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.

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.

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.

| 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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*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 {{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]].