Charles Hades

“Charles Hades, first born demigod son of Hades and last born son of the Mormo queen.”

--Charles to Sam and Dean Winchester in *Pilot*

## History

### Season 1

Charles first appears at the end of *Skin*. He manifests in the middle of the road and Dean stops just shy of hitting him. He warns Dean that he can't save him from everything. Dean asks about John and Charles leaves before he's pressed further.

Charles appears again in *Hook Man* as Dean is digging up a grave. He is there to check up on the brothers and notes that once the prophecy is fulfilled he'll be god of graveyards. Charles urges Dean not to distance himself too much and Dean brushes it off noting that his only friend left from childhood is Charles. Charles disappears after being called a 'whatever'.

Charles is not seen again until *Scarecrow* in which he appears once the boys have left. He sprinkles golden dust onto the remains of the scarecrow and collects the golden smoke that rises from it before vanishing.

In *Faith* Charles produces a note for Sam from purple smoke to quell doubts of his protection.

### Season 2

In *In My Time of Dying* Charles exorcises the demon threatening Sam and calls 911. He later meets with his sister and trades her the demon's essence for a burlap sack of protective shielding materials. He places the sack at the entrance to the hospital and disappears as the Winchesters are rushed inside.

Charles appears in *The Usual Suspects* as the Winchester's motel room is swarmed by SWAT. He watches closely and disappears as the team leaves. Charles helps Sam and Diana look through files after Dean was taken into custody. He later goes to check on Dean and finds he isn't there. After looking around he finds out what happened and goes after them. He manifests just in time to summon Claire's spirit to aid the boys, he then disappears.

Charles isn't seen until *All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 1* in a visibly disheveled state. He warns Sam to keep the group together. He is in visible pain throughout his stay in the town. He introduces himself to Andy and vaguely explains how he got there. Despite his clear power drain he intends to lead Dean back to the town. Sam raises concern but Charles silences him and eats a small amount of ambrosia before disappearing. He manifests as Dean and Bobby near the Impala only to collapse on the ground from exhaustion. Dean attempts to wake him to no avail. They put him into the car, unable to wake him. Charles doesn't wake up until they've found Sam. He finds it too late to save Sam and disappears to figure out what to do.

In *All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 2* Charles is seen attending a funeral from afar. A series of whispers troubles him and he shakes his head to get rid of them. He wills a flower to grow at the grave beside him before walking away and fading into the shadow of a tree. He appears before Dean who had called for him. Dean acts aggressively towards Charles, blaming him for not saving Sam. Charles explains that all of this had to happen and that Dean needs to save Sam as John saved him.

### Season 3

Charles isn't seen again until *A Very Supernatural Christmas* in which he appears after the boys exchange presents. He appears by the bodies of the fallen Gods and collects the golden smoke that rises from their bodies. He then waves his hand over the room and changes the scene to appear as if the woman had hit her head and the man had had a heart attack. The rest of the house is cleaned and returned to normal.

In *Mystery Spot* Charles disguises himself as an older man and watches as the boys go through their repeating days. When Sam pursues the trickster Charles watches the altercation from afar, now in his usual form, he is only spotted by the trickster who he winks at. When time is restored Charles is seen walking through is home when he suddenly feels a great deal of pain in his head, telling him that Dean had died. He appears before the trickster in its apartment and accuses it of causing him to fail his prophecy. The trickster assures him that he hasn't and claims it all to be a joke. Charles threatens the trickster before disappearing. He meets the trickster again once Dean has been revived. He sits with him in a booth at the dinner, still in a foul mood. The trickster attempts to lighten the mood, alluding to their past. Charles only gives him a small smile and leaves the dinner. The trickster follows him out.

In *No Rest for the Wicked* Charles finds himself in a dark void. He attempts to manifest somewhere else, but is unable to. He feels the shrieking pain again that alerts him to Dean's death, but can do nothing to stop it. He feels a familiar presence behind him and turns to see the Lucifer's red eyes.

### Season 4

In *Lazarus Rising* Castiel tells Dean that Charles was facing a punishment because his death.

