Death (Puss In Boots)

* Hunt down and kill Puss in Boots for recklessly squandering eight of his lives by taking his 9th life.
* Fight Puss in Boots in order to win (all failed and abandoned).
* Let Puss in Boots go to enjoy his last life and wait patiently to meet again with him (succeeded)
* Collect the souls of the dead or dying (ongoing).

### Crimes

Attempted murder
Psychological abuse
Abuse of power
Stalking
Theft
Arson
Unlawful imprisonment
Destruction of property
Assault and battery

### Type of Villain

Sadistic Death God

**Puss in Boots**: You are no bounty hunter. You are...
**Death**: *Death*. And I don't mean it metaphorically or rhetorically or poetically or theoretically or any other fancy way. *I'm Death. **Straight**. **Up**.* And I've come for you, Puss in Boots.

**Death**, also referred to as **the Wolf** or **Lobo**, is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Big Jack Horner) of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.

He is the physical embodiment of death, who takes the form of a white wolf in a black poncho. He is intent on killing the legendary Puss in Boots once and for all, as punishment for carelessly wasting eight of his nine lives.

**Death**, also known as **the Wolf**, is the overarching antagonist of DreamWorks' 43rd full-length animated film *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish*, a spin-off of the *Shrek* franchise.

He is the physical embodiment of death who takes the form of a white wolf in a black hooded cloak. During the events of the film, Death is personally intent on killing the legendary Puss in Boots once and for all as punishment for carelessly wasting eight of his nine lives and thus starting a tormenting hunt against Puss, this despite going against his duty and boundaries by his own admission.

He was voiced by Wagner Moura, who also portrayed Pablo Escobar in *Narcos* and by Kenjiro Tsuda in the Japanese dub, who voiced Kai Chisaki in *My Hero Academia*, Ryuji Yamazaki in *Fatal Fury* and *King of Fighters*, Vinsmoke Yonji in *One Piece*, Seto Kaiba in *Yu-Gi-Oh* and Isshiki Ōtsutsuki in *Boruto: Naruto Next Generations*.

## Physical Appearance

Death appears to be an anthropomorphic silvery-white wolf with an elongated snout, a gray "mask" marking on his face, sharp teeth, and large, round eyes that have jet black sclera and bright red irises that glow when he's excited. He wears a black cloak with a built-in hood, and brown trousers under the cloak. He also has brownish-gray wraps around his wrists and calves, and carries a pair of razor-sharp sickles that can be combined at the handle and extended to form a double-bladed scythe. Each sickle can be bent inwards for compact holstering or be use as brass knuckles which he used to break one of the crystals. Both sickles have eight cat heads crossed out on them, referring to Puss's eight past lives. While characters such as Puss in Boots or the Three Bears Crime Family resemble real-life animals (cats and bears, respectively), in Death's case, however, he is much more anthropomorphic/humanoid than what a real-life wolf would look like, and his assumed form resembles less a wolf, but a more classical depiction of a werewolf.

## Personality

Death is a cunning and sinister individual whose sole purpose is to take the souls of the dead. Although he waits in the shadows for people to die naturally, if someone angers or offends him enough, he will physically manifest in order to attempt to take their life by force. Death is sadistic and thrill-seeking, as he takes a degree of pride and pleasure in his job, and openly admits that he enjoys striking fear into his victims. This is shown by the pleasure he took in scaring and provoking Puss in Boots with his taunts, eerie whistling, and his very presence, and how he got especially excited when he managed to draw blood on the cat. Death also admits to having a dislike of cats and the fact that they all have nine lives, finding the very idea to be "absurd". Despite Death's sadistic and sinister nature, he does have a sense of honor and nobility, as his main reason for pursuing Puss in the first place was to punish the cat for arrogantly squandering his eight lives with reckless abandon, concluding from this that it would be best to kill Puss before he wasted his final life. Not to mention Puss often declared that he "laughed in the face of death", therefore Death was insulted and disrespected by Puss for his claims of false immortality as well as his deeds in wasting his lives. This indicates that despite representing the end of mortal life, Death holds life sacred and is disgusted by those who don't treat their own lives with true appreciation or care and believe they live forever. He also has a sense of fair play, as he always gives Puss the chance to fight back whenever they encountered each other, even giving Puss's old sword back to him for their final duel on the Wishing Star. This suggests Death prefers to give fair fights for those who challenge him, but his comments about how much he would enjoy taking Puss out from the realm of the living seems to indicate that he may have brought him his sword back just for sport, finding it more entertaining to see Puss fight rather than just surrender. When Puss finally stops running from him and instead fights him while promising to respect his final life with his friends, Death, although initially enraged that Puss has changed and thus "ruined his hunt", quickly calms down and recognizes that killing him now would be pointless and unethical. Thus, Death honorably decides to let Puss live out his final life, respectfully biding the cat to live his last life well before warning Puss that they will meet again eventually when his life finally comes to a permanent end. This all but proves that Death isn't unbeatable, even if he is unavoidable in the long run. Overall, Death is best described as a harsh, but fair and reasonable individual who takes his job seriously, enjoys a thrilling challenge and is more than happy to mete out severe punishment against those who disrespect him and his job, but doesn't kill just for the sake of doing so and is able to respect and spare those who prove him wrong.

## Movies

### *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish*

Death is secretly seen watching Puss taking on the giant of Del Mar, and witnessed his 8th death. Puss meets a mysterious Wolf after being told by the town veterinarian that he is down to his ninth life; meaning that if he dies again, there's no coming back. Puss isn't bothered by this, as he goes down to his favorite bar to relax and drink some milk to avoid his problems. That attempt to deflect the serious news is suddenly interrupted by a sinister, melodic whistle. The source of that whistle is coming from a mysterious hooded figure, who appears seemingly out of nowhere and sits right next to Puss. The menacing figure claims to be a fan, but when he asks Puss to sign a wanted poster specifically where it says "dead", it's clear that he's got something else in mind. Believing that the Wolf is just another bounty hunter seeking to collect a reward on him, Puss tells him that he laughs in the face of death, much the Wolf's chagrin. Puss further chastise the Wolf, telling him that his reward will not be any easy claim, but the Wolf retorts that no one as defeated him yet. Puss triumphantly draws his sword, only to have it immediately swatted away by the Wolf. The two then engage in a duel, but it quickly becomes apparent that Puss is up against a formidable opponent; with the Wolf somehow calculating and predicting every single move he makes. The fight concludes when the Wolf deprives Puss of his rapier and makes the slightest cut upon the cat's forehead with one of his sickles; drawing a trickle of blood which drips down Puss's face (according to the legend, Puss in Boots never been touched by a blade). As the terrifying realization that his demise will be permanent dawns on Puss, the Wolf picks up the scent of the fear and gets eerily excited to dispatch the cat- dragging his twin sickles across the floor with such intensity that sparks fly. The horrific beast orders Puss to pick up his sword so they can finish their duel, but Puss flees out of fear instead- escaping through the sewage system, much to the Wolf's amusement. The Wolf later appears to Puss again to terrify him on two occasions: first while Puss, Kitty and Perrito are riding away from "Big" Jack Horner's men (on the occasion the Wolf places two coins on his eyes to send a message to Puss), and then during the battle on the river, giving Puss a panic attack. Later on, they meet again in the "Cave of Lost Souls" in the Dark Forest. It is here the Wolf reveals his true identity as Death and explains that he has come to personally kill Puss not for money or fame; but instead to punish him for arrogantly squandering eight of his nine lives with reckless abandon- all while "laughing in the face of death". Seeing Puss conversing with reflections of his past eight lives, Death explains that he is not a cat person and finds the very idea of nine lives to be absurd, and lambasts Puss for carelessly squandering his own- which is why he had deemed Puss undeserving of his last life and has come to take it by killing him. Death shatters the crystal reflections as he terrifies Puss and chases him out of the cave. Utterly terrified that he has come face-to-face with the embodiment of the very thing he once laughed at, Puss runs away, much to Death's amusement.

