Devil Axe

Devil Axe
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi
Weapon Type	Axe
Most Common Rank	Varies
Uses	Varies
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The Devil Axe is a universally very powerful Axe that have appeared in many Fire Emblem games. It is usually very inaccurate, and always a gamble to use. In most games, whenever a Devil Axe strikes a foe successfully, there is a [31-Luck]% chance that whatever damage would be inflicted on that foe is instead inflicted on the wielder (in Thracia 776, the backfire chance is [21-Luck]%; in Fūin no Tsurugi, the backfire chance is [21-Level]%). This effect can also trigger when using this axe against cracked walls or other destructible scenery, like snags. The chance to inflict self-damage is independent of critical hit chance, so it is possible that a critical hit can backfire on the user, inflicting triple damage to him or her.

Stats

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi

Template:WeaponStatFE1&3 |Devil Axe |Axe |4 |9 |20 |70% |0% |1 |14 | - |May damage user instead |}

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Template:WeaponStatFE1&3 |Devil Axe |Axe |1 |9 |20 |70% |0% |1 |20 |900 |May damage user instead |}

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 | Devil Axe |Axe |E |20 |20 |50% |0% |1 |20 |1 |1,200 |May damage user instead |}

Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi

Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 |Devil Axe |Axe |E |20 |18 |55% |0% |1 |18 |1 |900 |May damage user |}

Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken

Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 |Devil Axe |Axe |E |20 |18 |55% |0% |1 |18 |8 |800 |May damage the user |}

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 |Devil Axe |Axe |E |20 |18 |55% |0% |1 |18 |8 |880 |May damage the user |}

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo

Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 |Devil Axe |Axe |D |20 |17 |100% |0% |1 |8* |2 | - |May damage the user |} * - Shadow Dragon only since weight is not used in Shin Monshō no Nazo.

Trivia

• When a character damages themselves with the Devil Axe and is attacked by a Hand Axe-equipped enemy, the game may freeze depending on the class of the Devil Axe wielder.
• The Dark Knight class in Tearring Saga can use Devil weapons without any chance of backfiring.
• The Devil Axe has unused data in Path of Radiance.
• It is possible to kill yourself by attacking a cracked wall or snag with the Devil Axe's return damage effect.