Gabriel

GABRIEL, JUDGE OF HELL
General
Class		Supreme Angel
Health		50 (Phase 1) 50 (Phase 2)
Weight		Heavy (Flying)
Rank		6
Locational Damage
Head (2x)			✗
Limb (1.5x)			✗
Conditional Modifiers
Flammable?
Airshot?
Damage Type Modifiers
- Standard Revolvers (Head):  200% - Standard Revolvers (Limbs):  150% - Nails:  125%
Radiance Multipliers
Health		1.5x
Damage		1.25x
Speed		1.5x
Appearances
3-2

Gabriel, Judge of Hell, or simply Gabriel, is a Supreme Angel and the main antagonist of ULTRAKILL. He is very condescending in his manner of speaking towards V1 and plays a huge role in the story and lore of the game's events. V1 first encounters Gabriel as the boss of 3-2: IN THE FLESH and is the final boss of the Gluttony Layer, where, after delivering a monologue to V1 before it enters the arena, appears from a beam of light and initiates a fierce duel.

Appearance

Gabriel is the first Angel that V1 encounters and his armor is predominantly bright silver with a black bodysuit underneath, and is adorned with various gold accents. He also wears golden pauldrons, gauntlets, and leg greaves, as well as a helmet adorned with a gold cross. Additionally, a small halo and two long wings formed from cyan light adorn his back. Two long swords with black scabbards adorned with the phrases "Splendor is Justice" and "Justice is Splendor" are also strapped to his right hip, but they are not used during his first encounter with V1.

Behaviour

Gabriel is extremely agile, attacking V1 with a variety of weapons made from pure light. Gabriel will also occasionally stop attacking to throw taunts at V1, those being the following:

You defy the light

A mere object

There can be only light

Foolishness, machine. Foolishness.

An imperfection to be cleansed

Not. Even. Mortal.

You are less than nothing

You're an error to be corrected

The light is perfection

You are outclassed

Your crime is existence

You make even the devil cry

After 50% of his health is depleted, Gabriel will be launched into the air and stunned before going into freefall. While freefalling, damage dealt to him will bounce him further upwards. In this state, upon contact with the ground or taking enough damage, Gabriel will go into Phase 2, making his attacks much more complex and also gaining the Enraged buff.

Attacks

Gabriel has 4 attacks, with an extra attack in his second phase on Violent. Between each taunt, Gabriel will string two combo attacks together (three combo attacks on Violent), with a chance to perform an axe throw before each combo. He will not use the same combo attack twice in a row, and a maximum of one axe throw can be performed between taunts.

Spear Combo
Gabriel will materialize a tall spear of constructed light in his right hand, then teleport above the player. He will track the player for a brief period before lunging directly downward, dealing 25 damage on a successful hit. Gabriel will then teleport away and throw the spear at the player, dealing 35 damage. The spear dive will not damage a sliding player, while the thrown spear can be parried back or deflected with a well-timed explosion.
In his second phase, Gabriel will try to lunge downwards at the player twice before throwing the spear.

Katana Combo
Gabriel will materialize a katana of constructed light in his left hand and quickly slash twice for 15 damage each, followed by a thrust that propels him forward for 25 damage. He will only initiate this combo while the player is in close range, and it cannot be parried.
On his second phase, Gabriel will teleport before the final thrust.

Greatsword Combo
Gabriel will materialize a greatsword of constructed light in his right hand and dash at the player, swinging twice with the sword then throwing it at the player as a spinning projectile. Both the swings and the projectile deal 35 damage. The swings must be avoided, but the thrown greatsword can be parried back to Gabriel.
On his second phase, Gabriel will teleport before throwing the greatsword, and if the sword flies for a certain amount of time without hitting the player or terrain, he will teleport to the sword to catch and throw it again.

Twin Axe Throw
Gabriel will materialize two axes of constructed light in both hands and quickly throw them at the player. The projectiles deal 30 damage and have minor tracking, allowing them to curve slightly to hit the player and potentially prolong their flight. These can be parried, but the small hitboxes on each axe projectile combined with their helical flight pattern make this a difficult task, and parrying one axe can still leave the other in flight.

