Death

In some universes, there existed an intelligent embodiment of Death, also sometimes referred to as the Grim Reaper. Some incarnations of Jenny Everywhere occasionally ran into incarnations of Death.

	The Grim Reaper
	Deity
	Male
	A mother A father (potentially)
	Jenny Nowhere
	VIDEO: Mitigating Circumstances
	Daniel Lynn
	Thomas Felder
	Open Source
	List of appearances

Description

Physical appearance

Death typically appeared as a tale, pale man in dark clothing. In one universe, the Grim Reaper encountered by Jenny wore a black medieval cape and cowl. He had a a human face with a bone-white, waxy complexion, no eyebrows, and dark lips that emphasised his mocking smiles. (VIDEO: Mitigating Circumstances)

Personality

Although antagonistic to most people it encountered, by virtue of its nature, Death was generally tractable or even affable, having no further agenda than to fulfill its grisly purpose. Death lightly mocked mortals who hoped to cheat their fate, but was actually not infallible; if challenged, made to accept a wager for the life of a mortal, and beaten in accordance with the terms to which it had agreed, Death would indeed let them go. (VIDEO: Mitigating Circumstances)

Powers & abilities

Death had the ability to walk unseen, the better to shadow those whom it would soon reap. This suggested Death could also be in several places at once.

The Death beaten by one incarnation of Jenny at chess in one universe spoke Swedish. He claimed to be a chess player “of some skill”, although Jenny managed to beate him. (VIDEO: Mitigating Circumstances)

Biography

Chess game with Jenny

Death and Jenny play chess. (VIDEO: Mitigating Circumstances)

In one universe, Death spent some time shadowing the local incarnation of Jenny Everywhere before making himself known to her. She admitted that her body was dying, but, telling him that she was not ready to pass on, she challenged him to a game of chess. Death accepted the challenge, with Jenny's life as the prize for the winner. Ultimately, Jenny succeeded, living on for more adventures. (VIDEO: Mitigating Circumstances)

Behind the scenes

The personification of Death as a Grim Reaper figure is a standard mythological and folkloric image, by which token the character can be considered public domain, although the details of specific versThe version of Death seen in VIDEO: Mitigating Circumstances was inspired by the version in the notorious 1957 film wikipedia:The Seventh Seal, portrayed by Swedish actor Bengt Ekerot (hence Daniel Lynn's Death speaking Swedish).