Azazel (fallen angel)

Modern interpretation of Azazel, Infernal dictionary by Jacques Collin de Plancy (Paris, 1825).

Azazel or Azael (Hebrew: עֲזָאזֵל, Azazel; Arabic: ازازيل , Azāzīl) is a term that appears in the Bible associated with the rite of the Day of Atonement when lots were cast for two goats, one for Yahweh and the other for Azazel. In some traditions of Judaism and Christianity, it is the name of a fallen angel. In the rabbinic sense, it is not the name of an entity but literally means "for total elimination", that is, designating the name of the goat that was sent into the desert on the Day of Atonement carrying the sins of the Israelites to thus to purify the Tabernacle.

He is also known for his appearance in the Book of Picatrix.

Origin of name

Its origin is Hebrew and means "the emissary goat" or "scapegoat", set forth in Leviticus 16:8-10. It appears four times in the Bible, all of them in the record of the regulations related to the annual Day of Atonement. (Le 16:8, 10, 26) The name comes from two root words: aze, meaning goat, and azel, meaning disappear. Another possible origin of the name is that it is a derivative of the Hebrew words -az, which means rough and -el-, which means powerful^{[quote required]} (it should be noted that this suffix applies to almost all angels and a good part of the fallen angels). In such a case, it would be an allusion to the mountain from where the goats fell for their sacrifice^{[citation required]}.

This name is mentioned in the apocryphal book of Enoch, the Apocalypse of Abraham, and others in Jewish literature. In the Bible it is not usually interpreted as an evil spirit, but rather it is supposed as the scapegoat ceremony that consisted of sending the scapegoat to wander in the desert together with another goat which is sacrificed before God. The azazel is then driven to the outskirts of the desert and released as proof that there is no more guilt in the community. By taking upon himself the sins of the people, forgiveness was possible.

In modern fiction

Cinema

• Azazel appears as a film villain Fallen 1998 starring Denzel Washington and Donald Sutherland.
• It's one of the mutant villains in the movie. X-Men: first generation. This is a demon capable of teleporting. He's also an expert on all kinds of weapons. Undoubtedly the most acrobatic character and the one that plays the most in the fights body to body.
• It appears mentioned in the saga Fallenin the second delivery: Torment.
• In the movie The House with a Clock in Its Walls He makes appearance in “The Dark Forest” before Isaac Izard (interpreted by Kyle MacLachlan). Isaac refers to him as “Azazel, the fourth prince of hell”. Azazel was responsible for giving Isaac the plans to create a watch with the ability to destroy the world.

Literature

• It is mentioned in the poem The Lost Paradise John Milton, and he refers to him as a lieutenant of Satan.
• Name of a character in the series of short stories of the same name written by Isaac Asimov. In them it was a little supernatural being that was interwoven in human affairs.
• It also appears as a comic character of the DC Comics company in the series The Sandman, written by Neil Gaiman. Recently, a character with this description is shown in the universe of Marvel Comics as the father of Nightcrawler, one of the X-Men.
• It is mentioned in the book Two candles for the devil of Laura Gallego García as the first dildo he conceived with an angel, a human son, creating this species.
• It appears mentioned in the book Saved of Daniel Cole, he is attributed to him as a fallen angel with different names and who is in charge of the murders.
• It is mentioned in Anne Rice's book Memnoch the devilwhere it is attributed to one of the many names of the character.

