Samuel William "Sam" Winchester is one of the two main protagonists of the long-running CW series Supernatural alongside his brother Dean Winchester. He is the younger of the Winchester siblings and a hunter. He is portrayed by Jared Padelecki.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Admirable?[]
In General[]
- Saves people from various monsters.
- Remains loyal to his brother Dean.
- Is much less abrasive than Dean and more open minded.
Season 1[]
- Joins Dean on a quest to find their father John, even though he never cared for their father due to his abuse.
- Faked a 911 call so Dean could escape from Police Custody.
- Assures a girl who blames herself for her boyfriend's death that it wasn't her fault.
- Saves a plane full of innocent people from a demon.
- Tries to prove his friend Zack's innocence after he is arrested for murder.
- Saved Dean's life by taking him to a faith healer after he electrocuted himself.
- Refused to entertain it when Dean wanted to kill Roy Le Grange.
- Sympathized with Max Miller after learning about his past of being abused by his family and tried to reason with him despite Dean wanting to kill him.
- After he has a vision of Max killing Dean Sam is able to change the future and save his brother.
- After finding John, both Sam and Dean agree John is safer without them due to being pursued by Demons.
- Helped recover the Colt to use against Azazel.
- Refused to sacrifice John to kill Azazel when his father was possessed by the demon despite how much he wanted revenge.
Season 2[]
- Stayed by Dean's side when he was dying in a coma.
- In spite of his animosity towards his father, Sam mourned his death and attended his Hunter's funeral.
- Searched for the Colt with Dean after John gave it to Azazel to save Dean's life.
- Tried to help Dean cope with their father's death.
- Protected innocent vampires from Gordon Walker.
- Reluctantly killed Madison at her insistence so she wouldn't kill innocent people while transformed into a werewolf and have to deal with the guilt.
- Saved several "special children" who were empowered by Azazel's demon blood, like him.
- After being captured by Azazel with the other "special children," Sam tried to keep the peace with them.
- Spared Jake Talley despite having the opportunity to kill him.
- Was horrified to learn Dean sacrificed all but one year of his life to bring him back from the dead.
Season 3[]
- Talked Dr. Garrison into letting go of his daughter Callie, thus removing her spirit as a threat to the town.
- Saved a police station from demons alongside Dean.
- Sought out the Trickster (later revealed to be the archangel Gabriel) for months after he killed Dean.
- Worked with the demon Ruby to enhance his powers so he can kill Lilith and save Dean.
- Sadly said goodbye to Dean before he was killed by Hellhounds. After which he spent several months trying to bring Dean back from Hell to no avail.
Season 4[]
- Reunited with Dean after the latter was resurrected by Castiel.
- Tried to comfort Dean after he admitted to torturing souls in Hell.
- Tried to kill Lilith after the prophet, Chuck Shurley (later revealed to be God), predicted she's coming for him and Dean.
- Reconciled with Dean after Ruby revealed she tricked him into killing Lilith to break the final seal of the apocalypse, and made it a point to get off demon blood.
Season 5[]
- Refused to say yes to Lucifer and looked for another way to stop the apocalypse with Dean.
- Is disgusted when Castiel wants to kill Jessie Turner despite him being a child and encourages him to be good, believing he shouldn't be written off just for being part demon.
- Beats Patrick in a game of poker and regains Dean's lost years.
- Retrieved the colt from the king of the crossroads, Crowley, to use against Lucifer.
- Had faith that Dean would say no to Michael which led to him refusing to be Michael's vessel because he didn't want to let Sam down.
- Mourned Gabriel after he (apparently) sacrificed himself to save him and Dean.
- Got Kali out of harm's way when Lucifer attacked the pagan gods.
- Fought the four horsemen of the apocalypse and took their rings to trap Lucifer in the cage in hell.
- Told Dean to live a normal happy life and not try to look for him if he got trapped in the cage with Lucifer.
- Though he said "yes" to Lucifer, he did so out of necessity as they needed to trap Lucifer in the cage somehow, and Sam had reason to believe he could control Lucifer with enough willpower (as Bobby Singer had previously proven that's possible).
- When Lucifer was about to kill Dean, Sam managed to regain control of himself and trapped Lucifer and Michael in the cage along with himself.
Season 6[]
- Traveled back to the old west with Dean and retrieved The Colt from Samuel Colt in order to kill The Phoenix and kill Eve, the mother of all monsters.
- Tried to stop Raphael and Crowley from absorbing the souls of purgatory.
- Showed extreme remorse as he remembered what he had done while soulless, working to save as many people as he had inadvertently gotten killed or killed directly.
