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Every archangel apparently possesses knowledge of [[Lucifer's Cage]] and how it works, above and beyond the existence of [[the 66 Seals]]. Michael understands the prison very well because he cast Lucifer into it. Lucifer, having been imprisoned in the Cage for thousands of years, knew how to escape through the 66 Seals and also by taking advantage of a loophole found in the summoning spell from the ''[[Book of the Damned]]'' to escape.<ref name="eleven10" /> Gabriel knew that the Cage can be reopened with the Horsemen's Rings,<ref name="five19" /> and Lucifer, despite Gabriel's word, knows this too.<ref name="five22" /> Raphael may have known of another method to open the Cage, as he intended to reopen it to restart the Apocalypse.<ref name="six03" />
Archangels, while in a [[vessel]], can grant the vessel access to some of their powers even while the vessel is in control, making the archangel effectively act as a power source for their vessel. In this state, the vessel is capable of using the archangel's powers to go up against another archangel in battle and can even wield an [[archangel blade]] against other archangels, a weapon that is usually only capable of killing archangels in the hands of another archangel.<ref name="thirteen23" />
===Vulnerabilities===