I can't be the only one thinking of the execution you can do in Dead Rising with the scythe-like tool, right?
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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.
I think it is because Death carries one but does he even use it as a weapon. The protagonist from Dante's Inferno used one; still he got that from Death.
Im guessing its just the idea of sweeping arcs and cutting people in half with a single swipe, but people dont realize that its insanly easy to dodge and counter a scythe, or any large two handed weapon for that matter.
A Scythe is a very poor weapon. It is severely limited in avenues of attack, you can only cause wounds by running the inside of the blade along your target or by using the point. They're also large and unwieldy. All of the disadvantages of a spear, but none of the advantages.Stammer said:
That said, hand-scythes (shown below) are pretty good close combat weapons. They're basically a scimitar with a reversed blade. They're still not the best, but they are far from useless.
As for the OP's question, the reason scythes are depicted as amazing weapons is entirely because of the pervasive nature of the Grim Reaper in Western society. Scythes have long been associated with Death in very high numbers, particularly during the Plague. It's a cultural fear that isn't going to go away any time soon.