Daeva

Daeva
Powers and Abilities	Savage, animalistic beings that can travel through shadows and rip human beings apart.
Vulnerabilities	Cannot manifest without shadows.
Appearance	Invisible but for their shadows; seem to be humanoid.
Episode(s)	1.16 Shadow

Daeva In the Zoroastrian religion, a daeva is a demonic and destructive being. Daevas are combated by the ahuras who help to uphold the moral law. – Pad of Definitions (1.16 Shadow), Official Website

History

Like hellhounds, daevas are beings used by demons as invisible killers. While they are invisible, Daevas do have humanoid shadows. Dean says that daeva translates to "demon of darkness." Due to being animalistic, savage creatures even demons require special rituals to control them, and they will turn on the demon, if they regain control.

Characteristics

Powers and Abilities

• They are invisible; even when they manifest, only their shadows can be seen.
• Superhuman strength
• Possess claws

Weaknesses

• Extreme light, which eliminates shadows and renders daevas unable to manifest.

Episodes

1.16 Shadow

Meg summons the daevas using a black altar. Caleb tells Dean that the Zoroastrian symbol (The "Z") is a sigil for a Daeva and is "very, very old school, like two thousand years before Christ."

Dean says that daeva "translates to 'demon of darkness.' Zoroastrian demons, and they’re savage, animalistic, you know, nasty attitudes—kind of like, uh, demonic pit bulls."

Meg has some control over the daevas, but when her black altar is destroyed, the daevas turn on her and pull her through a window. She falls from the building.

They are invisible to the human eye except for their shadows. When they attack the Winchesters, Sam calls them "shadow demons" and repels them using a flare gun - making it impossible for shadows to exist in the room with that much light.

Meg's altar showing the goblet of blood and Zoroastrian symbols.

Death by shadow.