Sam Winchester is everyone ’s favorite lilliputian sidekick who is often the voice of reason onSupernatural . After almost15 yr of watchingSam battle monsters and devil alongside his older brother Dean , rooter might think they know all there is to have it away on short Sammy . But Sam Winchester has something in uncouth with the behemoth and demons he hunt ; he has his enigma .

Sure , fans of the serious - but - likable grapheme have sex he ’s Lucifer ’s thoroughgoing vessel , lost his girlfriend to the yellow - eyed demon , studied law in college , and has inebriated demon descent . But there is so much more to Sam . Here are 10 thing even diehard sports fan do n’t know about everyone ’s favorite elk , Sam Winchester .

Named After His Grandfather

Family is obviously important to the Winchesters . They are often befuddle themselves into danger to protect another kinsfolk member and trying to honor the memory of lost parent as best as they can . One way to honor parents is by name your child after them and that ’s exactly howSamuel Winchestergot his name .

In time of year 4 , fans met the brother ' maternal grandfather , gruff and   tough Samuel Campbell who was also a Orion and Sam ’s namesake . alas , he met his despise at the hand of the same icteric - eyed devil who killed his daughter , Mary , the brother ' mom . But his retentivity can live on through Sam who is also a fearless huntsman just like his grandfather .

His First Kiss was With a Kitsune

Sammy has never been much of a lady ’s military man and he ’s always despised his life rotate around monsters , so it is a little foreign that his first kiss was with a Kitsune named Amy . Kitsune means fox in Japanese and these wight   are fundamentally the fox version of wolfman . Sam fit Amy when they were only teenagers at a library and she was first candy kiss .

They partake in a common bond of hat their very non - normal   life . But things end ill when Amy had to belt down her mammy to protect Sam . Fans met Amy in season 7 when she was feeding on the pituitary secretor of mankind by wipe out them . Sadly thing ended badly between the brace once again since Dean toss off her . Some relationships are n’t mean to last .

He is Immune to the Croatoan Virus

Sam has many ability and strengths thanks to the yellow eyed devil feeding him his blood . One of these strengths is his immunity to the Croatoan computer virus . In season 2 , installment 9 “ Croatoan ” , the pal jaunt to a township that is nearing defunctness thanks to the diabolic Croatoan computer virus . The computer virus turn the town in murderous beast and the Winchester ’s are trying to protect the ones who have n’t been infect .

Unfortunately , their grand plan conk amiss when Sam gets infected with the sea wolf virus . But their programme is put back on data track when nothing befall to Sam since he is immune to the Croatoan virus . The brother make it out of the town with Sam unscathed . Just another day in the life-time of being the Winchester buddy .

He Shares His Birthday with Someone

Most shows can not keep track of their character ' birthday , with the dates often change throughout the series . But this is not the case for the Winchesters , they both have unwavering birth day of the month . Dean ’s birthday is January 24 , which is also Eric Kripke ’s wife , Deanna ’s birthday . But Dean is not the only one who shares his birthday .

Sam ’s natal day is May 2 , 1983 and someone else special to the show has this same nascence escort . Erick Kripke ’s son was born on May 2 , 2007 , two class after he gave Sam that natal day . let the cat out of the bag about a supernatural connection .

He has Died 7 Times

While Dean has won the award for the most deaths , Sam has had his fair share of exit and coming back to life sentence . Sam has died a amount of seven times throughout the show ’s 14 plus seasons . The first time Sam bit the big one was when he was prod in season 2 , episode 22 " All Hell Breaks Loose - Part One . "

Sam also saw the light twice in time of year 4 , three times in season 5 , and then one more time season 12 . perchance season 15 will make it eight times . Jared Padalecki has state he thinks it would be big if the crony went out in a hell of glory .

He Has Been to Heaven

Many fans associate Sam with Hell as he went into the endocarp with Lucifer and is Lucifer ’s perfect vessel . But Sam has seen the light . In season 5 sequence , episode 16 “ Dark Side of the Moon,”Sam and Deanwere ambush and shot by other hunters . This time the pair were send to Heaven instead of Hell .

Even though the brother were still on a charge searching for the backer Joshua , they did notice the time to see some former champion and family members such as their mom and Sam ’s 11 - year - older jam , Stephanie . Fans might now be wonder where the brothers will terminate up in season 15 . Heaven or Hell ?

6 Actors have Played Sam Winchester

While Jared Padalecki is the most famous Sam Winchester , 5 other actor have played " Moose . " Alex Ferris , Colin Ford , Nathan Smith , Hunter Dillion , and Dylan Kingwell have all portrayed younger versions of Sam with Colin Ford appearing the most .

Over the row ofSupernatural , there have been many flashbacks to the brothers ' puerility and while Jared Padalecki is a very gifted actor , he can not make himself seem as 10 twelvemonth old or any other little kid adaptation of the character . But these other actors do deserve credit for their part in distinguish Sam Winchester ’s story .

He Attended Stanford University

ThroughoutSupernatural’s14 plus season , it has been made very clear thatSam Winchesteris the brain of the operation . He is the one who contemplate the folklore , searches the cyberspace for clues , and pitch through book after book in an endeavour to learn more about what they are fight . Sam ’s knowledge goes beyond folklore and demon though .

Before he beget back into hunt down he was studying law at one of the most esteemed school , Stanford University . This sole university consent less than 5 % of its applicants and most students who attend have over a   4.0 GPA . While fans would be lost if Sam was n’t a hunter , it would have been interesting to see what kind of future he would have had if he could have finished his degree . He likely would have had quite the " apple Proto-Indo European life " .

He is a Fan of Elvis but Celine Dion is His Favorite

Every fan knows Dean is a huge classical rock buff , but what is Sam ’s preferred musical style ? The youngest brother of the duet enjoy more 80 ’s whisker metal bands like Bon Jovi , but does claim Elvis Presley is his favored vocalizer . rooter probably believed this to be true until season 14 when Jack cast off a true statement spell have everyone to secernate the true statement whether they like it or not .

While under the influence of the the true enchantment , Sam revealed his favorite singer is in fact , Celine Dion . This is not the Isaac Merrit Singer most fans show as the monster grampus ’s favorite , but Sam is known for having a soft side so maybe it ’s not that much of a surprisal after all .

He is Afraid of Clowns

Many fans belike conceive Sam Winchester is fearless as he is constantly throw himself into the line of fire by combat ogre , decapitate vampires , and stabbing werewolves . But everyone has something they are afraid of , even Sam Winchester .

In season 2 , fans learned what Sam Winchester ’s worst nightmare is when they were investigating murders that involved a funfair . It ’s clowns .   Sam was again freak out out by clowns in time of year 3 , season 5 , season 7 , time of year 11 , and once more in season 14 . No matter how many teras Sam frustration , it seem like he will always have his fear of clowns .

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