Gabriel (The Mandela Catalogue) (2024)

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Satan^[1][2], better known as the "Archangel Gabriel" or simply Gabriel, is the main antagonist of the 2021 analog horror web series The Mandela Catalogue, serving as the overarching antagonist of Act 1 and the main antagonist of Act 2.

A version of the Devil that successfully managed to gain control over mankind by appearing as a Doppelgänger of the Archangel Gabriel^[3], he is the true original Alternate^[4] that would spawn the rest of his species so they would plague humanity for the rest of history^[1]. Acting as their leader, he sends out hoards of them to kill and replace humans as distorted, shapeshifted versions of themselves while he himself resorts to tricking and deceiving humans into carrying out his bidding in order to wipe out mankind completely.

He has been voiced by a FastHub text-to-speech program in "Overthrone", a Online Microsoft Sam text-to-speech program in "Exhibition", with Kyle DeNigris (who also voiced Boozoo in The Walten Files) voicing him in all subsequent appearances.

Biography[]

Biblical times[]

Satan’s origins are unknown. However, given who he is, it is presumed he is a fallen Angel who attempted to overthrow God and was banished to Hell, albeit that might not be the case at all. At some unknown point of time, Satan impersonated and presumably murdered the Archangel Gabriel.

The Original Sin & Alternate[]

Satan was likely directly responsible for the creation of the Forbidden Fruit, as his figure is briefly seen "glitching" a tree in the introductory scene of Volume 4, leaving it completely pitch black. Satan would then awaken the recently created Adam in the first night, calling him his son, and presumably replacing him with an Alternate.

The next night, Eve woke up and attempted to look at the stars she belovingly admired last night, only to be met with the Alternate Adam's face in the night skies, staring back at her and completely obscuring the night sky.^[2]

It's likely that after this encounter, Eve was deceived by Gabriel into eating the Fruit with Adam following soon after.^[5] Although it is left very ambiguous whether these events happened as described in the Bible. During this time, it's shown in Volume 2 that he was in the form of the Serpent of Eden.

Noah's Message[]

Years later, it's implied that Satan had been attempting, or maybe even managed to successfully manipulate Noah into doing his bidding in the world. Though this wouldn't last long, as Noah would eventually realize the nature of the "Angel" and resisted his message, which is implied to having to do with the creation of the Ark, possibly meaning that Satan didn't want it to be built.

Enraged at this, Satan confronts Noah. He informs him that another creature will be put on the boat, one that Noah wouldn't realize was there until it was too late, would cause a subtle change in his mind, and would give him his "last message". This description is highly reminiscent of the Alternates that would go on to torment the human race for millennia to come, implying that this was one of the first sightings of an Alternate that wasn't Satan or Adam.^[1] It can be presumed that Noah fell victim to the Alternate and was afflicted with M.A.D.

Finally Overthrowing God[]

Later, after taking the place of Gabriel, Satan goes to Nazareth, Middle East, to give a message to Mary, with a notable hint to his nature is shown when he has a frightening, reptilian face briefly before it is covered with a black square. He then visits Joseph when he was asleep, declaring that he would fool the shepherds and also learn what mankind feared. Appearing before the shepherds, Satan calls himself their “true savior”, finally removing the black square before his face warps, showcasing a pair of wide eyes and an unsettling, large grin, both showcasing his malicious intent. Following this, he tells someone (presumably either God or the viewer) that he deceived humanity before an unknown figure - speculated, though not confirmed to be Jesus Christ - laments that they are trapped in a tomb of infinite sand for the rest of eternity, most likely by Satan's hands while he tricks mankind into worshiping him as God.

Assuming this really is Jesus speaking, this in itself leaves several horrifying theories, as either God himself rejected Jesus and deliberately left him to suffer, the replacement was so successful that Satan managed to trick the Almighty himself, or perhaps most disturbingly, the type of prison Jesus is trapped in is unable to be accessed by God.^[3]

Involvement in the Crucifixion[]

In the Volume 333 post-credits scene, Satan is seen grinning near a statue of what appears to be the Crucifixion of Jesus, implying that he was somehow involved.

Easter Day[]

Three days after the Crucifixion, the day in which He was supposed to resurrect, Gabriel scared off the Roman guards guarding His tomb and opened its gate, prompting them to run away. The commotion calls the attention of three women, one of which being Mary Magdalene who notices that the tomb was open and enters. Inside, she doesn't find Christ, but Gabriel.

Gabriel whispers to her, causing her face to distort, before leaving. Mary, seemingly returning to normal, exits the cave and happily announces something, presumably the "return of their savior", to the others.

Present-Day[]

Background[]

For the next thousands of years, Satan masterminds the attacks on mankind leading to the rise of four major types of Alternates; Doppelgangers (Type 1), Detectable/Unspeakable (Type 2, which he is heavily implied to be the sole example of), Flawed Impersonators (Type 3), and Tulpas (Type 4). He also has connections to and may be the creator of another entity, the Intruder.

These beings presumably seek to wipe out humanity by employing psychological warfare on their victims. This causes the rise of Metaphysical Awareness Disorder (or M.A.D for short), a mental disease that almost always climaxes in the suicide of the victim.

2009[]

At some point in the Modern Era, Satan gains an interest in Dave Lee, one of the technicians of Mandela County that was working with Thatcher Davis, deceiving him into following his advice under the false alias of "O'Brien".

