Summary[]
Death, alternatively referred to as The Wolf in promotional material or Lobo, is one of the two primary antagonists of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. He is the personification of death, seen and described to be a force of nature towards those he targets, especially towards that of Puss in Boots who he stalked and tantalized relentlessly throughout the film in order to snuff out the cat's ninth and last life.
Upon meeting Death, Puss mistakes the wolf as just another meager bounty hunter wishing to claim the hit on the cat's head and mocks him for it. After a mortifying conversation and one-sided fight with the alleged mercenary, Puss migrated into a brief retirement to secure his last life until hearing of The Last Wish, in which he embarks on a journey to claim the wish for himself in order to attain his previous eight lives, and restore his pride, with Death stalking him throughout it. Later on in the Forest of Magic, Puss soon finds out that the wolf that had stalked him throughout his journey wasn't a skilled bounty hunter, but instead the literal grim reaper, out to kill Puss after feeling insulted by the cat's ability to escape death more than once, telling the feline that he is "not a cat person" because of this.
Eventually, on the precipice of making his wish, Death and Puss engage in one last fight, to which Puss triumphs by exasperating Death with his newfound value of life, causing the wolf to dismiss Puss due to not viewing him as a legend anymore, causing their feud to end with Death reminding the cat that they will meet again one day.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: At least 5-B, likely High 2-A
Name: Death, The Wolf (In promotional material), Lobo, "Bounty Hunter" (As falsely referred to as by Puss from their initial meeting)
Origin: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Shrekverse
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: The Grim Reaper, Personification of Death
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery (Proficiently fought with dual sickles, and can even combine them to make a double-bladed glaive to which he maneuvered just as well, in which he overpowered and outfought Puss with both weapon styles, causing the latter to lose his rapier in two different occasions[1]), Immortality (Type 1 and 8; Is the physical embodiment of death itself[1]), Bodily Weaponry (Claws and teeth), Enhanced Senses (Capable of smelling fear from his victims.[1] As a wolf, Death should have a sense of smell 100x superior to a human's, better ability to see in the dark and better hearing[2]), Acrobatics (Displays great athletic ability during combat[1]), Vibration Manipulation (Shook the region around him simply by speaking his name[1]), Stealth Mastery (Successfully stalked Puss not only throughout the entire film, but was there for all eight of his other deaths without the cat noticing this[1]), Teleportation (Appeared in a stool next to Puss, and as well spontaneously manifested in a large crowd of people), Clairvoyance (Seems to know when to appear when Puss, and any of his victims are about to die[1]), Fire Manipulation (Used his dual sickles to create a large wave of fire that surrounded him and Puss for their battle[1]), likely Abstract Existence (Type 2; Is the physical embodiment of the concept of death[1]), Perception Manipulation (Could not be seen or heard by anyone other than Puss prior to the final battle on the Wishing Star[1]), Illusion Creation (Projected his face on crystals and changed their colour as he chased Puss), Nigh-Omnipresence (Is the Grim Reaper for everyone, meaning he can see the deaths of countless people, meaning if 2 or more people died at the exact same time he would have to be in both places at once)
Attack Potency: At least Planet level (Much stronger than Puss in Boots and easily overpowered him, who was quick to note that he could never defeat Death and only fought to protect his last life. Just being grazed by Death's sickles was enough to make Puss bleed. Effortlessly shattered large crystals[1]), likely higher to High Multiverse level+ (Was implied to be holding back, as indicated by him angrily asking himself why he played with his food and no longer wanting to kill Puss after noticing that he wasn't the once arrogant legend who used to squander his lives. Stated he is death itself, concept is unbound by space-time [4-D], making him 5-D)
Speed: Varies from Subsonic to Inaccessible (Easily outpaced Puss in Boots, disarming him before he could react, avoiding his attacks and mocking him as slow[1] Scales to Fiona, who appears to be moving at normal speeds in slow motion. Bloodwolf states to have been existed before time itself, meaning he existed before space),
Lifting Strength: At least Class K (Far superior to Puss in Boots, who wrestled with a Bull when Puss was a kitty, and casually restrained him with one hand. Effortlessly pushed over giant crystals[1])
Striking Strength: At least Planet Class, likely High Multiversal+
Durability: At least Planet level, likely High Multiverse level+ (Withstood heavy attacks from Puss in Boots with little issue[1])
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Extended Melee Range, higher with Dual Sickles, Tens of Meters with Fire Manipulation (Surround himself and Puss in Boots with fire)
Standard Equipment: Dual sickles and cloak
Intelligence: At least Gifted (Death is a master in various fields such as combat, intimidation, and stalking his prey which all seem to factor into him being an extraordinary grim reaper. His combat prowess was able to trump and overcome that of Puss in Boots, who is reputable in swordsmanship as he's faced groups of skilled knights and giant monsters before. He was the catalyst of changing the person Puss is, being able to afflict so much fear, trauma and anxiety into him that it nearly forced him into an early retirement, which could have resulted in him living in among a house of normal house cats, showing that he knows exactly how to get under people's skin. Not much is known about Death outside of his connection with Puss himself, but it can easily be inferred that his track record is almost flawless, seeing as how he's the physical embodiment of the concept of death, meant to deal with everyone without the possibility for failure; he told Puss that "no one's escaped [him] yet", and that running away will only delay the inevitable, in which Death chose to masterfully stalk Puss once he had done this with nothing he can do to counter, or in order to escape[1])
Standard Tactics: Death usually opts to taunt his opponents first, trying to get them to fear and make mistakes, before moving in for the kill with melee attacks.
Weaknesses: Somewhat sadistic and tends to play with his food.