Death Eaters: Real Or Just Fictional?

If you’ve watched all the Harry Potter movies, you might probably be familiar with Death Eaters

Death Eaters, as seen in the movies, are collectively known to be passionate followers of Voldemort (aka You Know Who or He Who Must Not Be Named and they consist of wizards and witches who were radical pureblood supremacists practicing Dark Arts. These followers are described to often wearing black hoods and masks with snake-like slits to cover their faces and sporting a Dark Mark burned on their left forearm, which they use to summon Voldemort. (Source: “Death Eaters” from Harry Potter Wiki Fandom; https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Death_Eaters) Aside from the black robes and masks, Death Eaters are also seen to be wearing tall , pointed hats which are approximately half the length of the wearer’s height. (Source: “Death Eaters” from Villains Wiki; https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Death_Eaters). They are often spies who keep their loyalty to Voldemort as a secret as many of them are involved in British wizarding politics and various bureaucratic organizations.

Some or few of the notable Death Eaters are namely: Bellatrix Lestrange, Barty Crouch Jr, Peter Pettigrew, Corban Yaxley, Alecto and Amycus Carrow… and a few more to name such as Lucius Malfoy and his son Draco (in the 6th movie). Are there also Death Eaters in real life? Or are they just mere ficitional characters?

Now, as to whether there are really Death Eaters in non magical world or in real life, Death Eaters can be based on any number of racists, bigoted or supremacy groups. In terms of history, Voldemort and his supporters can be likened to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis where a few similarities include oppression of those whom they believe don’t fit to their ideals (Voldemort = oppression of Muggle borns/Muggles as Hitler: oppression of Jews, gypsies, disabled people, etc), the lists and registration of Jewish people compared to lists and registration of Muggle borns/Muggles. You can find more detailed similarities of Death Eaters and KKK (Ku Klux Klan) here – https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-KKK-so-much-like-Death-Eaters

Source:* “Death Eaters” from Harry Potter Wiki Fandom; https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Death_Eaters* “Death Eaters” from Villains Wiki; https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Death_Eaters