| Name | Samuel Winchester |
| Actor | Jared Padalecki (adult Sam) Alex Ferris Colin Ford |
| Dates | May 2, 1983 - Now |
| Location | Earth |
| Occupation | Hunter |
| Episodes | All episodes |
Background
Son of removes his lungs, reversed moments later at Sam is Born May 2, 1983, the same birthdate as Eric Kripke's son. & JohnMary Winchester; younger brother of Dean Winchester and older half-brother of Adam Milligan Castiel sticks his right arm into Sam's chest and reveals to Dean that, the reason for Sam's cold/relentless behavior is because his soul is missing. It was revealed that Sam could in fact resist the Devil; although, the Impala triggered one of Sam's memories that allowed him to regain control of his body. Sam dies in 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One after being literally and figuratively backstabbed by Jake Talley. He is resurrected in 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two after Dean makes a deal with a crossroads demon. Sam and Dean have matching tattoos depicting a pentagram that protects them from demonic possession. Sam dies of a lightning strike induced by a wish from Hope Lynn Casey, reversed moments later along with all the other wishing-well wishes. Sam dies of asphyxia after ZachariahCastiel's order.Lucifer's true vessel. Sam dies when Anna stabs him in the gut, reversed a few minutes later by Michael. Sam dies when angry hunters shoot both him and Dean for Sam's role in starting the Apocalypse. Sam agrees to be Lucifer's vessel and pulls them both into Hell alongside Michael. Sam's police record appeared in 1.15 The Benders as follows:
Equipment
Sam uses a stainless steel Taurus PT-92 9mm pistol (similar to the Beretta M92 on which Taurus based this gun) with mother-of-pearl grips, and uses a pistol grip 4-shelled 12 gauge Ithaca Pump shotgun loaded with rock salt.
He owns what appears to be a Dell Precision M65 laptop, which he uses to gather information for hunts. The first time he uses the laptop is in the second episode "Wendigo" where he plays a video message. The laptop may not belong to him, as his possessions were destroyed in a fire in the previous episode "Pilot". In that same episode, his brother Dean references using computer software which may indicate he is the actual owner of the laptop.Sam also appears to own a Verizon-branded Motorola Q which has on at least one occasion been used to visually track unseen ghosts. (As seen in "Hollywood Babylon.")
Powers & Abilities
Sam has been shown to possess talents such as telekinesis and precognitive abilities (manifesting as visions). As the series progressed, Sam has learned to further develop his powers allowing him to exorcise demons from their human vessels and eventually to kill demons.
Premonitions/Visions
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Occurrences (in chronological order)
- Pre-series: About 6 months before Jessica's death, Sam begins having 'nightmares' - visions of her death while he's asleep.
- Sam has a sleeping vision about the occupants of the Winchester's old house in Lawrence being in danger.
- 1.14 Nightmare
- Sam has a sleeping vision about the death of Max Miller's father.
- Sam has his first vision while awake - the death of Max's uncle.
- Sam has a waking vision of Mrs Miller's death.
- Sam has a waking vision of Dean's death.
- Sam has visions of another woman being killed by The Demon.
- Sam has sleeping & waking visions of other psychics, Andy Gallagher and Ansem Weems.
- Sam has sleeping visions of Dean killing Duane Tanner.
Telekinesis
Sam first displays telekinesis during a moment of desperation, allowing him to move a heavy cabinet blocking his path to Dean. Sam tried to repeat this ability afterward but was unable to do so. In fact, his telekinesis did not manifest again until after he began training with Ruby and drinking her blood. By the time he wields his power again, Sam is shown to be highly adept at hurling a demon as powerful as Alastair across a graveyard with little effort. He can also maintain a grip on demons, preventing them from moving or using their powers.Occurences
- Sam moves a cabinet trapping him in order to save Dean's life.
- Sam throws Alastair with telekinesis after he proves immune to Alastair's own telekinesis. He seems to be able to simultaneously hold a demon telekinetically and use his exorcism powers on it.
- Sam uses his telekinesis to throw Lilith across a room.
- Sam uses his telekinesis to throw a demon across the room after he gives in to his demon blood cravings.
Exorcism
Sam can force a demon to leave its host through sheer force of will. Initially, using this ability caused Sam a great deal of stress and would often result in severe headaches and nosebleeds, but with time and practice he was able to exorcise a demon without these side-effects. Once removed, the demon "smoke" falls to the ground and burns a black circle as it descends back to Hell. Unless the host is already dead, the vessel will survive this process (though he admitted to unintentionally killing a few during training).Occurences:
- In 4.01 Lazarus Rising we learn that Sam is now able to exorcise a demon by holding out his hand and forcing the demon to leave the possessed body and return to Hell. He was taught that skill by Ruby.
- In 4.04 Metamorphosis Dean finds Sam practicing his exorcism powers and brings him to promise him that he will never use them again.
- Sam breaks that promise in 4.07 It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester when he exorcises Samhain.
- In 4.20 The Rapture, Sam attempts to exorcise a demon who is attacking Jimmy Novak's family. However, he is unable to do it. Later, in the warehouse where demons are holding Amelia and Claire Novak, Sam exorcises a demon from Jimmy's wife Amelia, after drinking blood from the neck of a demon possessed human.
