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Time Reaper

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“ I come from ten thousand years hence. „
~ Time Reaper

Background

The Time Reaper in Castlevania Judgment serves as Galamoth’s equivalent to Death, originating from ten thousand years in the future. In the Kid Dracula series, Galamoth has a reaper named Shinigami-san (translated as "Mr. God of Death" in Japan), a title also used for Death. Meaning that Time Reaper and Shinigami-san are the same entity.

In the European Kid Dracula Game Boy manual, Shinigami-san is called "Witchi Wench" due to his long eyelashes, giving him an effeminate look. He first appears as a common enemy in the original Famicom version but later reappears as a boss in the Game Boy version. He seems to be separate from Death, as he serves Galamoth while Death is aligned with Kid Dracula.

In Castlevania Judgment, Galamoth sends the Time Reaper ten thousand years into the past to erase Dracula by eliminating the era in which he resides. The Time Reaper serves as the game's final boss and is a recolored version of Death from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness.

General Information

Name: Time Reaper, Shinigami-san

Origin: Castlevania: Judgement

First Appearance: Castlevania: Judgement

Company: Konami

Creator: Koji Igarashi

Actor: Unknown

Sex: Male

Sexuality: Asexual

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Unknown

Homeworld: Unknown

Residence: Unknown

Story Role: Main Antagonist

Classification: Servant of Galamoth

Species: Creature of the Night

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Monster Physiology

In-Universe Creator: God[1]

Occupation: None

Affiliations: Galamoth (He is a servant of Galamoth)

Enemies: Dracula (Attempted to erase Dracula from a specific point 10,000 years ago), Death (As Death is mocked by his visage, and attempted to challenge his lord[2]), Aeon, Alucard, Carmilla, Cornell, Eric Lecarde, Grant Danasty, Maria Renard, Shanoa, Simon Belmont, Sypha Belnades, Trevor Belmont, Golem

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status: Deceased (Defeated by various of the fighters in Castlevania: Judgement)

Date of Death: Castlevania: Judgement

Alignment: Lawful Evil (Follower of Galamoth who wishes to destroy the fabric of time in order[3] to kill Dracula and make Galamoth the dark lord[4])

Threat Level: Cosmic Threat (Time Reaper appeared from 10,000 years in the future determined to destroy the very fabric of time[5], requiring Aeon to mend the fabric of time[6])

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

Tier: 7-C. 2-C with Environmental Destruction

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Town level (Potency) (Can fight against Golem from Castlevania Judgement, as he died to a random unknown hunter after his return from the time rift[7]. Golem with his ultimate can shoot out a mouth blast that vaporizes everything it touches as far as the eye can see getting these results[8]). Universe level with Environmental Destruction (Time Reaper appeared from 10,000 years in the future determined to destroy the very fabric of time[9], attempting to destroy the specific era of time[10]. Noted by Aeon that if the Time Rift is not erased, all beings everywhere will disappear, forever[11]. The age during Castlevania: Judgment was on the verge of collapse[12]. Noted by Aeon that Time Reaper is attempting to destroy the era of time in order to ensure Dracula's downfall[13])

Durability: Town level

Striking Strength: Town Class (Potency)

Lifting Strength: At least Class 10 (As his existence is enough of a threat to involve the likes of Dracula & Death, he should be superior to Hector's Battle-Type innocent devils who can move entire tree logs that are blocking roads out of the way[14] where logs can weigh around 15 to 5 tons[15] and Hector's battle-type innocent devils can lift open large iron doors that "no man could force open"[16])

Travel Speed: Unknown: True level (Does not move from his spot that he attacks at)

Attack Speed: At most Faster Than Light (Can tag Dracula, who serves as the absolute evil, the opposite to God[17], where for God to be perfectly good, there must be a being of perfect darkness[18], being the entity opposite to God[19], making him faster then enemies such as the Sky Fish who moves so fast that it appears as a beam of light and is only slowed down when time is stopped[20] and the White Demon, who can move at the speed of light at short distances[21])

Reaction Speed: At most Faster Than Light

Stamina:

Range: At least Tens of Meters through sheer size, Multi-Universal with abilities (The Time Reaper[22] has trapped[23], all the souls imprisoned in the rift[24], an alternate universe[25] where they are brought across different time periods, with his defeat sending them back to their respective eras[26], including beings outside of time like Aeon[27])

