Grim Reaper (comics)
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Grim Reaper is a fictional character
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, a comic book
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 supervillain
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 in the Marvel Comics
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 universe
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. He first appeared in The Avengers
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#52 May (1968), by Roy Thomas
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 and John Buscema
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.

Fictional character biography

Eric Williams, the brother of Simon Williams (also known as Wonder Man
Wonder Man
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), was born in Paterson, New Jersey
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. Eric was always the black sheep of his family. His mother would tell him that he was 'born bad', while heaping affection on Simon. Eric's father was charged with disciplining him, but was abusive and uncaring. He even preferred to watch TV lazily, while Eric was torturing the family cat. At the same time, their mother Martha was loving and attentive to Simon, making Eric bitter and jealous.

One day Eric was playing with chemicals in the garage, and caused a fire which burned down their house. Simon felt guilty for not stopping Eric, and resolved to be responsible for Eric from there on. As they grew older, Simon grew studious while Eric was an athlete. Eric also became more rebellious, and tried to get Simon to join him in his petty thefts. Eventually Eric became a gambler and joined the Maggia
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 and moved to Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Simon took over the family business, Williams Innovations.

Partly due to competition with Stark Industries
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, Williams Innovations began to fail. Desperate, Simon turned to Eric and his mob ties for help. Simon embezzled money from the company to invest with Eric, but Simon was caught and jailed. Simon was freed from jail by Baron Zemo, induced by an offer of revenge on Tony Stark by defeating Iron Man and the Avengers
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. Simon was transformed into Wonder Man, in order to infiltrate the Avengers. Zemo's empowering process also poisoned Simon, ensuring his loyalty in exchange for the antidote. Simon's better nature won out though, and he 'died' saving the Avengers from Zemo's trap (though he had really only entered a coma due to his body adjusting to superpowers). The Avengers copied his brain patterns, hoping to make him live on in another way.

Learning of Simon's death, Eric was inflamed with guilt and anger. Through his Maggia contacts, he contacted the Tinkerer
Tinkerer
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 who provided him with his scythe weapon, which was further enhanced by Ultron
Ultron
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 with coma-inducing abilities. Taking the name "Grim Reaper," he became a professional criminal and defeated the Avengers Hawkeye
Hawkeye (comics)
Hawkeye , also known as Goliath and Ronin, is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #57 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck. Hawkeye joined the Avengers in Avengers Vol. 1 #16 Hawkeye...

, Goliath
Henry Pym
Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciler Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27...

, and the Wasp
Wasp (comics)
The Wasp is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe and founding member of The Avengers. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44 ....

, placing them in comas, but was beaten by the surprise appearance of the Black Panther
Black Panther (comics)
The Black Panther is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52...

.

In his next appearance, the Grim Reaper confronted the Avengers with his original Lethal Legion
Lethal Legion
The Lethal Legion is the name of five teams of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.The first version of the Legion appears in The Avengers #78 ; the second version in Avengers #164 ; the third version in West Coast Avengers vol. 2, #1 ; the fourth Avengers...

 composed of the Living Laser
Living Laser
The Living Laser is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Avengers #34 and was created by Stan Lee, Artie Simek and Don Heck.-Publication history:...

, Power Man, the Man-Ape
Man-Ape
Man-Ape is a fictional character, a supervillain in the , and frequent enemy of the Black Panther. He first appeared in Avengers #62 -Fictional character biography:...

, and the Swordsman. He first sent the Man-Ape against them, who captured Black Panther. He allowed the Black Panther to escape so he could contact the Avengers so they would be lured to the location of the Legion members, before capturing the Panther again. He captured nearly all of them, placing them in an hourglass filled with a deadly gas, and sent Power Man after Vision. The Vision defeated Power Man, disguising himself as Power Man and Power Man as himself. The Legion was defeated when the Grim Reaper found himself unable to strike down the Vision, having discovered that he possessed Simon's brainwave patterns. He released 'the Vision' by breaking the hourglass, meaning the Avengers were freed and defeated the Legion.

The Grim Reaper later allied with the Space Phantom
Space Phantom
Space Phantom is a name given to a number of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. The first appearance of such a being was in Avengers vol. 1 #2 , they were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...

 and HYDRA
HYDRA
HYDRA is a fictional terrorist organization in the Marvel Universe.Despite the name's capitalization per Marvel's official spelling, the name is not an acronym but rather a reference to the mythical Lernaean Hydra...

. He planned to transfer the Vision's mind to Wonder Man
Wonder Man
Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The Avengers #9 .-Publication history:Wonder Man debuted in the superhero-team title The Avengers #9 Wonder...

's body, thus "resurrecting" his brother. He battled the Avengers again and was defeated.

