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|actor= [[Matthew Cohen]] ([[5.13 The Song Remains the Same|5.13]])<br>[[Jake Abel]] ([[5.22 Swan Song|5.22]]) | |actor= [[Matthew Cohen]] ([[5.13 The Song Remains the Same|5.13]])<br>[[Jake Abel]] ([[5.22 Swan Song|5.22]]) | ||
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|occupation= [[Archangel]] | |occupation= [[Archangel]] | ||
|episodes= [[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]<br>[[5.22 Swan Song]] | |episodes= [[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]<br>[[5.22 Swan Song]] | ||
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| − | |text= | + | |text= Lucifer defied our Father, and he betrayed me, but still, I don't want this any more than you would want to kill Sam. You know, my brother... I practically raised him. I took care of him in a way most people could never understand, and I still love him. But I am going to kill him, because it is right, and I have to. |
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|source= [[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]] | |source= [[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | [[God]] created Michael, the first [[archangel]], the eldest of four brothers: [[Lucifer]], [[Raphael]] and [[Gabriel]]. | + | [[God]] created Michael, the first [[archangel]], the eldest of four brothers: [[Lucifer]] (whom he had a close bond with), [[Raphael]] and [[Gabriel]]. Michael, along with God and the rest of his fellow [[archangels]] would imprison [[the Darkness]] to maintain [[the Cosmic Balance]].<ref>[[5.22 Swan Song]]</ref> |
| − | After the creation of [[Heaven]], its [[angel]]s, and Earth | + | After the creation of [[Heaven]], its [[angel]]s, and Earth, God commanded all of the celestial beings to bow before mankind, asking them to love humans more than himself. Lucifer questioned this order, insisting that they are "flawed, murderous beings."<ref name="five04">[[5.04 The End]]</ref> Lucifer then sought out his older brother, Michael, for support, but Michael refused to listen. After Lucifer creates the first demon, [[Lilith]], Michael would be the one to cast Lucifer out of Heaven allowing God to imprison him in [[the Cage]]. At some point, God left Heaven and Michael assumed command of the angels, running Heaven and Earth for a millennia. |
| − | When [[demon]]s began making plans to free Lucifer, Michael decided to allow the seals binding Lucifer to be broken. He and a group of other angels, including Raphael and [[Zachariah]], wanted the [[Apocalypse]] to occur so that he and Lucifer could battle. Michael expected to be victorious, so as to bring about paradise. Lesser angels, like [[Castiel]], were not privy to the plan, and were deployed to make it look as though Heaven was fighting | + | When [[demon]]s began making plans to free Lucifer, Michael decided to allow the seals binding Lucifer to be broken. He and a group of other angels, including Raphael and [[Zachariah]], wanted the [[Apocalypse]] to occur so that he and Lucifer could battle. Michael expected to be victorious, so as to bring about paradise. Lesser angels, like [[Castiel]], were not privy to the plan, and were deployed to make it look as though Heaven was fighting Lucifer's release. When Lucifer was eventually freed, in order to confront him, Michael needed his true [[vessel]], [[Dean Winchester]]. Zachariah was instructed to get Dean's permission to possess him. To Heaven's chagrin, Dean refused adamantly, and Michael was left to act through his agents. He then decided to speak with Dean in person, when the Winchester brothers were sent back to the year 1978, and used their father [[John Winchester]] as a temporary vessel. |
| − | + | Over time, Dean's resolve weakened, and just as he prepared to give his consent, the angels resurrected his half-brother, [[Adam Milligan]], for the purpose of fulfilling the task of being Michael's [[vessel]]. This was soon revealed to be a ploy to make Dean give in, but when Dean killed Zachariah, after Michael had been called down from Heaven it forced Michael to take over Adam's body. Michael then met with Lucifer, who inhabited [[Sam Winchester]], on the [[Stull Cemetery|chosen field]]. As Lucifer was beating Dean to death, Sam, at the last minute regained control over his body and flung himself into the Cage, pulling Michael along with him. | |
