User blog comment:TB93/Ramiel ruling Hell/@comment-5619706-20170227185434/@comment-5619706-20170227193056

I never argued for Abaddon being stronger than princes of hell. Quite the contrary, I pointed out she would be unable to seize power for herself with Ramiel in the way.

My point was Abaddon is still a contender. Abaddon was not taken down by Ruby's knife--I mean not significantly. She faltered yes, but so did Alastair. She was up and kicking a few minutes after.

Abaddon (and Knights of Hell) in general were described in Season 8 to have died to archangels, but suddenly in Season 9, she runs away from not just a regular angel, but a regular weakened angel. It's later revealed Cain himself killed his brethren, so this brings us to an impasse. The retcon(?) of Season 9 contradicted how the Knights were initially described and pictured in Season 8, which makes things confusing. Were the Knights really weaker or did the writers simply decide to change it to fit the direction of the story? If so, then why show Cain, also a Knight of Hell of only a slightly better caliber, go toe to toe with a more powerful class fo angel in the same season that retconned/reduced Abaddon's power level?