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{{RecurringCharacters|image= [[ImageFile: Supernatural 2x21 1639Azazel_demon.jpg|right350px]]|name= Azazel|actor= [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] ([[1.22]])<br>[[Frederic Lehne]] ([[2.01]], [[2.21]], [[2.22]] and [[6.01 Exile on Main St.|6.01]])<br>[[Lindsey McKeon]] ([[2.01]])<br>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531403/ Christopher B. MacCabe] ([[4.03]])<br>[[Mitch Pileggi]] ([[4.03]])<br>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005588/ Rob LaBelle] ([[4.22]])|dates= Before the sinking of Atlantis - 2007 (killed by [[Dean Winchester]])<br>Makes contact with [[Lucifer]] in Maryland in 1972.<br>Makes a deal with [[Mary Campbell]] to save [[John Winchester]] in 1973.<br>Azazel enters [[Sam Winchester]]'s nursery in 1983.|thumblocation= [[Fossil Butte Cemetery]], Wyoming|350pxoccupation= [[Demon]] ([[Prince of Hell]])<br>Demon General of Hell<ref name="essential">[[The Essential Supernatural: On the Road with Sam and Dean Winchester]]</ref>|Screencap from episodes= [[1.01 Pilot]]<br>[[1.21 Salvation]]<br>[[1.22 Devil's Trap]] <br>[[2.01 In My Time of Dying]]<br>[[2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One (episode)|]]<br>[[2.15 22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part OneTwo]]<br>[[4.03 In the Beginning]]: <br>Fredric Lehne as The [[4.06 Yellow-Eyed DemonFever]] (hallucination)<br>[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]<br>[[6.01 Exile on Main St.]](hallucination)}}{{Quotation|title=|text= Names I need permission... I need to be invited, into their houses, I know, I know, the red tape'll drive you nuts, but in ten short years, it'll all be worth it. ‘Cause you know what I'm gonna do to your sibling? I'm gonna stand over their crib and I'm gonna bleed into their mouth. Demon blood is better than Ovaltine; vitamins, minerals – it makes you big and strong.|author=Azazel|source=[[4.03 In the Beginning]]}}
Azazel became integral in [[Lucifer]]'s plans to escape from [[Lucifer's Cage|his prison]]. Azazel kept faith in [[Lucifer]] even after his fellow Princes of Hell gave up on his return, and continued to search for him for years, eventually discovering the site where his prison opened and how to contact him through it. On Lucifer's instructions, he created the [[Special Children]].<ref name="four22" /> It is during this mission that he encounters [[Mary Campbell]]; after killing her parents and her fiance [[John Winchester]], he makes a deal with her that if she'll allow him entry to her home in ten years time, undisturbed, he'll bring John back to life.<ref name= Appearances=="four03" /> On the night Azazel visited Sam's nursery, he killed Mary when she discovered him, and set fire to the Winchester home. These actions caused John Winchester to pursue Azazel for the rest of his life, and [[Sam]] and [[Dean]]'s lives were forever altered.
