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|powers and abilities= Varies; can include <br>* [[Healing]]* [[telekinesisResurrection]], * [[teleportationSmiting]] and * [[possessionTelekinesis]].|vulnerabilities= <br> * [[Angel banishing sigil]]* [[Angel blade]]s, * [[The First BladeHoly oil]], * [[holy fireWarding Sigils|Warding]]|appearance= Varies; Can appear as a blinding white light or blue-ish white smoke when manifesting on earth outside of a vessel|episodes= Seasons 4-144–14

An angel is a divine being created by [[God]], able to [[manifest]] physically on earth by occupying a [[vessel]]. During God's long absence, angels became the caretakers and rulers of [[Heaven]]. The [[Nephilim]] [[Jack Kline]] has shown the ability to forge new angels from the souls of humans.

God appears to have has been absent from [[Heaven]] for a long period, and in his absence angels manage and power Heaven, as well as the watch over the souls within it, according to [[Ash]].<ref name="five16">[[5.16 Dark Side of the Moon]]</ref> Angels in Heaven dwell in a very hierarchical community, and are known collectively as [[the Host of Heaven]]. Much of angelic hierarchy appears to operate like a military organization, broken down into smaller units and factions called [[Angel Garrison|garrisons]]. While in Heaven, all angels can communicate with one another via an Enochian language. For millennia, angels were not allowed to manifest on Earth or take a vessel, though angels had been known to do so on special circumstances, but chose watch over humanity from afar.<ref name="four10">[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]</ref><ref name="five13">[[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]</ref>

Among the hierarchy is [[Naomi]] who holds an unknown rank, but works in intelligence and is clearly very high-ranking. Metatron reveals that she is a major player in fighting over for the right to rule Heaven. After Metatron expelled all angels from Heaven to Earth using a spell, he declared himself to be the sole ruler of Heaven. On Earth, many angel factions formed led by [[Bartholomew]], [[Malachi]], [[Tyrus]] and [[Rebecca]]. Both Bartholomew and Malachi wanted to unite all of the angels and retake Heaven under their leadership and Rebecca and her faction wanted to coexist with humans. Bartholomew killed Rebecca and wiped out her faction while Castiel killed Bartholomew in self-defense. Currently another faction is forming under Castiel's leadership that wants there to be no more unnecessary bloodshed between angels. Castiel's faction comes into conflict with one led by [[Metatron]] and [[Gadreel]] who kill anyone who refuses to join them including Malachi. Metatron eventually manages to unite all the angels under his command and attains God-like power with the help of the [[Tablets|angel tablet]], but with the help of Gadreel, Sam, Dean and Castiel destroy Metatron's power and overthrow him. Metatron is locked in Heaven's dungeon and all the angels look to Castiel for leadership. However, Castiel declines the leadership and a quarum quorum of angels is formed to run Heaven by committee, of which included [[Hannah]] in a high ranking position.<refname="nine14" /><ref name="nine21">[[9.14 Captives21 King of the Damned]]</ref><refname="nine23">[[9.21 King 23 Do You Believe in Miracles?]]</ref> According to Metatron, under Hannah's leadership, Heaven is run better than it has since God "cut the ribbon on the pearly gates."<ref name="ten18">[[10.18 Book of the Damned]]</ref> After Hannah's death, Heaven's leadership is indicated to have fallen apart.<refname="eleven03">[[911.23 Do You Believe 03 The Bad Seed]]</ref> A lower-ranking angel takes command to fight [[Amara]], but is killed in Miraclesa failed attack on her.<ref name="eleven09">[[11.09 O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]</ref> [[Lucifer]] subsequently takes control for a short time before being captured by Amara.