Crowley
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| Name | Crowley |
| Actor | Mark Sheppard |
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| Location | no fixed address |
| Occupation | Leader of the Crossroads Demons, formerly Lilith's associate |
| Episode(s) | 5.10 Abandon All Hope 5.20 The Devil You Know 5.21 Two Minutes To Midnight |
- According to Becky Rosen, one of Chuck's books reveals that Crowley is Lilith's right hand man. Bela told Dean that she had given the Colt gun to Lilith when in fact, she gave it to Crowley. 5.09 The Real Ghostbusters
- Crowley seals a deal with a banker with a kiss,5.10 Abandon All Hope and teases him about his homophobia. He also seals his deal with Bobby with a kiss, although this has been standard practice for Crossroads Demons. In order to set Brady up as a traitor with the other demons, Crowley uses the line that he and Brady are "lovers in league against Satan".5.20 The Devil You Know These incidents suggest Crowley may be gay, bisexual or just has a homo-erotic sense of humour.
- He tells Sam and Dean that he is "in sales" and it appears he is in charge of the Crossroads Demons.5.10 Abandon All Hope He later remarks that he is "King of the Crossroads".5.21 Two Minutes To Midnight
- His "Meatsuit" is that of a "moderately successful literary agent out of New York." 5.20 The Devil You Know
- When relaxing in his mansion, Crowley watches silent clips of footage from the First and Second World War whilst listening to "Everybody Plays The Fool" by The Main Ingredient (1972). He listens to the song with a knowing smile, possibly being aware of the Winchester's presence; a reflection of his deceptive nature as he "plays the fool" by turning on Lucifer and outwitting the Winchesters.5.10 Abandon All Hope
- Crowley is shown to possess a refined skill with telekinesis and is particularly powerful for a demon, though he is discreet about displaying his abilities. He claimed to have taken on a "nest" of demons and came out with barely a scratch on him.5.20 The Devil You Know
- Crowley controls a "pet" hellhound that is notably larger (standing or sitting at about 5 feet tall) and more aggressive than others. He refers to it as "my pup".
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5.10 Abandon All Hope
Castiel tracks Crowley to his Enochian Sigil protected mansion after witnessing him make a deal with Mr. Pendleton, a 60 year-old businessman seeking a bank bailout. Sam and Dean, with Jo's help, kill Crowley's demon gate guards and break into the building, cutting off the power. They attempt to catch Crowley in a Devil's Trap, but he locates it, and another pair of guards capture the Winchesters. Crowley produces the Colt and uses it to shoot the guards, much to Sam and Dean's surprise. He then offers them the gun, telling them to use it to kill Lucifer. They are shocked that he would want the devil dead, and Crowley explains his reasoning:
- Crowley: Lucifer isn't a demon, remember? He's an angel. An angel famous for his hatred of humankind. To him, you're just filthy bags of pus. If that's the way he feels about you, what can he think about us?
- Sam: But he created you.
- Crowley: To him, we're just servants. Cannon fodder. If Lucifer manages to exterminate humankind, we're next. So, help me, huh? Let's all go back to simpler, better times, back to when we could all follow our natures. I'm in sales, dammit! So what do you say if I give you this thing, and you go kill the devil?
Crowley gives them the Colt and Lucifer's location. Sam takes the gun and attempts to kill Crowley with it, but finds that it is out of ammunition. Crowley initially does not react, then comments that they will need additional bullets. He goes to his desk, and Dean speaks up:
- Dean: Oh, uh, excuse me for asking, but aren't you kind of signing your own death warrant? I mean, what happens to you if we go up against the devil and lose?
- Crowley: Number one, he's going to wipe us all out anyway. Two, after you leave here, I go on an extended vacation to all points nowhere. And three, how about you don't miss, okay! Morons!
Crowley disappears after tossing Dean the ammunition. His fears about Lucifer's opinion of demons are confirmed later when Lucifer sacrifices a group of demons to raise Death and apathetically says to a shocked Sam, "What? They're just demons."
5.20 The Devil You Know
Following the Winchesters' failed attempt to assassinate Lucifer with the Colt, Crowley is forced to hide from other demons, who apparently destroy his mansion and eat his tailor. Using a Magical Coin that was placed in the Impala by his valet, Crowley finds the boys and offers to help them locate Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. When he first appears, Sam repeatedly tries to kill Crowley with Ruby's Knife, accusing him of setting them up for failure in their last encounter. Sam and Dean also blame him for Jo and Ellen's deaths. Crowley counters that he thought the Colt would kill the devil, and that he is not responsible for anyone that Sam and Dean ask to accompany them.
Eventually, Dean is willing to give Crowley a chance, and together he and Crowley infiltrate a pharmaceutical company to capture the Horsemens' "handler", a demon called Brady. Crowley uses Dean as bait - without informing him - to lure Brady out into the open, throw a hood over his head, and knock him out with a tire iron. Crowley tries to prevent Dean from returning to Crowley's hideout, where Sam is waiting, but is reluctant to say why. He finally admits that Sam and Brady have 'history'. They do return to Sam, who is furious - Brady was a friend of his at Stanford and introduced him to Jess. Sam does however acknowledge that they need the information Brady possesses.
Crowley is unable to convince Brady to divulge Pestilence's location, so he attacks a demon "nest" and kills all but one, leaving the remaining demon with a rumor that Brady had abandoned his post to assist Crowley. Faced with eternal torture over this supposed betrayal, Brady agrees to tell them where to find Pestilence. Moments later, a hellhound arrives, having followed a tracker placed on Crowley at the demon's nest. It prepares to attack, but Crowley vanishes, then reappears with his own hellhound, a beast much larger than the other. The hounds fight while Crowley, Brady, and the Winchesters escape in the Impala.
While the Winchesters deal with Brady (Sam kills him out of revenge for Jess), Crowley visits Bobby and suggests a way to locate Death, the last of the Horsemen: exchange his soul for the information. Bobby shoots him with rock salt, but Crowley persists, and promises to release Bobby from the deal as soon as Death is located. Bobby reluctantly agrees.
5.21 Two Minutes To Midnight
After revealing his deal with Bobby to the Winchesters, Crowley explains that he intends to use Bobby's soul as insurance so Sam and Dean won't kill him. He promises to return it after Lucifer is defeated. He later shows them an article in the newspaper that tells of flu vaccinations from the Niveus Company that are about to be distributed nation-wide. Crowley correctly believes they are packed full of the Croatoan Virus. Sam, Bobby, and Castiel decide to sabotage the deliveries whilst Dean and Crowley face off against Death. Crowley uses his Crossroads connections to obtain Death's Scythe and gives it to Dean, believing from hearsay that it may kill Death. He also reveals that as part of Bobby's deal, Crowley has returned his ability to walk, for which Bobby is very grateful.
In Chicago, Crowley finds the Horseman sitting alone in a pizzeria and leaves Dean to face him.
Crowley trivia
The character may be a reference to:
- British occultist Aleister Crowley, who during his day was dubbed "the wickedest man in the world" by the press. At one point, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Paige developed an interest in Crowley. Paige once owned Boleskine House, Crowley's estate on the shores of Loch Ness.
- Anthony Crowley, a character in the book Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. in this book, Crowley is a demon who forms an alliance with the angel Aziraphale to keep an eye on the child they think is the Anti-Christ.
- Crowley has yet to show the colour of his eyes. They may or may not be red, like other Crossroads Demons.
Links
- Casting call for Crowley
- Casting announcement for Crowley by Chicago Tribune
- Tweets from Mark Sheppard during filming : here and here.
- Community for Crowley fanfiction on LJ