| − | + | While Sam was eventually rescued from the Cage<ref name="six01>[[6.01 Exile on Main Street]]</ref><ref name="six11">[[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]]</ref> and Lucifer eventually escaped,<ref name"eleven10">[[11.10 The Devil in the Details]]</ref> Michael remains trapped within. According to Lucifer, being trapped in the Cage has driven Michael insane and he is now curled in a ball "singing show tunes and... touching himself." [[God]] later tells the Winchesters that they cannot call upon Michael to aid them against the Darkness as he is in no shape for a fight.<ref name"eleven10">[[11.10 The Devil in the Details]]</ref><ref name="eleven22">[[11.22 We Happy Few]]</ref> | |
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| − | While Sam was eventually rescued from the Cage<ref name="six01>[[6.01 Exile on Main Street]]</ref><ref name="six11">[[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]]</ref> and Lucifer eventually escaped,<ref name"eleven10">[[11.10 The Devil in the Details]]</ref> Michael remains trapped within. According to Lucifer, being trapped in the Cage has driven Michael insane and he is now curled in a ball "singing show tunes and touching himself." [[God]] later tells the Winchesters that they | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
| − | Michael sees himself as a good and loyal son to his father, and that matters most to him. He professes love for [[Lucifer]], his younger brother, but insists that he is only serving his father by destroying his brother. He seems to think himself magnanimous when he promises to leave [[Dean]] whole | + | Michael sees himself as a good and loyal son to his father, and that matters most to him. He professes love for [[Lucifer]], his younger brother, but insists that he is only serving his father by destroying his brother. He seems to think himself magnanimous when he promises to leave [[Dean]] whole and not catatonic, after serving as a [[vessel]]. |
| − | His insistence that his actions only serve [[God]] is not entirely true, | + | His insistence that his actions only serve [[God]] is not entirely true, as he blames Lucifer for the loss of their father, and is angry with him. He also becomes furious with anyone who interferes with his destiny, including [[Anna Milton]], [[Dean]] at [[Stull Cemetery]], and again with [[Lucifer]], when he suggests that they refuse to fight. Despite this, he considers abandoning his destiny for a moment when the latter suggests it. It is this stubborn insistence on fulfilling his story as written that leads him into imprisonment in [[Lucifer's Cage|the Cage]]. |
| − | ===Powers and | + | ===Powers and abilities=== |
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* It is presumed like [[Lucifer]], he can over-power pagan gods and lesser [[angel]]s with little or no effort. | * It is presumed like [[Lucifer]], he can over-power pagan gods and lesser [[angel]]s with little or no effort. | ||
* Cause blindness, deafness, and death with his true form.<ref name="five18">[[5.18 Point of No Return]]</ref> | * Cause blindness, deafness, and death with his true form.<ref name="five18">[[5.18 Point of No Return]]</ref> | ||
* Banish angels with a snap of his fingers.<ref name="five13" /> | * Banish angels with a snap of his fingers.<ref name="five13" /> | ||
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* Erase specific memories from a person's mind, as he does with [[John]] and [[Mary]].<ref name="five13" /> | * Erase specific memories from a person's mind, as he does with [[John]] and [[Mary]].<ref name="five13" /> | ||
| + | * [[Manifestation]] - He requires a [[vessel]] to walk the earth. | ||
| + | * [[Pyrokinesis]] - He can incinerate lesser [[angel]]s by touching them, as he did with [[Anna]].<ref name="five13">[[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]</ref> | ||
| + | * [[Resurrection]] - He can revive the deceased as he did with [[Sam]].<ref name="five13" /> | ||
| + | * [[Sedation]] - He can render people unconscious. | ||
| + | * [[Telekinesis]] - He was able to close the door to the [[Green Room]] when [[Adam]] attempted to escape. | ||
| + | * [[Teleportation]] - He can teleport himself and groups of people.<ref name="five18" /> | ||
| + | * [[Time travel]]- He can travel through time and transport others, such as [[Sam]] and [[Dean]], through time.<ref name="five13" /> | ||
===Weaknesses=== | ===Weaknesses=== | ||
* [[Holy fire]] can temporarily banish Michael.<ref name="five22">[[5.22 Swan Song]]</ref> | * [[Holy fire]] can temporarily banish Michael.<ref name="five22">[[5.22 Swan Song]]</ref> | ||
| − | * An [[ | + | * An [[archangel blade]] can kill Michael. |
| − | * Other [[archangels]] may be able to harm Michael. | + | * Other [[archangels]] may be able to harm and kill Michael. |
