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[[File:Bow artwork.png|thumb|160px|Bows in the {{FES}}]] | [[File:Bow artwork.png|thumb|160px|Bows in the {{FES}}]] | ||
The '''Bow''' (Japanese: {{ | The '''Bow''' (Japanese: {{hl|弓|Yumi}} ''Bow'') is a type of physical weapon in the {{FES}}. Existing outside the [[weapon triangle]], bows possess few [[Might|power]] and average [[Hit|accuracy]], and cannot be used to attack adjacent enemies. However, they offer the ability to [[Bonus damage|do increased damage]] to flying units. | ||
With a total number of 49 different bows, bows are the second scarcest physical weapons in the series (right above the [[Knife]] which currently has 47 different varieties); usually, there are few bow-wielding classes per game—except for {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} and {{title|Thracia 776}}—and so far, [[Alm]] and [[Lyn]] are the only main characters to wield them in their native class progression, and even then both of them must have [[class change]]d to their advanced forms. | With a total number of 49 different bows, bows are the second scarcest physical weapons in the series (right above the [[Knife]] which currently has 47 different varieties); usually, there are few bow-wielding classes per game—except for {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} and {{title|Thracia 776}}—and so far, [[Alm]] and [[Lyn]] are the only main characters to wield them in their native class progression, and even then both of them must have [[class change]]d to their advanced forms. | ||
In {{FE14}}, their [[Hoshido|Hoshidan]] counterpart is called the '''yumi''' (Japanese: {{ | In {{FE14}}, their [[Hoshido|Hoshidan]] counterpart is called the '''yumi''' (Japanese: {{hl|和弓|Wakyū}} ''Japanese bow''). They are almost exactly the same as bows and share a weapon level, differentiated by the effect of that, when equipped, they increase the wielder's resistance by 2, and, on average, they have higher might and lower hit rate. | ||
== Bows in the {{FES}} by types== | == Bows in the {{FES}} by types== | ||
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{{Names | {{Names | ||
|eng-name=Yumi | |eng-name=Yumi | ||
|eng-mean=''Yumi'' (Japanese: {{ | |eng-mean=''Yumi'' (Japanese: {{hl|弓|Yumi}}) is the Japanese word for [[bow]]. When discussed in English, ''"[[wikipedia:Yumi|yumi]]"'' refers specifically to the traditional Japanese style of bow, which are distinguished by their asymmetrical bodies and their great size compared to their user. | ||
|jap-name={{hover|和弓|Wakyū}} | |jap-name={{hover|和弓|Wakyū}} | ||
|jap-mean=Japanese bow. Used in the Japanese language to describe ''yumi'', as opposed to bow styles from other nations. | |jap-mean=Japanese bow. Used in the Japanese language to describe ''yumi'', as opposed to bow styles from other nations. | ||
