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Arbalest

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For the weapon inTearRing Saga andVestaria Saga, seeSaga:Arbalest.
Arbalest


Icon of the Arbalest fromRadiant Dawn.

An extremely powerful crossbow. It can also hit adjacent enemies.

Type

Bow (Crossbow)

First game

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

TheArbalest (Japanese:アルバレストArbalest) is a rarecrossbow weapon which appears only inFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. It is the game's strongest crossbow, and like the other crossbows but unlike regular bows, it can attack adjacent and distant enemies alike. In exchange its damage calculation completely ignores the user'sstrength stat and is based only on the Arbalest's ownmight, giving it a fixed, mostly consistent damage output no matter who uses it. The Arbalest can only be used by members of theSniper,Marksman,Warrior, andReaver classes, like all crossbows.

Stats

GameIconLevelMightWeightHitCritRangeUsesWorthWEXPOther effects and notes
Radiant Dawn--3820100151–2206,000--Ignores the user'sstrength.
Dealsbonus damage toflying units.

Locations

Radiant Dawn

TreasurePart 4:Chapter 4,chest

Flavor text

GameText
(English)		Text
(Japanese)
Radiant Dawn
An extremely powerful crossbow.
It can also hit adjacent enemies.
究極の『弩（いしゆみ）』
隣接する敵にも攻撃できる

Trivia

  • The Arbalest has the highestmight of all weapons available to the player inRadiant Dawn, and the only weapons with higher might are mostJudge variants. However, in the Arbalest's case, this means significantly less because it does not take its user's strength into account, making each of its shots weaker compared to ordinary weapons.
  • The Arbalest's French name,Arbalète, is the same as that ofRienfleche fromFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
LanguageNameDefinition, etymology, and notes
English

Arbalest

Thearbalest is a variation on the Europeancrossbow which was first developed in the 12th century. Arbalests are much larger than ordinary crossbows, and its prod (or bow) is made of steel, and both of these elements give their shots greater force than those of ordinary crossbows.

Japanese

アルバレスト

Romanized asARBALEST in its internal file name.

Spanish

Arbalesta

Arbalest

French

Arbalète

Crossbow

German

Arbalest

Arbalest

Italian

Arbalete

Arbalest

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References

Bows andCrossbows
Basic bowsBow •Bowgun •Bow of Zoltan •Broken Bow •Bronze Bow •Clarisse's Bow •Emblem Bow •Glass Bow •Gordin's Bow •Great Bow •Innes' Bow •Iron Bow •Killer Bow •Longbow (Thracia 776) •Rienfleche •Rubber Bow •Rusted Bow •Ryan's Bow •Short Bow •Silencer •Silver Bow •Slack Bow •Steel Bow •Toy Bow •Training Bow
Bows with secondary effectsAnna's Bow •Astra •Beacon Bow •Blessed Bow •Brave Bow •Cleave Bow •Crescent Bow •Croissbow •Cupid Bow •Hunter's Bow •Laguz Bow •Luna •Meisterbogen •Mila's Bow •Niles's Bow •Quick Bow •Python's Bow •Superior Bow •Underdog Bow •Venin Bow •Violin Bow •Wolt's Bow
Magic-based bowsMagic Bow •Radiant Bow •Shining Bow
Ranged bowsDouble Bow •Iron Longbow •Longbow •Silver Longbow •Steel Longbow •Towering Bow
Close-range bowsDouble Bow •Iron Shortbow •Mini Bow •Silver Shortbow •Steel Shortbow
CrossbowsAqqar •Arbalest •Bowgun •Crossbow •Taksh
Legendary and personal bowsFailnaught •Lendabair •Lughnasadh •Mulagir •Nidhogg •Parthia •Rolf's Bow •Tathlum Bow •The Inexhaustible •Yewfelle
Weapons inFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
SwordsAlondite •Amiti •Brave Sword •Bronze Sword •Caladbolg •Ettard •Florete •Iron Blade •Iron Sword •Killing Edge •Ragnell •Silver Blade •Silver Sword •Slim Sword •Storm Sword •Steel Blade •Steel Sword •Tempest Blade •Vague Katti •Venin Edge •Wind Edge •Wo Dao •Wyrmslayer
LancesBrave Lance •Bronze Lance •Iron Greatlance •Iron Lance •Javelin •Killer Lance •Horseslayer •Short Spear •Silver Greatlance •Silver Lance •Spear •Steel Greatlance •Steel Lance •Venin Lance •Wishblade
AxesBrave Axe •Bronze Axe •Hammer •Hand Axe •Iron Poleax •Iron Axe •Killer Axe •Short Axe •Silver Poleax •Silver Axe •Steel Poleax •Steel Axe •Tarvos •Tomahawk •Urvan •Venin Axe
BowsBrave Bow •Bronze Bow •Double Bow •Iron Bow •Iron Longbow •Killer Bow •Lughnasadh •Rolf's Bow •Silencer •Silver Bow •Silver Longbow •Steel Bow •Steel Longbow •Venin Bow
CrossbowsAqqar •Arbalest •Bowgun •Crossbow •Taksh
KnivesBaselard •Beast Killer •Bronze Dagger •Bronze Knife •Iron Dagger •Iron Knife •Kard •Peshkatz •Silver Dagger •Silver Knife •Steel Dagger •Steel Knife •Stiletto
FireArcfire •Bolganone •Cymbeline •Elfire •Fire •Fire Tail •Meteor •Rexflame
ThunderArcthunder •Bolting •Elthunder •Rexbolt •Thoron •Thunder •Thunder Tail
WindArcwind •Blizzard •Elwind •Rexcalibur •Tornado •Wind •Wind Tail
LightCreiddylad •Ellight •Light •Nosferatu •Purge •Rexaura •Shine •Thani •Valaura
DarkBalberith •Carreau •Fenrir •Verrine •Worm
BallistaeBallista •Iron Ballista •Killer Ballista •Onager
StrikesBeak •Breath •Claw •Fang •Great Beak •Great Fang •Great Talon •Talon
StavesAshera Staff •Elsilence •Elsleep •Fortify •Hammerne •Heal •Matrona •Mend •Physic •Recover •Rescue •Restore •Rewarp •Silence •Sleep •Torch •Unlock •Ward
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