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Powers and Abilities Varies; can include telekinesis, teleportation and possession.
Vulnerabilities Angel blades, The First Blade, holy fire
Appearance Varies
Episode(s) Seasons 4-14

Avenging Angels


Pad of Definitions (1.07 Hook Man), Official Website


Culture & Hierarchy

God has been absent from Heaven for a long period, and in his absence angels manage and power Heaven, as well as the watch over the souls within it, according to Ash.[1] Angels in Heaven dwell in a very hierarchical community, and are known collectively as the Host of Heaven. Much of angelic hierarchy appears to operate like a military organization, broken down into smaller units and factions called garrisons. While in Heaven, all angels can communicate with one another via an Enochian language. For millennia, angels were not allowed to manifest on Earth or take a vessel, though angels had been known to do so on special circumstances, but chose watch over humanity from afar.[2][3]

The archangel Michael appeared to have been the leader in Heaven prior to his imprisonment in Lucifer's Cage. Raphael, another archangel, was also a powerful force taking the reigns of power in hopes of freeing Lucifer and Michael and restarting the Apocalypse. The other archangels were not involved in the Host; Gabriel left Heaven soon after Lucifer was cast out. Archangels are the eldest angels, having been God's first creations made from pure primordial creation. They are "fierce", "absolute", and are "Heaven's most terrifying weapon", according to Castiel. Unquestioning obedience is expected of lower members of the Host, and those who question orders may be tortured to force compliance. Disobedience can be punished by death. Anna explained the situation to Dean:

Dean: All of you?

Anna and Castiel are both subject to torture during seasons four and five. Angels who rebel and leave Heaven become fallen angels.

In 2011 the only archangel that remained alive and active was Raphael, as Lucifer supposedly killed Gabriel, and both Lucifer and Michael were restricted to Lucifer's Cage. Heaven would fallen into major disarray as a civil war, with Castiel and a number of other angels tryied to prevent Raphael from becoming the paramount leader of Heaven and restarting the Apocalypse. Castiel managed to defeat Raphael by taking in souls from Purgatory. He slaughters Raphael and his followers, but Castiel cannot contain the power for long, and must return the souls. In his absence, the leadership of Heaven was unknown, though angels still appeared to have a hierarchy.[4]

Among the hierarchy is Naomi who holds an unknown rank, but works in intelligence and is clearly very high-ranking. Metatron reveals that she is a major player in fighting over for the right to rule Heaven. After Metatron expelled all angels from Heaven to Earth using a spell, he declared himself to be the sole ruler of Heaven. On Earth, many angel factions formed led by Bartholomew, Malachi, Tyrus and Rebecca. Both Bartholomew and Malachi wanted to unite all of the angels and retake Heaven under their leadership and Rebecca and her faction wanted to coexist with humans. Bartholomew killed Rebecca and wiped out her faction while Castiel killed Bartholomew in self-defense. Currently another faction is forming under Castiel's leadership that wants there to be no more unnecessary bloodshed between angels. Castiel's faction comes into conflict with one led by Metatron and Gadreel who kill anyone who refuses to join them including Malachi. Metatron eventually manages to unite all the angels under his command and attains God-like power with the help of the angel tablet, but with the help of Gadreel, Sam, Dean and Castiel destroy Metatron's power and overthrow him. Metatron is locked in Heaven's dungeon and all the angels look to Castiel for leadership. However, Castiel declines the leadership and a quorum of angels is formed to run Heaven by committee, of which included Hannah in a high ranking position.[5][6][7]

It is later revealed that the existence of angels is what maintains Heaven, and due to the significant loss of angels through the Fall and various wars and battles only nine angels, led by Namoi remain in existence to watch over the souls in the Heaven, and that once they are all gone, Heaven will fall releasing billions of souls on to the earth.

The Cosmic Entity who is enraged when Jack dies and goes to Heaven rather than the Empty, threatens to destroy Heaven until Castiel makes a deal to save Jack in exchange for his own life.

