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[[ImageFile:DeanhellHellAntechamber.JPG jpg|right|thumb|300px500px|Antechamber to Hell's throne room.]]{{Quotation|title=|text= '''Dean:''' I saw Hellraiser, I get the gist.<br>'''Ruby:''' Actually, they got that pretty close. Except for all the custom leather. |author= [[Dean Winchester]] and [[Ruby]]|source= [[3.09 Malleus Maleficarum]]}} ==History==The origins of Hell and it's creation are unknown other than it was used to banish [[Lucifer]] after he rebelled against [[God]]. It is a place where [[demon]]s are produced from human [[soul]]s after centuries of torture.<ref name="three09">[[3.09 Malleus Maleficarum]]</ref> Black-eyed demons are constantly being created, and they occupy positions on Earth using [[meatsuit]]s, whereas white-eyed demons are scarce in numbers, but are extremely powerful. Time itself is also altered in Hell, as four months on Earth is equivalent to 40 years in hellHell.<ref name="four10">[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]</ref> [[File:Hell.png|right|thumb|350px|[[Dean Winchester]]'s first glimpse of Hell.]][[Angels]] can bypass Hell 's defenses, allowing them to enter and retrieve human souls while in groups, as Castiel and other angels laid siege to Hell to save Dean. [[Death]] can enter Hell and bring souls back to Earth, as shown when he retrieved Sam's soul from [[Lucifer'Supernaturals Cage]]. [[Reaper]]s and anyone else who has access to the secret portal inside of [[Purgatory]] can also enter Hell and rescue souls trapped inside. As King of Hell, Crowley had set up his court at [[Needham Asylum]] on Earth, rather than in Hell. Although Crowley had access to the realm, he had told Sam and Dean on separate occasions how he dislikes being in Hell. After Crowley dies, [[Asmodeus]] also takes up residence in Needham Asylum. ===Characteristics===[[Ruby]] revealed that "there's a real fire in the pit, agonies you can't even imagine."<ref name="three09" /> [[Meg]] described Hell as "...a prison, made of bone and flesh and blood and fear."<ref name="two14">[[2.14 Born Under a Bad Sign]]</ref> When Alastair was being tortured by Dean, he said that compared to Hell, reality is "too concrete" on Earth.<ref name="four16">[[4.16 On the place or punishment Head of a Pin]]</ref> The tortures endured by damned souls in Hell also consist of hallucinations meant to break their psyche and pain compel them to adopt the demon faith of their own volition. When Dean Winchester was dragged to Hell, he first found himself suspended on meat hooks among infinite chains as storm clouds raged around him.<ref name="three16">[[3.16 No Rest for the afterlifeWicked]]</ref> Hell also consists of endless racks which human souls hang from while being tortured. Human When Dean was tortured by Alastair in Hell, he told him that he would take him off the rack if Dean started torturing. For one month (equivalent to 10 years), Dean apprenticed under Alastair and tortured souls who are sent until he was rescued by Castiel. After taking charge of Hell, Crowley transformed it into a place where torture was exemplified by endless queuing where upon reaching the front of the line, they start over from the end. Though more traditional dungeon areas still exist, as evidenced when [[Sam]] traveled to Hell are tormented until their humanity is stripped away to perform the second [[Trial]] to save the [[soul]] of [[Bobby Singer]]. The tortures in the dungeon area appeared to be a mix of physical, with various damned souls shown to be mutilated in one form or another, and psychological as with Bobby Singer, who would be tortured daily by black-eyed versions of Sam and they become demons (Dean Winchester. {|align="center"|[[File:Crowley'sHell.jpg|thumb|340px|[[3Crowley]]'s new Hell.09 Malleus Maleficarum]])|[[File:Hell Dungeon.png|thumb|340px|Hell's dungeon.]]|}
After Crowley was betrayed by his demons and deposed as ruler by Lucifer, he agreed to help the Winchesters trap Lucifer in [[AzazelApocalypse World]]- is, ironically in addition to agreeing to close the only Demon Gates of Hell forever, having grown tired being ruler and dealing with yellow eyes; this separates him from normal demons. He is extremely powerfulCrowley was unable to make good on his promise, due to sacrificing himself to close the rift between universes to trap Lucifer. In Crowley's absence, at least one demon, [[Kipling]], attempted to fill the power vacuum left in Crowley's wake. His attempt to take over Hell, saw Kipling try and strike a deal with Sam Winchester, along the same lines as they had with Crowley. After Sam rejected Kipling's offer, and he killed him, Sam would declare that, "There will be no new King of Hell. Not today. Not ever. And if anybody wants the job, you can come through me." A threat demons seemed to take to heart, as according to Nick the demons have kept track of where the Winchester family is known at all times out of fear in order to keep far away. [[Belphegor]] later attempted to use [[Lilith's Crook]] to gain power in Hell, but was [[smiting|smote]] by Castiel, preventing this plan. According to [[Ardat]], Belphegor spent centuries waiting for creating acts his chance after all of chaos and mischiefthe other leaders were killed.
