Herald (大天使, Daitenshi)?, also known as Seraph (セラフ, Serafu)? and Hallel (熾天使, Shitenshi)? is the demon race of high ranking angels in the Judeo-Christian lore with few exceptions from Zoroastrianism. In gameplay, they usually do well in both physical and magical areas but they are focused on Magic, especially of the Expel (Light) and Almighty elements. They belong to the Aerials species and are always Light-Law. This race is absent in Majin Tensei and the Devil Survivor series, its members instead moved to the Divine race.
The original naming of this race, "Seraph," is a misnomer due to the fact that except for Seraph itself, many demons included in this race are not of the rank of seraph, or inconsistently considered as seraph such as Michael. Most of the Judeo-Christian angels in this race are simply classified as "Archangel." Many of them also lack one of the defining characteristics of a seraph: the three pairs of angelic wings.
In Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, the terms used to identify the "Seraph" race in previous games are given to two different races. The first is Seraph (大天使, Daitenshi), consisting of the four archangels and Metatron. The second is Hallel (熾天使, Shitenshi), consisting of the angelic versions of Fallen demons Ose and Flauros.
"The highest-ranking Archangels (not to be confused with regular Archangels) who occupy important positions. These angels give orders from Heaven to the ones on Earth. There are many strict ones, but also many merciful ones."
* Asterisk denotes race that has been put under different species throughout the series. Italic font denotes the race/species name (not in katakana for Western loanword) has not yet received any official English localization.