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Astra

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Astra

File:Is 3ds astra.png
Icon of the Astra skill in Awakening and Fates.


Strike five times at half damage. Trigger % = (Skill stat ÷ 2)

Type(s)
  • Personal (in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776)
  • Class (Mastery) (in Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, Awakening, and Fates)
Capacity
  • 20 (in Path of Radiance)
  • 30 (in Radiant Dawn)
Game(s)

Astra (Japanese: 流星 Shooting Star) is an offensive skill which debuted in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. When activated, the user deals five consecutive strikes. In most appearances each of the five strikes inflicts the normal amount of damage on the enemy, while others have each strike inflict half the usual damage.

Throughout its existence, Astra has been almost completely associated with sword-wielding units, particularly those of the Myrmidon class family. In Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, Astra is a personal skill, associated exclusively with members and relatives of the royal family of Isaach. In Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, Astra is the mastery skill of the Swordmaster and Trueblade classes. In Awakening and Fates, Astra is again learned only by Swordmasters, but can be possessed by units of any class by using a reclassing seal after learning it.

Data

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Genealogy of the Holy War Is snes02 astra.png It deals five consecutive strikes against the enemy. It is possible for any and all of the strikes to be a critical hit or to miss. (Skill)% -- For further mechanics, see here.
Thracia 776 Is snes03 astra.png It deals five consecutive strikes against the enemy. It is possible for any and all of the strikes to be a critical hit or to miss. (Skill)% -- For further mechanics, see here.
Path of Radiance Is gcn astra.png It deals five consecutive strikes against the enemy. Each strike deals half the damage a normal strike would, and it is possible for any and all of the strikes to be a critical hit. (Skill/2)% 20 For further mechanics, see here.
Radiant Dawn Is wii astra.png It deals five consecutive strikes against the enemy. None of the strikes can be critical hits, but it is possible for any of them to miss. (Skill/2)% 30 For further mechanics, see here.
Awakening File:Is 3ds astra.png It deals five consecutive strikes against the enemy. Each strike deals half the damage a normal strike would, and it is possible for any and all of the strikes to be a critical hit or to miss. (Skill/2)% -- For further mechanics, see here.
Fates File:Is 3ds astra.png It deals five consecutive strikes against the enemy. Each strike deals half the damage a normal strike would, and it is possible for any and all of the strikes to be a critical hit or to miss. (Skill/2)% -- For further mechanics, see here.

Availability

Genealogy of the Holy War

Units (As a personal skill) First Generation: Ayra
Second Generation: LarceiShananUlster

Thracia 776

Units (As a personal skill) Galzus
Event Chapter 15, Mareeta talks to Shanam to learn it

Path of Radiance

Units Stefan
Classes (Occult) Swordmaster

Radiant Dawn

Units Stefan
Classes Trueblade

Awakening

Units AyraCatria (DLC version)DeenEyvelIshtarKarelLarceiLloydLuciaLyn (both versions)MareetaMarisaMarth ("King Marth" SpotPass version)NavarreSeliph (SpotPass version)Yen'fay
Classes Swordmaster (Learned at Level 5)
Items Astra

Fates

Classes Swordmaster (Learned from Level 5 and up)

Heroes

Units AnnaCordeliaLynRyomaVirion (4★)

Other appearances

TCG Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Both the Astra skill and several unique derivatives of it are present on five cards in Fire Emblem Cipher, all of which feature members of the Isaach royal family:

  • Astra itself is present on B06-024SR Astral Blade Princess, Ayra. It is a trigger skill which activates automatically if Ayra's opponent evades an attack. The player is given an opportunity to untap Ayra by paying the cost of flipping one bond card depicting Ayra face-down, if they have one.
  • A promotional Ayra card (P06-010PR Peerless Astra, Ayra) possesses the derivative Astrum. After Ayra has moved, the player can choose to pay a cost of 3 bonds to untap her.
  • Larcei and Ulster (B08-059R Astral Heavens-Dancer, and B08-057HN Astral Earth-Runner) possess Soul of Astra, which allows the player to, once per turn, spend one bond card to reveal five cards that are on the top of their deck. The skill's user then receives a 20 point boost to their attack for every revealed card that depicts them.
  • Larcei (B08-059R Astral Heavens-Dancer) also possesses Polar Astra. If Larcei's attack currently totals 100 or greater as a result of boosts from other units, the player may spend two bond cards to untap her.
  • Shanan (B08-076SR Astral Sword Sovereign) possesses Critical Astra, a trigger skill which activates automatically if Shanan executes a critical hit but his opponent evades it. If this happens, the player untaps Shanan with no cost in bonds.

Trivia

  • Astra makes the character's strikes green in all of its appearances.

Gallery

Etymology and other languages

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

Astra

Latin: "stars".

English
(Europe)

• Astra
• Astrum

• As above. This name is used in Path of Radiance and every game from Awakening onward.
• Latin: "star" (singular form, as opposed to the plural "astra"). This name is used solely in the PAL English version of Radiant Dawn.

Spanish

• Meteoro
• Fobos

• Meteor. This name is used in Path of Radiance.
• From Fobos, the Spanish name for Phobos, the personification of fear in Greek mythology (and the larger of the two moons of Mars). This name is used from Radiant Dawn onward.

French

Stellaire

Stellar, pertaining to stars.

German

Astra

As above.

Italian

Fobos

As above.

References

See also

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