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|image=[[File:Is wii bowgun.png]]
|caption=Icon of the Bowgun from {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.
|caption=Icon of the Bowgun from {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.
|help_text=A short, mounted bow that shoots stones or quarrels. It can also hit adjacent enemies.
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The '''Bowgun''' (Japanese: {{hl|ボウガン|Bōgan}} ''Bowgun'') is a rare [[Bow|bow-type]] weapon which was introduced in {{FE1}} and has only appeared in one game since, {{title|Radiant Dawn}}. It originated as a basic bow whose main selling points were its increased [[Crit|critical rate]], high hit rate, and its low [[weapon level]], ensuring that all playable bow users could wield it immediately. It did not appear in [[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem|either]] [[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon|remake]] of this game.
The '''Bowgun''' (Japanese: {{hl|ボウガン|Bōgan}} ''Bowgun'') is a rare [[Bow|bow-type]] weapon which was introduced in {{FE1}} and has only appeared in one game since, {{title|Radiant Dawn}}. It originated as a basic bow whose main selling points were its increased [[Crit|critical rate]], high hit rate, and its low [[weapon level]], ensuring that all playable bow users could wield it immediately. It did not appear in [[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem|either]] [[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon|remake]] of this game.
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|worth1=950
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|notes1=Deals [[bonus damage]] to [[Bonus damage#Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light|flying units]].
|notes1=Deals [[bonus damage]] to [[Bonus damage#Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light|flying units]].
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|notes2=Ignores the user's [[strength]].<br>Deals [[bonus damage]] to [[File:Is gcn pegasus.png|16px]] [[Bonus damage#Radiant Dawn|flying units]].
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|notese=Ignores the user's [[strength]].<br>Deals [[bonus damage]] to [[File:Is gcn pegasus.png|16px]] [[Bonus damage#Radiant Dawn|flying units]].
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===''Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light''===
===''Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light''===
{{ItemLoc
{{ItemLoc
|method1=Inventory
|method1=[[Inventory]]
|data1=[[Gordin]]
|data1=[[Gordin]]
|methodlast=[[Armory]]
|methodlast=[[Armory]]
|datalast=[[Marth Embarks|Chapter 1]] • [[Battle in the Lea|Chapter 4]] • [[Champions of Aurelis|Chapter 5]] • [[Fire Emblem (Shadow Dragon)|Chapter 6]] • [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]] • [[Port Warren|Chapter 8]] • [[The Pyrathi Dragon|Chapter 9]] • [[Princess Minerva|Chapter 10]] • [[Knorda Market|Chapter 11]] • [[The Wooden Cavalry|Chapter 13]] • [[A Knight-Filled Sky|Chapter 22]]}}
|datalast=[[Marth Embarks|Chapter&nbsp;1]] • [[Battle in the Lea|Chapter&nbsp;4]] • [[Champions of Aurelis|Chapter&nbsp;5]] • [[Fire Emblem (Shadow Dragon chapter)|Chapter&nbsp;6]] • [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter&nbsp;7]] • [[Port Warren|Chapter&nbsp;8]] • [[The Pyrathi Dragon|Chapter&nbsp;9]] • [[Princess Minerva|Chapter&nbsp;10]] • [[Knorda Market|Chapter&nbsp;11]] • [[The Wooden Cavalry|Chapter&nbsp;13]] • [[A Knight-Filled Sky|Chapter&nbsp;22]]}}


