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In the beginning there was only God and his sister, [[the Darkness]]. Out of loneliness, God began to create, naively believing he could show his sister a new way. But for every world he would create, the Darkness would destroy it. Knowing that destroying The the Darkness would cause a fatal disruption in [[The the Cosmic Balance]], God would eventually go on to create the [[Archangelsarchangels]], and along with them would battled her in a terrible war where until they finally managed to lock her away . Trusting the lock and key, the [[Mark of Cain|Mark]], to his most trusted son, [[Lucifer]].

With his sister locked away, God, as [[Metatron]] put it, "got down to unfettered creation.". He would go on to create the first beasts, the [[Leviathans]]. However, God became concerned at their destructiveness, and locked them away in [[Purgatory]]. After banishing the Leviathans, God created [[Eve]], the mother of all, Soon after which he He created the [[Angelsangels]] and their classes, along with the [[Host of Heaven]]. In Season 6 Episode 19 [[Hellhounds]] were created at some point to be "Mommy DearestCreator's best friend," Eve goes on as Crowley put it, however their viciousness proved to say that she is older than Castiel be too much for God, which is why she is more powerful and is able led to block his powershim having them all destroyed, except for one, [[Ramsey]], who was rescued by Lucifer. Soon, God would create the [[soul]],after which he created and would go on to gift it to humanity, dubbing them his most beautiful and loved creations.He then ordered all of His angels to bow before humanity and love them more than Him, but Lucifer, God's most beautiful [[angel]], refused to bow to humanity, while the others did. The Mark God gave began asserting its own will, becoming the first curse, causing Lucifer had become corrupted the archangel, enhancing his jealously of man, causing his fall from grace. Lucifer then sought out his older brother, [[Michael]], for support, but Michael refused to listen. On God's command Lucifer is cast out of [[Heaven]] by Michael.

Only the archangels and [[Metatron]] (who had been in His presence when writing the [[Word of God]]) have ever seen God, while the angel [[Joshua]] is the only known angel to have conversations with Him and [[Metatron]] has also been in His presence when writing the [[Word of God]]. At some point out of sheer disappointment in his creations, God left Heaven. Michael assumed command of the angels, and then ran Heaven and Earth for millennia. Both Uriel and [[Raphael]] lost faith in their maker, stating that God must be dead by now,<ref name="four16">[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]</ref><ref name="five03">[[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]]</ref> although most angels believe believed that He still exists.

When [[Dean]] is healed by [[Roy Le Grange]], who believes believed God is was healing through him, although when in fact his powers are were actually connected to a [[The Reaper|reaper]] his wife is manipulating. When Dean asks why he was saved, Roy says tells him he was guided by the Lord because he saw in Dean's heart that he was "A young man with an important purpose. A job to do. And it isn’t finished."

[[Castiel]] reveals that he raised [[Dean ]] from [[Hell]] because "God commanded it." This may or may not have been true as God left [[Heaven]] at some point, and it seems more likely that [[the Host of Heaven]] ordered Castiel and other angels to rescue Dean. As the [[The 66 Seals|66 seals]] are broken, [[Zachariah]] reveals that the angels plan to allow the [[Apocalypse]] to begin. When Dean asks where God is, Zachariah replies "God has left the building." However [[Joshua]] later reveals that it was God who saved [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] when [[Lucifer]] rose, by transporting them onto the plane, cleansing Sam of [[demon blood]] and resurrecting Castiel.

After [[Lucifer ]] is freed, [[Castiel]] states that aside from [[Michael]], God is the only one strong enough to defeat Lucifer and end the [[Apocalypse]], and so he begins a quest to find Him. Castiel thinks that while God has been absent, it was He who resurrected him and saved the boys from Lucifer. He reveals that [[Dean's amulet]] is very powerful and that it "burns hot in God's presence," and so borrows it from Dean to help in his quest.

