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|actor= [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661651/ Jeffrey Vincent Parise]
 
|actor= [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661651/ Jeffrey Vincent Parise]
 
|dates= Before the sinking of Atlantis
 
|dates= Before the sinking of Atlantis
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|location= Fall River, Massachusettes
 
|occupation= [[Prince of Hell]]<br>Interim King of Hell
 
|occupation= [[Prince of Hell]]<br>Interim King of Hell
 
|episodes= [[13.02 The Rising Son]]
 
|episodes= [[13.02 The Rising Son]]
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|text= Long ago. Eager to please, I freed the Shedim... Hell's most savage. Things so dark and base, God himself would not allow them into the light. But I, in my pride, believed that I could train them. Use them. But Lucifer feared them, as well he should. So he forbade it, locked them up again. He was... "disappointed" in me. The pain, the uh... the total humiliation,... it forged an eternal bond between us. I am his to command, as you are mine.
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|text= Long ago. Eager to please, I freed the ''shedim''... Hell's most savage. Things so dark and base, God himself would not allow them into the light. But I, in my pride, believed that I could train them. Use them. But Lucifer feared them, as well he should. So he forbade it, locked them up again. He was... 'disappointed' in me. The pain, the uh... the total humiliation... it forged an eternal bond between us. I am his to command, as you are mine.
 
|author= Asmodeus
 
|author= Asmodeus
 
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==History==
 
==History==
One of the four [[Princes of Hell]]. At some point during his eons of services to Lucifer, Asmodeus attempted to free the ''[[Shedim]]'' and use them in service of Lucifer. However, due to the dark and base nature of the shedim, Lucifer feared them and locked them away. For the disappointment Asmodeus caused Lucifer, he permanently scarred Asmodeus' face, and through that pain and humiliation, an eternal bond was forged. Asmodeus became Lucifer's to command. At some point in time, Asmodeus, along with his siblings [[Ramiel]] and [[Dagon]], left the machinations of Hell behind to live quiet lives on Earth. It was revealed that he left because he is unable to get Lucifer's approval.
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One of the four [[Princes of Hell]]. At some point during his eons of services to Lucifer, Asmodeus attempted to free the ''[[shedim]]'' and use them in service of Lucifer. However, due to the dark and base nature of the ''shedim'', Lucifer feared them and locked them away. For the disappointment Asmodeus caused Lucifer, he permanently scarred Asmodeus' face, and through that pain and humiliation, an eternal bond was forged. Asmodeus became Lucifer's to command. At some point in time, Asmodeus, along with his siblings [[Ramiel]] and [[Dagon]], left the machinations of Hell behind to live quiet lives on Earth. Revealing to [[Dean Winchester]] that he left because he is unable to get Lucifer's approval.
  
 
==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==
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===Weaknesses===
 
===Weaknesses===
* [[The Colt]] - Is capable of killing the Princes of Hell.
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* [[The Colt]]
* [[Lance of Michael]] - Is capable of killing the Princes of Hell, just as it killed Ramiel.
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* [[Lance of Michael]]  
* [[Nephilim]] - When [[Jack Kline]] turned on Asmodeus, Asmodeus fled rather than face Jack's wrath. Jack was also able to empower [[Castiel]] to kill Asmodeus's sister [[Dagon]].
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* [[Nephilim]]
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
===[[13.02 The Rising Son]]===
 
===[[13.02 The Rising Son]]===
:''"I am Asmodeus... Here to rule until such time until Lucifer returns with his son, and there's gonna be some changes. The underperforming and ineffective, the corporate lackeys of the Crowley era are being purged. The grand ol' days of fire and brimstone are back."''
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Asmodeus resurfaces to reclaim control of [[Hell]] in Lucifer's absence. Enforcing some new changes Asmodeus, tells the [[demons]] in his presence that the old bureaucratic way of [[Crowley]]'s Hell is over, and is returning things to the old ways of fire and brimstone. Calling forward three demons, [[Drexel]], Harrington and Sierra; Asmodeus kills the remaining demons in the throne room with a gesture, proclaiming their's a "new sheriff in town."
Asmodeus resurfaces to reclaim control of [[Hell]] in Lucifer's absence. He has plans to change some things during his tenure as the interim King of Hell, including kill all the demons who once served [[Crowley]]. Asmodeus was able to smite a room full of demons, save a few including [[Drexel]]. The demons scoured all of Hell, even the Cage, but they are unable to locate Lucifer, so Asmodeus decided to direct their attention towards [[Jack Kline]]. As Drexel told him about his experience with Lucifer, Asmodeus showed off his scars which Lucifer gave him for freeing the ''[[Shedim]]''. He took the experience and used the humiliation to grow and form an eternal bond with Lucifer. He plans to locate Jack and use him to take control of the Earth and teach him to master his powers all the while.
 
