soul collector

Afterlife's grim gatherer

Soul collector refers to a being—often supernatural—that gathers souls of the dead, appearing in folklore, fantasy, and horror as a grim reaper figure or demon who claims spirits at death.

The term also describes someone with an intense, almost predatory ability to captivate others: He's a soul collector—everyone who meets him falls under his spell.

In gaming and fiction, a soul collector may be a character class, artifact, or mechanic for harvesting defeated enemies' essences.

Related

ferryman · underworld · spirits · afterlife · eternal rest · shades · wraith · specter · lantern · damnation · purgatory · scythe · hooded · shadowy · ethereal · netherworld · shadow realm · vessel

Opposites
relationship to souls/life force

soul collectorlife-giver

Source of existence

creator · resurrector · breath of life · animator · quickener

role in life-death cycle

soul collectorhealer

One who restores health

resurrector · midwife · creator deity · Prometheus · angel of mercy

spiritual function

soul collectorguardian angel

Protective spirit assigned individually

savior · redeemer · deliverer · saint · bodhisattva

Family

soul, souls, souled, soulful, soulfully, soulless, soulmate, collect, collector

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