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Anima
- For the affinity, seeAnima (affinity).
Anima magic ornature magic (Japanese:理reason) is a weapon category in theFire Emblem series and one of its three primary types of offensivemagic. This magical discipline is centered around communion with and mastery of the forces of nature itself, is chiefly associated withMages andSages, and its structure and approach to spell-casting is described byCanas as being elegant and refined with a sense of freedom to it.[1] Anima magic can be further divided into four types of magic:fire,thunder,wind, and ice.[2][3]
The anima weapon category in and of itself exists only in the threeGame Boy AdvanceFire Emblem games:The Binding Blade,The Blazing Blade, andThe Sacred Stones. Otherwise, anima magic exists primarily as its three subcategories—fire, thunder, and wind (ice being rolled into wind)—inGenealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776,Path of Radiance, andRadiant Dawn. In the Game Boy Advance games, the anima hierarchy is comprised of a selection of tomes from all of its subcategories, and statistically are differentiated from the rival schools oflight anddark magic by the average stats of each anima tome: anima tomes are balanced in theirmight,weight, andhit and thus are fairly simple and straightforward to use, in this regard being something of a magical counterpart tolances.
Both as its own weapon category and in the form of its four separate subcategories, anima magic is affected by thetrinity of magic determining weapon type superiority. In the Game Boy Advance games andRadiant Dawn, all anima spells share the same Trinity relationship with light and dark magic: anima spells have an advantage over light spells, but have a disadvantage against dark spells. Additionally, the three subcategories are governed by their own trinity structure inGenealogy,Thracia 776,Path of Radiance, andRadiant Dawn: wind beats thunder, thunder beats fire, and fire beats wind. InRadiant Dawn, both Trinities of Magic come into play simultaneously for anima magic.
Anima magic in theFire Emblem series
| Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
| Fire | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Classified asfire,black magic, or atome in other games. |
| Thunder | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Classified asthunder,black magic, or atome in other games. |
| Fimbulvetr | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Classified as atome orblack magic in other games. |
| Elfire | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Classified asfire or atome in other games. |
| Aircalibur | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Dealsbonus damage to flying units. Unused inThe Sacred Stones under the name "Alacalibur". |
| Bolting | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Extended range, cannot be countered. Classified asthunder orblack magic in other games. |
| Forblaze | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | +5resistance when equipped. Exclusive toAthos inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. |
| Giga Excalibur | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Excalibur | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Classified asblack magic or atome in other games. |
| A✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a✗ indicates the contrary. | ||||||||||||||||||
Classes capable of using anima magic
There are 8 different classes which have been able to wield anima magic as a distinct weapon type at any point in the series.
| Class | Wields anima magic in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
| Mage | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Sage | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Valkyrie | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Archsage | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Dark Druid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Pupil | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Mage Knight | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Druid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| A✓ means that the class wields anima magic in that game, while a✗ indicates the contrary. | ||||||||||||||||||
Trivia
- The North American manual forFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade claimed that the anima category contains rain-related magic, which does not exist in anyFire Emblem game.[4] The equivalent Japanese text says "ice" instead of "rain", and it presumably refers toFimbulvetr.[2] This was corrected in the manual ofThe Sacred Stones, which replaces "rain" with "ice".[3]
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | • Anima | • Latin: life. This name is used in dialogue, the help description of the weapon level, and weapon help descriptions inThe Sacred Stones. |
| Japanese | 理 | "Reason", "natural order".The Binding Blade's manual prescribes theri reading of the kanji, while the manuals ofThe Blazing Blade andThe Sacred Stones prescribe thekotowari reading.The Binding Blade's in-game text, however, also prescribes thekotowari reading. |
| Spanish | Ánima | Anima |
| French | Nature | As above. |
| German | Natur | Nature |
| Italian | Anima | As above. |
References
- ↑"Canas: ...Ahh, anima magic is quite wondrous... Its polished magic system and refined theory are quite elegant...
Nino: Oh yeah?
Canas: My wife and I are magic users like yourself. When I look at one of my wife's tomes, it truly lightens my heart... Anima is the magic of nature... This communion with the spirit of all things unleashes the heart. This magic makes us feel free..." —Canas andNino,Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade - ↑2.02.1"
理 とは、炎 ・雷 ・風 ・氷 の魔 法 のことを指 します。" — Manual, page 55,Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
"「理 」とは、炎 ・雷 ・風 ・氷 の魔 法 を指 します。" — Japanese manual, page 31,Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
"「理 」とは炎 ・雷 ・風 ・氷 の魔 法 を指 します。" — Japanese manual, page 37,Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones - ↑3.03.1"Anima is made up of fire, thunder, wind, and ice." — North American manual, page 39,Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- ↑"Anima is made up of fire, thunder, wind, and rain." — North American manual, page 35,Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
See also
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