Soon, with Puss's friends and rivals watching from the various points of the fabled Wishing Star (except for "Big" Jack Horner trapped in his bottomless bag), they witness a final showdown between the fearless hero and the Grim Reaper. The harbinger of Death arrives, heralded by his eerie whistle and then stepping effortlessly through the star fire. When Puss confirms to his friends that the Wolf has come for him, Death slashes the ground with his sickles to summon a ring of fire around himself and Puss, to prevent Puss from running again as well as ensure the others can't interfere. Death has enjoyed the chase thus far, but grown tired of the novelty and is ready to make that final notch on his sickle. Taunting Puss about whether he'll take the coward's way out and wish for more lives or if he'll fight, Death returns Puss' sword, echoing their first meeting by telling the cat to pick it up so they can end this once and for all. This time however, Puss, now having loved ones to protect and a last life he wishes to cherish, finally faces Death and refuses to take the coward's way out and run. Puss rises to the occasion, clashes with Death and holds his own until finally he gets the upper hand and disarms his foe. Mirroring their first duel, Puss taunts Death by telling him to pick up one of his sickles, not out of arrogance, but out of mutual respect. Puss acknowledges that he could never truly defeat Death, but now he has something meaningful to live for and so will fight to keep his last life. He now finally appreciates and understands the importance of living, never taking Life for granted again. Frustrated, but also impressed, Death curses in Spanish out of rage, berating himself for "playing with his food". Death glares into Puss' soul, telling the cat that he came here to claim the life of "an arrogant little legend who thought he was immortal", but he doesn't see that in Puss anymore. Holstering his sickles, Death tells Puss to live out his last life and to live it well as he turns to leave. Before he does, Death reminds Puss that they will meet again eventually, and Puss understands, responding "Si. *Hasta la muerte*" (Yes. Until death). Death once again whistles that familiar tune as he walks off with a newfound respect for Puss in Boots and vanishes into the star fire.

### *The Trident*

Death's head is seen in the form of a quarterback of the ship where Puss exploded in the cannon. For a brief moment, a moving piece of cloth is seen out of frame, which is presumed to be Death witnessing the event.

## Biography

### Meeting Puss and First Duel

After Puss in Boots defeats the Sleeping Giant of Del Mar to save some of the townsfolk and their governor, he tries to celebrate his victory with a song, only to end up crushed underneath the town bell, costing him his eighth life. When warned by the town doctor that he was down to his last life and must go into retirement, Puss ignores him and goes down to the town's tavern to relax and drink some milk to avoid his problems. His attempts to deflect the serious news was then suddenly interrupted by a sinister, melodic whistle. The source of that whistle is coming from a mysterious hooded wolf, who appears seemingly out of nowhere, sitting right next to Puss. At first, the menacing figure claims to be a fan of Puss in Boots, disturbing the cat with his eerie compliments, but when he asks Puss to sign a wanted poster specifically where it says "dead", it's clear that he's got something else in mind. Believing the wolf is just another bounty hunter trying to collect a reward on him, Puss once again claims to laugh at death (which visibly annoys the wolf), and warns that he will not be defeated so easily. The wolf, however, calmly retorts by cryptically stating that while everyone he's hunted thought they could best him, not one of them has ever succeeded in escaping him. Expecting an easy fight, Puss triumphantly draws his sword, only to have it immediately swatted away by the wolf. The two then begin their duel, but Puss is on the losing side the entire time, with the wolf somehow calculating and predicting every single move he makes while belittling his combat performance. After the wolf deflects Puss's sword with his sickles, Puss tries to do his signature air spin attack on him, but the wolf easily grabs him from the air by the neck and whispers into his ear that he is not living up to the legend. He then drags the cat across the bar and throws him at a table chair. Going on the offensive, the wolf continues to strike at Puss with his sickles, slicing one table cleanly in two. After a few more strikes, the wolf grazes Puss's forehead with one of his sickles, causing the cat to drop his rapier and hat, and also drawing a stream of blood which drips down Puss's face (according to the legend, Puss in Boots was never touched by a blade prior). As the terrifying realization that his demise will be permanent finally dawns on Puss, the wolf picks up the scent of Puss's fear and gets eerily excited to dispatch the cat, dragging his twin sickles across the floor as sparks fly. This causes Puss to experience a review of his life, to which the wolf mockingly asks what is happening. The horrific beast then kicks Puss's sword towards its owner and demands the cat retrieve it so they can finish their duel. But instead, Puss succumbs to his fear, picks up his hat and flees into the tavern restroom without his weapon. Taking delight in striking terror into the supposed fearless hero, the wolf licks his chops and begins whistling his tune again while slowly walking towards the restroom. Puss locks the door, but knows that this will not stop him, especially after seeing the wolf's shadow somehow appear through the door. Upon breaking the lock with his sickle, the wolf opens the door, only to find his prey missing, having escaped through the tavern's sewage system. Amused by this, the wolf rhetorically tells Puss to run as far as he can, for he will not stop hunting the cat until he has succeeded in ending him.

### Hunting and Haunting Puss

After the fight at the tavern, Puss became traumatized by the near-death experience. Heeding the doctor's word's, he goes to a cat sanctuary to spend the rest of his days in retirement. Then one day, he witnesses some shadowy creature through the window and sniffing at the bottom of the door. Assuming it to be the wolf he fought with prior, he tries to hide, but then sees it was actually one of the Three Bears Crime Family led by the infamous Goldilocks, who came in search of Puss so they can recruit him in stealing the map to the fabled Wishing Star from the terrible crime lord, Big Jack Horner. Realizing that the star could grant him his old lives again, Puss sets out to steal the map for himself. While escaping from Jack's headquarters with the map on a horse cart, alongside his old companion-turned-rival Kitty Softpaws and a nameless dog he unintentionally befriended, he created a barrier of people to stop Jack's henchmen from chasing them by kicking gold unto the streets for them to grab. However, Puss then hears the whistle he heard from when he first fought the wolf and sees the supposed bounty hunter within the crowd cheering for him (on the occasion, the wolf places two coins on his eyes to send a message to Puss). Terrified, Puss orders the dog to speed up the cart, which he does. Then, within the dark forest near a river, during a three-way fight between Puss's group, Jack and his Baker's Dozen and the Three Bears, Puss attempts to recover the map, but then hears the whistle again and turns around to find the wolf standing on a rock formation with his sickles ready, causing Puss to run away in terror. While running through the trees, Puss sees visages of the wolf everywhere he looks until stopping at a tree. He then suffers from a panic attack until the nameless dog manages to calm him down. Puss then gets trapped in the Cave of Lost Souls, where he meets all of his previous lives on crystal reflections, who attempt to persuade him to abandon his team to get to the star alone. Repulsed at how selfish and narcissistic he was before, Puss leaves in a huff, but as he walks away, the wolf suddenly appears from the shadows in front of him, shocking him. The wolf then begins smashing up the stalagmites showing the images of Puss's past lives while revealing that he has personally witnessed every one of his deaths while marking each one on his sickle. He then mocks Puss for being ignorant of his presence due to his claims of always "laughing in the face of death". Hearing these words, Puss realizes with horror that the individual in front of him is not just some bounty hunter seeking money or fame, but in fact the physical embodiment of death itself, to which the wolf, now identified as Death, confirms. When Puss questions why Death has come after him while he is still alive, Death expresses how he despises cats for how they can prolong death with nine lives, especially when they waste away their lives without a care like Puss has with his original eight lives, and has decided to punish the cat by taking his last life. After Death smashes up the final crystal, Puss starts running for his life, with Death goading him to do so it will make it more amusing for him. As Puss runs his way out of the cave, he sees multiple reflections of Death laughing at him on the crystals. When gets close to the exit, Death grabs him by the cape, causing it to tear and Puss to trip. But Puss continues to run away, with Death echoing for him to continue.

