mechavomit said: Jeff also mentioned at some point that Reaper doesn’t actually “suck life” out of his victims in any way or form, that it was just a game mechanic, but then the newest lore bit mentions cell degeneration in the people he killed. I don’t know what to believe anymore.
This is consistent! It’s what Reaper’s bio has said since his character went live.
“Survivors have described a black shadow ghosting unscathed through the most hellish battlefields. The few bodies recovered of those he kills are pale, empty husks drained of life, their cells showing signs of intense degradation.” (x)
Reaper has always done something to the bodies of his victims, but exactly what remains open to question.
My personal hypothesis is that he basically just eats them via his nanites to replenish his resources. We wouldn’t be said to ‘suck life’ from an apple, after all.
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