at this time, seraph's alignment is uncertain. in "the matrix online", he claims that he is not allied with any of the three factions, that he protects the oracle and sati – and that he will use force to protect them, if need be. on august 13, 2007, it was revealed that seraph had been an agent of the first iteration of the matrix (the seraphim), who resembled angels. he had ended up in the employment of the merovingian, where he had remained for some time. after an unknown period of being an enforcer for him, he had rebelled, and had been tortured, his wings removed. it has not been revealed how he escaped.