Azazel would have [[Meg]] follow Sam and Dean while they were looking for their father, who was looking for a way to kill him. Meg would frequently contacted Azazel through a [[Goblet of Blood|demon goblet]] giving him updates on her progress. Azazel once again reemerges in Salvation, Iowa when he is thwarted by Sam Winchester while trying to feed demon blood to [[Rose Holt]] and kill her mother. After Sam took a shot, Azazel teleported away while the bullet struck the wall. After Sam and Dean were able to save the Holt family from a fire caused by Azazel, he can be seen through the window watching them through the flames before disappearing. Azazel would go on to possess John Winchester in order to get his hands on the Colt, however he is driven out of John's body when Sam shoots John in the leg, allowing John to take temporary control and urge Sam to shoot him while he had Azazel trapped inside him. After Azazel's demon army was unleashed upon the world, Sam and Dean had been able to discover his true plans for opening the Devil's Gate and they were able to thwart the plans to bring forth the [[Apocalypse]] with the help of [[Castiel]] and [[Crowley]] and all the other hunters working on their side. Ten years after his death, Azazel is revealed to be one of the four [[Princes of Hell]] and the only one still following Lucifer's plan as he is described as a fanatic by his brother [[Ramiel]].<ref>[[12.12 Stuck in the Middle (With You)]]</ref> * For the history of Azazel and the Winchesters see the [[Timeline (Mythological Arc)]]. ==Physical FormCharacteristics==* [[1Image:Example.22 Deviljpg|thumb|350px|right|Azazel's Trap eyes.]] Azazel has yellow irises and white sclerae, but usually does not have visible pupils (episode)|though he is clearly depicted as having black pupils when he is possessing [[John]]<ref name="one22">[[1.22 Devil's Trap]] played </ref>). The irises are shown to include cloudy tints of yellow and gray, with lighting affecting how they appear in different instances. A week prior to an attack by Azazel, the geographical area has cattle deaths, electrical storms, and temperature fluctuations.<ref name="one21" /> His presence makes clocks stop and electrical devices go haywire.<ref name="one01" /><ref name="one21" /> <ref name="one22" /> ===Powers and abilities===* [[Jeffrey Dean MorganCattle Mutilations]] – Azazel's impending arrival causes cattle deaths in the days leading up to the murders he commits when he visits his [[Special Children]].* [[2.01 In My Time Of Dying (episode)Deals and Pacts|2.01 In My Time Of Dying Deal making]] played by [http://imdb– Azazel had the authority to make deals.com<ref name="two01" /><ref name="four03" /nm0499791/ Fredric Lehne]>* [[Dreamwalking]] – Azazel could enter a humans dreams, he would visit his special children in their dreams and in the case of [[Scott Carey]] incite him to do violence. Azazel was also able to show Sam the night of Mary's death in his dream.<ref name="two21">[[2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One (episode)]]</ref> * [[EMF|Electromagnetic interference]] – Azazel's presence would cause lights to flicker on and off.<ref name="one21" />* Invulnerability – Azazel showed he was impervious to [[holy water]] while possessing [[John Winchester]]. * [[Possession]] – Azazel had the ability to possess humans as well as [[reapers]].<ref name="one22" /><ref name="four03">[[4.03 In the Beginning]]</ref><ref name="four22">[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]</ref><ref name="two01">[[2.21 All 01 In My Time of Dying]]</ref><ref name="two22" />* Superhuman strength and durability – As a [[Prince of Hell Breaks Loose: Part One]] played by , Azazel's strength and durability exceeded that of even regular demons. Azazel was impervious to [[http:holy water]] and had the ability to walk on consecrated grounds.<ref name="one22" /><ref name="four03" /imdb>* [[Telekinesis]] – Azazel could pin and move people with just a thought.com<ref name="one22" /> ** Biokinesis – Azazel could inflict lacerations upon humans with his mind that are severe enough to result in fatal internal bleeding for the afflicted human.<ref name="one22" /nm0499791>** [[Pyrokinesis]] – Azazel had control over fire, usually employing it on mothers who had the misfortune of walking in on him feeding their children his [[demon blood]].<ref name="one01">[[1.01 Pilot]]</ref><ref name="one21">[[1.21 Salvation]]</ Fredric Lehneref>* [[Teleportation]] – Azazel was able to teleport anywhere he desired on Earth and Hell. He had also been shown to be able to teleport quick enough to dodge bullets from [[the Colt]].<ref name="one21" />* [[2Weather|Weather manipulation]] – Azazel had shown the ability to influence the wind, as well as causing lighting strikes in areas he was located and temperature fluctuations according to John's research. ===Weaknesses===* [[The Colt]] – Believed to be the only weapon capable of killing Azazel.