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Breath
- This article is about the weapon type. For the strike weapon from the Tellius games, see Breath (laguz).
Breath (Japanese: ブレス breath) is a weapon classification encompassing various breath-related attacks used by dragons. In most games, breath does not appear as a distinct weapon type; however, it does appear as such in Mystery of the Emblem, Awakening, Fates, and Heroes. While every breath weapon has a weapon level of 1 in Mystery of the Emblem, it had no weapon level in games using the lettered weapon level system until Fates.
Breaths as distinct weapons first appeared in Mystery of the Emblem when dragons not linked to Manakete stones first appeared in the series; Mystery of the Emblem is the only one in the main Fire Emblem series where breath weapons are directly and regularly usable by the player by legitimate means due to the effects of Manakete stones in that game, though breaths are usable in two chapters in Fates. Breath weapons have appeared off and on in the series since, usually by powerful dragon-type enemy units. In Heroes, however, they appear as the attack skills wielded by all dragon units, and, owing to the nature of the game, all dragon units can appear as both player and enemy units.
Despite its name, the dragon laguz's breaths in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn do not fall into this classification, and are instead strikes. Similarly, the Fire Breath and Water Breath in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia are monster weapons.
Breaths in the Fire Emblem series
| Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
| Fire Breath | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Monster weapon in Shadows of Valentia. |
| Ice Breath | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Fog Breath | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Dark Breath | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Flametongue | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Wretched Air | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Can also be considered to be a monster weapon |
| Mage Breath | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Magic weapon. |
| Expiration | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Monster weapon in Shadows of Valentia. |
| Draconic Rage | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- |
| Dragon Breath | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Two variations. |
| Astral Breath | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Lilith only. |
| A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. | ||||||||||||||||||
Classes capable of using breath
| Class | Wields breath in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
| Fire Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Fire Breath in Archanea, Flametongue in Elibe |
| Mage Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Fire Breath in Mystery of the Emblem, Dark Breath in Elibe, Mage Breath in New Mystery of the Emblem |
| Wyvern | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Fire Breath |
| Ice Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Ice Breath |
| Divine Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Ice Breath in Book 1, Breath of Fog in Book 2 |
| Earth Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Dark Breath |
| Shadow Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Dark Breath |
| Manakete | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | An undead variety uses Wretched Air Manaketes in Mystery of the Emblem may use stones to temporarily transform into a type of dragon compatible with a breath weapon |
| Draco Zombie | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Wretched Air |
| Grima | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Expiration |
| Feral Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Draconic Rage |
| Astral Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Astral Breath |
| Blight Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Dark Breath |
| Silent Dragon | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Uses Dragon Breath |
| A ✓ means that the class wields breath in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. | ||||||||||||||||||
Breath skills in Fire Emblem Heroes
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Breath weapons appear in Fire Emblem Heroes as the attack skills used by dragon units appearing in the game. Breaths are not associated with any single color in the game's weapon triangle, and units of each color breath are present. This would later be made true of bows and daggers as well, which at launch were only colorless.
Red, blue, and green breaths have been part of the game since its initial launch; colorless breath was the first weapon type added to the game after its initial launch, being introduced to the game in the The True Quarry update on March 29, 2018.
