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Flashbacks show that, following Dean's death, Sam summons another Crossroads Demon. He offers to trade himself for Dean, but the demon refuses, saying "Dean’s in Hell, right where we want him. We’ve got everything exactly the way we want it." Sam stabs the crossroad demon, and presumably kills him, with [[Ruby's Knife]]. | Flashbacks show that, following Dean's death, Sam summons another Crossroads Demon. He offers to trade himself for Dean, but the demon refuses, saying "Dean’s in Hell, right where we want him. We’ve got everything exactly the way we want it." Sam stabs the crossroad demon, and presumably kills him, with [[Ruby's Knife]]. | ||
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Crossroads Demons are entities that make formal agreements or bargains with humans, granting any wish in exchange for claiming their life and soul at a fixed point in the future. Deals made with humans are sealed with a kiss, and contracts are written invisibly on the skin of the person. They tend to have red eyes. When the person dies either before his or her time, or is killed by a hellhound at the end of the appointed period, his or her soul is sent to hell. Terms of the demonic contracts vary, but the person selling his or her soul is usually given ten years to live after the deal is made.
A Crossroads Demon is typically summoned by burying a container of ritual items, including a photograph of the summoner, graveyard dirt, a black cat bone, and yarrow at the center of a crossroads.[1]
The contract is not usually held by the demon who negotiates the deal. For example, Dean and Bela's deals are held by Lilith. According to Bela, Lilith claims to hold all deals. However, whether or not Lilith is the leader of the Crossroads Demons prior to her death at the end of season four is uncertain. She does offer to make a deal with Sam in 4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book, but says "a contract with me will take more than a kiss."
In 5.09 The Real Ghostbusters, Becky reveals that Lilith's right-hand man is a demon named Crowley. Crowley refers to himself as the "King of the Crossroads". He appeared at the closing of negotiations with a banker in 5.10 Abandon All Hope..., saying "I wanted to do you the honor of sealing this deal personally." This implies that Crowley has the authority to hold contracts, a concept that is reinforced by the deal he makes with Bobby after 5.20 The Devil You Know and in his ability to personally rescind the deal in 6.04 Weekend at Bobby's.
Sam suggests in seasons two and three that killing the demon who holds a soul will cancel the contract. This concept has never been proven. In fact, Crowley states in 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight that he will not terminate Bobby's contract until he is safely away from Sam and Dean to insure that they do not try to kill him. This may mean that the death of the demon who controls the soul only transfers the contract. In 6.04 Weekend at Bobby's, it is revealed that Crossroads Demons (and lesser demons) can be killed if you find the demon's human remains and burn their bones. It is by threatening to burn Crowley's bones that Bobby is able to get back his soul.
It appears to be the same demon in different manifestations who:
- makes a deal with Robert Johnson in 1930 in 2.08 Crossroad Blues. She is played by Christie Laing (who also played Taylor in 1.07 Hookman).
- made deals at Lloyd's Bar in 1996 in 2.08 Crossroad Blues (not seen on screen)
- is trapped and exorcised by Dean after releasing Evan Hudson from his deal in 2.08 Crossroad Blues. Played by Jeannette Sousa
- restores Sam to life in exchange for claiming Dean's soul in 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two. Played by Ona Grauer
- is killed by Sam in 3.05 Bedtime Stories. Played by Sandra McCoy.
This demon may also have made Bela's deal, as shown in 3.15 Time Is on My Side, when it is played by Roan Curtis. A new Crossroads Demon appears in 4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer and is played by Drew Nelson.
Although not a Crossroads Demon, Azazel makes a deal for John Winchester's soul in exchange for saving Dean's life.[2]
Contents
- 1 Episodes
- 1.1 2.08 Crossroad Blues
- 1.2 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two
- 1.3 3.05 Bedtime Stories
- 1.4 3.15 Time Is on My Side
- 1.5 4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer
- 1.6 5.10 Abandon All Hope...
- 1.7 5.20 The Devil You Know
- 1.8 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
- 1.9 6.04 Weekend at Bobby's
- 1.10 6.07 Family Matters
- 1.11 7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!
- 1.12 8.14 Trial and Error
- 1.13 8.19 Taxi Driver
- 2 See also
- 3 Crossroads Demons in Fandom
- 4 References
Episodes
2.08 Crossroad Blues
The background to the episode is the legend of blues player Robert Johnson who is reputed to have sold his soul for his talent.