Spiral Swords
Gabriel will materialize a set of eight swords of constructed light that orbit around him in a circle, acting as a shield. The individual swords destruct on contact with terrain or the player and expire on their own approximately 5 seconds after they are summoned. They deal 35 damage and can be parried out of their orbits, often directly into Gabriel. on Brutal difficulty and above, Gabriel will teleport the swords in a circle around the player after a short period of time, and after a brief pause, send them toward the center. The swords can still be parried during this time.
Gabriel performs this attack upon transitioning to his second phase on Violent difficulty and upon every second taunt thereafter.

Strategy

Gabriel is an extremely agile boss and dodging his attacks is not an easy task.

The Nailgun is an extremely effective weapon due to the fact Gabriel takes more damage from nails. Placing a Magnet on Gabriel and unloading both Nailguns onto him can wipe out up to 50% of his total health. More experienced players can also use Overheat Storage for practically infinite burst nails for as long as the player can keep to combo up.
The Electric Railcannon is also a good damage-dealer to Gabriel, especially when combined with coins. Players can attempt to line up a Railcoin on Gabriel for a huge amount of damage.
The Alternate Piercer and the Sharpshooter are also excellent against Gabriel due to their high damage potential, although aiming at Gabriel can be hard for the inexperienced.
Projectile Boosts are a consistent way to deal damage as a missed shot's explosion can still damage Gabriel. Combining them with the Rocket Launcher's rockets is an extremely effective technique.

Healing off of Gabriel is difficult when he's attacking, however his taunts are an excellent window of opportunity for healing and by using Shotgun Swapping and Knuckleblaster punches at point-blank range. Parrying his projectiles with the Feedbacker, although difficult, can consistently provide the player with a full heal and stamina recharge, and can also deal a small amount of damage to Gabriel.

Dodging Gabriel is a hard task; Sliding and conserving Stamina is the recommended approach. Dashing through the Divine Spear attack's lunges guarantees that the player will come out unharmed, and dashing through the Greatsword and Spinning Blade combos is also highly effective, however it will consume a large amount of stamina. Sliding away from his attacks, although harder to do for newer players, conserves Stamina and is equally as effective as dashing.

After depleting 50% of his health, Gabriel will be launched into the air and stunned temporarily. Use this moment to dish out as much damage for free as possible.

Terminal Entry

TYPE: SUPREME ANGEL

DATA:
One of the most respected and feared archangels, Gabriel earned his reputation through power and efficiency.

Regardless of the task given, Gabriel would always perform it quickly and decisively, earning him the title of Judge of Hell after dethroning Minos and ending the Lust renaissance.

Despite answering to the Council, he is far more popular and beloved among angels due to his radiant personality and active nature, especially compared to the Council that strictly follows and upholds the dogma of the Faith.

STRATEGY:
- Gabriel's movements are fast and his attacks are deadly, but by observing which weapon he manifests, his attacks can be accurately predicted before he even starts them.

- Gabriel's pride stops him from attacking while taunting his opponent, opening up a short window for healing.

Media

Transcript

Intro 1

Machine

Turn back now

The layers of this palace are not for your kind

Turn back or you will be crossing the will of God

Intro 2

Your choice is made

As the righteous hand of the father

I shall rend you apart

And you will become inanimate once more

Intro 3

BEHOLD! THE POWER OF AN ANGEL!

Outro

What..?

How can this be?

Bested by this...this thing..?

You insignificant FUCK!

THIS IS NOT OVER!

May your woes be many,

And your days few.

GABRIEL, APOSTATE OF HATE
General
Class		Supreme Angel
Health		50 (Phase 1) 50 (Phase 2)
Weight		Heavy (Flying)
Rank		6
Locational Damage
Head (2x)			✗
Limb (1.5x)			✗
Conditional Modifiers
Flammable?
Airshot?
Damage Type Modifiers
- Standard Revolvers (Head):  200% - Standard Revolvers (Limbs):  150% - Nails:  125%
Radiance Multipliers
Health		1.5x
Damage		1.25x
Speed		1.3x
Appearances
6-2

Gabriel, Apostate of Hate is the second encounter V1 has with Gabriel, and is the boss of 6-2: AESTHETICS OF HATE and the final boss of the Heresy Layer. When entering the boss arena he is in, he can be seen playing the organ. Approaching Gabriel will cause him to stop playing and start a hateful speech directed towards V1. Angered and humiliated by his previous defeat, Gabriel swiftly unsheathes his two swords, and the fight begins with Gabriel Enraged by default.

