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{{Boss
{{Infobox Boss
|name = Death Sword
|type= mini
|type = mini
|image=  
|image = [[File:Deathswordrender.png|250px]]
{{Media
|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''
|Render TP= File:TP Death Sword Render.png
|era = [[Zelda Timeline#The Era of Twilight|Era of Twilight]]
|Model TP= File:TP Death Sword Model.png
|dungeon = [[Arbiter's Grounds]]
|Model TPHD= File:TPHD Death Sword Model.png
|weakness = Head, [[Bow]], [[Sword]], [[Clawshot]]
|reward = [[Spinner]]
|theme music = [[File:Death Sword and Phantom Zant.ogg|noicon]]
}}
}}
'''Death Sword''' is the mini-boss of the [[Arbiter's Grounds]] dungeon in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. The Death Sword is one of the few creatures, [[Poe]]s included, that reveal their true form when seen through [[Wolf Link|Wolf Link's]] finely tuned wolf senses; the body of the Death Sword is normally invisible to the naked eye.
|caption=
{{Midna|Death Sword|(when asked as human)
|game= TP
Use your senses to find enemies you can't see with your eyes!
|era= [[Era of Twilight]]
----
|dungeon= [[Arbiter's Grounds (Dungeon)|Arbiter's Grounds]]
:(when asked as wolf)
|weakness=
When he comes in to attack, that's when we need to counter with our own attack!
{{List|
----
[[Bow]],
:(when asked as wolf after first damaging it)
[[Sword]],
You can't do anything about an enemy circling in the air while you're in beast form!
}}
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|reward= [[Spinner]]
:(when asked as human after first damaging it)
|theme=
This thing just depresses me... Get him down here and introduce him to your blade!
}}
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{{Term/Store|Death Sword||Series, TP, TPHD}} is the mini-boss of the [[Arbiter's Grounds (Dungeon)|Arbiter's Grounds]] in {{TP}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= A&A |publisher= |page= 298}}</ref>
:(asked when it is stunned)
 
[Link], hurry! Now's your chance!
==Characteristics==
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{{Midna
:(asked again)
|context1= Before Link uses his [[Sense]]s
You're going to have to use both your wolf powers and your human skills!}}
|quote1= Use your senses to find enemies you can't see with your eyes!
__TOC__
 
{{clear|left}}
|context2= Once Link uses his [[Sense]]s
|quote2= When he comes in to attack, that's when we need to counter with our own attack!
 
|context3= Once Death Sword becomes visible and Link is in wolf form
|quote3= You can't do anything about an enemy circling in the air while you're in beast form!
 
|context4= When Link is in human form
|quote4= This thing just depresses me... Get him down here and introduce him to your blade!


==Strategy==
|context5= When {{Term|TPHD|Death Sword}} is stunned
[[File:DeathSwordRoped.jpg|thumb|left|The runes covering the Sword begin to glow as it awakens]]
|quote5= {{Player Name}}, hurry! Now's your chance!
When Link enters the room, the Death Sword is found embedded in the ground, bound by ropes. Cutting one of the ropes binding the Death Sword causes the evil magic within the blade to awaken and burn away the rest, thus beginning the battle. Link must transform into [[Wolf Link|wolf form]] and use his senses to see the Death Sword's master. When it attacks and gets its sword stuck in the floor, Wolf Link must jump at it and start biting to make it visible. Afterwards, he can shoot it with arrows while it is floating in the air to stun him. Alternatively, he can use the [[Clawshot]] or the [[Boomerang#Gale Boomerang|Gale Boomerang]] to do the job. It then flies in circles around Link, and finally attempts to strike him with its sword, at which point it gets stuck again, leaving its head vulnerable. Repeating this process a few times puts an end to the Death Sword, and Link is free to claim the [[Spinner]] in the next room.
{{clear|left}}


==Design==
|context6= Once Death Sword regains movement
Death Sword shares its French name, ''Faucheur'', with [[Gomess]]. The name is an allusion to the {{w|wikipedia|Grim Reaper}}, who is known in French-speaking regions as ''la Faucheuse''.<ref group=note>In French, the words ''faucheur'' and ''faucheuse'' are {{wp|Grammatical gender|gender variants}} of the same noun. ''Faucheuse'' is usually used when referring to the Grim Reaper. ''Faucheur'' is more often used as a common noun.</ref>
|quote6= You're going to have to use both your wolf powers and your human skills!
}}


Before the battle with Death Sword begins, its eponymous sword is embedded in the floor, with a myriad of ropes adorned with {{w|wikipedia|ofuda}} tying it down. Ofuda are a type of real-world talisman that are generally used with the intention of warding off accidents, but a concentration of this magnitude would indicate an attempt to seal off an extremely evil entity.
When [[Link]] enters the room, he finds a large sword embedded in the ground, bound by ropes with mystic talismans attached. Cutting one of the ropes causes the evil magic within the blade to awaken and burn away the rest. The sword seemingly lifts itself from the ground and swings itself next to Link, thus beginning the battle.  