List of breath skills
- Light Breath
- Light Breath+
- Dark Breath
- Dark Breath+
- Lightning Breath
- Lightning Breath+
- Water Breath
- Water Breath+
- Glittering Breath
- Glittering Breath+
- Umbra Burst
- Blackfire Breath
- Blackfire Breath+
- Pale Breath
- Pale Breath+
- Lantern Breath
- Lantern Breath+
- Serenity Breath
- Serenity Breath+
- Surprise Breath
- Surprise Breath+
- Arcane Grima
- Dragon's Stone
- Dragon's Stone+
- New-Sun Stone
- New-Sun Stone+
- Arcane Fellstone
- Dragonbloom
- Dragonbloom+
- Ice Dragonstone
- Ice Dragonstone+
- Great Flame
- Expiration
- Breath of Fog
- Summer's Breath
- Breath of Blight
- Divine Mist
- Spirit Breath
- Draconic Rage
- Fell Breath
- Demonic Breath
- Razing Breath
- Savage Breath
- Divine Breath
- Oracle's Breath
- Sublime Surge
- Ethereal Breath
- Sun Dragonstone
- Snow's Grace
- Frost Breath
- Zephyr Breath
- Astral Breath
- Brutal Breath
- Nurturing Breath
- Gloom Breath
- Primordial Breath
- Frostfire Breath
- Moonless Breath
- Eternal Breath
- Purifying Breath
- Aurora Breath
- Lilac-Jade Breath
- Frostbite Breath
- Dusk Dragonstone
- Flamelick Breath
- Scalding Breath
- Eerie Scripture
- Moonstrike Breath
- Witch Breath
- Dazzling Breath
- Dew Dragonstone
- Shadow Breath
- Ruinous Frost
- Silent Power
- Enveloping Breath
- Godly Breath
- Chilled Breath
- Everliving Breath
- Remote Breath
- Breath of Flame
- Faithful Breath
- Ghostly Lanterns
- Moonlight Stone
- Starlight Stone
- Awoken Breath
- Wizened Breath
- Revealing Breath
- Silent Breath
- Twin Divinestone
- Vallastone
- Dragon's Fist
- Monarch's Stone
- Loving Breath
- Divine One's Arts
- Hoshido's Breath
- Maritime Arts
- Opposing Stones
- Stone of Delights
List of breath units
- Tiki: Dragon Scion
- Tiki: Naga's Voice
- Tiki: Beachside Scion
- Garon: King of Nohr
- Myrrh: Spooky Monster
- Idunn: Dark Priestess
- Nah: Little Miss
- Sothis: Girl on the Throne
- Bantu: Tiki's Guardian
- Idunn: Dragonkin Duo
- Dheginsea: Harvest Goldoan
- Ena: Autumn Tactician
- Múspell: Flame God
- Kurthnaga: Autumn Goldoan
- Lilith: Silent Broodling
- Duma: Strength and Love
- Tiki: Awakened Blood
- Kana: Rising Dragon
- Lumera: Corrupted Dragon
- Nagi: Hopeful Eternity
- Red Manakete
- Red Fáfnir
- Nowi: Eternal Youth
- Corrin: Fateful Princess
- Ninian: Oracle of Destiny
- Kana: Dragon Spawn
- Tiki: Legendary Dragon
- Corrin: Dream Prince
- Naga: Dragon Divinity
- Nils: Bright Bard
- Lilith: Astral Daughter
- Corrin: Bloodbound Beast
- Tiki: Harmonic Hope
- Seiros: Saint of Legend
- Nifl: God of Ice
- Sothis: Bound-Spirit Duo
- Fae: Childlike Dragon
- Idunn: Divine Demon
- Ninian: Frozen Heart
- Myrrh: Guardian Dragon
- Corrin: Starry Seer
- Anankos: Seething Silence
- Kana: Rising Sunlight
- Lumera: In Distant Skies
- Nils: Snowflake Melody
- Blue Manakete
- Blue Fáfnir
- Fae: Divine Dragon
- Myrrh: Great Dragon
- Robin: Fell Reincarnation
- Kana: Dragon Princess
- Corrin: Dream Princess
- Fae: Holiday Dear
- Nagi: Dragon Avatar
- Sothis: Silver Specter
- Robin: Fall Vessel
- Rhea: Witch of Creation
- Ymir: Life-Mother
- Tiki: Fated Divinity
- Ninian: Ice-Dragon Oracle
- Corrin: Celestial Sorcerer
- Nils: Wandering Star
- Alear: Awoken Divinity
- Nel: Stoic Bride
- Corrin: Child of Dawn
- Nah: Grateful One
- Green Manakete
- Green Fáfnir
- Robin: Fell Vessel
- Duma: God of Strength
- Tiki: Torpid Dragon
- Corrin: Wailing Soul
- Mila: Goddess of Love
- Corrin: Child of Dusk
- Myrrh: Spring Harmony
- Robin: Fall Reincarnation
- Medeus: Earth-Dragon King
- Rhea: Immaculate One
- Nifl: Tropical Ice God
- Múspell: Raging Inferno
- Naga: Harvest Divinity
- Robin: Fell Tactician
- Rhea: Loving Matriarch
- Tiki: Bridal Reflections
- Corrin: Silent Bloodline
- Myrrh: Adored Dragon
- Fáfnir: King of Desolation
- Alear: Engaging Fire
- Alear: Seaside Dragon
Etymology and other languages
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| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Breath |
-- |
| Japanese |
ブレス |
Breath |
| Spanish (Spain) |
Aliento |
Breath |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
Soplo |
Breath |
| French |
Souffle |
Breath |
| German |
Atem |
Breath |
| Italian |
Soffio |
Breath |
| Portuguese |
Sopro |
Breath |
| Traditional Chinese |
吐息 |
Breath |
See also
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| Breath skills in Heroes | ||||||
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