Supernatural Heroes, Ranked By Fighting Ability | ScreenRant
The heroes on Supernatural were largely hunters who fought beings like angels, demons, and monsters of all kinds. Some good guys were angels and monsters themselves, and they are considered to be part of Sam and Dean Winchester’s clan of allies. With so much fighting that went on within the series, it’s natural to consider the skill level of these characters.
These are primarily based on their quality in combat, with the powers of the protagonists who aren’t human not taken into consideration. The ages of older characters have been taken into account and have been given some room to accommodate for it.
10 Eileen Leahy
Eileen was introduced when she successfully got the drop on Sam, who acknowledged she was a pretty adept fighter. Eileen had to fend for herself most of her life, which came in handy when she took up hunting as well.
To her disadvantage, she didn’t have the plot armor that Chuck afforded Sam and Dean, with Eileen meeting her death in the twelfth season. However, she was back as a fighter when Sam resurrected her and Eileen never had any problems keeping up with the other heroes despite her inexperience with big-time villains.
9 Castiel
For an angel who lived for millions of years and was said to be a trained warrior, Castiel sure did lack in skills. He’s arguably the most beloved Supernatural hero, yet he’s also quite inconsistent, as Castiel supposedly fought in heavenly wars but also got beaten up by normal humans.
Without his powers, Castiel’s fighting skills won’t match up to most of the seasoned hunters and he relied too much on the angel blade as well. Castiel did have some fighting ability since he put up fights against the likes of Lucifer, although he’d still be best suited to his powers if he wants to survive.
8 Jody Mills
As a long-time sheriff, Jody was fearless in her pursuit for justice, which ended up turning her into a hunter when she learned about the supernatural world. Her police background meant she had combat experience and training that enabled Jody to easily transition into the hunter lifestyle.
She didn’t reach the level of Sam and Dean, and also struggled with bigger monsters like vampires, but Jody could definitely hold her own. Her background as a police officer put her in the improvising mindset during fights, which the hunters generally didn’t come up with.
7 Ellen Harvelle
Ellen was among the most seasoned hunters to have lived, with only Bobby surpassing her in longevity. Her skills took a hit due to her semi-retirement when she started running her roadhouse, although Ellen proved she had hardly missed a beat when she took demons when the apocalypse began.
Ellen in her prime would most likely have been an even bigger threat had it been portrayed on the show. She was said to be an acquaintance of John’s through her husband who was also a legendary hunter, with Ellen confirmed to have been along for numerous hunts herself.
6 Bobby Singer
Bobby’s fighting skills were shown a few times over the course of the show and he was certainly impressive considering how long he’d been in the game. He took on demons, leviathans, even angels, and a younger Bobby might have been a sheer force to consider.
Bobby got overpowered on quite a few occasions as well, which can be excused to his age. It places him in a situation where he can be given a leeway based on his feats and age, but he’s still eclipsed by certain other characters because they had more impressive achievements.
5 Mary Winchester
Watching Mary come back was something Supernatural fans wanted since Season 1 and they got their wish a decade later. The younger Mary appeared through time travel shenanigans earlier, during which she was shown getting the drop on Dean in his prime.
Mary was very adept when she was resurrected as well, going toe to toe with immensely powerful beings like Lucifer and Ramiel. She wasn’t quite as agile or strong as her sons, though, which brings her fighting skills down a bit. She did make up for it through her quick with that made her a notable hunter.
4 Benny Lafitte
Benny did enough to establish power level even though his storyline was quickly dropped in Supernatural. Benny survived for several decades in Purgatory where he fought for his life every day and then went on to accompany Dean for a year to escape the realm.
He was capable of taking on multiple monsters at the same time, which made him an elite-level vampire. Benny didn’t seem to have the same technical skill as Dean, but he had a sharp mind and tended to use the environment to overpower enemies.
3 Sam Winchester
Sam more than proved his mettle as a hunter even if he never wanted to be one, having survived realms like the Bad Place, Purgatory, among others, all on his own. Sam went on to become the leader of his own hunter group that he trained, which Dean never accomplished.
His fighting skills were largely bolstered by his survival instinct, as Sam appeared to have greater resistance to pain, such as when he overcame a gunshot wound to kill multiple werewolves. His combat ability only lacked a bit because he didn’t go all-out like Dean and that’s what led to certain defeats.
2 Dean Winchester
How to stay alive is one of the lessons to learn from Dean in Supernatural, who always found a way to victory, even after he died several times. Dean is the only human to survive Purgatory after a whole year, also venturing to every place Sam had been and more, such as Avalon and multiple time periods in the past.
Dean’s advantage over Sam was that he didn’t back down from power moves, and Dean would multiple times go ruthless when hunting. His fighting involved both heavy-hitting and takedown tactics, as Dean would target pressure points in the body to bring his enemies down.
1 John Winchester
Although John wasn’t shown fighting as much as he wielded weapons to perfection, he has to be the best in terms of ability based on feats. Sam and Dean read and heard hundreds of stories about John fighting powerful monsters like vampires and werewolves all on his own, which they couldn’t accomplish.
John’s first move after traveling to the future was to swiftly knock down Sam and Dean, proving that his sons hadn’t developed the same skills as their father. John had a combination of Sam and Mary’s quick thinking and Dean’s ruthless ability that made him perhaps the most legendary hunter in the series.