The First Blade
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| Name | First Blade |
| Manufacturer | Cain |
| Powers | Can kill a Knight of Hell. |
| Location/Owners | In Crowley's possesion. |
| Episodes | First Appearance: 9.11 First Born Last Appearance: 9.16 Blade Runners |
The mark and the blade work together. Without the mark, the blade is useless. It's just an old bone.
History
Fashioned from the jaw of a donkey, the First Blade is the weapon used by Cain to kill his brother Abel. He did this as Lucifer was trying to corrupt Abel. So that Abel's soul would go to Heaven, Cain agreed to kill him and become a soldier for Lucifer. Lucifer gave Cain a mark from which the blade draws its power.
Cain formed an elite squad of demonic killers known as the Knights of Hell. The blade is the only thing in existence capable of killing them. After Cain left the Knights for love, they kidnapped the woman and killed her. In retribution Cain killed them all, except Abaddon, who escaped. Cain threw the blade into the ocean.
Episodes
9.11 First Born
When Cain's wife Colette was kidnapped by the Knights, Cain used it to slaughter them all except for Abaddon, who kidnapped Colette. When Cain tracked Collete down, he killed all the demons guarding her. However he soon realized that Abaddon had taken possession of her, in an attempt to win back Cain's favor. But when Cain rejects Abaddon the demon beings to break Colette's neck. Wishing to kill Abaddon once and for all he drives the First Blade into Colette, but it is too late as Abaddon fled the body causing Cain to accidentally kill his wife with it. With her dying breathe, Colette asks Cain to finally give up killing, so he disposed of the blade in the deepest ocean, as the blade is indestructible, but told Dean and Crowley where to look for it so they could kill Abaddon.
9.16 Blade Runners
Sam, Dean and Crowley track the First Blade to a rogue Man of Letters named Cuthbert Sinclair, now calling himself Magnus. Sinclair holds Dean captive and makes him hold the blade. As he does so, the Mark of Cain begins to glow, and intense feelings come over Dean. Later during an attempt to rescue Dean, Sam is captured. Dean is released by Crowley, and uses the blade to kill Sinclair. The murderous rage he experiences does not dissipate after the act, and Sam needs to talk Dean out of the state.
After leaving Sinclair's lair Crowley steals the blade, knowing that Dean will use it to kill him. He tells the Winchesters he will keep it from them until such time as they track Abaddon down.
Trivia
- Writer Robbie Thompson revealed on Twitter that he designed the look of the First Blade, saying:
- "When I pitched I thought it'd be helpful to draw The 1st Blade. Despite this artwork they went for it."