### Final Duel

Soon, with Puss's friends and his enemies watching from the various points of the fabled Wishing Star (except for Big Jack Horner, who was trapped in his bottomless bag) they witness a final showdown between the fearless hero and the Grim Reaper, where the harbinger of Death slashes the ground with his sickles to summon a ring of fire around himself and Puss, to make sure he doesn't escape and that his friends don't intervene to backup Puss. He gives Puss his sword back for a proper climactic battle. Death admits he has enjoyed the chase thus far, but grown tired of the cheap novelty and is ready to make that final notch on his sickle. But this time, Puss is ready to face the powerful enemy, now having true friends to protect and a last life he wishes to cherish. Puss rises to the occasion and disarms his foe, mirroring the scene where they first met, where Death taunted Puss to pick up his weapon but with Puss now the one taunting Death, not out of arrogance, but out of mutual respect. Puss makes clear that he'll never truly be able to defeat Death, but will never stop fighting him so he can cherish this one life before it later reaches its end. Frustrated, but also impressed when Puss shows no fear of him as they stare each other down, Death curses in Spanish out of rage and tells Puss he is ruining his hunt. Death tells Puss that he came to claim the life of "an arrogant little legend who thought he was immortal", but doesn't see that in Puss anymore. Knowing now that Puss respects the end of life, Death decides to spare Puss by telling him to live his last life well, reminding that they will meet again once he dies or passes away. Puss accepts this by saying that he will accept whatever fate has planned for him when they meet each other again. Satisfied by Puss's response, Death happily departs from the Wishing Star, whistling that familiar tune as he walks off with a newfound respect for Puss in Boots, disappearing into the barrier.