He deceives Dave Lee into creating various technologies that indirectly help the Alternates, such as the Face Studio franchise, a software that is implied to have been seized by the Alternates in order to facilitate the shapeshifting process and the creation of Tulpas. He also speaks of a certain "offer" to have a position in the Mandela County Church to Dave should MandelaTECH ever shut down. It's unknown whether this offer was genuine and involved Dave joining Satan or not, but Dave initially refuses as he's "not a man of God".

Dave eventually accepts the offer, and goes in front of the Mandela County Church in order to meet who he thought was but a mere human. But as his surroundings darken, he slowly comes to the realization that he had been talking to none other than Satan. Satan, in his Gabriel form, reveals his deception to Dave, telling him that he had everything figured out, yet somehow still managed to "follow the Shepherd". Disappointed in Dave, Satan punishes him by trying to afflict M.A.D to him by saying that his existence has meant nothing and that Thatcher Davis is the next one to be deceived.

After Dave defiantly proclaims that Satan “isn’t real” and “won’t be able to accomplish anything”, Satan states that Dave has already done all of his bidding for him. Satan then laughs maniacally as he kills Dave by exploding his brain and gouging out his eyes, giving him a slow and painful death by bleeding.

The next day, the news report on Dave's death is interrupted by who appears to be Gabriel or the Intruder, showing instead the blank face of an Alternate followed by a link to a YouTube video depicting a rather weird retelling of Easter, and showing the text "NO MORE RUNNING AW-" before going back to normal.

Gabriel would then deceive Thatcher Davis by pretending to be his own intuition, asking if he hears "the screams", and that he should follow them, eventually resulting in his encounter with Adam Murray.

Personality[]

Satan, even more-so than his theological counterpart, is an extremely intelligent, cunning, and calculating creature that can deceive and manipulate people with ease. There have been a few instances when his secrets were discovered and it could have made him lose, but he always finds a way to "repair the damage" and get away with his crimes.

Satan's manipulative and deceitful abilities are so developed that it is theorized that he was able to trick God Himself. Satan is aware of his great intelligence and skills being very proud of them, as seen by how he always brags about his accomplishments and arrogantly calls his victims "weak minds". He is also very sad*stic, exemplified by how he creepily smiled when he doomed humanity by replacing Jesus and how he maniacally laughed when he was killing Dave Lee.

In his first chronological appearances, Satan is seen with a smirk rather than his iconic twisted smile. It is only after he deceives humanity away from God and sabotages the Annunciation that he is seen with his smile more prominently, which may imply that his supreme victory and overthrowing of God had caused him to become more sad*stic. This may also be the reason for his sudden change in tone, going from a whisper-like tone to a more crackling and mocking tone.

Powers and Abilities[]

• Immortality: Satan witnessed the first days of the creation of the Universe and has continued existing ever after without getting subject by time or sickness.
• Shape-shifting: Much like his creations, Satan is able to morph his own body into that of others or into an original form. Most notably, the appearance of the Archangel Gabriel and that of a Serpent when he was deceiving Adam and Eve.
  • Voice-Mimicry: As an extension, Satan can mimic the voices and sounds of those he pleases as well as accents, as was shown in his time as O'Brien.
• Flight: Satan has the ability to fly, likely due to his nature as a former Angel.
• Darkening Presence: Every time he descends to Earth, his sole presence is capable of darkening his surroundings and the sky itself. This darkness should be comparable or even superior to the Alternate Adam's, which is such that it can even render the stars in the night sky completely obscured.
• Hivemind Leader: Satan serves as the Hivemind Leader for the Alternates, should they receive a piece of information, such as someone's fear, Satan will receive it as well and vice versa. As the Hivemind Leader, he should presumably be able to command and control the Alternates at will.
• Very High Intelligence: As was expected from Satan, THE manipulator by excellence. He's shown manipulating multiple characters throughout the series with little to no difficulty, such as Noah, Dave Lee, and even presumably Jesus. As was showcased by his time as O'Brien, his manipulation abilities are such that he can pass as a regular human should he want to.
  • Cosmic Awareness: Satan is assumed to be aware of some of the most unknowable secrets of the Universe that are beyond human comprehension, since he was the one that possibly created M.A.D., which is an "illness" that consists in giving information "that is not desired to know", and is an extremely ancient being who has experienced the creation of the world. It's heavily implied that he was responsible for the creation of the Forbidden Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
  • Psychological Warfare: It's heavily implied that, like the Alternates, he is able to afflict his victims with M.A.D through either psychological torture or a small whisper-like sound.
• Telekinesis: He was able to make Dave Lee's eyes disappear and his brain explode without even needing to touch him, implying that he has this ability.
• Supernatural Speed: It is shown in the series that Satan can run across long distances in a matter of seconds.
  • Teleportation: In his encounter with Dave Lee, he's shown to be able to teleport himself short distances, as shown when he appeared behind him as he was "melting" his eyes.

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Trivia[]

• "Unspeakable", the name for the Type 2 Alternates as of 2005, might be in reference to the phrase "Speak of the Devil, and he shall appear/come".
• The website Alex Kister used to simulate Satan's voice is fasthub.net, the same text-to-speech site that was used for Tara the Android.
• The first time we see the Archangel Gabriel (commonly agreed upon to be the actual Archangel Gabriel), he is surrounded by light and has noticeable wings. The second time (commonly agreed to be Satan in disguise), he is surrounded by darkness and has no wings whatsoever, referencing Satan's status as a Fallen Angel and to one of Lucifer's aliases: the Prince of the Darkness.

References[]

External Links[]

• Archangel Gabriel on the The Mandela Catalogue Wiki
• Satan on the The Ultimate Evil Wiki
• Satan on the VS Battles Wiki
• Satan on the Top-Strongest Wikia

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