Ten years before the episode begins an artist, George Darrow, summoned a Crossroads Demon in order to make a deal for greater talent. Instead of leaving after their deal was arranged, the demon hung around at a bar called Lloyd's and made deals with Sean Boyden (architectural talent and success), Silvia Growman (success as a surgeon) and Evan Hudson (his wife's life) as well.
In order to save Evan, Dean summons the demon and traps her beneath a devil's trap, and threatens to exorcise her unless she breaks the deal with Evan. The demon admits to knowing about the Winchesters, and taunts Dean with mention of how his father is suffering in Hell. She offers to return John Winchester to life in exchange for claiming Dean's soul in ten years time. Dean refuses and starts an exorcism and at first the demon lets him, but she finally gives in and breaks Evan's contract in exchange for her freedom. After a moment of hesitation on whether or not to finish the exorcism, Dean breaks the devil's trap and frees her and she taunts him about his father's fate. Before Dean can do anything more, the demon flees her meatsuit and escapes as a cloud of black smoke, leaving behind a confused young woman.
2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two
Dean summons the Crossroads Demon after Sam's death. In return for bringing Sam back to life, Dean exchanges his soul, which the demon will claim in one year's time. She states that if Dean tries to get out of the deal, Sam will die. Dean agrees to the deal and the demon resurrects Sam.
3.05 Bedtime Stories
Sam summons the Crossroads Demon and demands she release Dean from his deal. When he threatens her with the Colt, she deduces that Ruby must have been involved in re-building it. She tells Sam that killing her won't break the deal either, she is 'just a saleswoman' and that someone higher up holds the contract. After she suggests that Sam would actually be relieved when Dean dies, Sam kills her with the Colt.
3.15 Time Is on My Side
In a flashback, a young Bela is shown sitting on a swing set with a possessed little girl who offers to get rid of Bela's parents. While it is not explicitly stated that this is a Crossroads Demon, the demon's red eyes, Bela's ten year contract, and the arrival of the hellhounds on the night the contract comes due are highly suggestive.
4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer
Flashbacks show that, following Dean's death, Sam summons another Crossroads Demon. He offers to trade himself for Dean, but the demon refuses, saying "Dean’s in Hell, right where we want him. We’ve got everything exactly the way we want it." Sam stabs the crossroad demon, and presumably kills him, with Ruby's Knife.
5.10 Abandon All Hope...
Castiel tracks the demon Crowley to an overpass where he witnesses him striking a deal with a reluctant banker. Crowley considers the man a "big fish" and wishes to seal the deal in person, suggesting he is of higher stature than the other Crossroads Demons (and possibly their leader). After convincing the man to kiss him, Crowley returns to his Enochian sigil-protected mansion where he is guarded by lesser demons. Dean and Sam break into the mansion and are captured by two guards, but Crowley kills them with the Colt and gives the Winchesters the gun. He knows that they want it for killing Lucifer, and is in favor of that. He believes that since Lucifer is an angel who was cast out of Heaven for hating humanity, and that demons are lesser creatures still, he will inevitably turn on his creations once mankind is eradicated. After giving them Lucifer's current location, Crowley vanishes to "all points nowhere."
5.20 The Devil You Know
Crowley appears to help Sam and Dean locate Pestilence. He says that he is on the run after having helped them, and that he will be tortured for eternity of Lucifer wins. After assisting the brothers, Crowley does to Bobby, who is trying to locate Death. The demon suggests that he knows a spell that will help, but he needs to make a deal for Bobby's soul to be able to work it. Bobby initially refuses, and shoots Crowley with rock salt. Crowley insists that he only needs the soul temporarily, and will return it.
5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
After revealing his and Bobby's deal to the Winchesters, Crowley explains that he is keeping Bobby's soul as insurance so that Sam and Dean won't kill him. He promises to return it after Lucifer is defeated. It is also revealed that Crowley included an additional clause in Bobby's contract that allows him to regain the use of his legs.
Crowley was able to locate Death, and he and Dean go to Chicago to find him. He reveals that he has Death's Scythe, and when asked by Castiel how he acquired it, Crowley simply says that he is "King of the Crossroads". Crowley disappears as Dean talks with Death.