TV series and anime

• Antagonist of the first and second season of the series Supernatural.
• It is the original name of the "Demon of Yellow Eyes", the main villain of the series Supernatural (supernatural) Warner Channel. In it, he seeks to arm an army to take the land for assault and seek the best soldier to be the recipient of Lucifer, when his role dies he becomes recurring in several spoilers of the following seasons.
• It appears in the British television seriesHex played by Michael Fassbender.
• He is a character in the Tokusatsu genre series of Indonesian origin BIMA Satria Garuda X (2014). The hero's brother, Reza Bramasakti, kidnapped in his childhood and educated by the evil VUDO, escapes and gets the ability to become BIMA Azazel, helping in the future his brother Ray (BIMA X) against the forces of evil.
• It's the main demon of anime. Yondemasu, Azazel-san, where it takes the form of a strange teddy shaped like a satire with a lion's face. His power is to control lust.
• It appears in the ABC miniserie Fallenplayed by Hal Ozsan.
• It is mentioned in the series American Horror Story: Covenwhen Madison and Zoe swear obedience and devotion until death sanctifies "the profane union", in order to revive Kyle, who died in a traffic accident. Zoe says, "Do we want the devil? I'm not sure I want to do that, Madison."
• Azazel is the guardian of Katerine Mcdonald formed by thousands of spirits in the anime Kaze no Stigma.
• He is the leader of the fallen angels in the series of light novels and anime of High School DxDYou also know the world of the weapons of it.
• He's an anime character and a sleeve Shingeki no Bahamut.
• It appears in the anime Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken like the name of a character skill called "Devil."
• It's part of the sleeve and anime Sonic Gon Adventure as a follower of the arch chief Binding.
• It may be mentioned in the sleeve Shaman King as one of the most powerful angels of soldiers X.
• It is mentioned in chapter 13 of Shadow army (gifting strings to other memories) by Lucio Rosenkreutz.
• Azazel is the main villain in «Die Hand die Verletzt», chapter 14 of the second season X-Filestaking the form of a teacher and murdering people by forcing them to commit suicide;
• Azazel is mentioned in « Shadow Hunters», chapter 9 of the first saga The Mortal Instrumentsin book number 5 City of lost souls. It appears physically in chapter 11 of the second season, with human form, in search of the mortal Cup.
• Azazel makes its appearance in the final minutes of the first season The Sandman and holds a conversation with Lúcifer.

Music

• It is mentioned in the song «Fare Love» of the opera metal Edgar Allan Poe. Legacy of a tragedycreated by Patricia Tapia and Leo Jiménez.
• It also appears in the song «Legions of Azazel» of the band death metal Mexican-American He Burned As Athena.
• It is mentioned in the song «The Fallen Angel» of the band heavy metal British Iron Maiden on the record Brave New World.
• It is mentioned in the song «Brainstorm» of the band death metal American Morbid Angel on the record Blessed Are The Sick.
• It is mentioned in the song "Sons Of The Jackal" of the death/thrash metal Legion Of The Damned band on the album Sons Of The Jackal.
• It also appears mentioned in the song "Mark of Cain" of the symphonic metal band Therion, on the album Crowning of Atlantis. In the letter you can read:Ride your horse into the desert of Set Ș And meet him, your master Azazel». Like also in the lyrics of the song "Melek Taus".
• Azazel is mentioned in the song "Mouth of Empty Praise" by the band death metal Bloodbath, on the record Unblessing The Purity.
• It is the name of a Finnish black metal band formed in 1992.
• It is mentioned in the song "Blood of Angels" of the homonymous album that the American group Nox Arcana published along with the Gothic singer Michelle Belanger.
• The group of death metal melodic The Black Dahlia Murder dedicates his song "Goat of Departure" to Azazel.
• It is mentioned in the song «Fallen Angel’s Dominion» by the German band melodic black death Thulcandra, whose album has the same name.
• It is mentioned in the song «Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer» of the Polish band Behemoth, whose album is called The Satanist.
• The Industrial Metal Group The Electric Hellfire Club dedicates its song "Hymn to the Fallen: Conjuration (Song of Azazel)" to Azazel.

Video Games

• Azazel is the name of the fictional character of the video game saga TekkenThe fighting genre. Debt on Tekken 6 released for recreation at the end of 2007 and for PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP in 2009.
• It is one of the strongest gnosis in the video game Xenosaga episode I and II.
• It appears in the video game The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth as an eligible character with demon appearance.
• He's an angel in the video game. Helltaker released on Steam on May 11, 2020
• It appears in the video game Devour like the devil Anna and the other character worship.
• He is the final head of the Infernax videogame, with a very similar look to that of Baphomet.