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*[[Black magic]] <small>(''Three Houses'')</small>
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'''Fimbulvetr''' (Japanese: {{hover|フィンブル|Finburu}} ''Fimbul'') is a potent ice-based [[Anima (magic)|anima magic]] tome appearing in the three [[Game Boy Advance]] installments of the {{FES}}. In all three of these appearances, it is found in the possession of late-game enemy [[Sage]]s, mostly female bosses. Fimbulvetr later resurfaced as an uncategorized [[tome]] in {{title|Fates}} in a far weaker fashion, serving as the game's standard C-rank tome.
'''Fimbulvetr''' (Japanese: {{hover|フィンブル|Finburu}} ''Fimbul'') is a potent ice-based [[Anima (magic)|anima magic]] tome appearing in the three [[Game Boy Advance]] installments of the {{FES}}. In all three of these appearances, it is found in the possession of late-game enemy [[Sage]]s, mostly female bosses. Fimbulvetr later resurfaced as an uncategorized [[tome]] in {{title|Fates}} in a far weaker fashion, serving as the game's standard C-rank tome. It would return even later as a [[Black magic|black magic spell]] in {{title|Three Houses}}, where its power would be returned to that of its previous appearances, along with a high [[critical rate]].


Fimbulvetr is the sole tome in the anima magic category that does not fall within the three traditional elements of [[Fire (magic)|fire]], [[Thunder (magic)|thunder]], and [[Wind (magic)|wind]]. An ice elemental, to which Fimbulvetr belongs to, is allowed under the GBA interpretation of anima magic, with the North American manual of {{title|The Sacred Stones}} even listing ice as one of the elementals of anima magic.<ref>"Anima is made up of fire, thunder, wind, and ice." {{title|The Sacred Stones}} American manual, page 39.  (A similar note appears on page 35 of the {{FE7}} manual, but mentions a non-existent rain element instead of an ice one. This is a mistranslation; the Japanese says 氷, which means ice.)</ref>
Fimbulvetr is the sole tome in the anima magic category that does not fall within the three traditional elements of [[Fire (magic)|fire]], [[Thunder (magic)|thunder]], and [[Wind (magic)|wind]]. An ice elemental, to which Fimbulvetr belongs to, is allowed under the GBA interpretation of anima magic, with the North American manual of {{title|The Sacred Stones}} even listing ice as one of the elementals of anima magic.<ref>"Anima is made up of fire, thunder, wind, and ice." {{title|The Sacred Stones}} American manual, page 39.  (A similar note appears on page 35 of the {{FE7}} manual, but mentions a non-existent rain element instead of an ice one. This is a mistranslation; the Japanese says 氷, which means ice.)</ref>


==Stats==
==Stats==
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|worthe=2000
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|notese=[[Avoid]] -5<br>Ability to double attack -3<br>Sells for 750 [[gold]]
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===''The Blazing Blade''===
===''The Blazing Blade''===
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===''Three Houses''===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The French versions of {{title|Path of Radiance}}, {{title|Radiant Dawn}} and {{title|Awakening}} renamed the separate [[Rexcalibur]] spell "Fimbulvetr", effectively merging the two spells into a single consistently appearing spell in the French releases. The spell's internal file name in ''Path of Radiance'' also calls it "Fimbulvetr".
*The French versions of {{title|Path of Radiance}}, {{title|Radiant Dawn}} and {{title|Awakening}} renamed the separate [[Rexcalibur]] spell "Fimbulvetr", effectively merging the two spells into a single consistently appearing spell in the French releases. The spell's internal file name in ''Path of Radiance'' also calls it "Fimbulvetr".
** This may also explain why some sources mistake Fimbulvetr as being a wind elemental, despite its tome icon having a distinct visual appearance from icons of wind elementals (i.e. [[Aircalibur]]) in the GBA games.
**This may also explain why some sources mistake Fimbulvetr as being a wind elemental, despite its tome icon having a distinct visual appearance from icons of wind elementals (i.e. [[Aircalibur]]) in the GBA games.


