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| − | * [[Acheri Demon]]: summoned by Ava in [[2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One]]. Sam says they manifest as children. He dispels it using an iron road. It cannot cross a salt barrier. | + | * [[Acheri Demon]]: summoned by Ava in <sup>[[2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One]]</sup> against the other [[Special Children]]. Sam says they are demons that manifest as children. He dispels it using an iron road. It cannot cross a salt barrier. |
| + | * [[Seven Deadly Sins]] | ||
| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | * [[Binsfeld's Classification of Demons]] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonology Wikipedia's entry on Demonology] | ||
[[Category:Library]][[Category:Demonology]] | [[Category:Library]][[Category:Demonology]] | ||
Revision as of 00:45, 23 October 2007
Demonology is the study of demons or beliefs about demons.
Contents
General traits of Demons in the Supernatural Verse
- Appear as a ‘black smoke’ in incorporeal form
- Presence may leave traces of sulfur
- Manifest by possessing humans
- Can resurrect people but only if a deal is made
- A possessed human will be unaffected by physical harm, until dispossessed
- Exorcism will drive the demon from its human host and send it to hell
- Have a range of abilities including mind control, telepathy, telekinesis and super strength
- To date the only method of permanent dispatch is to shoot them with the Colt
- Humans possessed by demons exhibit black, red or yellow eyes depending on the demon involved.
Common Demons
Characteristics
- Eyes turn entirely black during possession, though this can seemingly be turned on and off.
- They are impervious to hallowed ground ("that may work in the minor league, but not with me" - Meg, Salvation), but not to Holy Water
- They can be exorcised and thus the demon returned to Hell
- Possession can occur by physical contact
- Restricted by the salt barrier
- Vulnerable only to the Colt
- Can resist exorcism Meg!Demon in 2.14 Born Under A Bad Sign
- Can trap themselves within their human host using a binding spell
- Can communicate
- * via the Goblet of bloodwith Yellow-Eyed Demon
- * via EVP 1.04 Phantom Traveler
Examples of Common Demons
- Airplane Demon from 1.04 Phantom Traveler
- Meg!Demon (possesses Meg Masters and Sam)
- Ruby
- Tom
- Trucker
- Duane
Crossroads Demon
- deals with
- Robert Johnson in 2.08 Crossroad Blues in 1930
- George Darrow, Sean Boyden, Silvia Growman and Evan Hudson in 1996 in 2.08 Crossroad Blues
- Dean in 2.08 Crossroad Blues
- Dean in 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two
Yellow-Eyed Demon
- Presence in an area will be presaged by cattle deaths, electrical storms and temperature fluctuations.
- Makes clocks stop, and electical devices go haywire
- Is impervious to Holy Water
- Has yellow eyes (iris and pupil)
- Impervious to the salt barrier
- Vulnerable to the Colt
- Can also possess although supernatural beings such as the Reaper
Relationships
- Meg Masters refers to the Yellow-Eyed Demon as "Father" in 1.11 Scarecrow
- In 1.22 Devil's Trap, the Yellow-Eyed Demon refers to Meg as his daughter, and Tom as his son.
Other Demons
- Acheri Demon: summoned by Ava in 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One against the other Special Children. Sam says they are demons that manifest as children. He dispels it using an iron road. It cannot cross a salt barrier.
- Seven Deadly Sins
