Angels

Angels are winged spiritual beings created by God. Created from holy light, they were made extremely powerful. They're native to Heaven. But although both angels and humans were created by God, angels are very different and far supernaturally superior to humans. Their true form is nothing less of righteous monstrosities with two to six feathered wings, four faces (one of which is a lion), and can be as tall as skyscrapers in New York.

Characteristics
Angels are extremely powerful beings in the supernatural world. Their true spiritual forms or visages prove overwhelmingly fatal to most mortals, however, some special people can view their true visages without suffering lasting effects; demons also can't look at them in their true form without damaging their host. A key example of this: Pamela Barnes when she used her psychic powers to see the true form of Castiel and got her eyes burned out. Although not physically seen, an angel's true form has been seen as a brilliant white light; respectively, angels do have swanlike wings. In "Lazarus Rising", Castiel displays his wings through his shadow. When Angels die after being stabbed by an angelic blade, shadows of their wings (Angel's wings ) are burned into the surface on which they are lying, as seen in the opening of "On the Head of a Pin" when Castiel finds a female angel dead on a street, and again when Anna kills Uriel and when Zachariah and Gabriel were killed. Also, in "Dark Side of the Moon", Zachariah tells Dean and Sam that in his true form he has six wings and four faces, one of them being that of a lion. It's possible that the number of wings an angel possess represents their rank or power since Castiel was shown to have two wings, while Zachariah, his superior, has six. Angels' true forms also appear to be very large, as evidenced when Castiel states that his true form is "about the size of your Chrysler building".

Anna Milton describes angels as being emotionless, not permitted to have feelings or free will. She even goes on to compare angels to marble statues, in the sense that they're both powerful, cold, loyal and have no choice. Despite being an angel herself, this description that Anna gave to Dean has been proven wrong on many occasions. Castiel has shown loyalty to the Winchester brothers and regret when he was ordered to kill Anna. Gabriel has shown anger and love towards his brothers, Michael and Lucifer, in "Changing Channels". In "Dark Side of the Moon", Zachariah shows signs of anger and pride. In "My Bloody Valentine", cupids are shown to be very cheerful, emotional, and love giving hugs. To be more accurate, angels are very much capable of human emotions, rather the majority of them choose not to show emotion as emotions are considered doorways to doubt as well as a weakness, and they are not permitted to display emotions for the same reasons.


 * 1) Angels consider themselves family to one another, referring to each other as brothers and sisters. The angels also refer to God as their father. Even though God is their father, all angels except the Archangels has never actually seen God or his true face. According to Anna Milton, only four angels have actually met God and seen his true face. These four are said to be the Archangels.

Unlike humans, angels do not reproduce. Anna tells Dean that one of the things that humans have that angels don't is sex. Dean even describes angels as "Ken dolls" meaning that the only way for them to have sex is to possess a human.

Archangels
Archangels represent the most powerful type celestial, created by God, and are imbued with immense power and authority, existing on a higher plane of existence. They were made before the other angels, and presumably everything else, being born in this order: Michael, Lucifer, Raphael and Gabriel. It has been insinuated that the four archangels are the four angels that Anna describes that have seen God. Their true visages prove destructive and overwhelming to everything around them,, and are fatal to mortals in most instances, but their chosen vessels can withstand it. Most mortal vessels can't properly contain them, and because of this, they require their true, predestined vessels in order to stay within a vessel for as long as needed because other vessels will eventually decompose and degrade from an essence of an archangel. Castiel pronounces them as being fierce and absolute, but not very just. Michael and Raphael are tethered to prophets, and will intervene when a prophet is in danger and or when one tries to manipulate prophecy. All archangels possess abilities inherent in all angels but at an elevated level, and possess other, more special abilities that angels are incapable of using. But like the rest of the angels, they are tied down to rules of fate set by God and have to be careful what power to use and when. The natural order has a way of responding to their actions. Currently non of them are active since Michael and Lucifer are trapped in Hell and both Raphael and Gabriel are dead.

Seraphs
Seraphs are another type of angelic being, and are quite powerful. They are under the authority of archangels. Not much is known about them in Canon other then the complexion of their true visage which consists of: four different faces of earthly animals (one of a lion) and six enormous wings. Their ranking within the Host remains undefined although they might be higher than normal angels. Zachariah is an example of a Seraph.

Cupids
Cupids, also called Cherubs in the celestial chain or sphere, are ordered as third class angels. They all follow Heaven's orders, particularly serving Michael. In their occupation, they are responsible for manipulating affection in certain, special bloodlines likewise with Dean and Sam.

