| The Reaper | |
|---|---|
| About | |
| Names | The Bone King Death |
| Origin/Abode | Underscape |
| Age | Probably eternal |
| Race/Species | Angel |
| Associated With | |
| Heroes | 20px|link=Muerta|class=noprint Muerta 20px|link=Necrophos|class=noprint Necrophos |
| Places | Seven Hells |
| Characters | Celeste |
| Artifacts |  Mercy & Grace
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| Texts |  Book of the Dead
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| Others | Soul |
| Forms | |
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| “ | ▶️ Greet the reaper!
— Rotund'jere ushers a soul to Death
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” |
The Reaper is a deathly psychopomp in the lore of Dota 2.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Little is known about the deathly Reaper besides its appearance and its abode. In Dota 2, this foul Reaper is depicted as a figure whose disembodied form is cloaked by a sable shroud. This psychopomp always carries a massive scythe, most certainly used to harvest the souls of those who have departed from life.[1] In Artifact, the Reaper is still depicted in the Book of the Dead as a dark hooded figure wielding a large scythe, but it appears the Reaper also has a pair of red eyes and a pair of wings that resemble that of an angel's feathered fins.[2]
Domain[]
Like a hungry predator, the Reaper in Dota 2 is said to lurk beyond the veil of death for souls to harvest with its scythe, suggesting that it dwells in the Underscape.[1]
But in Artifact, this Reaper is depicted in a skyscape similar to common interpretations of Heaven with the clouds and the sun's rays shining through them. This seems to elicit the idea that the Reaper must be an angel of some sorts.[2]
Relationships[]
Allies[]
The amount of death 20px|link=Necrophos|class=noprint Necrophos has caused with his power has garnered him a following from the Reaper. Thus he can summon the psychopomp itself to cull the living.[1]
Enemies[]
Nobody in Dota 2's lore likes Leshrac. Even he knows that Death itself reviles him.[3]
Others[]
Within the Red Mist was its Reaper, who in truth was Axe, a devil of a man who slew cowards and deserters. Perhaps the Red Mist Reaper was inspired by the psychopomp itself.[4]
In 20px|link=Pudge|class=noprint Pudge's biography, it is said that those who don't fear the Reaper do have Pudge to be afraid of, which Pudge himself asserts.[5][6]
Gallery[]
The dark Reaper on the right page of the Book of the Dead
Trivia[]
- The Reaper's angelic appearance in Artifact might be a reference to some depictions of Azrael, the angel of death in Abrahamic religions such as Christianity and Islam.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sullen Harvest description and custom spell effects.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Artifact Card: Book of the Dead
- ↑ Leshrac response: ▶️ Even death reviles me.
- ↑ Red Mist Reaper's Belt description.
- ↑ Pudge's biography: Even those who are beyond fearing the Reaper, fear the Butcher.
- ↑ Feast of Abscession response: ▶️ Don't fear the reaper. Dread the Butcher!