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Apotrope
- This article is about the skill fromShadows of Valentia. For the card from the Nintendo DS games, seeApotrope (card).
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Apotrope (Japanese:破邪Break Evil) is askill which debuted inFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. A passive skill linked to theDread Fighterclass, Apotrope allows its user to take half damage against an enemy wieldingblack magic.
Apotrope's effect of halving incoming magic damage can stack with theHexlock Shield, resulting in a total of 75% reduction in incoming magic damage.
Data
| Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |  | Halves damage dealt to user byblack magic. | -- | -- | -- |
Availability
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
| Classes | Dread Fighter |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | Halves damage from magic. | 魔法によるダメージを 半減する |
Trivia
- This skill shares its Japanese name witha skill fromTearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles, which predates Apotrope by several years. Additionally, its Japanese name forms part of the Japanese name of the Apotrope card in the DS games' multiplayer mode (the other part being "charm", which at the end of the name of every card in the DS games).
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Apotrope | Anapotrope is a magic ward meant to protect against evil.Apotrope comes from the Ancient Greekἀπόapó andτρόποςtrópos. |
| Japanese | 破邪 | Break Evil |
| Spanish | Apotropaico | Apotropaic |
| French | Apotropée | Apotrope |
| German | Talisman | |
| Italian | Tutela | Protection |
| Dutch | Afwending | Aversion |
| Korean | 파사 | Break evil |
| Simplified Chinese | 破邪 | Break evil |
| Traditional Chinese | 破邪 | Break evil |
