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'''Fume''', '''Serpent Fume''', and '''Dragon Fume''' are a series of [[Mars]] attack [[Psynergy]] featured in The Lost Age. It is practical in doing superior damage to single targets like [[Heat Wave and Liquifier]], but it is not considered an Elemental Physical attack. It is available only to the [[Flame User Class series]]. Hence, [[Jenna]] is the only Adept that can use this series of Psynergy.
[[File:PsyDragonFumeDD.png|thumb|256px|right|Dragon Fume being cast in ''[[Dark Dawn]]'']]
'''Fume''' (フューム, ''Fume''), '''Serpent Fume''' (フュームワーム, ''Fume Wyrm''), and '''Dragon Fume''' (フュームドラゴン, ''Fume Dragon'') are a series of offensive [[Mars]] [[Psynergy|Psynergies]] featured in ''[[Golden Sun: The Lost Age]]'' and ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]''. Like [[Heat Wave and Liquifier]], they are valuable for dealing significant damage to single targets. ''Un''like Heat Wave and Liquifier, the Fume Psynergies are not considered Elemental [[Attack (command)|Physical attacks]].  


[[Image:PsyFume.png|right]]
==Basic Description==
==Psynergy spells==
Fume, Serpent Fume and Dragon Fume are all single-target Psynergies. The final amount of damage is determined by comparing the user's Mars [[Power]] to the target's Mars [[Resistance]] and using the difference to modify the base power of the particular Psynergy in use.  
[[Image:Fume.gif]] '''Fume''': “Attack with a plume of flames.”: This costs 6 [[Psynergy Points]], has a base power of 50, and has a range of one target. A moderately large serpentine entity of flame is shot out of the user and arcs over to crash into the target in an explosion. It is available at level 5.


[[Image:Serpent Fume.gif]] '''Serpent Fume''': “Attack with a plume of flames.”: This costs 14 Psynergy Points, has a base power of 130, and has a range of one target. A large serpentine entity of flame is shot out of the user and widely arcs over to crash into the target in an explosion. It is available at level 26.
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|range=[[File:Range 1.gif]]
|gamedescription="Attack with a plume of flames." ([[The Lost Age|TLA]]) <br/>"Strike with a plume of flames." ([[Dark Dawn|DD]]-present)
|effect=Attacks one enemy with a base power of 50.
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|element=[[File:Star mars.gif]] [[Mars]]
|cost=14
|range=[[File:Range 1.gif]]
|gamedescription="Attack with a plume of flames." (TLA) <br/>"Strike with writhing serpents of fire." (DD-present)
|effect=Attacks one enemy with a base power of 130.
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{{PsynergyInfobox
|skin=mars
|name='''Dragon Fume'''<br/>[[File:Dragon Fume.gif]] [[File:DragonFumeDD.gif]]
|element=[[File:Star mars.gif]] [[Mars]]
|cost={{tt|35|Golden Sun: The Lost Age}}
|range={{tt|28|Golden Sun: Dark Dawn}} [[Psynergy Points|PP]]<br/>[[File:Range 1.gif]]
|gamedescription="Attack with a plume of flames (TLA) <br/>"Strike with a fiery dragon spirit." (DD-present)
|effect=Attacks one enemy using a base power of 230.  
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[[Image:Dragon Fume.gif]] '''Dragon Fume''': “Attack with a plume of flames.”: This costs 35 Psynergy Points, has a base power of 230, and has a range of one target. A gigantic serpentine entity of flame is shot out of the user and arcs over to crash into the target in a big explosion. It is available at level 47.
Visually, each stage of the series resembles a serpentine entity of flame being shot out of the user, which arcs over to crash into the target in an explosion. With each successive stage, the plume of flame becomes much larger, and the serpentine head more clearly defined.
 
===Damage Calculation===
Elemental Power attacks such as the Fume series use a set base power as the base damage to be modified. For example, the base power of Dragon Fume is 230. Thus an unmodified Dragon Fume would deal around 230 points of damage.  
 
Dragon Fume's attack takes this base damage value and uses it in the following equation:
 
:''final damage = (base damage) * (1 + (User's Mars [[Power]] - Enemy's Mars [[Resistance]]) / 200)''
 
To word this in prose, The Fume series takes the base damage of the particular attack, and then modifies this by how much higher or lower the user's Mars Power is than the target's Mars Resistance. The difference between the user's Mars Power and the user's Mars Resistance is then divided by {{tt|200|This is the maximum value for both Power and Resistance, and therefore the highest the difference between the two can become}}, then 1 is added to this, resulting in what can be called the "elemental damage multiplier". This number is what the Psynergies' damage is multiplied by.
 