<ref name="eleven18">[[11.18 Hell's Angel]]</ref> [[Joshua]] is known to have taken up a leadership role during the [[Nephilim]] crisis and was stated to have the power to pardon Castiel,<ref name="twelve15">[[12.15 Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell]]</ref> but he was killed by the [[Prince of Hell]] [[Dagon]].<ref name="twelve19">[[12.19 The Future]]</ref> Following Joshua's death, the leadership of Heaven was unclear until Lucifer took power again for a short time.<ref name="thirteen13" /><ref name="thirteen18" /> Following Lucifer's departure, Naomi appears to have taken command of the remaining angels,<ref name="thirteen19">[[13.19 Funeralia]]</ref> but is overthrown by [[Dumah]] who attempts to reshape Heaven for the worst following the invasion of the [[Cosmic Entity]]. However, her reign is short-lived as Dumah is killed by Castiel for threatening [[John]] and [[Mary Winchester]].<ref name="fourteen19">[[14.19 Jack in the Box]]</ref> It is later revealed that the existence of angels is what maintains Heaven, and due to the significant loss of angels through the Fall and various wars and battles only nine angels, led by [[Naomi]] remain in existence to watch over the souls in the Heaven, and that once they are all gone, Heaven will fall releasing billions of souls on to the earth. After imprisoning [[Naomi]], Dumah takes over Heaven to reshape it to be a more merciless place and manipulates Jack to her own ends. She also co-opts Jack into turning devout humans into angels. After Dumah threatens to end Mary and John's peace to force Castiel's cooperation, Castiel kills Dumah with his [[angel blade]].<ref name="fourteen19">[[14.19 Jack in the Box]]</ref>

A [[Cupid|cherub]] is first seen in [[5.14 My Bloody Valentine]], and then again in [[8.23 Sacrifice]] where Castiel must acquire a cupid's bow and arrow for what he believes to be a trial to close off Heaven. Another Cherub appears in [[10.18 Book of the Damned]] where he attacks Castiel and is killed by [[Metatron]] and another appears in [[13.13 Devil's Bargain]] where his [[grace]] is stolen by [[Lucifer]] who then kills the powerless Cherub.

Seraphim are a higher class of angel than regular angels like [[Joshua]] and [[Inias]]. The two known seraphim are [[Akobel]] and [[Castiel]]. There Their powers are greater than a regular angels, being shown to smite black-eyed demons with ease.<ref name="six20">[[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]</ref> They also have been shown to be able to rival the [[archangels]], as when Castiel lead a rebellion against [[Raphael]].

Rit Zien are a special class of angel, their name translated from [[Enochian]] means "hands of mercy." The Rit Zien functioned much like field medics, they honed in on pain and would tend to the wounded and healed the angels strong enough to be healed on the fields of battle. In the case of those who were mortally wounded and beyond saving, the Rit Zien would put them down, their way of smiting was, according to [[Castiel]] "so quick and so total that it rendered death virtually painless."<ref name="nine06" />

The Grigori were, according to [[Castiel]], an elite squad of some of the first angels who were stationed on Earth to watch over humanity, but went rogue and were wiped out. However, some survived and continued feeding off humans, trapping them in a dream state where they were in their ideal [[Heaven]] while the Grigori in question fed on their souls. The survival of the Grigori became known in 2015 when [[Claire Novak]]'s efforts to find [[Amelia Novak|her mother]] led to [[Tamiel]]'s exposure and death.<ref name="ten20">[[10.20 Angel Heart]]</ref>

Fallen angels are angels that have been expelled from Heaven on the [[Host of Heaven]]'s command. When regular angels are cut off, they loose certain abilities including, [[Healinghealing]], [[Resurrectionresurrection]], and [[Smitingsmiting]].<refname="five10">[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]</ref> However, [[Seraphim]] and [[Archangelsarchangels]] function independently from Heaven and do not loose any known abilities.

