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{{Weapons | {{Weapons | ||
| − | |image=[[Image:thedemonkillingknife.jpg | + | |image=[[Image:thedemonkillingknife.jpg]] |
|name= Ruby's Knife | |name= Ruby's Knife | ||
|Manufacturer= Kurds | |Manufacturer= Kurds | ||
| − | |Powers= Can kill [[ | + | |Powers= Can kill most [[demon]]s and [[hellhound]]s. |
| − | |location= Currently in Sam and Dean's possession. | + | |location= Currently in [[Sam]] and [[Dean]]'s possession. |
| − | |episodes= First Appearance: [[3.01 The Magnificent Seven]]<br>Last Appearance: [[8.23 Sacrifice]] | + | |episodes= '''First Appearance:''' [[3.01 The Magnificent Seven]]<br>'''Last Appearance:''' [[8.23 Sacrifice]] |
}} | }} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | This knife originally belonged to Ruby and is capable of destroying most | + | This knife originally belonged to [[Ruby]] and is capable of destroying most [[demon]]s (albeit at the cost of killing their human hosts at the same time). Its blade is inscribed with symbols and the handle is wood or bone. Of all the demons that have been stabbed with the knife, only [[Alastair]]<ref>[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]</ref> and [[Abaddon]]<ref name="eight12">[[8.12 As Time Goes By]]</ref> have been shown to be immune to its killing power. [[Sam]] noted at one point that [[Lilith]] was also scared of it,<ref>[[4.02 Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester]]</ref> but she may simply have wished to avoid the pain rather than being actually vulnerable to the knife's power, or was unaware of the effect it would have on her. [[Bobby]] was able to survive stabbing himself with it while he was possessed, but the knife left him paralyzed from the waist down, and it was unclear if this killed the [[demon]] possessing him or merely forced it to retreat. It also has no effect on [[angels]],<ref>[[4.01 Lazarus Rising]]</ref> but it can kill [[hellhound]]s.<ref name="eight14">[[8.14 Trial and Error]]</ref> |
According to [[Henry Winchester]], the knife is an "ancient demon-killing knife of the Kurds."<ref name="eight12"/> | According to [[Henry Winchester]], the knife is an "ancient demon-killing knife of the Kurds."<ref name="eight12"/> | ||
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| + | [[Image:Huntergirl.jpg|300px|thumb|left|[[Ruby]] with her demon-killing knife in [[3.01 The Magnificent Seven]].]] | ||
===[[3.01 The Magnificent Seven]]=== | ===[[3.01 The Magnificent Seven]]=== | ||
| − | [[Ruby]] appears during the battle with the [[Seven Deadly Sins]], and kills three of the | + | [[Ruby]] appears during the battle with the [[Seven Deadly Sins]], and kills three of the [[demon]]s with a knife. Until this point, the only ways of getting rid of a demon had been [[exorcism]], which sent it back to [[Hell]], or with [[the Colt]], which killed it. [[Bobby]] states that he has never heard of a blade that could kill demons. |
===[[3.09 Malleus Maleficarum]]=== | ===[[3.09 Malleus Maleficarum]]=== | ||
| − | Ruby tries to use the knife to kill [[Tammi]] but loses it in the ensuing fight. Dean eventually kills Tammi | + | [[Ruby]] tries to use the knife to kill [[Tammi]] but loses it in the ensuing fight. [[Dean]] eventually gets a hold of it and kills Tammi. |
===[[3.12 Jus in Bello]]=== | ===[[3.12 Jus in Bello]]=== | ||
| − | Ruby remarks that she had to kill her way into the police station with the knife and uses it to threaten her way out past the | + | [[Ruby]] remarks that she had to kill her way into the police station with the knife and uses it to threaten her way out past the [[demon]]s trying to get in. |
===[[3.16 No Rest for the Wicked]]=== | ===[[3.16 No Rest for the Wicked]]=== | ||
| − | Dean steals the knife in the hope of using it against [[Lilith]] | + | [[Dean]] steals the knife in the hope of using it against [[Lilith]], and kills a [[possessed]] policeman with it after seeing his true demonic face as well as using it to kill a few [[demon]]s protecting Lilith. However, when [[Sam]] attacks her with it, she stops him with her powers. Later, after [[Dean]] has been killed, Sam is able to withstand her power, and she vacates the body she is using to escape Sam's attack with the knife. |
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| + | [[File:CasRubyKnife.jpg|thumb|right|400px|[[Castiel]] pulls Ruby's knife from his chest.]] | ||
===[[4.01 Lazarus Rising]]=== | ===[[4.01 Lazarus Rising]]=== | ||
| − | Dean stabs [[Castiel]] with the knife, but it has no effect on him. | + | [[Dean]] stabs [[Castiel]] with the knife, but it has no effect on him. |
===[[4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester]]=== | ===[[4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester]]=== | ||
| − | When talking with Dean about Castiel identifying himself as an [[ | + | When talking with [[Dean]] about [[Castiel]] identifying himself as an [[angel]], Sam cites his immunity to the knife as evidence, arguing that even [[Lilith]] is scared of the blade. |
===[[4.04 Metamorphosis]]=== | ===[[4.04 Metamorphosis]]=== | ||
| − | When Dean learns that Sam has been using his powers from [[Azazel]] to exorcise | + | When [[Dean]] learns that [[Sam]] has been using his powers from [[Azazel]] to [[exorcise]] [[demon]]s, Sam justifies the decision by arguing that this method saves the host, arguing that the knife kills the victim as well as the demon. Also, upon realizing that the girl with Sam is [[Ruby]], Dean attacks her with the knife, but Sam stops him from killing her. |
===[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]=== | ===[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]=== | ||
| − | When facing [[Samhain]], Dean demands that Sam use the knife rather than his powers over his objections that Samhain might be too powerful for the knife alone to do the trick. Despite this, Sam does try to use the knife, but loses it in the fight and is forced to use his powers to exorcise Samhain instead. | + | When facing [[Samhain]], [[Dean]] demands that [[Sam]] use the knife rather than his powers over his objections that Samhain might be too powerful for the knife alone to do the trick. Despite this, Sam does try to use the knife, but loses it in the fight and is forced to use his powers to [[exorcise]] [[Samhain]] instead. |
