List of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon characters

Fire Emblem characters

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This is a character list for the video game Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (remake Shadow Dragon) and by extension, its sequel Mystery of the Emblem (remake Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū), a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The original games are the first and third installments of the Fire Emblem series. For general information about the games see their respective main articles.

The list summarizes the roles of all playable characters (units that can be controlled by the player) and major non-player characters (units that can't be controlled by the player) that appear during the course of the story. Most of these characters appear in all four versions of the story with a few additions or omissions. The original story, featured in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi and Shadow Dragon, is referred to as "Book One" in Monshō no Nazo. The sequel in Monshō no Nazo and Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~ following the same characters, is referred to as "Book Two". Shadow Dragon and Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~ also added short prologues and a few side quests. Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~ also brings back the BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki games as extras.

Playable characters

Recurring

These characters appear in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi and Shadow Dragon. Although the majority also appear in Monshō no Nazo, a few were omitted (though the DS remake Shin Monshou no Nazo would later restore them to the plot). The characters are introduced in the order in which they are first introduced in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi.

Marth

Class: Lord

Marth (マルス, Marusu), the Prince of Altea, is the hero of the game. When the Dolhr Empire attacked his kingdom, he is sent to Talys by his sister Elice. Marth trained alongside Caeda and eventually gathered enough manpower to begin a journey to retake his homeland from the Dolhr Empire and rescue his sister from the evil priest Gharnef. His quest leads him to ally with the Kingdom of Archanea and eventually defeat the Dark Dragon, Medeus. In the conclusion of his quest, Marth prepares to rebuild his kingdom of Altea and takes Caeda as his fiancée.

As his day of marriage with Caeda draws close, Marth is called by an old ally, Hardin, who is now the Emperor of Archanea, to quell a rebellion from Grust. This shocks Marth as General Lang kidnaps two innocent children, Yubello and Yumina, with the intention of executing them under the reasoning that they are descendants of the Grustian royal family. However, Ogma attacks Lang's castle and saves Yubello and Yumina before Lang can kill them. Lang then orders Marth to hunt down Ogma and bring back Yubello and Yumina. Marth disobeys, so Lang informs Hardin and Altea is taken over by the Empire. Outmatched by Hardin's troops, Marth is informed that Gharnef and Medeus may be at work again. He undergoes a trial just as his ancestor Anri did, then eventually retakes his homeland and defeats Hardin, who turned out to be possessed. He later defeats Gharnef and Medeus again and saves the continent. Marth is later crowned the new Emperor of the United Archanea Kingdom.

In both games, Marth never promotes, but his skills are considered stellar even in his base class, making him a well-rounded fighter. Marth is able to wield two unique weapons: the Rapier that heavily damages armored and horseback units, and the holy sword Falchion that is used to slay Medeus in the final battle. He is also given the Archanean royal treasure known as the Fire Emblem, a shield that allows him to open treasure chests. When combined with the five magic spheres (Lightsphere, Starsphere, Darksphere, Geosphere, and Lifesphere), the Fire Emblem turns into the Binding Shield and gives Marth the power to banish Earth Dragons during his second battle with Medeus.

Since Super Smash Bros. Melee, Marth has been a regular participant of the series. He is voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa, reprising his role from the two episode anime. Marth is also a playable character in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. and Fire Emblem Fates through in-game interaction with his corresponding Amiibo figurine. In this game, he is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.

Caeda

Class: Pegasus Knight → Dracoknight, Falcoknight (DS games only)

Caeda^[1] (シーダ, Shiida, also used in the European version and Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Sheeda in the Japanese version) is the pure hearted princess of the Talys Kingdom. She is the childhood friend of Marth and they grew up together. She joins Marth in his quest, staying by his side most of the time and is also responsible of recruiting various people, including Castor, Navarre, Rodger, Jake, and Lorenz, to his cause. She is also the only character who can wield the Wing Spear, a lance with similar effects to Marth's Rapier. In the end of Marth's battle against Medeus, Caeda eventually becomes Marth's fiancee. In Shadow Dragon, her stat growths are mainly focused on her skill and speed, often allowing her to strike twice in battle.

