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According to [[Castiel]], reapers Reapers gather in groups "at times of great catastrophe" or distress, and he lists such as disaster like the Chicago Fire of 1871, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and the destruction of Pompeii as examples.<ref name="five10">[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]</ref> Reapers can appear to a dying person in any form,<ref>[[2.01 In My Time of Dying]]</ref> as well possess a human or appear in their own corporal form to the living.<ref>[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]</ref><ref>[[9.22 Stairway to Heaven]]</ref>
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|appearance= Can alter how humans perceive them, can possess someone, or manifest in a physical body.
|episodes= [[1.12 Faith]]<br>[[2.01 In My Time of Dying]]<br>[[4.15 Death Takes a Holiday]]<br>[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]<br>[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]<br>[[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]]<br>[[7.10 Death's Door]]<br>[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]<br>[[9.03 I'm No Angel]]<br>[[9.22 Stairway to Heaven]]<br>[[11.02 Form and Void]]<br>[[11.10 The Devil in the Details]]<br>[[11.17 Red Meat]]<br>[[11.23 Alpha and Omega]]<br>[[12.06 Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox]]<br>[[12.09 First Blood]]<br>[[13.05 Advanced Thanatology]]<br>[[13.19 Funeralia]]<br>[[14.10 Nihilism]]<br>[[15.12 Galaxy Brain]]<br>[[15.17 Unity]]
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==History==
Reapers are divine supernatural beings. They are responsible for escorting deceased [[soul]]s to the afterlife, and they refuse – or are unable – to tell the deceased what awaits them, reapers . Reapers allow the deceased to choose to accompany them, or to remain in [[the Veil]] as [[ghosts]], which eventually leads to the spirit becoming a [[vengeful spirit]].
While reapers serve [[Death]] and are not aligned with [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]], however they were locked out of Heaven with the other angels when [[Metatron]] enacted his [[spell]]. Their origins are unclear, and it is also unknown what relationship, if any, they have to other beings such as [[God]] or [[Fate]].
:"It's a new era. No rules, no destiny. Just utter and complete freedom."<ref>[[6.03 The Third Man]]</ref>
For the next few years, rogue reapers continued to operate until [[Billie]] becomes became the new Death and, according to [[Jessica (Reaper)|Jessica]], has had all the reapers avoiding any direct interference, however they may still assist indirectly on her command.<ref>[[13.19 Funeralia]]</ref>
==Characteristics==
[[File:Reapers - John's Journal.png|thumb|350px|Section on reapers from [[John's Journal]].]]
A reaper's true form appears to be incorporeal and spirit-like, with a white aura surrounding them. They take on the more human appearances as a way means to make it easier to convince a soul to pass on to the next plane of existence. Upon death a reaper will give off a blinding light from their body.<ref>[[4.15 Death Takes a Holiday]]</ref><ref>[[8.19 Taxi Driver]]</ref> Like angels, reapers leave an imprint on the ground beneath their vessel.<ref>[[13.19 Funeralia]]</ref>
Rogue reapers also appear to have additional capabilities, according to the [[angel]] [[Bartholomew]]:
* [[Angel cuffs]] – Special handcuffs etched with spellwork are capable of nullifying a reapers powers.
* [[Archangels]] – The [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] of [[Apocalypse World]] claimed to have trapped Death and enslaved the reapers on his world.
* [[Death's scythe]] – Reapers, like all beings, can be stuck struck down with [[Death]]'s scythe.<ref name="four15" />
* [[Demons]] – Reapers can be easily overpowered by [[demon]]s. They can also be possessed by demons, although the only demon that was known to be capable of doing this was [[Azazel]], a [[Prince of Hell]], who was more powerful than the average demon.
* [[The First Blade]] – Wielded by someone with the [[Mark of Cain]], the First Blade can kill a reaper.
==Episodes==
===[[1.12 Faith]]===
[[Sue-Ann Le Grange]] uses black magic to harness a [[The Reaper|reaper]]. She turns her husband [[Roy Le Grange]] into a faith healer by forcing the reaper to kill people whom she thinks are immoral and transfer their life force to Roy's ailing supplicants. A dying [[Dean]] is saved in this manner. The reaper is released when [[Sam]] smashes [[Coptic Cross|her necklace]], and it kills her.
===[[2.01 In My Time of Dying]]===
===[[15.12 Galaxy Brain]]===
[[Death]] assigns a reaper by the name of [[Merle]] to watch over Jack and ensure he sticks to Billie's rules. When [[Jack]] decides to defy [[Billie]]'s instructions and use his powers to rescue [[Kaia]] from [[the Bad Place]], Merle threatens to tell Death, but is blackmailed by Jack and the Winchesters to help, telling her they will open a rift either way. After Merle reluctantly agrees to help mask their presence by boosting the cosmic warding in the Bunker, she is struck down with [[Death's Scythe]] for failing to do her one task.
===[[15.17 Unity]]===
When Sam uses the [[Key to Death]] to enter [[Death's Library]] in search of Billie, he finds the [[Cosmic Entity]] slaughtering several reapers. The Entity forces the last reaming reaper in the library to pray to Billie, but when she doesn't appear, the Entity kills the reaper by telekinetically snapping his neck.
==Apocrypha==
A reaper called named [[Daniel (Reaper)|Daniel]] appears in the spin-off novel ''[[Supernatural: Carved in Flesh]]'', where he assists Sam and Dean in stopping an attempt to restore the Norse goddess [[Hel]] to corporeal form.
==See also==
* [[Death]]
* [[Reaper Trap]]
==External links==
'''Meta'''
* [https://outpastthemoat.tumblr.com/post/47144287859 Soul train: Rogue reapers and purgatory in “Taxi Driver”] by outpastthemoat (April 2013); [https://web.archive.org/web/20181205030956/http://outpastthemoat.tumblr.com/post/47144287859 archive link]
==References==