While in [[Heaven]], [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] seek out an [[angel]] in the Garden of Eden for information. [[Joshua]] confirms that God is on Earth, but also tells them that He no longer cares about the [[Apocalypse]], thinking it isn't His problem. Joshua says he thinks God talks to him because he can "sympathize gardener to gardener." He also confirms that God has intervened on Sam and Dean's behalf (put them on the plane, cleared Sam of demon blood, brought back [[Castiel]], granted them salvation in [[Heaven]]), saying that , "itIt's more than He's intervened in a long time."<ref name="five16">[[5.16 Dark Side of the Moon]]</ref>

[[Chuck Shurley]] begins writing his final book, titled "Swan Song", with an explanation of the [[Impala]]'s history and significance. He is later called by [[Dean]] for the location of [[Lucifer]] and [[Michael]]'s final battle, which he readily gives. Chuck finally appears dressed in white, musing on the difficulty of getting endings right. He then disappears, leading viewers to believe he may, in fact, be God. God also resurrects [[Castiel]] a second time and grants him greater powers. Later, Castiel wonders when talking to Dean if perhaps God had actually helped them more than they realize.

[[Castiel ]] prays to God revealing what he has done in order to defeat [[Raphael]] and demands a sign that he is on the right path.  ===[[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]]===[[Castiel]], after performing a ritual, and upon claiming all of the souls from [[Purgatory]] and absorbing them into his [[vessel]], declares that humanity now has a new god: him.

It is revealed that God apparently resurrected [[Castiel ]] for a third time with all of his powers intact but no memory despite his briefly declaring himself God.

[[Metatron]] reveals that before God left [[Heaven]], he enlisted Metatron, a secretarial [[angel]], to take down [[Tablets|instructions]] on his various creations. When God left, the [[archangel]]s despaired and then decided to take over the universe themselves, a plan [[Naomi]] seems seemed to be following since their demise. God also may have granted Metatron special powers as his Scribe scribe because Metatron is able to erase angel wards due to his elevated status.

[[File:Metatron&God.png|left|thumb|350px|[[Chuck ]] reveals his true visage to [[Metatron]].]]

:''" Okay, yeah, please. All the kneeling and stuff, it's always made me deeply, deeply uncomfortable. Just don't use the G-word okay? Just-Just call me Chuck."''After being transported to [[God's Bar|BG's Canteen]], Metatron quickly realizes that is a construct created by God. When he finds [[Chuck Shurley]] sitting at a booth. Believing he is being punished by God, by having to spend eternity in a "crappy bar with a hack writer," and proceeds to go in on Chuck's writing. Chuck eventually reveals to Metatron that he is in fact God. As Metatron begins groveling on his knees, Chuck tells him to stop as the kneeling and being called "God" make him uncomfortable, telling Metatron to call Him Chuck. After Chuck pours a glass of whiskey for Metatron, Metatron asks Chuck what he has been up to. Chuck reveals that he started a blog on about cats, signed up for Snapchat posting pictures , started a new series of cats, books titled ''Revolution'' (though he doesn't think they will go anywhere) as well as having traveled and dated a few people. He also explains how he was able to deactivate [[Dean's Amuletamulet]] so they wouldn't suspect him of being God during the [[Apocalypse]] and reactivates it before putting it away. Chuck reveals that he wanted to finish his autobiography and needs Metatron's help to do it, which he accepts. After reading it, Metatron points out that it's missing a few things such as details and balance. He tells him to write for an audience of one and reveal who he really is.

Chuck explains that Nature nature was the closest thing that was as good as or better than himself or his sister , since it knows that it's sometimes better to start from scratch. Metatron discovers that Chuck was going to let [[Amara ]] destroy the universe, and tells him off about how he was never a coward when he tried to play God. Chuck reveals that he is done watching humanity's failures and wants to let Amara win. After Chuck begins to finish the last few pages of his autobiography, Metatron tells him that he is wrong about humanity because he knows that they are better than he is and understands what they are capable of in both positive and negative ways. Chuck, touched and clearly guilty at himself at for losing faith in humanity, decides to help [[Sam ]] and [[Dean ]] deal with [[the Darkness]]. He reverses the effects of the [[Rabid|rabid infection]] in Hope Springs, Idaho. He even sends Dean's amulet into Sam's jacket pocket to allow them to find him.

