Beck

Beck
; Artwork of Beck from the Trading Card Game. A former soldier from Deil with a laid-back demeanor. Lent Marth his skills as a ballistician in the War of Shadows.
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Nationality	Archanean (Deil)
Starting class	Ballistician (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Shadow Dragon); Horseman (New Mystery of the Emblem);
Appearance(s)	Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light; Shadow Dragon; New Mystery of the Emblem;

“	I'm packin' thunderbolts, see? The enemy ballisticians'll never know what hit 'em!	”	— Beck, to Marth

Beck (Japanese: ベック Beck) is a ballistician who appears in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Shadow Dragon, and New Mystery of the Emblem.

After the War of Shadows, the fruit used to lubricate ballistae went extinct, so in New Mystery of the Emblem, Beck is instead a horseman and has a horse named Bonnie (Japanese: ボニー Bonnie).

Biography

During the War of Shadows, Beck fought in the battle at Castle Deil.^[1] He was defeated there and withdrew to a village near Fort Menedy.^[1] Later in 604 AC,^[a] Beck met with Marth there, eagerly joined the Archanean League,^[5] and following the army to the war's conclusion. Afterwards, Beck garnered great fame for suppressing a group of borderland rebels with his ballista.^[6]^[b]

Beck was also known to have traveled the continent after the War of Shadows with his ballista,^[8] until the fruit lubricant allowing it to move disappeared.^[9] Because of this, he began to ride a horse he calls "Bonnie".^[10] In order to secure food during his travels when lacking money, Beck conned others by pretending Bonnie could understand and reply to humans,^[11] where he acted as Bonnie's translator.^[12]^[13]^[14] In the same manner as his shams, Beck claims he rescued Bonnie who was thrown out for old age,^[14] that he feeds Bonnie carrots three times a day,^[14] and that he personally communicates with Bonnie when feeling lonely.^[12]

Eventually, Beck wound up outside the Ice Dragon Temple. Marth eventually greeted him there and recruited him into his army during the War of Heroes, where Beck would fight under until the end of the conflict. According to Beck with one of Bonnie's supposed expressions, he owned Bonnie for around half a year after he joined.^[14] Following the end of the war, Beck disappeared and continued his wanderings.^[15]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

Ballistician

Level	1
Movement	4
Experience	0

Recruitment: Chapter 13, visit village

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	20	Speed	3
Strength	6	Luck	5
Skill	4	Defense	14
W. Level	8	Resistance	0

Max HP	10%	Speed	50%
Strength	20%	Luck	30%
Skill	40%	Defense	0%
W. Level	70%	Resistance	0%

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Inventory

Thunderbolt
Vulnerary

Weapons
Sword	✗	Lance	✗	Axe	✗	Bow	✗
Tome	✗	Staff	✗	Ballista	✓	Stone	✗

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Beck is a member of a very unique class, the Ballistician, that comes with some positives. Some of their weapons deal bonus damage to certain enemy types—specifically, the Thunderbolt, which Beck has in his inventory, that deals bonus damage to enemy ballisticians, and the Arrowspate, which deals bonus damage to flying units. Beck's availability is not terrible, as he joins halfway through the game. Also, his base weapon level is high enough to use every ballista. Lastly, his base defense of 14 makes him good at tanking damage. Unfortunately, these strengths pale in comparison to the crippling flaws Beck has. His horribly low speed in conjunction with the relatively high weight of ballistae means he will get doubled by practically any enemy he can come up against; his terrible skill means that his accuracy will be pitiful; he has a hard time contributing damage on enemy phase due to being locked to 2-range; his most damning flaw, however, is his absolutely abysmal movement of 4, tied with Jake—another Ballistician—for the lowest in the game. In order for Beck to contribute to your team you will have to slow your other units to a crawl, which is very impractical because often enemy reinforcements will continuously spawn if you take too long on a map. The only way to make him viable is to give him the Boots, but even with that he will still be a mediocre unit, and the Boots are better off being used on a unit that could contribute more to your team, Marth in particular makes great use of them, considering he is the only unit that can seize or visit villages. Beck should only be used if you let almost all of your units die and you need someone to fill a deployment slot, otherwise, avoid at all cost.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

Ballistician

Level	1
Movement	4

Recruitment: Chapter 13, visit village

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	20	Speed	3
Strength	6	Luck	5
Magic	0	Defense	14
Skill	4	Resistance	0

Max HP	60%	Speed	40%
Strength	25%	Luck	35%
Magic	0%	Defense	25%
Skill	30%	Resistance	0%

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Inventory

Thunderbolt

Weapon Levels
	--		--		--
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Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Beck is the second and last Ballistician to join, and he is able to contribute immediately by using his Thunderbolt to pick off the enemy ballisticians in Chapter 13. Beyond that, he is almost identical to the other ballistician Jake, boasting better base stats but slightly lower growths. Like Jake, his ability to attack up to ten spaces away makes him useful in many situations. He can bring down far-away flying units with the Arrowspate, and use the reliable Hoistflamme or the powerful Pachyderm to deal chip damage to dangerous promoted enemies with absolutely no risk of counterattack. His stats are almost meaningless, so he requires no training and can be deployed and undeployed as needed without hurting his viability. His only disadvantages are his inability to counterattack and the worst mobility in the game. Beck pairs well with Jake or a shifted Xane, as they can trade forged ballistae back and forth to increase their damage output.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

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Although he was not present in either book of the original Mystery of the Emblem, Beck returns as a playable character in the New Mystery main story.