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two <ref name="two22" />* [[Devil's trap (episodesymbol)|Devil's Traps]] – Despite being a [[Prince of Hell]], Azazel was unable to enter Samuel Colt's devil's trap protecting Fossil Butte Cemetery as it was built using iron railway lines.<ref name="two22" />* [[Iron]] – Azazel was incapable of crossing the iron lines surrounding the Devil's Gate in Wyoming until Jake Talley opened the gate and released an army of demons, destroying the railway lines as an indirect result.<ref name="two22">[[2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]] played </ref>* [[Vengeful Spirits]] – John Winchester's spirit, upon his escape from Hell, ripped Azazel out of his meatsuit. This appears to have had lasting damage to Azazel, who despite knocking John to the ground and returning to his meatsuit, was unable to teleport away before Dean shot him with the Colt.<ref name="two22" /> ===Names===This list contains the following names this character is known by both in fandom and canon: '''Canon:'''* '''[[The Demon]]''' (The name all the Winchesters refer to him in [[http:Category:Season 1|season 1]].)* '''[[The Yellow-Eyed Demon]]''' ([[Dean]] uses the name in [[:Category:Season 2|season 2]].)<ref name="two08">[[2.08 Crossroad Blues]]</ref>* '''[[Yellow Eyes]]''' (One of the Winchesters' nicknames for Azazel which has been used long since his death.)<ref name="three04" /imdb>* '''Azazel''' ([[Casey]] revealed the true name of the "Yellow-Eyed Demon" in [[3.com/04 Sin City]].)<ref name="three04" /nm0499791/ Fredric Lehne>'''Fandom:'''* '''[[Celine Demon]]''' (A nickname coined by [[Television Without Pity]].)* '''Big Bad''' (A term used by Dean in a draft script for [[2.02 Everybody Loves a Clown]].) ==Episodes=====[[1.01 Pilot]]===[[File:Azazel-Crib.png|thumb|right|350px|Azazel stands over [[Sam]]'s crib.]]On November 2nd, 1983, Azazel appears by [[Sam]]'s crib. [[Mary Winchester]] sees him but assumes he is [[John Winchester|her husband]] and he lets her go, pretending to be so. However, Mary realizes John is asleep downstairs and returns to Sam's nursery, where Azazel pins her to the ceiling, slices open her stomach. and sets her on fire. John witnesses her death, but Azazel himself is gone by that time. [[John]], Sam and [[Dean]] escape the house as it goes up in flames and John begins a quest for vengeance on Azazel that draws him into the supernatural world. Twenty-two years exactly after Mary's death, Sam's girlfriend, [[Jessica Moore]], dies in the same way, killed by the demon [[Brady]]on Azazel's orders, driving Sam back into hunting in order to get revenge for her death.
== The Demon =[[1.09 Home]]===After Sam gets a vision of a woman being attacked in their old home, he and Dean return to Lawrence, believing that Azazel may be behind what is going on. Talking to [[psychic]] [[Missouri Moseley]], Sam and Dean learn that she's not sure what killed their mother, just that it was powerful and evil. She also learns that what's attacking the house now is not Azazel but a [[poltergeist]].
== Relationship =[[2.01 In My Time of Dying]]===With [[Dean]] dying from the wounds Azazel gave him and injuries sustained in a car crash caused by a [[demon]]-possessed [[Trucker|trucker]], [[John Winchester]] [[Sigil of Azazel|summons]] Azazel, apparently to get revenge on him for what he did. Azazel, possessing a hospital janitor, tries to trick John into leaving, but he knows it's Azazel and points [[the Colt]] at him. Prepared for John to try to take revenge, Azazel has brought along two other demons possessing hospital staff, but John reveals that he wants to make a [[Deals and Pacts|deal]] instead. John offers Azazel the Colt and its last bullet in exchange for Azazel saving Dean's life. Azazel is surprised that John is willing to make a [[deal]] with him. Although Azazel wants Dean dead for what he has done to his children, he doesn't believe that Dean or Sam Winchester ==are actually any threat to him, and so considers the deal, as he wants the Colt badly. He asks if John knows what he has planned for Sam and John confirms it; the demon guesses that Sam himself doesn't know, and John's reaction confirms it. Azazel decides to accept the deal, but tells John that first he has to "sweeten the pot" with something Azazel wants just as much, if not more than, the Colt. John agrees on the condition that he gets to see that Dean is all right with his own eyes, as he doesn't trust that Azazel would fulfill his part of the deal. As he is unable to save Dean's life on his own power, Azazel has to possess the hospital [[reaper]], [[Tessa]], and use her powers to heal Dean's injuries and erase Dean's memories of his out-of-body experience. After seeing that Dean is all right, and passing on a warning to Dean in one last attempt to stop Azazel's plans, John hands the Colt over to Azazel. John's dead body is later found by Sam.
