Character Relationship Map: The Prophecy

Characters

• Gabriel (played by Christopher Walken) — protagonist

  Archangel leading a celestial war on Earth, seeking a dark soul to win a heavenly conflict.

• Simon (played by Eric Stoltz) — supporting

  Benevolent angel who guides Allison through her visions.

• Lucifer (played by Viggo Mortensen) — supporting

  Fallen archangel who banishes Gabriel from Hell.

• Rachael (played by Amanda Plummer) — supporting

  Human ally or victim connected to the prophecy.

• Colonel Arnold Hawthorne (played by Patrick McAllister) — minor

  Military officer investigating paranormal incidents.

• Uziel (played by Jeff Cadiente) — minor

  Angel or demon involved in the celestial war.

• Mary (played by Moriah 'Shining Dove' Snyder) — supporting

  Human connected to the original prophecy events.

• Jerry (played by Adam Goldberg) — supporting

  Human associate or informant in the investigation.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Gabriel → Rachael (Professional Recruiter) — Gabriel replaces Jerry with another human servant.

  Gabriel recruits a new unwilling assistant, Rachael, just as she dies from a terminal illness.

• Jerry → Uziel (Professional Retrieval Agent) — Jerry handles the physical evidence connected to Uziel's death.

  Jerry retrieves Uziel's belongings from the police station for Gabriel.

• Gabriel → Jerry (Professional Recruiter) — Gabriel turns Jerry into an unwilling participant in the soul hunt.

  Gabriel catches Jerry at the moment of his death and recruits him as a human helper.

• Gabriel → Uziel (Power Celestial Superior) — Gabriel has authority over Uziel and controls the treatment of his remains.

  Uziel is identified as Gabriel's lieutenant, and Gabriel later destroys Uziel's remains in the morgue.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Simon → Jerry (Conflict Opposing Operative) — Simon frustrates the mission carried out by Gabriel and Jerry.

  Simon hides Hawthorne's soul before Gabriel and Jerry arrive at the reservation school area.

• Lucifer → Mary (Alliance Ritual Protector) — Lucifer indirectly protects Mary by ensuring the ritual succeeds.

  Lucifer encourages the Native participants to complete the exorcism, after which Mary expels Hawthorne's soul.

• Lucifer → Gabriel (Conflict Archangel Adversary) — Lucifer decisively ends Gabriel's campaign on Earth.

  Lucifer confronts Gabriel, condemns his war as arrogance, rips out his heart, and drags him to Hell.

• Mary → Gabriel (Narrative Prophecy Vessel) — Mary becomes the central vessel in Gabriel's attempt to obtain the dark soul.

  Gabriel questions children at the school and later attempts to disrupt the ritual that is meant to remove Hawthorne's soul from Mary.

• Colonel Arnold Hawthorne → Mary (Conflict Possessor) — Hawthorne's soul overwhelms Mary's body and causes her illness.

  Simon hides Hawthorne's soul inside Mary, and Mary later speaks from Hawthorne's first-person war memories.

• Simon → Uziel (Conflict Killer) — Their violent encounter initiates the investigation into the angelic conflict.

  Uziel is killed during an altercation with Simon.

• Gabriel → Colonel Arnold Hawthorne (Conflict Soul Hunter) — Gabriel treats Hawthorne's soul as the decisive weapon in his rebellion.

  Gabriel travels to Chimney Rock after finding Hawthorne's obituary and seeks the soul that could tip the celestial balance.

• Simon → Colonel Arnold Hawthorne (Alliance Soul Protector) — Simon acts to keep Hawthorne's soul away from Gabriel.

  Simon finds Hawthorne's soul and hides it inside Mary before Gabriel can claim it.

• Gabriel → Simon (Conflict Arch Enemy) — They are opposing angels fighting over control of Hawthorne's soul.

  Gabriel confronts Simon about Hawthorne's missing soul, tortures him, and kills him when Simon refuses to reveal its location.

Story Analysis

A celestial struggle over a human soul tests the boundaries between faith, arrogance, evil, and humanity.

Plot Progression

1. Angels Enter the Investigation — A detective encounters evidence of an angelic conflict after Simon appears and Uziel dies. The investigation connects Simon to Colonel Arnold Hawthorne and an ominous prophecy.
2. The Soul Becomes a Weapon — The prophecy reveals that a dark soul can alter the balance of the celestial war. Gabriel recruits Jerry and pursues Hawthorne's soul, while Simon hides it inside Mary.
3. Possession and Revelation — Gabriel kills Simon, and Mary begins speaking through Hawthorne's wartime memories. Evidence of war crimes and visions of the angelic war deepen the crisis.
4. The Broken Sanctuary — The human investigators try to protect Mary and move her to a ritual site. Gabriel's violence destroys the trailer, and he recruits Rachael as another unwilling assistant.
5. One Hell Too Many — Lucifer explains the danger of Gabriel's plan and opposes him at the exorcism. Gabriel is destroyed, Hawthorne's soul is expelled, and the survivors reject Lucifer's invitation.