Starting stats and growth rates

Horseman

Level	5
Movement	9

Recruitment: Chapter 13, talk to with Marth

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	32	Speed	14
Strength	12	Luck	8
Magic	3	Defense	10
Skill	11	Resistance	3

Max HP	80%	Speed	65%
Strength	50%	Luck	30%
Magic	5%	Defense	35%
Skill	55%	Resistance	0%

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Inventory

Silver Bow

Levin Sword

Weapon Levels
	C		--		--
	B		--		--

Growth rates when reclassed

Original set

General Hero Warrior Berserker Sorcerer

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
General	100%	45%	5%	60%	40%	30%	60%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Hero	90%	50%	0%	65%	60%	30%	40%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Warrior	110%	70%	0%	65%	50%	30%	35%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Berserker	110%	60%	0%	55%	70%	30%	30%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Sorcerer	60%	15%	40%	60%	60%	30%	15%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Second set

These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.

Paladin Dracoknight Sniper Swordmaster Sage/Bishop

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Paladin	80%	45%	10%	65%	55%	30%	45%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Dracoknight	70%	40%	5%	60%	65%	30%	40%	5%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Sniper	80%	40%	10%	60%	70%	30%	40%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Swordmaster	80%	40%	10%	60%	70%	30%	35%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Sage/Bishop	60%	15%	40%	60%	60%	30%	15%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Personality

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Supports

Shadow Dragon

Beck Ballistician	Mutual supports: None.
[[{{{supportm1}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm1}}} B: {{{bm1}}} A: {{{am1}}}	[[{{{supportm2}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm2}}} B: {{{bm2}}} A: {{{am2}}}	[[{{{supportm3}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm3}}} B: {{{bm3}}} A: {{{am3}}}	[[{{{supportm4}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm4}}} B: {{{bm4}}} A: {{{am4}}}	[[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}}
Supported by:*
Marth Lord	C: 5 B: 11 A: 35	[[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{co2}}} B: {{{bo2}}} A: {{{ao2}}}	[[{{{supporto3}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{co3}}} B: {{{bo3}}} A: {{{ao3}}}	[[{{{supporto4}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{co4}}} B: {{{bo4}}} A: {{{ao4}}}	[[{{{supporto5}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{co5}}} B: {{{bo5}}} A: {{{ao5}}}

See Support § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

New Mystery of the Emblem

Beck Horseman	Mutual supports: None.
[[{{{supportm1}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm1}}} B: {{{bm1}}} A: {{{am1}}}	[[{{{supportm2}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm2}}} B: {{{bm2}}} A: {{{am2}}}	[[{{{supportm3}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm3}}} B: {{{bm3}}} A: {{{am3}}}	[[{{{supportm4}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm4}}} B: {{{bm4}}} A: {{{am4}}}	[[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}}
Supported by:*
Kris Myrmidon	C: 4 B: 8 A: --	Marth Lord	C: 4 B: 8 A: 13	Jake Warrior	C: 5 B: -- A: --	[[{{{supporto4}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{co4}}} B: {{{bo4}}} A: {{{ao4}}}	[[{{{supporto5}}}]] Bishop	C: {{{co5}}} B: {{{bo5}}} A: {{{ao5}}}

See Support § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

Base conversations

Main article: Beck/Conversations

Endings

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Beck
Travels to remote regions to mop up remnants of Dolhr's forces.

Shadow Dragon

Beck, Born Shooter
Beck became famous for subjugating a group of borderland rebels who—having never seen a ballista—panicked and promptly surrendered.

New Mystery of the Emblem

Beck, Born Wanderer
Beck vanished after the war. Perhaps he was always destined to wander, for he never stopped long at any one place.

Quotes

Death quote

“	After comin'...so far...nngh!	”	— Beck, in Shadow Dragon.

“	D-damn... You, too...Bonnie...?	”	— Beck's death quote in Classic Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	I can't...carry on anymore... I reckon I should fall back...	”	— Beck's retreat quote in Casual Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Everyone's Conditions quotes

“	I feel mighty fine today! Here Bonnie, have some extra carrots.	”	— When receiving a temporary stat boost in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	I decided to train as an experience. ...It ain't very interestin'. Why does everyone train, I wonder?	”	— When receiving experience in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	My little Bonnie found something. Come on Bonnie, lemme see what you got.	”	— When finding an item in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Oh boy, I love restin'. Could do it all day.	”	— When failing to receive a bonus in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Bonnie, what's the matter? Huh? What'd you say? You're wondering about Kris?	”	— When receiving support with Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
New Mystery of the Emblem	A former soldier from Deil with a laid-back demeanor. Lent Marth his skills as a ballistician in the War of Shadows.	元ディールの戦車兵。ぼんやりした性格。暗黒戦争では、シューターとしてマルスたちの軍に参加。

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)	647	Beck Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon	97
786	Beck Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem	22