Speedtaker

Speedtaker Icon of the Speedtaker skill in Engage. Grants a stacking Spd+2 each time unit initiates combat and defeats a foe. Bonus lasts for the rest of the battle. (Max +10)

Type(s) DLC (Fates) Sync Skill (Engage) Class (Warriors: Three Hopes) Passive (Type B) (Heroes) First game Fates

Speedtaker (Japanese: 速さの吸収 Speed Drain), called Absorb Speed in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. In Fates, it is taught by a skill item and also associated with Lodestars. In Fire Emblem Engage, it is one of Emblem Lyn's Sync skills.

Every time the user defeats an enemy, they get a +2 bonus to their Speed for the rest of the chapter. There is a limit the bonus can reach, and it does not overlap with another -⁠taker skill. In Warriors: Three Hopes, it only activates upon defeating an enemy commander.

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In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Fates		Grants a stacking buff of +2 speed to the user after combat.	If user initiates combat and defeats the target	--	Maximum bonus +10. Does not overlap with another -⁠taker skill.
Engage		Grants a stacking buff of +2 speed to the user after combat.	If user initiates combat and defeats the target	--	Maximum bonus +10. Cost: 2,000 SP

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Warriors: Three Hopes		Increases speed for the rest of the battle.	Upon defeating an enemy commander	--	--

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Speedtaker 1)		B	At start of turn, grants +1 speed Great Talent to user. After combat, if user attacked, grants +1 speed Great Talent to user. User deals +⁠(user's speed × 5%) damage during combat. Maximum value of Great Talent is +5.	60	--		✔	--
Heroes (Speedtaker 2)		B	At start of turn, grants +1 speed Great Talent to user. After combat, if user attacked, grants +2 speed Great Talent to user. User deals +⁠(user's speed × 10%) damage during combat. Maximum value of Great Talent is +10.	120	Speedtaker 1		✔	--
Heroes (Speedtaker 3)		B	At start of turn, grants +1 speed Great Talent to user. After combat, if user attacked, grants +3 speed Great Talent to user. User deals +⁠(user's speed × 15%) damage during combat. Maximum value of Great Talent is +15.	240	Speedtaker 2		✔	--
Heroes (Speedtaker 4)		B	At start of turn, grants +1 speed Great Talent to user. After combat, if user attacked, grants +4 speed Great Talent to user. Inflicts −4 each to speed and defense on foe, user deals +⁠(user's speed × 20%) damage, neutralizes user's penalties to speed, and neutralizes effects that reduce user's special cooldown charge during combat. Maximum value of Great Talent is +20.	300	Speedtaker 3		✔	--

Availability

Fates

Classes	Lodestar (learned at level 35 and up)
Items	Speedtaker

Engage

Emblem Rings

Lyn (bond level 3)

