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Sam Winchester was predestined to be the Archangel s true vessel. They are mostly enemies.

Background Edit

Even though Sam was born to be Lucifer's vessel, Lucifer needed to take some precautions. So he had Azazel create the special children, in addition to freeing Lilith.

Azazel managed to open a gate to Hell, and Lilith was set free. The next step was to get Dean to Hell, so he could break the first seal. Once the first seal was broken, Lilith began breaking the rest of the 66 seals so Lucifer himself could rise. Sam was the one who broke the final seal, thus setting Lucifer free.

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I will never lie to you. I'll never trick you. But you will let me in."
"Why me?"
"Because it had to be you. It always had to be you.

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Lucifer came to Sam in Free To Be You and Me disguised as Jessica to try to get Sam to change. He eventually reveals himself as Lucifer, which shocks Sam. Lucifer tells Sam that he is Lucifer's true vessel, confidently adding that Sam will say "yes", despite Sam's insistence that he won't and will kill himself before that. Lucifer simply remarks he'll just bring him back to life. Now knowing his destiny, Sam decides to join up with Dean again to prevent it in .

In Changing Channels, it was revealed by Gabriel that Sam is Lucifer's vessel because his relationship with his father mirrors that of Lucifer and God's.

To avoid this fate, Sam joins in the search for the colt, hoping it will kill Lucifer. In Abandon All Hope..., Sam uses himself as bait to draw Lucifer's attention so Dean can sneak up and shoot him. Although fired at point-blank range, Lucifer survives and continues with his ritual of summoning Death. Meanwhile, he tells Sam that in about six months, he is going to consent to possession. Lucifer follows this statement with a story about him and Michael, and comments on how it's similar to Sam's own life. Sam manages to escape from Lucifer with the help of Castiel.

In The Song Remains the Same, when Anna Milton planned to kill Sam as that would hinder Lucifer's plan, Sam appeared to let her try as it was to stop the threat. However, Sam had to stop it because his parents were in danger. Michael ends the threat and Sam is returned home but is worried about his destiny as Lucifer's vessel since his father said Yes to Michael. Sam admitted to being weak and felt the pressure of fate.

They briefly meet again in Hammer of the Gods, when Lucifer arrives at the motel Sam and Dean are trapped in by the pagan gods, who Lucifer proceeds to slaughter. Gabriel prevented Lucifer from claiming Sam by fighting him off.

Sam forms the idea of tricking Lucifer back into the cage in The Devil You Know, by saying "yes", and jumping into it with Lucifer inside him. Bobby points out to Sam that Lucifer will poke at everything to get control, but Sam believes he can best Lucifer.

In , Sam and Dean go to confront Lucifer in Detroit, who tells them that he knows of their plan, but is willing to give it a try, creating a wager. Sam gives consent, and Lucifer abandons his old vessel. Within minutes, Lucifer overpowers Sam and gains control over the vessel. Lucifer later speaks to the mental image of Sam who swears to regain control of his body. Trying to make Sam accept it, he reveals Azazel's gang of demons that have been watching Sam since he was a child, and kills them all but this does not appease Sam's spirits. Lucifer ignores Sam's anger.

Lucifer initially spares Dean's life for Sam's sake, but when Dean becomes a major annoyance especially during the confrontation with Michael at Stull Cemetery, Lucifer attacks Dean with an inch of his life. Before he can deal the final blow, however, Sam manages to wrestle control back and open the cage, and throws himself, Lucifer, along with Adam and Michael into the cage.

In , in an alternate universe, Sam and Dean have a falling out and Sam finally says Yes to Lucifer, and Lucifer takes over Sam's body. Soon after, Lucifer and his army of demons spread the Croatoan virus and begin wiping out all of humanity. He is dressed in all white.

Since Sam jumped into the cage and ruined Lucifer's goals, Lucifer was angry at this and had ruthlessly tormented Sam's soul when his body was returned to Earth without it. Sam's soul was in the cage with Michael and Lucifer for a year and a half in Earth time, tortured and abused by the latter archangel. Being an immortal soul, Sam's essence could not be broken, but was left with severe psychological damage.

Sam's soul is saved from Lucifer after Dean makes a deal with Death for it.

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Lucifer: Riiight. You think this fruit bat fever dream is reality? You come back - I'm sorry - with no soul as some peppy American psycho until Saint Dean glues you back together by buying you some magical amnesia? You're real. I'm very real. Everything in between is what we call set dressing.
Sam: No!
Lucifer: You're still in my cell. You're my bunk mate, buddy. You're my little bitch in every sense of the term.

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Since the wall in Sam's head broke, he began remembering Hell, and hallucinating. Most notably, hallucinating Lucifer. Lucifer appears to Sam in Meet the New Boss, who quickly tells himself that Lucifer isn't real. Lucifer denies this, and that Sam really never got out, and is still in the cage with him. This whole reality, is just another form of torture.

Back at Bobby's, Lucifer continues to mock Sam, and Sam reveals to Dean that he is seeing Lucifer. Sam is still confused what's real because Lucifer is very convincing. Every time Sam is asked if he's fine, he sees Lucifer, and pretends he is. Sam later approaches Lucifer and asks why he doesn't just end it. Lucifer tells Sam that he has Sam right where he wants him. It will only end when Sam can't take it anymore.

Soon after, Lucifer takes on Dean's form and tricks Sam into leaving Bobby's and go to a warehouse. Inside, Lucifer changes back, and Sam pulls a gun on him. Lucifer reveals to Sam the only way to end it is for Sam to kill himself. Sam tries to shoot him but misses. Then the real Dean arrives and tries to convince Sam to ignore Lucifer's words. Dean teaches Sam how to get rid of the fake Lucifer by using the pain from the scar he acquired.

Lucifer begins to flicker. Realizing he can control this, Sam uses the pain to banish Lucifer from his sight. Lucifer returns moments later in an ambulance transporting Sam to the hospital, after he sustained a head injury from a confrontation with Edgar. Here, Lucifer admits to Sam that he isn't real but he also isn't going anywhere.

The fake Lucifer continues to bother Sam for weeks, but doesn't truly become a problem until the events of Repo Man. Lucifer tries to get Sam's attention. Sam in turn, tries to ignore him and uses his scar to get rid of Lucifer more than once. When Dean disappears during a case, Lucifer helps Sam by providing clues. They search Jeffrey's room and interrogate Nora, with Lucifer managing to convince Sam to get rough with her for information.

After they find Dean, Sam tries to banish Lucifer again, but as he welcomed Lucfier's help, as such welcomed Lucifer into his mind, his scar can no longer be used to get rid of Lucifer, causing the archangel to burst out laughing when he tried it.

Now no longer able to be banished, Lucifer begins to torment Sam causing Sam to lose sleep. Sam attempts to drink and use drugs to fall asleep, but nothing works. This leads to Sam landing in a mental ward at the hospital. Lucifer does everything from lighting fire crackers, to playing with a megaphone, in order to keep Sam awake. Sam's condition crumbles to a state where he can only see Lucifer. Thanks to Castiel's help, the hallucination of the archangel is removed from Sam's mind, and Sam quickly recovers.

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Lucifer: Sam Winchester. My old roomie. Hug it out?

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After Sam prays to God, he starts having visions of his time in the Cage. Sam gradually begins to believe that God wants him to go see Lucifer. Despite Dean's dislike in the idea, the brothers enlist the help of Crowley and Rowena to summon Lucifer into a cage where he and Sam can talk safely.

Sam is visibly scared and agitated at the thought of meeting his former torturer. Lucifer greets Sam happily upon their first reunion since Death retrieved Sam's soul. The two discuss the current situation involving The Darkness, and when Lucifer requests Sam to become his vessel again in order to obtain his help, Sam ultimately declines.

The warding charms suddenly fall, and Lucifer manages to bring Sam into the cage. Sam shows clear signs of fear, but manages to stay calm, since he believes this is what God wants. When Lucifer reveals that the visions came from him, and not God, Sam sheds a tear, now horrified over his current predicament.

Lucifer reassures Sam that he won't torture him, even though he could, adding how it was "so five years ago". Lucifer instead takes Sam through memory lane, and tries to show Sam how soft he's become. Lucifer admits to having some degree of respect for Sam, since Sam stood up against him at Stull Cemetery. He doesn't however, like Sam, claiming him to be "sort of prissy".

Despite Lucifer's efforts, Sam persistently refuses to become Lucifer's vessel, stating that he would rather watch his loved ones die than become Lucifer's "bitch". Lucifer thus chooses Plan B and proceeds to beat Sam up and later Castiel and Dean too, when they arrive. Team Free Will survives the encounter when Rowena apparently sends Lucifer back to his cell.

Sam does not find out about Lucifer's escape from Hell until The Vessel. While Dean is trapped in the past, Sam seeks out a way to remove the wardings preventing "Castiel" from reaching Dean. He finds a spell that requires the power of an archangel, and believing "Castiel" isn't strong enough, Sam offers his own soul as a power source.

"Castiel" laughs and slams Sam into a pillar. He expresses his glee over killing Sam since he is no longer needed and will use his soul since he was asked nicely. Sam realizes then that this is in fact Lucifer talking to him. The archangel nearly kills Sam as intended but the real Castiel regains control of his body just in time to save Sam.

Sam and Castiel agree to let Lucifer take control so he can bring Dean back. When Lucifer returns with Dean, Sam reveals the angel isn't Castiel and begins drawing a banishing sigil. Sam activates the sigil just in time to save Dean from Lucifer's wrath.

Sam meets Lucifer again a few weeks later, after setting up a trap to bind Lucifer so that he and Dean can get Castiel to expel the archangel. When this plan fails, Sam and Dean are nearly suffocated to death until Amara intervenes, saving them both, but also kidnapping their friend.

Sam later retrieves Lucifer from Amara in a rescue mission, which consists of Metatron and Donatello, as well as Dean, who serves as a distraction for Amara. Using Donatello's prophet abilities, Sam is able to arrive at the location where Lucifer is being held. Sam offers to free him if he is willing to work with them and God, to which Lucifer replies very firmly that he will, since he is not a fan of Amara.

