Poll: Would you become the new Grim Reaper?

[minespatch]

All whilst wearing a snappy white suit?

Tom Waits?!

 

[Dango]

I would continue with life, because I could never live with all that guilt and all that responsibility.

 

[Naheal]

I have too much honor, to take a life without reason.

I'd personally consider it an honor to bring people into the next life.

It's not my place to judge people, but everyone dies and it's better to have a guide than to have to go it on your own. I'd take up the offer.

 

[crudus]

Are you serious? How could anyone say 'yeah alright, I wouldn't mind kill billions of people for all eternity, including the people I know', that is sick, really, sick.

I can't tell if you are being serious or not

If you are: Well, people are going to die. There is no way around it. It is going to happen to everyone. Not only are people going to die, they need to die. Quite frankly, life couldn't function without death. I don't get how we would be "monsters" if we took him up on this deal. I don't see what difference it makes if it is you or some other guy reaping souls, so you may as well get the super powers. Hell, I actually may sell the knowledge of when people are going to die to them.

If you aren't: ....(I got nothing)

 

[Conza]

Are you serious? How could anyone say 'yeah alright, I wouldn't mind kill billions of people for all eternity, including the people I know', that is sick, really, sick.

Yeah! No one should ever die ever. The Grim Reaper is responsible for making sure things are dead when they die; he's not a fucking serial killer.

No, I'm not sure if we're on the same page here. Death as a function is not what I'm appauled by, its reading posts like 'yeah, that'd be fun', that is what makes me sick. People dying is a natural part of like, naturally or otherwise.

Let me use wikipedia so we are like minded.

Death (personification)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Grim Reaper)

The concept of death as a sentient entity has existed in many societies since the beginning of history. In English, Death is often given the name Grim Reaper and, from the 15th century onwards, came to be shown as a skeletal figure carrying a large scythe and clothed in a black cloak with a hood. It is also given the name of the Angel of Death or Devil of Death or the angel of dark and light (Malach HaMavet) stemming from the Bible.

In some cases, the Grim Reaper is able to actually cause the victim's death,[1] leading to tales that he can be bribed, tricked, or outwitted in order to retain one's life, such as in the case of Sisyphus. Other beliefs hold that the Spectre of Death is only a psychopomp, serving to sever the last ties between the soul and the body and to guide the deceased to the next world without having any control over the fact of the victim's death.

So yes, by that standard he is

a fucking serial killer.

Are you serious? How could anyone say 'yeah alright, I wouldn't mind kill billions of people for all eternity, including the people I know', that is sick, really, sick.

I can't tell if you are being serious or not

If you are: Well, people are going to die. There is no way around it. It is going to happen to everyone. Not only are people going to die, they need to die. Quite frankly, life couldn't function without death. I don't get how we would be "monsters" if we took him up on this deal. I don't see what difference it makes if it is you or some other guy reaping souls, so you may as well get the super powers. Hell, I actually may sell the knowledge of when people are going to die to them.

If you aren't: ....(I got nothing)

I am being serious, I don't think its healthy for humans to want to kill other humans, with no motive, incentive or without defending ones self. Sell the knowledge? Ok, in this situation, its similar to Santa Claus (stay with me). He's meant to be in several places at once, doing the same thing, killing people. This means where he goes and what he does are pre-determined, since of course he knows when all will die at any given moment, in order to meet his schedule.

I am not questioning the function of death, everyone should know it is a vital part of all life on earth, the wanting to be death, is what I find sick, not the actuallity of the fact.

 

[alexandermrgn]

If we not gonna get a flame war out of this...the answer is hell yeah. I'm none too Christian, but I honestly don't think anyone can deny it has some of the most badass stories ever put to paper (Genesis excluded of course O ) Archangel of death...or as the Greek Orthodox goes Supreme Commander of the Heavenly Hosts. To everyone saying it's sick, I think there's something much more reconcilable in Michael, you know what with the scales and whatnot. Being the sworn enemy of Satan sounds pretty great.

