Berserker (Archetype)

Japanese Name	ベルセルク 狂戦土 (Lineage)
Romaji	Beruseruku Kyousenshi
Origin	Original creations
First Appearance	Metaphor: ReFantazio
Follower	Basilio Magnus
Weapon	Axes
Evolves into	Destroyer

Berserker is an Archetype in Metaphor: ReFantazio.

History

In times of yore, there lived heroes who abandoned logic and reason in the name of power. Their souls together form the power of the Berserker. Among them, the Elite rampaging force, crusher of bones before whom an enemy's courage shrivels, I dub the Destroyer. The Berserker Archetype has but one ambition: amass the power to physically decimate its enemies. But to dedicate one's self fully to a single purpose is to eschew and discard all others. Let no Berserker forget this truth.Research documents, Metaphor: ReFantazio

Profile

The Origin Berserker Archetype. They specialise in bolstering their own power to crush enemies with Strike attacks. Via Synthesis, they can render enemy resistances useless, or apply physical resistance to themselves.Metaphor: ReFantazio

The Berserker is the tenth story-unlocked Archetype in the game, the last of the Origin-tier Archetypes, awakening within the grieving, seventh and final party member Basilio Magnus while sending off his slain older brother Fidelio, who had protected him by taking a fatal blow from Louis Guiabern meant for Basilio when the Magnus brothers had protected a family of Sancticists from Louis's attack with Drakadios who hadn't left the Opera House. Progression with the Berserker lineage is maintained with the protagonist's bond with Basilio, with said bond also allowing his party to access the Archetype for themselves as well.

Strategically, the Berserker is a mass of unadulterated physical carnage waiting to be unloaded at an enemy. Compared to other physical Archetypes, the Berserker is a physical powerhouse at the expense of everything else, most especially Magic, and makes up for it by learning physical elemental skills for coverage.

Due to the late availability of the Berserker, it is the only time where an Origin-tier Archetype is not readily available to all party members once Basilio's Follower bond is established, as to allow party members outside of Basilio access to the Berserker, they need to reach Rank 10 with the following three physical Archetypes: Warrior, Knight, and Brawler.

Stats

Lineage Rank Strength -- Magic -- Endurance -- Agility -- Luck -- Berserker ? List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Rank Combat Specialisation - [Hero Passive] Being hit will not trigger enemy advantage in Squad Battle. Recovers HP when stunning or knocking down an enemy. Innate Slam Strike 10 MP Deals medium physical Strike damage to one enemy. Innate Charge 15 MP Greatly increases caster's physical attack damage once per battle. 2 Slam Shatter 24 MP Deals medium physical Strike damage to all enemy. 6 Sense of Kinship - [Passive] Increases Attack by 10%. Attack increases furtheer if Archeypes of the same Lineage are present. 10 War Cry 40 MP Decreases Attack/Defence for all enemies for 3 turns. 15 Frenzy 52 MP Deals heavy physical Strike damage to all enemies 1-3 times. 20 Synthesis Skills Skill Cost Effect Skill prerequisite First ally Second ally Rampage Slash 18 MP (✶✶) Deals extreme physical Slash damage to one enemy. Ignores resistances. None Warrior, Brawler, or Berserker Lineages None Wild Bore 20 MP (✶✶) Deals heavy physical Pierce damage to one enemy. Inflicts a one-time weakness to Pierce. None Gunner, Faker, or Summoner Lineages None Wanton Destruction 20 MP (✶✶) Deals extreme physical Strike damage to one enemy. Inflicts a one-time weakness to Strike. None Knight, Healer, or Commander Lineages None Battlecry Tackle 28 MP (✶✶) Deals heavy physical Strike damage to all enemies 1-3 times. Ignores resistances. None Seeker, Knight, or Commander Lineages None