Knights of Hell
  
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| Name | Cain Abaddon Dean |
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| Dates | Abaddon: ???? - 2014 (killed by Dean Winchester) Cain: ???? - 2015 (killed by Dean Winchester) Dean: 2014 (cured) |
| Location | Earth |
| Occupation | High-Tier Demons |
| Episode(s) | 8.12 As Time Goes By 8.22 Clip Show 8.23 Sacrifice 9.02 Devil May Care 9.06 Heaven Can't Wait 9.10 Road Trip 9.11 First Born 9.17 Mother's Little Helper 9.21 King of the Damned 9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles? 10.01 Black 10.02 Reichenbach 10.03 Soul Survivor 10.14 The Executioner's Song |
Contents
History
The Knights of Hell are demons who were handpicked by Lucifer from among the first fallen humans to be made into demons, the first of which was Cain, who in turn trained the Knights and built the entire order with his own hands. Knights of Hell are able to survive being stabbed with demon-killing knives. They also appear have the powers of normal demons, as well as abilities and powers far beyond that of any other demons, as shown by Abaddon imparting part of her demon essence into a victim to see their memories. Like run-of-the-mill demons, however, they are susceptible to devil's traps, holy water and holy fire. The only known weapon that is able to kill a Knight of Hell is the First Blade.
The Knights of Hell operated for centuries, bringing darkness and chaos everywhere they went. The Knights were rumored to have all been killed by the archangels, though one survived – Abaddon. Its eventually revealed that Cain was the one who wiped them out, killing them in revenge for the kidnapping and death of his wife, but left Abaddon alone as his wife made him promise to stop his ways. Abaddon was then sent by parties unknown to kill the Men of Letters in 1958, after she travels through time in pursuit of Henry Winchester and the box to 2013, she is trapped inside her meatsuit and buried.[1]
Abaddon escapes after Sam and Dean exhume her body, and try to use her for the third trial to close the Gates of Hell.[2] She later tries to kill Crowley so she can take over Hell, but Sam douses her in holy oil burning her meatsuit, and forcing her to vacate the body.[3] She later has the body of Josie Sands restored and starts a crusade to take over Hell and Earth.[4] Using the First Blade along with powers granted by the Mark of Cain, Dean kills Abaddon, leaving Cain as the only Knight remaining until the Mark of Cain transforms him into one too briefly. Eventually Dean kills Cain too, leaving the Knights extinct.
Characteristics
Powers and Abilities
- Invulnerability to the Demon Killing Knife
- Possession
- Super Strength
- Telekinesis
- Teleportation
Weaknesses
- Devil's Trap
- The First Blade - It is the only weapon that can kill them.
- Holy Fire - It has been shown to harm, but not kill them.
- Holy Water
Episodes
8.12 As Time Goes By
In the 1950s, Abaddon possesses Men of Letters iniatite Josie Sands, to get access to the Men of Letters in order to steal the box under the orders of an unknown party. She kills all but Larry Ganem and Henry Winchester who escapes through time with the box. Abaddon is able to follow Henry through time and easily throws Sam and Dean around. Dean manages to stab her with Ruby's knife which hurts her, but Abaddon proves immune to being killed by it. Abaddon reads the memories of the motel clerk to learn what he knows about Sam and Dean and then kills him.
Abaddon travels to Astro Comics - which was orginally the Men of Letters headquarters. She reads the Clerk's mind what she knows,and kills her. Using the clerk's memories, Abaddon tracks down Larry Ganem and apparently disguises herself as or possesses his wife and listens as Sam arrives and learns about the storehouse that the box opens and gets the coordinates to it. Abaddon kills Larry and knocks Sam out. She then calls Dean and demands that he trade Henry and the box for Sam's life which he agrees to.
At an old processing plant, they make the trade, but Abaddon goes back on their deal, trapping Sam and Dean and fatally wounds Henry. Unknown to her, they expected her betrayal. Henry shoots Abaddon in the head with a bullet engraved with a devil's trap though Abaddon doesn't realize what he has done at first. Abaddon is angered to discover that the box she was given is a fake and demands to know where the real one is. When no one tells her, Abaddon tries to read Henry's memories and discovers that she is unable to impart her essence into him as well as unable to move her legs. Realizing what happened, Abaddon points out that they still haven't killed her, but Dean tells her that she will wish they did and cuts her head off. Dean explains that with a devil's trap bullet in her head, Abaddon is bound forever to her meatsuit so they will cut her into small pieces and bury them in cement, forever entombing Abaddon and defeating her.
8.22 Clip Show
After Sam and Dean find a way to cure a demon, they recover Abaddon's body parts and sew her back together. When she reanimates, she tries to release her demonic form from the body but is unable as she is still confined due to the devil's trap bullet inside her meatsuit's head. She also realizes that her hands have been cut off and placed in a box next to her; a precaution from Sam and Dean. Realizing that she won't be able to escpae, she tells Sam and Dean about her involvement in Father Max Thompson's murder after word got out about his experiments on demons. This lead her to find out information about Josie Sands and the Men of Letters. When Sam receives a phone call from Crowley, Dean explains to her that Crowley is the new King of Hell, which shocks her and angers her and they both leave Abaddon unattended to answer it. Abaddon then uses the opportunity to escape by forcing her hands to remove the bullet from her head which allows her to use her powers to vanish.
8.23 Sacrifice
After Crowley calls for help, Abaddon arrives, breaks the devil's trap holding him, disarms Sam and overpowers him. However, Abaddon is not there to save Crowley and is enraged to find that Crowley is the ruler of Hell in 2013. Abaddon mercilessly attacks Crowley and tells him they need to talk about a regime change, but at that moment Sam returns and douses her in holy oil before setting her on fire. Abaddon writhes in pain and is forced to leave Josie Sands and escapes in her smoke form.
