This article contains lore or information taken from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and/or its manual.
This article contains lore taken from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.
The Archangel was the name of those angels who took up swords of light to defend the heavens. They are the counterpart of an Archdemon. The Archangel is mentioned in both Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II.