===[[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer]]=== | ===[[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer]]=== | ||
| − | Sam stabs [[Alastair]] with the knife, but it appears to have no effect on him. While escaping from Alastair they lose the knife. In flashbacks, Ruby is shown taking the knife back from Sam and killing the demon with her with it and then later killing a demon after Sam fails to exorcise it. They use it in the fight when they walk into Lilith's trap. | + | [[Sam]] stabs [[Alastair]] with the knife, but it appears to have no effect on him. While escaping from Alastair they lose the knife. In flashbacks, [[Ruby]] is shown taking the knife back from Sam and killing the [[demon]] with her with it and then later killing a demon after Sam fails to exorcise it. They use it in the fight when they walk into [[Lilith]]'s trap. |
===[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]=== | ===[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]=== | ||
| − | [[Alastair]] uses the knife to torture Ruby. He says to her "This knife of yours... It's an exquisite piece. You must tell me where you found it." When Alastair’s [[meatsuit]] is destroyed by [[Anna]] regaining her [[ | + | [[Alastair]] uses the knife to torture [[Ruby]]. He says to her "This knife of yours... It's an exquisite piece. You must tell me where you found it." When Alastair’s [[meatsuit]] is destroyed by [[Anna]] regaining her [[grace]], the knife is left behind unharmed, allowing [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] to retrieve it. |
===[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]=== | ===[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]=== | ||
| − | Dean uses the knife to torture [[Alastair]] | + | [[Dean]] uses the knife to torture [[Alastair]] (now using a new [[meatsuit]]) who later beats Dean unconscious after being freed from the [[Devil's trap (symbol)|devil's trap]]. [[Castiel]] arrives and throws the demon-killing knife into his shoulder. Castiel twists the knife with his powers, but Alastair manages to pull it out and lunges at the [[angel]]. [[Alastair]] attempts to send Castiel back to [[Heaven]], but is interrupted by [[Sam]]. |
| − | [[ | + | {|align="center" |
| + | |[[File:KnifeHolyWater.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Dean]] pours [[holy water]] over the knife, to help in the torture of [[Alastair]].]] | ||
| + | |[[File:DeanAlastair.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Dean]] stabs [[Alastair]] with the Ruby's knife.]] | ||
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===[[4.20 The Rapture]]=== | ===[[4.20 The Rapture]]=== | ||
| − | Dean uses the knife to kill a demon possessing one of the Novak family neighbors. Later, when the demons capture them, they get the knife as well, but Sam gets it back in the fight that follows, cuts the neck of one of the demons to drink her blood, then kills her with the knife before using his powers to exorcise [[Amelia Novak]]. | + | [[Dean]] uses the knife to kill a [[demon]] possessing one of the Novak family neighbors. Later, when the demons capture them, they get the knife as well, but Sam gets it back in the fight that follows, cuts the neck of one of the demons to drink her blood, then kills her with the knife before using his powers to exorcise [[Amelia Novak]]. |
===[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]=== | ===[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]=== | ||
| − | [[Castiel]] uses the knife to cut his arm so that he can use his blood to draw the [[ | + | [[Castiel]] uses the knife to cut his arm so that he can use his blood to draw the [[angel banishing sigil]] and temporarily get rid of [[Zachariah]]. Castiel gives the knife to Dean before sending him to [[St. Mary's Convent]] to stop [[Sam]] from killing [[Lilith]]. [[Dean]] is unable to prevent the last of [[the 66 Seals]], [[Lilith]]'s death, from being broken. He instead attacks [[Ruby]], who is revealed to be working with Lilith with the knife. As [[Sam]] holds her in place from behind, [[Dean]] stabs [[Ruby]] with her own knife, killing her. |
===[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]=== | ===[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]=== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Meg]] orders the possessed [[Bobby]] to kill [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] with [[Ruby]]'s knife, but just as he is about to strike, [[Bobby Singer|Bobby]] manages to wrestle control and stab himself in the abdomen instead, killing the [[demon]] possessing him. The stab wound Bobby inflicted on himself with Ruby's knife led to his inability to walk. During the fight that follows, [[Dean]] manages to grab the knife and kill another demon causing Meg to flee before he can stab her too. |
===[[5.02 Good God, Y'All]]=== | ===[[5.02 Good God, Y'All]]=== | ||
| − | [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] go for supplies, and while Sam is getting salt from a store, two teenagers with black eyes enter. Sam kills them with Ruby's knife. | + | [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] go for supplies, and while Sam is getting [[salt]] from a store, two teenagers with black-eyes enter. Sam kills them with Ruby's knife. |
| − | When Sam and Dean go after [[War]] and cut off his ring, they take the knife to use against him. He comments that it can't kill him, but they use it to cut off his fingers instead and disable his powers by removing his ring. | + | When [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] go after [[War]] and cut off his ring, they take the knife to use against him. He comments that it can't kill him, but they use it to cut off his fingers instead and disable his powers by removing his ring. |
