Editing Seraph (section)

==In culture==
===Arts, entertainment, and media===

* [[Multiocular O]] ({{Slavonic|ꙮ}}) is an exotic [[glyph]] variant of the [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]] letter [[O (Cyrillic)|O]], containing 10 eyes (though certain fonts may incorrectly load the formerly-prescribed 7 eyes). This glyph variant can be found in a single manuscript in the [[Old Church Slavonic]] phrase "{{Slavonic|cu-Cyrl|серафими многоꙮчитїи}}" ({{transliteration|cu|serafimi mnogoočitii}}, "many-eyed seraphim").<ref>{{cite book |last=Карский |first=Ефим |title=Славянская кирилловская палеография |year=1979 |location=Moscow |page=197 |language=Ru}}</ref>
* In the real time strategy game [[Supreme Commander (video game)|''Supreme Commander'']], Seraphim is the name given to a faction of aliens who represent the first contact of aliens to human civilization. After the first Seraphim are killed by human colonists, they launch a massive assault on humanity, which is the premise of the expansion, [[Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance]].
* In the tower defense strategy game [[The Battle Cats]], the Divine Cyclone and Mini Angel Cyclone appear to have designs inspired by Seraphs, with the latter having an ability resembling that of a flame.
* The manga and anime series ''[[Seraph of the End]]'' (2012), written by Takaya Kagami, contains several Seraphs.
*In the strategy game ''[[Monster Train]]'', the primary villain, Seraph the Traitor, is a transcended, six-winged being and the de facto ruler of Heaven. In a bid to bring peace and stability to the collective Realm of Heaven, Hell, and Humans, Seraph helps forge a mutual covenant between Heaven and Hell. He later betrays this agreement and invades Hell, massacring the Hellborne and imposing his moral absolutism upon the survivors.
*In the MMORPG ''[[Wizard101]]'', a prominent character Lady Oriel is a seraph, and a spell titled "Seraph" may be cast by the player in which a seraph is summoned to attack the enemy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2024 |title=Spell: Seraph |url=https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Spell:Seraph |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Wizard101 Central}}</ref>
*Galeem, from the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' single-player campaign "World of Light", resembles a seraph, in that it is an ethereal being of light with six wings. Galeem is the campaign's antagonist, who attempted to destroy everything in existence and turn everyone (except the fighters) into spirits.
*In the voxel-based video game ''[[Vintage Story]]'', the species of the main character are called Seraphs.
*In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' there is a major boss named "Safer Sephiroth", which some believe is mistranslation of "Seraph Sephiroth".
*In video game [[Doom (2016 video game)|''Doom'' (2016)]], it is mentioned that a Seraph uses the Divinity Machine on the Doom Slayer, a device meant to bless him with great strength and speed in his fight against the Titan on Taras Nabad. In the sequel ''[[Doom Eternal]]'', it is confirmed that the character Samuel Hayden is in fact the Seraphim who blessed the Doom Slayer.
