Seraphites

Evil Organization
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Full Name	Seraphites
Alias	Scars (by the WLF)
Origin	The Last of Us Part II
Foundation	Seattle QZ
Headquarters	Haven Seraphite Island
Commanders	Seraphite Prophet (founder, deceased) Elders
Agents	Emily Yara (formerly) Lev (formerly) Yara and Lev's mother Thousands of unnamed members
Powers / Skills	Teamwork Coordination Stealth expertise Communication via. whistling Brute strength Skilled with bows and melee weapons Marksmanship
Goals	Kill all trespassers who they come across. Destroy the Washington Liberation Front (failed)
Crimes	Mass murder Torture
Type of Villains	Homicidal Cultists

“	May she guide me through the storm. May she keep me calm.	„
	~ The Seraphites prayer.

“	They are nested with sin...	„
	~ Seraphites before killing their prey.

The Seraphites, colloquially known as Scars, are a major antagonistic force from the action-adventure survival horror game, The Last of Us II. They are a group of extremely brutal and fanatical survivors who are known for ritually killing all trespassers they find, as well as being engaged in a war with the Washinton Liberation Front (WLF).

Appearance

The Seraphites all notably look similar in matters of dress, they wear dark clothes and white undershirts. The men all have shaved heads while the women wear their hair in a crown-style.

Beliefs and practices

The Seraphites are noted for their devout faith in their spiritual beliefs, as well as their noteworthy brutality when engaging their enemies. Upon capture of an enemy, their primary method of killing them is having them hanged while disembowelling them, believing that all enemies are "nested with sin", while doing this they prey in an effort to atone for these sins and after the victim has died they claim them to have been freed.

The Seraphites worship their founder and prophet, with them having created many murals in her image as well as praying for her to guide them and keep them safe. According to Lev, the prophet's teachings mentioned nothing of the cult's brutality and that the elder's instead used those teachings to justify said belief.

The Seraphites can also be just as ruthless towards any traitors or defectors, including children. This was best seen with Lev's attempted transition and him shaving his head claiming to be a man. This act was seen as betrayal and resulted in the Seraphites turning on and attacking him and Yara. It is said that parents can also be held responsible for their children's crimes, although punishment appears to depend on circumstance and faith.

In addition, the Seraphites also use unique phrases of communication and identifying enemies, as they label WLF members as "Wolves", trespassers as "stragglers", defectors as "Apostates" and the Infected as "Demons". When scouting for an enemy, they use whistles to communicate with each other. Furthermore, Emily used the phrase "clip their wings" as an order for two Seraphites to cripple Yara's arms with a hammer.