* If he has the weaknesses of other [[angel]]s, he can also be confined by a circle of [[holy oil]], and kept out by [[Enochian sigils]]. | * If he has the weaknesses of other [[angel]]s, he can also be confined by a circle of [[holy oil]], and kept out by [[Enochian sigils]]. | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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===[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]=== | ===[[5.01 Sympathy for the Devil]]=== | ||
| − | + | Upon [[Lucifer]]'s rising from [[Lucifer's Cage|the Cage]], [[Zachariah]] reveals to [[Dean]] that the [[angel]]'s plan is for Michael to use Dean as his [[vessel]] and kill [[Lucifer]] once and for all. However, Dean needs to give his consent to be the vessel. Dean refuses and Zachariah tries to torture the consent out of him before a resurrected [[Castiel]] intervenes. | |
| + | [[File:MichaelKillsAnna.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Michael kills [[Anna]].]] | ||
===[[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]=== | ===[[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]=== | ||
| − | + | Michael first manifests when [[Sam]], Dean and Castiel have traveled back to 1978 to stop [[Anna Milton]] from killing [[John]] and [[Mary Winchester]] in order to prevent Sam’s birth, and thus his use as Lucifer’s vessel. Michael comes to John while Anna is attacking, and John consents when Michael says he can stop Anna from killing Mary. Michael incinerates [[Anna]] with a touch, and banishes [[Uriel]] back to [[Heaven]], and sends Mary to sleep. Alone with Dean, Michael explains that while Dean is his true vessel, he can use others from Dean's bloodline. Michael also tells Dean his view of the [[Apocalypse]], and the need to have a final battle. | |
| − | Michael first manifests when [[Sam]], | ||
| − | Michael insists that everything is pre-ordained, including the need for | + | Before departing, Michael insists that everything is pre-ordained, including the need for Dean to serve as a vessel. He says that Dean has no choice, that "free will is an illusion," and that is why he will eventually consent. He then heals Sam, and returns the brothers to the present. He removes all memories of the events of the day from Mary and John. |
===[[5.18 Point of No Return]]=== | ===[[5.18 Point of No Return]]=== | ||
| − | + | Zachariah has been dismissed from his position and is drinking in a bar, awaiting his destruction, when Michael makes contact. The brilliance and sound of the [[archangel]] kills the bar patrons and Michael offers Zachariah a last chance to secure Dean as a vessel. | |
| − | Meanwhile, seeing no other way to defeat | + | Meanwhile, seeing no other way to defeat Lucifer and save the planet, Dean is prepared to consent to becoming Michael's vessel]] when it is discovered that his half-brother [[Adam Milligan]] has been resurrected. The [[angel]]s hold Adam as bait, and Sam and Dean attempt to rescue him. Zachariah tortures Sam and Adam in front of Dean, and Dean tells Zachariah he will consent on one condition. [[Zachariah]] utters an incantation that summons Michael to their location, Dean kills the distracted Zachariah with an [[angel blade]]. Sam and Dean manage to escape before Michael descends, but Adam is trapped inside the room and vanishes with Michael. Adam is technically a vessel, if only a temporary one, for Michael, being of the Winchester bloodline. |
===[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]=== | ===[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]=== | ||
| − | + | Castiel tells Sam and [[Bobby]] that Michael is currently using Adam as his vessel. | |
[[File:Michael_Burns.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Michael burns in [[holy oil]].]] | [[File:Michael_Burns.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Michael burns in [[holy oil]].]] | ||
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===[[5.22 Swan Song]]=== | ===[[5.22 Swan Song]]=== | ||
| − | After | + | After Lucifer joins with his true vessel, Sam, Michael appears in [[Stull Cemetery]] outside of [[Lawrence, Kansas]], to confront Lucifer for the final battle. Lucifer tries to convince Michael that they need not fight, but Michael is adamant that he be a "good son" to their Father, and is determined to kill his brother. Before they can begin, however, Dean arrives and demands to speak to Sam. Michael protests his presence, telling him he no longer has a place on the field. But before he can do anything about it, Castiel hurls a [[holy oil]] molotov at the archangel, forcing him to vanish for several minutes. When Michael returns, Sam has managed to regain control of his body and has opened the gate to Lucifer's Cage. Michael demands a fight but Sam throws himself into the portal. Michael grabs hold of Sam to stop him from falling, but is dragged down into the pit along with him, the portal closing behind them. |
