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|image= [[File:Death.jpg|350px]][[File:Billie.png|350px]][[File:Betty.png|350px]]

|actor= [[Julian Richings]]<br>[[Lisa Berry]]<br>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3666289/ Kimberly Sustad]|dates= '''Original Death:''' Before Creation - – 2015 (killed by [[Dean Winchester]])<br>'''Billie:''' 2017 – 2020 (absorbed into [[the Empty]])<br>'''Betty:''' 2020 (for about an hour) (killed by [[BillieLucifer]] instated as new incarnation of Death)

|episodes= [[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]<br>[[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]]<br>[[7.01 Meet the New Boss]]<br>[[9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here]]<br>[[10.23 Brother's Keeper]]<br>[[13.05 Advanced Thanatology]]<br>[[13.19 Funeralia]]<br>[[14.10 Nihilism]]<br>[[14.20 Moriah]]<br>[[15.12 Galaxy Brain]]<br>[[15.13 Destiny's Child]]<br>[[15.18 Despair]]<br>[[15.19 Inherit the Earth]]

|text= You have an inflated sense of your importance. To a thing like me, a thing like you, well...Think how you'd feel if a bacterium sat at your table and started to get snarky. This is one little planet in one tiny solar system in a galaxy that’s that's barely out of its diapers. I’m I'm old, Dean. Very old. So I invite you to contemplate how insignificant I find you.

Death is one of the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]], referred . Referred to in the Book of Revelation as the Pale Horseman, he appears the original Death appeared to be the most powerful and eldest of the four, older than [[Famine]], [[War]] , and [[Pestilence]]. According to him, he is the only being in existence that will persist through the end of time. According to Death neither he nor [[God]] can remember which of them is older. Since [[Amara]], God's sister, claimed that she didn't know who Death was, and vice versa, it proves that God is older than the pale horseman.<ref name="eleven01">[[11.01 Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire]]</ref> Death also believes believed at the end of time, God himself will die, and he will then reap God.<ref name="five21">[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]</ref>

At some point in the past Death became imprisoned. He is was released by [[Lucifer]] during the [[Apocalypse]], and finds found himself forced to serve the fallen [[archangel]]'s wishes.<ref name="five10">[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]</ref><ref name="five21" /> Though he is often unseen, Death's actions and presence have had far reaching effects. On Lucifer's orders, he resurrects resurrected the dead, causes and caused biblical storms and massive hurricanes.<ref name="five19">[[5.19 Hammer of the Gods]]</ref><ref name="five15">[[5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]]</ref> Death is was even ordered by Lucifer to destroy Chicago with a massive storm which will would have kill three million people.<ref name="five21" /> When [[Dean]] encounters encountered him in Chicago, and Death reveals revealed that he does not serve Lucifer by choice, and is was willing to give up his ring to see Lucifer re-imprisoned. He agrees , in doing so he agreed to not to destroy Chicago, saying he "likes their pizza."

After the defeat of Lucifer, Death returns returned his attention to maintaining the natural order.<ref name="six11">[[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]]</ref> In spite of his own reservations about resurrecting the dead, he retrieves retrieved [[Sam]]'s soul from [[Lucifer's Cage]] and returns returned it to him so that the Winchesters will could continue to investigate a greater threat against the balance of life and death.<ref name="six11" />

As In 2017, it's revealed that the [[reaper]] [[Billie]] had taken Death's place due to a very-powerful being rule stating that existed before time beganthe next reaper to die after an incarnation of Death is killed becomes Death themselves. Billie works with the Winchesters from 2019 to 2020 to take down [[God]], he has extensive knowledge of but it's revealed that her true plan is to take power as the universe new God once God and [[the Darkness]] are gone. Mortally wounded by Dean, Billie attempts to kill him as her last act but is aware of absorbed into [[the Empty]] by the threats and actions regarding [[PurgatoryCosmic Entity]], whom she had also double-crossed.