===AbilitiesPowers and abilities===

* Superhuman strength - The physical strength of an angel in a vessel is unknown, it's possible that their strength is unlimited as it doesn't come from the vessels muscles but instead their angelic power. They also have an extreme control on their strength as they have been shown to punch through walls but also non-fatally punch humans. [[Castiel|One]] has been shown to be able to lift a one-ton anvil with ease.* [[Telekinesis]] - Angels have the ability to move and influence objects with their minds.* [[Teleportation]] - Angels have the ability to teleport anywhere in the world as long as the area is not protected by [[Enochian]] sigils. They can teleport themselves and other beings. Angels use their wings to teleport, as teleportation is really an angel flying extremely fast. This is why Castiel cannot teleport when his wings are damaged. Dean refers to teleportation as "beaming", and on some occasions as "zapping". The process can be uncomfortable for humans, according to Dean.<ref name="five03" /> It may involve::* Creating sudden wind, shattering lights (Castiel), and causing an Eastern Seaboard blackout (Raphael) when manifesting.<ref name="four01" /><ref name="five03" />:* Covert arrival, i.e. when [[Anna Milton]] attacked [[Uriel]], or when Castiel attacked [[Zachariah]]'s henchmen.<ref name="four16" /><ref name="five01">[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]</ref>* Invisibility - Angels, even while occupying vessels, can render themselves unseen. * [[Healing]] - Angels have the ability to heal humans. When angels are disconnected Having fallen from Heaven, they lose this power, as shown during Castiel's defection from Heaven.:* For example, [[Michael]] heals Sam, and Castiel heals Dean.<ref name="five13" /><ref name="five22">[[5.22 Swan Song]]</ref> [[Metatron]] also heals [[Kevin Tran]].:* Angels are able to maintain their vessels without food, water, or sleep, and due to heal them after they are injured. Lucifer healed Nick's body after he was shot by [[the Colt]]. Castiel has healed his vessel, [[Jimmy Novak]]. Their vessels also appear resistant to disease. However, when Castiel is on the verge actions of becoming mortal, [[PestilenceMetatron]] is able to infect him.<ref name="five21">[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]</ref> Possessed vessels do not seem to age. Also, weakened angels in vessels can become drunk, but it takes an extremely large amount of alcohol. This was the case with Castiel. An angel's ability to maintain and heal its vessel can be used to repair fatal damage that even their healing power can't fix.* [[Sedation]] - As displayed by Castiel & Michael, angels have the ability to make humans unconscious by placing two fingers on all lost their foreheads.* [[Smiting]] - Angels have the ability kill [[demons]] by placing a hand on the forehead of a possessed individual. Extremely powerful demons are immune to the touch of lower-level angels, e.g. [[Alastair]].<ref name="four10" /> This works on monsters like [[vampires]] too, as displayed by Castiel in [[6.19 Mommy Dearest]]. Humans can also be killed by this power.<ref name="nine09" /> A special class of angels called the Rit Zien, like [[Ephraim]], can use this teleport due to kill mortally-wounded angels and humans, but when they do, the being it is used on near-instantly explodes in a painless death.<ref name="nine09" /> The collective Host loss of Heaven can pool their powers together and perform mass-smitings.* Supernatural perception - Angels are able to see objects and beings that are invisible to humanswings, for e.g. [[reaper]]s, [[hellhounds]] and [[Enochian sigils]].* Telepathy - Angels have the ability although they appear to communicate using retain their minds.:* [[Dreamwalking]] - Angels can enter human dreams in order to communicate with them. They do not need to know where the person is to use this ability.* Soul-reading - By reaching into a human's chest, an angel can read marks left on the human's soul by another angel. This procedure is very painful for the human, but leaves little physical damage. Thus far, this ability has only been used by Castiel.* Soul-channeling - Angels can use the energy from souls to empower themselves. Castiel siphons some energy from Bobby's soul to pull Sam and Dean forward in time.<ref name="six18">[[6.18 Frontierland]]</ref> He absorbs fifty thousand damned souls to declare war on Raphael.<ref name="six20" /> He manages to destroy [[Raphael]] by taking in the souls of [[Purgatory]].<ref name="six22">[[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]]</ref>* Voice mimicry - Angels have the ability to sound like any human they choose.