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[[File:Devil'sTrapHandcuff.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Handcuffs with binding sigils etched into them.]]
Colloquially referred to as "angel cuffs", these handcuffs are etched with various sigils that act as binding links to nullify the powers of [[angels]]. Despite being referred to as "angel cuffs", as well as the spellwork eteched into them is also effective in restraining [[demons]] and [[reapers]]. They prevent the entities from using their powers, reduce their strength, prevent [[teleportation]] , and in the case of demons and angels , prevent them from vacating their [[vessel]]s.
[[Archangels]] have shown an immunity to the spellwork on the handcuffs, and are typically able to shrug them off. However, [[Bobby Singer (Apocalypse World)|Bobby]] was able to modify the cuffs, making them capable of temporarily restraining an archangel's powers, including those of [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]].
==Episodes==
===[[8.22 Clip Show]]===
The cuffs are seen amongst the various restraints found in [[the Bunker]]'s dungeon by the Winchesters.
===[[8.23 Sacrifice]]===
[[Sam]] and [[Dean]] use a pair of handcuffs that have been etched with various sigils to keep [[Crowley]] from smoking out of his [[meatsuit]] or teleporting away.
===[[9.02 Devil May Care]]===
===[[9.04 Slumber Party]]===
Crowley is once again shown to be locked up in the Bunker's dungeon when he meets [[the Wicked Witch of the West]], who is unable to free him from his restraints, as the dungeon is warded against all supernatural beings.
===[[9.06 Heaven Can't Wait]]===
Crowley is still locked-up in the dungeon, wearing the handcuffs.
===[[9.10 Road Trip]]===
Crowley is freed from the [[Men of Letters]] dungeon, to help expel [[Gadreel]] from Sam's body, but only on the condition he needs to wear the binding handcuffs. Later when he talks to [[Cecily]], he shows her the cuffs and asks if they can be removed, to which she replies , "Not without the key." Later, Crowley also wears a collar that apparently serves the same purpose as he can't leave his [[meatsuit]] with it on.
===[[9.14 Captives]]===
===[[9.18 Meta Fiction]]===
The handcuffs are used on [[Gadreel]], when he is captured by Sam and Dean.
===[[9.22 Stairway to Heaven]]===
When Dean confronts the [[reaper]] [[Tessa]], and realizes she has carved an [[Enochian]] rune in her chest, and plans to "blow her self herself up." He is able to place the handcuffs on her before a fight can ensue between the two.
===[[9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles?]]===
After [[Castiel]] has destroyed the [[angel tablet]], [[Metatron]] appears in his office and places handcuffs etched with binding sigils on Cas, restraining him in a chair. They are removed by Metatron's former loyalists when they turn on him after discovering the truth.
===[[10.01 Black]]===
===[[10.03 Soul Survivor]]===
Dean is still in the handcuffs when Sam places him in the devil's trap in [[the Bunker]]'s dungeon. Dean is later able to slip out of the handcuffs, as well as out of the devil's trap , when he becomes human enough.
===[[10.17 Inside Man]]===
Metatron is hauled out of [[Heaven]]'s prison in a pair of handcuffs, etched with binding sigils.
===[[10.18 Book of the Damned]]===
Though he is now human, Metatron is still shackled with the handcuffs. When they reach the library holding Castiel's [[grace]], Castiel removes the handcuffs so that Metatron can help him locate the grace. ===[[11.01 Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire]]===After being found by [[Efram]] and [[Jonah]], [[Castiel]] is placed in a set of the cuffs that are linked by a long chain rather than the typical shorter chain. In a warehouse, Efram hooks the chain to a hook and the angels place a bag over Castiel's head.
===[[11.02 Form and Void]]===
[[Castiel]] is immobilized with the handcuffs while he is tortured by the angels [[Efram]] and [[Jonah]] for information on the location of [[Metatron]]. However, due to the influence of [[Rowena]]'s Attack Dog Spell, he is able to break free of their influence and uses his [[telekinesis]] to push out the pins in his head and fight back. During the fight, Castiel is able to use the cuffs to his advantage, catching Jonah's [[angel blade]] with the chain linking the cuffs before turning the weapon on Jonah. During his fight with Efram, Castiel briefly uses the chain to strangle the other angel before he breaks free. ===[[11.03 The Bad Seed]]===For protection until they can find a way to reverse the Attack Dog Spell, Sam and Dean bind Castiel to the bunker floor using the cuffs attached to a long chain. However, Castiel breaks free again when the spell takes him over.
===[[11.06 Our Little World]]===
[[Sam]] uses the handcuffs on the [[demon]] [[Jervis]] after overpowering him with the help of a distraction by Dean. After two more demons confront Sam, he is able chooses to subdue him after infiltrating put away his [[Needham Asylumangel blade]]in favor of using the cuffs to restrain him, but is outmatched. Sam is eventually forced to kill one of the demons with his angel blade, but after overpowering the second he hesitates. Sam finally decides to use the cuffs on the demon rather than the blade and is pleased that he got "two out of three" with the cuffs instead of having to kill them all.
===[[12.07 Rock Never Dies]]===
[[Dean]] attempts to place [[Lucifer]] in the angel cuffs, however Lucifer is easily able to bypass the warding and shrug the handcuffs off of his arm. [[File:AngelCuffs.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The angel cuffs' sigils glow as [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] is restrained.]]
===[[13.13 Devil's Bargain]]===
While forming a plan to capture [[Lucifer]] and steal his remaining [[grace]] to open a rift to [[Apocalypse World]], [[Sam]] states that he believes that in his weakened state , Lucifer could be restrained with the angel cuffs.
===[[13.22 Exodus]]===
To keep Lucifer in check, Castiel forces him to wear angel cuffs to keep his power bound. Lucifer agrees, but when the group comes across a contingent of angels, Lucifer smites them with a snap, and reveals revealing that the cuffs do not work on him as they melt off his wrists.
===[[14.10 Nihilism]]===
After [[Bobby Singer (Apocalypse World)|Bobby]] did does some tinkering with the angel cuffs, he was is able to improve them, allowing for the angel cuffs allowing for them to hold an [[archangel]], and giving [[Sam]] a chance to restrain [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] and bring him to [[the Bunker]]. ===[[14.14 Ouroboros]]===After Michael escapes from Dean's mind and possesses [[Rowena]], Dean orders Sam to get the angel cuffs so that they can restrain Michael and throw him in the [[Ma'lak Box]]. However, Michael attacks and prevents them from doing so. ===[[15.08 Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven]]===After [[Michael]] is trapped in a ring of [[holy fire]] by [[Castiel]], the Winchesters appear and bind the [[archangel]] with the cuffs. Having been upgraded to hold the Apocalypse World Michael, they prove capable of containing his counterpart from their world. However, Michael still displays the ability to use a few of his powers, causing the ground to shake while distressed over [[God]]'s betrayals and opening a [[portal]] to [[Purgatory]]. After getting the spell they need, Dean releases Michael from the cuffs and allows the archangel to leave. ==See also==* [[Binding Link]]
[[Category:Library]][[Category:Angel Lore]][[Category:Demonology]][[Category:Symbols & Rituals]][[Category:Weapons & Mystical Artifacts]]