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|name = White-eyed Demons
 
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Lilith=[[File:LilithEyes.png|270px]]
 
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Alastair=[[File:AlastairBigBad.png|270px]]
 
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|season = [[Season 3|3]]-[[Season 4|4]]
 
|status = Unknown {{c|presumed extinct}}
 
|occupation = [[Ruler of Hell]], [[Queen of the Crossroads]] {{c|[[Lilith]]}}<br>[[Hell's Grand Torturer]] {{c|[[Alastair]]}}<br>Servants of [[Lucifer]]
 
|affiliation = [[Lucifer]]<br>[[Hell]]
 
|actor = Various
 
|category = [[Demons]]<br>[[Humans]] {{c|formerly}}
 
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|family = [[Lucifer]] {{c|father/creator}} †}}
 
'''White-eyed demons''' were a very powerful group of [[demons]], known for being among the oldest and strongest demons in all of Hell together with [[Cain]] and the four [[Princes of Hell]]. They represented the highest demon authority in [[Hell]], with Lilith being one of five demons, the other four being the Princes of Hell, having rightful claim to the throne. They were of such strength that while they could not kill [[angels]] with their own power, they could overpower them with ease.<ref name="Heaven Hell">''[[Heaven and Hell]]''</ref> They instilled great panic in other demons as almost all other demons were terrified of them.
 
   
==History==
 
After [[Lucifer]] was corrupted by the [[Mark of Cain]],<ref name="Brothers Keeper">''[[Brother's Keeper]]''</ref> his hatred of humanity grew, leading him to torture [[Lilith]] until she was transformed into the first demon. Lilith then began to torture other deceased humans, turning them into [[demons]] as well. Lucifer and Lilith were banished deep into hell for their deeds. It is unknown how and when [[Alastair]] was created who would later become the grand torturer of hell.<ref name="Heaven Hell" />
 
 
White-Eyed demons played a key role in preparing Lucifer's release. Lilith's death was the final step in releasing Lucifer from [[Lucifer's Cage|his cage]]. [[Azazel]] sought out Lucifer, who told him Lilith knew how to break the seals and release him from the cage.<ref name="Swan Song">''[[Swan Song]]''</ref> Azazel then spent decades working on freeing Lilith from hell. Dean eventually killed Azazel with [[the Colt]].<ref name="Hell Breaks Loose I">''[[All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 1]]''</ref>
 
[[File:Whitelightlilith.jpg|thumb|left|250x250px|Lilith blasts a police station up]]
 
Alastair was given the task of convincing [[John Winchester]] to torture other souls in hell, which would have been the First Seal. However, John was too resilient and Alastair was unable to achieve his goal.<ref name="Head Of">''[[On The Head Of A Pin]]''</ref> He later escaped from hell.<ref name="Hell Breaks Loose II">''[[All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 2]]''</ref> Lilith established herself as the new leader of hell. She viewed Sam Winchester as a potential rival, and therefore ordered his execution. Roughly one year after she escaped hell, Lilith met the Winchesters to take Dean's soul to [[Hell]] after he was killed by [[hellhounds]]. Afterwards, she tried to kill Sam as well by blasting him with a [[Photokinesis|white light]]. They were both surprised when it had no effect on Sam. She was then forced to flee before Sam could stab her with the Demon Killing Knife.<ref name="No Rest">''[[No Rest for the Wicked]]''</ref>
 
 
While Alastair tortured Dean in hell, with the intention of him taking his father's place as the First Seal, Sam sought revenge on Lilith. He became committed to killing her, not knowing that her death was the final seal. Sam was aided by [[Ruby]], who was working for Lilith, unbeknownst to him. Lilith avoided Sam, knowing her powers could not affect him as he was Lucifer's vessel. Alastair eventually got Dean to agree to torture other souls in Hell, thus breaking the First Seal and allowing Lilith to break the others.<ref name="Heaven Hell" /><ref name="I Know">''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''</ref>
 
 
==Characteristics==
 
White-eyed demons were terrifyingly powerful and they rank the highest in the hierarchy of [[Hell]], just under Lucifer himself and the [[Princes of Hell]], with the exception of [[Lilith]], as she was Lucifer's first and ranked highest on Hell's hierarchy. They inspired fear in their subordinates as almost all demons were well aware of their power. To further consolidate their authority and keep younger demons in line, they told them stories about [[the Darkness]].<ref name="Form and Void">''[[Form and Void]]''</ref> White-Eyed demons were even capable of holding their own against regular angels.<ref name="Heaven Hell" /> So far, the only known demons of this type are [[Lilith]] and [[Alastair]].<ref name="Swan Song" /> 
 
[[File:Lilith-4x18-demons-of-supernatural-9415715-1280-720.jpg|thumb|275x275px|Lilith tries to make a deal with Sam.]]
 
