Is anyone besides me just a tiny bit displeased that they deviate from the standard angelic names for ones that seem to prefer/default to a female host? I mean, why not Saraqael instead of Naomi? The angels themselves aren't supposed to be gendered creatures, though they use "brothers" as a default descriptor rather than the neutral "siblings."
Wesley: We were fighting on opposite sides, but it was the same war. Fred: but you hated her…didn't you? Wesley: It's not always about holding hands.
'Shells'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 29, 2013 6:14:57 am PDT #28050 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Amy - Mar 29, 2013 6:17:01 am PDT #28051 of 30002
Because books.
They do seem to be using Biblical names, though -- Rachel, Naomi, etc. Michael and Gabriel aren't especially angelic, either.
§ ita § - Mar 29, 2013 8:38:29 am PDT #28052 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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Is anyone besides me just a tiny bit displeased that they deviate from the standard angelic names for ones that seem to prefer/default to a female host?
Michael and Gabriel aren't especially angelic, either.
But we do explicitly know popular angels Gabriel and Michael. I don't know anything about an angel Balthazar or Zachariah, so I hadn't been thinking of it as a female host issue. It seemed fucking lucky Castiel is an angel's name, and even so, it's only barely.
Amy - Mar 29, 2013 8:53:55 am PDT #28053 of 30002
Because books.
It seemed fucking lucky Castiel is an angel's name, and even so, it's only barely.
Right. I only meant Michael and Gabriel don't have the -zar or -iel ending. Which I guess is ... angelish.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 29, 2013 9:01:09 am PDT #28054 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've seen variations of Balthazar as a demon's name, so I guess that has mythological precendent, though Zachariah too seems to be using a Biblical human name.
DebetEsse - Mar 29, 2013 9:12:08 am PDT #28055 of 30002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Michael and Gabriel don't have the -zar or -iel ending
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Amy - Mar 29, 2013 9:23:14 am PDT #28056 of 30002
Because books.
OH MY GOD.
This is a sign that I should not be editing today. And possibly not operating heavy machinery.
§ ita § - Mar 29, 2013 9:37:12 am PDT #28057 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The -el ending means "of God." There are people that contend that Dean nicknaming Castiel was an important part in redefining him and his loyalties, given what he stripped away.
However, I don't recall the first use of the name, and I'm curious about it. Not yet curious enough to dive back into early season transcripts.
Amy - Mar 29, 2013 9:38:29 am PDT #28058 of 30002
Because books.
Not yet curious enough
Key words "not" and "yet".
§ ita § - Mar 29, 2013 9:41:44 am PDT #28059 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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