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Arcthunder
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Arcthunder (Japanese:ギガサンダーGigathunder) is a potentthunder tome which debuted inFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn and is present only in it andAwakening. As a counterpart toArcfire,Arcwind andShine, it acts as the game's third "stage" of thunder magic, superior toThunder andElthunder and surpassed in turn byThoron.
Stats
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Radiant Dawn |  |  A | 7 | 9 | 70 | 15 | 1–2 | 25 | 2,550 | 4 | Dealsbonus damage to dragon units. |
| Awakening |  |  C | 10 | -- | 70 | 10 | 1–2 | 30 | 1,620 | 2 | -- |
Locations
Radiant Dawn
| Bargains | Part 1:Endgame |
| Armory | Part 4:Prologue,1,2,3,4,5,Endgame |
| Inventory | Sanaki |
Awakening
| Dropped by | Chapter 15, enemyDark Knight |
| Armory | Plegia Castle •Divine Dragon Grounds |
| Merchant (Anna) | Border Wastes •The Mila Tree •The Twins' Hideout •Verdant Forest |
| Merchant (SpotPass) | Linde •Merric •Valbar •Nomah •Horace •Ethlyn •Olwen •Cecilia |
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U
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Arcthunder is part ofRobin'sneutral special move,Thunder, inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U. When charged up for certain periods of time, it will become a stronger thunder spell when released. Arcthunder is the third and penultimate charging stage, achieved when charged up long enough for the electric aura surrounding Robin to turn red: when launched, it moves relatively slowly forward and, if it strikes an enemy, snares them in an X-shaped lightning explosion which deals 10% damage and high knockback.
Arcthunder's functionality and power is altered slightly when cast through Robin'salternate neutral special moves: Thunder+'s Arcthunder has improved power and knockback, while Speed Thunder's Arcthunder travels faster and covers a shorter distance. As per Robin'sdurability mechanic, a successful Arcthunder consumes 5 durability points (or 4.5 if the alternate special move is Thunder+).
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
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| Radiant Dawn | High-level thunder magic. It is very effective against wyverns and dragon tribe laguz. | 威力の高い雷属性の魔法 竜騎士系・竜系に高い効果を誇る |
| Awakening | Extremely powerful lightning magic. | 非常に威力のある雷魔法 |
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Arcthunder | From "arc", a prefix referring to the highest of something which is used in the English version to indicate the third "tier" of spells + "thunder". |
| Japanese | ギガサンダー | Gigathunder; from "giga", the Japanese version's equivalent prefix + "thunder". |
| Spanish | Arcthunder | As above. |
| French | Feu du ciel | Fire from the heavens |
| German | Arkusdonner | FromArkus, the German versions's equivalent prefix, a corruption of the Germanarcus, "arc" +Donner, "thunder". |
| Italian | Arcituono | Fromarci-, "arch-", the Italian version's equivalent prefix +tuono, "thunder". |
| Russian | Архигроза | Arch-thunder; only inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U, as noFire Emblem game has as yet been officially released in Russian. |
Gallery
Screenshots
Ilyana casting Arcthunder inRadiant Dawn.
Other appearances
Robin casting Arcthunder inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Robin casting Arcthunder inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
See also
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