===[[5.06 I Believe the Children Are Our Future]]=== | ===[[5.06 I Believe the Children Are Our Future]]=== | ||
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===[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]=== | ===[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]=== | ||
| − | While invading [[Crowley]]'s house to get [[the Colt]], [[Jo Harvelle|Jo]] distracts two demons and Sam kills them with the knife. | + | While invading [[Crowley]]'s house to get [[the Colt]], [[Jo Harvelle|Jo]] distracts two demons and [[Sam]] kills them with the knife. |
===[[5.12 Swap Meat]]=== | ===[[5.12 Swap Meat]]=== | ||
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===[[5.14 My Bloody Valentine]]=== | ===[[5.14 My Bloody Valentine]]=== | ||
| − | [[Sam]] follows a [[demon]] into an alley and attacks him with Ruby's | + | [[Sam]] follows a [[demon]] into an alley and attacks him with Ruby's knife. [[Castiel]] later tries to go after [[Famine]] with it, but falls under Famine's influence when he becomes too close to the Horseman. |
===[[5.17 99 Problems]]=== | ===[[5.17 99 Problems]]=== | ||
| − | Dean uses it to kill various | + | [[Dean]] uses it to kill various [[demon]]s during a raid on a house outside of a small town. |
| − | [[Image:Ep20 rubysknife.jpg| | + | [[Image:Ep20 rubysknife.jpg|400px|right|thumb|Detail of the engraving on Ruby's knife.]] |
===[[5.20 The Devil You Know]]=== | ===[[5.20 The Devil You Know]]=== | ||
| − | [[Sam]] uses the knife to try to kill [[Crowley]] - and slices into the [[Impala]]'s rear seat when the demon disappears. He makes another attempt, but is again unsuccessful. Later, Dean takes the knife and uses it to kill a demon protecting Brady. Sam eventually uses the knife to kill [[Brady]]. | + | [[Sam]] uses the knife to try to kill [[Crowley]] - and slices into the [[Impala]]'s rear seat when the demon disappears. He makes another attempt, but is again unsuccessful. Later, [[Dean]] takes the knife and uses it to kill a [[demon]] protecting [[Brady]]. [[Sam]] eventually uses the knife to kill [[Brady]]. |
===[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]=== | ===[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]=== | ||
| − | [[Sam]] carries the knife while searching for [[Pestilence]] with [[Dean]]. [[Castiel]] than uses it to chop off Pestilence's finger to obtain his | + | [[Sam]] carries the knife while searching for [[Pestilence]] with [[Dean]]. [[Castiel]] than uses it to chop off Pestilence's finger to obtain his ring and kill the [[Nurse!Demon|demon possessed nurse]]. |
Later at [[Niveus Pharmaceuticals]] factory, [[Bobby]] kills two demons with it. | Later at [[Niveus Pharmaceuticals]] factory, [[Bobby]] kills two demons with it. | ||
===[[6.10 Caged Heat]]=== | ===[[6.10 Caged Heat]]=== | ||
| − | [[Meg]] appears and captures Sam and Dean stealing the knife from them. Sam gets it back from her, using it to kill one of her demon minions. | + | [[Meg]] appears and captures [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] stealing the knife from them. Sam gets it back from her, using it to kill one of her [[demon]] minions. |
| − | Later when Dean and Sam are imprisoned by Crowley, the possessed [[Christian Campbell]] uses it to torture Meg, until he is killed with it by Dean. | + | Later when [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] are imprisoned by [[Crowley]], the possessed [[Christian Campbell]] uses it to torture [[Meg]], until he is killed with it by Dean. |
| − | After trapping Crowley under a | + | After trapping [[Crowley]] under a [[devil's trap]], [[Meg]] tortures him to find out if he can restore [[Sam]]'s [[soul]]. When he denies he can, [[Dean]] hands the knife to her so she can kill Crowley, but he overpowers her and uses the knife to break the [[Devil's trap (symbol)|devil's trap]]. [[Castiel]] then appears with Crowley's bones, which he burns to kill [[Crowley]]. Seizing the moment as a distraction, [[Meg]] escapes before [[Dean]] can kill her. |
| − | escapes before Dean can kill her. | ||
===[[6.18 Frontierland]]=== | ===[[6.18 Frontierland]]=== | ||
| − | + | In a deleted scene, [[Guy Bee]] has said that when [[Samuel Colt]] gives [[Sam]] [[the Colt]], Sam asks him if he'll be alright unarmed and Samuel opens his draw and pulls out the knife ([http://affairsmagazine.com/wordpress2/2011/07/30/meta-meme-beta-and-emo-a-chat-with-guy-bee/ Source]). | |
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===[[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]=== | ===[[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]=== | ||
| − | Bobby uses the knife to torture a demon for information on Crowley's residence. He stabs the demon in the thigh, causing him great pain. | + | [[Bobby]] uses the knife to torture a [[demon]] for information on [[Crowley]]'s residence. He stabs the demon in the thigh, causing him great pain. |
===[[6.21 Let It Bleed]]=== | ===[[6.21 Let It Bleed]]=== | ||
| − | Dean uses it against | + | [[Dean]] uses it against [[demon]]s he is torturing, as well as those guarding [[Lisa]] and [[Ben]]. |
===[[7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!]]=== | ===[[7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!]]=== | ||
| − | Dean has the knife when he confronts [[Guy]] the [[ | + | [[Dean]] has the knife when he confronts [[Guy]], the [[crossroads demon]]. He loses it in the fight, and [[Becky]] uses it to kill [[Jackson]]. Dean then uses it to overpower Guy, but before he can kill him, [[Crowley]] arrives and makes a deal instead. |
===[[7.15 Repo Man]]=== | ===[[7.15 Repo Man]]=== | ||