Angel Sub-Classes


Colloquially known as "cupids", they are cherubs of the "third class" according to Castiel, and represent a lower order of angels.[8] There were dozens of them stationed on Earth, but after the angelic civil wars and the Fall, their numbers are not known. Cherubs can manipulate the nature of human attraction, allowing them to make even the most opposite of humans fall in love.

A cherub is first seen in 5.14 My Bloody Valentine, and then again in 8.23 Sacrifice where Castiel must acquire a cupid's bow and arrow for what he believes to be a trial to close off Heaven. Another Cherub appears in 10.18 Book of the Damned where he attacks Castiel and is killed by Metatron and another appears in 13.13 Devil's Bargain where his grace is stolen by Lucifer who then kills the powerless Cherub.


Seraphim are a higher class of angel than regular angels like Joshua and Inias. The two known seraphim are Akobel and Castiel. Their powers are greater than a regular angels, being shown to smite black-eyed demons with ease.[9] They also have been shown to be able to rival the archangels, as when Castiel lead a rebellion against Raphael.

Rit Zien



The Grigori were, according to Castiel, an elite squad of some of the first angels who were stationed on Earth to watch over humanity, but went rogue and were wiped out. However, some survived and continued feeding off humans, trapping them in a dream state where they were in their ideal Heaven while the Grigori in question fed on their souls. The survival of the Grigori became known in 2015 when Claire Novak's efforts to find her mother led to Tamiel's exposure and death.[11]

Fallen Angels

Fallen angels are angels that have been expelled from Heaven on the Host of Heaven's command. When regular angels are cut off, they loose certain abilities including, healing, resurrection, and dmiting.[12] However, archangels function independently from Heaven and do not loose any known abilities.


The union between an angel and a human can produce offspring known as Nephilim. The Nephilim have the soul of a human infused with angelic grace, and like angels have many of the same abilities and characteristics such as wings and are able to perceive angels in their vessels. They are however, seen as abominations by angels and are seen as one of the most dangerous creatures in creation, due to the fact that they grow more powerful than the celestial parent that sired them and have the ability to destroy worlds. As the conception of a nephilim is forbidden by the oldest laws of heaven, the penalty for breaking their most sacred oath is death to the child and the parents.







The archangels were created by God in order to help battle his sister the Darkness. After her defeat, God would begin creating in earnest, first making the Leviathans, whom were locked away for being too dangerous. Sometime after, God created the angels and their various classes. With the arrival humanity, God placed a high value on them. Lucifer refused to accept the position in the divine order apportioned to humanity, and defied God's word. After Michael cast him from Heaven, Lucifer twisted human souls to create the first demons, the first of which was Lilith. For his crimes, Lucifer was imprisoned in a cage locked with the 66 seals. This conflict had lasting repercussions, including Gabriel's descent to Earth and becoming the trickster god Loki. At some point, God also departed Heaven, leaving the angels in charge.




Following the loss of Michael, Castiel speculates that Heaven will be in chaos, and intends to return to help if he can. When Raphael threatens to restart the Apocalypse, Castiel, at Crowley's urging, starts a civil war to stop him.[9] Some of the angels chose sides in the war, while others had abandoned the fight to live on Earth. Castiel manages to destroy Raphael, the leader of the traditionalist angels, by taking in souls from Purgatory. After which he then declares himself the new God.

His first act as "God", Castiel kills Raphael's followers and a variety of humans of whom he disapproves of. However, Castiel finds that he cannot control the souls indefinitely because they are destroying his vessel. He also finds that he is host to Leviathans, who seem to be making his behavior even more violent. With the Winchesters' help he gives up the souls, but the Leviathans take him over, and escape into the world. Castiel becomes an amnesiac, and later mentally unbalanced. In his absence, the primary leadership of Heaven is unknown, but Hester was revealed as a ranking member. The angels would continue to perform at least some of their duties, such as the protection of prophets. Some angels resented Castiel, while others seemed willing to move forward.[4] After finding Castiel alive and getting the prophet Kevin Tran, two angels are shown to be killed by a Leviathan named Edgar. Castiel later discovers that his entire garrison was wiped out and says that if there are any survivors, they are now in hiding. Castiel later went on to help Dean kill Dick Roman and defeat the Leviathans.[13]

