Seraphim

Seraphim are a higher class of angel, above normal angels such as Uriel and Joshua, but lower in status than archangels. The only known seraph is Castiel.

Physical Appearance
Their true form is known to be the size of Chrysler Building. Just by exposing his wings, Castiel instilled tremendous terror in the demon Crowley, causing him to flee.

Background
A seraph can easily smite lower demons with minimal effort, whereas a regular angel required far more focus to do so. Castiel, even in a weakened state, was able to intimidate the King of Hell into fleeing when he appeared like he was about to try to smite him.

When God resurrected Castiel after Lucifer killed him, he chose to upgrade his celestial status considerably, making him a seraph. When Castiel regained his memories he was much more powerful than before, being able to smite several demons effortlessly. When he was a normal angel it took him a great deal of focus to kill demons with the touch, and he was not strong enough to kill demons like Alastair, but with his new seraph power, in a weakened state he was capable of killing Crowley, the King of Hell.

In the hierarchy of Heaven their exact status is unknown. Considering that Michael is trapped in Lucifer's Cage, Castiel might be one of the most powerful and highest ranking angels alive.

Unlike standard angels, Seraphim powers are imbued within them, meaning they still possess all of their powers, even if they become fallen angels, and are cut off from Heaven, as demonstrated by Castiel when he killed a monster in Purgatory, in contrast with the first time he fell and lost that power because he was cut off from Heaven. The major difference between average angels and a seraph that the latter possesses several cosmic powers lower angels don't, and some they do, but at a greatly elevated level. They can bend time, heal humans of any injury or illness and revive humans effortlessly.

Powers and Abilities
As a higher-tier class of angels, a seraph innately possess all the standard powers and more abilities of normal, low-tier angels, only at a higher level. Unlike normal Angels, they don't lose any of their powers after they fall.


 * Angelic Possession - A seraph requires a vessel to manifest physically on Earth, and, like all angels, they must bear their consent.
 * Immortality - A seraph, like all angels, by nature, can't die by any natural means of death. They are impervious to bullets, knives, bombs, and any other conventional human ways of killing.
 * Superhuman Stamina - A seraph never tires or gets fatigued. A seraph does not require food, sleep, or oxygen.
 * SPN_09dfsfs.jpg]]Super Strength - As a higher class of angel endowed with greater strength, seraphs are extremely strong. They can lift at least 1 ton, as demonstrated by Castiel when he lifted an anvil with no difficulty, and they can overpower and destroy humans, spirits, monsters, demons, and low-tier angels, but are completely inferior against the archangels. Seraphs are also strong enough to fight and overpower two Leviathans for at least a short time when other angels are easily overpowered by them. Castiel was able to rupture a stone wall just by touching it.
 * Biokinesis - A seraph is able to cure a human turning into a monster.
 * Telepathy - A seraph can easily read the minds of humans.
 * Dream Walking - Castiel was able to enter Fred Jones' dream. He was even able to take Sam with him.
 * Pyrokinesis - A seraph can generate and manipulate fire.
 * Healing - A seraph can heal others from severe wounds. Castiel was able to regrow a cut off finger on a human. However, some things are beyond their power to heal as when Sam Winchester was damaged on a subatomic level from his trials, Castiel said it was beyond his power to fix. Castiel was also unable to heal the damage to Amelia Novak from a Grigori feeding on her soul.
 * Resurrection - A seraph can lift the deceased from death, as Castiel brought Bobby and Sam back.
 * Invisibility- A seraph can become invisible to humans.
 * Smiting - As all angels, a seraph is able to burn out the eyes of humans, monsters, and demons, killing them. While in Purgatory, Castiel seemed confident that he would be able to even smite a Leviathan.
 * Regeneration - If their vessel is in some way injured, A seraph can regenerate very quickly, though wounds caused by angel weapons take longer. They are immune to Earthly diseases.
 * Reality Warping - A seraph possesses reality warping abilities, Castiel was able to assemble a game by simply shaking the box.
 * Weather Manipulation (possibly) - When lightning crackled outside, Balthazar asked Castiel if it was him, implying a seraph can cause lightning storms.
 * Mental Manipulation - A seraph can manipulate, erase or restore a person's perceptions and memories of events. Castiel was able to erase Lisa and Ben's memories of Dean and later show Dean the true version of what happened when he escaped Purgatory. He was also able to transfer Sam's madness into his own mind.
 * Soul Reading/Channeling - Castiel has shown the ability to read a person's soul to check the marker of another angel had left there, see if there is a soul there and check the state of the soul. He has also displayed the ability to channel power from a human soul, though this had to be done very gingerly and could result in the death of the human if done wrong.
 * Power Negation - A seraph is capable of removing powers from empowered humans, however, it can leave them mentally damaged to do so and is very painful to the individual losing the power.
 * White Light - As a seraph, Castiel was able to emit white light.
 * Vessel Locking - A seraph can hold a demon in smoke form as if it was tangible and force the demon to return to its vessel. This was demonstrated by Castiel on Ellsworth.

