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{{Quotation|title=|text==Origin===The devil’s trap is a mystical symbol used to imbolise and control demons. The devil’s traps seen in ''Supernatural'Sam:'' all originate from [http://en' And these, uh, these protective circles.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_GoetiaThey really work?<br>'''Bobby:_The_Lesser_Key_of_Solomon_the_King The Lesser Key of Solomon]''' Hell, which is grimoire or magical text written yeah. You get a demon in the 17th century- they’re trapped. It contains rituals Powerless. It’s like a Satanic roach motel. |author= [[Sam]] and spells for invoking and controlling both demons and angels[[Bobby]]|source= [[1. 22 Devil's Trap]]}}
==Origin==The devil'devil’s trap is a mystical symbol used to immobilize and control [[demon]]s trap seen painted on the ceiling at . It is similar to a circle of [[Bobbysalt]]but more powerful and persistent as it is usually etched or painted in place, and can't simply be brushed or blown away. If a demon walks inside the outer circle of a devil's house trap, it cannot physically leave it, and is composed trapped. Devil's traps also inhibit the use of two pentacles some demonic powers. Devil's traps have been used not only to detain a demon, but are also drawn at entrances as a deterrent to prevent access to a building, room, or container. The devil’s traps seen in Supernatural all originate from the [http://wwwen.esotericarchiveswikipedia.comorg/solomonwiki/ksol.htm#chap18 The_Goetia:_The_Lesser_Key_of_Solomon_the_King The Lesser Key of Solomon], which is a grimoire, or magical text, written in the 17th century. It contains rituals and spells for invoking and controlling both demons and angels. See also [[Heptagram]]
'''1. The [[Image: 5thpentaclemars.gif|right|thumb|350px|The Fifth Pentacle of Mars:"it is terrible unto the demons, and at its sight and aspect they will obey thee, for they cannot resist its presence"Heptagram]]'''
An example of the Heptagram devil's trap can be seen painted on the ceiling at [[Bobby]]'s house. It is composed of two pentacles from the [http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/ksol.htm#chap18 Lesser Key of Solomon] that form a heptagram.
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|[[Image: Grandpentacle.gif|thumb|300px|The Grand Pentacle: "It serves to convene all spirits; when shown to them they will bow and obey you."]]
|[[Image: 5thpentaclemars.gif|thumb|300px|The Fifth Pentacle of Mars: "It is terrible unto the demons, and at its sight and aspect they will obey thee, for they cannot resist its presence."]]
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'''2. The [[Pentagram]]'''
The pentagram devil's trap is the one most commonly seen, and is a simplification of the Grand Pentacle.
[[Image:Devil's_Trap.jpg|left|thumb|Drawn from several shots and scenes.]]
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==Abilities & Limitations==
While demons can enter a devil's trap without being aware of its presence, they cannot exit it as long as the trap remains intact. There appears to be no specific medium required for the trap to work; characters have drawn traps in ink, blood, ash, or carved them into stone, expressing no preference for one over the other and simply using what works in their current circumstances. Traps can be drawn on the ground below the demon or the ceiling above it, but traps on small objects must be in direct contact with the demon to be effective, such as the demon having to sit on a chair with a devil's trap on it to be confined, or a bullet with a devil's trap on it only effective when the demon has actually been shot. Traps can remain intact if an object has fallen over the lines drawn on the ground, or if something is concealing the trap from view, such as a carpet, but they cease to be effective if the trap's lines are broken; methods for doing this vary between scoffing the paint and ash that created the trap to driving a knife into the trap. [[Meg|One demon]] was able to use a spell to break the trap from within at one point by causing the ground to shake and crack through the trap, but the ability to do this appears to be rare.
However, it would appear that the trap must be drawn in a visible medium for it to be effective, as Crowley was only aware of a devil's trap Bobby had created in ultraviolet ink when Bobby turned on the appropriate lights.
Devil's traps appear to affect most demons. One kept [[Azazel]], a [[Prince of Hell]] away from the [[Devil's Gate]], though [[Devil's Trap Bullets]] failed to harm [[Ramiel]]. However, he made a point of avoiding an actual devil's trap as did [[Lilith]]. [[Cain]], despite his immense power, was able to be contained within a trap, but stated that it wouldn't hold him for long. Additionally, unlike other demons, a devil's trap didn't render Cain completely powerless, though it did effectively bind most of his powers.
A demon is contained within the trap unless its broken or they are exorcised no matter what form they are in. [[Abraxas]], while in his [[demon smoke]] form, hit a barrier when he tried to leave a devil's trap after being released from an [[Enochian Puzzle Box]] within it.