Initially, Sam hoped Lucifer could teleport them out of the place, but the archangel reveals he can't, forcing them to go back the way they came. Amara begins closing in, having discovered something was up, so Sam hurriedly carries Lucifer out of the hideout and into the Impala, while Metatron stays behind.

They are unfortunately confronted by Amara on the road, but the trio are saved in time thanks to the intervention of God. Sam watched as Lucifer is also healed of his wounds by God.

While Sam and Dean take Donatello home and buy groceries, Lucifer starts having an argument with his father. When the brothers return, Lucifer is angry over God not apologizing, and nearly kills them for interrupting. He eventually storms off, and locks himself in Sam's room. Sam and Dean try to get him to come out, but Lucifer refuses to do so unless God has something to say. This leaves Sam visibly annoyed.

Sam and Dean do manage to get the two to sit and confront each other. They try to help with the conversation, but God ultimately snaps them elsewhere. Fortunately, God manages to apologize as he and his son reconcile. The four then plan their attack on Amara, and agree to use demons, witches and angels as substitutes for the remaining three archangels.

The initial attack plan proves successful, but as God is preparing to give the Mark to Sam, Amara attacks him to prevent her re-imprisonment, saying she would rather die or kill him over a million times than go back there. Lucifer tries to save his father, but Amara easily knocks him away and removes him from his vessel. Sam and Dean are eventually left with an unconscious God and Castiel.

While under torture by Toni Bevell of the British Men of Letters, Sam informs her that he won't break easily since he has suffered worse at the hands of Lucifer.

In American Nightmare, Sam finds out from Dean that Lucifer has taken possession of rock star Vince Vincente, and thanks to Rowena, he is currently at the bottom of the ocean. Sam is confused by this, not understanding why Rowena did that, though Dean doesn't know either. When he meets Magda Peterson, a psychic who is convinced she is The Devil, Sam reassures her that she isn't, and that her powers don't make her evil.

In The One You've Been Waiting For, Sam meets Ellie Grant, a young woman who discovers that she is a descendant of Adolf Hitler. Sam tries to comfort her by explaining that her fate doesn't determine who she is by talking about how fate had intended for Sam to free Lucifer from his Cage and become his vessel. Ellie thought he was joking, however.

Sam and Lucifer meet face to face once again when Sam discovers Lucifer's plot to murder Vince Vincente's fans during a concert. Sam teams up with Dean, Castiel and Crowley in an effort to stop this from happening. After Dean scares the fans off with a gun, Sam struggles against Lucifer to hold the door open but succeeds in getting everyone outside.

After Castiel and Dean fail to subdue the archangel, Lucifer greets the three of them, and asks Sam if he "enjoyed the show". Sam demands to know why Lucifer is doing this when he and God already reconciled, but Lucifer brushes off God's apology as simply his father's means of getting his help to fight the Darkness, adding that once he was no longer needed, God left him again. He tells the brothers that they too disregarded him once he was no longer needed, though neither of them feel sorry for this.

Lucifer declares his intention to break God's already broken toys and escapes his rotting vessel in search of a higher, more influential vessel. Sam is deeply upset over the death of Vince and some of Vince's fans, and tells Dean that Vince's death has upset a lot of people. Sam blames this loss on the two of them.

In , Lucifer is amused when Sam appears to fight him again stating "we've done this dance before." However, Lucifer takes Sam seriously when he begins using a hyperbolic pulse generator to exorcise Lucifer from Jefferson Rooney. Lucifer is helpless to stop him due to Sam's use of a sigil to significantly weaken his powers. Enraged, Lucifer tells Sam that it isn't over but Sam just responds "go to Hell", no longer threatened by Lucifer. Sam is able to exorcise Lucifer from Rooney, allowing Rowena to trap Lucifer in his Cage once more.

Unfortunately for Sam, Lucifer is not in the Cage as he had wanted, though believing he is, Sam views Lucifer's Jack as the last trace of the archangel.

In during a raid on the British Men of Letters compound, Sam and the American hunters manage to corner Doctor Hess. In order to convince Sam to spare her life, Doctor Hess shows Sam a file containing photos of Lucifer, proving he has escaped confinement. She reveals that Crowley is the reason, adding that Crowley is also dead because of it. Although Sam accepts the file, he doesn't want Doctor Hess' help. Sheriff Jody Mills does the job of killing Doctor Hess.

In All Along the Watchtower, Sam shows the file to Dean and Mary. He recognizes Lucifer's old vessel and knows that Lucifer is going after his son. When Sam calls Rowena for help, he gets Lucifer instead and Lucifer utterly dismisses the Winchesters as a threat. Also, due to Crowley's improvements on his vessel, he states he has no need for his "Sam suit" anymore. Crowley, who is in fact alive, arrives at the bunker to offer help. They manage to locate Kelly Kline's hideout and find Castiel still guarding her. While Sam and Dean voice their opinion that the grace of Lucifer's son must be removed before he is born, they realize that Kelly has just gone into labor.

Moments later, Lucifer arrives. Sam and Dean decide to lure Lucifer into a rift connecting their world to another universe. The rift was caused by the Nephilim being born. Sam and Dean enter the rift with Lucifer curiously following behind. Lucifer greets Sam upon seeing him, but gets distracted by Dean while Sam helps Crowley prepare the spell that will seal the rift for good.

The spell fails to fulfill its purpose as Lucifer escapes just in time and even stabs Castiel to death right before Sam and Dean's eyes. However, Mary intervenes, and she and Lucifer tumble back into the rift, which closes on them. Sam is horrified by the loss of his mother, and is left to face Lucifer's son, who is now born.

Sam is initially frightened of Lucifer's newborn son Jack, but comes to learn that Jack is an innocent person who views Castiel as his father and has no intention of hurting anyone. Like Dean, Sam becomes delighted when Jack chooses them over his biological father, Lucifer.

Sam is informed by Dean that Lucifer likely killed their mother, but Jack later reveals that Mary is still alive in the alternate reality.

In the alternate reality, Lucifer spares Mary and decides to use a bargaining chip to the Winchesters for his son.

Later on, Sam learns from Rowena that she had seen Lucifer's true face moments before she was killed by him. Sam admits to having seen it before himself and the memory of it keeps him up at night. When Rowena asks how he copes, Sam further admits that he doesn't and simply pushes the thoughts down.

Sam tells Dean that if Rowena ever meets Lucifer again, he hopes she will make him suffer.

After reuniting with Castiel, Sam and Dean learn Lucifer has returned and they go on a hunt for Lucifer. While Dean and Castiel are talking with potential witnesses, Sam approaches a homeless man and shows him a photo of Lucifer. The homeless admits to knowing Lucifer and Sam's discussion with him leads the trio closer to where Lucifer is. They eventually find Lucifer in the company of Sister Jo, who agrees to help them.

When Sam, Dean and Castiel finally confront Lucifer, the archangel makes a comment about Sam's hair and claims Sam uses put-in conditioner to keep it shiny. Dean interrupts by threatening to handcuff the weakened archangel. However, Sister Jo - who is in fact Anael - double-crosses them by flinging Sam into a nearby wall. Lucifer tries to kill the brothers by inflicting internal damage on them, enjoying their suffering but Arthur Ketch arrived as Lucifer and Anael ultimately escape the scene.

Sam Beat the Devil shows nervousness at the idea of facing Lucifer again to get his grace but takes pleasure in draining Lucifer "like a stuck pig" to open the rift and keep it open. Sam also called it humiliating and getting revenge on Lucifer as bonuses, he even promised to kill him after they save Mary and Jack. After Sam is killed by an Apocalypse World vampire, Lucifer who escaped captivity traveled to the other world where he finds and absorbed the grace of Michael's soldiers to resurrects Sam in order to employ Sam's help in having a relationship with his son. Reluctantly, Sam leads him to the human camp where they find Jack. Lucifer also acted on his promise to bring Sam back to life as he did in Season 5.

In , Sam feels guilty in having let Lucifer near Jack and was more or less uncomfortable as he watched them bond. Lucifer also used Sam's resurrection as a reason to let him help and bond with his son. During the evacuation to the main world Sam stopped Lucifer from crossing over as the latter wanted to be with his son. Sam stated Lucifer and Gabriel were needed to stay back as he reminded him this was why he joined the team as Lucifer complied. Sam soon watched Lucifer get defeated by Alternate Michael and was horrified by the sight. As a weakened Lucifer tried to cross over, Sam again stops him as Lucifer begs him but Sam states he should of expected this and tossed him to the ground and left him behind with Michael as the rift closes. Sam presumed Michael would kill the weak Lucifer, unaware that they were making a deal to cross over.

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You know, its been real fun, I had a really great time with you, but I think we should see other people. What do you say?

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After returning to the Main Universe, Lucifer claims to hold no grudge against Sam for stranding him in Apocalypse World and that he understands why Sam did it. However, this is just a ruse to get Jack to trust him. After becoming super-charged, Lucifer takes Jack as Sam grabs on and is whisked away. At the church, Lucifer beats Sam for his previous attempt to trap him and tries to make Sam and Jack fight each other to the death before Dean arrives, powered by Michael who Dean is now the vessel to. During the battle that follows, Sam helps Dean kill Lucifer by tossing Dean an archangel blade. After Lucifer's death, Sam is relieved and happy, but also hardly seems able to believe that Lucifer is finally dead.

Three weeks after Lucifer's death, Sam has trouble looking at Lucifer's former vessel Nick due to Lucifer using the man's form for so long despite the fact that Lucifer himself is dead.

In , Sam revealed to Eileen Leahy he still remembers this time and Hell. This implies he still recalls Lucifers torture of his soul.

Fans refer to Lucifer while possessing Sam as "Samifer", a name which is also used to refer to fan works that present these two in a romantic and/or sexual relationship.

Though Lucifer was eager for Sam to be his vessel in season 5 and was not cruel to him, when he returns in season 11, Lucifer shows no regard for Sam beyond that of a potential resource after Sam refuses to let Lucifer possess him again. Indeed, Lucifer shows no hesitation in attempting to kill Sam in and episodes following that.

In the same way Michael and Dean mirror each other, Lucifer and Sam are rather similar in terms of past experiences and their relationship with their fathers. The main differences are that Lucifer was abandoned by his older brother and he chose to be bitter about it. Sam was not abandoned by Dean and Sam is also more forgiving towards others.
Ironically, when Lucifer does forgive God for his actions, God gives him another reason to hate him by abandoning him again.

