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:''For the [[Jugdral]] character, see [[Lewyn]]''. |
:''For the [[Jugdral]] character, see [[Lewyn]]''. |
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+ | |image = [[File:3H Levin Sword concept.png|250px]] |
− | |caption = Concept artwork of the |
+ | |caption = Concept artwork of the Levin Sword from ''Three Houses''. |
|title = Levin Sword |
|title = Levin Sword |
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|firstseen = [[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]] |
|firstseen = [[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]] |
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{{Quote|A lightning sword. Can be used to attack indirectly.|In-game description from ''New Mystery of the Emblem''}} |
{{Quote|A lightning sword. Can be used to attack indirectly.|In-game description from ''New Mystery of the Emblem''}} |
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− | The '''Levin Sword''' (サンダーソード |
+ | The '''Levin Sword''' (サンダーソード ''Sandā Sōdo'', lit. '''Thunder Sword'''), also known as '''Lightning Sword''' いかづちの剣 ''Ikazuchi no Ken''), is a [[Magic Sword|magic sword]] that recurrently appears across the ''[[Fire Emblem (series)|Fire Emblem Series]]''. Unlike its other physical brethren, the Levin Sword inflicts magical damage, and can be used for both melee and ranged combat. The sword's various incarnations sees it inflicting magical damage only when used from afar, with the exception of ''Awakening'', in which the wielder's [[Magic (stat)|Magic]] stat is always taken into account to determine their resultant damage output. |
==Weapon Stats== |
==Weapon Stats== |
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− | |Magic weapon.<br>Cannot inflict critical hits. |
+ | |Magic weapon.<br>Cannot inflict critical hits or trigger offensive skills. |
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+ | }} |
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+ | ===''[[Fire Emblem: Three Houses]]''=== |
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+ | Levin Sword= |
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+ | |game = fe16 |
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+ | |[[File:FE16 Sword Weapon Icon.png|20px]] Levin Sword |
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+ | |[[File:FE16 sword icon.png|20px]] [[Sword]] |
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+ | |C |
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+ | |25 |
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+ | |9 |
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+ | |70% |
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+ | |0% |
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+ | |1~2 |
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+ | |9 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Deals magic-based damage. |
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+ | }} |
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+ | |-|Forged= |
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+ | {{WeaponStat |
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+ | |game = fe16 |
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+ | |[[File:FE16 Sword Weapon Icon.png|20px]] Levin Sword+ |
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+ | |[[File:FE16 sword icon.png|20px]] [[Sword]] |
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+ | |C |
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+ | |30 |
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+ | |9 |
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+ | |70% |
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+ | |0% |
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+ | |1~3 |
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+ | |? |
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+ | |9 |
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+ | |Deals magic-based damage. |
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+ | |[[Jacobi]] ([[Lionheart Eldigan|Ch. 3]]) |
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==Non-Canon Appearances== |
==Non-Canon Appearances== |
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− | The Levin Sword is a weapon that [[ |
+ | The Levin Sword is a weapon that [[Robin]] can use in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]] ''and ''[https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]'', appearing in their smash attacks and aerials (except neutral aerial*). Alluding to [[Weapon Durability]], the Levin Sword can only be used for a certain amount of hits before it breaks. Once their Levin Sword breaks, Robin will use the standard [[Bronze Sword]] in place of those attacks until either a new Levin Sword respawns or they are KO'd. Its indirect attack properties are represented by Robin's Smash Attacks having extended range due to magic jolts while it's equipped, allowing Robin to use them even when they're a short distance away from the opponent without as much risk of being hit (a property known in the Super Smash Bros. community as a "disjoint"). |
It is once again used by Robin for their warrior special in ''[[Fire Emblem Warriors]]''. |
It is once again used by Robin for their warrior special in ''[[Fire Emblem Warriors]]''. |
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+ | <nowiki>*</nowiki>In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', this was changed, and Robin now uses the Levin Sword for their neutral aerial attack as well. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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Levin is an archaic noun that means "lightning and thunderbolts". |
Levin is an archaic noun that means "lightning and thunderbolts". |
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+ | It's Japanese name simply transliterates to "''thunder sword''" which is further reinforced because the blade is crooked and resembles a lightning bolt. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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*In ''Smash'', Robin can be shown holding two Levin Swords, but only if he catches a used up Levin Sword, and waiting for a fresh one to replace the Bronze Sword. |