Several years after the battle, Caeda moved to Altea and was welcomed warmly. Unfortunately, shortly after Marth left on request of Emperor Hardin, Altea was attacked and most of it was taken over. Marth's sister Elice surrendered herself so Caeda could escape and reunite with Marth. In the end, she escapes capture and reunites with Marth. She later marries Marth after he becomes Emperor. It is presumed that Fire Emblem Awakening's Chrom, Lissa, Emmeryn and Lucina are her descendants as well as Marth's.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Caeda (translated as Shiida^[2]) appears as a sticker. In the OVA, she is voiced by Sakura Tange.

Jagen

Class: Paladin

Jagen^[3] (ジェイガン, Jeigan) is an old Paladin of Altea, and implied to be the superior to Cain, Abel, and Frey. In the Shadow Dragon prologue, he manages to secure Marth's escape to Talys, though not without cost. He serves as a mentor and protector of Marth throughout his quest despite his old age. In Book Two, Jagen grows older and thus is unable to participate in battle anymore. However, as the Altean tactician Malledus fell into sickness, Jagen takes over his place as Marth's tactician and assists him throughout his new quest. According to Cain's ending, Jagen dies of old age sometime after the war ends.

Jagen started the trend of Fire Emblem characters that starts out extremely strong in the beginning, but suffers extremely low growth throughout the game, for the purpose of protecting weaker characters so they stand a chance in growing more powerful. Characters that function the same as him are often referred as the "Jagen archetype", such as Marcus in Fire Emblem and Sword of Seals, Seth from The Sacred Stones and Titania in Path of Radiance. Jagen is voiced by Seizō Katō in the Fire Emblem OVA.

Cain

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Cain (カイン, Kain) is a loyal knight of Altea and is often seen with his fellow knight Abel. He has the nickname of Crimson Bull. In the Shadow Dragon prologue, he was originally assigned to the war with King Cornelius, but he witnessed Cornelius and his fellow soldiers die at the hands of soldiers from the allied nation of Gra. Cain was the sole survivor of this ordeal, and had managed to return to Altea to tell Jagen and Marth of what had transpired. From then, he loyally follows Marth in his quest and stays with him in the end of his quest.

When Marth left to fulfill Hardin's request, Cain was left in charge of Altea. When the Empire invaded Altea Cain managed to escape and reunite with Marth, once again assisting his quest. In his ending, Cain continues to serve Altea and when Jagen died, he succeeded his position.

Cain, along with Abel, started a trend of Fire Emblem characters consisting two Social Knights/Cavaliers that are often seen together as friends, one of them will specialize more on Strength and HP, and the other specializes on Skill and Speed, and their color scheme are usually red and green (in Cain's case, he wears red). The duo are succeeded by characters such as Alec and Noish from Seisen no Keifu, Sain and Kent from Blazing Sword, Kyle and Forde from the Sacred Stones and Oscar and Kieran from Path of Radiance. Cain's voice actor in the OVA is Nobuyuki Hiyama.

Abel

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Abel (アベル, Aberu) is a friend of Cain and a loyal knight of Altea, nicknamed Black Panther. In the Shadow Dragon prologue, he, along with Frey assists with Marth in escaping out of their home. He helps Marth in his entourage. However, unlike Cain, Abel retired after the quest and opens a shop. Though in his Shadow Dragon ending it is implied that he was about to be married but had cold feet at the last minute, he eventually marries Est, the youngest of Macedon's Pegasus Sisters.

In Book Two, the attack from the Empire forces Abel to return to the military. However, Est was taken hostage and Abel was forced to fight against Altea. When confronted by Marth, Abel regretfully chooses to side with Marth again, knowing the consequence that Est will be executed, although she can be saved if the player rescues Est before talking to Abel. In the end of the battle, Abel vanishes, probably over the guilty feeling that he tried to raise his spear against his lord.

Abel is the 'green' counterpart of Cain, as stated above. He specializes more on Strength and HP, compared with Cain in Skill and Speed. His voice actor in the OVA is Ryotaro Okiayu.

