Rumisiel is a 437-year old angel of the 3rd Circle, and he worked in the astral wing of the fifth branch of the celestial filing depository.[1] He is also the one who is personally responsible for erasing the last two years of Emily McArthur's life and changing Ash Upton's gender from male to female.
History[]
Rumisiel, and his brother Vashiel, were both raised by the angel Gabriel.[1] He is known to be quite lazy, and slacks off whenever possible. Rumisiel hates any kind of work and would much rather spend his time smoking weed, drinking, playing video games, watching TV, or napping.
On his last evening before he was exiled, Rumisiel accidentally caused the "The Misfile" while attempting to hide things from his bosses who had come by his desk for a surprise inspection. This is the event that caused Ash and Emily's lives to change so dramatically.[2] Normally Rumisiel could have fixed these two issues before any real damage could be done, but unfortunately, Rumisiel's bosses discovered a (still lit) joint of cannabis on his person and decided they'd had enough, and he was exiled him from heaven. The only way he could return would be by doing a lot of good deeds.
After confronting Emily and Ash, Rumisiel ends up living with Ash and her father, Edward Upton.
As the comic progresses, Rumisiel becomes more and more responsible as he stops smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol. This enables him to perform more good deeds, and helps him to judge when an idea is a bad idea or not.
Relationships[]
Ash Upton — Originally, Ash was very hostile towards Rumisiel. Ash spent the majority of the first few books just trying to get Rumisiel to act right.[3] Rumisiel did not help things when he began telling people that he was "Ash's Canadian foreign exchange student boyfriend" as his cover story.[4] Aside from occasionally playing video games together, for the most part Ash did not like Rumisiel. It took a little while before Ash began to trust Rumisiel enough to begin to treat him like a living creature.
Even though they are capable of working together at this point, Rumisiel still somehow manages to make Ash angry quite frequently. He especially seems to frustrate ash with rules regarding divine powers. Although Ash's feelings about Rumisiel are made very clear throughout the webcomic, as of book 24, we still don't know much about Rumisiel's personal thoughts about Ash.
Emily McArthur — Much like Ash, Emily initially didn't like Rumisiel. However, the relationship between Rumisiel and Emily has not been well explored. Aside from Emily telling Rumisiel to NOT restore her lost 2 years anymore, there really has been very little communication between the two characters.
Cassiel — Rumisiel dated Cassiel for over 50 years. He described their time together as a "bad boy, bad girl" relationship. Though not as harsh as his brother is towards her, Rumisiel does not react kindly to her, and clearly distrusts her. Rumisiel does his best to keep his ex-girlfriend from harming Ash as best he can, and takes her threats very seriously .
Special Abilities[]
All of Rumisiel's special abilities are divine in nature, but they have not been explained in the comic yet. The entries for this section were written based on clues derived from Rumisiel's use of his powers. There are no official names for the abilities as shown in the comic so far, so all names are just descriptive of the ability.
Angelic Finger Snap[]
When Rumisiel wants to make a simple action happen, such as making Molly Taber's car hit a light post, or to cause several components of a car to spontaneously break, all Rumisiel appears to have to do is focus on what he wants to happen. Once he has chosen the outcome, there is either a flash of light or he snaps his fingers, then the outcome he desires comes true.[5] He also may also snap his fingers when using his other powers as a way to concentrate on his end goal.
Assume Human Form (Disguise)[]
Although he appears quite comfortable in it, the purpose of Rumisiel's human form is to hide his angelic features from other humans. It is known that some individuals are "spiritually attuned", and possess a naturally high level of spiritual awareness. Logan is one of these spiritually attuned individuals. He can't actually see Rumisiel's angelic form, but instead sees his glow or "aura".[6]
Enhanced Perception[]
Rumisiel normally see's the world as we do, but has the ability to, as his brother says, "Look beyond the physical world" at will. Some supernatural or spiritual creatures (Such as Angelica or Bronwyn's Monster) cannot be seen by Rumisiel unless he makes a conscious choice to use this ability.[7]
Levitation[]
During several of Ash's races, Rumisiel is shown floating several feet into the air. When in the air, he tends to manifests his wings. He appears to have no trouble remaining stable at his chosen altitude, and seems to prefers staying stationary while in the air as much as possible.[8]
Rumisiel may also choose to bring others along when he takes flight. The individual Rumisiel brings with him will simply float beside him, apparently held in place by his angelic power.[9]
Reveal True Nature[]
While in human form, Rumisiel is able to manifest a pair of white angel wings. The size of these wings vary greatly with each appearance. Once Rumisiel has his wings on his back, characters almost immediately recognize him as an angel. He appears to be able to summon his wings at will, and in front of whoever he wants, however, Rumisiel has stated that it is easier to manifest them in front of "spiritually attuned" individuals.[10]
Telekinesis[]
Rumisiel can interact with objects without physically touching them. He can cause objects to lift into the air or interfere with their momentum. Objects under the influence of Rumisiel's telekinesis appear to be surrounded by an aura of glowing light, and sometimes a beam of light can be seen between Rumisiel's hand and the object he's interacting with.[11]
Trivia[]
- In the Misfile Universe, Rumisiel's name has no meaning, being just a line of characters strung together. This is true for all other angels as well. Throughout time, angels have had to change their names until they ran out of names.[12]
Notes[]
See also[]
Rumisiel's original character sheet on the Wayback Machine.