## Powers And Abilities

* Being the physical embodiment of death, a natural universal phenomenon that is inevitable for every living thing, Death possesses vast physical and supernatural power. He is an exceptionally skilled and powerful fighter, being able to hold his own very well against the legendary swordsman Puss in Boots, and is one of the very few that can match the cat's speed and agility. In fact, Death is the only known individual who has ever managed to draw blood on Puss with a blade. Death is very strong, being able to smash crystals with his blades and push one over with no effort at all, and has some amount of control over fire, which was shown by him conjuring a ring of fire around himself and Puss for their final duel. He is also unaffected by usually dangerous or lethal traps, shown by him being completely unaffected by the Dark Forest and effortlessly passing through the star wall, which totally vaporized one of the Baker's Dozen prior. He also has the ability to appear and disappear whenever and wherever he chooses. This is shown by how Death appears various times to Puss in Boots, with no sound other than his iconic whistle.
* **Human Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Superior Human Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Giant Animal Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Superior Animal Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Transcendent Animal Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Monster Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Wolf Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Predator Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Apex Predator Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Hybrid Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Mutant Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Berserker Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Demon Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Werewolf Physiology:** As A Real-Life Humanoid Anthropomorphic Resemble Silvery-White Werewolf, Death Possesses Incredible Feats Of Supernatural Physical Strength, Durability, Speed, Agility, Reflexes, Stamina, Senses, High Intelligence, And An Regenerative Or Accelerated Healing Factor As He Has Serval Incredible Physical Attributes That Surpassed Than That Of Other Older Werewolves And Including Normal Wolfs. Even For A Werewolf, He Also Displays A Humanoid Wolf-Like Appearance With Pale Skin, Bright Red Eyes, And Razor-Sharp Fangs And Claws As He Is Possibly More Stronger And Powerful Than Any Other Seen In The Movie.
* **Superior Werewolf Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Transcendent Werewolf Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Superhuman Body:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Upper Arm Strength:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Lower Leg Strength:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Supernatural Strength:** As A Werewolf, Possesses Semi-Enhancing Immense Inhumanly Tremendous Raw Physical Considerably Peak Human Natural Monstrously Augmented Strength That Surpassed Beyond Than That Of Any Normal Humans, And Werewolves It's Superior To Of All That Them He Is Showing To Be Very Numerous Incredibly Extremely Exceptionally Strongest And Powerful Werewolf In Existence, Enabling Him To Overpowering, Overwhelming, Lifting, Tossing And Killing Full Grown Men With Relative Ease. Death Is Able Exert Sufficient Force To Smashed Glass, Break Bones, Dent Metal, Crack Concrete Walls, Knock Down Steel Doors And Go Toe-To-Toe With Other Living Werewolf Such As. Death Is Able To Break Through Bulletproof Glass In A Matter Of Seconds, Overpowered A Group Of Mercenaries Very Relatively Easily And Even Able To Hold His Own Against It. His strength Is Also Rivaled By Other Living Werewolves Such As. Being Able To Smashed Large Crystals With His Blades With No Effortlessly Or Struggle At All, And Physically Overpowered Puss During Their Fights, Even Effortlessly Restraining Him With Just One Hand. Making Him Nigh-Unstoppable.
* **Supernatural Durability:** As A Werewolf, Death Possesses Semi-Enhancing Immense Inhumanly Tremendously Raw Physical Considerably Exceptionally Peak Human Monstrously Augmented Durability, It's Also Showing To Be Making Him Very Incredibly Durable, Invulnerability, And Nigh-Indestructible As Death's Extraordinarily Humanoid/Werewolf Skin And Extremely Advanced Highly Durable Bodily Tissues Are Substantially Harder Than Other Normal Humans Or Werewolves, Provide Him Much Greater Resistance To Physical injury. He Is Nearly Invincible, The Testament Of Death's Durability. Death's Body Is Much More Naturally Resistant And Immune To Conventional Forms Of Physical Injury Than The Body Of A Human Being. Death Has Withstood And Withstand The Great Impact Of Such As Surviving Falls From Tremendous Heights That Would Have Severely Injured Or Killed A Normal Wolf But Not Anymore, Shrugged Off Gunfire From Multiple Automatic Weapons, Endured Slashes, High-Velocity Impact Physical Traumas, Even The Force Of Their Attacks, Taking Two Direct Attacks From Puss In Boots Without Sustaining Any Significantly Or Long Lasting Injuries, Fatigue, Exhaustion, Winded, Pain, Agony, Or Flinching From Daily Physical Activities.
* **Supernatural Speed:** As A Werewolf, Death Possessing Exhibits Incredible Advanced Greater Considerable Superhumanly Speeds That Surpassed Beyond Than That Of Any Normal Humans, And Werewolves As He Is Capable Of Moving At Inhumanly Exceptionally Semi-Enhancing Movement High-Speeds That Enable Him To Quickly Scale Buildings, Cross A Room In The Blink Of An Eye, And Even Dodged Bullets. After Escaping From Prison, Death Was Able To Quickly Dash Across Several Buildings In Order To Catch Up To Milo, And During Their Fight, They Were Able To Cover The Distance From The Train Station Entrance, Down To One Of The Platforms In A Matter Of Seconds. Whilst Moving At Superhuman Speeds, Death Generates An Aura Of Spiritual Energy Currents And Mist-Like Shapes Into His Movements That Match The Colours Of The Clothes He Is Wearing; This Aura Creates A Trail, Much Like Fire Or Wind. He Can Also Move Or Run So Fast That He Looks Like That He Is Turning Into Mist, But In Truth, He Is Actually Moving Too Extremely Fast For The Human Eye To See As He Is Already Strong. His Reactionary Speed Is Great To Where He Is One Of The Very Few That Can Match The Cat's Speed And Agility, Having Outpaced Him And Even Mocked Him For His Efforts During Their First Confrontation.
* **Supernatural Stamina:** Death's Advanced Musculature Is Considerably More Efficient Than Other Normal Humans, And Werewolves. As A Result, His Muscles Produce Practically No Fatigue Toxins During Extreme Physical Activity Compared To Those Of Humans, His Virtually Inexhaustible Unlimited Stamina Enables Him To Physically Exert Himself At Peak, His Physical Endurance Allows Him To Exercise His Maximum Capacity For An Long Undefined Periods Of Time Without Tiring Or Slowing Down At All, Is Showing To Be Very Extremely High, Death Does Not Even Seem To Have Any Obvious Signs Of Fatigue Or Exhaustion.
* **Supernatural Agility:** As A Werewolf, Death Possesses Greater Agility, Dexterity, Balance, And Body Coordination Are Very Similarly Semi-Enhancing Than That Of A Normal Human Being Or Werewolves As He Is Very Fare More Extremely Tremendously Advanced Fast And Agile It Is Also Impressive Given His Wolf Form Is About 5 Times Puss's Small Size, Death Can Leap Considerably Higher And Further Than Any Human Being, Land On His Feet From Tremendous Heights, And Even Scale Vertical Surfaces; Enabling Him To Run Across Walls And Scale The Sides Of Buildings.
* **Supernatural Reflexes:** As A Werewolf, Death Possesses Increased Considerably Inhumanly Sharper Peak Human Reflexes And Reaction Times; He Is Able To React And Dodge Objects Traveling At Exceptionally High-Speeds, Enough To Dodge Bullets, Even Whilst Free Falling. Death Is Also Able To Match Milo In High-Speed Master Hand-To-Hand Combat During Their Fights, Enabling Him To Dodge Milo’s Feral Attacks, As Well As Land His Own Blows. Michael Can Dodge Or Counter Any Attack, Such As Gunfire, Even At Point-Blank Range.
* **Enhanced Flexibility:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Balance:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Supernatural Senses:** As A Werewolf, Death Possesses Incredible Strong Powerful Far More Greatly Highly Developing Heightened Advanced Keen Senses Of Smell That There Are Nonetheless Remarkably Superior Acute Thanks To His Werewolf-Like Nose. These enhanced senses enable Morbius to detect the faintest smell of blood Over Vast Distances.
* **Enhanced Smell:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Supernatural Hearing:** As A Werewolf, Death Possesses Incredible Strong Powerful Far More Greatly Highly Developing Heightened Advanced Keen Senses Of Hearing That There Are Nonetheless Remarkably Superior Acute Thanks To His Werewolf-Like Ears. hear the blood pumping through someone’s veins, and even track his targets Over Vast Distances.
* **Enhanced Synesthesia:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Vision:** As A Werewolf, Death Possesses Incredible Strong Powerful Far More Greatly Highly Developing Heightened Advanced Keen Senses Of Vision That There Are Nonetheless Remarkably Superior Acute Thanks To His Werewolf-Like Ears Over Vast Distances.
* **Supernatural Tracking:** As A Werewolf, Death Possesses Incredible Strong Powerful Far More Greatly Highly Developing Heightened Advanced Keen Senses Of Smell That There Are Nonetheless Remarkably Superior Acute Thanks To His Werewolf-Like Senses.
* **Supernatural Endurance:** Death Possesses Semi-Enhancing Immensely Tremendous Raw Physical Considerably Peak Human Natural Monstrous Augmented Exceptionally Semi-Enhancing Unlimited Endurance That Surpassed Beyond Than That Of Any Normal Humans, And Werewolves It's Superior To Of All That Them, As He Is Able To Surviving And Keeping On Fighting The Monsters Is Showing To Be Extremely High As He Is Capable Of Enduring Strongest And Powerful Attacks From The Humans, Weapons, And Animals Able To Fight With All His Might While Ignoring The Pain From Injuries Sustained From Combating Either Opponents And Still Fight Back For His Humans Without Showing Any Obvious Signs Of Fatigue, Exhaustion, Winded, Pain, Agony, Or Flinching From Daily Physical Activities.
* **Genuis-Level Intelligence:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Genius-Level Intellect:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Roaring:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Supernatural Jumping:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Leaping:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Advanced Hyper Climbing:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Superhuman Stealth:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Dexterity:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Strike:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Attack:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Mauling:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Quick-Draw:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Weaponry:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Weapon Proficiency:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Archery:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Supernatural Swordsmanship:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Charisma:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Clawmanship:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Catching:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Throwing:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Instincts:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Wits:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Breath:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Lung Capacity:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Supernatural Condition:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Violence:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Superhuman Acrobatics:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Superhuman Athleticism:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Lifting:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Accuracy:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Precision:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Mobility:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Enhanced Swimming:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Superhuman Contaminant Immunity:** Death is immune to all types of Diseases, Illnesses, Sickness, Drugs, Poisons, Venoms, Acid, Drugs, Toxins, Radiation, Disorders, Disabilities, etc, thanks to his accelerated healing factor. Death has an immune system that enables him to survive what most can't, but only if his Healing Factor is active.
* **Advanced Master Expert Skilled Hand-To-Hand Combatant:** Upon Obtaining His Humanoid Werewolf Powers And Abilities, Death Has Becaming A Very Strongest And Powerful Fighter And Highly Skilled At Brillant Hand-To-Hand Combat Skills Combined With His Supernatural Physical Attributes And Prowess, Thus Making Him A Formidable Opponent In Every Single Combat. He Defeated And Killed Eight Mercenaries On A Cargo Ship Relatively Easily. He Very Easily Subdued Agents Stroud And Rodriguez, Despite The Former Being An Ex-Soldier, And He Ultimately Defeated Milo In Combat.
* **Advanced Master Expert Skilled Swordsmanship:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Master Martial Artist:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Regeneration Healing Factor**: Death Is Immortal, The Transition Into A Living Werewolf Seems To Have Cured Death Of His Blood Disorder, As Well As Modified His Metabolism; Enabling Him To Rapidly Regenerate Damaged Bodily Tissues With Greater Speed And Efficiency Than That Of A Werewolves And Normal Human. Death Was Able To Continue To Function After Receiving Multiple Gunshots, And Quickly Recovered From The Injuries He Received During His Final Conflict With Milo. Death is also capable of Regenerate And Regrowing Whole Entire Lost Limbs, Damaged Bodily Tissues, Puncture or Stabs Wounds, Skin, Bones, Flesh, Blood, Blood Cells, Brain Cells, Fangs, Claws easily, and other body parts Instantly during his fight in flight or on the ground From Severe Injuries in seconds. Death Cannot Forever Be Truly Killed.
