Reaper

**Rodion**, whom later became known as the *Reaper*, is a harbinger of bad omen in the battlefield. A vicious renegade, noted for his undying loyalty and vicious brutality. Due to his gimmick personifying the embodiment of death itself, he brings genocide wherever he walks, allowing him to become the most dangerous killer of the Corporate Renegades themselves.

Later on, Rodion and ADLEHR are fused together as one, becoming a true Reaper like he always desires. With his codename no longer a gimmick, he now embodies the one thing that he truly sought to become in life, the embodiment of Death.

## Biography

### Background

The man known as **Rodion Vikentiy Demyan Kuznetsov** is a Heligan doctor. He has lived throughout the dark 18th century on Lachmann, Heliga as the "Vile Plague" has swept across the country, infecting millions of innocent people. Desperate, Rodion became a Plague doctor and he an infamously skilled doctor who saved countless lives, but the sight of horrible corpses and suffering of the people has irreversibly changed his life, forever. He then realises, the one responsible for the plague was a vicious reaper; known to many as, Adler.

Adler has met the doctor himself and corrupted him. This results to twisting him to become insane, becoming a mysterious madman that later became an infamous entity throughout the 19th and early 20th century, known as the "Wild West". This presumes that he has managed to live in Evalka to hide from authorities, and later ventured to meddle with the Panamoan Republic's expansion.

In conclusion, Rodion thinks he became the reaper. In actuality, Adler only saw him as a herald and a minion.

### Bygone: The Uprising

Rodion gained his codename after Adler cursed him to become a herald, forcing his mask to become a part of his body in exchange for immeasurable pain, and the power of darkness has consumed him. In return, he gains a scythe, that he later enhanced with Aether as he became an operative of the Corporate Renegades.

He's commonly known as the "Wraith Renegade". This was mostly referring to his mysterious and ghostly nature despite his prevalence of mass murder and sexual assaults.

#### New Generation of Heroes

Salazar Progektö later hired Rodion as he needed more capable men in his movement to counteract the rise of heroes in the new generation of the era, as his group seeks to restore PROJECT to its glory days. To take advantage of this opportunity, he uses his newly enhanced body to prove a point, killing thousands of stragglers and innocent people along the way to Na'Raka. His Reaper gimmick, as expected, will allow him to become a highly respected member as he is welcomed into their ranks. Furthermore, he compiles a list of potential high-value targets for the Renegades to eliminate.

The very large list includes Henry Prescott, Skullface, Fiona Vance, Amanda Norcross and Lunar Frost. He was able to learn about the Iceborn prodigy real quick.

#### Operation: New Troubles

Reaper was said to have killed over a thousand people across Avarshi, preying on the seemingly defenceless locals. He did, however, manage to make contact with the Clementia tribe. Furthermore, he mentions that the late Ashe's mother is still alive, as is the majority of the tribe, which he compares to an "army." His assumptions were correct, and he reports his findings to Salazar Progektö.

Notably, Lunar Frost learned of his presence and fled after narrowly escaping a trap set up by the prodigy that contained blades that appeared to be made of magical ice.

#### Brightblasting Adventure

Rodion was present when there have been mining efforts on Vuraki, and even the time when the heroes have been marching into their cave. NEXTECH Man was responsible for nearly killing him when he smashed their gates and he ends up being crushed by the impact. Frozia later pulled him out when the entire operation have failed against the heroes and warriors of the NEW/G. He also claims to have meet ADLEHR.

#### Anti-Corporations

ADLEHR has met him and remarks that he should not fail, and proclaims that he serves no one, but him. This questions his allegiance with the renegades, which the true reaper proves that their only purpose to oppose the planet in their agenda of restoring PROJECT. He is unable to object and pulls out his scythe in agreement, which the latter described his weapon as "admirable, but a copy".

Later, he assisted the Corporate Renegades as they managed to win twice against the NEW/G. He even faced The Trinity alongside Dark Python, Sinister Teeth and Nightfall. After their victory, he warns the heroes to check their ranks, knowing that they got their advantage based from intel delivered by a defector. He notably laughs for the entirety of the entire commotion, which even Salazar Progektö even asked on what seems to be the point.

He replies that the legion of heroes has a defector. Templar Vanguard's daughter, now renaming her codename as Bloodlust, admitting that Night Breeze sounds "wack".

#### Unshakeable Revelation

##### Prelude

Rodion hid under a dumpster as he and the renegades infiltrated the country. After believing that ADLEHR has been killed by Eion Brightblast, he longs for their combined forces to succeed in their invasion and destroy the heroes for their collective goal to become fulfilled after the heroes' repeated attempts of destroying them prior. When he saw his comrades awaiting to bypass the military defending the base, he quickly followed suit and brought bad omen.

He pulls out a scythe to honour his superior, as being the "herald" becomes so demanding than ever before. Contrary to his expectations, it turned out to be a very exhilarating fight.