Fallen Angels
There are two types of angels that considered fallen angels. The first fallen angel was Lucifer who was cast out of Heaven and thrown into Hell by the Archangel Michael.

The second category of fallen angels are angels that have voluntarily left Heaven of their own free will. Instead of being thrown into Hell, these angels fall to Earth. When they "fall" to Earth, the angels can either possess a human keeping their powers or remove their grace, the source of an angel's power, and become human. It is possible for the fallen angels that became human to regain their grace and reclaim angelic powers once again. Although these angels willingly left Heaven and weren't forced out, they are still considered traitors among their brothers and sisters in Heaven.

All fallen angels are either permanently exiled from Heaven or wanted captured or killed. Due to being separated from Heaven, fallen angels are less powerful than they would be if they were connected to Heaven. The exception to this might be archangels. Both Lucifer, who was forcibly cast out of Heaven, and Gabriel, who willingly left Heaven, seemed to retain a large amount of power regardless of the fact they were both cut off from Heaven.

Powers & Abilities
Celestials are extremely powerful beings that possess a wide range of powers and abilities. Firstly, inside vessels, angels greatly elevate the natural attributes of their host. Although, archangels are much more particular with whom they can occupy, as they specifically require the bodies of their respective true vessels, as other mortal vessels will eventually wither and decompose or even get destroyed while containing an archangel, as demonstrated with Nick while hosting Lucifer. Archangels possess all the abilities inherent in every angel but to a higher degree, as well as other, more special abilities that most angels are incapable of using or possessing like weather manipulation, control over the elements and they all possess a more wide knowledge and understanding of the universe than even applied with angels. The following list documents their powers and abilities:


 * Angelic Possession (displayed by all angels) - Like demons, angels have the ability to possess human beings. But unlike demons, angels must bear the permission of the host before they can claim his or her body. Many angels don't randomly select a human to use, as they generally inhabit humans of special lineages. This ability seems to be the core where all their physical abilities manifest from.
 * Teleportation (displayed by all angels) - Angels have the ability to teleport instantly anywhere in the world as long as the area is not protected by Enochian sigils. Whenever they teleport, the sound of wing flapping and a wind breeze can be heard. Although, angels can appear silently if they so choose. They also have the ability to teleport others with them. Angels can also teleport others to a location without actually having to go to the location themselves. Anna Milton also suggested that angels have the ability to teleport anywhere throughout the universe since she said that she would scatter Sam's cells across the universe to prevent Lucifer from bringing him back to life
 * Telekinesis (displayed by all angels) - Angels have the ability to move objects with their mind. Their telekinesis is powerful enough to throw beings across a room, break a human's neck, or pin them to a wall. It seems angelic telekinesis can be refined to a point where angels can unscrew several screws of a pipe, which was displayed by Uriel. Castiel also showed that he mastered his telekinesis to a such a high degree that he was able to engrave Enochian sigils into the ribs of the Winchester brothers without breaking their flesh. archangels posses a stronger verson of this power they can also shatter houses, windows and doors at will.
 * Superhuman Strength (displayed by all angels) - Angels, greatly elevate and increase the physical strength and endurance of their vessels. Due to this and other factors, humans can't engage in combat with an angel unless their are armed with an angelic weapon. Archangels are far more stronger even for normal angels to take on and can overpower them with ease.
 * Killing Touch (displayed by Castiel & Uriel) - Angels have the ability to kill and exorcise demons by placing their hand upon their forehead. This ability is limited with lower ranked angels. Extremely powerful demons are immune to this power when a lower ranked angel like Castiel was unable to kill Alastair, a white-eyed demon. Castiel has shown that this ability can be used to prevent a demon from escaping its host and forcing the demon back into its human body
 * Induced Sedation (displayed by Castiel & Michael) - Angels have the ability to make humans go unconscious by placing two fingers upon their forheads
 * Invulnerability (displayed by all angels) - Angels enhance the endurance to pain and the immunity systems of their human vessels. Angels are unaffected by all ailments, physical or otherwise. Although angels can become drunk it takes an extremely large amount of alcohol, an amount that would kill a normal human being. An example of enhanced endurance is when Uriel was completely unfazed when Castiel punched him through a brick wall. or when Castiel was shot by Dean's shotgun and even stabbed with Ruby's knife. they are resistant to harm and damage. Archangels have a stronger verson of this power as they are almost invincible to any attacks.
 * Voice Mimicry (displayed by both Castiel and Anna) - Angels have the ability to sound like any human they choose as shown when Castiel perfectly mimicked Bobby Singer's and Deans voice, and also when Anna mimicked John Winchester´s employer.
 * Healing (displayed by all angels) - Angels have the ability to heal any wound, scar, disability, or ailment that a person has. When angels are disconnected from Heaven, this is one of first powers they lose as shown by Castiel's defection from Heaven. An exception are Archangels. Angels, inside vessels, enhance the regenerative abilities of their human vessels so that any damage is instantly healed. Angels can also stop their vessels from aging and withering. Archangels can heal in seconds from any damage.
 * Resurrection (displayed by Gabriel, Castiel, Zachariah, Joshua, & Michael) - Angels have the ability to bring back to life anyone they choose, regardless if the person's soul is in Heaven or Hell. Though if the person's soul is in Hell, an angel must go into Hell and retrieve the soul. If the resurrected person had their body cremated or burned, angels can recreate the body. When an angel resurrects a human, all the scars or wounds the body previously had will vanish but an imprint of the angel's hand will be on the body. It seems that this ability does have its limitations, it seems that for an angel to recreate the body of a person, the angel must know the whereabouts of every cell of the person. Although Archangels can resurrect or recreate human beings.
 * Time Manipulation (displayed by all angels) - Angels have the ability to go back and forward through time. They also have the ability to time travel with others. According to Castiel, this is one of their most powerful abilites and is extremely hard to accomplish even when connected to Heaven and when disconnected from Heaven it's nearly impossible for them. This ability seems easier for archangels as they can also control time. Also, an angel's ability of time manipulation extends to the angel stopping the aging process of his or her host. As soon as an angel possesses a human, the body of the human vessel completely stops aging so that when the angel leaves their human host, their body is in the same condition as it was when the angel possessed the human.
 * Telepathy (displayed by Anna, Zachariah, Castiel and Micheal) - Angels have the ability to communicate using their minds and read the minds of others. This ability also allows angels to enter the dreams of a person as well.
 * Memory Manipulation (displayed by Zachariah & Michael) - Angels have the ability to take away and restore a humans memories. Angels can also implant fake memories into a human as well. Zachariah showed that angels can take away all the memories of a human making him or her forget his or her entire life.
 * Immortality (displayed by all angels) - Although angels can be killed, they are essentially immortal due to the fact that neither disease, viruses, nor time can kill them. They do not need to breathe, eat, or sleep to sustain themselves.
 * Supernatural Perception & Senses (displayed by Castiel, Anna and Lucifer) - Angels have the ability to sense the true faces of demons, reapers and other creatures and spirits not visible to humans.
 * Soulreading (displayed by Castiel) - By reaching into a humans chest, an angel can read the soul. This procedure is very painful for the human, but leaves little physical damage.
 * Photographic Memory (displayed by Castiel) - According to Castiel, the name of every prophet in existence is in engraved into the memory of every angel. Castiel was able to tell that Leah, the Whore of Babylon, is not a prophet.
 * Reality Warping (displayed by Gabriel & Zachariah) - Angels have the ability to create anything out of thin air. While Zachariah showed that he was able to create advanced stages of diseases within a person. Gabriel has shown the ability to create living beings, identical copys of himself, worlds, and imaginary realities out of nothing.
 * Astral Projection (displayed by Castiel) - Castiel appeared to be capable of projecting at least a portion of his true self from his host, as at the end of "Lazarus Rising", he was able to display the shadows of his wings to Dean as proof that he was in fact what he claimed.

Archangel Powers
The following powers have been displayed by only archangels:


 * Pyrokinesis (displayed by Michael & Gabriel) - Michael has shown the ability to kill another angel by setting them ablaze from within. Gabriel also demonstrated this when he made flames appear on two candles just by snapping his fingers. Castiel later displayed this ability after he was resurrected by God a second time and had his angelic abilities enhanced.
 * Cryokinesis (displayed by Lucifer) - Lucifer has shown the ability to freeze objects with his breath.
 * Electrokinesis (displayed by Raphael) - When Raphael first appeared before Dean and Castiel surges of electricity were coming out of his back.
 * Molecular Combustion (displayed by Lucifer) - With a snap of his fingers, Lucifer was able to speed up Casitel's molecules to the point where it caused him to explode.
 * Weather Manipulation (displayed by Lucifer, Michael & Raphael) - When all three of these archangels arrived on Earth, they disrupted the normal weather patterns of the area they arrived in causing blackouts and disasters.
 * Holy White Light (displayed by Michael, Lucifer & Raphael) - This ability looks very similar to Lilith's demonic white energy blast, but is far more powerful. Raphael used this ability to make Castiel explode into several small pieces. Castiel used this ability to kill several monsters at the same time.
 * Shapeshifting (displayed by Lucifer and Gabriel) - Archangels can change their shape or form to anything or anyone they choose.
 * Granting Invulnerability (displayed by Raphael) - Archangels are able to grant invulnerability to angelic powers. Raphael made Crowley immune to Castiel's killing touch