<ref name="four16" /><ref name="four22" /><ref name="five13" />* Knowledge of all [[prophet]]s - Castiel claims that [[Leah]], the [[Whore of Babylon]], is not a prophet because he has every prophet's name "seared" into his brain, and it is likely that all angels do as well. [[Samandriel]] displays this ability as well.* Time travel - Angels have the ability to go backward and forward through time, though this is difficult without [[Heaven]]'s assistance. According to Castiel, "Time is fluid, other abilities and on occasion we can bend it."<font size=3>'''Special Abilities:'''</font>* Memory manipulation - Angels have the ability to take away and restore a human's memories. Angels can also implant fake memories. Displayed by Zachariah, Michael, & Castiel.* Revelation - Angels can implant visions into a [[prophet]]’s mindweaknesses, such as demonstrated when Zachariah uses [[Chuck]].<ref name="five01" />* [[Resurrection]] - Some angels are sufficiently powerful to resurrect humans, even from Hell.:* Gabriel resurrects Dean <ref name="three11">[[3.11 Mystery Spot]]</ref> and so does Castiel when Dean is returned from Hell.<ref name="four01" />:* [[Joshua]] resurrects Sam and Dean;<ref name="five16" /> Zachariah resurrects [[Adam]].<ref name="five18">[[5.18 Point of No Return]]</ref>:* Castiel resurrects Bobby<ref name="five22" />:*[[Gadreel]] resurrects Castiel<ref name="nine03" /> and [[Charlie Bradbury]]<ref name="nine04" />:*[[Metatron]] resurrects a young woman hit by a car<ref name="nine23">[[9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles?]]</ref>:*[[Lucifer]] resurrects Sam<ref name="thirteen21">[[13.21 Beat the Devil]]</ref>* Other Forms of [[Telekinesis]]:* Biokinesis - Zachariah gives Dean stomach cancer and removes Sam's lungs.<ref name="five01" /> He also injures Adam, causing him to cough up blood.<ref name="five18" /> Castiel uses this ability, similar to demon exorcism and the pyrokinetic power used being held off by Michael on Anna, on [[Lenore]] to kill her in [[6.19 Mommy Dearest]]:* Pyrokinesis - Michael has shown the ability to kill another angel by setting her ablaze.<ref name="five13" /> Gabriel also demonstrated this when he lighted some candles.<ref name="five19">[[5.19 Hammer of the Gods]]</ref> and incinerated the [[Prince of Hell]] [[Asmodeus]].<ref name="thirteen18">[[13.18 Bring 'em Back Alive]]</ref> Castiel ignited and burnt [[Crowley]]'s bones.<ref name="six10">[[6.10 Caged Heat]]</ref>:* Electrokinesis - Raphael can manipulate and control electricity. When Raphael first appeared before Dean and Castiel, electricity arcs away from him while he was manifesting in his vessel for the second time.<ref name="five03">[[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]]</ref>:* Cryokinesis - Lucifer proved capable of freezing objects by breathing on them; this occurred while he was manifesting in his vessel.<ref name="five22" />* Weather manipulation - [[Raphael]], [[Michael]], and [[Lucifer]] all manipulated weather at will.* [[Reality warping]] - [[Gabriel]] has shown the banishing sigils or their ability to create living beingsheal, creatures, objects and imaginary realities out of nothing. He also showed the ability to reshape objects and human bodies, including his own vessel, and he was able to create an exact copy of himself as well.<ref name="two15">[[2.15 Tall Tales]]</ref><ref name="three11" /><ref name="five08">[[5.08 Changing Channels]]</ref><ref name="five19" />* Matchmaking - Certain types of angels in the [[Cherub]] class, e.g. Cupids, can bring couples together by marking their hearts with [[Enochian]] symbols.* Destructive white light - Similar to [[Lilith]]'s ability in depiction, however comes with the blue tinge that represents angelic presence, suggesting this is an extension of the angel's true form. When Castiel used this power, he ordered the humans to "Shut your eyes!" as [[Anna]] did when she regained her true form, destroying [[Alastair]]'s host. The light is powerful enough to kill a diner full of [[Eve]]'s "perfect creations" the [[Jefferson Starships]] in [[6.19 Mommy Dearest]]. This may have been what the Sheriff witnessed Raphael using on [[demon]]s at a gas station in [[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]]. [[Naomi]] later used this in [[8.19 Taxi Driver]] to try to smite [[Crowley]] forcing him to flee before she could. [[Metatron]] also displayed this in [[8.21 The Great Escapist]] when he rescued [[Kevin Tran]] from Crowley.* Power removal - [[Castiel|One angel]] has displayed the power to remove psychic abilities from humans, but it is extremely painful and mentally-damaging to the person losing the powerstill requiring vessels.

