John Winchester (Supernatural)

Infobox character
colour = Black
colour text = White
name = John Eric Winchester
series = Supernatural


caption =
first = Pilot
last = All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2
In the Beginning
cause = Freed from Hell
Engulfed in "White Light"
creator = Eric Kripke
portrayer = Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Matt Cohen
episode = 10
nickname =
alias = Bert Aframian
Elroy McGillicutty
Edgar Cayce
species = Human
gender = Male
age = 52 at time of death
born = 1954
death = September 28, 2006
specialty = Combat
Research
Cataloging
Exorcisms
occupation = Hunter
Mechanic
Con Artist
Former Marine
title =
family =
spouse = Mary Winchester (wife, deceased)
children = Sam Winchester (son)
Dean Winchester (son)
relatives =
residence = Lawrence, Kansas (Formerly)
religion =
nationality =
imdb_id = 0018169

John E. Winchester is a fictional character created by Eric Kripke for the CW's "Supernatural". John is also the main character in comic book spin-off series "", a prequel set prior to the events of the series.

He is the father of Dean (b. January 24, 1979) and Sam (b. May 2, 1983) (d. date unknown, 2007) Winchester. He is also an ex-Marine (Echo 2/1). John watched as his wife, Mary, was killed by Azazel in Sam's nursery on November 2, 1983.

He raised his two sons to fight the supernatural, with help from hunters he met on his travels, including several customers of Harvelle's Roadhouse.

Season 1

Twenty two years after Mary's death, John disappears, causing Dean to seek out Sam at Stanford University to help find him. The brothers are able to track him to Jericho, California. They then follow a set of coordinates they find amongst their father's things, thinking they might lead them to John. When the brothers return to their childhood home after Sam has precognitive dreams, they leave a message for John on his voicemail. John tracks them in Kansas, but does not reveal his presence while staying with the psychic Missouri Moseley.

John finally visits the brothers in Chicago, Illinois. Meg, a woman possessed by one of Azazel's children, reveals that Azazel is after John. After defeating the daeva, the brothers split up from their father to keep him from Meg and Azazel. John meets back up with his sons when his old mentor, vampire hunter Daniel Elkins, is murdered. It turns out that the vampires that killed him also stole the Colt, a gun that can kill anything. The brothers and John succeed in getting the gun back and decide to go after the demon together.

When Meg threatens to kill their friends unless they deliver The Colt, John gives her a fake gun and is captured. The brothers end up rescuing him, but he becomes possessed by Azazel and attacks. However, John manages to resist, freeing Sam from his telekinetic control. Sam manages to get the Colt and shoots him in the leg, temporarily subduing the demon. John begs Sam to kill him so that Azazel will die too, but Sam can't bring himself to do it. To John's dismay, Azazel then escapes. As the Winchesters later flee the scene in Dean's 1967 Impala, a man possessed by a demon hits them with a semi truck.

Season 2

After the crash, Sam and John awake in hospital with only minor injuries. However, Dean's life hangs on a thread. John tries to get Sam to get some materials so that he can summon Azazel from the hospital where they have all ended up. He also seems to know what Azazel wants from Sam and other kids like him. He makes a deal with Azazel so that Dean can live, sacrificing the Colt and its last bullet, along with his soul.

After Dean wakes up, Sam angrily presses John about his whereabouts the night before. John waves it off, telling Sam that arguing is pointless. John then asks Sam to get him some coffee. After Sam leaves, John talks with Dean. John tells Dean to take care of Sam. He then whispers something in Dean's ear. John then leaves Dean and returns to his hospital room, where he gives the Colt to someone. Sam walks by John's hospital room, where he finds an unconscious John on the floor. The doctors arrive to try to revive John, but are unable to save his life.

John Winchester's official time of death is 10:41AM. In the future episode, "Crossroads", a demon refers to John suffering in Hell to tempt Dean into making a deal to resurrect him. In another episode, "Born Under A Bad Sign", the demon Meg, who is possessing Sam, tells Dean that she saw John in Hell and that he says "Howdy". However, this comment is most likely to have been made out of spite.

John returns in "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2" when the gate to Hell is opened. When Azazel is about to kill Dean, John grabs him and pulls him out of his human body. Both John and Azazel wrestle, but John is ultimately thrown off by the demon, who returns to his host body. This distraction gives Dean enough time to grab the Colt and shoot Azazel in the heart, finally killing him. John then gives Sam and Dean a loving smile before becoming engulfed in a white light, seemingly putting his soul at rest.

eason 4

When Dean is sent through time, he unintentionally meets his father's younger self. When Dean starts talking about the smell of sulfur and cow mutilations, John believes he's a little crazy. When John goes to a car dealership, Dean suggest John to buy the car that Dean will eventually have in the future. When John goes to a diner with a much younger Mary, it was revealed that he intends to propose to her. It then reveals that Mary is a hunter and not John. When Mary goes to see John, Azazel possessing her father, brutally snaps his neck. When tempted by Azazel to bring John to life, it was revealed in All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 1 that Mary had known Azazel, and she is the reason for the resurrection of John.

Appearances

;Season 1 -:"Pilot", "Home", "Scarecrow", "Shadow", "Something Wicked", "Dead Man's Blood", "Salvation", "Devil's Trap";Season 2 -:"In My Time of Dying", "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2";Season 3 -:"Long Distance Call" (voice only);Season 4 -:"In the Beginning" (young self)

ee also

* [http://supernaturalwiki.com/ "Supernatural Wiki"]

Possession of The Colt