A Tribute to the Badass Men of Supernatural – Part 1

For Supernatural, Sam and Dean are both ruled out because they are the leads, but that doesn’t mean that they are not the most badass of them all.

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Now, let’s start with the definition of Badass as described by Dictionary.com

badass

[bad-as] Slang: Vulgar.
Spell Syllables
Examples Word Origin

adjective, Also, badassed
1. (of a person) difficult to deal with; mean-tempered; touchy.
2. distinctively tough or powerful; so exceptional as to be intimidating.
noun
3. a mean-tempered troublemaker.

Origin of badass Expand
1960-19651960-65; bad1+ ass2

I have divided the men into 6 categories. By the way, for me it was much easier to find kick-ass women than men. I don’t know if it says something about me or the show.

1. Family

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Robert Steven “Bobby” Singer   *Jim Beaver, Collin MacKenchie (Young Bobby in 7.10)

Family don’t end in blood

It is hard to imagine that if things had gone different with Missouri Moseley’s actress, we would not have gotten Bobby Singer. He kept the boys in line but also supported them when they needed it. He also was there to call them idjits when they were planning to do something stupid. The past that was told to us about him was tragic. His father was a beater and to protect his mother and himself, young Bobby killed his father. Bobby’s wife got possessed, so at the time he had no choice other than to kill her. He didn’t want to have children because he was afraid he was going to be like his father. Instead he was just the opposite and he realized that he did great. He brought up two heroes.

“Uh-huh. Well, as fate would have it, I adopted two boys, and they grew up great. They grew up heroes. So you can go to hell! – 7.10 Death’s Door

Known status: Deceased

Seen: Bobby Singer has been a recurring character at least in one episode every season.
1.22 Devil’s Trap, 2.01 In My Time of Dying, 2.02 Everybody Loves a Clown, 2.14 Born Under a Bad Sign, 2.15 Tall Tales, 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One, 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two, 3.01 The Magnificent Seven, 3.02 The Kids Are Alright, 3.03 Bad Day at Black Rock, 3.04 Sin City, 3.08 A Very Supernatural Christmas, 3.10 Dream a Little Dream of Me, 3.11 Mystery Spot, 3.15 Time Is on My Side, 3.16 No Rest for the Wicked, 4.01 Lazarus Rising, 4.02 Are You There, God? It’s Me, Dean Winchester, 4.06 Yellow Fever, 4.10 Heaven and Hell, 4.14 Sex and Violence, 4.17 It’s a Terrible Life, 4.20 The Rapture, 4.21 When the Levee Breaks, 4.22 Lucifer Rising, 5.01 Sympathy for the Devil, 5.02 Good God, Y’All, 5.03 Free to Be You and Me, 5.07 The Curious Case of Dean Winchester, 5.10 Abandon All Hope…, 5.15 Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, 5.18 Point of No Return, 5.20 The Devil You Know, 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight, 5.22 Swan Song, 6.01 Exile on Main St., 6.04 Weekend at Bobby’s, 6.06 You Can’t Handle the Truth, 6.08 All Dogs Go to Heaven, 6.11 Appointment in Samarra, 6.12 Like a Virgin, 6.13 Unforgiven, 6.16 …And Then There Were None, 6.17 My Heart Will Go On, 6.18 Frontierland, 6.19 Mommy Dearest, 6.20 The Man Who Would Be King, 6.21 Let It Bleed, 6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much, 7.01 Meet the New Boss, 7.02 Hello, Cruel World, 7.03 The Girl Next Door, 7.04 Defending Your Life, 7.05 Shut Up, Dr. Phil, 7.06 Slash Fiction, 7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!, 7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters, 7.10 Death’s Door, 7.13 The Slice Girls, 7.17 The Born-Again Identity, 7.18 Party On, Garth, 7.19 Of Grave Importance, 7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo, 7.21 Reading Is Fundamental‎, 7.22 There Will Be Blood, 7.23 Survival of the Fittest, 8.06 Southern Comfort, 8.15 Man’s Best Friend with Benefits, 8.19 Taxi Driver, 9.01 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here, 10.06 Ask Jeeves, 10.17 Inside Man, 10.22 The Prisoner and 11.16 Safe House