Gordin

Class: Archer → Sniper

Gordin (ゴードン, Gohdon) is a friend of Marth and also joins him in the start of his quest to rescue his sister. He loyally serves Marth and possibly forms a friendship with the Archanean sniper Jeorge. He continues to serve Marth after the end of his quest (though in Shadow Dragon, he was said to have been squired to an Archanean knight).

In Shadow Dragon, Gordin was originally captured by Gra soldiers, who had set him up to be killed by Marth in order to turn the Altean populace against Marth. Marth manages to rescue him, and he stays at his side afterwards. In Book Two, Gordin brings his younger brother Ryan to battle and guide him throughout the battle. He also convinces Jeorge to eventually fight against the now-corrupt Archanean Empire. He still serves Marth after the end of the quest. Gordin is voiced by Akira Ishida in the OVA.

Draug

Class: Knight → General

Draug (ドーガ, Dohga) is a big armored knight in service of Altea. He joins Marth during the start of both of his quests. He is shown to be a good friend to Gordin and the lover of Norne the archer. In artwork and the anime, Draug eventually gets the nerve to ask Norne out with the support of Marth and Gordin. He is voiced by Yasuhiko Kawazu in the OVA.

Wrys

Class: Curate → Bishop

Wrys (not to be confused with Rhys from Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn) is a curate from the island nation of Talys who seeks to join Marth's army. He knows full well that he cannot fight, but he does convince Marth that he will be of use to him. He takes care of orphans in his Shadow Dragon ending: he is originally absent in Book Two because of this, but Shin Monshou no Nazo reveals that he still continues to serve Altea as a healer and tutor for new recruits.

Darros

Class: Pirate → Berserker

Darros (ダロス, Darosu) is a pirate who, tired of his job, persuades Marth to let him join his entourage. In Book Two, Darros can be found with the Earth clan late in the game.

Ogma

Class: Mercenary → Hero

Ogma (オグマ, Oguma) is a hard-edged mercenary. He was a gladiator at first and was drafted to the Talysian army when Caeda stopped several people attempting to punish him. Ogma dedicated his life to be the bodyguard of the princess and is eventually handpicked as the guard of both her and Marth during the latter's quest. In Book Two, Ogma allied with General Lorenz in protecting two Grustian noble children: Yubello and Yumina. He catches up with them and protects them throughout a valley full of brigands, with the help of a mysterious knight named Sirius. Later, he joins up with Marth once more, but vanishes once the whole battle is over.

Ogma is the first character of his namesake archetype, starting with good stats and having good growth rates, making him a fan favorite. There is a possible successor to this trend in Fire Emblem Awakening's Miriel. He is voiced by Jurouta Kosugi in the OVA.

Barst

Class: Fighter → Warrior

Barst (バーツ, Baatsu) is an axe fighter working under Ogma. He is usually accompanied by his companions: Bord and Cord. In the ending to Shadow Dragon, he briefly enlists in the Archanean army, but deserts, presumably becoming a pirate. As such, he does not appear in Book Two (but comes back in Shin Monshou no Nazo). He is voiced by Wataru Takagi in the OVA.

Bord

Class: Fighter → Warrior

Bord (サジ, Saji) is an axe fighter, and is friends with Barst and Cord. In the ending to Shadow Dragon, he becomes a woodcutter renowned for craftsmanship. He does not appear in Book Two but returns in Shin Monshou no Nazo.

Cord

Class: Fighter → Warrior

Cord (マジ, Maji) is an axe fighter, and is friends with Barst and Bord. In the ending to Shadow Dragon, he also becomes a woodcutter, renowned for his efficiency. He does not appear in Book Two but returns in Shin Monshou no Nazo.

Castor

Class: Hunter → Horseman

Castor (カシム, Kashimu) is a poor hunter working to help his sick mother. To that end, he performs mercenary work for anybody who pays, including bandits. He is given the money by Caeda (in Book One) and Marth (in Book Two), and Castor assists them in return. At the end of both quests, he continues to work to help his mother, though at the end of Book Two he encounters fewer difficulties in doing so.