Having fallen * [[Clairsentience]] – Angels have the ability to sense the energies other angels radiate from Heaven due their vessels, allowing them to recognize each other. This ability also extends to being able to see the true faces of demons possessing humans.* Destructive white light – Similar to [[Lilith]]'s ability in depiction, however comes with the blue tinge that represents angelic presence, suggesting this is an extension of the angel's true form. When Castiel used this power, he ordered the actions humans to "Shut your eyes!" as [[Anna Milton]] did when she regained her true form, destroying [[Alastair]]'s host. The light is powerful enough to kill a diner full of [[Eve]]'s "perfect creations" the [[Jefferson Starships]].<ref name="six19" /> This may have been what [[Deputy Framingham]] witnessed Raphael using on [[demon]]s at a gas station.<ref name="five03" /> [[Naomi]] later used this to try to smite [[Crowley]] forcing him to flee before she could.<ref name="eight19">[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]</ref> [[Metatron]], also displayed this when he rescued [[Kevin Tran]] from Crowley.<ref name="eight21">[[8.21 The Great Escapist]]</ref>* [[Dreamwalking]] – Angels can enter human dreams in order to communicate with them. They do not need to know where the angels person is to use this ability.* Enhanced senses – An angel's senses are heightened to a superhuman level. They have all lost the ability to identify people from simply smelling their bones or blood, see a person's molecular make-up, and hear people from vast distances. Their sense of taste allows them to taste each individual atom that makes up a piece of food. Castiel was also able to tell a victim suffered from a recent bladder infection by sniffing his corpse.* [[Healing]] – Angels have the ability to teleport due heal humans. When angels are disconnected from Heaven, they lose this power, as shown during Castiel's defection from Heaven and his inability to the loss cure [[Bobby Singer]] of his paralysis.** Angels are able to maintain their wingsvessels without food, water, or sleep, although and to heal them after they are injured. Lucifer healed Nick's body after he was shot by [[the Colt]]. Castiel has healed his vessel, [[Jimmy Novak]], from his countless fatal injuries. Their vessels also appear resistant to disease. However, when Castiel is on the verge of becoming mortal, [[Pestilence]] is able to infect him.<ref name="five21">[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]</ref> Possessed vessels will also not age as long as they are possessed by an angel. Also, weakened angels in vessels can become drunk, but it takes an extremely large amount of alcohol. An angel's ability to maintain and heal its vessel can be used to retain repair fatal damage that even their other healing power can't fix.* Invisibility – Angels, even while occupying vessels, can hide within [[the Veil]] rendering themselves unseen by the human eye. * Invulnerability – An angel's durability far exceeds that of a human's. Prior to [[the Fall]], an angel could take great amounts of physical damage, causing little to no harm to them. * Knowledge of all [[prophet]]s – Castiel claims that [[Leah]], the [[Whore of Babylon]], is not a prophet because he has every prophet's name "seared" into his brain, and it is likely that all angels do as well. [[Samandriel]] displayed this ability as well.* Matchmaking – Certain types of angels in the [[cherub]] class, e.g. cupids, can bring couples together by marking their hearts with [[Enochian]] symbols.* Memory manipulation – Angels have the ability to take away and restore a human's memories. Angels can also implant fake memories. Displayed by Zachariah, Michael, & Castiel.* Power removal – [[Castiel]] has displayed the power to remove psychic abilities from humans, but it is extremely painful and mentally-damaging to the person losing the power.* [[Prayer]] – Angels are capable hearing the prayers of humans. The prayer does not need to be formal, as angels can pick up on a sense of longing in a person, whether they are aware of it or not. * [[Reality warping]] – [[Gabriel]] had shown the ability to create living beings, creatures, objects and imaginary realities out of nothing. He also showed the ability to reshape objects and weaknesseshuman bodies, including his own vessel, such and he was able to create an exact copy of himself as well.<ref name="two15">[[2.15 Tall Tales]]</ref><ref name="three11">[[3.11 Mystery Spot]]</ref><ref name="five08">[[5.08 Changing Channels]]</ref><ref name="five19" />* [[Resurrection]] – Some angels are sufficiently powerful to resurrect humans, even from [[Hell]].* Revelation – Angels can implant visions into a [[prophet]]’s mind, as demonstrated when Zachariah uses [[Chuck]].<ref name="five01" />* [[Sedation]] – As displayed by Castiel & Michael, angels have the ability to make humans unconscious by placing two fingers on their foreheads.* [[Smiting]] – Angels have the ability kill [[demons]] by placing a hand on the forehead of a possessed individual. Extremely powerful demons are immune to the touch of lower-level angels, e.g. [[Alastair]].<ref name="four10" /> This ability also works on monsters and humans alike.