Both [[Lilith]] and Alastair were well known for their cruelty, torturing their enemies and victims before killing them.<ref name="No Rest" /> Especially Alastair had an affinity for torture, he was basically the grand-torturer of hell, researching new ways to torture deceased [[humans]] and increase their pain. Alastair even preferred to reside in [[Hell]], as it's more suited as a place to research on torture.<ref name="Heaven Hell" /> While [[Azazel]] set up and prepared everything for [[Lucifer]]'s rise, it was mainly on Lilith to execute it by breaking the seals, however, she had not such a religious connection to Lucifer like Alastair. As Lilith learned that she would eventually die shortly before Lucifer's rise, she tried to make a deal with Sam, letting "Lucifer rot in his cage" in exchange for [[Sam Winchester|Sam]]'s and [[Dean Winchester|Dean]]'s lives.<ref name="Monster Book">''[[The Monster at the End of This Book]]''</ref>
 
==Physical Appearance==
 
It is unknown how a white-eyed demon's true form looked like; however, as they walked the Earth, they manifested as a cloud of black smoke.<ref name="Monster Book" /> As they possessed human [[vessels]], it came to no noticeable change besides that their eye color changed to white.<ref name="Heaven Hell" /><ref name="No Rest" /> Shortly before Dean's soul was supposed to go to Hell, he was able to see Lilith's true face and describes it as horrible.<ref name="No Rest" />
 
==Powers and Abilities==
 
White-eyed Demons were some of the oldest [[demons]] and thus among the most powerful to appear in the series. Lilith, as well as Alastair, were rather unafraid as they faced regular angels, Castiel was unable to smite Alastair and could not withstand him. Despite their superiority against regular angels, they knew how tremendously powerful [[archangels]] are and preferred to flee when confronted by one of them since they wouldn't stand a chance against them.<ref name="Head Of" /><ref name="Monster Book" /><ref name="As Time Goes By">''[[As Time Goes By]]''</ref><ref name="First Born">''[[First Born]]''</ref>
 
*'''[[Biokinesis]]''' – Alastair directed a psychic attack on [[Sam Winchester|Sam]] and [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] simultaneously by raising his hand at them; causing them to grip their chests and fall down, implying that he was attacking their hearts or lungs.<ref name="Heaven Hell" />
 
*'''Demonic [[Possession]]''' – White-eyed Demons can possess humans as vessels voluntarily or involuntarily, which allows them to manifest on Earth. Unlike most other demons, who usually enter and exit humans' bodies in a rush of black smoke as the humans scream, White-eyed Demons apparently can also do this without humans noticing as Lilith was able to leave her first vessel without the latter's mother noticing.<ref name="No Rest" />
 
*'''[[Telekinesis]]''' – White-eyed Demons had the ability to move objects with their mind. [[Lilith]] broke a grown man's neck with a click of her fingers without touching it, and later used telekinesis to fling [[Sam Winchester|Sam]] and [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] across the room, holding Sam immobilized to a wall at the same time she did the same to Dean to a table.<ref name="No Rest" /> [[Alastair]] used hand gestures to drag and throw people over large distances without physically touching them. During his first appearance, he also blasted apart a door without noticeable use of gestures.<ref name="Heaven Hell" /><ref name="I Know" />
 
*'''Demonic [[Photokinesis|White Light]]''' – Although only demonstrated by [[Lilith]], by raising their hands, white-eyed Demons can generate blast rays of blinding white light from usually their vessel's hand palms that apparently destroys just about anything they want it to. For example, Lilith blew apart an entire police station without killing the people inside and later performed the reverse by concentrating it solely on [[Sam Winchester|Sam]] so that it did not affect the house she was in at the time.<ref name="No Rest" /><ref name="Jus In Bello">''[[Jus In Bello]]''</ref>
 
*'''[[Localization]]''' – White-eyed Demons can localize any human not protected by [[Hex Bag|hex-bags]]. Shortly after Sam destroyed his and Dean's hex bags, Lilith appeared.<ref name="Monster Book" />
 
