Imperial

Imperial
Etrian Odyssey IV Portrait 1 Portrait 2 Portrait 3 Portrait 4 Loyal knights who use a unique drive blade. Attacks with it can be devastating, but place a heavy burden on its inner workings.
First appearance	Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan
Weapons	Drive Blades

The Imperial (Japanese: インペリアル Imperial) is a class first appearing in Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan. In its first appearance, it is a locked class, and the player only gains access to it in the Fourth Land, Cloudy Stronghold; in its return appearance in Etrian Odyssey Nexus, it is instead available from the start.

Skills

Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan

Main article: Imperial/Skills/Etrian Odyssey IV

Etrian Odyssey Nexus

Main article: Imperial/Skills/Etrian Odyssey Nexus

Force skills (Lv. 1)

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Ignition	Force Boost For three turns, the user's Drive skills will not cause their drive blade to overheat.	1	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Conversion	Force Break Restores the user's TP. Can heal past the user's maximum TP, with no upper limit. Excess TP is lost at the end of the battle, or when the user dies (whichever occurs first).	3	Head, lv. WIS	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

Novice skills (Lv. 1)

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Sharp Edge	Activation Skill: Drive Blade Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. If the user's drive blade is overheated, reduces the remaining cooldown time by 1 turn.	4	Arms, lv. STR	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Natural Edge	Activation Skill: Drive Blade Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy.	8	Arms, lv. STR	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Blood Edge	Connecting Skill: Drive Blade Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy, and restores HP to the user based on the damage dealt. Can only be used if an Activation skill was used on the previous turn.	8	Sharp Edge, lv. 2 Natural Edge, lv. 2	Arms	STR
Rear Guard	Support Skill Increases one ally's defences for four turns, but causes them to act last while the skill is active.	6	Head, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Assault Drive	Drive Blade Skill Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. The user will take double damage until it activates. Inflicts 7-turn cooldown. Cannot be used while overheated.	10	Arms, lv. STR	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Heat Sink	Drive Blade Skill Reduces remaining cooldown time. Can only be used while overheated.	8	Assault Drive, lv. 3	Head	{{{7}}}
Overheat Guard	Passive Skill Reduces all forms of damage taken while overheated.	6	Assault Drive, lv. 3	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Avenger	Passive Skill Restores HP to the user when an ally dies. Total HP recovered is equal to the skill's base HP recovery, plus a percentage of the user's max HP.	4	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Mine	Field Skill Allows the party to find more items at Mine points.	1	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

Veteran skills (Lv. 20)

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Massive Edge	Activation Skill: Drive Blade Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy, with splash damage to other enemies on the same line.	8	Blood Edge, lv. 3	Arms	STR
Cool Edge	Connecting Skill: Drive Blade Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. If the user's drive blade is overheated, reduces the remaining cooldown time by 2 turns. Can only be used if an Activation skill was used on the previous turn.	4	Massive Edge, lv. 2	Arms	STR
Trip Edge	Activation Skill: Drive Blade Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. Attempts to bind the target's legs.	8	Blood Edge, lv. 3	Arms	STR, LUC
Impulse Edge	Connecting Skill: Drive Blade Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. Restores the user's TP. Can only be used if an Activation skill was used on the previous turn.	10	Trip Edge, lv. 2	Arms	STR
Intercooler	Passive Skill Increases the damage of Drive Blade skills, and reduces their maximum cooldown time.	10	Heat Sink, lv. 1 Overheat Guard, lv. 1	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Flame Drive	Drive Blade Skill Deals melee Cut/Fire damage to one enemy. The user will take double damage until it activates. Inflicts 8-turn cooldown. Cannot be used while overheated.	8	Intercooler, lv. 3	Arms	STR
Freeze Drive	Drive Blade Skill Deals melee Cut/Ice damage to one enemy. The user will take double damage until it activates. Inflicts 8-turn cooldown. Cannot be used while overheated.	8	Intercooler, lv. 3	Arms	STR
Shock Drive	Drive Blade Skill Deals melee Cut/Volt damage to one enemy. The user will take double damage until it activates. Inflicts 8-turn cooldown. Cannot be used while overheated.	8	Intercooler, lv. 3	Arms	STR
Status DEF Up	Stat Up Increases the user's bind/ailment resistance rate.	8	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

Master skills (Lv. 40)

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Charge Edge	Terminating Skill: Drive Blade Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. Increases damage dealt by the user until the end of the following turn. Can only be used if an Activation or Connecting skill was used on the previous turn.	6	Cool Edge, lv. 2	Arms	STR
Force Edge	Terminating Skill: Drive Blade Deals melee Cut damage to one enemy. Restores the user's Force gauge. Can only be used if an Activation or Connecting skill was used on the previous turn.	6	Impulse Edge, lv. 2	Arms	STR
HP Up	Stat Up Increases the user's maximum HP.	8	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Accel Drive	Drive Blade Skill Deals melee Cut/untyped damage to one enemy. The user will take double damage until it activates. Inflicts 9-turn cooldown. Cannot be used while overheated.	10	Flame Drive, lv. 1 Freeze Drive, lv. 1 Shock Drive, lv. 1	Arms	STR
Absorber	Passive Skill When the user strikes an enemy's weakness, restores TP to the user. Total TP recovered is equal to the skill's base TP recovery, plus a percentage of the target's max TP.	4	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Elemental ATK Up	Stat Up Increases the user's elemental attack.	8	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

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