==Episodes==
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===[[1.22 Devil's Trap]]===
Before meeting up with [[Bobby]], [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] are initially unaware of the devil's trap concept. Sam reads up about it while looking through the ''[[Key of Solomon]]''. They tested one of these protective circles during their encounter with [[Meg]] at [[Bobby's house]]. While she is trapped, they interrogate her and later [[exorcise]] her. Sam later draws a version of the symbol on the trunk of the [[Impala]] to protect the [[Colt]] from [[demon]]s.
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|[[Image: Trapinbook122.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sam studies the devil's trap in Bobby's copy of the Key of Solomon.]]
|[[Image: Megtrap122.jpg|thumb|left|350px|At Bobby's house, [[Meg]] is trapped under the devil's trap.]]
|[[Image: Trunktrap122.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sam draws a devil's trap on the trunk of the Impala.]]
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===[[2.08 Crossroad Blues]]===
[[Dean]] paints a devil's trap under the [[Impala]] in order to trap a [[crossroads demon]]. When that fails, he lures her under a water tower where he has painted another devil's trap. He nearly [[exorcise]]s her there, but she makes a [[deal]]: her freedom in exchange for [[Evan Hudson]] being left alone. After the deal is made and a brief hesitation, Dean breaks the trap and sets her free.
[[File:Devil'sTrap208.jpg|left|thumb|350px|The devil's trap under the water tower which traps the [[crossroads demon]].]]
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===[[2.14 Born Under a Bad Sign]]===
When [[Sam]] is [[possessed]] by the same [[Meg|demon]] who possessed [[Meg Masters]], he is trapped by [[Bobby]] under the same symbol that trapped her. However, the [[demon]] casts a spell and breaks the symbol after a failed [[exorcism]] attempt.
[[File:Devil'sTrap214.jpg|left|thumb|350px|[[Possessed]] [[Sam]] under the devil's trap.]]
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===[[2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]]===
[[Samuel Colt]] built a huge devil's trap 100 miles across in southern Wyoming. There is a church at each point and the sides of the pentacle are made of iron railroad lines. At the center, in an old cowboy cemetery, is a [[Devil's Gate in Wyoming|Devil's Gate]]. The massive devil's trap is broken when the Devil's Gate is opened by [[Jake Talley]].
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|[[File:Devil'sTrapMap.jpg|thumb|left|350px|The giant devil's trap]]
|[[File:Devil'sGate222.jpg|thumb|left|350px|The gate to [[Hell]] is locked with a devil's trap opened by the [[Colt]].]]
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===Season 3 [[Title Card]]===
In the opening credits in season three, an image of the devil's trap can be seen.
[[Image:Devil's traptitle.jpg|350px|left|thumb|Season three's opening titles.]]
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===[[3.01 The Magnificent Seven]]===
[[Dean]] traps [[Walter Rosen]], who is possessed by Envy, in the trunk of [[Bobby]]'s car. Like the [[Impala]], this car has a devil's trap drawn on the underside of the trunk hatch.
In [[Isaac]] and [[Tamara]]'s house, they trap Envy under a trap before exorcising him and Bobby later traps Sloth under one and [[exorcise]]s him, and [[Sam]] tries to trap Pride who sees the trap and breaks it.
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|[[Image:Trunkdevilstrap.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Devil's trap in the trunk of [[Bobby]]'s car.]]
|[[Image:Guttonydt.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Bobby traps Sloth under a devil's trap.]]
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===[[3.03 Bad Day at Black Rock]]===
There is a devil's trap drawn inside the entrance to [[John]]'s secret lock-up.
[[File:Devil'sTrap303.jpg|350px|left|frame|Devil's trap on floor of [[John's lock-up]].]]
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===[[3.04 Sin City]]===
[[Dean]] draws a devil's trap under a rug in [[Casey]]'s basement in order to trap her. She is released from it when [[Father Gil]] uses his [[demon]]ic power to break it. Later, when [[Sam]] kills them both with [[the Colt]], their bodies end up lying in the trap.
[[File:Devil'sTrap304.jpg|350px|left|frame|[[Casey]] and [[Father Gil]] lie dead on the devil's trap after [[Sam]] shoots them with [[the Colt]].]]
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===[[3.12 Jus in Bello]]===
While creating a [[demon]]-proof perimeter inside the police station, [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] spray paint devil's traps under the windows and in front of the doors. When [[Ruby]] breaks in, she is temporarily caught. She is freed when part of the paint is scraped away, disabling the trap. When they decide to let the demons in to trap and [[exorcise]] them, they break all of the devil's traps in front of the doors.
