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Short Spear

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Short Spear

FEPR Short Spear concept.png
Concept art of a Short Spear from Tellius Recollection: Volume 1.


An average throwing spear used for indirect attacks.

Type

Lance

First game

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

The Short Spear (Japanese: ショートスピア Short Spear) is a throwing lance which was introduced in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. It is a mid-level throwing lance, falling between the Javelin and Spear in terms of power and weapon level, and like these two it is able to attack at both close and distant range.

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
The Blazing Blade Is gba short spear.png Lances C 9 12 60 0 1-2 18 900 1 --
The Sacred Stones Is gba short spear.png Lances C 9 12 60 0 1-2 18 900 1 --
Path of Radiance Is gcn short spear.png Lances C 9 12 70 0 1-2 15 1,950 2 --
Radiant Dawn Is wii short spear.png Lances B 10 12 55 0 1-2 20 3,000 3 --
Awakening Is 3ds01 short spear.png Lances C 5 -- 75 0 1-2 25 1,600 2 --
Three Houses Is ns01 lance.png Lances C 5 10 75 0 1-2 25 1,600 2 --

Forged stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Three Houses Is ns01 lance+.png Lances C 6 10 75 0 1-2 35 2,400 2 --

Locations

The Blazing Blade

Inventory Isadora

The Sacred Stones

Dropped by Chapter 11B, enemy Deathgoyle
Dropped by
(Skirmish)*
Bonewalker*Wight*Gargoyle*Deathgoyle*
Treasure Chapter 11A, chest

Path of Radiance

Inventory Tanith
Steal Chapter 19, enemy Wyvern LordChapter 24, enemy Wyvern LordChapter 25, enemy HalberdierChapter 26, enemy Halberdier, enemy General
Dropped by Chapter 6, enemy Emil

Radiant Dawn

Inventory Part 2: Geoffrey
Part 3: Oscar
Disarm and/or steal* Part 2: Endgame, enemy Halberdier, enemy Lance General
Part 3: Chapter 3, enemy Halberdier (×4)/(×5) • Chapter 4, enemy Lance General (×2), enemy HalberdierChapter 5, enemy Lance General (×3), enemy Lance Paladin (×2) • Chapter 7, enemy Halberdier, enemy Lance GeneralChapter 8, enemy Lance General (×2) • Chapter 11, enemy Lance General (×2/×3) • Chapter 12, enemy Falconknight, enemy Lance GeneralEndgame, enemy Lance General (×4) (Easy only), enemy Lance Paladin (×2) (Easy only), enemy Halberdier (Normal/Hard only)
Part 4: Chapter 1, enemy Lance General (Normal/Hard only)Chapter 2, enemy Lance General (Easy only), enemy Falconknight (×2) (Easy only), enemy Halberdier (Reinforcement) • Chapter 3, enemy HalberdierChapter 4, enemy Lance General (Easy only), enemy HalberdierEndgame (1), enemy Lance General (×2 on Easy) • Endgame (2), enemy Lance General, enemy Halberdier (×1)/(×11)
Bargains Part 3: Chapter 6Chapter 13

Awakening

Dropped by Chapter 14, enemy Pegasus KnightChapter 16, enemy Pegasus Knight
Treasure Paralogue 8, chest
Armory Garden of Giants
Merchant
(Anna)
Border WastesThe SearoadValm HarborThe Twins' Hideout
Merchant
(SpotPass)
CaedaMycenArdenAltenaFinnElinciaSanakiSigrun

Three Houses

Short Spear

Forging Javelin (Wootz Steel ×2, 640 G, Professor Level: C+)
Armory Available at the Marketplace starting Chapter 8 (Limit:2)

Short Spear+

Forging Short Spear (Wootz Steel ×4, 960 G, Professor Level: C+)

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
The Blazing Blade
Doubles as ranged attack.
間接攻撃も可能な投げ槍
The Sacred Stones
Doubles as ranged attack.
間接攻撃も可能な投げ槍
Path of Radiance
A lance of especially light construction.
It can also be thrown at distant enemies.
通常より軽く作られた槍
はなれた敵にも攻撃できる
Radiant Dawn
A more powerful throwing spear. It can be used
for direct and indirect combat.
威力のある投げ槍
離れた敵にも攻撃できる
Awakening
An average throwing spear used
for indirect attacks.
間接攻撃も可能な中威力の投げ槍
Three Houses
(Short Spear)
The light construction of this ranged lance makes
it easy to throw at foes from afar.
射程が長い槍
投擲用に改良された槍
Three Houses
(Short Spear+)
A reinforced short spear used for close combat
and ranged attacks.
ショートスピアを強化したもの
射程が長い槍

Trivia

  • Despite its name, the Short Spear's length in all of its appearances except Three Houses is just as long as all other lances in the series.
  • In Three Houses, due to its small size, the Short Spear uses sword animations instead of lance animations during combat.

