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Reapers are servants of [[Death]] and are responsible for escorting deceased souls to the afterlife. They are not aligned with [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]], and refuse to tell the deceased what awaits them. [[Death]] may have created them, although this has yet to be clarified in Canon. | Reapers are servants of [[Death]] and are responsible for escorting deceased souls to the afterlife. They are not aligned with [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]], and refuse to tell the deceased what awaits them. [[Death]] may have created them, although this has yet to be clarified in Canon. | ||
| − | Killing two Reapers under a solstice moon is one of [[The 66 Seals]]. A ritual is performed, and the actual killing involves a special scythe - [[Death's Scythe]]. According to [[Alastair]], the scythe belongs to Death the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | + | Killing two Reapers under a solstice moon is one of [[The 66 Seals]]. A ritual is performed, and the actual killing involves a special scythe - [[Death's Scythe]]. According to [[Alastair]], the scythe belongs to Death one of the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]], "An old friend lent it to me. You know, he doesn't really ride a pale horse, but he does have three amigos." |
===Powers and Abilities=== | ===Powers and Abilities=== | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 9 March 2011
| Reapers | |
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| Powers and Abilities | Reaping, Invisibility, Time control, Altering human perception and Flight |
| Vulnerabilities | Death's Scythe can kill them and they can be bound by Enochian Symbols |
| Appearance | Can alter how humans perceive them |
| Episode(s) | 1.12 Faith 2.01 In My Time Of Dying 4.15 Death Takes A Holiday 5.10 Abandon All Hope 5.21 Two Minutes To Midnight 6.11 Appointment in Samarra |
Reapers are servants of Death and are responsible for escorting deceased souls to the afterlife. They are not aligned with Heaven or Hell, and refuse to tell the deceased what awaits them. Death may have created them, although this has yet to be clarified in Canon.
Killing two Reapers under a solstice moon is one of The 66 Seals. A ritual is performed, and the actual killing involves a special scythe - Death's Scythe. According to Alastair, the scythe belongs to Death one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, "An old friend lent it to me. You know, he doesn't really ride a pale horse, but he does have three amigos."
Powers and Abilities
- They are invisible to humans unless they're coming directly at a person. [1] They can be seen by humans in spirit or astral projection form. [2][3]
- They can halt or stop time.[1]
- They can alter human perception to make themselves appear any way they want.[2]
- According to Castiel, Reapers gather in groups "at times of great catastrophe," or distress, and he lists the Chicago Fire of 1871, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and the destruction of Pompeii as examples.[4]
- They are vulnerable to Death's Scythe.[3]
- They can be bound using Enochian runes.[3]
Episodes Featuring Reapers
- 1.12 Faith - Sue Le Grange uses black magic to harness a reaper and uses it to kill people whom she thinks are immoral.
- 2.01 In My Time Of Dying - A reaper appears as a young woman calling itself Tessa, and tries to help Dean cross over.
- 4.15 Death Takes A Holiday - Tessa turns up when a reaper in a small town disappears, and is herself kidnapped by Alastair.
- 5.10 Abandon All Hope - Reapers appear en masse in Carthage, Missouri as Lucifer prepares to summon Death.
- 5.21 Two Minutes To Midnight - Crowley sees a neighborhood in Chicago "swarming with reapers." Death is in town planning to unleash a storm and other natural disasters that will kill 3 million people.
- 6.11 Appointment in Samarra - Tessa is summoned by Dean, who wants to contact Death, and later escorts him around so he can experience Death's rounds.