Following her sacrifice to save the world, [[AlastairRowena]]- is seized power as the Grand Torturer new Queen of Helldespite only being a damned soul.<ref name="fifteen08">[[15.08 Our Father, he Who Aren't in Heaven]]</ref> The demon Gregor indicated that Rowena had begun reshaping Hell for the better, holding receptions for newly-arrived souls rather than immediately condemning them to the endless lines Crowley devised or the torture Hell is known famous for having tortured .<ref name="fifteen13">[[Dean15.13 Destiny's Child]] and </ref> Rowena also put crossroads demons out of a job by ending the practice of making demonic [[Johndeals and pacts]] Winchester. He is extremely powerful, according believing that all souls will end up where they're destined to go upon death.<ref name="fifteen15">[[Ruby15.15 Gimme Shelter]]. </ref>
===Creatures and Denizens===Human [[Rubysoul]]- s can get sent to Hell after making [[Deals and Pacts|deals]] with [[crossroads demon]]s or other demons with the authority to make deals such as [[Azazel]] and [[Lilith]]. [[Hellhound]]s capture then kill the person when their their time is Lilithup. Once in Hell, a soul will be tortured for centuries until the last vestiges of their humanity are burned away, creating new demons to continue the cycle of torture. The length of time it takes for a human to become a demon is unknown, but may be dependent on a soul's Right-hand Womanendurance to the torture it endures, according as John Winchester spent a century being tortured, and was able to her, not even escape Hell in his human form and refuse Alastair knew her true purpose's offer, as choosing to endure his torture rather than inflicting it has been said many timesonto others. Like entry into Heaven, only Lilith knew her true missionthe criteria for a person being damned to Hell beyond selling one's soul is based on their life choices, however if a person is killed by a hellhound, their souls will be dragged to Hell regardless, as shown with [[Eileen Leahy]].
Once a human soul has had it's humanity burned away, their once human form gives way to a more mangled and horrific visage turning them into demons. The longer a demon resides in Hell the stronger they can become, making escape somewhat more easier. Once Crowley took over Hell, access to to the earthly plane was made more difficult, as he would only allow certain demons, whom he knew he could control topside. However, some demons have been known to get themselves smuggled to the surface.
Hell is also home to various demonic entities:
* [[Acheri demon]]s – A lower class of demons, that like daevas, can be controlled. Unlike typical demons, Acheri are capable of manifesting as young children without the need for a meatsuit.
* [[Daeva]]s – Savage and animalistic creatures that reside in shadows, and are summoned to act as demonic pit bulls.
* [[Hellhounds]] – Originally created by [[God]] to serve as "Creator's best friend", due to their vicious nature, God ordered them to be put down. Lucifer, showing mercy for the creatures saved one, a pregnant hound named [[Ramsey]] who was only loyal to Lucifer, which forced her to be locked away in Hell's kennel. Some point after the birth of Ramsey's litter, hellhounds were put to work by demons to collect the souls of humans who made [[crossroads]] deals, and drag them to Hell.
* [[Hellspawn]] – An unknown creature. [[John Winchester]] and [[William Anthony Harvelle]] attempted to trap one at [[Devil's Gate Reservoir]] in 1995.
* ''[[Shedim]]'' – Demonic creatures deemed Hell's most savage and base, that God locked them away in the deepest caverns of Hell. So dangerous were the ''shedim'', even Lucifer feared their release unto the world, so much so he permanently scarred [[Asmodeus]] for releasing and trying to control them.
* [[Whore of Babylon]] – An Apocalyptic creature that is released from Hell to serve Lucifer by damning as many innocent souls to Hell by acting as a false [[prophet]].