===[[2.05 Simon Said]]===
When confronting his recently discovered twin brother [[Ansem Weems / Weber|Weber]], [[Andy Gallagher]] learns that Weber found out about his existence from "the man with the yellow eyes" in his dreams and that Azazel had told him that he had big plans for them. After everything is over, Sam and Dean learn from Ash that Weber's mother didn't die in a house fire like Sam, Max and Andy's mothers, meaning that not all of Azazel's Special Children can be tracked due to this unexpected discrepancy.
===[[2.09 Croatoan]]===
To test Sam's immunity to the [[Croatoan|Croatoan virus]], Azazel has the town of River Grove, Oregon infected with the disease and [[Duane Tanner]] possessed by a demon in order to keep an eye on the progress of the outbreak. Sam and Dean come to town after Sam gets a vision of Dean killing Duane. Sam is eventually infected by [[Nurse Pamela]], but proves immune. The infected townspeople mysteriously disappear along with all traces of the virus, having been apparently cleaned up by demons after Sam proved immune. In order to report on the progress, Duane slits [[Sarge]]'s throat and uses the [[goblet of blood]] to communicate with Azazel:
===[[2.10 Hunted]]===
[[Scott Carey]], a young man with psychic powers, has pictures of yellow eyes papering his closet. He reveals to a psychiatrist that Azazel has been haunting his dreams and saying that there is a war coming and that people like Scott will be soldiers in the coming war. Sam -- who has begun looking for answers after finding out that John told Dean he will have to save Sam from becoming evil or kill him in order to foil Azazel's plan -- and another [[psychic]] named [[Ava Wilson]] learn of Azazel's claims from a recording of the session, while hunter [[Gordon Walker]] learns from a demon he tortured and [[exorcise]]d. Gordon thus begins hunting psychic kids to prevent this, killing Scott and trying to kill Sam and Ava. After Gordon is defeated, Sam and Dean check on Ava, only to find her missing, her fiancé dead, and [[sulfur]] at the window, indicating that either Azazel or one of his minions has taken her.
===[[2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One]]===
[[File:AzazelSmoke.jpg|thumb|350px|A look at Azazel's true face, after being ripped from his [[meatsuit]] by [[John Winchester]].]]
Azazel has been kidnapping all of the Special Children over a series of months and dumping them in Cold Oak, South Dakota to fight to the death. Eventually he kidnaps Sam, [[Jake Talley]], [[Andy Gallagher]] and [[Lily]] at the same time and leaves them to have their fight while Ava Wilson, the only survivor of the previous groups of children, is there waiting.
After everyone else is killed, Jake reveals that Azazel came to him in his sleep, too, and that the demon will only let one of them go or else kill them both. Jake kills Sam in order to escape himself so that he can find and kill Azazel to avenge all of the Special Children.
