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Beast Killer

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Beast Killer

Is 3ds01 beast killer.png
Icon of the Beast Killer from Awakening.

Effective against beasts and riders.

Type
First game

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

The Beast Killer (Japanese: ビーストキラー Beast Killer) is a weapon which at different points in the Fire Emblem series has been a knife and a lance. In all cases, it is effective against the game in question's beast-type units; as a knife in Radiant Dawn, it is effective against transformed beast-type laguz, while as a lance in Awakening and Fates it is effective against Taguel, other beast units, and units mounted on horses, pegasi or griffons.

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Radiant Dawn Is wii beast killer.png Knives D 9 8 65 20 1 20 1,200 2 Deals bonus damage to Is wii beast.png beast laguz.
Awakening Is 3ds01 beast killer.png Lances D 9 -- 70 0 1 25 1,650 2 Deals bonus damage to Is 3ds01 beast.png beast units.
Fates Is 3ds02 lance.png Lances/Naginata D 10 -- 85 0 1 -- 2,500 1 Deals bonus damage to Is 3ds02 beast.png beast units.
-4 attack, -10 hit against non-beast units.
Sells for 850 gold.

Locations

Radiant Dawn

Bargains Part 1: Chapter 4
Part 3: Chapters 6 • 12

Awakening

Dropped by Chapter 12, enemy Knight • Chapter 16, enemy Pegasus Knight
Treasure Paralogue 13, village (only if the Riders of Dawn were chosen to be enemies)
Armory Conqueror's Whetstone
Merchant
(Anna) 		The Northroad • Plegia Castle Courtyard • The Mila Tree • Valm Castle • Peaceful Village • Great Gate • Dueling Grounds • Mercenary Fortress • The Ruins of Time • Law's End • Desert Oasis • Manor of Lost Souls
Merchant (SpotPass) Ayra • Ike • Innes • Minerva • Prince Marth • Sigrun
Renown bonus 400 Renown points; only one copy can be obtained through this means per save file.
Double Duel Reward for defeating Sully's Riders.

Fates

Dropped by Birthright: Chapter 14, enemy Benny
Revelation: Chapter 19, enemy Great Knight
Armory Dusk Armory: Level 2 (limit 1) • Level 3 (limit 2)
Lottery Shop Dusk Lottery: Silver Prize
Rank rewards Battle Rank: 1200 (limit 1)

Flavor text

Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Radiant Dawn A special blade designed for use against beast tribe
laguz. It does increased damage to such foes. 		獣殺しの短剣
獣系に高い効果を誇る
Awakening Effective against beasts and riders. 獣馬系に有効な槍
Fates Effective against beasts.
Weak against nonbeast units. 		獣特効/他には弱い

Trivia

  • The Beast Killer is one of the few bonus damage-dealing weapons that kept the word "Killer" in the name when localized from Japanese to English. This is shared with Path of Radiance's Knight Killer. (Note that the Shadowkiller's name did not fit the pattern in Japanese.)

Etymology and other languages

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

Beast Killer

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Japanese

ビーストキラー

Beast Killer

Spanish

Aterrafieras

Beast-scarer

French

• Félincide
• Besticide

• Cat-killer. Used in Radiant Dawn.
• Beast-killer. Used in Awakening and Fates.

German

• Raubtiertod
• Bestientöter

• Predator-death. Used in Radiant Dawn.
• Beast-killer. Used in Awakening and Fates.