==Winchesters in Hell==[[File:DeanInHell.jpg|right|thumb|350px|[[Dean Winchester]] in Hell.]]{{TriviaQuote Quotation|Texttitle=|text= In my mind, that isn't even necessarily Hell itself. It''s the starting place. I like to think of Dean:as sitting in the chair in the waiting room to Hell. It's not even what he'' I enjoyed it, Sam. They took me off s going to experience once he gets into the rack and I tortured souls and I liked it. All those years; all that pain. Finally getting to deal some out yourselffirst chamber of Hell. I didnThat't care who s just where they stick you before they put hand you the sign-in front of me, because that pain I felt, it just slipped awaysheet. No matter how many people I saveThere's much, I can't change that. I can't fill this hole. Not ever.<br>much worse to come for him!<br>|author= [[Sera Gamble]]|source= [[4http://www.webcitation.11 Family Remains]org/5sCvbmfVM Source]
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[[File:SamInHell.png|350px|left|thumb|[[Sam Winchester]] in [[Lucifer's Cage]].]]
[[Sam Winchester]] goes to Hell when he is imprisoned in [[Lucifer's Cage]] along with [[Lucifer]], [[Michael]] and Michael's [[vessel]], [[Adam Milligan]].<ref name="five22" /> He is rescued by [[Castiel]], although his [[soul]] remained in the Cage until it was retrieved and restored to him by [[Death]]. The damage to Sam's [[soul]] was hidden from him by a mental wall erected by Death. When Sam starts to remember events from the time he was soulless, a crack appears in the wall and he passes out for 2-3 minutes, re-experiencing his time in Hell. He tells [[Dean]] that those minutes "felt like a week."<ref name="six13">[[6.13 Unforgiven]]</ref>
Sam later has to sneak into Hell as a part of the [[trials]] needed to close the [[Gates of Hell]] and banish all [[demon]]s from the the world, forever. He is able to do this through the help of a rogue [[reaper]] named [[Ajay]], Ajay is able to get Sam into Hell by first taking him into [[Purgatory]] and telling him of a backdoor into Hell. Once Sam locates the entrance, he is transported to one of Hell's dungeons, it's there he is able to locate and rescue [[Bobby Singer]]'s [[soul]]. Together, they escape into Purgatory and with the help of a recently deceased [[Benny Lafitte]] are able to find the [[portal]] back to Earth, where Bobby is finally released unto [[Heaven]].
Sam once again harrows a journey into Hell years later, in order to communicate with Lucifer without opening the Cage. Crowley would accompany Sam and his mother, [[Rowena]], to the deepest section of Hell, referred to as "Limbo."
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==Entry & Escape from Hell==
[[Azazel]] was able to move freely between Hell and Earth, and [[Alastair]] appeared to be able too, as well as [[Crowley]]. [[Castiel]], and other [[angels]] have been able to enter and return, though at a cost as entering Hell for angels can be very dangerous.
In the rare instance that a human [[soul]] is able to escape from Hell, unless there is divine intervention, a damned soul cannot gain entry into [[Heaven]]. There have been only three known exceptions to the rule: [[Dean Winchester]], who was sent to Hell after his [[crossroads]] [[deal]] came up, but upon being killed by the [[hunter]] duo of [[Walt and Roy]], Dean was allowed entry into Heaven in order for the angel [[Joshua]] to pass along a message from [[God]] to the Winchesters. After [[Bobby Singer]] was killed by the [[Leviathan]] [[Dick Roman]], Crowley ensured through the use of the rogue [[reaper]] [[Ajay]], that Bobby would end up in Hell. Bobby was later rescued by [[Sam Winchester]] for the second [[trial]] to close to Gates of Hell, which required that "An innocent soul has to be rescued from Hell and delivered unto Heaven", which allowed Bobby entry. For years it was unknown what became of [[John Winchester]] after his escape from Hell, after the second death of [[Mary Winchester]], [[Castiel]] confirmed that John was in Heaven with Mary, telling Sam and Dean that Mary was with "John, and there's no sorrow. There's no guilt. Just joy."
===Angelic Rescue===
Castiel reported that [[angel]]s laid siege to Hell to rescue [[Dean Winchester]] before he broke the first seal, but did not reach him in time. Eventually, it was Castiel who pull Dean from Hell.