Intelligence: Cosmic Intelligence

Knowledge: Cosmic level

Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Even the smallest creatures of the night can destroy a bridge[28], one of Dracula's bats easily destroyed a stone ground block[29]), Intimidation (Creatures of the nights appearances can cause one to have their body's cells cry out in terror[30]), Immortality (Ageless; The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome, however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations[31]. Immortal Metaphysical Aspect; Creatures of the Night can continue to exist even as a spirit and use their spirit form to form bodies out of inanimate material around them[32]), Acausality (Causality Immunity; All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon[33]. The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome, however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations[34]), Free Will (Creatures of the Night do not follow the hand of God and instead choose of their own free will[35]), Empowerment (Creatures of the night are empowered by the night[36], becoming stronger when it's night time[37]), Evolution (Creatures of chaos can inherit evil natures[38] awakening into stronger enemies with new abilities and less weaknesses[39]), Resurrection (Self-Resurrection; Creatures of chaos can be brought back to life from the power of hate[40]. This has also been shown with slain heads reviving as an angry wraith[41]), Regeneration (Mid-Godly overtime; Even the castle from Castlevania is a Creature of Chaos, [42] where they are always rebirth from Chaos with each rebirth, the creatures takes a new form[43], with this state being referred to as a "regeneration cycle"[44]), Invisibility (Creatures of Chaos possess a natural aura of darkness, which makes one unable to see those with an aura of darkness by the naked eye[45]), Time Manipulation (Passive; All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon[46]), Darkness Manipulation & Subjective Reality (Creatures of chaos very existence causes dark powers to flow beyond the control of the Elgos' grimoires, due to them collecting documented information on Dracula and his castle. Causing their power to materialize in the real world in the form of monsters[47]. With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same[48]), Text Manipulation & Plot Manipulation (Passive; Creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to greatly strengthen their dark powers[49]. It is noted by Lucy that the "vital soul" of a monster is the cause of the grimoire chaos[50]. Thier vital souls are causing the grimoires contents to be overwritten changing history to things such as Jonathan Morris is now at a disadvantage in battle[51], or Charlotte fading from existence due to them messing with the history of the Grimoires[52], Maria starting to fade because Richter's history is being rewritten[53], where if the books contents change the creatures magic will keep growing and eventually overflow into reality, causing the grimoire to fall into chaos and even more monsters materializing into the real world[54]. The text alterations also make the monsters stronger[55]. With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same[56]), Law Manipulation (Creatures of Chaos can alter grimoires, which do not adhere to the laws of reality[57]), Power Modification (Creatures of the night alterations of the Grimoire can greatly limit the powers of those far stronger then them, such as Jonathan Morris' power being limited due to the alterations[58]. The Chaos of the Grimoire destabilized the magic of the others[59]).



Resistance to Ice Manipulation & Absolute Zero (All enemies in Castlevania III: Dracula's curse can eventually break out of being frozen from Sypha's ice magic[60]. Along with this to protect against ice attacks in series, one normally wears rings that help them resist against absolute zero[61]), Time Manipulation (All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon[62]. With time in Castlevania being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time[63], along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time[64]. Some creatures of chaos are immune to time stop, normally being boss level creatures[65]), Fate Manipulation (All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon[66], with fate being a truth wound by time[67])
Large Size (Building Sized; The Time Reaper is as large as a regular building[68]), Energy Absorption (Time Reaper can get hearts out of objects and enemies, where hearts are a measure of one's stored energy, thus one is absorbing energy when gaining hearts[69]), Bestowal (The Time Rift is a place for one to get what they desire most[70]), Battlefield Removal (The Time Reaper[71] has trapped[72], all the souls imprisoned in the rift[73], an alternate universe[74] where they are brought across different time periods, with his defeat sending them back to their respective eras[75], including beings outside of time like Aeon[76]), Energy Projection (Can shoot out dark energy balls[77]), Homing Attack (Can send out three blue skeleton heads that home in on their target[78]), Power Modification (Time Reaper had Cornell's powers run amok, trapping him in beast form while he was in the time rift[79]), Space-Time Manipulation (The Time Reaper is responsible for the rift in time with his defeat mending the rift[80]), Glyph Manipulation (Can create a glyph that shoots out a massive energy beam[81]), Forcefield Manipulation (Created a time barrier that requires the souls trapped within the time rift to form together to make a key to reach him[82]), Electricity Manipulation (Makes a large electrical orb that explodes after a while[83]), Darkness Manipulation (Can do a slash in the air made of darkness[84]. Can have a massive surge of darkness spring out of the ground[85]), Logic Manipulation (The time rift is another world where the impossible is possible[86], allowing people like Alucard to defeat Dracula in single combat at full power[87], and artificial beings like Golem to gain a soul and granted him self-awareness, with it only being able to persist within the special dimension[88])