Julian

Class: Thief

Julian (ジュリアン, Jurian) is a former thief of the Soothsire Bandits who fell in love with the priestess Lena, abandoning his thieving ways and rescues her from bandits. Now calling himself the "Ally of Justice", he joins up with Marth and helps him out. In Book Two, Julian reunites with Marth and eventually becomes vital in the final battle as he wakes Lena up from Medeus' mind control. Later, he and Lena stay at Macedon, taking care of orphans. He is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in the OVA.

Lena

Class: Cleric → Bishop

Lena (レナ, Rena) is a cleric who was captured by the Soothsire bandits, and rescued by Julian. She helps out Marth and comes with a rare Warp staff. In the end of the journey, she moved to Macedon. She also seems to have trained another sister in Grust named Maliessa. She and Maliessa are the only characters able to use the Hammerne staff, which fully restores a piece of worn (but not broken) equipment to perfect condition. In Book Two, Lena is kidnapped by Gharnef to be the sacrifice to revive Medeus. However, Julian returns her to her senses and she professes her love for him. She then travels to Macedon and starts an orphanage (Julian will follow if he's not dead). She is voiced by Michiko Neya in the OVA.

Navarre

Class: Mercenary/Myrmidon → Hero/Swordmaster

Navarre^[3] (ナバール,Nabaaru, Nabarl used in the Japanese and the European version) is a stoic mercenary known as the Crimson Swordsman and infamous for his Killing Edge, often working for banditry for unknown reasons. He was first assigned to chase after Lena and Julian, but changes his mind when Caeda asks him to join as he holds a policy to never harm women he encounters. In Book Two, he returns to banditry again and encounters the dancer Fina. After hearing that the Altean army approaches him, Navarre once again defects and protects Fina along the way. He helps Marth out of respect from the last quest, but once again vanishes once the quest is over.

Navarre also started a trend of Fire Emblem characters as a dangerous but recruitable enemy who comes with something that increases Critical rate, such as the Killing Edge. His character archetype later evolves into the Myrmidon class in latter Fire Emblem games (accordingly, he himself was changed to a Myrmidon in Shadow Dragon). In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Navarre (translated as Nabaaru^[2]) appears as a sticker. He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in the OVA and Drama CD.

Hardin

Class: Cavalier → Paladin (Book One); Emperor (Book Two)

Hardin (ハーディン, Haadin), nicknamed Coyote by his fellow knights in the Wolfguard, is the younger brother of the King of Aurelis. He is the leader of the rebellion army protecting Aurelis from Dolhr and is assigned to guard Princess Nyna of Archanea. A just and honorable man, he also helps out Marth in his quest. In the end of Shadow Dragon, Nyna proposes to Hardin, and Hardin ascends to the Archanean throne following their marriage.

However, she did not love him the way he loved her. When he found out, he was struck with grief and locked himself in a room. Gharnef posed as a merchant and offered him the Darksphere, which consumed Hardin's soul and transformed him into a twisted man. He changes the Empire into an iron-fisted one, spreading terror throughout the land. Marth eventually defeats him, but is unable to save his life in the process. In his dying breath, Hardin thanks Marth for freeing his soul and asks him to watch over Nyna. As an Emperor, Hardin has maxed stats and wields the lance Gradivus. The Emperor class makes a reappearance in Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu. Hardin gets mentioned, albeit without his name being said, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, when Solid Snake initiates a Codec conversation regarding Marth.

Nyna

Class: Bishop (Book Two only)

Nyna (ニーナ, Niina) is the Princess of Archanea. She was the only member of the royal family of Archanea left when the Dolhr Empire invaded, having witness the heads of her close family mounted upon pikes before the castle gates as a sign of Dolhr's victory (in Shadow Dragon, it was said that their bodies were hung). Fortunately, she was protected by the Grustian Black Knight Camus, who eventually handed her over to the Kingdom of Aurelis for her safety. Assisted by Hardin, she joins up with Marth and eventually accompanies him in his quest. She does not fight, but she aids Marth by handing him the Archanean royal treasure, the Fire Emblem. Unfortunately, Marth's quest leads him to fight against Camus, in which he was presumably slain. Nyna is struck with grief when she hears of this, and she tells Marth the story of Artemis' Curse, a hex on the Fire Emblem that makes it both the end of war and the end of love.