<ref name="nine09" /> A special class of angels called the [[Rit Zien]], like [[Ephraim]], can use this to kill mortally wounded angels and humans, but when they do, the being held off it is used on near-instantly explodes in a painless death.<ref name="nine09" /> The collective Host of Heaven can pool their powers together and perform mass-smitings which can poison the attacked area causing [[smiting sickness]].* Soul-reading – By reaching into a human's chest, an angel can read marks left on the human's soul by another angel. This procedure is very painful for the human, but leaves little physical damage. Thus far, this ability has only been used by Castiel.* Soul-channeling – Angels can use the energy from souls to empower themselves. Castiel siphons some energy from Bobby's soul to pull Sam and Dean forward in time.<ref name="six18">[[6.18 Frontierland]]</ref> He absorbs fifty thousand damned souls to declare war on Raphael.<ref name="six20" /> He manages to destroy [[Raphael]] by taking in the souls of [[Purgatory]].<ref name="six22">[[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]]</ref>* Super strength – The physical strength of an angel in a vessel is unknown, it's possible that their strength is unlimited as it doesn't come from the vessels muscles but instead their angelic power. They also have an extreme control on their strength as they have been shown to punch through walls but also non-fatally punch humans. [[Castiel]]] has been shown to be able to lift a one-banishing ton anvil with ease.* Supernatural perception – Angels are able to see objects and beings that are invisible to humans; [[reaper]]s, [[hellhounds]] and [[Enochian sigils or ]].* [[Telekinesis]] – Angels have the ability to move and influence objects with their minds. Other forms of telekinesis include:** Biokinesis – Zachariah gives Dean stomach cancer and removes Sam's lungs.<ref name="five01" /> He also injures Adam, causing him to cough up blood.<ref name="five18">[[5.18 Point of No Return]]</ref> Castiel uses this ability , similar to demon exorcism and the pyrokinetic power used by Michael on Anna, on [[Lenore]] to healkill her.<ref name="six19">[[6.19 Mommy Dearest]]</ref>** Cryokinesis – Lucifer proved capable of freezing objects by breathing on them; this occurred while he was manifesting in his vessel.<ref name="five22">[[5.22 Swan Song]]</ref>** Electrokinesis – Raphael can manipulate and control electricity. When Raphael first appeared before Dean and Castiel, electricity arcs away from him while he was manifesting in his vessel for the second time.<ref name="five03">[[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]]</ref>** Pyrokinesis – Michael has shown the ability to kill another angel by setting her ablaze.<ref name="five13" /> Gabriel also demonstrated this when he lighted some candles.<ref name="five19">[[5.19 Hammer of the Gods]]</ref> and incinerated the [[Prince of Hell]] [[Asmodeus]].<ref name="thirteen18">[[13.18 Bring 'em Back Alive]]</ref> Castiel ignited and burnt what he claimed were [[Crowley]]'s bones.<ref name="six10">[[6.10 Caged Heat]]</ref>* Telepathy – Angels have the ability to communicate using their minds.* [[Teleportation]] – With their [[Angel Wings|wings]] angels have the ability to teleport anywhere in the world as well long as still requiring the area is not protected by [[Enochian]] sigils. They can teleport themselves and other beings. Due to angels using their [[Angel Wings|wings]] to teleport, when [[the Fall]] occurred all non-archangels had their wings destroyed preventing then from teleporting. The process of teleportation can be uncomfortable for humans, according to Dean.<ref name="five03" /> Teleportation may involve:** Creating sudden wind, shattering lights (Castiel), and causing an Eastern Seaboard blackout (Raphael) when manifesting.<ref name="four01" /><ref name="five03" />** Covert arrival, i.e. when [[Anna Milton]] attacked [[Uriel]], or when Castiel attacked [[Zachariah]]'s henchmen.<ref name="four16" /><ref name="five01">[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]</ref>* Time travel – Angels have the ability to go backward and forward through time, though this is difficult without [[Heaven]]'s assistance. According to Castiel, "Time is fluid, and on occasion we can bend it." Angels can become aware if there is a significant change to the timeline, however they cannot discern how a change happened. After the Fall destroyed the wings of all angels, it was revealed that the ability to travel through time was also connected to their wings.* [[Vessel]] connection – Castiel revealed to Dean that angels and their vesselsshare a connection, likening it to an "open phone line." Through this connection, Castiel was able to send a message to [[Raphael]] through his catatonic vessel [[Donnie Finnerman]]. The Michael of [[Apocalypse World]] was able to use a similar connection to Dean Winchester to "leave the door open just a crack", leaving Dean ripe for repossession. * Voice mimicry – Angels have the ability to sound like any human they choose.<ref name="four16" /><ref name="four22" /><ref name="five13" />* [[Weather]] manipulation – The presence to [[Raphael]], [[Michael]], and [[Lucifer]] manipulated the weather at will.

