Half-Demons are a hybrid species of demons and mortals. Unlike pure-blooded demons who lack a sense of human morality and thus are completely evil, due to their human halves, half-demons are able to discern right from wrong. Because of this, they are capable of choosing to be good, even if the pull of evil is great.
Background[]
The first of this breed seen is Parker Caine, the son of a powerful demon, Alastor, and his mortal ex-wife, Julia Wagner.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Basic Powers
- Spell Casting: The power to cast spells and perform rituals.
- Active Powers
- Individual Powers: Half-demons can develop a variety of powers from their demonic heritage. It is possible for them to develop exotic forms of powers due to being born to different species. The nature of this hybridization and how extensive it is currently unknown.
Weaknesses[]
- Powerful Magic: Half-demons are vulnerable to powerful magic, such as the Power of Three.
- Supernatural Autoimmune Disease: It is unknown whether or not all half-demons suffer from an autoimmune disease but Parker Caine possessed one due to his demonic half attacking his human half. This gave him a life expectancy of forty years and can be treated with magical gene therapy. However, after having taken treatments for his condition and having briefly absorbed the Origin Dagger, it appears that Parker is no longer affected by the disease, as he wasn't shown to suffer any more seizures.
- Death of Magic: All demons without exception are tied to the Black Amber Tree. If the tree dies, all magic dies with it, along with them all.
- Demonic Power Stripping Ritual: All demonic beings are susceptible to the effects of this ritual, stripping them of their powers and all other demonic traits, effectively rendering them mortals and leaving them defenseless and killable.
Known Half-Demons[]
- Parker Caine (originally; formerly)
- Cyd's lover † (demonically infected; possibly)
Trivia[]
- In the reboot, Parker was the only seen half-demon who eventually gave up his powers to become full human. In the original Charmed series, the first known half-demon was Cole Turner.
- In the original, it was shown that in some cases, half-demons could fully convert into one of their halves. In the case of Cole, he had his demonic powers stripped, which in turn stripped of his demonic half and rendered him mortal. In a different instance, there was an upper level half-demon, named Sirk, who could become a full demon if he successfully managed to kill all of his human relatives, which would effectively strip him of his human side, but the vanquishing potion made him completely mortal before finally killing him.
- In mythology and folklore, the offspring of a demon and a human are commonly referred to as "cambions".