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HellsReaper is formed by four thin divisions that resemble scythe blades. From the side, it shows very pronounced lower irregularities, but these sit on the innermost part of the metal and are almost completely blocked by most Assist Blades, meaning they rarely make contact during battle.

Its real contact points are located on the upper area: the sharp tip at the start of each scythe and the pronounced hook toward the end of them.

Outside of these points, most of its perimeter retracts toward the center, creating a relatively smooth side profile with low recoil when the Assist fully covers it.

At only 30.5 g, it is one of the lightest Main Blades in the entire CX line.

Its upper contact points can deal serious damage in a single hit if they manage to catch irregular Blades, causing a massive loss of energy. The issue is that this is highly situational. Because they are so thin and positioned high up, landing direct hits with them is quite difficult, even more so due to the natural height of the CX line.

This makes its offensive performance vary a lot depending on the matchup:

• > Against irregular Blades at similar height, it can look really strong.

• > Against smooth, round Blades or ones with low contact points, it does almost nothing.

On top of that, its low weight severely limits its pushing power. If the opponent heavily outclasses it in weight and lands a direct hit on its edges, HellsReaper can take huge recoil. The same applies, though rarely, if it gets hit on its lower curves. Because of this, it is not a Blade that wins through brute force. It relies on very specific, precise critical hits against Blades it can hook into, which greatly reduces its competitive versatility.

On the defensive side, Reaper does have potential when paired with an Assist that fully covers it and has a smooth perimeter. In that case, its profile becomes very low recoil, while its aggressive points remain on the hard-to-reach upper area. This allows it to absorb hits effectively from the side, especially at mid or mid-high heights.

The problem is that it needs to stay upright for its side profile to be in play. Its light weight makes it an easy target for knockouts, even more so with the inherent CX drawbacks. If you try to tilt it to compensate, you risk exposing its critical points, which can cause massive recoil. Because of this, managing the correct tilt becomes extremely delicate if you want it to survive.

It is also worth noting that since most of its weight is concentrated on the upper area, it tends to wobble a lot. This further hurts consistency, not only in defensive combos but also in aggressive ones, since maintaining the ideal posture to land clean hits becomes harder.

All of this is worsened by its somewhat low stamina. Even if it manages to defend or deal damage, it is easy for it to run out of spin. Finding the right part balance to maximize spin time is crucial, but even then, smooth high-stamina Beys are its worst matchup, as it barely affects them at all.

Because of this, both on attack and defense, it demands strong precision and good opponent reading. As a result, its best performance comes from hybrid combos that let it switch between attack, defense, and evasion, giving it more tools to adapt mid-battle.