After the gate is opened, demons break the devil's trap surrounding the cemetery and Azazel is at last able to enter the cemetery himself. There, he confronts Dean, who is armed with the Colt. Azazel easily disarms Dean and pins him to a headstone and the resurrected Sam to a tree. He taunts Dean about his deal, thanking him for bringing Sam back into play so that he can use him instead of Jake and mocking Dean's willingness to sacrifice himself for his family. Relishing the kind-hearted Sam's cold-blooded murder of Jake, Azazel cryptically hints that what came back wasn't "100% pure Sam." As the demon prepares to kill Dean with the Colt, the spirit of John Winchester escapes Hell through the Devil's Gate and pulls Azazel from the body he is possessing. Azazel fends off the attack from John's [[ghost]], but when he reenters his body and goes to attack John, he realizes that Dean has retrieved the Colt and is about to shoot him. Dean shoots Azazel in the heart with the Colt, killing him.
===[[3.02 The Kids Are Alright]]===
[[Ruby]] reveals that all of [[Mary Winchester]]'s friends have been killed, presumably by Azazel or [[demon]]s working for him for an unknown reason. Sam checks this out and finds it to be true.
===[[4.03 In the Beginning]]===
After being sent back to 1973 by [[Castiel]], [[Dean]] learns that a [[demon]] is making [[deal]]s with people for various things in exchange for permission to enter their houses in ten years. He realizes that it is Azazel, as the demon is described as having yellow eyes. In response, Dean goes after [[the Colt]] to kill Azazel in that time period in order to save his family and everyone Azazel will kill.
When Dean reveals his plan to kill Azazel with the Colt, the demon reveals himself and incapacitates Dean before the latter can react. He explains that he is picking "ideal breeders" for his own "[[Special Children|master race]]" and that "red tape" forces him to get the future parents' permission to enter their homes and feed their children [[demon blood]] in ten years. Having been impressed by her in their fight, he reveals that he has chosen Mary as one of these parents, calling her his "favorite". He can tell that Dean is not one of his psychic kids, but figures out that he has a sibling who is, and concludes that "it all worked out." To Dean's surprise, Azazel's endgame is much bigger than wanting one of the children to lead his demon army, but Azazel refuses to tell Dean what it is because he has figured out that Dean must have been sent by [[angels]], and he doesn't want them to learn of his plan. Dean tells Azazel that he is the one who will kill him one day in the future. Enraged by the news, Azazel makes Samuel stab himself, fatally wounding him, just to spite Dean. He hears [[Deanna Campbell]] cry out at her husband's injury, and kills her by breaking her neck with his bare hands while she is trying to reach the Colt. He then leaves to go after Mary.
[[File:SamYellowEyes.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dean's hallucination of [[Sam]] has yellow eyes like Azazel.]]
As [[John Winchester]] is about to propose to Mary, Azazel interrupts by bodily dragging Mary out of the car. When John tries to intervene to help Mary, Azazel breaks his neck to kill him as well, and then reveals to a shocked Mary that he, the demon from earlier, has killed her parents, too, and is now possessing her father's corpse. He offers Mary a deal: he'll resurrect John (but not her parents) if she gives him permission to enter her house in ten years, promising that if she doesn't interrupt him, no one will be harmed. Devastated and desperate to not be alone, Mary agrees. As Azazel seals the deal with a kiss, Dean arrives and tries to kill him with the Colt, but Azazel flees Samuel's body, leaving Samuel dead.
In the present, Castiel explains that Azazel covered his tracks well and that what Dean learned is all they know of his plans. The whole time travel experience was for Dean to learn what the angels knew about Azazel's plans, not to stop them.
== The Demon=[[4.06 Yellow Fever]]===While Dean is succumbing to the [[ghost sickness]], he briefly hallucinates Sam telling him that he wants him back in Hell and starting to strangle him. Sam's eyes turn yellow like Azazel's Children ==. Dean assumes that Sam is possessed, but Sam says that this is entirely him - or rather, what he is turning into. After Dean is cured of ghost sickness, he is about to tell Sam about his hallucinations when he suddenly sees Sam's eyes flicker yellow, and ends up lying to him instead.