After [[Castiel]] takes on the role A third incarnation of God, Dean binds him in hopes he will kill Castiel for them. However, Castiel breaks his binding before he can and leaves. While Death was created soon after Billie is not happy with their actions, he agrees taken to help them put the souls back in Purgatory, mostly because he's annoyed with how arrogant Castiel has becomeEmpty. After the [[Mark of Cain]] causes him In order to get read His [[RudyChuck's Death Book|another hunterdeath book]] killed, Dean summons Chuck has Lucifer create a new Death in hopes Death can kill him. Howeverby killing a reaper named Betty, the Mark's power is such that even Death can't do that and whom he explains about [[the Darkness]] and the consequences of removing eventually kills again as soon as she opens the Mark. He offers to send Dean somewhere far away where he is no threatbook, but demands Sam's life in exchange. While Dean initially agreesbefore she can reveal its contents, he instead turns Death's [[Death's Scythe|own scythe]] on him, killing Death who crumbles to dust. In 2017, its revealed that the [[reaper]] [[Billie]] has taken Death's place due to a rule stating that the next reaper to die after an leaving no current incarnation of Death is killed becomes Death themselves.

|text= It’s It's funny to hear a Winchester talk about the finality of dying. This reality -– it has rules, Dean. So many rules. And one of them? Kill one incarnation of Death, like you did, the next reaper to die takes his place. So... when Castiel stabbed me in the back, turns out, I got a promotion. New job. New gear.

The original Death appeared as a very slender, and almost skeleton-likeskeletal, older man. He would approach any situation in a dry, calm demeanor, never raising his voice or revealing any emotions beyond slight annoyance. Death is initially seen as being catastrophic, but after the re-imprisonment of Lucifer, he returns to his position as the leader of the [[reapers]] as and a force for balance in the natural order. Death's knowledge and age are immeasurable, and his power is immense, exceeding that of almost any other entity encountered barring [[God]] and [[the Darkness]] / [[Amara]]. Death also had a fondness for junk food; including bacon dogs, pizza, soda , and fried pickle chips. The original Death also appeared to have a relaxed approach to reaping, allowing Sam and Dean to constantly be resurrected despite the consequences to the natural order as well as allowing various rogue reapers to operate. With the reaper [[Billie]] taking the mantle of Death, she institutes a policy for all reapers of no direct interference. However, she has been shown to make very rare exceptions, bringing Dean back when the notebooks in [[Death's Library]] stated that it was not his time to die, and teleporting Sam, Castiel, Jack, and Michael to the Bunker to save their lives.

The original Death also appeared [[Chuck Shurley]] admits to have a relaxed approach to reaping, allowing Sam and Dean to constantly be resurrected despite that He enjoyed the consequences to the natural orderold Death better than Billie because "he was all about fried pickles and tickle porn," claiming that she involves herself too much. As well as allowing various rogue reapers to operate<ref>[[14. With 20 Moriah]]</ref> Billie later directly intervenes in the reaper war against [[BillieGod]] by protecting [[Jack]] taking in [[the mantle of Death, she has instituted Empty]] after his death and then by resurrecting him with a no direct interference policy plan that will allow Jack to all reapers. However, she has been shown become strong enough to make very rare exceptions, bringing Dean back when the notebooks kill God Himself -- something that violates both of her biggest rules in massive ways.<ref name="fifteen11">[[15.11 The Gamblers]]</ref> The third Death's Reading Room, [[Betty]] stated that it was not his time to die and teleporting Sam, Castielthough short-lived, Jack and Michael to showed a similar lack of patience for the Bunker to save their livesWinchesters.

Being As the eldest and most powerful of the [[Four Horsemen]], and an ancient primordial being of similar age to [[God]], Death is unimaginably powerful and is in fact one of the most powerful beings in existence. To explain his power level to Dean, he tells Dean to imagine a bacterium being snarky to him, stating the Galaxy is "barely out of its diapers" compared to him. Nothing can kill who he wills to live, as stated by Dean, and he can keep someone dead if he wants to without anyone being able to resurrect them.

