Vampire-incapacitating projectile weapon
- Record Type
- Weapon
- Permanent Archive ID
- SPN-WPN-000008
Universe: SPN
Season: Supernatural — Season 1
Series: Supernatural
Dead man's blood on a crossbow bolt incapacitates a vampire long enough for capture or decapitation. The blood is the active countermeasure; the bolt is the delivery system.
What it does
Dead man’s blood on a crossbow bolt incapacitates a vampire long enough for capture or decapitation. The blood is the active countermeasure; the bolt is the delivery system.
Rules and limits
Delivers dead man’s blood, producing severe temporary sickness and incapacitation.
Effect wears off and does not itself establish a kill.
Recorded use
SPN-EPS-000020 — Users: John Winchester; Sam Winchester; Dean Winchester; Targets: Vampires; Known kills/outcomes: None directly; enables capture and beheading operations; Known failures: Not a permanent restraint.
Overview & Classification
- ID Number
- 8
- Type
- Vampire-incapacitating projectile weapon
- Creator / Origin
- Hunter preparation
- Owners / Users
- John Winchester; Sam Winchester; Dean Winchester
- Targets
- Vampires
- Known Kills
- None directly; enables capture and beheading operations
- Known Failures
- Not a permanent restraint.
Equipment, Objects & Places
- Weapon Name
- Dead Man's Blood-Treated Crossbow Bolts
- Related Artifact IDs
- None
Abilities, Rules & Limitations
- Powers / Properties
- Delivers dead man's blood, producing severe temporary sickness and incapacitation.
- Limitations
- Effect wears off and does not itself establish a kill.
Appearances & Chronology
- First Mention ID
- SPN-EPS-000020
- First Use ID
- SPN-EPS-000020
Archive & Verification
- Canon Status
- Screen Confirmed
- Research Status
- Verified
- Evidence IDs
- SPN-EVD-000052; SPN-EVD-000053
- Citation IDs
- SPN-CIT-000060; SPN-CIT-000061
- Notes
- Unknown Bulk refresh 2026-08-05: Super-wiki: Dead Man's Blood; S01E20 transcript.; 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