6.04 Weekend at Bobby's
One year ago, shortly after trapping Lucifer and Michael in Lucifer's Cage, Bobby summons Crowley and demands the return of his soul. Crowley refuses and smugly quotes his contract, which states that he only has to "make best efforts" to give Bobby his soul back. He agrees to give Bobby ten years of life, but that is all. Bobby then reveals he has trapped Crowley in a devil's trap made with blacklight paint, but Crowley threatens him with his hellhound until Bobby releases him.
Back in the present, Bobby has a Crossroads Demon in his basement, tied up and caught in a Devil's trap. He wants to know Crowley's true name - the name he had as a human before he died and became a demon in Hell - so he tortures the Crossroads Demon by using a blowtorch to singe its bones. Finally, the demon admits that Crowley, who is now the King of Hell, was a Scottish man named Fergus MacLeod in life. The other demons call him "Lucky the Leprechaun" behind his back. Once Bobby has the information he needs, he burns the demon's bones, killing it and its host.
Bobby then uses the information he learned from the Crossroads Demon to identify Gavin MacLeod, Crowley's son, summon his ghost, to get information about where Fergus MacLeod, aka Crowley, was buried hundreds of years ago. Sam and Dean travel to Scotland and dig up Crowley's bones, and it is by threatening to burn his bones and kill him that Bobby is able to get back his soul.
6.07 Family Matters
Crowley claims to have pulled Samuel and Sam back to earth, and to hold Sam's soul. Dean doubts that a Crossroads Demon has that kind of power, but Crowley reminds them that he is now King of Hell. He uses the soul as leverage to get the Winchesters to help him in the search for Purgatory.
7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!
Guy is a crossroads demon who exploits a loophole in the deals he makes to harvest souls early. He can't kill the dealmaker before the agreed upon ten years are up, but he can order a lesser demon called Jackson to cause accidents that kill the people, so he can claim their souls at once. He has fifteen such deals in work when he is captured by the Winchesters, Becky and Garth in a devil's trap. Guy breaks free with the help of Jackson, but Becky kills Jackson and Dean overpowers Guy. Crowley appears just after his capture. He is angry about Guy's double dealing, having been tipped off by Jackson, and says Guy will ruin Hell's reputation if they cheat on deals so that no one will deal with them. Crowley bargains with Dean to get Guy back, offering to annul all the outstanding deals for the chance to make an example of Guy. Dean agrees, and turns him over for punishment while all the deals are annulled.
8.14 Trial and Error
In order to kill a hellhound as part of the three trials needed to close the Gates of Hell, Sam and Dean travel to Idaho where they believe someone in the Cassity family made a deal with a Crossroads Demon. After failing to save Carl Granville from a hellhound, Dean decides to summon and trap a Crossroads Demon in order to force them to summon a hellhound so he can kill it, but Sam believes it is suicide as Crowley will learn of it and send hundreds of hellhounds. After Sam reveals that someone else in the family must've made a deal, Dean decides to keep the idea of summoning a demon as a backup plan.
Eventually its learned that Crowley himself, while still King of the Crossroads made the deals with Carl, Margot Cassity and Ellie after Carl summoned him. Even though Margot is also killed, Sam manages to kill the hellhound with Ruby's knife and they send Ellie on the run from Crowley with a hexbag to protect her so her soul can't be collected for her deal.
8.19 Taxi Driver
Needing to find a way to sneak into Hell to rescue an innocent soul as part of the trials to close the Gates of Hell, Sam and Dean travel to a crossroads and summon a Crossroads Demon to get the needed information out of him. While the demon tries to leave, Sam and Dean have painted a giant devil's trap in the crossroads and he is unable to. Sam and Dean capture the demon and take him to a warehouse where they torture him with holy water for information on getting into Hell. The demon refuses as he knows what Crowley will do to him if he learns what he's done is worse, but finally gives in and reveals that rogue reapers transport mortals and souls to and from both Heaven and Hell for a price. The demon then begs the Winchesters to kill him as its better than dealing with Crowley. Agreeing, they do so, but first have the demon tell them where to find a rogue reaper.
See also
Crossroads Demons in Fandom
- sealthedealwithakiss - Crossroads Demon RP Tumblr Blog