*In ''[[The Bastard Executioner]]'', the Order of Seraphim are charged with preserving and protecting Jesus Christ's nine-volume, handwritten ''Libro Nazareni'' (''New Testament'') from the Church, which, as [[The Bastard Executioner#Cast|Annora]] and Ventrishire's manor priest, [[The Bastard Executioner#Cast|Father Ruskin]], discuss in [[The Bastard Executioner#Episodes|episodes 7 ("Behold the Lamb / Gweled yr Oen") and 8 ("Broken Things / Pethau Toredig"), and 9 ("The Bernadette Maneuver / Cynllwyn Bernadette")]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/10/bastard-executioner-recap-season-1-episode-7.html|website=Vulture|date=October 21, 2015|title=The Bastard Executioner Recap: Agnus Dei|author=Kolbtitle, Leigh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/bastard-executioner-recap-season-1-episode-8.html|website=Vulture|date=November 4, 2015|title=The Bastard Executioner Recap: Templar Traps|author=Kolbtitle, Leigh}}</ref> could be toppled by the book's release to the public. For that reason, the Church's leaders, such as [[The Bastard Executioner#Cast|Robinus, the Archdeacon of Windsor]], and their Knights of the Rosebud/''Rosula'', have targeted both the book and its protectors to be hunted and destroyed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/bastard-executioner-recap-season-1-episode-10.html|website=Vulture|date=November 18, 2015|title=The Bastard Executioner Recap: Mission Complete|author=Kolbtitle, Leigh}}</ref> In [[The Bastard Executioner#Episodes|episode 3]], some young Welsh people who want to earn credibility with the rebels against the government unwisely masquerade as members of the Order of Seraphim, by adorning themselves with seraphim face paint and attack the Baroness' wagon and its knights,<ref>{{cite news|date=September 22, 2015| title=The Bastard Executioner Recap: Grand Master Slash|author=Kolb, Leigh |work=Vulture|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/09/bastard-executioner-recap-season-1-episode-3.html}}</ref> which causes repercussions throughout the season for those captured, for their village, and for those affected by escalated hunts for rebels and for members of the Order of Seraphim.<ref>{{cite news |author=Calia |first=Michael |date=September 29, 2015 |title='The Bastard Executioner' Recap: Episode 4, 'A Hunger/Newyn' |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref>
*Seraphim are the name of a species within video game ''[[Tales of Zestiria]]''. The main character, Sorey, is heavily implied to become one by the end.
*The second phase of Dogma, from video game ''[[The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth]]'', resembles a seraph, being a being with many wings that also uses light attacks. "Seraphim" is also the name of one of the attainable transformations in the game (gained by gathering a certain quantity of specific items), although it does not resemble a seraph aesthetically.
* Seraphs also appear in the [[The CW|CW]] TV show ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)]]''. They are shown as more powerful ''[[angels]]'', but still weaker than an ''[[Archangel]]''. When the angel [[Castiel (Supernatural)|Castiel]] (originated from "Cassiel") dies, he is brought back as a Seraph, although he still does not possess the power to go up against the archangel who killed him, [[Raphael (archangel)|Raphael]].
*[[List of Matrix series characters#Seraph|Seraph]] is a supporting character in the second and third films of The Matrix Trilogy. Seraph is an exile program who is seen acting as a "guardian angel" of the Oracle, and is described as the personification of a sophisticated challenge-handshake authentication protocol which guards the Oracle.
*In ''[[Mega Man Zero (video game)|Mega Man Zero]]'', an action-platform video game, [[Mega Man X (character)|Copy X]] transforms into a Seraph-like appearance in his second form.
*In the ''[[Armored Core]]'' video game series, the villain Nine-Ball is featured as a recurring antagonist. Its second and most powerful form, debuting in ''[[Armored Core: Master of Arena]]'', is known as Nine-Ball Seraph.
*In the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series of video games, the character [[Gill (Street Fighter)|Gill]] uses a move called Seraphic Wing, in which he reveals six wings and unleashes godly energy that does several hits. In [[Street Fighter III]], it is the strongest move in the game and can one-hit KO an opponent if they are not blocking. In [[Street Fighter V]], it is his critical art. While it cannot instantly defeat an opponent like before, it deals a lot of damage.
*[[Seraph (comics)|Seraph]] is also the name of the first Jewish superhero who debuted in ''[[Super Friends]]'' # 7 by E. Nelson Bridwell, Ramona Fradon, and Bob Smith in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/first-jewish-superhero/2/|title=Who Was the First Jewish Superhero?|date=10 February 2019}}</ref>
* [[LE SSERAFIM]] is the five-member [[K-pop]] girl group from [[HYBE]] and [[Source Music]] that debuted in 2022 whose name is partly inspired by the Seraphim.
* In the manga [[One Piece]], the elite models of the antagonistic Pacifista cyborgs are called, and are loosely based on, Seraphim.
* In the video game ''[[Destiny 2]]'', the 19th season is titled ''Season of the Seraph'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bungie.net |url=https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Seasons/SeasonOfTheSeraph |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=www.bungie.net}}</ref> named after a team of human operatives, the Seraphs, who worked closely with central character Rasputin, an AI "Warmind", to ensure the safety of humanity.
