Angel-killing bullets are bullets made out of melted-down Angel Blades that can kill all celestial and demonic beings. They are not effective against Archangels.
History
In The Great Escapist, Crowley reveals his new invention, an Angel-Killing Gun which he produced by melting down angel blades. He demonstrated its effectiveness by killing Esper and wounding Ion. He also shot Castiel with a bullet in order to retrieve the Angel Tablet hidden inside his stomach.
Castiel used that same bullet he was shot with to kill Ion by forcing it into Ion's eye.
In All Along the Watchtower Castiel, Sam, and Dean discover an alternate universe in which humans hunt angels and are equipped with guns loaded with angel-killing bullets. During his arrival in that world, Castiel was saved from a Tempter Demon by Bobby Singer with a shotgun loaded with angel-killing rounds.
When Dean tried to use Rufus on Lucifer, the bullets prove ineffective on an archangel. However, the attack distracts Lucifer long enough for Sam and Crowley to perform the Rift Sealing Ritual.
In Good Intentions, when Zachariah and his angels attack Bobby Singer's colony, the defenders kill many of the angels with weapons loaded with angel-killing bullets. Bobby arms Mary Winchester with a gun loaded with the bullets as well, but she is disarmed by Zachariah before she can use the gun on him.
In Bring 'em Back Alive, after an ambush by a hunter in Apocalypse World, Dean and Arthur Ketch found the hunter's guns loaded with angel-killing bullets. The two men later used the weapons to kill several angels while rescuing Charlie Bradbury from a prison camp. As Dean departed Apocalypse World, Charlie and Arthur used guns loaded with the bullets to battle several attacking angels.
Known Users
- Crowley
- Castiel
- Bobby Singer
- Dean Winchester
- Members of Bobby Singer's colony
- Arthur Ketch
- Charlie Bradbury
Appearances
Trivia
- Although not yet shown, the bullets are likely effective against everything that can be killed by an angel blade, like Nephilims, Hellhounds and Humans.