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Reinforce

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Reinforce

Is gcn reinforce.png
Icon of the Reinforce skill in Path of Radiance.


Allows unit to call Partner reinforcements.

Type(s)

Personal

Capacity

15

First game

Path of Radiance

Reinforce (Japanese: 援軍 Reinforcements) is a skill appearing exclusively in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and is a personal skill exclusive to the Begnion general Tanith. Reinforce allows Tanith to call in three members of her Holy Guard as partner units to provide reinforcements for the player's army, summoning one Falcon Knight and two Pegasus Knights. Tanith is able to use this skill twice per chapter.

Data

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Path of Radiance Is gcn reinforce.png Summons three partner reinforcements. Command
(Reinforce)
15 Maximum two uses per chapter.

Summoned unit stats

The stats of the summoned Holy Guards are fixed and do not change as Tanith's level increases. Every set of reinforcements will include one Falcon Knight and two Pegasus Knights.

Falcon Knight reinforcement Pegasus Knight reinforcements

Falcon Knight
Level 1
Attribute Is gcn darkaffin.png
Build 8
Stats
Max HP 30 Speed 23
Strength 16 Luck 13
Magic 6 Defense 13
Skill 21 Resistance 16
Movement 9 Weight 25
Inventory Skills
Silver Lance --
Weapon Levels
Swords C Lances A Axes -- Bows --
Fire magic -- Thunder magic -- Wind magic -- Staves --

Availability

Path of Radiance

Units Tanith

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Reinforce is present as a skill on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher: B03-039N Deputy Commander of the Holy Guard, Tanith. It is a manual-activation skill which, in exchange for using up Tanith's turn, allows the player to deploy one flying unit with a cost of 2 or less onto the battlefield.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Path of Radiance
(skill assignment menu)
Allows unit to call
Partner reinforcements.
友軍ユニットを
援軍に呼ぶことができる
Path of Radiance
(help)
Allows unit to call
Partner reinforcements.
友軍ユニットを
援軍に呼ぶことができます

Trivia

  • If the game is hacked to allow Tanith to be used in chapters prior to Chapter 18 in Path of Radiance, the Reinforce skill will be disabled.
  • In Maniac Mode, the summoned Falcon Knights have higher base stats than Tanith herself in all stats except Magic and Luck.

Etymology and other languages

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

Reinforce

--

Japanese

援軍

Reinforcements; romanized as REINFORCEMENTS in its internal file name in Path of Radiance.[1]

Spanish

Refuerz

Reinforce

French

Renfort

Reinforce

German

Verstärkung

Reinforcement

Italian

Rinforzo

Reinforce

Gallery

References

  1. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Unused Items – Other Items, The Cutting Room Floor, Retrieved: January 13, 2023

See also

Skills in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Experience-related skills BlossomParagon
Low-HP skills MiracleResolveWrath
Mobility skills CelerityCantoMove AgainSaviorShoveSmite
Miscellaneous skills AdeptCorrosionCounterGambleGuardInsightNihilParityProvokeReinforceRenewalSerenityShadeTempestVantageVigilance
Class skills KnifeLuminaMove AgainShoveSteal
Mastery skills AetherAstraBlessingBoonCancelColossusDeadeyeFlareLethalityLunaRoarSolStunVortex
Enemy-exclusive skills DisciplineDaunt