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Arcthunder

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Arcthunder

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Icon of Arcthunder from Radiant Dawn.

Extremely powerful lightning magic.

Type

Tome (Thunder)

First game

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Arcthunder (Japanese: ギガサンダー Gigathunder) is a potent thunder tome which debuted in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn and is present only in it and Awakening. As a counterpart to Arcfire, Arcwind and Shine, it acts as the game's third "stage" of thunder magic, superior to Thunder and Elthunder and surpassed in turn by Thoron.

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Radiant Dawn Is wii arcthunder.png Thunder magic A 7 9 70 15 1–2 25 2,550 4 Deals bonus damage to Is wii dragon.png dragon units.
Awakening Is 3ds01 arcthunder.png Tomes C 10 -- 70 10 1–2 30 1,620 2 --

Locations

Radiant Dawn

Bargains Part 1: Endgame
Armory Part 4: Prologue, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Endgame
Inventory Sanaki

Awakening

Dropped by Chapter 15, enemy Dark Knight
Armory Plegia Castle • Divine Dragon Grounds
Merchant
(Anna) 		Border Wastes • The Mila Tree • The Twins' Hideout • Verdant Forest
Merchant
(SpotPass) 		Linde • Merric • Valbar • Nomah • Horace • Ethlyn • Olwen • Cecilia

Other appearances

Robin casting Arcthunder on Meta Knight in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

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Arcthunder is part of Robin's neutral special move, Thunder, in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. When charged up for certain periods of time, it will become a stronger thunder spell when released. Arcthunder is the third and penultimate charging stage, achieved when charged up long enough for the electric aura surrounding Robin to turn red: when launched, it moves relatively slowly forward and, if it strikes an enemy, snares them in an X-shaped lightning explosion which deals 10% damage and high knockback.

Arcthunder's functionality and power is altered slightly when cast through Robin's alternate neutral special moves: Thunder+'s Arcthunder has improved power and knockback, while Speed Thunder's Arcthunder travels faster and covers a shorter distance. As per Robin's durability mechanic, a successful Arcthunder consumes 5 durability points (or 4.5 if the alternate special move is Thunder+).

Flavor text

Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Radiant Dawn
High-level thunder magic. It is very effective against
wyverns and dragon tribe laguz.
威力の高い雷属性の魔法
竜騎士系・竜系に高い効果を誇る
Awakening
Extremely powerful lightning magic.
非常に威力のある雷魔法

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Arcthunder

From "arc", a prefix referring to the highest of something which is used in the English version to indicate the third "tier" of spells + "thunder".

Japanese

ギガサンダー

Gigathunder; from "giga", the Japanese version's equivalent prefix + "thunder".

Spanish

Arcthunder

As above.

French

Feu du ciel

Fire from the heavens

German

Arkusdonner

From Arkus, the German versions's equivalent prefix, a corruption of the German arcus, "arc" + Donner, "thunder".

Italian

Arcituono

From arci-, "arch-", the Italian version's equivalent prefix + tuono, "thunder".

Russian

Архигроза

Arch-thunder; only in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, as no Fire Emblem game has as yet been officially released in Russian.