===[[Season 6]]=== | ===[[Season 6]]=== | ||
| − | Subsequently, in [[Heaven]], [[Raphael]] informs [[Castiel]] that he wants to release [[Lucifer]] and Michael so that the [[Apocalypse]] can be re-started.<ref>[[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]</ref> While talking with [[Dean]], | + | Subsequently, in [[Heaven]], [[Raphael]] informs [[Castiel]] that he wants to release [[Lucifer]] and Michael so that the [[Apocalypse]] can be re-started.<ref>[[6.20 The Man Who Would Be King]]</ref> While talking with [[Dean]], Castiel speculates that Lucifer and Michael are probably abusing [[Sam]]'s [[soul]], as they see their imprisonment as his fault,<ref name="six10">[[6.10 Caged Heat]]</ref> of which [[Balthazar]] makes a similar assumption.<ref name="six11">[[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]]</ref> Dean explains to [[Death]] -- who already knows -- that Michael, still inside [[Adam Milligan]], also fell into the Cage, and requests that the Horseman retrieves both Sam's soul and Adam's body. Death forces him to pick one, and Dean picks Sam, leaving Adam with Michael and Lucifer. |
===[[11.10 The Devil in the Details]]=== | ===[[11.10 The Devil in the Details]]=== | ||
| − | In order to get [[Sam]] to say yes and become his [[vessel]] again, [[Lucifer]] takes Sam on a trip through his memories. One of these includes a stop at [[Stull Cemetery]] during the big fight with Michael. Later in the | + | In order to get [[Sam]] to say yes and become his [[vessel]] again, [[Lucifer]] takes Sam on a trip through his memories. One of these includes a stop at [[Stull Cemetery]] during the big fight with Michael. Later in the holding cell, Lucifer tells Sam he's the only hope left to stop [[the Darkness]], as [[Raphael]] and [[Gabriel]] are both dead, [[God]] is MIA and Michael as it seems hasn't taken well to his confinement as, according to Lucifer, Michael is usually just "sitting in a corner singing show tunes and... touching himself." |
===[[11.22 We Happy Few]]=== | ===[[11.22 We Happy Few]]=== | ||
| − | As God, Lucifer and the Winchesters formulate a plan to take the fight to Amara. God mentions that Michael is in no state to help them in the fight. | + | As [[God]], Lucifer and the Winchesters formulate a plan to take the fight to [[Amara]]. God mentions that Michael is in no state to help them in the fight. |
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| + | ===[[12.17 The British Invasion]]=== | ||
| + | [[Lucifer]] tells [[Crowley]] that being chained up in the cell he put him in was better that being sent back to [[Lucifer's Cage|the Cage]] with Michael, who is still drooling, insane, and catatonic. | ||
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| + | ==Trivia== | ||
| + | * Michael is the only [[angel]] to not appear in a [[vessel]] specifically introduced as the angel. All other angels shown have appeared in vessels that were introduced specifically as the angel rather than the vessel; [[Castiel]]'s vessel [[Jimmy Novak]] is the only vessel to be specifically named, and while [[Nick]] and [[Donnie Finnerman]] initially appeared as themselves, they were immediately selected as [[Lucifer]] and [[Raphael]]'s vessels. By contrast, Michael has only been shown when using [[John Winchester]] and [[Adam Milligan]] as vessels, both of whom had appeared before Michael was even introduced as a character. | ||
| − | == | + | ==See also== |
| − | * | + | * [[Lance of Michael]] |
| + | * [[Michael (Apocalypse World)]] | ||
==Michael in Art and Lore== | ==Michael in Art and Lore== | ||
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Revision as of 11:16, 23 October 2018
 
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| Name | Michael |
| Actor | Matthew Cohen (5.13) Jake Abel (5.22) |
| Dates | Pre-creation |
| Location | Lucifer's Cage |
| Occupation | Archangel |
| Episode(s) | 5.13 The Song Remains the Same 5.22 Swan Song |
Lucifer defied our Father, and he betrayed me, but still, I don't want this any more than you would want to kill Sam. You know, my brother... I practically raised him. I took care of him in a way most people could never understand, and I still love him. But I am going to kill him, because it is right, and I have to.
