Raphael

"A seraphim and the only one who understands Michael."

"'Raphael acts calmly when interacting with others, but it is said that when he's holding a spear, he can be even scarier than a demon. He respects Lucifer and Michael.'"

Raphael is a high-ranking angel of the Celestial Realm who was first mentioned in Lesson 44-3 and first appeared in Lesson 65-6. According to Belphegor, he often looked after Michael's needs, no matter how unreasonable, and was meticulous and methodical.

Appearance
Raphael is an angel with tan skin and ash-blond hair. His eyes are blue with a turquoise gradient.

Personality
Raphael is an extremely quiet individual, and as Luke comments in Lesson 65-14 it can be difficult to understand what Raphael is thinking because he "doesn't talk much." He also prefers quiet places, as when MC played hide-and-seek for a task in Lesson 67-17, Lucifer suggests looking for him "somewhere quiet."

Though Raphael has a cool, composed demeanor, he is often quick to threaten violence. In Lesson 67, when Beelzebub began chewing on Luke's clothes out of hunger, Raphael calmly offers to do the same to Beelzebub. Raphael has also been described by the brothers as being extremely strict. When the brothers still lived in the Celestial Realm, they were often afraid of saying the wrong thing and being overheard by him. Raphael is a serious individual who seems to dislike playing games, having protested that he is "not a child" when he was tasked with playing hide-and-seek in lesson 67. It is said that Raphael does not smile often, but has a rather charming smile on the rare occasion that he does.

Despite it being said that Raphael deeply respects Michael in his character introduction video, he is also quick to harshly insult him during his first appearance. Lucifer mentions in lesson 52-3 that Raphael has a snarky attitude and is prone to harsh insults like this, to the point that Lucifer found him very unpleasant to be around. Beelzebub corroborates this in a later lesson, describing how Raphael used to chastise him for his inability to control himself.

Raphael gets extremely sleepy when drunk, having passed out mid-sentence after several bottles of demonus in Raphael's Welcome. Lucifer states that "while he can generally hold his liquor, too much of it puts him straight to sleep." Apparently, this does not happen often.

Lucifer also states in the Devilgram Raphael's Welcome that Raphael has an eye for detail.

Likes

 * One of Raphael's hobbies is sewing.
 * According to the Devilgram Raphael's Welcome, when the brothers lived in the Celestial Realm they would often tear their clothing when escaping Lucifer's punishments. Raphael would mend the rips, and eventually began to enjoy sewing.
 * Raphael adores food with flavoring too strong for most people.
 * This includes Solomon's cooking - as mentioned in his introduction video.
 * In the event Happy Birthday! Dear Simeon '22, he appears oblivious to others' disdain for Solomon's food.
 * He also was seen to enjoy Death's Door hot sauce in the Devilgram Raphael's Welcome
 * He completely drenched his sandwich in it, much to MC's disbelief.
 * However, Lucifer was not surprised.

Dislikes

 * Raphael dislikes foods that look off-putting or unappetizing.
 * He expressed disgust and confusion in the Devilgram Raphael's Welcome at the unappetizing appearance of most Devildom foods.
 * He was particularly disgusted with the appearance of quetzalcoatl brains.

Story
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Background
Back when the seven brothers were angels, he frequently had an antagonistic relationship with them. Any behaviors considered inappropriate, such as Asmodeus's partying, were punished harshly by Raphael. Leviathan, Mammon, and Asmodeus have all testified that Raphael used to punish them by raining spears down upon them when they were angels.

In lesson 67-9, Asmodeus mentions that they would often ask Raphael to play games with them, but Raphael would always refuse, saying "if you have time to play, then you have time to pray." However, there were also times when he and at least some of the brothers would get along. Asmodeus mentions in Lesson 67-16 Hard that he and Belphegor used to beg Raphael to sing for them, which he often agreed to do.

Relationships
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Lucifer
When Raphael first met Lucifer in the Devildom the two were quick to reacquaint, with Lucifer showing Raphael around the Devildom. Raphael is described in his character introduction video as respecting Lucifer.

Belphegor
Due to Raphael's stoic personality, when Belphegor was tasked with making Raphael smile in Lesson 67 his best efforts all failed. Instead, it was fond memories Raphael had of past days in the Celestial Realm when Belphegor often used to fall asleep during meetings that resulted in Raphael giving one of his rare smiles.

Simeon
Raphael seems to care deeply about Simeon and looks out for his safety. In Lesson 66-17, Raphael becomes enraged when a chimera attacks Simeon and swiftly seeks vengeance. He also went out of his way to ask Lucifer how Simeon was doing in the Devildom, and was pleased to hear that Simeon had been doing well.

Michael
In Lesson 65-2, Raphael takes offense if MC incorrectly guesses that he is Michael, and refers to the other angel as a "socially inept weirdo." However, it is expressed in his character introduction video that he respects Michael and is the only one to truly understand him.

Belphegor implies that Raphael is overworked by Michael, and is overburdened in trying to care for his needs.