Italian

Ammazzabestie

Beast-slayer

Korean

비스트 킬러

Beast Killer

Gallery

References

See also

Knives and daggers
Basic knives and daggers Bronze Dagger • Dagger • Iron Dagger • Jakob's Tray • Kard • Knife • Pebble • Peshkatz • Quill Pen • Short Knife • Silver Dagger • Steel Dagger • Stiletto
Knives and daggers with secondary effects Beast Killer • Fruit Knife • Hunter's Knife • Kris Knife • Raider Knife • Sacrificial Knife • Soldier's Knife • Stale Bread • Stiletto • Votive Candle
Magic-based daggers Felicia's Plate
Ranged knives Bronze Knife • Iron Dagger • Iron Knife • Peshkatz • Short Knife • Silver Dagger • Silver Knife • Steel Dagger • Steel Knife
Regalia and personal knives Baselard • Carnwenhan • Cinquedea • Misericorde
Lances
Basic lances Broken Lance • Bronze Lance • Broom • Camus's Pike • Crescent Sickle • Draug's Lance • Effie's Lance • Emblem Lance • Ephraim's Lance • Finn's Lance • Flycatcher • Gant's Lance • Glass Lance • Great Lance • Iron Greatlance • Iron Lance • Killer Lance • Lance • Lance of Zoltan • Laundry Pole • Log • Long Lance • Roderick's Lance • Rusted Lance • Short Lance • Sigurd's Lance • Silver Greatlance • Silver Lance • Slim Lance • Steel Greatlance • Steel Lance • Training Lance
Lances with secondary effects Astra • Axereaver • Beast Killer • Blessed Lance • Brave Lance • Bright Lance • Clair's Lance • Clive's Lance • Darkness Lance • Dragonpike • Dragonspear • Duma's Lance • Emperor Lance • Fernand's Lance • Heavy Spear • Hexlock Spear • Kriemhild • Laguz Lance • Luna • Master Lance • Quick Lance • Rhomphaia • Ridersbane • Saunion • Sol • Stick • Superior Lance • Trainee's Lance • Venin Lance • Wayward Lance • Xander's Lance
Magic-based lances Arrow of Indra • Flame Lance • Lance of Light • Lance of Light+ • Piercing Light Lance • Shockstick • Throwing Light Lance
Ranged lances Iron Javelin • Javelin • Miniature Lance • Peri's Lance • Short Spear • Silver Javelin • Spear • Steel Javelin
Regalia and personal lances Areadbhar • Brave Lance • Dragonpike • Gáe Bolg • Gradivus • Gungnir • Lance of Ruin • Lúin • Maltet • Reginleif • Rex Hasta • Scythe of Sariel • Spear of Assal • Siegmund • Vidofnir • Wing Spear • Wishblade
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Swords Alondite • Amiti • Brave Sword • Bronze Sword • Caladbolg • Ettard • Florete • Iron Blade • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Ragnell • Silver Blade • Silver Sword • Slim Sword • Storm Sword • Steel Blade • Steel Sword • Tempest Blade • Vague Katti • Venin Edge • Wind Edge • Wo Dao • Wyrmslayer
Lances Brave Lance • Bronze Lance • Iron Greatlance • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Horseslayer • Short Spear • Silver Greatlance • Silver Lance • Spear • Steel Greatlance • Steel Lance • Venin Lance • Wishblade
Axes Brave Axe • Bronze Axe • Hammer • Hand Axe • Iron Poleax • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Short Axe • Silver Poleax • Silver Axe • Steel Poleax • Steel Axe • Tarvos • Tomahawk • Urvan • Venin Axe
Bows Brave Bow • Bronze Bow • Double Bow • Iron Bow • Iron Longbow • Killer Bow • Lughnasadh • Rolf's Bow • Silencer • Silver Bow • Silver Longbow • Steel Bow • Steel Longbow • Venin Bow
Crossbows Aqqar • Arbalest • Bowgun • Crossbow • Taksh
Knives Baselard • Beast Killer • Bronze Dagger • Bronze Knife • Iron Dagger • Iron Knife • Kard • Peshkatz • Silver Dagger • Silver Knife • Steel Dagger • Steel Knife • Stiletto
