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*20 <small>(in ''Path of Radiance'')</small>

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'''Aether''' (Japanese: {{hover|天空|Tenkū}} ''Heavens'') is an [[offensive skill|offensive]] [[Skills|skill]] which debuted in {{FE9}}. When activated, Aether deals two consecutive blows to the enemy. The first blow has the effect of the [[Sol (skill)|Sol]] skill, draining [[hit point]]s from the target to heal the user, and the second has that of [[Luna (skill)|Luna]], bypassing the target's defensive stats. As with the two base skills themselves, the specific effects of Aether vary somewhat beyond this from game to game.

Aether is primarily available only to the protagonists of certain games, and is most commonly associated with [[Ike]] and, to a lesser extent, [[Chrom]] and [[Lucina]]. It is traditionally obtained after [[class change|class changing]], as a [[:Category:Mastery skills|mastery skill]] in ''Path of Radiance'' and ''Radiant Dawn'', tied to Ike and [[Greil]]'s classes, [[Lord]], [[Hero]] and [[Vanguard]], and as a class skill learned by [[Great Lord]]s in ''Awakening''. In {{title|Fates}}, in addition to Ike and Lucina possessing the skill as [[amiibo]] units, it is possible to teach Aether to any other unit in the game as a [[downloadable content]] reward.

|effect1=It deals two consecutive strikes against the target. The first restores (damage dealt) [[HP]] to the user, and the second treats the target as if it has a 50% penalty to [[defense]] during the strike.

|notes1=For further mechanics, see [[Offensive skill#Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn|here]].

|effect2=It deals two consecutive strikes against the target. The first restores (damage dealt) [[HP]] to the user, and the second treats the target as if it has 0 [[defense]] during the strike.

|notes2=For further mechanics, see [[Offensive skill#Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn|here]].

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|effect3=It deals two consecutive strikes against the target. The first restores (damage dealt / 2) [[HP]] to the user, and the second treats the target as if it has a 50% penalty to [[defense]] and [[resistance]] during the strike.

|notes3=For further mechanics, see [[Offensive skill#Awakening|here]].

|sprite4=[[File:Is 3ds aether.png]]

|effect4=It deals two consecutive strikes against the target. The first restores (damage dealt / 2) [[HP]] to the user, and the second treats the target as if it has a 50% penalty to [[defense]] and [[resistance]] during the strike.

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|notes4=For further mechanics, see [[Offensive skill#Fates|here]].

|gameo={{title|Heroes}}

|effecto=Treats the target as if it has a 50% penalty to [[defense]] and [[resistance]] during the strike, and restores (damage dealt / 2) [[HP]] to the user.

|activeo=100%, when special counter reaches 0

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|noteso=Cooldown:  5<br>Cost:  500 SP

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|data1=[[Vanguard]] <small>(Learned from Level 25 and up)</small> • [[Great Lord]] <small>(Learned from Level 25 and up)</small>

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In {{SSBB}} and {{SSB4}}, Aether is [[Ike]]'s [[smashwiki:Up special move|up special move]]. Its appearance is modified from its ''Fire Emblem'' appearances in that it entails only a single strike, omitting the second upward slash, and none of the added effects from ''Fire Emblem'' apply. Additionally, Ike's [[smashwiki:Final Smash|Final Smash]] is [[smashwiki:Great Aether|Great Aether]], characterized as a significantly more powerful variation of Aether and possibly inspired by Ike's final strike against [[Ashera]] in ''Radiant Dawn''.

* '''Aether Drive''' (Japanese: {{hover|進天空|Shintenkū}} ''Advancing Heavens'') alters Ike's trajectory to give him more horizontal distance, flinging Ragnell upwards diagonally and following it in that direction.

* '''Aether Wave''' (Japanese: {{hover|天空波|Tenkūnami}} ''Heavens Wave'') is less powerful, but flings a long-distance shock wave upon landing.

===''Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.''===

===''TCG Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)''===

Aether is present as a skill on one card in {{TCGCipher}}: ''[[Ike#TCG Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)|B05-089SR Radiant Hero, Ike]]''. It is a trigger skill which activates automatically when Ike is used to attack the opponent's lord unit, which adds +10 attack power to Ike until the end of the opponent's next turn. If the player chooses to do so, Aether also allows him to automatically destroy any two other enemy units in addition to their attack on the opponent's lord, in exchange for a steep price in bonds. Ike's other skill on this card, Memories of War, allows the player to reduce the bond cost of Aether depending on how many cards have been stacked underneath Ike's card.

* It is possible that the first hit of Ike's Aether animation in ''Path of Radiance'' and ''Radiant Dawn'', which entails throwing his weapon in the air and catching it mid-jump to strike, is a reference to the [[Mercenary]]'s [[critical hit]] animation in the [[Game Boy Advance]] games. Ike's base [[Ranger (Path of Radiance)|Ranger]] class is a Mercenary in all but name, and in ''Radiant Dawn'' he is [[Hero|the Mercenary's traditional advanced class]].

* In ''Path of Radiance'', Aether is unusual in that while Ike is only able to activate it at 1 range, Greil - if hacked into the game and assigned the skill - is able to activate Aether at 2 range if he attacks with a throwing axe.<ref name="greil" />

==Gallery==

File:Ss fe09 ike activating aether 01.png|[[Ike]] activating Aether (start-up flash) in {{title|Path of Radiance}}.

File:Ss fe09 ike activating aether 02.png|[[Ike]] activating Aether (first blow) in {{title|Path of Radiance}}.

File:Ss fe09 ike activating aether 03.png|[[Ike]] activating Aether (second blow) in {{title|Path of Radiance}}.

File:Ss fe10 ike activating aether 01.png|[[Ike]] activating Aether (start-up flash) in {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.

File:Ss fe10 ike activating aether 02.png|[[Ike]] activating Aether (first blow) in {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.

File:Ss fe10 ike activating aether 03.png|[[Ike]] activating Aether (second blow) in {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.

File:Ss fe13 chrom activating aether 1.png|[[Chrom]] activating Aether (first blow) in {{title|Awakening}}.

File:Ss fe13 chrom activating aether 2.png|[[Chrom]] activating Aether (second blow) in {{title|Awakening}}.

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===Other appearances===

File:Ss ssbb ike aether.jpg|[[Ike]] using Aether in {{SSBB}}.

File:Ss ssb4 ike aether.jpg|[[Ike]] using Aether in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.

File:Ss STEAM Ike.png|[[Ike]] using Aether in {{Steam}}.

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|eng-mean=Latin: sky, the heavens. Traditionally, "aether" or "ether" was a classical element defined as the substance of the universe beyond Earth - that is, space.

|jap-name={{hover|天空|Tenkū}}

|jap-mean=Heavens. Referred to as '''SUNMOON''' in its internal file name in ''Path of Radiance'', and as '''AETHER''' in the same in ''Radiant Dawn''.

|kor-name={{hover|에테르|Etereu}}

|kor-mean=Transliteration of "Aether", as above. Used in the South Korean version of {{SSBB}}, as no ''Fire Emblem'' game has as yet been officially released in the region.

|rus-name={{hover|Небеса|Nebesá}}

|rus-mean=Heavens. Used only in the Russian version of {{SSB4}}, as no ''Fire Emblem'' game has as yet been officially released in the region.}}

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* [[Luna (skill)|Luna]]

* [[Sol (skill)|Sol]]

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