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debtsunpaid · 1 year ago

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when i'm able to piece my brain together, i'm going to go ham trying to figure out where manny would sit in the hellblazer universe because there is no way in hell, with a theistic system that all-encompassing, that he is just a regular-ass judeo-christian angel. could still be a facet of god's guilty conscience, still be a prideful, warped rendition of divine justice, but also...also maybe some frankenstein's-monster-amalgamation of occult construction, grasping at straws to preserve or re-create his steadily-dwindling divinity.

and in hellblazer he's definitely not pretending to be constantine's guardian angel, that's for damn sure. the man has seen angels rend both demons and their own kind into atoms, twice, if manny showed up acting like his personal minder he'd get laughed out of the room. maybe a pesky task-giver, though, the way constantine was to swamp thing in his first few appearances. pushing him towards some "ultimate destiny" one crisis at a time because he knows constantine can't bring himself to look away from a problem that needs solving.

idk, all i know for certain is the guy's a freak in any universe and i respect him for that.

#OOC.#i think the most fun idea so far is that hellblazer manny would be some halfway-elevated form of Cain Himself #attempting to divorce from his humanity and therefore from his crime but too proud to be divine #the same way constantine is always trying to separate himself from the occult persona and therefore from newcastle #but idk. i still like him divine in some sense bc it gives an interesting perspective on the cruelty expected for one to Be Righteous #and what it means when you were handmade to bark for him but in the end he won't even call you by the name he gave you #the frustration of being a vessel for Ultimate Justice yet expected to turn a blind eye to his injustices upon the ones he claims to love #i want an angel to be monstrous not because he isn't angelic enough but because he behaves Exactly the way he has seen god behave #proud of his emulation and resentful of its reception. rebelling by Taking Action instead of Showing Mercy #does any of this make sense i am so tired. who knows. we'll workshop it #i care him

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