The demon's lower spine is bent to the side, but this is obscured by its cloak.
In order to fight back, Link must first transform into [[Wolf Link|wolf form]] and use his senses to see the evil spirit holding the Death Sword. When it attacks and gets its sword stuck in the floor, Wolf Link must jump at it and start biting to make it visible. Afterwards, Link must then change back into human form and shoot it with the [[Bow]] while it is floating in the air (alternatively, he can also use the [[Clawshot]] or the [[Gale Boomerang]]). Afterwards, it flies in circles around Link attempting to strike him with its Sword, at which point it gets stuck again, leaving it vulnerable for a counter-attack.


==Theory==
After defeating Death Sword, the spirit violently shakes its head and then roars loudly in defeat. The sword then poofs like any enemy would and the spirit turns into a cluster of flies which then fly away. Afterwards, the path leading to the [[Spinner]] will open up.
{{Theory|start}}
The {{w|wikipedia|ofuda}} on the ropes origianlly tying the sword down indicate that they are meant to be keeping some sort of evil at bay. The sword's origin clearly lies with Ganon, as it disintegrates into twilight after being defeated, but the demon itself transforms into a swarm of flies and flies away. It is possible, then, that the demon was already in existence before Ganon arrived, but given physical form by Ganon's sword, and then sealed away by the inhabitants of the [[Gerudo Desert]] to protect themselves.
{{Theory|end}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Both this creature and [[Phantom Zant]] share a unique mini-boss theme.
*Both Death Sword and [[Phantom Zant]] share a unique mini-boss theme.
*Before the battle with Death Sword begins, its Sword is embedded in the floor with a myriad of ropes adorned with {{Wp|ofuda}}. Ofuda are a type of talisman that are generally used by the {{Wp|Shinto}} for danger protection.
*It is possible that Death Sword is loosely based off of the demon {{Wp|Azazel}} of Abrahamic religious script. The similarities are made noticeable through the several denominations of Abrahamism, describing Azazel as a demonic goat imprisoned in a structure within the desert of Jerusalem for interfering with the affairs of humanity; corrupting their ways by teaching warfare and inciting barbarism among men. Death Sword is portrayed as a demonic goat and is imprisoned within the [[Arbiter's Grounds]]; a prison located in the [[Gerudo Desert]] built to contain the most infamous criminals in all of Hyrule. The enemies inhabiting the Arbiter's Grounds such as [[Stalfos]], [[Stalchild]], [[Staltroop]], and [[Gibdo]], also all bear militant arms such as swords, shields, and spears, alluding to the theme of warfare. Its also worth noting that the romanized Japanese name of the person who informs Link of the Arbiter's Grounds, [[Auru]] ラフレル ("Rafureru"), shares a strikingly close similarity to the name of the biblical archangel Raphael ラファエル ("Rafaeru"), who sealed away Azazel in the desert of Jerusalem.


==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Death Sword's Sword.png|The sword wielded by Death Sword
File:TPDeathSwordConcept.jpg|Concept art of Death Sword from [[Hyrule Historia]]
</gallery>


==Notes==
<references group=note/>


==Nomenclature==
Death Sword shares its French name, Faucheur, with [[Gomess]]. The name is an allusion to the {{Wp|Grim Reaper}}, who is known in French-speaking regions as "la Faucheuse." Death Sword also shares its German name, Todesklinge, with [[Blue Stalfos]].


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{{Names
{{Names
|en=  
|align= left
|enM=  
|enBr=
|ja= {{Japanese|ゴベラの剣|Gobera no Ken}}
|enBrM=  
|jaM= Sword of Gobera
|ja= {{Romanize|ゴベラの剣|Gobera no Ken}}
|es=
|jaM= Sword of Gobela
|esM=
|esS=  
|esS=  
|esSM=  
|esSM=  
|esL=  
|esL= Espada de la Muerte
|esLM=  
|esLM= Sword of Death
|fr=
|frM=
|frF= Faucheur
|frF= Faucheur
|frFM= Reaper
|frFM= Reaper
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|frCM=  
|frCM=  
|de= {{de|Todesklinge}}
|de= {{de|Todesklinge}}
|deM=  
|deM= Death Blade
|it=  
|it= Spada Mortis
|itM=  
|itM= Sword of Death (Latin)
|pt=
|ptM=
|ptP=  
|ptP=  
|ptPM=  
|ptPM=  
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|ko=  
|koM=  
|koM=  
|ch=
|zhT=
|chM=
|zhTM=
|chT=
|zhS=
|chTM=
|zhSM= }}
|chS=
 
|chSM=
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:DeathSwordRoped.jpg|Death Sword before awakening
File:Death Sword's Sword.png|The Sword wielded by Death Sword
File:TP Death Sword Concept Art.jpg|Concept art from ''Hyrule Historia''
</gallery>
 
