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This article is about the individual weapon. For the weapon type, seeBow § Crossbows. Not to be confused withCroissbow.
Crossbow

Is wii crossbow.png
Icon of the crossbow fromRadiant Dawn.

A moderately powerful crossbow. It can also hit adjacent enemies.

Type

Bow

First game

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

TheCrossbow (Japanese:クロスボウCrossbow) is a commoncrossbow weapon which appears only inFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. It is more powerful than the basicBowgun, 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 Crossbow's ownmight, giving it a fixed, mostly consistent damage output no matter who uses it. The Crossbow can only be used by members of theSniper,Marksman,Warrior, andReaver classes, like all crossbows.

Stats

GameIconLevelMightWeightHitCritRangeUsesWorthWEXPOther effects and notes
Radiant DawnIs wii crossbow.png--281410001–2353,500--Ignores the user'sstrength.
Dealsbonus damage toIs wii flying.pngflying units.

Locations

Radiant Dawn

Dropped byPart 3:Prologue, enemySilvano •Chapter 8, enemyWarrior
Disarm and/orsteal*Part 2:Endgame, enemySniper (×3)
Part 3:Chapter 4, enemyWarrior •Chapter 5, enemyWarrior •Chapter 7, enemyWarrior (×3) •Chapter 8, enemySniper* •Chapter 10, enemySniper(Normal/Hard only) •Chapter 11, enemySniper(Normal/Hard only)
Part 4:Prologue, enemyWarrior •Chapter 1, enemyWarrior(Normal/Hard only) •Chapter 2, enemyWarrior (×4 in Easy) •Chapter 3, enemyWarrior (×4) •Chapter 4, enemyWarrior (×3/×5)
ArmoryPart 3:Chapter 6 •Chapter 11 •Chapter 12 •Chapter 13 •Endgame
Part 4:Prologue •Chapter 1 •Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 5 •Endgame

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

The Crossbow is present as a skill on one card inFire Emblem Cipher:B05-059HN Furiously Piercing Bow, Leonardo. It is a manual-activation skill which, for the cost of flipping one bond card, increases Leonardo's range to 1-2 and gives him a +10 attack bonus until the end of the turn.

Flavor text

GameText
(English)		Text
(Japanese)
Radiant Dawn
A moderately powerful crossbow.
It can also hit adjacent enemies.
少し威力のある『弩（いしゆみ）』
隣接する敵にも攻撃できる

Trivia

  • InFire Emblem Gaiden, while the Crossbow itself is not present as an item, enemySnipers are depicted as wielding crossbows instead of regular bows.

Etymology and other languages

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

Crossbow

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Japanese

クロスボウ

Romanized asCROSSBOW in its internal file name.

Spanish

Ballesta

Crossbow

French

Grande arbalète

Big crossbow. Abbreviated toGrande arbal. in gameplay for space reasons.

German

Armbrust

Crossbow

Italian

Balestra

Crossbow

Gallery

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
Regalia 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
OtherJudge
Unused WeaponsSlim Lance