##### Invasion - And the Aftermath

Rodion now leaves destruction left in his trails as the renegades and S.O.L.A.C.E gives both the heroes and the military a hard fight. Unfortunately, even his best efforts and an intimidating presence did not help, which forced Templar Vanguard to assist them by using the CHIMERA superweapon, firing a deadly beam of Aether that destroys the base's force field and turns it into rubble. All the forces of good have fallen, and they all inspected the wreckage. He also managed to learn that most of them went missing despite S.O.L.A.C.E claiming that most of them has died. Rodion also had a run-in with Gwyneth Forgesteel, the last warrior to ever leave the base.

##### The Next Warmother

Reaper then voluntarily stationed in Vuraki to celebrate their victory against the heroes, whilst Salazar Progektö has broadcasted a live message to intimidate the planet and ADLEHR has followed suit. Believing ADLEHR is still alive, he managed to meet him in a mountain range through the same place, alone. The *Warden of Chains* has congratulated him for the huge success against the heroes that left them scattered. However, he was concerned that their presence in Avarshi and their control over it would cause attention.

The reaper ends the conversation by stating that they all should be ready. Later on, he was among the stationed renegades tasked to capture Lunar Frost. Without hesitation, he travels alongside an army to find the Iceborn prodigy. Unlike the rest of their ranks, Rodion is aware that Frostvile inhabits a tribe that is formerly lead by the late Ashe, and are on high alert as the prodigy has gone missing somewhere in the country. By the time they found her, she was already beaten up by Obsidian Rush and Templar Vanguard orders her to be cuffed. Much to him, Chaos EXO and Nightfall's chagrin, they got kicked hard before they all managed to disable her for capture.

Rodion was among the renegades who brutally assaults the prodigy with deadly body shots in their efforts on interrogating her, regarding her compatriots' whereabouts. He remarked that her name is Madeleine, and is intrigued to see that "just as built and tough like her mother". The interrogation soon bored them to the point of Bloodlust taking the lead and doing it somewhere in private. He grew suspicious of her decision, unlike the rest.

As Lunar Frost finally revealed the truth, the renegades have ventured and scattered their patrols all around the northern lands to find the legionnaires. However, this was merely a lie as none of them have made it to the country yet, and none has detected Fiona Vance or Eion Brightblast inside the country. Later, the Iceborn prodigy has escaped her room, knocking out Bloodlust and they soon corner her after nearly succeeding on her escape.

Before Salazar Progektö is able to shoot her in the head, they were rudely interrupted by local warriors, whom seemed to be related to the prodigy, pulling her out of the headquarters. Whilst Reaper is trapped in ice like the rest, he was able to use his scythe to free himself and the others. They have pinpointed the tribe's location, but it caused an EMP that caused them to fail on absorbing the information.

##### Fear the Warmother

Rodion notices that Salazar Progektö has grown more and more sinister after the entirety of Lunar Frost's escape and her disappearance from the planet within a few days. As a result, he injects more Aether onto his body to grow more powerful, secretly intending to overthrow him as a leader, given the right time, and the right opportunity. Finally, the renegade leader ordered everyone to follow him, as they march in the frigid colds of Avarshi, now on their way to Frostvile. Whilst he instructed Nightfall to disarm the traps, they are already expected by the tribe, somehow able to know their intentions immediately.

The negotiations quickly fail and Salazar Progektö has run out of patience. Reaper saw him using his Aether-consumed left arm to attack Lunar Frost, which the fight goes for a stalemate until she is winded from a powerful body shot, forcing the tribe to shield her, as they throw volleys of True Ice spears at them, while the rest shoot arrows and even bullets at them. As Reaper sees the other of his fellow renegades retreat, he considered it an act of cowardice, consumes a vial of Aether and marches upon the tribe, with his scythe ready.

He was ready to bring them bad omen, all by himself.

#### New Heroes, Another Ultimatum

##### Prelude - Endured

It has been revealed that Rodion was able to survive all the punishment that he endured from the Clemirosans, despite their use of True Ice. His use of the scythe has been proving beneficial, allowing him to slaughter a majority of the tribe. He was able to evade capture from the tribe, forcibly leaving both Nightfall and Bloodlust to their custody. However, he knows he can eliminate the tribe as they are not powerful enough to deal with him, unlike the renegades.

##### Preluding the Finale

Clueless about a secret base of the renegades, he spends the entire time planning everything on the intent of delivering his final, bad omen to one certain group: The Clemirosans. He also had formulated all scenarios should his plan unfolds. Knowing that being a peak-level nevian won't last long on this grand plan of himself, the Reaper decides to enhance himself with every ounce of Aether he has stolen from the headquarters' ruins.

He was overtaken by pain and suffering as Aether flowed through his veins, becoming a part of his body, greatly enhancing his speed and reflexes to the point of being superhumanly swift and reactive, despite his physical strength remaining roughly the same. As he embraces it, he pulls out his scythe, releasing a lantern from the Void, from which ADLEHR emerges, slowly but entirely merging with Rodion.

