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** WebVideo/GrayStillPlays also discovered that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJH83oyNIfk&pp=ygUZR3JheXN0aWxscGxheXMgcGFydHkgc2ltcw%3D%3D a mod which adds various narcotics to the game]] ''did not'' flag the Grim Reaper as drug-averse, and he proceeds to ignore various deaths happening while he takes a snort.
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* In ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'', Shinigami [[ShapedLikeItself is a]] {{Shinigami}}, and is upbeat, mischievous, and very likely to play around with others for fun and offer a blunt remark, providing much of the game's BlackComedy, who serves as the game's deuteragonist. She is also extremely oblivious to social norms, and is also [[spoiler:able to reap people's souls]], so she is ''not'' harmless.
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* In the point-and-click game ''[[https://www.bigfishgames.com/games/8374/riddles-of-fate-memento-mori-ce/ Riddles of Fate: Memento Mori]]'', Death wears sinister armor and is [[GutturalGrowler gravelly-voiced]], but he's ultimately a well-meaning young man who seeks to maintain the balance between life and death: In order for new souls to be born, [[YouCantFightFate people who are fated to die must die]]. Those who ScrewDestiny face severe consequences, as their attempts often involve exploiting the lives of others to prolong their own life (or the lives of their loved ones).
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* In the point-and-click game ''[[https://www.bigfishgames.com/games/8374/riddles-of-fate-memento-mori-ce/ Riddles of Fate: Memento Mori]]'', Death wears sinister armor and is [[GutturalGrowler gravelly-voiced]], gravelly-voiced, but he's ultimately a well-meaning young man who seeks to maintain the balance between life and death: In order for new souls to be born, [[YouCantFightFate people who are fated to die must die]]. Those who ScrewDestiny face severe consequences, as their attempts often involve exploiting the lives of others to prolong their own life (or the lives of their loved ones).
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* In ''VideoGame/TheTraderOfStories'' both [[GodOfTheDead Voice]] and her [[{{Psychopomp}} assistant]], the Messenger, are reasonable, dutiful deities. She's hinted to be TheAtoner while he just got the short end of the stick, but doesn't hold it against mortals.
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* ''VideoGame/CursedTrilogy'': Death is entirely on the side of the heroes. He has no interest in taking someone before their time, and is perfectly willing to do the heroes favors when he can. He'll even ''bring someone back to life'' if the circumstances are suitable.
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* ThePhoenix Yveltal in ''VideoGame/PokemonY'' is a DestroyerDeity that serves as the embodiment of death itself. It's also a case of DarkIsNotEvil, as the deaths it causes are the result of it being a force of nature meant to pave the way for new life rather than malice. In fact, it actively works against the BigBad seeking to abuse its power and [[ANaziByAnyOtherName inflict mass death]].
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** Ereshkigal, Sumerian goddess of the Underworld, is a Type-B {{Tsundere}} prone to depression and loneliness and overwhelmed by her job to the point that her goal in Babylonia is to destroy civilization so no one else will die and she can ''quit''. She ''is'' actually pretty good at her job, though; once a soul appears in the underworld she explains the rules to them, guides them to cages to stabilize their existence and explains their options to them. We see her being dramatic with one soul but she dials it back when she notices she was scaring them.
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** Ereshkigal, Sumerian goddess of the Underworld, is a Type-B {{Tsundere}} prone to depression and loneliness and overwhelmed by her job to the point that her goal in Babylonia is to destroy civilization so no one else will die and she can ''quit''. She ''is'' actually pretty good at her job, though; once a soul appears in the underworld she explains the rules to them, guides them to cages to stabilize their existence and explains their options to them. We see her being dramatic with one soul but she dials it back when she notices she was scaring them. Despite having an in-universe alignment of Chaotic Evil she is none of those things and that presumably comes from having [[EveryoneHatesHades a negative reputation within her pantheon]].
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* ''VideoGame/CultistSimulator'': The Eliegiast is a [[SnowMeansDeath Winter]] Hour with dominion over the dead, but he's specifically stated to never lie, always keep his promises, [[TheDeadHaveNames refuse to forget those who have died]], and to be the one Hour who is never cruel.
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* ''VideoGame/CultistSimulator'': The Eliegiast is a [[SnowMeansDeath Winter]] Hour with dominion over the dead, but he's specifically stated to never lie, always keep his promises, [[TheDeadHaveNames refuse to forget those who have died]], and to be the one Hour who is never cruel.
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* The grim reaper in ''VideoGame/NappleTale'' is a odd, overly-polite little [[OurFairiesAreDifferent flower fairy]] creature who is the [[ButtMonkey butt of a lot of jokes]] over the course of the game for incompetence. Granted, he earned it when he claimed the heroine instead of the ''cat'' he was sent for.
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* The grim reaper in ''VideoGame/NappleTale'' ''VideoGame/NappleTaleArsiaInDaydream'' is a odd, overly-polite little [[OurFairiesAreDifferent flower fairy]] creature who is the [[ButtMonkey butt of a lot of jokes]] over the course of the game for incompetence. Granted, he earned it when he claimed the heroine instead of the ''cat'' he was sent for.
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* In ''VisualNovel/CafeEnchante'', Canus is the Fairy of Death. He is a kind and gentle individual who enjoys gardening and help carry groceries for Kotone but his own fairy kind, who are essentially immortal, fear him as they don't understand the concept of death. [[spoiler: Nor do they understand why Canus must kill a certain quota of the citizens to regularly feed the Yggadrasil.]]
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* ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series portrays the Grim Reaper very kindly; he listens to pleas for dead sims to be revived, and he gives a chance for the Sims to win back their loved ones, and even if they failed at his little game, he might bring them back as zombies anyway. He also gives discounts on children's resurrections. He enjoys watching [=TV=], and if he arrives at a party, he might party with the residents, even though he always spoils the mood with his arrival. Oh that silly Reaper.
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** The series portrays the Grim Reaper very kindly; he listens to pleas for dead sims to be revived, and he gives a chance for the Sims to win back their loved ones, and even if they failed at his little game, he might bring them back as zombies anyway. He also gives discounts on children's resurrections. He enjoys watching [=TV=], and if he arrives at a party, he might party with the residents, even though he always spoils the mood with his arrival. Oh that silly Reaper.
** The series portrays the Grim Reaper very kindly; he listens to pleas for dead sims to be revived, and he gives a chance for the Sims to win back their loved ones, and even if they failed at his little game, he might bring them back as zombies anyway. He also gives discounts on children's resurrections. He enjoys watching [=TV=], and if he arrives at a party, he might party with the residents, even though he always spoils the mood with his arrival. Oh that silly Reaper.
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* An uncredited comic strip shows Death picking up a recently deceased dog. The dog asks "Was I a good boy?" Death responds, shaking a bag of treats, "No. I'm told you were the best." It was ultimately turned into a [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1346018-whos-a-good-boy this]] comic / meme template.
* ''Webcomic/{{Apocalyptic Horseplay}}'': Mot, the personification of death. He looks just like typical grandpa, maybe with a little bony knees... He is also the nicest of Horsemen, and the one who convinced them to settle down instead of bringing constant chaos to earth. His appearance is somehow close to Literature/{{Discworld}} Death, with his [[PaintingTheMedium heavy way of speaking]], kindness to humans and lack of understanding them in the same time.
* ''Gashapon Shop'' has the Grim Reaper's angsty nephew, who, on his first day, goes for his target's nephew to slightly similar names. He later cracks a few jokes and aids the heroes, but he doesn't show up often.
* The world of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' has {{Psychopomp}}s from [[FantasyKitchenSink all cultures]] to help the newly deceased [[GoIntoTheLight enter the Ether]]. They range from fuzzy dogs to old women to the [[TheUnseen unseen]] [[BigCreepyCrawlies insect guide Ketrak]], all of them quite personable and concerned for their charges' well-being. Annie was {{pals|WithJesus}} with a lot of them prior to their falling-out [[spoiler:when they didn't show up to collect her mother's spirit]], and the owl-headed Muut makes overtures to try to mend their relationship.
