Short Axe

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Short Axe Concept art of the Short Axe from Tellius Recollection: Volume 1. An average throwing axe used for indirect attacks.

Type Axe First game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

The Short Axe (Japanese: ショートアクス Short Axe) is a throwing axe introduced in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It is a mid-level, steel-equivalent throwing axe, falling between the Hand Axe and Tomahawk in terms of power and weapon level, and like these two it is able to attack at both close and distant range.

In Engage, it is known as the Compact Axe in the localization and is 1 range, where it instead serves as the axe equivalent of the Slim Sword and Slim Lance.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Path of Radiance		C	10	13	65	0	1-2	15	1,500	2	--
Radiant Dawn		B	12	13	60	0	1-2	15	1,500	3	--
Awakening		C	7	--	65	0	1-2	25	1,750	2	--
Three Houses		C	8	12	65	0	1-2	25	1,750	2	--
Engage		D	6	7	90	0	1	--	500	--	+20 dodge when equipped.

Forged stats

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Three Houses		C	9	12	65	0	1-2	35	2,624	2	--

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Warriors: Three Hopes		C	40	--	--	--	--	80	1,500	--	Moderately increases damage to enemies launched into the air.

Locations

Path of Radiance

Inventory	Largo
Steal	Chapter 24, enemy Rikard • Chapter 26, enemy Paladin (×4)
Treasure	Chapter 10, chest

Radiant Dawn

Inventory	Titania
Dropped by	Part 2: Prologue, enemy Zeffren
Disarm and/or steal*	Part 3: Chapter 2, enemy Istvan • Chapter 5, enemy Lombroso • Chapter 7, enemy Axe General (×2 in Normal and Hard) • Chapter 8, enemy Axe General • Chapter 10, enemy Axe General (×2) • Endgame, enemy Warrior (×2 in Normal and Hard), enemy Axe Paladin (×6) (Normal/Hard only) Part 4: Prologue, enemy Axe General (×2 in Normal and Hard), enemy Axe Paladin (×1)/(×2) • Chapter 1, enemy Axe General (×4/×2) • Chapter 2, enemy Axe General (Easy only) • Chapter 3, enemy Axe General, enemy Dragonmaster • Chapter 4, enemy Axe General (×2 in Easy) • Endgame (1), enemy Axe General (Easy only) • Endgame (2), enemy Axe General, enemy Warrior (×3)/(×10)
Bargains	Part 3: Chapter 6 • Chapter 13

Three Houses

Short Axe

Treasure	Legend of the Lake, chest
Forging	Hand Axe (Wootz Steel ×2, 700 G, Professor Level: C+)
Armory	Available at the Marketplace starting Chapter 8 (Limit:2)

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Forging

Short Axe (Wootz Steel ×4, 1,050 G, Professor Level: C+)

Trivia

• Despite its name, the Short Axe's size and length in all of its appearances except Three Houses is just as large as all other axes in the series.
• In Three Houses, due to its small size, the Short Axe uses sword animations instead of axe animations during combat.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Short Axe	In and of itself, the word "short" holds no common meaning with a distinct association with the form of the Short Axe. However, in the context of the Fire Emblem series it matches the Short Spear, an equivalent mid-level ranged lance.
Japanese	ショートアクス	Romanized as SHORTAXE in its internal file name in Radiant Dawn. Referred to in internal files of Path of Radiance as SWORDBASTER, after the Swordreaver from previous games.
Spanish	• Antiespadas • Hacha corta	• Anti-swords. The weapon is known by this name in the Spanish version of Path of Radiance due to an error, as this is actually the Spanish name of the Swordreaver. The error was probably caused by the axe's file name in that game, "SWORDBASTER", which is the Japanese name of the Swordreaver. • Short axe. The weapon is known by this correct name from Radiant Dawn onward. Abbreviated to H. corta in Radiant Dawn due to space restrictions.
French	Hache courte	Short axe. Abbreviated to Hac. courte in Path of Radiance due to space restrictions.
German	Kurzaxt	Short axe
Italian	Ascia leggera	Lightweight axe. Abbreviated to As. leggera in Path of Radiance due to space restrictions.
Korean	쇼트 액스	Short axe
Simplified Chinese	短斧	Short axe
Traditional Chinese	短斧	Short axe

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Short Axe from Tellius Recollection: Volume 1.

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  Artwork of a Short Axe from Three Hopes.

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  Titania wielding a Short Axe in Path of Radiance.

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  Boyd wielding a Short Axe in Radiant Dawn.

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  Annette wielding a Short Axe in Three Houses.

See also

• Short Spear