* Ancient beings – Certain beings that predate the angel's creation, such as [[Holy oilEve]] - This , can be used to trap inhibit an angelfrom using thier powers. It is not known if this applies to higher tiered angels, such as the archangels. Eve existed before angels, and suggests that she has knowledge that angels lack. Castiel uses a Molotov cocktail of holy oil Leviathan's have been shown to be able to temporarily banish Michael at [[Stull Cemetery]]overpower and kill angels with little effort.<ref name="five22" />* [[Angel banishing sigil]] drawn – Drawn in human blood. When , when a hand is placed on the sigil, angels are temporarily banished from the area. It can be used by humans and angels, and the angel who uses it does not disappear with the others. Castiel uses an extreme form of this when he carves the sigil into his vessel's chest; on this occasion, he vanished with the other angels, and returned near mortal.<ref name="five18" /> It is powerful enough to banish an [[archangel]] as strong as [[Lucifer]] as well as regular angels.<ref name="eleven14">[[11.14 The Vessel]]</ref>* Exorcism chant - There is an exorcism chant to expel angels from their human vessels. It seems that the chant is not well known as only one demon, Alastair, has ever used it.<ref name="four10" /><ref name="four16" />* [[Staff of Moses]]<ref name="six03" />* [[Salt crystal]]<ref name="six03" />* [[Angel blade]] - – A short blade carried around by angels, can be wielded by humans.* [[Angel sword]] - – A sword that is carried by the [[Grigori]] class of angels. Has the same effect as the angel blade.* [[Angel trap]] – Much like how a devil's trap works for demons, painting a special sigil can trap an angel within it's confines. * [[Archangel]]s – Can easily overpower angels, often killing or banishing them by snapping their fingers.<ref name="five08" /><ref name="five13" /><ref name="five22" />* [[Archangel blade]] - – A short blade once carried by the [[archangel]]s that is capable of killing an archangel,<ref name="five19" /> but only when wielded by another archangel<ref name="thirteen13">[[13.13 Devil's Bargain]]</ref> or a [[vessel]] powered by an archangel.<ref name="thirteen23">[[13.23 Let the Good Times Roll]]</ref>* [[Enochian Sigils]] - They can be used The archangel blades were thought to disguise the location of those bearing the symbols. Castiel carved the symbols into Sam and Dean's and later Adam's ribs. Enochian sigils can also be used to keep angels from entering a building.<ref name="four16" /><ref name="five10">lost forever until one was unearthed by [[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]Asmodeus]</ref>* [[Death's scythe]] - Crowley states that it will kill an angel.<ref name="five21" />* [[Cambion]] - – [[JesseTurner]] has the power to transform Castiel into a toy. Castiel says that Jesse could "destroy the Host of Heavenwith a word." * [[The Colt]]– The gun's power against angels is uncertain. It was ineffective against Lucifer, but he stated that only five things could not be killed with this weapon, so it is possible that the Colt may work on angels, but not archangels.* [[ArchangelDeath's scythe]]s – Crowley states that it can easily overpower angels, often killing or banishing them by snapping their fingerskill an angel.<ref name="five08five21" />* [[Demons]] – In certain situations, if there are a significant number of demons, an angel can be overpowered by a horde. Even at full strength, angels travelling into Hell was deemed a dangerous endeavor.* [[Enochian]] [[Warding Sigils|warding]] – They can be used to disguise the location of those bearing the symbols. Castiel carved the symbols into Sam and Dean's and later Adam's ribs. Enochian sigils can also be used to keep angels from entering a building.<ref name="five13four16" /><ref name="five22five10" />* Certain beings, such as [[Eve5.10 Abandon All Hope...]], can inhibit </ref>* Exorcism chant – There is an angel exorcism chant to expel angels from using his or her powerstheir human vessels. It seems that the chant is not well known if this applies as only one demon, Alastair, has ever used it.<ref name="four10" /><ref name="four16" />* [[The Fall]] – After the angels fell from Heaven due to higher tier Metatron's spell, all angels, such have become more susceptible to physical damage as well as having lost the archangels. Eve existed before angels, ability to teleport and suggests that she has knowledge that angels lacktime travel. * [[LeviathanHoly oil]]s – This can be used to trap or kill angelsan angel. Castiel used a Molotov cocktail of holy oil to temporarily banish Michael at [[Stull Cemetery]].