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Nosferatu
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Nosferatu (Japanese: リザイア Resire) is a recurring magic tome which debuted in Fire Emblem Gaiden, and has appeared in all installments of the Fire Emblem series except Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and its remake Shadow Dragon. In every appearance, it has an HP drain effect - the damage the tome deals to the enemy is used to heal the caster's own HP. While in the majority of appearances the amount of HP recovered is equal to the damage dealt to the enemy, some games modify the amount of recovered HP to half the damage dealt.
Throughout the series, Nosferatu has been given multiple weapon types, some seemingly contradictory with each other. It originated as a black magic spell in Gaiden exclusively used by Clerics and Saints, and is a general tome visually depicted as a holy spell in Mystery of the Emblem and its remake. It was formally classified as a light tome in Genealogy of the Holy War when split magic types were introduced, and remained so in Thracia 776, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. However, it is instead a dark tome in The Binding Blade, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones and Awakening.
Stats
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Gaiden | -- | -- | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 1-2 | -0 HP | -- | -- | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. Has a 50% hit rate under all circumstances. Can damage Duma at 52 HP or less. |
Mystery of the Emblem | 1* | 12 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 1-2 | 20 | 4,800 | -- | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. | |
Genealogy of the Holy War | A | 14 | 12 | 70 | -- | 1-2 | 50 | 10,000 | -- | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. Negates the effects of Pavise. | |
Thracia 776 | B | 12 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 1-2 | 60 | 5,200 | 1 | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. | |
The Binding Blade | C | 10 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 1-2 | 20 | 3,000 | 1 | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. | |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | C | 10 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 1-2 | 20 | 3,200 | 1 | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. | |
The Sacred Stones | C | 10 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 1-2 | 20 | 3,200 | 1 | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. | |
Path of Radiance | A | 7 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 1-2 | 20 | 1,500 | 2 | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. | |
Radiant Dawn | S | 6 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 1-2 | 17 | 6,800 | 4 | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. | |
New Mystery of the Emblem | E* | 8 | -- | 90 | 0 | 1-2 | 24 | 2,400 | 2 | Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. |
Locations
Gaiden
Learned at | Innate: Jenny • Silk • Teeta |
Mystery of the Emblem
Inventory | Book 2: Linde |
Dropped by | Book 2: Chapter 17, enemy Thief |
Genealogy of the Holy War
Event | Second Generation: Chapter 6, Seliph talks to Julia after Isaach Castle has been seized |
Thracia 776
Dropped by | Final Chapter, enemy Canis |
Treasure | Chapter 14, village |
The Binding Blade
Inventory | Raigh |
Treasure | Chapter 20A, chest • Chapter 20B, chest • Chapter 22, chest |
Vendor | Chapter 14 • Chapter 23 |
Fire Emblem
Dropped by | Eliwood's story: Chapter 18, enemy Shaman* • Chapter 22x, enemy Shaman* • Chapter 24, enemy Shaman* • Chapter 30, enemy Druid Hector's story: Chapter 19, enemy Shaman* • Chapter 20, enemy Shaman* • Chapter 23x, enemy Shaman* • Chapter 32, enemy Druid |
The Sacred Stones
Inventory | Knoll |
Dropped by | Chapter 17, enemy Lyon |
Treasure | Tower of Valni Floor 6, northwest chest* • Lagdou Ruins Floor 3, west chest* • Lagdou Ruins Floor 5, northwest chest* |
Vendor (in-chapter) |
Chapter 17 |
Path of Radiance
Dropped by | Chapter 17-4, enemy Oliver |
Treasure | Chapter 22, chest |
Radiant Dawn
Inventory | Oliver |
Event | Part 4: Chapter 3, base conversation "Naesala" |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Inventory | Linde (Main story only) • Katarina (Main story only) • Eremiya (downloadable episode 2 only) |
Dropped by | Chapter 17, enemy Thief |
Armory | Online Shop (×3) |
Awakening
Inventory | Tharja • Aversa |
Armory | Carrion Isle • Desert Oasis • Divine Dragon Grounds |
Merchant (Anna) |
Plegia Castle Courtyard • Peaceful Village |
Merchant (SpotPass) |
Deirdre • Raigh • Merric • Salem • Sophia |
Double Duel | Reward for defeating Kellam's Kettles |
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
This article or section is a short summary of Nosferatu. SmashWiki features a more in-depth article. |
Nosferatu is Robin's down special move in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. It is difficult to successfully hit with, but when successful it ensnares and paralyzes its target and rapidly deals small amounts of damage to them so long as they remain ensnared, healing Robin as it does so. It deals more damage when used from behind the foe than it does when used in front of them.
As with all special moves in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Nosferatu has two alternate variations which can be applied to Robin as customization options. These moves are found at random and collected during the course of the game's other modes, such as Classic Mode and Smash Run.
- Distant Nosferatu (Japanese: ロングレンジリザイア Long Range Resire) deals less damage and heals Robin less but has significantly improved range, ensnaring targets a great distance in front of Robin.
- Goetia (Japanese: ゲーティア Goetia) foregoes the healing effect completely and is instead a more powerful attack. When it starts up it has a vacuum effect, which draws foes into its grasp.
Nosferatu and both of its variants are, like all of Robin's special moves, affected by the character's unique durability mechanic. They can only be used four times before they break, after which point Robin must wait forty seconds before they become usable again.
Trivia
- Nosferatu has been classified as more different weapon types than any other weapon in the Fire Emblem series.
- In Gaiden, Nosferatu is the only non-Falchion weapon which can harm Duma once he reaches 52 or less HP. This is assumed to be the result of a programming oversight: Duma is coded to force all non-Falchion attacks to have zero accuracy no matter what once he reaches this HP threshold, however this somehow fails to take into account Nosferatu's hard-coded absolute 50% hit rate, and so Nosferatu retains its 50% hit rate when fighting Duma.[1]
Gallery
Linde casting Nosferatu in Mystery of the Emblem.
Linoan casting Nosferatu in Thracia 776
Raigh casting Nosferatu in The Binding Blade.
Linde casting Nosferatu in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Non-canon
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Nosferatu |
A term for a vampire, used here in reference to the HP-draining effect. The word "nosferatu" is ostensibly of Romanian origin, but its true origin is contested; it was popularized by author Bram Stoker in his novel Dracula.[2] |
English (unofficial) |
Rizziah |
Used only in earlier versions of the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation. All other fan translations use either "Resire" or "Nosferatu". |
Spanish |
Nosferatu |
As above. |
French |
Nosferatu |
As above. |
German |
Nosferatu |
As above. |
Italian |
Nosferatu |
As above. |
Russian |
Носферату |
Nosferatu; only in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, as no Fire Emblem game has as yet been officially released in Russian. |
References
- ↑ Let's Play Archive: Fire Emblem: Gaiden by Hafl
- ↑ Wikipedia: Nosferatu (word)
See also
- Earth Sword (a magic sword which casts Nosferatu)
- Runesword (a magic sword which casts Nosferatu)
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