Reaper’s tryhard edgelording is partially on Blizzard, which has given the character sharp lines such as “DIE, DIE, DIE.” But players who play Reaper also make him seem like a ridiculous character, too.
The excellent @reapernames Twitter account collects screenshots of actual Reaper players in the wild, and they all have amazing names. Sometimes, the names are spot-on, and they fit Reaper perfectly. Other times the names are so silly that it’s hard to imagine a Reaper ever referring to himself in that way. This of course only makes Reaper seem that much more hilarious as a character, something that you wouldn’t expect from just looking at his character design. The Overwatch community has basically changed the way I look at the character in-game, and it’s great.
Some examples of good or unexpected Reaper names, via the @reapernames Twitter:
https://twitter.com/embed/status/737552149559681024
. @ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/ju5cNxWSt8
— Shivers (@UnaiShivers) May 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736608652321247232
Joined an auto defeat but it was meant to be. @ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/79HpKP3TMZ
— Sylvia (@siljaws) May 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736675121058992128
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736672149730009088
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736645647449784320
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736710401908301825
@ReaperNames #PS4share pic.twitter.com/HMfc4iGAFI
— Jordan Crumb🦈🍉 (aka The Shark Head Guy) (@CrumbleBumbles) May 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736735743389753344
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/uEpfoEIf2Q
— Isaiah Marshall (@cod4cultking) June 1, 2016
(from @masakaan ) pic.twitter.com/qmgBT7nBiJ
— Reaper Names (@ReaperNames) May 29, 2016
I never knew David Cage played Overwatch (from @identicalghost ) pic.twitter.com/Bw8fejEMah
— Reaper Names (@ReaperNames) May 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/735908008887095296
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736673172368592896
https://twitter.com/embed/status/738011141067018240
oh you know it @ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/G7xTzs2Dln
— Katherine the Sixth (@LuigiThirty) May 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736980293488234496
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/T6VQrsrWlm
— ｍｏｎｏ♡ (@_aranea) May 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736859813565456384
https://twitter.com/embed/status/736853345600577536
— Reaper Names (@ReaperNames) May 29, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/rZ1UvFgQ2l
— Toto (@Markey_J_) May 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/737088924560957440
https://twitter.com/embed/status/737085034088169472
https://twitter.com/embed/status/737136641102336000
https://twitter.com/embed/status/737367313582837760
@ReaperNames #PS4share pic.twitter.com/9caQWvNW4e
— Dillon (@Xenodill) May 30, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/fUNnfune7D
— LunarRoses (@_LunarRoses) June 1, 2016
Have you spotted any good Reaper names while playing Overwatch? Feel free to share in the comments, or to send them in to @reapernames as well!
