Up until Season 4, the only mention of Angels in the Supernatural universe was an episode that the "angel" turned out to be the avenging spirit of a deceased Catholic priest. When the show decided that it was going seriously down the path of Apocalypse, and since they had demons from episode 1, it seemed only fitting to bring real angels into the mix. Angels, like demons, take over an inhabit the bodies of humans in order to manifest themselves on earth. By far the most well known Angel on Supernatural is Castiel. They do possess an impressive array of supernatural powers, but they seem to rarely use them. Castiel, for example, tends to prefer to "talk" or complain more than just about anything else. Angels don't necessarily have to leave the bodies of their human hosts if that human dies, or almost dies; again we found this out with Castiel. They can be banished with a special ceremonial symbol that is activated with blood. Angels can actually be killed, but not easily. They have to be dispatched with a special sword that they themselves possess. There is also a class variance of angels, with the Biblical "Archangels" being the most powerful, with all the "correct" Biblical names, like Michael and Lucifer. Apparently Cupid is also an angel...who knew??
I suppose it was a matter of time before someone put together an extended tribute to Supernatural's Angels, with the Rammstein song "Engel"--this is the English version, which is by no means a good as the original German one--but it works well for this purpose. And, hey, Rammstein has a north American tour coming up!
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