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Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	Spd+2 on defeat of a foe you attacked (+10 max). Can't use with other Takers.	自分から敵を倒すと、速さ＋２。（最大＋１０） （章終了まで。他の「～の吸収」とは重複不可）
Engage	Grants a stacking Spd+2 each time unit initiates combat and defeats a foe. Bonus lasts for the rest of the battle. (Max +10)	自分から攻撃して敵を倒すごとに、速さ＋2 （最大＋10、戦闘マップ終了まで）
Warriors: Three Hopes	Grants a minor boost to Spd each time an enemy commander is defeated. The boosts last throughout the battle.	??
Heroes (Speedtaker 1)	At start of turn, grants Spd【Great Talent】+1 to unit. After combat, if unit attacked, grants Spd【Great Talent】+1 to unit. Deals damage = 5% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). (This skill grants max of【Great Talent】+5.) 【Great Talent】 Adds value of Great Talent (+X) to specified stats (until end of battle; max value of X is determined by the stat reaching the limit of 99, each stat calculated separately and cannot exceed max value for each skill; stat increases are not treated as Bonus effects).	ターン開始時、自分の速さの【大器】＋１ 戦闘中に攻撃していれば、 戦闘後、自分の速さの【大器】＋１ 戦闘中、ダメージ＋速さの５％（範囲奥義を除く） （このスキルによる【大器】の上限は５） 【大器】 マップ終了時まで、【大器】＋○の値を 指定の能力に加算する （【大器】は、 　各スキルの上限を超えて加算されない、 　加算後の能力値の上限は９９、 　有利な状態としては扱わない）
Heroes (Speedtaker 2)	At start of turn, grants Spd【Great Talent】+1 to unit. After combat, if unit attacked, grants Spd【Great Talent】+2 to unit. Deals damage = 10% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). (This skill grants max of【Great Talent】+10.) 【Great Talent】 Adds value of Great Talent (+X) to specified stats (until end of battle; max value of X is determined by the stat reaching the limit of 99, each stat calculated separately and cannot exceed max value for each skill; stat increases are not treated as Bonus effects).	ターン開始時、自分の速さの【大器】＋１ 戦闘中に攻撃していれば、 戦闘後、自分の速さの【大器】＋２ 戦闘中、ダメージ＋速さの１０％（範囲奥義を除く） （このスキルによる【大器】の上限は１０） 【大器】 マップ終了時まで、【大器】＋○の値を 指定の能力に加算する （【大器】は、 　各スキルの上限を超えて加算されない、 　加算後の能力値の上限は９９、 　有利な状態としては扱わない）
Heroes (Speedtaker 3)	At start of turn, grants Spd【Great Talent】+1 to unit. After combat, if unit attacked, grants Spd【Great Talent】+3 to unit. Deals damage = 15% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). (This skill grants max of【Great Talent】+15.) 【Great Talent】 Adds value of Great Talent (+X) to specified stats (until end of battle; max value of X is determined by the stat reaching the limit of 99, each stat calculated separately and cannot exceed max value for each skill; stat increases are not treated as Bonus effects).	ターン開始時、自分の速さの【大器】＋１ 戦闘中に攻撃していれば、 戦闘後、自分の速さの【大器】＋３ 戦闘中、ダメージ＋速さの１５％（範囲奥義を除く） （このスキルによる【大器】の上限は１５） 【大器】 マップ終了時まで、【大器】＋○の値を 指定の能力に加算する （【大器】は、 　各スキルの上限を超えて加算されない、 　加算後の能力値の上限は９９、 　有利な状態としては扱わない）
Heroes (Speedtaker 4)	At start of turn, grants Spd【Great Talent】+1 to unit. After combat, if unit attacked, grants Spd【Great Talent】+4 to unit. Inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foe, unit deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd (excluding area-of-effect Specials), neutralizes unit's penalties to Spd, and neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat. (This skill grants max of【Great Talent】+20.) 【Great Talent】 Adds value of Great Talent (+X) to specified stats (until end of battle; max value of X is determined by the stat reaching the limit of 99, each stat calculated separately and cannot exceed max value for each skill; stat increases are not treated as Bonus effects).	ターン開始時、自分の速さの【大器】＋１ 戦闘中に攻撃していれば、 戦闘後、自分の速さの【大器】＋４ 戦闘中、敵の速さ、守備－４、 自分は、 ダメージ＋速さの２０％（範囲奥義を除く）、 速さの弱化を無効、 奥義発動カウント変動量－を無効 （このスキルによる【大器】の上限は２０） 【大器】 マップ終了時まで、【大器】＋○の値を 指定の能力に加算する （【大器】は、 　各スキルの上限を超えて加算されない、 　加算後の能力値の上限は９９、 　有利な状態としては扱わない）

Etymology and other languages

Speedtaker

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Speedtaker	--
Japanese	速さの吸収	Speed Drain
Spanish	Ejecución veloz	Quick Attachment
French	Vole-Vitesse	Steal-Speed
German	Geschwindigkeit-Dieb	Velocity-Thief. Abbreviated to Geschwind.-Dieb in Fates and as Ges.-Dieb in Engage and Heroes.
Italian	Suggivelocità	Speed Shard
Portuguese	Drena-rapidez	Drain-speed
Korean	속도 흡수	Speed absorption
Simplified Chinese	速度吸收	Speed drain
Traditional Chinese	速度吸收	Speed drain

Absorb Speed

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Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Absorb Speed	--
German	Geschwindigkeit absorbieren	Absorb speed. Abbreviated to Ges. absorbieren in-game.

See also

• Strengthtaker
• Magictaker
• Skilltaker
• Lucktaker
• Defensetaker
• Resistancetaker
• Absorb Charm