* Apporting - – Death was able to summon his scythe to him.* Chronokinesis – As Death, Billie froze time around Dean's suicide and Sam's attempts to revive him so that she could speak with him. This appeared to be a localized effect as the time freeze did not affect the reaper [[Jessica (Reaper)|Jessica]] or the ghosts trapped in the same house.* Immortality - – Death is exempt from all forms of pain, fatigue, age, and disease. While an incarnation of Death can be killed, the mantle of Death will move on to the next [[reaper]] to be that has been killed, ensuring that Death will eventually be the only thing to last forever.* Nigh-Omniscience - omniscience – Death has an almost absolute awareness of the universe that exceeds that of the archangels, and is only rivaled by God. After Billie takes on the mantle of Death, she becomes aware of the "multi-versal quantum construct" that everyone lives in, as well as the importance of the Winchesters in the grand scheme of the universe.* Nigh-Omnipotence - omnipotence – As a primordial being and being the eldest and most powerful member of the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]], Death can do almost anything that it desires, possessing a great deal of near -infinite supernatural power. Death is so powerful that it is one of the few beings that can enter [[Lucifer's Cage]] without the need of the Rings of the Horsemen. Death is also powerful enough to remove and/or transfer the [[Mark of Cain]]. Death even created an eclipse by realigning the Solar Systemsolar system.* [[Resurrection]] - – As the bringer of death, Death can resurrect all forms of life back to any state it so desires. Death could bring multiple people back to life just with his passing. However, as it violates the natural order, he almost never does, but under certain situations exceptions can be made. As Death, Billie resurrected Dean following his suicide as it was not his time to die.Billie was also able to resurrect the [[Nephilim]] [[Jack Kline]] from [[the Empty]] with all of his powers intact.<ref name="fifteen11" />* Memory manipulation - – Death was able to suppress Sam's horrific memories of being in Hell by placing the memories behind a temporary wall he created in his mind.* [[Teleportation]] - Death can teleport anywhere in the universe instantly. Death could even teleport into and leave LuciferSam's Cage without the need of the ringsmind.* Tactile necrokinesis - Necrokinesis – Death can instantly kill anything or anyone with a touch. After being bumped into by a man walking in the opposite direction to him, Death brushed his coat with his hand where the man had walked into him, killing him instantly. * [[Teleportation]] – Death can teleport anywhere in the universe instantly. Death could even teleport into and leave Lucifer's Cage without the need of the rings. * Thermokinesis - – Death caused his scythe to burn red-hot in order to make Dean drop it.* [[Weather]] manipulation - – Death is able to create cataclysmic events so harsh that can wipe the Earth clean of any and all life, like he did during Noah's flood. Death was going to wipe out an entire state with massive weather anomalies on Lucifer's orders, but later decided not to do it.* Chronokinesis - As Death, Billie froze time around Dean's suicide and Sam's attempts to revive him so that she could speak with him. This appeared to be a localized effect as the time freeze did not affect the reaper [[Jessica (Reaper)|Jessica]] or the ghosts trapped in the same house.

Despite rivaling [[God]]'s power, even Death has a few weaknesses and can even be killed, though only by one method: his own scythe.

* [[Archangels]] – [[Lucifer]] was able to kill the third incarnation of Death, Betty, by snapping his fingers. Whether this was an ability possible by all archangels or a boost given to him by Chuck is unknown.* [[Death's Scythe]] - – Death can be killed by his its own scythe. When Dean slashes [[Billie]] in the shoulder with the scythe, even though he wasn't aiming to kill, Dean leaves Billie mortally wounded with a festering injury.* [[Mark of Cain]] – While not truly a weakness per se, the Mark's power is such that even Death cannot remove it from a person bearing it.* [[Spells #Death_2|Spells]] - – Death can be effectively bound. God kept him the original Death imprisoned beneath the Earth for thousands of years for unknown reasons. [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] were able to use a spell given to them by [[Crowley]] to bind him in an attempt to get him to kill [[Godstiel|Castiel]], who had dubbed himself the new "God."* [[Warding sigils]] – Castiel was able to use an [[angel banishing sigil]] as a means to ward Death from entering a room for a brief period.