*'''[[Immunity]]''' – White-eyed Demons couldn't be killed by smiting from lower-level [[angels]], showed immunity to [[iron]] and were able to enter and walk on [[Churches|hallowed ground.]] Furthermore, they were not vulnerable to [[holy water]]. Alastair [[File:AlastairKnife.jpg|thumb|left|250x250px|Alastair survives being stabbed by the Demon Killing Knife.]]was also extremely resistant to [[Demon-Killing Knife|Ruby's Knife]] as it only caused him mild pain rather than the agony most Demons feel, and it was not deadly to him when stabbed in the stomach and upper chest. [[Lilith]] proved to be the most resilient to Sam's demonic powers of all the demons he used them on, even with him at the peak of his power and her powers useless against him. After he had grown strong enough to incapacitate and kill Alastair with them, his powers merely stirred Lilith's hair. When he finally succeeded, it required (in addition to all the blood he already had) all the blood of one demon, more blood from another, immense effort from him, and Lilith intentionally provoking him to anger, nearly transforming him into a monster in the process (to the point where he briefly became a demon).The effort of killing Lilith also exhausted Sam's powers completely.<ref name="Heaven Hell" /><ref name="Head Of" /><ref name="Monster Book" /><ref name="Lucifer Rising">''[[Lucifer Rising]]''</ref>
 
*'''[[Super Strength]]''' – As the first demons, white-eyed Demons are incredibly strong, more so than [[humans]], [[ghosts]], [[monster]]s, [[reapers]], [[demons]] and even regular [[angels]]. While they can't kill angels using their own power, they can overpower them. Even while possessing the body of a little girl, [[Lilith]] slaughtered grown men with her bare hands.<ref name="No Rest" /> When Lilith got involved in a physical struggle with [[Sam Winchester|Sam]], she quickly overpowered him, despite his having the advantage of position (she was lying down beneath him) and weight (his body was much larger and muscled than her vessel).<ref name="Monster Book" /> [[Alastair]] lifted and strangled [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] with one hand without any signs of strain. He also lifted [[Castiel]] and placed him on a hook while they were both in vessels despite being weakened by hours of torture and just being stabbed with the demon-killing knife. Even without a vessel, he was strong enough to overpower and capture a Reaper.<ref name="Head Of" /><ref name="Death Takes" />
 
*'''[[Invulnerability]]''' – White-eyed Demons cannot be harmed or killed by conventional means. [[Alastair]] withstood would-be fatal injuries such as numerous stabbings and prolonged torture with little reaction.<ref name="Head Of" />
 
*'''[[Flight]]''' – In their disembodied smoke state, they were able to fly.<ref name="Monster Book" />
 
*'''[[Teleportation]]''' – As the oldest demons, White-eyed Demons can instantaneously disappear and reappear anywhere from one place to another instantly at will, including travel between [[Hell]] and [[Earth]].<ref name="Heaven Hell" /><ref name="Monster Book" />
 
*'''[[Immortality]]''' – White-eyed Demons had the potential to live forever indefinitely. [[Lilith]] was the very first and eldest demon, predating the [[Knight of Hell|Knights of Hell]] and even [[Cain]] himself. Lilith was tens of thousands of years old. Although his exact age was not revealed, [[Alastair]] considered [[Ruby]], who was over seven hundred years old, to be a young demon.<ref name="Heaven Hell" /><ref name="Lucifer Rising" />
 
*'''[[Astral Perception]]''' – White-eyed Demons could perceive beings that are invisible to humans such as [[ghosts]], [[demons]] and reapers.<ref name="Death Takes">''[[Death Takes A Holiday]]''</ref>
 
*'''[[Super Stamina]]''' – White-eyed Demons didn't require food, sleep, water or air to sustain themselves. They had an incredibly high pain threshold, withstanding hours of extreme torture from [[Castiel]], [[Uriel]], and later Dean (his own pupil in torturing) without giving up any information. When he got free, he showed no signs of weakness or exhaustion despite multiple injuries to his vessel.<ref name="Head Of" />
 
*'''[[Thermokinesis]]''' – White-eyed Demons could emit extreme heat through their host's body. Lilith could control the intensity of this power. In one instance she was able to scald Sam's lips as she forcefully kissed him and in another instance, she was able to burn through a Devil's Trap by merely touching it.<ref name="No Rest" /><ref name="Monster Book" />
 
[[File:LilNoTrap.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Lilith burns through the devil's trap set by Sam, one of three of his attempts to destroy her.]]
 
*'''[[Spells|Spell Casting]]''' – As white-eyed demons were among the first demons in existence, they knew a wide variety of spells. Lilith used spells and rituals to break the [[66 Seals]], Alastair even knew an exorcism that worked on angels.<ref name="Head Of" />
 
*'''[[Torture|Torturing]]''' – Both Lilith and Alastair were especially skilled torturers. Alastair was the chief torturer of hell and even managed to break Dean Winchester, as he agreed to torture others.<ref name="Heaven Hell" /><ref name="No Rest" />
 
 
==Weaknesses==
 
White-eyed Demons had very few true weaknesses and were immune to most of the standard demonic weaknesses.[[File:Alastair-1-rfff.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Alastair captured in a devil's trap]]
 
===Harming, Misleading or Trapping===
 
*'''[[Holy water]]''' - Holy water caused pain to [[Alastair|one]].<ref name="Head Of" />
 
*'''[[Salt]]''' - Salt caused pain to one.<ref name="Head Of" />
 
*'''[[Hex Bag]]''' - White-eyed demons couldn't locate someone if they are concealed by hex bags.<ref name="Monster Book" />
 
*'''[[Host of Heaven|Heavenly Host]]''' - Multiple angels acting collectively could capture Alastair.<ref name="Death Takes" />
 
*'''[[Devil's trap (object)|Devil's Trap]]''' - A white-eyed demon can be trapped in a Devil's Trap.
 
