Donatello, without his soul that was taken by Amara, has no natural barrier against the corrupting influence of the tablets, causing him to become corrupted. Before they can carry out their duty, however, they are confronted by the demon Alastair and two of his minions. [28] Kripke based Castiel's appearance on the comic book character John Constantine. Lucifer is eventually rescued when God returns – revealed to be Chuck, the author who wrote the Winchester Gospels – with God/Chuck healing Lucifer and apologizing for his past actions. Exploded at the molecular level by Lucifer, whose vessel at that point was Sam Winchester, in revenge for striking Michael, whose vessel was Adam Milligan, with holy fire during the Battle of Stull Cemetery. Seeking to help Dean find a cure for the Mark of Cain, Castiel breaks Metatron out of Heaven and removes his Grace so that the Winchesters can interrogate him. Tired of weathering the storm of his friend's moods, Castiel says that he is dead in Dean's eyes and so it is best that he move on without the Winchesters. The Winchesters and Castiel, now working with Rowena and Gabriel, capture Lucifer to use his Archangel grace for the spell, after Gabriel's proves to be insufficient. Commander (formerly)Fallen AngelHunterMember of Team Free WillGas Station Clerk (as a human; formerly)Ruler of Heaven (briefly)Lucifer's Vessel (formerly)Leviathan Vessel (briefly)Member of Mark of Cain removal team (formerly) Adviser to Jack Kline (...) Goodbye, Dean. Castiel then heads back to Heaven to restore order and become its new leader, believing it to be in chaos as Sam trapped Michael in Lucifer's Cage as well. [27] Because series creator Eric Kripke wanted to keep the introduction of angels a secret, the character was described as a demon during auditions. He kept this until he lost his grace and became human. I know how you see yourself, Dean. I cared about the whole world because of you. He returns with fellow angel Uriel at the end of the episode "I Know What You Did Last Summer", seeking to kill Anna Milton, a fallen angel with the ability to "hear" the communications between angels. They receive unexpected help from Belphegor, a heretofore unknown demon who, to Castiel's chagrin, is possessing Jack's dead body. The alternate Castiel wonders about the other Castiel's allegiance to humans, and tell him that they are the same. God (father/creator)Angels (siblings)Archangels (older brothers)The Darkness (aunt)Jack Kline (nephew/surrogate son)Jane (niece) †Queen of Sheba (niece) †Jimmy Novak (vessel) †Daphne Allen (wife; as Emmanuel)Djinn Queen (wife)Winchester Family (surrogate family) The effects of the sigil send him onto a fishing boat, now completely human. Because the one thing I want... it's something I know I can't have. Everything you have ever done, the good and the bad you have done for love. Sam is killed by vampires while traveling to Mary and Jack's camp. While talking to Dean, who unsuccessfully begs him to give up the power, Sam sneaks up behind them and attempts to kill him with an angelic blade by stabbing Castiel in the back, but it has no effect. Castiel is a powerful angel who is the father of human-angel hybrid Chazarrae Winchester, and the grandfather of his children, Luke and Bella Winchester. Before Raphael is able to get his revenge against Castiel, Balthazar destroys Raphael's vessel and sends him back to Heaven. The angel Hester tries to kill Castiel out of anger for his past actions, but she is instead killed by Meg. While trying to lock Lucifer in an alternate reality, Castiel was killed once more by the Fallen archangel. "[23] Castiel begins having an internal struggle between what is right and what is wrong, and whether or not to obey orders from Heaven. When given control by Lucifer to speak to the angels, Castiel displayed his regular personality rather than the one Crowley saw in his mind and stated that he truly believed his role in the upcoming fight was to give Lucifer form on Earth so he could aid God in defeating the Darkness. Muriel agrees to provide information but the two are captured by angels that have been trailing Muriel. After recovering his memories, Castiel's normal personality more or less returned, and he was overcome with guilt over what he had done, how many he had killed, and for releasing the Leviathans, even questioning why he was still alive. It can be overwhelming to humans and so can my real voice.