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Armads
Armads (Japanese: アルマーズ Almaze), also known as the Thunder Axe or thunder hammer (Japanese: 天雷の斧 Thunder Axe), is a regalia axe introduced in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. It is one of the eight legendary weapons of the continent Elibe, forged to combat dragons in the Scouring and originally wielded by Durban the Berserker of the Eight Legends.
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History
At the height of the Scouring, Armads was forged alongside the other Elibian legendary weapons, and was entrusted to Durban; its immense size prevented ordinary warriors from being able to wield it.[1] During his time wielding it, Durban came to identify strongly with Armads, considering himself and the axe to be one and the same and adopting Armads's name as his own.[2] At the conclusion of the Scouring, Durban enshrined Armads in a cavern in the Western Isles, near what would later become the capital Juteaux, whereupon it was sealed by Bramimond; after his death, Durban's spirit came to be bound to the axe's resting place, and the ghosts of soldies once loyal to Durban occupied the cave as guards. Durban believed that the immense power of Armads would doom any who wield it to a violent death in combat.[3]
980 years after the Scouring, on the advice of Durban's comrade Athos, Hector of Ostia sought Armads to assist in the conflict against Nergal. Upon clearing the cave of its guards, he was granted access to Armads by Durban, considering Durban's warnings of a violent doom to be a risk worth taking if it meant aiding Eliwood. Following Ninian's demise, Hector was reluctant to wield Armads until the final confrontation at the Dragon's Gate, in which he resumed its use. Following Nergal's defeat, Hector returned Armads to its shrine, but even a year later he claimed that he could still feel the axe's power within himself.[4] Durban's prophecy would later come true, as Hector ultimately died in battle at Araphen in the Disturbance of Bern, fighting Brunnya and Narcian.
Twenty years later in the Disturbance of Bern, Armads was sought by the Lycian commander Roy during his campaign in the Western Isles, who had to confront a bandit group which had been tasked by the Bern army with destroying the cave and preventing Roy from accessing the axe.
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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The Binding Blade | S | 18 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 20 | Cannot be sold | 1 | +5 defense when equipped. Deals bonus damage to dragon units. | |
The Blazing Blade | Prf* | 18 | 18 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 25 | Cannot be sold | 1 | +5 defense when equipped. Deals bonus damage to dragon units. | |
Awakening | A | 17 | -- | 80 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | +5 defense when equipped. | |
Engage | |
D | 22 | 18 | 85 | 0 | 1 | -- | 100 | -- | +5 defense when equipped. Deals bonus damage to dragon units. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
Armads Berserk Armads Thunder Armads
Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
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Heroes (Armads) |
16 | 1 | 400 | -- | Silver Axe | -- | ✗ | If user's HP ≥ 80% and foe initiates combat, user makes guaranteed follow-up attack. |
Locations
The Binding Blade
Event | Chapter 12x, closing cutscene |
The Blazing Blade
Inventory | Athos |
Awakening
Treasure | Infinite Regalia, chosen at random from a pool of other items. |
SpotPass distribution | Available for download from August 2nd, 2012JP/May 16th, 2013US/August 1st, 2013EU onward. |
Engage
Emblem Rings | Hector, when engaged (obtained at bond level 15) |
Heroes
Armads
Method | Data |
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Unit (★★★★★) | Hector: General of Ostia |
Berserk Armads
Method | Data |
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Unit (★★★★★) | Hector: Just Here to Fight |
Forge | Armads (375 , 150 ) |
Thunder Armads
Method | Data |
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Unit (★★★★★) | Hector: Marquess of Ostia |
Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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The Binding Blade | Increases defense by 5 pts.*
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『神将器』 天雷の斧 守備+5
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The Blazing Blade | Lightning-charged axe.
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『神将器』 天雷の斧 守備+5
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Awakening | Def +5. A timeless weapon.