- In 5.14 My Bloody Valentine, after Sam gives into his craving for demon blood, Famine offers his demons to Sam so he can drain them of their blood. Sam refuses and instead exorcises all five demons at once before exorcising the demons that Famine has consumed and effectively defeating him.
Immunity
Sam has immunities to demonic attacks that steadily expand over time. At first, Sam was vulnerable to all forms of demon powers, being easily overpowered by telekinesis from both Azazel and lesser demons. However, his first bout of immunity manifests after being exposed to the Croatoan virus. Sam proves immune, and is later able to survive Lilith's "light" without any harm. Though still susceptible to the telekinetic attacks of other demons (like Alastair, for example) and possession by the Meg!Demon, Sam eventually reaches a point where no demon can harm him so long as he's high on demon blood. To this end, Lilith is practically defenseless against Sam during their final confrontation.Occurences
- Sam is immune to both Andy Gallagher and his twin brother Ansem Weems (Webber) mind controling powers.
- Sam is immune to the demonic virus that was spreading in the town through blood-to-blood contact.
- Lilith turns her power on Sam after killing Dean (in the same manner she used in "Jus in Bello") Sam shields himself with his arm, and after the light dies down, he is shown to be completely unharmed, and apparently immune to Lilith's power.
- He is also able to withstand Samhain.
- Sam proves immune to Alistair's telekinesis.
- Lilith herself says that Sam is immune to her power.
Execution & Torture
When fueled by a certain amount of demon blood, Sam powers are strong enough to allow him to not only exorcise demons, but kill them too. Killing a demon creates the same light inside their body as when they're killed by the Colt or Ruby's knife. When killing Alastair, Sam was able to do so with ease, but Lilith required extreme concentration and will, the result of which drained him of all his powers upon completion. After consuming several gallons of demon blood in preparation for becoming Lucifer's vessel, Sam was powerful enough to kill two demons without moving a muscle. Sam is also capable of inflicting intense pain on any demon, which proves useful in torturing them for information for the agony is so great that Lilith's servant begged for death after just a few minutes of exposure.Lucifer using Sam's Body
Sensing the Supernatural
Sam has a sixth sense that allows him to detect impressions or a sense of supernatural presence. Sam describes this as a "vibe" (1.10).Occurences
- Sam is able to sense supernatural presences in the old Winchester family home.
- Sam was able to sense Dean's spirit during a time of great stress.
Lucifer's True Vessel
Current consent: Yes- In 5.03 Free To Be You And Me, Sam is revealed to be Lucifer's true vessel.
- In 5.04 The End, Dean is teleported five years into the future, it is revealed Sam of 2014 said "yes" to Lucifer in Detroit. Lucifer kills Future!Dean.
- In 5.22 Swan Song Sam says "yes" to Lucifer in order to force him back into Hell.
No Soul
When Sam came back from hell his soul was left behind which left him completely emotionless. He has said himself that he doesn't feel anything anymore, with no remorse. The new Sam will do anything to kill monsters, even let his own brother be turned into a vampire. Sam claims that it has a few benefits that have allowed him to become a better hunter: he doesn't need to sleep or really eat anymore, he has a higher pain tolerance and was able to lie to the goddess Veritas, even though she can make all other people, even Dean, tell the truth.This soulless version of Sam has also been proved to be quite dangerous, with his lack of emotion or empathy for others makes him something of a sociopath. He doesn't seem to care about those he works with, or even his brother Dean, as he just uses those close to him to achieve his own ends. This comes to a head by the middle of season six, when Death restores Sam's soul.
Relationship with the Yellow-Eyed Demon
- Sam is one of the Special Children
- A link between Sam’s powers and the YED is first suspected by the boys in Nightmare, when Sam discovers that Max Miller’s mother dies the same way Mary Winchester did.
- In 2.01 In My Time Of Dying we find out that John knows "the truth" about Sam and the other children like him.
- In Simon Said Sam meets two other people with powers, Andy and his evil twin Ansem. Ansem reveals that a man "with yellow eyes" has visited in his dreams and revealed he has big plans for the Psykids.
- In Simon Said Sam and Dean also discover that not all Psykids had their mothers die in a fire when they were six months old.
- In 2.09 Croatoan, Sam is infected with a demon virus. This is revealed to have been an experiment engineered by YED, when Duane Tanner contacts him on a blood goblet to report: "I don't think any more tests will be necessary... The Winchester boy, definitely immune as expected." What the experiment was for remains unknown.
- In Hunted Dean reveals that before he died John told Dean that he would have to save Sam, and that if he couldn’t do that he might have to kill him.
- In 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One The Yellow-Eyed Demon appears to Sam in a dream, and explains that his plan is for the children with special powers to fight amongst themselves until the strongest is left to lead the Demon’s army. He tells Sam, with his leadership qualities and hunter training, is his favorite.
- In the same dream, YED admits to killing Jessica so Sam would go back to hunting. He then shows Sam a vision of what happened the night Mary died. Sam sees that YED fed drops of his blood to baby Sam, and that Mary knew the Demon. Sam does not tell Dean about this.
- After Sam's resurrection the Yellow-Eyed Demon implies to Dean that Sam came back changed.
