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| “ | God screwed up, free will is a curse. | „ |
| ~ Satan's most famous quote. |
Satan is the main antagonist of the theological fantasy TV series Touched By An Angel.
He often took the form of human beings so as to try and tempt people from the path of God. His efforts were opposed by the angelic heroes of the series, who often had to help people regain faith in order to ward off Satan's influence.
Although the majority of the series was based on personal struggles rather than supernatural threats, a few episodes showed Satan to be the main instigator of evil, such as when he tried to corrupt a group of religious people into adopting a racist doctrine via disguising himself as a preacher.
By his very nature, Satan could also be argued to be involved behind the scenes in every one of the series conflicts or tragedies, though he only appeared personally in a few episodes.
In the series, his humans forms were portrayed by John Schneider in "In the Name of God", Todd Rulapaugh in "Breaking Bread", Thomas Dekker in "The Invitation", Mandy Patinkin, who also played Huxley in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland and Levi March in Law & Order, in "Netherlands", and the late David Ogden Stiers, who also portrayed Voltan in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, John Ratcliffe in Pocahantas, Mr. Maellard in Regular Show, and the Penguin in Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, in "I Will Walk with You Part 2".
Biography[]
In the Name of God[]
Satan manifests as Frank Littleton, the president of the city council in a small community, who used his influence to create a white supremacist group that twisted faith into aggression. Through abuse and manipulation, he is attempting to corrupt the destiny of Tim, who God gifted with the ability to lead and who was to become a great leader of men. This angered Tess to the point she temporary lost her angelic powers and was replaced by another angel named Sam. However, after reconciling with God, Tess joined the other angels in a raid of the area Satan was corrupting, where they revealed his true nature to Tim and ultimately foiled his plan when Tim asked God to cast Satan out.
Breaking Bread[]
Satan, having assumed the identity of a mechanic named Derek, pushes two men to commit a murderous hate crime, orchestrating so that a future prophet named Matt would be witness to the event. Scared of testifying against the two men, Matt initially struggles with his faith until the angels come to his aid. In the end, Matt confronts Satan, revealing his nature to the town citizens, forcing the Devil to leave.
The Invitation[]
Masquerading as a young boy named Dennis, Satan insinuates himself into the lives of a young couple who are expecting their first child and are plagued by doubts at their arrival. At the end of the episode, as the expecting mother is experiencing contractions, Satan appears to her in the form of a lion, causing her to fall off stairs. As the woman lays in pain, Satan tries to convince her to give up on her child. However, Monica arrives in time to convince the woman to fight and reveals to her Satan's real identity which forces Satan to flee.
Netherlands[]
Satan appeared as a smart driver who tempted Monica after the angel's faith was momentarily shattered upon seeing a bombing that caused a number of deaths, trying to play on her insecurities so as to convert her to his cause and abandon God. His main goal this time was to try and convince Monica to allow him to turn her into a human. Ultimately, Monica's own faith proved stronger than Satan's temptation, and he left.
Personality[]
Satan is depicted as a treacherous master manipulator with a talent for words, and is said to rely heavily on his reputation but have his pawns do all the dirty work. When confronted, Satan tries to turn the tables on his opponents and gain possession of a would-be-victim via trickery or falsehoods, yet when his true nature is revealed, he quickly leaves as he cannot stand to be among those of strong faith.
Satan seems to view free will as a curse, as he noted to Tess once. This is shown as he tries to control others, and steal their gifts, and ultimately their lives, subtly leading them on the path of ruin. Presumably, Satan also exhibits the same pride and wrath as the Biblical Lucifer, as well as any number of vices found in the Seven Deadly Sins.
Satan is also shown to be extremely petty and provocative since he outright rejects when Tess informs him that God loves him too, despite all the things he has done. Thus, Satan confirms that he willingly rejects any concept of salvation for himself and is doing most of his deeds to provoke God, whom Satan has grown to despise and thus views himself as a superior. Despite this, Satan has no choice but to obey when God enters someone's life and must quickly depart when a human asks God to remove Satan from their lives. Even when he does so, he is sure to give small mocking tones, since he knows that he can never truly be defeated, and even a high-ranking angel confirmed that Satan is "never truly gone" and requires strong faith to keep at bay.
Powers and Abilities[]
Satan is depicted as being a powerful supernatural being who can appear as almost anything he desires. However, when dealing with humans, he is limited to utilizing their own free-will against them and exploiting pre-existing hate, fear, or anger in order to manipulate them into breaking away from God and the positive side of life.
Satan is hinted at being omnipresent, but by no means omnipotent. In fact, it is established fairly early on that Satan will be left with no choice but to abandon a would-be-pawn or victim if he or she personally asks God for protection. In a broader term, faith seems to be Satan's main weakness, as the stronger the faith, the less power he can hold over others, which explains why he tries so hard to corrupt others.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Despite being the main antagonist of the show, Satan only appears in person in 5 of the 211 episodes of the show.
External links[]
- Satan in the Pure Evil Wiki