Minerva

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**Minerva** (ミネルバ, *Mineruba*) is the Legendary Red Dragoon, a warrior princess hailing from the kingdom of Macedon. She is famous for her skills as a Wyvern Rider, as well as her sheer might, as well as using the royal Macedonian axe, Hauteclere.

While she plays much the same as Camilla, Minerva boasts the highest Strength stat out of all Hero units.

## Gameplay

### Movelist

**X**: If her gauge is full, Minerva flies forward, doing three slashes, then ignites an fiery field.
**Y**, **X**: Minerva uses her wyvern to flip lashing its tail.
**Y**, **Y**, **Y**, **X**: Minerva spins her axe above her head forming a fireball, then sends it crashing down.
**Y**, **Y**, **Y**, **Y**, **X**: Minerva swings her axe to the left and right, then throws it upward to rapidly damage enemies, then catches it and flips with her wyvern then does a fiery slash.
**Y**, **Y**, **Y**, **Y**, **Y**, **X**: Minerva does a series of criss-cross slashes with her axe, then slams her axe causing a fiery explosion.
**A**: Minerva lunges her ride forward, launching those in front of her up into the air, and slashes them up, finishing them with a slam of her axe.
**A** (Dual Special): Minerva flies down to swoop enemies into the air trapping them in a fiery pillar, then makes the pillar explode with a slash.
### Fighting Style

As another flying unit, Minerva can reach otherwise inaccessible areas but has a vulnerability to bows, as well as magic-users due to her low Resistance.

Minerva's unique Boost Crest is **Iota's Shield**, a shield that is named after the founder of Macedon. As in the home games, it nullifies enemy effectiveness from slayer-type damage, such as Wingslayer and Dracoslayer, much like how it did in the first game it appeared.

## Crests

* Attack Crests
* Defense Crests
* Boost Crests

* **Combo Crests**
	+ Combo Crest I
	+ Combo Crest II
	+ Combo Crest III (Promotion)
	+ Combo Crest IV (Promotion)
* **Serenity Crests**
	+ Serenity Crest I
	+ Serenity Crest II
	+ Serenity Crest III (Promotion)
* **Fury Crests**
	+ Fury Crest I
	+ Fury Crest II
	+ Fury Crest III (Promotion)
* **War God Crests**
	+ War God Crest I
	+ War God Crest II
	+ War God Crest III (Promotion)
* **Awaken Crests**
	+ Awaken Crest I
	+ Awaken Crest II
	+ Awaken Crest III (Promotion)
* **Special Crests**
	+ Special Crest I
	+ Special Crest II (Promotion)
* **Fang Crests** (Promotion)
	+ Fang Crest I
	+ Fang Crest II
	+ Fang Crest III

- **Medicinal Crests**
	* Medicinal Crest I
	* Medicinal Crest II
	* Medicinal Crest III (Promotion)

- **Prayer Crests**
	* Prayer Crest I
	* Prayer Crest II
	* Prayer Crest III (Promotion)

- **Remedy Crests**
	* Remedy Crest I
	* Remedy Crest II
	* Remedy Crest III (Promotion)

- **Relief Crests**
	* Relief Crest I
	* Relief Crest II
	* Relief Crest III (Promotion)

- **Weapon Defense Crests**
	* **Blade Crests**
		+ Blade Crest I
		+ Blade Crest II
		+ Blade Crest III
		+ Blade Crest IV (Promotion)
		+ Blade Crest V (Promotion)
	* **Lance Crests**
		+ Lance Crest I
		+ Lance Crest II
		+ Lance Crest III
		+ Lance Crest IV (Promotion)
		+ Lance Crest V (Promotion)
	* **Axe Crests**
		+ Axe Crest I
		+ Axe Crest II
		+ Axe Crest III
		+ Axe Crest IV (Promotion)
		+ Axe Crest V (Promotion)
	* **Bow Crests**
		+ Bow Crest I
		+ Bow Crest II
		+ Bow Crest III
		+ Bow Crest IV (Promotion)
		+ Bow Crest V (Promotion)
	* **Tome Crests**
		+ Tome Crest I
		+ Tome Crest II
		+ Tome Crest III
		+ Tome Crest IV (Promotion)
		+ Tome Crest V (Promotion)
	* **Dragon Crests**
		+ Dragon Crest I
		+ Dragon Crest II
		+ Dragon Crest III
		+ Dragon Crest IV (Promotion)
		+ Dragon Crest V (Promotion)
	* **Claw Crests**
		+ Claw Crest I
		+ Claw Crest II
		+ Claw Crest III
		+ Claw Crest IV (Promotion)
		+ Claw Crest V (Promotion)

