The Barabbus curse is a curse associated to Nicodemus Archleone's noose. It is first mentioned in Death Masks.
Description[]
The Barabbus curse is a curse that Nicodemus Archleone can cast thanks to his noose. The curse operates by mandating a death that cannot be avoided.[1] The name is a corruption of Barabbas, the biblical figure condemned to death and freed by the Jews in place of Jesus.
In the series[]
Death Masks[]
- Main article: Death Masks
In Death Masks, Harry Dresden and Susan Rodriguez are hit by an entropy curse, apparently cast by Quintus Cassius, which they barely escape.[2] Michael Carpenter informs Dresden that it is actually a Barabbus curse Nicodemus Archleone cast on him. It is possible to voluntarily take the victim's place, a loophole that causes Shiro Yoshimo's death.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Death Masks, ch. 31
- ↑ Death Masks, ch. 24