Death's Scythe
Death's Scythe artwork fromUltimate.
Universe	Castlevania
Appears in	Ultimate
Item class	Weapon

Death's Scythe (死神の鎌,Death God's Sickle) is anitem that appears inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate for theNintendo Switch. It was revealed in the August 8 Nintendo Direct.

Origin[edit]

Soma Cruz using Death's Scythe inCastlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.

Death's Scythe is, as the name implies, the weapon that accompanies Death in theCastlevania 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 ofDeath (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.

Operation[edit]

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 toinstantly KO victims that have a high enoughpercentage.

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 andSpecial Zoom to occur, before the victim is instantly KO'd in a colorful explosion, similarly to KOs inStamina 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[edit]

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

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
111		Antasma		★★	1	Death's Scythe Equipped	Mario & Luigi Series
555		Mimikyu		★★	1	Death's Scythe Equipped	Pokémon Series
995		Nash		★★	1	Death's Scythe Equipped	Street Fighter Series
1,063		Hector (Castlevania)		★★	1	Death's Scythe Equipped	Castlevania Series

Gallery[edit]

• 

  Death with his Scythe fromLament of Innocence, the basis for its design inUltimate.

• 

  Ness instantly KOsBowser Jr. andBowser with Death's Scythe.

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  Sonic holding Death's Scythe on theBridge of Eldin.

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  Ness striking Bowser Jr. with Death's Scythe onYoshi's Story.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	死神の鎌	Death God's Sickle
English	Death's Scythe	—
French	Faux de la Mort	Death's Scythe
German	Todessense	Death's Scythe
Spanish (PAL)	Guadaña de la Muerte	Death's Scythe
Spanish (NTSC)	Hoz de la Muerte	Death's Sickle
Italian	Falce della Morte	Death's Scythe
Chinese	Death's Scythe	—
Korean	사신의 낫	Death's Scythe
Dutch	Zeis van de Dood	Death's Scythe
Russian	Коса Смерти	Death's Scythe

Trivia[edit]

• The inclusion of this item marks the second occurrence of a signature item of a particular character appearing as an ordinary item in theSuper Smash Bros. series, the first being theLip's Stick. Unlike the Lip's Stick, other characters besides Death have used Death's Scythe inCastlevania.
  • Death debuted in the same game as his weapon in theSmash series as a background character with Death's Scythe inDracula's Castle.Lip, however, debuted inUltimate as a spirit, which was three subsequent installments after her weapon debuted. While aSticker named "Flower Fairy Lip" appears inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, the character on the Sticker is actually Furil fromNintendo 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 includeSnake'sHand Grenade,Mega Man'sMetal Blade, andPac-Man'sBonus 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.
• IfHero charges asmash attack with the Death's Scythe, a different sound effect plays instead of his usual one. This also happens when charging aKilling Edge.
• No sound effect plays ifByleth 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 theStar Rod.

External Link[edit]

• Article on theCastlevania Wiki.

v • d • e Castlevania universe
Fighters	Simon (SSBU) ·Richter (SSBU)
Assist Trophy	Alucard
Boss	Dracula
Stage	Dracula's Castle
Item	Death's Scythe
Other	Dracula's Castle
Spirits	Spirits
Music	Ultimate

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• Castlevania universe
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