Raphael

Raphael was one of four Archangels created by God, being the younger brother of Michael and Lucifer and older brother of Gabriel. He was the protector of the prophet, Chuck Shurley and the one who killed Castiel. With Michael gone, Raphael was at war with Castiel to gain control over Heaven and restart the Apocalypse, but was killed by Castiel, when the latter took all souls from Purgatory.

Personality
Raphael is a serious, traditionally minded angel who has lost faith in God and is weary of his duties. He supports Michael and the plan to bring paradise to Earth. He has little patience with humans.

Season 4
In "The Monster at the End of This Book", Raphael prepares to attack when Lilith is in Chuck Shurley's presence, shaking the room until Lilith flees.

In "Lucifer Rising", Raphael obliterates Castiel and his vessel after he rebels against Heaven by banishing Zachariah and sending Dean to stop Sam from killing Lilith.

Season 5
In "Free to Be You and Me", Raphael possessed his vessel, Donnie Finnerman, during a demon induced riot at a Pump 'n Go gas station called in Maine. The damage caused by Raphael was attributed to an explosion, and the incident was witnessed by Deputy Framingham. Raphael abandoned Donnie, who was left in a catatonic state, and returned to Heaven.

Raphael returns to Earth and his vessel to confront Castiel and Dean, who attempted to summon him. He manifests in the abandoned building they are hiding in, shorting out the electricity and possibly the Eastern Seaboard. He threatens to take Dean to Michael, and to torture him, but Dean and Castiel trick him into a circle of holy oil, trapping him.

They interrogate him to learn God's location. Raphael tells Dean and Castiel that God is dead, and that the heavenly hosts are tired of waiting with duties to fulfill and no guidelines. They want to bring forth paradise on Earth. Raphael brings about a storm that shatters the windows of the house. Castiel does not believe Raphael's assertion about God, and demands to know how he was resurrected, if not by God. Raphael suggests that it was Lucifer, because he needs all the rebellious angels that he can find. Castiel and Dean then leave Raphael, who warns the other angel not to leave him there, becuase he will catch up with him one day. Castiel replies, "Maybe one day. But today, you're my little bitch!"

In between
In The Man Who Would Be King, Castiel remembers his first encounter with Raphael after the Apocalypse was averted. Raphael is ensconced in a palatial house, apparently part of the Heaven of disgraced Enron executive Ken Lay.

Raphael informs Castiel he will call an assembly of The Host of Heaven, at which he will ask Castiel to pledge his allegiance to Raphael. He announces that he will proceed to free Michael and Lucifer from the Cage and resume their apocalyptic battle.

After Castiel makes his deal with Crowley, he returns to Heaven, and with the power of an extra 50,000 souls obtained from Hell is able to make his first stand against Raphael.

Season 6
In The Third Man, Sam and Dean investigate the deaths of three cops which mirror Egyptian plagues. Dean has summons Castiel, and they discover that a boy has been using part of the Staff of Moses. Castiel later tells Sam and Dean that Heaven has been thrown into chaos without Michael, with angels going rogue, celestial killings, and the theft of their weapons. He also warns them that Raphael is back and trying to gain all of Heaven's weapons so that he can win the civil war against Castiel, then release Lucifer and Michael, putting the apocalypse back on track. When asked why, Castiel simply calls Raphael a "traditionalist" who wants "to end the story the way it was written." A soldier of Raphael attacks Castiel, then returns to his leader.

Raphael and his soldiers track down Balthazar, the angel who stole the weapons and sold part of the Staff of Moses, looking for the other weapons. Sam and Dean banish one of Raphael's soldiers with the Angel Banishing Sigil and Castiel kills one with an Angel Killing Sword. Raphael then appears behind Castiel and attacks him mercilessly.

Just as Raphael is about to kill Castiel, Balthazar appears and turns Raphael's vessel into a pillar of salt using Lot's Salt, forcing Raphael to look for a new vessel.

