Resurrection



Resurrection is the power to revive the deceased. It is an extremely difficult power to harness. Shortly after Death was killed, the reaper Billie announced that what died will stay dead.

Overview
Before the new Death came into existence, God, Death, and the archangels could do this effortlessly. Normal angels could do this too, but only via the power of Heaven. Seraphim and archangels possess the power even without being connected to Heaven. When angels resurrected beings, any kind of nearby vegetation was destroyed. Death, as a general rule, did not resurrect people as such acts disrupt the Natural Order. Archangels, namely Lucifer and Raphael, used resurrection in their torture, killing their enemies and continuously resurrecting them time after time.

Demons can also use this power, but only in the context of a deal. In order for someone to be resurrected, the practitioner must have all - or at least most of - the subject's molecular components available. Anna Milton planned to spread Sam Winchester's cells all across the galaxy in order to stop him from being resurrected. Resurrection can be performed with a spell: when Dean Winchester possessed the soul of the vampire Benny, he was able to travel to the graveyard where Benny was buried, dig up his body and cast a spell over the body, dripping blood with Benny's soul in it onto the bones. This resurrected Benny and he came back as a vampire.

The Thules, known for delving deep into necromancy, have managed to resurrect their dead members. Whether or not they actually possessed the ability to resurrect people or were simply practicing an extremely powerful version of necromancy was unclear, as their subjects were more than mindless zombies but actual resurrected humans. It is possible that 'necromancy' was only mistakenly used to describe their occult practices. However it should be noted that there subjects weren't completely natural humans, as afterwards they became immortal and could only die if shot in the head, and then had their body burned.

God possessed the ability to resurrect any being he wanted to, but almost never did due to His stepping back from Heaven. However, He resurrects Castiel three times: to help stop The Apocalypse, apparently as a reward with greater power and Castiel believes as a punishment for his actions in declaring himself God. He is also able to do this despite Castiel's body being completely destroyed each time.

The Mark of Cain possesses the ability to resurrect the wielder and will do so if they die. However, the Mark resurrects them as a demon without their souls spending time in Hell, more specifically, a Knight of Hell.

Characters with this ability

 * God
 * Death
 * Angels (Through the power of Heaven)
 * Archangels
 * Seraphim (All done without any visible assistance)
 * Demons
 * Crossroads Demons (Through a deal)
 * Crowley
 * Azazel  (able to through a deal, but doesn't require a soul in payment, unlike any other demon)
 * Reapers
 * Thules (unclear, as they were described as necromancers instead)
 * Witches (Rarely, via a spell)

Known resurrections
The list below documents individuals who have been brought back from the dead.


 * Dean Winchester: Resurrected by Azazel, pulled out of Hell and resurrected by Castiel, resurrected by Joshua.
 * Later, in Do You Believe In Miracles?, he was resurrected again after being killed by Metatron via the power of the Mark of Cain. However, he came back as a demon.
 * Sam Winchester: Resurrected by a Crossroads demon, resurrected by Michael, resurrected by Joshua.
 * Adam Milligan: Resurrected by Zachariah as part of a plan to force Dean to say Yes to Michael.
 * Bobby Singer: Resurrected by Castiel.
 * Castiel: Resurrected three times by God and once by Gadreel.
 * Samuel Campbell: Resurrected by Crowley (supposedly).
 * John Winchester: Resurrected by Azazel as part of a deal with Mary Winchester.
 * Benny Lafitte: Resurrected by Dean with a spell as part of a deal to help him escape Purgatory.
 * Prometheus: Due to a curse that Zeus placed him under.
 * Oliver: Due to Zeus' curse being passed down to him by his father.
 * Charlie Bradbury: Resurrected by Gadreel after being killed by The Wicked Witch.
 * Josie Sands: Resurrected by the Human Body Restoration Ritual to act as a vessel for Abaddon.
 * Dorothy: Resurrected by an unknown party after The Wicked Witch killed her in Oz.
 * Young woman: Resurrected by Metatron in order to get humanity to worship him.
 * Cain: Resurrected by Mark of Cain after committing suicide as a demon and a Knight of Hell