* **Accelerated Healing Factor:** As A Werewolf, Death's Metabolism Allows Him To Heal Very Much Faster, Quickly, More Extensively, And Efficiently Than Normal Humans And Werewolves.
* **Healing Augmentation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Regrowth:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Tooth Regrowth:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Limb Regrowth:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Head Regrowth:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Longevity/Decelerated Aging/Immortality:** Being the literal embodiment of death means that he would have to existed from the very beginning of life. This makes it clear that Death isn't truly alive and cannot grow old or fall ill and has roughly existed for eons.
* **Telekinesis:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Telepathy:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Manipulation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Shockwave Generation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Cold Resistance:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Cold Immunity:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Electrical Immunity:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Fire Generation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Heat Generation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Poison Resistance:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Poison Immunity:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Poison Generation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Acid Generation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Venom Resistance:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Thermal Resistance:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Radiation Resistance:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Extreme Temperature Resistance:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Blood Manipulation/Haemokinesis:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Blood Pressure Manipulation/Haemo-Piezokinesis:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Pyrokinesis/Fire Manipulation:** A minor but effective ability, Death has some amount of control over fire, which was shown by him conjuring a ring of fire around himself and Puss for their final duel in order to keep Kitty, Perrito, Goldie Locks and the bears from interfering.
* **Azur-Pyrokinesis/Blue Fire Manipulation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Cosmo-Pyrokinesis/Cosmic Fire Manipulation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Hell-Fire Manipulation/Inferna-Pyrokinesis:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Cutting:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Speed Cutting:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Blood Cutting:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Blood Attacks:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Slash Projection:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Razor Wind:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Attack Inheritance:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Killing Intent:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Telepathic Immunity:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Berserker:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Berserker Form:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Conditional Transformation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Contaminant Immunity:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Compass Sense:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Environmental Adaptation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Temperature Regulation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Anger Empowerment:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Jinxed:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Lunar Empowerment (In myths):** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Lunar Mind:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Lunar Transformation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Lycanthropic Infection:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Muscle Mass Enhancement:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Muscle Armor:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Mutant/Mutated Beast Physiology:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Night Mode:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Partial Transformation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Vampirology Mastery:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Venomous Fangs:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Zoolingualism:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Elemental Manipulation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Energy Manipulation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Extrasensory Perception:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Force Field Generation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Intangibility:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Weakness Resistance:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Transformation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Shapeshifting:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Advanced Bite:** Death Has A Particularly Super Strong And Powerful Bite, Either Because Of His Large Sharp Fangs, Jaw-Muscles, Unusual Jaw-Structure Or Some Other Reason. Exactly What He Can Bite Depends On The Jaw-Strength, Resilience Of His Fangs/Bite-Surface And His Shape.
* **Sharp Fangs And Claws:** Death Has Possesses Razor-Sharp Fangs Which Granted Him An Incredibly Deadly Lethal Bite Capable Of Biting And Piercing, And Also Death Has Possesses Razor-Sharp Pointy Claws To Rend Through Most Materials, Including Bodily Tissues Of Other Humans, And Animals Capable Of Slashing, Cutting, And Slicing.
* **Infectious Bite:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Infectious Claws:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Retractable Fangs:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Retractable Claws:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Natural Weaponry:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Regenerative Durability:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Nigh-Invulnerability:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Bulletproof Skin Durability:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Injury Immunity:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Unfettered Body:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Dermal Armor:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Unnatural Size:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Hollow Skeleton:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Cat Falling:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Prehensile Tail:** Death Has Possesses A Considerably Longer Prehensile Flexible Whip Slide Very Thin Pointed Fluffy Tail That He Can Use To Help Balance Himself, Use As A Formidable Weapon, Use It To Hold Opponents In Its Grasp And Even Using It To Smacking His Adversaries.
* **Quadrupedalism:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Master Hunter:** Death is a master of hunting, using his senses of smell to find and hunt down his prey. As a hunter, he is skilled in tracking and determining what sort of prey he is following and how best to take it down easily.
* **Climbing Skills:** Death is an excellent master of climbing as he is able to scale sheer cliffs and mountain faces with relative ease.
* **Wallcrawling:** Death can climb fasten onto or into and climb vertical and horizontal surfaces Without Falling At All. he is a master of parkour and can easily scale walls.
* **Fear Inducement:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Megaton Punch:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Megaton Kick:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Megaton Stomp:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **One Hit Kill:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Hunting Intuition/Mastery:** Death is some of the greatest hunters of the unnatural in history. Death is able to track and hunt any animal or beast as part of his survival skills. Death is an amazing hunter, his ability to track and anticipate the movements of another squad can turn the tide in battle.
* **Fur Generation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Tail Manifestation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Night Vision:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Thermal Vision:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Color Vision:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Electromagnetic Vision/Magnetic:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Movement Vision:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **360-Degree Vision:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Aura Vision/Reading:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Blood-Flow Vision:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Energy Vision/Perception:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Echolocation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Expert Tracker:** Death is capable of tracking things, determining what sort of prey he is following.
* **Feral Mind:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Predatory/Predator Instincts:** Death possesses extraordinary predatory instincts for hunting all things such as Humans, Animals, And Evil Villains. he can track anything under any conditions, sense the weaknesses of his prey and exploit them before finally succeeding in killing them.
* **Camouflage:** Death is capable of camouflaging himself to be able to blend into his surroundings.
* **Invisibility:** Being the harvester of souls, Death is shown to be invisible and soundless whenever he wants to be. This is shown multiple times during his encounters with Puss as the cat is often the only one who can see and hear him, until their final battle at the Wishing Star.
* **Self-Sustenance:** As A Grim Reaper, Death Does Not Need To Eat Or Sleep.
* **Darkness Manipulation/Umbrakinesis:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Flight:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Teleportation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **High-Speed Flight:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Gliding:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Dimensional Travel:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Portal Creation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Expert Water Swimming Abilities Skills:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Speed Swimming:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Sickle Proficiency:** Perhaps his trademark ability is his skill with the dual sickles he wields. In battle, he swings his sickles with lethal force, able to cleave through wood and metal with little effort. He can also combine his sickles into a dual-headed glaive whenever he faces a worthy opponent. Death not only matches, but also exceeds Puss's swordsmanship. In fact, Death is the only known individual who has ever managed to draw blood from Puss with a blade.
* **Army Annihilation:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **One-Man Army:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Destruction:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **City Destruction:** Death (Puss In Boots).
* **Soul Reading:** Being the harvester of souls, Death has the power to peer into a person's soul and see who they truly are, however they might deny it or are ignorant of their own true natures, as he saw for himself that Puss in Boots, whom he had labeled an "arrogant little legend who he thought he was immortal", but no longer saw that in Puss at the end of their last duel.
* **Omnipresence**: Being the embodiment of death, Death is everywhere both symbolically and physically. Although he shows at the end of one's life, as stated to be there each of Puss' lives, he is free to move to any location of his choosing as he's not bound to the laws of the physical realm. He was even able to traverse through the Dark Forest, appear within the Cave of Lost Souls that isolated Puss in Boots, and effortlessly pass through the star wall that wiped whoever touched it out of existence. He can also choose who can see him and who can’t. This is shown throughout the movie where Death was surrounded by various people and no one could see him except Puss in Boots. Then, when he appears inside the Wishing Star, everyone could see and hear him.
* **Intimidation:** Due to his appearance and power shown throughout the movie, Death is heavily feared literally and figuratively by mortals. He is the first character to make the legendary "fearless" hero Puss in Boots feel fear for the very first time. Due to his love to feel fear from his victims, he uses his powers to torment Puss the entire movie. One of his most prominent choices of fear tactics is done by what is referred to as "Death's Whistle."
* **Weapon's Transmutation:** Death's main choice of weaponry is two sickles he carries. When facing a worthy opponent, he has the ability to combine his sickles into a dual-headed glaive which replicates a double-blade scythe. Even when Puss broke his dual-headed glaive, Death managed to quickly transmit them back into two sickles.