As a Horseman, Death drives a pale 1959 Cadillac Coupe Deville DeVille with a California license plate that reads BUH*BYE.

Death owns a scythe purportedly capable of reaping any being, including [[angels]], [[demons]] , and [[reaper]]s.<ref name="four15">[[4.15 Death Takes a Holiday]]</ref><ref name="five21" /> It is the only known weapon capable of killing Death himself. When a new Death is born after a previous incarnation has died, they are gifted with a new scythe upon their ascension.

[[Lucifer]] undertakes a ritual to release Death. He chooses the town of Carthage, Missouri , which was the site of a terrible battle during the Civil War known as the Battle of Hellhole. The ritual requires the killing all the women and children in the town, who are then buried in a mass grave. [[Lucifer]] then performs an invocation, and commands the [[demon]] -possessed townsmen to sacrifice themselves "to complete this tribute." They do so, and Death rises, casting a shadow across Lucifer.

Death arrives in [[Bobby]]'s hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota , and proceeds to revive some of the dead in the local cemetery, including Bobby's wife [[Karen Singer|Karen]]. While unseen in this episode, his presence is heralded by fierce lighting storms. Those who are revived by Death appear normal at first, but after five days, the revived devolve into stereotypical [[zombies]], developing a craving for human flesh after a high fever.

Sam, Dean , and Bobby are hunting Death and Pestilence.

When Dean asks him how old he is, Death admits he can't really remember anymore and guesses he is as old or older than [[God]] himselfHimself, but neither can remember anymore. He surmises that he has been alive since life itself began and someday he will even reap God. Death states that God is a living being like any other and someday he He too will die; its it's just the way things work. Dean comments that this is "above his pay grade," and Death agrees.

During their stand-off, Death confronts [[Castiel]] about his deteriorating state and comparing his current celestial form to a "mutated angel." Death tells him that it is because he absorbed other creatures from Purgatory, creatures older than souls, that he can't contain. Death then explains that long before [[God]] created [[angel|angels]] and man, he He created the first beasts; : the [[Leviathans]]. Death stated that he personally found them entertaining, but [[God]] locked them away in [[Purgatory]] because they threatened to tear apart the world, and now these Leviathans are within Castiel. Death warns that Castiel is just a thin membrane between the old ones and their world.

Castiel scoffs at Death's warnings and threatens to kill him, and Death ignores his threats, telling him that he isn't a God. Dean orders Death to kill Castiel, but Castiel breaks the bonds tying Death to their will and then flees. Instead of turning on them, Death goes on to eat he the pickle chips and declares that Castiel's arrogance is annoying and decides to help them yet again. He tells Dean that the Leviathans Castiel absorbed can be returned to Purgatory: ; they just have to return to the place where they first confronted Castiel as a "God," open another door to Purgatory, and convince him to give up his new power.

After [[Bobby Singer|Bobby]] has been is shot by [[Dick Roman]], he has slipped slips into a coma and is slowly dying. A [[Bobby's Reaper|reaper]] enters his mind to carry his soul over to the afterlife. Bobby travels further into his own mind to escape him. When talking to a mental projection of [[Rufus Turner|Rufus]], he mentions that the only thing that could permanently stop the reaper from claiming him is Death, the [[reaper]]'s boss. Bobby says however that they wouldn't want him to get involved, presumably since Death would most likely see Bobby's impending death as a part of the natural order to be maintained and would therefore claim him immediately.

