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TheKiller Axe (Japanese:キラーアクスKiller Axe) is an uncommonaxe which was introduced inThracia 776 and appears in every game since apart fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia. As one of the series of killer weapons, it has a greatly enhancedcrit stat compared to regular axes, which gives it a very high chance of inflictingcritical hits and makes it an extremely dangerous weapon.
Stats
In the mainFire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thracia 776 | ![]() | C | 12 | 10 | 75 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 2,000 | 1 | -- |
| The Binding Blade | ![]() | C | 11 | 11 | 65 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1,000 | 1 | -- |
| The Blazing Blade | ![]() | C | 11 | 11 | 65 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1,000 | 1 | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | ![]() | C | 11 | 11 | 65 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1,000 | 1 | -- |
| Path of Radiance | ![]() | 12 | 12 | 65 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1,000 | 2 | -- | |
| Radiant Dawn | ![]() | 10 | 12 | 75 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 2,880 | 2 | -- | |
| Shadow Dragon | ![]() | C | 10 | 7 | 70 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1,400 | 2 | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | ![]() | C | 10 | -- | 70 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1,400 | 2 | -- |
| Awakening | ![]() | C | 12 | -- | 70 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1,860 | 2 | -- |
| Fates | ![]() | C | 8 | -- | 65 | 25 | 1 | -- | 3,000 | 1 | −10avoid when equipped. Critical hits deal ×4 damage instead of ×3. Sells for 1,000gold |
| Three Houses | 11 | 12 | 70 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 1,860 | 2 | -- | ||
| Engage | 11 | 12 | 65 | 30 | 1 | -- | 3,000 | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (Leif variant) | 11 | 11 | 65 | 30 | 1 | -- | 100 | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (Leif variant; enemy,Chapter 11) | 11 | 11 | 65 | 10 | 1 | -- | 100 | -- | -- |
Forged stats
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| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Three Houses | 12 | 12 | 70 | 35 | 1 | 25 | 2,790 | 2 | -- | ||
| Engage (+1) | 12 | 12 | 65 | 30 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+2) | 13 | 12 | 65 | 35 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+3) | 14 | 12 | 65 | 35 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+4) | 15 | 12 | 65 | 35 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+5) | 16 | 12 | 65 | 40 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- |
In otherFire Emblem series titles
Killer AxeSlaying Axe
| Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes (Killer Axe) | 7 | 1 | 200 | -- | Steel Axe | -- | ✓ | Grants −1 special cooldown count. | ||
| Heroes (Killer Axe+) | 11 | 1 | 300 | -- | Killer Axe | -- | ✓ | Grants −1 special cooldown count. |
| Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes (Slaying Axe) | 10 | 1 | 200 | -- | Steel Axe | -- | ✓ | Grants −1 special cooldown count. | ||
| Heroes (Slaying Axe+; refine: Unrefined) | 14 | 1 | 300 | -- | Slaying Axe | -- | ✓ | Grants −1 special cooldown count. | ||
| Heroes (Slaying Axe+; refine: +Atk) | 16 | 1 | 350 | 500 50 | -- | -- | ✗ | Grants −1 special cooldown count. Grants +5 HP. | ||
| Heroes (Slaying Axe+; refine: +Spd) | 14 | 1 | 350 | 500 50 | -- | -- | ✗ | Grants −1 special cooldown count. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed. | ||
| Heroes (Slaying Axe+; refine: +Def) | 14 | 1 | 350 | 500 50 | -- | -- | ✗ | Grants −1 special cooldown count. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense. | ||
| Heroes (Slaying Axe+; refine: +Res) | 14 | 1 | 350 | 500 50 | -- | -- | ✗ | Grants −1 special cooldown count. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance. |