Behind the scenes, the Grim Reaper later had Wonder Man resurrected as a zombie by the Black Talon to attack the Avengers. Wonder Man was restored to true life as a result. The Grim Reaper then captured the Avengers, and staged a trial to determine whether the Vision or Wonder Man was his true brother. He was defeated by Wonder Man.

Later, the Grim Reaper attempted to kill both the Vision and Wonder Man, but was defeated by the Vision.

Later still, the Grim Reaper with Ultron
Ultron
Ultron is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Avengers #54 , and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema...

, Nekra
Nekra
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, and other allies, captured the Avengers. The Grim Reaper attempted a recreation of "Simon Williams" as a zombie. He was pursued by the Vision and Wonder Man in a cave, and died in a fall from the cave ledge. The Grim Reaper was then resurrected by Nekra as a zombie, but he believed himself to be alive. The zombie battled Wonder Man and Magneto
Magneto (comics)
Magneto is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the central villain of the X-Men comic, as well as the TV show and the films. The character first appears in X-Men #1 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby...

, but when he realized he was actually dead, he "died" again as a result.

Much later, the Grim Reaper was resurrected by the time travel
Time travel
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ling Immortus
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 as a member of his Legion of the Unliving
Legion of the Unliving
The Legion of the Unliving is the name of five groups of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.The five versions first appear in Avengers #131 ; Avengers Annual #16 ; Avengers West Coast #61 ; Avengers #353 and Avengers vol. 3, #10 respectively...

. The Grim Reaper battled Wonder Man, and "died" again of a broken neck. He was then resurrected by Nekra as a zombie again, this time under the condition that he absorb a human life-force every 24 hours. He killed Nekra as his first victim, and then battled Wonder Man before escaping. He battled Wonder Man and the Mandrill
Mandrill (comics)
Mandrill is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. His first appearance was in Shanna the She-Devil #4. He was created by writer Carole Seuling and artist Ross Andru...

, and escaped again. The scythe was fused to his arm by Ultron, and he formed an alliance with Ultron.

The Grim Reaper was later restored to life by the Scarlet Witch's magic.

Grim Reaper reappeared during the aftermath of the Secret War
Secret War (comics)
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 that had been organized by Nick Fury
Nick Fury
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 against Latveria
Latveria
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. He was among the supervillains who had been supplied with enhanced technology by Latverian dictator Lucia von Bardos and sent to attack the heroes who had been involved in Fury's Secret War.

The Grim Reaper was apparently one of the many villains that escaped from the Raft
The Raft (comics)
The Raft is a fictional island prison facility in New York City for psychopathic superhuman criminals appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics...

 prison during New Avengers #1-3. Being at large for several months, the Grim Reaper was eventually tracked down by Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...

 and Cable
Cable (comics)
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 during the Civil War
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storyline. Captain America and Cable brought the Reaper down with the aid of their other friends. He was found bound to a pole along with the Vulture
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The Vulture is the name of six comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The best known Vulture in the Marvel Universe is Adrian Toomes, an elderly enemy of Spider-Man created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 .-Golden Age Vulture:In Young Men #26, a scientist...

. He was once again put into custody by S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Grim Reaper is next seen at the end of Heroes for Hire
Heroes For Hire
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#6, teamed with Man-Ape
Man-Ape
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 & Saboteur; how he escaped S.H.I.E.L.D. is uncertain.

During the Dark Reign
Dark Reign (comics)
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storyline, Grim Reaper later formed a new lineup of the Lethal Legion
Lethal Legion
The Lethal Legion is the name of five teams of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.The first version of the Legion appears in The Avengers #78 ; the second version in Avengers #164 ; the third version in West Coast Avengers vol. 2, #1 ; the fourth Avengers...

 as part of a plan against Norman Osborn, after Osborn's rise to power. The team is ultimately defeated by the Dark Avengers and HAMMER agents and imprisoned in The Raft
The Raft (comics)
The Raft is a fictional island prison facility in New York City for psychopathic superhuman criminals appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics...

. While there, the Grim Reaper is stabbed in the heart by an inmate loyal to Osborn, and has to undergo an operation. It is also revealed that his brother Simon is a member of the Legion, also imprisoned in the Raft. The Reaper is then revealed to have died as a result of the stabbing.

During the Chaos War
Chaos War (comics)
"Chaos War" is a Marvel Comics storyline that began publication in October 2010 across nine comic book series: the five-issue miniseries Chaos War, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, supplemented by seven branded miniseries or one-shot publications, and by three issues of Incredible Hulks, a...

storyline, Grim Reaper returns from the dead following what happened to the death realms and becomes a servant of Amatsu-Mikaboshi
Amatsu-Mikaboshi (comics)
Amatsu-Mikaboshi is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a supervillain and demonic god of evil who is best known as an enemy of Hercules...

