Editing Death's Scythe

'''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.  

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.

Death's Scythe is a battering item which the user swings in an arc ahead of them. While the swing is readied, opponents whose [[damage]] is at or above 70% hit with the tip of a smash attack will be surrounded by a darkness effect, at 69% or less if hit with any part of the death scythe the blade of the scythe will have a red effect. Hitting such a heavily damaged opponent with the Death Scythe during a smash attack, or even a tilt attack if their damage is at or above 120%, will [[instant KO|instantly KO]] them. Characters KO'd in this manner do not take knockback, and instead simply vanish in a colorful explosion.

Equipping the Antasma, Mimikyu, Nash or Hector (Castlevania) Support Spirits will give the player a Death's Scythe at a start of a match.

{| class="wikitable sortable"

| 111 || [[File:Antasma.png|center|64x64px]] || Antasma || {{color|#B5986C|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Death's Scythe Equipped || ''Mario & Luigi'' Series

| 555 || [[File:Mimikyu.png|center|64x64px]] || Mimikyu || {{color|#B5986C|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Death's Scythe Equipped || ''Pokémon'' Series

| 995 || [[File:Charlie Nash.png|center|64x64px]] || Nash || {{color|#B5986C|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Death's Scythe Equipped || ''Street Fighter'' Series

| 1,063 || [[File:Hector (CV).png|center|64x64px]] || Hector (Castlevania) || {{color|#B5986C|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Death's Scythe Equipped || ''Castlevania'' Series

*The inclusion of this item marks the second occurance 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|the ''Castlevania'' stage]]. [[Lip]], however debuted in ''Ultimate'' as an Assist Spirit which was three subsequent installments later then when 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 isn't character generated in their moveset, such as [[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.