Reaper (DC)
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| − | The '''Reaper''' is a | + | The '''Reaper''' is a comic character who features in [[DC Comics]]. |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| + | ===Origin=== | ||
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| + | ===Post-Flashpoint=== | ||
| + | Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. '''Judson Caspian''' was a man who married and had two children with one being his older son '''Julian Caspian''' and he had a daughter in Rachel Caspian. When his son was a teenager, he had left home leaving his new born sister alone in the care of his parents. He cared for his family where he became a close friend of the Wayne's in Gotham City. At some point, Judson's wife was killed and he swore vengeance leading to adopt the identity of the Reaper that murdered criminals in Gotham. He came to be known as a lethal murdering protector that haunted the streets of the city with Thomas Wayne telling his son Bruce about the masked killer. He stopped in this role for a while for years only to return to it by the time Bruce Wayne was operating as Batman. This brought him into conflict with the Dark Knight where his true identity was exposed though he ultimately decided to leave the city with his daughter for Europe. Judson spent years there before returning to Gotham City where once more he took the identity of the Reaper and began murdering criminals. This led to a new confrontation with Batman as Judson had become as murderous as the criminals he fought and ultimately he perished in the encounter. Her fathers death deeply affected Rachel Caspian and she departed Gotham with Batman recording these events in his '''Black Casebook'''. Years later, his son Julian decided to continue the mantle of the Reaper but rather than personally take on the persona he decided to enlist various agents to become an army of such killers that targeted criminals globally. (Detective Comics Annual v1 #2019) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| + | *The concept of the Reaper was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams where he made his first appearance in Batman v1 #237 (December, 1971). | ||
*The concept of a vigilante who kills criminals along with the grim reaper style imagery is similar to the [[DC Animated Universe]] character [[Phantasm (DC Animated)|Phantasm]]. | *The concept of a vigilante who kills criminals along with the grim reaper style imagery is similar to the [[DC Animated Universe]] character [[Phantasm (DC Animated)|Phantasm]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''Batman'': | *''Batman'': | ||
| + | *''Detective Comics Annual v1'': | ||
==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
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[[Category:Batman]] | [[Category:Batman]] | ||
[[Category:DC]] | [[Category:DC]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Dennis O'Neil]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Neal Adams]] | ||
Revision as of 09:16, 29 May 2019
The Reaper is a comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Judson Caspian was a man who married and had two children with one being his older son Julian Caspian and he had a daughter in Rachel Caspian. When his son was a teenager, he had left home leaving his new born sister alone in the care of his parents. He cared for his family where he became a close friend of the Wayne's in Gotham City. At some point, Judson's wife was killed and he swore vengeance leading to adopt the identity of the Reaper that murdered criminals in Gotham. He came to be known as a lethal murdering protector that haunted the streets of the city with Thomas Wayne telling his son Bruce about the masked killer. He stopped in this role for a while for years only to return to it by the time Bruce Wayne was operating as Batman. This brought him into conflict with the Dark Knight where his true identity was exposed though he ultimately decided to leave the city with his daughter for Europe. Judson spent years there before returning to Gotham City where once more he took the identity of the Reaper and began murdering criminals. This led to a new confrontation with Batman as Judson had become as murderous as the criminals he fought and ultimately he perished in the encounter. Her fathers death deeply affected Rachel Caspian and she departed Gotham with Batman recording these events in his Black Casebook. Years later, his son Julian decided to continue the mantle of the Reaper but rather than personally take on the persona he decided to enlist various agents to become an army of such killers that targeted criminals globally. (Detective Comics Annual v1 #2019)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- The concept of the Reaper was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams where he made his first appearance in Batman v1 #237 (December, 1971).
- The concept of a vigilante who kills criminals along with the grim reaper style imagery is similar to the DC Animated Universe character Phantasm.
Appearances
- Batman:
- Detective Comics Annual v1:
External Link
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