===''Radiant Dawn''===
===''Radiant Dawn''===
{{ItemLoc
{{ItemLoc
|method1=[[Disarm]] and [[steal]]{{hover|*|This list only includes Bowgun instances in chapters where Brom is playable or other units can take his Disarm, as he is the only source of the skill}}
|method1=[[Disarm]] and [[steal]]{{h|*|This list only includes Bowgun instances in chapters where Brom is playable or other units can take his Disarm, as he is the only source of the skill}}
|data1=Part 2: [[Tides of Intrigue|Chapter 2]], enemy [[Warrior]] • [[Elincia's Gambit|Endgame]], enemy [[Warrior]] ({{hover|×2|Easy}}/{{hover|×4|2 as reinforcement; Normal/Hard}}), enemy [[Sniper]] (reinforcement; ×3) <small>(Normal/Hard only)</small><br>Part 4: [[Distortions|Chapter 3]], enemy [[Warrior]]
|data1=Part 2: [[Tides of Intrigue|Chapter&nbsp;2]], enemy [[Warrior]] • [[Elincia's Gambit|Endgame]], enemy [[Warrior]] ({{h|×2|Easy}}/{{h|×4|2 as reinforcement; Normal/Hard}}), enemy [[Sniper]] (reinforcement; ×3) <small>(Normal/Hard only)</small><br>Part 4: [[Distortions|Chapter&nbsp;3]], enemy [[Warrior]]
|methodlast=[[Vendor (shop)|Shop]]
|methodlast=[[Item shop|Shop]]
|datalast=Part 3: [[Stormclouds|Chapter 2]] • [[River Crossing|Chapter 3]] • [[The General's Hand|Chapter 4]] • [[Retreat!|Chapter 5]] • [[A Reason to Fight|Chapter 6]] • [[Rivals Collide|Chapter 7]] • [[Incandescent Glow|Chapter 8]] • [[The Heart of Crimea|Chapter 10]] • [[Just Cause|Chapter 11]] • [[The Price|Chapter 12]] • [[Blood Contract|Chapter 13]] • [[From Pain, Awakening|Endgame]]<br>Part 4: [[Chaos Named (chapter)|Prologue]] • [[Road to the Empire|Chapter 1]] • [[Silent World|Chapter 2]] • [[Distortions|Chapter 3]] • [[Revelations|Chapter 4]] • [[Unforgivable Sin|Chapter 5]] • [[Rebirth (part 1)|Endgame]]
|datalast=Part 3: [[Stormclouds|Chapter&nbsp;2]] • [[River Crossing|Chapter&nbsp;3]] • [[The General's Hand|Chapter&nbsp;4]] • [[Retreat!|Chapter&nbsp;5]] • [[A Reason to Fight|Chapter&nbsp;6]] • [[Rivals Collide|Chapter&nbsp;7]] • [[Incandescent Glow|Chapter&nbsp;8]] • [[The Heart of Crimea|Chapter&nbsp;10]] • [[Just Cause|Chapter&nbsp;11]] • [[The Price|Chapter&nbsp;12]] • [[Blood Contract|Chapter&nbsp;13]] • [[From Pain, Awakening|Endgame]]<br>Part 4: [[Chaos Named (chapter)|Prologue]] • [[Road to the Empire|Chapter&nbsp;1]] • [[Silent World|Chapter&nbsp;2]] • [[Distortions|Chapter&nbsp;3]] • [[Revelations|Chapter&nbsp;4]] • [[Unforgivable Sin|Chapter&nbsp;5]] • [[Rebirth (1)|Endgame]]
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==Flavor text==
==Flavor text==
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|english1=??
|game={{title|Radiant Dawn}}
|japanese1=??
|english=A short, mounted bow that shoots stones or<br>quarrels. It can also hit adjacent enemies.
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|japanese=『弩（いしゆみ）』<br>隣接する敵にも攻撃できる
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|english2=A short, mounted bow that shoots stones or<br>quarrels. It can also hit adjacent enemies.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*When equipping the bowgun in {{FE1}}, the characters' sprites change to show that a different kind of bow is being used:
*When equipping the bowgun in {{FE1}}, the characters' sprites change to show that a different kind of bow is being used:
 
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|style="background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[Archer]]
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|style="background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:Bs fe01 archer bow 01.png]]
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|style="background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[Hunter]]
| [[Archer]]
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| [[File:Bs fe01 archer bow 02.png]]
|style="background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[File:Bs fe01 enemy hunter bow 01.png]]
| [[File:Bs fe01 archer bow 01.png]]
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|style="background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[Sniper]]
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| [[File:Bs fe01 enemy hunter bow 02.png]]
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| [[File:Bs fe01 enemy hunter bow 01.png]]
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|style="{{roundbl}}; background-color:{{Color3}}"|[[Horseman]]
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|jap-mean=Bowgun. "Bowgun" is a Japanese term for crossbows created from the English words "bow" and "gun", and is an example of ''[[wikipedia:wasei-eigo|wasei-eigo]]''.
|jpn-mean=Bowgun. "Bowgun" is a Japanese term for crossbows created from the English words "bow" and "gun", and is an example of ''[[wikipedia:wasei-eigo|wasei-eigo]]''.
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 28 March 2024

Bowgun

Is wii bowgun.png
Icon of the Bowgun from Radiant Dawn.