* The title character from the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'' is ass-ugly, he's mean, he WILL hunt you down viciously if you try to run away from him, he's one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and [[spoiler: in life, he was an evil dictator who wiped out all of humanity]]. However, he also genuinely cares about the souls he guides to the afterlife (he gets mad when reasonably decent people get condemned to Hell), and even denizens of Hell. And sweet mother of potatoes is he nicer than the ''other'' sins.[[note]]Except Sloth. But Sloth is merely the ground of Hell, so it's disqualified.[[/note]]
* ''Webcomic/FindersKeepers'' features a Gaiman-inspired PerkyGoth Death, the youngest of the nine Powers That Be, the highest authorities beyond The Veil. She does have rather nasty skeleton-and-cowl enforcers. She seems to have a soft spot for Card, though.´
* ''[[Sandbox/{{Reapertale}} Reapertale]]'' is an ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' AU where all the characters are Gods, each having a role mirroring the one they have in the game. The position of the [[TheGrimReaper God of Death]] is shared between two characters due to an accident when creating the role. So why does this trope apply? The gods of Death are [[AllLovingHero Papy]][[NiceGuy rus]] and [[ForGreatJustice Sans]]. Anyone with even passing knowledge of the game should know that the two are [[DarkIsNotEvil among the kindest and most righteous characters in the setting.]] Papyrus is this even more so, as he's not only the one who escorts you to the afterlife, acording to WordOfGod, he represents the ''kinder'' side of Death and always takes the time of day to comfort the spirits of the dead and help them accept the afterlife, unlike Sans who takes them by force ([[JustifiedTrope He only does that]] because he knows first hand [[ComeBackWrong what happens]] when the soul isn't reaped [[GoneHorriblyWrong properly]]). Sans's role, in contrast to Papyrus is, as expected, to judge the dead, but canonically he's LawfulGood when judges you in the game. He is also TheHero who opposes [[HumanoidAbomination Chara]], who stole one of Sans's scythes to become the BigBad and the kind of Death that ''should'' be feared.
* Death from ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'', though initially intimidating, is [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/68 very friendly]]. [[spoiler:However, ''that'' Death has been revealed to be the angel Darius, the adoptive father the boy he is hugging. The real Death appears to be much less pleasant.]]
* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', Death, while still retaining the black clothing (albeit a suit) and skeletal appearance, is a mostly-polite British waiter who guides you to your table in Purgatory, which is a restaurant.
* Death from ''Webcomic/DeathAndTheMaiden'' is a generally genial guy with a crush on a human girl.
* Death from ''WebComic/{{Fanboys}}'' is a pretty chill and laid-back guy, but he has a ''very'' [[http://www.fanboys-online.com/index.php?id=269 twisted sense of humor]].
* Dee, from the Spanish webcomic ''Webcomic/{{CROWLEY}}'', usually looks like a cheerful little girl and is quite friendly and kind, and a friend of the main character. Unless you piss her off, then she can be downright terrifying.
* Death in ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' is a nice enough guy, willing to let you drink tea and play games for your life. He's also pretty ineffectual at his job, as most of the characters who end up in the afterlife [[DeathIsCheap escape through the door]].
* The deaths in ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' are [[PunchClockVillain just trying to meet quota]] so they don't get demoted or fired. One can't help feel sorry for [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Death of]] [[StuffBlowingUp Insanely Overpowered Fireballs]], who can't even manage to harvest people from the [[{{Expy}} Montana]] [[Franchise/IndianaJones Jones]] storylines... even though half the time they're set on ''[[MadeOfExplodium hydrogen zeppelins]]'' manned by trigger-happy [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]]. Or, most of the time, the fantasy storylines, which contain a character for whom "[[KillItWithFire cast ridiculously huge fireball]]" is TheAllSolvingHammer.
** Other Deaths become sympathetic due to other mistreatment. The Death of Being Wrestled to Death by Steve (a Steve Irwin parody)...got wrestled to death by Steve.
* Death in ''Muertitos'' takes the form of a vaguely humanoid mass of black, inky substance with a single eye. While somewhat creepy, he's a reasonable enough guy, and popular enough to have once had his own children's cartoon.
* The scrapyard robot in ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' is pretty nice for a robot built to take apart other robots (and who carries a scythe). He even allows them to buy themselves as scrap (including lending them money if they can't afford it) so they don't need to be disassembled (not to mention exist without an owner).
* While the other "The Last Trick-or-Treaters" strips by R.K. Milholland of ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' fame are frightening, [[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/rww10242011a.shtml this one]] starring TheGrimReaper and an unfortunate trick-or-treater is oddly touching.
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': [[LizardFolk Malack]] argues that while death gods get a bad reputation, they should be viewed as neutral by default. Death claims everyone, not just the righteous. [[spoiler:His own patron god, Nergal, is almost certainly evil though: Malack is his high priest and his goal is, after his allies have passed on (from old age or otherwise), to begin mass sacrifices to Nergal on a scale that the gladiator games cannot compare to.]]
* Deidre from ''Webcomic/{{Rhapsodies}}'' is always friendly and [[http://rhapsodies.wpmorse.com/?p=4037 wishes her clients well]] before leading them into the [[GoIntoTheLight light.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'': Cerberus is first seen in her new job as the Reaper giving a cookie to a drowned puppy. She apparently took the job [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/03/18/hereafter-thereafter/ for the opportunity to work with kids]]
* Death in ''Webcomic/JohnnyWander'' is an awkward guy who falls in love with a human girl, accidentally [[StrippedToTheBone skeletonizing]] her hand with a kiss and then being too shy to approach her for eighty years, which incidentally prevents her from aging. [[spoiler:They get together in the end.]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Curtailed}}'', Mandy shows us [[http://curtailedcomic.com/comic/sketchbook05/ a reaper]] that is so cute it would be almost impossible for ''anyone'' to fear it.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Godslave}}'', Anpu, the reaper in question, argues for it, stating that his job simply entails keeping the world from spinning out of control.
* In ''Webcomic/HolyBibble'', Azrael -- the angel of death -- is a blond-haired, blue-eyed angel who values the well-being of the mortals she collects more than some of her fellow fallen.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Deities}}'', Death is very friendly towards humans. He also has a very cute appearance and has even had a human girlfriend.
* In ''[[http://overmorrowtales.com/death/cover.php A Dance with Death]]'', the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death is rather glum about the impending end of the world and chooses to [[spoiler:dance with Hope]] rather than celebrate with the other HorsemenOfTheApocalypse.
--> '''Death:''' I come peacefully at times. I can be beautiful.
* [[http://thenextreaper.smackjeeves.com/comics/2213685/prologue-page-1/ The Next Reaper]] gives us two flavors of this: Death itself is a very by-the-book and responsible character. He's extremely annoyed at the irresponsibility of his creator, Shapeless, and is ''pissed'' at God and the Devil for them leaving their responsibilities behind. His son, Grim, is a different kind entirely. He's extremely regretful at the prospect of killing, and always attempts to bargain his way out of conflict before resorting to violence.
* In ''Creator/AGnosis''' comics on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek myth]], Hades is a {{Workaholic}} with NoSocialSkills, but is unfailingly dutiful and compassionate towards the dead. He doesn't see why the living are so afraid of him, since they're outside his bailiwick and he has no interest in killing anyone prematurely.
* The ''Webcomic/LovingReaper'' series of comics by [[https://jenny-jinya.com/?fbclid=IwAR2ppzgvw1P1ADzIhsrvbfjnplegiZvrfsf_ukqLXe_3gQybx9eIntkiJ4Q Jenny-Jinya]] portrays the Reaper as a kind, merciful being towards the neglected, abused, or (in rare cases) just unlucky animals he reaps. At one point he even sends an abandoned dog in his place for the soul of a kid who died in a hospital, to the kid's delight.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Brawlhalla}}'': Has an interesting case in Nix, the Freelance Reaper, as she's not particularly nasty, just focused on her job and she likes to go for bigger prey because they pay out more. She also holds respect for fellow Psychopomp [[{{Valkyries}} Brynn]].
* ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'' features [[TomTheDarkLord Gregg the Grim Reaper.]] [[NightmareRetardant He's shorter than the squirrel protagonist, he talks like a chipmunk,]] and cats, squirrels, and other creatures with [[DeathIsCheap multiple lives]] irritate him to no end. He's not evil, just a bit of a jerk. Upon your first life lost, he introduces Conker to the concept of getting squirrel tails as lives (including giving him one) and later gives you a gun so you can kill zombies (granted, this is also to help him get rid of them, since they are a hassle for his job).
* Death in ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest'' always tells you he has filled his quota of souls for the day, and sends you back saying you owe him one. For whatever reason, he never calls in the favor. Again, played for laughs.
* Death of ''VideoGame/DeathJr.'' is portrayed as a family man who, in the comics, is happily married to a human woman and is a father who, while stern, is generally willing to show his son aspects of his job. As he once says in a comic book offshoot, "Son, there are two things you can always count on: taxes, and your old man."
