He has preternatural senses. He can see things such as Enochian sigils, Reapers, and potentially Hellhounds, all of which are invisible to the human eye, and can see demons as their true selves. Along with this, he seems to have an uncanny ability to know things he shouldn’t- in Changing Channels, the questions asked by the game show host are specific to Sam and Dean’s pasts (he also manages to take victims and tailor their punishments to their crimes- suggesting he can tell what their crimes are just by looking), and in both Tall Tales and Hammer of the Gods, he makes references to conversations he wasn’t present to overhear. In fact, he seems to make reference to a lot of events that he wasn’t present for, which suggests that Gabriel knows everything somehow. This includes, due to his knowledge of the Horseman’s rings (and the fact that he claimed no one else had that info) and being able to recognize Kali’s bloodspells on sight, as well as being able to recreate the typical style of a haunting-based murder, that he’s keenly aware of almost anything supernatural-related, from curses to sigils to spells. He’s likely never had much use for the info and, thus, doesn’t put it to use unless he has to.
Like all angels, he has angel radio and can sense his brothers and, in turn, they can sense him- Castiel recognized immediately what Gabriel was once he was in the same room with him, causing the latter to duct tape his mouth shut and send him away. He can also, like other angels, communicate with or summon them over long distances using it. Conversely, he can also communicate with humans through their dreams.
His physical strength is nothing to be trifled with, as proven when he casually lifts Dean up by his collar, despite being a great deal smaller, and pins him to a wall with one hand with such force that he was actively crushing Dean’s chest and shows not even the slightest bit of strain in doing so. He’s fast- capable of moving at lightning speeds when need be, although he’s not nearly as fast as Lucifer (although he was likely not trying to be). However, he doesn’t seem to be much of a physical fighter- his major weakness- so it’s likely he could easily be taken by another angel or a god in a fair fight, but that would imply that Gabriel chooses to fight fair.
He’s invulnerable to anything but an archangel’s blade or the powers of another archangel (or a Cambion) and, thus, can recover quickly from any wound sustained. However, he is capable of being bound by bloodspells, can be trapped by a ring of holy fire, sent away by angel banishing sigils, or kept at bay by Enochian runes. He seems to feel pain, where most angels seem to shake even the most major of injuries off- but that might be because he’s a baby in the same style as Lucifer and not because it actually hurt.
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Date: 2011-02-09 07:09 pm (UTC)Like all angels, he has angel radio and can sense his brothers and, in turn, they can sense him- Castiel recognized immediately what Gabriel was once he was in the same room with him, causing the latter to duct tape his mouth shut and send him away. He can also, like other angels, communicate with or summon them over long distances using it. Conversely, he can also communicate with humans through their dreams.
His physical strength is nothing to be trifled with, as proven when he casually lifts Dean up by his collar, despite being a great deal smaller, and pins him to a wall with one hand with such force that he was actively crushing Dean’s chest and shows not even the slightest bit of strain in doing so. He’s fast- capable of moving at lightning speeds when need be, although he’s not nearly as fast as Lucifer (although he was likely not trying to be). However, he doesn’t seem to be much of a physical fighter- his major weakness- so it’s likely he could easily be taken by another angel or a god in a fair fight, but that would imply that Gabriel chooses to fight fair.
He’s invulnerable to anything but an archangel’s blade or the powers of another archangel (or a Cambion) and, thus, can recover quickly from any wound sustained. However, he is capable of being bound by bloodspells, can be trapped by a ring of holy fire, sent away by angel banishing sigils, or kept at bay by Enochian runes. He seems to feel pain, where most angels seem to shake even the most major of injuries off- but that might be because he’s a baby in the same style as Lucifer and not because it actually hurt.