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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- creation – 2012 (killed by [[Castiel]])
|location=
|occupation= [[Archangel]]
{{Quotation
|title=
|text= '''Raphael:''' We're tiredYou rebelled - against God, heaven, and me. We just want it to be overNow you will atone. We just want... paradise.<br>'''Dean:''' So what, God dies ll start by freeing Lucifer and makes you the boss, and you think you can do whatever you want?<br>'''Raphael:''' Yes! Michael from their cage. And whatever we want, then we 'll get!our show back on the road.|author= Raphael and [[Dean Winchester]]|source= [[56.03 Free to 20 The Man Who Would Be You and MeKing]]
}}
==History==
[[File:Raphael Heaven2.jpg|360px350px|left|thumb|Raphael in Ken Lay's [[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 [[the Darkness]], eventually winning by having the Darkness imprisoned through a [[Mark of Cain|Mark]] and preserving [[the 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 is first referenced when was also the protector of the [[prophet]] [[Chuck Shurley]]. He supported the plan to bring on the [[Sam Apocalypse]]so that Michael could defeat Lucifer, and killed [[DeanCastiel]] investigate a case where people claim when the [[angel]]s ordered them tried to killstop the breaking of the last [[The 66 Seals|seal]]. After Lucifer's release from [[Father ReynoldsLucifer's Cage|the Cage]], while administering last rites Raphael descended to Earth and possessed his [[Father Gregoryvessel]]'s spirit, says "I call upon the [[archangelDonnie Finnerman]] Raphael, master of the air, to make open the wayend a conflict between [[angels]] and [[demons]] near a gas station in Maine. Let After he finished with the fire of the Holy Spirit now descend, that this being might be awakened demons he abandoned his vessel and ascended back to the world beyond."<ref name="two13">[[2.13 Houses of the HolyHeaven]]</ref>, leaving Donnie in a near catatonic state.
==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 Blade|archangel bladeSouls]] – When used in vast quantities, souls can kill harm Raphael to a serious degree. When Castiel took in all the souls from [[Purgatory]], he was able to smite Raphaelwith 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==
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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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