*'''[[Demon-Killing Knife]]''' - A white-eyed demon can be harmed by this knife.
 
===Banishing and Killing===
 
*'''[[Archangels]]''' - Lilith fled in fear of being destroyed by [[Raphael]].
 
*'''[[Special Children]]''' - White-eyed demons are vulnerable to a special child's powers and they can be killed by one.
 
 
==Known White-eyed Demons==
 
*[[Lilith]] {{c|deceased}}
 
*[[Alastair]] {{c|deceased}}
 
*Other Two Unknown White-eyed Demons {{c|mentioned only, non-canon}}
 
 
[[Category:White-eyed Demons]]
 
[[Category:White-eyed Demons]]
 
==Appearances==
 
*[[Season 2]]
 
**''[[All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 2]]'' {{c|smoke form}}
 
*[[Season 3]]
 
**''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], referenced only}}
 
**''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], referenced only}}
 
**''[[Jus In Bello]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], first appearance}}
 
**''[[Time Is On My Side]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
**''[[No Rest for the Wicked]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]]}}
 
*[[Season 4]]
 
**''[[Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
**''[[Metamorphosis]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
**''[[Yellow Fever]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], as a [[hallucination]]}}
 
**''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' {{c|[[Alastair]], first appearance; [[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
**''[[Heaven and Hell]]'' {{c|[[Alastair]]}}
 
**''[[Criss Angel Is A Douchebag]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
**''[[Death Takes A Holiday]]'' {{c|[[Alastair]]}}
 
**''[[On The Head Of A Pin]]'' {{c|[[Alastair]]; [[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
**''[[The Monster at the End of This Book]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]]}}
 
**''[[When The Levee Breaks]]'' {{c|[[Alastair]], as a hallucination; [[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
**''[[Lucifer Rising]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]]; [[Alastair]], mentioned only}}
 
*[[Season 5]]
 
**''[[Sympathy for the Devil]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], corpse}}
 
**''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
**''[[Sam, Interrupted]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
*[[Season 6]]
 
**''[[Caged Heat]]'' {{c|[[Alastair]], mentioned only}}
 
**''[[The Man Who Would Be King]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]] and [[Alastair]], mentioned only}}
 
*[[Season 7]]
 
**''[[Repo Man]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
*[[Season 8]]
 
**''[[Sacrifice]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
*[[Season 12]]
 
**''[[Stuck in the Middle (With You)]]'' {{c|[[Lilith]], mentioned only}}
 
*''[[Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting]]'' {{c|non-canon, mentioned only}}
 
==Trivia==
 
*Lilith was the first white-eyed demon introduced, sharing her eye color with Alastair. She was also the first female Big Bad.
 
*Two more unknown white-eyed demons were mentioned in [[Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting]].
 
*Both of the two known white-eyed demons, Alastair and Lilith were [[Killed by Sam Winchester|killed by]] [[Sam Winchester]].
 
*In real Judeo-Christian demon lore, it's more common for demons to manifest white eyes than black eyes when they reveal themselves from their host. According to lore, demons can't look upon the sacred, which then causes the possesser's eyes to roll back when any holy relics are present in front of a demon and reveals their true demonic nature. Unlike the average demon, High-rank demons are believed to possess black or glowing eyes instead of white eyes like in Supernatural.
 
*Both known white-eyed demons, Lilith and Alastair, have very ambiguous pasts. While Lilith's origins can be traced back to the [[Garden of Eden]], it is unknown when human Alastair existed and when he became a demon.
 
*This class of demons has the least number of known members at two, compared to a total of four members of the [[Princes of Hell]] and three named [[Knights of Hell]], excluding known but unseen Knights killed by [[Cain]].
 
*Both known white-eyed demons seem to have a preference for possessing blue-eyed humans. Out of seven on-screen hosts between the two demons, there was only one host who did not have blue eyes - [[Ruby's blonde vessel|Ruby's green-eyed blonde vessel]], whom Lilith briefly possessed but notably did not herself choose as a host, having only possessed her in order to pose as [[Ruby]].
 
 
==References==
 
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