Editing Death's Scythe

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{{Infobox Item
| title        = Death's Scythe
| image        = [[File:Death's Scythe.png|250px]]
| caption      = {{symbol|castlevania}}<br />Death's Scythe artwork from ''Ultimate''.
| series       = {{uv|Castlevania}}
| item class   = [[Weapon]]
| game1 = Ultimate
| requirements = }}
{{cquote|''You can KO highly damaged opponents with a well-placed smash attack from this scythe. A black aura will surround your opponent right before you attack, signaling an instant KO!!''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}}

'''Death's Scythe''' ({{ja|死神の鎌|Shinigami no Kama}}, ''Death God's Sickle'') is an [[item]] that appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. It was revealed in the August 8 Nintendo Direct.

==Origin==
[[File:Death's Scythe Origin.gif|left|thumb|200px|[https://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Soma_Cruz Soma Cruz] using Death's Scythe in ''{{s|wikipedia|Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow}}''.]]
Death's Scythe is, as the name implies, the weapon that accompanies Death in the ''Castlevania'' series. It is said to reap souls from those it slashes, and can sometimes even be used by the playable characters; it is usually considered one of the most powerful weapons of the series.

In real life and other forms of media (including books, cartoons, and other video games), the personification of {{iw|wikipedia|Death|personification}} (or, as it is more commonly known, the Grim Reaper) is usually depicted with a scythe as its primary weapon and tool in order to gather souls from those who have passed on. This originated as a form of symbolism, as the same way farmers used scythes to reap their crops, Death used the scythe to reap the souls of the dead.
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==Operation==
Death's Scythe is a battering item which the user swings in an arc ahead of them. In addition to dealing damage like a normal battering item, it has the ability to [[instant KO|instantly KO]] victims that have a high enough [[percentage]]. 

If an opponent is hit by the Death Scythe with a smash attack or tilt attack while at a certain percentage threshold, it will cause a dramatic sound effect and [[Special Zoom]] to occur, before the victim is instantly KO'd in a colorful explosion, similarly to KOs in [[Stamina Mode]]. The minimum damage required for the Death's Scythe to instantly KO is 70% for a fully charged smash attack, 80% for an uncharged smash attack, and 120% for a tilt attack. Other attacks with the scythe (e.g. jab, dash attack) will never instantly KO the opponent.

While the swing is readied, opponents with sufficient damage will be surrounded by an aesthetic darkness effect, which helps signify if they will be instantly KO'd by a smash attack.

==Spirits==
Equipping the Antasma, Mimikyu, Nash, or Hector (Castlevania) [[support spirit]]s will give the player a Death's Scythe at a start of their stock.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Cost !! Ability !! Series
|-
| 111 || {{SpiritTableName|Antasma|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Death's Scythe Equipped || ''Mario & Luigi'' Series
|-
| 555 || {{SpiritTableName|Mimikyu|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Death's Scythe Equipped || ''Pokémon'' Series
|-
| 995 || {{SpiritTableName|Nash|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Death's Scythe Equipped || ''Street Fighter'' Series
|-
| 1,063 || {{SpiritTableName|Hector (Castlevania)|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Death's Scythe Equipped || ''Castlevania'' Series
|}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Death - Castlevania.png|Death with his Scythe from ''Lament of Innocence'', the basis for its design in ''Ultimate''.
Deaths Scythe KO.gif|{{SSBU|Ness}} instantly KOs {{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}} and {{SSBU|Bowser}} with Death's Scythe.
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==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|死神の鎌|Shinigami no Kama}}
|jaM=Death God's Sickle
|en=Death's Scythe
|fr=Faux de la Mort
|frM=Death's Scythe
|es_es=Guadaña de la Muerte
|es_esM=Death's Scythe
|es_la=Hoz de la Muerte
|es_laM=Death's Sickle
|de=Todessense
|deM=Death's Scythe
|it=Falce della Morte
|itM=Death's Scythe
|nl=Zeis van de Dood
|nlM=Death's Scythe
|ru={{rollover|Коса Смерти|Kosa Smerti|?}}
|ruM=Death's Scythe
|ko={{rollover|사신의 낫|Sasinui Nat|?}}
|koM=Death's Scythe
|zh=Death's Scythe
}}

==Trivia==
*The inclusion of this item marks the second occurrence of a signature item of a particular character appearing as an ordinary item in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, the first being the [[Lip's Stick]]. Unlike the Lip's Stick, other characters besides Death have used Death's Scythe in ''Castlevania''.
**Death debuted in the same game as his weapon in the ''Smash'' series as a background character with Death's Scythe in [[Dracula's Castle]]. [[Lip]], however, debuted in ''Ultimate'' as a spirit, which was three subsequent installments after her weapon debuted. While a [[Sticker]] named "Flower Fairy Lip" appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the character on the Sticker is actually Furil from ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'', a similar-looking but distinct character.
*Death’s Scythe is the first third-party item that is not character-generated in their moveset (examples include [[Snake]]'s [[Hand Grenade]], [[Mega Man]]'s [[Metal Blade]], and [[Pac-Man]]'s [[Bonus Fruit]]) to come from a series represented with a playable character.
*If the Death's Scythe KOs a buried character, the "Special Zoom" effect will occur twice.
*If {{SSBU|Hero}} charges a [[smash attack]] with the Death's Scythe, a different sound effect plays instead of his usual one. This also happens when charging a [[Killing Edge]].
*Oddly, no sound effect plays if {{SSBU|Byleth}} charges a smash attack with the Death's Scythe.
**Additionally, they do not vibrate in place when charging it. This also happens to the partner Ice Climber, and Zero Suit Samus when charging a smash attack with the [[Star Rod]].

==External Link==
*Article on the [https://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Death's_Scythe Castlevania Wiki].

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