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SOS HALL OF FAME: REAPER

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Who Fears The Reaper?

ReaperMany of you know THE REAPER, as the reaper of souls and part time Taco–Enthusiast. But did you know he’s also a blogger? That’s right. THE REAPER’S TIPS (http://thereaperstips.wordpress.com/) is a survival blog much like Seth on Survival,  and while it’s not been updated for a while, it still has some valid survival tips that may just help you in the days to come.

THE REAPER first joined SOS in early 2012, he had apparently come to help us with KZAZIER VETENARI’s Cycle. But helped us with many other issues, including the ROYAL BABIES SUPERNATURAL IDENTITY (http://sethonsurvival.com/survival-resources/new-british-prince-vampire-like-grandpa-or-werewolf/comment-page-1#comment-289813)  and while his BOSS (http://sethonsurvival.com/survival-resources/the-yule-cat-cometh/comment-page-1#comment-297319) can be a bit friendly – er wait, Ex-Boss? – THE REAPER still seems to be on the side of survival.  – At least somewhat…is it just me, or is he constantly shifting sides? – He is a dedicated professional, and may have to go on a hiatus from the site from time to time. But he always returns with a quick quip, or an answer to some supernatural strangeness going on, on the site.

The God of Death as he calls himself, enjoys many things in his off time. From taking in stray survivors like Lilith or The Urban Squatch, to sitting down to a movie and a bowl of popcorn.

He can get a bit GRIMM at times, but in his line of work that is to be expected.

The Reaper and his friends – and frenemies – are always ready to help anyone on the site. Albeit in their own special ways.

He is the ‘King of the Reapers’ – or at least that’s his claim – and will almost always help a survivor in need.  Even at the cost of his soda.

He was even the headliner of a band known as Death on the Highway. – Who were the bandmates again? –  They were big in the 50’s, and were quote ‘Metal before Metal was cool’.

So congratulations to THE REAPER and the rest of you survivors out there. Just remember to stay off the Reapers list…even if we do have a handy list of tricks to get you off of said list…(http://sethonsurvival.com/survival-news/who-reaps-the-reaper-reaper-survival-101/)

And if you need to contact THE REAPER, try his SOTM page (http://sethonsurvival.com/survival-news/hunter-moon-survivor-month-2013). Or really anywhere on the site. He’s always somewhere around here…

Reaper To Join SOS Hall of Fame

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Hall of Fame Announcement
Hall of Fame Announcement

Well it’s official. THE REAPER will join the SOS HALL OF FAME.

The Reaper was voted into the Hall of Fame by unanimous decision on the Tetrad Moonfall by a conclave of 5 anonymous survivors from SOS.

Citing The Reaper’s consistently awesome dedication to survival, here are some comments from this committee:

“For a guy whose job it is to harvest souls, he’s actually really helpful.”

“Reaper is always friendly and he’s funny and he gets people talking about stuff.”

“I like the Reaper. You should put him in the Hall of Fame. And then you should put me there. But the Reaper can go first. I guess.”

I personally have been grateful to Reaper for his hostyness on the site. Over the months of 2014 I could have confidence that even when I was on another mission, that Reaper would check in and scan the site to help make some supernaturally great supernatural survival moments.

The Reaper will join the elite group of 7 Hall of Famers who also include: ALEX, STIGMA, P5T5R, ZYBORAGON, GODDESS OF FATE and of course, a hybrid you all still know, the generous and awesome MR. MUTT. All great survivors who have helped survival supernaturally over the years.

So that’s it in a nutshell. Thanks to everyone who helps SOS survive and sorry for the wait. These things take a while to do sometimes. Look for REAPER’s HoF profile soon in the days ahead. It’s going to be survivally spectacular.

And be sure and join us here on for the HOWLING HALLOWEEN-A-PALOOZA on you guessed it, Halloween.

Seth

Second Tetrad Blood Moon Rises

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The second of four blood moons is almost upon us, due to rise in mere hours now, this one even bigger and longer than the last one in April.

