Bow (Famicom)

Bow Sprite for all bows in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Type Bow First game Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

The (Japanese: ゆみ Bow) is a relatively unknown bow-type weapon in the Fire Emblem series. It initially appeared only in the two NES installments of the series, its role in later games being taken by the Iron Bow and the Bronze Bow, before finally reappearing in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, twenty-five years after its previous appearance in the series.

In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, it is the most basic bow, featuring a weapon level of 1. In Fire Emblem Gaiden and again in Shadows of Valentia, it is the basic weapon for Archers, Snipers, and Bow Knights, and one of two basic weapon choices for Heroes, with no base might of its own but being wieldable without otherwise having a weapon equipped. The Bow has an extended range compared to its counterparts in other weapon types, being able to hit between one and three tiles away in Gaiden and between one and two tiles in Shadows of Valentia, making bow users able to attack and counterattack adjacent enemies.

Stats

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light	--	1	4	1	90	0	2	33	400	--	--
Gaiden	--	--	0	0	70	0	1-3	--	--	--	It is not effective against flying units.

Locations

Gaiden

Inventory

Automatically used when no other bow is equipped.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Inventory

Automatically used when no other bow is equipped.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Bow
English (unofficial)	Bow Iron Bow	The second term is used in the fan translation of Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.
Spanish	Arco	Bow
French	Arc	Bow
German	Bogen	Bow
Italian	Arco	As above.
Dutch	Boog	Bow