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Beck


Artwork of Beck from theFire Emblem Trading Card Game.


A ballistician from Deil. Absentminded. In the War of Shadows, he participated in Marth's army as a ballistician.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Nationality

Archanean(Deil)

Starting class
  • Ballistician(Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light andShadow Dragon)
  • Horseman(New Mystery of the Emblem)

Appearance(s)

I'm packin' thunderbolts, see? The enemy ballisticians'll never know what hit 'em!
— Beck, to Marth

Beck (Japanese:ベックBeck) is aballistician who appears inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light,Shadow Dragon, andNew Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow.

After theWar of Shadows, the fruit used to lubricate ballistae went extinct, so inNew Mystery of the Emblem, Beck is instead ahorseman and has a horse named Bonnie (Japanese:ボニーBonnie).

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Role


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Starting stats and growth rates

Ballistician
Level1
Movement4
Experience0
Recruitment:Chapter 13, visitvillage

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Inventory
Thunderbolt
Vulnerary
Weapons
SwordLanceAxeBow
TomeStaffBallistaStone

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Beck is a member of a very unique class, theBallistician, that comes with some positives. Some of their weapons deal bonus damage to certain enemy types—specifically, theThunderbolt, which Beck has in his inventory, that deals bonus damage to enemy ballisticians, and theArrowspate, which deals bonus damage to flying units. Beck's availability is not terrible, as he joins halfway through the game. Also, his baseweapon level is high enough to use everyballista. Lastly, his basedefense of 14 makes him good at tanking damage. Unfortunately, these strengths pale in comparison to the crippling flaws Beck has. His horribly lowspeed in conjunction with the relatively highweight of ballistae means he will get doubled by practically any enemy he can come up against; his terribleskill means that his accuracy will be pitiful; he has a hard time contributing damage on enemy phase due to being locked to 2-range; his most damning flaw, however, is his absolutely abysmalmovement of 4, tied withJake—another Ballistician—for the lowest in the game. In order for Beck to contribute to your team you will have to slow your other units to a crawl, which is very impractical because often enemy reinforcements will continuously spawn if you take too long on a map. The only way to make him viable is to give him theBoots, but even with that he will still be a mediocre unit, and the Boots are better off being used on a unit that could contribute more to your team,Marth in particular makes great use of them, considering he is the only unit that canseize or visitvillages. Beck should only be used if you let almost all of your units die and you need someone to fill a deployment slot, otherwise, avoid at all cost.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Role


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Starting stats and growth rates

Ballistician
Level1
Movement4
Recruitment:Chapter 13, visitvillage

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Inventory
Thunderbolt
Weapon Levels
Swords--Lances--Axes--
Bows--Tomes--Staves--

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Beck is the second and last Ballistician to join, and he is able to contribute immediately by using his Thunderbolt to pick off the enemy ballisticians in Chapter 13. Beyond that, he is almost identical to the other ballisticianJake, boasting better base stats but slightly lower growths. Like Jake, his ability to attack up to ten spaces away makes him useful in many situations. He can bring down far-away flying units with theArrowspate, and use the reliableHoistflamme or the powerfulPachyderm to deal chip damage to dangerous promoted enemies with absolutely no risk of counterattack. His stats are almost meaningless, so he requires no training and can be deployed and undeployed as needed without hurting his viability. His only disadvantages are his inability to counterattack and the worst mobility in the game. Beck pairs well with Jake or a shiftedXane, as they can trade forged ballistae back and forth to increase their damage output.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role


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Although he was not present in either book of the originalMystery of the Emblem, Beck returns as a playable character in theNew Mystery main story.

Starting stats and growth rates

Horseman
Level5
Movement9
Recruitment:Chapter 13, talk to withMarth

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Inventory
Silver Bow
Levin Sword
Weapon Levels
SwordsCLances--Axes--
BowsBTomes--Staves--

Growth rates when reclassed

Original set

GeneralHeroWarriorBerserkerSorcerer

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Hero90%50%0%65%60%30%40%0%{{{cha}}}{{{bld}}}
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Warrior110%70%0%65%50%30%35%0%{{{cha}}}{{{bld}}}
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Berserker110%60%0%55%70%30%30%0%{{{cha}}}{{{bld}}}
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Sorcerer60%15%40%60%60%30%15%25%{{{cha}}}{{{bld}}}

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Second set

These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.

