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Pachyderm
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The Pachyderm (Japanese: エレファント Elephant) is a ballista weapon which debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, and is used exclusively by the ballisticians of Archanea. The strongest of the Archanean ballistae, it fires potent explosive devices at the enemy to deal considerable damage.
Stats
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | -- | Ballista: 1 | 18 | 12 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 19 | Cannot be sold | -- | Cannot make follow-up attacks. |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 
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Ballista: 8 | 20 | 20 | 70 | 0 | 3-10 | -- | ?? | -- | Cannot make follow-up attacks. |
| Shadow Dragon | 
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18 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 3-10 | 20 | 3,000 | 2 | Cannot make follow-up attacks. |
| New Mystery of the Emblem |
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18 | -- | 70 | 0 | 3-10 | 20 | 3,000 | 2 | Cannot make follow-up attacks. |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Dropped by | Chapter 20, enemy Ballistician |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Unavailable | Enemy only. |
Shadow Dragon
| Dropped by | Chapter 20, enemy Ballistician |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Unavailable | Enemy only. |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon | A ballista for striking distant enemies. | 遠くの敵に攻撃できる発射台 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | A ballista for striking distant enemies.* | 遠くの敵に攻撃できる発射台 |
Trivia
- In every game it appears, Pachyderm has the highest raw might of all ballistae. In Mystery of the Emblem, it is in a six-way tie for having the highest might of any weapon in the game, tied with Parthia, Mercurius, Gradivus, the Devil Axe and Aura.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Pachyderm |
From pachyderm, a term used to describe thick-skinned land mammals such as elephants and rhinoceroses. |
| Japanese |
エレファント |
Officially romanized as Elephant. Likely chosen due to the elephant gun, a large gun used to kill elephants. |
| Spanish |
Elefante |
Elephant |
| French |
Pachyderme |
Pachyderm |
| German |
Dickhäuter |
Pachyderm |
| Italian |
Pachyderm |
As above. |
Gallery
Artwork of a Pachyderm from the Trading Card Game.
A Archanean ballistician using Pachyderm in Mystery of the Emblem.
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