Castiel  *Misha Collins, Sydney Imbeau (4.20)

Family don’t end in blood

The introduction of Castiel was almost as badass as the one for Death. First, you didn’t know if the one that helped Dean up from Hell was a good guy or a bad guy. We found out that his host (vessel) was valiant and willing to make a sacrifice so he couldn’t be that bad. Castiel has made mistakes like any normal human. Some of his are pretty bad, but he has also helped and in crucial moments kept the Winchesters safe. Depending which way you look at it, he has shown either great strength or great weakness. Most importantly, he is very different from his siblings and that is only a good thing. I do hope that he does realize his value and will become a formidable fighter again.

“I’m the one who gripped you tight and raised you from Perdition. – 4.01 Lazarus Rising

Known status: Alive and kicking

Before humanity – 2009 (killed by Raphael)
2009 (resurrected by God) – 2010 (killed by Lucifer)
2010 (resurrected by God) – 2011 (killed by Leviathans)
2011 (resurrected by God) – 2013 (killed by April Kelly/resurrected by “Ezekiel”)

Seen: 3.1 4.01 Lazarus Rising, 4.02 Are You There, God? It’s Me, Dean Winchester, 4.03 In the Beginning, 4.07 It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester, 4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer, 4.10 Heaven and Hell, 4.15 Death Takes a Holiday, 4.16 On the Head of a Pin, 4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book, 4.20 The Rapture, 4.21 When the Levee Breaks, 4.22 Lucifer Rising, 5.01 Sympathy for the Devil, 5.02 Good God, Y’All, 5.03 Free to Be You and Me, 5.04 The End, 5.06 I Believe the Children Are Our Future, 5.08 Changing Channels, 5.10 Abandon All Hope…, 5.13 The Song Remains the Same, 5.14 My Bloody Valentine, 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon, 5.17 99 Problems, 5.18 Point of No Return, 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight, 5.22 Swan Song, 6.01 Exile on Main St., 6.03 The Third Man, 6.06 You Can’t Handle the Truth, 6.07 Family Matters, 6.10 Caged Heat, 6.12 Like a Virgin, 6.15 The French Mistake, 6.17 My Heart Will Go On, 6.18 Frontierland, 6.19 Mommy Dearest, 6.20 The Man Who Would Be King, 6.21 Let It Bleed, 6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much, 7.01 Meet the New Boss, 7.02 Hello, Cruel World, 7.17 The Born-Again Identity, 7.21 Reading Is Fundamental, 7.23 Survival of the Fittest, 8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin, 8.02 What’s Up, Tiger Mommy?, 8.05 Blood Brother, 8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin, 8.08 Hunteri Heroici, 8.10 Torn and Frayed, 8.16 Remember the Titans, 8.17 Goodbye Stranger, 8.21 The Great Escapist, 8.22 Clip Show, 8.23 Sacrifice, 9.01 I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here, 9.03 I’m No Angel, 9.06 Heaven Can’t Wait, 9.09 Holy Terror, 9.10 Road Trip, 9.11 First Born, 9.14 Captives, 9.18 Meta Fiction, 9.21 King of the Damned, 9.22 Stairway to Heaven, 9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles?, 10.01 Black, 10.02 Reichenbach, 10.03 Soul Survivor. 10.07 Girls, Girls, Girls, 10.09 The Things We Left Behind, 10.10 The Hunter Games, 10.14 The Executioner’s Song, 10.17 Inside Man, 10.18 Book of the Damned, 10.20 Angel Heart, 10.21 Dark Dynasty, 10.22 The Prisoner, 10.23 Brother’s Keeper, 11.01 Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire, 11.02 Form and Void, 11.03 The Bad Seed, 11.04 Baby, 11.06 Our Little World, 11.10 The Devil in the Details, 11.14 The Vessel, 11.18 Hell’s Angel, 11.22 We Happy Few and 11.23 Alpha and Omega