* Zig-zagged a few times in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' due to its CrossoverCosmology.
** [[spoiler: Grand Assassin]] Hassan-i-Sabbah "[[InUniverseNickname First Hassan]]" shows signs of being based on the Abrahamic/Islamic interpretation of the Angel of Death. He is formal, stern, and reserved at all times, but [[CreepyGood usually willing to help those who ask for it]], provided they show him proper respect. Any time he shows up in the story is a HellYesMoment for you and a MookHorrorShow for the enemies.
** Ereshkigal, Sumerian goddess of the Underworld, is a Type-B {{Tsundere}} prone to depression and loneliness and overwhelmed by her job to the point that her goal in Babylonia is to destroy civilization so no one else will die and she can ''quit''. She ''is'' actually pretty good at her job, though; once a soul appears in the underworld she explains the rules to them, guides them to cages to stabilize their existence and explains their options to them. We see her being dramatic with one soul but she dials it back when she notices she was scaring them.
** Although we do not see him, in Lostbelt 5 [[spoiler: Hades sided with humanity against Zeus taking over the world, and was killed in battle]].
* Manny Calavera of ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'' and the page quote is a charming salesman; it just happens that he ''sells'' travel packages to carry dead souls safely through the afterlife. His job and that of his fellow Reapers is simply to ensure people get what they deserve. Most of them aren't scary at all. [[spoiler:In fact, when an earlier Reaper, Salvador, learned that good people were being denied their "sweet hereafters" and being forced to linger in the Land of the Dead, he quit his job, denying himself his 'benefits', and started a revolution.]]
** Even worse? [[spoiler:Salvador had a ticket the entire time. They stole it and forced him into working for them. That's meant to be for the really nasty people.]]
* Grenth, the human God of Death in ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' is friendly to his followers and freely allows resurrection. The Underworld quests task you with aiding his Reapers against a usurper god Dhuum.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'' Thanatos, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death, is presented as a handsome young man with MysticalWhiteHair wielding a scythe and cape, and he's responsible for dealing with mortals who died peacefully (much like how later Greek myths depict him). He's the brother of PlayerCharacter Zagreus ([[spoiler:although by the time he appears Zag will already know they're NotBloodSiblings]]) and will occasionally appear to help Zagreus clear a room. He is portrayed as thoroughly sympathetic, even if he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who is prone to scolding Hypnos (because of his failures at work) and Zagreus (because of the mess he's caused), and even then, he's later shown to have feelings for Zagreus and is one of the LoveInterests of the game.
* Death in the first ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is just a card of a reaper with a bird skull for a face, whose appearance on reaching a Bad Ending can be alarming. But in the next game, ''Holiday Star'', he's the [[spoiler: [[{{Psychopomp}} conductor on a train]] carrying souls through the afterlife]], and is amiable and a little folksy. The protagonist cheerfully claims familiarity with him and even says that they are friends, which he doesn't dispute.
** She says they've been friends since the demo, and implies it's because she's had so many bad ends. This would imply that she ''remembers'' all her bad ends.
* ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' has a purely literal example with "Tobias Rieper" (aka the assassin Agent 47), who is human despite the name. He takes pride in being more like a force of nature than a murderer, never killing people other than his target, causing unnecessary panic, or using his strength selfishly. It's hard to fear someone who plays "La Cucaracha" for fun, however [[NothingPersonal cold]] they may be otherwise.
** No less culpable in 47's deeds is his superior, Diana Burnwood. She is the reason that ''a lot'' of drug lords, blackmailers, and other murderers of various stripes can't hurt anyone anymore, and [[LighterAndSofter in later games]] only accepts contracts on people she believes have it coming. She isn't hypocritical, either- [[spoiler:her parents were murdered for no fault of their own, yet she forgives their assassin]] and continues in her own bloody job, still certain that death can be more of a benefit to the world than a curse. [[spoiler:Notably, she does not blame 47 at all when he shoots her in ''Absolution''.]]
* Mara, one of the gods from the ''VideoGame/{{Incursion}}'', puts a big emphasis on fulfillment and resolution; she is surprisingly free with resurrections for her worshipers. Unusually for this trope, she is also the goddess of TheUndead and doesn't view them as [[AlwaysChaoticEvil abominations]].
* [[{{Psychopomp}} The Spirit Monk]] from ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' can be nice and helpful to departed souls if the player chooses. The Spirit Monk's boss, the Water Dragon, spends most of the game [[DeathTakesAHoliday incapacitated]] [[AndIMustScream in a grisly fashion]], but takes the form of a benevolent, kindly woman known as the Shepherd of the Dead. Like a Jesus/Guan Yin combo.
* [[EmotionlessGirl Lamb]] and [[BloodKnight Wolf]], the [[TheDividual divided entities]] of [[TheGrimReaper Kindred]] in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', {{zigzag|gingTrope}} with this trope all over the place. At every individual's death, Lamb and Wolf appear, and said individual is forced to choose between accepting Lamb or fleeing from Wolf. [[FaceDeathWithDignity Accepting Lamb]] means a peaceful and painless death when the time comes. Try to run, though, and Wolf will ensure that your end is painful and violent as a price [[YouCantFightFate for attempting to prolong your life]].
* [[CloudCuckooLander Uncle Death]] in ''VideoGame/LetItDie'' is a Finnish skateboarding {{otaku}} who guides you throughout the game, looks up to you, and even calls you "senpai". [[spoiler:He was supposed to wipe out humanity after you defeat the Fourth Don, but since he likes playing with you he decides not to.]]
* Krypta, the Goddess of Death in ''VideoGame/{{Majesty}}'', is apparently quite compassionate and egalitarian. One of the character vignettes has a priestess of Krypta teaming up with a [[LawfulGood Paladin of Dauros]] to destroy some monsters who had been killing pointlessly.
* In ''VideoGame/ManualSamuel'', despite being a TotallyRadical moron who’s “dressed like a douchebag for some reason”, Death is a pretty nice guy who gives Samuel a second chance at life out of the kindness of his heart (and because he wanted to use Sam’s [[FictionalCurrency Shreds of Life]] to buy a new skateboard).
* ''VideoGame/MaximoGhostsToGlory'' has Grim, TheGrimReaper, who is a all around pleasant guy and a wise-ass. [[VideoGame/MaximoVsArmyOfZin The sequel game]] shows that it's not just a job for him, he feels paternal to the souls he guards and hates to see them trapped or used for evil. In fact, in the second game he even directly helps Maximo this time by functioning as the game's SuperMode, temporarily replacing Maximo.
* The grim reaper in ''VideoGame/NappleTale'' is a odd, overly-polite little [[OurFairiesAreDifferent flower fairy]] creature who is the [[ButtMonkey butt of a lot of jokes]] over the course of the game for incompetence. Granted, he earned it when he claimed the heroine instead of the ''cat'' he was sent for.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'':
** Death in the ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' mod saga ''VideoGame/DarkWaters'' is portrayed as a long-suffering hard-working bureaucrat who decides he's just not going to process your character because he's busy, thus excusing your deaths in-game. This is PlayedForLaughs.
** The actual Reaper of ''Hordes of the Underdark'' is benign, and merely opens many doors for you to take once you reach his realm, provided you have the means of paying him to be resurrected...[[spoiler: This is later used against you once it is revealed that his true name was discovered by the BigBad Mephistopheles. Said archdevil used him until the perfect moment so that the hero would be trapped in Cania (read: Hell) and so that the Reaper would not be able to help them escape. And even then the Reaper still steers you towards a way to free you from this problem (as well as himself from this servitude)]].
* ''VideoGame/NocturneInYellow'': While Morena isn't particularly friendly and is fought as a boss, she repeatedly warns Vikenti to turn back and seems genuinely reluctant to kill him, letting him off with a warning in [[HopelessBossFight her first boss fight]]. Even when she is actually trying to kill him, it's mostly just to spare him the fate that would befall him if he was defeated by the island's SoulEating [[EldritchAbomination master]]. After she's defeated she relents, helping Vikenti move forward to face the island's master so he can kill it.
* ''VideoGame/Persona3'' has few examples:
** First is [[spoiler:Nyx]], who is described being the Bringer of Death, and the one who will kill everyone during [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Fall]]. However, she is not malevolent, but rather believes that what people want is death and she would be the one to bring it. [[spoiler:She's not even ''wrong'', as it's Erebus, the [[TheHeartless embodiment of humanity's collective desire for death]], calling out to Nyx that is the true catalyst of the Fall. When the protagonist [[HeroicSacrifice gave his soul to seal Nyx away]], what he actually did was prevent Erebus from making contact with her.]]
