The Reaper

The Reaper is a special boss in Persona 3 and Persona 4. It is the personification of the infamous "grim reaper", but with unique features.

Appearances

 * Persona 3: Optional Boss
 * Persona 4: Optional Boss

Biography
The Reaper of the Persona series has its own unique feature that distinguish it from other "grim reapers" in popular culture. The Reaper, instead of carrying a gigantic scythe, wields two long-barrel revolvers. Its face is shrouded in bandages, with only one ominous yellow eye to see its surroundings. It wears two long steel chains each across its left and right shoulders, forming a cross.

Persona 3
The Reaper lurks in Tartarus, and will appear to the player when certain conditions are met. This involves staying in one floor of Tartarus too long, or choosing a card from Shuffle Time that is appended with an ominous black crossbone.

Persona 4
The Reaper is an exclusive boss that can only be fought in the second playthrough of the game. In the second cycle,The Reaper can be found in ordinary chests, and upon examining it, the Protagonist is forewarned that a powerful force dwells within the chest, and repeatedly asks the Protagonist whether is he ready to open it. Should the Protagonist chooses to open it, The Reaper will attack the Protagonist, engaging the party to a battle.

Defeating The Reaper grants the respective characters their strongest weapons; however, should all of the in-battle characters had received their strongest weapons, The Reaper instead drops the strongest armor. Occasionally, there is also a rare occurrence where The Reaper drops the Omnipotence Orb, an accessory which voids all attacks excluding Almighty-elemental.