Other

 * Matchmaking - Certain types of angels in the Cherub class, e.g. Cupids, can bring couples together by marking their hearts.

Weaknesses
Angels are difficult to kill. The methods that are used to hurt or kill demons and humans will not affect them at all. In "On the Head of a Pin", Uriel states that the only thing that can kill an angel is another angel. Although there are not many ways known, there are methods to stop or kill an angel. Archangels are almost impossible to kill.


 * Blood Seal - If a person places his or her hand upon this blood seal that is placed upon a solid surface then all angels in the immediate area will be banished away. An angel can activate this seal as well. If an angel activates the seal then the angel who activates the seal will not be banished along with the other angels in the area. The blood seal can also be place upon a person's body. If an angel activates the seal this way, he or she will be banished along with the other angels.


 * Exorcism Chant - There is an exorcism chant to expel angels from their human vessels and send them back to heaven. It seems that the chant is not well known as only one demon, Alastair, has ever used it.


 * Holy Fire - The best way to trap an angel is to place them within a circle of burning holy oil. The angel will not be able to leave the circle. It should be noted that a circle of holy fire is not the equivalent to a devil's trap. When in the circle, the angel still has use of their abilities and are able to move, they merely choose not to leave the circle out fear of touching the holy fire. If an angel touches holy fire then not only will the human vessel be destroyed and die, a low ranking angel can be killed as well. Michael and the other archangels however are resistant to the holy fire and cannot be killed by it. Most likely as they are the most powerful angels. An angel trapped in a circle of holy fire do not appear to be able to use their powers to put out the fire.


 * Angelic Blade - An angel can be killed by stabbing him or her with an angelic blade. It seems that the angel must be stabbed in a vital area of the human body, such as the head, heart, neck, or stomach. When an angel is stabbed by an angelic blade, a burst of bright, white light is released and angel wings are burned on the surface underneath the body of the angel's human vesselUriel_dead.jpg
 * Archangel Blade - Archangels seem to have their own angelic blades that are more powerful than normal angelic blades. It seems that a archangel blade is capable of killing both normal angels and archangels as shown when Lucifer killed Gabriel with his own blade. although it seems he had to be stabbed in the heart to be killed.


 * Lucifer's Cage - Strong enough to securely contain normal angels and archangels; it currently is holding the two strongest archangels in existence, Michael and Lucifer


 * Enochian Sigils - When Enochian sigils are placed on human rib cages, they prevent any angel from detecting and finding them. They can also be used to prevent angels from entering a building by painting them on the building's walls.


 * Hex Bags - Hex bags can used to prevent angels from detecting and finding someone.


 * Weapons of Heaven - Harm angels and archangels; so far it has been shown that a weapon of Heaven can destroy an archangel's human vessel so that it can not be resurrected as seen with Donnie Finnerman, the true vessel of Raphael.


 * Colt (Possibly) - Castiel believed that the Colt was the only thing that could possibly kill Lucifer. Although, a shot to the head failed to kill Lucifer meaning it can not kill Archangels, it can still be implied that the Colt is capable of killing normal angels, such as Castiel himself.


 * Death's Scythe (Possibly) - Although it has not been seen, this item is rumored to have the power to reap any being, whether it be human, demon, angel, or even Death.