Fire Arcfire • Bolganone • Cymbeline • Elfire • Fire • Fire Tail • Meteor • Rexflame
Thunder Arcthunder • Bolting • Elthunder • Rexbolt • Thoron • Thunder • Thunder Tail
Wind Arcwind • Blizzard • Elwind • Rexcalibur • Tornado • Wind • Wind Tail
Light Creiddylad • Ellight • Light • Nosferatu • Purge • Rexaura • Shine • Thani • Valaura
Dark Balberith • Carreau • Fenrir • Verrine • Worm
Ballistae Ballista • Iron Ballista • Killer Ballista • Onager
Strikes Beak • Breath • Claw • Fang • Great Beak • Great Fang • Great Talon • Talon
Staves Ashera Staff • Elsilence • Elsleep • Fortify • Hammerne • Heal • Matrona • Mend • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Restore • Rewarp • Silence • Sleep • Torch • Unlock • Ward
Other Judge
Unused Weapons Slim Lance
Weapons in Fire Emblem Awakening
Swords Alm's Blade • Amatsu • Armorslayer • Balmung • Brave Sword • Bronze Sword • Eirika's Blade • Eliwood's Blade • Falchion • Glass Sword • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Leif's Blade • Levin Sword • Mercurius • Missiletainn • Mystletainn • Noble Rapier • Parallel Falchion • Ragnell • Rapier • Roy's Blade • Seliph's Blade • Silver Sword • Sol • Sol Katti • Soothing Sword • Steel Sword • Superior Edge • Tree Branch • Tyrfing • Wyrmslayer
Lances Beast Killer • Blessed Lance • Brave Lance • Bronze Lance • Ephraim's Lance • Finn's Lance • Gáe Bolg • Glass Lance • Gradivus • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Log • Luna • Miniature Lance • Shockstick • Short Spear • Sigurd's Lance • Silver Lance • Spear • Steel Lance • Superior Lance
Axes Armads • Bolt Axe • Brave Axe • Bronze Axe • Glass Axe • Hammer • Hand Axe • Hauteclere • Hector's Axe • Helswath • Imposing Axe • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Ladle • Orsin's Hatchet • Short Axe • Silver Axe • Steel Axe • Superior Axe • Titania's Axe • Tomahawk • Vengeance • Volant Axe • Wolf Berg
Bows Astra • Blessed Bow • Brave Bow • Bronze Bow • Double Bow • Glass Bow • Innes' Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Longbow • Nidhogg • Parthia • Silver Bow • Slack Bow • Steel Bow • Superior Bow • Towering Bow • Underdog Bow • Wolt's Bow • Yewfelle
Tomes Arcfire • Arcthunder • Arcwind • Aversa's Night • Bolganone • Book of Naga • Celica's Gale • Dying Blaze • Elfire • Elthunder • Elwind • Excalibur • Fire • Flux • Forseti • Goetia • Grima's Truth • Katarina's Bolt • Micaiah's Pyre • Mire • Mjölnir • Nosferatu • Rexcalibur • Ruin • Superior Jolt • Thoron • Thunder • Valflame • Waste • Wilderwind • Wind
Staves Balmwood Staff • Catharsis • Fortify • Goddess Staff • Hammerne • Heal • Kneader • Mend • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Ward
Other Beaststone • Beaststone+ • Blighted Claws • Blighted Talons • Dragonstone • Dragonstone+ • Expiration
Weapons in Fire Emblem Fates
Swords Armorslayer • Bottle • Brave Sword • Bronze Sword • FalchionDLC • Ganglari • Ike's BackupDLC • Iron Kukri • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Laslow's Blade • Leo's Iceblade • Levin Sword • Lucina's EstocDLC • Marth's SpathaDLC • Nohrian Blade • Parallel FalchionDLC • RagnellDLC • Selena's Blade • Siegfried • Silver Kukri • Silver Sword • Steel Kukri • Steel Sword • Umbrella • Wyrmslayer
Katana Axe Splitter • Brass Katana • Daikon Radish • Dual Katana • Hagakure Blade • Hana's Katana • Hinata's Katana • Iron Katana • Iron Katti • Kodachi • Parasol • Practice Katana • Raider Katana • Raijinto • Silver Katana • Silver Katti • Spirit Katana • Steel Katana • Steel Katti • Sunrise Katana • Takumi's Shinai • Venge Katana • Wakizashi • Yato
