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Nihil

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Nihil

Is ns02 perceptive.png
Icon of the Perceptive skill in Engage.


Cancel enemy combat-related skills.

Type(s)
  • Personal
  • Combat (Genealogy of the Holy War)
Capacity
  • 15 (in Path of Radiance)
  • 20 (in Radiant Dawn)
First game

Genealogy of the Holy War

Nihil (Japanese: 見切り Seeing All), known as Perceptive in Engage, is a combat skill which debuted in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. Its primary purpose across most of its appearances is to temporarily disable any and all combat skills used by enemy units, preventing them being used upon the bearer of Nihil. In Radiant Dawn, it is particularly important in the Part IV, Endgame, owing to its ability to protect its user from both the mastery skills used by its bosses and from the counterattacking effect of the Aurora skill in the final stage; additionally, the skill Mantle also incorporates the effects of Nihil.

Data

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Genealogy of the Holy War Is snes02 nihil.png Negates the foe's Astra, Luna, Sol, and critical hits. -- -- Also negates effective damage, due to it being treated as a guaranteed critical hit.
Thracia 776 Is snes03 nihil.png Negates the foe's combat skills. -- -- If both combatants have Nihil, both units' combat skills are sealed.
Path of Radiance Is gcn nihil.png Negates the foe's combat skills. -- 15 --
Radiant Dawn Is wii nihil.png Negates the foe's combat skills. -- 20 --
Engage
(Perceptive)
Is ns02 perceptive.png +[(Speed / 4) + 15] avoid when active. If user initiates combat -- Cost: 250 SP
Engage
(Perceptive+)
Is ns02 perceptive+.png +[(Speed / 4) + 30] avoid when active. If user initiates combat -- Cost: 500 SP

Availability

Genealogy of the Holy War

Units (As a personal skill) First Generation: AlecAyraDeirdre
Second Generation: (Any set of two children*), if Alec was their father • JuliaLarceiSeliphScáthach

Thracia 776

Units (As a personal skill) SaiasTroude
Items Shadow SwordMareeta's SwordNihil M

Path of Radiance

Units CalillNasir
Items Nihil

Radiant Dawn

Units Black Knight*CalillNasirNolan
Items Nihil
Event Part IV, Prologue, Ike upon promoting to Vanguard
Skills Mantle

Engage

Perceptive

Emblem Rings Marth (bond level 1)

Perceptive+

Emblem Rings Marth (bond level 16)

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Genealogy of the Holy War
User is immune to
critical hits, skills,
and crippling hits.*
ひっさつこうげきなど
をふうじる
Thracia 776
Negates all of
enemy's skills*
すべてのスキルを
ふうじる
Path of Radiance
(skill assignment menu)
Negates enemy's
combat-related skills.
All units
敵の戦闘用スキルを
無効にする
取得可能
個人スキルなら全ユニット
Path of Radiance
(help)
Negates enemy's combat-
related skills.
敵の戦闘用スキルを無効にします
Radiant Dawn
(skill assignment menu)
Cancel enemy combat-
related skills.
敵の戦闘に関係した
スキルを全て無効化する
Radiant Dawn
(help)
Cancel enemy combat-related skills.
敵の戦闘に関係したスキルを
全て無効化する
Engage
(Perceptive)
If the unit initiates combat, grants
Avo+15 during combat. Avo
increases with high Spd.
自分から攻撃した時、回避+15
速さが高いと、さらに回避がアップする
Engage
(Perceptive+)
If the unit initiates combat, grants
Avo+30 during combat. Avo
increases with high Spd.
自分から攻撃した時、回避+30
速さが高いと、さらに回避がアップする

Etymology and other languages

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

• Nihil
• Perceptive

• Latin: "nothing", "nothingness". The root of the modern English word "annihilation". Used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
• Used in Engage.

English
(unofficial)

Awareness

Popularized by Serenes Forest and the old fan translations of Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, prior to the English release of Path of Radiance.

Japanese

見切り

The noun form of the Japanese verb 見切る, which can be taken to mean both "to see all" (hence the name "Awareness" in fan translations and the eye icon) and "to abandon" (hence the English name's reference to nothingness).[1]

Spanish

Arrojo

Daring

French

• Nihil
• Perception

• As in English; used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
• Perception; used in Engage.

German

• Negation
• Aufmerksamkeit

• Negation; used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
• Attentiveness; used in Engage.

Italian

• Vuoto
• Percezione

• Void; used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
• Perception; used in Engage.