Deciding that he can't fight the influence of the [[Mark of Cain]] anymore, [[Dean]] sets-up shop in an empty bar where he proceeds to summon Death, believing he's the only thing powerful enough to kill him. When Death arrives, Dean offers him some Mexican food that he prepared himself, which Death gladly dines on. As Dean makes his case to Death to kill him, Death tells him that the Mark won't allow for that, but tells him he can remove the Mark, but Dean must first give it to someone else before he will. Death explains that the Mark was created by [[God]] to bind [[the Darkness]], an ancient evil that existed before life or even the Earth. If the Mark is removed without being passed on, the Darkness will be released. The Mark initially belonged to [[Lucifer]] who was corrupted by it, which led to his fall and it being passed it onto [[Cain]] , who passed it onto on to Dean. When Dean refuses to pass the Mark on, Death offers him another option: Death can transport him so far away he's no longer a threat to anyone, but he demands Dean kill [[Sam]] in exchange so Sam won't try to get him back.

Dean calls Sam and gives him his location, when . When he arrives, Death waits idly as the two brothers confront and fight each other, until Sam finally acquiesces and allows Dean to kill him for the greater good. A defeated Sam remains kneeling kneels at his brother's feet, when as Death approaches and hands Dean [[Death's Scythe|his scythe]]. As When Dean is hesitating delivering hesitates to deliver the death blow to Sam, Death tells him to do it, or he will. As Dean tells Sam he is sorry, he takes the scythe and swings it over Sam's head, turning around and driving the blade into the side of Death, killing him. Death and his scythe crumble to ashes. However, Death's warning comes to pass when [[Rowena]] removes the Mark and the Darkness is released.

The [[reaper]] [[Billie]] mentions to [[Sam]] that Death found his and [[Dean]]'s constant resurrections humorous, but with his demise there is now only one rule in the universe -- "What lives, dies." And -- and that for their part in his death, whichever reaper comes to claim their [[soul]]s when they die, Sam and Dean won't be going to [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]], but be thrown into [[the Empty]], where they can never return from.

After [[Dean]] has [[Sam]] temporarily induce induces his own death on him, his reaper [[Jessica (Reaper)|Jessica]] realizes who he is and reports that Dean Winchester is in the Veil. When Sam's attempt to revive Dean fails, Dean is surprised by the sight of Billie, who reveals that after [[Castiel]] killed her, she became the new Death, explaining that when Death dies, the first reaper to be killed after him will take up his mantle. Telling Dean they need to talk, Billie teleports herself and Dean to a place she refers to as her "reading room." She tells Dean that she has heard that he and Sam have been jumping universes and questions him how that is possible. Dean tells her that as Death she should know, but Billie replies that this information eludes her, much to her annoyance. Realizing Dean has the upper hand, he strikes a deal: in exchange for the information, Billie must release the souls trapped in Meadows' home. Billie agrees to the terms and has Jessica usher the souls out of [[the Veil]]. Curious as to why he didn't ask her to revive him, Dean tells her he figured it was a moot point and was prepared to die. Billie tells him he has changed and no longer has the same bravado of a man that has died multiple times. Dean explains that after his recent failings, he is prepared to die if it is his time. Billie, however, shows Dean a shelf with notebooks dedicated to him, and the various ways that he may die based on his choices in life. she She tells Dean that now is not his time, and that with her taking on the mantle of Death, she sees the big picture, and much to her chagrin, she finds that he and Sam are important and that they have work to do and that's all he needs to know. When Dean attempts to ask her about Mary, Billie sends him away, resurrecting him.

After sending Dean away, Billie begins reading from one of the many notebooks on Dean's shelf. Dean tells Sam about his encounter with Death. Sam is confused as Dean killed Death , leading Dean to explain that Billie is now the replacement of the Death that Dean had killed.

In attempt to gain audience with Death to resurrect [[Crowley]], Rowena begins killing people before their time along with their reapers. When she learns that Sam is destined to kill her, she attempts to summon Death to her by killing Sam. To her surprise, Billie arrives, revealing herself as Death to Rowena. When Billie denies Rowena's request to bring back her son, telling her she does not do blackmail and . She encourages her Rowena to go ahead and kill Sam, telling her she is curious to see what will happen. When Rowena can't bring herself to kill Sam, Billie attempts to comfort her by telling her "some things just are… are... and everyone has to live with that" before departing and telling Dean she will see him soon.

