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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]]}}

Names this 'character' is known by both in fandom and canon:==History==* '''The Demon''' (all Winchesters refer to it thus in Azazel was a [[:Category:Season 1Demonology|Season 1yellow-eyed demon]])* '''The Yellow-Eyed Demon''' (, a [[Prince of Hell]] who commanded the [[demon]]s and kept order in [[DeanHell]] refers .<ref name="essential" /> Azazel planned to it thus bring his army of black-eyed demons forth from Hell to unleash upon the world in preparation for the [[:Category:Season 2|Season 2Apocalypse]].<ref name="two22" /> The demon [[Casey]])* '''Celine Demon''' (described him as a nickname used by "tyrant" who nevertheless held the fansdemon army together; without him, the demon's disciplined nature dissolved into chaos and power struggles. See below for an etymology of this nickname)* In a draft script for <ref name="three04">[[23.0204 Sin City]], Dean refers </ref> He referred to it two particular black-eyed demons as the '''Big Bad'''his "children" -- [[Meg]] and [[Tom]].<ref name="one22" />

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.

* [[1.01 Pilot (episode)|1.01 Pilot]] ''appears as figure next After years of searching, John had started to Sampick up of Azazel's crib''* trail in 2005. While hunting a [[1.11 Scarecrow (episode)|1.11 ScarecrowWoman in White]] ''named [[Meg MastersConstance Welch]] communicates with him through the goblet , signs of bloodAzezel''Image:* [[1.16 Shadow (episode)|1.16 Shadow]] ''[[Meg Masters]] communicates with s presence began to manifest, prompting him through the goblet of blood''* [[1.21 Salvation (episode)|1.21 Salvation]] ''appears as figure next to Rosie's crib''* [[1.22 Devil's Trap (episode)|1.22 Devil's Trap]] ''possesses [[John Winchester]]''* [[2.01 In My Time Of Dying (episode)|2abandon his hunt and focus on tracking Azazel down.01 In My Time Of Dying ]] ''appears order to [[John Winchester]] as a janitor in push Sam back into the hospital basement''* hunting life, Azazel orders [[2.09 Croatoan (episode)|2.09 CroatoanBrady]] ''[[Duane Tanner]] communicates with him through the goblet of blood''* [[2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One (episode)|2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One]] ''appears in a dream to kill Sam''* [[2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two (episode)|2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]] ''uses [[Jake Talley]] to enter the [[devil's trap]] built by fiance, [[Samuel ColtJessica Moore]]. He is killed by [[Dean]] with , in the same manner as [[ColtMary Winchester]], after Sam returned from hunting with some help from [[John Winchester]]Dean.''

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]].

* The Demon attacks families on the night the baby is exactly 6 months old. (===[[Jess1.11 Scarecrow]] is the exception to this rule - ===Contacting his sons, John Winchester lets them know that what killed their mother was a [[Samdemon]] and that he is 22 & 6 months oldhunting it.) However, John however refuses to let them join in the family of [[Ansem Weems (Webber)]] were never attackedhunt for Azazel, thus destroying the Winchesters' hope telling them that they would be able to use this as a marker to track those for whom the Demon has "plans"it is too dangerous.

* A week prior to After encountering Sam, the attack, [[demon]] [[Meg]] contacts Azazel through the geographical area has cattle deaths, electrical storms and temperature fluctuations[[goblet of blood]].The conversation is as follows:

* :"It makes clocks stopno sense. I could've stopped Sam. Hell, and electical devices I could've taken them both. Why let them go haywire? (…) Yes. (…) Yes. (…) Yes, Father."

* It is impervious to ===[[Holy Water1.14 Nightmare]]===While talking with [[Max Miller]], Sam learns that Azazel killed Max's mother the same way he killed Mary, and realizes that they and their powers are somehow connected because of it.

* Following what appears to be a surge of activity around the time ===[[Mary1.16 Shadow]] died ===After following Meg to a warehouse, Sam finds her having a conversation with someone through the goblet of blood: :"I don’t think you should come. ([[Max]]…) Because the brothers, they’re in town, I didn's mother was also killed around this timet know that—(…)Yes, the Demon was dormant until late 2005sir. (…) Yes, I’ll be here—waiting for you. "

* It has yellow eyes (iris Sam and pupil)Dean realize that all the people who have been killed by the [[daeva]]s have been people from [[Lawrence, Kansas]] and come to believe that it means that Azazel is behind it and is in town. They call their father to let him know, but when they go after Meg, they learn that it was never Azazel and it was just a trick to lure them and their father in so she could kill him. Sam and Dean manage to escape and after reuniting with their father, learn that he is hunting Azazel and trying to find a way to kill him, not just send him back to [[Hell]]. The trap Azazel and Meg set up nearly works, but three ultimately escape.