Appearance

Gabriel's new appearance while Enraged drastically affects his color scheme. His armor is now a bright crimson, although most of the golden accents remain. His wings and halo have also turned a bright, blazing orange and he is now constantly bathed in a circular red glow. Gabriel now also wields his two swords, Justice and Splendor, with the former bearing a golden blade with a blue hilt while the latter has a blue blade with a gold hilt.

Behaviour

Gabriel is extremely agile, attacking the player with his twin swords Justice and Splendor.

During the fight, Gabriel will occasionally stop attacking to taunt the player by saying any of the following quotes:

IS THIS WHAT I LOST TO!?

YOU'RE GETTING RUSTY, MACHINE!

LET'S SETTLE THIS!

NOTHING BUT SCRAP!

I'LL SHOW YOU DIVINE JUSTICE!

TIME TO RIGHT MY WRONG!

YOU NEED. MORE. POWER!

After 50% of his health is depleted, Gabriel will be launched into the air and stunned before going into freefall. Use this moment to dish out as much damage for free as possible. While freefalling, damage dealt to him will be halved and bounce him further upwards. In this state, upon contact with the ground or taking enough damage, Gabriel will enter his second phase, losing the Enraged status effect and having his attacks be empowered.

During this phase, Gabriel will use different taunts than the ones used in his first phase, them being:

I've never had a fight like this before!

Show me what you were made for!

Now THIS is a fight worthy of God's Will!

What is this FEELING?

Come get some BLOOD!

Come on, machine! Fight me like an ANIMAL!

I'll show you TRUE splendor!

Attacks

Gabriel has 4 attacks, with an extra attack in his second phase on Violent. Between each taunt, Gabriel will string two combo attacks together (three combo attacks on Violent), with a chance to perform a raw sword throw before each combo. He will not use the same combo attack twice in a row (unless locked out of both of his close range combos), and unlike his previous fight, he has no limit on how many raw sword throws he can perform between taunts. In his first phase, Gabriel will teleport his swords back into his hands if they are mid-flight when he initiates an attack. In his second phase, he will instead manifest light construct copies of his swords to continue attacking without canceling his projectile, though in this state he will not teleport mid-combo except when initiating another sword throw.

Light Combo
Gabriel will reverse his grip on his swords then dash directly towards the player, slashing twice with Justice, then once with Splendor, then kicking with his left foot, following up with a final lunging thrust with both swords. The first four hits deal 20 damage each and the lunge deals 35 damage. Only the finisher is parriable, though the disjointed thrust can outrange the Feedbacker if the player does not move into their parry.
In his second phase, he will teleport before the finisher unless his real swords are mid-flight.

Medium Combo
Gabriel will raise Splendor in his right hand and swing it twice, then follow up with a thrust from Justice and a final dashing, spinning slice with both swords. The first two hits deal 30 damage, while the last two hits deal 35 damage. He will only initiate this combo while the player is in close range, and only the finisher is parriable.
In his second phase, he will teleport before the finisher unless his real swords are mid-flight.

Heavy Combo
Gabriel will rear both his swords behind his left shoulder and cleave diagonally, then cleave again from his opposite shoulder, then quickly combine and throw them, with less windup than his raw sword throw. The first hit deals 35 damage, the second hit deals 45 damage, and the projectile deals 35 damage. He will only initiate this combo while the player is in close range, and both swings as well as the thrown sword can be parried.
In his second phase, he will teleport before throwing his swords, and on Violent difficulty, he will also teleport before the second swing unless his real swords are mid-flight.

Sword Throw
Gabriel will combine his swords horizontally in front of him, raise them over his head, and throw them at the player as a single projectile, dealing 35 damage and exploding on contact with terrain or the player. The swords have minor target tracking and can be parried. Unlike his axe throw, which expires after a certain amount of flight time, the sword projectile will last until it hits something or Gabriel teleports them back into his hands.
In his second phase, he will teleport right before throwing his swords.