For example, if an [[Adept]] with a Mars Power of 150 casts Dragon Fume on a monster with a Mars Resistance of 50:
*damage = (base damage) * (1 + (Power - Resistance) / 200)
*damage = (230) * (1 + (150 - 50) / 200)
*damage = ({{tt|230|The base power of Dragon Fume}}) * (1 + {{tt|100|The difference between the caster's Mars Power and the target's Mars Resistance}} / 200)
*damage = (230) * (1 + {{tt|0.5|The percentage by which damage is increased or decreased, in decimal form. In other words, this attack deals 50% more damage than normal.}})
*damage = 230 * {{tt|1.50|The elemental multiplier. One is added to change it from a "percent increase" to a "decimal multiplier".}}
*damage = 345
 
Therefore, a Dragon Fume cast under these circumstances would deal {{tt|approximately|All attacks in the ''Golden Sun'' series add a random number between zero and three to damage output after calculations are completed.}} 345 points of damage.
 
==Availability==
[[File:PsyFume.png|thumb|256px|[[Jenna]] shown casting Dragon Fume in ''[[The Lost Age]]''.]]
The Fume series is available to the '''[[Flame User class series]]''' and the '''[[Pirate class series]]'''. Both classes are mono-elemental Mars-based [[class]]es that are the base classes of [[Jenna]] and [[Eoleo]], respectively. Thus, the series is unique to both Adepts. For both classes, Fume is learned at [[level]] 5, Serpent Fume at level 26, and Dragon Fume at level 47.  


==Analysis==
==Analysis==
Fume is available to the level 5 Jenna at the prologue of The Lost Age, where it is an ideal weapon to defeat the [[Ruffian (monster)|Ruffians]] one-by-one. All three Psynergies are very powerful and practical as they are acquired. Serpent Fume, in particular, is excellent as an offensive measure in the boss fight against [[Poseidon]], so it is extremely prudent to level up the party to level 26 before attempting Poseidon.
'''''General'':'''The Fume series is unique for being entirely a single target [[Power]]-based series. Each stage of the Fume series holds great power, making it a great tool for battle. However, it can become outclasses by [[Attack (statistic)|Attack]]-based offenses at higher levels.
 
===By Game===
'''''[[Golden Sun: The Lost Age]]'':''' Fume is available to the level 5 Jenna at the prologue of ''The Lost Age'', where it is an ideal weapon to defeat the [[Ruffian (monster)|Ruffians]] one-by-one. All three Psynergies are very powerful and practical as they are acquired. Serpent Fume, in particular, is excellent as an offensive measure in the boss fight against [[Poseidon]], so it is extremely prudent to level up the party to level 26 before attempting Poseidon. Dragon Fume remains a powerful tool, but the large [[PP]] cost means that its uses are limited.
 
'''''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'':''' By the time Eoleo joins the party, he will know both Fume and Serpent Fume. While both techniques retain their power, they are outclassed by [[Keelhaul and Vicious Chop]], a series of Elemental Physical Attacks that are unique to Eoleo. While the Fume series's power remains fixed, the Keelhaul series grows in power as Eoleo's Attack increases. In addition, Eoleo's low PP pool limits usage of the more powerful members of this series.  


==In other media==
==In other media==
The Fume Psynergy's dragon visual effect makes an appearance as a "power shot" in [[Camelot]]'s ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''.


The Fume Psynergy's dragon visual effect makes an appearance as a "power shot" in [[Camelot|Camelot's]] [[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]].
==Trivia==
* Unusually, the [[PP]] cost of Dragon Fume is changed between games. In ''[[Dark Dawn]]'', Dragon Fume costs 7 less PP per use than in ''[[The Lost Age]]''. This is one of the few situations in which the cost of a Psynergy is changed.  


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Revision as of 17:12, 18 February 2013

Dragon Fume being cast in Dark Dawn

Fume (フューム, Fume), Serpent Fume (フュームワーム, Fume Wyrm), and Dragon Fume (フュームドラゴン, Fume Dragon) are a series of offensive Mars Psynergies featured in Golden Sun: The Lost Age and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. Like Heat Wave and Liquifier, they are valuable for dealing significant damage to single targets. Unlike Heat Wave and Liquifier, the Fume Psynergies are not considered Elemental Physical attacks.