** Her Avatar, who is even called Death, is really friendly in his two human forms ([[spoiler:the mysterious boy with amnesia called Pharos and TheCasanova transfer student Ryoji Mochizuki]]). He even offers to erase your memories of everything so that you can die in peace.
* ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' has [[spoiler: Zen]], who used to be an uncaring god of death until he took pity on one departed soul, and has since become a much kinder being. How much so? [[spoiler: He's one of your party members.]]
* In the point-and-click game ''[[https://www.bigfishgames.com/games/8374/riddles-of-fate-memento-mori-ce/ Riddles of Fate: Memento Mori]]'', Death wears sinister armor and is [[GutturalGrowler gravelly-voiced]], but he's ultimately a well-meaning young man who seeks to maintain the balance between life and death: In order for new souls to be born, [[YouCantFightFate people who are fated to die must die]]. Those who ScrewDestiny face severe consequences, as their attempts often involve exploiting the lives of others to prolong their own life (or the lives of their loved ones).
* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', the [[http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Grim_Reaper Grim Reaper]] may be a skeleton in a black robe, but he is friendly, has a good sense of humour, [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee is a great fan of a certain rock band]], and [[ShoutOut had]] the CatchPhrase of "[[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Gotta reap 'em all]]". Death is also one of the Guardians of Guthix, a band of [[TheChosenOne Chosen Ones]] by the god most conscientious of mortal rights. In [=RS3=], Death will even [[BagOfSpilling retrieve your belongings]] when you're killed, for a small fee (not applicable in the Wilderness). He's also a bit overworked, and will offer you Slayer tasks involving boss monsters whose souls he needs to make his quota.
** Icthlarin of the Menaphite pantheon also qualifies, being the equivalent of Anubis or Osiris and hence the god of guiding souls into the afterlife. He and Death are good friends, to the point that Sliske holds Death hostage during the quest "Missing, Presumed Death" to guarantee Icthlarin's cooperation. Sadly, Icthlarin's sister Amascut (a splice of Ammut and Sehkmet), formerly the goddess of rebirth for the just and punishment for the unjust, has [[GodOfEvil gone round the bend]].
* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', Charon is willing to let the player go for a relatively small price. He says that it's mostly because he's really overworked, [[spoiler:most likely still processing people from the apocalypse a few centuries ago]]. If you decline, he actually complains that you don't want to come back to life, and if you refuse a second time he'll let you queue up for the afterlife, but makes it clear that he really doesn't want to do it.
* ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series portrays the Grim Reaper very kindly; he listens to pleas for dead sims to be revived, and he gives a chance for the Sims to win back their loved ones, and even if they failed at his little game, he might bring them back as zombies anyway. He also gives discounts on children's resurrections. He enjoys watching [=TV=], and if he arrives at a party, he might party with the residents, even though he always spoils the mood with his arrival. Oh that silly Reaper.
** If a sim dies of old age while in Platinum Aspiration in ''VideoGame/TheSims2'', the Reaper shows up in a flower lei, accompanied by hula girl zombies, to send your sim on an eternal vacation to Tropical Paradise Heaven.
** One of the plot hooks in Strangetown is the product of an affair between the local BlackWidow and the friendly guy who kept coming for her husbands.
** Thanks to the University expansion, you can even call the Reaper and bribe him to resurrect your loved ones (or bargain with him as they're dying). He offers a reduced rate for children, but stiffing him otherwise can have [[ZombieApocalypse some unpleasant consequences.]]
** If you have the Pets expansion, the Reaper will [[PetTheDog play with your dogs and cats]] when he comes for them.
** Though he does have his temper. In ''Sims 3 University Life'', if you rant against him, he will strike down your sim. He does resurrect them and tells them not to do that again as he's got a job to do.
** One amusing glitch can happen in Sims 3. One tumblr user reported that a sims' husband died a few minutes before the female sim started to give birth. This causes all [=NPCs=] on the lot to panic at that... Including Death. Another posted "What do I do? This is the opposite of my job!"
** The Sims 4 adds to this even more. If the Grim Reaper comes to your lot to reap a sim, he will stay, and be interacted with. Your sim can come up and try to be his friend, and it will work! There's even an in-game achievement for doing this.
--->'''Grim:''' Aww, how can you not trust this face?
* ''Videogame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'':
** The [[TheGrimReaper Master of Death]] of the protagonist's homeworld, Vigilance, was picked for the position by the world's chief god specifically because of his kindness and compassion, knowing that he would be far more appropriate than anyone callous or indifferent. Unfortunately, Median believed he was responsible for causing the death of his child and killed him, leaving the souls of the dead unguarded and causing souls to be slowly stolen from the world.
** Gig, a Master of Death from another world, is an aversion: He's cruel, genocidal, rude, arrogant and essentially void of redeeming characteristics. He was sent to kill every living thing in Haephnes and did a pretty good job of it until Median's daughter managed a double knockout and sealed his soul into a black sword. [[spoiler:Later revelations make it clear that Gig and Vigilance are the same person, but the god Drazil corrupted his soul because, once again, there was no one to guard it. It was then sent back. As Gig slowly awakens to his former life, he mellows out and reaches a middle ground between the perfect and compassionate Vigilance and the omnicidal Gig.]]
* ''Videogame/{{Spiritfarer}}'': The protagonist, Stella, is a Spiritfarer, a {{Psychopomp}} whose job is to find lost souls and help them deal with their unresolved emotional problems so that they can pass on to the afterlife.
* In the [=RPG=] Maker game ''Tales From The Reaper'', Reapers effectively form the MagicalUnderpinningsOfReality, and there are Reapers of life, afterlife, death, nature, physics, the "unseen world", and even free will. The Reaper in charge of death hates her job, by the way.
* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'':
** Not-so-grim reaper Komachi is often portrayed as a HardDrinkingPartyGirl whenever she isn't [[DeathTakesAHoliday napping for days on end]]. She basically just wants to "go at her own pace", which happens to be lethargic, even by a (non-flying) turtle's standards, and is notably bright and cheery any time it involves anything besides the drudgery of [[OneHourWorkWeek doing her job]]. Fanon aside, it seems her sloth comes from trying to do her job ''too well'' and spending too much time with each soul rather than working efficiently and heartlessly to meet her quota like she's supposed to. She also takes breaks to give advice to the living.
** Komachi's boss Eiki, who judges the dead, is often portrayed equally comically by the fandom, as a workaholic who spends much of her time stressing out about Komachi's (lack of) work habits, and her own days off [[PokeThePoodle committing laughably minor misdeeds]].
* ''VideoGame/VegaStrike'' [[WelcomeToCorneria apparently]] has "The [[Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress Mistress]]" as a part of the in-'[[TheVerse verse]] folklore. Looks great in the GameOver screen[[note]]DXT format[[/note]], anyway.
* The Grim Reaper is one of the many superheroes in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'', codenamed "Wonder Death". We don't get much info about his personality (since he's one of the minor characters), but since he's a superhero, he can't be all that bad.
* The Reapers in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' are a varied group, but a good number are just [[PunchClockVillain regular dudes doing their jobs]], and over the course of the game Neku becomes friends with a handful of them.
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* An uncredited comic strip shows Death picking up a recently deceased dog. The dog asks "Was I a good boy?" Death responds, shaking a bag of treats, "No. I'm told you were the best." It was ultimately turned into a [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1346018-whos-a-good-boy this]] comic / meme template.
* ''Webcomic/{{Apocalyptic Horseplay}}'': Mot, the personification of death. He looks just like typical grandpa, maybe with a little bony knees... He is also the nicest of Horsemen, and the one who convinced them to settle down instead of bringing constant chaos to earth. His appearance is somehow close to Literature/{{Discworld}} Death, with his [[PaintingTheMedium heavy way of speaking]], kindness to humans and lack of understanding them in the same time.
* ''Gashapon Shop'' has the Grim Reaper's angsty nephew, who, on his first day, goes for his target's nephew to slightly similar names. He later cracks a few jokes and aids the heroes, but he doesn't show up often.
* The world of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' has {{Psychopomp}}s from [[FantasyKitchenSink all cultures]] to help the newly deceased [[GoIntoTheLight enter the Ether]]. They range from fuzzy dogs to old women to the [[TheUnseen unseen]] [[BigCreepyCrawlies insect guide Ketrak]], all of them quite personable and concerned for their charges' well-being. Annie was {{pals|WithJesus}} with a lot of them prior to their falling-out [[spoiler:when they didn't show up to collect her mother's spirit]], and the owl-headed Muut makes overtures to try to mend their relationship.