In "The French Mistake", Sam and Dean are given a key by Balthazar that supposedly opens the repository containing Heaven's weapons and are transported to an alternate reality to protect them from Raphael, who has started to hunt them down. Raphael sends Virgil after them.

When the Winchesters are transported back to their universe, they are greeted by Raphael in a new female vessel. Balthazar then appears and tells Raphael that the key given to Sam and Dean was a decoy. Castiel, now in possession of Heaven's weapons, also appears and threatens Raphael, who disappears.

In The Man Who Knew Too Much, Raphael forms an alliance with Crowley after Castiel betrays Crowley in their search for purgatory. Castiel, who is outnumbered, is forced to give them the blood of a creature from purgatory which is required to obtain all the souls from it. When the spell fails, Castiel returns revealing the blood was fake and that he has the souls and their power. With his power, he obliterates Raphael with the snap of his fingers.

Powers and Abilities
Raphael posses stronger and more powerful abilities than normal angels or beings due to his status as the third of the Four Archangels.


 * Immortality: Raphael, like all celestial beings, is not subjected to time, aging, or diseases, and doesn't need to breathe, eat, or sleep to sustain himself. Raphael does, however, like all celestial beings because they're all siblings of one another, age and mature, as he is the third oldest angel.


 * Angeilc Possession: Raphael, like all celestial beings, requires a human vessel in order to physically interact with humans on Earth, as it is a law that applies for all angelic beings.


 * Invulnerability: Raphael, like all archangels, is resistant to any form of harm whatsoever, and can't even be harmed by other beings, unless something angelic is involved, or if he is fighting another archangel.


 * Super Strength: Raphael, like all angels, dramatically increases the strength threashold of his host.


 * Overpowering: Raphael can easily overpower anything, besides God and Death. His fellow archangels can hurt him.


 * Healing Factor: When Raphael's vessel does get damaged by something angelic, or supernatural he can heal the wound(s) instantly.


 * Teleportation: Raphael, like all celestial beings, can vanish and reappear anywhere in time, space, and any place on the face of the Earth.


 * Telekinesis: Raphael possesses a refined skill with telekinesis, as he was able to shatter windows, lights, and doors just by thinking.


 * Electrokinesis: Raphael can generate strong electrical currents from his vessel, as well as manipulate and control electricity.


 * Terrakinesis: Raphael can create tremors and even full fledge earthquakes just by thinking.


 * Superhuman Intelligence: Raphael possesses an immense amount of knowledge of the Universe.


 * Resurrection: Raphael, like all archangels, can easily revive dead people.

Relationships

 * God (Father)
 * Michael, Lucifer, and Gabriel (Archangel brethren)
 * Other Angels (Brothers and sisters)
 * Chuck Shurley (Prophet under his protection)
 * Donnie Finnerman (Former vessel)
 * Castiel (Archenemy)

Season 4

 * "The Monster at the End of This Book" (possibly)
 * "Lucifer Rising" (seen in holy light)

Season 5

 * "Free to Be You and Me"

Season 6

 * "The Third Man"
 * "The French Mistake"
 * "The Man Who Would Be King"
 * "The Man Who Knew Too Much"

Trivia

 * Raphael is one of the two antagonists of Season 6, the other is Crowley.
 * His name means God Heals his the archangel of healing and protection himself.
 * Dean calls Raphael a "Teenage Mutant Ninja Angel" the first time he hears his name. This is a reference to the series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in which one of the heroes is named Raphael.
 * In The Third Man, Castiel mentions that Raphael likes to "follow traditions". This means that it is possible that he wants to summon back Lucifer and Michael in order to end the Apocalypse the way the traditions says so.
 * Raphael's new vessel bears many resemblances to Semirhage, one of the Forsaken from the Wheel of Time series, particularly in his/her healing archetype and earlier dismissivness of Zachariah's skill in torture. Raphael also physically resembles this character.
 * Raphael is the only archangel to only use african-american hosts.
 * He, like his brothers Gabriel and Lucifer had been featured in 3 seasons