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====The Hierarchy of Demons====
* '''[[White-eyed Demon|White-eyed Demons]]''' – The demon chiefs of staff. There have only been two known white-eyed demons: Lilith, the first demon created by Lucifer, and Alastair. Though some sources say that Alastair may have been , who is at least very old and powerful, if not even the second oldest demon created after in the existence of the show's myth.<ref name="essential">[[The Essential Supernatural: On the Road with Sam and Dean Winchester]]</ref> Lilithis supposed to be "older and more powerful than [[Yellow Eyes]] and thus holds a higher status than Azazel,although she don't get much higher than her until you start digging into Lucifer's territory".<ref name="companion 3">[[Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 3]]</ref> Alastair is said to be Hell's master torturer, while Lilith is supposed to be the Queen of Crossroads <ref name="essential">[[The Essential Supernatural: On the Road with Sam and Dean Winchester]]</ref> Crowley states that and the Ruler of [[Princes of HellWitches]] the demons created immediately after her.<ref name="twelve12companion 3" >[[Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 3]]</ref>
* '''[[Princes of Hell]]''' – Yellow-eyed demons who served as generals of Hell's demon army. The Princes were said to have been created before the sinking of Atlantis, and were the first generation of demons created soon after Lilith by Lucifer. However, at some unspecified time, three of the four Princes abandoned Hell and Lucifer's plan, leaving [[Azazel]] to go forward with attempting to free Lucifer from [[the Cage]]. In the absence of Lucifer and Lilith being imprisoned deep within the Pit, Azazel took control of Hell.<ref name="three04 /> Crowley later told [[Ramiel]] that with Lucifer locked away and Azazel and Lilith dead, Ramiel was next in line for Hell's Throne but neither Ramiel nor any of the other Princes wanted it.<ref name="twelve12" /> After Crowley's death, [[Asmodeus]] was able to use his status as the last Prince of Hell to become the next King of Hell.<ref name="thirteen02" />
* '''[[Knights of Hell]]''' – Hell's elite guard. The Knights were some of the first [[soul]]s handpicked by [[Lucifer]] to become demons.
* [[Exorcism]] – When a demon is exorcised via ritual, it returns to [[Hell]].<ref name="one04" /> However, this is not a permanent solution and demons can return, though escaping Hell for an exorcised demon appears to be more difficult. The length of time it takes for them to return appears to be based on their personal power as one demon returned in a matter of months<ref name="two14" /> while another took five years.<ref name="twelve06" /> In another case, a demon that had been put into lockdown deep in Hell for spilling "state secrets" wasn't able to return from being exorcised until he was specifically summoned.<ref name="seven15">[[7.15 Repo Man]]</ref>
* [[Hex bag]]s – Hex bags can be used to help disguise and hide a person’s whereabouts from demons.<ref name="three12" />
* [[Lilith's Crook]] – A special horn forged by [[Lilith]], that when used has the ability to call all demons and damned souls back to Hell.
====Hindering Demons====
* [[Enochian puzzle box]] – Can trap demons in their smoke form, although the mechanism by which this is done is currently unknown.<ref name="fourteen11">[[14.11 Damaged Goods]]</ref>
* [[Holy Oil|Holy fire]] – While generally not capable of killing a demon, it will cause them great pain as shown when [[Meg]] was tossed into a ring of it by [[Castiel]] to act as a bridge out<ref name="five10" /> and when Sam doused [[Abaddon]] in it, causing her so much pain she fled her [[meatsuit]].<ref name="eight23" /> However, another demon was able to commit suicide by purposefully dousing himself in holy oil and setting himself on fire.<ref name="ten03" />
* [[Holy water]] – While most have some vulnerability to holy water, higher-level demons such as [[Lilith]] and [[Azazel]] appeared immune. The Yellow-Eyed Demon says "You think something like that works on something like me?" thus establishing that Azazel and every single [[yellow-eyed demon]] is immune to holy water's effects.
* [[Iron]] – Demons cannot cross an iron line, and can be hurt with any object made of iron. However, a horde of hundreds of demons released from the [[Devil's Gate in Wyoming]] were able to break through the iron railroad devil's trap that surrounded [[Fossil Butte Cemetery]].
* [[Palo Santo]] – Burns in a similar way to holy water, and can kill demons if staked in a fatal area.
* [[The Colt]] – Until season three, the only method of permanent dispatch was to shoot them with the Colt and one of the original bullets. [[Bobby Singer]] rebuilds the Colt with [[Ruby]]'s help so that it can kill demons with new ammunition.<ref name="three04" />
* [[Death's scythe]] – It is mentioned multiple times that Death's scythe can also kill demons.
