Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20170705210718/@comment-25396609-20171114175701

If you can't find a way to convey a character's allusion without making them look exactly like that character, it speaks to a problem with your own writing process.

There's a certain level of subtlety and nuance in creating a character who alludes to an angel or demon without them being an edgy as hell garbage fire or a purity sue.