Etymology and other languages

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

Short Spear

--

Japanese

ショートスピア

Romanized as SHORTSPEAR in its internal file name in Radiant Dawn. Referred to in internal files of Path of Radiance as AXEBASTER, after the Axereaver from other games.[1]

Spanish

• Antihachas
• Pica corta

• Anti-axes. The weapon is known by this name in the Spanish version of Path of Radiance due to an error, as this is actually the Spanish name of the Axereaver. The error was probably caused by the spear's file name in that game, "AXEBASTER", which is the Japanese name of the Axereaver.
• Short pike. The weapon is known by this correct name from Radiant Dawn onward. Abbreviated to P. corta in Radiant Dawn due to space restrictions.

French

• Petit épieu
• Brise-hache

• Little spear. Used in other titles.
• Axe-Breaker. The french name of the Axereaver. Used in Path of Radiance.

German

Kurzspeer

Short spear

Italian

Asta corta

Short spear

Korean

쇼트 스피어

Short spear

Simplified Chinese

短枪

Short spear

Traditional Chinese

短槍

Short spear

Gallery

References

  1. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Unused Items – Internal Name Oddities, The Cutting Room Floor, Retrieved: January 12, 2023

See also

Lances
Basic lances Broken LanceBronze LanceBroomCamus's PikeCrescent SickleDraug's LanceEffie's LanceEmblem LanceEphraim's LanceFinn's LanceFlycatcherGant's LanceGlass LanceGreat LanceIron GreatlanceIron LanceKiller LanceLanceLance of ZoltanLaundry PoleLogLong LanceRoderick's LanceRusted LanceShort LanceSigurd's LanceSilver GreatlanceSilver LanceSlim LanceSteel GreatlanceSteel LanceTraining Lance
Lances with secondary effects AstraAxereaverBeast KillerBlessed LanceBrave LanceBright LanceClair's LanceClive's LanceDarkness LanceDragonpikeDragonspearDuma's LanceEmperor LanceFernand's LanceHeavy SpearHexlock SpearKriemhildLaguz LanceLunaMaster LanceQuick LanceRhomphaiaRidersbaneSaunionSolStickSuperior LanceTrainee's LanceVenin LanceWayward LanceXander's Lance
Magic-based lances Arrow of IndraFlame LanceLance of LightLance of Light+Piercing Light LanceShockstickThrowing Light Lance
Ranged lances Iron JavelinJavelinMiniature LancePeri's LanceShort SpearSilver JavelinSpearSteel Javelin
Regalia and personal lances AreadbharBrave LanceDragon LanceGáe BolgGradivusGungnirLance of RuinLúinMaltetReginleifRex HastaScythe of SarielSpear of AssalSiegmundVidofnirWing SpearWishblade
Weapons in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Swords ArmorslayerBrave SwordDurandalEmblem BladeIron BladeIron SwordKilling EdgeLancereaverLight BrandLongswordMani KattiPoison SwordRapierRegal BladeRuneswordSilver BladeSilver SwordSlim SwordSol KattiSteel BladeSteel SwordWind SwordWo DaoWyrmslayer
Lances AxereaverBrave LanceEmblem LanceHeavy SpearHorseslayerIron LanceJavelinKiller LancePoison LanceRex HastaShort SpearSilver LanceSlim LanceSpearSteel Lance
Axes ArmadsBasilikosBrave AxeDevil AxeDragon AxeEmblem AxeHalberdHammerHand AxeIron AxeKiller AxePoison AxeSilver AxeSteel AxeSwordreaverSwordslayerTomahawkWolf Beil
Bows Brave BowEmblem BowIron BowKiller BowLongbowPoison BowRienflecheShort BowSilver BowSteel Bow
Anima BoltingElfireExcaliburFireFimbulvetrForblazeThunder
Light AuraAureolaDivineLightningLucePurgeShine
Dark EclipseEreshkigalFenrirFluxGespenstLunaNosferatu
Ballistae BallistaIron BallistaKiller Ballista
Staves BarrierBerserkFortifyHammerneHealMendPhysicRecoverRescueRestoreSilenceSleepTorchUnlockWarp
Breath Flametongue
