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Barbas

From Charmed

I'll be back! Fear always comes back!

—Barbas, the Demon of Fear

Barbas
Name
Barbas
Birthplace
Birth date
Unknown
Species
Status
Deceased
Family
{{{Family}}}
Notable powers
Barbas possesses the powers of:
Portrayed by
Barbas in a crystal cage
Barbas in Season 5 preying on Cole via Telepathic suggestion

Barbas is the demon of fear, making him a powerful upper level demon. He can see a persons greatest fear, and then turns it against them, either literally scaring his victims to death or manipulating them into doing what he wants. He is an ancient demon having lived thousands of years

He originally appeared on Earth every thirteen hundred years on Friday 13th for twenty four hours. If Barbas could kill thirteen unmarried witches before midnight, then he would be able to walk the earth for eternity. This later changed as he started appearing much more frequently, his first vanquish to purgatory having potentially broken the cycle.

To defeat Barbas, overcoming your greatest fear is essential. The Charmed Ones managed to vanquish him four times throughout the course of the series, all by overcoming their greatest fears and using spells/potions, though he later found a way to come back and escape from purgatory each of the first three times. The last time we see him being vanquished came with assistance from the Avatars' manipulations, as well as the sisters and Leo hunting him down for helping Gideon target Wyatt.


Contents

[edit] Notable fears

Season Character Fear
Season One Phoebe The death of a sister
Season One Prue Drowning
Season Two Prue Someone killing her sisters
Season Five Paige Not being able to live up to Prue
Season Five Paige Claustrophobia, fear of small spaces
Season Five Piper Arachnophobia, fear of spiders
Season Five Piper Being unable to experience happiness without tragedy following
Season Five Phoebe Becoming evil
Season Five Phoebe Killing a sister
Season Six Gideon Being discovered that he's the one who's after Wyatt
Season Six Leo Losing a son
Season Six Leo Wyatt turning evil.


[edit] Appendicies

(Book of Shadows text)
Barbas in the book.
Patty writes a message to Prue.
Barbas' page in the book in season 8.
The Demon of Fear, also known as Barbas,
appears on earth once every 1300 years on a Friday
the 13th for twenty four hours. His appearance is
attributed to the universal convergence of negative
energies as derived from astrological charts. He
derives his life force by feeding off the fears of
witches. If he can kill 13 unmarried female
witches before the stroke of midnight on the 13th
he will be able to break free from his eternal
bonds and walk the earth for eternity.
A witch's only defense is to identify and then
release her greatest fears. Do not rely on your
wicca powers for defence, for in the face of your
greatest fear, those powers are paralyzed.


To let go of your fear, trust in the greatest
of all powers.


Thanks for letting them into your heart.

[edit] Notes

[edit] Parallel World

Parallel-verse Barbas, demon of hope

In the episode 'It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World', in the opposite world, the girls went to see its version of Barbas, the demon of hope.

[edit] Victims

Season 1 - From Fear to Eternity
  • Tanjella, burried alive in an earthquake
  • Zoe, trapped in a circle of fire.
Season 2 - Ms. Hellfire
  • D. Greaney
  • S. Cockerell
  • C. Herndon
  • R. Montesano
  • S. Petty
  • R. Napoli
  • I. Chee
  • B. Reardon
  • P. Chillet

[edit] Trivia

The names of Hellfire's list are all names from crew members; Deborah Greaney, Scott Cockerell, Roger Montesano, Rick Napoli, Betty Reardon and others.

[edit] Appearances

Barbas appeared in a total of 7 episodes throughout the course of the series.

Season 1
From Fear to Eternity
Season 2
Ms. Hellfire
Season 5
Sympathy For The Demon
Season 6
Crimes And Witch-Demeanors
It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World Part 1
It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World Part 2
Season 7
A Call To Arms