===[[3.14 Long-Distance Call]]===
After being tricked into believing an innocent man is the [[demon]] holding his contract, [[Dean]] spray-paints a devil's trap in his house and fights him into it to perform an [[exorcism]] that can supposedly kill demons. However, when the man is easily able to step outside of the devil's trap, Dean realizes the truth and stops trying to kill the man.
===[[3.15 Time Is on My Side]]===
[[Sam]] and [[Dean]] trap a [[demon]] they are interrogating about [[Lilith]] inside a devil's trap and eventually [[exorcise]] him in it.
===[[3.16 No Rest for the Wicked]]===
When [[Sam]] summons [[Ruby]] to help with [[Dean]]'s [[deal]], Dean steals [[Ruby's Knife|her knife]] and traps her under a devil's trap. She later somehow escapes it and doesn't answer how, only saying there's a lot they don't know about her.
[[File:Devil'sTrap316.jpg|350px|left|frame|[[Dean]] traps [[Ruby]] after stealing her knife.]]
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===[[4.01 Lazarus Rising]]===
When [[Dean]] and [[Bobby]] summon [[Castiel]], they put up many different traps for all kinds of monsters to catch him. Among these traps is at least one devil's trap. However, Castiel is an [[angel]] not a [[demon]] and is able to walk right through the trap.
[[File:CastielArrives.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Castiel crosses over a devil's trap.]]
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===[[4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester]]===
[[Bobby]], [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] take refuge from [[vengeful spirit]]s in [[Bobby's panic room]]. It is protected by three devil's traps: one outside the door, one inside covering the floor, and one made of [[iron]] secured over the ventilation fan. The devil's trap on Bobby's trunk lid is also briefly visible when he, Sam and Dean go to investigate why [[Olivia Lowry]] isn't returning his calls.
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|[[File:Devil'sTrap402.jpg|350px|left|thumb|Devil's trap in the roof of [[Bobby's panic room]].]]
|[[File:PanicRoom.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Devil's trap on the floor of Bobby's panic room.]]
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===[[4.04 Metamorphosis]]===
[[Ruby]] and [[Sam]] use a devil's trap to restrain a [[possessed]] man while Sam uses his power to [[exorcise]] the [[demon]].
[[File:Devil'sTrap404.jpg|350px|left|thumb|A devil's trap made from chains.]]
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===[[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer]]===
In a flashback, a devil's trap is used to hold the first [[demon]] that [[Sam]] attempts to [[exorcise]] with his powers.
===[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]===
[[Sam]] and [[Dean]] visit [[Bobby's panic room]] with [[Ruby]] and [[Anna Milton]] and the devil's traps are visible with Ruby being kept out by them.
===[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]===
[[Castiel]] binds [[Alastair]] to a devil's trap which he describes as being old [[Enochian]]. The traitor [[Uriel]] causes a water leak which drips onto and erases part of the trap, allowing Alastair to escape the trap and attack Dean. When Uriel is killed, his wings are burned across the trap.
[[Image:Enochian devil's trap.jpg|350px|left|thumb|[[Dean]] unconscious on the devil's trap after [[Alastair]] escapes and attacks him.]]
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===[[4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book]]===
[[Sam]] sets a devil's trap for [[Lilith]] under a rug, but she realizes it is there and breaks it with her powers.
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===[[4.21 When the Levee Breaks]]===
[[Sam]] is held in [[Bobby's panic room]], which has a devil's trap on the floor. When [[Castiel]] releases him, he breaks the traps to make it look as though Sam was freed by [[demon]]s.
[[Image:Devilstrap in 4-21When The Levee Breaks.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Sam hallucinates he is being tortured by Alastair]]
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===[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]===
When [[Sam]] takes the [[demon]] possessing [[Cindy McClellan]] with him and [[Ruby]], he puts her in the trunk of a car that has a devil's trap drawn inside on the floor to contain the demon.
[[File:Devil'sTrapRubyTrunk.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Devil's trap in [[Ruby]]'s trunk.]]
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===[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]===
[[Zachariah]] lures [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] to [[John's lock-up]], where the devil's trap is again seen.
[[Image:Johnstoragedevilstrap.JPG|left|350px|thumb|[[Demon]]'s dead inside [[John's lock-up]].]]
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===[[5.02 Good God, Y'All]]===
There is a devil's trap inside the door of the church which [[Ellen]] steps over. [[Rufus Turner|Rufus]] and [[Jo Harvelle|Jo]] later trap Sam under one on a celling when they think he's possessed by a demon.
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|[[File:Devil'sTrap-502.jpg|left|thumb|350px|The devil's trap was there - but there were no [[demon]]s.]]
|[[File:Devil'sTrap502.jpg|thumb|350px|A devil's trap on a ceiling.]]
