Broad Axe

A Broad Axe (ブロードアックス, Broad Axe^?) is a common Axe-class weapon available throughout the Golden Sun series.

In Golden Sun and The Lost Age

Broad Axe (GBA)
In-Game Description
"Axe" (GS) (TLA)
Trade Info
Weapon class	Axe
Buy value	1400
Sell value	1050
Artifact?	No
Statistic Boosts
Attack Boost	50
Acquisition
• First sold in Kolima Village (GS) • First sold in Mikasalla (TLA)

In Golden Sun, it is sold by the weapon vendors at Kolima, Xian, and Altin, and can be equipped by Isaac and Garet. In Golden Sun, Broad Axes can be first bought at Kolima as soon as the town is returned to normal, and it is a suitable upgrade over a Broad Sword that one of your warrior-style Adepts might be equipped with (if they are equipped with a weapon not even as strong as a Broad Sword, a Broad Axe would be all the better to buy).

In The Lost Age, it is sold in Mikasalla, Naribwe, Kibombo, and Yallam, and can be equipped by Felix and Piers. In Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Broad Axes can be bought at the early town of Mikasalla, meaning you can get one for Felix as soon as you enter the continent of Osenia, which is shortly after completing Dehkan Plateau on the continent of Indra which includes the Themis' Axe artifact weapon. At that point, a Broad Axe would be quite a major attack rating boost for Felix to replace the Themis' Axe with. However, the next powerful weapon Artifact in the game you can get at this point is the Storm Brand early on in the colossal Air's Rock dungeon in Osenia, and if you're heading there right away, you should refrain from spending the money on a Broad Axe and wait a little bit for the even stronger (and free) Storm Brand.

In Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

Broad Axe (DD)
The DS model of the Broad Axe
In-Game Description
"Weapon: Axe" (DD)
Trade Info
Weapon class	Axe
Buy value	1400
Sell value	1050
Artifact?	No
Statistic Boosts
Attack Boost	50
First Unleash effect
Effect name	Critical Strike
Extra damage	x1.5
Second Unleash effect
Effect name	Rolling Attack
Extra damage	x1.1
Side effect	Hits each adjacent foe
Acquisition
• First sold in Ayuthay (DD) • Starts on Eoleo (DD)

In Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, it is sold in Ayuthay, Passaj, and Border Town, and can be equipped by Matthew, Tyrell, and Eoleo. It gains two new Unleashes, Critical Strike (かいしんのいちげき, Critical Hit^?) and Rolling Attack (ローリングアタック, Rolling Attack^?). Critical Strike is a non-elemental physical attack that multiplies damage by 1.5. Rolling Attack is a Jupiter-based physical attack that multiplies damage by 1.1 and has a range of 3 targets.

In Dark Dawn, the Broad Axe is generally outclassed by other weapons available to the player. In terms of Attack bonus, the Battle Rapier, which is also available in Ayuthay, is stronger and has a better secondary Unleash in Berserk Rush. Also an option is the Storm Brand, which can be found in Barai Temple. If the player wishes to use an Axe-class weapon, they may still choose the Broad Axe as a placeholder for the Vulcan Axe, found in the Ouroboros. Mastering the Broad Axe will give the player a headstart on mastering the Vulcan Axe.

When Eoleo officially joins the party, he will possess a Broad Axe as his starting weapon. By this point of the game, the Broad Axe will be outclassed by other weapons available to the player. Thus, the Broad Axe should be replaced as soon as possible.

Gallery of Dark Dawn unleashes

• 

  Critical Strike

• 

  Rolling Attack