| − | Dean and Sam surprise [[Jeffrey]], and hold the knife to his throat while they use holy water to see if he is a demon. Jeffrey later uses it as part of his ritual to cut Dean and get his blood and to kill his dog for her heart. Later, after Sam lures the demon into a [[Devil's trap (symbol)| | + | [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] surprise [[Jeffrey]], and hold the knife to his throat while they use [[holy water]] to see if he is a [[demon]]. Jeffrey later uses it as part of his ritual to cut [[Dean]] and get his blood and to kill his dog for her heart. Later, after [[Sam]] lures the demon into a [[Devil's trap (symbol)|devil's trap]], Jeffrey tries to attack the demon with the knife, forcing Dean to kill him. |
===[[7.17 The Born-Again Identity]]=== | ===[[7.17 The Born-Again Identity]]=== | ||
| − | Dean encounters a demon at Emmanuel's house and uses the knife to kill him. Later, Dean is confronted by three demons at a convenience store and he manages to kill one with it but loses the knife. However, [[Meg]] picks it up and kills another one and the last demon flees as a result. Later, when discussing all the demons outside the [[Northern Indiana State Hospital]], Castiel/Emmanuel asks if they have more knives to fight the demons with, but Dean tells him all they have is one. | + | [[Dean]] encounters a [[demon]] at Emmanuel's house and uses the knife to kill him. Later, Dean is confronted by three demons at a convenience store and he manages to kill one with it but loses the knife. However, [[Meg]] picks it up and kills another one and the last demon flees as a result. Later, when discussing all the demons outside the [[Northern Indiana State Hospital]], Castiel/Emmanuel asks if they have more knives to fight the demons with, but [[Dean]] tells him all they have is one. |
===[[7.21 Reading Is Fundamental]]=== | ===[[7.21 Reading Is Fundamental]]=== | ||
| − | Meg steals the knife and uses it to kill [[ | + | [[Meg]] steals the knife and uses it to kill [[Rosco]] and another [[demon]]. However, [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] are aware that she left and she walks straight into a [[Devil's trap (symbol)|devil's trap]] upon return and is forced to hand the knife back over. However, [[Castiel]] is able to confirm her story about killing two other demons as he can smell demon blood on the knife. |
===[[8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin]]=== | ===[[8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin]]=== | ||
| − | When the [[Devil's trap (symbol)| | + | When the [[Devil's trap (symbol)|devil's trap]] in the church [[Kevin Tran]] is hiding out in is broken, [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] realize that [[demon]]s are coming and Dean hands Sam the knife to fight while he uses a blade he got in [[Purgatory]]. With the help of Kevin, Sam kills one demon with the knife then tosses it to Dean who kills the second attacking demon with it. [[Crowley]] then shows up and Dean faces off against him with the knife, but when Dean tries to use it on him, Crowley causes it to burn [[Dean]]'s hand, forcing him to drop it though Dean is able to quickly pick it up again. |
| + | [[File:KnifeRugaru.jpg|thumb|left|400px|[[Dean]] uses the knife to kill a [[rugaru]] in [[Purgatory]].]] | ||
===[[8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?]]=== | ===[[8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?]]=== | ||
| − | While checking on [[Linda | + | While checking on [[Linda Tran]], [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] discover two [[demon]]s watching her, one possessing a gardener and the other a mailman. Dean lures the gardener away from the front of the house and kills him with the knife and Sam does the same with the mailman. Later, when they find that Linda's friend Eunice is possessed by a [[demon]] too, Dean uses the knife to kill her after Sam forces the demon back into her body with a reverse [[exorcism]]. |
While in [[Purgatory]], Dean is shown to have the knife and he uses it to force a monster to tell him where [[Castiel]] is. When the monster tells him where Castiel is, Dean kills him. | While in [[Purgatory]], Dean is shown to have the knife and he uses it to force a monster to tell him where [[Castiel]] is. When the monster tells him where Castiel is, Dean kills him. | ||
| − | When interrogating the thief who stole [[ | + | When interrogating the thief who stole the [[demon tablet]], [[Dean]] holds the knife to his throat and scares him into confessing who he sold the tablet to. |
| − | After arriving at [[Plutus]]' auction, Dean is forced to give up the knife, but promises to get it back. During the struggle that later follows, Dean spots the knife and grabs it to go after [[Crowley]] who is possessing Mrs. Tran. Dean fights Crowley and tries to slit his/her throat, but he flees Mrs. Tran before he can. | + | After arriving at [[Plutus]]' auction, [[Dean]] is forced to give up the knife, but promises to get it back. During the struggle that later follows, Dean spots the knife and grabs it to go after [[Crowley]] who is possessing [[Mrs. Tran]]. Dean fights Crowley and tries to slit his/her throat, but he flees Mrs. Tran before he can. |
===[[8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin]]=== | ===[[8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin]]=== | ||
| − | After finding out that [[Linda Tran]] has captured a demon, Dean pulls the knife on the demon, presumably to torture information on the location of [[Kevin Tran]] out of it. The demon gives him the location and after arriving there, Dean kills the demon with the knife. While making his way into the warehouse the demon led them to with Sam and [[Castiel]], Dean used the knife to kill a demon that was guarding the building. Dean later tries to kill another demon with it, but is telekinetically thrown into a mass a chains and Castiel is forced to kill the demon with his powers, which weakens him. | + | After finding out that [[Linda Tran]] has captured a [[demon]], [[Dean]] pulls the knife on the demon, presumably to torture information on the location of [[Kevin Tran]] out of it. The demon gives him the location and after arriving there, Dean kills the demon with the knife. While making his way into the warehouse the demon led them to with [[Sam]] and [[Castiel]], Dean used the knife to kill a demon that was guarding the building. Dean later tries to kill another demon with it, but is telekinetically thrown into a mass a chains and [[Castiel]] is forced to kill the demon with his powers, which weakens him. |
