Angels of the Dark Character Guide

From the New York Times bestselling author who brought you the Lords of the Underworld comes a dark, seductive new series featuring angels poised at the brink of destruction…

- The Warriors -

Zacharel – Commander of the Army of Darkness

Thane – Second-in-command

Xerxes

Bjorn                                                                                                               

Jamila

Koldo                                                                                                              

Axel

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*This is a breakdown of all of the characters in Gena Showalter’s Angels of the Dark series, complete up to Wicked Nights.  While I have tried to keep things general, this is a reference that may include spoilers.  Thanks to Jessica Wimberly, who contributed her personal character guide to this one.

This is alphabetical by first name, with main or vital characters highlighted in blue.

-A-

Amun

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• a Lord of the Underworld
• Keeper of Secrets
• speaks only through sign-language
• huge and imposing
• black skin and deep black eyes
• mate of Haidee

Annabelle Miller – Wicked Nights

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• parents killed by the Demon High Lord Unforgiveness on her 18th birthday
• dubbed the Butcher of Colorado
• marked and changed by the Demon High Lord Unforgiveness
• made a Demon’s consort against her will
• convicted of killing her parents
• spent four years in an institution for the criminally insane
• forced fed drugs while in the hospital
• strong willed and determined
• expressive and uninhibited
• able to see demons that regular humans cannot
• has killed countless demons while incarcerated
• shot and killed the demon possessed Driana
• changes into a demon form with negative emotion
• 22 years old
• Japanese mother, white father
• 5 foot 9
• previously golden eyes changed to icy winter blue
• long midnight black hair, rich bronze skin
• daughter of Rick and Saki Miller
• sister of Brax Miller
• mate of Zacharel

Anya

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• Goddess of Anarchy
• blonde and beautiful
• mate of Lucien

Axel

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• angel
• one of the Army of Darkness
• irreverent and full of laughter
• obsessed with wreaking havoc
• takes the place of Jamila after she is captured

-B-

Bianka

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• harpy
• unequaled strength and brutality
• black hair
• mate of Lysander

Bjorn

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• angel
• warrior of the Army of Darkness
• believes it is only a matter of time before he loses his wings
• trapped and tortured by demons along with Thane and Xerxes 100 years ago
• skin peeled from his body by demons
• went on a killing rampage after being freed from the demon torture
• killing rampage led to sentence of true death
• saved by Thane and Xerxes
• strong and cunning
• lives only to hunt demons
• spirals out of control after every fight
• one of the most beautiful angels ever created
• massive
• bronze skin veined in gold and multi-hued jewel-like eyes
• eyes of purple, pink, blue and green
• inseparable from Xerxes and Thane

Brax Miller

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• parents killed by the Demon High Lord Unforgiveness
• unknowingly summoned the demon that killed his family
• sister Annabelle Miller convicted of the murders
• turns against his sister after the death of their parents
• changed from a happy boy to a tormented man
• inherited money after his parent’s deaths
• went almost broke in under a year
• alcoholic and drug addict
• girlfriend Driana possessed by a demon
• mid 20′s
• blue-black hair, golden eyes
• tall and leanly muscled
• faint trace of a beard
• son of Rick and Saki Miller
• older brother of Annabelle Miller

Burden

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• demon
• not of a high enough rank to manifest in the presence of humans
• possesses the body of a human club owner
• employs demons to tempt humans to evil
• once second in command to the High Lord of greed
• currently without a master
• considered one of the fiercest warriors of Hell
• sends demons to torment Annabelle Miller while she is imprisoned
• captures Jamila
• untrustworthy and repulsive
• possessed the body of a golden haired main in his mid thirties
• sickly thin with an air of cruelty
• dark blue eyes
• captured by the Lords of the Underworld
• memories harvested by Amun

-C-

Cario

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• of questionable origins
• frequent patron of the club Downfall
• able to read minds
• strong and determined
• not classically beautiful, but striking
• appears human, but acts like a harpy
• chin-length platinum hair and somewhat hard features