## Quotes

***Puss:** (ahem) Thanks... Uh, good to meet you, too?*
***Death:** Hey, I never do this, but, can I get your autograph? Been following you for a* loooong *time. (pulls out a wanted poster of Puss in Boots and points to the word "dead") Sign right there.*
***Puss:** (laughs) Puss in Boots laughs in the face of death...* bounty hunter*.*
***Death:** So I've heard.**Puss:** You will find your reward does not come easily. This I tell you.**Death:** Everyone thinks they'll be the one to defeat me. But no one's escaped me yet.*

***First Life:** Oh, you think you are better than us? Without us, you will always live a life of-*
***Death: Fear.Puss:** You!?**Death:** I do love the smell of fear. (sniffs) It's intoxicating.**Third Life:** It is?**Death:** (smashes third life) Sorry to crash the party with your past lives, or, your past* deaths*, as I like to call them. (smashes first life) I was there to witness **all of them**. Each. Frivolous. End. But you... didn't even notice me. Because "Puss in Boots* laughs *in the face of Death", right? (smashes two more lives) But you're not laughing now... (pushes fourth life)*
***Puss:** You are no bounty hunter. You are...*
***Death: DEATH.** (smashes another life) And I don't mean it metaphorically, or rhetorically, or poetically, or theoretically, or any other fancy way. I'm Death. Straight. Up. And I've come for you, Puss in Boots.**Puss:** But... I'm still alive.**Death:** (chuckles) You know... I'm not a cat person. I find the very idea of nine lives **absurd.** And you didn't value* any *of them. So, why don't I do us both a favor, and take this last one... **now?***
***Second Life:** That's cheating!*
***Death:** (smashes second life) Shh, Don't tell.**Eighth Life:** Run, Puss in Boots! Make the wish!**Death:** (smashes eighth life) Go ahead,* run *for it! Makes it more fun for me.*

## Gallery

Death on the poster of the film.Death's poster, referring to him as the "Big Bad Wolf"Death watching Puss from afar while he fights the Giant.Death meets Puss in Boots in the bar."Well, well. If it isn’t Puss in Boots himself. In the flesh."Death chatting with Puss."Hey. I never do this, but can I get your autograph? Been following you for a long time. Sign right there."Death points to the word "dead".Everyone thinks they'll be the one to defeat me. But no one's escaped me yet.Death wielding his twin sickles.Death grabs Puss by the neck."You're not living up to the legend... gato."Death in Puss' eyes."I just LOVE the smell of fear!" - Death's terrifying stare."What's the matter? Lives flashing before your eyes?""Pick it up.""Pick. It. Up!""Corre, corre, gatito."Death appearing before Puss in the Dark Forest.Puss hallucinating (?) the Wolf."FEAR" - Death appearing before Puss in the Cave of Lost Souls."I do love the smell of fear. (sniffs) It's intoxicating."Death shatters the reflection of the Drunken Puss."Sorry to crash the party...""...with your past lives...""...or, your past deaths, as I like to call them...""I was there to witness all of them."Each. Frivolous. End." - Death showing the marks on his sickle."But you... didn't even notice me. Because "Puss in Boots" laughs in the face of Death", right?""But you're not laughing now...""Death." - Death revealing his true identity to Puss in Boots."And I don't mean it metaphorically...""...or rhetorically...""...or poetically...""...or theoretically, or any other fancy way.""I'm Death.""Straight. Up.""And I've come for you, Puss in Boots.""(chuckles) You know...""I'm not a cat person.""I find the very idea of nine lives absurd.""And you didn't value any of them.""So, why don't I do us both a favor...""...and take this last one now?""Shh. Don't tell.""Go ahead, run for it!""Makes it more fun for me."Death's Lost Soul Jumpscare.Death's Evil Laugh.Death on the Wishing Star.Death summon a ring of fire around himself and Puss for their final battle."I've enjoyed the chase, gato.""But I think we've reached the end now, you and I.""You're gonna take the coward's way out? Run away to more lives!?""Or you're gonna fight?!""Pick it up! C'mon, pick it up!""What's the matter? Lives flashing before your eyes?""This is gonna be fun.""Bien. Muy bien."Death combine his sickles into a dual-headed glaive."You really gotta stop losing that." - Death after disarming Puss again during their second duel.Death about to kill Puss in Boots.Puss in Boots rises to the occasion......and disarms his foe.Death overpowered by Puss in Boots.Puss gives Death one of his sickles back.Death confused by Puss' act.Death listening Puss in Boots.Death impressed by Puss' change of heart.Death threateningly approaches Puss in Boots.Death viciously snarles to Puss in Boots.Death's Evil Stare.Death's Villainous Breakdown."¿POR QUE DIABLOS FUI A JUGAR CON MI COMIDA?!" It sounds like was saying: "WHY THE HELL DID I GO TO PLAY WITH MY FOOD?!?""YOU'RE RUINING THIS FOR ME!""I came here for an arrogant little legend who thought he was immortal!""\*sigh\* But I don't see him anymore.""Live your life, Puss in Boots. Live it well." - Death deciding to spare Puss after the latter learnt to value his life."You know we will meet again, right?"Satisfied by Puss's response, Death calmly disappears through the flames, whistling one last time.
## His Evil Ranking

### His Villainous Deeds

* When he met Puss in Boots, he said that multiple people have tried to defeat him but have all failed, which implies Death has hunted down other individuals before rather than stealing their souls.
* After Puss in Boots wasted eight of his nine lives, Death attacked him at the bar, intending to kill him once and for all. When he managed to injure Puss with his sickle, terrifying the cat, Death took a noticeable amount of pleasure in it, and while Puss survived, he was left injured and in fear.
* Thanks to his attack, Puss in Boots went into hiding for what appears to be months, afraid that Death could be at in any corner and kill him, demonstrating how traumatized Death's attack left him.
* Several times throughout the film, Death appeared to Puss in Boots whistling, taunting him and giving him a warning that he is almost certainly still after him.
* He nearly captured and killed Puss in Boots once again in the Cave of Lost Souls, breaking the crystals that contained fragments of his past lives and nearly grabbing him, only grabbing and tearing a piece of his cape.
* He made one last attempt to kill Puss in Boots on the wishing star, taunting him on whether or not that he would actually fight him or take the coward's way out by asking him if he was going to make his wish.
* He is played completely serious in contrast to the movie’s other two villains, with his only comedic trait being a snarky but dark sense of humor.