. He and Nekra fight the "Dead Avengers" (consisting of Captain Marvel I, Deathcry
Deathcry
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, Doctor Druid
Doctor Druid
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, Swordsman
Swordsman (comics)
Swordsman is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. His first appearance was in Avengers Vol.1 #19 and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck. The Swordsman was introduced as an enemy of Hawkeye and the Avengers...

 I, Vision
Vision (Marvel Comics)
The Vision is the name of three fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:The first Vision was created by the writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in Marvel Mystery Comics #13 The Vision is the name of three fictional characters that...

 I, and Yellowjacket
Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara)
Yellowjacket is a fictional character, as initial reluctant supervillainess and later superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe...

 II). He manages to kill most of them except for Swordsman and Yellowjacket. Grim Reaper and Nekra end up killed.

Powers and abilities

Originally, the Grim Reaper was a purely technological-based villain with no innate superhuman abilities. The techno-scythe he used as his trademark weapon was designed by the Tinkerer
Tinkerer
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. The scythe was worn on his right hand and had the ability to make the blade spin at rapid speed, making the weapon usable as a high-speed propeller blade buzzsaw
Circular saw
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, missile shield, and an improvised helicopter
Helicopter
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. It could also fire electromagnetic power blasts and anesthetic gas pellets, and dispense electric stun shocks on touch. The scythe was also equipped with a cerebral-frequency generator able to induce deep comas and revive victims from them as well.

The Grim Reaper later gained some magic-related abilities: he could reanimate the souls and bodies of the dead, either through voodoo training received from Black Talon
Black Talon (comics)
The Black Talon is the name of a number of fictional characters, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.-Black Talon :The first Black Talon was Pascal Horta, a painter who lost his hand in an auto-accident. Undergoing experimental surgery, he was given the hand of an African-American serial...

 or powers bestowed upon him by Lloigoroth
Legion of the Unliving
The Legion of the Unliving is the name of five groups of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.The five versions first appear in Avengers #131 ; Avengers Annual #16 ; Avengers West Coast #61 ; Avengers #353 and Avengers vol. 3, #10 respectively...

. The Grim Reaper has also performed various magically-based feats including but not limited to: teleporting
Teleportation
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 himself and others, summoning demons, creating illusion
Illusion
An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people....

s, and clairvoyant viewing
Clairvoyance
The term clairvoyance is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses, a form of extra-sensory perception...

.

The Reaper's physical strength is supernaturally heightened slightly beyond the natural limitations of the human body. In addition, his right hand has been amputated and replaced with an apparently magical
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...

 scythe
Scythe
A scythe is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass, or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery, but is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia. The Grim Reaper is often depicted carrying or wielding a scythe...

. The scythe is magically sharp and is capable of energy blasts (much like the original), but has also been used to drain energy.

At one point, the Grim Reaper had died, and was restored to life by Nekra
Nekra
Nekra is a fictional mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.-Publication history:Nekra first appeared in Shanna the She-Devil #5 , and was created by Steve Gerber and Ross Andru....

 as a zombie. He suffered hair loss, and had sallow skin in various stages of decomposition. In this zombie state, he had the ability to absorb human life-forces to sustain his own, and was able to absorb human life-force through his scythe. He needed to absorb a human life-force once every 24 hours to remain "alive" as a zombie.

Earth X

An alternate version of Eric Williams appeared in Earth X
Earth X
Earth X is a 1999 comic book limited series written by Jim Krueger with art by John Paul Leon and published by Marvel Comics. Based on Alex Ross' notes, the series features a dystopian future version of the Marvel Universe....

. He was in the Realm of the Dead and only appeared in Universe X Special: 4

JLA/Avengers

The Grim Reaper was shown in a backstory of the Justice League and Avengers' team-ups. In one story, he and the Key stole the Serpent Crown and kidnapped Zatanna and Mantis to use them as a key to celestial power.

MC2

The Grim Reaper has not appeared in the MC2 Universe, but his scythe weapon was used by Kevin Masterson
Thunderstrike (Kevin Masterson)
Kevin Masterson, a fictional character that appeared in Marvel Comics. The character was first introduced as a supporting character in Thor and later in spin-off series Thunderstrike, as the son of Eric Masterson, the featured character of both series...

 in Avengers Next #5.

The Last Avengers Story

In the The Last Avengers Story, William Maximoff
Wiccan (comics)
Wiccan is a comic book character, a member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe. His appearance is patterned on that of Thor and Scarlet Witch....

, the son of the Vision
Vision (Marvel Comics)
The Vision is the name of three fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:The first Vision was created by the writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in Marvel Mystery Comics #13 The Vision is the name of three fictional characters that...

 and Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Witch
The Scarlet Witch is a fictional comic book character that appears in books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in X-Men #4 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...

