Deep Blue

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  In EBF5, with matching revolver

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  In EBF3 and EBF4

The Deep Blue is a Water-elemental gun available for Lance in Epic Battle Fantasy 3, 4 and 5.

Description

The Deep Blue is a large cannon made out of a blue metal alloy. It has a relatively short barrel starting at the trigger, and ending a little bit above the front grip. The gun's mechanism is located behind the grip, where the user will rest his shoulder at during firing. Dangerous bayonets protrude over the barrel and at the gun's buttstock; some of the gun's menu descriptions imply that they may allow it to function as a melee weapon, although this is never touched upon in-game.

In EBF5, the Deep Blue had a slight visual update, most notably gaining a small wire along the bottom behind the grip. It also gives Lance's revolver a dull blue frame with a silver stripe on the cylinder and a small bayonet under the barrel.

The Deep Blue is consistently designed for physical offense, with an Attack boost generally only surpassed by the Chainsaw Gun; on the other hand, its Magic Attack is below-average at best. It is generally resistant (but never immune) to Water and Fire, and it enables Lance to counter enemy attacks with a weapon-elemental physical skill, which may also unleash a bonus spell to give him a source of Water damage.

Epic Battle Fantasy 3

The Deep Blue has a big Attack boost and a subpar Magic Attack boost, as well as the distinction of being only one of two Water-elemental weapons at the party's disposal in the game (along with the Nimbus staff). It allows Lance to counter with his Normal Attack; like the rest of his Weapon-elemental skills, this has a chance to cast Flood on hit. Its Unleash gives Lance an Attack boost, further improving his physical damage output.

While Lance tends to be more magically-inclined, the Deep Blue holds a niche as a useful source of Water damage. Additionally, it's arguably Lance's best weapon for physical damage; the Chainsaw has more Attack, but it suffers from dangerous status weaknesses. Furthermore, the Deep Blue can actually outdamage the Chainsaw due to a quirk of EBF3's Berserk mechanics; its Flood unleash benefits from the status's power boost, allowing Lance to inflict massive damage to Water-weak foes.

The Deep Blue strongly resists Water and slightly resists Fire, maxing out at 50% and 30% respectively. It also has a slight Thunder weakness that doesn't change at any upgrade level.

Epic Battle Fantasy 4

With great Attack and poor Magic Attack, the Deep Blue is a physically-inclined weapon that doesn't necessarily play to Lance's natural strengths. However, it makes an effort to compensate for that by giving him a Normal Attack counter and the ability to unleash Geyser with his Weapon-elemental skills (including the aforementioned counter), which gives him a way to exploit the gun's boost to Water skills.

As a physically offensive gun, the Deep Blue's main advantage is its ability to give Lance a source of Water damage while lacking any stat penalties like the Heavy Claw or The Phantom. It's slightly weaker than the Chainsaw Gun, but its elemental boost can make up the difference against the relevant foes, and it has a little more Magic Attack to fall back on if needed (although it's usually better to switch to a more magically-potent gun in those cases).

The Deep Blue resists Water and Fire, but is weak to Thunder. Its resistances max out at 50%, but its weakness remains constant no matter how much it is forged.

Epic Battle Fantasy 5

Normal

Befitting its blade-ridden appearance, the Deep Blue has incredible Attack only surpassed by the Green Goliath and the Chainsaw Gun; unfortunately, its Magic Attack isn't even half as impressive and it also lowers Evade by a fair amount. It powers up Lance's Water skills and allows his Weapon-elemental skills to occasionally Wet targets while rarely unleashing Typhoon for heavy damage and additional Wet stacks. It also lets Lance counter attacks with Armor Crush, which can trigger its on-hit effects in addition to dealing a fair amount of damage and Dispel.

While the Deep Blue can be used to Wet foes for Lance's allies to exploit, it is much better suited to being the core of a physically-offensive assault. Chill support is helpful to boost its Water damage and potentially turn its Wet stacks into Freeze; additionally, the Meow Meow Badge can make its Typhoon unleash a little more consistent. It can also be a decent choice for a Berserk strategy. since Lance will usually spend his turns attacking with his weapon-elemental physical skills anyway.

The Deep Blue resists Water, Fire, Wet, and Dry, becoming immune to the latter two at Level 5.

Equip Remix

The Alt Deep Blue is an all-out offensive weapon with impressive Attack, pathetic Magic Attack, and a slight penalty to both of Lance's defenses. It empowers both Water and Bomb skills while giving Lance some options to exploit the former; it can summon Bubbler MX-01 between turns and unleash Typhoon with Weapon-elemental skills. While powerful, both of these auto-skills are unreliable at best; the unleash can at least benefit from the Alt Meow Meow Badge.

