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:
.@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/IGxHPA7RqG
— johnson (@animaljayson) May 31, 2016
. @ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/ju5cNxWSt8
— Shivers (@UnaiShivers) May 28, 2016
there is no name more perfect for reaper than this pic.twitter.com/WEjQEPrjc6
— Jorge (@Lunatik_guy) May 28, 2016
Joined an auto defeat but it was meant to be. @ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/79HpKP3TMZ
— Sylvia (@siljaws) May 28, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/4iEplsjJ35
— Sad Coleslaw Lover (@GDZmsn) May 28, 2016
tfw you’re accidentally an edgy Reaper mashing ult. pic.twitter.com/D4DU2ZXBD1
— ライダー BUNZ (@horrorbuns) May 28, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/WEtGzQ3xTx
— Ernie Flint (@CrimboHardstyle) May 28, 2016
@ReaperNames we knew as soon as he joined the game pic.twitter.com/O5ku7Ryj4z
— Jason Layne (@jasonisbanned) May 29, 2016
@ReaperNames #PS4share pic.twitter.com/HMfc4iGAFI
— Jordan Crumb (@CrumbleBumbles) May 29, 2016
. @ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/Wv9dmThgL7
— Jackie (@LadyOfFrost) May 29, 2016
@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
Reaper has had a few nicknames in the past pic.twitter.com/7dfmnu4ztN
— Jesse (@bootaide) May 26, 2016
.@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/gi7LkbpgHA
— Pauline Ragny (@SimplyRagny) May 28, 2016
His play of the game was using Death Blossom and instantly dying. @ReaperNames #Overwatch pic.twitter.com/BSlVx72e4D
— Rjain Midnight (@RjainXIV) June 1, 2016
oh you know it @ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/G7xTzs2Dln
— Landon Mollari (@LuigiThirty) May 29, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/jQa4YIw3sW
— Thibman (@BasedSexyPonder) May 29, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/T6VQrsrWlm
— mono (@_aranea) May 29, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/EBXor7f0sA
— ❛ALEX« (@asynjurs) May 29, 2016
.@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/US9sTbupMh
— ココロ (@KokoroAkechi) May 29, 2016
— Reaper Names (@ReaperNames) May 29, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/rZ1UvFgQ2l
— Marlon (@Markey_J_) May 29, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/si3AZqSciA
— Mijo (@mijothereal) May 30, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/AtoeUNNcR3
— Jake (@Jake_JLF) May 30, 2016
.@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/hAmHkHTRuJ
— Kidan @ soup (@FaeFemme) May 30, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/qyP0msvA2T
— TOBRΛN (@JustTobran) May 30, 2016
@ReaperNames #PS4share pic.twitter.com/9caQWvNW4e
— Dillon (@Sealed33) May 30, 2016
@ReaperNames pic.twitter.com/fUNnfune7D
— Marcus Freeman (@Fallenangel4150) 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!
Comments
7 responses to “Reaper Players Always Have The Best Names In Overwatch”
That was pretty good..
Donald Dump 2K16 was a personal highlight
Agreed
I kept waiting for a ‘FLUFFYKINS’.
This is one I played against a while ago
http://i.imgur.com/LqKcNOa.png
To be honest “NoMercy” would be better as a Mercy player 🙂
This just shows the you too can get Play of the Game with Reaper just by pressing “Q”.
I call it ‘Q of the Game’ or ‘Bastion of the Game’.