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守備+5 古の狂戦士の斧
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Engage | Lightning-charged axe wielded by
Emblem Hector. Grants Def+5. Effective: Dragon. |
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Heroes (Armads) |
If unit’s HP ≥ 80% and foe initiates combat, unit
makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. |
自分のHPが80%以上で、敵から攻撃された時、
絶対追撃 |
Heroes (Berserk Armads) |
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
At start of turn, if unit's HP ≤ 75% and unit's attack can trigger their Special, grants Special cooldown count-1, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. |
奥義が発動しやすい(発動カウント-1)
自身のHP75%以下で、攻撃時発動の奥義装備時、 ターン開始時、奥義発動カウント-1 奥義発動時、奥義によるダメージ+10 |
Heroes (Berserk Armads; refined: +effect) |
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP = 100% at
start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe using a Special, restores 30% of unit's maximum HP. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.) |
敵から攻撃された時、または
敵のHPが100%で戦闘開始時、戦闘中、 敵の攻撃、守備-5、かつ 戦闘中、奥義による攻撃でダメージを与えた時、 自分の最大HPの30%回復 (与えたダメージが0でも効果は発動) |
Heroes (Thunder Armads; unrefined) |
Grants Def+3. If the number of allies
within 2 spaces (excluding unit) > the number of foes within 2 spaces (excluding target), foe cannot make a follow-up attack. |
守備+3
周囲2マス以内の 敵の数より味方の数(自身と戦闘相手を除く)が 多い時、敵は追撃不可 |
Heroes (Thunder Armads; refined) |
Grants Def+3. If unit is within 3 spaces of an
ally, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. |
守備+3
周囲3マス以内に味方がいる時、 戦闘中、敵の攻撃、守備-5、敵は追撃不可 |
Heroes (Thunder Armads; refined: +effect) |
If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75%
at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat and reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%. |
敵から攻撃された時、または
戦闘開始時、敵のHPが75%以上の時、 戦闘中、敵の攻撃、守備-5、かつ、 戦闘中、最初に受けた攻撃のダメージを40%軽減 |
Trivia
- Like many legacy weapons appearing in Awakening, Armads experienced a significant redesign; whereas its original design was a conventional axe, its Awakening incarnation bears a stronger resemblance to a scythe.
- Armads is the only one of the Elibean legendary weapons to appear in Awakening; although the Sol Katti appears too, it is not actually part of the group of eight Scouring weapons.
- Armads has also made more appearances than any other Elibean regalia.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Armads |
Corruption of Almace, the sword wielded by Archbishop Turpin of La Chanson de Roland.[5] |
Japanese |
アルマーズ |
"Almaze"; corruption of アルマース, "Almace", as above. |
Spanish |
Armads |
-- |
French |
Armadès |
Variant of Armads, adjusted for the French language. |
German |
Armads |
-- |
Italian |
Fragore |
"Crash", "thunder" |
Portuguese |
Armads |
-- |
Korean |
알마즈 |
Almaze |
Simplified Chinese |
阿尔玛兹 |
Armads |
Traditional Chinese |
阿爾瑪茲 |
Armads |
Berserk Armads
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Berserk Armads |
Used for the strengthened version of Armads in Heroes. |
Japanese |
狂斧アルマーズ |
Mad axe Armads |
Spanish (Spain) |
Armads berséker |
Berserk Armads |
Spanish (Latin America) |
Armads bárbara |
Barbaric Armads |
French |
Armadès berserk |
Berserk Armadès |
German |
Zornige Armads |
Wrathful Armads |
Italian |
Fragore berserk |
Berserk Crash |
Portuguese |
Armads atroz |
Atrocious Armads |
Traditional Chinese |
狂斧阿爾瑪茲 |
Mad axe Armads |
Thunder Armads
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Thunder Armads |
Used for the version of Armads wielded by Hector: Marquess of Ostia in Heroes. |
Japanese |
天雷アルマーズ |
Thunder Armads |
Spanish |
Armads eléctrica |
Electric Armads |
French |
Armadès foudre |
Lighting Armadès |
German |
Donner-Armads |
Thunder Armads |
Italian |
Fragore tuono |
Thunder Crash |
Portuguese |
Armads trovão |
Thunder Armads |
Traditional Chinese |
天雷阿爾瑪茲 |
Thunder Armads |
Gallery
Artwork of Armads from The Blazing Blade.
Armads as it appears in Heroes.
Graphic of Armads from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade's title screen.
Hector wielding Armads in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
References
- ↑ "This battle axe is so tremendous that normal men cannot even lift it. However, it's possible that you might be strong enough." — Athos, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- ↑ "Durban: My name is... Durban... I am called Armads...
Hector: What is going on here?
Durban: I am power. Power without peer. I am the dragonhunter. I am the fleshbiter, the bonecrusher, the skullbreaker, the doombringer.
Hector: ......
Durban: I require no seals. I have no need of this idleness called peace. Power unused is power wasted. Better to lie spent in the grave than to sit in wait. I care not who... I would fight someone..." — Durban and Hector, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade - ↑ "You desire strength? Then prepare yourself. Once you have gained such power... Your life will not end in a comfortable bed. You will die on the battlefield. In the savage garden of war's bloody delights." — Durban, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- ↑ "I sealed Armads away, like it used to be, but... I can still feel its power pulsing inside me." — Hector, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- ↑ Mythological references, Serenes Forest, Retrieved: January 11, 2012
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