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| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Warriors: Three Hopes | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 90 | 1,500 | -- | Has theBoost Critical Lv 3 attribute. May have one additionalweapon attribute at random. |
Locations
Thracia 776
| Steal orThief Staff | Chapter 17A,Nikalaf |
| Capture orsteal | Chapter 5, enemyBerserker •Chapter 14x, enemyEichmann •Chapter 17A, enemyArmored Axe (×2) •Chapter 23, enemyGeneral |
| Armory | Chapter 22 |
The Binding Blade
| Treasure | Chapter 6,chest |
| Armory | Chapter 11A •Chapter 17A •Chapter 18B •Chapter 23 |
The Blazing Blade
| Inventory | Eliwood's Tale:Hawkeye •Geitz Hector's Tale:Hawkeye •Geitz |
| Armory | Eliwood's Tale:Chapter 24 •Chapter 29x Hector's Tale:Chapter 26 •Chapter 31x |
| Secret shop | Eliwood's Tale:Chapter 19 Hector's Tale:Chapter 20 |
The Sacred Stones
| Dropped by | Chapter 9B, enemyGheb |
| Dropped by (skirmish)* | Cyclops* •Tarvos* •Maelduin* |
| Treasure | Tower of Valni Floor 5, northwestchest* •Lagdou Ruins Floor 4, northeastchest* |
| Armory | Chapter 17 •Narube River •Rausten Court |
| Secret shop | Chapter 14A* •Chapter 14B* |
Path of Radiance
| Dropped by | Chapter 14, enemyGashilama •Chapter 19, enemyWarrior |
| Steal | Chapter 28, enemyWarrior(Normal only) |
Radiant Dawn
| Inventory | Boyd |
| Disarm andsteal* | Part 4:Chapter 1, enemyWarrior (×1/×2) •Chapter 2, enemyWarrior(Normal/Hard only) •Chapter 3, enemyWarrior |
| Armory | Part 3:Chapter 12 •Chapter 13 •Endgame Part 4:Prologue •Chapter 1 •Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 5 •Endgame |
| Bargains | Part 2:Chapter 3 •Endgame |
Shadow Dragon
| Treasure | Chapter 20x,chest |
| Armory | Chapter 21 •Online shop* |
| Secret shop | Chapter 17 (×3) |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Dropped by | Chapter 11, enemyBarbarian |
| Armory | Chapter 21 •Online shop* |
| Secret shop | Chapter 13 (×3) |
Awakening
| Inventory | Libra |
| Dropped by | Chapter 16, enemyFighter |
| Armory | Valm Castle •Wyvern Valley |
| Merchant (Anna) | Port Ferox •The Searoad •Valm Harbor •The Mila Tree •Fort Steiger •Valm Castle Approach •The Dragon's Table •Great Gate •Mila Shrine Ruins •Dueling Grounds •Mercenary Fortress •The Ruins of Time •Law's End •Desert Oasis •Manor of Lost Souls |
| Merchant (SpotPass) | Karel •Legion •Leif •Linus •Luthier •Mareeta •Micaiah •Moulder •Ogma •Prince Marth •Sophia •Zephiel |
Fates
| Inventory | Scarlet |
| Dropped by | Chapter 19 |
| Armory | Dusk Armory: Level 2 (limit 1) • Level 3 (limit 2) |
| Lottery Shop | Dusk Lottery: Silver Prize |
| Rank rewards | Battle Rank: 160 (limit 1) |
Three Houses
Killer Axe
| Treasure | Rumored Nuptials,chest |
| Forging | Iron Axe (Black-Sand Steel ×2, 740G, Professor Level: C+) |
| Pagan Altar | Chapter 1 onward, cost 700Renown (unlimited) |
Killer Axe+
| Forging | Killer Axe (Black-Sand Steel ×4, 1,120G, Professor Level: C+) |
Engage
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| Dropped by | Chapter 10, enemyRosado |
| Emblem Rings | Leif, when engaged |
Heroes
Killer Axe
| Method | Data | |
|---|---|---|
| Killer Axe | Killer Axe+ | |
| Unit (★★★) | Beruka: Quiet Assassin •Hawkeye: Desert Guardian •Sheena: Princess of Gra | — |
| Unit (★★★★★) | — | Beruka: Quiet Assassin •Hawkeye: Desert Guardian •Sheena: Princess of Gra |
Slaying Axe
| Method | Data | |
|---|---|---|
| Slaying Axe | Slaying Axe+ | |
| Unit (★★★★★) | Amelia: Rose of the War | Amelia: Rose of the War |
| Forge | — | Killer Axe+ (200 |
Warriors: Three Hopes
| Survey Spots | Chapter 6 |
| Armory | Available for purchase upon obtaining theSolicit Mid-Grade Weapons Dealerupgrade. |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Thracia 776 | High critical rate* | 必殺の斧 |
| The Binding Blade | Improves critical hit rate.* | 扱いやすく必殺がでやすい斧 |
| The Blazing Blade | Improves critical hit rate. | 必殺がでやすい斧 |
