Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain is the source of The First Blade's power. It is one half of the weapon that Cain used against the rest of the Knights of Hell. Cain later transferred the Mark to Dean, so that the hunter could kill Abaddon.



When Dean used the First Blade for the first time, he felt a murderous rage that did not dissipate after he killed a victim with it. It later gave him immunity to Abaddon's powers and telekinesis and have a telekinetic control of the blade, all with great concentration, allowing him to overcome and kill her. After killing Abaddon, this rage caused him to mutilate her corpse. He also displayed superhuman strength while fighting a vampire. Dean later showed precognition, receiving a nightmare about a slaughter he would later commit under the Mark's influence.

When the bearer of the Mark receives a mortal wound that would kill them, the Mark transforms their soul into a Knight of Hell, so that it can live on, and never perish. It is also revealed that if the bearer does not satisfy the mark, by killing, it will slowly but steadily turn them into a demon (presumably to make them willing to kill). Castiel explains that the grip of the mark affects the bearer on more than just a purely physical level, and that cutting it off or even burning it off wouldn't work and it would require a source of great power. According to Metatron, there is a way to remove it and it requires the First Blade to work.

Effects of the Mark
The Mark imbues its bearer with several great powers.
 * Super Strength - The Mark grants the bearer enough strength to overpower a vampire and shrug out of an angel's hold. Dean was able to effortlessly hoist Abaddon into the air while stabbing her with the Blade.
 * Murderous Rage - The Mark affects the bearer to where they constantly must kill something, if they don't they'll eventually die as pointed out by Crowley. Cain, as a demon, was totally unaffected by this and could go forever with the Mark without killing. However, as demonstrated by Cain, this could be fought and Sam suggests that the bearer must want to at a conscious level for it to work. Metatron states that each time the bearer gives into the Mark's rage, they fall more and more under its power.
 * Telekinesis - The Mark grants the bearer the ability to summon the blade to the hand that calls it.
 * Resurrection - The Mark, if the wearer dies, will resuscitate the bearer back to life as a demon, more specificaly a Knight of Hell. This can be reversed through the Demon Curing Ritual though the wielder will still retain the Mark even after being rendered human again.
 * Immunity - The Mark allows the wearer immunity to demonic powers, as shown by Dean resisting Abaddon's telekinesis. It also granted Dean great resistance to the Demon Curing Ritual, causing him to retain demonic mannerisms long into the ritual even when he was made human enough to be immune to a devil's trap. However, the Mark did not make him completely immune and he was eventually cured.
 * Super Stamina - The Mark greatly enhances the bearers stamina. Dean was able to go without sleep or food for several days with no ill effects.
 * Precognition - Dean had a nightmare that showed him in a room having slaughtered a group of men. It later came true.

Appearances

 * Season 9
 * First Born 
 * Sharp Teeth
 * The Purge (Mentioned only)
 * Blade Runners
 * Mother's Little Helper (Flashbacks/Mentioned)
 * Meta Fiction
 * King of the Damned
 * Stairway To Heaven
 * Do You Believe In Miracles?
 * Season 10
 * Soul Survivor
 * Fan Fiction
 * Ask Jeeves
 * Girls, Girls, Girls
 * Hibbing 911
 * The Things We Left Behind
 * The Hunter Games