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__NOTOC__[[File:Constantine trench coat wearer.jpg|thumb|160px|right|John Constantine; artwork by Tim Bradstreet.]][[Castiel]]'s Trench Coat trench coat has become a trademark of the character. Creator [[Eric Kripke]] wanted to base based the look of the character on the D.C. comic book DC Comics character occult detective [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Constantine John Constantine], also a trench coat wearer.<ref name="Eclipse Magazine 2008">[http://eclipsemagazine.com/hollywood-insider/6692/hollywood-insidersupernatural%E2%80%99s-angel-of-thursday-%E2%80%93-chatting-with-misha-collins-about-castiel/ Eclipse Magazine 2008]</ref>In [[14.13 Lebanon]], an alternate timeline [[Zachariah]] makes a reference to the resemblance by calling a confused Castiel "Constantine."

[[Misha ]] has described how when he was cast in the role he had to fly to Vancouver to be fitted for the wardrobe, and he pretty much agreed to the first suit they had him try on - little knowing it would be all he would ever wear in the role!<ref name="Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2009">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFEJiw-hO3s Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2009]</ref>

The trench coat has not had an easy life - it was shot up by [[Dean ]] on its very first appearance. Yet while it is always rather rumpled, it miraculously appears repaired at Castiel's next appearance. Misha explained it thus: “Not only can Castiel heal the human body he’s possessing, but he has magical clothes mending abilities as well.”<ref name="Eclipse Magazine 2009">[http://eclipsemagazine.com/hollywood-insider/9325/ Eclipse Magazine 2009]</ref> The trench coat also featured in the documentary [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p18WkFoFvSA Behind the Scenes of Supernatural: A Fan's Perspective].

|[[File:Constantine castiel.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Castiel]] and the trench coat wearer.]]|[[File:Newblacktrench coat s6.jpg|thumb|200px|right|John Constantine|150pxThe impostor trench coat in [[season 6]] photoshoot.]]|[[File:castielCasnewcoat.jpgpng|thumb|200px|right|Castiel and the Trench Coat's new coat as of [[9.10 Road Trip]].|200px]]|[[File:Newblacktrench coat s6CastielCoat-S13.jpgpng|thumb|200px|right|The impostor trench Castiel's new coat in season 6 photoshoot[[13.06 Tombstone]].|200px]]|}{|align="center"|[[File:Bloodytrenchcoat.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bloodied Trench Coat trench coat from [[7.02 Hello, Cruel World]]; pic by [[Guy Bee]].|200px]]| [[File:Cass trench breakdown.jpg|framethumb|200px|right|Castiel's [[Purgatory Trenchcoat]] trench coat; pic by [[Dawn Grey]].Breakdown artists used a combination of dyes and air brush paints with sanding techniques to distress the coat.]]|[[File:Detailcascostumeresize.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Detail of Castiel's costume tweeted by [[Tara Larsen]].]] |[[File:Continuity trench.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Detail of Castiel's costume tweeted by @kauriemac.]]

When the [[Leviathans]] take control of [[Castiel]], he is last seen [[7.02 Hello, Cruel World]] as he walks into a lake before his vessel explodes. His trenchcoat trench coat washes to shore, and Dean fishes it from the water, folds it up, and takes it with him. Director [[Guy Bee]] said that there was no specific direction in the script for what should happen to the trench coat but that he suggested to [[Jensen ]] that he fold it up like "a flag at a soldier’s funeral..." [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mediablvd/2011/10/01/winchester-radio-hello-cruel-world-episode-discussion Source"a flag at a soldier’s funeral..."].

[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mediablvd/2011/10/01/winchester-radio-hello-cruel-world-episode-discussion Jensen said]: “I've been playing Dean so long I feel like I have a pretty good handle on how he would react to a situation – his relationship with Cas was very deep, there was a deep friendship there, and I discussed it with Guy Bee, and said if he ever comes back, he’s gonna need the trench coat. And there was just something like, almost a closure, I was just folding it up, like a flag... I wanted to take care of it, it belonged to somebody who meant a lot to Dean." [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mediablvd/2011/10/01/winchester-radio-hello-cruel-world-episode-discussion Source].