\" However, Castiel stated certain, \"special people\" are able to tolerate his true appearanc… In "Goodbye Stranger", Castiel has been completely brainwashed by Naomi and has killed thousands of copies of Dean ruthlessly. Sam tries to move on without his brother and becomes hardened and more reckless in the way he hunts. During this time he developed a unique relationship with Meg, a demon, as she was his caretaker during his insanity. You changed me, Dean. Resurrected by God to help stop the Apocalypse. After he almost did so, Castiel then teamed up with Metatron when the angel convinced him to help him close the gates of Heaven. Castiel later assists Dean with expelling the angel Gadreel from Sam and heals Sam's wounds. [14] When the brothers are killed by vengeful hunters in "Dark Side of the Moon", Castiel – unable to return to Heaven – briefly communicates with them. The other angel then leaves, taking Kevin away to safety. Castiel claimed he would destroy them if they forgot their place and rose up against him. eh. After his memory returns, he shows real regret when he can't undo the damage he did to Sam and essentially sacrifices himself to save him out of remorse for his actions. " You shall not do my children any harm " — Castiel to Raziel about Chaz, Luke and Bella. Castiel’s monotone style of talking made him a mysterious stranger we wanted to know about and Supernatural was shot up in scale when Castiel … He was also able to distract Meg long enough to use her. When Hannah decides to return to Heaven to give her vessel a chance at returning to her life, Castiel is prompted to look up Jimmy's daughter Claire Novak, revealing that Jimmy has been dead and in Heaven ever since Jimmy's body was destroyed during his first confrontation with Raphael. Supernatural Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. "I really hadn't watched the show, so I didn't even know what the tone was, and I didn't know what really was happening. Going by the name "Emanuel", Castiel used his powers to heal people, though he didn't know where that ability and his power to see demon's true faces came from. Castiel heads off alone and rescues Meg who explains what the demons really want. Exploded at the molecular level by Raphael for attempting to intervene in the Raising of Lucifer. [28] As well, Collins has said he somewhat based his character around his younger brother, who has something "angelic about him", as he "has this way of, very calmly, just staring into someone's eyes" making one feel "like he can get into your soul. Claire Novak They soon realized that he was out of control and that being influenced by the Leviathans. It is safe to say that, like most angels, Castiel does prefer to retain his vessel's original appearance and clothing. The first trial is to cut out the heart of a nephilim, the child of a human and an angel, which Castiel is forced to kill when the selected target attacks him. However, while he misjudged it as Castiel being afraid, after being hit and thrown by Castiel multiple times, Metatron then realized that Cass is not scared, but is actually angry instead about, as Metatron said, "being everyone's tool. This occurred when he said ", Like Sam, John and Bobby, Castiel has shown the ability to overpower a being possessing him. Gabriel is killed fighting Michael during the evacuation, and Lucifer is purposefully left behind by Sam. Heaven, then, falls under attack from the Shadow, who wants to take Jack to the Empty. It was his job to help prevent Lilith from breaking the 66 Seals that, once broken, would release Lucifer from his cage[3] in Hell. He later reunites with the Winchesters and meets Jack. [29] Actor Misha Collins feels, through Dean, "[Castiel is] learning a little bit about humanity and re-learning something about [his] own humanity from that exposure. Castiel has killed every species of angels except for the Cherubim and Seraphim. I love you. Afterwards, in "Hunteri Heroici", Castiel cuts off his ability to listen into the other angels and decides to become a full-time hunter to avoid facing the other angels about what he has done. Now free from an impending war, Castiel seeks to capture Lucifer for he believes himself to be responsible for letting the archangel out, going so far as to decline help from Sam and Dean but accepting Crowley's simply because the demon proves useful, though Castiel repeatedly expresses dislike in having to work with Crowley, calling the situation "unfortunate". The best example is when he informs Dean about Chuck's archangel, thereby giving Dean the idea to use him to save Sam from Lilith (The Monster at the End of This Book). Faced with the threat of the Darkness – revealed over the course of the series to be God's 'sister', sacrificed to create the world – Castiel agrees to act as Lucifer's vessel when Lucifer claims to be the