-D-

Deity, The

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• reveres human life
• looks like a frail, elderly human male
• deeply lined skin and silver hair
• endless black eyes

Driana

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• demon-possessed human
• works for the demon Burden
• used to keep track of Brax Miller
• stunningly beautiful
• silky pale hair, light rosy skin
• golden eyed and curvy
• dating Brax Miller
• shot and killed by Annabelle Miller

-E-

-F-

Fitzherbert, Doctor

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• known as Dr. Fitzpervert
• Doctor at the Moffat County Institute for the Criminally Insane
• drugs incarcerated girls to molest and photograph them
• slimy and power-hungry
• left staked out naked in his front yard by Zacharel
• early 40’s
• thinning salt and pepper hair
• dark brown eyes
• perfectly tanned, slightly lined skin
• 5 foot 10, somewhat thin
• moderately attractive
• divorced with two teenage children

-G-

-H-

Hadrenial

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• angel
• identical twin brother of Zacharel
• parents killed fighting demons
• saw only the beauty in the world
• gentle and kind
• innocent and sweet, almost too caring
• abducted while escorting human souls to the heavens
• tortured by demons for over a year
• starved, beaten and violated
• never recovered from his abuse
• pleaded for Zacharel to kill him and end his torment
• tried to end his own life repeatedly
• believed dead for centuries
• part of his spirit will live on in Annabelle Miller
• inky black hair and piercing green eyes
• transformed into the Demon High Lord Unforgiveness
• see Unforgiveness

Haidee

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• Keeper of Hate
• former Hunter
• able to freeze a demon to its core
• tanned skin
• glows with health and vitality
• pink highlights in her hair
• arms sleeved with tattoos

Heath

• first mentioned in Wicked Nights
• former boyfriend of Annabelle Miller
• broke up with Annabelle Miller after her conviction for murder

-I-

Ivar

• first mentioned in Wicked Nights
• angel
• one of the Deity’s Elite Seven
• warrior of unimaginable strength and ability
• killed by demons

-J-

Jamila

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• angel
• one of the Army of Darkness
• one of only four females in the army
• Zacharel’s fifth
• originally a joy-bringer angel
• promoted to warrior angel after she ventured into hell to rescue a human
• changed after her time spent in hell
• does not follow orders well
• killed a demon-possessed human
• no longer revers human life
• feels an attraction for Zacharel
• captured by the demon Burden
• prisoner of the Demon High Lord Unforgiveness
• tortured, wings cut off
• killed and brought back to life repeatedly
• white wings with only a hint of gold
• dark skin and long, black ringlets
• honey colored eyes

-K-

Kaia

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• harpy
• small
• long red hair
• mate of Strider

Koldo

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• angel
• one of the Army of Darkness
• underground home in Half Moon Bay
• wings ripped out by his mother as a child, never grew back
• the only member of the Army of Darkness that can flash to any location
• intense and quiet
• serious and frightening to most
• the one everyone else can rely on
• placed in the Army of Darkness for beating his former commander nearly to death
• joins the army only to hunt for the angel that took his wings
• has spent his life hunting his mother
• looks almost more monster than man
• killed the Demon High Lord Unforgiveness
• hair never cut in all of his centuries
• sun drenched skin
• deep black eyes that can crackle with orange flames
• had thick black beaded hair hanging down his back in braids, black beard
• head shaved in sacrifice to save Zacharel
• shoulders, back and legs tattooed with crimson feathers

-L-

Lucien

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• one of the Lords of the Underworld
• keeper of the Demon of Death
• heavily scarred
• mate of Anya

Lysander

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• warrior angel
• leader of the Army of Angels
• the standard by which most angels are measured
• pale hair and dark eyes
• wings of gold
• mate of Bianka

-M-

McCadden

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• fallen angel
• refuses to follow orders
• committed crimes against his fellow angels and humans
• gave up everything to be with a Goddess who didn’t want him
• deemed unfit for the heavens
• stripped of his wings and banished to Earth
• becomes the responsibility of the Army of Darkness
• given into the care of Xerxes
• dyed pink hair, pierced eyebrows
• bloody teardrops tattooed under his eyes