PaladinDracoknightSniperSwordmasterSage/Bishop

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Dracoknight70%40%5%60%65%30%40%5%{{{cha}}}{{{bld}}}
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Sniper80%40%10%60%70%30%40%0%{{{cha}}}{{{bld}}}
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Swordmaster80%40%10%60%70%30%35%0%{{{cha}}}{{{bld}}}
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Sage/Bishop60%15%40%60%60%30%15%25%{{{cha}}}{{{bld}}}

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Personality


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Supports

Shadow Dragon


Beck
Ballistician
Mutual supports:
None.

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Supported by:*

Marth
Lord
C: 5
B: 11
A: 35

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Bishop
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Bishop
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Bishop
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SeeSupport § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

New Mystery of the Emblem


Beck
Horseman
Mutual supports:
None.

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Supported by:*

Kris
Myrmidon
C: 4
B: 8
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Marth
Lord
C: 4
B: 8
A: 13

Jake
Warrior
C: 5
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Bishop
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SeeSupport § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

Base conversations

Main article:Beck/Conversations

Endings

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Beck
Travels to remote regions to mop up remnants of Dolhr's forces.

Shadow Dragon

Beck, Born Shooter
Beck became famous for subjugating a group of borderland rebels who—having never seen a ballista—panicked and promptly surrendered.

New Mystery of the Emblem

Beck, Born Wanderer
Beck vanished after the war. Perhaps he was always destined to wander, for he never stopped long at any one place.

Quotes

Death quote

After comin'...so far...nngh!
— Beck, inShadow Dragon.
D-damn... You, too...Bonnie...?
— Beck's death quote in Classic Mode inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
I can't...carry on anymore... I reckon I should fall back...
— Beck's retreat quote in Casual Mode inNew Mystery of the Emblem.

Everyone's Conditions quotes

I feel mighty fine today! Here Bonnie, have some extra carrots.
— When receiving a temporary stat boost inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
I decided to train as an experience. ...It ain't very interestin'. Why does everyone train, I wonder?
— When receiving experience inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
My little Bonnie found something. Come on Bonnie, lemme see what you got.
— When finding an item inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
Oh boy, I love restin'. Could do it all day.
— When failing to receive a bonus inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
Bonnie, what's the matter? Huh? What'd you say? You're wondering about Kris?
— When receiving support withKris inNew Mystery of the Emblem.

Flavor text

GameText
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
New Mystery of the Emblem
Former ballistician from Deil. A dopey fellow
who fought alongside Marth in the last war.*
元ディールの戦車兵。ぼんやりした性格。
暗黒戦争では、シューターとしてマルスたちの軍に参加。

Choose Your Legends placement history

RoundPlacementCharacterVotes
CYL 10
(2026)
713
(+10)

Beck
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light /Shadow Dragon
Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem
22
(−12)
Total resultsThis character has 12 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.480

Trivia

Beck's ending fromShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
  • The portrait shown in Beck's ending inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light displays the portraitJake uses in gameplay, and vice versa.Memorial Book Akaneia Chronicle claims their graphics were swapped.[1]
    • Beck's artwork fromShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and theTrading Card Game also resemble the design from his ending. His artwork fromThe Complete instead portrays his design used in the gameplay ofShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.

Etymology and other languages

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

Beck

Multiples origins: Cognate ofBach, from Middle Englishbekke (from Old Norse), Low Germanbeke or Old Norsebekkr all meaning "stream";[2] Variant ofBecker, from southern Germanbeck;[3] Or from Old Englishbecca meaning "pickaxe", an occupational surname.[4]

Japanese

ベック

Officially romanized asBeck.

Spanish

Beck

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French

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German

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Italian

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Portuguese

Beck

Used in theChoose Your Legends polls forFire Emblem Heroes.

Traditional Chinese

貝克

Beck; used in the Choose Your Legends polls forHeroes.

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Ballistician

Stonehoist

Hoistflamme

Thunderbolt

Arrowspate

Pachyderm
Shadow Dragon
Ballistician

Ballista
New Mystery of the Emblem

PaladinDracoknightSniperSwordmasterSageBishopGeneralHeroWarriorHorsemanBerserkerSorcerer

Official artwork

References

  1. "FCではベックとジェイクの顔グラフィックが入れ替わっていたので、青い。
    [In FC, Beck and Jake's facial graphics were switched, so [Beck] is blue.]" (Fire Emblem: Memorial Book Akaneia Chronicle (Kadokawa Group Publishing), pg. 217)
  2. Meaning, origin and history of the surname Beck (1), Behind the Name,Retrieved: May 12, 2018
  3. Meaning, origin and history of the surname Beck (2), Behind the Name,Retrieved: May 12, 2018
  4. Meaning, origin and history of the surname Beck (4), Behind the Name,Retrieved: May 12, 2018
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