Sabriel

"I rescued you because I care about you, kiddo. You can take that as a compliment and a cautionary tale."

- Gabriel to Sam

Sabriel is the slash ship between Sam Winchester and Gabriel from the Supernatural fandom.

Season 2
TALL TALES

Gabriel, disguised as a janitor, lets Sam and Dean into a professor's office. He sees Sam's EMF and asks what it's for. Sam, dressed as an electrician, lies and says it's to find the wire in the walls. Gabriel doesn't understand why they're looking for wiring in the office since the professor threw himself out the window. Sam asks if he was working that night and Gabriel says he found him. Sam asks if he did see it happen, Gabriel didn't, but he saw him go up with a girl. Sam asks if he saw the girl come out, Gabriel says no and that he didn't see that particular girl. Sam asks if there are only four floors in the building only has four floors and Gabriel confirms that there are. Sam asks if there is a room 669 and Gabriel says no and asks why. Sam says he's just curious and thanks him.

When Dean confronts Gabriel, Gabriel tells him that he should not have come alone. Dean says he didn't, and Sam and Bobby enter through the back doors. Gabriel realizes that the fight Sam and Dean had earlier was a trick and sends his figments after the boys. Women for Dean and a chainsaw wielding serial killer for Sam. They get tossed around and Gabriel enjoys the show. Just as Gabriel gets up to kill Dean, Sam throws Dean the stake and Dean drives it through Gabriel, "killing" him.

Season 3
MYSTERY SPOT

As Sam and Dean leave the diner, Sam notices that one of the customers switched from maple to strawberry syrup, which is different from the other 100 time loops. Just as he realizes that the man is behind the loops, the day resets.

Sam watches the man eat and when he leaves the diner, Sam follows him. Sam pins the man to the fence outside, shocking the man and Dean. He holds a stake to the man and says he knows who he is. The man denies it until Sam says they've killed a trickster like him before. The man then reveals that he is Gabriel and that Sam and Dean didn't really kill him. Sam asks why, but Gabriel says they tried to kill him, so why shouldn't he return the favor. Sam angrily asks if he enjoys killing Dean over and over again. Gabriel says yes, but it's not really about that, it's more about Sam watching Dean die over and over again forever. He asks Sam when he will realize that he can't save Dean, and Sam says that when he kills Gabriel, it will stop. Gabriel then pulls back and says it was a joke, and when Sam wakes up, it will be Wednesday. Sam accuses him of lying, but Gabriel says if that's the case, Sam knows where he'll be. Sam says it would be easier to just kill him, but Gabriel won't have it and snaps his fingers. Sam wakes up on Wednesday.

After Gabriel "permanently" kills Dean, Sam goes hunting for the Trickster. Six months later, he gets a call from Bobby saying he found him. Sam meets him at the Mystery Spot, where he tells him about a summoning ritual that would kill a person. Sam says he'll do it, and Bobby volunteers to be the person. Sam goes through with it, believing that Bobby is Gabriel in disguise. After a moment of letting Sam think he killed Bobby, Gabriel reveals himself and says that Sam was right and he was just messing with him. Sam asks Gabriel to bring Dean back, but Gabriel says Dean is dead and not coming back. He asks to be taken back to Wednesday and that he and Dean will not come after him. Gabriel doesn't know if he should, even if he can. He tells Sam that there is a lesson in all of this, and Sam asks what it is. Gabriel says it's the obsession with saving Dean, the two of them constantly sacrificing themselves for each other, nothing good ever comes of it. He calls Dean Sam's weakness and says everyone knows it. It will get him killed, and he needs to be able to let people go. Sam says that Dean is his brother, which Gabriel says is life without him. Sam begs to bring Dean back, and Gabriel agrees since it stopped being fun months ago, and takes him back to that Wednesday.