===Devil's Gates===
The majority of Hell's occupants are trapped and can only escape through portals connecting Hell and Earth known as [[Devil's Gate]]s.
[[Samuel Colt]] built a giant [[Devil's trap (symbol)|devil's trap]] and a special lock to keep the [[Devil's Gate in Wyoming]] shut. When [[Jake Talley]] used [[the Colt]] to open the gate, scores of [[demon]]s escape, as do [[soul]]s including [[John Winchester]].
See also: [[Devil's Gate in Clifton]] & [[Devil's Gate in Wyoming]].
[[File:Lucifer's Cage Opening.jpg|350px|left|thumb|The mouth to [[Lucifer's Cage]] is opened.]]
===Escape from Lucifer's Cage===
[[Lucifer's Cage]] was built to secure the [[archangel]] [[Lucifer]]. The mouth of the Cage was heavily secured by 600 locks. Only a fraction of these, called [[the 66 Seals]] needed to be broken to release Lucifer. The four individual rings belonging to the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]], once merged together, could also open the Cage. Once secured, not even [[archangels]] can leave the Cage without a door being opened from the outside.
[[Castiel]] says that Lucifer's Cage is too well-guarded for even [[angel]]s to access,<ref name="six07">[[6.07 Family Matters]]</ref> but it is revealed that he tried to free [[Sam]], bringing out his body but not his [[soul]].<ref name="six20">[[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]</ref> The leprechaun, [[Wayne Whittaker]] claimed to know how to use "real magic" to gain access to the Cage to retrieve Sam's soul. [[Death]], the most powerful of the Four Horsemen, was able to retrieve Sam's soul from the Cage and return it to him.<ref name="six11">[[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]]</ref>
It is hinted that collecting [[Heaven]]'s weapons could give one the power to release [[Lucifer]] and [[Michael]], as [[Raphael]] attempted to do so, but was killed before he had the chance.
As Sam attempted to contact Lucifer without opening the Cage, harrowing Hell with Crowley and Rowena, Rowena was able to perform a ritual from to ''[[Book of the Damned]]'' to pull Lucifer's essence from the Cage without opening it, summoning him into a warded holding cell in Limbo.
After God opens every door in Hell, the Cage is opened as well, allowing Michael to escape.
[[File:DamnedSoulsReleased.png|thumb|right|350px|[[Chuck]] unleashes damned [[soul]]s from Hell.]]
===God===
After [[Chuck]] declared it "the End" of Sam and Dean's story, he opens a crack in the earth unleashing the souls of the damned onto earth. The demon [[Belphegor]] reveled to Dean that while in Hell, every single door "sprang open all at once", the sky cracked and all the souls, an estimated 2-3 billion escaped to earth. God released all of the souls and demons by opening [[Portal|the Rupture]], a giant tear in the ground of a cemetery in Harlan, Kansas leading into Hell itself. The Rupture was later closed by Rowena, Sam and Dean with the ''Sanetur Acre Vulnus'' spell and Rowena sacrificed herself to send all of the souls and demons back.
===Purgatory Portal===
[[File:HellEntrance-Purgatory.jpg|thumb|350px|left|The backdoor into Hell, located in [[Purgatory]].]]
In [[Purgatory]], there is a portal that acts as a backdoor to Hell. Anyone with access to this portal, such as rogue [[reaper]]s, can sneak in and out of Hell and take [[soul]]s with them. The entrance is located along a stream leading to where three trees meet as one, a large rock covers the entrance, once removed the the portal resides in a dark hole, which leads to a dark corridor in Hell. [[Sam Winchester]] is able to use this to rescue [[Bobby Singer]]'s [[soul]].<ref name="eight19">[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]</ref>
===Reapers===
Being the servants of [[Death]], reapers have access to all spiritual planes in existence. As a favor to Crowley, the then reaper [[Billie]], was able to create an entrance on earth to Limbo for Dean Winchester.
===Restriction and Confinement===
[[Samhain]] can only be released from Hell every six hundred years. His release requires two powerful [[witch]]es performing three blood sacrifices over three days, the last day being October 31st (Halloween).<ref name="four07">[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]</ref> [[Lilith]] was said to be imprisoned deep in the pit by Azazel, who claimed her release would not be easy, but succeeded when the [[Devil's Gate in Wyoming]] was opened and released hundreds of demons, including Lilith.
