Michael (Supernatural)

Michael is a villain appearing in the fifth season of the CW television series Supernatural. He was portrayed by Matthew Cohen and later Jake Abel.

Michael is one of the four Archangels, the older brother of Lucifer, Raphael and Gabriel. In the Season 5 premiere "Sympathy for the Devil," Dean Winchester is revealed to be Michael's chosen human vessel, a responsibility he adamantly refuses and spends much of the season fighting against.

In "The End," in an alternate future Dean is sent to (by Zachariah), Dean encounters Lucifer who is possessing his (Dean's) brother Sam. While asserting his claim that he was cast down by God for loving Him more than anything, Lucifer states that God had Michael cast him into Hell for his rebellion.

In "Abandon All Hope...," Lucifer reveals to Sam Winchester that he and Michael were once very close, and that he (Lucifer) looked up to his brother. He goes on to explain that he turned to Michael and begged him to stand by him in rebelling against their "Father," but Michael refused, called him a "freak" and a "monster," and beat him down.

In "The Song Remains the Same," in the year 1978, Michael appears before John Winchester and persuades John to allow him to possess him (John) in order to save John's wife Mary from Anna Milton, who had been sent back through time to kill John and Mary so Sam wouldn't exist in the future and consequently Lucifer couldn't use Sam as a vessel. John consents and Michael possesses him. He then confronts Anna as she's about to kill Mary and kills Anna with fire. Michael then sends Uriel away with a snap of his fingers, then turns his attention to Dean. He explains to Dean about the Winchester bloodline being comprised of vessels for Michael to use (due to being descended from Cain and Abel), how Dean can't resist what God had ordained and how he (Michael) is going to kill Lucifer because "it is right." Michael then heals and resurrects Sam (who had been mortally wounded by Anna earlier) before sending him back to 2010. Before sending Dean back to the present, Michael tells him he'll see him soon.

In "Point of No Return," Michael appears to Zachariah in a bar on Earth without taking a human vessel, causing a massive earthquake and burning out the eyes of the other patrons. He gives Zachariah (who had previously failed to get Dean's consent for Michael to inhabit his body) a second chance. Later, the angels resurrect Adam Milligan, Dean and Sam's half-brother, so Michael can use him as a vessel instead of Dean; however, this turns out to be a ruse by Zachariah to lure Dean to him. Later on, after Dean, accompanied by Sam, comes to rescue Adam from the "green room" he's being held in, Dean finally says "yes" to Michael, at which point Zachariah summons Michael. As Michael descends from Heaven, Dean kills Zachariah and he and Sam try to escape with Adam; unfortunately, Adam gets trapped in the green room as Michael finally arrives. When Dean manages to get back inside the green room, both Michael and Adam are gone.

In "Two Minutes to Midnight," Castiel confirms that Michael has taken Adam as his new vessel. In the following episode, the season finale "Swan Song," Lucifer (possessing his chosen vessel Sam) is confronted by Michael in Stull Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. The two Archangels greet each other civilly, but then Lucifer asks Michael to walk away, which Michael refuses to do. The two argue, and Michael asserts that Lucifer is responsible for causing God to leave Heaven in the first place and remains adamant that he is going to obey his Father's orders and kill Lucifer. Michael and Lucifer prepare to fight, only to be interrupted by Dean. Dean apologizes to Adam, but Michael tells him "Adam isn't home right now" and angrily says Dean is no longer part of the story. Castiel then appears, calls Michael "assbutt" and hurls a Molotov cocktail of holy fire at the Archangel. Once hit, Michael screams in pain and teleports away. Moments later, Michael returns, fully recovered, as Sam (who has regained control of his body from Lucifer) opens a portal to Lucifer's cage in Hell. He insists that his destiny is to fight his brother and charges at Sam. The two then fall into the portal, which closes.

To this day, Michael and Lucifer remain trapped in Lucifer's cage.