== 'Croatoan' =[[12.12 Stuck in the Middle (With You)]]===After an attack on [[Ramiel]], [[Crowley]] explains to the Winchesters that Ramiel is one of the four [[Princes of Hell]] of which Azazel was also one. Crowley tells them that Azazel and "the other Princes were the first generation of [[demons]] created by [[Lucifer]] after he created [[Lilith]] and they are generals of demonic germ warfare" ==armies.
In [[2.09 Croatoan]], Sam says, "I've been pawing through Dada flashback to after Lucifer's journalfirst defeat, I found something about Crowley approaches Ramiel to become the Roanoke ColonyKing of Hell since Lucifer is locked away again and Azazel and Lilith are dead. Dad always had a theory about 'Croatoan'. He thought it However, Ramiel tells Crowley that Azazel was a demonfanatic but the other Princes lost interest in Lucifer's name, sometimes known as 'Deva', sometimes 'Resheph', plan a demon of plague long time ago and pestilencejust wish to be left alone."
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|[[File:John Yellow Eyes.jpg|thumb|300px|Azazel possessing [[John Winchester]].]]
|[[File:The Janitor Yellow Eyes.jpg|thumb|300px|Azazel possessing a hospital janitor.]]
|[[File:Tessa Yellow Eyes.jpg|thumb|300px|Azazel possessing [[Tessa]].]]
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|[[File:Dr. Brown Yellow Eyes.jpg|300px|thumb|Azazel possessing Dr. Brown.]]
|[[File:Samuel Yellow Eyes.jpg|thumb|300px|Azazel possessing [[Samuel Campbell]].]]
|[[File:Father Lehne Yellow Eyes.jpg|thumb|300px|Azazel possessing [[Father Lehne]].]]
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=== Deva [[Special Children]]==On the instructions of [[Lucifer]], Azazel chose a group of [[Special Children]] to take part in war against humanity and release Lucifer from his bonds:<ref name="one22" />
Special Children:* [http:[Andy Gallagher]]* [[Ansem Weems //www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Demon#In_Hinduism Monstropedia's discussion of demons in HinduismWeber]]* [[Ava Wilson]]* [[Jake Talley]]* [[Lily]]* [[Max Miller]]* [[Rose]]* [[Sam Winchester]] traces the etymology of the term 'deva' to suggest its roots in both 'good' and 'evil' deities, and furthermore links the term to 'Asura', relating back to Iranian * [[ZoroastrianismScott Carey]], a religion that crops up frequently in Supernatural's mythology:
==Relationship with Sam Winchester==While the Winchesters pursue Azazel to avenge [[Mary]] and [[Jess]], they discover how connected [[Sam]], his powers, and the other children are to the demon and his plans.* A link between Sam’s powers and Azazel is first suspected by the boys in [[1.14 Nightmare]], when Sam discovers that [[Max Miller]]’s mother dies the same way [[Mary Winchester]] did.:: ''Originally'Sam:''' I mean, either telekinesis or premonitions, we both had abilities, you know? Maybe it was after us for some reason.* In [[1.22 Devil's Trap]], Azazel reveals that he killed [[Mary]] and [[Jess]] because they got in the word Asura way of his "plans…"::'''Azazel:''' My plans for you, Sammy.You.. meant any supernatural spirit—good or bad. Hence even some of and all the devas (demigods)children like you.* [[John]] knows “the truth” about [[Sam]] and the other children like him.<ref name="two01" />* [[Sam]] meets two other people with powers, [[Andy]] and his evil twin Ansem. have Ansem reveals that a man “with yellow eyes” has visited in his dreams and revealed he has big plans for the epithet of Asura[[Special Children]]. In factthis episode, since the [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] also discover that not all [[Special Children]] had their mother die in a fire when they were six months old.