Dean mentions Charles in *Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester* during a rant and Castiel later informs the boys that Charles was ordered to stay in Greece.

*In The Beginning* showcases Charles in the past, keeping an eye on John and Mary at the car dealership and the dinner. However, he is absent throughout the rest of the episode.

Castiel credits Charles in *It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester* when he removes the hex bags from the boys' motel room.

Dean mentions the danger he and Sam are in without Charles protecting them in *I Know What You Did Last Summer*.

At the end of *Heaven and Hell* Charles emerges from an old, rotting grave. He holds a broken sword and shield and is covered in blood, seemingly having been in battle. His eyes glow a bright red and act as his only source of light. Just as he look hopeful that his trials have ended, a loud howl sounds from the distance.

Sam asks if Charles ever mentioned Adam in *Jump the Shark*.

Bobby asks where Charles has been and the boys inform him about Charles' punishment in *When the Levee Breaks*.

In *Lucifer Rising* Castiel finally senses Charles' presence again. He appears in a field, standing in front of a very battle worn Charles. Castiel gives him a bottle of nector, which he drinks then disappears. When he reappears, he is clean and unharmed. Chuck jumps at the sight of another one of his characters being real. He stays behind with Castiel to help with the Archangel.

### Season 5

In *Sympathy for the Devil* Chuck says that Charles and Castiel died, he pulls out a tooth from his hair that might have been Charles'. Both Charles and Castiel return to save the boys from Zachariah.

Charles arrives at the hospital with Castiel in *Good God, Y'all*. He offers to look into Alchemy as a way to heal Bobby, then leaves to start studying.

## Abilities:

* **Apporting-** Charles can conjure things, mostly weapons from another realm. He has used this to bring his sword to him on many occasions.
* **Biokinesis-** As a Mormo Charles can touch a person's soul and cause it pain.
* **Resurrection-** Charles has brought people back from death for brief periods of questioning or simply to let them say goodbye to a loved one.
* **Memory Manipulation-** Charles can make people forget about him, he did this to his husband, Cecil, before he had to leave him.
* **Teleportation-** Charles has access to the wide spread underworld just under the Earth’s surface and can travel through it at high speed.
* **Tactile Necrokinesis-** Charles had this ability as a child in an uncontrollable form. He has sworn off its use, as have most children of Hades.
* **Supernatural Perception-** Charles can see when a vessel is inhabited, but he cannot see those beings true forms outside of possession. He can hear when someone calls his name and was able to speak to Lucifer while he was in the cage.
* **Immortality-** Charles is immortal in age and was granted godly immortality in 2010.
* **Invulnerability-** After 2010 Charles became immune to mortal weapons and could only be killed by weapons of the gods.
* **Telekinesis-** Charles has minor telekinesis to godly metal and can summon his sword and other godly weapons to him.
* **Super Stamina-** Charles can go on for months without sleep and has little need for food. water, or air.
* **Magic-** Charles uses magic of the goddess Hecate who gave all Mormos such power.
* **Dream Walking-** Charles can appear in the dreams of those that know him.
* **Super Senses-** Charles has heightened senses compared to mortals and can especially smell the scent of guilt overcome someone, usually children.
* **Necromancy-** Charles can summon the dead to do his bidding as long as he repays them in some way. This is not needed for soldiers of Hades, children of Hades that have died, as they are indebted to Hades and his children.
* **Omnilingualism -** Charles, like most gods, has the ability to understand any language without training in it.

## Weaknesses:

* **God-** As an all powerful being God can kill Charles like any other being.
* **The Darkness-** Like God, Amara can kill Charles like any other being.
* **The Colt-** Being shot with the colt would injure or kill Charles.
* **Magic-** Certain rituals made to be used against Hades can be used against Charles.
* **Holy water-** Charles cannot ingest holy water, but he can touch it. This only took effect after entering his deal with Crowley and becoming prince of Hell.
* **Divine Weaponry-** After being grated true immortality these weapons became the only ones that could kill Charles.
* **Mortal Weaknesses-** Before being granted true immortality Charles could be killed like any human.