“A bow with which the wielder always strikes twice.” —In-game description, New Mystery of the Emblem.
The Brave Bow is a Bow that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem series. A weapon of the "Brave" series, this bow permits its wielder to double the number of attacks that they are normally able to perform. This can prove to be exceedingly advantageous to the player, as the unit in question can perform up to a maximum of four strikes, should their Speed points supersede that of the enemy target. The only offside to the Brave Bow is that of its low Durability, a fact that will cause it to break and be rendered obsolete rather easily.
The Brave Bow is also known as the Repeater Bow (リピータボウ Ripīta bou, fan translated as Brave Crossbow) in TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.
In Fates, the Brave Bow is known as the Crescent Bow (強者の弓 Kyōsha no Yumi, lit. Soldier Bow).
The weapon's only appearance in which it does not display it's distinctive ability is in the spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors, due to the lack of turn-based mechanics in that title.
*Edain must be lovers with either character for the conversation involved to be made available. **Only if the bow is not acquired in the First Generation.
In Path of Radiance, in Chapter 18 of the Japanese version, Shinon will not drop the Brave Bow if the player saves at the preparations screen; if the player resets the game, then Shinon will drop the Brave Bow as usual. This glitch was fixed in the international versions.
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Concept artwork of the Brave Bow from Path of Radiance.
Concept artwork of the Brave Bow from Awakening.
The Hero Bow, as it appears in the first series of the TCG.
Artwork of the Repeater Bow from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.
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