No, they don't. Desperation is for things that can double, Brave weapons hit twice per single hit and can hit up to 4 times as a result, though the Spd -5 is there to make that difficult to do without buffing and/or +SPD IVs.
/feg/ - Fire Emblem General:
Aaron White
Daniel Reed
wait then isn't speed an irrelevant stat if you have a brave weapon + desperation triggering?
won't you always quad no matter what?
Levi Baker
>implying you wouldn't think it was bugged also
>implying you didn't try multiple times before beating it
Good meme son
Eli Mitchell
Bonfire obviously, have you seen his defense?
Jordan Davis
Should I upgrade my castle?
Joshua Green
bonfire
Landon White
Which of these two is the better to feed to my Bridelia for Luna?
Neutral Catria, or +Def -Atk Freddy?
I only have one of each to work with, and rarely ever roll green or have the luck to roll 4*'s in blue.
Dylan Gonzalez
Brave Weapon "always doubles the amount of attacks you do, on player phase." When you single-hit normally, it makes you hit twice immediately; when you double-hit normally, it makes you hit twice at first, then twice after the enemy retaliates.
Desperation "makes follow-ups happen immediately." When you single-hit normally, it does nothing. When you double-hit normally, if you're below the HP threshold, it makes you double-hit before the enemy fights back, then you don't attack at all after their retaliation.
Brave Axe + Desparation makes you hit 4 times before the enemy retaliates IF you double and IF you're below the HP threshold.
James Turner
Nice, thanks! Sounds like Bonfire would probably be Camus' most damaging special then.
Anthony Nelson
Beat it on my 1st try didn't it even notice it boy