Underdog

Underdog Icon of the Underdog skill in Awakening and Fates. Hit/Avo +15 if foe's level is higher. (For adv. classes, add +20 to level.)

Type(s) Class Game(s) Awakening Fates

Underdog (Japanese: 下剋上 Weak-beats-Strong) is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Awakening. Associated with the Villager class, it boosts the user's accuracy and dodging capabilities when facing a higher-leveled opponent.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Awakening		+15 hit rate, +15 avoid when active.	If user's level < foe's level	--	If either unit is an advanced class, add 20 to that unit's level.
Fates		+15 hit rate, +15 avoid when active.	If user's level < foe's level	--	Base cost: 500 G If either unit is an advanced class, add 20 to that unit's level.

Availability

Awakening

Units	Leif (DLC version) • Est • Brom
Classes	Villager (Learned at level 15)
Items	Underdog Bow

Fates

Classes

Villager (Learned from level 10 and up)

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Awakening	Hit/Avo +15 if a foe's level is higher. (For adv. classes, add +20 to level.)	レベル（上級職は＋２０）が、 自分より敵が高いと命中・回避＋１５
Fates	Hit/Avo+15 if a foe's level is higher. (For adv. classes, add +20 to level.)	自分より敵のレベルが高い時、 命中、回避+15（上級職はレベル+20）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Underdog	--
Japanese	下剋上	Weak-beats-Strong, in reference the Japanese concept of gekokujō, in which inferiors challenge, betray or displace their superiors in a political context.
Spanish	Superación	Overcoming
French	Combativité	Combativeness
German	Außenseiter	Underdog
Italian	Equità	Fairness
Korean	하극상	Mutiny