Despite their characters' continued rivalry, Mark Pellegrino is very proud of Jared's acting while Jared considers Mark to be a strong guy.

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Sam Winchester was predestined to be the Archangel Lucifer's true vessel. They are mostly enemies. Even though Sam was born to be Lucifer's vessel, Lucifer needed to take some precautions. So he had Azazel create the special children, in addition to freeing Lilith.

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Powers and Abilities Edit

As warriors of God and agents of Fate, Angels are powerful beings in the supernatural world, possessing a wide range of abilities that vary from Angel to Angel depending on the class of the Angel. Angels get their power from their grace and wings. Their grace supplies them with a certain amount of enochian magic and the condition of wings affect their overall strength and abilities.

Common powers granted to all angels with varying levels of effectiveness.

Immortality - Angels do not age and cannot be killed by any ailment or mortal damage. Some angels have existed since the beginning of time.

Invulnerability - To date, the only things capable of killing angels are Angel Blades, Holy Fire, a stronger angel, Death, God, Amara, and Leviathans. Archangels have even fewer weaknesses, as Michael wasn't killed by Holy Fire, and they can only be killed conventionally by Archangel Blades, as an Angel Blade was unable to kill one. It has been stated that Death's Scythe can kill angels.

Localization - Angels can localize any human who is not protected by enochian sigils.

Limited Cosmic Awareness - All angels have a certain degree of knowledge and awareness of the universe. They have knowledge of demons, other angels, symbols, spells, artifacts, prophets, nephilim and more. They also generally have awareness of the level of power a being has.
Multilingualism - Due to their age, angels are proficient in most, if not all, languages ever spoken on earth. Castiel proven to be proficient in Latin and Ancient Canaanite, both dead languages, and Alternate Michael succeeded to quote a verse from the Koran in perfect Arabic.

Protective Charm - An angel can protect an individual from most forms of physical damage. This degree of protection is linked to an angel's power. Castiel was able to prevent his vessel Jimmy Novak from burning his hand in a pot of boiling water as a sign of faith. Raphael was capable of making Crowley immune to Castiel's angelic killing touch.

Pyrokinesis - Castiel displays the ability to burn through ropes holding him, even before he becomes a Seraph.

Regeneration - If an angel's vessel is damaged, it will repair itself nearly instantly unless the wound was caused by angelic weaponry.

Reality Warping - Angels are powerful enough to bend reality to their will. The more powerful the angel, the greater their capability. Even angels cut off from Heaven possess this power to some extent, as Castiel was able to carve the Enochian Sigil into Sam and Dean's ribs simply by touching their chests. As a regular angel, Castiel was able to remove the existence of a door to prevent Dean from escaping the "beautiful room". Other examples include when Zachariah broke and repaired Sam's legs by pointing at them, removing a persons lungs with no incisions or Castiel assembling a board game by shaking the box. Archangels possess this power to the greatest extent, being able to conjure items and beings out of nothing. The most notable example is Gabriel, who lived on Earth by masquerading as a trickster named Loki.

- Angels are able to render humans unconscious with a touch.

Super Stamina - Angels never tire, and they do not require food, water, oxygen, or sleep to sustain themselves.

Super Strength - Once possessing a vessel, angels use their power to dramatically increase the physical strength threshold of their hosts. Their strength varies from angel to angel, depending on their position within the celestial hierarchy; lesser angels (cherubs, rit zien and common angels) are still considerably powerful and are able to destroy most monsters and regular to mid-level demons, while seraphim, mid-level angels, can destroy all monsters and middle to high-level demons and virtually all lesser angels. Archangels are the most powerful class of angel of all, and one of the most powerful beings in Creation overall. As such, they easily outclass most other supernatural beings with God, Death, Jack and Amara being their only confirmed superiors.

Super Senses - All angels enhance their vessels' senses to a superhuman level. Angels possess an acute sense of smell. This sense of smell is heightened to the point where they can identify people by smelling their body, bone or by their blood. Angels can also identify people by sniffing their genes and hormones as well. Because angels operate on a different plane of existence, they can see atoms and ions which are impossible for humans to see. Angels can hear a humans conversations miles away from them, and they are somehow able to locate any human on the planet and find them, but they can't locate people if they are protected by an Enochian charm or symbol. They also have an amazing sense of taste and are able to taste every molecule in a piece of food.

Telekinesis - Angels are able to telekinetically move beings and objects with their mind. They are able to use this power in a more aggressive manner like demons, but are often not depicted as doing so.

Telepathy - Angels can read the minds of other angels if they have the permission of the angel. Higher angels such as Seraphs and Archangels can also read humans minds.

Temporal Awareness - Angels are capable of becoming aware whenever any alteration occur within the time-stream, allowing them to discern alternate timelines and the like. With this, angels like Castiel and a younger Uriel have identified other time-travelers in this manner.

Voice Mimicry - Angels can perfectly mimic the voice of mortals.

Spell casting - Angels can cast spells.

To lower-level angels, certain powers are granted and maintained as long as they stay connected and loyal to Heaven and its rulers. Should they rebel and fall, those powers will wane and eventually vanish in time, and after that all of their powers will eventually vanish, rendering them mortal. However, higher-level angels such as Seraphim, Grigori, the Scribe of God and archangels do not suffer from this condition.

Enhanced Chronokinesis - Using the power of Heaven, angels are able to enhance their ability to travel through the time if they own the ability.

Healing - Angels can cause the wounds, diseases, and toxins of another being to heal instantaneously.

Resurrection - Angels can bring the dead back to life. However, they must know where all the pieces of the original body are, and they must have the soul of the subject. (The only known exception was when Castiel went to Lucifer's cage and only was able to raise Sam's body. His soul remained in the cage for over a year after). Castiel mentions that angels had to lay siege to Hell in order to retrieve Dean. However, if the soul is in Heaven, they apparently don't need to physically retrieve it as Castiel was able to resurrect Bobby Singer without retrieving his soul and Gadreel was able to do the same with Charlie Bradbury. Similar to the Human Body Restoration Ritual, angels can restore human bodies that have been destroyed. This was shown in Point of No Return when Zachariah resurrected Adam after Sam and Dean burned his remains.

Smiting - Angels are able to destroy low to mid-level demons with a simple touch, however the demon has to be in a host body, as this doesn't work on their smoke form. However, they can grip a demon's smoke form and force it back into a host body to smite the demon. They can also use it to kill monsters and humans.

Abilities more commonly used by higher classes of angels such as the Seraphim, the Grigori and the archangels, although it is possible that these powers can also be used by low level angels. Mid-Tier powers are generally defined by powers that regular angels can access through heaven, where as angels with mid-tier powers do not need a connection to maintain that ability.

Advanced Astral Projection - Higher angels astral form is more intense than lower angels.

Advanced Biokinesis - Seraphs can stop people from turning into monsters. Higher-level angels, such as Grigori Tamiel was able to render a man blind with just a touch.

Advanced Chronokinesis - Higher angels can travel through time and are also able to transport people through time and bring them back without need an external source to power them.

Advanced Healing - While normal angels possess the ability to heal through their connection to Heaven, Seraphim up possess the power of their own-not needing aforementioned connection.

Advanced Holy White Light - A particularly lethal power, some angels can unleash a highly concentrated blast of pure energy from their palms to destroy targets. The level of destruction can be controlled. Castiel was able to destroy a door when he was just a regular angel due to using Adina's grace. It is unknown that regular angels can use this power to smite supernatural beings unlike a seraph.

Advanced Pyrokinesis - Powerful angels can generate and manipulate fire. Michael was proficient enough to kill another angel, Anna, by setting her ablaze from within. Interestingly, this didn't simply destroy the vessel, it also killed the angel, suggesting the fire had a supernatural element to it.

Advanced Resurrection - Castiel as a Seraph was able to bring people back without needing connection to Heaven. The archangels also posses this.

Advanced Smiting - Higher angels are able to smite beings with less effort and stronger than common angels. When higher angels, fell from the grace, they don't lose their ability to smite.

Hypnotism - As a seraph, Castiel was able to hypnotize a Secret Service agent by placing his hand on the man's forehead and giving him a command.

Memory Manipulation - Powerful angels are able to erase, restore, alter, and fabricate memories in the minds of humans.

Power Negation - Powerful angels such as seraphs are capable of removing psychic powers from human beings permanently. However, the process is very painful and can leave the person mentally-damaged.

Extremely powerful abilities, used only by Heaven's most powerful denizens, the archangels, but Metatron also shares a few of these powers.

Advanced Terrakinesis - Archangels are able to create severe quakes.

Electrokinesis - Raphael could produce powerful arcs of electricity that appeared from his back.

Highly Advanced Chronokinesis - Archangels have the most advanced powers over time. Gabriel is able to put someone through a time loop for as long as he wants. Michael was able to effortlessly send two humans back to their time with a single touch. Lucifer was able to transport someone into the past even when other angels had lost their powers. Even while warding was keeping Lucifer from entering the location himself, he was still able to get the person there.

Highly Advanced Holy White Light - Archangels can blast nearly anything into oblivion with their white light. They can also control this power from completely obliterating something to only severely damaging it.

Highly Advanced Reality Warping - Like some Angels and Seraphs, Archangels can alter reality, albeit to a greater degree. This ability is better demonstrated by the archangel Gabriel, who can create anything he wants out of thin air and can even put people in a TV universe.
Conjuration - Gabriel is able create things out of thin air.

Molecular Combustion - Archangels are able to render beings, including lower angels, down to their component molecules, causing them to explode. Both Raphael and Lucifer have displayed this power as did Castiel while powered by the souls of Purgatory.

Power Granting - Raphael was able to make Crowley immune from angelic smiting of a seraph. Gabriel was able to grant the beautiful women he created for Dean Super Strength. While Dean acted as his vessel but remained in control of himself, the Alternate Michael was able to grant Dean his abilities.

Precognition - Lucifer and Michael are able to see a glimpse of the future.

Weather Manipulation - Raphael was able to generate storms that caused blackouts over the entire Eastern Seaboard. Lucifer unleashed incredibly fierce winds with his release and also causes thunder when summoned.

When angels act together, they are capable of feats not normally achievable by individuals.