In Book Two, Nyna was forced to make a choice on who was to be the new emperor of Archanea. One of the choices was Marth, but as he was also a good friend of Caeda (having managed to convince Marth to profess his love for her) and did not want to break her heart, she picked Hardin instead. Due to this, she could only show platonic love to Hardin, which in turn shattered his heart and later turned him over the dark side. Nyna blamed herself for Hardin's fall to darkness. Before she was taken by Gharnef to be sacrificed for Medeus' revival, she managed to entrust the Fire Emblem to her apprentice Linde and orders her to give it to Marth. In the end, Camus, having survived and taking the identity of the masked knight Sirius, wakes her up from Medeus' mind control. Afterwards, she abandons the kingdom and vanishes, presumably following Sirius. Nyna appears in both books, but is only playable in Book Two.

Wolf

Class: Horseman

Wolf (ウルフ, Urufu) is the head of the Wolfguard, Hardin's loyal elite force. He serves Hardin loyally without question, even when he has gone mad. As such, he is a playable character only in Book One, and is an unrecruitable enemy in Book Two. He returns to the playable scene in Shin Monshou no Nazo.

Sedgar

Class: Horseman

Sedgar^[3] (ザガロ, Zagaro) is the second-in-command of the Wolfguard. Like Wolf and Vyland, he is not recruitable in Book Two but can be convinced to join in Shin Monshou no Nazo by Vyland. Sedgar is known for his extremely high growths in Shadow Dragon.

Vyland

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Vyland (ビラク, Biraku) is also a member of the Wolfguard, loyally serving Hardin. In Book Two, he is not a recruitable foe, as he does not realize that Gharnef has corrupted Hardin. In Shin Monshou no Nazo, Roshea can convince Vyland to rejoin him.

Roshea

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Roshea (ロシェ, Roshe) is a member of the Wolfguard. Unlike Wolf, Sedgar, and Vyland, Roshea was doubtful whether Hardin was himself or not after his fall to madness, but sticks with his friends. Afterwards, however, Roshea once again joins Marth in trying to wake Hardin up, though he fails. In the end, he settled in a town and often offers a prayer for Hardin's soul. In Shin Monshou no Nazo, Roshea has a chance to regain his fellow Wolfguard by revealing Gharnef's influence in Hardin's downfall to Vyland, who can in turn convince Sedgar and Wolf.

Matthis

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Matthis (マチス, Machisu) is the lazy big brother of Lena, who abhors fighting but somehow does it to make a living. He is persuaded by Lena to join Marth. He somehow has a certain dislike towards the idea of Lena dating a thief like Julian, and he does not get along with him at first. By the second book, however, he puts aside his dislike towards Julian and they work together to rescue Lena. Once again, he is working for the enemy and needs Julian to convince him to help.

Merric

Class: Mage → Sage

Merric (マリク, Mariku) is an Altean noble. He held a crush towards Marth's sister Elice, and in order to protect her, he studied magic in Khadein under Wendell. He inherits the magic Excalibur and returns just in time to help Marth save Elice. He later returns to Khadein. In the second book, Merric was caught in a fight against his rival Ellerean and was almost killed, until he was saved. He later wakes Elice up from Medeus' mind control. Later, he moves to the capital of Archanea with Elice and teaches magic there.

Merric's main weapon is the Excalibur spell. It can only be wielded by male magic users, but he can use it at a lower tome skill level. This spell is highly effective against flying enemies but still causes a lot of damage to ground based enemies, doing the same base damage as Thoron. It also raises the user's critical hit rate by a long way, but is still ineffective against Gharnef.

Rickard

Class: Thief

Rickard (リカード, Rikaado) is a little thief who is rather impressed with Julian, his "god-brother". He follows him everywhere, causing him troubles, and also joining Marth in the way. In the end of every quest, however, he returns to the life of thievery.

Wendell

Class: Sage

Wendell (ウェンデル, Wenderu) is a wise sage from Khadein. He taught both Merric and Ellerean, but while he picks Ellerean as his successor, he gave Excalibur to Merric, which causes Ellerean to resent Merric. Wendell was caught by the Empire but is rescued by Marth. In the second book, Wendell is sent by Gotoh to inform Marth about the Zodiac stones, but is caught in Grust. He is freed by Marth and joins him in his quest again.