Gallery

Other appearances

References

See also

Anima magic
Fire magic Thunder magic Wind magic Unclassified tomes
Basic tomes Arcfire • Bolganone • Elfire • Fire Arcthunder • Elthunder • Thoron • Thunder Arcwind • Elwind • Tornado • Wind Elfire • Fimbulvetr • Fire • Thunder
Long-range tomes Meteor Bolting Blizzard Bolting
Regalia and personal tomes Cymbeline • Rexflame • Valflame Dire Thunder • Mjölnir • Rexbolt Forseti • Grafcalibur • Rexcalibur Excalibur • Forblaze • Giga Excalibur
Tomes with secondary effects -- -- -- Aircalibur
Others Fire Tail Thunder Tail Vortex • Wind Tail --
Tomes
Basic tomes Arcfire • Arcthunder • Blizzard • Bolganone • Dying Blaze • Elfire • Elthunder • Ember • Fire • Fimbulvetr • Ginnungagap • Katarina's Bolt • Mjölnir • Ragnarok • Reese's Tome • Sleet • Swarm • Thoron • Thunder
Long-range tomes Meteor • Swarm
Tomes with secondary effects Arcwind • Celica's Gale • Cutting Gale • Disrobing Gale • Dulam • Elsurge • Elwind • Glower • Iago's Tome • Lightning • Merric's Tome • Micaiah's Pyre • Mjölnir (Fates) • Moonlight • Nosferatu • Nova • Odin's Grimoire • Rexcalibur • Robin's Primer • Speed Thunder • Superior Jolt • Surge • Wilderwind • Wind
Regalia and personal tomes Aura • Book of Naga • Brynhildr • Excalibur • Forseti • Imhullu • Missiletainn • Mjölnir • Obscurité • Starlight • Valflame
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Swords Alondite • 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
Lances Brave 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
Axes Brave 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
Bows Brave 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
Crossbows Aqqar • Arbalest • Bowgun • Crossbow • Taksh
Knives Baselard • Beast Killer • Bronze Dagger • Bronze Knife • Iron Dagger • Iron Knife • Kard • Peshkatz • Silver Dagger • Silver Knife • Steel Dagger • Steel Knife • Stiletto
Fire Arcfire • Bolganone • Cymbeline • Elfire • Fire • Fire Tail • Meteor • Rexflame
Thunder Arcthunder • Bolting • Elthunder • Rexbolt • Thoron • Thunder • Thunder Tail
Wind Arcwind • Blizzard • Elwind • Rexcalibur • Tornado • Wind • Wind Tail
Light Creiddylad • Ellight • Light • Nosferatu • Purge • Rexaura • Shine • Thani • Valaura
Dark Balberith • Carreau • Fenrir • Verrine • Worm
Ballistae Ballista • Iron Ballista • Killer Ballista • Onager
Strikes Beak • Breath • Claw • Fang • Great Beak • Great Fang • Great Talon • Talon
Staves Ashera Staff • Elsilence • Elsleep • Fortify • Hammerne • Heal • Matrona • Mend • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Restore • Rewarp • Silence • Sleep • Torch • Unlock • Ward
Other Judge
Unused Weapons Slim Lance
Weapons in Fire Emblem Awakening
Swords Alm's Blade • Amatsu • Armorslayer • Balmung • Brave Sword • Bronze Sword • Eirika's Blade • Eliwood's Blade • Falchion • Glass Sword • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Leif's Blade • Levin Sword • Mercurius • Missiletainn • Mystletainn • Noble Rapier • Parallel Falchion • Ragnell • Rapier • Roy's Blade • Seliph's Blade • Silver Sword • Sol • Sol Katti • Soothing Sword • Steel Sword • Superior Edge • Tree Branch • Tyrfing • Wyrmslayer
Lances Beast Killer • Blessed Lance • Brave Lance • Bronze Lance • Ephraim's Lance • Finn's Lance • Gáe Bolg • Glass Lance • Gradivus • Gungnir • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Log • Luna • Miniature Lance • Shockstick • Short Spear • Sigurd's Lance • Silver Lance • Spear • Steel Lance • Superior Lance
Axes Armads • Bolt Axe • Brave Axe • Bronze Axe • Glass Axe • Hammer • Hand Axe • Hauteclere • Hector's Axe • Helswath • Imposing Axe • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Ladle • Orsin's Hatchet • Short Axe • Silver Axe • Steel Axe • Superior Axe • Titania's Axe • Tomahawk • Vengeance • Volant Axe • Wolf Berg
Bows Astra • Blessed Bow • Brave Bow • Bronze Bow • Double Bow • Glass Bow • Innes' Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Longbow • Nidhogg • Parthia • Silver Bow • Slack Bow • Steel Bow • Superior Bow • Towering Bow • Underdog Bow • Wolt's Bow • Yewfelle
Tomes Arcfire • Arcthunder • Arcwind • Aversa's Night • Bolganone • Book of Naga • Celica's Gale • Dying Blaze • Elfire • Elthunder • Elwind • Excalibur • Fire • Flux • Forseti • Goetia • Grima's Truth • Katarina's Bolt • Micaiah's Pyre • Mire • Mjölnir • Nosferatu • Rexcalibur • Ruin • Superior Jolt • Thoron • Thunder • Valflame • Waste • Wilderwind • Wind
Staves Balmwood Staff • Catharsis • Fortify • Goddess Staff • Hammerne • Heal • Kneader • Mend • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Ward
Other Beaststone • Beaststone+ • Blighted Claws • Blighted Talons • Dragonstone • Dragonstone+ • Expiration
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