Reaper

Reaper
Japanese	リーパー
Rōmaji	Rīpā
Type	High-ranking Nobody
Game	Kingdom Hearts III

Reaper
Kingdom Hearts III
That scythe isn't your only worry; these floral fiends have a punishing petal attack as well. And a trio of Reapers can team up to bloom-bomb a much broader area. Their flower bud form may be immune to normal attacks, but as a rule, plants don't fare well against magical flames.

Location			HP		Strength			Defense			EXP
Kingdom of Corona			147		29			14			63
Kingdom of Corona (4 worlds cleared)			171		33			16			93
Kingdom of Corona (6 worlds cleared)			216		40			20			178
Kingdom of Corona (The Final World cleared)			261		48			24			295
Arendelle (Battlegate 9)			411		73			37			883
Keyblade Graveyard			102		55			28			177
Scala ad Caelum			354		63			32			618
Physical	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder				Water
×1.0	×1.5		×1.0			×1.0				×0.5
Aero		Dark		Neutral					Rapid-fire
×1.0		×1.0		×1.0					×0.8
Freeze		Electrify		Stun					Hunny
✕		✕		✕					✕
Reaction Endurance		Revenge Value		Attraction Magnification					Damage Limit
0		6		×1.1					—
Rewards
MP prize (5) ×2, Focus prize (5) ×2 Betwixt Shard (18%), Betwixt Stone (12%), Betwixt Gem (8%)
World(s)
Kingdom of Corona, Arendelle, Keyblade Graveyard, Scala ad Caelum

The Reaper is a high-ranking Nobody controlled by Marluxia that appears in Kingdom Hearts III.

Story

Kingdom Hearts III

While in the Kingdom of Corona, Sora encounters an idle Reaper, which appears as a large white flower bud, and investigates it to see if it is dangerous, although the Reaper remains idle and he passes it off as safe. When he lets his guard down, the Reaper emerges from its idle state to attack Sora and his friends along with various other Reapers that appear, causing Sora to encourage Rapunzel and Eugene to seek safety deeper into the forest. Sora defeats the Reapers, prompting Marluxia to reveal himself to Sora.

Later, during the festival in the Kingdom, several Reapers along with other Nobodies appear to harass Sora, Donald, and Goofy while they watch the lanterns. Meanwhile, when Rapunzel is by herself, Marluxia uses two Reapers to intimidate her into running back to Mother Gothel.

Design

Reapers appear in two different forms. When idle, or when taking a defensive stance, they appear as a large, silvery-white flower bud, similar to certain features in Castle Oblivion. They have long, pointed petals shaped like the spikes of the Nobody emblem, which flow naturally into a short, twisted stem that splays out into "roots" with the same spiked shape.

When offensive, the petals of the bud open, revealing a humanoid head and torso, wearing a jacket with oversized, pointed shoulders and long pointed hood of faded pink. It also wears wide, elbow-length mittens that fade from pink to white. In battle, it wields a scythe similar to Marluxia's Graceful Dahlia, with a large, pink blade with an upturned tip and multiple spikes resembling the Nobody emblem.

Their name is derived from the Final Fantasy Grim Reaper entity, who like Marluxia wields a scythe and is associated with Doom spells. They are also the only high-ranking Nobodies not named after a job class at the time of their debut: the scythe-wielding Reaper job did not appear until Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, two years after the release of Kingdom Hearts III.

Strategy

When fighting Reapers, it is a good idea to make frequent use of Fire magic, which Reapers are weak to, in order to deal a hefty amount of damage from a distance. Fire magic can also be used to interrupt the Reapers while they are warping, using Flare Dance, or getting ready to use Thorn Whip. Watch for when the Reapers are frequently warping around, as this signals their next attack.

After hitting its revenge value, the Reaper will warp away and counterattack with either Leaf Slash or Flare Dance. After counterattacking twice, the Reaper's revenge value will not increase for 20 seconds.

Consider using magic or simply dodging when the Reapers use their Leaf Slash attack, as their unpredictable movement pattern can cause you to mistime a block and get hit as a result.

The Frying Pan formchange deals fire damage with its basic combos, making it an ideal formchange for close combat against the Reapers since fire damage can bypass their revenge value. This means that they won't be able to break out even when their revenge value reaches it's threshold.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?	Repel LV
Leaf Slash (木の葉斬り, Konoha Kiri)		Physical	0.8	◯	2
		Spins around sideways while advancing in a meandering manner.
Thorn Whip (ソーンウィップ, Sōn Wippu)		Physical	0.5 per hit	△	2
		Charges at the target on the ground with various thorny whips extending from its body.
Flare Wild Dance (フレア乱舞, Furea Ranbu)		Neutral	0.6 per hit	△	—
		Somersaults and scatters petal-like fragments of light around itself.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Reaper.

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  Marluxia summoning a Repaer in the Kingdom Hearts III manga.