* [[Demon-killing knife]] – The ancient demon-killing knives of the Kurds, such as the one previously in the possession of the demon Ruby, can kill demons.<ref name="three01">[[3.01 The Magnificent Seven]]</ref><ref name="eight12">[[8.12 As Time Goes By]]</ref> However, [[Alastair]]<ref name="four10" /><ref name="four16" /> the [[Knights of Hell]]<ref name="eight12" /><ref name="nine11" /> and the [[Princes of Hell]]<ref name="twelve12" /> cannot be killed with the knife though it tends to cause them some harm.Ruby's knife is also a "Hand-to-Hand combat of the [[Colt]]"<ref name="companion 3">[[Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 3]]</ref>, which makes sense since like the Colt that must hit a fatal area such as the head or heart to kill a demon, the demon blade must hit a place that is lethal and connected with the whole body to affect, such as the throat<ref name="three01">[[3.01 The Magnificent Seven]]</ref>, the heart<ref name="five01">[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]</ref>, or the gut.<ref name="four22">[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]</ref>
* [[The First Blade]] – The First Blade, combined with the power of the [[Mark of Cain]], can kill any demon. The First Blade is also the only known weapon capable of killing a Knight of Hell.<ref name="nine11" />
* [[Lance of Michael]] – A very powerful [[angelic weapon]] created by the [[archangel]] [[Michael]] to kill [[Lucifer]] slowly. It can also kill any demon, including the [[Princes of Hell]], causing them to instantly combust to dust after being stabbed with it.<ref name="twelve12" />
Following the death of Crowley, the last [[Prince of Hell]] [[Asmodeus]] takes control of Hell, proclaiming that he will return it to the old days of fire and brimstone.<ref name="thirteen02" /> Under Asmodeus' leadership, the demons actively hunt for the [[Nephilim]] [[Jack Kline]] and take Lucifer captive, though he later escapes with the aid of Castiel. Hell also begins preparing for a possible upcoming invasion by the [[Apocalypse World]] [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]].<ref name="thirteen07">[[13.07 War of the Worlds]]</ref><ref name="thirteen12" /> However, not all demons are willing to bow to Asmodeus's will and the [[Crossroads Demon]] [[Barthamus]] makes a deal with Sam and Dean to exchange a [[Nephilim]]-tracking spell for their help in retrieving his human bones from [[Luther Shrike]]. Though they get the bones with the help of [[Alice]] and the demon [[Grab]], Grab is killed by Luther, who reveals the truth about his history with Barthamus to the Winchesters. Disgusted, Sam and Dean refuse to complete the deal and Barthamus, who was also sought by Asmodeus for his rogue actions, is killed when Alice burns Barthamus' human bones.<ref name="thirteen08" />
Though Asmodeus is able to capture and imprison both Castiel and Lucifer, wanting to keep power for himself,<ref name="thirteen07" />, the two angels are able to escape by briefly working together, killing several of Asmodeus' demons as they leave. However, their brief alliance falls apart afterwards.<ref name="thirteen12" /> During this time, Asmodeus is able to get his hands on the [[archangel blade]], the one weapon that can kill an archangel such as Lucifer or Michael in the hands of another archangel. Asmodeus is aided by the fact that he holds the archangel [[Gabriel]] captive<ref name="thirteen13">[[13.13 Devil's Bargain]]</ref> and feeds off of Gabriel's [[grace]] for more power. After Gabriel's rescue by [[Ketch]],<ref name="thirteen17" /> Asmodeus leads a demon incursion into [[the Bunker]] to retrieve his prisoner. However, Gabriel fights back and the archangel kills Asmodeus, leaving Hell leaderless once more.<ref name="thirteen18" />