When a demon is exorcised, escape to earth becomes more difficult, but is not impossible. After the [[Jeffrey!Demon|demon possessing]] [[Jeffrey]] gave "state secrets" to the Winchesters, the demon was placed in lockdown, and could only be summoned to earth via a specific ritual.
===Summoning===
[[Demon]]s can be released from Hell via a summoning ritual performed by a powerful [[witch]] or a foolish [[Trevor|novice]] with access to a grimoire. A specific demon can be summoned, as in the case of [[Samhain]], [[Azazel]] and [[Crowley]], so long as the proper ritual and summoning sigils are used. When Samhain is summoned, a tear opens in the ground and he emerges as a demonic cloud to possess a dead body.
Demons that are [[exorcise]]d from their hosts appear to leave the immediate vicinity and are presumably drawn back down to Hell. Those that are exorcised by Sam's powers spill onto the floor and sink through the earth, leaving a burning patch on the ground.
===Spells===
The Winchesters and Castiel were able to use a spell from [[Rowena's Spellbooks]] to travel into Hell in search of [[Michael]].<ref name="fifteen08" /> Sam and Dean later use the same spell to return in search of [[the Occultum]].
==LinksExternal links=='''Meta'''<div style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;">*[https://monicawoe.livejournal.com/24710.html 6x14 - thoughts about Helltime] by monicawoe (February 2011); [Lucifer]http://archive.today/2Bv7K archive link]*[https://samwinchestermeta.tumblr.com/post/130287109257/thornshrike-an-exercise-in-time-dilation An exercise in time dilation mathematics] by joonchi; thornshrike (November 2012); [Demons]https://web.archive.org/web/20171104084848/https://samwinchestermeta.tumblr.com/post/130287109257/thornshrike-an-exercise-in-time-dilation archive link]*[https://outpastthemoat.tumblr.com/post/39930485602 “That's efficiency:” A few thoughts on Crowley’s hell] by outpastthemoat (January 2013); [Demonology]https://web.archive.org/web/20181205030956/http://outpastthemoat.tumblr.com/post/39930485602 archive link]*[https://spnmetaarchive-blog.tumblr.com/post/54813303566/we-get-the-hell-we-think-we-deserve We get the Hell we think we deserve] by nerdinessboundaries (April 2013); [Heaven]http://archive.today/dHDGe archive link]*[https://fandomdebunker.tumblr.com/post/63573255978/ive-heard-people-say-that-sam-was-in-the-cage-for Ask: I’ve heard people say that Sam was in the cage for around 180 to 200 years. Can you tell me how accurate that is and then show me the math on that?] by fandomdebunker (October 2013); [Devil's Gate https://web.archive.org/web/20150418055048/https://fandomdebunker.tumblr.com/post/63573255978/ive-heard-people-say-that-sam-was-in Wyoming-the-cage-for archive link]* [https://larinah.tumblr.com/post/72881333749/sams-hell-is-reminiscent-of-how-mary-and-jess Four Hells - Sam’s, Dean’s, Crowley’s show for Cas, Bobby’s]by larinah (January 2014); [http://archive.today/eBfML archive link]*[https://semirahrose.tumblr.com/post/122755748633/i-accidentally-crushed-my-soul Short and Cruel Reflection on Cage!time vs. Earth!time] by semirahrose (June 2015); [Devil's Gate in Clifton]https://web.archive.org/web/20200405023158/https://semirahrose.tumblr.com/post/122755748633/i-accidentally-crushed-my-soul archive link]*[https://ameliacareful.tumblr.com/post/131113536362/sam-dean-the-cage-and-memory Sam, Dean, The Cage, and Memory] by ameliacareful (October 2015); [Devil's Gate Reservoir]https://web.archive.org/web/20200201230755/https://ameliacareful.tumblr.com/post/131113536362/sam-dean-the-cage-and-memory archive link]*[httphttps://semirahrose.tumblr.com/post/173467717313/sam-was-tortured-for-around-200-years-at-least “...even ''if'' Sam’s estimation of his experience of Hell isn’t right and we just go with Dean’s, Sam was tortured in the Cage more than five times as long as he has been alive” (Untitled)] by semirahrose (April 2018); [https://enweb.wikipediaarchive.org/wikiweb/20200407011014/https://semirahrose.tumblr.com/Hell Hellpost/173467717313/sam-was-tortured-for-around-200-years-at-least archive link] on Wikipedia</div>
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