At {|align="center"|[[File:702castrenchcoat1.png|thumb|right|300px|All that remains of Cas in [[Salute to Supernatural Toronto 20117.02 Hello, Cruel World]].]] when asked what had happened to the trenchcoat after |[[File:Deantrenchcoat702.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Dean took it out of ]] retrieving the watercoat in [[7.02 Hello, Jared mimed Dean smelling it, and rubbing it all over himselfCruel World]]. Jensen said "he used it as a pillow - or as kindling]]|[[File:Castrench717. One of png|thumb|right|300px|[[Dean]] returns the two". coat to [[Castiel]] in [[http://www7.youtube17 The Born-Again Identity]].com/watch?v=SaraqQ7Sjys&feature=related Source].]|}

At [[Salute to Supernatural Toronto 2011]] when asked what had happened to the trench coat after Dean keeps took it out of the trenchcoat with himwater, even moving [[Jared]] mimed Dean smelling it and rubbing it all over himself. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaraqQ7Sjys&feature=related Jensen said] "he used it from car to car after they stop using the Impala to avoid the policeas a pillow - or as kindling. It is glimpsed in the trunk One of the car in two."  At [[7.07 The MentalistsJus In Bello Italy 2012]][http://www. Months later youtube.com/watch?v=GvC44V7pELc Misha was asked] about Dean meets up with hanging on to Castiel 's trench coat:<blockquote>"What do I think about Dean keeping my trench coat? Well we kind of talked about this, but I - I think it’s a little gay. Not in a bad way, just - it’s… it’s - y’know, he definitely [laughs] - it seems like, uh, it seems like he is definitely pretty, uh, pretty attracted to Cas… [audience cheers] And possibly, borderline obsessed. Um… so… yeah. I mean, it’s a little creepy, too. I kind of shudder to think what he did with that trench coat. Uh… came out, maybe. What’d you think about it?" [audience cheers]</blockquote> [7http://www.17 The Borntvovermind.com/supernatural/supernatural-jib-conventtion-jared-jensen-sebastian-misha-resume-and-Again Identitymore/ Jensen also commented on the scene.]In the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MXZdBwHkFLs promo] for the episode, Dean says to Cas "Part of me always believed that you'd come back," a line cut from the actual episode:<blockquote>"Misha and Bob Singer, who was directing that episode, we were crying- who has been living laughing at how ridiculous it was that I had his jacket nicely folded in the trunk of the car... and not even the Impala, but a stolen car. There was no reason for the jacket to be in the trunk of that car. And Bob was like 'just do it, alright?!' Then we started saying the dialogue out loud and it...it was so bad. There was a line [Misha] said that he couldn’t get out because it was so ridiculous, so we changed it. [The trench coat] was so perfectly folded with amnesia as a healer called Emmanuelthe tie and the collar and Bob’s like ‘can you present it so we can see what it is’ and I was like 'no! No, I can’t!' Know that we have problems shooting scenes sometimes. </blockquote>

After Castiel remembers who he is, Dean returns the coat to him. Both Jensen and Misha have mentioned that they, along with director [[Bob Singer]] , revised some of the dialogue as originally written, as they which felt to them like a cheesy romantic speech and out of character for Dean. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YQTq-9kHYxc#! Watch Jensen and Misha] discuss the scene at [[Jus In Bello Italy 2012]].

Afterwards, Castiel is once again seen with the trench coat even while insane. After waking up, Castiel puts it back on and along with over his hospital gown, it is the only thing he wears now.

{|align="center"|[[File:702castrenchcoat113x04CassRevived.png|thumb|right|300px350px|All that remains of Cas in [[7Castiel is revived.02 Hello, Cruel World]] ]]|[[File:Deantrenchcoat702.png|thumb|right|300px|Dean retrieving the The trench coat gets extremely distressed in [[7.02 Hello, Cruel WorldPurgatory]]]]|, but again [[File:Castrench717.png|frame|right|300px|Dean returns the coat to Castiel in [[7.17 The Born-Again Identity]]]]|}was able to restore his clothes after he returned to Earth.

