Crowley

Name	Crowley
Actor	Mark Sheppard
Dates
Location	no fixed address
Occupation	Crossroads Demon
Episode(s)	5.10 Abandon All Hope 5.20 The Devil You Know

• According to Becky Rosen, one of Chuck's books reveals that Crowley is Lilith's right hand man. Bela told Dean that she had given the Colt gun to Lilith when in fact, she gave it to Crowley. ^{5.09 The Real Ghostbusters}

• Becky says that she thinks from reading Chuck's books that Crowley was possible Lilith's lover. Crowley seals a deal with a banker with a kiss,^{5.10 Abandon All Hope} and subsequently in order to set Brady up with the other demons, uses the line that he and Brady are "lovers in league against Satan" ^{5.20 The Devil You Know}suggesting he is queer.

• He tells Sam and Dean that he is "in sales" and it appears he is in charge of the Crossroads Demons.^{5.10 Abandon All Hope}

• His "Meatsuit" is that of a "moderately successful literary agent out of New York." ^{5.20 The Devil You Know}

• When relaxing in his mansion, Crowley watches silent clips of footage from the First and Second World War whilst listening to "Everybody Plays The Fool" by The Main Ingredient (1972). He listens to the song with a knowing smile, possibly being aware of the Winchester's presence; a reflection of his deceptive nature as he "plays the fool" by turning on Lucifer and outwitting the Winchesters.^{5.10 Abandon All Hope}

• Crowley is shown to possess a refined skill with telekinesis and is particularly powerful for a demon, though he is discreet about displaying his abilities. He claimed to have taken on a "nest" of demons and came out with barely a scratch on him.^{5.20 The Devil You Know}

• Crowley owns a "pet" Hellhound that is notably larger than others (standing or sitting at about 5 feet tall) and more aggressive.

5.10 Abandon All Hope

Castiel tracks Crowley to his Enochian protected mansion after witnessing him make a deal with Mr. Pendleton, a 60 year-old businessman.

Sam and Dean killed Crowley's demon gate guards and broke into the building, cutting off the power. Crowley approached them openly, however, and used the Colt to kill his other guards. Crowley gave the Colt to the Winchesters and asked them to kill Lucifer as he believed the fallen angel held no love for his human-spawned creations and would quickly seek their destruction once the humans were all wiped out. This is later confirmed when Lucifer sacrifices demons to raise Death and apathetically says to Sam; "What? They're just demons."

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Crowley with the Colt

Sam tried to shoot Crowley, but the weapon wasn't loaded, so Crowley provided him with some ammunition before calling them both "morons" and promptly vanishing on the spot.

5.20 The Devil You Know

Following the Winchesters' failed attempt to assassinate Lucifer with the Colt, Crowley is forced to hide from other demons when his mansion is destroyed and his tailor is eaten. Using a Magical Coin that was placed in the Impala by his vallet, Crowley finds the boys and offers to help them locate Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Sam repeatedly tries to kill Crowley, however, accusing him of setting them up and blaming him for Jo and Ellen's deaths. Dean is willing to give Crowley a chance, and together he and Crowley infiltrate a pharmaceutical company to capture the Horsemens' "handler", a demon called Brady. Crowley uses Dean as bait to lure Brady out into the open and swiftly knocks him out with a tire iron.

They take the demon back to Crowley's hideout, a derelict house in the middle of no where, and attempt to keep Sam away from Brady as the two share a history. Crowley is unable to convince Brady to divulge Pestilence's location, so he attacks a demon "nest" and kills all but one, leaving the remaining demon with a rumour that Brady had abandoned his post to assist Crowley. Cornered, Brady tells them where to find Pestilence. Moments later, a hellhound arrives and tries to take Brady but Crowley retrieves his own hellhound, a beast much larger than the other, and the two fight while Crowley, Brady, and the Winchesters escape in the Impala. While the Winchesters deal with Brady (Sam kills him out of revenge for Jess), Crowley visits Bobby and offers a way to locate Death, the last of the Horsemen: exchange his soul for the information. Crowley promises to release Bobby from the deal as soon as Death is located, to which Bobby reluctantly agrees.

Crowley trivia

The character may be a reference to:

• British occultist Aleister Crowley, who during his day was dubbed "the wickedest man in the world" by the press. At one point, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page developed an interest in Crowley. Page once owned Boleskine House, Crowley's estate on the shores of Loch Ness.
• Anthony Crowley, a character in the book Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. in this book, Crowley is a demon who forms an alliance with the angel Aziraphale to keep an eye on the child they think is the Anti-Christ.

Links

• Casting call for Crowley
• Casting announcement for Crowley by Chicago Tribune
• Tweets from Mark Sheppard during filming : here and here.
• Community for Crowley fanfiction on LJ