*In ''Smash'', Robin can be shown holding two Levin Swords, but only if he catches a used up Levin Sword, and waiting for a fresh one to replace the Bronze Sword. |
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*The Levin Sword isn't the only lightning infused sword; however, it was the first to ever come to fruition. Its successors in the series came in the forms of [[Eckesachs]] and [[Raijinto]]. Unlike the Levin Sword, both Eckesachs and Raijinto are [[Star Rank|star ranked]], whereas the Levin Sword is usually only a C-Rank weapon. |
*The Levin Sword isn't the only lightning infused sword; however, it was the first to ever come to fruition. Its successors in the series came in the forms of [[Eckesachs]] and [[Raijinto]]. Unlike the Levin Sword, both Eckesachs and Raijinto are [[Star Rank|star ranked]], whereas the Levin Sword is usually only a C-Rank weapon. |
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− | **In addition to this, both legendary weapons deal [[Strength]]-based damage rather than Magic – making them substantially less effective than the Levin Sword against units such as [[Great Knight |
+ | **In addition to this, both legendary weapons deal [[Strength]]-based damage rather than Magic – making them substantially less effective than the Levin Sword against units such as [[Great Knight]]s or [[Wyvern Lord]]s. |
***The relationship between the [[Bolt Axe]] and [[Armads]] is also similar, though once again the latter differs in relying exclusively on the strength stat and is either the highest ranked-axe or star ranked—effectively making the connection between the two almost entirely aesthetic. |
***The relationship between the [[Bolt Axe]] and [[Armads]] is also similar, though once again the latter differs in relying exclusively on the strength stat and is either the highest ranked-axe or star ranked—effectively making the connection between the two almost entirely aesthetic. |
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* In ''Kirby Star Allies'', when infusing any sword-based character with the zap element, the blade of the sword takes on a very similar design to that of the Levin Sword's (possibly as a reference or homage to said sword). |
* In ''Kirby Star Allies'', when infusing any sword-based character with the zap element, the blade of the sword takes on a very similar design to that of the Levin Sword's (possibly as a reference or homage to said sword). |
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+ | * The sharp, crooked design of the Levin Sword is also reminiscent of the kris<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris</ref>, a sword with a wavy blade that was popular throughout many tribes in Southeast Asia. In many Southeast Asian cultures, the kris was believed to possess magical powers. The Levin Sword's connection to the kris is strengthened because it utilizes the user's magic stat for attacking instead of their strength. |
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+ | * The wavy blade is also reminiscent of the European weapon style known as Flamberge, which was primarily present in swords not intended for constant combat, and instead more ceremonial or decorative uses. |
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+ | * The Levin Sword in ''Fire Emblem Three Houses'', alongside the [[Arrow of Indra]], Bolt Axe, and [[Magic Bow]], are the only weapons in the series where forging was able to increase a weapon's range. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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<gallery widths="175"> |
<gallery widths="175"> |
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File:Levin Sword (FE13 Artwork).png|Concept artwork of the Levin Sword from ''Awakening''. |
File:Levin Sword (FE13 Artwork).png|Concept artwork of the Levin Sword from ''Awakening''. |
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+ | FESoV Lightning Sword concept.png|Concept artwork of the Lightning Sword from ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''. |
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File:Thunder Sword (TCG).jpg|The Thunder Sword, as it appears in the fifth series of the TCG. |
File:Thunder Sword (TCG).jpg|The Thunder Sword, as it appears in the fifth series of the TCG. |
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File:Thunder Sword (TS Artwork).png|Artwork of the Thunder Sword from ''TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga''. |
File:Thunder Sword (TS Artwork).png|Artwork of the Thunder Sword from ''TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga''. |
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File:FE14 Levin Sword.jpg|[[Inigo|Laslow]] wielding the Levin Sword in ''Fates''. |
File:FE14 Levin Sword.jpg|[[Inigo|Laslow]] wielding the Levin Sword in ''Fates''. |
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Lightning Sword.jpg|[[Gray]] with the Lightning Sword in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''. |
Lightning Sword.jpg|[[Gray]] with the Lightning Sword in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''. |
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− | + | Levin Sword Warriors.jpg|[[Robin]] using the Levin Sword in ''Warriors''. |
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+ | <references>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris</references> |
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Revision as of 16:09, 24 July 2020
—In-game description from New Mystery of the Emblem
The Levin Sword (サンダーソード Sandā Sōdo, lit. Thunder Sword), also known as Lightning Sword いかづちの剣 Ikazuchi no Ken), is a magic sword that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series. Unlike its other physical brethren, the Levin Sword inflicts magical damage, and can be used for both melee and ranged combat. The sword's various incarnations sees it inflicting magical damage only when used from afar, with the exception of Awakening, in which the wielder's Magic stat is always taken into account to determine their resultant damage output.
