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Underdog Bow

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Underdog Bow

Is 3ds01 underdog bow.png
Icon of the Underdog Bow from Awakening.

Gains power when the enemy's level is higher.

Type

Bow

First game

Fire Emblem Awakening

The Underdog Bow (Japanese: 下剋上の弓 Weak-beats-Strong Bow) is a rare and unusual bow introduced in Awakening. When equipped, its user is granted Underdog, a skill that is otherwise exclusive to Villagers, boosting their accuracy and evasive capabilities when confronted by enemies of a higher level.

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Awakening Is 3ds01 underdog bow.png Bows D 9 -- 75 5 2 15 950 2 Deals bonus damage to Is 3ds01 pegasus.png flying units.
Grants Underdog when equipped.
Sells for 1/4 of its worth.

Locations

Awakening

Treasure Event tiles or Barracks, obtained at random from a pool of possible items.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Awakening
Gains power when the
enemy's level is higher.
敵の方が高レベルの時、強い弓

Etymology and other languages

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

Underdog Bow

Japanese

下剋上の弓

Weak-beats-Strong Bow. As with the ability, its name references the Japanese concept of gekokujō, in which inferiors challenge, betray and/or displace their superiors in a political context.

Spanish

Arco estéril

Vain Bow

French

Arc d'équité

Equity Bow

German

Trumpfbogen

Trump Bow

Italian

Arco equità

Equity Bow

Gallery

See also

Bows and Crossbows
Basic bows Bow • Bowgun • Bow of Zoltan • Broken Bow • Bronze Bow • Clarisse's Bow • Emblem Bow • Glass Bow • Gordin's Bow • Great Bow • Innes' Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Longbow (Thracia 776) • Rienfleche • Rubber Bow • Rusted Bow • Ryan's Bow • Short Bow • Silencer • Silver Bow • Slack Bow • Steel Bow • Toy Bow • Training Bow
Bows with secondary effects Anna's Bow • Astra • Beacon Bow • Blessed Bow • Brave Bow • Cleave Bow • Crescent Bow • Cupid Bow • Hunter's Bow • Laguz Bow • Luna • Meisterbogen • Mila's Bow • Niles's Bow • Quick Bow • Python's Bow • Superior Bow • Underdog Bow • Venin Bow • Violin Bow • Wolt's Bow
Magic-based bows Magic Bow • Radiant Bow • Shining Bow
Ranged bows Double Bow • Iron Longbow • Longbow • Silver Longbow • Steel Longbow • Towering Bow
Close-range bows Double Bow • Iron Shortbow • Mini Bow • Silver Shortbow • Steel Shortbow
Crossbows Aqqar • Arbalest • Bowgun • Crossbow • Taksh
Regalia and personal bows Failnaught • Lughnasadh • Mulagir • Nidhogg • Parthia • Rolf's Bow • Tathlum Bow • The Inexhaustible • Yewfelle
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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