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“	What human myth have mistaken for "cupid," is actually a lower order of angel. Technically it's a cherub, third-class [...] They're all over the world. There are dozens of them.	”
	— Castiel, discussing Cherubs in My Bloody Valentine

Cherubs, also called Cupids by humans, are a type of angel that seem to be at the very bottom of Heaven's hierarchy. They are tasked with pairing important bloodlines together by means, as it is their chore.

Characteristics

Cupids are naturally invisible, they flit with their wings and their true form glows sunnily. They can manipulate the fosterence of love, and are often docilistic and pacifistic, but do wield angel blades. They are happy-go-lucky, but easily saddened.

The Cupids' bow is one of the ingredients for the spell to banish all angels from Heaven. They seemed to possess less grace than any other type of angel, as the stream of grace Lucifer absorbed from one was small.

Powers and Abilities

Being a type of low-tier angel, the posses a significant amount of power, but nothing compared to the power of higher angels. They have been shown to stand a chance against regular angel in a fight, but not against archangels, even one with low grace.

MarkofCherubim — The mark of a Cherub, left on a human heart.

Invisibility - Cherubs can turn themselves invisible to the physical realm, however other angels and demons can still see them.
Immortality - Cherubim can live forever, but can be killed with an angel blade.
Invulnerability - When punched in the face by Dean, the Cherub only showed a momentary discomfort - hurt more emotionally than physically - while Dean was wincing from the recoil, showing a greater physical endurance.
Possession - Cherubim require vessels to manifest safely on Earth and must bear their permission to do so.
Pathokinesis - Cherubim can cause people to fall in love with each other. With it, they can manipulate affection in humans, and cause selected people to fall in love with each other. They use their bows to catalyze the affection amongst humans.
Super strength - Although a relatively weak type of angel, Cherubs possess great strength. One was able to squeeze Dean tight and lift him off his feet. The same one squeezed an occupied vessel, causing the angel inside some discomfort. Another one was able to overpower Castiel, albeit after catching him by surprise and he wasn't close to at full power due to his diminishing stolen grace.
Supernatural Perception - Cherubim can perceive other angels.
Bowhunting - Cherubs are very accurate with their bows.

Former Powers

Teleportation - Cherubs were able to instantly teleport any where that wasn't sigil-guarded.

Weaknesses

Higher Angels - Being of higher order, Castiel was able to telekinetically subdue a cherub. Archangels, even weakened ones, such as Lucifer, was able to effortlessly kill a cherub.
Angel Blade - Angel Blades can harm and kill a cherub.

Known Cupids

Unnamed Cupid who infected John and Mary
Unnamed Cupid
Gail
Trucker Cupid (deceased)
Unnamed Cupid (deceased)

Appearances

Season 5
- Sympathy for the Devil (misrepresented in lore book)
- My Bloody Valentine
Season 6
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (mentioned only)
Season 8
- As Time Goes By (mentioned only)
- Sacrifice
Season 10
- Book of the Damned
Season 13
- Devil's Bargain

Trivia

In lore, their true form is made up of a human stature, the face of an eagle, ox, lion, and a human, feet of a calf, and four wings. Whether they're like this in or not is unknown. Interestingly, Zachariah has stated his true form appears like this, though he was never stated to be a cherub. Cherubim in angelology are the warriors, particularly the ones who guarded the Garden of Eden.
In Roman mythology, Cupid is the God of Love and Desire, and is the son of Venus and Mars. His name is where Cherubs get their alternate alias of "Cupids".

