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Peter
Peter
Peter as a junior Phoenik before promotion to full Phoenix
Vital statistics
Race Phoenix
Class Phoenik
Phoenix
Gender Male
Faction Shining Force
Birthplace Bedoe
Relatives Volcanon (creator)
Appearances Shining Force II

Peter (referred to as Ash in the English-language instruction manual, and Piitaa in the Japanese version of the game) is a character in Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing. Peter is the only character in the series with the Phoenik (and eventually Phoenix) class. At first, Peter was a NPC, and then an AI-controlled unit. After the player meets Volcanon, Peter officially joins the Force and can be controlled. Peter does not need a priest to be resurrected - true to his species' mythological roots, Peter can revive himself. Peter is probably the second most important character of the game, actively participating of almost all conversations in the game and with his sprites appearing in the world map as well.

Background[]

A member of the legendary Phoenix race created by Volcanon himself, Peter is a good friend of Volcanon and with Luke, the prince of Bedoe. In fact, he has the title of 'Sir' in Bedoe. Peter eventually left Bedoe in an adventure, but accidentally hurt his wing. He then visited New Granseal looking for aid, only to be bullied by children. After the Minister intervenes, Peter is sent to the castle where he tells his story. Peter is then accompanied by Bowie and friends in his journey back to Bedoe. When they arrive there, Peter introduces Bowie to Volcanon, but Volcanon gets angry about the terrible sin the ground-people have committed (releasing Zeon). Peter then decided to follow Bowie and the Shining Force in their adventure.

Personality[]

Peter is a honorable creature, and pretty humble about his origin. Whenever confronted about being a legendary phoenix, he replies that he doesn't know if he is really legendary. He becomes a good friend of Bowie and will almost always do the talking for him.

Strategy[]

After speaking with Volcanon Peter decides to join the Shining Force and you can now control him. Even before promotion, he is very strong. If he happens to go down, he instantly revives after the battle, no strings attached, meaning the player always has at least 1 other character to send onto the battlefield alongside Bowie. Even before promotion he experiences a high attack growth. He also has a respectable movement range and he flies, meaning he's not bogged down by bad terrain.

After promotion, Peter becomes one of the strongest characters in the game, perhaps even the strongest. Peter can still fly and gains resistance to fire. He experiences a even sharper increase to his attack stat as he levels and has a high but steady HP and defense growth.

In the first few battles before you reach Bedoe, Peter will be controlled by the computer, which means it may be tough to plan a strategy around what he does.

Also, simply due to how powerful he is, especially after he promotes, reckless application of Peter's attacks may deprive the rest of your party of XP lategame.

Powers & Magic[]

  • Flight - As a phoenik, Peter can only fly small distances, but as a fully grown phoenix, Peter can perfectly fly.
  • Sonic Rings - This is Peter's attack as a phoenik, where he releases several rings of sonic energy.
  • Hurricane - This is Peter's attack as a phoenix, where he release a small hurricane with the flapping of his wings.
  • Resistance to fire - Peter becomes very resistant to fire after promotion.
  • Resurrection - Peter can resurrect himself after battle.
  • Magic - Peter cannot actually use any magic, but his attack power more than makes up for it.
Peterattack

Peter attack.

Quotes[]

  • "Phoenix don't need a priest. We can revive ourselves."
  • "I didn't know he was such a cold-hearted god." - about Volcanon.
  • "I don't like this guy." - about Rohde.
  • "Y...yeah, I'm a phoenix. But...legendary? I don't know about that."

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