* It possesses human hosts, but can exist ===[[1.20 Dead Man's Blood]]===John enlists Sam and Dean's help in tracking down a disembodied form alsogun known as [[the Colt]] and eventually reveals why: the gun is said to be able to kill anything and he believes it to be the key to finally killing Azazel.

* Impervious to the ===[[salt barrier1.21 Salvation]]===Knowing the Winchesters have the Colt now, Azazel sends Meg to kill their friends in order to draw them out and force them to give up the gun. Meanwhile, Sam, Dean, and John begin hunting for Azazel together. John reveals that until about a year before, there had been no sign of Azazel since he killed the families 22 years before, but he has now resurfaced and started going after families with infants on the night of the kid's six month birthday like he did with Sam. John has discovered demonic omens that appear in a town for the week leading up to Azazel's appearance and that these omens also appeared leading up to the deaths of Mary and Jessica. The signs point to him next appearing in Salvation, Iowa, so the Winchesters head there to find and kill Azazel.

* It is vulnerable In Salvation, Sam locates Azazel's next victims, the Holts, through a vision he gets. In the vision, Azazel kills [[Rose Holt]]'s mother [[Monica Holt]]. While John goes off to trade a fake gun to Meg and [[Tom]], Sam and Dean lie in wait outside the Holt house waiting for Azazel to arrive. Finally, he does; just like in Sam's vision, he starts to pin Monica to the ceiling and kill her, when Sam bursts in and fires the Colt]]at him. Azazel seemingly vanishes and the bullet misses. The demon still sets the house on fire, but Sam, Dean, and the family get out safely. Afterward, they see Azazel watching them from the burning nursery window. Sam wants to go after him again, but Dean stops him, as the house is burning down and it's too dangerous, and Azazel soon disappears.

* In ===[[21.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One (episode)|2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One22 Devil's Trap]] it ===Azazel sends Meg to get the Colt from Sam and Dean, but she is revealed exorcised with the Demon has been bringing help of [[Bobby Singer]]. With two of his demons holding John captive, Azazel possesses the [[Psykidshunter]] in case Sam and Dean manage to rescue him, so he can get access to Cold Oak the Colt. Sam and pitting them against each other. The strongest one will Dean do rescue "John"; Azazel is able to successfully pretend to be selected him, as he is immune to the leader [[holy water]] Sam tests him with. During the escape, Tom attacks Sam forcing Dean to kill him with the Colt in front of his armyAzazel.

* In At the secluded cabin Sam and Dean take "John" to, Azazel keeps up the act, pretending that John is proud of what Dean did and then staging an attack on the cabin and asking for the Colt to defend them. However, Dean realizes that John would be pissed, not proud and that he is possessed. Azazel tries to get Sam to help him, but Sam sides with Dean and Azazel overpowers them both when Dean hesitates to shoot, pinning them both to the wall. Azazel taunts Sam to use his psychic powers to break free and grab the Colt, but he can't. Azazel reveals to Sam that "I have plans, Sammy, for you and all [[2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One (episode)Special Children|2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Onethe children]] the Demon tells Sam like you" and that he plans to kill Dean for his own version of "justice," angry about Dean's having killed Tom and under the impression that Dean had also [[Jessicaexorcise]] d Meg, who were his "boy" and "daughter," respectively. As Azazel starts to force tear Dean apart with his mind, John manages to regain control for a moment, freeing Sam, who confronts Azazel with The Colt. Azazel quickly reminds Sam back into hunting so that if he would be better trained. In a vision fo the past shoots him, he reveals that on will kill John, too; Sam shoots him in the night when Mary diedleg instead, wounding but not killing both Azazel and John. Weakened, he feed his own blood Azazel again loses control to baby John, who urges Samto kill him and Azazel while he can still keep the demon inside. However, Sam hesitates too long and Azazel soon manages to escape both John's body and that Mary recognized the DemonWinchesters, last being seen sinking through the cabin floor as [[demon smoke]].

