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|image= [[File:Raphael5Raphael Heaven.jpg|350px]][[File:Raphael6.jpg|350px]]
|name= Raphael
|actor= [[Demore Barnes]]([[5.03 Free to Be You and Me|5.03]], [[6.03 The Third Man|6.03]], & [[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King|6.20]])<br>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710969/ Lanette Ware]([[6.15 The French Mistake|6.15]] & [[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much|6.22]])|dates= Before humanity Pre- 2011/12 creation – 2012 (killed by [[Castiel]])
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|occupation= [[Archangel]]
|episodes= [[4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book]] (not seen)<br>[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]] (not seen)<br>[[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]]<br>[[6.03 The Third Man]]<br>[[6.15 The French Mistake]]<br>[[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]<br>[[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]]}}{{Quotation|title=|text= You rebelled - against God, heaven, and me. Now you will atone. We'll start by freeing Lucifer and Michael from their cage. And then we'll get our show back on the road.|author= Raphael|source= [[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]
}}
==History==[[File:Raphael Heaven 2.jpg|350px|left|thumb|Raphael in [[Heaven]].]]Raphael is one was the third of the four [[archangels]] created by [[God]] and the youngest brother of [[Michael]] and [[Lucifer]], and the older brother of [[Gabriel]]. Raphael, his brothers, and God fought in a war against [[Michaelthe Darkness]], eventually winning by having the Darkness imprisoned through a [[Mark of Cain|Mark]] and preserving [[Luciferthe Cosmic Balance]]. He is was the only archangel who never interacted with Lucifer while on Earth in a [[vessel]]; although, as brothers, interactions between them did take place in [[Heaven]].
Raphael was the protector of the first referenced when [[prophetSam]] and [[Chuck ShurleyDean]]. He supported the plan to bring on the investigated a case where people claimed [[Apocalypseangel]] so that s ordered them to kill. [[MichaelFather Reynolds]] could defeat , while administering last rites to [[LuciferFather Gregory]]'s spirit, and killed said "I call upon the [[Castielarchangel]] when Raphael, master of the [[angel]] tried air, to stop make open the breaking way. Let the fire of the last Holy Spirit now descend, that this being might be awakened to the world beyond."<ref name="two13">[[The 66 Seals|seal2.13 Houses of the Holy]].</ref>
==Characteristics==
===Personality===
Raphael is was a serious, traditionally minded [[angel]] who has lost faith in [[God]] and is was weary of his duties. He supports supported [[Michael]] and the plan to bring paradise to Earth. He has also had little patience with for humans.
===Powers and Abilitiesabilities===* Destroy or overpower lesser [[angelEMF|Electromagnetic interference]] – Control electricity; while manifesting, electricity arced around his vessel. His arrival on Earth blacked-out the entire Eastern seaboard.<ref name="five03" />* Protection – Raphael was able to prevent Castiel from being able to kill Crowley.<ref name="six22">[[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]]</ref>* Superhuman strength – As an archangel, Raphael'sstrength and power far exceed that of humans and regular angels.<ref name="six03">[[6.03 The Third Man]]</ref><ref name="six20">[[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]</ref>* [[Smiting]] – Destroy structures, other beings like demons and humans, and hurt angels in the form of a blast of white light.<ref name="five03" /><ref name="six20" />* [[Teleportation]] – Teleport himself and others to any location.<ref name="five03">[[5.03 Free to Be You and Me]]</ref>* Use telekinesis and terrakinesis[[Telekinesis]] – Raphael was a strong telekinetic.<ref name="four22">[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]</ref><ref name="five03" />* Control electricity; while manifesting, electricity arced around his vessel* Biokinesis – Raphael threatened to inflict something worse than stomach cancer on Dean.<ref name="five03" />* Destroy structures, other beings like demons and humans, and hurt angels, in * Terrakinesis – Raphael's mere presence could cause the form of a blast of white lightearth to shake.<ref name="five03" /><ref name="six20" />* Protect [[demonWeather|Weather manipulation]]– Raphael's from being killed by other angels<ref name="six22">[[6arrival on earth could bring about electrical storms.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]]</ref>
===Weaknesses===
* [[Archangel blade]] – Wielded by another archangel, the blade could have killed Raphael.* [[Enochian]] [[Warding Sigils|warding]] – With proper warding, anyone could hide their presence or location from Raphael.* [[Holy fire]] can bind – Raphael to could be trapped within a fixed locationcircle of holy fire.<ref name="five03" />* An [[Angel Sword|archangel swordSouls]] – When used in vast quantities, souls can kill harm Raphaelto a serious degree. When Castiel took in all the souls from [[Purgatory]], he was able to smite Raphael with a snap of his fingers, atomizing his brother.<ref name="six20" /><ref name="six22" />* [[Angelic Weapons|Weapons of Heaven]] can harm and possibly kill Raphael. – One of the weapons [[Lot's Salt]], turned Raphael's [[vessel]] into a pile of salt, destroying it.<ref name="six03" />* Other [[archangelMa'lak Box]]s can harm and kill Raphael. * - Capable of containing even the most powerful [[Soulsarchangel]], when used in vast quantities, can harm Rapahel to a serious degree.<ref name="six20fourteen11" />[[14.11 Damaged Goods]]</ref name="six22" />
==Episodes==
[[File:RaphaelManifests.jpg|400px350px|right|thumb|Raphael manifesting in his [[vessel]] on Earth.]]
