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Types of Demons

Drevak – According to Jace Herondale, this is a demon that stays in” the sewers” (Shadowhunters: 3.18).

Edanami – This is a demon that can breathe fire and is from Edom (Shadowhunters: 2.20).

Greater Demon- According to Jace Herondale greater demons have “names, personalities and [are] much more powerful and harder to stop” (Shadowhunters: 2.11).

Manibus – A type of demon that typically walks on four legs and once they are free from Edom, do not usually return (Shadowhunters: 3.17).

Possession – This is where a demon takes over a person’s body (Shadowhunters: 2.04, 3.04).

Possessive Demon – A type of demon that can possess people and has them act on their negative emotions by having them kill the target of their thoughts (Shadowhunters: 2.04, 2.19).

Ravener – According to Jace Herondale this is a “shape- shifter “(Shadowhunters: 1.01) demon.

Shax – A type of demon that is highly adept at tracking people and Jace Herondale calls them the “blood- hounds of the Shadow world” (Shadowhunters: 1.07).

Valak – According to Magnus Bane, this is a “memory demon” (Shadowhunters: 1.04).

Vetis – A type of demon that lives in a human form (Shadowhunters: 3.12).

Wraith- A type of demon that can fly and likes to keep to the air (Shadowhunters: 2.20).

Top: Image of a Shax demon from Shadowhunters, season one, episode seven, "Major Arcana," (Shadowhunters Wiki: Shax). 

Types of Demons and Demons and Angels as Characters: Body
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Demons as Characters

Azazel:
 A greater demon who is from Judial and causes mayhem at the New York Institute (Shadowhunters: 2.11, 2.12).
 First appears in season two, episode eleven, “Mea Maxima Culpa.”


Lilith:
Jonathan Morgenstern’s adoptive mother and Adam’s first wife (Shadowhunters: 3.01, 3.02). Additionally, she is the “Queen of Hell” (Shadowhunters 3.07) and the “Mother of all Demons” (Shadowhunters: 3.07). 
First appeared in season two, episode twenty, “Beside Still Water.”


Asmodeus:
Magnus Bane’s father and a “prince of hell” (Shadowhunters: 3.02). 
First appeared in season three, episode ten, “Erchomai.”


Lucifer:
He is also known as the devil and once had a Twinning Rune with the Archangel Michael, until Michael stabbed him with his sword, Glorious (Shadowhunters: 3.13, 3.16). 

Top: Image of Lilith from Shadowhunters, season three, episode nine, "Familia Ante Omnia," (Shadowhunters Wiki: Lilith).

Types of Demons and Demons and Angels as Characters: Body
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Angels as Characters

Ithuriel: 
An angel that Clary Fairchild and Jace Herondale have a connection to, because they have his blood (Shadowhunters: 2.08, 2.10). 
First appeared in season two, episode seven, “How Art Thou Fallen.”


Raziel:
Raziel created the first Shadowhunters with the Mortal Cup (Shadowhunters: 1.06). After this it was forbidden to use the cup to create more (Shadowhunters: 1.06). Additionally, Raziel will grant one wish to anyone that summons him using the Mortal Instruments (Shadowhunters: 2.20,3.08). 
First appeared in season two, episode twenty, “Beside Still Water.”


Archangel Michael:
He is mentioned as having Twinning Rune with Lucifer, until he stabbed Lucifer with his sword, Glorious (Shadowhunters: 3.13, 3.16). 


Top: Image of the Angel Ithuriel from Shadowhunters, season two, episode sixteen, "Day of Atonement," (Shadowhunters Wiki: Ithuriel).

Types of Demons and Demons and Angels as Characters: Body
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