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| − | + | Reapers are responsible for escorting deceased souls to the afterlife, and they refuse to tell the deceased what awaits them. Reapers serve [[Death]], and are not aligned with [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]]. [[Death]] may have created them, although this has yet to be clarified in Canon. 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.<ref name="five10">[[5.10 Abandon All Hope]]</ref> | |
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| − | + | ==Powers and Abilities== | |
| + | Reapers are: | ||
| + | * Invisible to humans unless they're coming directly at a person. <ref name="one12">[[1.12 Faith]]</ref> They can be seen by humans in spirit or astral projection form. <ref name="two01">[[2.01 In My Time Of Dying]]</ref><ref name="four15">[[4.15 Death Takes A Holiday]]</ref> | ||
| + | * Able to stop time.<ref name="one12" /> | ||
| + | * Capable of altering human perception to make themselves appear any way they want.<ref name="two01" /> | ||
| + | * Vulnerable to [[Death's Scythe]],<ref name="four15" /> and can be bound using [[Enochian]] runes.<ref name="four15" /> | ||
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| − | == | + | ===[[1.12 Faith]]=== |
| − | + | [[Sue Le Grange]] uses black magic to harness a 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 lifeforces to Roy's ailing supplicants. A dying Dean is saved in this manner. The reaper is released when Sam smashes her black altar, and it kills her. | |
| − | + | ===[[2.01 In My Time Of Dying]]=== | |
| + | A reaper appears as a young woman calling itself [[Tessa]], and tries to help Dean cross over. She tells him that souls who refuse to move on become vengeful spirits. [[Azazel]] possesses Tessa in order to return Dean to his body and fulfill his end of the [[deal]] with [[John]]. | ||
| − | + | ===[[4.15 Death Takes A Holiday]]=== | |
| + | [[Tessa]] turns up when a reaper in a small town disappears, and the fatally injured people in the vicinity stop dying. She is kidnapped by [[Alastair]]. 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." While the first reaper is killed, Sam and Dean manage to save Tessa, who then begins reaping those who should already have died. | ||
| − | + | ===[[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]]. She later escorts him around so he can experience Death's rounds. | ||
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Revision as of 00:44, 5 May 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 responsible for escorting deceased souls to the afterlife, and they refuse to tell the deceased what awaits them. Reapers serve Death, and are not aligned with Heaven or Hell. Death may have created them, although this has yet to be clarified in Canon. 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.[1]
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Powers and Abilities
Reapers are:
- Invisible to humans unless they're coming directly at a person. [2] They can be seen by humans in spirit or astral projection form. [3][4]
- Able to stop time.[2]
- Capable of altering human perception to make themselves appear any way they want.[3]
- Vulnerable to Death's Scythe,[4] and can be bound using Enochian runes.[4]
Episodes Featuring Reapers
1.12 Faith
Sue Le Grange uses black magic to harness a 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 lifeforces to Roy's ailing supplicants. A dying Dean is saved in this manner. The reaper is released when Sam smashes her black altar, and it kills her.
2.01 In My Time Of Dying
A reaper appears as a young woman calling itself Tessa, and tries to help Dean cross over. She tells him that souls who refuse to move on become vengeful spirits. Azazel possesses Tessa in order to return Dean to his body and fulfill his end of the deal with John.
4.15 Death Takes A Holiday
Tessa turns up when a reaper in a small town disappears, and the fatally injured people in the vicinity stop dying. She is kidnapped by Alastair. 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." While the first reaper is killed, Sam and Dean manage to save Tessa, who then begins reaping those who should already have died.
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. She later escorts him around so he can experience Death's rounds.
