Dean Winchester's Profile

 


                                                                                                                  

Name	Dean Winchester
Actor	Jensen Ackles (adult Dean) Ridge Canipe Brock Kelly Chad Everett
Dates	January 24, 1979- May 2, 2008 / September 18, 2008 - ?
Location	Age 4 - Lawrence, Kansas
Occupation	Hunter
Episodes	All episodes

Background 

Son of John & Mary Winchester; older brother of Sam Winchester and older half-brother of Adam Milligan. Named after his grandmother, Deanna.  Dean drives a black 1967 Chevy Impala which his father gave to him. It is later revealed that John initially bought the car in part because Dean, after being brought back in time by Castiel, persuaded a young John to buy it instead of a van his girlfriend Mary Campbell - who would later become Mary Winchester - liked. Dean is a good mechanic. During Season Two, he repairs the totaled Impala, and is a professional mechanic in the Wish Verse of 2.20 What Is and What Should Never Be.

During Seasons One through Four, he always wears an amulet given to him by Sam as a Christmas present in 1991. In Seasons One and Two, Dean wears two black bracelets. They are African support bracelets        from Invisible Children. In an interview Eric Kripke said the reason both Jess and Dean had the same birthday was "...not a creepy, mythology, conspiracy reason. January 24 is my wife's birthday, and it's kinda my valentine to her."

In 3.12 Jus in Bello we learn that Sam and Dean got matching tattoos depicting a pentagram that protects them from demonic possession. Dean dies on 2 May, 2008 – Sam's birthday. Dean rises from his grave on September 18, 2008. In one version of the pilot script Sam suspected Dean of being a serial killer and the murderer of their father. In 4.18 The Monster At The End Of This Book Dean says that his favourite songs are a tie "Between Zep's "Ramble On" and "Traveling Riverside Blues." Dean is Michael's true Vessel, but he refused to say yes to Michael, which forced Michael to use Adam as his vessel. After Sam fell into Lucifer's Cage, Dean and Bobby parted, and he is now staying at Lisa's house. Dean put a hold on his hunting career. Since Sam's return from the Cage at Crowley's hand, Dean has gotten back into participating in hunting. Following his abduction by Fairies, Dean is capable of seeing all types of them who reside in the human realm as he was dragged over to their side and came back. In genaral, humans are incapable of seeing Fairies, unless they want to be seen. 

Michael's True Vessel

According to Zachariah, Dean is the Sword of Michael, meaning that Dean is Michael's True Vessel. His brother Sam is Lucifer's True Vessel. Archangel Gabriel states that the Winchester brothers were always destined to be vessels - in part because of their bloodline, in part because their relationship parallels that of Michael and Lucifer. Michael himself tells Dean that his line goes all the way back to Cain and Abel, hence why Dean is destined to kill Sam.

Gabriel: Why do you think you two are the vessels? Think about it. Michael, the big brother, loyal to an absent father. And Lucifer, the little brother, rebellious of daddy's plan. You were born to this, boys. It's your destiny. It was always you. As it is in heaven, so it must be on Earth. One brother has to kill the other.

Dean consents to being Michael's vessel in 5.18 Point Of No Return, but reneges and kills Zachariah. He tells Sam that he changed his mind because he didn't want to let him down. Their half-brother Adam Milligan is taken as the vessel instead.

Weaponry

Dean's weapon of choice is a stainless and custom engraved .45 caliber Colt MK IV Series 80 1911 pistol with ivory grips, which John is also seen using in a flashback. Dean also uses a Baikal sawed-off, double barrel, break action shotgun when he needs extra firepower. He has also been seen with a H&K G3SG/1 rifle in "Simon Said". Other small arms used by Dean include a Taurus PT99, a Beretta 92FS, a Smith and Wesson 5906 9x19mm pistol, a Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun and an Ithaca 37 12 gauge shotgun. Dean is shown to possess a large machete in "Dead Man's Blood", and has used a knife in several episodes. Dean has also wielded a Desert Eagle loaded with wrought iron bullets in the episode "Something Wicked" and tasers which he and Sam used in the start of "Faith", when he electrocuted himself. Dean, along with Sam, John and others, has wielded "The Colt", a specially crafted Colt-Patterson model 1836 revolver made by Samuel Colt himself which, with Colt's special bullets, can supposedly kill anything in creation. However, Lucifer mentions that he is one of five things that the Colt can not kill, it is unknown if the four other entities Lucifer was referring to were God and the three other Archangels (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael) or the Four Horsemen. As with any professional hunter, Dean relies on salt, pure iron and exorcisms to further combat supernatural forces. When firearms and blades are scarce and Dean is in a dangerous situation, he uses a brawling style of hand-to-hand combat or improvised weapons from the surrounding area. During "On The Head Of A Pin", Dean is shown with a number of torture implements, including syringes of holy water.