The Colt (Supernatural)
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The Colt is a fictional gun in The CW Television Network's Supernatural. The Colt, and thirteen bullets for it, were made by Samuel Colt for a paranormal hunter. John Winchester claims that anything that is hit by one of the thirteen bullets fired from The Colt will die, including creatures that are normally immune to bullets. The bullets themselves appear to be made of silver, and are each individually engraved with a number 1 through 13. The gun itself is a Colt Paterson revolver, albeit one that fires modern style cartridges as opposed to the "cap and ball" loading of the 1830's originals.
[edit] Background
The hunter who originally owned The Colt used the gun a half dozen times while he possessed it. The Colt later finds itself in the keep of fellow hunter Daniel Elkins. In "Dead Man's Blood," Elkins was attacked by a nest of vampires and the gun along with its 5 remaining bullets were stolen. When Sam Winchester finds a notice of Elkins's death online, his brother Dean recognizes the name, so the two head to Manning, Colorado to investigate, where they run into their father, John, also on the trail of Elkins's killer. They do not find the gun, only the empty case. John intends to find The Colt and use it to kill The Demon that killed his wife, Mary.
They find the gun in the possession of the vampire leader, Luther, who knows that The Colt is no ordinary gun. John kidnaps Kate, Luther's lover and Elkins's killer, to draw Luther out. He attempts to trade Kate for The Colt, but Kate escapes while making the exchange. The vampires almost kill John before his sons intervene. A short skirmish insues until Luther takes Sam hostage. John shoots him with The Colt, and the vampire dies on impact, verifying its unerring lethality.
When The Demon learns that the Winchesters possess the gun, he sends his daughter, Meg Masters, to recover it. In Salvation, she threatens to start killing people close to the Winchesters unless they hand over the gun. John meets Meg to make an exchange, but gives her a fake gun. Trying to escape, he is captured by Meg and The Demon's son possessing an unknown male host. When Meg attempts to use John to barter for The Colt, the Winchester brothers manage to rescue John from her in "Devil's Trap." During their escape, The Demon's son almost kills Sam. Dean uses one of the remaining bullets to save Sam's life.
Sam and Dean take their father to a secluded cabin, where the boys discover that John has been possessed by The Demon. Sam shoots his father in the leg with The Colt to force The Demon out of his father. The three escape, but end up in the hospital when a demon rams a transfer truck into the side of Dean's Chevrolet Impala. In the episode "In My Time of Dying", Dean is in a coma and about to die. John Winchester barters The Colt, the last remaining bullet, and his own life to save his son. Now presumed to be in the possession of The Demon, The Colt hasn't been seen since.
[edit] The bullets
The 13 original bullets were made for the Colt, and it only has its supernatural killing power when used with them.
- #1-6: Used by the Original Hunter for whom the Colt was made
- #7-8: No account of these bullets, may have been used or are being hidden by a hunter or demon
- #9: Used by John Winchester to kill the vampire Luther
- #10: Used by Sam in an attempt to kill The Demon
- #11: Used by Dean to kill The Demon's son when he was attacking Sam
- #12: Used by Sam to wound his father in the leg when he was possessed by The Demon
- #13: Unused, now in the possession of The Demon
[edit] See also
| S U P E R N A T U R A L | |
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| Main | |
| Episode Guide | |
| Main Characters | |
| Dean | Sam | |
| Secondary Characters | |
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Ash | Bobby | Ellen | Gordon | Jo | John | Mary | Meg | Missouri | The Demon |
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| Show Specific Elements | |
| The Colt | The Impala | Harvelle’s Roadhouse | Singer Salvage Yard | |
| Official Site | |
| Official CW Supernatural page | |