The angel Samandriel attends Plutus' auction to try to get the demon tablet and stop it from falling into demon hands, especially Crowley's as he wants to throw open the Gates of Hell.[14] Later, angels under the command of Naomi rescue Castiel from Purgatory, though many die in the incursion. Crowley kidnaps Samandriel to get the names of all future prophets, which the other angels don't even seem to notice. However, Castiel helps rescue the prophets, and ends up breaking the demon tablet in half, stopping Crowley from getting away with all of it. Naomi later orders Castiel to help the Winchesters in whatever they need and report to her periodically on their activities. After Samandriel manages to get a distress call off, Naomi sends Castiel to rescue him. Though he succeeds with the Winchesters' help, Samandriel has revealed the existence of an angel tablet and Naomi has Castiel kill him as a traitor, worried about what it might mean. According to Naomi the existence of this tablet is something any angel would die to protect as with it, Crowley could cause a lot of trouble for the angels, pointing out that the demon tablet shows how to seal them all up in Hell and could conceivably do the same to the angels in Heaven.[15] After indoctrinating Castiel to her will, Naomi sends him to get the angel tablet, which he succeeds in doing with the help of the Winchesters and the demon Meg and then tries to get him to kill Dean. Castiel manages to break free of Naomi's control and flees with the tablet, though Naomi says he is doing what he is meant to do: protect the tablet.[16] Afterwards, Naomi presents herself as an ally to the Winchesters, claiming that she and by extension, Heaven, want the same thing they do: Hell sealed. Naomi aids with completing the second trial by releasing Crowley's hold on Bobby Singer's soul and allowing it to ascend into Heaven despite Crowley's belief that if the Winchesters seal up Hell and all its demons, they will seal up Heaven and all of its angels next.[17] Naomi later captures Castiel, but is driven off by Crowley before she can find the angel tablet. Castiel teams up with Metatron to seal off Heaven and end the civil war going on there, but Naomi learns that Metatron intends to expel all angels from Heaven forever as revenge for his own expulsion and tries to convince a disbelieving Castiel of this. He refuses to believe her, but she is proven right when Metatron kills her and uses a Nephilim's heart, Cupid's bow and Castiel's grace to expel all the angels (except, presumably, himself) who are seen falling to Earth.

The angels falling from Heaven.


In the years since the Apocalypse, the Host of Heaven's numbers began decreasing. Through the first angelic civil war, Castiel declaring himself God and killing the Raphael loyalists, the angel fall, and second angelic civil war on Earth, by 2017 the number of angels decreased to the point they are near extinction, as no angels have been made since God created them at the dawn of time. In an attempt to save their species, the remaining angels have decided to try and use the Nephilim Jack Kline to create more angels.



Angels in their incorporeal form.

The "physical appearance" of an angel's true form varies. For instance, Lucifer's angelic form is said by Uriel to be beautiful.[27] However, Sam and Rowena described their experiences seeing Lucifer's true face as traumatic. Luciger's eye color is also red, opposed to the traditional blue of his brethren. Zachariah described his angelic form has four faces (one of which is a lion) and six wings, though Sam and Dean are not able to perceive him in this way in Heaven.[1] Castiel states that his true angelic form is the size of the Chrysler Building.[28] Within the show, an angel's true form is often seen as brilliant white light. Psychic Pamela Barnes' eyes are burnt out when she looks on Castiel's true form. Michael's voice and true form prove fatal to several bar patrons.[29] For these reasons, angels most often communicate with humans through dreams, or through a vessel.

An angel's true voice is often heard as an ear piercing, high-pitched sound which can shatter glass. Castiel tries to speak to Dean with his true voice and is surprised when Dean cannot understand it because he is the vessel of Michael.[30] Some humans, in fact, can understand this true voice, but to most it is overwhelming, painful, or sometimes fatal to behold.


