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Flourish
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Flourish (Japanese:小手調べWarm-Up) is a combatskill which is exclusive toFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. When equipped, it gives units the option of using a Flourish attack which halves theirattack power (that is, the damage they deal before enemy defensive stats are taken into account) for the duration of one round of attack, significantly reducing their damage output.
While it is effectively useless for serious combat, Flourish is a helpful tool for feedingexperience to weaker units, as a stronger unit can use it to cut an enemy's HP down to the point where weaker units can quickly kill them. However, as it requires being activated by command when moving its user, Flourish cannot be used to reduce the damage of its user's counterattacks against approaching enemies during the enemy phase.
Data
| Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiant Dawn |  | Reduces the user'sattack by 1/2 for one round of attack when activated. | Command (Flourish) | 10 | -- |
Availability
Radiant Dawn
| Items | Flourish |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Radiant Dawn (skill assignment menu, NTSC) | Allow this unit to fight while causing only half of normal damage. | 通常の半分の『攻撃』力で 戦闘ができる |
| Radiant Dawn (skill assignment menu, PAL) | Allow this unit to fight while causing only minimal damage. | -- |
| Radiant Dawn (help, NTSC) | Allows this unit to fight while causing only half of its normal damage. | 通常の半分の『攻撃』力で 戦闘ができる |
| Radiant Dawn (help, PAL) | Allows this unit to attack with half its usual attack strength. | -- |
Trivia
- The North American help description erroneously states that Flourish causes the resulting damage to be halved. In actuality, it causes the user's Attack to be halved. Enemy defenses remain the same. This error was not present in the Japanese version and was corrected in the PAL release.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Flourish | Likely refers to flourishes in the sense of needless displays of a talent, such as sword-wielding, which have little practical value and are meant only to show off to others. By analogy, this means that an attack with the Flourish skill would sacrifice the attack's effectiveness at harming foes in favor of just looking impressive and fancy. |
| Japanese | 小手調べ | Romanized asWARMUP in its internal file name. |
| Spanish | Amago | Threaten |
| French | Feinte | Feint |
| German | Fanfare | Fanfare |
| Italian | Sfiora | Skim |
Gallery
Oscar activating Flourish inRadiant Dawn.
