Imperfectionist said
But, as I said, he was always more dangerous (it seemed) when he being autonomous.Also, has anyone else wondered how Justin Law fought before he became a Death Scythe? It would have been pretty difficult...EDIT: He generated his chain without giving up any body parts... Ergo, Death Scythe, or something similar.
First, I'm sure Justin's Meister had to be strong enough to swing him around, like what's his face from bleach.
Secondly, there's no way to tell if Giriko gave up a part of his body or not, since the chains themselves aren't that large. The amount of his body he had to give up could have been easilly concealed, or just limited to the area directly beneath the chains. His weapon wasn't like a scythe, where the blade of the weapon directly corresponded to a bodypart.
Thirdly, interesting fact, Maka is on the same level as a Death Scythe according to this factor, at least when she's asleep. When she fell unconscious during the fight with Ashira, she could use her Weapon blood to form scythe blades on her body. It's even more impressive because she's only HALF weapon.