Scythes? Man! Fuck Scythes! How about an electrical wire with electricity running through it, with two scythes on opposite sides. I call it.... THE SHOCKSICKLE.
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Death is the reaper of souls. Therefor, like a farmer he uses a scythe to reap his harvest. Death is cool, therefore looking like death by holding a scythe is cool.
Also, a scythe is still a dangerous weapon even if it is the weapon of a peeved framer.
Also, a scythe is still a dangerous weapon even if it is the weapon of a peeved framer.
... You guys think Judging the distance of your staff to hit the target with the small pointed end is honestly that hard (its not >.>). Even if your a little off target your going to do damage and also the scythe is a very large a menacing weapon. The fear in the back of an enemies mind when seeing someone twirling around with this weapon is great.
Death with a sychthe shows Death "harvesting souls"- it is not meant to have any violent connotations.Souplex said:
I would imagine that a syhte made for fighting would be a little different than a farming one, so as to be momre effective, but I have to agree that the association with the modern Death image is the main reason.
How about we pull a Squall and attach a shotgun to a sythe?
How about we pull a Squall and attach a shotgun to a sythe?
perhaps the idea of a scythe as a weapon came from peasant armies back in the day (a really long time ago) in times of militias where the peasants had little or no access to actual weapons, but need to quickly form defenses, they would simply have used what was available, including scythes.
I can't be the only one thinking of the execution you can do in Dead Rising with the scythe-like tool, right?
Same reason pitchforks are considered a weapon. They were common, lethal, and the peasants who were levied had experience with them. Swords weren't cheap, you know. Neither was mass-producing spears.
Besides, there are some methods of scythe training that's deadly. Just like there are different scythes, some of which are better at killing.
Besides, there are some methods of scythe training that's deadly. Just like there are different scythes, some of which are better at killing.
Right lets get this clear. If you say "warscyth" "man reaper" or "deaths scythe" you imagine this.
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But this doesnt work. it defeats the point of the scythe. You cannot cut someone with the inner bldae. There is no swing allowing you to do that. All you have in the end is a pointy end to swing at people, you may as well use a pickaxe. A far less baddass weapon. But with the exact same result (if not better becase a pick has better piercing power due to its slow change in width. You cannot use this scythe effectively, may as well have a lighter stronger pick axe or just a halberd.
THIS is a war scythe. Its bearly even a scythe. Its a far cry from the picture above. This is the onyl viable military use of a scythe. This can cut and stap, not just be swing in a wide arc to poke someone with a wieghted pick axe. You cannot reap a person, it DOESNT WORK. Fact, end. /thread.
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But this doesnt work. it defeats the point of the scythe. You cannot cut someone with the inner bldae. There is no swing allowing you to do that. All you have in the end is a pointy end to swing at people, you may as well use a pickaxe. A far less baddass weapon. But with the exact same result (if not better becase a pick has better piercing power due to its slow change in width. You cannot use this scythe effectively, may as well have a lighter stronger pick axe or just a halberd.
THIS is a war scythe. Its bearly even a scythe. Its a far cry from the picture above. This is the onyl viable military use of a scythe. This can cut and stap, not just be swing in a wide arc to poke someone with a wieghted pick axe. You cannot reap a person, it DOESNT WORK. Fact, end. /thread.
Thank the Grim Reaper. It's in the name even. He reaps souls with his scythe like a farmer reaps grain.
With a few modifications, the scythe can actually make a decent weapon. It's just not a weapon you can pick up at a farm and expect to use well on the battlefield.
With a few modifications, the scythe can actually make a decent weapon. It's just not a weapon you can pick up at a farm and expect to use well on the battlefield.
Well the scythe is used for harvesting grain, and death uses it to harvest souls, its an easy jump for an artist or storyteller to make. As for the weapon thing, it just looks badass to those who don't know its a farming tool.