Daniel Yates

Daniel Yates was a house flipper and patriarch of Yates Family

History
Daniel Yates was mid 30s father of two children hailed from Philadelphia. Daniel worked as house flipper, where he bought a property like a house or a farms or a ranch which fall into disrepair for cheap price, only to repair and renovate it, and selled it to next buyer with higher price.

At some point in 2016 or 2017, he buy a ranch from unknown person, which unknowingly was a commune ranch where Caleb Fells and his cult Free Folks of the Fields committed mass muder-suicide in 1968, a past that already forgotten by most of townfolks. He later obtained a part of the ranch, which also included the house (which the rest is already belonged to Pangento Company). He moved in with his family. Unknown to him, his attempts to rebuilt the ranch and renovated the house awakened The Shadow People that already dormant inside there.

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Unknowingly awakened Caleb Fells' spirit and The Shadow People, Daniel become victim of shadow people possion. He possessed directly by Caleb Fells himself. Under Caleb Fells' control, he seriously harmed his wife, Susan. His younger son, Ethan witnessed it. Due to this, Caleb wanted to killed him and his older sister, Addison.

After the struggle, Ethan was able to call 911. Eventually, Officer Tom Gruber received Ethan's distress call and went to take them out. Realised that the Yates already moved in and become Moyer townfolks, he also assumed that Daniel already fell into shadow people victim.

After concluding the fiondings and realising the source of problem, they decided to save the Yates and destroy the lair with help. The team needed to fight their way to there, as now nearly all Moyer townfolks become spirit-possessed mob. Situation become chaotic, and soon the local police outnumbered and asking help from Bakersburg police force.

They eventually made their way and encountered Daniel Yates, possessed by Caleb Fells. At the time of discovery, He was cornered but succesfully wounded Officer Gruber and grabbed Ethan with butcher knife, threatening to split him, making Sam and Dean in deadlock condition, as Sam hold iron rounds filled shotgun, while Dean only armed with rock salt rounds, potentially injuring or killing them both.

Barry depossessed Bonnie and possessed Daniel's body. Inside Daniel's body, he demanded his former leader to stop and let go everything. However, Caleb refused. They later brawled inside Daniel's body, gutted Daniel's body and nearly splitting it. Barry later won the brawl and kept suppressing Caleb's spirit. Barry later ordered the Winchesters to burn the house, as it tethered the Shadow People to the world. As Daniel's body began to rupture due to overstraining, Sam later tossed taser to Dean, signalling Dean to change weapon and tased Daniel. When two spirits vacated, Sam turned his blacklight and radiated both Caleb and Barry spirit, destroying both for good.

After the Yates evacuated, The Winchesters decided to burn the house, as it was the thing that tethered The Shadow People with Earth. As the fire consume the house, any remaining Shadow People paled and faded away forever.

The Yates eventually reunited and taken to hospital. Susan was slow recovering from his wound due to lost of blood. Daniel also began to recover, but mentally scarred. The Yates later decided to return to Philadelphia, living with Daniel's mother until all of his family recovered. He swears he’s cured of house flipping.

Appearance

 * Supernatural: Joyride