Archer

Archer (弓闘士) is a class in the Valkyrie Profile series that use bows for weapons.

Valkyrie Profile[]

Battle[]

Archers in Valkyrie Profile are capable of attacking from the back row and therefore avoiding most attacks. Lenneth is unique in that she is both a Light Warrior and an Archer, depending on the weapon equipped. Janus is the only character to have a status ailment attached to a regular attack.

Members[]

Weapons[]

Archers in Valkyrie Profile have 24 different bows that they can equip.

Crossbow
Bolt-Crossbow
Short Bow
Supreme Crossbow
Raven Slayer
Long Bow
Rapid-Crossbow
Windlass-Crossbow
Crescent Arrow
Rapid Bow
Mage Slayer
Cranequin-Crossbow
Fire-Crossbow
Arbalest
Soul Slayer
Shiny Rupture
Composite Bow
Serstine-lock-Gun
Elven Bow
Last Avenger
Foul Slayer
Bolt-Aqqar
Berserker Bow
Razor Shaft

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria[]

Battle[]

Archers in Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria specialize in physical and magical combination attacks. Archers that have high MAG should use elemental attacks and stick with the Supreme Crossbow for nearly the entire game. Later on you can upgrade to the Shiny Rupture.

Members[]

Attacks[]

Main Article: Archer Attacks

Archers in Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria have a total of 15 attacks at their disposal (not including unique character attacks. See below). These are:

Aiming Wisp
Binding Distortion
Dual Tusks
Flame Shot
Flare Blast
Poison Shot
Rising Wisp
Shrapnel Shatter
Single Shot
Smashing Shot
Stardust
Stony Decree
Target Throat
Three-way Attack
Wave Motion

Rufus and Silmeria have unique attacks.

Weapons[]

Archers in Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria have the choice of 23 different bows to equip. All bows have the Red Piercing Rune.

Short Bow
Crossbow
Long Bow
Gandeeva
Supreme Crossbow
Composite Longbow
Strength Bow
Greenery Slayer
Mage Slayer
Arbalest
Serstine-lock-gun
Shiny Rupture
Doublecross
Elvenbow
Blue Gale
Misteltein
Soulslayer
Tathlum
Crescent Arrow
Wild Chalice
Elhanan's Fingertips
Soothsayer Bow
Sylvan Bow

Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume[]

Battle[]

Archers in Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume have an attack range of four (including diagonals, with the exception of the surrounding panels around the archer) and his movement range is three. Archers use Bows as their weapon and can equip Cloaks, Gloves, and Boots for protective wear. For headgear, male archers equip Crowns while female archers equip Tiaras. Although they can't normally initiate nor participate in attacks on opponents standing on the surrounding panels, the archer can still inflict damage through counterattack if the attack was a group attack that would place the archer's target directly between the archer and another enemy.