* In the manga ''[[Seraphim 266613336Wings]]'', "Seraphim" is the name of a disease that is decimating the population of the world.
* In season one, episode six ("Welcome to Heaven") of ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'', two Seraphim, Sera, the head Seraph, and Emily, a junior Seraph, hold a meeting with [[Charlie Morningstar]] over her plan to redeem souls that are in [[Hell]].
* In the video games ''[[League of Legends]]'' and ''[[Legends of Runeterra]]'', there is a champion named Seraphine,<ref name="League of Legends Seraphine">{{cite web | title=Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress | website=League of Legends | url=https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/champions/seraphine/ | access-date=2024-01-29}}</ref><ref name="Legends of Runeterra Seraphine">{{cite web | title=Legends of Runeterra | website=Legends of Runeterra | url=https://sea.playruneterra.com/en-sg/news/game-updates/patch-3-20-0-notes/ | access-date=2024-01-29}}</ref> whose name is likely derived from Seraphim.  During her release campaign, Seraphine had an online presence through Twitter,<ref name="Twitter seradotwav">{{cite web | title=Seraphine⭐🌊 (@seradotwav) / X | website=X (formerly Twitter) | url=https://twitter.com/seradotwav | access-date=2024-01-29}}</ref> Instagram,<ref name="Instagram seradotwav">{{cite web | title=Seraphine (@seradotwav) | website=Instagram | url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fseradotwav%2F | access-date=2024-01-29}}</ref> SoundCloud,<ref name="SoundCloud seradotwav">{{cite web | title=seradotwav | website=SoundCloud | date=2020-10-16 | url=https://soundcloud.com/seradotwav | access-date=2024-01-29}}</ref> and Spotify,<ref name="Spotify Seraphine">{{cite web | title=Seraphine | website=Spotify | url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4TqlcgMFDryY96KWcvrhTv | access-date=2024-01-29}}</ref> and became a guest member of [[K/DA]] on their 2020 single [[More (K/DA song)|More]]. In addition, ''League of Legends'' also includes an item named Seraph's Embrace.
* In the ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' video game series, there is a damaging spell in several titles called Seraphim that is especially effective against monsters. It is often portrayed as being made up of light and, sometimes, feathers.

===Logos and mascots===
*Several Catholic schools use a seraph or a seraph-related symbol as their mascot:
** Koinonia Academy, [[Plainfield, New Jersey]], United States
** [[Mater Dei High School (New Jersey)|Mater Dei Catholic Preparatory School]], Middletown, New Jersey, United States<ref name="Mater Dei">{{cite web |title=Mater Dei – A Catholic Preparatory School |url=http://materdeiprep.org/facts.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113172110/http://materdeiprep.org/facts.html |archive-date=January 13, 2014 |access-date=January 13, 2014}}</ref>
** [[St. Bonaventure High School]], [[Ventura, California]], United States<ref name="St. Bonaventure High School">{{cite web|title=St. Bonaventure High School|url=http://www.saintbonaventure.com/|access-date=January 13, 2014}}</ref>
** St. Madeleine Sophie Catholic School, [[Bellevue, Washington]], United States<ref name="St. Madeleine Sophie Catholic School">{{cite web|title=St. Madeleine Sophie Catholic School|url=http://www.smsbellevue.org/seraph.html|access-date=January 13, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113212636/http://www.smsbellevue.org/seraph.html|archive-date=January 13, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Kingswood College (Sri Lanka)|Kingswood College]] in Randles Hill, [[Kandy]], Sri Lanka, a public school, claims the seraph as its mascot. 
* Both the [[University of Pisa]] and [[Sapienza University of Rome]], [[Italy]], feature a seraph as their logo.<ref name="Manuale di immagine coordinata dell'Università di Pisa (in Italian)">{{cite web |title=Manuale di immagine coordinata dell'Università di Pisa |url=http://www.unipi.it/index.php/area-comunicazione/item/download/11314_b500dd300915de9c006e5df919d05156 |access-date=January 19, 2019 |language=It}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marchio, identità visiva e sistema grafico |url=https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/marchio-identita-visiva-e-sistema-grafico |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=www.uniroma1.it |language=It}}</ref>