<ref name="seven01five22" />* [[Naomi]]'s [[Mind Hacking|torture spike - ]] – Naomi's torture spike can be used to torture and possibly bend an angel to another angel's will. It has also been * Pieces of [[Heaven]] – Any physical piece of Heaven itself can be used to kill an angel as shown to be capable when [[Gadreel]] uses a piece of rock from the wall of killing angels, possibly as itHeaven's an implement of Heavendungeon to commit suicide.* Angel Fall - After [[Salt crystal]] – A crystal from the [[smiting]] of Sodom and Gomorrah has the angels fell from Heaven due ability to Metatronrender an angel's spellvessel into a pillar of salt, all angels have become more forcing the angel to seek a new one.<ref name="six03" />* [[Spells]] – Angels are susceptible to physical damagecertain powerful spells and forms of blood magic, some of which can be lethal to them.* [[Staff of Moses]] – The staff has control over the 10 Plagues of Egypt, and appears to be effective even against angels.<ref name="six03" />* Unsuitable [[vessel]]s - – If an angel takes a vessel that cannot hold the angel's power, it will begin to burn out unless they find a more suitable one. In extreme cases the vessel will explode upon possession.* [[Vessel]] Expulsion - expulsion – If an vessel does not want the angel in them anymore any longer and they are aware of the possessionand have sufficient will power to exert control, they can expel the angel possessing them though it seems to cause no harm besides rendering the angel bodiless.* Pieces of [[Heaven]] - Any physical piece of Heaven itself can be used to kill an angel as shown when [[Gadreel]] uses a piece of rock from the wall of Heaven's dungeon to commit suicide.

Gadreel began working with Metatron to rebuild Heaven, killing any angel who wouldn't join Metatron and commanding his followers for him. However, Gadreel still had honor and when Metatron's unscrupulous methods got too much for him, Gadreel defected to the side of Sam, Dean and Castiel. Trying to break Metatron's power by infiltrating Heaven and shattering the [[Tablets|angel tablet]], Gadreel commits suicide in order to blow open Heaven's dungeon and free Castiel, sacrificing himself to redeem his actions and fulfill what he recognizes is the angels true mission: protect humanity at any cost. His sacrifice ultimately allows Castiel to shatter the angel tablet, reveal the truth about Metatron to his followers and defeat him. <ref>[[9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles?]]<name="nine23" /ref>

===[[Dumah]]===[[File:Dumah.png|350px|left|thumb|[[Dumah]]]]One of the few remaining angels in Heaven, Dumah is contacted by [[Castiel]] for help in [[13.07 War of the Worlds]] to find [[Jack Kline]]. Dumah reveals that Heaven doesn't have him and intends to enslave Jack when they find him to force Jack to help create new angels. With the help of two other angels, Dumah attacks Castiel, only to be driven off by the sudden appearance of [[Lucifer]]. She later meets with Lucifer and [[Anael]] in [[13.13 Devil's Bargain]] and reluctantly carries out his orders in [[13.18 Bring 'em Back Alive]]. When Castiel returns to Heaven for help in [[13.19 Funeralia]], Dumah brings in [[Naomi]] to explain the situation. In [[14.08 Byzantium]], Castiel returns to Heaven to find Jack's [[soul]] so that he can [[resurrection|resurrect him]], only to find that Heaven has been invaded by the [[Cosmic Entity]]. Castiel finds Dumah alive and she accompanies him on his search for Jack's soul, only for it to be revealed that she is possessed by the Entity. The Entity uses Dumah as its [[vessel]] in its confrontation with Castiel before leaving her body to return to [[the Empty]], leaving Dumah unharmed. She appears when Castiel calls for Naomi in [[14.18 Absence]] and tells him that [[Mary Winchester]] is at peace in a shared Heaven with [[John Winchester]]. In [[14.19 Jack in the Box]], Dumah is revealed to have taken over Heaven and is reshaping it to be a more merciless place and manipulates Jack to her own ends. She also co-opts Jack into turning devout humans into angels. After Dumah threatens to end Mary and John's peace to force Castiel's cooperation, Castiel kills Dumah with his [[angel blade]] in the hallway of Heaven. [[File:RaphaelHenchman.jpg|350px|leftright|thumb|A soldier of [[Raphael]] engages in battle with [[Castiel]].]]