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Zachariah is an [[angel]] who serves [[Michael]] and possibly [[Raphael]]. Zachariah is of high-ranking in the [[Host of Heaven]], and holds authority over lower-class [[angel]]s like [[Castiel]] and [[Joshua]]. Zachariah places [[Dean]] and [[Sam Winchester]] into an alternate universe with no memory of their true identities. Instead of being brothers who hunt together, they are strangers who lead normal lives. Zachariah poses as [[Dean]]'s manager at work, but he eventually reveals that he is a direct superior of [[Castiel]] and that the ruse was designed to demonstrate to Dean that being a hunter is an essential part of who he is.<ref name="four17">[[4.17 It's a Terrible Life]]</ref>
After the confrontation between [[Lilith]] and Sam and the intervention of an [[archangel]] on Chuck's behalf, Zachariah appears before [[Chuck Shurley]] and tells him to continue writing down his visions. He also warns him not to alert Sam and Dean as to their destinies, and that the angels will stop him if he tries. When Chuck despairs, Zachariah tells him that they will revive him if he commits suicide.<ref name="four18">[[4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book]]</ref>
As [[Sam]] is preparing to kill [[Lilith]], Zachariah holds [[Dean]] in the [[Green Room]] and finally explains that the [[angel]]s actually want [[Lucifer]] freed so that [[Michael]] can kill him. After Dean pleads and begs for help, [[Castiel]] helps him by temporarily banishing Zachariah and teleporting Dean so that he can stop Sam from killing Lilith, as her death is the last seal. Sam ultimately kills Lilith and releases Lucifer, which triggers the [[Apocalypse]].<ref name="four22">[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]</ref>
Soon after the breaking of [[the 66 Seals]] and [[Lucifer]]'s release from the Cage, Zachariah and two [[angel]] assistants approach [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] at Chuck's house in Kripke's Hollow. Zachariah demands that Dean come with them, but Dean activates an [[angel banishing sigil]], which sends the angels away temporarily. Zachariah later uses Chuck and lures the Winchester brothers to their father's lock-up in up state New York where he reveals to Dean that he is [[Michael]]'s Sword wherein he is the true [[vessel]] but Dean must first consent to possession. After denying angelic-possession by Michael, Zachariah starts torturing Dean and Sam, but Castiel mysteriously returns from the dead and orders his superior away. He inscribes angelic runes into Sam and Dean's ribs which will hide them from all angels, including Lucifer and himself.<ref name="five01">[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]</ref>
Zachariah finds [[Dean]] through fringe Christian groups and sends Dean him five years into the future (2014). Zachariah appears and says that he wants Dean to see what will happen.<ref name="five04">[[5.04 The End]]</ref>
After [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] die and go to [[Heaven]], Zachariah searches for them so that he can resurrect them so they can serve as the [[vessel]]s of [[Michael]] and [[Lucifer]]. Zachariah tells them that he has four faces (one of which is a lion) and six wings in his true form in Heaven. He begins beating them up but is interrupted by [[Joshua]] who bears [[God]]'s permission and takes the boys to the Garden of Eden and revives them, sending them back to Earth.<ref name=five16>[[5.16 Dark Side of the Moon]]</ref>
[[File:Zachariah417-2.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Zachariah as Mr. Adler in the [[alternate universe]] he created for [[Sam]] and [[Dean]].]]
===[[4.17 It's a Terrible Life]]===
Zachariah places [[Sam]] and [[Dean Winchester]] into jobs with Sandover Bridge & Iron and Engineering, Dean as a corporate Wall Street tycoon type and Sam in technical support. Without They are without their real memories, to show Dean that being a hunter is who he is and who he was always meant to be.
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===[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]===
Zachariah and [[Castiel]] hold [[Dean]] hostage in preparation for the [[Apocalypse]]. When Dean confronts Zachariah, he finally admits that they don't want to stop [[Lilith]] from breaking the last seal, which will free Lucifer. The upper cast caste of angels wants the Apocalypse to begin in order to defeat Hell and bring about paradise on Earth. Zachariah also reveals that Dean's role will be to kill [[Lucifer]] after the [[Apocalypse]] happens.
