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Ballistician
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TheBallistician (Japanese:シューターShooter) is aclass that fights exclusively usingballistae. The class is present inFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light,Mystery of the Emblem,Shadow Dragon andNew Mystery of the Emblem as the exclusive users of the five ballistae (Stonehoist,Hoistflamme,Arrowspate,Thunderbolt,Pachyderm); in comparison, most other games instead allow anyArcher orSniper to use the ballistae positioned on the battlefield.
As users of siege weapons, the purpose of Ballisticians is to snipe at enemy units at longrange. Ballisticians are the slowest and least mobile class in the games in which they appear, possessing even lessmovement thanKnights. While they have immense range with their ballistae, the bulk of the ballista causes them to be unable tofollow-up attack regardless of theirattack speed, and they are further hindered by their mediocreskill lowering their hit rate. Should they ever be exposed to the thick of combat, their excellentdefense affords them substantial protection, but they cannot retaliate from within two spaces of themselves.
Ballisticians return inFates as a special class for male units which is available only throughdownloadable content. InFates, Ballisticians are able to wieldbows, and have unique innate access to theBallistaturret, being able to use them freely anywhere on the map without needing to commandeer a turret map object. Like its earlier incarnations, theFates version of the Ballistician is strong, but slow, though it has higher skill than in the past. However, theFates Ballisticians suffer from poorer defenses than theirShadow Dragon counterparts, making them easier to take down.
Ballisticians cannotclass change or, in the remakes,reclass. In compensation,Shadow Dragon,New Mystery of the Emblem, andFates classify Ballisticians asa special class, granting them the ability to increase theirlevel past Level 20 to a maximum level of 30 in the former two games, and 40 inFates, instead.
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 20 | 5 | -- | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | -- | 8 |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 18 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Shadow Dragon | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Fates | 18 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -- |  E |
Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 12 | -- | 20 |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | -- | -- |
| Shadow Dragon | 60 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 32 | -- | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| Fates | 50 | 39 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 6 | -- | B |
Miscellaneous stats
| Game | Experience | CRP | Gold | Weight mod. | Capacity | Vision | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Shadow Dragon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
Class growth rates
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 150% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 50% |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 80% | 30% | -- | 10% | 10% | 0% | 30% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Shadow Dragon | 40/90% | 20/50% | −10/0% | 10% | 20% | 0% | 20/50% | −15/0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | 40/90% | 20/50% | −10/0% | 10% | 20% | 0% | 20/50% | −15/0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fates | 5/75% | 25/60% | 0% | 15/45% | 0/25% | 10/30% | 5/35% | 5/30% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
| Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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| Fates |  Survey | Learned fromlevel 1 and up. |
| Fates |  Opportunity Shot | Learned fromlevel 10 and up. |
| Fates |  Rifled Barrel | Learned fromlevel 25 and up. |
| Fates |  Surefooted | Learned fromlevel 35 and up. |
Class change
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Base class |
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 Ballistician |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Base class |
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 Ballistician |
Shadow Dragon
| Special class |
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 Ballistician |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Special class |
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Ballistician |
Fates
| Any class | Promotion method | Special class |
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| ? Any male class | Using a Sighting Lens. |  Ballistician |
Playable Ballisticians
| Playable units | |
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| Name | Game |
| Jake | Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light,Shadow Dragon |
| Beck | Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light,Shadow Dragon |
| Playable Ballistician units in theFire Emblem series. | |
Notable enemy Ballisticians
| Enemy units | |
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| Name | Game |
| Grigas | Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light,Shadow Dragon |
| Torus | Mystery of the Emblem Book 2,New Mystery of the Emblem |
| Enemy Ballistician units in theFire Emblem series. | |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
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| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | Long-range attacker with high defense. Slowed down by their ballista. | とうせききや どきゅうなど とくしゅなしえんぶきを つかう ユニット。 たかいしゅびりょくと きょだいな はかいりょくを あわせもつが うごきは にぶい。 |
| Shadow Dragon | Powerful long-range attackers with high defense, but their ballistae slow them down. | 投石器や弩弓などを用いる遠距離攻撃ユニット。 守備力と破壊力を併せ持つが動きは鈍い。 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem (Unused) | Powerful long-range attackers with high defense, but their ballistae slow them down.* | 投石器や弩弓などを用いる遠距離攻撃兵。 守備力と破壊力を併せ持つが動きは鈍い。 |
| Fates | An otherworldly artillerist. Uses movable cannons to attack at range. | 異界の兵種。移動砲台を操る砲手。 弓の他、砲台で広範囲の敵軍を攻撃する。 |
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Ballistician | A ballistician is an individual who operates a ballista. |
| Japanese | •シューター | • Romanized asSHOOTER in its internal file name inShadow Dragon. This is also the generic name for ballistae as a whole in JapaneseFire Emblem games. |
| Spanish | Artillero | Gunner |
| French | Balistaire | Ballistician |
| German | Ballistiker | Ballistician |
| Italian | Artigliere | Gunner |
| Korean | 슈터 | Shooter |
Gallery
Official artwork
Artwork of a Ballistician from theTrading Card Game.
Portraits
The generic Ballistician portrait inMystery of the Emblem.
The generic Ballistician portrait inShadow Dragon.
The generic Ballistician portrait inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Ballistician portrait inFates.
See also
- Ballista (class)
- Fleet
- Iron Ballista (class)
- Killer Ballista (class)
- Mage Cannoneer
- Poison Ballista (class)
 | This article is part ofProject Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in theFire Emblem series. |
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