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===[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]===
[[Dean]] and [[Sam]] try and imprison [[Crowley]] with a devil's trap under a rug. He avoids the trap, and berates them for damaging the carpet.
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===[[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]===
In 1978, [[Mary]] takes her family to a safe house used by the Campbells that has [[iron]] fixtures and a devil's trap under the rug.
[[File:Devil'sTrap513.jpg|left|thumb|350px|The devil's trap in the Campbell safe house]]
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===[[5.17 99 Problems]]===
Fearing [[demon]] attacks, the people of Blue Earth have taken precautions.
[[File:Devil'sTrap517.jpg|left|thumb|350px|The devil's trap outside the church in Blue Earth.]]
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===Appearances[[5.20 The Devil You Know]]===To transport [[Brady]], [[Crowley]] puts a bag with a devil's trap drawn on it over his head. Brady is later tied to a chair placed over a devil's trap. Crowley also carves a [[Binding_Link|binding link]] into his chest so he cannot vacate the body. When later fleeing a [[Hellhound]] attack, [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] break the trap so they can take Brady with them.
[[File:BradyBagged.jpg|left|thumb|360px|A devil's trap on the bag over [[Brady]]'s head.]]<br clear="all" /> ===[[15.22 DevilSwan Song]]===[[Sam]], [[Dean]] and [[Castiel]] harvest [[demon blood]] in preparation for Sam being possessed by [[Lucifer]]. The people possessed by [[demon]]s are seen hanging upside-down over devil's Trap (episode)|1traps. ===[[6.01 Exile on Main St.22 Devil's Trap]]===While staying with [[Image: Trapinbook122.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Sam studies the Lisa Braeden]], [[Dean]] paints a devil's trap in Bobby's copy of under a rug just inside the Key of Solomon]]front door. He checks periodically to make sure it is intact.<br clear="all" />
===[[Image: Megtrap1226.jpg|left|thumb02 Two and a Half Men]]===In the panic room at the [[Campbell (family)|350px|At BobbyCampbells's house ]] [[MegCampbell Compound|compound]] (who is possessed by , a demon)is trapped under the devil's trap where is visible on the boys interrogate her before exorcising the demon]]floor.
===[[6.04 Weekend at Bobby's]]===
[[Bobby]] makes a devil's trap with black light paint on the floor of his study to trap [[Crowley]]. He has to let Crowley go or be attacked by Crowley's [[hellhound]]. Later in the same episode, Bobby traps Crowley in another devil's trap. This one is painted in red on the ceiling of his basement. Bobby also traps and interrogates a [[crossroads demon]] in a trap drawn in chalk on the basement floor.
[[Image: Trunktrap122Crowleyindevilstrap.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Sam later draws a version of the devil's trap on the trunk of the Impala to protect the colt from demons[[Bobby]]captures [[Crowley]].]]<br clear="all" />
===[[6.10 Caged Heat]]===
[[Sam]] paints a devil's trap on the ceiling with his blood to capture two [[demon]] minions and escape. Another ceiling trap is used to capture [[Crowley]]. He eventually breaks this one by throwing [[Ruby's knife]] into an interior line of the trap and escapes after faking his death.
[[Image:610devilstrap.png|left|thumb|350px|[[Sam]] captures two [[demon]]s with a bloody devil's trap.]]
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===[[26.08 Crossroad Blues (episode)|2.14 Crossroad Blues20 The Man Who Would Be King]]===* [[Bobby]], [[Sam]], and [[Dean paints ]] hold a devil's trap under the Impala in order to trap the [[Crossroads Demondemon]] named [[Redd]]. When that fails he lures her captive under a water tower where he has painted another the devil's trapon Bobby's living room ceiling so that they can torture him for information.
[[File:ReddDevil'sTrap.jpg|350px|left|thumb|The demon [[Redd]] captured under devil's trap at Bobby's place.]]
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===[[Image6.21 Let It Bleed]]===At [[Bobby's place]] [[Dean]] uses a devil's trap to restrain [[demon]]s while he tortures them for information on Lisa and Ben's location. When he inadvertently breaks the trap by scraping it with his foot, the demon escapes, attacks and nearly kills him before [[Castiel]] shows up and kills the demon. [[File: Supernatural 2x08 1811Devil'sTrap621.jpg|left|thumb|350px|The [[Demon]] captured over a devil's trap under the water tower which traps the at [[Crossroads DemonBobby]]'s place.]]