Angels occupy a human vessel in order to manifest on Earth. The person they possess must consent to this, as opposed to demonic possession which is non-consensual. Angels and their vessels appear to be matched based on bloodlines, some of which are preserved by "cupids", which according to Castiel is a lower order of cherub. Though angels can possess human's not of a specific bloodline, however they risk the vessel deteriorating or even exploding upon possession. It seems that while occupied, the vessel's blood is altered by the angel's presence. Castiel has commented that he cannot use his "own" blood for a ritual, because he is "not human".[31]


Powers and abilities



  • Healing - Angels have the ability to heal humans. When angels are disconnected from Heaven, they lose this power, as shown during Castiel's defection from Heaven and his inability to cure Bobby of his paralysis.
    • Angels are able to maintain their vessels without food, water, or sleep, and to heal them after they are injured. Lucifer healed Nick's body after he was shot by the Colt. Castiel has healed his vessel, Jimmy Novak from his countless fatal injuries. Their vessels also appear resistant to disease. However, when Castiel is on the verge of becoming mortal, Pestilence is able to infect him.[33] Possessed vessels will also not age as long as they are possessed by an angel. Also, weakened angels in vessels can become drunk, but it takes an extremely large amount of alcohol. An angel's ability to maintain and heal its vessel can be used to repair fatal damage that even their healing power can't fix.
  • Invisibility - Angels, even while occupying vessels, can hide within the Veil rendering themselves unseen by the human eye.
  • Matchmaking - Certain types of angels in the cherub class, e.g. cupids, can bring couples together by marking their hearts with Enochian symbols.
  • Revelation - Angels can implant visions into a prophet’s mind, as demonstrated when Zachariah uses Chuck.[38]
  • Smiting - Angels have the ability kill demons by placing a hand on the forehead of a possessed individual. Extremely powerful demons are immune to the touch of lower-level angels, e.g. Alastair.[2] This works on monsters and humans alike.[23] A special class of angels called the Rit Zien, like Ephraim, can use this to kill mortally-wounded angels and humans, but when they do, the being it is used on near-instantly explodes in a painless death.[23] The collective Host of Heaven can pool their powers together and perform mass-smitings.
  • Soul-channeling - Angels can use the energy from souls to empower themselves. Castiel siphons some energy from Bobby's soul to pull Sam and Dean forward in time.[39] He absorbs fifty thousand damned souls to declare war on Raphael.[9] He manages to destroy Raphael by taking in the souls of Purgatory.[40]
  • Supernatural perception - Angels are able to see objects and beings that are invisible to humans, for e.g. reapers, hellhounds and Enochian sigils.
  • Telekinesis - Angels have the ability to move and influence objects with their minds. Other forms of telekinesis include:
    • Biokinesis - Zachariah gives Dean stomach cancer and removes Sam's lungs.[38] He also injures Adam, causing him to cough up blood.[29] Castiel uses this ability, similar to demon exorcism and the pyrokinetic power used by Michael on Anna, on Lenore to kill her in 6.19 Mommy Dearest
    • Pyrokinesis - Michael has shown the ability to kill another angel by setting her ablaze.[3] Gabriel also demonstrated this when he lighted some candles.[37] and incinerated the Prince of Hell Asmodeus.[41] Castiel ignited and burnt Crowley's bones.[42]
  • Teleportation - Angels have the ability to teleport anywhere in the world as long as the area is not protected by Enochian sigils. They can teleport themselves and other beings. Due to angels using their wings to teleport, when the Fall occurred all non-archangels had their wings destroyed preventing then from teleporting. The process of teleportation can be uncomfortable for humans, according to Dean.[43] Teleportation may involve:
    • Creating sudden wind, shattering lights (Castiel), and causing an Eastern Seaboard blackout (Raphael) when manifesting.[30][43]
  • Time travel - Angels have the ability to go backward and forward through time, though this is difficult without Heaven's assistance. According to Castiel, "Time is fluid, and on occasion we can bend it."
  • Voice mimicry - Angels have the ability to sound like any human they choose.[27][45][3]


