Azazel (Supernatural)

Azazel
Supernatural character
Fredric Lehne as Azazel
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Eric Kripke
Portrayed by	Fredric Lehne by default Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mitch Pileggi, Rob LaBelle, Lindsey McKeon, etc, while possessed
Information
Nickname(s)	The Demon The Yellow-Eyed Demon Yellow Eyes
Species	Demon
Gender	Male
Children	Meg Masters Tom
Abilities	Demonic pacts Demonic possession Dream manipulation Invulnerability Pyrokinesis Superhuman strength Telekinesis Teleportation

Azazel is a fictional character on The CW Television Network's drama and horror television series Supernatural. He serves as the main antagonist during the first two seasons. A demon, he feeds his blood to infants so that they will grow up to develop demonic abilities. His goal of using one such child to release Lucifer is not revealed until much later in the series. Azazel is referred to by nicknames such as "The Demon", "The Yellow-Eyed Demon", or "Yellow Eyes" throughout the first two seasons, his true name not being revealed until the third season. Due to the character's demonic nature of taking different hosts, Azazel has been played by numerous actors but Fredric Lehne is the main default portrayer. All the incarnations have maintained his sadistic sense of humor and irony.

The tyrannical leader of an army of demons, Azazel first appears in the pilot episode of the series, but plot devices such as flashbacks and time travel detail his background in later seasons. His earliest chronological depiction occurs in the fourth season finale, "Lucifer Rising". Having spent years searching, Azazel (Rob LaBelle) finally located the doorway to Lucifer's prison in 1972. The fallen angel tasked him with freeing the demon Lilith from Hell—she is needed to break the 66 seals holding Lucifer captive—and to find him a "special child".

By the following year, Azazel began making demonic pacts with young individuals; in exchange for a wish, he would be allowed to enter their homes ten years later. Azazel eventually comes across Mary Campbell, the future mother of series protagonists Sam and Dean Winchester. After taking possession of her father (Mitch Pileggi), he kills her mother and stabs himself to kill his host. Mary's fiance, John Winchester, is the demon's next victim. Azazel makes his usual offer, giving her the chance to resurrect John, to produce a child he can use; now orphaned and alone, she reluctantly agrees without knowing his true intentions.