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Dark Breath
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Dark Breath (Japanese: 闇のブレス Dark Breath, or 暗夜竜の翼 Anya Dragon's Wing) is a powerful breath-type attack which was introduced in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. It is a recurring enemy-exclusive weapon which is used by evil dragons and is frequently seen as the weapon of final bosses: it is used by Medeus in both books of Mystery of the Emblem and the second book's remake, New Mystery of the Emblem, by Idunn in The Binding Blade, and by Garon in the Birthright campaign of Fates.
Owing to it often belonging to different wielders with different powers in different games, Dark Breath has had numerous effects over the years. In Mystery of the Emblem, as the weapon of the resilient Earth Dragons, Dark Breath halves the attack power of any foes who attack its user, a trait that was not carried over to the remake. Additionally, like all breath weapons in Mystery, it completely ignores the defense stat of human enemies, although all opposing Manaketes and dragons are immune to this effect.
Idunn's version in The Binding Blade possesses three different animations that seem to display at random, featuring Idunn breathing dark breath as the name implies, but also animations of her attacking with her tail, or her claws. Idunn's version is the only one which can only attack at melee range.
Garon's version in Fates is a physical weapon with extremely high raw power, excellent accuracy, and gives bonuses to Garon's ability to avoid attacks, but it also leaves him entirely incapable of follow-up attacking. Similar to The Binding Blade, it depicts Garon attacking the opponent with his wings at close range, and bursts of purple flames from his mouth at long range.
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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Mystery of the Emblem | Breath: 1 | 12 | 20 | 70 | 0 | 1-2 | -- | Cannot be sold | -- | Reduces the target's attack power by 50% for the duration of the round of combat. If the target is of a human class, it is treated as if it has 0 defense. | |
The Binding Blade | -- | 20 | 0 | 100 | 10 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | -- | -- | |
New Mystery of the Emblem | -- | 20 | -- | 85 | 0 | 1-2 | -- | Cannot be sold | 0 | -- | |
Fates | S | 30 | -- | 100 | 0 | 1-2 | -- | Cannot be sold | 1 | +10 avoid, +10 dodge when equipped. Cannot make follow-up attacks. Cannot be traded. | |
Engage | D | 10 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 1 | -- | 100 | -- | Works as magical damage. Treats the target as if it has a 50% penalty to resistance. User strikes last. Cannot make follow-up attacks. After user initiated combat, deals damage to foes in an area[what size?] around the target foe as if they had been attacked by Dark Breath. Area-of-effect damage cannot be critical. If the area-of-affect damage defeats a foe, no experience is given. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
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Heroes (Dark Breath) |
9 | 1 | 200 | -- | Fire Breath+ | -- | ✓ | If user initiates combat, inflicts −5 each to attack and speed on enemies within 2 spaces of foe through their next actions after combat. | ||
Heroes (Dark Breath+; refine: Unrefined) |
13 | 1 | 300 | -- | Dark Breath | -- | ✓ | If user initiates combat, inflicts −5 each to attack and speed on enemies within 2 spaces of foe through their next actions after combat. | ||
Heroes (Dark Breath+; refine: +Atk) |
16 | 1 | 350 | 500 50 |
-- | -- | ✗ | After combat, if user attacked, inflicts −7 each to attack and speed on foe and enemies within 2 spaces of foe through their next actions. If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance. Grants +5 HP. | ||
Heroes (Dark Breath+; refine: +Spd) |
14 | 1 | 350 | 500 50 |
-- | -- | ✗ | After combat, if user attacked, inflicts −7 each to attack and speed on foe and enemies within 2 spaces of foe through their next actions. If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed. | ||
Heroes (Dark Breath+; refine: +Def) |
14 | 1 | 350 | 500 50 |
-- | -- | ✗ | After combat, if user attacked, inflicts −7 each to attack and speed on foe and enemies within 2 spaces of foe through their next actions. If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense. | ||
Heroes (Dark Breath+; refine: +Res) |
14 | 1 | 350 | 500 50 |
-- | -- | ✗ | After combat, if user attacked, inflicts −7 each to attack and speed on foe and enemies within 2 spaces of foe through their next actions. If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance. |
Locations
Mystery of the Emblem
Unobtainable | Exclusively used by enemy Earth Dragons and Shadow Dragons. |
The Binding Blade
Unobtainable | Exclusively used by Idunn. |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Unobtainable | Exclusively used by enemy Earth Dragons and Medeus. |
Fates
Unobtainable | Exclusively used by Garon in Birthright. |
Engage
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Heroes
Method | Data | |
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Dark Breath | Dark Breath+ | |
Unit (★★★) | Bantu: Tiki's Guardian • Corrin: Fateful Princess | — |
Unit (★★★★★) | — | Bantu: Tiki's Guardian • Corrin: Fateful Princess |
Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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The Binding Blade | A devastating wave
of darkness.* |
魔竜の息吹
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New Mystery of the Emblem | Corrupted breath exhaled by dragons.*
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竜が吐く闇の息吹
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Fates | Ddg+10. Cannot make follow-up attacks.
The foul exhalations of the darkest dragon. |
暗夜竜が振るう黒翼
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Heroes | If unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Spd-5 on foes
within 2 spaces of target through their next actions after combat. |
自分から攻撃した時、戦闘後、敵の周囲2マスの
敵の攻撃、速さ-5(敵の次回行動終了まで) |
Heroes (Dark Breath+; refined) |
After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts
Atk/Spd-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. |
戦闘中に攻撃していれば、戦闘後に
敵と、その周囲2マスの 敵の攻撃、速さ-7(敵の次回行動終了まで) 射程2の敵に、敵の守備か魔防の低い方でダメージ計算 |
Trivia
- Dark Breath's weapon icon from The Binding Blade was reused in The Sacred Stones for Wretched Air.
- A weapon called Dark Breath also exists in TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles.
- In Fire Emblem Fates, Garon's Dark Breath (暗夜竜の翼 "Anya Dragon's Wing" in Japanese) is internally referred to as 暗夜竜のブレス "Anya Dragon's Breath", which was later used to refer to Breath of Blight, Garon's weapon in Fire Emblem Heroes.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Dark Breath |
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Japanese |
• 闇のブレス |
• Romanized as DARKBREATH in its internal file name in New Mystery of the Emblem; known by this name in Mystery of the Emblem, The Binding Blade, New Mystery of the Emblem, and Heroes. In Mystery of the Emblem and Engage, it is spelled alternatively in partial hiragana as やみのブレス. |
Spanish (Spain) |
• Aliento negro |
• Black breath; used in Fates and Heroes. |
Spanish (Latin America) |
Soplo sombrío |
Dark breath; used in Heroes and Engage. |
French |
Souffle sombre |
Shadow breath |
German |
Dunkler Atem |
Dark Breath |
Italian |
• Soffioscuro |
• Dark breath; used in Fates. |
Portuguese |
Sopro vil |
Vile breath |
Korean |
• 암야룡의 날개 |
• Anya dragon's wing; used in Fates. |
Simplified Chinese |
暗之吐息 |
Dark breath |
Traditional Chinese |
暗之吐息 |
Dark breath |
Gallery
Medeus using Dark Breath in Mystery of the Emblem Book 1.
Medeus using Dark Breath in Mystery of the Emblem Book 2.
Idunn using Dark Breath (breath version) in The Binding Blade.
Idunn using Dark Breath (tail version) in The Binding Blade.
Idunn using Dark Breath (claw version) in The Binding Blade.
Medeus using Dark Breath in New Mystery of the Emblem.
References
See also
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