  • Ancient beings - Certain beings that predate the angel's creation, such as Eve, can inhibit an angel from using his or her powers. It is not known if this applies to higher tier angels, such as the archangels. Eve existed before angels, and suggests that she has knowledge that angels lack. Leviathan's have been shown to be able to over power and kill angels with little effort.
  • Angel banishing sigil drawn in human blood. When a hand is placed on the sigil, angels are temporarily banished from the area. It can be used by humans and angels, and the angel who uses it does not disappear with the others. Castiel uses an extreme form of this when he carves the sigil into his vessel's chest; on this occasion, he vanished with the other angels, and returned near mortal.[29] It is powerful enough to banish an archangel as strong as Lucifer as well as regular angels.[46]
  • Angel blade - A short blade carried around by angels, can be wielded by humans.
  • Angel sword - A sword that is carried by the Grigori class of angels. Has the same effect as the angel blade.
  • Archangel blade - A short blade carried by the archangels that is capable of killing an archangel,[37] but only when wielded by another archangel[47] or a vessel powered by an archangel.[48]
  • Cambion - Jesse has the power to transform Castiel into a toy. Castiel says that Jesse could "destroy the Host of Heaven with a word."
  • Archangels can easily overpower angels, often killing or banishing them by snapping their fingers.[36][3][44]
  • Death's scythe - Crowley states that it will kill an angel.[33]
  • The Fall - After the angels fell from Heaven due to Metatron's spell, all angels have become more susceptible to physical damage as well as having lost the ability to teleport.
  • Salt crystal - A crystal from the smiting of Sodom and Gomorrah has the ability to render an angel's vessel into a pillar of salt, forcing the angel to seek a new one.[31]
  • Staff of Moses - The staff has control over the 10 Plagues of Egypt, and appears to be effective even against angels.[31]

The Winchesters' Beliefs



Prior to the introduction of angels on the show, Dean believed angels did not exist. Sam on the other hand believed in both angels and God, and prayed every day. Dean and Sam's mother is also revealed to have been a woman of faith; the last words Mary ever spoke to Dean were "...angels were watching over us."[49] When Dean first sees Mary during a djinn-induced hallucination, he checks to see if she is real by asking her what she would always say when she tucked him in at night. She answers, "I told you angels were watching over you."[50] Mary is shown saying this to an unborn Dean during season five.[3]

It is not until season four that angels actually appear, when Castiel arrives and proclaims himself "an angel of the Lord," and reveals that he saved Dean from Hell.[30]

Major Angels

The following named angels have prominent roles in the series; for information on the archangels Michael, Lucifer, Raphael and Gabriel see the article on archangels.


Castiel in his first appearance.


Season 5 As a result of this action Castiel is killed, but is then resurrected by God. He next embarks on a mission to find God in order to stop Lucifer. He becomes disillusioned after Joshua reveals that God will not intervene to stop the Apocalypse. After he takes drastic action against a group of angels in 5.18 Point of No Return, Castiel awakes in a hospital with his angelic powers all but gone. After being killed by Lucifer in the confrontation at Stull Cemetery, he is resurrected by God a second time with his angelic status restored and enhanced powers which he uses to heal Dean's injuries and resurrect Bobby Singer. Castiel then tells Dean that he intends to return to Heaven and take command.





Season 9 Following becoming human, Castiel began trying to fit into a human life, but after being captured by Malachi and Theo, he regained his angel status and at least some of his powers by stealing Theo's grace and he starts looking for Metatron to reverse his spell. After killing Bartholomew, Castiel begins leading a faction of angels who want no more angel on angel violence. With his grace burning out, Castiel defeats Metatron with the help of the Winchesters, Gadreel and Hannah and the angels regain control of Heaven. However, Castiel's grace is close to burning out and he will die if he doesn't replenish it.

