- "Angelic steel isn't common, and those who have it aren't exactly rushing off to test it against exorcists."
- ―Carmilla Carmine, about the Angelic weapons
Angelic Weapons are infamously powerful weapons wielded by the Exorcists of Heaven during their annual Extermination in the Pride Ring. Demons can scavenge the weaponry after they are abandoned by the Exorcists, or purchase them from Hell's black market.
Description[]
On visual examination, the majority of angelic weapons appear as spears with an ornate design, typically seen with a very thin all-black shaft and silver-edged tip. The weapons feature no ornamental decorations or functional ways to differentiate them apart from one another. However, some weapons are seen with glowing white accents, such as Carmilla Carmine's ballet shoes and Angel Dusts tommy guns, which can indicate that they're made with angelic steel.
Some rarer angelic weapons observed include swords and arrows. In "Scrambled Eggs" it is shown that Carmilla Carmine decorates her walls with different types of angelic weapons. In "Hello Rosie!" Carmilla explained that the weapons are made of a metal she called "Angelic Steel".
These weapons, through means and methods currently unknown, are enhanced with the unique capability of being able to permanently kill any sinner who is slain by one. Whereas, under conventional circumstances, a sinner, and demon royalty, cannot be killed, these weapons are a unique exception.[1] According to Carmilla, the weapons are made from "angelic steel", which is the only known material that can kill sinners, demon royalty, and angels, as she was the first one to discover that angels can be killed by the same weapons that they use to kill sinners during the extermination.
In Helluva Boss, the weapons are considered to be "blessed", implying there is a special, heavenly method that makes the metal so deadly. Many of angelic weapons, such as Carmilla's ballet shoes, are illuminated in white, and some of them also make a sizzling noise, as shown when Striker stabbed Stolas with his blessed knife.
Despite their incredible power, it is believed that angelic weapons are no more durable than their more common counterparts; as seen during the episode "Western Energy", some can be damaged or even destroyed by regular weapons such as bladed axes or swords. When angelic weapons are cut, the area illuminates white and appears as if melted.
If a demon or angel were to only be harmed and not killed, it would take a period of time for them to recover, with or without special medical aid. In "Oops", it took Stolas one week or less with the aid of medical attention from St. An's Hospital to recover enough from his injuries to return home. In "The Show Must Go On", Alastor was severely injured by Adam's guitar axe and it took time for him to recover from the injury before returning to the Hazbin Hotel. However, some injuries caused by angelic weapons, like missing limbs or body parts, may be permanent, since Vaggie permanently lost her left eye from Lute's sword. In "Western Energy", Striker intended on keeping Stolas' eyes as trophies, saying he wouldn't be seeing anymore once he gouges them out. Angelic weapons can also inflict permanent white scars as Stolas received one on his left shoulder from Striker's Blessed Knife.
Background[]
Not much is known about the origins of angelic weapons other than they come from Heaven and are made in a similar manner as normal weapons.
These weapons are exclusively wielded by Exorcists during the annual Extermination. The Exorcists themselves appear to hold little value to the weapons, and will readily discard them, often still left inside the last demon who was killed by it.
As a result, large quantities of discarded angelic weapons are left abandoned following an Extermination. Demon scavengers will attempt to salvage any remaining angelic weapons following an Extermination to be sold on the black market, providing other demons a means of killing each other.[2]
In Hazbin Hotel, an Overlord named Carmilla Carmine, and her daughters, scavenge abandoned angelic weapons during an Extermination then reverse-engineered into other types of weapons and sell them to demons who purchase them. In Helluva Boss, a hybrid imp named Striker wields various angelic weapons able to kill demon royalty, and was hired by Stella to kill Prince Stolas.
Known Angelic Weapons[]
- Ranged Weapons
- Carmine-Crafted Blessing-Tipped Rifle
- Blessed Revolvers with holy bullets
- Angel Dust's tommy guns (angelic upgraded version)
- Cherri's bombs (angelic upgraded version)
- Sir Pentious' cannons
- Melee Weapons
- Other Weapons
- Blessed Rope
- Carmilla's ballet shoes
- Charlie's shield
- Husk's cards (angelic upgraded version)
Trivia[]
- According to Vivziepop, a multitude of alternative angelic weaponry exist within the Exorcist armory that encompasses virtually any form of known weaponry, this includes projectile firearms such as handguns.[3] Despite this, the Exorcists have only been seen with melee weapons on-screen while demons have handled more variety of weaponry.
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