Equipment

Nothing notable.

Notable Techniques

"Fall! DIE!!"

The Time Reaper swings his scythe up to two times, referencing Death's weapon. This attack can be blocked. In Brutal Mode, during his second health bar, a symbol appears on the ground while he swings, immobilizing the player if they’re caught.

"How CLEVER!!"

The Time Reaper summons several dark orbs that appear at random locations.

"Beg for mercy!"

Summons three homing skulls that can be blocked. When he reaches his final health bar (or second bar in Brutal Mode), he increases this to five skulls. In Brutal Mode, he also summons three skulls while performing his beam attack on the last health bar.

"Ashes to ashes..."

Moving his hands side to side, the Reaper summons flame pillars in groups of three. These can be blocked but are challenging to dodge.

Energy Blast

The Time Reaper gathers energy by holding his hands together, releasing a large energy blast after a few seconds.

"It's futile."

("How CLEVER!" on repeat use) The Reaper releases a blue shockwave that knocks the player across the room, dealing no damage. This surprise attack typically occurs before a phase change.

"Ha ha, HA ha!!"

A symbol appears on the ground, and chain hands immobilize the player shortly after. While this deals no damage, the Reaper often uses it on his second or third (final) health bar, typically just before a scythe swipe. In Brutal Mode, on his second health bar, he may use this symbol mid-swing, a likely reference to Death’s chain hand attack from Portrait of Ruin.

"Nowhere to run!!"

The Time Reaper fires a sweeping, fiery beam across the arena. This unblockable beam requires careful dodging or jumping. On his last health bar (second-to-last in Brutal Mode), he fires two beams, increasing the difficulty.

"STAY OUT OF MY WAY!!!!"

During the final health bar in Brutal Mode, the Time Reaper accelerates his beam attacks and summons three homing skulls mid-attack. His beam becomes a one-hit kill, and he repeats the move continuously. This phase provides only a brief opportunity to counter during his prolonged charge-up.

Other

Standard Tactics: Time Reaper is in a state where he's unreachable without bringing the souls of all those he imprisoned together[89], where the door will only allow a single being to enter[90]. When fighting him, he will utilize various different dark attacks, along with homing skulls and shooting out a massive beam.

Weaknesses

Note

Trivia

  • The Time Reaper, aside from obviously being based on the Grim Reaper/Death, may have also been a reference to Father Time, who also wields a scythe.
  • His appearance is even noted by Death to look like him[96].
  • As he is a servant of Galamoth and comes from 10,000 years in the future, it is clear that the Death fought in the Kid Dracula titles is actually him.

