Sam attempts to convince Violet to teleport the group to safety, but she refuses due to Billie's rules. God later reveals to a RadioShed clerk on Earth 2 that none of his other worlds bring him the joy of the Universe, his original creation. As a Horseman, Death drives a pale 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille with a California license plate that reads BUH*BYE. "[5], Lucifer was intent on summoning Death, and because of this, numerous reapers gathered, ready to take his orders when he appeared.

Death reveals that he has been waiting for a while to talk with Dean. As the eldest and most powerful of the Four Horsemen, and an ancient primordial being of similar age to God, Death is unimaginably powerful and is one of the most powerful beings in existence. Later, as Dean recuperates in his room, Billie appears to him. He explains that, prior to creating angels and man, God created the first beasts: the Leviathans. Life, death, chicken, egg. Death gives Dean another chance to fix it by telling him he needs to get Castiel to "return it all to Purgatory". They're the ones. So I invite you to contemplate how insignificant I find you. However, Dean killed Death with his own scythe. However, she sees that he is still the petulant and narcissistic being he always was while Amara has changed, she wants nothing to do with her brother, accepting coexistence with him but not wanting to be anywhere near him while doing it. Dean locates Dr. Robert, a doctor who knew John, and who currently operates unauthorized.

she tells Dean that now is not his time, and that with her taking on the mantle of Death, she sees the big picture, and much to her chagrin, she finds that he and Sam are important and that they have work to do and that's all he needs to know.

Affiliation Despite his sister's claims that he encouraged religion, which she called "monuments to his ego", God often asks people not to refer to him as "God", and to use the moniker "Chuck" instead. Dean and Crowley track him to a pizzeria where Dean attempts to sneak up on him with Death's scythe. Dean then asks what he wants him to do and Death says first to "take the bullets out of Lucifer's gun". According to Metatron's annotated notes on the Demon Tablet, God has a secret fear that is always there and which he only shared with his favorite. [2][3] [2][6], Alastair references Death when he claims that his reaper killing weapon was given to him by an "old buddy from downstairs. God, initially known as Chuck Shurley, is a powerful primordial being who created the universe and nearly everything it contains, including the human soul. Try to bind me again, you'll die before you start. Death is the only Horseman confirmed to predate the Universe. A large number of reapers gathered in the town where Lucifer was going to release Death in order to serve him. Dean returns the ring, and speculates that Death knew he would not be able to complete the deal. A fly swatter?" He requests that he bring both Sam and their half-brother Adam out of the cage, but Death limits him to pick only one. At long last, Supernatural is … When Dean chooses Sam, Death states that he will retrieve Sam's soul and set up a "wall" blocking out the memories in Hell, as he would certainly suffer with the memories. Primordial Horseman The Darkness is confused, telling Dean that she doesn't know Death and that Death doesn't know her.

Death's license plate on his white 1959 Cadillac. Death arrives in Chicago to start a large storm chain that will trigger massive weather events globally, and will result in at least 3 million deaths. One of the most apparent examples of Chuck's lack of empathy was when he decided to wipe out every alternate universe he'd created except the Main Universe, committing the most evil and terrible act any Supernatural villain has ever successfully enacted (though Amara and Alternate Michael previously threatened to do the same or similar). Curious as to why he didn't ask her to revive him, Dean tells her he figured it was a moot point and was prepared to die. [5], Dean Winchester sought out Death, as he figures he is powerful enough to lift Sam's soul from Lucifer's cage. During their stand-off, Death confronts Castiel about his deteriorating state and comparing his current celestial form to a "mutated angel." Death is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. It's for the greater good. Later, Dean and Bobby discuss the plan and while Dean is skeptical, Bobby says that Death probably has a larger view of things than they do and they should have more faith in Sam. Death tells him that it is because he absorbed other creatures from Purgatory, creatures older than souls, that he can't contain.

I'm old, Dean. They keep this guy chained in a box six hundred feet under. ", When Sam is in a coma and on the verge of dying, Death personally comes to reap Sam. After being fatally injured by his sister in a failed attempt to stop her, God was then healed by her and they both departed the Earth together. If the Mark is removed without being passed on, the Darkness will be released.

