Afterlife Transport

Afterlife Transport
Yuna (Final Fantasy X) performs the Sending to send the souls of Sin's victims to the Farplane.
Power/Ability to:	Transport beings to the afterlife.

"I didn't think it would end this way."

"End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it."

"What? Gandalf? See what?"

"White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise."

"Well, that isn't so bad."

"No. No, it isn't."

― Gandalf and Pippin (The Lord of the Rings)

The power to transport others to the afterlife. Sub-power of Afterlife Border and Grim Reaper Physiology. Opposite to Afterlife Prevention.

Also Called

• Afterlife Escorting/Guiding
• Psychopomping
• Reaping
• Soul Movement

Capabilities

The user is capable of taking the souls of others, willingly or otherwise, to the afterlife.

Applications

• Eternal Rest Inducement
• Hell Imprisonment for evil souls

Associations

• Afterlife Border
• Afterlife Marking
• Grim Reaper Physiology
• Shinigami Physiology
• Soul Manipulation

Limitations

• Targets may have to be either mortally wounded (beyond medical attention), dying, or dead before they can be taken to the afterlife.
• May be able to transport the dead only to a specific afterlife (Heaven, Hell, Valhalla, etc.).
• Soul Anchoring is the perfect counter.
  • Afterlife Prevention
• Curses and rituals may prevent a soul from being approached or taken by a psychopomp.
• Cannot prevent souls from returning to the physical realm.
• Souls with Indomitable Will may be resistant/immune.
• May not be able to affect themselves.
• Certain undead psychology species or a race may guide certain racial souls into the afterlife.

Known Users

Cartoons

• Grim (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
• Death (Family Guy)
• Valkyries (Samurai Jack)

Comics

• Black Flash (DC Comics)
• Black Racer (DC Comics)
• Greta Hayes/Secret (DC Comics)
• Barlida (A.R. Hicks Series)
• Hel (Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose)

Movies

• Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)
• Terry (SOUL)
• God (This is the End)

Folklore/Mythology

• Oya (African Mythology)
• Papa Gheda (African-Caribbean Mythology)
• Xolotl (Aztec Mythology)
• Ankou (Briton Mythology)
• Jizo (Buddhist Mythology)
• Ogmios (Celtic Mythology)
• Epona (Celtic-Roman Mythology)
• Ox-Head and Horse-Face (Chinese Mythology)
• Anibus (Egyptian Mythology)
• Charun (Etruscan Mythology)
• Demons (Folklore)
• Grim Reaper (Folklore)
• Psychopomps (Folklore)
• Charon (Greek Mythology)
• Hermes/Mercury (Greek/Roman Mythology)
• Thanatos (Greek/Roman Mythology)
• Yama/Yamarja (Hindu Mythology)
• Anguta (Inuit Mythology)
• Azrael (Judeo-Christian Mythology)
• Ixtab (Mayan Mythology)
• Angels (Mythology/Folklore)
• Valkyries (Norse Mythology)
• Gwyn Ap Nudd (Welsh Mythology)
• Daena (Zoroastrian Mythology)

Live Television

• Reapers (Dead Like Me)
• Shachath (American Horror Story: Asylum)
• Papa Legba/Papa Gheda (American Horror Story: Coven)
• Angel of Death (Charmed)
• Piper Halliwell (Charmed); as the Angel of Death
• Death (Supernatural)
• Reapers (Supernatural)
• Anchors to the Other Side (The Vampire Diaries)
  • Amara; formerly
  • Bonnie Bennett; formerly
• Witches (Witches of East End)

Manga/Anime

• Will O' Wisp (Ancient Magus Bride)
• Shinigami/Soul Reapers (Bleach)
• Larcade Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
• Cancer Deathmask (Saint Seiya)
• Cancer Deathtoll (Saint Seiya)
• Cancer Schiller (Saint Seiya)
• Fairies (Saint Seiya)
• Deep Niobe (Saint Seiya)
• Wyvern Radamanthys (Saint Seiya)
• Rory Mercury (Gate)
• Ai Enma (Hell Girl)
• Soul Piper/Tatarimokke (InuYasha)
• Meido Zangetsuha users (InuYasha)
• Botan (Yu Yu Hakusho)
• Lala (Monster Musume)
• Banbou (Windaria)

Video Games

• Phantom Train (Final Fantasy VI)
• Summoners (Final Fantasy X)
  • Yuna
• Hu Tao (Genshin Impact)
• Lich (Kingdom Hearts III)
• Grim (Maximo)
• Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
• Zen (Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth)
• Dusknoir (Pokémon)
• Gigantamax Gengar (Pokémon)
• Charon (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Hellgate (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Walpurgis (Valkyrie Crusade)

Known Objects

• Pentecostal (Lucifer)
• Experimental Teleporter (They Found Hell)
• Héctor's Guitar (Coco); only Miguel
• Eye of Gazeem (Aladdin: The Animated Series)

Known Powers

• The One Magic (Fairy Tail)
• Wuxi Finger Hold (Kung Fu Panda)

Gallery

Papa Legba (American Horror Story: Coven) is a Loa that acts as a Psychopomp for souls good and evil, and rules various Hells.

Shachath (American Horror Story: Asylum) is the Angel of Death.

The Black Flash (DC Comics) is the psychopomp to all those connected to the Speed Force, taking deceased speedsters directly to the Speed Force itself.

Ai Enma (Hell Girl) operates by making deals with clients and then sending a victim of their choosing to Hell.

Shishinki (InuYasha) using Meido Zangetsuha to transport his target to the netherworld, body and soul.

The Soul Piper/Tatarimokke (InuYasha) transports the souls of deceased children to either Heaven or Hell.

The Lich (Kingdom Hearts III) is a unique Heartless that captures the hearts of the dead and ferries them to the depths of darkness.

The Pentecostal (Lucifer) is an arcane token that allows passage in and out of Hell for anyone that wields it.

As an aspect of Chronos, the god of death and time, it is Zen's (Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth) duty to guide the souls of the dead to the Sea of Souls.

Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean) transported those who died at sea to the afterlife until he abandoned his duty and corrupted his purpose by sending souls to the Davy Jones's Locker, where he punish souls for no apparent reason.

Charon (Valkyrie Crusade)

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Hellgate (Valkyrie Crusade) as the embodiment and guardian of the hell's gate, can either prevent others from entering on hell, or send them there.

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Walpurgis (Valkyrie Crusade) is a sacred maiden that guides lost souls to the afterlife.

The Phantom Train (Final Fantasy VI) serves as the transport to the afterlife for all the wandering souls who board it, as well as any living ones who accidentally board it.

As goddess of the Nordic Underworld, Hel (Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose) was essentially able to banish Crypt Chick to her eternal rest against her will.

Inuyasha (Inuyasha) uses Meido Zangetsuha to banish enemies to the Underworld.

Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)

Rory Mercury (Gate) body acts a gateway to carry the soul of warrior who dies in battle to the afterlife.

The Wuxi Finger Hold (Kung Fu Panda) sends mortals to the Spirit Realm.

Botan (Yu Yu Hakusho), ferrywoman of the River Styx.

Gigantamax Gangar (Pokemon)

Videos

Ryu VS Scorpion (Street Fighter VS Mortal Kombat) - DEATH BATTLE!