Korean

간파

See through

Simplified Chinese

识破

See through

Traditional Chinese

識破

See through

Gallery

References

  1. 見切る, jisho, Retrieved: June 30, 2015

See also

Skills in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Standard skills BargainCharmDanceMiracleParagonRenewal
Combat skills AccostAdeptCriticalNihilPaviseFollow-UpStealVantageWrath
Special sword skills AstraLunaSol
Uncategorized skills CantoRecoverReturn
Unused skills Darkness SwordHoly Sword
Skills in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
AccostAdeptAstraBargainCantoCharmDanceLunaMiracleNihilParagonPaviseRenewalSolStealVantageWrath
Skills in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Experience-related skills BlossomParagon
Low-HP skills MiracleResolveWrath
Mobility skills CelerityCantoMove AgainSaviorShoveSmite
Miscellaneous skills AdeptCorrosionCounterGambleGuardInsightNihilParityProvokeReinforceRenewalSerenityShadeTempestVantageVigilance
Class skills KnifeLuminaMove AgainShoveSteal
Mastery skills AetherAstraBlessingBoonCancelColossusDeadeyeFlareLethalityLunaRoarSolStunVortex
Enemy-exclusive skills DisciplineDaunt
Skills in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Command skills FlourishGambleGaldrarGlareParitySacrificeShoveSmiteStealWildheart
Counter skills CounterHowlMaelstromQuickclawShriek
Bonus damage skills BeastfoeBirdfoeDragonfoeNullify
Experience-related skills BlossomDisciplineParagon
Healing skills BlessingBoonGaldrarImbueMantleRenewalSacrifice
Low-HP skills MiracleResolveWrath
Mobility skills CantoCelerityGaldrarPassSaviorShoveSmite
Proximity skills Blood TideDauntNight TideWhite Pool
Miscellaneous skills AdeptCancelFortuneGuardMercyNihilPaviseProvokeVantage
Beorc-exclusive skills CorrosionDisarmDisciplineShadeStillness
Laguz-exclusive skills BlessingBlood TideBoonFormshiftGaldrarHowlInsightMaelstromNight TideQuickclawShriekVigilanceWhite PoolWildheart
Class skills CantoCritical +ShoveSteal
Mastery skills AetherAstraBaneColossusCoronaDeadeyeEclipseFlareImpaleIreLethalityLunaRendRoarSavageSolStunTear
Enemy-exclusive skills Aurora
Skills in Fire Emblem Engage
Inheritable skills Art FocusAvoid +Axe GuardAxe PowerBow AgilityBow FocusBow GuardBuild +Defense +Dexterity +Dodge +Hit +HP +HP/Lck +Knife GuardKnife PrecisionLance AgilityLance GuardLance PowerLuck +Magic +Mag/Dex +Mag/Res +Magic GuardMovement +1Resistance +Special GuardSpeed +Spd/Dex +Spd/Res +Staff MasteryStrength +Str/Def +Str/Dex +Sword AgilitySword FocusSword GuardSword PowerTome Precision
Personal skills AdmirationAlabaster DutyAspiring HeroBig PersonalityBlinding FlashBlood FuryCharmerContemplativeCrimson CheerCurious DanceDisarming SighDivinely InspiringEnergizedExpertiseFair FightFairy-Tale FolkFell ProtectionFriendly BoostGenerosityGentle FlowerGet Behind Me!Knightly CodeKnightly EscortMeditationMoved to TearsNot *Quite*Party AnimalProtectiveRacket of SolmSeconds?Self-ImproverShare SpoilsSingle-MindedStunning SmileSurvival PlanTrained to KillVerdant FaithWeapon InsightWill to WinWounded Pride
Class skills Air RaidAllied DefenseBack at YouBrave AssistCareful AimChaos StyleClear the WayConvoyDark SpiritDiffuse HealerDivine SpiritEnchantFell SpiritFrost DomainGolden LotusGrasping VoidHobbleIgnisLet FlyLunaMercilessMiasma DomainNo DistractionsPack HunterPassPincer AttackPivotReforgeResist EmblemsRun ThroughSandstormSelf-HealingSmash+Special DanceSpur EmblemsSolSoulbladeSpell HarmonySwapWorld Tree
Sync skills AdaptabilityAdvanceAlacrityAnima FocusArms ShieldAssign DecoyBlock RecoveryBook of WorldsBraveryBreak DefensesBrute ForceCanterCharmClericDecisive StrikeDemolishDetoxifyDivine PulseDraconic HexDragon VeinDual AssistDual StrikeDual SupportEclipse BraceFavorite FoodFlame GambitFriendly RivalryGentilityGeosphereGroundswellHeadlong RushHealing LightHeavy AttackHold OutHoly StanceKeen InsightLevel BoostLifesphereLightsphereLineageLost & FoundLunar BraceMentorshipMomentumNight and DayPair UpPerceptivePiercing GlarePoison GambitQuick RiposteRally SpectrumRepositionReprisalResolveResonanceSacred TwinsShield GambitSilence WardSolar BraceSP ConversionSpeedtakerStarsphereSurprise AttackQuality TimeUnyieldingVantageWeapon SyncWrath
Engage skills AdaptableAtrocityAttunedAugmentBlue SkiesBond ForgerBonded ShieldBoon of ElyosCall DoublesCombat ArtsContractDivine SpeedDraconic FormDreadful AuraEchoEclipse BraceFallen StarFlareGallopHoly AuraHoly ShieldImpenetrableInstructLaguz FriendOther HalfRaging StormRise AboveSoar
Engage attacks All for OneAstra StormBlazing LionCataclysmDark InfernoDivine BlessingGoddess DanceDragon BlastGiga Levin SwordGreat SacrificeHouses UniteLodestar RushOverrideGreat AetherQuadruple HitStorm's EyeSummon HeroTorrential RoarTwin StrikeWarp Ragnarok
Bond Ring skills BaneBattlewiseBushidoChivalryDeadly BladeDire ThunderDraw BackFlickering FlowerFortify DefGiga ExcaliburGreat ThunderHealtouchLethalityMercyMiracleParaseleneRaging FireRenewalRightful RulerShoveSpur AttackSpur ResStrong ArmSure StrikeSympatheticWind AdeptWind GodWindsweep
Enemy-exclusive skills AnchorArmored BlowArtbreakerAxebreakerBond BreakerBowbreakerCertain BlowCornered BeastDark BarrierDarting BlowDarting StanceDeath BlowDuelist's BlowFell BarrierFierce StanceKnifebreakerLancebreakerLife and DeathPoison StrikeSavage BlowSeal DefenseSeal MagicSeal ResistanceSeal SpeedSeal StrengthSigil ProtectionSpirit StrikeStalwartSteady StanceSwordbreakerTomebreakerTriangle AdeptUnbreakableUnwaveringVeteranVoid CurseWarding BlowWarding Stance