A short, mounted bow that shoots stones or quarrels. It can also hit adjacent enemies.

Type

Bow

First game

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

The Bowgun (Japanese: ボウガン Bowgun) is a rare bow-type weapon which was introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and has only appeared in one game since, Radiant Dawn. It originated as a basic bow whose main selling points were its increased critical rate, high hit rate, and its low weapon level, ensuring that all playable bow users could wield it immediately. It did not appear in either remake of this game.

In its second appearance, seventeen years later, the Bowgun was reclassified as a crossbow, and is the weakest of the crossbow series of weapons. Unlike conventional bows, the Bowgun and other crossbows can attack adjacent and distant enemies alike, but in exchange its damage calculation completely ignores the user's strength stat and is based only on its own might, giving it a fixed, mostly consistent damage output no matter who uses it.

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light -- Bow: 2 5 2 100 20 2 37 950 -- Deals bonus damage to flying units.
Radiant Dawn Is wii bowgun.png -- 24 12 100 0 1–2 40 2,000 -- Ignores the user's strength.
Deals bonus damage to Is gcn pegasus.png flying units.

Locations

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Inventory Gordin
Armory Chapter 1 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 22

Radiant Dawn

Disarm and steal* Part 2: Chapter 2, enemy Warrior • Endgame, enemy Warrior (×2/×4), enemy Sniper (reinforcement; ×3) (Normal/Hard only)
Part 4: Chapter 3, enemy Warrior
Shop Part 3: Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 • Endgame
Part 4: Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Endgame

Flavor text

Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Radiant Dawn
A short, mounted bow that shoots stones or
quarrels. It can also hit adjacent enemies.
『弩（いしゆみ）』
隣接する敵にも攻撃できる

Trivia

Class Bowgun Another bow
Archer Bs fe01 archer bow 02.png Bs fe01 archer bow 01.png
Hunter Bs fe01 enemy hunter bow 02.png Bs fe01 enemy hunter bow 01.png
Sniper Bs fe01 sniper bow 02.png Bs fe01 sniper bow 01.png
Horseman Bs fe01 enemy horseman bow 02.png Bs fe01 enemy horseman bow 01.png

Etymology and other languages

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

Bowgun

--

Japanese

ボウガン

Bowgun. "Bowgun" is a Japanese term for crossbows created from the English words "bow" and "gun", and is an example of wasei-eigo.

Spanish

Lanzadardos

Dart shooter

French

Petite arbalète

Little crossbow

French
(Canada)

Arbalète

Crossbow; used in the Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light physical manual.

German

Balester

Bullet-shooting crossbow

Italian

Balestra-fionda

Crossbow-slingshot

Gallery

References

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 • Long Bow • 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: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Swords Armorslayer • Devil Sword • Falchion • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Levin Sword • Mercurius • Rapier • Silver Sword • Steel Sword • Wyrmslayer
Lances Gradivus • Javelin • Lance • Ridersbane • Silver Lance
Axes Axe • Devil Axe • Hammer • Hand Axe • Steel Axe
Bows Bow • Bowgun • Parthia • Silver Bow • Steel Bow
Tomes Aura • Blizzard • Bolganone • Elfire • Excalibur • Fire • Imhullu • Starlight • Swarm • Thoron • Thunder
Dragonstones Divinestone • Earthstone • Firestone • Magestone
Ballistae Arrowspate • Hoistflamme • Pachyderm • Stonehoist • Thunderbolt
Staves Aum • Barrier • Fortify • Hammerne • Heal • Mend • Physic • Recover • Warp
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
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