Michael's Monsters
Now, you know exactly what you want. You don't pretend to want to help people or save the world. Your want is pure and simple and clean. And that's why you are worth saving; that's why we are going to work so well together. Because you -- you just want to eat.
Background
After possessing Dean, Michael from Apocalypse World sets about working out how to conquer this new world. Over the course of three weeks he gathers information, speaking to all manner of people around the world. Ultimately, he finds their needs and motives complex and messy.
Following an encounter with a vampire that leaves him admiring its "pure and clean" need to eat,[1] Michael commences a project of enhancing monsters through a process that involves feeding them a concoction that includes some of his archangel grace and the blood of the monster test subjects. He starts his experiments with vampires and although many die during the experimentation phase, he eventually refines the process. He is able to enhance the abilities of monsters and also reduce their vulnerability to traditional forms of dispatch.[2] While Michael refined the process to enhance the monsters, he was not able to perfect it, as one in seven volunteers has been known to "explode" after drinking the concoction, a small vial of their own blood with an unmixed sample of Michael's archangel grace.[3] If a monster survives, their eyes will glow blue like that of an angel as the power begins coursing through their bodies. Using his archangel grace to enhance them also gives him the ability to compel them to kill, similar to how Eve influenced monsters with her voice, but despite their heightened abilities, decapitation or severe head trauma remain universal means of dispatch.
Starting with the werewolf pack leader Philippe, Michael approaches dozens of different monsters and offers them a deal -- in return for having their abilities upgraded, they are to kill as many hunters as possible.[4]
After gathering enough forces, Michael prepares to turn the citizens of Kansas City, Missouri, into various monsters all in one night in order to dramatically increase the size of his army. After repossessing Dean, Michael gives his army the signal to attack, though the Winchesters had warned other hunters to be in position to fight the monster uprising in case they failed to stop Michael.[3] After being captured by Sam, Castiel, and Jack, Michael redirects his army to the Bunker to rescue him. Several monsters are killed by Jack while Michael is locked away in Dean's mind. Maggie later tells Sam that with Michael locked away in Dean's mind and unable to control his monsters anymore, they appear to have gone their separate ways.[5] After escaping from Dean's mind, Michael is killed by Jack Kline using the power of his soul, permanently ending his plans for his army of monsters, who are still at large.[6]
Monsters
Vampires
Enhanced vampires are no longer affected by dead man's blood. They can, however, still be killed by decapitation.[7] Vampires given Michael's enhancements also have fangs that appear much more pronounced than normal vampires.
Werewolves
Enhanced werewolves are no longer killed by silver bullets or blades, but can still be killed by decapitation;[2] removal of the head is confirmed by a werewolf to be the only way to kill them.[3] They also appear to be stronger and faster than normal counterparts.[2]
While trying to gain information on Michael's plans, Garth is forced to undergo the enhancement process. He is unable to stop himself when the process causes him to attack Sam, but Sam is able to overpower him.[3] After Michael is killed by Jack, Garth (and all monsters under Michael's control) regains full control over himself.[5]
Djinn
Enhanced djinn can read people's minds just by touching them and find out what they fear most; they can then cause these fears to manifest, and control them to do the djinn's bidding. Neil is likely part of the offshoot djinn who feed off fear, much like Jennifer O'Brien and her son in 8.20 Pac-Man Fever, which leave behind blue handprints on their victims. Since Neil's abilities were enhanced by Michael, he doesn't leave behind any blue handprints, essentially covering his tracks. They can be killed by bashing their heads in, and Neil implies that they are still vulnerable to a silver knife dipped in lamb's blood like regular and offshoot djinn.[4]
Shapeshifters
A shapeshifter enhanced by Michael's experiments displayed glowing green eyes when he revealed his true nature and appeared to be stronger than a normal shapeshifter, capable of changing their forms almost immediately right down to their clothes, much like the Alpha Shapeshifter in 6.02 Two and a Half Men.[5]
