Grim Reaper (Eric Williams) is a

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appearing in

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s published by

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. He is also the brother of

Wonder Man Wonder Man (Simon Williams) is a fictional character appearing in American 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 (October 1964). The c ...

Publication history

The Grim Reaper first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #52 May (1968), by

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and

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. He has been killed many times, depicted in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #46, ''Dark Reign: Lethal Legion'' #2, ''Chaos War: Dead Avengers'' #3, ''Uncanny Avengers'' #5 and #21, and ''Vision'' Vol. 3, #1.

Fictional character biography

Eric Williams, the brother of Simon Williams, was born in

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, the desperate Simon turned to Eric's 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

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, induced by an offer of revenge on

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and the

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to which Eric's brother was transformed into Wonder Man. Learning of his brother's death, Eric was inflamed with guilt and anger. Through his Maggia contacts, he contacted the

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to provide him with his scythe weapon, which was further enhanced by

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with coma-inducing abilities. Taking the "Grim Reaper" name, he became a professional criminal and defeated Hawkeye, Goliath and the

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, placing the three Avengers in comas, but was beaten by the

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's surprise appearance. In his next appearance, the Grim Reaper confronted the Avengers with his original

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composed of the

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, Power Man, the

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and the

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. He first sent the Man-Ape against them, who captured Black Panther. He allowed Black Panther to escape so that the Avengers could be contacted so they would be lured to the Lethal Legion members' location, before capturing Black Panther again. He captured nearly all of them, placing them in an hourglass filled with a deadly gas, and sent Power Man after the

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who defeated Power Man by disguising himself as Power Man and Power Man as himself. The Lethal Legion was defeated when Grim Reaper found himself unable to strike down Vision, having discovered that the syntheizoid possessed his brother's brainwave patterns. He released 'Vision' by breaking the hourglass, meaning the Avengers were freed and defeated the Lethal Legion. The Grim Reaper later allied with the

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and HYDRA. He planned to transfer the Vision's mind to Wonder Man'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

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to attack the Avengers. Wonder Man was restored to true life as a result. 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 Vision. Later still, the Grim Reaper with Ultron,

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and other allies, captured the Avengers. 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. Grim Reaper was then resurrected by Nekra as a zombie, but he believed himself to be alive. The zombie battled Wonder Man and

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, but when he realized he was actually dead, he "died" again as a result. Much later, the Grim Reaper was resurrected by the

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ling

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as a member of his

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. 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

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, 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

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's magic. When Ultron attempted to create a new "family" for himself, Grim Reaper was abducted as one of the six individuals that came closest to being Ultron's "family" - the others being

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, Wasp, Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Wonder Man. Ultron regarded Grim Reaper as the first human connection made apart from Pym, as well as the connections to Wonder Man and Vision. While Vision distracted Ultron, Eric was able to escape his bonds and free the other prisoners, although he subsequently fled, informing Vision that he only released the others to save himself rather than any more noble goal. The Grim Reaper reappeared during the Secret War aftermath that had been organized by

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against

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. He was among the supervillains who had been supplied with enhanced technology by Latverian dictator

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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 prison. Being at large for several months, the Grim Reaper was eventually tracked down by

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and

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during the "

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" storyline. Captain America and Cable brought Grim Reaper down with the aid of their other friends. He was found bound to a pole along with the

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. He was once again put into custody by

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Grim Reaper is next seen teaming with Man-Ape and Saboteur. During the '' Dark Reign'' storyline, the Grim Reaper later formed a new lineup of Lethal Legion as part of a plan against

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. The team is ultimately defeated by the

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and

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

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'' storyline, the Grim Reaper returns from the dead following what happened to the death realms and becomes a servant of

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. He and Nekra fight the "Dead Avengers" (consisting of Captain Marvel,

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, Swordsman, Vision and

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). He manages to kill most of them except for Swordsman and Yellowjacket. Grim Reaper and Nekra are killed when Vision self-destructs. As part of the 2012-2013 "

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" relaunch, the Grim Reaper turns up alive and attacks the

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's debut press conference claiming that he is now unable to die. He is seemingly killed by Rogue punching him harder than expected after absorbing Wonder Man's powers. He is restored to life by a