-N-

-O-

-P-

Paris

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• one of the Lords of the Underworld
• keeper of the Demon of Promiscuity
• beautiful face with a warrior’s body
• tall and muscular
• thick, luxurious hair in shades of caramel and chocolate
• deep blue eyes
• mate of Sienna

-Q-

-R-

Rick Miller

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• human
• honest and determined
• devoted to his family
• die-hard football fan
• attended Oklahoma University
• tall and slender
• father of Annabelle Miller and Brax Miller
• husband of Saki Miller
• killed by the Demon High Lord Unforgiveness

-S-

Saki Tanaka Miller

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• human
• born in Japan
• raised in Georgetown, Colorado
• horrible cook
• long, blue-black hair
• golden up-tilted eyes
• creamy honey and cinnamon skin
• mother of Annabelle Miller and Brax Miller
• wife of Rick Miller
• killed by the Demon High Lord Unforgiveness

Sienna

• first mentioned in Wicked Nights
• once-human queen of the Titan gods
• mate of Paris

Strider

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• a Lord of the Underworld
• keeper of Defeat
• mate of Kaia

-T-

Thane

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• angel
• one of the Army of Darkness
• Zacharel’s self-appointed second in command
• sarcastic and flippant
• both strong and cunning
• trapped and tortured by demons 100 years ago
• throat repeatedly slit
• keeps a home in New Zealand
• beautiful, innocent looking but carnal
• womanizing
• owner of the club Downfall
• lives only to kill demons, no matter the cost
• believes it is only a matter of time before he loses his wings and falls
• all of the softer emotions have been beaten out of him
• smoky voice
• curling golden hair, sapphire eyes
• white wings threaded with gold
• as close as brothers with Xerxes and Bjorn
• always puts the needs of Xerxes and Bjorn before his own

-U-

Unforgiveness

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• Demon High Lord
• formerly the angel Hadrenial
• unintentionally accepted evil into his heart and became a demon
• throne built from the bones of the angel warriors he has killed
• barely contained blood-lust
• can only leave the demon realm when summoned by a human
• accidentally summoned by Brax Miller
• recognized Annabelle Miller as Zacharel’s mate immediately
• exchanged a portion of his spirit with Annabelle Miller
• marked Annabelle Miller and killed Rick and Saki Miller
• planned to use Annabelle Miller to destroy Zacharel
• deadly clawed fingers
• smooth crimson scales, blood-stained fangs
• sharp horns and spiked tail
• wide, bulging forehead, exaggerated bone structure
• killed by Koldo
• see Hadrenial

-V-

-W-

-X-

Xerxes

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• angel
• warrior of the Angels of Darkness
• strong and cunning
• trapped and tortured by demons along with Bjorn and Thane 100 years ago
• physically ill after every sexual encounter
• in a constant state of healing from self inflicted injuries
• believes it is only a matter of time before he loses his wings
• placed in charge of the fallen angel McCadden
• closer than brothers with Thane and Bjorn
• once had auburn hair and amber eyes
• physically changed by his torture and abuse
• long white hair worn pulled back
• almost colorless skin
• red eyes full of anger and intelligence
• covered in tiny scars in patterns of three

-Y-

-Z-

Zacharel – Wicked Nights

• first appearance in Wicked Nights
• angel
• leader of the Army of Darkness
• severely detached from emotion
• lives only to kill demons, no matter the collateral damage
• little thought or concern for human life
• never experienced desire before Annabelle Miller
• snow falls from his wings as a sign of his Deity’s displeasure
• radiates cold
• direct and without artifice
• placed in charge of an army of rebellious and troubled angels
• responsible for the actions of the angels under his command
• devastated by the capture and death of his brother
• parents killed fighting demons
• slowly dying after removing part of his own soul
• thousands of years old
• at least 6 foot 5
• pure white wings with increasing striations of gold
• inky black hair and piercing jewel green eyes
• dimples when he smiles
• muscled and incredibly strong, wide shouldered
• identical twin brother of Hadrenial
• mate of Annabelle Miller