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Character Information
Name: Castiel
Age: Appears in his late 20s/early 30s
Fandom: Supernatural
Occupation: Does stoner count? He'll find something when he shows up.
Housing: Two bedroom and yes to a roomie, though I pity whoever he gets.
Point In Fandom Taken From: Just after "The End".
Brief History: At the end of the third season of Supernatural, main character Dean Winchester is in Hell after being killed by the hellhounds of the demonic antagonist Lilith. In the season four premiere "Lazarus Rising", the angel Castiel is introduced. He has brought Dean back from hell, resurrecting him. Castiel tries to communicate with Dean, but cannot because Dean is incapable of withstanding the power of his voice. For normal people, including those possessed by demons, merely perceiving his actual form typically results in blindness, though this can be prevented by shielding one's eyes. Thus, he takes a human host – James "Jimmy" Novak, a "devout man" who prayed for it – to communicate with Dean, and tells him that he has been brought back because God has work for him. Dean is skeptical, even after Castiel projects the shadows of his wings in an attempt to convince him, but both his brother Sam and fellow hunter Bobby Singer believe the claim to be true. After Dean's encounter with the Witnesses – forcibly conjured ghosts that kill the people who were unable to save them from death – in the subsequent episode, "Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester", Castiel reveals to him that Lilith is breaking the 66 seals, one of which was the raising of the Witnesses, in order to free Lucifer.

In an effort to discover the endgame of the demon and season one and two antagonist Azazel's plan, Castiel sends Dean back in time in the episode "In the Beginning", to when Azazel had made a demonic pact with Mary Winchester, Dean's mother. Dean is unsuccessful in determining Azazel's plans. When Castiel returns Dean to the present, he tells him that Sam is headed down a dangerous road, and that if Dean does not stop his brother, the angels will. In the episode "It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester", people in a small town are being sacrificed in order to summon the demon Samhain and break one of the seals. Castiel tells Dean and Sam that the angels would rather destroy the town than allow another seal to be broken. He has brought a "specialist" angel, Uriel, to facilitate this. Dean rejects this plan, and threatens to remain in the town. Castiel allows Dean to do as he wishes. After the Winchester brothers vanquish the demon, Castiel reveals that their real orders were to obey Dean. He then tells Dean that he finds humans to be "works of art", being creations of his Father, and that he was praying that Dean would choose to save the town. He confesses, in confidence, that he sometimes has doubt about distinguishing what is truly right and what is truly wrong any more. He leaves Dean with a warning that Hell would be brought to Earth if they failed.

Castiel returns with Uriel at the end of the episode "I Know What You Did Last Summer", seeking to kill Anna Milton, a fallen angel with the ability to "hear" the communications between angels. In the following episode, "Heaven and Hell", Anna uses a spell to send the angels away, though they manage to track them down later, having threatened Dean with Sam's life. Castiel chose not to deliver this message, as according to Uriel, he liked Dean too much. Once there, Castiel expresses regret at having to kill Anna. She coolly replies to him that he could not feel the full scope of that emotion. Before they can carry their duty, however, they are confronted by the powerful demon Alastair and two of his minions. A fight ensues, and Castiel exorcises one of the demons merely through touch. Alastair, however, is immune to this, and Castiel is nearly defeated in the battle. He is saved by Dean, and they in turn are rescued when Anna regains her powers. Although Uriel nearly vents his frustration on Dean, Castiel stops him, and the two leave peacefully.

Months later in the story, Castiel impersonates Bobby Singer over the phone in the episode "Death Takes a Holiday", warning them that another seal is in danger of being broken. After the seal is saved, the brothers are separated, and Alastair confronts Dean. However, Castiel arrives and captures the demon. Even after several days of interrogation, however, they are unable to extract any information from him, especially on how the demons are killing angels. Unable to turn anywhere else, Castiel and Uriel are forced to ask Dean to torture the information out of Alastair in "On the Head of a Pin". Castiel is reluctant to make Dean go through with it, but Uriel insists that Dean has no say in the matter.