:''"Believe me, I was hands-on – Real hands-on for, wow, ages. I was so sure if I kept stepping in, teaching, punishing, that these beautiful creatures that I created... would grow up. But it only stayed the same. And I saw that I needed to step away and let my baby find its way. Being overinvolved is no longer parenting... It's enabling."''Chuck teleported Sam and Dean back into the [[Men of Letters Bunker]] along with himself to prove to them that he actually is God and even confirms it with the help of [[Kevin Tran]]. After sending Kevin's soul to [[Heaven]], Sam talks about how he was praying to him , but was unaware if he was actually listening. Dean tells him about how humanity had been suffering for thousands of years while God did nothing. Chuck tells him that he has been helping them for ages and decided that in order to allow humanity to thrive, that he needed to take a step back and let them find their way. He also believes that despite everything, things have gotten better.

God tells them that the only reason he came to help them was because the Darkness was a force beyond human comprehension, and he tells them about how awful it was to always do what Amara wanted. When Sam tells him that they might need [[Lucifer]]'s help, God tells them that he doesn't trust him since he could have formed an alliance with Amara. He is later seen watching a curling tournament on Dean's computer while eating chinese Chinese food when Sam and Dean come back from Lewis, Oklahoma with the latest Prophet; [[prophet]], Professor [[Donatello Redfield]]. After meeting up with Metatron, he tells them that Chuck is going to give himself up to Amara and even shows them his autobiography which is in the form of a suicide note. Chuck is seen watching kids playing in a sandbox when Dean comes over to confront him about surrendering to Amara. Chuck tells him that he will become imprisoned and let Amara do what she wants with him in exchange for allowing Creation the universe to continue to thrive. Chuck also tells Dean that if she tries to destroy Creationrverythinh, then his chosen, like Sam and Dean, will step up and reveals that he saved Sam and Dean in [[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]] because they are the firewall between light and darkness.

:''"I was supposed to love all creation equally. I wasn’t supposed to have favorites. But you… You were mine. I gave you the Mark because I loved you the most, because I thought you were strong enough to bear it. And when I saw that I was wrong… When I watched my choice devour my most cherished son, I hated myself, and so I punished you. And I am so sorry."''God tells Lucifer about how he healed him and to be reasonable, but he doesn't want to hear it. He believes that he He came back the moment Sam and Dean called for him, but they point out that it wasn't the case and reminds him that they saved him. He tries to turn them into dust with a snap of his fingers, but God added a safeguard that would prevent him from doing that. Lucifer tells God off about how he still wouldn't apologise apologize to him before leaving and taking refuge in Sam's Bedroombedroom. Chuck later tells Sam and Dean that he can't apologise apologize about imprisoning him since he doesn't feel sorry because he He did it for humanity, but they remind him Him that the end is approaching and they need to talk.

God decides to talk to Lucifer and he He tells him that he He did what he He had to do since [[Mark of Cain|the Mark]] corrupted him and made him into a threat to humanity. Lucifer berates him about how he He betrayed him and threw him away after the Mark changed him. Sam agrees with Lucifer since all he wants is an apology and God is too concerned about being right to do so. Frustrated, Chuck teleports Sam and Dean to the crow's nest in the Bunker to continue their discussion in private. God tells him Lucifer that the reason he He gave Lucifer him the Mark was because he He was his His favorite and he He thought he was strong enough to bear it, but he He punished him out of guilt after he He saw what the Mark did to him. After finally apologisingapologizing, Lucifer forgives him and they decide to focus on more important matters; : the Darkness. God and Lucifer tell Sam and Dean about [[The the Cosmic Balance]] being one of the reasons that Amara was imprisoned rather than destroyed. He even tells them that they would need the rest of the Archangels [[archangels]] to have a shot against her. God tells them that [[Michael]] is in no condition to fight, and since Archangels archangels are the stuff of primordial creation, it would take time that they don't have to bring [[Gabriel]] and [[Raphael]] back, even for him.

