Death, also known as the Grim Reaper, The Destroyer, The Hooded One, The Angel of Death, & The "God" of Death, etc. is a common element in human cultures and history. Death is an iconic character throughout the world and is famous for the "
Death Touch." As a personified force it has been imagined in many different ways. The popular depiction of Death as a skeletal figure carrying a large
scythe and clothed in a black
cloak with a
hood first arose in 15th century England, while the title "the
Grim Reaper" is first attested in 1847.