Season 10 With his grace rapidly burning out, Castiel aids in the search for the now-demonic Dean. Near death, Castiel is saved by Crowley who gives him the grace of Adina, enabling Castiel to help return Dean to being human. After an encounter with the husband of Hannah's vessel, Castiel takes an interest in the Novak family, leading him to become involved in the life of Claire Novak. Castiel eventually aids Claire in rescuing her mother and killing the Grigori Tamiel. Following the Mark of Cain starting to affect Dean badly, Castiel begins working on finding a cure, searching for Cain and participating in the final battle with him. Castiel later works with Sam and Bobby Singer in a failed attempt to get a cure from Metatron. Though Metatron escapes, Castiel renders him human and regains his own grace and with it his status and power. After the Mark of Cain is removed by Rowena, Castiel is placed under a spell that causes him to attack Crowley uncontrollably.

Season 11 Castiel begins to go into uncontrollable rages due to the effect of Rowena's spell and draws the ire of the angels once more due to Metatron escaping on his watch. The Winchesters force Rowena to break the spell Castiel is under and he locates Metatron who tells him that the Darkness is in fact God's sister. Seeing Metatron as no longer a threat, Castiel lets him go. During an encounter with Lucifer, Lucifer insists that he can beat the Darkness and Castiel agrees to become his vessel in order to give Lucifer form on Earth. Lucifer poses as Castiel to the Winchesters, but he is eventually found out by Sam. Castiel briefly resurfaces long enough to save Sam's life and explain the situation, but is unable to get rid of Lucifer. The Winchesters later make a failed attempt to free Castiel from Lucifer's control, but he refuses to expel the archangel and the attempt fails, leading to both being captured by Amara. After Lucifer and Castiel's rescue from Amara, Castiel briefly resumes control to aid Lucifer in convincing the angels to join in their plan to attack Amara. During the final confrontation with Amara, Lucifer is expelled from Castiel's body, leaving Castiel in control once more. After the threat of Amara is over, Sam and Castiel return to the Bunker only to have Castiel banished by Lady Toni Bevell.

Uriel, a specialist.




Anna Milton




Zachariah - Castiel's superior.







Samandriel attends the auction held by Plutus in order to protect the Word of God. His vessel is a young man named Alfie. He asks Dean about Castiel's whereabouts, and Dean tells him how they ended up in Purgatory. Samandriel tells Dean that Castiel still has supporters in Heaven and indicates that he is one. He also decides to go by the name of his vessel; Alphie.


Later, Crowley captures him and tortures him for information on the future prophets which Samandriel gives him. Crowley then orders him put "on ice" for future torture. Eventually his torture under Viggo causes him to revert to his "factory settings" and reveal the existence of an angel tablet. After his rescue by Sam, Dean and Castiel, Naomi labels him as a traitor and forces Castiel to kill him with his angel blade, planning to examine his remains to discover just how badly he broke. He is killed in 8.10 Torn and Frayed He is last mentioned by Castiel in 9.10 Road Trip.



In 13.19 Funeralia Naomi is revealed to have survived Metatron's attempt to kill her, but suffered such injuries that she faked her death and has taken years to recover enough to be "mostly here." With less than a dozen angels left in all of Creation, Naomi is leading the surviving angels in trying to keep Heaven going for as long as possible.


Metatron was an angel who was enlisted by God to write the tablets. After God left and the archangels started conspiring to take over the universe themselves, Metatron hid out on Earth. He gifted a Native American tribe with immortality in exchange for stories and books which he found very interesting. However, he was completely cut-off from Heaven and was unaware of things that had occurred since he had left such as the imprisonment of Michael and Lucifer and the deaths of Raphael and Gabriel. Sam and Dean locate him and convince Metatron to join their efforts by rescuing Kevin Tran and half of the demon tablet from Crowley. He then begins with working with Castiel to seal off Heaven in an effort to force the angels to stop fighting and also to keep the civil war from spilling over onto Earth. Naomi learns that in truth he wants to expel all angels from Heaven in an act of revenge for his own self-exile and he kills her and uses the items he has gathered, including Castiel's grace to successfully enact his plan. Its eventually discovered that his spell is irreversible. Using the angel tablet, Metatron gains massive God-like power. After gathering a massive following to him under the command of himself and Gadreel, Metatron is defeated when Castiel shatters the angel tablet, stripping him of his extra power and causes Metatron to broadcast his true feelings on humanity and angels over angel radio. Metatron is overthrown and imprisoned in Heaven's dungeon, but not before he briefly kills Dean who returns as a demon. He is later interrogated for information on how to remove the Mark of Cain from Dean's arm and eventually broken out of prison after the first time fails with the help of Bobby Singer. After having his grace removed and being rendered human, he is forced to reveal that he doesn't actually know how to remove the Mark. Metatron then offers to lead Castiel to the remainder of his grace in exchange for his life. However, while Castiel gets his grace back, Metatron escapes with what he really came for, the demon tablet. Castiel later locates him working as a videographer and captures Metatron once more for information on the Darkness. Following getting the information he needs, Castiel lets Metatron go, seeing him as no longer a threat and pitiable instead. Metatron is later brought in by God to help write his autobiography. In an attempt to stop God's suicidal attack on the Darkness, Metatron helps to rescue Lucifer and sacrifices himself to buy Sam, Lucifer and Donatello Redfield time to escape. He is then imploded by Amara into nothingness.