Capture - Angels disabled and abducted Alastair, who was powerful enough to overpower regular angels in an individual fight, after the demon's failed attempt to kill Reapers to break a seal.

Combined Smiting - The angels of Heaven are able to combine their powers into an extremely powerful focused smite. This was shown when all the angel in Heaven smited Amara in a single unified blow and believed that not even she could survive an attack of such magnitude. Despite the attack proving not to be fatal to her, it did seem to somewhat weaken her and she did need magical assistance, from Rowena, to help her recover. Also, a result of the smiting caused Dean to become ill from smiting sickness, if he entered the area the smiting took place. The angels performed this attack again on Amara in God's war against her.

Angel Barrier Removal - A group of six angels were able to combine their power to perform a ritual to heat up and melt the angel warding on a ship. Though this took time and effort and they only came close to breaking through the warding before they were killed.

Unique Smiting - The Rit Zien have a unique method of smiting their victims by vaporizing them completely.

Apporting - Angels were able to apport humans and monsters when they had wings.

Teleportation - Angels are able to travel from one place to another, instantly, without occupying the space in between. However, they require their wings to teleport. They can also summon or send other beings. After the Fall, Angels lost the ability to teleport. However Lucifer, Gabriel and Grigori are still able to teleport.

Weaknesses Edit

When at full power, Angels are supremely powerful entities and have few weaknesses compared to other supernatural beings such as demons or monsters. However, there are many means that can be used against angelic beings.

Angelic Exorcism - There is an exorcism chant to expel angels from their human vessels and send them back to heaven. The Whore of Babylon also knew an enochian chant which causes angels severe pain.

Angel Depowering Spell - It is capable of depowering nearby angels if certain trail along with the sigils.

Angel Imprisoning Sigil - It could temporarily imprison them. When imprisoned, they can lose their powers temporarily. The sigil also block any sound from inside of the warded room to be heard by any angels in outside of the room.

Angel Proofing Sigil - It prevents an angel from entering a room, or listening sounds coming from inside.

Angel trap - It's another way to trap angels besides Holy Fire.

Angel Suppressing Sigil - It is used to give control of a vessel to the human the angel is inhabiting.

Anti-Christ - A cambion, destined to be anti-christ, is said to be able to char the entire Host of Heaven, yet it is not tested. Only thing a cambion could do so far was turning a cutt-off angel from heaven into a toy figure.

Brain Penetration - One of Crowley's demons was able to block at least some of Samandriel's powers by placing large metal spikes into his brain. They can also break into the angel's "factory settings" through this method.

Enochian sigil - When Enochian sigils are placed on human rib cages, they prevent any type of angel from detecting and finding them. They can also be used to prevent angels from entering a building, capable of weaken the angel and they can also prevent an angel from hearing a conversation of those in a warded room.

Eve - A being older than the angels themselves, she can suppress their powers through her mere presence alone.

Hexbag - Hexbags can used to prevent angels from detecting and finding someone.

Lucifer's Cage - This cell can hold any angel without any internal means of escape.

Mark of Cain - The Mark is capable of corrupting even Archangels, as seen with Lucifer.

Vessel Expulsion - A vessel possesses the ability to expel the angel possessing them if they so choose depending on their strength of will and willingness to be possessed. However, Dean Winchester was unable to expel the Alternate Michael from his vessel suggesting that Archangels or at least Michael is immune to being expelled from their vessels if they no longer have their consent.

Weak Vessels - Having a weak vessel prevents an angel to use his full power.

Naomi's drill - Naomi possessed a drill with which she could remove angels' memories and brainwash them. After being stabbed in the head with the drill, Naomi was believed to be dead but ultimately survived. However, the drill did significant damage, requiring years for Naomi to put her thoughts back together enough to be "mostly here."

Sufficient Mechanical Trauma - A sufficient level of mechanical trauma is enough to somewhat effect angels. Miriam was briefly stunned after being stunned in the face with a fire extinguisher. Michael was also briefly knocked out, hitting his head on a rock after being tripped by Kaia Nieves, though Michael was completely off guard and all but recovered within a mere second.

Angel Blades/Swords - Any angel with the exception of archangels can be killed by stabbing him or her with an angelic blade or sword in a vital area of their vessel.
Angel-killing bullets - Bullets forged from melted-down angel blades are capable of killing all angels apart from archangels.

Death's Scythe - This weapon is capable of killing angels.

Energy Focusing Sigil - This spell can kill any angel directly in the path of the exploding angel, atomizing any angels nearby and killing anything else while blowing the whole area up.

Higher Angels - Stronger angels can overpower a weaker Angel. Archangels are capable of easily killing ordinary angels with their own power. Rit Zien are able to smite wounded angels. A Grigori was able to beat a wingless angel in a fight. Later, Seraphim was able to kill two angels, despite being weakened from torture.

Lance of Michael - This weapon is capable of poisoning and killing angels

Leviathans - Leviathans can negate powers of lower angels and easily kill them.

The First Blade - The First Blade can kill angels.

Souls - After consuming millions of souls Castiel became powerful enough to kill thousands of angels in Heaven.

Insufficient number of angels in Heaven - Angels are bound to Heaven and serve as a power source for Heaven while in it. If there aren't a sufficient number of lower angels in Heaven (or an archangel) the angels that are in Heaven will burn out in an attempt to maintain it.

Nephilim - The Nephilim Jane was shown to be stronger than Castiel and Metatron combined as she overpowered them with no visible effort, with them only winning the fight by taking her by surprise from behind. Jack, proved to be more than a match for any angel, as he had effortlessly killed countless of them with his extreme power. Even Archangels were powerless against him, as he caused severe agony to the Alternate reality version of Michael, the most powerful Archangel in existence, with a mere gesture; leading Michael to have to expose his deal with Lucifer (as a means to distract Jack) in order to make the pain stop and forcibly compelled Lucifer into admitting the truth about murdering Jack's friend. Angels are shown to know if their vulnerability to him as they attempted to prevent his birth out of fear that he would use his power for evil purposes and later, after his birth, when pursuing him, communicated with him via angel radio to cause him pain in an effort to keep him from overpowering them.

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Supernatural is heading into its 14 th season. That's not a typo - Supernatural, the CW show, has been on our television screens for 14 years. This speaks to the longevity of this show about two brothers who hunt supernatural beings. Sam and Dean Winchester, along with their '67 Impala, have been on a lot of adventures through the years. With finding the Men of Letters bunker, the brothers finally have a place to call home, but this wasn't the case for many seasons. The first season had a lot of monster of the week episodes (including a crazy Bloody Mary story) where the boys traveled a lot, along with the boys tackling the mystery surrounding their father's disappearance. Fast forward over a decade later and the boys are still handling supernatural mysteries and creatures, only their family has gotten bigger. We've met their long-lost younger brother (unfortunately this was brief), their mother Mary Winchester, as well as many other hunters.

Joined by Castiel, the ever-perplexed angel, around the fifth season, the Winchester brothers have made some friends and a lot of enemies over the years. They've fought classic monsters like ghosts, vampires, werewolves, but also more obscure foes like djinn and pagan gods. Anything is up for grabs in the Supernatural world, including having a musical episode! What keeps us coming back season after season, other than the fact that the boys have aged like fine wines, are the interesting stories revolving around the demons and angels in the show. In the last 13 seasons, the Winchesters have fought and allied themselves with powerful demons and angels, and we've carried on (our wayward sons) and ranked them!

20 DEMON: THE DEANMON

The "Deanmon," also referred to as Demon Dean, was the problem Sam had to deal with in the first part of Supernatural's 10 th season. 10 seasons is a milestone, and the writers certainly got their fans to stick around by turning Dean into a demon at the end of season 9.

The Deanmon revitalized the Supernatural fandom. We were used to seeing demons walking around in "meat suits," but we hadn't really seen someone's soul turn demonic. Yes, we saw the furthest extent of this with Sam losing his soul completely, but the Deanmon was all the darkest part of Dean Winchester. All of that knowledge and fighting skill combined with no remorse for wrongdoing made the Deanmon a formidable problem for Sam to deal with.

19 ANGEL: ANNA MILTON

Anna Milton was a recurring character in Supernatural 's fourth and fifth seasons. She was an angel who loved humans so much that she removed her grace (a painful process) and was reborn as a human daughter. Eventually, she was forced to reabsorb her grace, which led her down a path towards time traveling to take out Sam and Dean's parents.

When Anna had her grace, she was a very powerful angel. She's considered a level above the fan-favorite angel, Castiel. With her angel powers, she could time travel, destroy powerful demon vessels as an afterthought, and regenerate with ease. Her relationship with the Winchesters remained complicated to the end.

18 DEMON: CAIN

Cain was the firstborn son of Adam and Eve and the leader of the Knights of Hell. His backstory in the Supernatural world is a bit different than your standard Bible story. Cain didn't take out his brother out of jealousy, it was because his brother was talking to Lucifer.

The blade Cain fashioned to eliminate his brother, the First Blade, became a recurring element in the show. The Mark of Cain, the mark that shows up on the skin, is the only thing that can defeat the Darkness, but it turns its bearer dark as well. When Cain turned into a demon after ending himself with the First Blade, he was the most feared being that roamed the Earth.

17 ANGEL: METATRON

Metatron is the chosen scribe of God: what God says, Metatron writes down. The problem is when God disappears and Archangels want to know what's going on, they're going to pester the only being that's been known to interact with God on a regular basis.

Metatron's actions with the Angel Tablet are actually what caused Dean to turn into a demon. Angels can be far from good in the Supernatural universe. What makes Metatron powerful is his closeness with God. As his scribe, he learned a lot about different creatures and knowledge is power! Before he passed, Metatron also worked on God's autobiography.

16 DEMON: ABADDON

Because she was a Knight of Hell, Abaddon had superior strength. It didn't take much effort at all for her to win a confrontation. The Winchesters ended up taking her down, but when she's put back together, it's almost as if nothing had happened. Her only weakness was underestimating Dean, who defeated her with the First Blade.

15 ANGEL: AKOBEL

The story of Akobel and Lily Sunder is how we learned about Nephilim, the innately powerful children of angels and humans. Angels are scared of Nephilim, which is why they came after Akobel and Lily. It took a gang of angels to restrain Akobel long enough for Ishim to defeat him. Lily, a human, then learns magic to make herself immortal, so she can have her revenge on the angels who wrongly took out her angel husband and human daughter.

