Fallen Angels
 
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| Name | Lucifer Anna Milton |
| Actor | Various |
| Dates | Created before Humans but fell after the creation of humanity |
| Location | No Fixed Address |
| Occupation | Archangels and Angels |
| Episode(s) | Various, Beginning in Season 4 |
Dean: How's that possible? You guys are powerful and perfect. You don't doubt yourselves or God or anything.
Anna: Perfect... Like a marble statue. Cold... No choice... Only obedience.– Anna and Dean, 4.10 Heaven And Hell
In Christian tradition a fallen angel is one who is banished from Heaven.
Fallen In Supernatural:
The term fallen angels describes celestial beings that have involuntarily been cast out of Heaven or have voluntary left the Host to become human. Fallen angels lose their position on the Host, they are no longer capable of communicating with Heaven, and are looked on as being worse than even demons by their brother angels.
- Lucifer was cast out of Heaven by Michael, after God commanded him to bow before humanity and he refused. Even after Lucifer's fall, he continues to exhibit his angelic powers; this may be due to his status as an archangel.
- Anna says she "fell" when she voluntarily removed her grace, and became human. She was later reunited with her grace and her angelic powers were restored, though she remained a fallen angel. Her continued separation from Heaven is evidenced by her difficulty in time traveling shortly before her death at the hands of Michael.5.13 The Song Remains The Same
Rebellious Angels In Supernatural:
Anna: Dean, do you know how many angels have actually seen God? Seen his face?
Dean: All of you?
Anna: We have to take it on faith... Which we're killed if we don't have.
Anna: Four angels. Four. And I'm not one of them.
Dean: That's it? Well, then how do you even know that there is a God?
– Anna and Dean, 4.10 Heaven And Hell
Difficult to distinguish from fallen angels, rebellious angels are those that decided at one point or another to stop following orders. When an angel questions orders, he or she may experience a demotion from his or her original rank in the angel hierarchy, and would then be placed in a lower angelic class. True rebellion, meaning outright disobedience, is considered an angelic "murder one" according to Anna. It is closely associated with falling, and can occur for a variety of reasons. Three of these include:
1. They might long for their own independence and freedom.
2. They might grow attached to Earthly things.
3. They lack faith in Heaven's orders.
- Castiel is cut off from heaven following his rebellion, but it is not clear if this means he "fell". Like Anna, Castiel's separation from Heaven limited his powers, preventing him from healing Bobby and exorcising demons. In 5.21 Two Minutes To Midnight, Castiel appears virtually human after banishing himself in a previous episode, but again, this has not been discussed in terms of "falling".
- Uriel is one of many angels who supported the release of Lucifer. Uriel's rebellion seems to have been hidden or overlooked by the authorities in Heaven, as he retained his powers while killing many of his comrades in a violent recruitment drive.