Season 7[]
- Continued hunting even after the loss of his mental block caused him to remember the trauma he endured at the hands of Lucifer and Michael in the cage.
- Sympathized with Amy after learning she had been killing to save her son and let her go.
- Tried to help past sinners who were being targeted by Osiris and acted as Dean's lawyer when his brother was put on trial.
- Along with Dean, Sam stayed alongside Bobby's side after he was shot in the head by the leader of the leviathans, Dick Roman. Later attending Bobby's hunter's funeral after he died from his wounds.
- Forgave Castiel's betrayal even though he brought back his memories of being in the cage with Lucifer.
- Brought Dean back to the present after he got stuck in the forties.
- While locked in a psych ward due to the hallucinations of Lucifer degrading his sanity, Sam saved a fellow patient from her vengeful ghost brother.
- Befriended Charlie Bradbury and warned her of Dick Roman's true intentions.
- Helped kill Dick Roman with Dean, Castiel, and Crowley.
Season 8[]
- Took Riot the dog to hospital after accidentally hitting him with his car and took him in as his pet.
- Protected the new prophet, Kevin Tran, from Crowley after Crowley betrayed them.
- Helped Castiel attempt to rescue Samandriel from Crowley.
- Fought the Knight of Hell, Abaddon, along with Dean and their grandfather, Henry.
- Embarked on the trials to close the gates of hell forever.
- During one of the trials, Sam travels to hell and saves Bobby Singer's soul, allowing him to ascend to heaven.
- Continued the trials even after they started to take a toll on his health, full well knowing he could die from them.
- Took pity on Crowley after the latter has a villainous breakdown due to being affected by human blood, feeling bad for him as he admitted he just wants to be loved.
Season 9[]
- Accepted he's going to die after he fell into a coma due to the trials. Later deciding against it after Gadreel tricks him into saying yes.
- Felt horrible after learning Gadreel used him as a vessel to kill Kevin Tran.
- Agreed to let Kevin's mother, Linda Tran spend some time with Kevin's ghost before he ascends.
- Empathized with Harry over being lied to by Ed.
- After Dean was killed by Metatron, Sam tried to summon Crowley in order to make a deal and bring Dean back.
Season 10[]
- When he was captured by Cole Trenton Sam refused to say anything to Dean over the phone in an effort to ensure his brother didn't put himself in danger to rescue him.
- After Dean became a demon due to the influence of the Mark of Cain, Sam performed the demon curing ritual he previously attempted on Crowley and restored Dean's humanity.
- Felt devastated when the Styne family killed Charlie Bradbury.
- Even though the Styne family had it coming, Sam was horrified when Dean brutally murdered them all in cold blood, including the one who wasn't evil.
- Convinced Dean to let him cure him of the Mark of Cain.
- Was willing to let Dean kill him so that Death would take him away so the Mark of Cain wouldn't cause him to hurt anyone else.
Season 11[]
- Stayed behind in a town after the entity known as The Darkness, was released from The Mark of Cain.
- He was greatful to Sully for helping him through rough times and helped him uncover who was killing his friends.
- When Dean admitted to his feelings for Amara Sam was sympathetic and assured his brother it did not reflect badly on him.
- Cured himself of The Darkness' corruption before it could affect him.
- Worked with Dean, God and even Lucifer to stop The Darkness and save the universe.
Season 12[]
- Refused to say anything to the British Men of Letters after he was kidnapped and tortured by them.
- Reunited with his resurrected mother, Mary, after she and Dean came to save him.
- Saved the audience of a concert from Lucifer, after he had possessed a rock star and intended to sacrifice them all.
- Saved the President of the United States after Lucifer possessed him.
- Refused to kill the soldiers pursuing them after he and Dean were arrested by Federal Agents.
- Sympathized with Lily Sunder's tragic past and pleaded with her not to hurt Castiel for his part in her child's death.
- Talked Mick Davies out of killing Eileen and comforted her over her unintentional killing of Renny.
- Protected Kelly Kline while she was pregnant with Lucifer's baby.
- Led the raid on The British Men of Letters which successfully lead to the death of its leader, Doctor Hess.
- Helped trap Lucifer in an alternate universe, and was saddened when Crowley sacrificed himself to close the portal and Castiel died in the process.
Season 13[]
- After meeting Lucifer's son, Jack Kline, Sam gave him the benefit of the doubt and gave him a chance to prove that he can be good.
- Was happy to see Castiel was revived from The Empty.
- Sympathized with Rowena being traumatized by Lucifer and gave her the page she needed from a book.
- Helped reopened the portal to the apocalypse world to save the refugees from Apocalypse World Michael.