Through mysterious circumstances, Alastair manages to escape the Devil's Trap – mystical symbols capable of imprisoning a demon and stripping his or her abilities – set up by Castiel and then nearly kills Dean. Castiel once again intervenes, and is again overpowered. An angel can only be killed by another angel, so Alastair attempts to banish him back to Heaven. However, Alastair is killed by Sam before he can complete the incantation. Suspicious of Alastair's escape, Castiel confronts Uriel and demands the truth from him. Uriel admits that he and certain other angels are now working together to free Lucifer, having grown weary of never hearing from God and jealous of His supposed favoritism for humanity. He asks Castiel to join him, but Castiel refuses and attacks him. Uriel eventually overpowers him, but is killed by Anna before he can strike the finishing blow. Later, Castiel visits Dean in the hospital, and tries to encourage the despondent Winchester by telling him he is the only person who can stop the Apocalypse. Dean remains unconvinced and tells him to search elsewhere for a hero.

In the episode "The Monster at the End of this Book", Dean finally breaks down and prays for help when a prophet foresees Sam being seduced by Lilith. Castiel appears and, though unable to directly help, drops a clue as to how to save Sam by explaining that if a prophet is in danger, an archangel will appear to violently protect them. Dean uses this information to drive Lilith away.

In "The Rapture", Castiel enters Dean's dreams and arranges a meeting to tell him something important. However, when Sam and Dean go to meet him, they instead find Jimmy, Castiel's host, who claims to have little memory of his life as a vessel. Anna theorizes that Castiel must have "pissed off" one of his superiors, prompting him to be taken back to Heaven. When Jimmy is shot at the end of the episode trying to save his family from demons, Castiel returns, taking Jimmy's daughter as his new host. After the demons are killed, a dying Jimmy begs Castiel to take him back as a host so that his daughter will not have to go through what he did, and the angel acquiesces. Dean then asks him what he needed to tell him, but Castiel coldly replies that his loyalty is to Heaven, not to mankind or to him. In "When the Levee Breaks", Castiel has Dean take the oath of allegiance to God and his angels, to which Dean agrees under the impression that it will keep Sam safe. Later in the episode, Castiel releases Sam, who is on detox from Ruby's demon blood, from Bobby's demon bunker. When Anna confronts him about his actions, other angels appear and capture her.

With Sam closing in on Lilith and all other cards falling into place, Castiel and Zachariah imprison Dean within an idyllic waiting room, where he will be made comfortable until the time comes for him to play his role in stopping the Apocalypse. Dean refuses to remain idle, and continually requests to be able to be see Sam, which is denied. Once Dean discovers that the angels are allowing the Apocalypse to happen, he implores for Castiel to help him stop the final seal from being broken. Though Castiel refuses at first, he returns ready to help not long after. He takes Dean to see Chuck for information on Sam. Their presence does not fall in line with Chuck's Gospel, so an Archangel begins to descend. Castiel sends Dean to Sam, remaining behind to hold back the Archangel and any others that might come. He is subsequently killed, with his host's body being blown to pieces.

However, Castiel later returns—still in Jimmy Novak's body—in the fifth season premiere, "Sympathy for the Devil", killing two fellow angels in order to save Sam and Dean. He is uncertain as to how he was resurrected, but alludes to Zachariah that it may have been God's doing. After ordering Zachariah away, Castiel carves a mystic symbol, an Enochian sigil, into Sam and Dean's ribs to hide them from all angels, including Lucifer. Castiel later returns to the brothers, and reveals that he plans to find God. He borrows Dean's amulet, as it burns hot in God's presence, and departs. However, after an unsuccessful search, he requests Dean's help to find the archangel Raphael and to interrogate him on God's whereabouts. After Raphael is captured, the archangel reveals his belief that God is dead and that it was Lucifer that resurrected Castiel, as he, too, is rebelling against Heaven. Castiel denies this and resumes his search for God.

Five years in the future as of "The End," however, Castiel is instead a depressed stoner with an intense longing to be what he once was, as he is no longer an angel due to the other angels' leaving. He's found a measure of humanity, but at the cost of losing what he had been. One thing that still holds true is his approval of future!Dean's torture methods, which the members of Camp Chitaqua have seen him use. Despite being a stoner and no longer an angel, Castiel is still a useful member of the camp who knows how to take care of himself.
PB: Misha Collins