Gadreel aka Ezekiel



Gadreel's first vessel.


Gadreel began working with Metatron to rebuild Heaven, killing any angel who wouldn't join Metatron and commanding his followers for him. However, Gadreel still had honor and when Metatron's unscrupulous methods got too much for him, Gadreel defected to the side of Sam, Dean and Castiel. Trying to break Metatron's power by infiltrating Heaven and shattering the angel tablet, Gadreel commits suicide in order to blow open Heaven's dungeon and free Castiel, sacrificing himself to redeem his actions and fulfill what he recognizes is the angels true mission: protect humanity at any cost. His sacrifice ultimately allows Castiel to shatter the angel tablet, reveal the truth about Metatron to his followers and defeat him. [7]





A soldier of Raphael engages in battle with Castiel.

Angel Henchmen



Angel henchmen taking Anna.



Angels in Lore



  1. 1.0 1.1 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 4.10 Heaven and Hell
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 5.13 The Song Remains the Same
  4. 4.0 4.1 7.21 Reading Is Fundamental‎
  5. 5.0 5.1 9.14 Captives
  6. 9.21 King of the Damned
  7. 7.0 7.1 9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles?
  8. 8.0 8.1 5.14 My Bloody Valentine
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 6.20 The Man Who Would Be King
  10. 10.0 10.1 9.06 Heaven Can't Wait
  11. 10.20 Angel Heart
  12. 12.0 12.1 5.10 Abandon All Hope...
  13. 7.23 Survival of the Fittest
  14. 8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?
  15. 8.10 Torn and Frayed
  16. 8.17 Goodbye Stranger
  17. 8.19 Taxi Driver
  18. 9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here
  19. 9.02 Devil May Care
  20. 20.0 20.1 9.03 I'm No Angel
  21. 9.04 Slumber Party
  22. 9.05 Dog Dean Afternoon
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 9.09 Holy Terror
  24. 9.10 Road Trip
  25. 4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester
  26. 4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer
  28. 6.07 Family Matters
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named five18
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 4.01 Lazarus Rising
  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 6.03 The Third Man
  32. 5.02 Good God, Y'All
  33. 33.0 33.1 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
  34. 2.15 Tall Tales
  36. 36.0 36.1 5.08 Changing Channels
  37. 37.0 37.1 37.2 5.19 Hammer of the Gods
  38. 38.0 38.1 38.2 5.01 Sympathy for the Devil
  39. 6.18 Frontierland
  40. 40.0 40.1 6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much
  41. 13.18 Bring 'em Back Alive
  42. 6.10 Caged Heat
  43. 43.0 43.1 43.2 5.03 Free to Be You and Me
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named five22
  45. 45.0 45.1 4.22 Lucifer Rising
  46. 11.14 The Vessel
  47. 13.13 Devil's Bargain
  48. 13.23 Let the Good Times Roll
  49. 2.13 Houses of the Holy
  50. 2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be
  51. 4.20 The Rapture
  52. 7.01 Meet the New Boss