SCYTHE

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human, martial artist

Occupation: Mercenary, assassin

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Harold Meachum

Enemies: Iron Fist (Daniel Rand)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Manhattan, New York

First Appearance: Marvel Premiere#16 (July, 1974)

Powers/Abilities: Scythe was a skilled martial artist, specializing in the use of a Kusari-Gama, a Japanese weapon consisting of a weighted chain designed to pull its victim within range of a razored blade at the other end of the chain.

History:
(Marvel Premiere#16 (fb) - BTS) - When Harold Meachum offered $10, 000 to anyone who could bring in Iron Fist, Scythe set on to confront him.

(Marvel Premiere#16) - Scythe located Iron Fist in a Manhattan ally shortly after the hero had defeated a group of attackers who had also sought the bounty on his head. Scythe attacked savagely, striking Iron Fist in the head with the grapple-ball, choking him with the chain, and using it to yank him to the ground. Though distracted by recent memories, Iron Fist fought back, catching the scythe by its handle before it could strike him, and he kicked Scythe to the ground. However, the chain was still around Iron Fist's neck, and Scythe used it to pull Iron Fist up against a fence while Scythe tried to skewer him by stabbing through the fence with the blade. Iron Fist smashed the fence, knocking Scythe down, but the infuriated assassin rushed him again. Summoning his chi, Iron Fist struck the onrushing blade, vaporizing it. Unable to conceive of such power, Scythe dropped to the ground and surrendered. He readily gave up Meachum's name when Iron Fist asked who had sent him. The broken Scythe collapsed in a heap.

Comments: Created by Len Wein, Dick Giordiano, and  Roy Thomas.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
No known connection to:

• SCYTHE ( ) - criminal, enemy of First Line. used sharp scythes on wrists, killed Howler when he lost control on the moon--Marvel: Lost Generation#6
• Scythe, Samson - extremely wealthy man, owner of pet cat Fur Person," had become extremely bored with all aspects of life, developed macabre fascination with watching deaths of others in Vietnam, hired Kenneth Hanson to kill and film deaths of criminals for him, eventually tried to kill Captain America, died when chose to watch self burn on monitor rather than use fire extinguisher-DEATHWATCHER*—Captain America Annual#5
• Scythe of Eurth (Grim Reaper counterpart)--Avataars#3

images: (not counting ads)
Marvel Premiere#16, p12, panel 4 (full body)
        p18, panel 2 (face)

Last updated: 05/07/05

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