Zachariah
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| Name | Zachariah |
| Actor | Kurt Fuller |
| Dates | Before Humanity. ? - 2010 (Deceased, killed by Dean) |
| Location | no fixed address |
| Occupation | Angel/Castiel's superior |
| Episode(s) | 4.17 It's A Terrible Life 4.18 The Monster At The End Of This Book 4.22 Lucifer Rising 5.01 Sympathy For The Devil 5.04 The End 5.16 Dark Side Of The Moon 5.18 Point of No Return |
In Heaven I have six wings and four faces, one of which is a lion.
– Zachariah, 5.16 Dark Side Of The Moon
- Zachariah is an Angel of high rank. He may be a Seraphim. Zachariah is also Castiel's superior.
- Zachariah can inflict grave harm on humans by naming different diseases and having his victims be stricken with them.
- Zachariah can construct altered realities. In 4.17 It's A Terrible Life, Zachariah gave Sam and Dean false memories, and pretended to be "Mister Adler" - Dean's boss.
- Zachariah can teleport himself as well as a group of people to any location on Earth. He can over power humans without visible effort. He proved this in episode 5.18 Point Of No Return.
- Zachariah can bend time, allowing him to send someone or himself to the future.
- Zachariah can resurrect humans from the dead.
- Zachariah is a key player in Michael's plan to allow Lucifer to be released, so that Michael can kill him. His major role in this is recruiting Dean to be Michael's Vessel
- Zachariah is willing to undertake extreme measures to achieve his goals. He constructs alternate realities to manipulate Dean4.17 It's A Terrible LifeThe End, holds Dean captive so he can't prevent Sam from killing Lilith, 4.22 Lucifer Rising he tortures Dean and Sam, 5.01 Sympathy For The Devil5.16 Dark Side Of The Moon and uses Adam in a trap for Dean.5.18 Point of No Return
See also Angel Lore for more information on Angel hierarchies and their abilities.
Contents
4.17 It's A Terrible Life
Zachariah puts Sam and Dean into jobs with Sandover Iron and Engineering, without their real memories, to show Dean that being a hunter is who he is and who he was always meant to be.
4.18 The Monster At The End Of This Book
Following Sam's confrontation with Lilith, Zachariah appears to Chuck Shirley after he has another vision. While it is not revealed what Chuck saw, he wants to warn Sam and Dean, but Zachariah tells him not to. Chuck threatens to kill himself, but Zachariah says they will only bring him back to life. In despair, Chuck asks what he should do. Zachariah replies "Do what you always do. Write".
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, and that the upper cast of angels wants the Apocalypse to happen in order to defeat Hell and bring about paradise on Earth. He 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.
5.01 Sympathy For The Devil
Zachariah arrives at Chuck's house with two other angels in an attempt to force Dean to come with them. However, he and the other angels are sent away as Dean has already drawn the Angel Banishing Sigil in preparation for the angel's arrival. Zachariah then shows up at John's Lock-up, attempting to force Dean to give permission to the archangel Michael to possess his body to fight against Lucifer. Dean declines, so Zachariah proceeds to torment him and Sam until he accepts. However, Castiel shows up and dispatches the other angels with the Sword Of Lucifer. Zachariah then flees.
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 and 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.
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 and they can 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 until 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.
5.18 Point of No Return
Zachariah is seen drinking at a bar talking to a man named Stuart. He has a talk about his failure at work (consenting Sam and Dean)and his 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 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 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 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 the Green Room where 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 will do no such thing, but Dean says "I would", produces a hidden Angel Killing Sword and uses it to dispatch Zachariah.
Zachariah trivia
- Based on his manipulation of the Winchester Brothers' memory, Zachariah may be a reference to the Angel Zachriel, an angel who rules over memory. (Source of Zachriel: "Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels", ISBN-13: 978-0029070529)
- Kurt Fuller, the actor who plays Zachariah, also appeared in the 1989 Ghostbusters II. Supernatural has made several references to the Ghostbusters movies.