14 DEMON: DAGON

Dagon tracked Kelly down, who was carrying Lucifer's baby. When the Winchesters and Castiel find her, she is nearly impossible to defeat. Normal means of defeating demons didn't work on her. as bullets and blades did nothing. It took Jack's raw power combined with Castiel's powers to finally end her.

13 ANGEL: TAMIEL

Tamiel belonged to an elite class of angels called the Grigori. The Grigori were originally sent to Earth to help humans, but they turned bad and began to enjoy the souls of humans. You can recognize a Grigori by the weapon they wield, which is an angel sword (versus the traditional angel blade).

As a Grigori, Tamiel is a powerful angel. He got the attention of the Winchesters because he was feeding off of Amelia Novak, the wife of Castiel's vessel Jimmy Novak. He's quite strong and it took Sam, Dean, Castiel and Claire in a coordinated effort to take him down. He had lived for thousands of years, so his defeat at the hands of a human was impressive.

12 DEMON: RAMIEL

The fight that eventually ends Ramiel is exciting. As with the other Princes of Hell, it took a coordinated group effort for the Winchesters to even have a fighting chance against him. Devil's traps don't work and neither does holy fire. nor bullets. In the end, it takes Ramiel's own weapon, the Lance of Michael, to defeat him. This fight brings also brings the Colt, the legendary gun, back into human hands.

11 ANGEL: CASTIEL

Though Castiel has a powerful influence on fans, he's also a powerful angel. He's been taken down five times and yet somehow manages to come back time and time again. He has the standard angel powers of healing and strength, but what really makes Castiel powerful is his heart. He will do whatever it takes to protect his loved ones.

10 DEMON: ASMODEUS

Asmodeus was an interesting combination of immaculate white suit and pure evil. He was very powerful, as with the grace of Gabriel combined with his Prince of Hell powers, he was difficult to fight. Once considered the weakest of the Princes of Hell, he became the last remaining by the 13 th season. In fact, he only was defeated because he fought against the renewed Gabriel.

9 ANGEL: RAPHAEL

Raphael has taken on male and female vessels in the show, and the powers he has shown in both vessels are mighty. Castiel has even admitted that Raphael is stronger than him, and Castiel fell victim to being deprived of strength by Raphael's holy light. Raphael only passed because Castiel took on the power of all the souls in Purgatory and defeated him with a snap.

8 DEMON: AZAZEL

Azazel is a Prince of Hell from Supernatural's early seasons. It's Azazel who actually ends Mary Winchester in Sam's nursery. The Winchesters hunted Azazel for at least 20 years before getting their revenge. Until the later seasons of Supernatural, Azazel was the only demon with yellow eyes, making him stand out from the demon crowd.

Azazel had many powers to be aware of, whether you were a demon or an angel. He once possessed a reaper, which is unheard of and hasn't been done since. The only weapon that was capable of defeating Azazel was the Colt. Though the brothers used the Colt to end Azazel in the early seasons, more reveals have been made about Azazel over the years. We just can't forget those yellow eyes.

7 ANGEL: JACK

The reason why angels fear Nephilims is that the lore says the Nephilim will be more powerful than its parent angel. In Jack's case, this means he will be more powerful than Lucifer, who is already the most feared angel in the Supernatural universe. Jack has shown us hints of how powerful he is in Season 13, but we're bound to see more in Season 14.

6 DEMON: CROWLEY

He gained a lot of powers in his many years of existence. Crowley could make nearly anything happen with a snap of his fingers: he could teleport and he knew how to cast spells since his mother is a witch. Towards the end of Season 13, he sacrificed himself to trap Lucifer in the alternate reality, though we hope this isn't the last we've seen of Crowley.

5 ANGEL: GABRIEL

Though mischievous, Gabriel had heart and could be scared into submission, as he was with Asmodeus. He was a powerful angel, an Archangel in fact, and even when weakened he could put up a fight against Asmodeus once he decided he was done being a victim. Gabriel passed in a heroic fasion when he chose not to run from a fight with Michael at the end of Season 13.

4 DEMON: ALASTAIR

Alastair was considered insane even for a demon, so his job title makes sense. He is widely considered one of the most powerful demons in the Supernatural universe. His presence alone caused a statue of Mary to weep tears of blood. Though largely invulnerable, Alastair passed because of Sam's advanced psychic powers in Season 4.

3 ANGEL: LUCIFER

Lucifer is the most notorious of Heaven's archangels. In the Supernatural universe, Lucifer has come back time and time again because his relationship with the Winchesters is so interesting. The Prince of Darkness certainly has a presence onscreen.

Lucifer has all the powers you would expect from the Devil, but in Season 13, he also felt the need to leave his legacy, leading to Jack's birth. With Michael possessing Dean's body, Dean and Lucifer finally have an epic showdown in Season 13 - they fought in the air! Lucifer's story could only end in that epic fashion. Anything else would've been a disservice to one of the best characters in Supernatural.

2 DEMON: LILITH

Lilith is the first demon that Lucifer created and, as we know, there's power in being the first. Lilith was the highest-ranking demon and was once the Queen of Hell. She loved chaos, and it's her plan that caused the seals to break, leading to Lucifer's escape.

Lilith gave her own life for Lucifer to escape the Cage and that's probably the only way she was able to go. Sam felt the weight of guilt for Lilith's passing for a while after it happened since Lilith allowed him to deal the final blow. Lilith was widely feared and respected by all the demons, and though she hasn't been around since Season 4, her power shouldn't be forgotten.

1 ANGEL: MICHAEL

Michael is the last remaining Archangel and because he was the first, he is also one of the most powerful beings in the Supernatural universe. Castiel even says Michael is stronger than Lucifer, who is the most feared angel. We're excited to see what alternate-universe Michael's plans are for possessing Dean, as well as how the gang will figure out how to get Michael out of the Dean vessel.

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Supernatural was initially introduced as a show strictly about monsters and demons. It didn't delve into stuff like heaven and angels much apart from the characters wondering about whether or not god existed. By the end of Season 3, the show had explored as much as it could solely about demons and it was time for a major revamp. This came in the form of introducing the angels and with it came the breakout star of the show - Castiel. After Castiel became such a hit with the fans, the show decided to keep him on and because of that the presence of angels has now become commonplace.

Castiel's character development has meant he has defied most of the tropes associated with angels as his friendship with Sam and Dean Winchester has meant he is a one of a kind angel. The show has still shown hundreds of angels, though, so we have a lot to go by in our assessment of the angels. For the most part, the angels are also antagonists rather than being the good guys as they fall into the Knight Templar category where their version of peace is basically bad news for humans.

In order to carry out their plans, angels need many rules for guidance. They may be millions of years old, but they are generally quite immature and need to learn a whole lot about Earth. This is why we've compiled a list that shows the rules they follow and those rules they love to break.

30 Have To Follow: They Need A Vessel

This requirement has been upped to ridiculous lengths nowadays in that, while once the angels were said to need a vessel to walk the Earth, they are now exclusively seen in these vessels.

Even up in heaven, we never see the angels in their true forms and they are always possessing their vessels. Regardless, the rules are clear that angels do require vessels to function on Earth and there's no way around this requirement. We've seen angels try and fail when they haven't acquired vessels for themselves, so this is an absolute necessity.

29 Love To Break: Time Travel

Time travel was supposed to be this big act that could only be used for the most important of angelic missions. The angels time traveling in Season 5 made it clear how wrong it was to do so; however, they've still broken this rule (pardon the incoming pun) time and time again.

They did so in Season 4, then again in Season 5, along with numerous other times. Zachariah had no problems with continually time traveling if it meant he won at what he wanted to.

28 Have To Follow: Can't Question Hierarchy

There are some, like Castiel, who don't fall under this rule anymore, but the standard angel has no choice but be a soldier of heaven. Even Castiel generally falls under this as far as his factory settings are concerned, but he's by and large gotten over it.

Every other random angel we've seen, though, follows rules down to the tee as they don't question the hierarchy they're supposed to fall under. These angels consider the hierarchy the plan of God and have no problems following orders if it means even taking people's lives.

27 Love To Break: Resurrection

This hasn't been as prevalent as it used to be considering the regularity with which the angels started doing this at one point. They were shown to have powers of resurrection and the first instance was when we saw them resurrect Dean in Season 4.

It didn't stop there as many others were brought back too; Bobby Singer was brought back the easiest way by Castiel in the Season 5 finale, which makes it questionable why Cas didn't do the same in Season 7. Over time, the resurrection thing became too easy and it's been phased out.

26 Have To Follow: They Can't Go To Hell

Although we've used a picture of Lucifer to illustrate this, he's the only one who doesn't follow this rule. Other than Lucifer, no angels ever enter heaven save for one instance where they did so to retrieve the soul of Dean.

Even though we've seen angels break a lot of rules over the years, they still haven't broken this one of not entering Hell and remain either in Heaven or on Earth. Castiel and Naomi had said sending angels to Hell for missions had cost many angel lives, so that might be a reason why.

25 Love To Break: Leaving Heaven

It was said in Season 4 that the angels hadn't been on earth in millennia, but this ended up being a continuity mistake as we've seen several instances now that show angels being in the past and active on Earth.

Since Season 4, the angels very freely roam the Earth without feeling out of place. Now, we see angels on Earth more than we see them in Heaven. The angels also seem to prefer being on Earth rather than their original location as they have more freedom down there. We never see them questioning why they're on Earth anymore.

24 Have To Follow: No Contact With Humans

This rule falls under both having to follow and loving to break, but we decided to keep it under the former pile. By and large, most of the angels don't have contacts with humans. The angels that are alive right now don't have any connection with humans other than the occasional visit to Sam and Dean.

Under their original orders, they were never supposed to have any contact with them at all, or even use them as vessels unless completely necessary.

23 Love To Break: Not Listening To God (Archangels)

While the regular angels use the word of God as something never to be broken, the archangels have seen who Chuck is, and they know he's a pretty big idiot. This is why they love not following Chuck's orders.