Sam and Dean decide to bring the [[angels]], [[demons]], and [[witches]] into the fight to make up for the missing Archangelsarchangels. God meets them in an abandoned power plant and tell them to strike against Amara when she arrives. Shock and awe. Sam reveals that before hane, he and God talked about imprisoning Amara again by restoring the Mark of Cain onto Sam's arm since Dean can't bear it anymore due to already being tainted by its power. After she had to endure an attack by [[Rowena]] and the rest of the witches, the angels with their angel smiting, and [[Crowley]] and his demonsdemon horde, she barges in where she lays eyes on her brother for the first time in millions of yearseons. As she approaches him, Lucifer stabs her with his spear and tries to finish her off, but God convinces him to back down. Chuck apologises apologies to her for everything, but Amara doesn't want to hear it and tells him Him that the real reason he banished her was because he He couldn't stand holding in his ego. Chuck tells her that there is a value in Creation creation that is greater than his ego and that the materials for Creation creation were there waiting to be born. Chuck apologises apologizes again before beginning the transference of the Mark from Amara's shoulder to Sam's arm, but Amara interrupts him before the transfer could be completed and rips Lucifer out of Castiel before he could stop her. She tells him God that she would rather die before going back to her prison before striking God Him with tendrils of black smoke, terminally weakening him and causing a disruption in the Cosmic Balance. She tells them that God will fade away into nothing, but not before he watches all of Creation creation turn to ash.

:''"I— Even after everything she's done, Amara's still my sister. She's my family. I can't— I don't want to see her dead, but... I understand."''After leaving the power planeplant, they discover that the Sun sun is dying because God is dying. God, weakened by Amara's attack, tells them that she is the only one who can save him and that the disruption in the Cosmic Balance will destroy everything. He teleports everyone back to the Bunker where everyone almost everyone seems to have given up. , though God appears to be forming a bond with Rowena, discussing parenthood. Sam berates everyone about doing nothing while Amara is destroying the Sun universe slowly dies and decides that since they can no longer imprison her, they have to kill her. He God reveals that the Darkness has one weakness; light. The amount of light it would take to destroy her would be 10,000 supernovas in one strike. [[Castiel]] tells them that the energy in souls is equal to 100 suns. Rowena believes that with enough souls, she can build a bomb that should destroy her. Sam and Dean head over to Waverly Hills Sanitarium to collect the souls of Vengeful Spirits[[vengeful spirits]], but they are followed back to the Bunker by [[Billie]]. She decides to help them get all the souls they need by raiding [[the Veil]]. After collecting a few hundred thousand souls into [[Soul Bomb|a crystal]], Rowena channels that energy into Dean since he is the only one with a personal connection to Amarato get close enough to her. They all visit Mary's grave in Greensville, Illinois before sending Dean to Amara, who is located in a park watching the Sun dyingsun die. God tells them that despite everything, Amara is still his sister. After saying goodbye to everyone, God sends Dean to Amara.

God and everyone else wait in a bar called "The Lazy Shag " for Dean to finish off the Darkness. Dean tells her about how God doesn't want her dead and that despite everything, she needs her brother, just like he needs Sam. Dean tells her to put aside her hatred for him Him and ask herself what she really wants. She summoned God when Sam went to get him water and tells him about how she hated him Him for wanting something else that wasn't her. She finally realizes that what God made is beautiful and tells him that she wants them to be a family again. Chuck says that he He wants the same thing and the hold hands, and their combined power restored the Sunsun. Amara heals Chuck of all his wounds and they decided to have a family meeting. God takes the bomb out of Dean and tells him that Earth will be fine as long as it has him and Sam. Amara thanks Dean for giving her what she needed most and telling her that she wants to do the same for him. Both God and Amara ascend to the heavens, and disappear in columns of intertwined light and darkness.