* The title character from the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'' is ass-ugly, he's mean, he WILL hunt you down viciously if you try to run away from him, he's one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and [[spoiler: in life, he was an evil dictator who wiped out all of humanity]]. However, he also genuinely cares about the souls he guides to the afterlife (he gets mad when reasonably decent people get condemned to Hell), and even denizens of Hell. And sweet mother of potatoes is he nicer than the ''other'' sins.[[note]]Except Sloth. But Sloth is merely the ground of Hell, so it's disqualified.[[/note]]
* ''Webcomic/FindersKeepers'' features a Gaiman-inspired PerkyGoth Death, the youngest of the nine Powers That Be, the highest authorities beyond The Veil. She does have rather nasty skeleton-and-cowl enforcers. She seems to have a soft spot for Card, though.´
* ''[[Sandbox/{{Reapertale}} Reapertale]]'' is an ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' AU where all the characters are Gods, each having a role mirroring the one they have in the game. The position of the [[TheGrimReaper God of Death]] is shared between two characters due to an accident when creating the role. So why does this trope apply? The gods of Death are [[AllLovingHero Papy]][[NiceGuy rus]] and [[ForGreatJustice Sans]]. Anyone with even passing knowledge of the game should know that the two are [[DarkIsNotEvil among the kindest and most righteous characters in the setting.]] Papyrus is this even more so, as he's not only the one who escorts you to the afterlife, acording to WordOfGod, he represents the ''kinder'' side of Death and always takes the time of day to comfort the spirits of the dead and help them accept the afterlife, unlike Sans who takes them by force ([[JustifiedTrope He only does that]] because he knows first hand [[ComeBackWrong what happens]] when the soul isn't reaped [[GoneHorriblyWrong properly]]). Sans's role, in contrast to Papyrus is, as expected, to judge the dead, but canonically he's LawfulGood when judges you in the game. He is also TheHero who opposes [[HumanoidAbomination Chara]], who stole one of Sans's scythes to become the BigBad and the kind of Death that ''should'' be feared.
* Death from ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'', though initially intimidating, is [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/68 very friendly]]. [[spoiler:However, ''that'' Death has been revealed to be the angel Darius, the adoptive father the boy he is hugging. The real Death appears to be much less pleasant.]]
* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', Death, while still retaining the black clothing (albeit a suit) and skeletal appearance, is a mostly-polite British waiter who guides you to your table in Purgatory, which is a restaurant.
* Death from ''Webcomic/DeathAndTheMaiden'' is a generally genial guy with a crush on a human girl.
* Death from ''WebComic/{{Fanboys}}'' is a pretty chill and laid-back guy, but he has a ''very'' [[http://www.fanboys-online.com/index.php?id=269 twisted sense of humor]].
* Dee, from the Spanish webcomic ''Webcomic/{{CROWLEY}}'', usually looks like a cheerful little girl and is quite friendly and kind, and a friend of the main character. Unless you piss her off, then she can be downright terrifying.
* Death in ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' is a nice enough guy, willing to let you drink tea and play games for your life. He's also pretty ineffectual at his job, as most of the characters who end up in the afterlife [[DeathIsCheap escape through the door]].
* The deaths in ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' are [[PunchClockVillain just trying to meet quota]] so they don't get demoted or fired. One can't help feel sorry for [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Death of]] [[StuffBlowingUp Insanely Overpowered Fireballs]], who can't even manage to harvest people from the [[{{Expy}} Montana]] [[Franchise/IndianaJones Jones]] storylines... even though half the time they're set on ''[[MadeOfExplodium hydrogen zeppelins]]'' manned by trigger-happy [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]]. Or, most of the time, the fantasy storylines, which contain a character for whom "[[KillItWithFire cast ridiculously huge fireball]]" is TheAllSolvingHammer.
** Other Deaths become sympathetic due to other mistreatment. The Death of Being Wrestled to Death by Steve (a Steve Irwin parody)...got wrestled to death by Steve.
* Death in ''Muertitos'' takes the form of a vaguely humanoid mass of black, inky substance with a single eye. While somewhat creepy, he's a reasonable enough guy, and popular enough to have once had his own children's cartoon.
* The scrapyard robot in ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' is pretty nice for a robot built to take apart other robots (and who carries a scythe). He even allows them to buy themselves as scrap (including lending them money if they can't afford it) so they don't need to be disassembled (not to mention exist without an owner).
* While the other "The Last Trick-or-Treaters" strips by R.K. Milholland of ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' fame are frightening, [[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/rww10242011a.shtml this one]] starring TheGrimReaper and an unfortunate trick-or-treater is oddly touching.
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': [[LizardFolk Malack]] argues that while death gods get a bad reputation, they should be viewed as neutral by default. Death claims everyone, not just the righteous. [[spoiler:His own patron god, Nergal, is almost certainly evil though: Malack is his high priest and his goal is, after his allies have passed on (from old age or otherwise), to begin mass sacrifices to Nergal on a scale that the gladiator games cannot compare to.]]
* Deidre from ''Webcomic/{{Rhapsodies}}'' is always friendly and [[http://rhapsodies.wpmorse.com/?p=4037 wishes her clients well]] before leading them into the [[GoIntoTheLight light.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'': Cerberus is first seen in her new job as the Reaper giving a cookie to a drowned puppy. She apparently took the job [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/03/18/hereafter-thereafter/ for the opportunity to work with kids]]
* Death in ''Webcomic/JohnnyWander'' is an awkward guy who falls in love with a human girl, accidentally [[StrippedToTheBone skeletonizing]] her hand with a kiss and then being too shy to approach her for eighty years, which incidentally prevents her from aging. [[spoiler:They get together in the end.]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Curtailed}}'', Mandy shows us [[http://curtailedcomic.com/comic/sketchbook05/ a reaper]] that is so cute it would be almost impossible for ''anyone'' to fear it.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Godslave}}'', Anpu, the reaper in question, argues for it, stating that his job simply entails keeping the world from spinning out of control.
* In ''Webcomic/HolyBibble'', Azrael -- the angel of death -- is a blond-haired, blue-eyed angel who values the well-being of the mortals she collects more than some of her fellow fallen.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Deities}}'', Death is very friendly towards humans. He also has a very cute appearance and has even had a human girlfriend.
* In ''[[http://overmorrowtales.com/death/cover.php A Dance with Death]]'', the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death is rather glum about the impending end of the world and chooses to [[spoiler:dance with Hope]] rather than celebrate with the other HorsemenOfTheApocalypse.
--> '''Death:''' I come peacefully at times. I can be beautiful.
* [[http://thenextreaper.smackjeeves.com/comics/2213685/prologue-page-1/ The Next Reaper]] gives us two flavors of this: Death itself is a very by-the-book and responsible character. He's extremely annoyed at the irresponsibility of his creator, Shapeless, and is ''pissed'' at God and the Devil for them leaving their responsibilities behind. His son, Grim, is a different kind entirely. He's extremely regretful at the prospect of killing, and always attempts to bargain his way out of conflict before resorting to violence.
* In ''Creator/AGnosis''' comics on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek myth]], Hades is a {{Workaholic}} with NoSocialSkills, but is unfailingly dutiful and compassionate towards the dead. He doesn't see why the living are so afraid of him, since they're outside his bailiwick and he has no interest in killing anyone prematurely.
* The ''Webcomic/LovingReaper'' series of comics by [[https://jenny-jinya.com/?fbclid=IwAR2ppzgvw1P1ADzIhsrvbfjnplegiZvrfsf_ukqLXe_3gQybx9eIntkiJ4Q Jenny-Jinya]] portrays the Reaper as a kind, merciful being towards the neglected, abused, or (in rare cases) just unlucky animals he reaps. At one point he even sends an abandoned dog in his place for the soul of a kid who died in a hospital, to the kid's delight.
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* ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'' features [[TomTheDarkLord Gregg the Grim Reaper.]] [[NightmareRetardant He's shorter than the squirrel protagonist, he talks like a chipmunk,]] and cats, squirrels, and other creatures with [[DeathIsCheap multiple lives]] irritate him to no end. He's not evil, just a bit of a jerk. Upon your first life lost, he introduces Conker to the concept of getting squirrel tails as lives (including giving him one) and later gives you a gun so you can kill zombies (granted, this is also to help him get rid of them, since they are a hassle for his job).