Lucifer and Gabriel in particular have no respect for their father's words and love to rebel. Both of them were quite immature, so you can see why they loved to defy what they were told to do. Everything Lucifer ever did, in fact, was to piss off his old man.

22 Have To Follow: Needing Permission From The Vessel

For a long time now, we're never shown how an angel comes across their vessel; it's something that's just understood. At first, getting a vessel was something that was like an impossible task for an angel, but now these vessels come a dime a dozen.

Still, the angels do maintain they require the consent of the vessel they're using. However, this consent seems pretty easy to get as we can use the example of Gadreel, who didn't have any problems repossessing his vessel even after he made that man commit a lot of crimes.

21 Love To Break: Running Away From Their Problems (Archangels)

For this point, there's no better character to use as an example than Gabriel. While we had thought he was a simple trickster at first, and then Loki, it turned out he was an archangel.

Gabriel was a master of running away from his problems as he spent thousands of years in hiding just so he wouldn't have to confront problems in heaven. The same way, Lucifer also ran away from heaven because he disagreed with God; he did so again from Season 12 where he proclaimed he'd wreak havoc simply because he could.

20 Have To Follow: They Can't Go To The Apocalypse World

After Jack's impending birth opened up the gateway to the Apocalypse World, the angels became knowledgeable that there are different universes out there. This means they have the option to carry on to other worlds if they want to.

However, with Naomi now in charge of heaven, that is out of the question. Naomi keeping her cards pretty close to the chest which means the handful of angels that do remain can't go on to different universes even if they wanted to. Considering the Apocalypse World is awful, no one's lining up to go there as it is.

19 Love To Break: Using Reality Warping (Archangels)

Back in Season 5, the high-ranking angels also had reality warping powers and they used these powers to antagonize the Winchesters. However, now it seems only the archangels had these powers as the regular angels aren't shown to use them.

The archangels love to utilize these powers whenever they can. Gabriel did it right from the get-go in Season 2 by morphing the world, and even taking Dean's life over and again. Lucifer did it most recently by showing Sam alternate visions when he wanted to take possession of his body.

18 Have To Follow: Possessing Their True Vessels

Speaking of taking possession of Sam, here comes the rule that even archangels aren't exempt from. When it comes to taking possession of a vessel, the angel requires the body of a particular familial line of humans.

They can't just take the body of anyone and hope things remain peachy as we saw in the case of Lucifer as he couldn't contain himself in Nick's body and the vessel was close to being destroyed. Archangels especially need to have the right type of vessels as these beings are just so much more powerful than average angels.

17 Love To Break: Possessing Non-True Vessels

In recent times, though, the whole true vessels thing has been ignored quite a lot. Angels aren't shown struggling in makeshift hosts and continue without any problems. They're still breaking rules as it was explicitly stated in earlier seasons that the angels couldn't stay long in an improper host.

This was the reason why Castiel had chosen James Novak to be his vessel because Jimmy came from the right line of people to whom Castiel was the right angel. But it doesn't seem like that big of a deal nowadays.

16 Have To Follow: Following Archangel Commands

The angels we saw initially were doing whatever they did because of orders from archangels. In Season 4, they were following the orders from Michael and this continued until the end of Season 5. In Season 6, the civil war in heaven began because the archangel Raphael wanted to bring Michael and Lucifer back.

In Season 11, Lucifer simply strolled in heaven and made the angels do his bidding, although in this case they all just did in fear as he threatened that "he who hesitates, disintegrates."

15 Love To Break: Entering Someone Else's Heaven

Supernatural has a weird concept that shows heaven is one big office where the rooms comprise of the souls of people living in their best memories. It's not a great idea because it more or less makes everyone victims of their memories rather than letting them be truly happy.

The angels regularly break rules by entering the heaven of these people for their own interests. Raphael borrowed the heaven of the disgraced owner of Enron, while Castiel would use the heaven of an autistic man.

14 Have To Follow: Carrying Angel Blades

Despite the angels being encouraged never to fight one another and to see each other as siblings, it seems they are also taught to take each other out whenever it's convenient. This is because every angel comes equipped with an angel blade.

At first it seemed only a few had this option but it turned out that every angel carried a blade. Now, an angel blade is so easy to find that even the Winchesters and Crowley carried one on a regular basis. So it seems the angels are now handing these out.

13 Love To Break: Using The Angel Blades

Of course, simply having an angel blade doesn't mean you need to use it. It may have been given to the angels to be used only when absolutely needed as opposed to taking each other out on minor squabbles; however, the angels do use the blades very frequently.

This got to the point that Crowley improvised and melted the angel blades to make bullets out of them. This way, the blade fragments would take out multiple angels without the need to fight and stab anyone. Castiel uses one quite frequently.

12 Have To Follow: Remembering All Current And Future Prophets

Castiel had said having so much knowledge can feel like a burden at times and he wasn't so crazy about it. This was true to continuity as Castiel has always been able to tell the Winchesters who the current prophet is.

This also came into very good use in Season 5 when a false prophet was running around and causing people to slay each other. So, while it's not the best thing to have the names of so many people, both past and future, seared in their heads, the rule does have its benefits.

11 Love To Break: Using Hand Of God Weapons (Archangels)

This applies to those angels who could get their hands on a Hand of God weapon. Seeing that these angels would have done anything to beat the Darkness, they would have no qualms breaking this rule.

As it happened, it was Lucifer who used the Hand of God weapon against the Darkness and lost horribly; the reason that God was nowhere near as powerful as the Darkness. He had tried to use it first when he'd also done some time traveling, but the weapon was all juiced out.

10 Have To follow: Attending Conferences

The angels make their decisions up in heaven, but these meetings don't just happen anywhere, they take place in a boardroom. We saw this room first in Season 8 when Naomi was using it, but the meeting was fully in place in Season 11 when Lucifer brought one together.

More than a meeting, it was a conference where Lucifer told everyone what the plan was to beat the Darkness and no had any choice but to agree with him. You can bet Zachariah had similar conferences back in Season 5 as well.

9 Love To Break: Usurping Authority To Become The Leader

While the angels can't function without having a leader, the leadership position itself doesn't have to be an archangel. We saw Castiel do this first when he found himself in charge of a faction of angels in Season 6, before Naomi took over in Season 8.

Later on, Metatron did the same, and was followed once more by Castiel, and then Hannah in this position. Bartholomew also tried to join the fray briefly before he was taken out. The angels love to claim power when a position for it opens up.

8 Have To follow: They Can't Show Their True Forms

This isn't so much as can't as much as being something impossible to do. In Season 4, Castiel first tried to appear to Dean in the first scene only to destroy the vicinity. Next, Pamela tried to see what he looked like but had her sockets burned out for her efforts.

Castiel mentioned his true visage is comparable to the Chrysler building, so you can imagine how gigantic he really is. However, we've since seen angels in silvery wisp forms closely resembling demons' true forms, so who knows what the truth of the matter is.

7 Love To Break: Sending Someone Else In The Past Or Future

We haven't seen angels time travel as much as we've seen them send someone else back in time. This, though, was supposed to be even more taboo than the angels time traveling themselves as sending a person through time could fracture reality.

However, Zachariah was prepared to suffer the consequences and sent Dean to an alternate future and was prepared to do so repeatedly. Later, Castiel sent the Winchesters back in time even though he was cut off from heaven. Since then, the Winchesters have done a lot of angel-assisted time travel.

6 Have To Follow: Showing Wings When Using Superpowers

We're not sure if it's a rule or just a reflex the angels love to show. Either way, whenever an angel powers up, they show off those beautiful wings in a burst of light. It would seem this rule is a requirement as it gives the angels the energy they need to maximize their fighting potential.

As recently as the 300th episode, Castiel's alternate reality form showed his wings when using his powers on Sam and Dean. He was successful at walloping them bad, so it seems this showing off their wings thing has a reason behind it.

5 Love To Break: Developing Fondness For Human Habits

Castiel was the first angel we saw display this, but the angels have been shown to enjoy human habits for a long time. Chief among them is Gabriel, who is a pretty big playboy and enjoys being a ladies' man - he was even seen sleeping at one point, which makes no sense.

Castiel shows every kind of human habit nowadays as he's seen crying and laughing whenever the need to do so arises; something he couldn't do once before. We've also seen angels sire nephilims so you can surmise that they can also do pretty adult stuff.

4 Have To Follow: Not Having Any Real Personality

Although Chuck had a personality of his own, and so did his archangels, the regular angels weren't given such luxury. This is why Castiel seems like such a well-developed character as he is supposed to be one of those angels who doesn't have any personality of his own.

The angels are always stoic, with little to no emotion shown. They don't have many questions other than what their orders are supposed to be and can't feel any physical needs either. They are more or less supercharged robots.

3 Love To Break: Cutting Deals With Demons

Before Season 6, the very idea that an angel would become partners with a demon was something unforgivable. Cut to the end of that season, and both Castiel and Raphael were doing it. Despite being in a partnership with Crowley, both angels had very low opinions of demons.

Later on, Lucifer seemed to be favoring a deal with Crowley as well in Season 11, but then decided to make him his personal dog and kept him on a leash instead. In Season 4, the idea had been that angels would instantly obliterate demons - not anymore.

2 Have To Follow: Becoming Humans After Losing Their Grace

Although angels like the idea of welcoming human habits, they aren't so quick to jump in at the opportunity of becoming one themselves. This isn't an option, though, when their grace is taken away and at that point they have no choice but to become humans.

While the whole grace thing was way different in Season 4 where Anna had to be reborn, now it comes in the form of removing the grace from their throats, rendering them human. Whichever way is used, at the end of it the angel becomes human and is stuck in the host's body.

1 Love To Break: Siring Nephilims

Like we mentioned beforehand, angels take on human habits and have even become parents to children whose other parent is a human. The first chronological happening of this was when the Nephilim Castiel and Metatron took out was conceived, although her parent is unknown.

The best example we have now is Jack, who is the son of Lucifer. Previously, it had been stated angels don't have the capacity to be reproductive, but clearly some angels have been getting pretty rebellious in this regard.

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Supernatural: 15 Rules The Angels Have To Follow (And 15 They Love To Break)

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Supernatural was initially introduced as a show strictly about monsters and demons. It didn't delve into stuff like heaven and angels much apart from the characters wondering about whether or not god existed. By the end of Season 3, the show had explored as much as it could solely about demons and it was time for a major revamp.

