Hunter

Hunters are humans who hunt down the supernatural and save people from monsters and other creatures. The series is about two brothers who are hunters - Sam and Dean Winchester -, that fight against demons, vampires and much more.

Characteristics
They usually are just typical humans who, unlike others, believe in supernatural beings and, even more, they fight against them to protect normal people from harm. One of the most recurring reasons to go into the hunter lifestyle is a tradegy in their lives that involved the supernatural (E.g. Mary Winchester, John's wife and Sam and Dean's mother, being killed by the demon Azazel; Bobby's wife being possesed by a demon and Bobby having to kill her). However, other reasons can cause the decision to be a hunter, such as being raised as one.

It is also shown that hunters typically pass their knowledge on to their children, as they could be killed by supernatural creatures that look for revenge or any other reason they could. When they do so, a family of hunters is formed, as the Campbells or the Winchesters.

Many of the hunters depicted in the series do not have a single place to live (or at least, they cannot do so), as they move throughout the country looking for cases and protecting the people. They live on the move, and because of it, they have little belongings to be able to transport them easily and quickly.

It is implied that hunters know each other, or at least some groups do so.

Skills and Abilities
Most hunters have a good physical condition suitable for hunting, and possess an extensive knowledge of the supernatural and mythology as well. They have a basis about how a hunter must be, as most of them can be recognized by common traits (it is speculated that hunters use similar ways to do their hunting, whenever they're together).

Hunters are skilled fighters, proficient with firearms, shotguns and melee weapons they might acquire. When weapons are scarce and they are in a dangerous situation, they uses hand-to-hand combat or whatever is available as a weapon. They also appear to be proficient trackers and possess prudent tactical skills and an instinctive ability to "read" behavioral characteristics and manipulate people. In addition, the need to be virtuosos of escape, evasion and silent movement, when the situation requires subtlety and stealth.

And throughout the series, it has been shown they can read and recall Latin incantations, which can be used to summon, exorcise, and vanquish demons.

It is shown they possess many abilities are frowned upon by law, including, but not limited to: lock picking, breaking into security systems, computer hacking, disguised conning, and car jacking and gaining an 'advantageous purchase'. They are versed with how police, fire departments and various government agencies (FBI, CDC) typically operate and conduct investigations, and know how to both impersonate and evade them effectively. Most of this methods are used to gather information about the cases they're working on, though the ways can differ between hunters.

Hunters also keep their weapons close to themselves, as they can be attacked at any moment (E.g. The Whinchester have, in the trunk of the Impala, numerous wapons to hunt down numerous kinds of monsters.)

Weaponry

Hunters are shown to possess a large amount of weaponry, as they need to be practical so they can adapt easily to different situations they may face and the creatures they may encounter. Depending on the enemy, they use weapons and other items that weakens them or if they required greater fire-power. However, all hunters have a common list of equipment that is useful in most of the cases they are in, such as:

Handguns, long guns - One of the most useful weapons hunters have. By modifying their bullets, they can use them against many creatures (E.g. Silver bullets can be used against skinwalkers and werewolves, while shotgun cartridges can be loaded with salt.) Includes rifles, shotguns, revolvers, snipers.

Knives - As close range weapons, they can be useful when there is no possibility to use a gun. They can also use other cutting weapons, like machetes and even swords.

Salt - Hunter have considerable amounts of salt, as it can be used for protection against demons, ghosts, hellhounds. However, it can be also to attack them if shotgun cartridges are loaded with it.

Silver - This works very good against werewolves and skinwalkers, so it's practical to have weapons (ike knives, for example) and bullets made of silver.

Holy water - It can be used against demons, as it is very harming and painful for them.

Other - Other equipment includes tasers, lighters, oils, binoculars, etc. 

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Known Hunters
<p style="font-weight: inherit; ">Several hunters are depicted in the series, such as:


 * Dean Winchester
 * Sam Winchester
 * John Winchester
 * Mary Winchester
 * Bobby Singer
 * Ellen Harvelle
 * Jo Harvelle
 * Ash
 * Gordon Walker
 * William Anthony Harvelle
 * Isaac
 * Tamara
 * Rufus Turner
 * Pamela Barnes
 * Samuel Campbell
 * Deanna Campbell