under Earth in Hell;
When thou attended gloriously from Heav’n
Shalt in the Skie appeer, and from thee send
The summoning Arch-Angels to proclaime
Thy dread Tribunal: forthwith from all Windes
The living, and forthwith the cited dead
Of all past Ages to the general Doom
Shall hast’n, such a peal shall rouse thir sleep.
[ Paradise Lost, by John Milton ]