* Death in ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest'' always tells you he has filled his quota of souls for the day, and sends you back saying you owe him one. For whatever reason, he never calls in the favor. Again, played for laughs.
* Death of ''VideoGame/DeathJr.'' is portrayed as a family man who, in the comics, is happily married to a human woman and is a father who, while stern, is generally willing to show his son aspects of his job. As he once says in a comic book offshoot, "Son, there are two things you can always count on: taxes, and your old man."
* Zig-zagged a few times in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' due to its CrossoverCosmology.
** [[spoiler: Grand Assassin]] Hassan-i-Sabbah "[[InUniverseNickname First Hassan]]" shows signs of being based on the Abrahamic/Islamic interpretation of the Angel of Death. He is formal, stern, and reserved at all times, but [[CreepyGood usually willing to help those who ask for it]], provided they show him proper respect. Any time he shows up in the story is a HellYesMoment for you and a MookHorrorShow for the enemies.
** Ereshkigal, Sumerian goddess of the Underworld, is a Type-B {{Tsundere}} prone to depression and loneliness and overwhelmed by her job to the point that her goal in Babylonia is to destroy civilization so no one else will die and she can ''quit''. She ''is'' actually pretty good at her job, though; once a soul appears in the underworld she explains the rules to them, guides them to cages to stabilize their existence and explains their options to them. We see her being dramatic with one soul but she dials it back when she notices she was scaring them.
** Although we do not see him, in Lostbelt 5 [[spoiler: Hades sided with humanity against Zeus taking over the world, and was killed in battle]].
* Manny Calavera of ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'' and the page quote is a charming salesman; it just happens that he ''sells'' travel packages to carry dead souls safely through the afterlife. His job and that of his fellow Reapers is simply to ensure people get what they deserve. Most of them aren't scary at all. [[spoiler:In fact, when an earlier Reaper, Salvador, learned that good people were being denied their "sweet hereafters" and being forced to linger in the Land of the Dead, he quit his job, denying himself his 'benefits', and started a revolution.]]
** Even worse? [[spoiler:Salvador had a ticket the entire time. They stole it and forced him into working for them. That's meant to be for the really nasty people.]]
* Grenth, the human God of Death in ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' is friendly to his followers and freely allows resurrection. The Underworld quests task you with aiding his Reapers against a usurper god Dhuum.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'' Thanatos, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death, is presented as a handsome young man with MysticalWhiteHair wielding a scythe and cape, and he's responsible for dealing with mortals who died peacefully (much like how later Greek myths depict him). He's the brother of PlayerCharacter Zagreus ([[spoiler:although by the time he appears Zag will already know they're NotBloodSiblings]]) and will occasionally appear to help Zagreus clear a room. He is portrayed as thoroughly sympathetic, even if he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who is prone to scolding Hypnos (because of his failures at work) and Zagreus (because of the mess he's caused), and even then, he's later shown to have feelings for Zagreus and is one of the LoveInterests of the game.
* Death in the first ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is just a card of a reaper with a bird skull for a face, whose appearance on reaching a Bad Ending can be alarming. But in the next game, ''Holiday Star'', he's the [[spoiler: [[{{Psychopomp}} conductor on a train]] carrying souls through the afterlife]], and is amiable and a little folksy. The protagonist cheerfully claims familiarity with him and even says that they are friends, which he doesn't dispute.
** She says they've been friends since the demo, and implies it's because she's had so many bad ends. This would imply that she ''remembers'' all her bad ends.
* ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' has a purely literal example with "Tobias Rieper" (aka the assassin Agent 47), who is human despite the name. He takes pride in being more like a force of nature than a murderer, never killing people other than his target, causing unnecessary panic, or using his strength selfishly. It's hard to fear someone who plays "La Cucaracha" for fun, however [[NothingPersonal cold]] they may be otherwise.
** No less culpable in 47's deeds is his superior, Diana Burnwood. She is the reason that ''a lot'' of drug lords, blackmailers, and other murderers of various stripes can't hurt anyone anymore, and [[LighterAndSofter in later games]] only accepts contracts on people she believes have it coming. She isn't hypocritical, either- [[spoiler:her parents were murdered for no fault of their own, yet she forgives their assassin]] and continues in her own bloody job, still certain that death can be more of a benefit to the world than a curse. [[spoiler:Notably, she does not blame 47 at all when he shoots her in ''Absolution''.]]
* Mara, one of the gods from the ''VideoGame/{{Incursion}}'', puts a big emphasis on fulfillment and resolution; she is surprisingly free with resurrections for her worshipers. Unusually for this trope, she is also the goddess of TheUndead and doesn't view them as [[AlwaysChaoticEvil abominations]].
* [[{{Psychopomp}} The Spirit Monk]] from ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' can be nice and helpful to departed souls if the player chooses. The Spirit Monk's boss, the Water Dragon, spends most of the game [[DeathTakesAHoliday incapacitated]] [[AndIMustScream in a grisly fashion]], but takes the form of a benevolent, kindly woman known as the Shepherd of the Dead. Like a Jesus/Guan Yin combo.
* [[EmotionlessGirl Lamb]] and [[BloodKnight Wolf]], the [[TheDividual divided entities]] of [[TheGrimReaper Kindred]] in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', {{zigzag|gingTrope}} with this trope all over the place. At every individual's death, Lamb and Wolf appear, and said individual is forced to choose between accepting Lamb or fleeing from Wolf. [[FaceDeathWithDignity Accepting Lamb]] means a peaceful and painless death when the time comes. Try to run, though, and Wolf will ensure that your end is painful and violent as a price [[YouCantFightFate for attempting to prolong your life]].
* [[CloudCuckooLander Uncle Death]] in ''VideoGame/LetItDie'' is a Finnish skateboarding {{otaku}} who guides you throughout the game, looks up to you, and even calls you "senpai". [[spoiler:He was supposed to wipe out humanity after you defeat the Fourth Don, but since he likes playing with you he decides not to.]]
* Krypta, the Goddess of Death in ''VideoGame/{{Majesty}}'', is apparently quite compassionate and egalitarian. One of the character vignettes has a priestess of Krypta teaming up with a [[LawfulGood Paladin of Dauros]] to destroy some monsters who had been killing pointlessly.
* In ''VideoGame/ManualSamuel'', despite being a TotallyRadical moron who’s “dressed like a douchebag for some reason”, Death is a pretty nice guy who gives Samuel a second chance at life out of the kindness of his heart (and because he wanted to use Sam’s [[FictionalCurrency Shreds of Life]] to buy a new skateboard).
* ''VideoGame/MaximoGhostsToGlory'' has Grim, TheGrimReaper, who is a all around pleasant guy and a wise-ass. [[VideoGame/MaximoVsArmyOfZin The sequel game]] shows that it's not just a job for him, he feels paternal to the souls he guards and hates to see them trapped or used for evil. In fact, in the second game he even directly helps Maximo this time by functioning as the game's SuperMode, temporarily replacing Maximo.
* The grim reaper in ''VideoGame/NappleTale'' is a odd, overly-polite little [[OurFairiesAreDifferent flower fairy]] creature who is the [[ButtMonkey butt of a lot of jokes]] over the course of the game for incompetence. Granted, he earned it when he claimed the heroine instead of the ''cat'' he was sent for.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'':
** Death in the ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' mod saga ''VideoGame/DarkWaters'' is portrayed as a long-suffering hard-working bureaucrat who decides he's just not going to process your character because he's busy, thus excusing your deaths in-game. This is PlayedForLaughs.
** The actual Reaper of ''Hordes of the Underdark'' is benign, and merely opens many doors for you to take once you reach his realm, provided you have the means of paying him to be resurrected...[[spoiler: This is later used against you once it is revealed that his true name was discovered by the BigBad Mephistopheles. Said archdevil used him until the perfect moment so that the hero would be trapped in Cania (read: Hell) and so that the Reaper would not be able to help them escape. And even then the Reaper still steers you towards a way to free you from this problem (as well as himself from this servitude)]].
* ''VideoGame/NocturneInYellow'': While Morena isn't particularly friendly and is fought as a boss, she repeatedly warns Vikenti to turn back and seems genuinely reluctant to kill him, letting him off with a warning in [[HopelessBossFight her first boss fight]]. Even when she is actually trying to kill him, it's mostly just to spare him the fate that would befall him if he was defeated by the island's SoulEating [[EldritchAbomination master]]. After she's defeated she relents, helping Vikenti move forward to face the island's master so he can kill it.
