♥ What this page is ♥
where it came from, and what I make of herMonster Strike (モンストストライク) is a game by XFLAG. Uriel is one of its characters, and unusually for her she gets a real story: 9 successive forms, each with its own art and its own Strike Shot line, and by the last two a full narrative about a fallen angel called Mahazael.
Everything below — art, names, story text — is XFLAG’s, taken from the official character dictionary at dic.xflag.com. It is on this site because she has so little material anywhere else.
images/monster-strike/. The orb is a thumbnail rather than a piece of art, so it is only used small — as the jump strip below and the marker on each form — and clipped to a circle the way the game shows it.My read on her
My motto is: if it’s Uriel, I like her. Which still depends on which version of her it is, and on how she feels — what her personality actually is. Why else would this shrine exist?
This one clears it easily. She aligns with the Uriel values I like: loyalty, and striving to do good. She is an angel. Through the show and the game she is shown to be the same angel Uriel as the one in the Apocrypha.
So, long story short — I do love her and like her, just like I love the other variants of Uriel.
♥ The 9 forms ♥
her orb icons — jump to any of them
1. Base
2. Evolution
3. Ascension
4. Divine Beast 1
5. Divine Beast 2
6. Divine Beast Kai 1
7. Divine Beast Kai 2
8. True Divine Beast 1
9. True Divine Beast 2
♥ 1. Uriel ♥
Base • 進化前 • no. 929
ウリエル
An earnest, honest young angel girl. She holds deep loyalty toward God, and God in turn places great trust in her.
Strike Shot
“I'll light your way! Strike Shot!”
“あなたを照らしてあげる! ストライクショット!”
♥ 2. Cherub of Penitence Uriel ♥
Evolution • 進化 • no. 930
懺悔の智天使 ウリエル
Uriel, wielding the power of time, fights those who defy God's teachings. True to her name as the "Angel of Penitence," she fixes a sharp, aggressive gaze on those who will not obey God, to drive them to repent.
Strike Shot
“I'll burn you to ash! Strike Shot!”
“焼き尽くしてあげる! ストライクショット!”
時の力を操り、神の教えに背く者たちと戦うウリエル。「懺悔の天使」の名の通り、神に従わぬ者たちを懺悔させるべく鋭く攻撃的な眼差しを向ける。
♥ 3. Seraph of Destruction Uriel ♥
Ascension • 神化 • no. 931
破壊の熾天使 ウリエル
Uriel fights in the guise of a knight, to deliver heaven's judgment upon those who deceive God. Displaying the overwhelming power her loyalty to God has granted her, she wears a smile of easy confidence.
Strike Shot
“Taste the judgment of heaven! Strike Shot!”
“天の裁きを喰らいなさい! ストライクショット!”
神を欺く者たちに天の裁きを与えるべく、騎士の姿で戦うウリエル。神への忠誠心によって増した圧倒的な力を見せつけ、余裕の笑みを浮かべている。
♥ 4. Divine Light Leading to Heaven Uriel ♥
Divine Beast 1 • 獣神化1 • no. 2239
天国へ導く神の光 ウリエル
Uriel, entrusted by God as the guide of heaven. With the power of the holy key she received from God, she opens the gates of heaven, welcoming the good souls who arrive with a beaming smile and all her heart.
Strike Shot
“Welcome to Heaven♪ I promise you happiness — lots and lots of it!”
“天国へようこそ♪ い~っぱいの幸せ、 約束してあげる!”
神から天国の案内人を任されたウリエル。神から授かった聖なる鍵の力で天国の扉を開門し、やってきた良き魂たちを満面の笑みで心から歓迎している。
♥ 5. Divine Flame Purging Hell Uriel ♥
Divine Beast 2 • 獣神化2 • no. 2240
地獄を粛す神の炎 ウリエル
Uriel, entrusted by God with the governance of hell. Leveling her twin swords clad in everlasting flame and light, she mercilessly destroys the evil souls that try to force open hell's gates.