  
He was able to locate Dean and change his appearance into the the form of a female bartender. Later, he is able to locate Sam and transform himself as [[Donatello Redfield]] to learn more about Jack. When he discovered that Jack will become even more powerful than Lucifer, Asmodeus decided to use him to release the shedim. As Jack is opening a [[Hell Gates|Devil's Gate]] in Jasper, Wyoming which leads to the prison of the shedim, they are intervened by Sam, Dean, and the real Donatello. After Dean shoots him, he returns to his previous form and begins to strangle the trio, which prompts Jack to seal the gate before the shedim can be released. Asmodeus tells Jack that they want to hold him back and he wants to give him the world, but Jack accuses him of hurting his friends and tries to use his powers to kill Asmodeus, who, in turn, disappears.
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Drexel reports to Asmodeus that he has had demons scouring all of Hell, even [[Lucifer's Cage|the Cage]], but they are unable to locate Lucifer, so Asmodeus decides to direct their attention towards finding [[Jack Kline]], whom he plans to train to rule, with him being his "humble adviser." As Drexel tells him about his experience with Lucifer's short fuse, angry that Drexel would compare his meager acquaintance with Lucifer to his, Asmodeus shows off his scars which Lucifer gave him for freeing the ''[[shedim]]''. He took the experience and used the humiliation and pain to grow and form an eternal bond with Lucifer, becoming his humble servant.
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When a demon spots the Winchesters and Jack in Wyoming, Asmodeus kills and takes the form of a bartender near their motel and questions Dean, and tells him of his own issues with his father. Later, he disguises himself as [[Donatello Redfield]] and speaks with Sam to try and learn more about Jack. When he discovers that Jack will become even more powerful than Lucifer, Asmodeus decides to use him to release the ''[[shedim]]''. Taking Jack to Jasper, Wyoming, he tells him a story about a troop of [[God]]'s greatest soldiers that have been trapped in a distant cavern in Hell, telling Jack God wants him to set them free, he asks Jack to focus his powers on a patch of earth and to call forth the soldiers to rescue them. As Jack begins opening the [[Hell Gate]], and the ''shedim'' begin crawling their way out, and ecstatic Asmodeus is soon confronted by the Winchester's and the real Donatello. Dean quickly takes a shot, hitting Asmodeus which breaks his illusion, reverting him back to his normal self. Uninjured by the bullet, he beings choking the three with a gesture, telling Jack he can give him the world. But, Jack angry that he is hurting his friends, causes the ''shedim'' to be sucked back to Hell and the gate to close back up, before turning his attention to Asmodeus, who teleports away.
  
 
==Asmodeus in Lore==
 
==Asmodeus in Lore==
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmodeus Asmodeus] is known as a king of demons / ''shedim'' and as one of the seven princes of Hell in ''[[Binsfeld's Classification of Demons]]'', where he is considered the demon of lust in accordance with the seven deadly sins. In Jewish and Islamic lore, the shedim are said to be the followers of Asmodeus, who is their king.
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmodeus Asmodeus] is known as a king of demons / ''shedim'' and as one of the seven princes of Hell in ''[[Binsfeld's Classification of Demons]]'', where he is considered the demon of lust in accordance with the seven deadly sins. In Jewish and Islamic lore, the shedim are said to be the followers of Asmodeus, who is their king.
 
==Trivia==
 
* Asmodeus's white suit is reminiscent of the white suit that Lucifer wore in the [[alternate universe|apocalyptic future]] conjured by [[Zachariah]] in [[5.04 The End]].
 
* His southern accent and mention of the phrase "There's a new sheriff in town." in [[13.02 The Rising Son]] is possibly a reference to Walker, Texas Ranger which Jeffery Vincent Parise previously guest starred in.
 