only one with the power to defeat the Darkness, since God is absent and all other archangels are dead or insane. The Leviathans are forced to leave, dispersing into the local water supply nearby and leaving behind only Castiel's trench coat. After being captured and tortured by an angel named Malachi, Castiel steals the grace of Theo and returns to his original status as an angel (previously being promoted to a Seraph). Castiel is able to make a deal with the entity from the Empty to restore Jack to life in exchange for himself, but the entity chooses not to collect right away. Dean subsequently returns and banishes Lucifer, vowing to find a way to free Castiel from his control. While seemingly successful, it turned out that the one of the most powerful entities from Purgatory, the Leviathans, held on to Castiel, and overpowered and took control of him. [8] Throughout his appearances in the fourth season, he also seems to, at the very least, come close to expressing regret, hesitance, and anger several times, and has once quietly laughed at a joke Dean made in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester". With Sam closing in on Lilith, Castiel and Zachariah imprison Dean within an idyllic waiting room, where he will be made comfortable until the time comes for him to play his role in stopping the Apocalypse. While briefly human, he was ready to embrace his new status, excited to have Sam and Dean as his teachers and seemed to see his return to being an angel as a necessary evil more than something he wanted and called his stealing of the grace of Theo as barbaric and something that made him as bad as the other angels. While Dean comes back, Castiel has not returned with him. The group then arrives at the camp and they inform Jack and Mary of Sam's death. Mary and Bobby return to the Bunker to find Castiel, alone and despondent. Castiel sometimes shortened to Cas, or Cassie, was an up tight angel who pulled Dean Winchester from hell on orders from other angels who told him God said so and pulled Sam out of Lucifer's cage on orders of Crowley.. Castiel first meets the Winchester in a barn, after the boys go looking for who or what brought Dean back from Hell. But, feathered Castiel? They later travel to the Apocalypse World, and find Jack and Mary. Since the Crook is gone, Rowena decides to cast a spell so that she can herself absorb the spirits inside her own body, dying in the process. His lack of emotion and understanding of human behavior such as sarcasm has led to several humorous situations throughout the show, and has occasionally gotten him into trouble with humans, ultimately leaving Dean or Sam to amend the situation. In a flashback scene, Dean is shown looking for Castiel in Purgatory, interrogating a vampire for his location. Resurrected by God with no memory in what Castiel would come to believe was a punishment for his actions. As he was promoted to a seraph, it stands to reason his true form has changed to one of a seraph's. During this time, the orders he is getting from Heaven of questionable morality and the influence of Anna cause him to start to have doubts about Heaven's plans. You're destructive and you're angry and you're broken. Despite this, he does not display the blank apathy or mocking superiority that seem to characterize angels such as Uriel or Lucifer. God eventually returns to offer the Winchesters help against Jack's corrupted state, but when the Winchesters realize that God is manipulating the situation to suit his own narrative aspirations, they reject his plans, prompting God to release all the spirits and monsters the Winchesters have previously defeated from Hell. He does this as a final act of friendship towards Dean though both admit it doesn't change the fact that they are now enemies. He is also the only angel to have been killed, and been resurrected multiple times. Although Metatron has hinted that he may be able to help Castiel with a remaining fragment of his original Grace, Castiel has rejected the option of making a deal with Metatron to save his own life. Castiel saves Dean from a demon and tries and fails to convince him to back off. When Rowena – Crowley's long-lost mother – casts a spell to remove the Mark, she also casts a spell that causes Castiel to attack Crowley while she escapes, leaving Castiel driven by a greater rage to the point that he kills two angels until Rowena is forced to cure him. With Castiel/Lucifer now Amara's prisoner, she decides to torture an archangel to try and lure God out, leaving the Winchesters to speculate that Lucifer couldn't use the Hand of God due to the fact that he is a fallen archangel.