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Every way an Angel has been killed in Supernatural.

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Every way an Angel has been killed in Supernatural.

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Killing an angel used to be quite a feat in Supernatural but, heading into season 15, Sam and Dean have found various ways to beat heaven's finest.

How do you kill an angel in Supernatural? When soldiers of heaven were first introduced in Supernatural season 4, they seemed almost indestructible, and were clearly a huge upgrade from the beasts Sam and Dean Winchester had faced in previous adventures. Now in the post-production phase of its final, fifteenth season, Supernatural has well and truly blown open the mythology of heaven and the angels, with scores of God's children appearing over the past ten seasons. As one might expect, the aura of invincibility that once surrounded Supernatural's angelic contingent has faded, and the Winchester brothers now dispatch angels as if it's just another day at the office.

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The Winchesters' experience in fighting angels will likely be an important feature of Supernatural season 15. There are currently very few of the creatures left populating the heavens, and the angels' status as an endangered species threatens the entire world. However, God is back in business, and seems to be the final villain of the Supernatural story. Having already emptied the contents of Hell onto the Earth to fight Sam and Dean, it seems safe to predict that many angelic types will be standing between the Winchesters and the Lord when Supernatural returns. There's also the return of Adam Milligan to consider, who will likely still be possessed by Michael - the final archangel alive in Supernatural's world.

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Here's every way an angel can be defeated in Supernatural:

Angel blades - The easiest, and most common, way to defeat an angel in Supernatural is to use one of their own blades. After so long in the game, Sam and Dean seem to carry these weapons as standard, while Castiel obviously has one of his own secreted inside his famous trench coat.

Archangel blades - Like angel blades, but better. These weapons can kill archangels, but only when wielded by another archangel. Since Arthur Ketch used one to kill a demon, however, it's possible that Sam and Dean could use the archangel blade they took from Apocalypse World Michael to kill regular angels.

The Colt - The fabled gun supposedly capable of killing virtually anything. Since Lucifer is confirmed to be immune, the Colt may be ineffectual on other archangels. Bog-standard angels, however, should be no bother. Unfortunately, the Colt is currently in several pieces, although the possibility of fixing it has been mentioned.

Angel-killing bullets - Thanks to the Apocalypse World, fixing the Colt might not be necessary. Plunged into a war between angels and demons, the humans of this parallel Earth were forced to find a way of fighting back, and invented special bullets that could do the job. Crowley possessed a gun that worked using a similar principle, but its whereabouts are currently unknown.

Higher Beings - Certain higher-level entities who sit above angels in the Supernatural hierarchy can kill the soldiers of heaven without much difficulty. These include Death (or perhaps anyone wielding the scythe), the Darkness, the shadow in charge of the Empty, and God himself. Other beings that have been seen to kill angels include Leviathans, Princes of Hell and Nephilim.

Sigils - The Winchester brothers regularly use sigils to repel or banish angels, but this is only a temporary solution. However, the angels themselves know of a sigil that, when carved onto a vessel, can be used as a bomb that takes out anything in its path. This is seen when Gadreel detonates himself to set Castiel free from Heaven's prison.

First Blade/Mark of Cain - When a person in possession of the Mark of Cain wields the First Blade, more or less any target is fair game, and that includes angels. Without the Mark, however, the blade is nothing but a lump of donkey bone.

Lance Of Michael - Another biblical weapon capable of defeating angels is the Lance of Michael. Unfortunately, the lance was broken by Crowley and while the Winchester brothers do possess the pieces, there's been no suggestion that the weapon is fixable.

Kaia's Spear - Since this weapon from an alternate world could hurt the archangel Michael, it surely would be very effective against regular angels. If the archangel hadn't already destroyed it, that is.

Certainly, Supernatural's angels have lost some of their shine as the seasons have passed, but if Sam and Dean do come up against a holy battalion in season 15, at least they'll have a range of ways to deal with the problem.

More: Why Supernatural Spinoff Wayward Sisters Isn't Happening

Supernatural season 15 premieres October 10th on The CW.

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Supernatural: Every Way To Kill An Angel

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Killing an angel used to be quite a feat in Supernatural but, heading into season 15, Sam and Dean have found various ways to beat heaven's finest. How do you kill an angel in Supernatural ?

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Some of the damages done to the Impala throughout the series. 

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What happened to the Impala on Supernatural?

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Answer (1 of 3): It's been wrecked on three separate occasions 1. In the first season finale it was broadsided by a truck 2. Near the end of season five it was destroyed 3. In the season six finale the car is swarmed by a huge cloud of demons summoned by Crowley and while the car takes damage it...

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Chuck's Monologue of the Impala throughout "Swan Song"

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Chuck's Monologue of the Impala throughout "Swan Song"

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On April 21, 1967, the 100 millionth GM vehicle rolled off the line at the plant in Janesville -- a blue two-door caprice.

There was a big ceremony, speeches. The lieutenant governor even showed up. Three days later, another car rolled off that same line. No one gave two craps about her. But they should have, because this 1967 Chevrolet Impala would turn out to be the most important car -- no, the most important object -- in pretty much the whole universe.

She was first owned by Sal Moriarty, an alcoholic with two ex-wives and three blocked arteries. On weekends, he'd drive around giving bibles to the poor " gettin' folks right for judgment day".
That's what he said. Sam and Dean don't know any of this, but if they did, I bet they'd smile.

After Sal died, she ended up at Rainbow Motors, a used-car lot in Lawrence, where a young marine bought her on impulse. That is, after a little advice from a friend. I guess that's where this story begins.

And here's where it ends.

The impala, of course, Has all the things other cars have...and a few things they don't. But none of that stuff's important. This is the stuff that's important. The army man that Sam crammed in the ashtray --it's still stuck there. The legos that Dean shoved into the vents --to this day, heat comes on and they can hear 'em rattle. These are the things that make the car theirs --really theirs. Even when Dean rebuilt her from the ground up, he made sure all these little things stayed, 'cause it's the blemishes that make her beautiful. The devil doesn't know or care what kind of car the boys drive.

In between jobs, Sam and Dean would sometimes get a day --sometimes a week, if they were lucky. They'd pass the time lining their pockets. Sam used to insist on honest work, but now he hustles pool, like his brother. They could go anywhere and do anything. They drove 1,000 miles for an Ozzy show, two days for a Jayhawks game. And when it was clear, they'd park her in the middle of nowhere, sit on the hood, and watch the stars...for hours...without saying a word. It never occurred to them that, sure, maybe they never really had a roof and four walls, but they were never, in fact, homeless. That's a good line.

Endings are hard. Any chapped-ass monkey with a keyboard can poop out a beginning, but endings are impossible. You try to tie up every loose end, but you never can. The fans are always gonna bitch. There's always gonna be holes. And since it's the ending, it's all supposed to add up to something. I'm telling you, they're a raging pain in the ass.

This is the last Dean and Bobby will see of each other for a very long time. And, for the record, at this point next week, Bobby will be hunting a rugaru outside of Dayton. But not Dean.
Dean didn't want Cas to save him. Every part of him, every fiber he's got, wants to die, or find a way to bring Sam back. But he isn't gonna do either. Because he made a promise.

So, what's it all add up to? It's hard to say. But me, I'd say this was a test...for Sam and Dean. And I think they did all right. Up against good, evil, angels, devils, destiny, and God himself, they made their own choice. They chose family. And, well...isn't that kinda the whole point? No doubt -- endings are hard. But then again...nothing ever really ends, does it?

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On April 21, 1967, the 100 millionth GM vehicle rolled off the line at the plant in Janesville -- a blue two-door caprice. There was a big ceremony, speeches. The lieutenant governor even showed up. Three days later, another car rolled off that same line. No one gave two craps about her.

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5 interesting facts about the 1967 Chevrolet Impala.

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Fascinating trivia on the automotive star of 'Supernatural'

Any Supernatural fan out there knows that Dean Winchester's 1967 Chevrolet Impala is more of a character than a car. " Metallicar," as fans have nicknamed the Impala, has been in the Winchester family for decades. While the show has given an in-depth history about the Impala, where it came from, and its significance, there are a few things you might not know about Dean's "Baby."

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1) Supernatural owns nine Chevy Impalas

The "Metallicar" has been through a lot during its run on the show, being crashed pretty much every season, being run down by a semi-truck, and even Dean taking a crowbar to the hood. But, of course, when you're filming a show, it's far too expensive (and impractical) to destroy a classic car just to refurbish it. Supernatural actually has nine 1967 Chevrolet Impalas on set they use to film. They are totaled from different points, some with the front end crushed, others with removable windows and doors to allow for unobstructed camera angles. A few years ago, Jensen Ackles (Dean Winchester) stumbled across an old Impala used in a car crash during the season one finale.

The primary Impala, used almost every day of filming, is referred to as "Hero 1 Impala." Hero 1 is equipped with a 502 Big Block 550-horsepower engine and it's the most comfortable of the show's lineup as the only one equipped with factory air conditioning.

2) The Impala's character was inspired by Knight Rider

When Eric Kripke, the creator of Supernatural, pitched the show, he wanted to bring back the old idea of a car being a main character. He gained a lot of his inspiration for the Impala's "character" from his favorite childhood show, Knight Rider. "To me, KITT was the bomb and when I pitched Supernatural [...], " Kripke explained. "I really wanted to introduce the Impala to bring back the idea that a car could be a main character, a trademark to the show."

The Impala truly is its own character on the show. The 11th season even titled its fourth episode, "Baby," after the Impala's nickname and told the entire story from the perspective of the car.

3) Two different license plates

During the course of the show, Dean's Impala has had two different license plates. When the show premiered, the Impala had a Kansas license plate that read "KAZ 2Y5." The KAZ is said to represent the boys' home state of Kansas, alongside the state plate, while the 2Y5 represents the year 2005, when the show premiered.

On the 20th episode of season two, What Is and What Should Never Be, the Impala's license plate was swapped for an Ohio license plate that read "CNK 80Q3." The episode prior, Folsom Prison Blues, featured the boys being arrested, and FBI agent Victor Hendriksen admitting he had been tracking them. It's assumed the license plates were then changed to knock law enforcement off their trail. The Impala has kept this plate ever since.