, grew up to be known as the Grim Reaper. He allied with Kang
Kang the Conqueror
Kang the Conqueror is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Avengers #8 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby...

 and Ultron
Ultron
Ultron is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Avengers #54 , and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema...

 against the Avengers
Avengers (comics)
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. He used magic and had a scythe.

Television

  • The Grim Reaper appeared in The Avengers: United They Stand
    The Avengers: United They Stand
    The Avengers: United They Stand is an animated series based on the Marvel Comics superhero team The Avengers. It consists of 13 episodes, which originally premiered on October 30, 1999, and was produced by Avi Arad and distributed by 20th Century Fox Television...

    episode "The Sorceress' Apprentice." This version wore full body armor and a helmet featuring a skull-like paint job. His ties to Wonder Man remained intact. The Avengers end up fighting him while Scarlet Witch and Vision are visiting Agatha Harkness. At the end of the episode when Wonder Man is revived, Grim Reaper watches from afar vowing to fight the Avengers again.
  • The Grim Reaper appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
    The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
    The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is an American animated television series by Marvel Animation in cooperation with Film Roman based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The show debuted on Disney XD in Fall 2010 starting with a 20 part micro-series. A second season has been...

    episode "Iron Man is Born", voiced by Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium....

    . This version is a cyborg with a scythe made by A.I.M., which is implanted into his arm and is able to take on the form of a hand, and he wears a hood rather than a helmet. He infiltrates the Vault disguised as one of the HYDRA Agents that SHIELD had arrested back in the episode "Behold, the Mandroids" in a plot to spring Baron Strucker
    Baron Strucker
    Baron Wolfgang von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5...

     from the Vault only to end up fighting Nick Fury. After pinning down Nick Fury, Grim Reaper frees Baron Strucker and gives him his satan claw. Both Grim Reaper and Baron Strucker make it to one of the hovercars and take off. After Nick Fury throws Baron Strucker out of the hovercar and towards the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, Grim Reaper ends up attacking Nick Fury and is defeated by him when the hovercar explodes. Grim Reaper then ends up remanded to the Vault. In the episode "The Breakout" Pt. 1, Grim Reaper is among the inmates that escape from the Vault during a mass-breakout. In the episode "Living Legend," Grim Reaper was with Baron Strucker when he is visited by Baron Heinrich Zemo. In the episode "Everything is Wonderful," Grim Reaper helps his brother Simon by hooking him up with MODOK who performs an experiment that turns Simon into Wonder Man. Before leaving, Grim Reaper informs MODOK to let him know if his brother survives. In the episode "Panther's Quest," Grim Reaper and HYDRA were seen with Klaw when they claim some Vibranium. He later speaks with Man-Ape and Klaw where he is warned by Man-Ape that if HYDRA double-crosses him, Grim Reaper won't live to regret it. He ends up fighting Wasp in the Vibrainium Mines with the attacks setting off the Vibranium. Grim Reaper ends up shooting Klaw off his platform. Grim Reaper and HYDRA managed to get away with some of the Vibranium during the fight. In the episode "Widow's Sting," Grim Reaper and some HYDRA Agents make a transaction with MODOK and A.I.M. when MODOK requires more money to help produced the Cosmic Cube. This transaction is crashed by Hawkeye, but Grim Reaper manages to escape not knowing that Hawkeye managed to place a tracer on him. During Hawkeye, Captain America, and Black Panther's fight with HYDRA on their base HYDRA Island, Grim Reaper is defeated by Captain America and taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody alongside Madame Hydra (who was later discovered to be a Skrull in disguise).

Video games

  • In Captain America and the Avengers
    Captain America and the Avengers
    Captain America and the Avengers is an arcade game released by Data East in 1991. It features the Marvel Comics characters The Avengers in a side-scrolling brawling and shooting adventure to defeat the evil Red Skull.-Gameplay:...

    , released as an arcade console and for the Sega Genesis
    Sega Mega Drive
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     and SNES
    Super Nintendo Entertainment System
    The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...

    , the Grim Reaper is a boss character
    Boss (video games)
    A boss is an enemy-based challenge which is found in video games. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight...

     at the end of stage 2.

  • Grim Reaper appears as a mini-boss in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, voiced by Rick D. Wasserman
    Rick D. Wasserman
    Rick D. Wasserman is an American actor and voice actor. He is also known as Rick Wasserman.-Television:* Black Panther – Radioactive Man/Igor Stancheck* The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes – Thor, Absorbing Man...

    . The heroes encounter him in the tunnels to Roosevelt Island. Before fighting the heroes, he instructs Shocker and Diamondback to help the boss get ready. He later appears in Prison 42 in the Negative Zone as one to villains under the control of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Control Nanites which end up gaining a mind of their own. The players end up fighting Grim Reaper and defeat him. When they pass through the same area again, the Control Nanites reactivate Grim Reaper and the heroes defeat him again.

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