12 Times Sam And Dean Were Basically Villains On 'Supernatural'

12 Times Sam And Dean Were Basically Villains On 'Supernatural'

Saim Cheeda
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Vote up the times when the heroes of 'Supernatural' acted like straight-up villains.

The Winchester brothers from Supernatural are presented as all-loving heroes who fight monsters and cosmic beings to save people on Earth. However, there have been more than a few times where Sam and Dean intentionally made decisions that caused unspeakable death and tragedy, often in ways the show glosses over. Some of their worst acts can be attributed to Soulless Sam and Demon Dean, but even when they've been totally lucid, the brothers have straight-up ignored dangerous consequences to fit their own needs, valued their own lives over those of many others, or just blatantly didn't help people they easily could have.

Here are times when Sam and Dean were basically villains.


  • 1

    Dean Ganks Sam's Friend Amy And Leaves Her Son An Orphan

    Dean Ganks Sam's Friend Amy And Leaves Her Son An Orphan

    Sam's friend Amy was a Kitsune, a creature that feeds on people's brains. She saves Sam's life by slaying her own mother. As adults, Sam tracks Amy down after she's been feeding on people. He lets her go due to Amy once saving his life, as she promises to stop and because she only did it to save her son's life when he was very ill and needed to be fed.

    Unfortunately, Dean tracks Amy down and ganks her anyway while her son watches. He doesn't care to see what will become of the orphan, and even threatens the boy that he'll be next if he becomes like his mother. Then, he just leaves the boy alone and motherless.

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  • 2

    They Use Donatello And Kevin When They Need Them, Then Don't Help Them

    They Use Donatello And Kevin When They Need Them, Then Don't Help Them

    Donatello and Kevin are both prophets and become involved with Sam and Dean because they can help the brothers in their mission. Unfortunately, once they fulfill their importance, the brothers make no effort when the prophets are in peril.

    The Winchesters forget about Kevin when he's a lost soul on Earth and don't even try to help him. Meanwhile, they have no sympathy for Donatello after he loses his soul to Amara and even consider ending him if he starts exhibiting any negative attributes.

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  • 3

    Dean Plans To Make Jack Explode To Defeat Chuck

    Dean Plans To Make Jack Explode To Defeat Chuck

    Jack decides to sacrifice himself to stop Chuck and Amara in order to get Dean's forgiveness for causing Mary's demise. All Dean has to do is accept Jack's apology, but he goes through with turning Jack into a bomb even when Castiel tries to stop him since Jack is his adoptive son.

    Dean still doesn't care and has his own selfish motives to end Chuck and be free in his life. This, despite the fact that Jack is only three years old and doesn't deserve to perish in such a way. Dean even pulls a gun on Sam and is close to shooting him until he finds out that the plan of Jack's explosion has been a lie told by Billie the Reaper. 

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  • 4

    They Let Adam Remain In Hell For 10 Years

    They Let Adam Remain In Hell For 10 Years

    Adam is possessed by the archangel Michael and is pulled into Hell when Sam throws himself into Lucifer's cage to seal the devil with himself. While Dean convinces Death to save Sam, he doesn't try to rescue his other brother.

    In Season 15, it's shown that Sam and Dean can enter the cage at any time by requesting that the Ruler of Hell open the passage, which means they let Adam remain in Hell for more than 10 years on purpose. The brothers always argue that family comes first, but this is their own brother that they abandon in Hell when they could've easily rescued him at any time.

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  • 5

    They Trap Jack In The Ma'lak Box After He Gives Up His Soul For Them

    They Trap Jack In The Ma'lak Box After He Gives Up His Soul For Them

    Jack loses his soul to end Alternate Michael's life and save the Winchesters. Rather than accept that the malevolence he exhibits afterward is because he doesn't have a soul and can't understand emotions anymore, Dean swears vengeance when Jack accidentally takes Mary's life after she pushes him too far. He then convinces Sam to trap Jack forever in the Ma'lak box, lying to Jack that they will cure him.

    Jack became soulless for Sam and Dean, but the two have no care for his sacrifice and attempt to seal him till the end of time when they could have tried to get his soul back instead.

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  • 6

    Soulless Sam Turns An Innocent Man Into A Monster

    Soulless Sam Turns An Innocent Man Into A Monster

    When he's without a soul, Sam lures a town sheriff to use as bait against an Arachne. Following his defeat of the monster, he leaves the man in his turned state. A year later, Sam regains his soul but the sheriff fools him into returning to town in order to gain revenge. The man has become an Arachne himself and has lost his wife and his livelihood. Sam ends up ganking the sheriff, who now has to spend eternity in Purgatory because of Sam's role in turning him into a monster.

    While this was due to him not having a soul, there's no denying that Sam is still responsible for ruining the sheriff's existence.

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