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|image= [[File:Ruby1.jpg|350px]][[File:Ruby2.jpg|350px]]
|name= Ruby
|actor= [[Katie Cassidy]] ([[Season 3]])<br>[[Genevieve Cortese]] ([[Season 4]], [[15.13 Destiny's Child|15.13]])<br>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1578085/ Anna Williams] ([[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer|4.09]])<br>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2593365/ Michelle Hewitt-Williams] ([[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer|4.09]])
|dates= c. 1350s (lived as a human)<ref name="three09">[[3.09 Malleus Maleficarum]]</ref><br>???? – 2008 (killed by [[Dean Winchester]])<ref name="four22">[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]</ref>
|location= [[The Empty]]
|occupation= [[Demon]]
|episodes= [[3.01 The Magnificent Seven]]<br>[[3.02 The Kids Are Alright]]<br>[[3.04 Sin City]]<br>[[3.09 Malleus Maleficarum]]<Br>[[3.12 Jus in Bello]]<br>[[3.16 No Rest for the Wicked]]<br>[[4.01 Lazarus Rising]]<br>[[4.02 Are You There , God? It's Me, Dean Winchester]]<br>[[4.03 In the Beginning]]<br>[[4.04 Metamorphosis]]<br>[[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer]]<br>[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]<br>[[4.12 Criss Angel Is a Douchebag]]<br>[[4.14 Sex and Violence]] (voice only)<br>[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]<br>[[4.21 When the Levee Breaks]]<br>[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]<br>[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]<br>[[15.13 Destiny's Child]]
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Once 65 of the seals had been broken, Ruby leads Sam to [[St. Mary's Convent]] to kill Lilith and prevents Dean from telling Sam that Lilith's death is the last seal. Once Sam finally succeeds in killing Lilith, Ruby explains to him what her true mission has been all along, which proves to be her downfall when he turns against her and assists Dean in killing her with her own knife.<ref name="four22" />
Nearly 11 years after her death, the Winchesters, [[Castiel]], and [[Jack]] learn that Ruby was in possession of [[the Occultum]] at the time of her death, which they need for their plan to kill [[God]]. In order to find the Occultum, Castiel awakens Ruby in [[the Empty]], where the demon gives him the location in exchange for Castiel promising to try to help her escape from the Empty and resurrect her.<ref name="fifteen13">[[15.13 Destiny's Child]]</ref>
==Characteristics==
Ruby had black eyes (irises and sclerae).<ref name="three02" /> Her true face is not shown, but [[Dean]] is appalled at the sight of it and describes her as "one ''ugly'' broad."<ref name="three16" /> [[Anna]] has a similar visceral reaction, even screaming and retreating at the sight of Ruby.<ref name="four09" /> In stark contrast to her hideous true form, Ruby tended to [[Possession|possess]] beautiful young women to use as her [[meatsuit]]s. She had a great deal of knowledge about witchcraft and [[Spells|spell-work]], having been an extraordinarily talented [[witch]] when she was human.<ref name="three09" /> Her presence could cause failure in automobiles and electrical lights.<ref name="three09" /> Despite this, in general she did not display a great deal of power, appearing to be a lower demon who relied more on her martial arts, witchcraft, and knife than her demonic powers. However, [[Sister Jo]] called Ruby a powerful demon, suggesting that she may have been more powerful than she demonstrated.<ref name="fifteen13" />
Ruby was apparently fond of French fries<ref name="three02"/><ref name="four09"/> (probably the ones without [[salt]]).
===Powers and abilities===
* [[EMF|Electromagnetic interference]] – Ruby's presence could cause lights to flicker, and she showed the ability to make the [[Impala]] lose power and come to a stop.
* Superhuman strength and durability – Ruby typically showed strength exceeding that of normal humans, having bested [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] in fights a few times. Ruby was also unaffected by, and could walk on, holy ground, even hiding [[the Occultum]] in a church.<ref name="four09" /><ref name="three04">[[3.04 Sin City]]</ref><ref name="fifteen13" />
* [[Telekinesis]] – Ruby was able to move objects with her mind.<ref name="four22" />
* [[Teleportation]] – Ruby was able to teleport anywhere she wished.<ref name="three01" />
* Witchcraft – Having been a [[witch]] in her human life, Ruby retained all the knowledge she gained. She crafted [[hex bags]] for concealment, showed [[Bobby Singer]] how to make more bullets for [[the Colt]], and had knowledge of a spell capable of vaporizing demons within a one-mile radius.
