<p>Nnoitra's zanpakuto, Santa Maria, is unique in regards to what type of weapon it is. </p>

<p>Unreleased, it resembles an axe with two crescents or a halberd, with it's edges rotated by 90 degrees.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qHiQK.jpg" alt="Unreleased"></p>

<p>But due to the placement of the blade edges, it resembles a scythe more so than an axe.</p>

<p>When released, it resembles a scythe:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ZiHAo.jpg" alt="Resurreccion"> </p>

<p>But note that when he was the 8th-ranked Espada, his weapon resembled a staff with a giant crescent:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VvXa1.jpg" alt="Flashback!"></p>

<p>Note that it does a similar motif to the Chinese <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk%27s_spade" rel="noreferrer">monk's spade</a> (aka Crescent Moon Spade) weapon that's like a halberd.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/HiW9I.jpg" alt="Yue Ya Chan"></p>

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<p>In the Espada Arc, Kenpachi fights Nnoitra.I was trying to explain Nnoitra to my friend but I couldn't figure out what kind of weapon it was, is it a scythe or what?</p>

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What type of weapon is Nnoitra's zanpakuto?
# What type of weapon is Nnoitra's zanpakuto?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-04-04
In the Espada Arc, Kenpachi fights Nnoitra.I was trying to explain Nnoitra to my friend but I couldn't figure out what kind of weapon it was, is it a scythe or what?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-04-04. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
Nnoitra's zanpakuto, Santa Maria, is unique in regards to what type of weapon it is.

Unreleased, it resembles an axe with two crescents or a halberd, with it's edges rotated by 90 degrees.

![Unreleased](https://i.sstatic.net/qHiQK.jpg)

But due to the placement of the blade edges, it resembles a scythe more so than an axe.

When released, it resembles a scythe:

![Resurreccion](https://i.sstatic.net/ZiHAo.jpg)

But note that when he was the 8th-ranked Espada, his weapon resembled a staff with a giant crescent:

![Flashback!](https://i.sstatic.net/VvXa1.jpg)

Note that it does a similar motif to the Chinese [monk's spade](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk%27s_spade) (aka Crescent Moon Spade) weapon that's like a halberd.

![Yue Ya Chan](https://i.sstatic.net/HiW9I.jpg)
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