Lances Beast Killer • Blessed Lance • Brave Lance • Bronze Lance • Broom • Effie's Lance • Hexlock Spear • Iron Javelin • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Peri's Lance • Silver Javelin • Silver Lance • Spear • Steel Javelin • Steel Lance • Stick • Xander's Lance
Naginata Bamboo Pole • Bold Naginata • Bolt Naginata • Brass Naginata • Dual Naginata • Guard Naginata • Hinoka's Spear • Iron Nageyari • Iron Naginata • Oboro's Spear • Pine Branch • Raider Naginata • Silver Nageyari • Silver Naginata • Steel Nageyari • Steel Naginata • Subaki's Pike • Swordcatcher • Venge Naginata • Waterwheel
Axes Arthur's Axe • Aurgelmir • Berserker's Axe • Beruka's Axe • Bolt Axe • Bone Axe • Brave Axe • Bronze Axe • Bölverk • Camilla's Axe • Frying Pan • Hammer • Hand Axe • Iron Axe • Iron Star Axe • Killer Axe • Raider Axe • Silver Axe • Silver Star Axe • Steel Axe • Steel Star Axe • Tomahawk
Clubs Adamant Club • Battering Club • Brass Club • Carp Streamer • Dual Club • Fuga's Club • Great Club • Hoe • Iron Club • Iron Mace • Pike-Ruin Club • Rinkah's Club • Ryoma's Club • Silver Club • Silver Mace • Steel Club • Steel Mace • Throwing Club • Venge Club
Bows Anna's Bow • Blessed Bow • Bronze Bow • Crescent Bow • Cupid Bow • Hunter's Bow • Iron Bow • Iron Shortbow • Killer Bow • Mini Bow • Niles's Bow • Rubber Bow • Shining Bow • Silver Bow • Silver Shortbow • Steel Bow • Steel Shortbow • Violin Bow
Yumi Bamboo Yumi • Brass Yumi • Dual Yumi • Fujin Yumi • Harp Yumi • Illusory Yumi • Iron Hankyu • Iron Yumi • Mikoto's Yumi • Pursuer • Raider Yumi • Setsuna's Yumi • Sidelong Yumi • Silver Hankyu • Silver Yumi • Skadi • Spellbane Yumi • Spy's Yumi • Steel Hankyu • Steel Yumi • Surefire Yumi
Daggers Bronze Dagger • Felicia's Plate • Fruit Knife • Hunter's Knife • Iron Dagger • Jakob's Tray • Kris Knife • PebbleDLC • Quill Pen • Raider Knife • Sacrificial Knife • Silver Dagger • Soldier's Knife • Stale Bread • Steel Dagger • Votive Candle
Shuriken Barb Shuriken • Brass Shuriken • Caltrop • Chakram • Chopstick • Dual Shuriken • Flame Shuriken • Hair Pin • Iron Shuriken • Kagero's Dart • Kaze's Needle • Saizo's Star • Silver Shuriken • Spy's Shuriken • Steel Shuriken • Sting Shuriken
Tomes Brynhildr • Disrobing Gale • Ember • Excalibur • Fimbulvetr • Fire • Ginnungagap • Iago's Tome • Lightning • Missiletainn • Mjölnir • Moonlight • Nosferatu • Odin's Grimoire • Ragnarok • Robin's PrimerDLC • Speed Thunder • ThoronDLC • Thunder
Scrolls Bird Spirit • Calamity Gate • Dragon Spirit • Horse Spirit • Ink Painting • Izana's Scroll • Malevolent Text • Monkey Spirit • Ox Spirit • Paper • Rabbit Spirit • Rat Spirit • Sheep Spirit • Snake Spirit • Tiger Spirit
Turrets Ballista • Fire Orb • Launcher
Staves Astral Blessing • Bifröst • Bouquet Staff • Candy Cane • Elise's Staff • Enfeeble • Entrap • Fortify • Freeze • Heal • Lilith's Staff • Mend • Mushroom Staff • Physic • Recover
Rods Bamboo Branch • Bloom Festal • Dumpling Rod • Great Festal • Hexing Rod • Lantern • Moon Festal • Purification Rod • Rescue • Sakura's Rod • Silence • Sun Festal • Wane Festal
Other Astral Breath • Beaststone • Beastrune • Beaststone+ • Big Saw • Dark Breath • Draconic Rage • Dragon Breath • Dragonstone • Dragonstone+ • Gauntlet • Massive Rock • Rock • Saw • Shackled Fist
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