Spiral Swords
Gabriel will materialize a set of eight swords of constructed light that orbit around him in a circle, acting as a shield. The individual swords destruct on contact with terrain or the player and expire on their own approximately 5 seconds after they are summoned. They deal 35 damage and can be parried out of their orbits, often directly into Gabriel.
Gabriel performs this attack upon transitioning to his second phase on Violent difficulty and upon every second taunt thereafter.

Strategy

Gabriel is an extremely agile boss and dodging his attacks is not an easy task.

The Nailgun is an extremely effective weapon due to the fact Gabriel takes more damage from nails. Placing a Magnet on Gabriel and unloading both Nailguns onto him can wipe out a big chunk of his total health. More experienced players can also use Overheat Storage for practically infinite burst nails for as long as the player can keep to combo up.
The Electric Railcannon is also a good damage-dealer to Gabriel, especially when combined with coins. Players can attempt to line up a Railcoin on Gabriel for a huge amount of damage.
The Alternate Piercer and the Sharpshooter are also excellent against Gabriel due to their high damage potential, although aiming at Gabriel can be hard for the inexperienced.
Projectile Boosts are a consistent way to deal damage as a missed shot's explosion can still damage Gabriel. Combining them with the Rocket Launcher's rockets is an extremely effective technique.

Healing off of Gabriel is difficult when he's attacking, however his taunts are an excellent window of opportunity for healing and by using Shotgun Swapping and Knuckleblaster punches at point-blank range. Parrying his attacks with the Feedbacker or the Shotgun, although difficult, can consistently provide the player with a full heal and stamina recharge, and can also deal a huge amount of damage to Gabriel.

Dodging Gabriel is a hard task; Sliding and conserving Stamina is the recommended approach. Dashing through his combos guarantees that the player will come out unharmed, however it will consume a huge amount of stamina. Sliding away from his attacks, although harder to do for newer players, conserves Stamina and is equally as effective as dashing and conserves stamina. Parrying his attacks with the Feedbacker guarantees both a full heal and a stamina recharge, as long as the player dashes after parrying Gabriel's melee attacks.

After depleting 50% of his health, Gabriel will be launched into the air and stunned temporarily. Use this moment to dish out as much damage for free as possible. Note that all damage dealt during this period is halved.

Terminal Entry

TYPE: SUPREME ANGEL

DATA:
Having twice clashed with the machine and lost, Gabriel realized he had been mistaken. The strong fire that burned inside him was not hatred at all, but passion.

Gabriel had never before known the joy of a struggle, of coming face-to-face with an opponent of equal or greater measure. Though he had lost twice, each loss only further grew his desire to overcome.

Up until now, he had only done what was expected of him, but now for the first time he had found something he himself wanted. Not even the fast encroaching End of Hell mattered to him anymore.

Still, having come to realize the horrors he had committed in God's name, he felt a great guilt. Though he could not undo what he had done, Gabriel knew he had to make things right, and headed to Hell for the last time.

STRATEGY:
- While Gabriel's speed has increased, his accuracy has not. Dodging diagonally or to the side will prove more fruitful than trying to run backwards out of the range of his swords.

- Though his sword throw may seem impossible to dodge, it will prove an excellent weapon if parried instead.

- Overcome with emotion, Gabriel will sometimes stop to taunt his opponent, creating a window for healing.

Non-Enemy Interactions

In 5-3, a big hologram of Gabriel can be found in one of the ship's rooms. It is a recording of his words directed to a Ferryman. He says the following:

Be not afraid, sinner.

Your devotion to God shows goodness in you

Plentiful indeed.

The heart is willing, but the body must rest

lest you squander one of the Lord's creations.

In 6-1, while walking towards the last room, Gabriel can be heard speaking directly to V1:

Machine,

I know you're here.

I can smell the insolent stench of your bloodstained hands.

I await you down below.

And when the player enters the room, Gabriel says:

Come to me!

Media

Transcript

Intro 1

Limbo

Lust

All gone...