===[[8.10 Torn and Frayed]]=== | ===[[8.10 Torn and Frayed]]=== | ||
| − | After Dean and [[Castiel]] find where [[Crowley]]'s holding [[Samandiriel]], they realize that Dean, the knife and Castiel won't be enough to rescue him and go to get the ingredients for the demon bomb. | + | After [[Dean]] and [[Castiel]] find where [[Crowley]]'s holding [[Samandiriel]], they realize that Dean, the knife and Castiel won't be enough to rescue him and go to get the ingredients for the demon bomb. |
| − | During the attack, Dean kills a demon from behind that is strangling Sam. After finding Samandiriel, Dean fights [[Viggo]] armed with the knife. Dean ultimately overpowers the demon, but after seeing an opening, kills the demon Sam's fighting instead. Viggo pleads for his life, claiming he knows things they need to know, but Dean, after pretending to agree, stabs him with Ruby's | + | During the attack, [[Dean]] kills a [[demon]] from behind that is strangling [[Sam]]. After finding [[Samandiriel]], Dean fights [[Viggo]] armed with the knife. Dean ultimately overpowers the demon, but after seeing an opening, kills the demon Sam's fighting instead. Viggo pleads for his life, claiming he knows things they need to know, but Dean, after pretending to agree, stabs him with Ruby's knife, killing him. |
===[[8.12 As Time Goes By]]=== | ===[[8.12 As Time Goes By]]=== | ||
| − | When facing the demon [[Abaddon]], Dean stabs her in the back with the knife, but while it hurts her, like with [[Alastair]] it doesn't kill her. However, the distraction allows Sam, Dean and their grandfather [[Henry Winchester]] to escape. | + | When facing the [[demon]] [[Abaddon]], [[Dean]] stabs her in the back with the knife, but while it hurts her, like with [[Alastair]] it doesn't kill her. However, the distraction allows [[Sam]], Dean and their grandfather [[Henry Winchester]] to escape. |
| − | When Sam and Dean wonder why the knife didn't work, Henry tells them that normal knives wouldn't and that they would need an "ancient demon-killing knife of the Kurds." When Dean shows him the knife, Henry is surprised and asks where they got one and Dean tells him from [[Ruby|a demon]]. Presumably the knife didn't work as Abaddon is a [[Knights of Hell|Knight of Hell]] and one of the first demons ever created. | + | When [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] wonder why the knife didn't work, Henry tells them that normal knives wouldn't and that they would need an "ancient demon-killing knife of the Kurds." When Dean shows him the knife, Henry is surprised and asks where they got one and Dean tells him from [[Ruby|a demon]]. Presumably the knife didn't work as [[Abaddon]] is a [[Knights of Hell|Knight of Hell]] and one of the first demons ever created. |
===[[8.14 Trial and Error]]=== | ===[[8.14 Trial and Error]]=== | ||
| − | When going after a [[ | + | When going after a [[hellhound]] in order to kill it as part of the three trials needed to be completed to close the [[Hell Gates|Gates of Hell]], Dean shows Sam the knife when describing how they will kill the hellhound. |
| − | When Dean finally confronts the hellhound, he loses the knife and the glasses that allow him to see it, but Sam manages to grab the knife and cut the hellhound open | + | When [[Dean]] finally confronts the [[hellhound]], he loses the knife and the glasses that allow him to see it, but [[Sam]] manages to grab the knife and cut the hellhound open lengthwise, killing it and completing the first trial. |
===[[8.17 Goodbye Stranger]]=== | ===[[8.17 Goodbye Stranger]]=== | ||
| − | When facing three | + | When facing three [[demon]]s in a woman's house, [[Dean]] pulls the knife and fights one, but it instead flees its body and possesses the woman who owns the house. |
| − | When | + | When [[Dean]], [[Sam]], [[Meg]] and [[Castiel]] go to [[Lucifer's Crypts|Lucifer's Crypt]] to find the [[Tablets|angel tablet]], Dean gives Sam the knife and tells him to wait outside with [[Meg]] and guard the building. Two [[demon]]s attack and Sam kills one with the knife while [[Meg]] kills the other one with an [[angel sword]]. |
===[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]=== | ===[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]=== | ||
| − | When Sam goes to sneak into [[Hell]] to rescue [[Bobby Singer]]'s soul, he shows Dean the knife to prove to him he will be fine. | + | When [[Sam]] goes to sneak into [[Hell]] to rescue [[Bobby Singer]]'s [[soul]], he shows [[Dean]] the knife to prove to him he will be fine. |
| − | In [[Purgatory]], Sam is attacked by a [[ | + | In [[Purgatory]], [[Sam]] is attacked by a [[vampire]] and stabs it in the stomach with the knife, knocking the vampire off of him and allowing Sam to get the vampire's weapon and decapitate him. |
| − | In Hell, after finding Bobby, Sam gives Bobby the knife to defend himself with while he uses the vampire's | + | In [[Hell]], after finding [[Bobby]], [[Sam]] gives Bobby the knife to defend himself with while he uses the [[vampire]]'s weapon. Bobby kills two demons with it and when confronted with two Sam's, makes a guess and stabs one, luckily killing the right demon one. |
| − | Back in Purgatory, when Sam is preparing to escape through the portal out with Bobby and [[Benny Lafitte]], Sam uses the knife to cut his and Bobby's arms so he can absorb Bobby's soul for the ride out. He offers the knife to Benny to do the same, but a group of | + | Back in [[Purgatory]], when [[Sam]] is preparing to escape through the portal out with [[Bobby]] and [[Benny Lafitte]], Sam uses the knife to cut his and Bobby's arms so he can absorb Bobby's [[soul]] for the ride out. He offers the knife to Benny to do the same, but a group of [[vampire]]s arrive and Benny, who had no intention of returning to Earth at all, stays behind to hold them off. |
