Vessel

Name	Jimmy Novak, Donnie Finnerman, Nick (Named Vessels)
Actor	Many
Dates	?
Location	no fixed address
Occupation	Vessel
Episode(s)	Many

Sam as Lucifer's vessel in 5.04 The End

A Vessel, also known as Meatsuits (Meatsuit is a Demon only term), is the human which an Angel possesses in order to manifest. It is unclear what characteristics make a human suitable as a vessel. There is much talk by the Angels in relation to Sam and Dean of destiny. Castiel makes reference when possessing Claire Novak that her suitability as a vessel is "in her blood". Castiel can speak with Jimmy Novak from the Heaven's without using a mouth piece, this was proven in 4.20 The Rapture.

While Demons can possess any human against their will in order to manifest, Angels must contain the consent of the human before they can enter them. However, as Zachariah's treament of Dean in attempts to get him to agree to be Michael's vessel demonstrates, this consent can be coerced.

-The Novak Family: It has been stated that, Castiel has a certain angelic standard for some one to be "his" personal vessel, which is:

• It must run through your family blood-line, as it does through Jimmy's, this was also stated by Cass. Jimmy once stated to his wife that Cass once said to him that, it runs in his blood-line, after this statement was made, apparently, this scared and confused his wife.

-Apparently the angelic standard for some one to be an appropriate vessel for an angel differs depending on the angel and their standards. Michael's standards as well as Lucifer's are as follows: only a certain person or individual can contain them; this holds true to Dean and being Michael's vessel, and Sam being Lucifer's vessel; it has been stated that no one can hold in Lucifer's angelic energy for extreme amounts of time, and those who do will eventually spontaneously combust (Nick is extremely close to this process as he goes through the last stages of being destroyed by Lucifer's mere energy, which is apparently too much for his body), Sam however has been said to be able to contain Lucifer forever, for Sam was apparently chosen to be Lucifer's vessel from the beginning. One could be led to believe that the same thing applies for Michael and Dean, which is that no one can contain Michael's angelic energy except for Dean. It currently remains unclear if some one could contain Michael for a short period (a Plan B Vessel), like nick is doing with Lucifer.

Normal Vessels

• Jimmy Novak is the vessel for Castiel. While he initially consented, when Castiel was taken back to Heaven, he was keen to resume his life. He said that being possessed was like being "tied to a Comet". Raphael destroyed Castiel's body at the end of 4.22 Lucifer Rising. Apparently Jimmy is Castiel's vessel because he is durable enough to contain him, as this was reveled in 4.01 Lazarus Rising.

• Claire Novak is Jimmy's daughter. After Jimmy was shot by a demon possessing his wife, Castiel possesses his daughter Claire Novak. Jimmy (near death) begs to be allowed to be his vessel again. It is not stated what happens to Jimmy Novak.

• Donnie Finnerman is the vessel for Raphael. Castiel says there is a connection between a vessel and an Angel, and that he can summon Raphael back to the vessel. he uses the Enochian Water Cup Ritual to do this. After his encounter with The Archangel named Raphael, he was left in a Catatonic state.

• Gabriel - it is unknown who his vessel is.

• Zachariah - it is unknown who his vessel is. However while talking to Dean Zachariah made a comment in which he said that humans are filthy and disgusting (smelly things). One could make a speculation that Zachariah doesn't like his vessel, according to Zachariah's comment that he made when he addressed Dean; however he must have some type of a connection between him and his own vessel; it has been stated that no Angel can take over a human without the humans consent. We could be led to believe that Zachariah had a relationship with his vessel weather it was minimum or strong.

Plan (B) Vessels

Plan "B" vessels are vessels that were chosen at the last moment; Lucifer and Azazel planed for Sam to be Lucifer's true vessel. Plan "B" vessels tend to suffer; here are some of the effects: sickness and rotting. Nick is currently rotting away and his flesh is pealing. If Lucifer's spirit possesses a normal human (Nick) eventually the person’s body will start to wither away and their skin will rot and their flesh will peal, Nick is going through this process. This process that the temporary vessel endures could be because, the body is not familiar with this angelic aura and the body is so overwhelmed with this unfamiliar energy, that is now within their body. It currently remains unclear what happens to the plan "B" after this process, however Lucifer did say that Nick is close to spontaneously combusting, for Nick apparently can not contain Lucifer for long periods of time, it has been reveled that Sam is in fact Lucifer's True vessel.

• Nick is a man grieving for his murdered wife and child who consents to be Lucifer's Vessel when Lucifer promises to help him get justice for his family. Lucifer later tells Sam that Nick is not the ideal vessel and can barely contain him.

Special Vessels

Many Angels such as Gabriel have told Dean and Sam that they were destined to be the vessels for the two Archangel's. Zachariah told Dean on many occasions that he is special and that he was chosen to be the vessel for Michael.

• Dean is chosen to be the vessel for Michael. Apparently Dean is the only one who can contain Michael's Angelic Energy. Current consent: No (He has yet to consent to Michael)

• Future!Dean was chosen to the vessel for Michael. Current consent: Yes (He said yes but the entire Host of Heaven left and gave up on stopping Lucifer)

• Sam is chosen to be the vessel for Lucifer. Sam is revealed to be Lucifer's true vessel, for no other human can hold Lucifer's Angelic Energy for long and only serve as a temporary solution. Current consent: No (His consent in the future is yes, however this has yet to be so as of now)

Mouth Pieces and Prophets

Mouth pieces allow Angels to speak to the outside world. Another theory could be that all Angels can speak to their vessels from the Heaven's without a mouth piece. However Lucifer used a mouth piece possible because he was imprisoned at the time and he wasn't in heaven, instead he was buried in St. Mary's Convent. It is possible that Heaven's power enables its inhabitants (Angels) to speak to humans from heaven. Prophet's of The Lord are also referred to as Mouth pieces, Castiel stressed the fact that Chuck is simply a mouth piece, not a psychic, and that Chuck is not deciding the future or the fates of others, instead he is simply predicting the future.

• The Nun was Lucifer's mouth piece for a brief moment. Azazel couldn't talk to his master any other way with one exception which was through a nun. It was so brief that she wasn't called a vessel per say but she definitely possessed by Lucifer.

Prophets in Supernatural:

• Chuck Shurley is a prophet of the Lord.

• Luke was a prophet of the Lord, during the B.C. period.