Johnny(CyberPunk)

Not to be confused with Doctor Steels's twin brother, Johnny

Johnny C. was Dante's apprentice. He was training to become a reaper, but it was cut short due to Dante having to be locked up in the Nightmare realm. Once Dante disappeared, Johnny returned to the Nightmare Realm since he believed he didn't deserve to take his place.

Johnny spent his time watching Dante in sorrow during his time there for several centuries until he started to notice Dante's physical changes from the curse. As these changes worsened, he grew more concerned and returned to the Undead realm to receive his cloak and serve Dante justice.

Immediately after Johnny learned that Doctor Steel was spiritually connected to Dante and was responsible for his changes, he started to haunt him in his dreams, tormenting him with almost no explanation. Steel was convinced that these were just nightmares, and he didn't worry about them too much, even when they became persistent. When Johnny started to appear when he was awake, Steel thought he was hallucinating because of how often he appeared in his dreams.

When Johnny made it more clear that he was real and not a hallucination, Steel became terrified and would often freeze or run from him if he tried to approach. No matter how often Steel would ask who and why he was after him, Johnny wouldn't answer and continued tormenting him. This would continue for the next several years until Steel left his realm.

Until his next appearance, for the next 15 years, he would continue his job as the Grim Reaper with the given name "New Death" from people around the world.

## Powers and Abilities

Because Johnny is a Boogieman, he can do things even Dante couldn't do, and the more human a Boogieman appears, the more powerful they are.

Johnny can have only his victims see and hear him and not the people around them. While doing this, he can also slow down time with only him and his victim moving at average speed. He can also make the entire environment red, but only if he is near; this red color sometimes follows behind him or appears when slicing any surface with his blades.

Since Johnny is thin, he can move swiftly and attack at incredible speeds, making it hard to attack him back or defend yourself. Because of how fast he can attack with his blades, it can make it hard to keep up with him as he strikes and can cut you in several different places in just seconds.

Like most Boogiemen, he can appear in people's dreams and can fully control them. The nightmares he holds almost feel natural to the point where you wouldn't be able to tell if you were dreaming and that you'll feel pain if he manages to injure you.

Johnny has a watch that shows how long someone has until their death and will show Johnny where it'll take place. However, the watch does not tell him the cause of death.

Like all reapers, Johnny can harvest souls and travel as a shadow.

## Personality

Even though Johnny respects others' lives for the most part, he can be a bit immature and tends to end others' lives when he feels like it, even if they aren't going to die anytime soon. He also takes enjoyment out of tormenting others, especially Doctor Steel. He enjoys telling people their time is almost up but not killing them until later. He finds the suspense and terror amusing.

His childish and egotistical behavior could be because his training was cut short, so he wasn't entirely taught to respect lives and wait until their time. He never had Dante thoroughly teach him "life lessons," so he turned out unprofessional and impatient.

## Trivia

* Johnny is entirely black and white except for his cloak.
* Even though he is classified as a reaper, he didn't finish training, so he carries dual blades instead of wielding a scythe.
* His concept and motives are inspired by *Death* from *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.*
	+ Johnny is also from the comic book series *Johnny the Homicidal Maniac* by *Jhonen Vasquez.*
	+ His design is based on a print that Jhonen did around 2015
	+ His whistle is also the same as Death's in the movie.
* When he is in shock or disbelief, the glow from his eyes disappears, and his pupils can be seen.
* Despite being a demon, he has human ears.
* Johnny got his nickname "New Death" by wearing a "Death's cloak." Even though hundreds of reapers are roaming their world, only Death can wear a cloak.