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Death Seed, and is recruited by the

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as part of their new Horsemen of Death. He attacks Simon, defeating and capturing his brother. Grim Reaper destroys Earth and helps teleport all mutants to Planet X. After the Apocalypse Twins are defeated, Grim Reaper escapes with Daken. He later returns to launch a surprise attack against the Vision's new synthezoid family. The Vision is not present at the time, and Grim Reaper is able to severely injure Viv, the Vision's daughter. Vision's wife Virginia is able to fight back, but accidentally kills Grim Reaper in the process, a fact she hides from her husband. His body is buried in the backyard of the Vision's suburban home, until it is discovered by the neighbor's dog, who is accidentally electrocuted to death upon biting Grim Reaper's scythe. The discovery alerts Vision to the body, and sends him into a short lived rage in which he destroys the family home. Ultimately, Vision decides to keep the death of Grim Reaper secret, to protect his family from the legal consequences and possible backlash from his fellow Avengers. The body is shown to be removed from the backyard. During the "

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" storyline, Grim Reaper is revived when Doctor Strange uses his magic to restore Las Vegas. After

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, Grim Reaper is approached by

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, who offers him the chance to kill the Vision in return for becoming his new Valkyrie (following the deaths of all others to bear the name during the war against

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). When

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taking on the position complicates matters, Grim Reaper is sent to take a hero's soul into the afterlife in order to cement his claim to the name. He targets Doctor Strange, trapping his soul in a magic mirror. Jane takes him on as Valkyrie, and defeats him by taking him to

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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

. 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

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, missile shield, and an improvised

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. It could also fire electromagnetic power blasts and anaesthetic 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

or powers bestowed upon him by Lloigoroth. The Grim Reaper has also performed various magically-based feats including but not limited to: teleporting himself and others, summoning demons, creating

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s, and clairvoyant viewing. 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

scythe A scythe ( ) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or harvesting crops. It is historically used to cut down or reap edible grains, before the process of threshing. The scythe has been largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor m ...

. 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

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.

Other versions

*In the 1999 miniseries ''

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'', an alternate version of Eric Williams appears in the Realm of the Dead. *In the 2003-2004 intercompany crossover miniseries ''

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'', the Grim Reaper is shown in a backstory of the

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and Avengers' team-ups. In one story, he and the Key stole the

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and kidnapped

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and

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to use them as a key to celestial power.''JLA/Avengers'' #3. DC Comics/Marvel Comics. Later he is shown near the end of the heroes' battle against Krona's army of enthralled villains, where he is defeated by

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.''JLA/Avengers'' #3. DC Comics/Marvel Comics. *In the 1995 miniseries ''

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'', William Maximoff, the son of the

and

, grew up to be known as the Grim Reaper. He allied with Kang and

against the

. He used magic and had a scythe.''Last Avengers Story'' #1-2. Marvel Comics.

In other media

Television

* The Grim Reaper appears in '' The Avengers: United They Stand'' episode "The Sorceress' Apprentice", voiced by

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. This version wears full body armor and a helmet painted to resemble a skull. * The Grim Reaper appears in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', voiced by

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. This version is a member of HYDRA and one of

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's lieutenants. * A variation of the Grim Reaper appears in the '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' episode "Mandarin's Quest". This version is a Makluan guardian created by the original

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to guard one of his

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and test potential successors by trapping them in hallucinations based on their worst nightmares. * The Grim Reaper appears in '' Avengers Assemble'', voiced by

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Film

The Grim Reaper makes an uncredited appearance in '' Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher''.

Video games

* Grim Reaper appears as a

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in '' Captain America and the Avengers''. * Grim Reaper appears as a mini-boss in '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'', voiced by Rick D. Wasserman. * Grim Reaper appears as a boss in '' Marvel: Avengers Alliance''. * Grim Reaper appears as a boss in '' Marvel Heroes'', voiced by

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. * Grim Reaper appears as a playable character in ''

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''.

References

External links

Grim Reaper
at Marvel.com

(contains synopses on all appearances through Avengers vol. 3 #33)
''Grand Comics Database Project'' article on the ''Avengers'' #52 (1968)
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