Following Lucifer's death at the hands of Dean Winchester,<ref name="thirteen23">[[13.23 Let the Good Times Roll]]</ref> Hell is left without a leader or a clear successor to the throne. As a result, the demon [[Kipling]] makes a play for the leadership of Hell by capturing Castiel and trying to make a deal with Sam to have a Crowley-like situation. However, Sam refuses to deal and kills Kipling in the fight that follows. Sam then proclaims to Kipling's henchmen that there will be no more Kings of Hell and any demon that wishes to challenge that will have to go through him. Frightened by Sam, the demons show their acquiescence by fleeing in smoke form.<ref name="fourteen01" /> Michael subsequently considers both the demons and angels to be a non-factor in his effort to destroy the world.<ref name="fourteen02">[[14.02 Gods and Monsters]]</ref> Later, while trying to avenge his family, Lucifer's former [[vessel]] [[Nick]] learns that they were killed by the demon [[Abraxas]].<ref name="fourteen07" /> After tracking down Abraxas, Nick learns that the demon had murdered his family on Lucifer's orders. Nick then kills Abraxas with an [[angel blade]].<ref name="fourteen11" /> After Nick's escape from police custody,<ref name="fourteen12">[[14.12 Prophet and Loss]]</ref> he teams up with two demons to [[resurrection|resurrect]] Lucifer. The demons supply him with [[angel]] [[grace]] for Nick's plan and guard [[Donatello Redfield]] while Nick is away getting [[Jack Kline]]'s blood. When Dean arrives to rescue Donatello, the two demons attack him. Dean is able to knock one unconscious and kills the other with an angel blade before rushing to Sam's rescue with Donatello.<ref name="fourteen17">[[14.17 Game Night]]</ref> Later, another demon denies Castiel entry into Hell when he wants to study Lucifer's Cage in hopes of containing Jack.<ref name="fourteen20">[[14.20 Moriah]]</ref>
When [[God]] opens [[Portal|the Rupture]], all of the souls and demons of Hell are released upon the world. One such demon is [[Belphegor]] , who presents himself as an ally to the Winchesters, claiming that he likes Hell and wants to return it to the way it is. With Belphegor's help, the Winchesters, Castiel , and [[Rowena]] establish a magical barrier around the town of Harlan, Kansas , that keeps all of the souls contained. However, they the souls work to break down the barrier , which will eventually fallbegins to fail. Belphegor suggests a plan to use [[Lilith's Crook]] to draw all of the souls and demons back into Hell and then seal the Rupture behind them. However, while raiding [[Lilith's Chamber]] for the Crook, Castiel learns from [[Ardat]] that Belphegor is seeking to rise to power as the new King of Hell himself. Belphegor kills Ardat and tries to use the Crook to gain massive power by absorbing all of the souls. Castiel foils Belphegor's plan and [[smiting|smites]] the demon, but destroys the Crook in the process, stopping the return of the souls and demons to Hell. Instead, Rowena casts a spell that draws everything into Rowena her body and then sacrifices herself to cast all of the escaped souls and demons back into Hell before the Rupture closes completely.<ref name="fifteen01">[[15.01 Back and to the Future]]</ref><ref name="fifteen02">[[15.02 Raising Hell]]</ref><ref name="fifteen03">[[15.03 The Rupture]]</ref>
==Featured Demons==
Following her brief hesitation, Lilith quickly rededicates herself to breaking the last seals and breaks several in a very short time frame until she is the only one left.<ref name="four21" /> At St. Mary's Convent in Ilchester, Maryland, the location of the door to [[Lucifer's Cage]], Lilith faces off with Sam who is high on enough demon blood to kill her. After Sam hesitates due to Dean's interference, Lilith purposefully goads Sam by calling him a monster for what he has done to reach the point where he could kill her and that after all of that "you're not gonna bite." Sam kills Lilith with his powers, exhausting them in the process. Lilith dies having achieved her ultimate purpose with Lilith's blood forming the portal to Lucifer's Cage that he emerges through.<ref name="four22" /><ref name="five01" />
She is shown to be older and more powerful than [[Yellow Eyes]] and thus holds a higher status than Azazel, although she doesn't get much higher than her until you start digging into Lucifer's territory. She's also considered to be the Ruler of [[Witches]]<ref name="companion 3">[[Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 3]]</ref>
More information on Lilith in Jewish Mythology can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith here].
