Sedation

Bobby is knocked out by Castiel in their first meeting.

Sedation is the ability of angels to render someone unconscious. This ability also extends to Nephilim.

Episodes

4.01 Lazarus Rising

Bobby attempts to sneak up on Castiel, after Dean has stabbed him in the chest. Without looking, Castiel grabs Bobby's weapon and uses it to swing him around. He then touches Bobby on the forehead with two fingertips, causing Bobby to be rendered unconscious and crumple to the ground.

4.10 Heaven and Hell

When Castiel and Uriel meet resistance in their attempt to take Anna Milton, Castiel touches Sam's forehead, causing him to fall to the ground.

5.13 The Song Remains the Same

After Michael kills Anna, Mary questions him about what he has done to John. Michael in turn touches Mary's forehead, causing her to fall unconscious to the ground, in order to talk to Dean alone.

5.18 Point of No Return

After Dean reveals himself to a street preacher talking about the Apocalypse, Castiel appears and touches the preacher, causing him to fall to the ground unconscious, before he drags Dean into the nearby alley and beats him up. Angry that Dean has given up, he unclenches his fist and touches Dean's shoulder, knocking him out.

6.03 The Third Man

When confronting a boy named Aaron Birch, who had a piece of the Staff of Moses, Castiel renders his father, Darryl, unconscious with a touch. After learning Aaron sold his soul for the piece, Castiel presses his fingers to Aaron's forehead, rendering him unconscious.

7.01 Meet the New Boss

Believing himself the new "God", Castiel confronts a reverend whose views he deems hypocritical. When a parishioner attempts to stop Castiel, he renders him unconscious, breaking the church pew and forcing his body down.

12.01 Keep Calm and Carry On

After Lady Antonia Bevell banished Castiel from the Bunker, he lands in a field where a man driving a truck witnesses his fiery crash. Pulling himself from the crater he asks how far from Lebanon, Kansas he is and learns he is 3 hours away before placing two finger on the man's head, rendering him unconscious and stealing his truck.

12.19 The Future

Castiel sedates Sam and Dean in an attempt to ensure that Kelly Kline will give birth to her Nephilim son.

13.09 The Bad Place

As Jack frees Kaia from a drug treatment facility, a staff member attempts to stop them and Jack knocks him out with a touch.

13.13 Devil's Bargain

Ketch's hunt for Lucifer brings him to Missouri, where he crosses paths with the Winchesters and Castiel. He tells them he is going after Lucifer for the good of humanity; the Winchesters don't buy his reasoning and upon Ketch offering a team-up to go after Lucifer, his proposal is rejected by Castiel who renders him unconscious with a touch to the forehead.

See also

• Angel Lore