===Weaknesses===
* [[Angels]] – Ruby showed fear in the presence of angels.<ref name="four02">[[4.02 Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester]]</ref>
[[Toni Bevell]] demands that [[Sam]] reveal the names and locations of every hunter in America, the passcodes to every Men of Letters database in the bunker, and everything about his relationship with Ruby.
[[image:Ruby_The Empty.png|350px|right|thumb|Ruby is awakened in the Empty.]]
===[[15.13 Destiny's Child]]===
While looking for [[the Occultum]], the Winchesters learn from [[AnaelSister Jo]] that she gave it to Ruby, leading to a flashback revealing that the two sometimes worked together. Anael Jo claims that she gave the Occultum to Ruby to sell and that the demon hid it in Hell before her own death as she didn't have enough time to sell it before Dean killed her. However, this turns out to be a trap and Anael Jo attempts to have them killed by [[demons]].
Suspicious of the holes in AnaelJo's story, Castiel decides to visit [[the Empty]] to ask Ruby herself about the Occultum. The [[Cosmic Entity]] reluctantly directs Castiel to a pulsating mass of red energy that transforms into Ruby, taking the form she had when Ruby she died, only with a different set of clothing. Though surprised, Ruby reveals the truth about her deal with Anael Jo which was that they would use the Occultum to hide if necessary when the Apocalypse went down and it didn't go their way. Ruby requests that Castiel get her out of the Empty in exchange for her help in finding itand accepts his promise to at least try. Ruby reveals to Castiel where she hid the Occultum in a church, but fails to mention the [[hellhounds]] that she left to guard it.
==Trivia==
* [http://www.scribd.com/doc/522847/Ruby-3pgs Casting Side for Ruby from June, 2007]. This is an early draft of the final scene from [[3.04 Sin City]] between Ruby and Sam which was used to cast the role of Ruby.
* [http://www.tvguide.com/News/Genevieve-Cortese-Supernatural-3.aspx?rss=keywords&partnerid=imdb&profileid=01 When Genevieve Cortese] auditioned for the role of Ruby, the sides suggested it was to be a waitress who would be a love interest for Sam. At [[Comic Con 2009]], [[Kripke]] admitted he did this to stir up fans.* While there is no [[demon]] in real-world lore named Ruby, there is a demon with a similar-sounding name in Dante's ''Inferno'': Rubicante, one of thirteen members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malebranche_(Divine_Comedy) Malebranche] who guard the eighth and second-deepest circle of [[Hell]]. Ironically in terms of Ruby from ''Supernatural'''s Ruby, this is the circle in which the sins of fraud and witchcraft are punished.
* In a deleted scene from [[13.08 The Scorpion and the Frog]], [[Luther Shrike]] asks Sam where he got [[Ruby's Knife]] and Sam claims he got it from his "great-aunt Ruby."
==See also==
* [[Demonology]]
* [[Ruby's Knife]]
* [[Ruby's Car]]
* [[Annaby]]
* [[Bela/Ruby]]
* [[Lilith/Ruby]]
* [[Meg/Ruby]]
* [[New Ruby]]
* [[Old Ruby]]
* [[Rubella]]
* [[Sam/Ruby]]
==External links==<div style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;">* [https://static-pixie.livejournal.com/275838.html Did it ever occur to anyone that Ruby is acting the way that she is because it's the best way to get Sam to do what she wants?] (Untitled) by static-pixie (January 2009); [http://archive.today/H7p63 archive link]* [https://missyjack.livejournal.com/425155.html Better the devil you know: illustrated meta on Ruby: Part One] by missyjack (June 2009); [http://web.archive.org/web/20190217025551/https://missyjack.livejournal.com/425155.html archive link]* [https://missyjack.livejournal.com/430498.html Better the devil you know: illustrated meta on Ruby: Part Two] by missyjack (June 2009); [https://web.archive.org/web/20090628133307/http://witchesarewhoresmissyjack.livejournal.com/430498.html archive link]* [https://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/articles/article-archives/the-family/16685-no-sympathy-for-a-devil-part-i-a-closer-look-at-ruby No Sympathy For A Devil Part I: A Closer Look at Ruby] by Naismith for The Winchester Family Business (Dec 17, 2011).tumblr* [https://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com witchesarewhores/articles/article-archives/the-family/16693-no-sympathy-for-a-devil-part- ii-a-further-look-at-ruby No Sympathy For A Devil Part II: A Closer Look at Ruby RP Tumblr Blog]by Naismith for The Winchester Family Business (Dec 17, 2011).</div>
==References==
