The Grim Reaper

> *"I suggest you attempt to remain humble, because it has become clear to me that you don't understand how little I think of you and your species. Whenever you're walking down the road and you accidentally kill an ant, do you care? Now imagine killing bacteria, and you do it only by **breathing**. Things don't die from my hatred nor my love, it isn't a hobby nor is it a job; death happens because I happen."*
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## The Grim Reaper

### Aliases

* Father, him, that man, daddy (By Sylvia)
* Thanatos

### Titles

* Death
* Angel of Death
* The Pale Horseman
* Lord of Death

## Personal Status

### Age

Unknown (Possibly as old, or older, than God)

### Relatives

* Sylvia (Daughter)
* Gaia/Wisteria (Lover)
* Reapers (Creations/subordinates)
* War, Famine, Disease/Conquest/Pestilence (Younger brothers)

## Professional Status

### Alignment

Neutral

**The Grim Reaper**, also known as **the Pale Horseman** and **The Angel of Death**, was the oldest and most powerful member of the Four Horsemen and an ancient primordial entity of immense power. Having existed since the beginning of time alongside God, Death is so old he cannot remember who is older: himself or God.

## Appearance

The Grim Reaper appears as a man in his early thirties with long loose hair. He wears a red coat with golden ornamentations on its shoulders, and his face bears a tremendously sour expression. He is often seen smoking a cigar.

## Personality

The Grim Reaper is the lord of death—a black, shrouded specter who appears when your time on earth has come to an end. Although his personality and his work are as mysterious as death itself, one thing is for certain: he’s not someone you want to meet any time soon.

The Grim Reaper is known for not saying much, always having a plain expression on his face, and of course being the main focus of attention in whatever room he is in. Due to his nigh-omnipotent power and his incredibly advanced age, the Grim Reaper is completely detached from the rest of the universe, rarely showing himself connecting to the people or beings who live within it.

Despite being callous and uninterested at times, the Grim Reaper has a respect for the natural order of the universe. He explains to Sylvia that there are times when it is difficult, but in the end, breaking the order in even the smallest way can cause untold chaos.

## Background

The Grim Reaper is a spectral entity that is said to be the sentient manifestation of Death itself. The Grim Reaper has often, falsely, been depicted as an evil spirit that preys on mortals. In truth, however, he is neither evil nor good, merely a force of nature and order. He is neither ghost nor god; the Grim Reaper is a psychopomp whose job is to conduct the souls of the recently deceased to the afterlife. Due to the complicated nature of his age, it is unknown how and when the grim reaper came into being. The grim reaper does not remember how old he is and said that he could be as old, or even older than God. The Grim Reaper mentioned that he was there when God created the first beasts, and during the creation of the 4 archangels.

About 17 years ago, he appeared in the village of Ariamis while collecting souls and met Wisteria, at the same time that her mother died. It is believed he fell in love with her beautiful soul and, about a year later, Sylvia was born. It is to be noted that he couldn't spend too much time with young Sylvia, but, according to her, she 'learned from the best', implying the grim reaper did teach her what she knows. He was extremely saddened, beyond what could be believed, by the loss of Wisteria.

## Powers and Abilities

Being the personification of the concept of death and as the eldest and most powerful of the Four Horsemen, Grim is among the oldest and most powerful beings in the Universe.

* **Nigh-Omnipotence**: As a primordial being and being the eldest and most powerful member of the Four Horsemen, Grim could do almost anything that he desired, possessing a great deal of near infinite supernatural power.
	+ **Apporting**: Grim is able to summon his scythe to him whenever he wants.
	+ **Resurrection**: As he is literally the bringer of death, Grim could resurrect all forms of life back to any state he so desired, such as living or undead states. He could bring multiple people back to life just with his passing. However, as it violates the Natural Order, he almost never does this due to the domino effect it causes.
	+ **Precognition**: Grim stated that he could sense when he was going to reap someone.
	+ **Teleportation**: He can teleport himself anywhere in the universe instantly.
	+ **Weather Manipulation**: Grim is able to create cataclysmic events so harsh that he could wipe the Earth clean of any and all life.
	+ **Tactile Necrokinesis**: As the personification of death itself, he could instantly kill anything or anyone by touch in this manner, ranging from bacteria to God.
	+ **Invisibility**: Like his brothers, Grim can only be seen when he wants to be seen.
	+ **Terrakinesis**: Grim could rumble entire rooms to any magnitude he desires.
	+ **Thermokinesis**: Grim can cause his scythe to burn red-hot.
	+ **Reality Warping**: Grim's power has shown to have an influence on the universe itself.
* **Immortality**: Grim is immune to any manner of death, except by his own scythe. Grim stated that he would eventually be the only thing to last forever.
	+ **Invulnerability**: As both a Horseman and a fundamental driving force, Grim is exempt from physical harm and pain and couldn't be physically destroyed in any manner, except by his own scythe.
* **Nigh-Omniscience**: Grim has an almost absolute awareness of the universe that exceeds that of the archangels and is only rivaled by God.

## Weaknesses

### Weapons

* **Death's Scythe**: The only known thing that could kill Grim.

## Trivia

* According to the creator:
	+ Grim likes: Cats, his daughter, the natural order
	+ Grim dislikes: Rogues, the natural order being broken

## Quotes

* *"Nothing lasts forever. Well, I do."*
* *"It matters not who you are... Death awaits you."*
* *"I'm as old as God. Maybe older. Neither of us can remember anymore. Life, death, chicken, egg. Regardless, at the end, I'll reap **him** too."*
* *"The brave tremble before me, the wise try to understand me, the loyal break in front of me, the cunning try to defy me and you... you are a fool who believes to be greater than I. You are not the first who seek to surpass Death, foolish man, and you certainly will not be the last. And like the others, you will cease to exist... by my hand."*
* *"Death is neither scary or painful. It is liberating. If you ask me, I'd say life is the true monster of this story."*
* *"One day your turn will come. Death will come no matter who the customer is. You may even cry and pray, but your funeral will not escape."*