In a desperate attempt to escape [[Michael's Monsters]], Sam calls upon the [[reaper]] [[Jessica (Reaper)|Jessica]] who , whom Billie had following the Winchesters around. However, the Reaper [[Violet]] appears instead and reveals that Billie now has her Reapers following them around in shifts. Sam attempts to convince Violet to teleport the group to safety, but she refuses due to Billie's rules. Among the chaos, [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] mentions that in [[Apocalypse World]], he and his angels imprisoned Death and enslaved the reapers. Despite thisViolet's initial refusal to lend a hand, she, Sam, [[Castiel]], [[Jack Kline|Jack]] , and [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] are suddenly teleported to [[the Bunker]].

Later, as Dean recuperates in his room, Billie appears to him. Having heard the story of the others' inexplicable escape, Dean realizes that it was in fact Billie who was responsible despite it being against the rules. Billie admits to rescuing Sam and the others, stating that she "took a calculated risk" and asks Dean not to tell anyone. Billie chides Dean for ignoring her warnings about crossing universes which , but Dean feels it was worth it to rescue Jack and [[Mary Winchester|their mother]]. Billie reminds Dean of his visit to [[Death's Reading Room]] and all of the notebooks showing the various ways he could die. Billie warns Dean that all of those notebooks have now changed: all but one fate has Michael escaping his prison in Dean's mind and using Dean's body to destroy the world. Billie hands Dean the notebook containing the one fate where Michael loses, shocking Dean at what it reveals must be done. Billie tells Dean that its it's up to him what he will do with the information and departs, leaving Dean with the notebook. ===[[14.20 Moriah]]===[[Chuck]] says that he hates Billie, who He feels "sticks her scythe in where it doesn't belong, preferring the old Death who was "all about fried chips and tickle porn." ===[[15.12 Galaxy Brain]]===Billie explains that when she became the new Death, she was introduced to the big picture as well as inheriting Death's collective knowledge and Death's Library. In the library, everyone has a book detailing how they might die, including [[God]]. Dean remembers when Death told him that he would reap God in the end back when they met in Chicago during the [[Apocalypse]] ten years ago. She explains that when [[Chuck]] created the world, He integrated Himself into the framework of the multiversal quantum construct to be able to create [[alternate universes]] and ensure that the Winchesters' world kept operating in His extended absence. She explains that Sam and Dean are the ones who will herald God's ultimate demise as the messengers of God's destruction. ===[[15.13 Destiny's Child]]===After Sam and Dean come across [[Sam and Dean Winchester (HunterCorp)|doubles]] standing in front of a [[Portals|rift]] in the Bunker, Billie explains that they were most likely fleeing their universe as Chuck has been destroying all the worlds he has created. Believing that Chuck is close to returning, Billie gives Jack his next ritual, which involves locating something known as [[the Occultum]]. When Sam presses her on where they can find it, Billie simply tells them she doesn't know as it has been hidden for centuries, only telling them it is sacred and potent. Before departing, she warns everyone to be careful and vigilant and not to do anything stupid, as if Chuck gets wind all their work would be for nothing. ===[[15.18 Despair]]=== ===[[15.19 Inherit the Earth]]===

* [[Julian Richings]] played Death again in the 2011 short film ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8JTcMABM9Q Dave vs. Death]''. This Death uses the prototypical "robe and scythe" appearance at first, before he switches to a black suit much like the Supernatural version, since he considers it "less theatrical." A man named David Kane, recently deceased, bargains for his life by playing a game of chess against Death, and one of his loved ones will die for every chess piece he loses. The end reveals that Kane tricked Death into killing people who were all plotting against him behind his back. Death is annoyed that David cheated, so he starts the game over again, but doesn't resurrect the people he already claimed in Kane's stead. It can be seen on the short films website [http://www.bravofact.com/2013/02/14/dave-vs-death-2011/ BravoFact.com.]