Bantu

Class: Manakete

Bantu (バヌトゥ, Banutu) is an elderly Manakete who took pity on the Divine Dragon Tiki, who was forced to constantly sleep lest she'd go insane. He was able to free her and keep her sanity intact, and Tiki looked up to him with great affection. He is separated from her in Book One and joins up with Marth to save her. In Book Two, he is once again separated from Tiki upon Gotoh's orders, and he eventually meets up with Marth to help him again.

Caesar

Class: Mercenary → Hero

Caesar (シーザー, Shiizaa) is a mercenary residing in the port town of Warren. He joins Marth and helps him getting over the ambush of the Dolhr Empire from there. In his Shadow Dragon ending, he mysteriously disappears, and is originally absent for Book Two until Shin Monshō no Nazo.

Radd

Class: Mercenary/Myrmidon → Hero/Swordmaster

Radd (ラディ, Radi) is Caesar's companion. He was changed from a mercenary to a myrmidon for Shadow Dragon, similar to Navarre. In his Shadow Dragon ending, he is said to have fallen in love. He is originally absent from Book Two, ostensibly to pursue love, until Shin Monshō no Nazo.

Roger

Class: Knight → General

Roger (ロジャー, Rojaa) is a knight from Grust. He falls for Caeda and decides to fight with her. He was omitted in Monshō no Nazo, but returns in the DS remake.

Minerva

Class: Dracoknight

Minerva (ミネルバ, Mineruba) is the Princess of Macedon who leads the Whitewing Sisters Palla, Catria, and Est, and wields the axe Hauteclere. She resents the idea of allying with the Dolhr Empire, but since her little sister Maria was held hostage, she had no choice but to do their bidding. When Marth rescues Maria, Minerva abandons Macedon and joins Marth, whom she flirts with in the first game. She eventually encounters her brother Michalis in battle and presumably kills him.

Though her Shadow Dragon ending suggests that she did not desire the throne despite the Macedonian populace wanting her to be queen, Book Two reveals that Minerva took over Macedon's throne and had tried to rebuild it. However, she lacked Michalis' leadership and it spurred a rebellion that got her caught. She was rescued by Michalis and taken to Khadein, so she could reunite with Marth and help him in his quest. After the war, Minerva renounces her royal status and works in Lena's monastery.

Maria

Class: Cleric → Bishop

Maria (マリア, Maria) is the younger sister of Minerva and Michalis of Macedon. She is a cleric, and became one to serve her people. When Michalis becomes King of Macedon, he asks Maria to become Dolhr's hostage so that Dolhr won't invade Macedon and kill the citizens. Maria agrees to protect her people, but she was really taken as a hostage so that Minerva wouldn't rebel against Michalis and Macedon and thus get Maria killed. Maria realizes that she has been lied to, and Marth rescues her to Minerva's gratitude. Maria then assists Marth for the rest of his quest and helps defeat her older brother Michalis. In Shadow Dragon, she is capable of using the unit-reviving Aum Staff since she is a princess.

After the war, Maria tremendously helped Michalis to recover from his wounds. However, she is soon after captured by Gharnef, hypnotized, and was to be sacrificed to Medeus until Minerva wakes her from Gharnef's hypnotism. Maria then assists in the defeat of Medeus again. After the wars, she cares for orphans at a monastery.

Jeorge

Class: Sniper

Jeorge (ジョルジュ, Joruju) is an archer from Archanea. He later helps out Marth in his quest, and possibly forms a friendship with the archer Gordin. When Hardin takes the throne in Book Two, Jeorge is promoted and given the Parthia Bow. However, he is put on the same group with General Lang, whom he despises for treating people like slaves. He also somehow realizes that Hardin was acting abnormally. Gordin later convinces him to abandon Archanea and join Marth's group. Unable to stand the atrocities any longer, Jeorge does so. In the end of the quest, he founds the "Archanean Rangers" to protect the land.