4) Dean originally drove a '65 Mustang

When Eric Kripke was writing the original script, a Chevrolet Impala was not in his first draft. His focus was a traditional, American muscle car. The first one that came to mind? A Mustang. "My first choice was a '65 Mustang," said Kripke. "My neighbor said it has to be a '67 Impala because you can put a body in the trunk." His neighbor pointed to the context of the show, reminding him that Sam and Dean Winchester were forces to be reckoned with. His neighbor said, "You want a car that, when people stop next to it at lights, they lock their doors."

5) Prices for 1967 Impalas have skyrocketed since the show's debut

Before Supernatural premiered in 2005, a 1967 Impala was priced at around $500. However, since it's become an iconic demon-hunting ride, its value has gone through the roof. In fact, when the show returned for its 2016 season, "1967 Chevrolet Impala" became the most searched vehicle on ClassicCars.com with more than 50,000 searches in the month of October.

According to ClassicCars.com, a fully-restored black 1967 Chevrolet Impala is now worth anywhere between $20,000 to $50,000. Compare that to a brand new 2018 Chevrolet Impala with an MSRP of $27,895.

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Sources: Buddy TV, Supernatural Wikia, Supernatural Wiki, ClassicCars.com

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5 Things You Might Not Know About Dean Winchester's 1967 Chevrolet Impala - The News Wheel

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"Nothing ever really ends... does it?" - Chuck

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Image Credit: MICHAEL COURTNEY/The CWIt's been a weird season of Supernatural. Since the beginning of the series, it excelled at taking us all on this great mythological ride. But whereas past seasons found a way to make every episode relevant to the larger story arcs (even the humorous episodes chock full of campy goodness), this season's main plot seemed to hobble with a limp leg toward resolution. Don't get me wrong: Each episode was good for what it was meant to be, but some were so lacking in purpose that a few felt like they could have been absorbed by other episodes, which was frustrating as a viewer. Forgivable (because the show is just that fun), but a little frustrating. But last night's episode sent every minuscule gripe and grievance straight to hell where they belong. In the end, they made it all work and brought me to tears several times in the process. With little regard for the emotional health of their audience, here's how they did it. Cue "Carry On Wayward Son."

We opened with Chuck the prophet sitting at his keyboard, hard at work on one of his novels and narrating the history of the beloved Impala. Seemingly random, yes, but like with most things having to do with Chuck, there's so much more to it. We returned to the Impala history and Chuck's narration throughout the episode, and I could have listened forever. From Sam's army men being stuck in the ashtray to Dean shoving Legos in the vents as a kid to the story about the boys driving a thousand miles to catch an Ozzy show, these are the nuggets that have brought these characters to life over the course of the show. And the tiny nods to past episodes in Chuck's commentary (like Dean convincing his father to buy the Impala) felt like little rewards for tuning in for five seasons. A thank you from the writers and our departing Kripke, if you will. P.S.: You're welcome.

As expected, Dean hopped on board with his overgrown brother's plan to say yes to Lucifer and (if necessary) sacrifice himself to put Lucifer back in his cage. There was kind of no choice, both in terms of the boy's options and in terms of closure for Sam. As he said, "I let him out, I have to put him back in." So to Detroit they headed, with jugs of demon blood in tow, despite Dean's (and our) "bad feeling" about it.

Tears part one: On the way, Sam took rare moment of peace (save Castiel's snoring; "What a little angel") to have a heart-to-heart with Dean, making him promise not to try to bring him back if he ended up having to jump into Lucifer's cage. Dean as expected scoffed at the idea of abandoning his brother, but Sam quickly revealed his hopes for Dean. "Go find Lisa, pray she's dumb enough to take you in, go to barbecues and football games. You go live some normal, apple pie life, Dean." We later learned Dean promised he would.

But it wasn't just weepy moment after weepy moment last night because it wouldn't be a finale if we didn't have a few moments of pure terror, like when Lucifer!Sam spoke for the first time. "I was just messing with you," he told Dean in a frighteningly apathetic voice. "Sammy's long gone." Or when we saw Sam covered in blood after his demon feast, with his mangled prom date at his side. Ugh.

Of course it all culminated with a battle between Lucifer!Sam and Michael!Adam. And Dean being Dean, he crashed the party, which neither of the aforementioned reacted very well to. L!S particularly didn't appreciate when Castiel holy fired M!A, so he blew him up, complete with flying red matter. Tears part 2. To top off the horror, Lucifer snapped Bobby's neck with a flick of his wrist. Looking back, because Bobby (or Yoda...?) had "just gotten back to eye level," it wasn't likely the show would just kill him off, but then again, this is SPN we're talking about. They've killed the main characters several times. So in the moment, I thought Bobby to be dead, which led to tears part 3.

The next part was possibly one of my favorite scenes of Supernatural ever. Still in Lucifer's control, Sam gave Dean and epic and gruesome beat down. Dean just sat there and took the abuse, convinced Sam would bubble to the surface and regain control. He did; but only after spotting the previously referenced ash tray army man in the back of the Impala. It was the trigger. Seeing the toy set off a series of memories for Sam, dating back to the very first episode, and they were all shown in a quick, moody montage. Tears part 4. Back in control, Sam opened the cage and before Michael could convince him otherwise and jumped in, clutching his nemesis.

Luckily, both Bobby and Cas were brought back after Sam jumped into Lucifer's cage, and Cas healed Dean's disgusting bloody face. We closed learning Cas had his angel powers back and possibly new responsibilities in heaven. Dean and Bobby parted ways, with Chuck telling us that it is the last they'll see each other "for a very long time." True to his word, Dean went to Lisa's, and she welcomed him with open arms. Tears part...oh, whatever. I just cried a lot, okay? Especially when Dean asked Lisa in an uncharacteristically vulnerable voice if it was too late to take her up on her beer offer. Chuck's (and Kripke's?) final thoughts sum up the episode best: "No doubt, endings are hard. But then again, nothing ever really ends does it?"

I can only hope that as Sera Gamble steers the ship next season as well as Kripke has. But after last night, I see the transition as less of a handing over of the reigns and more of clean slate for her to build upon. All in all, last night was a worthy pay off for our five-year investment. Yes, there will always be minor flaws and criticisms for every season (and season ender for that matter), but much like the Impala, it's really the blemishes that make Supernatural beautiful.

So what did you think of the episode, PopWatchers? What the hell is Sam? What's next? Why is Kripke so cruel? And will this pain ever go away?! Ok, I strike the last two questions from the record on a claim of insanity. But nonetheless, wow. Say it with me: wow.

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'Supernatural' season finale recap: Nothing ever really ends...does it?

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Image Credit: MICHAEL COURTNEY/The CWIt's been a weird season of Supernatural. Since the beginning of the series, it excelled at taking us all on this great mythological ride. But whereas past seasons found a way to make every episode relevant to the larger story arcs (even the humorous episodes chock full of campy goodness), this season's main plot seemed to hobble with a limp leg toward resolution.

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Opening Lucifer's Cage required a complex spell. It allows a caster to open Lucifer's Cage from Earth.

Lucifer's Cage can be opened from almost any point on Earth, and not depending on the main gateway which was located in St. Mary's Convent, Ilchester, Maryland. Dean opened it in a house in Detroit and later on Sam opened it at Stull Cemetery. It implies that it has an existence in another dimension or a separate plane of existence, as implied by Dean's description of time passing differently in Hell.

The 66 Seals serve as "locks" on Lucifer's Cage that God prescribed or inseminated as events. Lilith, the first demon, was released by Azazel under Lucifer's orders, as she was described to

have the capability to break the seals. In addition, Lilith herself was the last seal that can open the cage.

When Lilith was killed by Sam (and "broke" the last seal), in Lucifer Rising, her blood revealed the door of Lucifer's Cage and opened it.

Requirement of spell chanting for every breaking a seal is unknown. But a seal (Death of Reaper), required an incantation that was intended for seal breaking. The incantation for the specific seal is:

Hic cruor messorius, illud sigillum, quod luciferem reverendum obstringit, aperiat ut resurgat

(Translation: This blood Reaper seal that binds to open reverend rise of Lucifer)

In Hammer Of the Gods, the archangel Gabriel reveals posthumously, before being killed by Lucifer, that Lucifer's Cage, which was opened when the 66 Seals were broken, is still down in Hell and can still be used to contain Lucifer if it can be reopened and Lucifer tricked back into it somehow. He reveals, believing that Lucifer is not aware of it, that the original keys to the cage are the rings worn by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. He suggests that if the Winchesters can gain all four, they will have the cage as an answer to stopping the Apocalypse from devastating the Earth and destroying humanity. However, the Archangel reveals that this will not be easy as they must first get the cage door back open and then devise some way of tricking his brother back into it before shutting it again.

In Swan Song, after collecting Rings of the Horsemen, Dean uses an Enochian incantation revealed to him

by Death to open Lucifer's Cage. Dean says " Bvtmon Tabges Babalon" (which roughly translates "Open the mouth of the cave of the evil/wicked one") and the cage opens, but Lucifer shuts it by chanting a counter spell. Later in the episode, Sam uses the same incantation.

Dean/Sam opens the Cage with the following incantation:
BVTMON TABGES BABALON
Beh voh tah mo en tah beh geh sah bah bah loh en

(which roughly translates to "Open the mouth of the cave of the evil/wicked one")

However, Lucifer closes the cage, with a counter spell:
CHDR BVTMON
kah hee deh rah beh voh ta mo en

(which roughly translates to "Close the mouth")

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Cognitive Dissonance between Sam and Dean rectified even though it "goes against every fiber I got" - Dean

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Cognitive Dissonance between Sam and Dean rectified even though it "goes against every fiber I got" - Dean

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Supernatural, Season 5, Episode 22, "Swan Song" Clip

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Sam and Dean were attempting to re-imprisoning Lucifer here which God created.

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While on the road with their father, Sam and Dean created memories in there Impala

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Lucifer's Cage Key/ 4 Horsemen Rings Put Together

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Lucifer's Cage Key/ 4 Horsemen Rings Put Together

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The 4 horsemen's rings combine in this shape creating the key.
Horsemen:
War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death

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Also pictured is Sam and Dean Winchester