
Scythes are commonly depicted as the weapon/tool of choice carried by Death/The Grim Reaper, in various legends and works of art such as Jean-Francois Millet's Death and the Woodcutter. Even Thanatos who is the most powerful Grim Reaper, was incapable of harvesting the soul of Issei Hyoudou, due to the fact that his soul was protected by Ophis' power of infinity, which prevented damage to his lifespan, thus only allowing Thanatos to deal physical damage.

However, it is noted that the Grim Reaper scythes cannot harvest the souls of those who have received divine protection of a God-class being, which protects their soul. The most powerful Grim Reaper Thanatos is noted to be able to harvest the souls of most beings in a single slash due to his immense power. If a opponent takes too many slashes from the scythe their lifespan will be reduced to nothing and they will die, thus allowing the Grim Reaper to harvest their soul. Grim Reaper scythes are noted to cut and damage the lifespan of those that it slashes. Pluto wielded a scythe that was red and black colored. It is noted that the higher tier Grim Reapers' scythes are darker in color. Later in the series, Grell returns as a supporting anti-heroic character and occasional allies with to Ciel and Sebastian. She appears as the main antagonist in the Jack the Ripper Arc. Grim Reaper Scythes are noted to be large and decorated with various accessories linked to death such as skulls and monster hands placed on them.īennia Orcus wields a scythe with a long curved black blade with neon gold lines throughout the blade. Hair, clothes, lipstick, I love them to be red.Grell Sutcliff Grell Sutcliff is a major antagonist in the manga and anime Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji.


Each Grim Reaper uses a Death Scythe as their primary weapon, showing great skill and proficiency in wielding it.
