Vanquishing

**Vanquishing** is a term describing the destruction of a magical being, most commonly the forces of evil such as demons and monsters. The death of a mortal or a force of good, such as witches, is generally referred to as *killing* instead.

During a vanquish, beings are often destroyed in a violent, painful manner. Most vanquishes leave no trace behind and do not damage the surroundings or objects near the destroyed being. This is presumably in order to cover up any existence of magic from the mortal world.

## Methods for Vanquishing

Vanquishing can be achieved by various means. The most common method of vanquishing is shown to be through the usage of spells and potions. However, some demons and monsters can be vanquished merely by offensive powers, such as pyrokinesis, and ordinary or magical weapons. The weapons used could be anything from a dagger/knife to seemingly ordinary substances, such as baking soda or rat poison.

Weapons lined with salt helps vanquish demons when impaling them with such weapons since salt makes them desiccate at an accelerated rate and ultimately die.

Some evil beings require a specific spell, sometimes requiring the Power of Three, while others may require a specific object or weapon, such as Viralis only being vanquished by his own dagger at the hands of a Charmed One. While most vanquishes are usually instantaneous, there are cases in which the entire process can take time if the being is upper-level (such as when Taydeus took a few seconds to explode after he died or when the spell to vanquish Lainey, the queen of the Cicada Demons, was slow causing Macy Vaughn to have to crush her with a control panel).

## Trivia

* For some unknown reason, Elder Devorah Silver's death also looked like vanquishing, as her body withered away, which should not have been, since she was a human witch.
	+ One theory suggests that her body withered away, because she was in a pocket dimension which she had created at the moment of her death, and when she died, as the dimension ceased to exist, her body also did. However, one could still argue that the pocket dimension should have just ceased to exist and her body returned to the Haunt in the real world with the others.
* Despite the fact that Fiona Callahan was also a human being, her death was also like vanquishing and there was not a trace of her body left. Though, this was likely a side effect of her body being struck by the energy of the Sacred Flame Igniting Spell.
* Vivienne Laurent is the only mortal on screen to be vanquished.
* Hunter Caine, Callum, Jimmy, Omon and Earl are the only beings that were vanquished without a death scream.

## Gallery

* Successful Attempts
* Failures

Macy destroys cells of a demonic dogUnnamed Possessor Demon is vanquishedTaydeus is vanquished1x2 Vanquishing.gifUnnamed Imposter Demon is vanquishedConjuring a spell.gifThe illusory Skeleton Demon is vanquishedSuggestion.gifMaggie and Lucy vanquishes the ghost, Brenda Mancini1x8 Lainey's death.gifLainey is vanquishedKnansie dying.jpgKnansie is vanquished1x14 Telekinesis.gifMacy vanquishes the Galimori Demon1x14 Telekinesis 2.gifMacy attacks a vampire to vanquish him1x14 Vanquishing.gifMacy and Harry vanquishes the DevilMacy vanquishes Viralis.gifMacy vanquishes the demon, Viralis1x18 Abiku Vanquished.gifUnnamed Abiku Demon is vanquished1x20 Hunter Caine's death.gifThe Vera-Vaughn Charmed Ones blow Hunter up with Maggie's Empathic StaffMacy incinerates Alastor, after having taken on the Source2x1 First rat's death.gifMel vanquishes the First Rat Demon with rat poison2x01 Macy fire throwing.gifMacy vanquishes the Second Rat Demon with her fire powerDesiccation Spell.gifDesiccation Spell used against CallumSecond Monster is vanquished2x16 Alfie's vanquish.gifAlfie crumbles away2x17 Kadal Demon.jpgThe Kadal Demon is vanquished3x2 Vanquishing.pngVivienne Laurent is vanquished by an overload of the Power of Three3x03 Jimmy vanquish.gifJimmy is vanquishedChupa-Alma is vanquished3x5 Omon's death.gifOmon vanquishes himself by touching his reflection in the potion3x06 Abigael blasts demons.gifAbigael kills her subordinates3x10 Molecular Acceleration.gifTentacle Creature is vanquished3x14 Vanquishing Spear of Trantor.pngVanquishing Spear of Trantor3x15 Future Macy kills Future Abigael in the dark future.gifA possessed future-Macy vanquishes future-AbigaelWaverly Jameson vanquishes the bounty hunter demon3x18 Macy vanquished the Whispering Evil inside her body.gifMacy vanquishes the Whispering Evil inside her bodyThe negative space being is vanquished4x8 Vanquishing.gifEarl is vanquished4x10 Sunny's death.gifSunny is vanquished

1x05-Smoking.gifHunter Caine survived Mel's attack...1x05-Smoking-2.gif...and was able to escape.1x06-Revenant-Vanquishing-Spell.gifMel casts a spell, but......it doesn't work because Brenda Mancini was not a revenant.1х07-Light-of-Theia.gifParker Caine in the guise of a shadow was able to escape from the Light of Theia.Fumigation spell.gifThe unfinished Fumigation Spell.Crows.gifThe Sarcana crows attacked Hunter, but he was able to escape...Hunter smoke.gif...and return later.Alastor's escape.The Elders attacking Hunter with solar spell...1x20 Hunter's Deflection.gif...but he deflecting their magic back at them.Mel attacks Hunter in an attempt to vanquish him...1x20 Hunter's Smoke Form.gif...but he remains unharmed again.Alastor survives Parker's attack.Power Stones 2.gifMacy attacks Jimmy to vanquish him...2x06 Macy using Pyrokinesis to deflect.gif...but he dodged all the time.2x08 Immunity.gifParker is immune to Macy's flame.2x8 Parker's pseudo-death.gifAbigael pretends to have vanquished Parker...Parker TROE 5.jpg...but he survived in an unknown way.2x16 Energy Ball Generation 2.gifGodric survives Parker's attack.3x06 Power of Three.jpgThe Vera-Vaughn Charmed Ones' halted attempt to vanquish Abigael.3x10 Telekinetic Energy.gifMacy vanquishes the Worm Monster...3x10 Regeneration.gif... but it regenerates itself.3x13 the Charmed Ones vs the Perfecti.gifThe sisters' attempt to destroy the Perfecti.3x14 Memory Mirror Activation Spell.gifThe past Charmed Ones are trying to vanquish the Perfecti.Francesca Jameson's first aborted attempt to destroy Abigael.Francesca's second aborted attempt to destroy Abigael.The Vera-Vaughn Charmed Ones are trying...3x17 Molecular Inhibition.gif...to vanquish the Whispering Evil...3x17 Spear Spell.gif3x17 Regeneration.gif...but he regenerates himself.
## References

1. ↑ *Surrender*
2. ↑ *Pilot*
3. ↑ *Bug a Boo*