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Pachyderm
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ThePachyderm (Japanese:エレファントElephant) is aballista weapon which debuted inFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, and is used exclusively by theballisticians ofArchanea. The strongest of the Archanean ballistae, it fires potent explosive devices at the enemy to deal considerable damage.
Stats
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | -- | Ballista: 1 | 18 | 12 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 19 | Cannot be sold | -- | -- |
| Mystery of the Emblem |  | Ballista: 8 | 20 | 20 | 70 | 0 | 3–10 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Shadow Dragon |  |  -- | 18 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 3–10 | 20 | 3,000 | 2 | Cannot makefollow-up attacks. |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | |  -- | 18 | -- | 70 | 0 | 3–10 | 20 | 3,000 | 2 | Cannot makefollow-up attacks. |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Dropped by | Chapter 20, enemyBallistician |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Unavailable | Enemy only. |
Shadow Dragon
| Dropped by | Chapter 20, enemyBallistician |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Unavailable | Enemy only. |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon | A ballista for striking distant enemies. | 遠くの敵に攻撃できる発射台 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | A ballista for striking distant enemies.* | 遠くの敵に攻撃できる発射台 |
Trivia
- In every game it appears, Pachyderm has the highest rawmight of all ballistae. InMystery of the Emblem, it is in a six-way tie for having the highest might of any weapon in the game, tied withParthia,Mercurius,Gradivus, theDevil Axe andAura.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Pachyderm | Frompachyderm, a term used to describe thick-skinned land mammals such as elephants and rhinoceroses. |
| Japanese | エレファント | Officially romanized asElephant. Likely chosen due to theelephant gun, a large gun used to kill elephants. It could also be a gag on the cannon resembling an elephant trunk inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. |
| Spanish | Elefante | Elephant |
| French | Pachyderme | Pachyderm |
| German | Dickhäuter | Pachyderm |
| Italian | Pachyderm | As above. |
Gallery
Artwork of a Pachyderm charge fromThe Complete.
Artwork of a Pachyderm from theTrading Card Game.
AArchanean ballistician using Pachyderm inMystery of the Emblem.
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