Locktouch

Pick redirects here. For the item with the same function, see Lockpick.

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Locktouch Icon of the Locktouch skill in Awakening and Fates. Allows the user to open doors and chests without keys.

Type(s) Class First game Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Locktouch (Japanese: 鍵開け Open a Lock), known as Pick in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It allows the user to unlock locks without a key.

In its debut appearance, it is an ability of the Thief class that lets it open chests; Marth also gets this ability after obtaining the Fire Emblem, which is shown by an icon () in his status menu. Thieves were able to use lockpicks to open doors and lower bridges, and all units can use the single-use door keys and bridge keys to open doors and lower bridges, respectively.

While not present in Gaiden, in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light's direct sequel, Mystery of the Emblem, the lockpick was removed and thieves were given the ability to open doors and lower bridges without it. Marth upon gaining the Fire Emblem can still only open chests however. Despite the Fire Emblem being an item in Mystery, the ability to open chests is a separate ability from the item, once again shown with an icon (, or, upon obtaining the Binding Shield, ).

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, the next game in the franchise to have chests, doors, and bridges able to be opened or lowered with keys, abandoned the thief class's innate ability altogether, having them only use lockpicks to open or lower them. This continued into the next two installments.

The skill returned in The Sacred Stones, now a visible skill. It acts like Mystery of the Emblem, allowing the user to open chests and doors without a key or lockpick; however, it is limited to the rogue class, with thieves and assassins being required to use a lockpick like the previous three installments. In Path of Radiance, it once again usurps the lockpick entirely, and it became a hidden ability again. This continued in the next three games before Locktouch became a visible skill again in Awakening. In Awakening it is associated with the Thief class, and in Fates, the Ninja and Outlaw classes. Due to how these games handle class skills, this ability can be kept even if the user reclasses to another class.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light	--	Opens chests.	Command	--	Undefined skill
Mystery of the Emblem	--	Thieves: Opens doors and chests and lowers bridges without the use of a key. Marth: Opens chests without the use of a key.	Command	--	Undefined skill
The Sacred Stones	--	Opens doors and chests without the use of a key.	Command (Pick)	--	--
Path of Radiance	--	Opens doors and chests without the use of a key. For Volke only, it costs 50 gold per use.	Command	0	Hidden and unnamed.
Radiant Dawn	--	Opens doors and chests without breaking the door down or using a key.	Command	0	Hidden and unnamed.
Shadow Dragon	--	Opens doors and chests and lowers bridges without the use of a key.	Command	--	Undefined skill
New Mystery of the Emblem	--	Opens doors and chests and lowers bridges without the use of a key,	Command	--	Undefined skill
Awakening		Opens doors and chests without the use of a key.	Command (Door, Chest)	--	--
Fates		Opens doors and chests without the use of a key. Negates damage taken from starting a turn on caltrop terrain.	Command (Door, Chest)	--	Base cost: 1250 G
Three Houses		Opens doors and chests without the use of a key.	Command (Door, Chest)	--	--

Availability

The Sacred Stones

Units	Rennac
Classes	Rogue (Learned at Level 1)

Path of Radiance

Units	Sothe • Volke
Classes	Thief • Assassin

Shadow Dragon

Units	Julian • Rickard
Classes	Thief

New Mystery of the Emblem

Units	Julian • Rickard
Classes	Thief

Three Houses

Units	Ashe ("Lockpick")
Classes	Assassin • Thief • Trickster

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Awakening	Allows the unit to open doors and chests without keys.	鍵なしで扉や宝箱を開けられる
Fates	Allows the unit to open doors and chests without keys.	鍵がなくても 扉や宝箱を開けることができる
Three Houses	Allows unit to open doors and chests without keys.	鍵がなくても、 扉や宝箱を開けられるようになる

Trivia

• The name of the skill in its The Sacred Stones incarnation, Pick, is also the name of the command used to activate the skill. The Pick command basically rolls the Door and Chest commands associated with the keys and the Lockpick into a single command, primarily to allow a Rogue holding a key or a Lockpick to distinguish between usage of the Pick skill and usage of the Lockpick. Subsequent games use the same commands as the keys, and Locktouch takes priority over the keys, so a unit with this ability cannot use up any keys in their inventory.

Etymology and other languages

Locktouch

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	• Pick • Locktouch	• This name is used in The Sacred Stones. • This name is used from Awakening onward.
Japanese	鍵開け	Roughly "open a lock." Written as かぎ開 in The Sacred Stones.
Spanish	Descerrajar	To break open, unlock
French	Crochetage	Lock-picking
German	Schlossknacker	Lock-picking
Italian	Scasso	Forced entry
Korean	자물쇠 열기	Open a lock
Simplified Chinese	开锁	Unlock
Traditional Chinese	開鎖	Unlock

Lockpick

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Lockpick	As Ashe used to live in poverty, he learned thievery to feed himself and his siblings.
Japanese	生きるための知恵	Wisdom to live
Spanish	Cerrajero	Locksmith
French	Passe-partout	Master Key
German	Dietrich	Lockpick
Italian	Grimaldello	Lockpick
Korean	생활의 지혜	Wisdom to live
Simplified Chinese	生存的智慧	Wisdom to survive
Traditional Chinese	生存的智慧	Wisdom to survive