Despite its Water skills occasionally hampering its boosted Bomb attacks by inflicting Wet, the Alt Deep Blue is a solid physical weapon once Lance has some shared skills to exploit its elemental boosts (such as Bubble Ring and Big Bullet). It has great synergy with the Alt Captain's Coat, which further amplifies Water and Bomb damage, but other guns offer even greater physical power outside of those elements. In particular, the Alt Chainsaw Gun outdamages the Alt Deep Blue even with its elemental boosts considered, although it's also much frailer.

The Alt Deep Blue resists Water, Bomb, Wet, and Dry, becoming immune to the latter two at Level 5.

Epic Battle Fantasy 3

The Deep Blue is found at the end of Vegetable Forest, inside a chest available after defeating Jack.

	Deep Blue
	Water based gunblade. Level 4: Counters with Attack. Level 5: May cast Flood. Unleash: Attack which buffs the user's attack.

Statistics
Stat Bonus												Resistance
	LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5
	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-		-	-	10%	20%	30%
	15%	25%	35%	50%	70%		-	-	-	-	-		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	10%	20%	30%	40%		-	-	-	-	-		10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	Element		50%
Spells & Statuses
			Power					Chance Modifier				Attack Status
Auto Skill			--					--				-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonus Skill			--					--					-	-	-	-	-

Forging Information
Lvl	Requirements			Lvl	Requirements
2	x 2	--	--	3	x 3	--	--
4	x 18	--	--	5	x 20	x 1	x 10

Epic Battle Fantasy 4

The Deep Blue is found in the Crystal Caverns, in the top-right chest of the boss screen. The chest is blocked by rocks that must be smashed with The Hammer.

	Deep Blue
	Boosts the power of Water skills. May cast Geyser with certain skills. Counter-attacks with Normal Attack.

Statistics
Stat Bonus												Resistance
	LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5
	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-		10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
	15%	25%	35%	50%	70%		-	-	-	-	-		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	10%	20%	30%	40%		-	-	-	-	-		10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	Element		50%
Spells & Statuses
			Power					Chance Modifier				Attack Status
Auto Skill			--					--				-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonus Skill			(50%)					--					-	-	-	-	-
Auto Status			--					--				-	-	-	-	-	-
--													-	-	-	-	-

Forging Information
Lvl	Requirements			Lvl	Requirements
2	x 2	--	--	3	x 3	--	--
4	x 3	x 3	--	5	x 1	--	--

Epic Battle Fantasy 5

The Deep Blue is found in a chest that drops after defeating CORALIA in a secret room in The Great Sea. Prior to the v2 update, it was found in The Rapture, in a chest on the screen right below the Slime Cat.

	Deep Blue
	A gun with so many blades that it might make a better melee weapon. Boosts the damage of water skills. Level 3: May unleash Typhoon while attacking. Level 5: Counter-attacks with Armor Crush.

Statistics
Stat Bonus												Resistance
	LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
	20%	35%	50%	70%	90%		-	-	-	-	-		10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
	-	10%	20%	30%	40%		-	-	-	-	-		20%	40%	60%	80%	100%
	-	-	-	-	-		-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%	Element		50%
Spells & Statuses
			Power					Chance Modifier				Attack Status
Auto Skill			--					--					30%	35%	40%	45%	50%
Bonus Skill			180[65]					(15%)[(33%)]					1x	1x	1x	1x	2x
Auto Status			--					--				-	-	-	-	-	-
Defend Status			--					--					-	-	-	-	-
Note: Before the v2 update, unleashed Whirlpool (with 65 power and 33% modifier) instead of Typhoon.

Forging Information
Lvl	Requirements			Lvl	Requirements
2	x 1	--	--	3	x 2	x 1	--
4	x 5	x 2	--	5	x 1	x 5	--

Statistics with Equip Remix enabled.

	Deep Blue
	A gun with so many blades that it might make a better melee weapon. Boosts the damage of water skills. Level 3: Boosts the damage of bomb skills. Level 4: Randomly casts Bubbler MX-01 between turns. Level 5: May unleash Typhoon while attacking.

Statistics
Stat Bonus												Resistance
	LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
	20%	30%	45%	60%	75%		-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%		10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
	-	5%	10%	15%	20%		-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%		20%	40%	60%	80%	100%
	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	Element		50%
Spells & Statuses
			Power					Chance Modifier				Attack Status
Auto Skill			--					(20%)				-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonus Skill			180					(20%)					-	-	-	-	-
Auto Status			--					--				-	-	-	-	-	-
Defend Status			--					--					-	-	-	-	-

Forging Information
Lvl	Requirements			Lvl	Requirements
2	x 1	--	--	3	x 2	x 1	--
4	x 5	x 2	--	5	x 1	x 5	--

Trivia

• While the Deep Blue's name was likely intended to allude to its Water affinity, it coincidentally shares its name with a famous chess computer.