With Gluttony soon to follow.

Your kind know nothing but hunger

Purged all life in the upper layers

And yet they remain unsatiated...

As do you.

You've taken everything from me, machine

And now all that remains is

PERFECT

HATRED

Intro 2

Machine

I will cut you down

Break you apart

Splay the gore of your profane form across the STARS!

I will grind you down until the very SPARKS CRY FOR MERCY!

My hands shall RELISH ENDING YOU...

HERE

AND

NOW!

Outro

Twice!?

Beaten by an object... Twice!

I've only known the taste of victory

but this taste... Is-

Is this my blood?

I've never known such...

Such... relief..?

I- I need some time to think...

We will meet again, machine.

May your woes be many...

and your days few.

A mural of Gabriel seen in Limbo.

Gabriel is heavily involved in Hell's affairs, even before inheriting the title of the Judge of Hell. His actions in the past of Hell heavily changed the course of its citizens that still persist to this day.

Previously God's preferred messenger, turned to a warrior of Heaven, then the Judge of Hell to a vengeful and emotional fighter, Gabriel is perhaps the most important character in the game to the point where he is the main protagonist, narratively speaking.

Backstory

It is unknown if Gabriel in ULTRAKILL is the same Gabriel in actual religious canon; such appearances are in the Hebrew Bible, the Quran, and the New Testament. If so, this Gabriel is responsible for announcing God's will to humans. In the New Testament, he tells the Virgin Mary she will give birth to Jesus. In the Hebrew Bible, he explains visions to the prophet Daniel, is the guardian angel of Israel, and carries out God's answers to prayers. In the Quran, he mainly transmitted the scriptures of God to prophets and messengers. He assisted Muhammad in battling a number of adversaries and is said to have leveled the city of Sodom with the tip of his wing.

In ULTRAKILL, he is described as the most loyal and diligent of the angels, while also being a socialite and an efficient leader. When God disappeared, he was with the rest of the angels in Heaven to decide on how to proceed in His absence. When the Holy Council was established, he begun answering to them, and they ordered him to assess Hell and retake it from other forces.

Under orders by the Council, he was dispatched to deal with King Minos and his revolutionized City of Lust. Minos attempted to reason with Gabriel, but Gabriel killed him without listening. A citizen that witnessed this moment wrote it into a book, which can be read in 2-2: Death at 20,000 Volts:

TEXT SCANNED - LEGIBLE SCRIPT:

"...Gabriel struck down Minos, his flesh torn asunder with torrents
of crimson pooling at his feet as we all cried out for clarity.
'Justice,' Gabriel decreed to all, with our just ruler writhing in
wailing agony, 'The Lord's Will be done.' We watched on in horror as
Minos lay broken, now waning, screaming in defiance of God's Will,
Gabriel."

REMAINING TEXT: IRRELEVANT.

As Gabriel killed the Judge of Hell, he inherited the title, which he acted upon after he later restored order in all of Hell and Heaven. He then imprisoned the soul of Minos in a prison made of flesh, which is inside his body. He also somehow corrupted Minos's pet snakes into parasites, which reanimated the corpse into causing destruction to the city under its gargantuan size.

When Gabriel entered Greed, he was met with the army of King Sisyphus and his loyal insurrectionists, trained to usurp authority by force. The battle was reportedly of biblical proportions, causing much trouble for the angels, however they were still slowly winning due to their superior tactics and experience. The insurrection ended when Gabriel noticed the enemy relied on their leader to a fault. After a focused attack on the King, Gabriel beheaded him with his two swords, Justice and Splendor, which had not been unsheathed for a very long time. The husks that submitted to authority again were cleaved into pieces so they could continue their previous punishment, yet also not be able to rebel once again. The soul of Sisyphus was immediately put into the Flesh Panopticon as it had started to form into a Prime Soul just after death. Unruly insurrectionists were intended to be placed alongside him, under the watchful eyes of the Panopticon, but Sisyphus already in the middle of ascending prevented this, as that process could be completed if he was awakened, severely endangering Heaven.