{{Ref}}
 
{{Bosses|TP}}
{{Categories
|Ghost Enemies, Spirits, Swordsmen
|bosses= TP, TPHD
}}
}}
{{Bosses|TP}}
{{GhostEnemy}}
{{Stal}}
[[Category:Bosses]]
[[Category:Swordsmen]]

Latest revision as of 15:12, 29 February 2024

Death Sword is the mini-boss of the Arbiter's Grounds in Twilight Princess.[1]

Characteristics

Midna's Commentshide ▲
Before Link uses his Senses
Midna says:

Use your senses to find enemies you can't see with your eyes!

show more...
Once Link uses his Senses

When he comes in to attack, that's when we need to counter with our own attack!

Once Death Sword becomes visible and Link is in wolf form

You can't do anything about an enemy circling in the air while you're in beast form!

When Link is in human form

This thing just depresses me... Get him down here and introduce him to your blade!

When Death Sword is stunned

Link, hurry! Now's your chance!

Once Death Sword regains movement

You're going to have to use both your wolf powers and your human skills!

When Link enters the room, he finds a large sword embedded in the ground, bound by ropes with mystic talismans attached. Cutting one of the ropes causes the evil magic within the blade to awaken and burn away the rest. The sword seemingly lifts itself from the ground and swings itself next to Link, thus beginning the battle.

In order to fight back, Link must first transform into wolf form and use his senses to see the evil spirit holding the Death Sword. When it attacks and gets its sword stuck in the floor, Wolf Link must jump at it and start biting to make it visible. Afterwards, Link must then change back into human form and shoot it with the Bow while it is floating in the air (alternatively, he can also use the Clawshot or the Gale Boomerang). Afterwards, it flies in circles around Link attempting to strike him with its Sword, at which point it gets stuck again, leaving it vulnerable for a counter-attack.

After defeating Death Sword, the spirit violently shakes its head and then roars loudly in defeat. The sword then poofs like any enemy would and the spirit turns into a cluster of flies which then fly away. Afterwards, the path leading to the Spinner will open up.

Trivia

  • Both Death Sword and Phantom Zant share a unique mini-boss theme.
  • Before the battle with Death Sword begins, its Sword is embedded in the floor with a myriad of ropes adorned with ofuda. Ofuda are a type of talisman that are generally used by the Shinto for danger protection.
  • It is possible that Death Sword is loosely based off of the demon Azazel of Abrahamic religious script. The similarities are made noticeable through the several denominations of Abrahamism, describing Azazel as a demonic goat imprisoned in a structure within the desert of Jerusalem for interfering with the affairs of humanity; corrupting their ways by teaching warfare and inciting barbarism among men. Death Sword is portrayed as a demonic goat and is imprisoned within the Arbiter's Grounds; a prison located in the Gerudo Desert built to contain the most infamous criminals in all of Hyrule. The enemies inhabiting the Arbiter's Grounds such as Stalfos, Stalchild, Staltroop, and Gibdo, also all bear militant arms such as swords, shields, and spears, alluding to the theme of warfare. Its also worth noting that the romanized Japanese name of the person who informs Link of the Arbiter's Grounds, Auru ラフレル ("Rafureru"), shares a strikingly close similarity to the name of the biblical archangel Raphael ラファエル ("Rafaeru"), who sealed away Azazel in the desert of Jerusalem.


Nomenclature

Death Sword shares its French name, Faucheur, with Gomess. The name is an allusion to the Grim Reaper, who is known in French-speaking regions as "la Faucheuse." Death Sword also shares its German name, Todesklinge, with Blue Stalfos.

TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ゴベラの剣 (Gobera no Ken) Sword of Gobela
France FrenchEU Faucheur Reaper
Germany German Todesklinge Death Blade
Italy Italian Spada Mortis Sword of Death (Latin)
Latin America SpanishLA Espada de la Muerte Sword of Death

Gallery

  • Death Sword before awakening

    Death Sword before awakening

  • The Sword wielded by Death Sword

    The Sword wielded by Death Sword

  • Concept art from Hyrule Historia

    Concept art from Hyrule Historia

References

  1. ↑ Art & Artifacts, Dark Horse Books, pg. 298
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