Anybody knows death doesn't normally last in the world of Supernatural - here are the characters who managed to come back. Hunting monsters is a unsafe business organisation, and when yous've been doing it as long every bit Sam and Dean Winchester take (15 seasons, to be exact) there are spring to be some deaths along the way. Indeed,Supernatural has a fairly bloody reputation for killing off characters, even big names at the very middle of the story. Fortunately, death is far from a fixed construct inSupernatural lore, and every bit much as the bear witness is known for writing out characters, then is it renowned for bringing them dorsum.

This can occur in a variety of forms. Some characters are quite literally resurrected from the afterlife, returning toSupernatural and picking upward correct where they left off. Others render equally ghosts or spirits, unable to move on without chalking upwardly a few more episode credits offset, and some reemerge in the guise of a brand new histrion or actress. There are plenty of means to rejoin the world of the living inSupernatural, and while some unlucky souls takestayed dead, just as many (if non more) have come back.

The post-obit characters must've returned to the show's present daylater theirSupernatural expiry scene. This rules out alternates, flashbacks, fourth dimension-traveling, close-calls, visions, and impersonators. But even with these restrictions in place, enough of characters have popped up again inSupernatural later kicking the biblical bucket.

Dean Winchester

Both of the Winchester brothers have been infamously hard to kill inSupernatural, but the problem isn't and so much getting them to the afterlife, but keeping them there. Dean has endured a litany of deaths during his hunting career, especially if you include flavor 3'due southGroundhog Twenty-four hours-style episode. Dean'due south most notable demise, all the same, came inSupernatural's flavour iii finale, when he was dragged to hell as payment for making a deal with a crossroads demon. Dean remained dead for iv months before God ordered Castiel to bring him back to life. Given a second chance, Dean has experienced further brushes with the afterlife over the subsequent 12 seasons, but fortunately for the innocent people of the American mid-westward, none of them stuck.

Sam Winchester

Like his blood brother, Sam has been a regular guest inSupernatural's afterlife, but has proved merely as tenacious as Dean at clinging to the land of the living. Sam's most pregnant death came inSupernatural's season ii finale, when he was stabbed by some other of the demon's blood children created by Azazel. Dean revived his brother using the aforementioned crossroads deal, and this would ultimately result in his ain trip beyond the veil. Since being revived by the power of demonic contract, Sam has avoided dying thanks to the intervention of Michael in season five, and more than recently, Lucifer during a trip to the Apocalypse World in season thirteen.

Castiel

Castiel might be an angel, but since he began riding with the Winchester brothers, Misha Collins' character has experienced most as many deaths as Sam and Dean, making him truly one of the family. Cass has been decimated by both Raphael and Lucifer, and then caused his own downfall past absorbing the power of the Leviathans, but he was resurrected by God on each occasion. Knowing Chuck'south truthful intentions, Castiel was likely deemed an important character in God'southward ongoing Winchester "story." Although God has since revealed his true colors, Castiel was able to dodge death once again in season 13, this time thanks to the ability of Jack.

Mary Winchester

Compared to the main trio, Mary's journey through life and death is far less of a roller coaster. The Winchesters' female parent struck a deal with Azazel as a young woman, but when the demon came to collect some years later, she valiantly tried to protect her son, and this resulted in Mary being defenseless in a blazing inferno. Mary's expiry was the motivation for John and his sons to enter the hunting life, and both Sam and Dean longed for their mother's return. Afterwards helping The Darkness reunite with God, Amara returned the favor past bringing Mary dorsum from the expressionless, and the Winchesters would hunt as a family for several seasons until Jack inadvertently killed Sam and Dean'due south beloved mother.

John Winchester

John Winchester has defied decease on 2 separate occasions inSupernatural via 2 vastly different methods. John first died in 1973, before he and Mary were married. Mary couldn't deport to lose the dearest of her life, so she fabricated a deal with Azazel for John's revival - something she afterwards tried to renege on at the cost of her own existence. Many years later, John Winchester gave his life to Azazel willingly in guild to save Dean after a auto crash, and the graphic symbol has remained dead e'er since. John'due south big return came inSupernatural's flavour 2 finale, when he helped his sons kill Azazel in ghost form before ascending to Heaven. Jeffrey Dean Morgan reprises his role every bit Sam and Dean'due south father inSupernatural season 14, only this is a by version of the graphic symbol who jumped forward in time.

Bobby Singer

Bobby'southwardSupernatural death was a heartbreaking moment, and one that many fans felt came prematurely, with the Winchesters' surrogate father nevertheless having much more to offer. Bobby died after taking a bullet from the Leviathan leader posing as Dick Roman, merely was in no mood to visit the afterlife just yet, and went on to become a vengeful spirit during the concluding tertiary of flavour 7, until Dean managed to perform the necessary rite. Even then, Bobby would return toSupernatural during an episode set in Heaven. Before hisactual death, Bobby had already been resurrected by Castiel in flavour 5 during the climactic confrontation with Lucifer.

Jack

As the nephilim son of Lucifer, Jack is a prized commodity in the globe ofSupernatural, with angels and demons alike looking to become their grubby hands on him. Only it's the Winchesters who have grown closest to Jack, trying to raise him with their own values and morals. Harboring immense power, Jack does begin to go off the rails in flavor xiv, killing Mary Winchester and forcing the entire world to only e'er tell the truth, and this is revealed to be part of God's program to break Sam and Dean. When Chuck'southward plot fails and the Winchesters wise-up to his scheming, God effortlessly smites Jack where he stands. Fortunately, the nephilim has a secret ally - Death herself. Billie brings Jack back from the dead, as she believes he is the only one who tin can peradventure terminate God.