The metaphor in this episode is of ''the writer as creator''. Chuck's pseudonym is Carver Edlund, a reference to ''Supernatural'' writers [[Jeremy Carver]] and [[Ben Edlund]]. The character is an avatar for [[ Eric Kripke]] himself ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l-TSRHnJaE Source]) and is used to comment on the text and process of writing with reference to specific past episodes of the show. This metaphor would also hold then is God, the creator, was also the writer. We have a trinity here - [[- Chuck Shurley]], [[Eric Kripke]] and God.

[[Sam]] and [[Dean]] find out from the [[angel]] [[Joshua]] that God is on Earth.<ref name="five16">[[5.16 Dark Side of the Moon]]</ref>

In [[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]], Chuck says that he can feel the [[angel]]sangels' presence in his house, which is not a power of the [[prophet]] and may be due to his being God.

In the finale there is further foreshadowing of Chuck's possible identity: When Dean calls Chuck, Chuck answers the phone "Mistress Magda," and we briefly see a newspaper ad for a blonde women in a bikini named "Miss Magda" on Chuck's desk before he puts his glass on it. This may be a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene Mary Magdalene] who Jesus, the physical incarnation of God, healed of [[demon]]s. She then become a follower of his, and an early Christian leader. [[Chuck]], after narrating the events that take place, finally appears dressed in white musing on the difficulty of getting endings right. He then disappears - Chuck, it seems, is God.

Fans arguing against Chuck's divinity point primarily to the fact that [[Dean's amulet]], which [[Castiel]] says will "burn hot" in God's presence does not react when [[Dean]] and Chuck meet face to face in [[4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book]], [[4.22 Lucifer Rising]], and [[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]. However, Joshua tells [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] in [[Heaven]] "Magic amulet or not, you won't be able to find him."

Other arguments include included the failure of others to recognize God's true self, including [[Raphael]], the [[archangel]] assigned to protect Chuck. In [[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]], he tells Dean and Castiel that God is "dead" and they are living in a "godless universe." [[Castiel]] is also ignorant of Chuck's true identity. He held off Raphael at Chuck's house while [[Dean]] went after [[Sam]] in [[4.22 Lucifer Rising]], and met Chuck several times. Another argument that supports Chuck being God is, the angels (Castiel and others) have said that there can only be one prophet at a single time. The only time one person can no longer be a prophet is if they die. If Kevin becomes a prophet, then Chuck must be dead. Although in "Fan Fiction", he pops up and is alive. Now how can a prophet be alive if there was a prophet (Kevin) after him. The only explanation is that Chuck is in fact God. Although, another argument (confusing), is how can an Angel become a God if it's only power. Chuck, God, is still alive, so how did Castiel become "The New God." Even if Castiel did become in fact God while Chuck was still alive, how did he lose to the Levianthans? Wouldn't the angel who is on the same level as God be in control of the Levianthans, if God (Chuck) was the one who made them and locked them away. It just doesn't really make sense. And Castiel did in fact become something else because the Angel Blade in the Season 6 Finale to the Season 7 Premiere, he is stabbed with an angel blade by Sam and does not even bleed. So if Castiel lost to the Levianthans and did not even become an actual God or even on the same level what did he become? He clearly became more powerful than angels since he is not even phased by an angel blade. So the question is, what did he become? Levianthans are not as powerful as God(Chuck) so how did Castiel lose to them. [[Death]] mentioned that Castiel looked more like a "mutated angel" to him. The only explanation was that Castiel declared himself to be the new God, but in actuality was "a mutated angel" as Death declared. Hence, the inability to be affected by an Angel Blade or to completely control the Leviathans when his power was heightened by the souls in Purgatory.

* [[Angelic Weapon|Angelic Weapons]]