Orion is a zealot angel who escaped imprisonment in Purgatory. As a former member of the Heavenly Host, Orion wishes to purge the world of all sin, viewing humanity as both sinful and expendable.
History[]
Early Life[]
The earliest period that Orion was known to be on Earth was in A.D. 79. There, he caused Mount Vesuvius to erupt, killing the population of Pompeii. He also appeared in the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire on two occasions: in Syria in A.D. 526, at the site of the Antioch Earthquake, and in A.D. 541 within weeks of the Plague of Justinian.
Orion once battled the Headless Horseman at Valley Forge. He was defeated by Death and, upon defeat, was trapped in Purgatory for two hundred years. When Moloch was killed by Jeremy with the Sword of Methuselah, he claims that Purgatory shook, allowing him to escape with several minor demons.[1]
Escaping Purgatory[]
Once escaping Purgatory, Orion ran into the Witnesses, Abbie Mills and Ichabod Crane, while battling demons. He then gave Abbie a symbol so she could summon him. When he attempted to kill death with his Halo Weapon, and steal his power, in order to destroy the contaminated and sinful Sleepy Hollow, Katrina released the Horseman, and Orion began his hunt.
After Crane and Abbie discovered the angel's true purpose, the Witnesses sought to defeat Orion and the angel's halo was destroyed by Crane using the Horseman's axe. Defeated, Orion flew off, avoiding another defeat by Death.
Despite their "falling out", however, Abbie kept Orion's symbol.[1]
Appearances[]
| Season Two | |||||||||||||||||||
| "This Is War" | "The Kindred" | "Root of All Evil" | "Go Where I Send Thee..." | "The Weeping Lady" | |||||||||||||||
| "And the Abyss Gazes Back" | "Deliverance" | "Heartless" | "Mama" | "Magnum Opus" | |||||||||||||||
| "The Akeda" | "Paradise Lost" | "Pittura Infamante" | "Kali Yuga" | "Spellcaster" | |||||||||||||||
| "What Lies Beneath" | "Awakening" | "Tempus Fugit" | |||||||||||||||||
Trivia[]
- Orion confirms God exists, but says the Entity has no gender or form that humans could comprehend.
- He's never met a dinosaur; Orion didn't exist at that point.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2.12, "Paradise Lost"