Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse


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Name	War, Death, Famine and Pestilence
Actor	Titus Welliver (War), James Otis (Famine), Matt Frewer (Pestilence)
Dates	?
Location	no fixed address
Occupation	Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Episode(s)	5.02 Good God Y'All 5.10 Abandon All Hope 5.14 My Bloody Valentine 5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 5.19 Hammer Of The Gods 5.20 The Devil You Know

General traits of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Supernatural Verse

The Four Horsemen seem to be set strongly on their assigned missions.
They are extremely powerful.
Their true origins currently are unknown, as is the method of destroying them.
While clearly being instruments of evil and chaos in the Apocalypse, it is unclear whether the Horsemen are angelic or demonic or something entirely separate in origin.
Horsemen are immune to Sam's powers, but he did use them to banish Famine by destroying all the demons that Famine had consumed.
The Horsemen's Rings are revealed by Gabriel to be capable of opening and then re-imprisoning Lucifer in the cage which was opened when The 66 Seals were broken.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the Antichrist as described in the book of Revelation are part of the apocalyptic destruction of Earth. They are generally described as War, Death, Famine and Pestilence (also described as Conquest or the Anti-Christ himself) - each riding a different coloured horse.

The Red Horseman appears first in 5.02 Good God Y'All. He drives a Red Mustang. War is also known as Wormwood. War can alter the perception of human beings.

The Pale Horseman appears first in 5.10 Abandon All Hope. Death was not seen.

The Black Horseman first appears in 5.14 My Bloody Valentine in a black SUV. Famine can manipulate and intensify the hunger/desires of human beings.

Pestilence first appears in 5.19 Hammer Of The Gods drives a green car with Nevada license plate SIKN TRD ("sick and tired"). Disease and plague follows pestilence where ever he goes; when pestilence's essence past by a hospital, he left a plague that seems to be very similar to the H1N1 academic (swine flu).

5.02 Good God Y'All

War causers havoc in a town when he convinces people that people are being possessed by demons. He is banished when Sam and Dean remove a ring from him that seems related to his power.

5.10 Abandon All Hope

Lucifer undertakes a ritual to release the Head Horsemen named Death. It involves killing all the women and children in the town, and then the men, who are possessed by demons, sacrifice themselves. He then performs an invocation. Death is yet to be seen.

5.14 My Bloody Valentine

Famine arrives in town and causes everyones cravings to turn rabid as people start killing each other and themselves. He infects Sam who craves for demon blood and Castiel who's vessel had a fondness for red meat, but Dean shows no effects. Famine says this is because Dean is already "dead inside". Famine is killed when, after consuming demons that Sam had exorcised from their hosts, Sam exorcises those demons from his body.

5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Death causes previously dead townpeople to come back to life, including Bobby's wife, Karen. Death sends Karen back with a warning; that because Bobby is helping Sam say 'no' to Lucifer, Death has his eye on him. Karen describes Death as "A really thin man, almost like a skeleton."

5.19 Hammer Of The Gods

Pestilence arrives at a small store, and enters, coughing and spreading snot and phlegm everywhere. He buys some flu medication and leaves. As he drives, his car fills with flies.

5.20 The Devil You Know

Pestilence does not appear in this episode, but he plays a prominent role.

Sam and Dean begin the episode on the trail of Pestilence, posing as CDC agents at a hospital hit with a swine flu outbreak. The doctor reports there have been 70 cases in a day and a half. Dean notes that the timing of the outbreak coincides with when "those statues started crying." Bobby later tells them over the phone that this is the fourth town that they know of that Pestilence has hit, but they are no closer to finding him.

Crowley offers to help Sam and Dean find Pestilence by tracking down and cutting a deal with Brady, who he calls "the Horsemen's stable boy." Brady uses the Goblet of Blood ritual to communicate with Pestilence about the progress on the vaccine. Brady eventually relents and gives up Pestilence's location to Crowley, Sam, and Dean.

Brady reveals that War and Famine are dead, or at least have been taken out of the game, telling Dean, "See, War and Famine, even if I could cram the rings back on their bony fingers, I doubt it would do much good. They're withered husks right now, fetal position on the floor, all thanks to you. So I don't want the rings. What I want is retribution. And I'm going to rip it right out of your ass!"

Crowley later tells Bobby he can help them find Death, but he needs to make a deal for Bobby's soul to pull it off. Bobby is resistant to the idea, but Crowley assures him that it will be temporary and that he will give Bobby back his soul after it's done.

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Rings of the Horsemen

Without me, you got zero shot at killing Lucifer. Sorry. But... you can trap him. The cage you sprung Lucifer from, it's still down there, and maybe, just maybe, you can shove his ass back in. Not that it'll be easy. You got to get the cage open, trick my bro back into it, and oh yeah, avoid Michael and the God Squad. But hey - details, right? And here's the big secret, Lucifer himself doesn't even know. But the key to the cage, it's out there. Actually it's keys, plural, four keys. Well, four rings from the Horsemen. You get 'em all, you got the cage.

– Gabriel, 5.19 Hammer Of The Gods

Dean: Horsemen, huh? Well we got War's... And we nicked Famine's. That's two rings down. Collect all four? All we need is Pestilence and Death.
Sam: Oh, is that all?

– Dean, Sam, 5.19 Hammer Of The Gods

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War's Ring, which seems to be the source of his power

In a hidden message recorded on a Casa Erotica DVD, Gabriel reveals posthumously how Sam and Dean can trap Lucifer back in Lucifer's Cage. The keys to the cage are the rings worn by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Each ring's color matches that of its Horseman's car.

War wears a gold red ring; this ring apparently, affects the perception of humans. Sam and Dean get War's ring after cutting off his finger using Ruby's Knife.^{5.02 Good God Y'All}
Famine wears a ring that is silver inscribed, and has a black stone. Sam and Dean get Famine's ring after Sam exorcises the demons out of Famine's body.^{5.14 My Bloody Valentine}
Pestilence wears a ring with an Emerald Stone. ^{5.19 Hammer Of The Gods}