– Michael, 5.13 The Song Remains the Same
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Characteristics
- 3 Episodes
- 3.1 2.13 Houses of the Holy
- 3.2 4.22 Lucifer Rising
- 3.3 5.01 Sympathy for the Devil
- 3.4 5.13 The Song Remains the Same
- 3.5 5.18 Point of No Return
- 3.6 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
- 3.7 5.22 Swan Song
- 3.8 Season 6
- 3.9 11.10 The Devil in the Details
- 3.10 11.22 We Happy Few
- 3.11 12.17 The British Invasion
- 4 Trivia
- 5 See also
- 6 Michael in Art and Lore
- 7 Michael in Fandom
- 8 References
History
God created Michael, the first archangel, the eldest of four brothers: Lucifer (whom he had a close bond with), Raphael and Gabriel. Michael, along with God and the rest of his fellow archangels would imprison the Darkness to maintain the Cosmic Balance.[1]
After the creation of Heaven, its angels, and Earth, God commanded all of the celestial beings to bow before mankind, asking them to love humans more than himself. Lucifer questioned this order, insisting that they are "flawed, murderous beings."[2] Lucifer then sought out his older brother, Michael, for support, but Michael refused to listen. After Lucifer creates the first demon, Lilith, Michael would be the one to cast Lucifer out of Heaven allowing God to imprison him in the Cage. At some point, God left Heaven and Michael assumed command of the angels, running Heaven and Earth for a millennia.
When demons began making plans to free Lucifer, Michael decided to allow the seals binding Lucifer to be broken. He and a group of other angels, including Raphael and Zachariah, wanted the Apocalypse to occur so that he and Lucifer could battle. Michael expected to be victorious, so as to bring about paradise. Lesser angels, like Castiel, were not privy to the plan, and were deployed to make it look as though Heaven was fighting Lucifer's release. When Lucifer was eventually freed, in order to confront him, Michael needed his true vessel, Dean Winchester. Zachariah was instructed to get Dean's permission to possess him. To Heaven's chagrin, Dean refused adamantly, and Michael was left to act through his agents. He then decided to speak with Dean in person, when the Winchester brothers were sent back to the year 1978, and used their father John Winchester as a temporary vessel.
Over time, Dean's resolve weakened, and just as he prepared to give his consent, the angels resurrected his half-brother, Adam Milligan, for the purpose of fulfilling the task of being Michael's vessel. This was soon revealed to be a ploy to make Dean give in, but when Dean killed Zachariah, after Michael had been called down from Heaven it forced Michael to take over Adam's body. Michael then met with Lucifer, who inhabited Sam Winchester, on the chosen field. As Lucifer was beating Dean to death, Sam, at the last minute regained control over his body and flung himself into the Cage, pulling Michael along with him.
While Sam was eventually rescued from the Cage[3][4] and Lucifer eventually escaped,[5] Michael remains trapped within. According to Lucifer, being trapped in the Cage has driven Michael insane and he is now curled in a ball "singing show tunes and... touching himself." God later tells the Winchesters that they cannot call upon Michael to aid them against the Darkness as he is in no shape for a fight.[6][7]
Characteristics
Personality
Michael sees himself as a good and loyal son to his father, and that matters most to him. He professes love for Lucifer, his younger brother, but insists that he is only serving his father by destroying his brother. He seems to think himself magnanimous when he promises to leave Dean whole and not catatonic, after serving as a vessel.
