The Reaper

**The Reaper** (大鎌の男 Ogama no Otoko) is one of the Characters in I Am Setsuna.

## History

The Reaper is a mysterious man who is on a relentless mission to assassinate the sacrifice.

The Reaper is later revealed to be a being created by the Dark Samsara in order to kill the sacrifice. He also engages in other side missions such as the assassination of a monster and the implied assassination of the Aurorean Tiger, which fails.

The party encounters him four times during the duration of their journey, the first in Serendale, the second aboard the airship, the third in the Fridging Caves, where he lies wounded, but otherwise remorseless.

In the fourth encounter he's seated atop the throne of the last lands, where it's revealed that his master is his only reason for being, he follows the Dark Samsara's will blindly and is a mere extension of it.

During their battle he transforms into a powerful dark dragon due to the rage and hatred of the Dark Samsara, shortly after his defeat he begins crying.

When questioned about having emotions, he denies the notion, claiming that "the tears belong to his master" and that he is nothing but a conduit for his master's will.

It is then that he reveals his only desire, to find the reason for those tears and to see the beautiful snow-covered world for his master one last time.

After defeating the guardian of time she revives the reaper and he agrees to help them in their quest in order to discover the reason for his master's sadness. During the endgame Fides's sidequest involves taking the Dragnarok Spritenite from the child of the monster he slew. When accused of slaying the child's mother, he does not refute it, shows no signs of remorse, and claims that he "has no reason to regret a single one of his actions" and even goes so far as to advise the young monster to hate him if that is what will keep it going. He also makes certain to tell the boy that hatred leads to nothingness and that it should not take the same path he did.

He comments on how the Dragnarok Spritenite was his master's accumulated hatred, which is the very same hatred that drove him to attack the sacrifice. He also says that it also leads its holder to destruction, which is why its users attempt to destroy themselves while in possession of the Spritenite.

***Personality***

Fides is a ruthless and cold being that exists only as a conduit for his master's ire. Once he is freed from his master's direct control, he shows no signs of regret and instead opts to own the intention behind his evil actions, stating that "the decisions were ones he had accepted and thus there is no reason to regret the choices he made" relentless and efficient, many of his abilities reflect this in their high chance to inflict instant death on common foes. He is shown to have trouble commenting on things or making observations aloud, usually trailing off before he can finish what few sentences he makes or otherwise remaining silent as the grave.

His sole purpose for aiding the party is due to the discovery that his master was suffering, Fides wishes to uncover the reason behind that suffering, even if that means coming into direct conflict with him.

***Powers and abilities.***

Fides is a powerful instant death-inflicting character and many of his techniques are based around the fire and shadow elements.

Unlike the rest of the party, many of Fides's weapons are available for purchase, in all cases no one scythe is superior to the other, some weapons focus on physical attack, others focus on magic, he even has two scythes available for purchase that focus solely on defense. this is due to his status as an endgame only character, likewise due to him only being available at the end of the game his interactions and personality can only be fleshed out by taking the character sidequests, which also subsequently unlock just before the final boss.

if you want to make the most of Fides, the best way is to finish all the character sidequests, as it will give him the ability to use dragnarok, a powerful technique in its own right.

***Trivia***

-Fides's name up until the final battle is simply "the reaper"; he has no given name and is named by the main character.

-Fides's actions aren't focused solely on Setsuna, for whatever reason Fides is rumored to have targeted powerful monsters and is shown to have been defeated by the aurora tiger. The reasons for this are unknown. It could be that these monsters posed a threat to his master, as one of them (the boy's mother) is completely immune to magic, and the Aurorean Tiger is incredibly powerful, to the degree that fighting it one on one is suicide.