| − | On Earth, Sam uses the knife to slice open his arm again and recite a spell to release Bobby's soul to Heaven, ultimately succeeding thanks to the aid of [[Naomi]]. When [[Crowley]] shows up, Sam tries to attack him with the knife, but Crowley pins him and Dean to trees instead. | + | On Earth, [[Sam]] uses the knife to slice open his arm again and recite a spell to release [[Bobby]]'s [[soul]] to [[Heaven]], ultimately succeeding thanks to the aid of [[Naomi]]. When [[Crowley]] shows up, Sam tries to attack him with the knife, but Crowley pins him and Dean to trees instead. |
===[[8.23 Sacrifice]]=== | ===[[8.23 Sacrifice]]=== | ||
| − | While working on curing [[Crowley]] of being a demon, Sam has the knife with him. He uses it to cut himself when he performs the [[exorcism]] that will finish the job, but Dean stops him before he can put his hand over Crowley's mouth with the blood and finish the job. | + | While working on curing [[Crowley]] of being a [[demon]], [[Sam]] has the knife with him. He uses it to cut himself when he performs the [[exorcism]] that will finish the job, but Dean stops him before he can put his hand over [[Crowley]]'s mouth with the blood and finish the job. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *Azazel and Crowley are the only two high-level | + | * [[Azazel]] and [[Crowley]] are the only two high-level [[demon]]s whose vulnerability to the knife has never been tested; but Azazel died before the knife was introduced and Crowley has always avoided being stabbed with it. The lengths that [[Lilith]] and [[Ruby]] went to when training [[Sam]] in the use of his powers made it seem like the knife wouldn't be able to kill her. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 6 October 2013
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| Name | Ruby's Knife |
| Manufacturer | Kurds |
| Powers | Can kill most demons and hellhounds. |
| Location/Owners | Currently in Sam and Dean's possession. |
| Episodes | First Appearance: 3.01 The Magnificent Seven Last Appearance: 8.23 Sacrifice |
History
This knife originally belonged to Ruby and is capable of destroying most demons (albeit at the cost of killing their human hosts at the same time). Its blade is inscribed with symbols and the handle is wood or bone. Of all the demons that have been stabbed with the knife, only Alastair[1] and Abaddon[2] have been shown to be immune to its killing power. Sam noted at one point that Lilith was also scared of it,[3] but she may simply have wished to avoid the pain rather than being actually vulnerable to the knife's power, or was unaware of the effect it would have on her. Bobby was able to survive stabbing himself with it while he was possessed, but the knife left him paralyzed from the waist down, and it was unclear if this killed the demon possessing him or merely forced it to retreat. It also has no effect on angels,[4] but it can kill hellhounds.[5]
According to Henry Winchester, the knife is an "ancient demon-killing knife of the Kurds."[2]
Episodes
3.01 The Magnificent Seven
Ruby appears during the battle with the Seven Deadly Sins, and kills three of the demons with a knife. Until this point, the only ways of getting rid of a demon had been exorcism, which sent it back to Hell, or with the Colt, which killed it. Bobby states that he has never heard of a blade that could kill demons.
3.09 Malleus Maleficarum
Ruby tries to use the knife to kill Tammi but loses it in the ensuing fight. Dean eventually gets a hold of it and kills Tammi.
3.12 Jus in Bello
Ruby remarks that she had to kill her way into the police station with the knife and uses it to threaten her way out past the demons trying to get in.
3.16 No Rest for the Wicked
Dean steals the knife in the hope of using it against Lilith, and kills a possessed policeman with it after seeing his true demonic face as well as using it to kill a few demons protecting Lilith. However, when Sam attacks her with it, she stops him with her powers. Later, after Dean has been killed, Sam is able to withstand her power, and she vacates the body she is using to escape Sam's attack with the knife.
4.01 Lazarus Rising
Dean stabs Castiel with the knife, but it has no effect on him.
4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester
When talking with Dean about Castiel identifying himself as an angel, Sam cites his immunity to the knife as evidence, arguing that even Lilith is scared of the blade.
4.04 Metamorphosis
When Dean learns that Sam has been using his powers from Azazel to exorcise demons, Sam justifies the decision by arguing that this method saves the host, arguing that the knife kills the victim as well as the demon. Also, upon realizing that the girl with Sam is Ruby, Dean attacks her with the knife, but Sam stops him from killing her.
4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester
When facing Samhain, Dean demands that Sam use the knife rather than his powers over his objections that Samhain might be too powerful for the knife alone to do the trick. Despite this, Sam does try to use the knife, but loses it in the fight and is forced to use his powers to exorcise Samhain instead.
4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer
Sam stabs Alastair with the knife, but it appears to have no effect on him. While escaping from Alastair they lose the knife. In flashbacks, Ruby is shown taking the knife back from Sam and killing the demon with her with it and then later killing a demon after Sam fails to exorcise it. They use it in the fight when they walk into Lilith's trap.
4.10 Heaven and Hell
Alastair uses the knife to torture Ruby. He says to her "This knife of yours... It's an exquisite piece. You must tell me where you found it." When Alastair’s meatsuit is destroyed by Anna regaining her grace, the knife is left behind unharmed, allowing Sam and Dean to retrieve it.
