Nosferatu
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| Nosferatu | |
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 Nosferatu in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | |
| User | Robin |
| Universe | Fire Emblem |
| Article on Fire Emblem Wiki | Nosferatu |
Nosferatu (リザイア, Rizaia, Resire) is Robin's down special move in Super Smash Bros. 4.
Overview
If an opponent is directly in front of Robin, he can use this special to curse them and drain health from them, damaging them while healing himself. When used either in front or behind an opponent, it will always inflict 15% damage. When Robin uses Nosferatu behind an opponent, he will be healed by 16%, with the opponent staying still as opposed to instantly turning around to their attacker. When in front, he will be healed by 13%. It also changes Robin's active Tome to Nosferatu if not already in use.
Nosferatu can be used a total of 4 times before it breaks. It respawns after 40 seconds have passed, giving it the longest respawn time of all of Robin's weaponry. This move also has a set knockback value and cannot K.O. the opponent through normal means.
Customization
Customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. The two variations are:
- Distant Nosferatu: Nosferatu is used twice as far from Robin, making it easier to catch opponents without being directly in front of Robin. If the opponent is directly in front of Robin, the move will miss them entirely, as the dark energy is farther down, leaving Robin open to attack. This move deals 12% to the opponent, regardless if attacked from in front or from behind. When used in front of an opponent, it will cure Robin by 6%. When used from behind, it cures Robin by 8%.
- Goetia: Uses the tome Goetia, which is stronger than Nosferatu, but has no healing capabilities. It takes longer to start the move. At startup, Robin creates a dark vortex that pulls in foes before beginning to attack them. This attack has a relatively bigger range than Nosferatu, and summons a bigger dark energy spiral that engulfs the opponent and deals 19% damage.
Distant Nosferatu being used in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
The vortex upon startup...
...followed by Goetia.
Origin
Nosferatu is a special Dark tome from the Fire Emblem series (except for in the first five games and the Tellius series, in which Nosferatu is instead a generic tome or a Light tome). When a unit casts Nosferatu, however much damage he or she inflicts will return to the caster in the form of healing. This effect carries over into Smash 4. Additionally, Nosferatu tomes have lower accuracy, making it harder to hit enemy troops with it. This is reflected in Smash 4 by the difficulty in landing the move.
Goetia is another Dark tome that is introduced in Fire Emblem: Awakening. It is much stronger than Nosferatu, but does not have the healing property Nosferatu does. It is also easier to land in Awakening.
As a Tactician, Robin ordinarily cannot use dark magic in Fire Emblem: Awakening, though he can potentially wield such magic if he is promoted to a class that can. Sakurai gave Robin the ability to use Nosferatu as a Tactician in order to "capture certain aspects of the original title".[1]
Gallery
Nosferatu as it appeared in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, one of the games it is usable in.
Goetia being used in Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Nosferatu being used in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Nosferatu used from behind the opponent.
The range of Nosferatu.
Trivia
- Nosferatu is the first down special move to belong to a Fire Emblem representative that is not Counter.
- In Awakening, Goetia has a might of 19, which is reflected in the damage it does as the third variant of Nosferatu.
- This is one of the few moves that is able to hit behind the opponent without them automatically turning around upon taking damage.
