“ | Osiris. He's an Egyptian god. | ” |
Osiris is the Egyptian god of the underworld, transition, death, life, the dead, resurrection, regeneration, fertility and ruler of the afterlife. He puts people who feel guilty on trial; if found guilty, they were sentenced to death. -Osiris also commanded ghosts or specters to carry out the sentence.
Background[]
Season 7[]
Osiris went to a local bar where he found people who felt guilty. He later grabbed Matthew Hammond, Christopher Fisher, and Warren and took them to his court where he held a trial and condemned them. Dean Winchester bumped into him in a bar, where Dean told his guilt to the bartender.
After Dean left the bar, Osiris abducted him. Dean was taken to a farm where he was put on trial by Osiris. Sam acted as Dean's lawyer in the trial. Osiris called three witnesses: Jo Harvelle, Sam and Dean himself. In the end, Dean was found guilty and Osiris told him that he would die soon. Just before Dean could be killed, Sam stabbed Osiris with a ram's horn and put him into a centuries-long sleep while freeing Dean from death. However, Dean continued to feel guilty about his past action, including lying to his brother about Amy Pond.[1]
Season 14[]
It's revealed by Castiel that after God abandoned Heaven, Osiris was considered for the job as the new judge of souls. However he was passed over in favor of his son Anubis. Dean also remembers the Winchesters meeting with Osiris and comments upon it.[2]
Personality[]
While Osiris appears to be evil, cold, and sadistic, this probably isn't who he is. He is most likely neutral as he never targeted innocent people, and only took those who had confessed to some kind of crime such as running over a little girl (manslaughter), running an illegal dogfight ring, or robbing and murdering the owners of a convenience store. His personality mirrors that of Atropos as she didn't kill innocent people either unless their fates were changed in a supernatural way. Osiris himself probably doesn't see himself as evil either. He most likely he sees himself as a vigilante avenging those who suffered and died for the actions of others. This would make a lot of sense due to his judicial position in the Egyptian pantheon.
Powers and Abilities[]
“ | I'm the judge, son. | ” |
— Osiris
in Defending Your Life |
Osiris is one of the more powerful deity shown in the series harnessing many abilities and few weaknesses.
- Invulnerability - As an ancient Egyptian deity, the only known thing that can harm him was a ram's horn.
- Telekinesis - The power to move things with his mind.
- Biokinesis - Was able to stop Dean from speaking, with a gesture.
- Teleportation - He could casually move from place to place in the blink of an eye. He could also teleport others from one place to another with a gesture.
- Super Strength - He was strong enough to overpower several grown men, with no difficulty.
- Immortality - As a deity, Osiris could live forever and nothing is known to be able to kill him. He already existed in God's departure time, meaning he is thousands of years old.
- Super Senses - Osiris knew Sam was present despite his attempts to hide.
- Telepathy - He was able to read others' minds to learn their guilt, and bring it forward to them.
- Necromancy - As god of the dead and the underworld, he could summon the dead, and force them to do things against their will. It was implied that he can control the ghosts of monsters as well.
Weaknesses[]
- Ram's Horn - Being stabbed by a ram's horn will put Osiris into a deep sleep from which he (apparently) cannot be awakened, effectively incapacitating him. However, this isn't a permanent solution; he will only sleep for a couple of centuries.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Osiris is usually portrayed as a bearded, mummified human with green or blue skin and wearing the atef crown. His hands emerge from the mummy wrappings and hold the flail and crook.
- Osiris' real-world wife Isis appeared in Season 5 episode "Hammer of the Gods". Their relationship in the series was never stated.
- Writer Adam Glass did not particularly like Osiris which made writing the character difficult.
- Osiris' son, Anubis, appeared in Season 14 episode Byzantium. Their relationship, however, is unexplored.
- Osiris was one of the few deities to be shown dressed with their époque clothes.
- Osiris wasn't always regarded as the father of Anubis, only in the Middle Kingdom and part of the New Kingdom was Osiris thought to be his father.
- The falcon-headed god Horus is Osiris' only son.