Charon

> Jesus, young lady, you sure suck at being alive!
>
> Charon, Cursed 3

* Cursed 3
* Cursed 2

**Charon** is a central character in the Cursed series.

## History

Charon is presumably one of the many gods created at the beginning of the universe. Unlike Luna and Solus, who rule the living, Charon keeps the cycle of life and death in check. When Solus was banished and became Malus, Charon then only worked with Luna.

When Luna proposed to witness her civilization's Magic Research Team's discoveries, Charon manifests and warns her yet again, having grown tired of her meddling with humanity. Luna however dismisses his arguments because her civilization is ruled by faith and therefore require her presence. Charon begrudgingly agrees, and vanishes.

After Luna was mortally wounded in action against Malus, who had mysteriously disappeared, Charon arrives and is shocked by the discovery of Luna's waning immortality. He is reluctant to reclaim the goddess, as this interferes with the rules he uphold, but Luna insists him to carry out a backup plan. Charon needs to safeguard Luna's soul and prevent all faith in her from disappearing while Luna's strength slowly returns. Se convinces Charon to do what's right for themselves, and he agrees. Under his orders, surviving Lunar Knights entered a praying stasis to prevent their goddess from being forgotten, and he locked their Captain in a crypt, empowering him to safeguard the Staff of the Moon. In the millenia that follows, Charon's hopes waned considerably until around 30 years before Cursed 3. Luna's soul has disappeared, and he correctly assumed in absence of the Faith Crystal's completion, she would be reborn as a mortal. However, he would remain perplexed on her whereabouts until the events of Cursed 2.

## Cursed 2

Charon was first seen by Randall swiping his scythe to reclaim an undead zombie as he explores the exterior of Jennifer's house. He explains he was sent due to a disturbance in the cycle of life and death caused by the archdemon Malus, who he fear and spite, as well as Malus' cultists, which have killed most of the town's population and enslaved any survivors. He claims there is little he can do to aid Randall, but also request him to assist in removing the undead zombies by use of a special coin that will summon them if used on a defeated zombie. He also adds his speculation on the existence of humans that have prevailed against Malus and suggests investigating them. As Randall is of no importance or threat to him, he leaves in a hurry.

After that, Randall can throw his coin every time he encounters an undead zombie that has either been recently defeated or is currently inactive. He swings his scythe each time he appears and lingers briefly, where he can be inquired about the remaining undead quantity.

Upon reclaiming the last of the undead, he allows Randall a wish in exchange for helping him out with the undead issues. Randall is given the choice of immortality, death, or for the reaper to bring someone back. Charon confirms he can indeed rejoin a soul that has been detached with its body. In order to do that, Randall must capture Jennifer's soul with the Staff of the Moon, and Charon will do his part from there. Charon meets up with Randall in Jennifer's crypt after he extracts the soul and successfully fulfill his end of the deal, then returns the staff and vanishes.

As Charon would mention in the future, when he returned Jennifer's soul to her body, he sensed its connection with Luna. He immediately departed to locate the Faith Crystal before Malus could get to it.

## Cursed 3

Charon appears immediately after Jennifer's vehicle was destroyed by Spencer, having correctly predicted she would surely return, although he was too late to see who did it. He brings up how he made an exception when Randall asked him to resurrect Jennifer after helping him to clean up the undead zombies. He suspects something else is going on, as some anomaly is preventing him from entering her grandparents' house and he can only guess with what little information he had. He does, however, suggest that Jennifer is capable of using magic, and can potentially undo the seal that's locking the front door. Eventually, Jennifer excuses herself to go investigate, and Charon disappears.

Charon suddenly appears in a room when Jennifer is searching around, aware of the dangers that will befall her. Despite not encouraging her to discover for herself, he provides The Reaper's Hourglass, so he could resurrect her in times of dire need as he makes his departure.

## Notable Quotes

### Cursed 2

* .........Mortal... - When Randall approaches him.
* I am exactly who you think I am... - When Randall asks who is he.
* There is a major disturbance in the cycle of life and death here. I have been sent to quell the uprising of the living dead. - When Randall asks
* Easily done, my friend - When Randall asks for death.
* Begone - When Randall ends the conversation with him.

## Gallery

Disaster Squad Productions confirming the reaper's name.Charon holding The Reaper's Hourglass on his throne in a Steam store image. Note his purple robe.
## Trivia

* In Greek mythologies, Charon is the ferryman of the underworld, which perhaps explains the name's association with the reaper himself.
	+ Interestingly, the name is never put together with his face. It is only briefly mentioned on a book in Cursed 3, and never in any point of the franchise would he be referred to as such, barring unrelated nicknames given by Luna/Jennifer and Randall. Its connection is only revealed by a poll from Disaster Squad Productions.
* Country to how the Grim Reaper is sometimes depicted as being invisible to all but the deceased, most characters and entities can see him just fine when he manifests. In Cursed 3, Luna, both in history and as Jennifer, jokes about this in two of his appearances.
	+ This may be a callback to Cursed 2, where he is primarily seen reclaiming the undead, and claiming he has no time to interfere with the matter of mortals.
* It's speculated that his scythe can serve beyond reclaiming the undead:
	+ Attacking him in Cursed 2 or asking him for it will cause him to instantly kill Randall by a scythe swing.
	+ When enemies invade the Faith Crystal's chamber in Cursed 3, he fights with it as a weapon.
* He is the only invulnerable character that Randall can converse with. Tim, Holly, Sarah and Jennifer are all vulnerable to attack and die in one hit, whereas Charon, being a god, can't be slain.
* Like both Luna and Malus, Charon also has his unique throne, appropriately themed after his appearance and his duty. It is only seen in-game if the player is killed and he appears, and also on certain pieces of promotional media.
* He is one of the few non-antagonistic characters to be aware of the goddess Luna and her history with Malus, having been around since Luna's time, or even beyond.
* He seems to have a soft spot for rags in Cursed 2:
	+ If the Rag is cleaned and Charon is given the item after being summoned, he will make a joyful expression and the game softlocks.
	+ After defeating Malus in Hardcore Mode, Randall obtains the Legendary Golden Rag, summons him and makes the offering, he is overjoyed at this discovery, leading to the easter egg ending "Rag Bros 4 Life" where he and Randall comically stroll down the road in huge steps.
* His skeletal image was maintained in all of his appearances all the way until his lower torso.
	+ In the "Rag Bros 4 Life" ending of Cursed 2, his robe no longer covers his legs and feet, which are instead clad in grey boots and dark shorts.
	+ In Cursed 3, his robe briefly rises when he join Randall in action, revealing his limbs wrapped in linen and giving him a partially mummified depiction.
* In Cursed 2, when he takes the Staff of the Moon with his right arm and waves, his sleeve drops, revealing his white-colored right arm. This contrasts his other appearances in the game, where his entire skeleton is of a charcoal tone.

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