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===[[27.14 Born Under a Bad Sign (episode)|2.14 Born Under a Bad Sign01 Meet the New Boss]]===The Winchesters and [[Bobby]] summon [[Crowley]] and hold him with a devil's trap while they ask for help in binding [[Death]].*When Sam is possessed by the same demon who had possessed [[File:Devil'sTrap701.jpg|left|thumb|350px|[[MegCrowley]], he is trapped by captured over a devil's trap at [[Bobby under the same symbol that trapped her. However the demon was gained new powers and breaks the symbol, freeing itself]]'s.]]<br clear="all" />
===[[Image: Samtrapbuabs7.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Possessed Sam under 08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!]]===In order to capture [[Guy]] the [[crossroads demon]] and force him to cancel his deals, [[Becky Rosen]] lures him into a devil's trapmade of blueberry vodka which she makes visible by lighting the vodka on fire and burning it into the carpet. However, Guy's minion [[Jackson]]arrives and scuffs away some of ash with his foot, breaking the devil's trap and freeing him.
[[File:Devil's Trap S7Wedding.jpg|left|thumb|350px|[[Guy]] captured in a devil's trap by [[Becky]].]]
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== =[[7.15 Repo Man]]===Three devil's traps appear in this episode. The first is in a flashback, where [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] have a [[demon]] possessing a man named [[Jeffrey]] trapped in order to interrogate and [[2exorcise]] it.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two (In the present a woman named [[Nora Havelock]], a woman that helped them on their earlier investigation, has just painted one in red on her shop floor. At the end of the episode)|2, when Sam and Dean confront the demon again, Sam lures it into a devil's trap painted in orange on the ceiling, presumably by Sam or Nora, trapping the demon who is annoyed to be caught in another devil's trap. Despite the [[demon]]'s best efforts, especially after [[Dean]] kills [[Jeffrey]], he is unable to break free of the trap and is exorcised.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two ===[[7.21 Reading Is Fundamental]]===After [[Meg]] leaves to meet with and kill two [[demon]]s, she comes back and walks right into a devil's trap painted by [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] as they feared a betrayal. After Meg convinces them that she is still on their side, Sam breaks the trap by scraping away part of the paint with a knife.
[[ImageFile: 222trapDevil'sTrap722.png|leftjpg|thumb|350px|The giant devil's trapleft|[[Crowley]]caught in [[Image: 222gatetrap.png|left|thumb|350px|The gate to hell is locked with a Dick Roman]]'s devil's trap opened by the [[Colt]].]]
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=== [[37.01 The Magnificent Seven23 Survival of the Fittest]]===While under the trap at [[SucroCorp]], [[Crowley]] makes a deal with [[Dick Roman]] and is let go once the deal is settled.
===[[Image:Trunkdevilstrap8.jpg|300px|left|Devil12 As Time Goes By]]===In order to defeat [[Abaddon]], [[Henry Winchester]] carves a devil's trap in the trunk of Bobbyinto a bullet and shoots it into her head. Having a devil's cartrap in her head binds Abaddon in her [[meatsuit]] and in place, allowing [[Dean]]to decapitate her and forever imprison her in one place by cutting her up and burying her in cement. [[ImageFile:GuttonydtDevil's_Trap_-_bullet.jpgpng|300pxthumb|rightleft|Bobby traps Sloth under a devil350px|Devil's trapcarved onto a bullet.]]