Weapon Stats
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Name | Type | ||||||
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Thunder Sword |
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WLv | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | Worth |
8 | 20 | 7 | 90% | 0% | 1~2 | 2 | 1,600 |
Effect | |||||||
Cannot be wielded by Generals. |
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Name | Type | |||
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Thunder Sword |
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Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt |
- | 80% | 0% | 1~2 | 3 |
Effect | ||||
Always inflicts 15 points of damage. Lowered by Resistance. |
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Name | Type | ||||||
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WLv | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | Worth |
8 | 28 | - | 90% | 0% | 1~2 | 5 | 1,400 |
Effect | |||||||
Always inflicts 10 points of damage. |
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Name | Type | |||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Rng | Wt | Worth |
C | 50 | 12* | 70% | 1~2 | 5 | 10,000 |
Effect | ||||||
Casts the Elthunder spell when used from afar. |
*Inflicts magical damage.
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
B | 40 | 9* | 70% | 0% | 1~2 | 9 | 1 | 8,200 |
Effect | ||||||||
Increases its wielder's Skill by 5; Inflicts thunder-based damage when used from afar. |
*Inflicts magical damage.
TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga
Name | Type | ||||||
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WLv | WHp | Power | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | Worth |
8 | 23 | 8 | 65% | 0% | 1-2 | 7 | 3,450 |
Effect | |||||||
Inflicts magical damage. |
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
C | 20 | 6* | 90% | 0% | 1~2 | 6 | 2 | 1,600 |
Effect | ||||||||
Inflicts magical-based damage. |
*Employs Magic for attacks.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Name | Type | ||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | WEx | Worth |
C | 20 | 10 | 90% | 0% | 1-2 | 2 | 1,600 |
Effect | |||||||
Inflicts magical (thunder) damage. |
Fire Emblem Awakening
Name | Type | ||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | WEx | Worth |
C | 25 | 10 | 80% | 0% | 1-2 | ? | 1,600 |
Effect | |||||||
Inflicts magical damage based on the Magic stat of its user. |
Fire Emblem Fates
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Avo | Rng | WEx | Worth |
C | ∞ | 11 | 80% | 0% | -20% | 1-2 | ? | 3,300 |
Effect | ||||||||
Magic weapon. |
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Item Locations
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Enemy Hero (Ch. 16) • Enemy Dragon Knight (Ch. 25) |
Treasure | Ch. 10 - Chest |
Shops | Ch. 17 |
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Method | Location |
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Treasure | Ch. 1 (South Fort) |
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Book 1: Enemy Hero (Ch. 13) Book 2: Dahl (Ch. 7) |
Treasure | Book 1: Ch. 8 - Chest |
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Jacobi (Ch. 3) |
Vendor | Ch. 8 |
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Enemy Mercenary (Ch. 24) |
Inventory | Fred |
Steal | Fred (Ch. 10) • Fred (Ch. 11) |
TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga
Method | Location |
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Dropped | M13 |
Visit | M17 - Village |
Treasure | M8 |
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Kannival (Ch. 8) • Enemy Hero (Ch. 25) |
Treasure | Ch. 10 - Chest |
Armories | Ch. 18 • Ch. 24 |
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Dahl (Ch. 7) |
Inventories | Malice • Beck |
Fire Emblem Awakening
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Gangrel (Ch. 11) • Ch. 25 |
Inventory | Gangrel |
Treasure | Para. 10 - Chest |
Armoury | Garden of Giants |
Merchants | Border Wastes • Mila Tree • Valm Castle • Great Gate • Mila Shrine Ruins • Mercenary Fortress • Law's End • Manor of Lost Souls |
