Godfather Death

**Godfather Death** is the sixth episode of the first season of American McGee's Grimm and is based on the fairy tale of the same name.

## Characters

**NOTE** This list only includes the characters that played an active role in the story and does not include side characters or Grimm.

* Death's Godson
* Godson's Father
* Death
* Satan
* God
* The King
* The Princess
* Godson's Mother

## Plot

### Light Version

A couple have their thirteenth child, the father decides that this thirteenth child should have a godfather to help raise the child and sets out to find one. He first encounters God but refuses to have God be godfather as he seemingly doesn't care for the poor. He then meets The Devil but declines him as he deceives people. The father then meets Death and agrees he should be his son's godfather as Death treats everyone equally. Years pass and the boy is now an eighteen year old as he starts to become Death's apprentice. Death introduces the boy to a herb and decides that the boy will become a Physician as Death will linger around with him and indicate who should live and who should die, declaring that if he stands by the patient's feet, they will die but if they he stands at their heads then they can be given the herb. The Godson attends to the royal family, first treating The King, but let's him live, against Death's wishes, he then decides he wants to marry The King's daughter, who is also ill, where, once again, Godson betrays Death's wishes. Enraged, Death takes his Godson into the Underworld where there are a range of different candles, all indicating how long a person will live, he then shows his Godson his candle, which is a short stump. Fearful of a short life, the Godson begs Death to give him a new one and allow him a longer life, Death agrees but instead snuffs the candle out, killing his Godson.

### Dark Version

A poor couple moan about having their thirteenth child, wondering why and how they will look after it. The father is told to find a godfather, he ignores God and declines The Devil before meeting the Grim Reaper himself, Death. Death decides to take the boy as his apprentice but decides to kill the father for being a "wrench". Years later, Death announces that the Plague will be coming where millions will die, he wants his Godson to assist him but warns him to not disobey. The two go to the castle, clearing away the dying until they meet The King and his daughter, the Godson become infatuated with her and asks Death to spare her, but Death states her story is over and he cannot simply allow her to live. The Godson pleads but this disappoints Death who brings him to the Underworld. Death tells his Godson that he will die, his Godson pleads but Death informs him that he broke their vow and as such must die. Death snuffs out his Godson's flame, killing him.

## Levels

### Scene 1

The scene is a short one with Grimm converting the family home, turning all the children and getting them to chase and attack their father and setting alight the animals before escaping to the highway.

### Scene 2

On the first part of the highway, Grimm decides that God shouldn't take rejection well and decides to change that, setting everything on fire and having large amounts of thunder strikes. He then proceeds along the path through some rocks.

### Scene 3

Now in a pit of sorts, Grimm decides to create a literal Hell to make the scene with Satan more interesting. He turns praying Nuns into harpies, who destroy the nunnery.

### Scene 4

The father finally meets with Death and as such, Grimm decides to freeze everything. After fully converting the scene, Death puts Grimm to sleep.

### Scene 5

Grimm wakes up years later where the Godson has grown up and Death presents a herb. But more, larger herbs grow and Grimm is forced to deal with them until eventually a giant herd appears which Grimm converts, making his way out.

### Scene 6

Grimm starts outside the castle walls, with the intention of starting a plague, with an army of Rats, infecting and killing almost everyone in his path. He first makes his way to the King's bed, infecting everyone and thing. After this, Grimm visits The Princess, first destroying the royal garden and then her bedroom. Death kicks his Godson out of the window and towards the gateway of the Underworld, Grimm follows, creating a pit which he gets kicked into.

### Scene 7

In the Underworld, Grimm must carefully navigate across the candles, while in the process he goes ahead and turns all the large candles small. He gets through the first chunk and then, through a series of candle like platform, he jumps his way to Death and his Godson. Again, Grimm is kicked away by Death.

## Trivia

* Strangely, this episode does not have title cards at the beginning of each theatre show.
* This is the first appearance of the Power-Up Super Buttstomp.
* This is the first episode to go up to "Vile" on the Dark-O-Meter.
* A running gag involves Grimm being hurt by Death.