He tells Dean that will be his prize if he agrees to Death's deal: he asks for Dean to find his ring, and put it on to become Death for one day. Additionally, he cares very little for major events of the world like The Apocalypse, and despite his coerced involvement by Lucifer, he only pays the events vague interest, resulting in his tendency to wander off from his assigned targets. He has stated this at DCCon 2016, SPNJax jaxCon 2017, and SPN Houston 2017. Very old.

[5], Death mentioned that he was there when God created the first beasts, the Leviathans, and even, as he said, "personally found them entertaining. Title/Alias He claims an "old friend" loaned him his scythe, and "he doesn't really ride a pale horse, but he does have three amigos." He chooses the town of Carthage, Missouri, which was the site of a terrible battle during the Civil War known as the Battle of Hellhole. Lucifer has me bound to him. "Oh, yes. Even at his worst with everything that had happened caused by the angels, with particular disappointment towards the archangels, as evidenced when Chuck strummed faster in an irritated manner just from hearing Metatron ask him to write more on them, and humans, where he at first allowed Amara to destroy them, he appeared to show some feelings of genuine regret and sadness when Metatron confronted him for leaving even despite bitterly stating that they had disappointed him and was ultimately moved when Metatron revealed the flaws of God's approach with a moving speech of humanity's better traits into finally taking action in order to save an infected town from his sister. He threatens to kill them all, but Dean reminds him that Death is under their control which means that he can't kill them. Dean returns the ring, and Death acknowledges that Dean's learned something out of his experience. Death then willingly gave Dean his ring in order to stop Lucifer and imprison him back in the cage. Together, God and The Darkness serve as the balance in the Universe, as the dark cannot exist without the light and vice versa. He also comforted Dean on his background with his father but told him not to compare him to John.

Please Cass, I know God, and you sir are no God. When Rowena can't bring herself to kill Sam, Billie attempts to comfort her by telling her "some things just are... and everyone has to live with that" before departing and telling Dean she will see him soon. [3][2] Though he is often unseen, Death's actions and presence have far reaching effects. Telling Dean they need to talk, Billie teleports herself and Dean to a place she refers to as her "reading room."

Unknown to God, Billie has taken the opportunity to resurrect Jack and help the young Nephilim become powerful enough to kill God. If one of them dies, reality itself would cease to exist. Old Friend (by Alastair) The Grim Reaper (by Sam and Bobby Singer)Angel of Death (by Sam and Bobby Singer)Big Daddy Reaper, The Pale Rider, Your honor (by Bobby Singer) I'm more powerful than you can process, and I'm enslaved to a bratty child having a tantrum. He showed a sadistic side and thought of ways of getting to the ending. This indicates that Death has some care for the natural order of things and Lucifer's genocide against Humanity is upsetting it. Dean and Bobby discuss Sam's plan to re-imprison Lucifer and while Dean is skeptical, Bobby says that Death probably has a larger view of things than they do and they should have more faith in Sam. Chuck ShurleyCarver EdlundFatherDadThe CreatorChuckles (by Metatron)Big Man (by Metatron)The LordThe AlmightyThe Big GuyThe Big DaddyDeadbeatDeadbeat Dad (by Dean)The Boss (by Joshua)The Man UpstairsThe LightThe Old ManAbsentee FatherWrathful MonsterChristo[1]Celestial Magnificence (by Donatello)Charles (by Rowena)Daddy, Daddy-O The Big Burrito, Captain G, The Eternal One, Pops (by Lucifer)Creator Of All Things (by Michael) Grandfather (by Jack Kline)

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He or she also appears frequently in writing, including the Book of Revelation, Paradise Lost, the Discworld series, and the works of Neil Gaiman, such as The Sandman and Good Omens. In Form and Void, Sam meets the Reaper Billie who tells him that she isn't eager to help someone who helped "gut my boss."

Death, unlike his brothers, appears to have a habit of wandering off from his assigned tasks, much to the annoyance of Lucifer. And one of them? The DarknessDeath (formerly)Heaven (formerly)Archangels (formerly)Winchester Family (formerly)Castiel (formerly)JoshuaMetatronAtropos (formerly)Becky Rosen (formerly)Alternate Dean WinchesterCamp ChitaquaCrowleyRowena