### Why He Doesn't Stand Out?

* While it is very vaguely implied that Puss isn't the first person he's personally gone after, it relies entirely on fridge horror not relevant to the plot, with the rest of his actions amounting to generic "kill the hero" villainy.
* He is a bit of a morally grey character, as while he is undeniably sadistic and aware of breaking his own rules, he does have a genuinely fair reason to be after Puss in Boots as he wasted every single one of his eight lives in extremely reckless ways (most of which that could have been avoided) and didn't cherish them at all, showing no respect to either life or death in a false belief that he was immortal before encountering the physical embodiment of the latter.
* He does possess a sense of honor as after Puss gains respect for his last life and accepts the fact that he will never be able to defeat him, Death spares Puss so he can live his life and sincerely asks him to live it as well as he can, even if he does acknowledge that this will certainly not be the last time they meet.

## Trivia

* Death is based on the folkloric character of the Grim Reaper.
	+ Since the Grim Reaper/Death is normally portrayed as a humanoid skeleton, it's possible that Death can shape-shift and specifically chose to take the form of a Timberwolf, since the individual he is targeting, Puss in Boots, is a cat.
	+ His wolf form also parallels the common fairytale motif of the "Big Bad Wolf," which were often used to reflect moral lessons that test the main characters.
	+ Death is also based on the character in The Brothers Grimm's Tale. Godfather Death. both cares deeply for their jobs and hate those who disrespect fate (ie. The Physician and Puss Respectively)
* As the personification of death in the *Shrek* Universe, Death is without a doubt the single most powerful character to appear in the franchise to date.
* While it’s implied, Death is never seen or shown killing others.
* In order to not spoil Death's true identity, which isn't revealed until much later, he is credited as the "Big Bad Wolf" (or at least "the Wolf") in promotional material, although he is never referred to as such in the film. Death himself doesn't have any connections with the original Big Bad Wolf from the *Shrek* films.
* The Dual Sickles he wields are a reference to the aforementioned Grim Reaper's Scythe, both being farming equipment.
* Contrary to appearances, he is not a bounty hunter; this is just what Puss mistook him for when they first met (understandably, as he brandished one of Puss' wanted posters), until he revealed his true identity later on.
* Death admitted that he hated that cats have nine lives, considering it to be absurd and he held a personal contempt for Puss- who arrogantly squandered eight of his lives, in reckless abandon all the while claiming he "laughs in the face of death". This basically means that Puss was insulting Death every time he said this remark.
	+ Despite claiming to hate cats, Death seemingly shows no aggression towards Kitty Softpaws.
* Death is the only character completely unaffected by the Dark Forest, appearing inside a crystal trap that isolated Puss in Boots and showing the ability to effortlessly pass through the star wall. This is because he is not a mortal being, but instead the personification of death itself, the end of mortal existence.
* Death, despite his major role in the series, has the shortest amount of screen time of any *Shrek* antagonist, at only around 7 minutes.
	+ This is only rivaled by Lord Farquaad, who had around 8-9 minutes of total screen time.
* From a certain point of view, Death is easily the most heinous *Shrek* villain, as he has been killing millions since the beginning of time due to his role in taking out the souls of the dead from the realm of the living. That said, given how everyone dies eventually, it can be said that Death just hunts down souls because that's his job as death is a natural part (and the end) of the life cycle.
	+ Other heinous villains such as Lord Farquaad and "Big" Jack Horner are arguably more cold-blooded as they are willing to harm and kill regardless of morality.
* There are several subtle hints about Death's true identity throughout the film:
	+ Before his first appearance, a somber bell sounds 8 times, and a candle is snuffed exactly at the 8th toll, representing his just lost 8th live.
	+ He makes his very first entrance by suddenly appearing right next Puss with ghostly silence.
	+ His weapons are a pair of sickles and his attire is a pitch black cowl, which bare a strong resemblance to the Grim Reaper's scythe and cloak respectively. His pale silver-white fur and red eyes can be considered hints as well, since figures of Death are often described as "pale" which one turns after they die.
	+ During his first encounter with Puss, the Wolf notes that "Everyone thinks they'll be the one to defeat me. But no one's escaped me yet", hinting of his true identity and how death is inevitable for all living things.
	+ When Puss once makes another crack at death, the Wolf scratches Puss's wanted poster, hinting why he's actually here.
	+ When Puss, Kitty and Perrito escape from "Big" Jack Horner's henchman, the Wolf has two stray coins over his eyes as he watches him leave, making him look like a corpse. This is also a reference as to how Ancient Greeks buried the dead with coins over their eyes so they would have money for passage to the Underworld.
	+ When he appears while they are fighting The Baker's Dozen and Goldilocks and the Bears at The Dark Forest, the scenery forms a skull shape around him.
	+ Later on, when the Wolf reveals his true identity, right before the purple crystal representing one of Puss' former lives shatters, cracks form in front of his face resembling a wolf skull.
	+ The Wolf keeps appearing out of thin air with seemingly no one but Puss (initially) able to see him. This is a pretty clear indication that the Wolf is no mere bounty hunter, but rather a supernatural being.
* Death set out to kill Puss because he was "an arrogant little legend who thought he was immortal". While he didn't kill Puss in the end, Death ironically succeeded in ending the flawed being Puss was before his adventure for the Wishing Star because everything he learned helped Puss become a better person with a true respect for the importance of life and death and a promise to cherish his last life.
	+ In addition, he did manage to sort of succeed in his hunt. While his target for most of the movie was Puss, in the end after Death leaves, Jack Horner ends up dying as the Wishing Star falls apart. Jack Horner, being a known nursery rhyme character and owner of a large baked goods factory, thought himself unstoppable due to the numerous magical items he had collected over the years, and was arrogant and sadistic to anyone who was not himself. So while Death did not walk away having killed Puss, he did end up with "an arrogant little legend who thought he was immortal" in the form of Jack.
* During Puss' fight with the giant, Death can be seen standing in an alleyway among the crowd watching the fight in contempt.
* He is the second villain in the *Shrek* universe not to have any connection to Princess Fiona or her parents.
* Puss addresses him as "Lobo" near the end, as *lobo* is both Spanish and Portuguese for "wolf".
* Many religions and cultures have canines associated with the dead. The most famous of these depictions being the Egyptian jackal-headed god, Anubis.
* Death will be a playable racer in *DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing*, and will be exclusive to the Digital Deluxe release of the game.

