I am baptized into the Orthodox faith, but not a believer in the canons. I believe that nothing just appears.
In ancient times, there were people who did THINGS and the memory of these people and their deeds has come down to us in the form of fairy tales, legends, hagiographies of saints....
Time will pass, a very long time, and we will also remember the people of today, who today are committing SACRIFICES. Not all of them will be canonized, most likely none of them will be made saints, but we will remember them and thank them for their sacrifice.
I believe that warriors of light who die fighting for a just cause become Archangels after death.
Archangel Michael is one of them.