His insistence that his actions only serve God is not entirely true, as he blames Lucifer for the loss of their father, and is angry with him. He also becomes furious with anyone who interferes with his destiny, including Anna Milton, Dean at Stull Cemetery, and again with Lucifer, when he suggests that they refuse to fight. Despite this, he considers abandoning his destiny for a moment when the latter suggests it. It is this stubborn insistence on fulfilling his story as written that leads him into imprisonment in the Cage.
Powers and abilities
- It is presumed like Lucifer, he can over-power pagan gods and lesser angels with little or no effort.
- Cause blindness, deafness, and death with his true form.[8]
- Banish angels with a snap of his fingers.[9]
- Erase specific memories from a person's mind, as he does with John and Mary.[9]
- Manifestation - He requires a vessel to walk the earth.
- Pyrokinesis - He can incinerate lesser angels by touching them, as he did with Anna.[9]
- Resurrection - He can revive the deceased as he did with Sam.[9]
- Sedation - He can render people unconscious.
- Telekinesis - He was able to close the door to the Green Room when Adam attempted to escape.
- Teleportation - He can teleport himself and groups of people.[8]
- Time travel- He can travel through time and transport others, such as Sam and Dean, through time.[9]
Weaknesses
- Holy fire can temporarily banish Michael.[10]
- An archangel blade can kill Michael.
- Other archangels may be able to harm and kill Michael.
- If he has the weaknesses of other angels, he can also be confined by a circle of holy oil, and kept out by Enochian sigils.
Episodes
2.13 Houses of the Holy
Sam notices a painting of Michael by killing Lucifer by the renaissance painter Raphael in the Church they visit.
Father Reynolds: That's right. The archangel Michael, with the flaming sword. The fighter of demons, holy force against evil.
Sam: So they're not really the Hallmark card version that everybody thinks? They're fierce, right? Vigilant?
Father Reynolds: Well, I like to think of them as more loving than wrathful; but yes, a lot of Scripture paints angels as God's warriors. "An angel of the Lord appeared to them, the glory of the Lord shone down upon them, and they were terrified." Luke. Two nine.
4.22 Lucifer Rising
Michael's name is never mentioned, but while Zachariah is informing Dean of his true purpose he is looking at an illustration of Michael in a painting in the Green Room.
5.01 Sympathy for the Devil
Upon Lucifer's rising from the Cage, Zachariah reveals to Dean that the angel's plan is for Michael to use Dean as his vessel and kill Lucifer once and for all. However, Dean needs to give his consent to be the vessel. Dean refuses and Zachariah tries to torture the consent out of him before a resurrected Castiel intervenes.
5.13 The Song Remains the Same
Michael first manifests when Sam, Dean and Castiel have traveled back to 1978 to stop Anna Milton from killing John and Mary Winchester in order to prevent Sam’s birth, and thus his use as Lucifer’s vessel. Michael comes to John while Anna is attacking, and John consents when Michael says he can stop Anna from killing Mary. Michael incinerates Anna with a touch, and banishes Uriel back to Heaven, and sends Mary to sleep. Alone with Dean, Michael explains that while Dean is his true vessel, he can use others from Dean's bloodline. Michael also tells Dean his view of the Apocalypse, and the need to have a final battle.
Before departing, Michael insists that everything is pre-ordained, including the need for Dean to serve as a vessel. He says that Dean has no choice, that "free will is an illusion," and that is why he will eventually consent. He then heals Sam, and returns the brothers to the present. He removes all memories of the events of the day from Mary and John.
5.18 Point of No Return
Zachariah has been dismissed from his position and is drinking in a bar, awaiting his destruction, when Michael makes contact. The brilliance and sound of the archangel kills the bar patrons and Michael offers Zachariah a last chance to secure Dean as a vessel.
Meanwhile, seeing no other way to defeat Lucifer and save the planet, Dean is prepared to consent to becoming Michael's vessel]] when it is discovered that his half-brother Adam Milligan has been resurrected. The angels hold Adam as bait, and Sam and Dean attempt to rescue him. Zachariah tortures Sam and Adam in front of Dean, and Dean tells Zachariah he will consent on one condition. Zachariah utters an incantation that summons Michael to their location, Dean kills the distracted Zachariah with an angel blade. Sam and Dean manage to escape before Michael descends, but Adam is trapped inside the room and vanishes with Michael. Adam is technically a vessel, if only a temporary one, for Michael, being of the Winchester bloodline.
