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Wing Clipper
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The Wing Clipper (Japanese: 燕返し Swallow Reversal) is a sword first appearing in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It is a weapon designed to fight soldiers on flying mounts, such as Pegasus Knights and Wyvern Riders, and is very effective against units of this type.
In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, it is known as the Wingthresher (Japanese: 斬翼刀 Wing-Cutting Sword).
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 
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 B
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6 | 5 | 70 | -- | 1 | 50 | 5,000 | -- | Deals bonus damage to flying units. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors | 
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E | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,400 | -- | Deals bonus damage to flying units. |
| Warriors: Three Hopes | 
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D
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40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 1,000 | -- | Deals bonus damage to  flying units.
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Locations
Genealogy of the Holy War
| Inventory | Second Generation: Hannibal |
| Treasure | First Generation: Chapter 3, village |
| Vendor | Second Generation: Chapter 9 (If the Wingslayer obtained in Chapter 3 wasn't inherited) |
Warriors
| Event | The Path Is Yours, clear Fort Defense Lv. 9 Myrmidon with any rank |
Warriors: Three Hopes
- This list may be incomplete.
| Inventory | Holst |
Flavor text
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| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| Genealogy of the Holy War | Cripples
flying units.* |
ひこう系に特効
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| Warriors: Three Hopes | A blade that enables its wielder to slash skyward
with ease. Effective against fliers. |
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Trivia
- This weapon's Japanese name was reused for the Grounder combat art introduced in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, which allows the user to deal bonus damage to fliers.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
• Wing Clipper |
• Refers to wing clipping, the process of trimming a bird's primary flight feathers so it can no longer fly. This name is used in Warriors. |
| English (unofficial) |
• Wing Clipper |
• Used in older fan translations. |
| Japanese |
• 燕返し |
• Swallow Reversal. Refers to the Japanese swordsman Sasaki Kojirō's signature technique, the Turning Swallow Cut. This technique was apparently so quick and precise that it could strike down birds mid-flight. Rendered in hiragana as つばめがえし in Genealogy of the Holy War. This name is used in Genealogy of the Holy War and Warriors. |
| Spanish |
Cortaplumas |
Penknife; lit. "cut feathers". This name is used in Warriors. |
| French |
Coupe-ailes |
Wing Clipper. This name is used in Warriors. |
| German |
Flügelstutzer |
Wing clipper. This name is used in Warriors. |
| Italian |
Tarpa ali |
Wing Clipping. This name is used in Warriors. |
Gallery
Artwork of a Wing Clipper from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Artwork of a Wingthresher from Three Hopes.
References
See also
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