Battle Records

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References

  1. ↑ Castlevania Lament of Innocence
  2. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Death True Story Mode
  3. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Aeon True Story Mode Intro
  4. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Death True Story Mode
  5. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Aeon True Story Mode Intro
  6. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Aeon True Story Mode
  7. ↑ Castlevania Judgement: True Story Mode, Golem
  8. ↑ Castlevania: Judgement Golem Ultimate Attack
  9. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Aeon True Story Mode Intro
  10. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Sypha Belnades True Story Mode
  11. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Golem True Story Mode
  12. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Death True Story Mode
  13. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Dracula True Story Mode
  14. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 2 Chapter 4 "Redemption"
  15. ↑ Estimating Weight of Logs and Standing Timber Page 2
  16. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
  17. ↑ Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Ending
  18. ↑ Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Dark Lord Candidates
  19. ↑ Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Ending
  20. ↑ Castlevania Aria of Sorrows
  21. ↑ Castlevania Grimoire of Souls Enemy Compendium Showcase
  22. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Simon Belmont True Story Mode
  23. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Simon Belmont True Story Mode
  24. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Simon Belmont True Story Mode
  25. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Shanoa True Story Mode
  26. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment All Character Endings
  27. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Aeon Ending
  28. ↑ Super Castlevania IV Stage B-1
  29. ↑ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
  30. ↑ Akumajou Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "I had come to destroy evil.
    A spectacled vampire hunter confirmed this as his duty.
    In front of him is a [grotesque creature] whose dreadful power can be felt. The creature appears human but the instant he looked at it, all of his body’s cells cried out in terror.
    “The timing is bad, church person.”
    Whilst listening to the words said by the [grotesque creature], the young hunter kept on reminding himself.
    -----I am …… I ought to be a vampire hunter."
  31. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord
  32. ↑ Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection
  33. ↑ Casltevania Jugement True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  34. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord
  35. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1
  36. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Night Transition
  37. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Online Game Manual Page 4
  38. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 058
  39. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 059
  40. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Beastiary No. 009
  41. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Beastiary No. 005
  42. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  43. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  44. ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "Ever since the Middle Ages, every 100 years, this legendary castle would rise together with its master Count Dracula ----- And whenever it happens, it is said that a clan of vampire hunters will seal it. Several hundred years have passed with battles with the [dark lord] Dracula.
    When suddenly, an end to it all has been foretold. 1999----- Thanks to the power of a clan in Japan, Dracula’s castle was sealed inside a [solar eclipse] to disappear forever.
    However, in this world, there is no such thing as forever. [They] had understood that Dracula’s regeneration cycle ought to have ended. Indeed, people have prepared for this but will it still exist? The castle is the symbol of the chaos within humans and as long as people exist, it will not be completely sealed.
  45. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 064
  46. ↑ Casltevania Jugement True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  47. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue
  48. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
  49. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4
  50. ↑ Casltevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle
  51. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  52. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  53. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  54. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  55. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  56. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
  57. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium
  58. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  59. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  60. ↑ Castlevania III: Dracula's Quest
  61. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
  62. ↑ Casltevania Jugement True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  63. ↑ Castlevania: Judgement Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla
  64. ↑ Castlevania: Judgement Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem
  65. ↑ Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Game Manual Pages 12-13
  66. ↑ Casltevania Jugement True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  67. ↑ Castlevania: Judgement Aeon Hyper Attack on Death
  68. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Time Reaper Boss Fight
  69. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Game Manual Page 10
  70. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Sypha Belnades True Story Mode
  71. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Simon Belmont True Story Mode
  72. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Simon Belmont True Story Mode
  73. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Simon Belmont True Story Mode
  74. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Shanoa True Story Mode
  75. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment All Character Endings
  76. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Aeon Ending
  77. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Time Reaper Boss Fight
  78. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Time Reaper Boss Fight
  79. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Cornell True Story Mode
  80. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment All Character Endings
  81. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Time Reaper Boss Fight
  82. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Dracula True Story Mode
  83. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Time Reaper Boss Fight
  84. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Time Reaper Boss Fight
  85. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Time Reaper Boss Fight
  86. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Alucard True Story Mode
  87. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Alucard True Story Mode
  88. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Golem True Story Mode
  89. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Simon Belmont True Story Mode
  90. ↑ Castlevania: Judgement Simon Belmont True Story Mode
  91. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Day Transition
  92. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Day Game Manual Page 11
  93. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
  94. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  95. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Dark Palace Of Waterfalls
  96. ↑ Castlevania: Judgment Death True Story Mode
  97. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Alucard True Story Mode
  98. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Carmilla True Story Mode
  99. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Cornell Story Mode
  100. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Death Story Mode
  101. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Dracula True Story Mode
  102. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Golem True Story Mode
  103. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Grant Danasty True Story Mode
  104. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Maria Story Mode
  105. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Shanoa Story Mode
  106. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Eric Lecarde True Story Mode
  107. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Simon Belmont True Story Mode
  108. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Sypha Belnades Story
  109. ↑ Castlevania Judgment
  110. ↑ Kid Dracula Boss 4
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