Later, Castiel tries to help Dean escape in an effort to stop Sam killing Lilith, and unknowingly breaking the final seal. Zachariah arrives to stop him, but Castiel uses a sigil drawn in his own blood to send Zachariah away.
===[[5.04 The End]]===
With [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] hidden by the [[Enochian sigils]] engraved on their ribs by [[Castiel]], Zachariah employs fringe Christian groups to track down Dean. He sends him to 2014 to see the consequences of his refusal to become Michael's vessel. It is not clear whether this future is "true" or in some way altered by Zachariah in an effort to influence Dean's decision. Dean sees the devastation wrought by the [[Croatoan]] virus, the effect of the Apocalypse on himself, Castiel , and others, and most importantly finds out that Sam has consented to be Lucifer's vessel. Following a disastrous encounter between [[Future!Dean]] and Lucifer, Zachariah brings Dean back to 2009. When Dean still refuses to be a vessel, Zachariah prepares to take him captive, but Castiel teleports Dean away in time.
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===[[5.16 Dark Side of the Moon]]===
When [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] are killed, [[Castiel]] warns them that Zachariah is looking for them in [[Heaven]] so that he can send them back to Earth and they can be made to consent to [[Michael]] and [[Lucifer]]. After searching for the brothers in the memories they relive in Heaven, Zachariah finds and traps them in a forest, but they are saved by [[Ash]]. When Ash gives them a secret path to the Garden, they wind up in another memory of Dean's and Zachariah appears. Zachariah begins tormenting the brothers with an altered version of their mother to make them give in. Joshua then appears and tells Zachariah to release the brothers or risk [[God]]'s wrath. Zachariah then departs.
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[[Image:Zachdead.png|350px|left|thumb|Zachariah lies dead in the [[Green Room]].]]
===[[5.18 Point of No Return]]===
Zachariah is seen drinking at a bar and talking to a man named Stuart. He discusses his failure at work (consenting getting [[Sam]] and [[Dean]]to consent)and his subsequent firing. Zachariah's boss, [[Michael]], appears, burning out the eyes of Stuart and the bartender in doing so. He gives Zachariah one more chance to consent convince [[Dean]]; Zachariah is overjoyed to accept and leaves the bar singing "When the Saints Go Marching In." The plan involves resurrecting Sam and Dean's half-brother [[Adam Milligan]] to either act as [[Michael]]'s [[vessel]] or force Dean's consent. Adam's resurrection is interrupted by Castiel, who brings Adam to the Winchesters and hides him from the angels.
Later, Zachariah appears to [[Adam]] in a dream talking about their plan and how he cannot trust the Winchesters. Adam gives up his location and disappears with Zachariah. [[Castiel]] leads Sam and Dean to the [[Green Room]] where Zachariah has hidden Adam. It is located in an abandon abandoned muffler factory in Van Nuys, California. While in the [[Green Room]] with Adam, Zachariah reveals the truth about why they brought back Adam and how they are expecting Dean to come and consent. Meanwhile, [[Castiel]] enters the factory and clears the way for Sam and Dean by killing one angel and banishing four others (along with himself). Sam and Dean enter the shed containing the Green Room and Zachariah overpowers them. Zachariah then tortures [[Sam]] and [[Adam]] until [[Dean]] says "Yes." Thrilled, Zachariah calls [[Michael]] to come down to his [[vessel]], Dean. Dean then manipulates Zachariah, telling him that Michael cannot enter Dean's body unless he can guarantee the safety of his loved ones and until Zachariah is dead. Angry, Zachariah grabs hold of Dean, telling him "Michael's not going to kill me." However, Dean informs him that ''he'' will, pulls out a hidden [[angel blade]] and stabs Zachariah through the chin and out the top of his head, killing him in an explosive burst of light that flings Dean into a wall. Zachariah's body is last seen leaning against a wall before the Green Room disappears, his body along with it.
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