As the fusion emerged, ADLEHR is eternally bound to Rodion's consciousness. A part of his body. He has no more soul left inside him, Rodion, is now a True Reaper. Enjoying the fact that his codename is no longer a mere gimmick and a word of fear, he is now an embodiment of death itself.

##### Fierce Confrontation

Among other things, facing the new Warmother Madeleine was the last thing Rodion intended to accomplish before he died. He kills any witnesses to his survival in a fit of rage, knowing that the media is to blame for the renegades' tarnished reputation and defeat. He swears that if he ever has the chance, he will kill the Clemirosans and fight the entire Legionnaires all by himself, not knowing that the Corporate Renegades are still alive but hiding in a separate headquarters. He then declares himself as the new Grim Reaper, believing that he is alone to face the forces of evil.

Reaper hurriedly hides behind a hill at the Clemirosans' base, intending to put an end to it once and for all. While hidden in plain sight, He has the opportunity to offer them bad omen, beginning with an unsuspecting warrior in front of him. It didn't take long for his plans to be derailed when he witnessed Nightfall sniping someone, who was then revealed to be Sinister Teeth. He is stranded by massive amounts of rubble, with no way to help, as the renegades have recklessly utilised everything to destroy the Clemirosans and Legionnaires alike. When the fighting became more intense than any war in history, the Reaper moved away from the rubble and found his chance to face the Warmother herself. Though she is occupied on killing dozens of renegades, she turns her attention to him and he requests a close combat duel, to which she accepts and immediately kicks him to the face.

### Downfall - Unending Descent

Despite his newfound powers, Reaper's heavy use of Aether is matched through Madeleine's skills in Hand-to-hand combat, using her bow as a melee weapon and True Ice, a hallmark of Iceborn power. Due to this, he employs the use of souls to fight her, but she quickly defends herself against his newfound abilities with immense skills, earning his rage. He then spins his scythe with insane speeds, with Madeleine barely able to dodge his whirlwind and swept his legs, taking his down, and he was later thrown to a very deep pit, which leaves his fate uncertain for the time being. Madeleine then made an effort to cover the pit

The last thing he saw was Mimeographer whilst he falls down the pit. It is unknown whether the pit has an infinite hole, but the media declared him dead, claiming that he could not survive such a lengthy descent. When Reaper awakens due to ADLEHR being bound to his body, he becomes aware of his surroundings and realises he is inside a massive ice cave. Unfortunately, he is eventually trapped in it and has no way out. Soon after, an ice sorceress appears and freezes his body, all the while he is impaled through a gigantic spike of True Ice.

Eventually, he finally perished, alongside ADLEHR.

## Personality

The Reaper is a ruthless omen in the battlefield. Loyal to the Renegade cause, he is without a doubt, the most ruthless and loathsome killers out there. Whenever he walks into the battlefield, bloodshed and victory are all he seeks, that benefits him, or his allies. Despite his selfish nature due to his extremely exceptional skills in combat and warfare, he is known to be perseverant and hellbent on leading the Corporate Renegades towards their goal to a success.

He notably copies ADLEHR in every way possible, his loathsomeness, sadism and brutality. As he gained his own scythe infused with Aether, he is apparently obsessed with absolute power and uses it to enact his vengeance upon the legion of heroes, blaming them for destroying the megacorporation way back then.

## Abilities

The Reaper lives to his namesake after ADLEHR has consumed him, causing his body to merge with the entity to become astonishingly powerful.

### Skills

* **Master Manipulator**: Reaper is an infamously skilled manipulator. He can easily deceive most people, including politicians and billionaires, to the point of gaining tactical advantage or for his own gain.

* **Indomitable Combatant**: It has been said that every battlefield, the Reaper comes in and becomes the most powerful force to be reckoned with. This is mostly true, as Rodion is adept in melee weapons, firearms and the use of a fearsome scythe, handcrafted by himself, while also sporting respectably decent Hand-to-hand combat skills.

* **Indomitable Hunter**: Rodion, aka The Reaper possessed the most refined hunting and tracking skills ever. He even surpasses most Renegades and even Lunar Frost. Some even say his absurd sense of smell allowed him to easily locate enemies at an unmatched rate and hunt them.

## Trivia

### General

* Rodion was so egotistical to the point of thinking that he was a Grim Reaper all along. Truthfully, his codename is nothing but a deadly gimmick that copies the same entity.
	+ That only became worse when he infused with ADLEHR through his will.
* Rodion is immune to poisonous gases and immune to fire, similar to Alphas.
* His plague doctor mask became welded by his head as Adler cursed him to be his herald, all while it turns into his signature look.
* Eternal Suffering is his curse. He is the Inflictor.
* Uses a scythe powered by Aether to simulate an actual reaper scythe powered by Umbra or Villyen.
* Rodion reveals that he was a drug addict prior, which explained his body's resiliency against Aether.
* His death at the hands of Madeleine proved that he was only desperate to become a warrior.

### Developmental Notes

* His fusion with ADLEHR was not impromptu. It was heavily considered.