Angels

 * Castiel: An angel, he first appears in the fourth season, and is used to introduce the theme of Christian mytology to the series.  In the series, Castiel brings Dean Winchester  back from Hell, and helps Dean and his brother Sam  in their battles with various demons and angels. As an angel, he possesses a number of superhuman abilities, including the ability to kill demons with his touch.  Initially, the character demonstrates little emotion, though his interactions with Dean have humanized him to a degree.
 * Uriel: Is a coworker of Castiel. He is termed a "specialist" by Castiel, and is brought in to prevent one of the 66 seals from being broken. He is a much more aggressive angel than Castiel, and they often argue about their orders; despite this the two are shown to be close. Uriel seemingly has no patience with humans, placing no great value on human lives, and describing humans with disgust as "mud monkeys". At one point, he urges Castiel to kill an entire town in order to prevent the seals from being broken. He refers to the demon Ruby as a "stain". Uriel frequently clashes with Dean and Sam, and threatens to kill them on several occasions. He goes with Castiel to kill Anna Milton, a fallen angel who used to be their angelic superior. It is revealed he has Anna's Grace, which would restore her to her angelic form. Much to his chagrin, she manages to get it back from him and returns to her true form before he can follow through with his mission. He is later revealed to be angry that God places humans above angels; he supports Lucifer, and has been killing angels who refused to join him in freeing Lucifer. When Castiel refuses to join him, the two battle, but Anna eventually saves Castiel by killing Uriel. When Anna goes back to kill John and Mary Winchester, thus preventing Sam's birth and Lucifer using him as a vessel, she recruits the angel Uriel (played by Matt Ward) of that time to assist her, getting his assistance by telling him it will be the Winchesters who kill him, when it was actually her.
 * Anna Milton: Is a fallen angel reborn on Earth. She gained the ability to hear the conversations of angels after Dean's resurrection, and because of the voices, she was involuntarily committed to a mental institution with the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Demons have a great interest in her because of this, so Ruby alerts Sam and Dean Winchester, who find and rescue her. However, Castiel and Uriel appear and explain they have to kill her. The brothers try unsuccessfully to hold them off, but Anna creates a powerful magic spell sending the angels "far away". Anna claims to have no knowledge of how she knew how to do it. Under hypnosis administered by Pamela Barnes, Anna remembers she is a fallen angel, having become human because her existence as an angel was dismal due to a lack of emotions and free will. She implies when she was an angel, she was somewhat the "boss" of Castiel and Uriel. After falling, she was born to human parents, with her angelic memories suppressed. Anna attempts, with the Winchesters and Ruby, to recover her Grace so she will be safe from both sides. Unfortunately, her Grace had already been taken by Uriel. Later, she forgives Dean for his actions in Hell, and then they share an intimate night in the Impala. In the morning, Dean reveals to the angels their location, and Ruby does the same for the demons, as they hope to pit the two groups against each other. In the confusion of the fight between the angels and the demons, Anna is able to grab back her Grace from Uriel. It flows into her body, emitting a bright light, and she vanishes from the room.She makes a return in "On the Head of a Pin" with her human form, having "called in favors" to have her human body restored in order to use it as a host. She tries to convince Castiel forcing Dean to torture Alastair is wrong, but he blows her off as he states it is "God's will". She shows up again after he calls to her for advice as he is having doubts for the first time, but then she vanishes, telling Castiel he has to learn to think for himself. She shows up to save him from Uriel, after learning of his betrayal, killing him by stabbing him through the neck. She later informs the Winchesters that Castiel was recalled to Heaven for discipline. Later when Castiel frees Sam from the Demon Panic Room, she angrily confronts him on his actions. Castiel then has two angels take her away. A year later, an enraged Anna escapes from Heaven on a self-proclaimed mission to execute John and Mary Winchester in 1978 and prevent Sam's birth. She faces the Winchester brothers and Castiel in a battle across time where she is ultimately killed by the Archangel Michael, after enlisting the help of 1978's incarnation of Uriel to murder the Winchester family.
 * Joshua: Joshua is an angel who monitors the Garden, also called Eden, in Heaven . He is known for speaking to God, although they do not converse face to face. Joshua was seen in Heaven in "Dark Side Of The Moon".
 * Balthazar: Balthazar, is an Angel of Heaven who fought alongside Castiel during the last angelic war. Believed dead, this was merely a cover as he left Heaven taking a number of the Weapons with him. Since faking his own death, he has been on Earth enjoying a rather hedonistic lifestyle. In "The Third Man ", the Winchesters discover that three corrupt cops were murdered by the young brother of one of their victims in possession of The Staff of Moses . Balthazar is revealed to have sold it to the boy in return for his soul. During a conflict with Raphael and his henchmen, Balthazar destroys the archangel's vessel with Lot's Salt . Dean then traps Balthazar in a ring of Holy Fire and forces him to give up the boy's soul. They want to get more from him, but Castiel releases him because he owes him his life. Sam uses an Enochian ritual to summon Balthazar, in "Appointment In Samarra ". Sam asks him if there is anyway to keep a soul out of its body. Balthazar informs him of a ritual that involves him defiling his vessel, his reason for helping Sam being that he would find it useful to have Sam in his debt. He tells Sam that he would need the blood of his father (that needn't come from the "father of your blood"). Balthazar transports Sam and Dean to an alternate universe, in "The French Mistake", to evade the angelic hitman Virgil and gives them a key which he claims opens where the Weapons he stole from Heaven are stored. This is revealed to have been a ploy by Balthazar and Castiel to allow the latter to retrieve the Weapons from their true location while Raphael was distracted. A suspicious alias used by Bathazar in 1912 leads to the brothers summoning Balthazar in "My Heart Will Go On ", who claims he had saved the Titanic simply because he detested the movie and subsequent eponymous song. However, upon confrontation with Fate, Atropos reveals she knows Balthazar's direct subordination to Castiel; the saving of the Titanic was to provide additional souls (described as "minting money") to fund their side in the civil war. Castiel pulls out of the plan to kill Aphosis once she threatens the Winchesters, stopping Balthazar from killing her. When the Winchesters reveal that Castiel is in league with Crowley, in "Let It Bleed ", Balthazar agrees to assist the brothers and act as a double agent. He then transports Sam and Dean to where Lisa and Ben are being held captive. In "The Man Who Knew Too Much ", Balthazar begins to have second thoughts about betraying Castiel, but ultimately continues to assist the brothers. He informs Dean and Bobby of where the ritual to open the gate to Purgatory will take place. Castiel summons Balthazar and reveals that he is aware of his actions before killing him with an angel blade.
 * Virgil: Virgil in an angel who formerly managed Angelic Weapons as the Weapons Keeper of Heaven. He is later hired as a "hitman" by Raphael. He is currently trapped in the Alternate Earth.
 * Rachel: She is Castiel's lieutenant during the angelic civil war with Raphael, and refears herself as his friends. However, she decides that his tatics are unacceptable and attempts to kill him, but is herself killed instead.