* Death is based on the folkloric character of the Grim Reaper, whereas the tune he whistles is based on El Silbón, a legend associated with the Los Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela about a tall skeletal man whistling as a sign of death.
	+ This is the first character in the *Shrek* universe to be based on folklore, unlike other characters who were based on fairy tales and nursery rhymes.
* Since the Grim Reaper/Death is normally portrayed as humanoid, it's possible that Death can shape-shift and specifically chose to take the form of a wolf, since the individual he is targeting, Puss in Boots, is a cat, mainly because dogs and wolves are related in the Canidae family genus.
	+ Ironically in ancient times, wolves were often considered the embodiment of death by certain cultures, mainly because of its savagery and fury, as well as the Cadejo, a dog/wolf ghost in Spanish folklore.
	+ Another possible connection is in Tupi-Guarani mythology, the native peoples of Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina, there is a figure called Luison. He is described as being a wolf-man or werewolf and is at times considered the God of Death, or has the same functions as the Grim Reaper.
* In order to not spoil Death's true identity, which isn't revealed until much later, he is credited as the "Big Bad Wolf" (or at least "the Wolf") in promotional material, although he is never referred to as such in the film. He also doesn't have any connections with the original Big Bad Wolf from the *Shrek* films, who is voiced by Aron Warner.
* The dual sickles he wields are likely a reference to the aforementioned Grim Reaper's scythe, both being farming equipment turned into weapons.
* Death's design is inspired by Spaghetti Westerns, a European genre of western primarily made with Italian directors.
	+ He uses two sickles that he is depicted spinning and sheathing numerous times, which is a reference to a cowboy wielding two revolvers.
	+ His main article of clothing is a poncho, a popular trait found in characters of Spaghetti Westerns.
	+ His lower arms are wrapped in leather bands, which could be in reference to the leather gun shooting wrist cuffs worn by Spaghetti Western characters (A popular example of this is Clint Eastwood.)
* Contrary to appearance, he is not a bounty hunter, but instead this is just what Puss mistook him for until he revealed his true identity later on.
* Death admitted that he hated that cats have nine lives, considering it to be absurd, and he held a personal contempt for Puss, who arrogantly squandered eight of his lives, in reckless abandon all the while claiming he "laughs in the face of death". This basically means that Puss was insulting Death every time he said this remark.
* When Death crosses his sickles on his chest, it makes him appear similar to Anubis, the Egyptian God of the Dead. Fittingly, they are both canines and embodiments of death itself.
* Death is the only character completely unaffected by the Dark Forest, appearing inside a crystal trap that isolated Puss in Boots and showing the ability to effortlessly pass through the star wall. This is because he is not a mortal being, but instead the personification of death itself, the end of mortal existence.

* There are several subtle hints about Death's true identity throughout the film:
	+ The numbered cards during the death montage have a hooded wolf with sickles at the four corners.
	+ He makes his very first entrance by suddenly appearing right next to Puss with ghostly silence.
		- Prior to that, he could be seen in the top left corner of the screen as the camera pans over the villagers of Del Mar watching Puss as he battles the giant. Unlike everyone else, he is not cheering for the cat and is instead ominously staring at him.
	+ His weapons are a pair of sickles, and his attire is a pitch-black cowl, which bare a strong resemblance to the Grim Reaper's scythe and cloak respectively. Also, his appearance as a silvery-white, bipedal wolf with a gray mark on his face is likely a reference to how the Grim Reaper is usually depicted as a be-robbed skeleton in folklore.
	+ When Puss encounters Death in the bar, Puss claims that he "Laughs in the face of death". In response to this, we can see Death tear his wanted poster with a claw, a subtle hint that he's taken offense to Puss's statement.
	+ Death tells Puss that "Everyone thinks they'll be the one to defeat me, but no one's escaped me yet.", implying that everyone dies someday.
	+ When Puss, Kitty, and Perrito escape from Big Jack Horner's henchmen, Death puts two stray coins over his eyes as he watches him leave, making him look like a corpse. This is also a reference as to how Ancient Greeks buried the dead with coins over their eyes so they would have money for passage to the Underworld.
	+ When Puss sees Death for the first time in the Dark Forest, the scenery surrounding him looks like a skull.
	+ Though Puss is shown being able to see Death and hear him, for most of the movie, no other character is able to sense his presence until the final battle at the Wishing Star. This implies that Death is a supernatural being and not a normal mortal being.
	+ While every other major character is introduced with a wanted poster (Excluding for Perrito, who has an "unwanted" poster), he isn't. This lampshades how Death is not a criminal and merely wanted to hunt down Puss specifically for wasting his lives.
	+ During Puss's visit to the vet, his death is emphasized to him by the vet blowing out a candle. Likewise, shortly before Death appears in the bar, one of the candles on the chandelier above extinguishes, foreshadowing him coming to end Puss's life.
* In order to emphasize his true nature, the cracks in the crystal Death smashes when he reveals his identity are shaped like a wolf's skull, exemplifying his role as the personification of a mortal existence's end.
* Death's infamous whistle is eight beats long, mirroring how he's already taken eight of Puss's lives. During his fight with Puss when he summons the ring of fire, this melody lasts for nine beats until he starts talking instead, showing how Death is fully intent on taking the cat's last life. Likewise, when Death spares Puss and leaves the whistle's notes are higher, giving it a less menacing tone as he now respects Puss and wishes to let him live his life well.
* Death's quick rant in Spanish (¡¿POR QUÉ DIABLOS FUI A JUGAR CON MI COMIDA!?) roughly translates into English "WHY THE HELL DID I GO TO PLAY WITH MY FOOD?!?", likely showing his disappointment in toying with Puss over the course of his journey instead of killing him when given the chance.
* Death is the second antagonist to be an anthropomorphic wolf with supernatural powers Puss faced off with, the first being Bloodwolf from the Netflix series *The Adventures of Puss in Boots*.
* He serves as a lesson to Puss in Boots, as he, as Death said himself, didn't value any one of his eight lives out of an arrogant belief he'd always have another life, which is why Death personally hunts Puss for his last life in the first place. It's only when Puss finally shows willingness to respect and fight for his last life for his friends that Death decides to spare him.
* Death never hunted Puss when he went into retirement as one of Mama Luna's cats, even though he had clear knowledge of his whereabouts. Considering Puss's misery and indignity as a house cat named "Pickles", Death likely figured he was leaving him to a fate worse than death or a slow and painful death after killing his adventurous spirit. When Puss decided to search for the Wishing Star to regain his lives, Death resumed his pursuit, not wanting to allow Puss more chances to cheat death than cats should.
* As he is the living embodiment of Death and speaks Spanish a few times in the film whose events started in Spain, Death can be seen as an evil counterpart to Santa Muerte, a Spanish folk character who also personifies Death. The difference is that Santa Muerte is depicted as a benevolent figure, while Death is sadistic and resentful.
* After the movie was released, DreamWorks posted a joke video on their social media where Death is animated dancing to "Walk The Night", in reference to the movie *M3GAN*.

## External links

* Death on the Dreamworks Wiki
* Death on the Shrek Wiki
* Death on the Universal Studios Wiki