== 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.

* A link between Sam’s powers and the YED is first suspected by the boys in ===[[Nightmare2.02 Everybody Loves a Clown]], when Sam discovers that Max Miller’s mother dies the same way Mary Winchester did.===Sam: and Dean have John''I means research on Azazel, either telekinesis or premonitionsincluding the omens that appear when he is active, we both which is what John had abilitiesused to track the demon. They lend these notes to [[Ash]] to use in tracking Azazel; by the end of the episode, you know? Maybe Ash has finished setting up a tracking system that will alert them if it was after us for some reasondetects signs of activity from Azazel anywhere in the country.''

* In ===[[Devil’s Trap2.08 Crossroad Blues]]===Dean learns from a [[crossroads demon]], the YED reveals of his father's deal with Azazel. It is revealed that he killed Mary John had had to sell Azazel his life and Jess because they got [[soul]] in addition to the way Colt and its last original bullet. As a result of the deal and his plans…YED: death, John''My plans for you, Sammy. You... s soul is now in [[Hell]] and all suffering enormously at the children like youhands of demons.''

* In [[2:"It's over, you'll be pleased. I don't think any more tests are necessary. (…) The Winchester boy, definitely immune, as expected.01 In My Time Of Dying (episode…)|2Yes, of course.01 In My Time Of Dying]] we find out that John knows “the truth” about Sam and the other children like himNothing left behind."

* In ===[[2.05 Simon Said 14 Born Under a Bad Sign]]===After learning that a demon (episode)|Simon Said[[Meg]] ) is possessing Sam meets two other people with powers, Andy and his evil twin Ansem. Ansem Dean believes she is doing so under Azazel's orders, but she reveals that a man “with yellow eyes” has visited in she doesn't care about his dreams plans anymore and revealed he has big plans only wants revenge for the [[Psykids]]her exorcism.

* In [[2While Sam is asleep, Azazel, back in the body of the janitor from the hospital, comes to him in his dreams to speak to him. Azazel reveals that there are other generations of Special Children and that he has set up the death match as he only needs one of the children to survive.05 Simon Said He explains that he already has his army and just needs one of the children to be the leader; he is talking to Sam because he wants Sam, his "favorite," to be that leader, as he thinks that Sam has the traits that would make him a good leader (episodenamely, intelligence, skills, and training). Sam swears to kill Azazel, who indulgently encourages him to keep trying once he wakes up and wins the contest. Azazel tells Sam that he killed [[Jessica Moore|Simon SaidJessica]] to push Sam back into hunting to keep honing his "gifts" and Dean also discover that not all he killed [[Mary Winchester|Mary]] only because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Feeling "charitable," Azazel shows Sam what really happened the night that Mary died: Azazel dripped [[Psykidsdemon blood]] into baby Sam's mouth, and Mary had their mother die interrupted them, so he killed her. To Sam's surprise, Mary recognized Azazel in a fire when the nursery before he killed her, but the present version of Azazel doesn't explain why. He uses his powers to make Sam wake up from the dream they were six months old're in so that Sam doesn't have to see Mary die.

*In ===[[Croatoan2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]]===As Jake Talley is the last surviving special child, Sam Azazel comes to him in his dreams to get him to do what he wants, though he admits that Jake isn't the child he had expected or even wanted to win. Jake threatens to kill Azazel, but he tells Jake that that is infected with not easy to do and that others have tried. Azazel tells Jake that he has a demon virus"laundry list" of things he wants Jake to do for him, and threatens Jake's family to make Jake comply. This is revealed Needing Jake to have been an experiement enginnered by open the [[YEDDevil's Gate in Wyoming]]to release his demon army, when Azazel meets him in person at the edge of the giant [[Devil's trap (symbol)|devil's trap]] as he can't cross it. He gives Jake directions to [[Duane TannerFossil Butte Cemetery]] contacts where the Gate is and the key to it: the Colt. When Azazel reveals that the Colt can kill him on a blood goblet , Jake is about to shoot him with it, but Azazel only mockingly pretends to report:'' "I don't think any more tests will be necessaryafraid before convincing Jake to do what he wants with promises of luxury and power.Jake becomes corrupted by his powers and his eyes gleam yellow at one point, further demonstrating his connection to Azazel.[[File:AzazelShot. The Winchester boy, definitely immune as expectedjpg|thumb|left|350px|Azazel is shot in the heart with [[the Colt]]."'']]