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===[[8.17 Goodbye Stranger]]===After capturing a [[demon]] possessing [[Wendy Rice]], [[Castiel]] places her in a devil's trap beneath her kitchen table and ties her to a chair. Castiel tortures her for information which ultimately leads to [[Meg]] and then kills her with an [[angel blade]] before she can reveal the truth that the demons are searching for the [[Tablets|angel tablet]] to the Winchesters. ===[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]===Needing a way to sneak into [[Hell]], [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] summon a [[crossroads demon]] to interrogate him about how to do so, but first paint a giant devil's trap in the [[crossroads]] so he is trapped when he arrives. Later, Sam and Dean torture the [[demon]] under another devil's trap in a warehouse. In his increasing paranoia about [[Crowley]] being in his head, [[Kevin Tran]] paints a devil's trap in the middle of [[Garth]]'s houseboat. When Crowley arrives, he manages to avoid the trap and capture Kevin.{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:Devil'sTrapCrossroads.jpg|thumb|left|350px|A devil's trap painted on a [[crossroads]].]]|[[File:DT819.jpg|thumb|left|350px|A devil's trap in Garth's [[Fizzles' Folly|houseboat]].]]||} ===[[8.21 The Great Escapist]]===[[Kevin Tran]] tricks two [[demon]]s pretending to be [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] into traveling to a location where they get trapped in a devil's trap. Realizing that this means that Kevin is on to them, they call [[Crowley]] and warn him. Crowley later bursts into the illusion of [[Garth]]'s houseboat. There is a devil's trap painted in front of the door, but the door crashing down onto it apparently breaks it as Crowley is able to step over it without any trouble.{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:Devil'sTrap821.jpg|thumb|left|350px|The devil's trap in [[Kevin Tran]]'s [[demon]] trap.]]|} ===[[8.22 Clip Show]]===While searching [[the Bunker]]'s archives for a film, [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] find a hidden room with a giant devil's trap that takes up half of it and realize that it is a dungeon. After learning how to cure a [[demon]], Sam and Dean put [[Abaddon]] back together, except for her hands and rely on the devil's trap bullet that is still in her head to bind her powers. Unfortunately, while they are distracted by a call from [[Crowley]], Abaddon is able to will one of her hands to move out of its box and pull the bullet out of the roof of her mouth where it is lodged, freeing her and allowing her to escape.{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:DevilsTrap822.jpg|thumb|left|350px|The devil's trap in the [[Men of Letters]] dungeon.]]|} ===[[8.23 Sacrifice]]===Pretending to examine the contract of a [[Deals and Pacts|deal]] [[Crowley]] is making with them, [[Dean]] slaps a handcuff around Crowley's wrist connected to one on his own. Crowley is initially amused until Dean reveals that the handcuff on Crowley has a small devil's trap painted on it, binding his powers and trapping him. The Winchesters take him to an abandoned church where they paint a devil's trap and chain Crowley in it. When [[Abaddon]] arrives, she breaks the devil's trap on the floor, but Crowley still has on the handcuffs and is helpless against her. After Sam defeats Abaddon, he fixes the devil's trap.{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:Devil'sTrap823.jpg|thumb|350px|left|[[Sam]] painting a devil's trap.]]|} ===[[9.02 Devil May Care]]===Dean has [[Crowley]] trapped in the [[Impala]]'s trunk under a devil's trap. Sam later leads him into the [[Bunker]] bound by the handcuffs with the devil's trap on him and locks him in the Bunker's dungeon where he is bound by the handcuffs and the dungeon's devil's trap. When going after three demons possessing soldiers and [[Abaddon]], Dean arms himself, Sam, [[Irv Franklin]] and [[Tracy Bell]] with guns loaded with devil's trap bullets. During the confrontation that follows, Sam shoots at one of the demons, but fails to take him down. Tracy shoots Abaddon with several of the bullets, but she had protected herself with a bullet-proof vest and is unaffected. The hunters also paint a devil's trap in the store where Tracy and Irv were initially held captive, but the demons avoid it when confronting Sam and later [[Ezekiel]] there.{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:Devil'sTrapTrunk.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Devil's trap in the trunk of the [[Impala]].]]|[[File:Devil'sTrapDungeon.jpg|thumb|left|350px|[[Crowley]] sitting in the [[Men of Letters]] dungeon.]]