Weapons in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Swords ArmorslayerAudhulmaBrave SwordIron BladeIron SwordKilling EdgeLancereaverLight BrandPoison SwordRapierRuneswordShadowkillerShamshirSieglindeSilver BladeSilver SwordSlim SwordSteel BladeSteel SwordWind SwordWyrmslayerZanbato
Lances AxereaverBrave LanceBright LanceDragonspearHeavy SpearHorseslayerIron LanceJavelinKiller LanceReginleifShort SpearSiegmundSilver LanceSlim LanceSpearSteel LanceToxin LanceVidofnir
Axes Battle AxeBrave AxeDevil AxeDragon AxeFiendcleaverGarmHalberdHammerHand AxeHatchetIron AxeKiller AxePoison AxeSilver AxeSteel AxeSwordreaverSwordslayerTomahawk
Bows Beacon BowBrave BowIron BowKiller BowLongbowPoison BowNidhoggShort BowSilver BowSteel Bow
Anima BoltingElfireExcaliburFireFimbulvetrThunder
Light AuraDivineIvaldiLightningPurgeShine
Dark Crimson EyeDemon SurgeEclipseEvil EyeFenrirFluxGleipnirLunaNaglfarNosferatuShadowshotStone
Ballistae BallistaIron BallistaKiller Ballista
Staves BarrierBerserkFortifyHammerneHealLatonaMendNightmarePhysicRecoverRescueRestoreSilenceSleepTorchUnlockWarp
Other Crimson EyeDemon SurgeDragonstoneFetid ClawFiery FangHellfangLethal TalonNightmarePoison ClawRavagerRotten ClawShadowshotSharp ClawWretched Air
Unused Weapons AircaliburStone Shard
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Swords AlonditeAmitiArmorslayerBrave SwordGurgurantIron BladeIron SwordKilling EdgeLaguzslayerLongswordRagnellRegal SwordRuneswordSilver BladeSilver SwordSlim SwordSonic SwordSteel BladeSteel SwordTrainerVague KattiVenin Edge
Lances Brave LanceFlame LanceHeavy SpearIron LanceJavelinKiller LanceKnight KillerLaguz LanceShort SpearSilver LanceSlim LanceSpearSteel LanceVenin LanceWishblade
Axes Bolt AxeBrave AxeHammerHand AxeIron AxeKiller AxeLaguz AxePoleaxPractice AxeShort AxeSilver AxeSteel AxeTomahawkVenin Axe
Bows Brave BowDouble BowIron BowKiller BowLaguz BowLongbowRolf's BowSilver BowSteel BowVenin Bow
Fire BolganoneElfireFireMeteor
Thunder BoltingElthunderRexboltThoronThunder
Wind BlizzardElwindTornadoVortexWind
Light LightNosferatuPurgeRexauraShine
Knives DaggerKnifeStiletto
Ballistae BallistaIron BallistaKiller BallistaOnager
Strikes BeakBreathClaw
Staves Ashera StaffFortifyHammerneHealMendPhysicRecoverRescueRestoreSilenceSleepTorchWard
Unused Weapons BerserkBright BowDevil AxeRexcaliburRexflameUnlockUrvanWarp
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Swords AlonditeAmitiBrave SwordBronze SwordCaladbolgEttardFloreteIron BladeIron SwordKilling EdgeRagnellSilver BladeSilver SwordSlim SwordStorm SwordSteel BladeSteel SwordTempest BladeVague KattiVenin EdgeWind EdgeWo DaoWyrmslayer
Lances Brave LanceBronze LanceIron GreatlanceIron LanceJavelinKiller LanceHorseslayerShort SpearSilver GreatlanceSilver LanceSpearSteel GreatlanceSteel LanceVenin LanceWishblade
Axes Brave AxeBronze AxeHammerHand AxeIron PoleaxIron AxeKiller AxeShort AxeSilver PoleaxSilver AxeSteel PoleaxSteel AxeTarvosTomahawkUrvanVenin Axe
Bows Brave BowBronze BowDouble BowIron BowIron LongbowKiller BowLughnasadhRolf's BowSilencerSilver BowSilver LongbowSteel BowSteel LongbowVenin Bow
Crossbows AqqarArbalestBowgunCrossbowTaksh
Knives BaselardBeast KillerBronze DaggerBronze KnifeIron DaggerIron KnifeKardPeshkatzSilver DaggerSilver KnifeSteel DaggerSteel KnifeStiletto
Fire ArcfireBolganoneCymbelineElfireFireFire TailMeteorRexflame
Thunder ArcthunderBoltingElthunderRexboltThoronThunderThunder Tail
Wind ArcwindBlizzardElwindRexcaliburTornadoWindWind Tail
Light CreiddyladEllightLightNosferatuPurgeRexauraShineThaniValaura
Dark BalberithCarreauFenrirVerrineWorm
Ballistae BallistaIron BallistaKiller BallistaOnager
Strikes BeakBreathClawFangGreat BeakGreat FangGreat TalonTalon
Staves Ashera StaffElsilenceElsleepFortifyHammerneHealMatronaMendPhysicRecoverRescueRestoreRewarpSilenceSleepTorchUnlockWard