  
 
[[Category:Canon]][[Category:Characters]][[Category:Demons]]
 
[[Category:Canon]][[Category:Characters]][[Category:Demons]]

Revision as of 10:24, 22 October 2017



Asmodeus.jpg
Name Asmodeus
Actor Jeffrey Vincent Parise
Dates Before the sinking of Atlantis
Location Fall River, Massachusettes
Occupation Prince of Hell
Interim King of Hell
Episode(s) 13.02 The Rising Son

Long ago. Eager to please, I freed the shedim... Hell's most savage. Things so dark and base, God himself would not allow them into the light. But I, in my pride, believed that I could train them. Use them. But Lucifer feared them, as well he should. So he forbade it, locked them up again. He was... 'disappointed' in me. The pain, the uh... the total humiliation... it forged an eternal bond between us. I am his to command, as you are mine.

– Asmodeus, 13.02 The Rising Son

History

One of the four Princes of Hell. At some point during his eons of services to Lucifer, Asmodeus attempted to free the shedim and use them in service of Lucifer. However, due to the dark and base nature of the shedim, Lucifer feared them and locked them away. For the disappointment Asmodeus caused Lucifer, he permanently scarred Asmodeus' face, and through that pain and humiliation, an eternal bond was forged. Asmodeus became Lucifer's to command. At some point in time, Asmodeus, along with his siblings Ramiel and Dagon, left the machinations of Hell behind to live quiet lives on Earth. Revealing to Dean Winchester that he left because he is unable to get Lucifer's approval.

Characteristics

Asmodeus has yellow irises with white sclerae and no visible pupils. Dressed in white, he sports a well-groomed beard and a southern accent, and he has two scars around his left eye which were given to him by Lucifer, which indicates that he occupied his current vessel for millennia. According to Ramiel, Asmodeus occupied himself with his "hobbies," which have not been specified. His ability to smite a room full of demons and desire in ruling the shedim implies that he might be the most powerful of the four Princes of Hell.

Powers and abilities

Weaknesses

Episodes

13.02 The Rising Son

Asmodeus resurfaces to reclaim control of Hell in Lucifer's absence. Enforcing some new changes Asmodeus, tells the demons in his presence that the old bureaucratic way of Crowley's Hell is over, and is returning things to the old ways of fire and brimstone. Calling forward three demons, Drexel, Harrington and Sierra; Asmodeus kills the remaining demons in the throne room with a gesture, proclaiming their's a "new sheriff in town."

Drexel reports to Asmodeus that he has had demons scouring all of Hell, even the Cage, but they are unable to locate Lucifer, so Asmodeus decides to direct their attention towards finding Jack Kline, whom he plans to train to rule, with him being his "humble adviser." As Drexel tells him about his experience with Lucifer's short fuse, angry that Drexel would compare his meager acquaintance with Lucifer to his, Asmodeus shows off his scars which Lucifer gave him for freeing the shedim. He took the experience and used the humiliation and pain to grow and form an eternal bond with Lucifer, becoming his humble servant.

When a demon spots the Winchesters and Jack in Wyoming, Asmodeus kills and takes the form of a bartender near their motel and questions Dean, and tells him of his own issues with his father. Later, he disguises himself as Donatello Redfield and speaks with Sam to try and learn more about Jack. When he discovers that Jack will become even more powerful than Lucifer, Asmodeus decides to use him to release the shedim. Taking Jack to Jasper, Wyoming, he tells him a story about a troop of God's greatest soldiers that have been trapped in a distant cavern in Hell, telling Jack God wants him to set them free, he asks Jack to focus his powers on a patch of earth and to call forth the soldiers to rescue them. As Jack begins opening the Hell Gate, and the shedim begin crawling their way out, and ecstatic Asmodeus is soon confronted by the Winchester's and the real Donatello. Dean quickly takes a shot, hitting Asmodeus which breaks his illusion, reverting him back to his normal self. Uninjured by the bullet, he beings choking the three with a gesture, telling Jack he can give him the world. But, Jack angry that he is hurting his friends, causes the shedim to be sucked back to Hell and the gate to close back up, before turning his attention to Asmodeus, who teleports away.

Asmodeus in Lore

Asmodeus is known as a king of demons / shedim and as one of the seven princes of Hell in Binsfeld's Classification of Demons, where he is considered the demon of lust in accordance with the seven deadly sins. In Jewish and Islamic lore, the shedim are said to be the followers of Asmodeus, who is their king.