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TheBowgun (Japanese:ボウガンBowgun) is a rarebow which was introduced inFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and has only appeared in one game since,Radiant Dawn. It originated as a basic bow whose main selling points were its increasedcritical rate, highhit rate, and its lowweapon level, ensuring that all playable bow users could wield it immediately. It did not appear in any of the game's direct sequels or remakes.
In its second appearance, seventeen years later, the Bowgun was reclassified as acrossbow, and is the weakest of the crossbow series of weapons. Unlike conventional bows, the Bowgun and other crossbows can attack adjacent and distant enemies alike, but in exchange its damage calculation completely ignores the user'sstrength stat and is based only on its ownmight, giving it a fixed, mostly consistent damage output no matter who uses it.
Stats
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | -- | Bow: 2 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 20 | 2 | 37 | 950 | -- | Dealsbonus damage toflying units. |
| Radiant Dawn |  | -- | 24 | 12 | 100 | 0 | 1–2 | 40 | 2,000 | -- | Ignores the user'sstrength. Dealsbonus damage to  flying units. |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Inventory | Gordin |
| Armory | Chapter 1 •Chapter 5 •Chapter 6 •Chapter 7 •Chapter 8 •Chapter 9 •Chapter 10 •Chapter 11 •Chapter 13 •Chapter 22 |
Radiant Dawn
| Disarm andsteal* | Part 2:Chapter 2, enemyWarrior •Endgame, enemyWarrior (×2/×4), enemySniper (reinforcement; ×3)(Normal/Hard only) Part 4:Chapter 3, enemyWarrior |
| Shop | Part 3:Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 5 •Chapter 6 •Chapter 7 •Chapter 8 •Chapter 10 •Chapter 11 •Chapter 12 •Chapter 13 •Endgame Part 4:Prologue •Chapter 1 •Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 5 •Endgame |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Radiant Dawn | A short, mounted bow that shoots stones or quarrels. It can also hit adjacent enemies. | 『弩（いしゆみ）』 隣接する敵にも攻撃できる |
Trivia
- When equipping the bowgun inFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, the characters' sprites change to show that a different kind of bow is being used:
| Class | Bowgun | Another bow |
|---|---|---|
| Archer |  |  |
| Hunter |  |  |
| Sniper |  |  |
| Horseman |  |  |
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Bowgun | -- |
| Japanese | ボウガン | Bowgun. "Bowgun" is a Japanese term for crossbows created from the English words "bow" and "gun", and is an example ofwasei-eigo. |
| Spanish | Lanzadardos | Dart shooter |
| French | Petite arbalète | Little crossbow |
| French (Canada) | Arbalète | Crossbow; used in theShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light physical manual. |
| German | Balester | Bullet-shooting crossbow |
| Italian | Balestra-fionda | Crossbow-slingshot |
Gallery
An enemySniper wielding a Bowgun inRadiant Dawn.
References
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