When Gabriel reached Wrath, he was met with the Leviathan -- a demon/husk hybrid, where the sullen were fused by Hell Mass into a serpentine shape. The souls of these morose sinners attempted to escape by the head of the Leviathan, but Gabriel pinned it back on its head with spears, where it remains screaming amongst a heartbeat.

Gabriel went through the other layers of Hell to restore Heaven's rule. At this time, it is unknown what he did in the layers of Violence and below.

Ingame

Within the events of the game, Gabriel is first seen in a painting in 1-4 holding his signature spear. He is next seen in the room just right of it, where a book written by an unnamed husk asks Gabriel for forgiveness and asking to enter Heaven with him. The next time the player sees Gabriel is in another book in 2-2 detailing Gabriel mercilessly killing Minos as he tries to reason with the archangel about the City of Lust. Gabriel is then heard speaking directly to V1, telling it to turn away as it doesn't belong in Hell. As V1 remains silent and continues down, he battles with the machine. Even after Gabriel becomes tired of messing around, the machine still wins against the archangel. He retreats to Heaven after an emotional outburst.

Within Heaven, he meets with the Council to report on his battle. As the Council doesn't believe a machine can beat an angel under any circumstance, they assume Gabriel allowed it to win. His arguments were not heard. He was severed from the Holy Light as punishment, with 24 hours to spare; during that time, he was tasked with killing the machine that beat him.

The player sees Gabriel next in 4-2 as a mural on the sandstone walls. He is implicitly mentioned in a tablet detailing the lack of the angels' oppression and King Sisyphus building an insurrection, and leaving off in a transition to, presumably, its failure by the hands of the angels, who were led by Gabriel. He was then mentioned in the Terminal entry of the Sisyphean Insurrectionist, being responsible for the mutilated body of the Insurrectionist and others.

He is again mentioned in another book in 5-2, written by a Ferryman; when they fell overboard into the Ocean Styx due to a tsunami of new sinners, Gabriel saved them and brought them back to their boat, earning the sincere and genuine praise from the loyal husk. Various statues of Gabriel, carved by the Ferryman in reverence, are found throughout the level as well. In the Ferryman's boat shown in 5-3, a large painting depicting Gabriel saving the Ferryman is seen in the opening room, as well as a hologram of Gabriel, repeating the words Gabriel said to the ferryman as he saved them.

Be Not Afraid, sinner

Your devotion to God shows goodness in you

Plentiful indeed

The heart is willing but the body must rest

Lest you squander one of the Lord's creations.

When fighting the Leviathan in 5-4, Gabriel's spears is still embedded in the writhing mass of the sullen on top of it.

When V1 approaches Gabriel's location in 6-1, Gabriel speaks directly to it, acknowledging its presence and that he's waiting for it. V1 reaches Gabriel in 6-2. On the way there, he he says that the machines have killed all life in Limbo and Lust, with Gluttony slowly dying off, declaring that machines know nothing but hunger, and aren't sated, even after purging all life on the upper layers; he once again remarks his hatred of the machine, and after another rage-filled monologue, the two fight once again. As the fight goes on, he moves from pure hatred to pure ecstasy, but he is defeated all the same. Gabriel comments on him only ever knowing the taste of victory, and the relief two defeats at the hands of the machine has given him. Gabriel retreats once more to Heaven, leaving to think about what has just happened.

Before reaching Heaven, he introspects on the circumstances he is in around a campfire on the lush Moon. This leads to him coming to terms with the atrocities he committed in the name of an absent God, whose disappearance means he has nothing left to live for than to follow his own path. He also deduces that those that currently sit in the Father's seat have twisted memories of his words and warped his kingdom through their false rule, with the aimless masses following out of fear and desperation. Deciding to take justice in his own hands through a final encore, he enters Paradise and slaughters the Holy Council. The last councilor alive begs Gabriel to spare his life, commenting that he has mere hours to live. Gabriel, aware of this, decapitates the Councillor swiftly and gracefully. Gabriel, exiting into the gates of the auditorium, shows the head to the entirety of Heaven, sending an unspoken message to the denizens of Heaven, ringing across the cosmos. They were free. Gabriel soon left Heaven for the final time, heading to Hell for one last crusade.

It is presumed that he awaits V1 in Treachery.