- "Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome."
- ― Terry Pratchett, Mort
The ability to be highly skilled in wielding any scythe. Variation of Weapon Proficiency.
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Also Called
Capabilities
The user can wield a scythe with tremendous dexterity and skill, accurately and precisely slicing through the enemies without being hindered by the scythe's heavy weight.
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Death Infusion
- Demonic Weaponry
- Divine Weaponry
- Empathic Weaponry
- Enhanced Combat
- Grim Reaper Physiology
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Magic Weaponry
- Sentient Weaponry
- Soul-Bound Weapon
- Weapon Creation
- Weapon Manipulation
- Weapon Physiology
- Weapon Proficiency Touch
- If the user possesses energy capabilities, they may be able to perform:
- Energy Blast via swings
- Energy Infusion
- Ergokinetic Blade Construction
- Scythe-shaped Energy Beam Emission
- Spatial Slicing
- Temporal Slicing
Known Users
See Also: Sinister Scythe.
Cartoons/Comics
- Zs'Skayr (Ben 10)
- Grail (DC Comics)
- Reaper (DC Comics)
- Scarecrow (DC Comics)
- Grim (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
- Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
- Ghoul Tar (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Cole (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Pitch Black/The Bogeyman (Rise of the Guardians)
- Spinel (Steven Universe)
- Shadowmen (Valiant Entertainment)
Folklore/Mythology
- Chronos (Greek Mythology)
- Grim Reaper (Mythology/Folklore)
- Father Time (Mythology/Folklore)
Video Games
- Ragna the Bloodedge (BlazBlue)
- Gehrman, the First Hunter (Bloodborne)
- Martyr Logarius (Bloodborne)
- Lynx (Chrono Cross)
- Magus (Chrono Trigger)
- Dante (Dante's Inferno)
- Crossbreed Priscilla (Dark Souls)
- Great Scythe Skeleton Lord (Dark Souls II)
- Nashandra (Dark Souls II)
- Sister Friede (Dark Souls III)
- The Miller (Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness)
- Death (Darksiders)
- Trish (Devil May Cry)
- Jokermon (Digimon)
- Phantomon (Digimon)
- Sigret (Epic Seven)
- Kise (Epic Seven)
- Haste (Epic Seven)
- Sice (Final Fantasy)
- Charon (God of War)
- Testament (Guilty Gear)
- Rita Rossweisse (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Seele Vollerei (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Magic The Hard/CFW Magic (Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2)
- Marluxia (Kingdom Hearts)
- Thresh (League of Legends)
- Uncle Death (Let It Die)
- EraseMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network 6)
- Red (Mega Man X)
- Ryu Haybusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- William Adams (Nioh)
- Oz Vessalius (Pandora Hearts)
- Alice (Pandora Hearts)
- Scyther (Pokemon)
- Shiki (Senran Kagura )
- Specter Knight (Shovel Knight)
- Hood Sickle (Skylanders)
- Grim Creeper (Skylanders)
- Zasalamel (Soulcalibur)
- Felicia (Taimanin Asagi)
- Komachi Onozuka (Touhou Project)
- Moloch (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Whirlweasel (Yo-Kai Watch)
Anime/Manga
- Isaac "Zack" Foster (Angels of Death)
- Irene Urzaiz (The Asterisk War)
- Koshirō Chikuma (Basilisk)
- Undertaker (Black Butler)
- Dead Master (Black★Rock Shooter)
- White Rock Shooter (Black★Rock Shooter)
- Shūhei Hisagi (Bleach)
- Kazeshini (Bleach)
- Nnoitra Gilga (Bleach)
- Dark Rukia (Bleach)
- Athena (Campione!)
- Metis (Campione!)
- Rui Hachiōji (Code:Breaker)
- Gyutaro (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Goku Black Rose (Dragon Ball Super)
- Mr. Kisaragi (Dragon Crisis)
- Celty (Durarara!)
- Erigor (Fairy Tail)
- Kama (Fairy Tail)
- Rory Mercury (Gate)
- Dark Grasper/Tail Black (Gonna Be The Twintail!)