|} ===[[9.04 Slumber Party]]===[[Crowley]] is still trapped by the devil's trap in the [[Bunker]]'s dungeon. When [[the Wicked Witch of the West]] finds Crowley, she is unable to cross over the devil's trap or any of the dungeon's other wards. ===[[9.06 Heaven Can't Wait]]===[[Crowley]] is seen still bound by the devil's trap in the [[Bunker]]'s dungeon. ===[[9.10 Road Trip]]===Crowley is once again seen imprisoned in the devil's trap in [[the Bunker]] dungeon, but Dean lets him out to free Sam from [[Gadreel]]'s control. However, Dean keeps him in the handcuffs with the devil's trap on them that he used to initially capture Crowley and [[Cecily]] is unable to remove them without the key. Dean eventually releases him from the cuffs to allow him to work on Gadreel and as part of their [[Deals and Pacts|deal]], doesn't put them back on afterwards and lets him go. ===[[9.11 First Born]]===While searching [[John's Lock-up]] with Dean for information on the [[First Blade]], [[Crowley]] notes the devil's trap inside and can't go any further into the room because of it. Visiting the hunter [[Tara]], Crowley discovers that he has walked into a devil's trap hidden by a rug when he can't teleport out after Tara reveals she knows he's a demon. Crowley is trapped for the rest of the conversation until Tara releases him by shooting the trap with a shotgun so he can get the final ingredient for a locator spell to find the First Blade. When a demon arrives to find out where Dean and Crowley went, Tara notices that the trap is still broken, allowing the demon to attack her.{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:JLDT.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Devil's trap in [[John's lock-up]].]]|[[File:TPSDT.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Devil's trap under the knock-off Persian rug in [[Tara]]'s Pawn Shop.]]|} ===[[9.14 Captives]]===After capturing [[Del]], Sam and Dean hold him with the [[binding link]] handcuffs which has a devil's trap visible on it. ===[[9.15 thinman|9.15 #thinman]]===The devil's trap in the [[Impala]]'s trunk is visible as Dean throws their stuff into the trunk at the end of the episode. ===[[9.16 Blade Runners]]===Looking for [[Crowley]], Sam and Dean summon Snooki into a devil's trap at a crossroads and [[exorcism|exorcise]] her when she knows nothing. After Crowley calls them, Sam and Dean handcuff him with the [[Binding Link]] handcuffs that have the devil's trap on them and later imprison him in the trap in [[the Bunker]]'s dungeon twice. When demons raid the [[Impala]] to find [[the First Blade]], the devil's trap and other wards in the trunk keep that compartment safe.{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:DT916.jpg|thumb|350px|left|[[Sam]] and [[Dean]] drawing a devil's trap on a [[crossroads]].]]|} ===[[9.18 Meta Fiction]]===The devil's trap in the trunk of the [[Impala]] is erased by [[Metatron]] when he goes to free [[Gadreel]]. ===[[9.21 King of the Damned]]===Not wanting [[Crowley]] to interfere in her confrontation with the Winchesters, [[Abaddon]] shoots him with a bullet engraved with a devil's trap to immobilize him and bind his powers, something she credits [[Henry Winchester]] for. After Dean kills Abaddon with [[the First Blade]], Crowley digs the bullet out of his shoulder with a knife and is annoyed when Sam and Dean don't help him. {| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:DTB-921.png|thumb|350px|left|The devil's trap bullet, after being dug out of [[Crowley]]'s shoulder.]]|} ===[[9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles?]]===Dean summons [[Crowley]] into the dungeon of the [[Men of Letters Bunker]] where the devil's trap on the floor is visible. It is later visible as Sam tries to summon Crowley there himself. ===[[10.01 Black]]===Sam uses the [[binding link]] handcuffs with the devil's trap on them to hold [[Dar]] as he tortures her for information on Dean's location. ===[[10.02 Reichenbach]]===Sam handcuffs Dean with the [[binding link]] handcuffs containing a devil's trap when he captures him. ===[[10.03 Soul Survivor]]===Still bound by the [[binding link]] handcuffs, Dean is locked in the [[Men of Letters Bunker]]'s dungeon by Sam where he is kept trapped by the devil's trap there. However, as Sam works on [[Demon Cure|curing him]], he becomes less susceptible to the devil's trap and although it caused some pain, he was able to cross the devil's trap and go after Sam. [[Castiel]] recaptures him and he is locked up once more but more securely until he is fully cured.[[File:Dean_devils_trap.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Dean inside of a Devil's Trap.]]<br clear="all" /> ===[[10.05 Fan Fiction]]===The devil's trap in the trunk of the [[Impala]] is briefly seen as Dean as closing the trunk. For the play, a large devil's trap had been drawn on the stage. ===[[10.07 Girls, Girls, Girls]]===After finding out that Sheylene Johnson was working for a demonic brothel to help with a plot by [[Raul]] to get more [[soul]]s through having people make [[Deals and Pacts|deals]] for the hookers, Sam and Dean set a trap for the demon she works for and he walks into a devil's trap without even realizing it until Sam and Dean reveal themselves. After the demon makes disparaging remarks about her, Sheylene kills him with an [[angel blade]] she grabs from Dean. [[Cole Trenton]] tortures a demon he captured for information on Dean inside of a devil's trap. ===[[10.14 The Executioner's Song]]===Castiel is shown interogating a low level demon who is tied to a chair in a devil's trap, for information on the location of Cain. After the demon gives it to him, Castiel kills the demon with his [[angel blade]]. As part of their plan to kill [[Cain]], Sam, Dean, [[Crowley]] and [[Castiel]] lure him into a devil's trap with an illusion spell. However, Cain is merely amused, saying it won't hold him long and clears the hay off the trap. When Dean confronts Cain, he proves to be so powerful that despite still being in the trap, he possesses his superhuman strength and telekinesis. Dean eventually gains the upper hand and kills Cain, leaving his body lying in the trap.