Are you a fan of stories where death is a key theme? If so, you'll love these original characters! They're all from tales where death plays a big role. Some are grim reapers or ghosts, others might be survivors or warriors. Each one has a unique story to share. Take a look at the characters people have created and add your own!

Death OCs (247 characters)

@snugg.slugg
Mortality is an 8'6 masculine Construct (Exernian Species). His soul object was a pocket watch, which is what his head is currently. His body is made up of mysterious black material. Even if someone asks what it is, he won't tell them. The ...
#death
#dark academia
@mikamikamika
in progress!! there sure will be a lot x)
#death
#oc
@lovethyenemy
In a world where Fears have taken physical form and seek to corrupt all life forms, Sada Masato embodies Humanity's hope, as well as their last chance at survival. Known as the Paradigm by some, he is revered for being the only human unaffe...
#death
#oc
#original character
@ffatalityy
THIS IS A NEW OC RIP I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF HER DEVELOPED YET!!!
#death
#oc
@ZozoJackson
Bane is a character with an origin story--to say the least. He is a giant dire wolf set in a grungy, dark fantasy world filled with fairies, elves, adventurers, and, of course, kings and queens. He slays his enemies with his giant sword, an...
#death
#oc
#greatsword
@ayujin
Camille Qing Rongnosik, known as “Commander Qing,” is a disciplined and resilient leader from Moulin with a complex heritage. Raised in a strict elite environment, she mastered martial arts and swordsmanship from a young age. After a trauma...
#death
#moulin
@crylict
An adventurous dragoness whose home was destroyed and is now trying to find a new place to settle downpfp by @aaimasqtch
#death
#dark magic
@Wrenthread
Val is an awkward assassin who was kind of raised by ghosts. Which explains a lot about them, honestly.Val had their whole life planned out with their childhood sweetheart, the two of them ruling the city as crime lords, ridiculously in lov...
#oc
@IEatYummyArt
Ombra is a character from my fantasy world, Apor. She was the first character I've every made and she's my pookie. <3Ombra is the Goddess of Death. Also known as the grim reaper by some, or simply death, she ends the life cycle of all morta...
#death
#goddess
@soleilcherie
god of the nightly hour, sickness, art, death, naivety, and fluidity.outfit: overalls, dino teeshirt, brown loafers, thin circle glasses (think yaelokre)appearance: olive skin, prominent eye bags, sheep horn stubs, constellation scars, gray...
#death
#short story
@Ariki_Crea
Halloween is currently a shinigami stationned on Earth, in Japan most of the time, unless called somewhere else.She has demon vassals working for her, and herself will take part in fighting other demons who try to interfere with human's liv...
#death
#goddess
#Minordeity
#Ankou
@Nobodynew311
Oliver sticks to a small number of friends but can talk to others easily if needed. He's very responsible and caring for those close to him. While he believes he is happy, deep down, anxiety nags at him about all he's failed to do in the pa...
#protagonist
@My_Melody
Valentine lived in a small apartment I'm the middle of NYC, freeloading off of his roommate's money to buy stuff like cigarettes and alcohol. While Val does work, he often make up excuses to not go. Val works at a strip club and while it pa...
#death
#cutegore
@Nobodynew311
Silas is very bubbly and so much fun to talk to. She gets along with almost everyone and always makes them feel included. She likes to joke and be annoying. Despite this, she will take things seriously when needed. She is reliable, agile, a...
#blood
@1nj3ctF3ar
His art is mostly accurate but outdated, I will hopefully change this soon. Just missing small details.Laz is a strong-headed type a person. He doesn't enjoy being bossed around or controlled. Even with his "you don't control me" attitude, ...
#Laz Allen
@Neruderall
Byrmith is the Herald of the God of Death, Nulul-'Slanvé, and Harbinger of Death and Distortion. His very presence can trigger a commoner's Distortion easily,and dreaming anything related to him often means you are going to be presented wit...
#draconic
@RheaIllustrates
Xitrena is the divinity of life and death and the ruler of a realm called the valley of death (or purgatory). She sorts people between the different afterlives with her servant, Arioch.Xitrena is the second oldest alive divinity and one of ...
#death
#godess
#Life
@1nj3ctF3ar
This is a rather cruel and unloving girl, almost as if it seemed like she would seek out violence. Even with her small size, she would become quite the hazard for Easy and the others. As she didn't care.A work in progress
#Viola Lionhart
@Ichika_Takashi
Khanh is a psychotic nighttime assassin whose day job is being a rocker 
#death
#Assassination
#Rock artist
@Meanderingmags
Music theme - 'Long forgotten tales and storied memories' Morior is an ancient being, one who believed for a long time that he was simply a rare iteration of Nymph, one of decay. He spent a much of his early life trying to find others like ...
#death
#god of death
#embodiment of death
@TrashBagGhost
Cypher is a CRT Daemon from Pixopolis. Her mother went missing when she was 12 [She is now 18] and she has been living happily with her very cool and very popular dad ever since :D.At least that's what's she tells everyone.A little about Cy...
#death
#m.u.s.i.c studios collab
@MissMaddles
princess turned grim reaper.WIP!!!
#death
#undead
@ThreeKings
Life as a god of death, as one can guess, proves to be a rather lonely existence. Not only does Alistair have to be disconnected from everyone around him, but he must also be cold and ruthless in order to get the job done. Alistair was neve...
#reaper
@risingstar
#death
#oc
##death
@Hyoque
Hyakkimaru's best friend and businesspartner. She is an artdealer. Her personality is the quiet type. She was the hostage in a terroristattack at the age of seventeen, this attack took place inside a train during her ride home from college....
#death
#train
@sxilor_1010
Akira Tanshokū, otherwise known as Roxi, is a 27 year old rabbit human hybrid living within a world full of humans and hybrids. Her life was a messy childhood having been kidnapped at birth only to wind up on the streets after her "parents"...
#rabbit
@CherubPies
NAMEGrey KadokawaRACE/NATIONALITY japanese, englishMBTI ISTP-AOCCUPATION cashier"i cant tell if that look on their face is anger or genetic ..."appearancethey often dress in clothing resembling that of early 2010's grunge, including lots of...
#dead
@Vickypedia
Known under many names among humans, Death has quite the reputation. Some fear them, some worship them... the common thread is that they are often viewed as some godly entity or force. In truth, Death is kind. A bit weird maybe, perhaps clu...
#death
@sugarsparkle
death | god | 24a god in the multiverse, representing and embodying the concepts of death and the end. her antiquated, doll-like appearance masks an explosive personality, full of frustration and anger. unlike certain coworkers of hers, she...
#death
#oc
#ocart
#originalcharacter
#original character
@ButtonsandOcs
Marigolds and papel picado,Lives of the finished are sacado,Cempasúchil’s reach of death,Heart as frozen as her breathHer heart isn't really frozen. She's just very hardworking, making sure every death is recorded and seeing that lost souls...
#death
#goddess
@A.n.g.e.l
Azrya is a force of nature—ethereal, commanding, and enigmatic. She is the embodiment of death and transformation, a being who exists between the veil of life and the abyss beyond.
#death
##death
#goddess
##goddess
##Necrofauna
@Leo_jack
**Pfp done by Djarn's picrew-Full Grim Reaper demon-Lives with their father-Curly hair (type 4a/4b hair) thats dark brown and greyish black eyes-Is next to become the head Grim Reaper demon in her area of Hell, as well as take her father's ...
#death
#grim reaper