* ''VideoGame/Persona3'' has few examples:
** First is [[spoiler:Nyx]], who is described being the Bringer of Death, and the one who will kill everyone during [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Fall]]. However, she is not malevolent, but rather believes that what people want is death and she would be the one to bring it. [[spoiler:She's not even ''wrong'', as it's Erebus, the [[TheHeartless embodiment of humanity's collective desire for death]], calling out to Nyx that is the true catalyst of the Fall. When the protagonist [[HeroicSacrifice gave his soul to seal Nyx away]], what he actually did was prevent Erebus from making contact with her.]]
** Her Avatar, who is even called Death, is really friendly in his two human forms ([[spoiler:the mysterious boy with amnesia called Pharos and TheCasanova transfer student Ryoji Mochizuki]]). He even offers to erase your memories of everything so that you can die in peace.
* ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' has [[spoiler: Zen]], who used to be an uncaring god of death until he took pity on one departed soul, and has since become a much kinder being. How much so? [[spoiler: He's one of your party members.]]
* In the point-and-click game ''[[https://www.bigfishgames.com/games/8374/riddles-of-fate-memento-mori-ce/ Riddles of Fate: Memento Mori]]'', Death wears sinister armor and is [[GutturalGrowler gravelly-voiced]], but he's ultimately a well-meaning young man who seeks to maintain the balance between life and death: In order for new souls to be born, [[YouCantFightFate people who are fated to die must die]]. Those who ScrewDestiny face severe consequences, as their attempts often involve exploiting the lives of others to prolong their own life (or the lives of their loved ones).
* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', the [[http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Grim_Reaper Grim Reaper]] may be a skeleton in a black robe, but he is friendly, has a good sense of humour, [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee is a great fan of a certain rock band]], and [[ShoutOut had]] the CatchPhrase of "[[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Gotta reap 'em all]]". Death is also one of the Guardians of Guthix, a band of [[TheChosenOne Chosen Ones]] by the god most conscientious of mortal rights. In [=RS3=], Death will even [[BagOfSpilling retrieve your belongings]] when you're killed, for a small fee (not applicable in the Wilderness). He's also a bit overworked, and will offer you Slayer tasks involving boss monsters whose souls he needs to make his quota.
** Icthlarin of the Menaphite pantheon also qualifies, being the equivalent of Anubis or Osiris and hence the god of guiding souls into the afterlife. He and Death are good friends, to the point that Sliske holds Death hostage during the quest "Missing, Presumed Death" to guarantee Icthlarin's cooperation. Sadly, Icthlarin's sister Amascut (a splice of Ammut and Sehkmet), formerly the goddess of rebirth for the just and punishment for the unjust, has [[GodOfEvil gone round the bend]].
* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', Charon is willing to let the player go for a relatively small price. He says that it's mostly because he's really overworked, [[spoiler:most likely still processing people from the apocalypse a few centuries ago]]. If you decline, he actually complains that you don't want to come back to life, and if you refuse a second time he'll let you queue up for the afterlife, but makes it clear that he really doesn't want to do it.
* ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series portrays the Grim Reaper very kindly; he listens to pleas for dead sims to be revived, and he gives a chance for the Sims to win back their loved ones, and even if they failed at his little game, he might bring them back as zombies anyway. He also gives discounts on children's resurrections. He enjoys watching [=TV=], and if he arrives at a party, he might party with the residents, even though he always spoils the mood with his arrival. Oh that silly Reaper.
** If a sim dies of old age while in Platinum Aspiration in ''VideoGame/TheSims2'', the Reaper shows up in a flower lei, accompanied by hula girl zombies, to send your sim on an eternal vacation to Tropical Paradise Heaven.
** One of the plot hooks in Strangetown is the product of an affair between the local BlackWidow and the friendly guy who kept coming for her husbands.
** Thanks to the University expansion, you can even call the Reaper and bribe him to resurrect your loved ones (or bargain with him as they're dying). He offers a reduced rate for children, but stiffing him otherwise can have [[ZombieApocalypse some unpleasant consequences.]]
** If you have the Pets expansion, the Reaper will [[PetTheDog play with your dogs and cats]] when he comes for them.
** Though he does have his temper. In ''Sims 3 University Life'', if you rant against him, he will strike down your sim. He does resurrect them and tells them not to do that again as he's got a job to do.
** One amusing glitch can happen in Sims 3. One tumblr user reported that a sims' husband died a few minutes before the female sim started to give birth. This causes all [=NPCs=] on the lot to panic at that... Including Death. Another posted "What do I do? This is the opposite of my job!"
** The Sims 4 adds to this even more. If the Grim Reaper comes to your lot to reap a sim, he will stay, and be interacted with. Your sim can come up and try to be his friend, and it will work! There's even an in-game achievement for doing this.
--->'''Grim:''' Aww, how can you not trust this face?
* ''Videogame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'':
** The [[TheGrimReaper Master of Death]] of the protagonist's homeworld, Vigilance, was picked for the position by the world's chief god specifically because of his kindness and compassion, knowing that he would be far more appropriate than anyone callous or indifferent. Unfortunately, Median believed he was responsible for causing the death of his child and killed him, leaving the souls of the dead unguarded and causing souls to be slowly stolen from the world.
** Gig, a Master of Death from another world, is an aversion: He's cruel, genocidal, rude, arrogant and essentially void of redeeming characteristics. He was sent to kill every living thing in Haephnes and did a pretty good job of it until Median's daughter managed a double knockout and sealed his soul into a black sword. [[spoiler:Later revelations make it clear that Gig and Vigilance are the same person, but the god Drazil corrupted his soul because, once again, there was no one to guard it. It was then sent back. As Gig slowly awakens to his former life, he mellows out and reaches a middle ground between the perfect and compassionate Vigilance and the omnicidal Gig.]]
* ''Videogame/{{Spiritfarer}}'': The protagonist, Stella, is a Spiritfarer, a {{Psychopomp}} whose job is to find lost souls and help them deal with their unresolved emotional problems so that they can pass on to the afterlife.
* In the [=RPG=] Maker game ''Tales From The Reaper'', Reapers effectively form the MagicalUnderpinningsOfReality, and there are Reapers of life, afterlife, death, nature, physics, the "unseen world", and even free will. The Reaper in charge of death hates her job, by the way.
* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'':
** Not-so-grim reaper Komachi is often portrayed as a HardDrinkingPartyGirl whenever she isn't [[DeathTakesAHoliday napping for days on end]]. She basically just wants to "go at her own pace", which happens to be lethargic, even by a (non-flying) turtle's standards, and is notably bright and cheery any time it involves anything besides the drudgery of [[OneHourWorkWeek doing her job]]. Fanon aside, it seems her sloth comes from trying to do her job ''too well'' and spending too much time with each soul rather than working efficiently and heartlessly to meet her quota like she's supposed to. She also takes breaks to give advice to the living.
** Komachi's boss Eiki, who judges the dead, is often portrayed equally comically by the fandom, as a workaholic who spends much of her time stressing out about Komachi's (lack of) work habits, and her own days off [[PokeThePoodle committing laughably minor misdeeds]].
* ''VideoGame/VegaStrike'' [[WelcomeToCorneria apparently]] has "The [[Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress Mistress]]" as a part of the in-'[[TheVerse verse]] folklore. Looks great in the GameOver screen[[note]]DXT format[[/note]], anyway.
* The Grim Reaper is one of the many superheroes in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'', codenamed "Wonder Death". We don't get much info about his personality (since he's one of the minor characters), but since he's a superhero, he can't be all that bad.
* The Reapers in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' are a varied group, but a good number are just [[PunchClockVillain regular dudes doing their jobs]], and over the course of the game Neku becomes friends with a handful of them.
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* An uncredited comic strip shows Death picking up a recently deceased dog. The dog asks "Was I a good boy?" Death responds, shaking a bag of treats, "No. I'm told you were the best." It was ultimately turned into a [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1346018-whos-a-good-boy this]] comic / meme template.
* ''Webcomic/{{Apocalyptic Horseplay}}'': Mot, the personification of death. He looks just like typical grandpa, maybe with a little bony knees... He is also the nicest of Horsemen, and the one who convinced them to settle down instead of bringing constant chaos to earth. His appearance is somehow close to Literature/{{Discworld}} Death, with his [[PaintingTheMedium heavy way of speaking]], kindness to humans and lack of understanding them in the same time.