Season 5
CHANGING CHANNELS

Dean realizes that Dr. Sexy is not the real Dr. Sexy, causing Gabriel to reveal himself. Dean orders him to let them out, but Gabriel reminds him that they have nothing to threaten him with. Sam asks if it was Gabriel on the police line, and Gabriel says he couldn't resist. Sam tells him that they need his help, and Gabriel guesses that it has to do with them breaking the world. Sam begs him to at least hear them out, and Gabriel agrees if they can survive the next 24 hours, and disappears.

Later, just as Castiel is about to tell them something about the Trickster, Gabriel shows up and makes Cas disappear. Dean angrily says they got it, playing their roles, but Gabriel says that's only half of it. Sam asks what the other half is, and Gabriel tells them it's being the vessels of Michael and Lucifer. Sam is shocked that he wants them to say yes, and Gabriel says he's all for it. Sam says the world is going to end, but Gabriel tells them it's their own fault and they should just get it over with. Dean asks which side Gabriel is on, but Gabriel says he's not on either side and tells them both to accept the roles that have been chosen for them. Sam asks what happens if they don't, and Gabriel says they'll just stay in TV land forever and snaps his fingers, changing the channel.

Sam notices a cop eating a lollipop and tells Dean to follow his lead as they walk over. Dean is able to stab the guy, but the cop behind him reveals that they got the wrong guy, Dean asks if they really did, as Sam comes up behind Gabriel and stabs him. The TV land disappears and they end up back in the warehouse.

Sam and Dean talk about Gabriel and how he is not dead yet. Sam reminds Dean that Cas said he was too powerful to be a trickster, and Dean points out that the way Gabriel looked at Cas, it was like he knew him. Sam brings up how angry he was about Michael and Lucifer. Dean then realizes what they're up against.

Dean calls to Gabriel and says that they will be the vessels of Michael and Lucifer. Gabriel asks if they're ready, but Dean makes him turn Sam, who had been turned into a baby, back to human first. Dean asks why the stake didn't kill him, as Sam lights a lighter and throws it down, lighting a holy ring of fire around Gabriel. Dean then says he's been an angel all along, which Gabriel calls crazy. After a minute, Gabriel undoes everything and claps, saying it was well played. He asks where he screwed up and Sam says that he didn't, but no one jumps on Cas and then asks who he really is. Gabriel reveals his name and that he is the Archangel Gabriel. Sam asks why he ran away, and Gabriel tells them that he couldn't stand to watch his family turn on each other. Sam says he can help them stop it from happening again, but Gabriel says it can't be stopped. Dean is angry that Gabriel wants to see the end of the world, but Gabriel just wants it to be over. He doesn't care who wins. Sam says there has to be a way to stop it, but Gabriel just laughs because it's not really a war, it's a fight between two brothers who have betrayed each other, something Sam and Dean should be able to relate to. Sam asks what he means, and Gabriel explains why they are the vessels, especially the whole brother thing, and that it is their destiny.

HAMMER OF THE GODS

As the gods argue over what to do with Sam and Dean, Gabriel appears. Sam is about to say his name when he cuts off the Winchesters' ability to speak. He tells them it's always wrong place at the wrong time. He tells Sam and Dean that the gods need to talk and sends them to their room.

Gabriel then appears in the hotel room, and Dean says they should have realized it was his plan sooner, but Gabriel says he's here to save them. Sam asks if the gods have a chance against Satan, but Gabriel says it's a bad idea, so they have to go. Dean asks why he can't just zap them out of there and Gabriel says that Kali has them on a blood spell. So he has to get their blood. Dean realizes that the gods called him Loki, so they don't know who he is. He threatens to tell them who he really is if he doesn't help them. Gabriel gives in.

Season 13
THE THING

Ketch rescues Gabriel from Asmodeus and takes him to the bunker. Dean and Sam are shocked to find Gabriel still alive. Gabriel is bloody and scared, and his mouth is sewn shut.

Sam cuts the string holding Gabriel's mouth shut and asks what happened to him, but Gabriel is silent. Dean tells Sam to stay with Gabriel in the bunker while Ketch and Dean go to the apocalypse world.

BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE

Sam and Castiel go to Gabriel's room in the bunker, and Cas thinks that Gabriel might not remember them. When Cas and Sam try to give Gabriel his grace, he flips out.

Gabriel writes his story on the walls of his room, and Sam and Cas wonder why Gabriel won't talk to them even though his mind is intact.

Sam watches as Castiel tries to "jump start" Gabriel's mind, but Cas informs him that Gabriel may be lost forever.

Sam talks to Gabriel and tries to pull Gabriel out of his own head by talking about family. Sam tells Gabriel that the world needs him and Sam needs him. Gabriel speaks for the first time, correcting Sam by saying he's been with porn stars, not hookers.

Asmodeus calls Sam to demand Gabriel back and threatens to destroy the bunker. Sam guards the bunker and tries to keep Gabriel safe. In the midst of the battle with Asmodeus, Gabriel returns to full power and destroys him, saving Castiel and Sam.

Sam and Cas have explained everything to Gabriel and want to welcome him to the team, but Gabriel refuses and disappears despite both Sam and Castiel's pleas for him to stay.

Dean returns from the apocalypse world, and he, Cas, and Sam conclude that they need to find Gabriel to open another portal.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Gabriel shows up wounded in Sam and Dean's motel room, where the Winchesters were staying when they went looking for him.

Sam patches up Gabriel's wounds, and Gabriel asks for more of his grace, since he was drained by defeating Asmodeus. They tell him they have used it. He falls asleep on their couch.

Gabriel refuses to help the Winchesters, but they are confronted by two Norse demigods who attack Sam and Dean. Gabriel stabs Sam's attacker, saving him and scaring off the remaining demigod.

The Winchesters chained Gabriel to a pipe and asked him to explain what the Norse demigods wanted with Gabriel, so Gabriel explains that he was in hiding from the demigods, who then sold him to Asmodeus, so he wanted revenge on all three of them. Sam says that since Gabriel was low on grace, he killed them the old-fashioned way. Gabriel's main target is Loki. He explains that he's helped Loki before, and thought Loki would help him again.

Dean starts berating Gabriel for running away and not fighting Lucifer. Gabriel says that the video was his help, and that without it, they wouldn't have been able to put Lucifer in the cage. Dean gets angry at Gabriel for running, and Gabriel yells about his time with Asmodeus and his revenge, and Sam says they get it. Dean says killing the people responsible won't help, but Gabriel wants to go through with it anyway. Dean tries to talk Sam out of helping Gabriel get revenge, pointing out that nothing ever came of it. Sam tells Dean it's not about him, it's about Gabriel. They agree to help Gabriel if he helps them.

Gabriel explains that Loki is nearby, and while Dean thinks the plan to kill Loki's sons one by one and then Loki himself is stupid, Sam still defends Gabriel's plan.

Gabriel kills a demigod and goes after Loki. Sam and Dean watch as Gabriel kills Loki, and Gabriel nods to them afterward.

Gabriel thanks Sam and Dean for helping them and says he'll help them defeat Michael in the other world. Sam asks Gabriel how he feels after getting his revenge, and Gabriel claims to be a whole new man.

Gabriel gets his own room in the bunker.

Season 2
Tall Tales
 * Sam encourages Gabriel to tell Dean and Sam what he saw.
 * Gabriel messes with Sam's computer.
 * Sam and Dean realize that Gabriel is the trickster.
 * Sam follows Gabriel up the stairs.
 * Sam says he will catch up with Dean and Gabriel.
 * Sam searches Gabriel's locker.
 * Sam and Dean argue about the trickster.
 * Sam tells Dean to keep an eye on Gabriel.
 * Gabriel observes Sam and Dean's "argument".
 * Gabriel tells Dean he knows that Sam and Dean are hunters.
 * Gabriel tells Dean that he likes him and Sam.
 * Sam watches as Dean kills Gabriel.

