Themis' Axe

Themis' Axe (テミスアックス, Themis Axe^?) is an Axe-class Artifact weapon found in Golden Sun: The Lost Age and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. In every game it appears, it is found in a chest in a dungeon-style location relatively early on, and provides a significant boost to the physical attacks of the wielder.

In Golden Sun: The Lost Age

Themis' Axe (TLA)
Visual effect for Stone Justice
In-Game Description
"Axe: Unleashes Stone Justice" (TLA)
Trade Info
Weapon class	Axe
Buy value	1900
Sell value	1425
Artifact?	Yes
Statistic Boosts
Attack Boost	30
Unleash effect
Effect name	Stone Justice
Extra damage	11
Side effect	May lower the target's Agility by 50%
Acquisition
• Chest in Dehkan Plateau (TLA)

In The Lost Age, it is an Artifact weapon that is found only in an elevated chest in the third above-ground screen of Dehkan Plateau, at a chest that can only be reached by hopping onto the same brittle pillar south of it twice. It can be equipped by Felix and Piers. Later in the game, it can also be equipped by Isaac and Garet, but the weapon has no use by that point. Its Unleash effect, Stone Justice (ジーコラプス, G-Collapse^?), deals a Venus-aligned attack equal to the user's normal physical attack with an additional 11 damage points added to the result, and the target's Agility may be cut in half. Stone Justice appears as a swarm of rocks being lifted from the ground, then fired as a single cloud of projectiles into the target.

In The Lost Age, Themis' Axe is much stronger than any other weapon the party could be holding by the time they first enter the Dehkan Plateau. It does a great job as a "placeholder" weapon for stronger equipment that can be found later, as its Unleash is powered even further by Felix's high Venus strength. Its use is extended even further by the capacity of players to decide to give the next weapon stronger than it, the Pirate's Sword, to Jenna instead of Felix.

In Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

Themis' Axe (DD)
The DS model of the Themis' Axe
In-Game Description
"Weapon: Axe" (DD)
Trade Info
Weapon class	Axe
Buy value	1900
Sell value	1425
Artifact?	Yes
Statistic Boosts
Attack Boost	30
First Unleash effect
Effect name	Power Charge
Extra damage	x1.4
Side effect	May drop target's defense by 25%
Second Unleash effect
Effect name	Stone Justice
Extra damage	11
Side effect	May lower the target's Agility by 50%
Acquisition
• Chest in Goma Highlands Road (DD)

In Dark Dawn, Themis' Axe is found in a somewhat similar way as it is in The Lost Age - it appears in an elevated chest in a screen in Goma Highlands Road, and must be hopped to by casting Whirlwind on nearby flowers and hopping across them while they are aloft. It may be equipped by Matthew and Tyrell, as well as Eoleo. Its Stone Justice unleash is now its second and final Unleash, and its first Unleash is Power Charge (パワーチャージ, Power Charge^?). Power Charge is a Mars-based Unleash that multiplies damage by 1.4 and has an additional chance to decrease the target's defense by 25%.

Similarly, Themis' Axe in Dark Dawn is a large attack increase for either character that may equip it at that early stage in the game, Matthew and Tyrell. Matthew's high Venus power makes him deal more damage with the Stone Justice unleash, but Tyrell's high Mars power makes him deal more damage with the Power Charge unleash. Furthermore, while Stone Justice adds a set amount of damage that is useful at the earlier stages of the game, Power Charge applies a multiplier to the total damage, which makes it deal more damage as the user's base Attack rating increases as the game goes on.

Cultural Reference

Origin: Greece

In Greek Mythology, Themis was a Titan, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea. She is described as one "of good counsel" and presided over such as proper relations and traditions. She was often associated with her mother, the Earth.

Trivia

• The Themis' Axe is the only axe introduced in The Lost Age that returns in Dark Dawn.

Gallery of Dark Dawn unleashes

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  Power Charge

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  Stone Justice