Linde

Class: Mage → Sage

Linde (リンダ, Rinda) is the daughter of Miloah and one of Gotoh's best students along with Gharnef, thus enabling her to use the powerful Aura spell. She was targeted by Gharnef's men and so disguised herself as a boy, but she was later kidnapped by bandits. Marth frees her and Linde decides to join him to fight and avenge her father. She later moves to Archanea and becomes Nyna's most trusted advisor. When Hardin falls into madness in Book Two, Nyna entrusts the Fire Emblem to Linde, and she joins up with Marth to help him out. She later returns to Archanea, where she seems to have found an idol. Her ending hints that she is trying to make herself more beautiful, possibly for the said idol.

Jake

Class: Ballistician (Book One); Warrior (Book Two, DS games only)

Jake (ジェイク, Jeiku) is a ballistician for Grust, who is in love with the merchant woman Anna. Marth manages to convince him to defect and join his cause. In his ending in Shadow Dragon, Jake helps rebuild the continent, though he expresses interest in travelling to far-off continents with Anna. He did not originally appear in Book Two, but returns as a playable unit in Shin Monshō no Nazo as a warrior. He appears in Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu and Fire Emblem as a non-playable character, ostensibly representing his travels.

Midia

Class: Paladin

Midia (ミディア, Midia) is a Paladin of Archanea, lover of the swordsman Astram. She is first held prisoner by Dolhr's forces in the castle, but was rescued by Marth and joins him. In Book Two, after she joins Marth, it is said that Midia leads a rebellion against Hardin. Her rebellion was crushed and she was about to be executed until Marth once again rescues her. This concept of a blue haired female Paladin (Midia) paired with the blond haired male Hero (Astram) later gets revisited in Blazing Sword, in form of Isadora and Harken.

Tomas

Class: Archer → Sniper

Tomas (トーマス, Tohmasu) is an archer serving under Midia and Sedgar's younger brother. He is imprisoned together with her and joins Marth with her as well. He vanishes after the battle ends.

Dolph

Class: Knight → General

Dolph (トムス, Tomusu), a knight, is also Midia's subordinate. He also joins after being freed. He retires after the battle ends.

Macellan

Class: Knight → General

Macellan (ミシェラン, Misheran), another knight, is also Midia's subordinate. He looks very similar to Dolph, and also tags along with Midia. After the end of the battle, he retires as well.

Boah

Class: Bishop

Boah (ボア, Boa) is an Archanean advisor. He is imprisoned alongside Midia and joins Marth in his quest. In Book Two, Boah plays a part in Hardin's ascension. However, as he is too concentrated on Archanea's reconstruction, he failed to notice Hardin's feelings about Nyna, thus he admitted to Marth that it was also his fault that Hardin fell into madness. He is presumed to have died after telling Marth what happens.

Beck

Class: Ballistician (Book One); Horseman (Book Two, DS games only)

Beck (ベック, Bekku) is another Ballastician from Grust, who joins with Marth to defeat the legendary Wooden Cavalry. He eventually retires to a frontier town, where he single-handedly defeats a group of rebels when they surrender at the sight of his ballista. In Shin Monshō no Nazo, he returns to Marth's army as a Horseman.

Palla

Class: Pegasus Knight → Dracoknight, Falcoknight (DS games only)

Palla^[3] (パオラ, Paora) is the eldest of the pegasus-riding Whitewing Sisters of Macedon under Minerva. She loyally serves her, and eventually joins Marth. She has a crush on the knight Abel, who ends up marrying her sister, Est. Burying her unrequited feelings, Palla focuses on rebuilding Macedon. When Macedon fell, Palla once again joins Marth, also protecting Julian who went to search for Lena in the time being. She still holds feelings towards Abel on that time, but once again buries her feelings to work on restoring Macedon after the war. Palla also appears in Fire Emblem Gaiden.

Catria

Class: Pegasus Knight → Dracoknight, Falcoknight (DS games only)

Catria^[3] (カチュア, Kachua) is the second of the Whitewing Sisters of Macedon, and is the one who often converses with Marth during her missions, and helps him out in his quest. She is also said to have known the hunter Warren. After the war, she rebuilds Macedon with Minerva and Palla. When the rebellion occurs, Catria escapes and meets up with Marth, informing him about the rebellion. She also convinces Warren to join Marth. Catria also appears in Fire Emblem Gaiden.

