Azazel

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Name	Azazel
Actor	Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1.22) Frederic Lehne (2.01, 2.21 & 2.22) Christopher B. MacCabe (4.03) Mitch Pileggi (4.03) Rob LaBelle (4.22)
Dates	Escapes from Hell in 1972. Arrives on Earth a few days later. Azazel enters Sam's nursery in 1983. Killed in 2006 by Dean.
Location	Deceased; Azazel was killed by Dean
Occupation	High-Tier Demon
Episode(s)	1.01 Pilot 1.21 Salvation 1.22 Devil's Trap 2.01 In My Time Of Dying 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two 4.03 In The Beginning 4.22 Lucifer Rising

Azazel

Azazel is a Demon. Azazel can move freely between Hell and Earth. Because Azazel is High-tier Demon, he bears a lot of authority, allowing him to command other Demons as he sees necessary. Azazel is a confidant of Lucifer. Azazel may be Lucifer's biological son.

Azazel can create/manipulate fire. He possess super-strength. He can move objects with his mind. The only thing in the entire Universe that can kill Azazel is the Colt.

Names

Names this character is known by both in fandom and canon:

• Azazel - Casey reveals the true name of the "Yellow-Eyed Demon" in 3.04 Sin City.
• The Demon (all Winchesters refer to it thus in Season 1)
• The Yellow-Eyed Demon (Dean refers to it thus in Season 2)
• Celine Demon (a nickname used by some fans)
• In a draft script for 2.02, Dean refers to it as the Big Bad.

Appearances

• 1.01 Pilot appears as figure next to Sam's crib
• 1.11 Scarecrow Meg Masters communicates with him through the goblet of blood
• 1.16 Shadow Meg Masters communicates with him through the goblet of blood
• 1.21 Salvation appears as figure next to Rosie's crib

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• 1.22 Devil's Trap possesses John Winchester
• 2.01 In My Time Of Dying appears to John Winchester as a janitor in the hospital basement
• 2.01 In My Time Of Dying possesses Tessa in order to heal Dean
• 2.09 Croatoan Duane Tanner communicates with him through the goblet of blood
• 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One appears in a dream to Sam.
• 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two uses Jake Talley to enter the devil's trap built by Samuel Colt. He is killed by Dean with the Colt, with some help from John Winchester.
• 4.03 In The Beginning Dean is sent back to 1973 and witnesses the first encounter of Azazel and his parents. Azazel possess Samuel Campbell.
• 4.22 Lucifer Rising In 1972, Azazel possesses a priest at St Mary's Convent Ilchester, Maryland., and in the chapel he kills eight nuns. This enables him to speak to Lucifer, who tells him he needs Lilith to break The 66 Seals that hold him captive. Lucifer tells Azazel he also needs to find a very special child.

Physical Form

• 1.22 Devil's Trap played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan
• 2.01 In My Time Of Dying played by Lindsey McKeon
• 2.01 In My Time Of Dying , 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One & 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two played by Frederic Lehne
• 4.03 In The Beginning played by Mitch Pileggi

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• 4.22 Lucifer Rising, St Mary's Convent, The Priest played by Rob LaBelle

Characteristics

• See also Demonology, Sigil of Azazel

• Initially it appears that The Demon attacks families on the night the baby is exactly 6 months old. (Jess is the exception to this rule - Sam is 22 & 6 months old.) However, the family of Ansem Weems (Webber) were never attacked, thus destroying the Winchesters' hope that they would be able to use this as a marker to track those for whom the Demon has "plans".

• A week prior to the attack, the geographical area has cattle deaths, electrical storms and temperature fluctuations.
• Makes clocks stop, and electical devices go haywire.
• Impervious to Holy Water
• Following what appears to be a surge of activity around the time Mary died (Max's mother was also killed around this time), the Demon was dormant until late 2005.
• Has yellow eyes (iris and pupil).
• Possesses human hosts, but can exist in a disembodied form also, and has the ability to possess a reaper.
• Impervious to the salt barrier.
• Vulnerable to the Colt.

