Improvised electrical weapon
- Record Type
- Weapon
- Permanent Archive ID
- SPN-WPN-000005
Universe: SPN
Season: Supernatural — Season 1
Series: Supernatural
The rawhead trap turns water and a powerful electrical current into a killing method. It works, but Dean nearly dies in the same circuit. Effective does not mean safe.
What it does
The rawhead trap turns water and a powerful electrical current into a killing method. It works, but Dean nearly dies in the same circuit. Effective does not mean safe.
Rules and limits
Delivers approximately 100,000 volts through water/electrical contact.
Extremely dangerous to humans; accidental contact catastrophically damages Dean’s heart.
Recorded use
SPN-EPS-000012 — Users: Sam and Dean Winchester; Targets: Rawhead; Known kills/outcomes: Ford City rawhead; Known failures: Collateral electrocution of Dean Winchester
Overview & Classification
- ID Number
- 5
- Type
- Improvised electrical weapon
- Creator / Origin
- Winchester hunt setup
- Owners / Users
- Sam and Dean Winchester
- Targets
- Rawhead
- Known Kills
- Ford City rawhead
- Known Failures
- Collateral electrocution of Dean Winchester
Equipment, Objects & Places
- Weapon Name
- High-Voltage Rawhead Trap
- Related Artifact IDs
- None
Abilities, Rules & Limitations
- Powers / Properties
- Delivers approximately 100,000 volts through water/electrical contact.
- Limitations
- Extremely dangerous to humans; accidental contact catastrophically damages Dean's heart.
Appearances & Chronology
- First Mention ID
- SPN-EPS-000012
- First Use ID
- SPN-EPS-000012
Archive & Verification
- Canon Status
- Screen Confirmed
- Research Status
- Verified
- Evidence IDs
- SPN-EVD-000028
- Citation IDs
- SPN-CIT-000034; SPN-CIT-000035
- Notes
- Unknown Bulk refresh 2026-08-05: Super-wiki: Rawhead; S01E12 Faith.; no appearance-level duplicate authorized.
- Last Verified
- 2026-08-02
- Record Status
- Verified
- Primary Glyph
- GLY-043
- Overlay Glyph(s) / Assignment Status
- Not Applicable — no additional supported locked subclass overlay
- Icon Governance Status
- Primary assigned from GGX-LCK-000019; overlays require Step 30