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Pavise
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- This article is about the skill known as Cancel in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. For the skill known as Cancel in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, see Cancel.
Pavise (Japanese: 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 reducing or - prior to Awakening - completely nullifying the damage that would have been inflicted on them by that attack. The skill's activation rate has widely varied from game to game, as has its availability, but it is most commonly available to Generals and members of other advanced armored classes. Recent games have split its functionality in two and restrict Pavise to working only against physical attacks, while a new skill, Aegis, offers the same protection against magical and bow attacks.
In Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, The Sacred Stones, Awakening, and Fates, 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. In Radiant Dawn, Pavise is a personal skill which can be equipped to any unit.
Data
Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
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Genealogy of the Holy War | It nullifies damage dealt by the enemy. | (User's level)% | -- | - | |
Thracia 776 | 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 | It nullifies damage dealt by the enemy. | (Skill)% | 20 | -- | |
Radiant Dawn | It nullifies damage dealt by the enemy. | (Skill)% | 20 | -- | |
Awakening | File:Is 3ds pavise.png | It halves the damage dealt by enemy attacks using swords, lances, axes, Beaststones, Blighted Claws and Blighted Talons. | (Skill)% | -- | Will not activate against a Dual Strike. |
Availability
Genealogy of the Holy War
Units (As a class skill) | Hannibal After promotion: Arden |
Classes | General • Baron • Emperor |
Thracia 776
Units (As a personal skill) | Xavier |
Classes | Baron |
The Sacred Stones
Units (As a class skill) | After promotion: Amelia • Gilliam |
Classes | General |
Path of Radiance
Units (As a class skill) | Tibarn |
Classes (Occult) | Hawk |
Radiant Dawn
Units | Tibarn |
Items | Pavise |
Awakening
Units | Arvis • Black Knight • Hardin • Hector • Raydrik • Zephiel |
Classes | General (Learned at Level 15) |
Fates
Classes | General (Learned from Level 15 and up) |
Trivia
- Pavise is the only skill to appear in all seven games in the Fire Emblem series that have a defined skill system.
Gallery
Hannibal activating Pavise in Genealogy of the Holy War.
Gilliam activating Great Shield in The Sacred Stones.
Janaff activating Cancel in Path of Radiance.
Meg activating Pavise in Radiant Dawn.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
• Great Shield |
• This name is used only in The Sacred Stones. |
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 |