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-{{Quote|What [[Humans|human]] myth have mistaken for "cupid," is actually a lower order of [[angels|angel]]. Technically it's a cherub, third-class [...] They're all over [[Earth|the world]]. There are dozens of them.|[[Castiel]], discussing Cherubs|[[My Bloody Valentine]]}}
+{{Quote|What [[human]] myth have mistaken for "cupid," is actually a lower order of [[angels|angel]]. Technically it's a cherub, third-class [...] They're all over [[Earth|the world]]. There are dozens of them.|[[Castiel]], discussing Cherubs|''[[My Bloody Valentine]]''}}
 '''Cherubs''', also called '''Cupids''' by [[humans]], are a type of [[angel]] that seem to be at the very bottom of [[Heaven]]'s hierarchy. They are tasked with pairing important bloodlines together by means, as it is their chore.
 ==Characteristics==
+Cupids are naturally invisible, they flit with their wings and their true form glows sunnily. They can manipulate the fosterence of love, and are often docilistic and pacifistic, but do wield angel blades. They are happy-go-lucky, but easily saddened.
-Though not seen tussling, they possess an amazing skill over manipulating emotions, which inarguably no other angel type possesses. One is featured in ''[[My Bloody Valentine]]''. Within the episode, [[Castiel]] thought that a cupid was the one making people kill each other for love. He appears as a naked man in the series. Their "handshake" is hugging someone very tightly and apparently, nobody likes it, as stated by Castiel.
+The [[Cupid's Bow|Cupids' bow]] is one of the ingredients for the spell to banish all angels from Heaven. They seemed to possess less grace than any other type of angel, as the stream of grace Lucifer absorbed from one was small.
-They are under the service of [[Heaven]], particularly serving [[Michael]]. In their occupation, they are responsible for manipulating affection in certain, special bloodlines like with [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] and [[Sam Winchester]]. There are hundreds of them stationed on [[Earth]], according to Castiel.
-Strangely for Angels, they're incredibly emotional creatures, openly cheerful, optimistic, and easily saddened. One displayed a great deal of rage at the [[Expelling Angels|expulsion of angels from Heaven]] and wanted revenge against [[Metatron]] and [[Castiel]] for it.
-The [[Cupid's Bow|Cupids' bow]] is one of the ingredients for the spell to banish all angels from Heaven.
 ==Powers and Abilities==
-Being a type of low-tier angel, the posses a significant amount of power, but nothing compared to the power of higher angels. They have been shown to stand a chance against [[Seraphim]] in a fight, but not against archangels, even one with low grace. [[File:SPN 1091.jpg|thumb|225px|[[Cupid's Bow]]]]
+Being a type of low-tier angel, the posses a significant amount of power, but nothing compared to the power of higher angels. They have been shown to stand a chance against regular angel in a fight, but not against archangels, even one with low grace. [[File:SPN 1091.jpg|thumb|225px|[[Cupid's Bow]]]]
 [[File:MarkofCherubim.jpg|225px|thumb|The mark of a Cherub, left on a human heart.]]
 *'''[[Invisibility]]''' - Cherubs can turn themselves invisible to the physical realm, however other angels and demons can still see them.
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 *'''[[Super strength]]''' - Although a relatively weak type of angel, Cherubs possess great strength. One was able to squeeze Dean tight and lift him off his feet. The same one squeezed an occupied [[vessels|vessel]], causing the angel inside some discomfort. Another one was able to overpower [[Castiel]], albeit after catching him by surprise and he wasn't close to at full power due to his diminishing stolen grace.
 *'''[[Supernatural Perception]]''' - Cherubim can perceive other angels.
+*'''[[Bowhunting]]''' - Cherubs are very accurate with their bows.
 ===Former Powers===
 *'''[[Teleportation]]''' - Cherubs were able to instantly teleport any where that wasn't [[Sigil traps|sigil]]-guarded.
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 ==Known Cupids==
+*[[Heaven's Cupid|Unnamed Cupid]] who infected John and Mary
 *[[Cupid (My Bloody Valentine)|Unnamed Cupid]]
 *[[Gail]]
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 ==Trivia==
-*In lore, their true form is made up of a human stature, the face of an eagle, ox, lion, and a human, feet of a calf, and four wings. Whether they're like this in or not is unknown.
+*In lore, their true form is made up of a human stature, the face of an eagle, ox, lion, and a human, feet of a calf, and four wings. Whether they're like this in or not is unknown. Interestingly, [[Zachariah]] has stated his true form appears like this, though he was never stated to be a cherub. Cherubim in angelology are the warriors, particularly the ones who guarded the [[Garden of Eden]].
+*In Roman mythology, Cupid is the God of Love and Desire, and is the son of Venus and Mars. His name is where Cherubs get their alternate alias of "Cupids".
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Season 10 Villains]]
 [[Category:Season 13 characters]]
+[[Category:Types of Angel]]

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