Four blood moons rising
Four blood moons rising

For survivors not following the Tetrad phenomenon, the Earth is undergoing a once-in-a-vampire-lifetime series of four Blood Moons or total lunar eclipses in a row. Many claim the Tetrad phenomenon is historically linked to massive upheaval and change for the beings on planet Earth.

Here at SOS, the Tetrad moon is linked with a new entry to the SOS Hall of Fame.

The second Tetrad Blood Moon will be most visible in the northwestern United States. Unfortunately it will not be visible to survivors in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

But as the moon rises, I will be here on SOS to celebrate with survivors and reveal the new Hall of Famer,  with apologies for my relative absence from the site over the last two weeks. Graham and I have been burning the midnight electronic oil planning for a big Halloween release party for a few things, including three new Monstrometer Reports.

To recap, the Hall of Fame is an honor bestowed by SOS to one hardy survivor who has stood the test of time with us here on the site. I rely personally on these hardy few to help us all survive supernaturally. You don’t always see them on the site, but they are usually around behind the scenes, alerting me to supernatural survival situations unfolding on the site and around the world in addition to lending a hand or a claw whenever possible on the pages of SOS. In the past many of Hall of Famers have even written articles or made videos for distribution on the site, for which I have been profoundly grateful.

In four years there have been only six Hall of Famers: cyborg P5t5r, one-time werewolf STIGMA, metal dragon ZYBORAGON, the GODDESS OF FATE, leader of the Generous Three, the hybrid MR. MUTT and of course, Survivor Number One: former zombie turned human survivor ALEX. Please click on their names to learn more about their supernatural exploits and adventures here on the site and elsewhere.

Hope to see you then Survivors and thanks to all of you who have been keeping on keeping on. Without you there really would be no SOS.

Seth

Lightning Moon Marks Mutt Days End

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As the Lightning Moon fades and the Dog Mutt Days end, thanks for waiting patiently for the new SOS Hall of Fame announcement. Please read on, this gets complicated.

For those who don’t know, Hall of Famers are survivors who have contributed to Survival over the long haul, helping everyone keep on keeping on over many months and in most cases, years. Some of them, like Alex have been a part of SOS since we first launched and continue to check in on a regular basis with mostly helpful and entertaining comments and observations. As every Hall of Famer knows, the prize is small and frankly the fame is too but the gratitude, the gratitude is huge. Without you there would be no survival. And so with some further ado and explanation:

SOS Hall of Fame Announcement

Who Will It Be?

After careful review of the archives over the last few weeks, Graham and I have decided to delay the planned Hall of Fame announcement. All things being equal, it should take place in the fall but it’s too soon to tell.

Instead, against my better judgement, I have been convinced to give a Survivor of the Month prize. I know, the curse.  I said no more. So call this a test of the SOTM curse. Look for the clues in the next few hours, and the announcement tomorrow at the latest.

Meanwhile thanks to everyone who contributed to Survival on the Lightning Moon, from the SENTINEL with his cycle still in progress, to  THE REAPER and his one last big reap. (BTW did you hear the unexpected twist in THE REAPER’s fate? Very instructive my reapy friend!)

(And if you don’t remember the cycle clues?  Read P5t5R’s complete-ist list here.)

And of course ALEX and MR. MUTT and CHAOS for working out the clues and how to survive his thing, along with MARY and MARNEY and many others for helping in their own way to get the truth out there.  You it has been an epic month when even Zyboragon stops by to check it out, presumably leaving the Fenn gold completely unguarded in his other dimension…hmmm…. 

Of course there are many others from the start of the month, from THE BEAST to WOLFBOY and more. Thanks for keeping on with SOS.

SOS Dog Moon Hall of Fame Announcement

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SOS Dog MUTT Moon Hall of Fame Announcement

While the dust still settles on the Dog Moon, and the Ghost Moon fades for another year, SOS will induct another survivor into the Hall of Fame, in keeping with my pledge to catch up with Hall of Famers over the summer – at least until a cure for the dread Survivor of the Month curse can be found.