- Zorin Blitz (Hellsing)
- Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD)
- Bennia (Highshool DxD)
- Kohaku (InuYasha)
- Shinigami (Kyōkai no Rinne)
- Rinne Rokudo (Kyōkai no Rinne)
- Ageha (Kyōkai no Rinne)
- March (March Story)
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Peta (Marchen Awakens Romance); Weapon ÄRM, Sickle Death
- Hanzō (Naruto)
- Hidan (Naruto)
- Killer (One Piece)
- Charlotte Brûlée (One Piece)
- Doc Q (One Piece)
- Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Kazumi Subaru (Puella Magi Kazumi Magica)
- Airi (Queen's Blade)
- Alexander "Sasha" Nikolaevich Hell (The Qwaser of Stigmata)
- Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon)
- Shinoa Hīragi (Seraph of the End)
- Shikama Dōji (Seraph of the End)
- Dr. Franken Stein (Soul Eater)
- Kami (Soul Eater)
- Shinigami (Soul Eater)
- Maka Albarn (Soul Eater)
- Deed (Superior Defender Gundam Force)
- Kirika Akatsuki (Senki Zesshou Symphogear)
- Yūki Cross (Vampire Knight)
- Guardian Deathscythe (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Movies
- Sister (Kubo and the Two Strings)
Other
- Karkat Vantas (Homestuck)
- Ruby Rose (RWBY)
- Qrow Branwen (RWBY)
Gallery
Koshirō Chikuma (Basilisk) wields dual sickles (kama) with great skills, and even throw them with perfect accuracy as boomerangs.
Undertaker (Black Butler) is able to use his Death Scythe with great skill even though he is far sighted.
Ragna the Bloodedge (BlazBlue) has the Blood-Scythe turned from sword to scythe as its awakened form.
Nnoitra Gilga (Bleach) wields six scythes upon his Resurrección, Santa Teresa, which he wields destructively and skillfully.
Shūhei Hisagi (Bleach) wielding his Kazeshini, a pair of dual-bladed kusarigama, with tremendous skills and dexterity.
Dark Rukia (Bleach) wielding her scythe that can erase memories of those it cleaves, and create energy rifts.
Zorin Blitz (Hellsing) wielding her scythe with great skill, easily cleaving a man in two and even throwing it with deadly accuracy.
Marluxia (Kingdom Hearts), also known as "The Graceful Assassin", wields the power of "flower, conjuring it through his scythe.
Rinne Rokudo (Kyōkai no Rinne) wields his Shinigami scythe with great proficiency when fighting demons or purifying evil spirts.
Hidan (Naruto) wielding his Triple-Bladed Scythe with tremendous agility and dexterity, thanks to the attached cable.
Doc Q (One Piece) wielding a giant double sided scythe with great proficiency despite his ailing health.
Scyther (Pokemon) lives up to its name, using its scythe hand appendages with deadly sharpness and speed, and even fire off Razor Wind.
Alexander Nikolaevich Hell (The Qwaser of Stigmata) wields his signature iron scythe with tremendously deadly skills.
Yuki Cross (Vampire Knight) wielding the Artemis scythe with enough proficiency to kill a powerful pure-blood vampire.
Guardian Deathscythe (Yu-Gi-Oh!) wields a gigantic Reaper Scythe that is empowered by her fallen comrades, making her Forbidden Requiem technique a very deadly force to be reckoned with.
Gehrman (Bloodborne) was known for his trick weapon "Burial Blade", a blade that can become a scythe.
In his final form, Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) acquires an enormous scythe which he is shown to wield with great speed.
Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon) in her role as Goddess of Death and Deity of Destruction weilds the The Silence Glaive ( referred to as the scythe of the Goddess of Death)
Pitch Black/The Bogeyman (Rise of the Guardians) taking on the Guardians with his black dreamsand scythe.
Each generation of Shadowmen (Valiant Entertainment Comics) has wielded the Shadow Scythe, a powerful mystic weapon capable of truly killing the undead and residents of the Deadside.
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