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Pavise

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This page is about the skill called "Cancel" in Path of Radiance. For the skill called "Cancel" in Radiant Dawn, see Cancel.


Pavise

File:Is 3ds pavise.png
Icon of the Pavise skill in Awakening.


Halve sword/lance/axe/beaststone/blight damage. Trigger % = (Skill stat)

Type(s)

Personal (in Thracia 776 and Radiant Dawn)
Class (in Genealogy of the Holy War, The Sacred Stones and Awakening)
Class (Mastery) (in Path of Radiance)

Capacity

20

Game(s)

Pavise (大盾 Great Shield), previously known as Great Shield and Cancel, is a combat skill debuting in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. In most appearances, when activated, it protects the user from a single attack by nullifying the damage dealt. However, its availability has wildly varied from game to game, as have its activation criteria.

In Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 and Radiant Dawn, Pavise is a personal skill, and in the latter can be equipped to any unit. In Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, The Sacred Stones and Awakening, Pavise is a class skill belonging to Generals and similar classes, and in Path of Radiance, Cancel is the mastery skill of the Hawk laguz.

Data

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Genealogy of the Holy War File:Is snes02 big shield.png It nullifies damage dealt by the enemy. (User's level)% -- -
Thracia 776 File:Is snes03 big shield.png It nullifies damage dealt by the enemy. (User's level)% -- --
The Sacred Stones -- It nullifies damage dealt by the enemy. (Enemy's level)% -- --
Path of Radiance Is gcn cancel.png It nullifies damage dealt by the enemy. (Skill)% 20 --
Radiant Dawn Is wii pavise.png It nullifies damage dealt by the enemy. (Skill)% 20 --

Availability

Genealogy of the Holy War

Units* Hannibal
Classes GeneralBaronEmperor

Thracia 776

Units* Xavier
Classes Baron

The Sacred Stones

Classes General

Path of Radiance

Units Tibarn
Items Hawk

Radiant Dawn

Units Tibarn
Items Pavise

Awakening

Units ArvisBlack KnightHardinHectorRaydrikZephiel
Classes General (Learned at level 15)

Trivia

  • Pavise is the only skill to appear in all six games in the Fire Emblem series that have a defined skill system.

Gallery

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

• Great Shield
• Cancel
• Pavise

• This name was used only in The Sacred Stones.
• This name was used only in Path of Radiance.
• Latin: A large shield used to protect the entire body. This name is used from Radiant Dawn onward.

English
(unofficial)

Big Shield

Used in the Thracia 776 fan translation patch.

Spanish

Pavés

Pavise

French

Protection

Protection

German

Pavise

As above.

Italian

Ultradifesa

Ultra-defense

See also

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