Dean was born on January 24, 1979 to John and Mary Winchester.
He was the couple's eldest child, and has one sibling, Sam, who is four
years younger. Dean was named after his maternal grandmother Deanna Campbell
while his brother was named after his maternal grandfather, Samuel Campbell.
Dean drives a black four-door 1967 Chevy Impala (given to him by his
father), and is a fan of classic rock music and heavy metal. He always
wears a metal amulet, given to him as a gift by his brother, on a long
black cloth band necklace. In "A Very Supernatural Christmas,"
the necklace is revealed to have been a gift from Sam on Christmas Day,
1991. The amulet was originally meant for John, and obtained from Bobby
Singer, but after their father failed to come home for Christmas (as often),
Sam gave it to Dean instead, saying "Dad lied to me; I want you to
have it," and because Dean had tried to give him a good Christmas.
In addition to the amulet, Dean always wears a silver ring on his right
ring finger. He also has a small black tattoo on the upper left side of
his chest; it is a protective plated pentagram with rays of the sun surrounding
it. The symbol is said to ward off demonic possession.
Dean appears to be a fan of Jack Nicholson and possibly watches Oprah.
He tends to make light of some of his and Sam's adventures, and is known
to use crude humor and to make sexual innuendos. Dean is terrified of
flying, and claims that it is the reason why he drives everywhere. Despite
his working knowledge of existence beyond death, he is skeptical towards
religion.
Dean values his family and their safety more than anything else, even
going so far as to kill a demon and its human host in order to save Sam's
life, as well as selling his own soul to save Sam's life.
Personality
Dean is typically a ruthless and aggressive individual, especially when
he is hunting, a task which he approaches euphorically. He passionately
despises what he hunts, especially demons, and is prepared to kill without
question more often than not, unlike his brother. However, despite these
traits, Dean is very laid-back and well-disposed when not on the hunt,
and he values the safety of his family and innocent civilians above all
else, even his own life. Though on occasion he can be somewhat impulsive
and/or arrogant, Dean is both extremely intelligent and competent, and
the only situations in which he exhibits irrational behavior is when his
family is threatened.
Dean enjoys the uncomplicated things in life, such as good food and television.
He almost constantly displays some level of humorous behavior, and he
frequently makes light of tense situations, often making inappropriate
jokes or using sexual innuendo. He sometimes appears foolish due to this
habit, but it has been entailed that this is merely his means of dealing
with the stress of hunting. He attempts to be something of a womanizer,
but has been in love with at least one woman. He has the capacity to become
close with a woman, however, and it has been suggested on occasion throughout
the series that this is what Dean truly desires, a normal life, with a
wife, children and a regular job.
After he was extracted from Hell by Castiel, Dean began to exhibit noticeable
anxiety and experience chronic, abominable nightmares of his experience
there, apparently every time he closes his eyes. He also seemed to have
some form of flashback after seeing a collection of masks in the episode
"Its The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester". He at first denied
remembering anything of his time in Hell, but eventually he confessed
to his brother that he did in fact remember every detail, but rejected
any discussion about it, either not wishing to burden his brother with
his pain or not wanting to live over the details of the "indescribable
things" he saw. It is later revealed he not only saw terrible things,
but was tortured (in Hell time) for around forty years. However, he also
states, despite his strength to last thirty years without torturing other
souls so as to escape the torment himself, he finally broke down and took
on the role of torturer himself, torturing countless souls, before he
was resurrected by Castiel. Dean's experience in Hell left a profound
mark on him. He exhibits extreme grief and guilt, both for his actions
and for the fact that he eventually gave in. Due to this, he believes
he was unworthy of rescue. He has also explained to his brother that he
wishes he couldn't feel anything, as the sorrow he feels is so overwhelming.
He has also became obssesed with saving people, almost not sleeping in
order to save as many as he can. In the episode "Family Remains",
however, Dean states it is not just the fact he tortured, but the fact
he enjoyed it which causes his sorrow, as he could finally put his pain
on other tortured souls.
Abilities and skills
Dean possesses excellent combat and hunting prowess; comprehensively
trained by his father from early childhood as a paranormal investigator
and hunter of the supernatural, he is established throughout the series
as an extremely dangerous individual, and he is more than capable of taking
a stand against even the most formidable of opponents, such as demons
and vampires.
Dean is well-versed with multiple types of firearms; he prefers his Colt
1911 and sawed-off shotgun, but is proficient with most other weapons
he might acquire. An expert marksman, he seldom misses his intended target
and can efficiently put down anything vulnerable to bullets.
Dean is adept with martial arts and knife fighting as well; he has subdued
several human assailants with ease in multiple episodes and bested physically
more powerful creatures, often unarmed or equipped with only a blade.
In "Nightshifter", he killed a shapeshifter armed with a simple
silver letter opener. In "Fresh Blood," he managed to subdue
a vampire long enough to inject her with a shot of 'dead man's blood.'
In "The Magnificent Seven", he fought and held off several demons
by himself, armed only with a flask of holy water.
Dean is also a proficient tracker and possesses prudent tactical skills
and an instinctive ability to 'read' behavioral characteristics and manipulate
people. Highly resourceful, he frequently utilizes improvised weapons
and explosive devices; in "Croatoan," he demonstrated knowledge
in chemistry, constructing Molotov cocktails and improvised explosive
devices, and in "Phantom Traveler", he revealed knowledge of
electronics and reverse engineering, having built an electromagnetic field
detector from an old Walkman radio.
Dean also possesses extensive knowledge of the supernatural and mythology.
He is versed with how police, fire departments and various government
agencies (FBI, CDC) typically operate and conduct investigations, and
knows how to both impersonate and evade them effectively. An accomplished
mechanic, he maintains his Impala in top condition and has maintained
an intimate knowledge of automobiles and engines since childhood.
Dean is a virtuoso of escape, evasion and silent movement, when the situation
requires subtly and stealth. Lastly, he is also alarmingly skillful in
many areas frowned upon by the law; lock picking, breaking into security
systems (not so much computers, which often falls to Sam), car jacking
and gaining an 'advantageous purchase' comes naturally to him.
Source: wikipedia.org
