Wraith
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| Wraith | |
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| Powers and Abilities | Can alter human perception and feed on their brain juices with a spike that protrudes from the wrist. |
| Vulnerabilities | Silver. |
| Appearance | Humanoid with sagging, decaying flesh. |
| Episode(s) | 5.11 Sam, Interrupted 6.19 Mommy Dearest (as a hybrid) |
Wraiths in Supernatural
A Scottish word, first used in English in 1513. A wraith is an apparition, vision, or double of another living person. Its appearance is commonly seen as an omen that the person being doubled is about to die.
– Pad of Definitions (1.01 Pilot (episode)), Official Website
According to hunter Martin Creaser, wraiths "crack open skulls and feed on brain juice." They can pass as human, but their true form is revealed in a mirror. Wraiths can be killed by silver and are burned when silver touches their skin.
Appearances
5.11 Sam, Interrupted
Sam and Dean hunt a wraith disguised as a nurse called Karla. She amplifies a person's imbalances to make the brain produce more chemicals like dopamine, which she likes to consume. She feeds on the brain through a thin pointed protrusion that emerges from her wrist, which she inserts into the brain. She is killed by Dean with a silver-plated letter opener.
6.19 Mommy Dearest
In Grants Pass, Oregon, Eve is experimenting with creating hybrid monsters. On examination of some of the hybrids in a bar, Dean finds they have strange hybrid attributes - one creatures has Vampire teeth, but also the spike of a Wraith protruding from its wrist. Dean dubs these hybrids Jefferson Starships.