Strike Shot
“Sinners of hell — burn in the flame of God…”
“地獄の罪人共よ、 神の炎に焼かれるが良い…”
神から地獄の管理を任されたウリエル。永劫の炎と光を纏った双剣を構え、地獄の門をこじ開けようとする悪しき魂を容赦なく滅している。
♥ 6. Bearer of Divine Light who Opens Heaven Uriel ♥
Divine Beast Kai 1 • 獣神化・改1 • no. 4893
神の光を賜り天国を開く者 ウリエル
Uriel had long guarded the gates of heaven, where good souls sleep quietly, awaiting the Day of Selection that comes once every several thousand years. On that day God questions the true nature of each soul, and those recognized as possessing superior qualities are granted the mark of blessing by God. One day, sensing through her own power over time that the Day of Selection had come, Uriel used the holy key granted by God to create a door that would lead souls out of heaven, and guided the souls of heaven toward the place of selection. Believing that from among these souls a new light of hope would be born, and that the world would grow ever more filled with radiance, Uriel wore a bright and cheerful smile.
Strike Shot
“Holy one, you are a light of hope… May the mark of blessing be granted to you♡”
“聖なるあなたは希望の光… 祝福の徴が与えられますように♡”
数千年に一度訪れる選定の日まで、良き魂たちが静かに眠る天国の門を守り続けてきたウリエル。選定の日には、神によって魂の本質が問われ、優れた資質を認められた者は神より祝福の徴が与えられる。あるとき、自身の持つ時の力によって選定の日が訪れたことを察したウリエルは、神から授かった聖なる鍵で天国より魂を連れ出す扉を作り出し、天国の魂たちを選定の場へと導いていく。この魂たちの中から新たな希望の光が生まれ、世界がより輝きに満ちゆくと信じて、ウリエルは朗らかな笑みを浮かべるのだった。
♥ 7. Bearer of Divine Flame who Opens Hell Uriel ♥
Divine Beast Kai 2 • 獣神化・改2 • no. 4894
神の炎を賜り地獄を開く者 ウリエル
Uriel had long guarded the gates of hell, where evil souls atone for their sins, awaiting the Day of Selection that comes once every several thousand years. On that day God questions the true nature of each soul: those who have repented of their sins are permitted to enter heaven, and those who have not are returned once more to hell. One day, sensing through her own power over time that the Day of Selection had come, Uriel used her sword of flame to create a door that would lead souls out of hell and — restraining those who resisted with the holy radiance of her sword of light — guided the souls of hell toward the place of selection. Praying that from among these souls there would be those who repented their sins and could go to heaven, Uriel walked onward with a solemn expression.
Strike Shot
“The flame of hell is a beacon of salvation — if you have the will, come with me!”
“地獄の炎は救いの標、 その意志あらば、共に来い!”
数千年に一度訪れる選定の日まで、悪しき魂たちが罪を償う地獄の門を守り続けてきたウリエル。選定の日には、神によって魂の本質が問われ、己の罪を悔い改めた者は天国へ行くことが赦され、そうでない者は再び地獄へと返される。あるとき、自身の持つ時の力によって選定の日が訪れたことを察したウリエルは、炎の剣で地獄より魂を連れ出す扉を作り出し、抗う者を光の剣の聖なる輝きで捕らえながら、地獄の魂たちを選定の場へと導いていく。この魂たちの中から、罪を悔い改め、天国へと行ける者が生まれることを願いながら、ウリエルは厳粛な面持ちで歩を進めるのだった。
♥ 8. Transforming Divine Light Uriel ♥
True Divine Beast 1 • 真獣神化1 • no. 6542
変革する神の光 ウリエル
Mahazael, who had fallen from heaven bearing hatred for humanity and destroyed the machine that governs time, was captured by Uriel and brought before a tribunal of the heavens — where he denounced humanity's corruption and the God who had left it unchecked. Mahazael's execution was decided; yet at the same time, judging that there was some reason in his words, God decreed that the heavens would visit a trial upon humanity. Uriel, who believed that both humans and Mahazael could still be redeemed, defied God's decision and tried to halt the execution — but Mahazael only sneered at her, and moved to cast himself into the execution device of his own accord. Uriel stopped him at the very last moment. To her, Mahazael — though he never accepted the hope for humanity of which she spoke — offered words of gratitude for having believed in him to the very end. And so Uriel purified the soul of Mahazael, who had accepted his own salvation, and at the same time restored the broken machine that governs time.
