User blog comment:Twilight Despair 5/Intro/@comment-168.16.130.213-20120403002215/@comment-3481504-20120403222652

Well, according to Twilight Despair 5, taken from Sera Gamble, Metatron was created after Gabriel, which makes him stronger, but not likely enough to do that. Remember, they overwhelmed Cas easily.

Also, where did "defy Heaven" come from? Didn't you hear, he's fully loyal to God, even more so than Michael, apparently.