Season 3
Mystery Spot
 * Bobby tells Sam to stop obsessing about the trickster.
 * Gabriel calls Sam the dysfunctional one of the two Winchesters.
 * Gabriel had someone send flowers to Sam after Dean died.
 * Gabriel says that talking to Sam is like talking to a brick wall.

Season 5
Changing Channels
 * Sam finds Gabriel's candy wrappers at a crime scene.
 * Gabriel comments on how good the Winchesters have gotten at figuring out his game.
 * Sam asks if Gabriel knows Cas.
 * Sam looks over Gabriel's body.
 * Gabriel arrives and comments on Sam's rims as the Impala, Sam tells him to eat him.
 * Gabriel comments that Satan will ride Sam whether he is human or not.
 * Sam watches as Dean and Gabriel talk.
 * Gabriel blames Sam and Dean for blowing his cover.

Hammer of the Gods
 * Gabriel looks at Sam.
 * As he helps the Winchesters to safety, Gabriel shares a last look with Sam.
 * Gabriel gives the Winchesters his "final" message in a porno. Sam watches a little longer than Dean.

Season 13
Scoobynatural
 * Sam claims the Trickster is dead.

The Thing
 * Sam cuts the string that was holding Gabriel's mouth shut and asks what happened to him.
 * Sam stays in the bunker to take care of Gabriel.

Bring 'Em Back Alive
 * Sam tries to comfort Gabriel and sits him down on his bed.
 * Sam tries to feed Gabriel his grace.
 * Sam confesses that he needs Gabriel.
 * Sam is the first person Gabriel talks to after being rescued.
 * Gabriel rescues Sam and Castiel from Asmodeus.
 * Sam says "welcome to the team" to Gabriel.
 * Sam asks Gabriel to wait before he leaves.

Unfinished Business
 * Sam patches up Gabriel's wounds.
 * Gabriel rescues Sam from his attacker.
 * Gabriel tells Sam not to let anyone tell him he's "just a pretty face".
 * Sam tries to stop Dean from being angry with Gabriel.
 * Sam tells Gabriel that they understand why he wants revenge and Gabriel looks at him.
 * Sam defends Gabriel's revenge plan and convinces Dean to help.
 * Sam stays behind and asks Gabriel how he feels after getting his revenge.
 * Sam calls Gabriel 'Gabe'.

Quotes
"We lost people on that suicide mission, good people!"

- Sam about Gabriel, The Devil You Know

"I need you, Gabriel."

- Sam, Bring 'Em Back Alive

"And the last time the world was ending, I put my money on you. I think you can pull it off again."

- Gabriel, Bring 'em Back Alive

"Don't let anybody ever tell you you're just a pretty face."

- Gabriel, Unfinished Business

Fanon
Sabriel started out as Sam/Trickster. The reason people ship Sabriel is usually in comparison to Destiel, so both Winchesters have angels. Others ship them because of their contrasting personalities, or because of their noticeable height difference.

The reason some people dislike Sabriel is that in "Mystery Spot," Gabriel killed Dean a million times, but this gave Sabriel shippers an amazing line, "It appears Sam has hit Gabriel's mystery spot."

After Gabriel is rescued, people often compare Sam's "I need you" speech to Gabriel as being remarkably similar to Dean's "I need you" speech to Castiel, which is one of their more popular moments.

On AO3, Sabriel is the second most written about ship for Sam and the most written about ship for Gabriel. It is the third most written about ship in the Supernatural fandom.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Sam/Gabriel tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Sam/Gabriel tag on FanFiction.Net

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WIKIS
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 * Sam/Gabriel on Super-Wiki
 * Sam/Gabriel on Super-Wiki

Trivia

 * Gabriel is the Angel of Monday, the day Sam was born, as well as the Angel of Dreams, the supernatural ability Sam possessed back in Season 2.
 * Both Richard Speight Jr. (Gabriel) and Jared Padalecki (Sam) are outspoken supporters of the ship.

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