Other Judge
Unused Weapons Slim Lance
Weapons in Fire Emblem Awakening
Swords Alm's BladeAmatsuArmorslayerBalmungBrave SwordBronze SwordEirika's BladeEliwood's BladeFalchionGlass SwordIron SwordKilling EdgeLeif's BladeLevin SwordMercuriusMissiletainnMystletainnNoble RapierParallel FalchionRagnellRapierRoy's BladeSeliph's BladeSilver SwordSolSol KattiSoothing SwordSteel SwordSuperior EdgeTree BranchTyrfingWyrmslayer
Lances Beast KillerBlessed LanceBrave LanceBronze LanceEphraim's LanceFinn's LanceGáe BolgGlass LanceGradivusIron LanceJavelinKiller LanceLogLunaMiniature LanceShockstickShort SpearSigurd's LanceSilver LanceSpearSteel LanceSuperior Lance
Axes ArmadsBolt AxeBrave AxeBronze AxeGlass AxeHammerHand AxeHauteclereHector's AxeHelswathImposing AxeIron AxeKiller AxeLadleOrsin's HatchetShort AxeSilver AxeSteel AxeSuperior AxeTitania's AxeTomahawkVengeanceVolant AxeWolf Berg
Bows AstraBlessed BowBrave BowBronze BowDouble BowGlass BowInnes' BowIron BowKiller BowLongbowNidhoggParthiaSilver BowSlack BowSteel BowSuperior BowTowering BowUnderdog BowWolt's BowYewfelle
Tomes ArcfireArcthunderArcwindAversa's NightBolganoneBook of NagaCelica's GaleDying BlazeElfireElthunderElwindExcaliburFireFluxForsetiGoetiaGrima's TruthKatarina's BoltMicaiah's PyreMireMjölnirNosferatuRexcaliburRuinSuperior JoltThoronThunderValflameWasteWilderwindWind
Staves Balmwood StaffCatharsisFortifyGoddess StaffHammerneHealKneaderMendPhysicRecoverRescueWard
Other BeaststoneBeaststone+Blighted ClawsBlighted TalonsDragonstoneDragonstone+Expiration
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Swords ArmorslayerAthameBlutgangBrave SwordBroken SwordCursed Ashiya SwordDevil SwordGiant KatarIron SwordKilling EdgeLevin SwordMercuriusRapierRusted SwordSilver SwordSteel SwordSword of BegaltaSword of MoraltaSword of SeirosSword of the CreatorSword of ZoltanThunderbrandTraining SwordVenin EdgeWo Dao
Lances AreadbharArrow of IndraBlessed LanceBrave LanceBroken LanceCrescent SickleGradivusHorseslayerIron LanceJavelinKiller LanceLance of LightLance of Light+Lance of RuinLance of ZoltanLúinPiercing Light LanceRusted LanceScythe of SarielShort SpearSilver LanceSpearSpear of AssalSteel LanceTraining LanceThrowing Light LanceVenin Lance
Axes Axe of UkonvasaraAxe of ZoltanAymrBolt AxeBrave AxeBroken AxeCrusherDevil AxeFreikugelHammerHand AxeHauteclereIron AxeKiller AxeMaceRusted AxeShort AxeSilver AxeSteel AxeTraining AxeTomahawkVenin Axe
Bows Blessed BowBow of ZoltanBrave BowBroken BowFailnaughtIron BowKiller BowLongbowMagic BowMini BowParthiaRusted BowSilver BowSteel BowTathlum BowThe InexhaustibleTraining BowVenin Bow
Gauntlets Aura KnucklesBroken GauntletsDragon ClawsIron GauntletsKiller KnucklesRusted GauntletsSilver GauntletsSteel GauntletsTraining GauntletsVajra-MushtiDLC
Black Magic Agnea's ArrowBlizzardBolganoneBoltingCutting GaleExcaliburFimbulvetrFireMeteorRagnarokSagittaeThoronThunderWind
Dark Magic Banshee ΘBohr ΧDark Spikes ΤDeath ΓHades ΩLuna ΛMiasma ΔMire ΒQuake ΣSwarm Ζ
White Magic AbraxasAuraFortifyHealNosferatuPhysicRecoverRescueRestoreSeraphimSilenceWardWarp
Ballistae BallistaFire OrbOnagerViskam
Crest Stones Artificial Crest Stone LArtificial Crest Stone SBlest Crest Stone ShardChalice of BloodDLCCracked Crest StoneCrest of Flames PowerCrest Stone (Beast)Crest Stone (Chevalier)DLCCrest Stone (Gautier)Crest Stone of IndechCrest Stone of MacuilCrest Stone of SeirosCrest Stone ShardDark Stone (Bird)Dark Stone (Crawler)Dark Stone (Wolf)Giant Artificial Crest StoneLost Crest StoneLost Crest Stone (Large)Pointy Artificial Crest StoneReal Seiros Crest StoneTwin-Crest Power
Unused Weapons RidillTorch