But then again...who didn't immediately think back to their childhood when this topic came up-- I'm looking at you Deathscythe:

Spoiler

 

[Fragged_Templar]

As far as deals go, I've heard worse... I'd accept that deal, besides I prefer to be busy... Though knowing about the end of all life would suck, but then I just have to wait a few billion years for life to pop up somewhere else in the universe/multiverse

 

[Zeema]

i would take it easily

'oh whats that God u didnt want me to kill Justin Bieber?'

well i throught 'Fuck it im on holiday'

 

[Zack McSleuthburger]

-le snip-

What you appear to be missing here is the fact that you also basically become super human and are responsible for death, which means you'd be able to leave anyone you want alive.

That seems pretty fucking entertaining to me.

 

[Sion_Barzahd]

Hell yeah i would take up the offer especially since "carrying on life as normal" would likely lead to me dying thanks to the afore-mentioned car.

Lets go do some reaping!

 

[Scarim Coral]

Sound like a gig I would have take up well except for feeling other pains so no thank. I rather take the "Continue on with life" although I would think that getting hit from a bus would of kill me (yeah I know people can survive a hit like that).

 

[Aeshi]

Who wouldn't? seems like a good offer to me.

 

[Togs]

The OP was a little vague on what the job would actually entail, instead focusing on the superpowers- if its reaping like in Dead Like Me thne yeah sign me up, but if its like Final Destination, then no way.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

Eternal pain for the powers of God. Yeah, I'd do it. "Increased mental capacity" would allow me to endure it. Also, I would become Death. Who could pass that up? Note: I have an ego that wants me to become someone important.

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

How often can you become death?

I'd take that offer in a heartbeat!

 

[Conza]

-le snip-

What you appear to be missing here is the fact that you also basically become super human and are responsible for death, which means you'd be able to leave anyone you want alive.

That seems pretty fucking entertaining to me.

Entertaining? Look, forget it, you're all entitled to your opinion, whatever, I think it's sick, you think it's fun, fine.

snip

Regardless of what wikipedia says, if you became death. You wouldn't actively kill people. Your job would be to guide those who die into the next life.

You wouldn't go out and just point at people saying, 'It's yo time dawg!'

Edit:

I'd certainly take the offer because you would be able to exist until you serve no purpose. You'd be able to watch humanity as it evolves and changes. Viewing the rise and fall of possibly countless civilisations. I don't think anyone could pass it up after realising that.

Taking people to the next life, after their death, would just be part of the deal.

Also, I'm not sure if you and Zack agree on what death is, dathwampeer. I have a very strong belief that the majority of voters here aren't being truthful anyway, even if you two are, it doesn't seem logical for 400 people to want to actively kill people or witness people die then guide them to the next life, or even leaving your family and loved ones 'alive' I hate to have to see any ofmy family live on beyond their natural used by date - the mythology also generally supports that you can't really control this anyway, regardless of the attempts made.

 

[SsilverR]

**sigh** listen dude, i struggle to take care of a puppy and myself letalone the ethereal universal balance as we know it ..... lets pretend for a moment that reality exists, logically i won't be the most powerful force in the universe ... but i'll be the most absolute .. everything will see me at some point of existence, perhaps more than once.

so lets take that into consideration, I myself won't be going anywhere .. in a sense i'm just the middle man in whatever is going on in another mirror of reality, a stepping stone, a mere delivery boy .... what kind of fucking eternity is that? especially if you throw in the fact that i experience their death as the souls did and it will forever be carved into my sub-conscious

it's not a good deal, for one, fuck super strength and powers when i'll hardly be able to use them how i want (if i did that would upset the balance and fuck knows what shit'll kick off, i don't know what shit but i do know IT'S BEYOND ME, and death to be perfectly honest) first of all i'd want to know the ex deaths agendas ... why give it all up? were you the first reaper? why do you look human? there were plenty of things dying before we came around .. i know you can shapeshift but what would i rather see? are you trying to spare my feeling by becoming human? .. make this experience a little less hard because i have something i can associate to? ... wait i drifted waaay off .. oh yeah .. will i be able to pass these powers when i wanna hang up my sythe?

i'd say no, then tell him to do his fucking job and send me wherever, i'll send him a fucking postcard when i'm chillin in my mansion made of skulls, chillin with my succubai because it turns out the afterlife is very very warcraft like XD