<ref name="two05">[[2.05 Simon Said]]</s/ of the Indic linguistic branch ref>* In [[2.09 Croatoan]], [[Sam]] is cognate infected with the /h/ of the Early Iranian languages, the word Asura, representing a category of celestial beings, became the word [[demon]] virus. This is revealed to have been an experiment engineered by Azazel when [[Duane Tanner]] contacts him on a [[blood goblet]] to report:::'''Duane:'Ahura (Mazda)''I don't think any more tests will be necessary... The Winchester boy, definitely immune as expected.* Azazel appears to [[Sam]] in a dream, and states that his plan is for the children with special powers to fight amongst themselves until the Supreme God strongest is left to lead the [[demon]] army. He tells [[Sam]] that he, with his leadership qualities and hunter training, is his favorite. In the same dream, Azazel admits to having Jessica killed so Sam would go back to hunting. He then shows Sam a vision of what happened the monotheistic Zoroastriansnight Mary died. But very soonSam sees that Azazel fed drops of his blood to baby Sam, among and that [[Mary]] knew the Indo-Aryansdemon. [[Sam]] does not tell [[Dean]] about this.<ref name="two21" />* Azazel asks [[Dean]], "How certain are you that what you brought back, Asura came is 100% pure [[Sam]]?" implying that might have been something done to exclusively mean any alter Sam during his resurrection. At the end of a race of anthromorphic but hideous demonsthis episode, Azazel is killed by [[Dean]].''<ref name="two22" />
At this point, [[Sam]]'s visions and other powers go dormant. During season three, they seem to have disappeared entirely; Sam states that he has had no other visions. However, in subsequent seasons, still more details about the powers and Sam's fate come to light.
* In [http://www[4.01 Lazarus Rising]], [[Sam]] is shown exorcising [[demon]]s with his powers, and comments to [[Ruby]] that he no longer has headaches when using them.* In [[4.sacred-texts03 In the Beginning]], [[Castiel]] takes [[Dean]] back in time, where Dean encounters Azazel making [[deal]]s with the future parents of [[Special Children]].com/hin/iml/indexAzazel makes a deal with [[Mary]] for entry into her house in ten years time.htm '''Indian Myth He reveals to [[Dean]] that he will bleed into the mouths of the children, and Legendthat his plans are bigger than building a [[demon]] army.* a flashback shows Lucifer ordering Azazel to find a "very special child" after Azazel asks how to open [[Lucifer's Cage|the cage]].<ref name="four22" />* Azazel ordered [[Jess]]'death, the order was carried out by a friend of [[Sam]]' by Donald As who had been possessed, [[Brady]]. MackenzieBrady had been sent to keep tabs on Sam at [[Stanford]] further links , and in fact introduced Sam to Jess with the etymology goal of using her to force Sam back into hunting.<ref name="five20">[[5.20 The Devil You Know]]</ref>* [[Lucifer]] shows [[Sam]] that many of the nature of 'deva':people he encountered as he grew up were [[possessed]], and had been sent to observe him, like [[Brady]].<ref name="five22">[[5.22 Swan Song]]</ref>
==Azazel in Mythology==
The name Azazel first appears in the Hebrew Bible (Leviticus 16:8) - it can mean "[[God]] strengthens", but also "impudent to God."
He is said to be the principal standard-bearer of the infernal armies, and ranks quite high in the ranks of Hell's Hierarchy. He is mentioned as a fallen angel in John Milton's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Div_%28Persian_mythology%29 Wikipedia's entry on DivsParadise_Lost Paradise Lost] suggests that they are more ambiguous than evil, however (or rather, that 'demons' aren't necessarily considered evil in Zoroastrianism, a point Monstropedia makes about Devas in Hinduism also). Wikipedia also translates 'div' directly as 'demon'.
In Modern Hebrew, '"lekh l'Azazel" (לך לעזאזל) is the equivalent of the English curse "go to Hell".'<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azazel Wikipedia]</ref>
== Etymology of the "Celine Demon" nickname See also==* [[Demonology]]* [[Sigil of Azazel]]
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