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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.
Description
Physical appearance
Death typically appeared as a tale, pale man in dark clothing, or a robed skeleton.
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)
At the Redoubt in the Collapsed Cosmos, the version of Death who dated Julie was “a gloomy-looking individual dressed in a black suit, with black lipstick and nail polish”; they had a “deep, sepulchral voice”. (PROSE: The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere)
On another occasion Death of the Endless manifested as a goth girl in a sleeveless t-shirt, her black hair and white skin leading Jenny to momentarily mistake her for Jenny Nowhere. (PROSE: Psychopomp)
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) It was known for Death to attempt to form romantic relationships with mortals; this rarely went well. (PROSE: The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere)
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 beat him. (VIDEO: Mitigating Circumstances)
Biography
Chess game with Jenny
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)
Denied by Jenny
In unknown circumstances, one incarnation of Jenny faced Death. When Death tried to convince her that “it [was] too late”, Jenny simply answered “No”. (PROSE: Memento Mori)
In the Collapsed Cosmos
After the Multiverse collapsed, the resulting Collapsed Cosmos's version of Death was a non-binary individual who had a gloomy appearance and a sepulchral voice, and wore a black suit, black lipstick and black nail polish. They took up residence at the Redoubt, the stronghold of the Archons at the End of Time.
Through unknown circumstances, this Death then began a relationship with a version of Jenny Everywhere's sister Julie Jacobs who had also been pulled into the Redoubt. It so happened that Jenny dropped by at Julie's just as Death was due to pick their new girlfriend for a date; after a fairly tense greeting between Jenny and Death, the two lovers departed, leaving Jenny to house-sit. As she watched them go, Jenny wondered how long the relationship would last. (PROSE: The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere)
Death of the Endless
Another Jenny shifted into a very old universe and discovered that when everything in the universe has died, Death has nothing left to do - and that Death of the Endless is a more pleasant person than other incarnations of death than she's run into. (PROSE: Psychopomp)
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 versions may be copyrighted by specific creators.
The version of Death seen in VIDEO: Mitigating Circumstances was inspired by the version in the notorious 1957 film The Seventh Seal, portrayed by Swedish actor Bengt Ekerot (hence Daniel Lynn's Death speaking Swedish).