5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
Castiel tells Sam and Bobby that Michael is currently using Adam as his vessel.
5.22 Swan Song
After Lucifer joins with his true vessel, Sam, Michael appears in Stull Cemetery outside of Lawrence, Kansas, to confront Lucifer for the final battle. Lucifer tries to convince Michael that they need not fight, but Michael is adamant that he be a "good son" to their Father, and is determined to kill his brother. Before they can begin, however, Dean arrives and demands to speak to Sam. Michael protests his presence, telling him he no longer has a place on the field. But before he can do anything about it, Castiel hurls a holy oil molotov at the archangel, forcing him to vanish for several minutes. When Michael returns, Sam has managed to regain control of his body and has opened the gate to Lucifer's Cage. Michael demands a fight but Sam throws himself into the portal. Michael grabs hold of Sam to stop him from falling, but is dragged down into the pit along with him, the portal closing behind them.
Season 6
Subsequently, in Heaven, Raphael informs Castiel that he wants to release Lucifer and Michael so that the Apocalypse can be re-started.[11] While talking with Dean, Castiel speculates that Lucifer and Michael are probably abusing Sam's soul, as they see their imprisonment as his fault,[12] of which Balthazar makes a similar assumption.[4] Dean explains to Death -- who already knows -- that Michael, still inside Adam Milligan, also fell into the Cage, and requests that the Horseman retrieves both Sam's soul and Adam's body. Death forces him to pick one, and Dean picks Sam, leaving Adam with Michael and Lucifer.
11.10 The Devil in the Details
In order to get Sam to say yes and become his vessel again, Lucifer takes Sam on a trip through his memories. One of these includes a stop at Stull Cemetery during the big fight with Michael. Later in the holding cell, Lucifer tells Sam he's the only hope left to stop the Darkness, as Raphael and Gabriel are both dead, God is MIA and Michael as it seems hasn't taken well to his confinement as, according to Lucifer, Michael is usually just "sitting in a corner singing show tunes and... touching himself."
11.22 We Happy Few
As God, Lucifer and the Winchesters formulate a plan to take the fight to Amara. God mentions that Michael is in no state to help them in the fight.
12.17 The British Invasion
Lucifer tells Crowley that being chained up in the cell he put him in was better that being sent back to the Cage with Michael, who is still drooling, insane, and catatonic.
Trivia
- Michael is the only angel to not appear in a vessel specifically introduced as the angel. All other angels shown have appeared in vessels that were introduced specifically as the angel rather than the vessel; Castiel's vessel Jimmy Novak is the only vessel to be specifically named, and while Nick and Donnie Finnerman initially appeared as themselves, they were immediately selected as Lucifer and Raphael's vessels. By contrast, Michael has only been shown when using John Winchester and Adam Milligan as vessels, both of whom had appeared before Michael was even introduced as a character.
See also
Michael in Art and Lore
Michael is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. He is most well known as a leader of the armies of God against Lucifer.
When Zachariah tells Dean his destiny is to kill Lucifer he stands in front of a painting of the archangel Michael killing Lucifer. The painting is Saint Michel terrassant le Dragon by 15th century Flemish painter Josse Lieferinxe. The Feast of Saint Michael, or Michaelmas, is traditionally celebrated on September 29th. This is, coincidentally, the birthday of his alternate vessel, Adam Milligan.
Michael in Fandom
- SPN Michael community on LJ
- @ChiefArchangel - Michael on Twitter
- the-goodson - Michael RP Tumblr Blog
References
- ↑ 5.22 Swan Song
- ↑ 5.04 The End
- ↑ 6.01 Exile on Main Street
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 6.11 Appointment in Samarra
- ↑ 11.10 The Devil in the Details
- ↑ 11.10 The Devil in the Details
- ↑ 11.22 We Happy Few
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 5.18 Point of No Return
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 5.13 The Song Remains the Same
- ↑ 5.22 Swan Song
- ↑ 6.20 The Man Who Would Be King
- ↑ 6.10 Caged Heat