4.16 On the Head of a Pin
Dean uses the knife to torture Alastair (now using a new meatsuit) who later beats Dean unconscious after being freed from the devil's trap. Castiel arrives and throws the demon-killing knife into his shoulder. Castiel twists the knife with his powers, but Alastair manages to pull it out and lunges at the angel. Alastair attempts to send Castiel back to Heaven, but is interrupted by Sam.
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4.20 The Rapture
Dean uses the knife to kill a demon possessing one of the Novak family neighbors. Later, when the demons capture them, they get the knife as well, but Sam gets it back in the fight that follows, cuts the neck of one of the demons to drink her blood, then kills her with the knife before using his powers to exorcise Amelia Novak.
4.22 Lucifer Rising
Castiel uses the knife to cut his arm so that he can use his blood to draw the angel banishing sigil and temporarily get rid of Zachariah. Castiel gives the knife to Dean before sending him to St. Mary's Convent to stop Sam from killing Lilith. Dean is unable to prevent the last of the 66 Seals, Lilith's death, from being broken. He instead attacks Ruby, who is revealed to be working with Lilith with the knife. As Sam holds her in place from behind, Dean stabs Ruby with her own knife, killing her.
5.01 Sympathy for the Devil
Meg orders the possessed Bobby to kill Dean with Ruby's knife, but just as he is about to strike, Bobby manages to wrestle control and stab himself in the abdomen instead, killing the demon possessing him. The stab wound Bobby inflicted on himself with Ruby's knife led to his inability to walk. During the fight that follows, Dean manages to grab the knife and kill another demon causing Meg to flee before he can stab her too.
5.02 Good God, Y'All
Dean and Sam go for supplies, and while Sam is getting salt from a store, two teenagers with black-eyes enter. Sam kills them with Ruby's knife.
When Sam and Dean go after War and cut off his ring, they take the knife to use against him. He comments that it can't kill him, but they use it to cut off his fingers instead and disable his powers by removing his ring.
5.06 I Believe the Children Are Our Future
Dean carries the knife while visiting Jesse Turner's house to find out what is causing so much trouble in town. Later, Castiel tries to kill Jesse with the knife, but gets turned into an action figure of himself holding the knife.
5.10 Abandon All Hope...
While invading Crowley's house to get the Colt, Jo distracts two demons and Sam kills them with the knife.
5.12 Swap Meat
Dean tries to use the knife on the possessed Nora.
5.14 My Bloody Valentine
Sam follows a demon into an alley and attacks him with Ruby's knife. Castiel later tries to go after Famine with it, but falls under Famine's influence when he becomes too close to the Horseman.
5.17 99 Problems
Dean uses it to kill various demons during a raid on a house outside of a small town.
5.20 The Devil You Know
Sam uses the knife to try to kill Crowley - and slices into the Impala's rear seat when the demon disappears. He makes another attempt, but is again unsuccessful. Later, Dean takes the knife and uses it to kill a demon protecting Brady. Sam eventually uses the knife to kill Brady.
5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
Sam carries the knife while searching for Pestilence with Dean. Castiel than uses it to chop off Pestilence's finger to obtain his ring and kill the demon possessed nurse.
Later at Niveus Pharmaceuticals factory, Bobby kills two demons with it.
6.10 Caged Heat
Meg appears and captures Sam and Dean stealing the knife from them. Sam gets it back from her, using it to kill one of her demon minions.
Later when Dean and Sam are imprisoned by Crowley, the possessed Christian Campbell uses it to torture Meg, until he is killed with it by Dean.
After trapping Crowley under a devil's trap, Meg tortures him to find out if he can restore Sam's soul. When he denies he can, Dean hands the knife to her so she can kill Crowley, but he overpowers her and uses the knife to break the devil's trap. Castiel then appears with Crowley's bones, which he burns to kill Crowley. Seizing the moment as a distraction, Meg escapes before Dean can kill her.
6.18 Frontierland
In a deleted scene, Guy Bee has said that when Samuel Colt gives Sam the Colt, Sam asks him if he'll be alright unarmed and Samuel opens his draw and pulls out the knife (Source).
6.20 The Man Who Would Be King
Bobby uses the knife to torture a demon for information on Crowley's residence. He stabs the demon in the thigh, causing him great pain.
6.21 Let It Bleed
Dean uses it against demons he is torturing, as well as those guarding Lisa and Ben.
7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!
Dean has the knife when he confronts Guy, the crossroads demon. He loses it in the fight, and Becky uses it to kill Jackson. Dean then uses it to overpower Guy, but before he can kill him, Crowley arrives and makes a deal instead.
7.15 Repo Man
Dean and Sam surprise Jeffrey, and hold the knife to his throat while they use holy water to see if he is a demon. Jeffrey later uses it as part of his ritual to cut Dean and get his blood and to kill his dog for her heart. Later, after Sam lures the demon into a devil's trap, Jeffrey tries to attack the demon with the knife, forcing Dean to kill him.
7.17 The Born-Again Identity
Dean encounters a demon at Emmanuel's house and uses the knife to kill him. Later, Dean is confronted by three demons at a convenience store and he manages to kill one with it but loses the knife. However, Meg picks it up and kills another one and the last demon flees as a result. Later, when discussing all the demons outside the Northern Indiana State Hospital, Castiel/Emmanuel asks if they have more knives to fight the demons with, but Dean tells him all they have is one.
7.21 Reading Is Fundamental
Meg steals the knife and uses it to kill Rosco and another demon. However, Sam and Dean are aware that she left and she walks straight into a devil's trap upon return and is forced to hand the knife back over. However, Castiel is able to confirm her story about killing two other demons as he can smell demon blood on the knife.