Basic Description

Fume, Serpent Fume and Dragon Fume are all single-target Psynergies. The final amount of damage is determined by comparing the user's Mars Power to the target's Mars Resistance and using the difference to modify the base power of the particular Psynergy in use.

Fume
Fume.gif FumeDD.gif
Star mars.gif Mars 6 PP
Range 1.gif
"Attack with a plume of flames." (TLA)
"Strike with a plume of flames." (DD-present)
Attacks one enemy with a base power of 50.
Serpent Fume
Serpent Fume.gif SerpentFumeDD.gif
Star mars.gif Mars 14 PP
Range 1.gif
"Attack with a plume of flames." (TLA)
"Strike with writhing serpents of fire." (DD-present)
Attacks one enemy with a base power of 130.
Dragon Fume
Dragon Fume.gif DragonFumeDD.gif
Star mars.gif Mars 35 PP
28 PP
Range 1.gif
"Attack with a plume of flames (TLA)
"Strike with a fiery dragon spirit." (DD-present)
Attacks one enemy using a base power of 230.


Visually, each stage of the series resembles a serpentine entity of flame being shot out of the user, which arcs over to crash into the target in an explosion. With each successive stage, the plume of flame becomes much larger, and the serpentine head more clearly defined.

Damage Calculation

Elemental Power attacks such as the Fume series use a set base power as the base damage to be modified. For example, the base power of Dragon Fume is 230. Thus an unmodified Dragon Fume would deal around 230 points of damage.

Dragon Fume's attack takes this base damage value and uses it in the following equation:

final damage = (base damage) * (1 + (User's Mars Power - Enemy's Mars Resistance) / 200)

To word this in prose, The Fume series takes the base damage of the particular attack, and then modifies this by how much higher or lower the user's Mars Power is than the target's Mars Resistance. The difference between the user's Mars Power and the user's Mars Resistance is then divided by 200, then 1 is added to this, resulting in what can be called the "elemental damage multiplier". This number is what the Psynergies' damage is multiplied by.

For example, if an Adept with a Mars Power of 150 casts Dragon Fume on a monster with a Mars Resistance of 50:

  • damage = (base damage) * (1 + (Power - Resistance) / 200)
  • damage = (230) * (1 + (150 - 50) / 200)
  • damage = (230) * (1 + 100 / 200)
  • damage = (230) * (1 + 0.5)
  • damage = 230 * 1.50
  • damage = 345

Therefore, a Dragon Fume cast under these circumstances would deal approximately 345 points of damage.

Availability

Jenna shown casting Dragon Fume in The Lost Age.

The Fume series is available to the Flame User class series and the Pirate class series. Both classes are mono-elemental Mars-based classes that are the base classes of Jenna and Eoleo, respectively. Thus, the series is unique to both Adepts. For both classes, Fume is learned at level 5, Serpent Fume at level 26, and Dragon Fume at level 47.

Analysis

General:The Fume series is unique for being entirely a single target Power-based series. Each stage of the Fume series holds great power, making it a great tool for battle. However, it can become outclasses by Attack-based offenses at higher levels.

By Game

Golden Sun: The Lost Age: Fume is available to the level 5 Jenna at the prologue of The Lost Age, where it is an ideal weapon to defeat the Ruffians one-by-one. All three Psynergies are very powerful and practical as they are acquired. Serpent Fume, in particular, is excellent as an offensive measure in the boss fight against Poseidon, so it is extremely prudent to level up the party to level 26 before attempting Poseidon. Dragon Fume remains a powerful tool, but the large PP cost means that its uses are limited.

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn: By the time Eoleo joins the party, he will know both Fume and Serpent Fume. While both techniques retain their power, they are outclassed by Keelhaul and Vicious Chop, a series of Elemental Physical Attacks that are unique to Eoleo. While the Fume series's power remains fixed, the Keelhaul series grows in power as Eoleo's Attack increases. In addition, Eoleo's low PP pool limits usage of the more powerful members of this series.

In other media

The Fume Psynergy's dragon visual effect makes an appearance as a "power shot" in Camelot's Mario Tennis: Power Tour.

Trivia

  • Unusually, the PP cost of Dragon Fume is changed between games. In Dark Dawn, Dragon Fume costs 7 less PP per use than in The Lost Age. This is one of the few situations in which the cost of a Psynergy is changed.
Mars Psynergy in Golden Sun and The Lost Age
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Elemental Phys. Attack Heat Wave / LiquifierPlanet Diver / Planetary
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Mars Psynergy in Dark Dawn
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Utility Arid HeatCrushFireballThermal