Elements



Every character has an element, and they deal more damage to or take less damage from enemies depending on their element.

On the chart to the right, a blue arrow means "is effective against," and a red arrow means "is weak to." In other words:


 * Fire is effective against water and is weak to earth.
 * Water is effective against wind and is weak to fire.
 * Wind is effective against earth and is weak to water.
 * Earth is effective against fire and is weak to wind.
 * Light and dark are effective against each other.
 * Neutral characters (currently only Akuta) have no strengths or weaknesses.

If a character attacks an enemy whom they are strong against, they will deal 1.5x damage; if an enemy attacks a character they are weak against, they will do half damage. Unlike in the previous Utawarerumono games, this does not apply in the opposite direction—elements only ever benefit the player.



Take note how in the battle preview screen, the icons displayed on enemies indicate what they are weak against, not what their actual element is; you can tell because there's a "down" arrow on top of it. In the preview, the front row of enemies is weak to fire; this means their actual element is water, Vurai and Emushiri will do 1.5x damage to them, and they will do half damage to Vurai and Emushiri. The back row is weak to wind, which means their actual element is earth, but as they are enemies, Vurai and Emushiri will still do normal damage and take normal damage from them.