At In [[Jus In Bello Italy 20129.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here]] Misha was asked about Dean hanging on to Castiel's trenchcoat:<blockquote>What do I think about Dean keeping my trenchcoat? Well we kind of talked about this, but I think it’s a little bigwithout his [[grace]], is human. Not Covered in a bad way, just - it’s… it’s - y’know, he definitely blood after killing [[laughsHael]] - it seems like, uh, it seems like he is, uh, definitely pretty attracted finds a laundromat and strips down to his boxers in order to Cas… [audience cheers] And possibly, borderline obsessedwash his bloody clothes. Um… so… yeah. I mean, it’s a little creepyHowever he is also experiencing thirst and hunger, too. I kind of shudder and decides to think what he did with that trenchcoatspend his money on water instead. Uh… came outHe steals clothes from another person's washing basket and leaves the laundromat, maybeabandoning the trench coat. What’d you think about it? [audience cheers] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvC44V7pELc source]</blockquote>

Jensen also commented on the scene. In the [http://www[9.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MXZdBwHkFLs promo10 Road Trip]] for after Castiel has stolen the grace of the episode[[angel]] [[Theo]], Dean says he returns to Cas "Part of always believed that you'd come back", wearing a line cut from the actual episode:<blockquote>Misha and Bob Singersuit, who was directing that episodesans tie, we were crying-laughing at how ridiculous it was that I had his jacket nicely folded in the trunk of the car...and not even the Impala, but a stolen car. There was no reason for the jacket to be in the trunk of that car. And Bob was like 'just do it, alright?!' Then we started saying the dialogue out loud and it...it was so bad. There was a line [Misha] said that he couldn’t get out because it was so ridiculous, so we changed it. [The new trench coat] was so perfectly folded with that is slightly shorter than the tie and the collar and Bob’s like ‘can you present it so we can see what it is’ and I was like 'no! No, I can’t!' Know that we have problems shooting scenes sometimes. [http://www.tvovermindoriginal one.com/supernatural/supernatural-jib-conventtion-jared-jensen-sebastian-misha-resume-and-more/ source]</blockquote>

In [[File:Detailcascostumeresize9.jpg|frame|right|Detail of Cas22 Stairway to Heaven]] Metatron is seen in his office trying on a trench coat much like Castiel's costume tweeted by when [[Tara LarsenGadreel]]walks in on him; he appears to be quite embarrassed being seen like that.]]

===Missing in Action===There are very few occasions when the In [[13.04 The Big Empty]], Castiel is wearing a new trench coat when he is absentbrought back from [[the Empty]] by the [[Cosmic Entity]]. They include:

'''Cas lends the coat to [[4.20 The RaptureJack]]'''<br>Not Castiel, but rather his vessel to wear briefly as he leaves the hospital in [[Jimmy Novak14.07 Unhuman Nature]], is seen not wearing the trench coat. Jimmy later puts it on when confronting the demons possessing his wife and holding his daughter and Castiel is thus wearing it again when Jimmy allows Castiel to possess him again.

'''===Stolen===In September 2010 new promo shots were being done for the upcoming [[5:Category:Season 6|season 6]].04 The End]]'''<br>In shoot was in Los Angeles and the wardrobe was flown down from Vancouver a possible version few days before, and was stolen somewhere along the way. Items taken included one of 2014, [[Future!Castiel]] has disposed of the ’s trench coat coats and appears in more relaxed casual wear, in keeping with his changed persona[[Dean's leather jacket]]. HoweverThe person who replaced the items didn’t know anything about the show, the current version of Castiel which is seen how Misha ended up wearing it when talking a black trench coat.<ref name="Salute to Dean on the phone Supernatural Chicago 2010">[http://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/article-list/category/12065-chicago-con-report-breakfast-with-jared-and after rescuing him-misha-.html Winchester Family Business from Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2010]</ref>

'''===[[54.21 Two Minutes to Midnight20 The Rapture]]'''<br>===Not [[Castiel ]], but rather his [[vessel]] [[Jimmy Novak]], is seen in hospital not wearing only a hospital gown but the trench coat. Jimmy later puts it on when confronting the [[demons]] possessing his [[Amelia Novak|wife]] and holding his [[Claire Novak|daughter]], and Castiel is shown thus wearing it the rest of the episodeagain when Jimmy allows Castiel to possess him again.

