User blog comment:SeraphLucifer/Discussion/@comment-79.115.69.102-20160203205904/@comment-5619706-20160204200155

This was part of my concerns when they retconned reapers as angels. Reapers had a very strong affinity to Death. It made so much sense that they were created by the one they served. Death WAS described as THE archangel of Death in the show, but back then, it was more of a title than an actual species label.

Death obviously isn't an archangel, but the retcon really muddles up our lore on him and his relationship with the now-angel-reapers.