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Familiars are goblins who have taken on the shape of animals to better serve their witch masters. There's nothing human about them.


Familiars are goblins who take on the shape of animals to better serve their witch masters. Satanic witches often choose their familiars from a registry book before their Dark Baptism; however, they also have the option of summoning a familiar. According to Zelda, witches often name their familiars, but some familiars name themselves. Familiars are highly useful to witches providing protection from harm and, are often, very useful in the casting of spells and rituals. Also according to Zelda, familiars are bound to their witches, so when their master dies, they die with them from the agony of losing their masters. When familiars die, their goblin form becomes visible, as seen with the unnamed deer familiar and Connor's iguana familiar; however, some deceased familiars, such as Zelda's Vinegar Tom, retain their animal form for reasons unknown. Familiars can be used to control their witch masters, as seen with Leviathan.

Physiology[]

In their original forms it would appear, as shown with Salem, goblins are long, black, clawed, humanoid entities capable of human speech before shapeshifting into an animal form. Some goblins, such as the unnamed deer, have tan skin. While they are physically constrained by their animal forms, they can instantly shapeshift back to their original black forms which possess immense strength and power. This is often to protect their witch from harm or attack, as shown when Salem attacked and destroyed an enchanted scarecrow in the Greendale orchard hay bale maze, showing them to be powerful magical beings.

Powers and Abilities[]

  • Shapeshifting: Since familiars are goblins, they have the ability to shapeshift into a specific animal.
  • Super Strength: In their true form, familiars are shown to be strong and can attack and destroy entities who pose a threat to their witch masters.

Known Familiars[]

Familiar Owner Description Status
CAOS-Caps-4x06-The-Returned-161-Zelda-Vinegar-Tom
Vinegar Tom
Zelda Spellman Vinegar Tom was a dog with long ears and a tan and white fur coat. Alive (resurrected)
CAOS-Caps-1x01-October-Country-132-Salem
Salem
Sabrina Spellman Salem is a small, slim black cat with yellow eyes. Alive
CAOS-Caps-1x01-October-Country-67-Stolas
Stolas
Lilith Stolas was a raven with black eyes, feathers and tail. Deceased
CAOS-Caps-1x05-Dreams-in-a-Witch-House-128-Spiders-Familiar
Unnamed spiders
Hilda Spellman Numerous tarantula-like, medium-sized, hairy spiders. Alive
CAOS-Caps-1x03-The-Trial-of-Sabrina-Spellman-91-Connor's-Iguana-Familiar
Unnamed iguana
Connor Kemper An iguana with green, scaly skin. Deceased
CAOS-Caps-1x07-Feast-of-Feasts-79-Deer-familiar
Unnamed deer
Unnamed witch A male deer with brown fur and antlers. Deceased
CAOS-Caps-1x09-The-Returned-Man-37-Leviathan
Leviathan
Ambrose Spellman Leviathan was a brown mouse with a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long tail. Deceased
CAOS-Caps-2x02-The-Passion-of-Sabrina-Spellman-47-Zelda
Unnamed frog
Shirley Jackson A Green Frog Unknown
CAOS-Caps-2x03-Lupercalia-Amalia
Amalia
Nicholas Scratch Amalia was a gray werewolf with yellow eyes that wore a dress. Deceased

Appearances[]

Part 1[]

Part 2[]

Trivia[]

  • Stolas, Madame Satan’s familiar, is named after one of the demons of the Ars Goetia. He is often depicted as either an owl or raven, and teaches astronomy as well as knowledge on poisonous plants, herbs and precious stones. Also, he is described as a Great Prince of Hell and commands 26 legions of demons.
  • Hilda mentions that Vinegar Tom died on a November 9th, 1989, the day the Berlin Wall fell.[1]
  • Werewolves can also be familiars as shown by Amalia, but they are not recommended because they are both too human and not human enough.
  • The animal shape that a familiar takes is supposed to represent the soul and personality of the witch it's bound to.[2]
  • In Sabrina the Teenage Witch, familiars are former witches who committed serious crimes.
  • In the 2014 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comics, Ambrose Spellman had two cobras as familiars, Nag and Nagaina. She doesn't have any relation to the Gorgon Nagaina from Part 3.
    • In the comics, former humans like Nag and Nagaina and Samuel, aka Salem, can become familiars.

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