Bowie is the character you play as and leader of the Shining Force. You can name him what you like, as Bowie is just his default name.
He starts out in the game as a rather young looking Swordsman, as the picture on the right shows. However, after promotion to Hero status he looks a lot older.
He can use magic, though he only has 2 spells. The only weapons he can use are swords. An unlikely Hero at first, he’ll soon prove his true strength if you remember that he needs to fight too, not just stand in the back hoping that he won’t be killed. Of course you must protect him – if he dies, the Force retreats (and you lose half your money) – but he can end up very strong if you use him!
The graphs below show the growth rate of Bowie’s statistics throughout the game, starting at level 1 (level 1 stats are based on growth rate if the character joined at any other level). These are adapted from the ASCII/Famitsu Shining Force II Guide Book, and so should be pretty accurate! However, please note that the charts are based on a standard game, in which no extra training is given to any characters. The growth may vary with extra training, and even from game to game, due to the random level-ups.
HP
MP
ATT
DEF
AGI
Base Class:
After Promotion:
Key
Weapons
Swordsman (SDMN) Class Weapons
Can also be equipped following promotion
Wooden Sword ATT +3 No special notes
Short Sword ATT +5 No special notes
Middle Sword ATT +9 No special notes
Long Sword ATT +12 No special notes
Steel Sword ATT +16 No special notes
Achilles Sword ATT +19 Hurts Taros
Hero (HERO) Class Weapons
Can only be equipped following promotion
Broad Sword ATT +22 No special notes
Buster Sword ATT +26 No special notes
Great Sword ATT +29 Mithril Weapon
Critical Sword ATT +32 Mithril Weapon / Increases Critical Hits
Battle Sword ATT +35 Mithril Weapon
Counter Sword ATT +39 Mithril Weapon / Increases Counter Attacks
Levanter ATT +42 Mithril Weapon / Blaze Lv3
Force Sword ATT +46 No special notes
Dark Sword ATT +50/ DEF -5 Cursed Weapon / Desoul Lv1
Spells
Below is a list of the spells learned by this character, and at which level the character needs to be for the spell level to increase.
Note: The game always assumes that a character has been promoted at level 20. For example, a spell learned at level 37 could be gained at level 37 before promotion, or level 17 after promotion if promoted before level 37. For more info on how the spells work, see the Spells Page.
All the information you could need to know about each character, on their own individual pages. Including weapon & spell information, stat growth details, pictures, animations & screenshots.
