>Azrael is more commonly identified in folklore as the archangel of
>death rather than revenge; his position in the NXE-universe hierarchy
>is a reference to the crazy-but-stylish pseudo-Knights Templars
>vigilantes from DC Comics (one of whom figured very prominently in the
>lamentable-but-high-profile Knightfall/Knightsend story arcs in
>Batman comics many years ago). Ah, yes. Jean-Ponce something or the other. Let's be badman in a suit of mechanized armor. Stealthy!
Ok, well, that explains that, at least. I was a bit curious, as I recognized the others mention, such as Yves and Dominic, so when Azrael didn't pop up, my mind went into a spin.
>Oddly, it's also the name of Gargamel's cat on The Smurfs. I
>didn't know that at the time, not having been a Smurfs fan as a
>child.
So it is! I was such a fan, and have to say that, while the cat is trying to eat the smurfs, there is no evidence it was ever anything more than a cat being a cat, and so I felt sorry for him. Gargamel, on the other hand, just does it to be an evil bastard, as best I could tell.
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Gott's Leetle Feesh in Trousers!