For my view on Azrael.
The dude just wants to fight. I can't see him giving a shit about the BB plot as long as he gets to fight to stronk guys. To my knowledge, regarding who he has fought and defeated.
I'd like to see where he really stacks up against the likes of Hakumen, Terumi and the other OP Plot armour gangsta's. I can see him getting smacked down for the plot. But such is life.
So, Azrael to me is neutral. He won't care for details, he wants to fight and thats it, though I don't know how far he would be willing to go to fight the big guys like Hakumen, He might just wade right into the plot and fuck shit up? Who knows.
Very interesting, though.