• For the history of Azazel and the Winchesters see the Mythological Arc Timeline.

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.

I have plans Sammy, plans for you and all the children like you… Yellow-Eyed Demon (Devil’s Trap)

Special Children:

• Andrew (Andy) Gallagher
• Ansem Weems (Webber)
• Ava Wilson
• Jake Talley
• Lily
• Max Miller
• Rose
• Sam Winchester
• Scott Carey

Relationship with Sam Winchester

• A link between Sam’s powers and the YED is first suspected by the boys in Nightmare, when Sam discovers that Max Miller’s mother dies the same way Mary Winchester did.

Sam: I mean, either telekinesis or premonitions, we both had abilities, you know? Maybe it was after us for some reason.

• In Devil’s Trap, the YED reveals that he killed Mary and Jess because they got in the way of his plans…

YED: My plans for you, Sammy. You... and all the children like you.

• In 2.01 In My Time Of Dying we find out that John knows “the truth” about Sam and the other children like him.

• In Simon Said Sam meets two other people with powers, Andy and his evil twin Ansem. Ansem reveals that a man “with yellow eyes” has visited in his dreams and revealed he has big plans for the Special Children.

• In Simon Said Sam and Dean also discover that not all Special Children had their mother die in a fire when they were six months old.

• In Croatoan, Sam is infected with a demon virus. This is revealed to have been an experiment engineered by the YED, when Duane Tanner contacts him on a blood goblet to report:

"I don't think any more tests will be necessary... The Winchester boy, definitely immune as expected."

• In 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One The Yellow-Eyed Demon appears to Sam in a dream, and explains that his plan is for the children with special powers to fight amongst themselves until the strongest is left to lead the Demon’s army. He tells Sam that he, with his leadership qualities and hunter training, is his favorite.

• In the same dream, YED admits to killing Jessica so Sam would go back to hunting. He then shows Sam a vision of what happened the night Mary died. Sam sees that YED fed drops of his blood to baby Sam, and that Mary knew the Demon. Sam does not tell Dean about this.

• In 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two YED says to Dean "How certain are you that what you brought back, is 100% pure Sam?" implying that might have been something done to alter Sam during his resurrection.

The Demon's Children

• Include: Meg (S1), Tom (S1), Duane (S2), Sam when possessed by the same demon who possessed Meg(S2).

• Meg refers to YED as "Father" in 1.11 Scarecrow (episode).

• In 1.22 Devil's Trap, YED refers to Meg as his daughter, and Tom as his son.

• They communicate with YED using the Goblet of blood

• Leave traces of Sulfur behind

• The Demon can possess human hosts, and is able to animate the human body they are possessing even if the body sustains mortal injury.

• Eyes turn entirely black during possession, though this can seemingly be turned on and off.

• They are impervious to hallowed ground ("that may work in the minor league, but not with me" - Meg, Salvation), but not to Holy Water.

• They can be exorcised and thus the Demon returned to Hell.

• Possession can occur by physical contact.

• Restricted by the salt barrier.

• Vulnerable only to the Colt.

Azazel in Mythology

The name Azazel first appears in the Hebrew Bible (Leviticus 16:8) - its meaning can mean "God strengthens", but also "impudent to God".

In the Book of Enoch, Azazel was described as one of the leaders of the Grigori, fallen angels who married and had children with human women.

In Modern Hebrew, '"lekh l'Azazel" (לך לעזאזל) is the equivalent of the English curse "go to Hell".' ^{(cited Wikipedia)}

He is said to be the principal standard-bearer of the infernal armies, and ranks quite high in the ranks of Hell's Hierarchy.

• In Lore Azazel is known for creating acts of chaos and mischief. This Info was retrieved from the Extended-Scenes on Season 4 DVD of Supernatural.

Links

• Fan metas on Azazel
• Azazel on Wikipedia