Strike Shot
“To guide souls toward a future overflowing with light… let us carve out a new age!”
“光溢れる未来へ魂を導くために… 新たな時を刻みましょう!”
人間への憎しみを抱いて堕天し、時を司る機械を破壊したマハザエルは、ウリエルに捕縛された後、天界の裁判にかけられるも、人間の堕落とそれを放置した神を糾弾する。マハザエルの処刑は決定したが、一方でマハザエルの言にも一理があるとして、人間に対して天界から試練を与えることが神によって決定された。人間もマハザエルも更生できるはずと信じていたウリエルは、神の決定に抗い処刑を止めようとするが、マハザエルはそんなウリエルを冷笑し、自ら処刑装置の中に身を投じようとする。そのマハザエルの行いを、すんでのところで阻んだウリエル。そんな彼女に対しマハザエルは、決してウリエルが言う人間への希望を認めはしなかったが、しかし自分を最後まで信じてくれたことに対してウリエルに感謝の言葉をかけた。こうしてウリエルは、自身の救いを受け入れたマハザエルの魂を浄化し、そして同時に、破壊された時を司る機械にも修復を施したのだった。
♥ 9. Transforming Divine Flame Uriel ♥
True Divine Beast 2 • 真獣神化2 • no. 6543
変革する神の炎 ウリエル
One day, an angel named Mahazael, found through the selection of souls to possess superior gifts, was newly welcomed into the heavens. When Uriel became his instructor, Mahazael swiftly distinguished himself and came to be regarded as full of promise. However, in the course of his work as an angel, Mahazael suffered a cruel betrayal at human hands. Falling into despair over humankind, Mahazael came to hate both humanity and the God who had left humanity's corruption unchecked, and he fell from heaven. Unable to refute Mahazael's words of hatred, Uriel let him slip away — and lost her confidence, both because someone close to her had fallen following Lucifer, and because she had been unable to voice any objection to the despair Mahazael held toward humans. Yet with the help of the other angels, Uriel was able to conclude that Mahazael's words were wrong after all, and that there was hope for humanity; realizing that she alone could stop him, she rose again. Discovering that Mahazael intended to destroy the machine that governs time as a symbol of God's arrogance, Uriel stood in his path as he came to carry out its destruction, and faced him. Taking up her twin swords of light and flame, meeting Mahazael with dauntless resolve, Uriel succeeded at the end of the battle in capturing him. However, in the fierce fighting, part of the machine that governs time was destroyed.
Strike Shot
“So long as the flame granted by God does not go out, the hour of the end shall never come!”
“神より賜りし炎が消えない限り、 終末の時が訪れることはない!”
あるとき、魂の選定によって優れた素質を見出されたマハザエルという天使が新たに天界に迎え入れられた。ウリエルが教育係になるとマハザエルはすぐに頭角を現し、将来を嘱望されるようになる。しかし、天使としての活動をする中でマハザエルは人間から非道い裏切りを受けてしまった。人類に対して絶望を抱いたマハザエルは、人類と人類の堕落を放置していた神を憎むようになり堕天してしまう。そんなマハザエルの憎しみの言葉に対して反論をすることができず、取り逃がしてしまったウリエルは、ルシファーに続いて身近な存在が堕天してしまったことや、マハザエルが抱える人間への絶望に対し異論を唱えられなかったことで自信を喪失する。しかし、他の天使たちの助けもあって、やはりマハザエルの言は間違いであり人間たちには希望があると結論づけることができたウリエルは、マハザエルを止められるのは自分だけだと気づき、再起する。マハザエルが、神の傲慢さの象徴であるとして時を司る機械の破壊を目論んでいることを突き止めたウリエルは、破壊を行うためにやってきたマハザエルの前に立ちはだかり、対峙する。光と炎の双剣を手に、凛然たる態度でマハザエルを迎え撃ったウリエルは、戦いの末にマハザエルの捕縛を成し遂げた。しかし、激しい戦いの中で、時を司る機械の一部が破壊されてしまったのだった。