Former Powers
Castiel's grace was stolen by Metatron in order to cast a spell to expel all angels from Heaven. After retrieving his original grace, Castiel lost his wings and some of his powers.
 * Chronokinesis - A seraph can travel through time, with greater ease than lower angels, and they are also able to send others either forward or backwards through time, with the same ease. They can send others through time without having to travel with them as well. They can also bend (freezing and speeding up) the time.
 * Teleportation - A seraph can teleport from one place to another instantly. Castiel, was able to poke into Lucifer's Cage and grab Sam, but couldn't get his soul from the grasp of Lucifer and Michael.

Weaknesses

 * Primordial entities - Amara, God, Death and the Archangels could annihilate Seraphims effortlessly.
 * Angel Blade/Sword - An angel blade can kill a seraph but Castiel has shown more immunity than regular angels.
 * Archangel Blade - Even more powerful than Angel Blades.
 * Angel banishing sigil - When activated, such a mark can temporarily banish a seraph.
 * Leviathans - Being older than angels in general, number of leviathans are able possess and kill a seraph and prevent them from using their abilities such as teleportation whenever they want. However, Castiel is capable of holding his own against the Old Ones and is capable of pushing them back and even knocking them down even when fighting two at once. However, it should be noted, Dick Roman the highest ranking Leviathan was able to throw around Castiel with relative ease.
 * Eve - Like the Leviathans, Eve was older than angels and showed the ability to prevent them from using their powers. She also suggested she was able to kill Castiel, when she told the Winchesters she would exchange his life and Bobby's as a bonus for the Winchesters' agreement to work for her.
 * Common Angelic Weaknesses - A seraph is vulnerable against Holy Oil, Heaven's weapons, etc.
 * The First Blade - Like all angels, a seraph is vulnerable to the First Blade.
 * Death's Scythe - It can kill anything.

In Lore
In lore, Seraphs are a type of Angel that are known for continually worshiping and praising God, which they do day and night. Their form is burning and fiery, and has six enormous feathered wings, two covering their face, and two covering their feet, and two with which they fly. Seraphs are claimed to be so powerful and holy, that any human that looks upon them in their true form will die. Unlike other angels in Christian lore, seraphs have the ability to purify sin, control and manipulate fire, light, and inflame human emotions and thoughts. Even inflame God's holy love on to a human as well.

Along with the Cherubim (which have four faces - ox, lion, eagle and man - and four wings and also cow's feet) and Ophanim/Thrones (celestial wheels with inner wheels covered in eyes and sometimes wings), the Seraphim typically represent the highest sphere of Angels in Christian lore, and it should be noted that although 'Archangel' is the second to lowest rank, Satan/Lucifer has been named as a Cherub and a Chief Seraph in some texts.

Judaism, by contrast, ranks Seraphim as fifth in the angelic hierarchy. The literature describes them as beings with six wings: two to cover their face with, two to cover their legs with and two to fly with.