- **Surge Crest**
	* Master Seal x1

- **Skill Crests**
	* Skill Crest I
	* Skill Crest II
	* Skill Crest III
	* Skill Crest IV (Promotion)
	* Skill Crest V (Promotion)
	* Mastery Crest (Promotion)
	* Sanctuary Crest (Promotion)

- **Talent Crests** (Promotion)
	* Talent Crest I
	* Talent Crest II
	* Talent Crest III

- **Hero Unit Crests**
	* Potent Potion
		+ Rowan's Essence x1
	* Live to Serve
		+ Lianna's Essence x1
	* Luna
		+ Chrom's Essence x1
	* Str 10
		+ Lissa's Essence x1
	* Pavise
		+ Frederick's Essence x1
	* Sol
		+ Cordelia's Essence x1
	* Solidarity
		+ Robin's Essence x1
	* Awakening
		+ Lucina's Essence x1
	* Astra
		+ Ryoma's Essence x1
	* Def 10
		+ Hinoka's Essence x1
	* Skl 10
		+ Takumi's Essence x1
	* Max HP 50
		+ Sakura's Essence x1
	* Aegis
		+ Xander's Essence x1
	* Trample
		+ Camilla's Essence x1
	* Mag 10
		+ Leo's Essence x1
	* Res 10
		+ Elise's Essence x1
	* Dracoshield
		+ Corrin's Essence x1
	* Paragon
		+ Marth's Essence x1
	* Sp 10
		+ Caeda's Essence x1
	* Armored Blow
		+ Tiki's Essence x1
	* Pass
		+ Lyn's Essence x1
	* Lck 20
		+ Celica's Essence x1
	* Payday
		+ Anna's Essence x1
	* Amaterasu (Fates DLC)
		+ Azura's Essence x1
	* Counter (Fates DLC)
		+ Oboro's Essence x1
	* Lethality (Fates DLC)
		+ Niles's Essence x1
	* Lone Wolf (Shadow Dragon DLC)
		+ Navarre's Essence x1
	* Iote's Shield (Shadow Dragon DLC)
		+ Minerva's Essence x1
	* Quick Wit (Shadow Dragon DLC)
		+ Linde's Essence x1
	* Resonating Power (Awakening DLC)
		+ Owain's Essence x1
	* Vengeance (Awakening DLC)
		+ Tharja's Essence x1
	* Galeforce (Awakening DLC)
		+ Olivia's Essence x1

## Dialogue

 Special Activate
 Special Use
 Dual Special Activate
 Awakening Special Use
 MVP
 Support Increase
 Class Change

## Trivia

* During Minerva's Awakening Special, she changes her main weapon from axe to spear. This is because, in the original versions of her home games, *Shadow Dragon and the Sword of Light* & *Mystery of the Fire Emblem*, Wyvern Riders were largely Lance units, and didn't get access to axes until their Nintendo DS remakes, at the cost of the class losing access to swords. The lance that Minerva uses looks like the Dragonpike during its incarnations in the Archanea games' remakes.
* In her home games, Minerva doesn't have access to the Wyvern Lord class (the traditional promoted class for Wyvern Riders) when having her Class Change, as the common promoted form of the Pegasus Knight class in both *(New) Shadow Dragon and (New) Mystery of the Emblem* are Wyvern Riders, with Minerva being a pre-promoted Wyvern Rider unit. The first instance of her having access to the Wyvern Lord class is through her appearance in *Fire Emblem Awakening* as part of the Lost Bloodlines DLC and her recruitment in SpotPass.