'''===[[6.15 The French Mistake]]'''<br>===

===[[:Category:Season 9|Season 9]]===Following the end of [[9.01 I Think I'''m Gonna Like It Here]], the trench coat no longer appears due to Castiel abandoning it, until [[9.10 Road Trip]] when he begins wearing a shorter trench coat. ===[[713.17 04 The Born-Again IdentityBig Empty]]'''<br>===When Castiel is living revived by the Cosmic Entity, he is brought back with amnesia as a healer called Emmanuellonger trench coat though he has his old one in the Empty. Dean returns While mimicking Castiel's appearance, the bloodied Entity also mimics his trench coat to him when he regains his memories.

===[[14.13 Lebanon]]===In Season 8, Castiel is seen in an alternate timeline created by the disappearance of [[PurgatoryJohn Winchester]]in 2003, still Castiel is once again wearing his hospital garb, and the original trench coat, which is very dirty and worn. When he returns to earth in The alternate [[8.07 A Little Slice of KevinZachariah]]calls Castiel "Constantine" as a result, he shaves his beard and restores his suits and tie, and cleans his trenchcoat in but Castiel doesn't get the processreference.

* The photo above shows the distressed trenchoat in Purgatory===[[15. According 01 Back and to Assistant costume designer the Future]]===After [[Dawn GreyCastiel]]calls him an abomination, [[Belphegor]] tells Castiel that he is the abomination "Our breakdown artists used a combination if dyes and air brush paints with sanding techniquesthat stupid, dumb trench coat." [https://twitter.com/SPN7costumes/status/303683863325057025 source]

[[File:SPNVanCon2009 20090830 3465.jpg|thumb|right|Jim Beaver as ==Link to Castiel|300px]]'''Stolen'''<br>s Grace==In September 2010 new promo shots were being done for Fans have theorized that the trench coat symbolizes the upcoming status of Castiel's grace. The first time he is seen without it in [[:Category:Season 6|Season 64.20 The Rapture]]signifies the time when Castiel left Jimmy and returned to heaven. The shoot Thus, his grace was in Lnot present.ASimilarly, through seasons 4 to 8, every time the coat is missing, Castiel is either unable to use ([[5. and the wardrobe was flown down from Vancouver a few days before04 The End]], and was stolen somewhere along the way[[5. Items taken included one 21 Two Minutes to Midnight]], beginning of season 9) or is unaware of Castiel’s trench coats and ([[Dean's Leather Jacket7.17 The Born-Again Identity]]) his grace. The person who replaced From season 9 onward the slightly different trench coat that Castiel uses may allude to the items didn’t know anything about fact that the show, which grace that he possesses is how Misha ended up wearing a black not quite his own. The shorter size of Castiel's trench coatalso signifies his weakened status after he got a portion of his grace back since it was used in Metatron's spell.<ref name="Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2010">[http://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/article-list/category/12065-chicago-con-report-breakfast-with-jared-Notably in Season 13, as his grace has recovered and-misha-he is at full strength, save for teleport ability, his coat is much longer.html Winchester Family Business from Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2010]</ref>

===Cosplay===[[File:SPNVanCon2009 20090830 3465.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Jim Beaver]] as [[Castiel]]]]The Trench Coat trench coat has become a staple of ''[[Supernatural ]]'' [[Cosplaycosplay]]. At [[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2009]] even [[Jim Beaver]] got in on the act, saying it was the only way to get girls in this fandom.

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitosis_is/6225128464/in/set-72157627716800173 A stage full of trenchcoatstrench coats] by [[Salute to Supernatural Toronto 2011]] ==See also==* [[Bobby's Hats]]* [[Clothing Catalogue]]* [[Costumes & Disguises]]* [[Dead Guy Robe]]* [[Dean's Leather Jacket]]* [[Laundry List (Season 1)]]* [[Laundry List (Season 2)]]* [[Sam and Dean's Tie Collection]]

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