John Eric Winchester
*Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matthew Cohen (Young John), Nels Gulofen (Child John)

John Winchester taught his sons to fight and to fear the things in the dark because the stories were true. Was he driven by revenge? Yes, but in the situation he was in he did the best he could. Who in Supernatural hasn’t made mistakes? They all have. To forgive and move forward is better than dwell always on the past. When Dean’s life was at stake, John finally learned there is something more valuable than revenge, although Dean would not like the way John would show it. All in all, John wanted to keep his boys safe above all else but he was an ordinary human so he was also afraid. Like others, he should not have been pushed to make the decisions he made but he had no choice. 

“You gotta understand somethin’. After your mother passed, all I saw was evil. Everywhere. And all I cared about was, was keepin’ you boys alive. I wanted you prepared. Ready. So somewhere along the line I uh, I stopped being your father, and I, I became your, your drill-sergeant. So when you said that you wanted to go away to school, all I could think about, my only thought was, that you were gonna be alone. Vulnerable. Sammy it just, it never occurred to me what you wanted. I just couldn’t accept the fact that you and me… we’re just different.” – 1.20 Dead Man’s Blood

Known status: Deceased

Seen: 1.01 Pilot, 1.04 Phantom Traveler (voice only), 1.09 Home, 1.10 Asylum (not seen), 1.11 Scarecrow, 1.16 Shadow, 1.18 Something Wicked, 1.20 Dead Man’s Blood, 1.21 Salvation, 1.22 Devil’s Trap, 2.01 In My Time of Dying, 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two, 4.03 In the Beginning, 4.13 After School Special (not seen), 5.13 The Song Remains the Same, 8.12 As Time Goes By, 9.07 Bad Boys (not seen) and 11.04 Baby (vision)

Samuel Campbell  *Mitch Pileggi

Mary’s father was not a mere hunter to be trifled with (and Dean found out that the hard way), but he was not prepared for the Yellow Eyed Demon. Samuel was the vessel that started all the hardships that later came to pass. We still don’t know how he was resurrected, but he was not driven by revenge but love for the family he knew. He wanted Mary back and Crowley promised him that. Did he care about her sons? Not really, but he was a tough cookie. Also, it was a shame that he was killed so suddenly. He was not right on what he did but love is a better reason in my book than revenge.

“Oh, I know a few things. Stick around, I’ll show you tricks your daddy never even dreamed of.”
– 6.01 Exile on Main St.

Known status: Deceased times 2

Seen: 4.03 In the Beginning, 6.01 Exile on Main St., 6.02 Two and a Half Men, 6.05 Live Free or Twihard, 6.07 Family Matters, 6.10 Caged Heat, 6.13 Unforgiven and 6.16 …And Then There Were None

Henry Winchester  *Gil McKinney

A loving father to wanted to do good. He looked down on Sam and Dean at first when he heard they were hunters but when he found out he never returned back to his family and that they were his grandsons, his opinion changed. Also, he saw that combining MOL and being a hunter was a good thing. He was wise and strong. He sacrificed himself that they could get Abaddon and loosing him struck the brothers pretty badly. Maybe his legacy continues and the other MOL will see the error of their ways – that they indeed don’t know everything?

“You’re more than that, actually. My father and his father before him were both Men of Letters, as John and you two should have been. We’re preceptors, beholders, chroniclers of all that which man does not understand. We share our findings with a few trusted hunters – the very elite. They do the rest.” – 8.12 As Time Goes By

Known status: Deceased

Seen: 8.12 As Time Goes By and 9.17 Mother’s Little Helper

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