==Etymology and other languages==
==Etymology and other languages==
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Revision as of 23:21, 7 August 2019

Fimbulvetr

Is gba fimbulvetr.png
Icon of Fimbulvetr in the GBA games.

Type
  • Anima (The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones)
  • Tome (Fates)
  • Black magic (Three Houses)
First game

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Fimbulvetr (Japanese: フィンブル Fimbul) is a potent ice-based anima magic tome appearing in the three Game Boy Advance installments of the Fire Emblem series. In all three of these appearances, it is found in the possession of late-game enemy Sages, mostly female bosses. Fimbulvetr later resurfaced as an uncategorized tome in Fates in a far weaker fashion, serving as the game's standard C-rank tome. It would return even later as a black magic spell in Three Houses, where its power would be returned to that of its previous appearances, along with a high critical rate.

Fimbulvetr is the sole tome in the anima magic category that does not fall within the three traditional elements of fire, thunder, and wind. An ice elemental, to which Fimbulvetr belongs to, is allowed under the GBA interpretation of anima magic, with the North American manual of The Sacred Stones even listing ice as one of the elementals of anima magic.[1]

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
The Binding Blade Is gba fimbulvetr.png Anima magic A 13 8 80 0 1-2 15 3,900 1 --
The Blazing Blade Is gba fimbulvetr.png Anima magic A 13 12 80 0 1-2 20 6,000 1 --
The Sacred Stones Is gba fimbulvetr.png Anima magic A 13 12 80 0 1-2 20 6,000 1 --

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Fates Is 3ds02 tome.png Tomes/Scrolls C 8 -- 75 0 1-2 -- 2000 ? Avoid -5
Ability to double attack -3
Sells for 750 gold

Locations

The Binding Blade

Inventory Brunnya (Trial Map mode only; unavailable in the main game.)

The Blazing Blade

Dropped by Chapter 30E/32H, Limstella

The Sacred Stones

Dropped by Chapter 17, enemy Sage
Treasure Lagdou Ruins Floor 5, northwest chest*

Fates

This list may be incomplete.
Inventory Conquest: Nyx
Dropped by Revelation: Chapter 17, enemy Iago
Armory Dusk Armory: Level 1 (limit 1) • Levels 2 and 3 (no limit)

Three Houses

Skill level Reason A: Bernadetta • Ignatz • Ingrid • Marianne • Shamir

Trivia

  • The French versions of Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn and Awakening renamed the separate Rexcalibur spell "Fimbulvetr", effectively merging the two spells into a single consistently appearing spell in the French releases. The spell's internal file name in Path of Radiance also calls it "Fimbulvetr".
    • This may also explain why some sources mistake Fimbulvetr as being a wind elemental, despite its tome icon having a distinct visual appearance from icons of wind elementals (i.e. Aircalibur) in the GBA games.

Etymology and other languages

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

Fimbulvetr

From the Fimbulvetr (Old Norse: "great winter"), the three unyielding winters preceding Ragnarök in Norse mythology.

Spanish

Fimbulvetr

As above.

French

Fimbulvetr

As above.

German

Fimbulwinter

An alternative rendering of "Fimbulvetr", replacing the Old Norse vetr with the German Winter (meaning "winter"; "Fimbulwinter" is also used in English).

Italian

Fimbulvetr

As above.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Anima is made up of fire, thunder, wind, and ice." The Sacred Stones American manual, page 39. (A similar note appears on page 35 of the Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade manual, but mentions a non-existent rain element instead of an ice one. This is a mistranslation; the Japanese says 氷, which means ice.)
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
Black magic
Basic spells Agnea's Arrow • Apocalypse • Aura • Bolganone • Blizzard • Cutting Gale • Death • Excalibur • Fimbulvetr • Fire • Gaia • Miasma • Mire • Ocular Beam • Oculus • Ragnarok • Sagittae • Wind
Long-ranged spells Bolting • Death • Ocular Beam • Meteor • Mire • Sagittae • Thoron • Thunder • Upheaval
Spells with secondary effects Excalibur • Medusa • Nosferatu • Oculus • Seraphim
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