8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin
When the devil's trap in the church Kevin Tran is hiding out in is broken, Sam and Dean realize that demons are coming and Dean hands Sam the knife to fight while he uses a blade he got in Purgatory. With the help of Kevin, Sam kills one demon with the knife then tosses it to Dean who kills the second attacking demon with it. Crowley then shows up and Dean faces off against him with the knife, but when Dean tries to use it on him, Crowley causes it to burn Dean's hand, forcing him to drop it though Dean is able to quickly pick it up again.
8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?
While checking on Linda Tran, Sam and Dean discover two demons watching her, one possessing a gardener and the other a mailman. Dean lures the gardener away from the front of the house and kills him with the knife and Sam does the same with the mailman. Later, when they find that Linda's friend Eunice is possessed by a demon too, Dean uses the knife to kill her after Sam forces the demon back into her body with a reverse exorcism.
While in Purgatory, Dean is shown to have the knife and he uses it to force a monster to tell him where Castiel is. When the monster tells him where Castiel is, Dean kills him.
When interrogating the thief who stole the demon tablet, Dean holds the knife to his throat and scares him into confessing who he sold the tablet to.
After arriving at Plutus' auction, Dean is forced to give up the knife, but promises to get it back. During the struggle that later follows, Dean spots the knife and grabs it to go after Crowley who is possessing Mrs. Tran. Dean fights Crowley and tries to slit his/her throat, but he flees Mrs. Tran before he can.
8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin
After finding out that Linda Tran has captured a demon, Dean pulls the knife on the demon, presumably to torture information on the location of Kevin Tran out of it. The demon gives him the location and after arriving there, Dean kills the demon with the knife. While making his way into the warehouse the demon led them to with Sam and Castiel, Dean used the knife to kill a demon that was guarding the building. Dean later tries to kill another demon with it, but is telekinetically thrown into a mass a chains and Castiel is forced to kill the demon with his powers, which weakens him.
8.10 Torn and Frayed
After Dean and Castiel find where Crowley's holding Samandiriel, they realize that Dean, the knife and Castiel won't be enough to rescue him and go to get the ingredients for the demon bomb.
During the attack, Dean kills a demon from behind that is strangling Sam. After finding Samandiriel, Dean fights Viggo armed with the knife. Dean ultimately overpowers the demon, but after seeing an opening, kills the demon Sam's fighting instead. Viggo pleads for his life, claiming he knows things they need to know, but Dean, after pretending to agree, stabs him with Ruby's knife, killing him.
8.12 As Time Goes By
When facing the demon Abaddon, Dean stabs her in the back with the knife, but while it hurts her, like with Alastair it doesn't kill her. However, the distraction allows Sam, Dean and their grandfather Henry Winchester to escape.
When Sam and Dean wonder why the knife didn't work, Henry tells them that normal knives wouldn't and that they would need an "ancient demon-killing knife of the Kurds." When Dean shows him the knife, Henry is surprised and asks where they got one and Dean tells him from a demon. Presumably the knife didn't work as Abaddon is a Knight of Hell and one of the first demons ever created.
8.14 Trial and Error
When going after a hellhound in order to kill it as part of the three trials needed to be completed to close the Gates of Hell, Dean shows Sam the knife when describing how they will kill the hellhound.
When Dean finally confronts the hellhound, he loses the knife and the glasses that allow him to see it, but Sam manages to grab the knife and cut the hellhound open lengthwise, killing it and completing the first trial.
8.17 Goodbye Stranger
When facing three demons in a woman's house, Dean pulls the knife and fights one, but it instead flees its body and possesses the woman who owns the house.
When Dean, Sam, Meg and Castiel go to Lucifer's Crypt to find the angel tablet, Dean gives Sam the knife and tells him to wait outside with Meg and guard the building. Two demons attack and Sam kills one with the knife while Meg kills the other one with an angel sword.
8.19 Taxi Driver
When Sam goes to sneak into Hell to rescue Bobby Singer's soul, he shows Dean the knife to prove to him he will be fine.
In Purgatory, Sam is attacked by a vampire and stabs it in the stomach with the knife, knocking the vampire off of him and allowing Sam to get the vampire's weapon and decapitate him.
In Hell, after finding Bobby, Sam gives Bobby the knife to defend himself with while he uses the vampire's weapon. Bobby kills two demons with it and when confronted with two Sam's, makes a guess and stabs one, luckily killing the right demon one.
Back in Purgatory, when Sam is preparing to escape through the portal out with Bobby and Benny Lafitte, Sam uses the knife to cut his and Bobby's arms so he can absorb Bobby's soul for the ride out. He offers the knife to Benny to do the same, but a group of vampires arrive and Benny, who had no intention of returning to Earth at all, stays behind to hold them off.
On Earth, Sam uses the knife to slice open his arm again and recite a spell to release Bobby's soul to Heaven, ultimately succeeding thanks to the aid of Naomi. When Crowley shows up, Sam tries to attack him with the knife, but Crowley pins him and Dean to trees instead.
8.23 Sacrifice
While working on curing Crowley of being a demon, Sam has the knife with him. He uses it to cut himself when he performs the exorcism that will finish the job, but Dean stops him before he can put his hand over Crowley's mouth with the blood and finish the job.
Notes
- Azazel and Crowley are the only two high-level demons whose vulnerability to the knife has never been tested; but Azazel died before the knife was introduced and Crowley has always avoided being stabbed with it. The lengths that Lilith and Ruby went to when training Sam in the use of his powers made it seem like the knife wouldn't be able to kill her.
References
External links
- Ruby's Knife as reproduced by angelicfoodcake