- Though he left Lucifer behind in Apocalypse World, he had every reason to do so as Lucifer had repeatedly shown that he can't be trusted, and Sam knew he wanted Jack's powers for himself.
- Refused to fight Jack after Lucifer had drained him of his grace and forced him to fight Sam to the death. Going so far as to hand Jack a knife and telling him to kill him.
Season 14[]
- Helped free Dean from Apocalypse World Michael's influence.
- Took care of Jack after he fell ill due to his lack of grace,.
- Helped revive Jack after he died from his illness.
- Was angered when Apocalypse World Michael possessed Rowena and killed several refugees from Apocalypse World, and showed concern for Jack after was forced burned out the rest of his soul to kill Michael.
- Went on a case with Castiel after Dean decided to watch Jack for a day.
- Even after Jack accidentally killed Mary, Sam understood he couldn't control himself at the time and was more understanding than Dean.
- Rightfully called out God as he showed too much enjoyment when Dean was considering shooting Jack.
- After God revealed himself to be a manipulative psychopath, Sam took the equalizer and attempted to kill him with it, full well knowing it would cost him his own life if he succeeded.
Season 15[]
- Reluctantly stabbed Rowena to death (with her permission) in order to return the souls of hell.
- After God revealed what would happen if he and Dean stuck with their plan to trap him, Sam refused to continue.
- Played a game of pool against Fortuna to restore the luck of everyone in her bar and inspired her to change her ways with his heroism.
- Was happy to see that Jack was revived from The Empty by Billie.
- Arranged for Jack to go to the Garden of Eden to reclaim his soul.
- Even after God killed all other life in the multiverse except the Winchesters and Jack, Sam and Dean still managed to come up with a plan to defeat him by having Jack absorb all of his godly abilities and take his place.
- Five years later when Dean died on one last hunt, Sam comforted him as he was dying, gave him a hunter's funeral, and raised a family before dying and ascending to heaven.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- Although Sam is more patient and less abrasive than Dean, he's still a clear cut anti-hero. He's brutal towards monsters, he doesn't hesitate to kill demons even though they're possessing innocent people: while he did try to save people more in season 11 instead of killing a possessed vessel, he quickly fell back into killing.
- Shares Dean's habit of keeping secrets from him, which leads to the brothers developing trust issues with each other.
- Kills Jake in cold blood despite his pleas for mercy.
- Was willing to go along with Ruby's plan to mass exorcise demons that were going to lay siege to the police station that he, Dean and several others were trapped in, which required the heart of a virgin. He showed no signs of remorse for this, and while him and Dean were able to stop the Demons, Lilith herself ended up killing everyone in the station and torturing them once the brothers had escaped, rendering their disregard of the initial plan moot and causing even more death.
- He was willing to murder a little girl in order to stop Lilith.
- During the first few seasons, Sam willingly took demon blood, even though Dean repeatedly warned him that doing so would take away pieces of his humanity. Even though he made it a point to stop taking it in season 5, he did relapse during said season, proving he isn't incorruptible.
- Tortures Alastair for information.
- He and Ruby kill a fully conscious woman who is the vessel for a demon so he can drink her blood and stop Lillith. While he initially showed hesitation in doing so, he brushed it off later.
- Although Dean was much worse during season 10, Sam crossed quite a few lines of his own. Such as agreeing to kill Crowley after Rowena removed The Mark of Cain, even though Crowley was their ally at the time.
- When searching for Dean after he became a demon (though Sam initially thought he was possessed), caused a man to sell his soul to a crossroads demon so he could capture and torture the demon. While Sam didn't want the man to actually sell his soul, only summon the demon, he didn't react quick enough to stop him and later seemed to brush it off, though he was initially horrified when he learnt that Demon Dean had killed the man. Sam also mentioned he'd pissed off other hunters during this time, and had crossed some lines.
- He didn't look for Dean after he was banished to Purgatory at the end of season 7. Instead selfishly choosing to pursue a relationship with a woman he barely knew. While he didn't know where Dean went, he just as easily could've sought out a few leads or at the very least done some research on the ritual they performed. He also neglected to look for Kevin Tran, even though he had a target on his back due to demons pursuing him.
- Although Sam lacks Dean's abrasiveness, he's also the more vengeful of the brothers. After failing to save Dean from hell, he instead opted to kill Lilith and get his revenge. At one point, he even admitted that he is angry at all the time and has no idea why.
- In Season 14 finale, he tried to kill God with Equalizer, despite knowing that without killing his sister Amara it will cause destruction of the whole world.
External Links[]
- Sam Winchester on the Heroes Wiki
- Sam Winchester on the Supernatural Wiki
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