SpotPass | Nino • Lyn • Hector • Eliwood • Sothe • Navarre • Malice • Katarina • Leif |
Renown | Obtain 270 Renown points to obtain this item; Only one may be acquired per save game file. |
Fire Emblem Fates
Method | Location |
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Armory | Nohr Armory Level 2 (one only) Nohr Armory Level 3 (two only) |
Non-Canon Appearances
The Levin Sword is a weapon that Robin can use in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, appearing in their smash attacks and aerials (except neutral aerial*). Alluding to Weapon Durability, the Levin Sword can only be used for a certain amount of hits before it breaks. Once their Levin Sword breaks, Robin will use the standard Bronze Sword in place of those attacks until either a new Levin Sword respawns or they are KO'd. Its indirect attack properties are represented by Robin's Smash Attacks having extended range due to magic jolts while it's equipped, allowing Robin to use them even when they're a short distance away from the opponent without as much risk of being hit (a property known in the Super Smash Bros. community as a "disjoint").
It is once again used by Robin for their warrior special in Fire Emblem Warriors.
*In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this was changed, and Robin now uses the Levin Sword for their neutral aerial attack as well.
Etymology
Levin is an archaic noun that means "lightning and thunderbolts".
It's Japanese name simply transliterates to "thunder sword" which is further reinforced because the blade is crooked and resembles a lightning bolt.
Trivia
- In Awakening, there is a glitch that does not show a character's cut-in when a critical is performed, like with the Bolt Axe and Shockstick.
- In Awakening, the Levin Sword and Bolt Axe normally use only their ranged attack animation, even if the unit engages in direct combat with an enemy. However if one checks their unit while they are equipped with a Levin Sword or Bolt Axe, that unit will be shown using it for melee attacks. This appears to have been fixed by the time Fates was released, in which all units perform melee strikes with all magic weapons in direct combat.
- It is unknown whether or not the cut-in glitch was also able to be fixed by the release of Fates, as all three weapons were made incapable of performing critical hits to account for their infinite durability in that game, though the former issue may have also been a contributing factor to this change in the weapons' function.
- In Smash, Robin can be shown holding two Levin Swords, but only if he catches a used up Levin Sword, and waiting for a fresh one to replace the Bronze Sword.
- The Levin Sword isn't the only lightning infused sword; however, it was the first to ever come to fruition. Its successors in the series came in the forms of Eckesachs and Raijinto. Unlike the Levin Sword, both Eckesachs and Raijinto are star ranked, whereas the Levin Sword is usually only a C-Rank weapon.
- In addition to this, both legendary weapons deal Strength-based damage rather than Magic – making them substantially less effective than the Levin Sword against units such as Great Knights or Wyvern Lords.
- In Kirby Star Allies, when infusing any sword-based character with the zap element, the blade of the sword takes on a very similar design to that of the Levin Sword's (possibly as a reference or homage to said sword).
- The sharp, crooked design of the Levin Sword is also reminiscent of the kris[1], a sword with a wavy blade that was popular throughout many tribes in Southeast Asia. In many Southeast Asian cultures, the kris was believed to possess magical powers. The Levin Sword's connection to the kris is strengthened because it utilizes the user's magic stat for attacking instead of their strength.
- The wavy blade is also reminiscent of the European weapon style known as Flamberge, which was primarily present in swords not intended for constant combat, and instead more ceremonial or decorative uses.
- The Levin Sword in Fire Emblem Three Houses, alongside the Arrow of Indra, Bolt Axe, and Magic Bow, are the only weapons in the series where forging was able to increase a weapon's range.