Uriel (Supernatural)

"Lucifer is no friend of ours"

- Uriel

Uriel is an antagonist in season four of Supernatural, he was once a friend of Castiel and in his garrison but he eventually stopped believing in God and decided to help Michael free Lucifer.

Biography
Uriel was stationed on Earth with Castiel and he watched humans. He was said to have been the one who destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. He was described by Castiel as a "specialist." Uriel was called back to Heaven by Michael two thousand years ago and soon angels became a human myth.

In the show
Uriel was sent back to Earth when Lucifer began breaking free of his Cage and the 66 Seals imprisoning him began breaking. Demons and other forces were breaking his Seals and Uriel and Castiel supposedly were called to stop the Seals breaking to imprison him. But Uriel was warmongering. In a town where a witch was intending to free the demon Samhain to break one Seal, Uriel expressed his clear intent to blast the town into nothing and kill the witch, but also, everybody there. He showed no concern about killing innocent humans. Dean and Sam, however, did, and wanted to find the witch first and kill her or stop the ritual.

Uriel was seen to be emotionless, he barely made any attempts to understand humans, when Dean commented on "our friend Lucifer" Uriel just said that Lucifer was no friend of theirs, disregarding or not caring about the joke. Castiel said Uriel was the "funniest angel in the garrison" but angelic humour is different, he may have meant something else.

Uriel and Castiel are seen on a park bench arguing about their mission. Uriel just wants to kill everybody and bomb the town but Castiel says they have orders from God and would Uriel disobey? Uriel later appears to Dean when the witch and Samhain are defeated and says that he wanted to train him in a proper battle.

Later, Uriel asks Sam to tell Dean to "get off his high horse and ask him what he remembers from his time in Hell."

When the Winchesters find an angel named Anna who exiled herself from Heaven, Uriel and Castiel come to kill her to everybody's displeasure. Demons led by Alastair come in to kidnap her and a battle starts. Uriel is keeping Anna's essence round his neck in a chain and to his horror Anna snatches it off him and becomes a full angel again. She destroys Alastair's vessel in the process.

Angels mysteriously turn up murdered, and Castiel knows something odd is happening. This is part of the ritual to free Lucifer and angels being murdered is another Seal. Uriel soon reveals himself as the angel killer and a traitor, saying God is dead and why should they work for Him? Uriel says to join him and help start the Apocalypse. Castiel doesn't know what to do but he is saved by Anna who interrupts Uriel after he beats up Castiel, and after Uriel's last words are "There is no sin, there is no will, there is no God" Anna says "Maybe, but there is me" and stabs Uriel with his blade.