* In [[Hunted]] Dean reveals that before he died With Azazel's death, John told 's ghost finds his peace and crosses over after sharing a moment with his sons. Dean that he would have to save and Samstand over the body Azazel had died in, and that if he couldn’t do that he might have both a little taken aback at having finally fulfilled the mission their father had raised them for. While Sam doesn't know what to kill himsay, Dean does, proclaiming, "That was for our mom, you son of a bitch."

* In ===[[23.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One (episode)|2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One04 Sin City]] The Yellow-Eyed Demon appears to Sam ===While trapped in a dreambasement with Dean, the demon [[Casey]] tells him Azazel's name and explains that his plan is for the children with special powers to fight amongst themselves until he had been a "tyrant" in charge of the strongest is left to lead the Demon’s demon armyhe had [[Jake Talley]] release. He tells SamShe explains that, with his Azazel dead and Sam not taking up leadership qualities and hunter trainingof the army like Azazel had wanted, anarchy is his favoritebreaking loose among the demons.

* In the same dreamPossessing Dr. Brown, Azazel tells Liddy Walsh that her mother's cancer has metastasized, YED admits and starts to killing Jessica so Sam would go back offer her a deal when a trio of [[hunters]] arrive and attack him; first, [[Samuel Campbell]] bursts in and shoots him. Azazel telekinetically disarms and then pins Samuel down, but when he goes to huntingkill Samuel, he is next distracted by [[Mary Winchester|Mary Campbell]], whose determination and ferocity get his appreciation. He then Finally, when Dean shows Sam a vision of what happened up with the Colt, Azazel, stunned by the night Colt's sudden appearance, initially tries to use Mary diedas a human shield; when she escapes and Dean is about to shoot him, Azazel is forced to flee Dr. Sam sees that YED fed drops of Brown's body to escape with his blood life. After Dean and Mary leave, Azazel returns to the room to possess Samuel, then interrogates Dean to baby Samsee what he knows under the illusion of curiosity, learning that Dean is from the future and that is Samuel's grandson through Mary knew the Demon. Sam does not tell Dean about this.

== 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.

* Include[[File: Azazel Contacting Lucifer.jpg|350px|left|thumb|Azazel making contact with [[Lucifer]].]]===[[Meg4.22 Lucifer Rising]] (S1)===In 1972 at [[St. Mary's Convent]] in Ilchester, Maryland, Azazel possesses [[TomFather Lehne|a priest]] (S1). Pretending to be the priest, Azazel starts to give mass and then reveals that he has been searching for [[DuaneLucifer|his father]] (S2)for years and after nearly giving up hope, finally located the door to [[Sam WinchesterLucifer's Cage|Samhis prison]] when possessed by in the same demon who possessed convent. He then slaughters all of the nuns in the convent and is able to speak to Lucifer through [[MegThe Nun|the body of one]]. Azazel tells him that he never lost faith as opposed to his other siblings, calling them "dickless heathens." Lucifer tells him that to free him, Azazel must free [[Lilith]] from [[Hell]] as she can break [[the 66 Seals]] and that he must find [[Special Children|a very special child]](S2).

* Researching the convent after hearing that Lilith is going there to break the last seal, Sam finds out that the priest was arrested for the murders of the nuns. The Demon can possess human hostspriest had told everyone that he had been possessed by a demon, who was the one actually responsible for the murders, and that he remembered that the demon's name was Azazel. As it is able too much to animate believe that it is coincidence, Sam and [[Ruby]] take Azazel's appearance at the convent in the human body they are possessing even if past as a sign that Lilith will appear there to break the body sustains mortal injuryfinal seal.

* Eyes turn entirely black ===[[5.20 The Devil You Know]]===While searching for [[Pestilence]], with [[Crowley]]'s help the Winchesters capture [[Brady]], an old college friend of [[Sam]]'s whom Azazel had [[possessed]] by a [[demon]] during possessionSam's sophomore year to keep an eye on him. Brady reveals that it was him and not Azazel who killed [[Jessica Moore]] in order to push Sam back into hunting, though this can seemingly be turned he had done it on and offAzazel's orders.

