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It's a long story... actually, it's not. A secret religious order asked me to serve as God's sword of justice. They gave me a Brownstone. They gave me an ancient suit of armor and two swords -- one to make the guilty face their sins, the other to make them long for salvation.
The Order created the Suit of Sorrows. They didn't create me. I'm just a man. The Crusader is something more and I'm afraid of him. Do you understand? I'm afraid. You were wrong to choose me.
What if... what if I had a chance to maybe do a lot of good... for a lot of people... make up for so much... what if I had that chance and all it would cost... is my life? Suicide is a sin against God. Killing is a sin against God. So if God wants me to do good... why is he asking me to do both?
I respect you, Batman, but I won't be judged by you. That's reserved for a higher power.
It's not a question of trust. I just don't like you.
Why do you do it? Why go on protecting this city, when you know it's a ink of iniquity. There's no place on Earth more steeped in sin.
Crime? What do you think I am? My battle is against sin. I serve no one but my God. Do you speak for God?
I protected this city. I judged the wicked and I removed them like a cancer. Evil must be purged. I can't go on judging each soul on its own merits. I have a whole world to put right. I will judge this city! I am God's vengeance... his Angel of Death. I am AZRAEL.
I was given this suit by the descendants of the people who forged it. And that's only reason number two for why I get dibs. Reason number one is: it's heavy and you'll be in no condition to carry it... after I kick your ass!
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." Gotham City is finally ready for true justice...
See heaven! Feel hell! And know that you're forever lost between the two!
I'm not their savior... I'm an angel of bloody vengeance.
First I'm told that Jesus didn't die on the cross. Now you tell me there are two Gods... and one of them sounds an awful lot like Satan.
NO! THS IS BLASPHEMY! ONLY THE SON OF GOD CAN RISE BEFORE THE DAY OF JUDGMENT! I will not die! I will not rise! I AM GOD'S SERVANT! I AM HIS HAND OF VENGEANCE! My swords shall not sleep until I have served his justice on this city! REPENT, GOTHAM! YOU CITY OF VIPERS! REPENT!
I have to know if it's God talking to me. If it is God that's telling me to do this, then I must obey him. I have to kill myself.
My armor has changed. I feel the power of the ages... the power of God! I never learned these moves. It's the suit. The armor. It carries the imprint of every warrior who has worn it. I have already died. Nothing can touch me. I am invincible. They fall before me like a harvest.
Tell your boss... that tonight... you both failed my test. Eventually, all false prophets and the acolytes who serve them... will face God's judgment.
We kill who we have to, not who we want too.
This is Gotham City, not the Middle East. Our brand of violence has evolved beyond just race or religion.
I'll be fine... now that I know who my real enemy is... the Order of Purity.
He cried when he told me. He cried because he felt so guilty, but he wanted release for his sins. I gave him what he needed most. I took his pain away. I can do that for you, too.
I have sinned against all and I accept it.
If I were guilty, I'd let you arrest me... but since I'm not... we're all better off if I keep tracking the priest-killer.
I was a good officer. This police department... this city betrayed me... sent me to Hell to learn from the Devil.
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- Adrian Paratino (New Earth)
- Azrael Vol 2 1
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- Azrael: Death's Dark Knight
- Azrael: Death's Dark Knight Vol 1 1
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- Azrael: Death's Dark Knight Vol 1 3
- Azrael: The Eighth Deadly Sin
- Azrael: The Killer of Saints
- Azrael: The Tears of God
- Azrael: Three Mysteries