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“A ballista for striking distant enemies.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon

The Pachyderm is a Ballista that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series. As its name implies, this ballista is one that fires ammunition that is designed to deliver a brutally devastating amount of damage each time it succeeds in striking its target, a fact that is correspondingly reflected in its high Might.

Weapon Stats[]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

Name Type

Pachyderm

Ballista

WLv Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt Worth
1 19 18 90% 0% 2 12 -
Effect

-

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]

Name Type

Ballista5 Elephant

Ballista

WLv Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt Worth
8 -- 20 70% 0% 3-10 20 -
Effect

-

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]

Name Type

Pachyderm Pachyderm

FE12 Bow Ballista

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
- 20 18 70% 0% 3-10 10 2 3,000
Effect

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Item Location[]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

Method Location
Dropped Enemy Ballistician (Ch. 20)

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]

Method Location
Dropped Enemy Ballistician (Ch. 20)

Etymology[]

"Pachyderm" is the abbreviated form of the term "Pachydermata", that which is essentially a portmanteau of the Greek words pachys (meaning "thick") and derma (meaning "skin"), distinguishing features that identify such mammals like elephants, rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses. Given this fact, the ballista in question can thus be deemed to be appropriately named, as the ammunition that it discharges is of a heavyweight nature, comparable to the bulky weights that the named animals present.

Gallery[]

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