Thanks to everyone contributing to Survival research this moon. Long may you keep on keeping on! Without you, there would be no SOS.

Do you know this survivor? 

1. Has this moon in his name. Well sort of. At least in part of it.

2. Yet he is not all werewolf, strictly speaking. He is somewhat more of a mix than most, and his name means that too.

3. Once believed himself to be the last of his kind

4. Owing to this, he sometimes rhymed.

5. Many thought he would never speak again

6. But a trip to the underworld gave him the yen.

7. And something else. Please keep on while we fill you in…

8. It took an angel and a pastry chef and a demon, just to bring him back.

9. After a nasty Silverbloods attack.

10.  But what exactly was in that evil eclair? ‘Cuz we’re still trying to determine his new plan here…

Mr. Mutt

Mr. Mutt

If you, like Stigma, guessed everyone’s favourite Heinz 57 werewolf hybrid, Mr. Mutt? Congratulations, you were right! Looking back over the years, I see whenever SOS got weird – er, weirder –  Mr. Mutt has been there to warn me. When I see an email from Mr. Mutt on my phone I know something’s going down and I better get to the site as soon as possible.

Confession time here. I actually thought we had already inducted Mr. Mutt into the Hall of Fame, but then Graham reminded me why we scrapped that plan. It was based on Mr. Mutt’s last comment way back here in February, when we thought he didn’t survive. And unfortunately by definition, one must be actively surviving to be inducted into the Survival Hall of Fame. Otherwise it’s kind of like, false advertising.

So I’m glad you’re back Mr. Mutt. Even if you are possessed by a demonic pastry chef or whoever your demon turns out to be, it’s great to know you’re still keeping on out there in the world, surviving and still lending a paw from time to time. I’m glad we can finally add you to the Survival Hall of Fame.

Thanks to everyone still surviving with SOS this month.

Zyboragon SOS Hall of Famer

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Hall of Fame Announcement
Hall of Fame announcement in progress…

In keeping with my pledge to catch up on the Hall of Fame inductions around here, I invite you to take a minute to read about the next SOS Hall of Famer to be inducted on Sunday, June 02. You may be surprised! I know I was.

Fast Fact About Zyboragon:

Zyboragon

1. Zyboragon is a green water dragon whose scales are very valuable and change color with the seasons. He has a prosthetic metal arm, if I’m not mistaken, the result of a long ago battle gone wrong.

2. He fought in and survived the dread Void Wars with minimal casualties. Unless you count aging an extra few hundred years and getting hit by a comet.

3. In fact, personally I think the Void Wars made Zyboragon stronger or at least wiser because he has kind of become famous around here for pithy, paradoxical and inspiring statements including:

It’s not what you are that determines what you can do.

It’s always a good time to learn.

A different approach, interesting but boring!

Making a difference is a simple as taking five minutes from your day to help someone else.

4. Zyboragon is uniquely capable of surveiling the supernatural weather and has saved many lives with his timely alerts.

5. Like any older dragon who is excellent at meditation, he is prone to loooooooooooooog, very long, many-O naps upon his treasure, which he keeps in a secret location. Which as of today, there is a standing bounty for anyone who can correctly pinpoint Zyboragon’s dragon lair full of treasure. (Or narrow it down, at least.)

*Note, results obtained by torture will not be accepted. Reasonably polite taunting however, is permissible. 

6. Because in Zyboragon’s secret lair he may or may not have stashed Forresst Fenn’s treasure – along with whatever other treasure he has dragon-ed away.

(You may recall how Zyboragon taunted my St. Patrick’s Day efforts to obtain this treasure for myself. I know I certainly do!)

7. Used to possess a coveted wormhole key that enabled him to teleport people. Does he still? Only one way to know for sure.

8. For more info about Zyboragon, please see his Survivor of the Month profile here.

9. Or you can just say hi to Zyboragon by posting a reply to any one of his comments below. If he’s not asleep or on a personal mission, he might just answer you back!

10. Leaving this one open for something good because you can’t leave a list at 9 but I want to save this for something good.