* They are impervious to hallowed ground ("that may work in the minor league, but not with me" - ===[[Meg5.22 Swan Song]]===While possessing Sam, [[Salvation]])Lucifer brings in the demons Azazel has had watch over him for his entire life, including Sam's prom date and a teacher and a friend. Lucifer refers to them as "Azazel's gang, but not " the demons he had been using to [[Holy Water]]manipulate Sam his whole life. Lucifer proceeds to kill them to give Sam some revenge and to try to convince him over to his way of thinking.

* They can be exorcised [[File:AzazelHallucination.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Azazel as he appears to [[Dean]], after being poisoned by a [[djinn]].]]===[[6.01 Exile on Main St.]]===While under the influence of [[djinn]] poison, [[Dean]] hallucinates that Azazel is alive again, the one responsible for the odd things Dean has been picking up on. Azazel claims that he was "shaken loose" by the [[Apocalypse]] and resurrected, comparing it to how [[God]] brought [[Castiel]] back, and thus starts to strangle Dean. But before Dean dies, he is saved by [[Sam]], who injects him with an antidote to the poison and explains that it was all just a hallucination and that Azazel wasn't really there. Later, while once again under the Demon returned to Hellinfluence of djinn poison, Dean hallucinates that Azazel kills [[Lisa Braeden]] in the same way that he did [[Mary Winchester|his mother]] and [[Jessica Moore|Jessica]], then infects her son [[Ben Braeden]] with [[demon blood]] like he did Sam.

* ===[[Possession6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]] can occur by physical contact===[[Crowley]] mentions Azazel when listing off those who underestimated the threat the Winchesters pose and paid the price for it.

* Restricted by ===[[7.21 Reading Is Fundamental]]===After being caught in a [[Devil's trap (symbol)|devil's trap]] after leaving to kill two demons, [[Meg]] explains that what she does is commit herself to causes and stick with them. She says that Azazel's (and then [[Lucifer]]'s) cause to bring about the [[salt barrierApocalypse]] was that cause. Now that Azazel is dead and Lucifer trapped, her cause has changed to killing [[Crowley]]for revenge for Lucifer.

* Vulnerable only ===[[8.17 Goodbye Stranger]]===Having learned of the [[Tablets|angel tablet]], [[Crowley]] begins searching for it and discovers that it is in one of [[Lucifer's Crypts]]. Only [[demon]]s that were close confidants of [[Lucifer]], such as Azazel, know where they are. In the past, Azazel visited the crypts with [[Meg]], who thus also knew and was used by Crowley to search for the right crypt and the [[the Coltangel tablet]].

== '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."

Considering how the episode ends - with ==Physical Form==* [[1.22 Devil's Trap]]: possesses [[John Winchester]] played by [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]]* [[2.01 In My Time of Dying]]: possesses [[Tessa]] played by [[Lindsey McKeon]]* [[Duane Tanner2.01 In My Time of Dying]] communicating with an entity much as , [[Meg2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One]] did in Season 1, saying that "The Winchester boy is immune" (to [[2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]] and [[6.01 Exile on Main St.]]: possesses a janitor played by [[Frederic Lehne]]* [[4.03 In the virus) - and considering Sam's vision that led them to River Grove, it's reasonable to assume that this 'demon virus' is linked in with The Demon somehowBeginning]]: possesses Dr. Brown played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531403/ Christopher MacCabe] & [[Samuel Campbell]] played by [[Mitch Pileggi]]* [[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]: possesses [[Father Lehne]] played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005588/ Rob LaBelle]

=== 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" />

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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" />