===[[4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book]]===
Raphael prepares to attack when [[Lilith]] is in [[Chuck]]'s presence, shaking the room until Lilith flees.
They interrogate him to learn [[God]]'s location. Raphael tells Dean and Castiel that God is dead, and that the Heavenly hosts are tired of waiting with duties to fulfill and no guidelines. They want to bring forth paradise on Earth. Raphael brings about a storm that shatters the windows of the house. Castiel does not believe Raphael's assertion about God, and demands to know how he was resurrected, if not by God. Raphael suggests that it was Lucifer, because he needs all the rebellious angels that he can find. Castiel and Dean then leave Raphael, who warns the other angel not to leave him there, because he will catch up with him one day. Castiel replies, "Maybe one day. But today, you're my little bitch!"
[[File:RaphaelLotsSalt.jpg|left|thumb|360px350px|Raphael's [[vessel]] is destroyed.]]
===[[6.03 The Third Man]]===
[[Sam]] and [[Dean]] investigate the deaths of three cops which mirror Egyptian plagues. Dean has summons Castiel, and they discover that a [[Aaron Birch|boy]] has been using part of the [[Staff of Moses]]. Castiel later tells Sam and Dean that [[Heaven]] has been thrown into chaos without [[Michael]], with [[angel]]s going rogue, celestial killings, and the theft of their weapons. He also warns them that Raphael is back and trying to gain all of Heaven's weapons so that he can win the civil war against Castiel, then release Lucifer and Michael, putting the apocalypse back on track. When asked why, Castiel simply calls Raphael a "traditionalist" who wants "to end the story the way it was written." A soldier of Raphael attacks Castiel, then returns to his leader.
Raphael and his soldiers track down [[Balthazar]], the [[angel]] who stole the weapons and sold part of the [[Staff of Moses]], looking for the other weapons. [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] banish one of Raphael's soldiers with the [[angel banishing sigil]] and [[Castiel]] kills one with an [[angel swordblade]]. Raphael then appears behind Castiel and attacks him mercilessly. Just as Raphael is about to kill Castiel, Balthazar appears and turns Raphael's vessel into a pillar of salt using [[Lot's Salt]], forcing Raphael to look for a new vessel.
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===[[6.15 The French Mistake]]===
[[File:Raphael new vessel.jpg|thumb|right|300px350px|Raphael's new female vessel.]]
[[Sam]] and [[Dean]] are given a key by [[Balthazar]] that supposedly opens the repository containing [[Heaven]]'s weapons and are transported to an alternate reality to protect them from Raphael, who has started to hunt them down. Raphael sends [[Virgil]] after them. When the Winchesters are transported back to their universe, they are greeted by Raphael in a new female vessel. Balthazar then appears and tells Raphael that the key given to Sam and Dean was a decoy. [[Castiel]], now in possession of [[Heaven]]'s weapons, also appears and threatens Raphael, who disappears.
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===[[11.10 The Devil in the Details]]===When trying to convince Sam to consent to possession once more, [[Lucifer]] tells him that he is the only archangel capable of helping him as [[Gabriel]] and Raphael are dead and [[Michael]] has gone insane from his time in [[the Cage]] and [[God]] was still MIA. ===[[11.22 We Happy Few]]===When the Winchesters, [[Chuck]] and [[Lucifer]] try to formulate a plan of attack against [[Amara]], the suggestion of bringing in the other [[archangels]] is shot down by [[God]], who claims that [[Michael]] is in no condition to fight and that it is out of His power to bring back Gabriel and Raphael, as archangels are made of pure primordial creation, and to resurrect them would take time that they do not have. [[Image:Raphael in Lore.Jpg|200px150px|right|thumb|Saint Raphael the Archangel by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo]] ==Trivia==*Raphael is the only [[archangel]] whose counterpart in [[Apocalypse World]] isn't mentioned or even referenced in passing. Though the fate of [[Gabriel]]'s counterpart is unknown, he is referenced by [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael's]] reaction to seeing Gabriel in [[13.22 Exodus]].*Raphael is the only archangel not to appear in some form in the series penultimate episode [[15.19 Inherit the Earth]]: Michael and Lucifer both appear in person while Gabriel appears in the flashback sequence at the end.
==Raphael in Lore==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_%28archangel%29 Raphael's] name means "[[God]] Heals." In multiple interpretations, including the Book of Enoch, Raphael was responsible for binding [[Azazel]] to a clear, deserted landscape. He was also mentioned in the Book of Tobit, although he was never mentioned in the Holy Bible. In the Tobit, Raphael healed Tobit of his blindness and delivered Tobit's daughter, Sarah, from [[Asmodeus]].
In Islam, Raphael is the [[archangel]] who sounds the start of Judgment Day. To Roman Catholics, Raphael (venerated as Saint Raphael) is the patron saint of doctors, medical workers and travelers.
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