{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:DT1014-1.png|thumb|left|350px|[[Castiel]] interrogating a [[demon]].]]|[[File:DT1014-2.png|thumb|left|350px|[[Dean]] confronts [[Cain]].]]|} ===[[10.15 The Things They Carried]]===The devil's trap in the [[Impala]]'s trunk is visible as Dean puts his and Sam's bags inside at the end. ===[[10.20 Angel Heart]]===The devil's trap in the [[Impala]]'s trunk is briefly visible as Dean shuts the trunk. ===[[10.21 Dark Dynasty]]===[[Eldon Styne]] is strung up in the [[Men of Letters]] dungeon in the middle of the giant devil's trap. ===[[10.22 The Prisoner]]===When making good on his deal with [[Rowena]] to kill [[Crowley]], Sam lures him to an abandoned building pretending to be Dean. He proceeds to shoot him with a devil's trap bullet, and hands him a [[hex bag]] that begins the Defigere Et Depurgeare [[spell]] to slowly kill Crowley. However, the spell is not powerful enough to kill Crowley and he is able to dig the bullet out and burn the spell. He spares Sam however. ===[[11.03 The Bad Seed]]===After capturing [[Rowena]], [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] chain her up within the devil's trap in the Bunker dungeon. ===[[11.06 Our Little World]]===The demon Marco goes to assassinate one of [[Amara]]'s victims, Goldie, but when he enters her cell, he finds himself stuck in a devil's trap Sam and Dean put on the ceiling in chalk. Marco is later held in the Winchesters' [[binding link]] handcuffs with a devil's trap on them and Sam uses them to bind other demons he captures so he can save the people they are possessing. ===[[12.06 Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox]]===After finding out that the [[crossroads demon]] [[Jael]] is among them, Sam decides to create a devil's trap out of fireplace ash that they will all stand in. [[Sam]]'s idea is that Jael will stay out of it and they will know which one of them is possessed. Though they are able to complete the devil's trap, Jael, possessing [[Jody Mills]], is able to avoid getting trapped in it. While possessing Jody before it is [[Exorcism|exorcised]], Jael dances around the edges of the devil's trap while taunting the gathered hunters. ===[[12.12 Stuck in the Middle (With You)]]===[[Sam]] spray paints a Devil's trap under the carpet, but the [[Prince of Hell]] [[Ramiel]] just walks over it. [[Dean]] also fires devil's trap bullets at Ramiel, which have no effect on him. ===[[12.23 All Along the Watchtower]]===A devil's trap appears as part of the [[spell]] to close the [[portal]] to [[Apocalypse World]]. ===[[13.08 The Scorpion and the Frog]]===[[Luther Shrike]] leads a demon onto a devil's trap hidden under a rug as the demon tries to convince him to help [[Asmodeus]] capture [[Barthamus]]. The demon fails to realize this until Luther performs an [[exorcism]] upon him and shows the demon the trap. Later, Sam stumbles across the trap while making his way through Luther's house.{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align=|-|[[File:DT1308.png|thumb|350px|left|[[Sam]] finds [[Luther Shrike]]'s devil's trap.]]|} ===[[14.11 Damaged Goods]]===In his search for [[Abraxas]], [[Nick]] captures a demon and holds her in a devil's trap. When asked if he's a hunter, Nick tells the demon that he learned a few tricks from the Winchesters and tortures the demon for information with an [[angel blade]] before killing her. After forcing [[Mary Winchester]] to take him to [[Mary's Lock-Up|her lock-up]] holding the [[Enochian puzzle box]] with Abraxas in it, Nick kidnaps a security guard named Jeff to act as a [[meatsuit]] and places a devil's trap around him to hold Abraxas. After Nick breaks the box with a drill, Abraxas is released into the devil's trap which keeps the [[demon smoke]] contained within and Abraxas promptly possesses Jeff. He is contained by the devil's trap until Nick breaks it with his angel blade to free Abraxas after being confronted by the Winchesters. ==Trivia==* The devil's trap has a greater prevalence in earlier seasons when [[demons]] were a bigger enemy. In later seasons, the devil's trap's major appearances tend to be as part of [[the Bunker]]'s dungeon or on the Winchesters' handcuffs. When a devil's trap is used to trap demons in season 13 and season 14 as of [[14.11 Damaged Goods]], it is not used by the Winchesters.* [[Meg]] and [[Crowley]] have both been contained by a devil's trap multiple times over the course of the series as has [[Ruby]], albeit by accident one time in her case.* In season 9, aside from a brief use against the [[Crossroads Demon]] "[[Snooki]]," Crowley is the only demon a physical devil's trap is used against, though the trap is used in the form of the handcuffs and [[Devil's Trap Bullets]] on other occasions. ==See also==* [[Devil's Trap Bullets]]* [[Angel Trap]]* [[Reaper Trap]]* [[Key of Solomon]]* [[Pentagram]]* [[Heptagram]] [[Category:Library]][[Category:Demonology]][[Category:Symbols & RunesRituals]]