* 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's Children==Two [[demon]]s have been referred to as Azazel' In the old Persian language, which, like Greek, places s beloved "hchildren" before a vowel where "s" is used : [[Meg]], who appears in Sanskritseasons one, Ahura (= Asura) signifies "god". The Zoroastrian chief god is called Ahura-Mazdatwo, "the wise Lord"five, as Varuna is addressed in early Rigvedic hymnssix, "wise Asura seven and eight; and King"[[Tom]], and "the all-knowing Asura who established the heavens appears only in season one. They assist him in keeping track of [[Sam]], and fixed in trying to acquire [[the limits Colt]] from [[John Winchester]]. Though Meg acts against Azazel's plans by trying to get Dean to kill Sam out of spite for their having [[exorcise]]d her,<ref name="two14">[[2.14 Born Under a Bad Sign]]</ref> she returns to the earthcause and serves [[Lucifer]] sometime after her "father's"death. On the other hand <ref name="daevafive01" in >[[5.01 Sympathy for the Iranian dialectDevil]]</ref> It is not explained how Azazel fathered Meg and Tom, which is cognate with Sanskrit "deva"as demons do not typically reproduce, instead being created from human [[souls]] permanently corrupted from torture in [[Hell]].<ref name="godthree09", came >[[3.09 Malleus Maleficarum]]</ref>* [[Meg]] refers to mean Azazel as "demonfather"when communicating using the [[goblet of blood]]. <ref name="Asuraone11" is derived from >[[1.11 Scarecrow]]</ref>* Azazel affirms the root "asu"connection, which signifies calling [[Meg]] his "the air of lifedaughter", and [[Tom]] his "devaboy." from <ref name="div", one22"/>* They are black-eyed.* They leave traces of [[sulfur]] behind.* They are impervious to shinehallowed ground ("That may work in the minor league, or "deiwobut not with me"- [[Meg]] in [[1.21 Salvation]]), but not to [[holy water]], "heavenly"and can be restricted by [[salt]] barriers.'': -* They can be [[http://wwwexorcise]]d.sacred-texts.com/hin/iml/iml09.htm Source]

HoweverIn the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Enoch Book of Enoch], 'Deva' can Azazel was described as one of the leaders of the Grigori, fallen angels who married and had children with human women. He was also be considered depicted to have been bound to a spelling variation on Zoroastrian 'Divs' (another spelling is clear, deserted landscape by [[DaevaRaphael]], the name of the "shadow demons" . This was referenced in [[14.16 Shadow22 Lucifer Rising]])when Azazel mentioned that he had been "wandering the desert for years, looking for my [his] father."

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'.

According to ==Azazel in Other Media==As a [[fallen angel]], the entity Azazel is the villain of the 1998 thriller ''[http://enwww.wikipediaimdb.orgcom/title/wikitt0119099/Resheph WikipediaFallen], ''.

:''Resheph was Azazel is a Semitic god ruler of plague and war[[Hell]] in Neil Gaiman's [http://www.comicvine. He bore com/the head of a gazelle on his forehead and was an important member of the pantheon of Ugarit though not mentioned in Ugaritic mythological texts.-sandman/49-4207/ ''Sandman''series].

[http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://home.comcast.net/%7EchrisIn 2003, Marvel Comics employed Azazel as a demonic mutant formerly imprisoned in another dimension in the distant past, intentionally impregnating powerful mutants in the world to open up a permanent portal and release his supporters.This is not unlike Supernatural's/mythdepiction, and predates the show by a year or so.html Christopher Siren] identifies Resheph as a [[Mesopotamian]] God of pestilence (<ref>[http://ancienthistoryen.aboutwikipedia.comorg/librarywiki/weeklyAzazel_(Marvel_Comics) Marvel Comics]</aa102197.htm source]).ref>

This ==Trivia==* Azazel is not the first time Mesopotamianism has cropped up [[demon]], and indeed the first supernatural being, seen in speculation around Supernatural's mytharc; therethe series.* In the last two episodes of Season 2, Azazel's eyes often had a theory that greenish tint along with visible pupils.*In the season 1 finale [[Dean1.22 Devil's AmuletTrap]] , when John is a Mesopotamian figurebeing possessed by Azazel, he tells Sam to kill Azazel by shooting him in the heart. In the season 2 finale Dean kills Azazel by shooting him in the heart.

== Etymology of the "Celine Demon" nickname See also==* [[Demonology]]* [[Sigil of Azazel]]

The term Celine Demon was coined on the ==External links== * [[TWOPhttp://missyjack.livejournal.com/20169.html Character Analysis]] boards on September 14, 2005, in a discussion after the airing of the LiveJournal* [[Pilot|1http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/index.01 Pilot (episode)]php?title=Meta_Essays Meta Entry] and refers to the demon who killed the Winchester brothers' mother by Missyjack* [[Mary|Mary Winchester]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azazel Azazel on Wikipedia].

It derived from a misreading of the words [http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3128474&st=240&pReferences=3589068&#entry3589068 Ceiling Demon as Celine Dion] (Canadian popsinger) by TWOP-user thinkcwik. The singer's name and the nickname for the demon were meshed and the new term stuck.={{reflist}}

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