===[[Alastair]]===
[[Alastair]] is a at least very old and powerful, if not even the second demon ever created who was [[Hell]]'s master torturer in <ref name="essential">[[HellThe Essential Supernatural: On the Road with Sam and Dean Winchester]]</ref>, and specifically was [[Dean]]'s torturer. He is described by [[Ruby]] as "practically the Grand Inquisitor downstairs. Picasso with a razor."<ref name="four09" /> Alastair is known to be a very powerful and sadistic demon. He has white eyes (iris and pupil). He tortured both Dean and [[John]], and in both instances offered to end the torment if they would become torturers themselves.<ref name="four16" /> At some point, he also tutored [[Meg]] in the art of torture though [[Crowley]] would find the skills she learned lacking.<ref name="six10" /> Alastair's power is such that while he can be hurt by the [[demon-killing knife]], it is incapable of killing him,<ref name="four09" /><ref name="four16" /> a feat that is only seen elsewhere with the [[Knights of Hell]]<ref name="eight12" /><ref name="nine11" /> and [[Princes of Hell]].<ref name="twelve12" /> Additionally, he is immune to angelic [[smiting]]<ref name="four10" /> and has an incredibly high threshold for pain, even appearing to greatly enjoy it.<ref name="four16" /> At first, Alastair is immune to Sam's powers,<ref name="four09" /> but after Sam begins drinking [[demon blood]] again he becomes strong enough to potentially exorcise Alastair<ref name="four15" /> and later to kill him.<ref name="four16" /> At one point, Alastair implies that he may have had a role in the creation of the Nazi concentration camps.<ref name="four10" /> Alastair is one of the few if not the only demon that actually enjoys Hell because of the pain he gets to inflict there on a daily basis, in contrast considering the Earth to be an "arctic craphole."<ref name="four15" />
[[File:Alastair3.jpg|350px|left|thumb|[[Alastair]]]]
===[[Dean Winchester]]===
After being killed by [[Metatron]], [[Dean]] is turned into a [[Knight of Hell]] like [[Cain]] as a result of the [[Mark of Cain]].<ref name="nine23" /> Due to becoming a demon through the Mark, and not centuries of torture in Hell, Dean was fundamentally different in that he still had vestiges of his humanity lingering within him. As a demon, Dean was free of his guilt, and engaged in all his vices to an excessive degree. He would eventually become too much for Crowley to handle, leading to Sam capturing him and administering the [[demon cure]] to an unwilling Dean.<ref name="ten03" />
[[File:Belphegor.png|thumb|right|350px|[[Belphegor]]]]
===[[Belphegor]]===
A demonic torturer released from [[Hell]] when [[God]] throws open every door in Hell and creates [[Portal|the Rupture]]. Unlike most demons, Belphegor actually enjoys Hell. He possesses [[Jack Kline]]'s corpse and presents himself to the Winchesters as an ally. With little choice, the Winchesters accept the demon's help and he helps them create a magical barrier around the town to contain the escaped souls<ref name="fifteen01" /> and to maintain the barrier and deal with [[Hell Ghosts|the escaped ghosts]].<ref name="fifteen02" />
With the barrier close to falling, Belphegor suggests he return to Hell to get [[Lilith's Crook]] from [[Lilith's Chamber|her chamber]], which can then be used to draw all of the souls and demons back in before the Rupture is sealed. With the help of [[Castiel]], Belphegor is able to retrieve the Crook, only to have [[Ardat]] attack. Before Belphegor kills her, Ardat reveals that Belphegor is only using the Winchesters to become the new King of Hell, his true goal for centuries. As Belphegor is using the Crook to absorb the souls and gain massive power, Castiel [[smiting|smites]] the demon, but at the cost of burning Jack's corpse to a charred skeleton and destroying the Crook before all of the souls can be drawn back in.<ref name="fifteen03" />
===Demon Henchmen===
===[[White-eyed Demon]]s===
White-eyed demons are the highest-ranking class of demons, second only to [[Lucifer]] himself in the hierarchy of [[Hell]] and serving as his "chiefs of staff."<ref name="essential" /> Only two confirmed white-eyed demons, [[Lilith]] and [[Alastair]], have appeared. Another demon, [[Samhain]], may be classified as a third white-eyed demon, but unlike Lilith and Alastair, his eyes have pale gray irises and black pupils. Lilith is known to be the first demon created by Lucifer<ref name="four22">[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]</ref> and Alastair is hinted to have been the second,but at least very old and powerful.<ref name="essential" /> though it's later revealed that the [[Princes of Hell]] are the demons created most immediately after Lilith.<ref name="twelve12" /> They are powerful enough to be on par with [[angels]], with Lilith demonstrating the angels' ability to generate a powerful white light that destroys anything she wills it to with the effects being compared to an explosion,<ref name="four02">[[4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester]]</ref><ref name="three12" /> as well as high resistance to [[Sam Winchester]]'s demonic powers,<ref name="four18">[[4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book]]</ref><ref name="four22" /> and Alastair demonstrating high resistance to [[Ruby's Knife]]<ref name="four09" /> as well as complete immunity to the smiting power of angels and the power to overpower and defeat angels in direct combat.<ref name="four10" /><ref name="four16" />
==See also==
* [[Possession]]
* [[Princes of Hell]]
==External links=='''Meta'''* [https://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/19403.html On Making Deals With Demons] by bardicvoice (November 2007); [https://web.archive.org/web/20190811203633/http://enbardicvoice.livejournal.com/19403.html archive link]*[https://spnbookclub.wikipedialivejournal.orgcom/4031.html Phantom Traveler -- The Advent of Demons] by bardicvoice (August 2008); [http:/wiki/Demonology Wikipedia's entry on Demonologyarchive.today/gnal1 archive link]
==References==