Grim Reapers

Since Hollows and Arrancar are keeping the Humans and Gotei, and possibly even the Kishi, Rena has asked for the Grim Reapers return to keep the Sinners in check. However, they must be dulled a bit. Why? Simple. In 95% of cases, a Grim Reaper fighting a vizard at the same tier will win. Without some type of back up, usually in the form of a 2-2 or 2-1, that's going to be the end result. Now, keep in mind that these guys were also originally intended to be a Mission only Race. Rena has said that while they would have to be dulled, they can still be overpowered for their tier. How much more overpowered will be needing some work/negosiation/whatever. To put into more perspective on how strong they are originally...the org. leader could stand on even ground with two org. leaders. Dulled down, 70% chance to beat an org. leader if that one is by themselves, even match if they have a single 1-3 or above for backup. Still could use some work though, like I said, these guys were overpowered.

I still have the Hierarchy and a Character Template for them. Character Information I can easily do. I still want only the most trusted RPers to have them. The Grim Reapers are my baby, and if I don't think a person should have one, I reserve the right to take it away. I also reserve the right to dictate what happens with them, generally speaking, despite not being the org. leader MAYBE. I'll have have a seperate thread for that issue later...because I can't decide what to do if these guys are resurrected, which will depend on you guys. I'll still allow some freedom with whoever controls them, but still. Maybe I'm still being too controlling, Idk. Anyway...a little bit more about them:

They are the dealers of death, literally. They decide who lives, who dies. And mark them with a symbol. They DON'T take sides. Meaning they don't give a f*#$ what the other's are doing as long as they leave them be, generally. There are over three million of them total, the main group being called the Top 8, the strongest 8 Grim Reapers, not counting the Dean of Grim Reaper Affairs, who rules them. They have their own seperate dimension, but can only be accessed by an imp that is assigned to each Grim Reaper. Like shinigami, they have stages of power. Like their "scythe" (read their character information if they are popular enough to get resurrected) is their shikai. Their "sealed form" is basically a shield and a lightsaber without the handle. Full Authorization is bankai, Full Authorization Part Two is Toukai/Segunda. However, that was limited to only the top two plus the org. leader. They do have some basic abilities that are NOT to be used on other characters, but on nameless NPCs, for RP purposes.

Now, for my own opinion. Frankly I don't care. But, I don't actually understand why have them be with the "good guys." Because they all, for the most part, are against the Espada and the Sinners. Three against two. Unbalanced. Or one potentially neutral, but that may not happen. Still, there is at least one org. that can keep the Sinners in Check. And I also don't really see why they would care, the Sinner's are still dead. They would see it as the shinigami's or Kishi's or the Coalition's responsibility. Not theirs. Anyway, vote and post away your opinions. I voted maybe.

Edit: I knew I forgot something, thank you Zenke. Yes, they relied more on actual skill than anything. They were more physical based, but more importantly, they were skilled. Be it hand to hand, use of their weapon, or even battle perception.

Well i remember how powerful they are, and they should be nerfed quite a bit, so they'd be on the same level as a sinner, who are the highest of their tier if done right. I'd like to see them back, too, and obviously you can limit who has them, the same as sinners are limited to people with one tiers only. I remember you said how grimmies are very skilled with their scythes, so making them the best weapon users of their tier would be a good way to make them more powerful. Anyway I say yes, it would be cool to see these guys back.

I like this idea, as long as it is kept fair. I asked on chat, and got really good answers. I support the grimmies, as long as they aren't able to kill me in one hit XD

I agree with all of these terms... however, we can't say that a single Grim Reaper can single handedly take on an org leader all by themselves... Grim Reapers would have to gang up on said org leaders, unless the Dean was fighting the org leader... That Reminds me, are we actually going to have a Dean instead of saying that he was 'the man behind the curtain'?

Plus, are the imps going to have any more importance? If so, that would be awesome...

That was obvious before hand. Alex Shard would not beat an Org. Leader, which was why no Org. Leader could challenge before hand. Mark them, yes, beat one, no. Yes, there has to be an org. leader since they're not mission only anymore. Which is another issue, link is below. That is also a poll. And would be much appreciated if it was voted in. Posting in it is not necessary. Either way, I WILL have a Grim Reaper if everyone is for them being resurrected.

https://bleacherax.rpg-board.net/t436-what-the-hell-should-i-do-i-can-t-decide

honestly i think it would be more interesting to be at the normal tier HOWEVER we make it a playable rase for everyon e O~O

well i would like if they would be equal to the Sinners in strength but also have the same limits o.o

Well unlike sinners, these guys have releases. So they shouldn't get the natural boosts. But they should have some kind of natural weapon mastery for their scythes, making them skilled enough to take on two characters in melee. then when the releases come out, thats where it starts getting tricky.

I would prefer if they were like the Sinners and be a little above par than others in the same tier. The Grim Reaper Academy takes 500 years to graduate from. Minimum true age for the Top 8 is 1500 years old, for small fries, minimum true age will probably be around 800, 900 years. Their age does play some part in the reason why they're better skilled or slightly overpowered for their tier. The Top 8 has a set tier, though whether or not they'll have the Full Authorization Part Two would probably be dependent on the owner's post count. The Small Fries are between 2-3 and 1-5.

I do see Zenke's point. As stated, they are more skilled because of their ages. They take a long time to train. The Top 8 are basically celebrities among the lesser Grim Reapers because they are so good and they have lasted for so long. They do have releases, so they're not going to be like the Sinners in that regard. I'm going to call this vote ended by next week or so. If they are approved, I'll be needing access to the staff board to discuss more about how we can make them work, yet still get what I intended them to be. Then I get busy with their stuff...

Edit: It's pretty much a garuntee that they're back. So yeah... poll closed.