Seraphim

 * Zachariah: Zachariah, is Castiel's superior. After Dean tells Castiel saving the world is too much for him, Zachariah teaches Dean a lesson by giving him and his brother new, separate lives with no memories of their previous one. Despite this, the brothers find one another and team up to deal with a haunting. This experience proves to Dean he is a hunter in his heart. Realizing the chance to make a difference is something most people never get, Dean embraces his role. In "The Monster at the End of the Book", Zachariah contacts Chuck after the latter has an unknown but dark prophecy concerning the Winchesters, warning Chuck against alerting the brothers. When Lilith nears breaking the final seal in "Lucifer Rising", Zachariah and Castiel imprison Dean in an idyllic room in order to keep him safe. After repeated questioning by Dean, Zachariah admits Heaven is allowing the demons to break the seals. Confident in their ability to defeat the forces of Hell once Lucifer is unleashed, they see this as a means of finally attaining Paradise. When Lucifer is freed, Zachariah attempts to convince Dean to become the vessel of the Archangel Michael, going as far as torturing Sam and Dean. However, Zachariah is shocked when Castiel, who had been killed by the Archangel Raphael, appears. To Zachariah's horror, Castiel hints at his belief God has been interfering. Castiel then orders him away, and Zachariah acquiesces. In "The End", he reappears to Dean and drags him to a dark future, where Sam has become Lucifer's vessel five years into the Apocalypse. Zachariah tries to convince Dean to take his role as Michael's vessel as the Future Dean had refused in the past, but this backfires; Dean instead joins up with Sam again in order not to let his brother lose his way. In "Dark Side of the Moon", Zachariah pursues the Winchester brothers when they die and enter Heaven. He plans to torture Dean whether or not he accepts to be Michael's vessel, but the timely intervention of Joshua prevents Zachariah from doing so. In "Point of No Return", the angels resurrect Sam and Dean's half-brother Adam (from the season 4 episode "Jump the Shark"), under the false pretense he will take Dean's place as Michael's vessel. It is later revealed Adam is an unsuspecting bait to lure Dean Winchester to Zachariah. Dean is forced to agree to being Michael's vessel when Zachariah tortures Sam and Adam and tells him to summon the archangel. Just as Michael starts to descend, Dean mentions his conditions for being the vessel, the first of which is Zachariah must die by Michael's hands. When Zachariah gets angry, Dean kills him with an angel's sword.

Cherubim

 * Cupid

Archangels
 * Michael: 
 * Gabriel
 * Raphael
 * Lucifer