Billie

Billie isn't but responsible for bringing Jack dorsum to life inSupernatural, she besides managed to come up back from the brink herself. InSupernatural flavor 10, Dean makes the bold decision to kill death with his own scythe, catastrophe the original incarnation of the character played by Julian Richings. Unbeknownst to the Winchester brothers, this means that the adjacent reaper to dice volition be granted the afterlife'due south top job, taking Death's place in the non-corporeal concatenation of command. Cheers to Castiel, that lucky reaper ends up being Billie. Instead of dying permanently past Castiel'due south blade, notwithstanding, Billie comes back as the new confront of Decease, and while she understandably harbors a grudge against the Winchesters, she's more often their ally than their enemy.

Rowena MacLeod

Many of the characters who have come back inSupernatural have relied on the power of either Heaven or Hell to do and so, just the irrepressible Rowena MacLeod employed her own wisdom to beat the phone call of the afterlife. A powerful and morally-loose witch, Rowena makes a brief alliance with Lucifer inSupernatural season eleven, which inevitably ends in The Devil's expose, but while information technology looks like Rowena has paid the toll for seeking hellish power, she has an ace upwardly her sleeve - a Resurrection Seal. Essentially a video game "try again," Rowena's magic seal ways she can regenerate from being killed, and she pulls this trick on Lucifer twice. Rowena is finished off permanently past Sam Winchester inSupernatural's terminal season, but continues to appear subsequently becoming the Queen of Hell.

Kevin Tran

Like Bobby Vocalizer, the prophet Kevin Tran has extended hisSupernatural career thanks to the perks of being a ghost. The ability to interpret the word of God came to Kevin unwillingly and, it's fair to say, ruined his life. Instead of studying for a promising career and living peacefully with his mother, Kevin becomes the Winchester'south go-to guy for translating aboriginal relics, and that comes at a steep price. Pushed to the edge of sanity by the brothers' demands, Kevin is somewhen killed by Gadreel inSupernatural'southward ninth flavor. However, the grapheme afterwards returns as a ghost on several occasions, making amends with the Winchesters and reuniting with his female parent. An alternate version of Kevin is likewise introduced in the Apocalypse World.

Charlie

Felicia Day's Charlie Bradbury is one of the few majorSupernatural characters who has stayed expressionless since she was killed at the hands of the Styne family, but she did manage to elude death one time earlier. DuringSupernatural flavour 9's baroqueSorcerer of Oz episode, Charlie was killed by the Wicked Witch of the West, taking an attack that was meant for Dean. Fortunately, the angel Gadreel was on paw to bring Charlie back to life, otherwise the graphic symbol might've died fifty-fifty earlier than she ultimately did.

Jo Harvelle

Jo was an inexperienced rookie hunter and part of the Roadhouse crew alongside her mother, Ellen. Harboring an immense crush on Dean Winchester, Jo was determined to prove herself in the hunting world and struck out on her own, but typically, it was associating with Sam and Dean that resulted in the demise of both Jo and her mom. InSupernatural season five, Jo heroically saved Dean from beingness munched by a Hellhound, and was fatally injured in his stead, succumbing to her wounds with Ellen past her side. Jo's ghost returned ii seasons later every bit a witness in Dean's "trial" and the pair buried whatever lingering feelings of guilt.

Eileen Leahy

Introduced as another legacy hunter inSupernatural season eleven, Eileen has been "in the life" since childhood, losing her hearing as the consequence of a banshee assail. Befriending the Winchester brothers (Sam especially), Eileen returns in season 12 for another articulation mission, merely was after killed by the British Men of Letters' premier assassin, Arthur Ketch, who was in control of a Hellhound. Sam and Dean mourned for Eileen and got their revenge by taking down the shady organization from beyond the Atlantic. Eileen is one of many ghosts set loose upon the world afterwards Hell's gates opened inSupernatural's season fourteen finale, and after making contact with Sam, he found a way to bring her dorsum to life in a bathtub, resurrecting himself a girlfriend.

Lilith

Lilith wasSupernatural's master adversary through seasons 3 and four, and a cog in the grand plan that was Lucifer's escape from The Cage. As the start demon The Devil ever created, Lilith was a powerful leader among Hell'due south denizens and sacrificed herself for the sake of her creator. Although it was Sam Winchester who dealt the final blow with his psychic powers, this was all part of Lilith's design. After an absence of over 10 seasons, Lilith made an unexpected return inSupernatural season 15, played by a completely unlike actress. Lilith was resurrected by God to act equally his messenger, but doesn't last long before a returned Michael turns her to dust.

Samuel Campbell

Samuel Campbell was Mary's father, and therefore the grandfather of Sam and Dean Winchester. A born and bred hunter, Samuel was killed by Azazel in 1973 when the yellow-optics demon first began targeting immature Mary and would remain deceased for decades, until Crowley brought him back inSupernatural season 6. Seeking the key to opening purgatory, Crowley hired a legendary hunter to do the legwork for him, and promised Samuel his daughter would be revived if the mission was a success. Working with the remaining Campbell clan, Samuel masquerades equally an marry to the Winchesters, but Sam is somewhen forced to shoot his ain granddad, sending him back to the afterlife.

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