| The Sacred Stones | Improves critical hit rate. | 必殺がでやすい斧 |
| Path of Radiance | An axe with an unusually high chance of landing a critical hit. | 一撃必殺の斧 必殺の攻撃が出やすくなる |
| Radiant Dawn | An uncommon axe that has a high chance of landing a critical hit. | 必殺の一撃が出やすい斧 少し手に入りにくい |
| Shadow Dragon | An axe whose design yields frequent critical hits. | 扱いやすく必殺がでやすい斧 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | An axe whose design yields frequent critical hits.* | 扱いやすく必殺がでやすい斧 |
| Awakening | Increases the likelihood of critical hits. | 必殺が出やすい斧 |
| Fates | Deals extra damage on critical hits. | 必殺時、特に大ダメージ |
| Three Houses (Killer Axe) | Deadly sharp, this axe boasts a high critical-hit rate. | 必殺が高い斧 |
| Three Houses (Killer Axe+) | This reinforced killer axe has a high critical hit rate and has been sharpened to take down foes. | キラーアクスを強化したもの 必殺が高い斧 |
| Engage | An axe especially well-suited to inflicting deadly wounds. | 致命傷を与えやすい斧 |
| Engage (Leif variant) | Axe wielded by Emblem Leif. Easily inflicts fatal wounds. | 紋章士リーフの持つ斧 致命傷を与えやすい |
| Engage (Leif variant, Chapter 8) | An Emblem's axe. Easy to inflict a fatal wound with. | 紋章士が持つ斧 致命傷を与えやすい |
| Heroes | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). | 奥義が発動しやすい(発動カウント-1) |
| Warriors: Three Hopes | This keenly honed axe is exceedingly lethal. | 殺傷力に優れる斧 |
Trivia
- In the Tellius duology, the Killer Axe is the only returning weapon (excluding magic tomes) fromPath of Radiance toRadiant Dawn that underwent a significant visual redesign, changing from a red colored axe to an axe that closely resembles the poleaxes in the latter game.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Killer Axe | -- |
| Japanese | キラーアクス | Romanized asKILLERAXE in its internal file names inPath of Radiance,Radiant Dawn,Shadow Dragon, andNew Mystery of the Emblem. |
| Spanish (Spain) | Hacha asesina | Murderous axe; for space reasons,Path of Radiance andShadow Dragon abbreviate it toH asesina. |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Hacha letal | Lethal axe |
| French | Hache létale | Lethal axe |
| German | Meisteraxt | Master axe |
| Italian | Ascia letale | Lethal axe. For space reasons,Path of Radiance andShadow Dragon abbreviate it toAs. letale in gameplay. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Machado letal | Lethal axe |
| Korean | 킬러 액스 | Killer axe |
| Simplified Chinese | 必杀斧 | Critical axe |
| Traditional Chinese | 必殺斧 | Critical axe |
Slaying Axe
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Slaying Axe | -- |
| Japanese | キラーアクス鍛 | Forged killer axe |
| Spanish (Spain) | Hacha ejecutora | Executor axe |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Hacha cruel | Cruel axe |
| French | Hache meurtrière | Deadly axe |
| German | Gnadenaxt | Mercyaxe. Possibly derived from mercykilling. |
| Italian | Ascia falciante | Slashing axe |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Machado cruel | Cruel axe |
| Traditional Chinese | 必殺斧鍛 | Forged critical axe |
Gallery
Official artwork
- Artwork ofOsian(top-left) with a Killer Axe fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.
- Artwork of the Killer Axe from theTrading Card Game.
- Concept art of the Killer Axe fromTellius Recollection: Volume 1.
- Artwork ofEdelgard with a Killer Axe fromThree Houses.
- Artwork of Edelgard with a Killer Axe fromThree Houses.
- Artwork of the Killer Axe fromWarriors: Three Hopes.
Screenshots
- Machyua wielding a Killer Axe inThracia 776.
- Largo wielding a Killer Axe inPath of Radiance.
- Boyd wielding a Killer Axe inRadiant Dawn.
- Dedue wielding a Killer Axe inThree Houses.
Heroes artwork
- The Killer Axe as it appears inHeroes.
- The Slaying Axe as it appears inHeroes.
- Artwork ofEdelgard: Of Rivals with a Killer Axe.
Cipher artwork
- Artwork ofEdelgard with a Killer Axe.
References
See also
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