* ''Gashapon Shop'' has the Grim Reaper's angsty nephew, who, on his first day, goes for his target's nephew to slightly similar names. He later cracks a few jokes and aids the heroes, but he doesn't show up often.
* The world of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' has {{Psychopomp}}s from [[FantasyKitchenSink all cultures]] to help the newly deceased [[GoIntoTheLight enter the Ether]]. They range from fuzzy dogs to old women to the [[TheUnseen unseen]] [[BigCreepyCrawlies insect guide Ketrak]], all of them quite personable and concerned for their charges' well-being. Annie was {{pals|WithJesus}} with a lot of them prior to their falling-out [[spoiler:when they didn't show up to collect her mother's spirit]], and the owl-headed Muut makes overtures to try to mend their relationship.
* The title character from the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'' is ass-ugly, he's mean, he WILL hunt you down viciously if you try to run away from him, he's one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and [[spoiler: in life, he was an evil dictator who wiped out all of humanity]]. However, he also genuinely cares about the souls he guides to the afterlife (he gets mad when reasonably decent people get condemned to Hell), and even denizens of Hell. And sweet mother of potatoes is he nicer than the ''other'' sins.[[note]]Except Sloth. But Sloth is merely the ground of Hell, so it's disqualified.[[/note]]
* ''Webcomic/FindersKeepers'' features a Gaiman-inspired PerkyGoth Death, the youngest of the nine Powers That Be, the highest authorities beyond The Veil. She does have rather nasty skeleton-and-cowl enforcers. She seems to have a soft spot for Card, though.´
* ''[[Sandbox/{{Reapertale}} Reapertale]]'' is an ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' AU where all the characters are Gods, each having a role mirroring the one they have in the game. The position of the [[TheGrimReaper God of Death]] is shared between two characters due to an accident when creating the role. So why does this trope apply? The gods of Death are [[AllLovingHero Papy]][[NiceGuy rus]] and [[ForGreatJustice Sans]]. Anyone with even passing knowledge of the game should know that the two are [[DarkIsNotEvil among the kindest and most righteous characters in the setting.]] Papyrus is this even more so, as he's not only the one who escorts you to the afterlife, acording to WordOfGod, he represents the ''kinder'' side of Death and always takes the time of day to comfort the spirits of the dead and help them accept the afterlife, unlike Sans who takes them by force ([[JustifiedTrope He only does that]] because he knows first hand [[ComeBackWrong what happens]] when the soul isn't reaped [[GoneHorriblyWrong properly]]). Sans's role, in contrast to Papyrus is, as expected, to judge the dead, but canonically he's LawfulGood when judges you in the game. He is also TheHero who opposes [[HumanoidAbomination Chara]], who stole one of Sans's scythes to become the BigBad and the kind of Death that ''should'' be feared.
* Death from ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'', though initially intimidating, is [[https://www.sdamned.com/comic/68 very friendly]]. [[spoiler:However, ''that'' Death has been revealed to be the angel Darius, the adoptive father the boy he is hugging. The real Death appears to be much less pleasant.]]
* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', Death, while still retaining the black clothing (albeit a suit) and skeletal appearance, is a mostly-polite British waiter who guides you to your table in Purgatory, which is a restaurant.
* Death from ''Webcomic/DeathAndTheMaiden'' is a generally genial guy with a crush on a human girl.
* Death from ''WebComic/{{Fanboys}}'' is a pretty chill and laid-back guy, but he has a ''very'' [[http://www.fanboys-online.com/index.php?id=269 twisted sense of humor]].
* Dee, from the Spanish webcomic ''Webcomic/{{CROWLEY}}'', usually looks like a cheerful little girl and is quite friendly and kind, and a friend of the main character. Unless you piss her off, then she can be downright terrifying.
* Death in ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' is a nice enough guy, willing to let you drink tea and play games for your life. He's also pretty ineffectual at his job, as most of the characters who end up in the afterlife [[DeathIsCheap escape through the door]].
* The deaths in ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' are [[PunchClockVillain just trying to meet quota]] so they don't get demoted or fired. One can't help feel sorry for [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Death of]] [[StuffBlowingUp Insanely Overpowered Fireballs]], who can't even manage to harvest people from the [[{{Expy}} Montana]] [[Franchise/IndianaJones Jones]] storylines... even though half the time they're set on ''[[MadeOfExplodium hydrogen zeppelins]]'' manned by trigger-happy [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]]. Or, most of the time, the fantasy storylines, which contain a character for whom "[[KillItWithFire cast ridiculously huge fireball]]" is TheAllSolvingHammer.
** Other Deaths become sympathetic due to other mistreatment. The Death of Being Wrestled to Death by Steve (a Steve Irwin parody)...got wrestled to death by Steve.
* Death in ''Muertitos'' takes the form of a vaguely humanoid mass of black, inky substance with a single eye. While somewhat creepy, he's a reasonable enough guy, and popular enough to have once had his own children's cartoon.
* The scrapyard robot in ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' is pretty nice for a robot built to take apart other robots (and who carries a scythe). He even allows them to buy themselves as scrap (including lending them money if they can't afford it) so they don't need to be disassembled (not to mention exist without an owner).
* While the other "The Last Trick-or-Treaters" strips by R.K. Milholland of ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' fame are frightening, [[http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/rww10242011a.shtml this one]] starring TheGrimReaper and an unfortunate trick-or-treater is oddly touching.
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': [[LizardFolk Malack]] argues that while death gods get a bad reputation, they should be viewed as neutral by default. Death claims everyone, not just the righteous. [[spoiler:His own patron god, Nergal, is almost certainly evil though: Malack is his high priest and his goal is, after his allies have passed on (from old age or otherwise), to begin mass sacrifices to Nergal on a scale that the gladiator games cannot compare to.]]
* Deidre from ''Webcomic/{{Rhapsodies}}'' is always friendly and [[http://rhapsodies.wpmorse.com/?p=4037 wishes her clients well]] before leading them into the [[GoIntoTheLight light.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'': Cerberus is first seen in her new job as the Reaper giving a cookie to a drowned puppy. She apparently took the job [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/03/18/hereafter-thereafter/ for the opportunity to work with kids]]
* Death in ''Webcomic/JohnnyWander'' is an awkward guy who falls in love with a human girl, accidentally [[StrippedToTheBone skeletonizing]] her hand with a kiss and then being too shy to approach her for eighty years, which incidentally prevents her from aging. [[spoiler:They get together in the end.]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Curtailed}}'', Mandy shows us [[http://curtailedcomic.com/comic/sketchbook05/ a reaper]] that is so cute it would be almost impossible for ''anyone'' to fear it.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Godslave}}'', Anpu, the reaper in question, argues for it, stating that his job simply entails keeping the world from spinning out of control.
* In ''Webcomic/HolyBibble'', Azrael -- the angel of death -- is a blond-haired, blue-eyed angel who values the well-being of the mortals she collects more than some of her fellow fallen.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Deities}}'', Death is very friendly towards humans. He also has a very cute appearance and has even had a human girlfriend.
* In ''[[http://overmorrowtales.com/death/cover.php A Dance with Death]]'', the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death is rather glum about the impending end of the world and chooses to [[spoiler:dance with Hope]] rather than celebrate with the other HorsemenOfTheApocalypse.
--> '''Death:''' I come peacefully at times. I can be beautiful.
* [[http://thenextreaper.smackjeeves.com/comics/2213685/prologue-page-1/ The Next Reaper]] gives us two flavors of this: Death itself is a very by-the-book and responsible character. He's extremely annoyed at the irresponsibility of his creator, Shapeless, and is ''pissed'' at God and the Devil for them leaving their responsibilities behind. His son, Grim, is a different kind entirely. He's extremely regretful at the prospect of killing, and always attempts to bargain his way out of conflict before resorting to violence.
* In ''Creator/AGnosis''' comics on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek myth]], Hades is a {{Workaholic}} with NoSocialSkills, but is unfailingly dutiful and compassionate towards the dead. He doesn't see why the living are so afraid of him, since they're outside his bailiwick and he has no interest in killing anyone prematurely.
* The ''Webcomic/LovingReaper'' series of comics by [[https://jenny-jinya.com/?fbclid=IwAR2ppzgvw1P1ADzIhsrvbfjnplegiZvrfsf_ukqLXe_3gQybx9eIntkiJ4Q Jenny-Jinya]] portrays the Reaper as a kind, merciful being towards the neglected, abused, or (in rare cases) just unlucky animals he reaps. At one point he even sends an abandoned dog in his place for the soul of a kid who died in a hospital, to the kid's delight.
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