Power of Understanding

I think I understand you, man. And now I have to kill you.

— Scott

The Power of Understanding is the final weapon Scott Pilgrim unlocks in Volume 6. Its design is a large, single edged sword, closely resembling Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu (from the anime/manga Bleach) or Cloud Strife's Buster Sword (from Final Fantasy VII). Along with the sword, Scott unlocks a new shirt with it that is adorned with Ramona's trademark star.

History[]

Scott Pilgrim graphic novels[]

The Power of Understanding gets unlocked after Scott realizes how he and Gideon are more alike than he earlier believed in terms of relationships and that he can still change for better. Scott uses this sword in conjunction with Ramona wielding the Power of Love to defeat Gideon with an X-Strike.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World[]

Unlike its graphic novel counterpart, the Power of Understanding is replaced by the Power of Self-Respect (which he receives for stating he is fighting for himself instead of Ramona) and takes the form of another katana for Scott Pilgrim to use. Like the Power of Love, it breaks during the fight with Gideon.

Weapons, Objects and Powers in the Scott Pilgrim franchise
Books	Bionic Arm \| Deveganizing Ray \| Gideon's sword \| Glow \| Homemade Rifle \| Knives Chau's knives \| Large Hammer \| Mithril Skateboard \| Power of Love \| Power of Understanding \| Scott's Bass \| Titanium Baseball Bat \| Veganism \| Coins and Rewards \| Cryogenic Freezer \| Envy's dress \| Extra Life \| Lynette's Panties \| Ramona's hairstyles \| Ramona Flowers' rollerskates \| Ramona's Tea Cabinet \| Sub-Trac Card \| Subspace \| Subspace Suitcase \| Teleportation \| Air Juggle \| Shoryuken \| Demon Hipster Chicks \| Twin-Link \| Double Hurricane Kick \| Simul-Punch \| Musical Shield \| Reversal \| X-Strike \| Time travel \| Roxie Richter's Sword \| Roxie Richter's rollerskates \| Lucas Lee's Skateboard \| Mystical Powers \| Love Breathing \| Starmen \| Hair dye \| Lisa Miller's Skateboard \| Ramona Flowers' phone \| Kim's phone \| Knives Chau's phone \| Stacey's phone \| Kim's drumset \| Scott's CDs \| Stephen's guitar \| Ramona's pole \| Todd's bass \| Envy Adams' keyboard \| Lynette Guycott's drumset \| Crash's Bass \| Trasha Ha's drumset \| Joel's Bass \| Lisa's Bass \| Mr. Chau's Sword
Game	Bionic Arm \| Deveganizing Ray \| Gideon's Pixel Katana \| Knives Chau's knives \| Large Hammer \| Mithril Skateboard \| Power of Love \| Scott's Bass \| Titanium Baseball Bat \| Veganism \| Extra Life \| Coins and Rewards \| Ramona's hairstyles \| Subspace Suitcase \| Teleportation \| Air Juggle \| Demon Hipster Chicks \| Simul-Punch \| Musical Shield \| Reversal \| Lucas Lee's Skateboard \| Mystical Powers \| Love Breathing \| Kim's drumset \| Stephen's guitar \| Todd's bass
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	Censoring \| Deveganizing Ray \| Gideon's Pixel Katana \| Gideon's sword \| Knives Chau's knives \| Large Hammer \| Power of Love \| Power of Self-Respect \| Scott's Bass \| The Twins' Keyboards \| Veganism \| Extra Life \| Ramona's hairstyles \| Ramona Flowers' rollerskates \| Ramona's Tea Cabinet \| Subspace \| Subspace Suitcase \| Coins and Rewards \| Teleportation \| Yeti \| The Twins' Snow Dragons \| Air Juggle \| Shoryuken \| Demon Hipster Chicks \| Reversal \| Gideon Graves' microchip \| Lucas Lee's Skateboard \| Mystical Powers \| Love Breathing \| Hair dye\| Stacey's phone \| Kim's drumset \| Scott's CDs \| Stephen's guitar \| Todd's bass \| Crash's Bass \| Trasha Ha's drumset \| Joel's bass
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off	Glow \| Censoring \| Knives Chau's knives \| Large Hammer \| Six-Armed God Ganesha \| Veganism \| Coins and Rewards \| Ramona's hairstyles \| Ramona Flowers' rollerskates \| Subspace \| Subspace Suitcase \| Young Neil's Golf Buggy \| Scott and Ramona and Me \| Teleportation \| Fusion \| Demon Hipster Chicks \| Musical Shield \| Sparks \| Anti-Kiss Field \| Time travel \| Roxie's Pixel Katana \| Knives Chau's Pixel Knives \| Roxie Richter's Sword \| Pixel Broccoli \| Lucas Lee's Skateboard \| Mystical Powers \| Virtual Guuy \| Hair dye \| Ramona Flowers' phone \| Stacey's phone \| Kim's drumset \| The Game is Over 2 \| Stephen's guitar \| Todd's bass \| Ramona Flowers' list of suspects \| Lucas Lee's Trailer \| Todd Ingram's Trailer

Trivia[]

Alongside the powers of Love and Self-Respect, the sword is absent from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.

Scott Pilgrim
General information	Biography \| Relationships \| Appearances \| Gallery \| Powers and Abilities \| Personality and Traits \| Quotes
Items and objects	Scott's Bass \| Power of Love \| Power of Understanding
Events	Graphic novels: Showdown at Benvie Tech High School \| Gigs \| Crusade against the League of Evil Exes \| Battle at Club Rockit \| Skirmish at Casa Loma \| Show at Lee's Palace \| Skirmish at Lee's Palace \| Skirmish at Honest Ed's \| Gig at Lee's Palace \| Bass Battle \| Encounter with Mr. Chau \| Encounter with Roxie Richter]] Ambush at The Happy Avocado \| Battle in Subspace \| Encounter at the Second Cup \| Duel at Ramona Flowers' Apartment \| Fight with Robot-01 \| Gig at Lee's Palace \| Fight with Unnamed Third Robot \| Duel at Queen and Bathurst \| Duel with Nega Scott \| Showdown at Chaos Theatre Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Gigs \| Crusade against the League of Evil Exes \| Battle at Club Rockit \| Skirmish at Casa Loma \| Show at Lee's Palace \| Skirmish at Lee's Palace \| Skirmish at 4 \| Toronto International Battle of the Bands \| Showdown at the Ninth Circle \| Showdown at Chaos Theatre Takes Off: Showdown at Benvie Tech High School \| Battle at Club Rockit \| Scott Pilgrim's Funeral \| Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Musical \| Battle at the Dream Desert \| Crusade against the League of Evil Exes (future Scott only)
Running gags	"What Are You Doing In My House?" \| "Bread Makes You Fat" \| Scott's Hair \| "Sugar What?" \| "Oh, right" \| Stacey Calls Scott \| Scott's Age \| Scott Ties His Laces
Family	Mr. and Mrs. Pilgrim (parents) \| Stacey Pilgrim (younger sister) \| Lawrence West Pilgrim (younger brother) \| Gideon (cat) \| Pilgrim family dog (dog)
Other selves	Nega Scott \| Future Scott Pilgrim
Residences	Toronto (Pilgrim Residence \| Scott and Wallace's Apartment \| Ramona's Apartment \| Scott's Apartment \| Future Scott's Apartment) Northern Ontario (Pilgrim Residence)
Education	St. Joel's Catholic High School \| University of Toronto