Astram

Class: Hero

Astram^[3] (アストリア, Asutoria) is a knight of Archanea, the lover of Midia. He is forced to join the Dolhr forces under his ruler's orders. However, Midia manages to convince him to join Marth. On Hardin's ascension, Astram is promoted and rewarded with the sword Mercurius. Despite Hardin's fall to madness, Astram continues to serve him, on the basis of serving Archanea. He somehow resents Jeorge after he betrays Archanea, but Jeorge manages to convince him to abandon Archanea. Astram complies, but swears to make Jeorge pay if he turns out to be lying (which he wasn't).

Arran

Class: Paladin

Arran^[3] (アラン, Aran) (not to be confused with Alan from Fūin no Tsurugi or Aran from Radiant Dawn) is an elite knight from Altea who went into hiding after Dolhr's take over. He can join Marth, but recruiting him bars the option of recruiting Samson, since he hides in a village which is constantly conflicting with its neighboring village in which Samson is located. Regardless, Arran is later able to return to the ranks of the Altean Knights. In Book Two, Arran takes over Jagen's position as the protector of the new recruits in battle. However, he is currently struck with sickness, which makes his prowess not as good as his previous one (thus making him the Jagen archetype for Book Two). After the end of the war, he finally succumbs to the illness and dies.

Samson

Class: Hero

Samson (サムソン, Samuson) is an ex-gladiator, now working as a mercenary. Marth may opt to recruit him in the first book, but it bars the recruitment of Arran, due to the reasons stated above. Samson later returns as a mercenary for hire after the war ends. In Book Two, Samson was hired by the Princess of Gra, Sheema. He grew attached to the Princess and accompanies her most of the time, not caring about money like usual. When Sheema decides to join Marth, Samson declared that his role as protector is over and he will leave, but Sheema pleads him not to go and he decides to stay and protect her. In the end of the war, instead of going back to the mercenary work, Samson settles in Archanea, possibly with Sheema.

Xane

Class: Freelancer

Xane^[3] (チェイニー, Cheinii) is a rare Manakete individual. His personality is effeminate and he likes to play jokes. He lost his power to morph into Dragons, but instead is able to transform into a copy of another person (although he can't transform into Manaketes). He is a carefree person and has a dislike towards humans, but after being rescued by and travelling with Marth, he considers him different and worth trusting. In Book Two, he works under Gotoh and acts as a guide for Marth in his quest to reach Gotoh and follow his ancestor Anri. In the end, though, he once again vanishes.

Tiki

Class: Manakete

Tiki (チキ, Chiki) is the Princess of Manakete, daughter of the Divine Dragon Naga. Her power is so tremendous that if she goes wild, the world will be destroyed. For that, Gotoh put her to an eternal sleep. A Manakete named Bantu took pity on her and awakened Tiki, who called him "Ban-Ban" out of affection as she was shown the beauty of the outside world. Tiki was later separated from Bantu and hypnotized by Gharnef to fight against Marth. After Bantu snaps her back to her senses, Tiki joins Marth and develops a strong attachment for him by calling him "Mar-Mar". She can battle and possibly defeat Medeus if she is trained well enough.

After the battle, Tiki went to the Ice Dragon temple with Gotoh, who put her to sleep again out of fear that she could destroy the whole world if she went wild. However, she suffered due to constant nightmares. Eventually, Gotoh entrusts her safety to Marth after he acquires the Lightsphere, which later enables Tiki to live freely with humans. After the battle, she takes residence in Archanea. Tiki returns in Fire Emblem Awakening, still alive after many centuries but still as youthful as ever.

Est

Class: Pegasus Knight → Dracoknight, Falcoknight (DS games only)

Est (エスト, Esuto) is the youngest of the Whitewing Sisters of Macedon under Minerva. Unlike Palla and Catria, she was late to join as she had to fly out and recover the sword Mercurius. In her ending in Shadow Dragon, she falls in love with a knight of Altea; in Book Two it is revealed to be Abel. In Book Two, after settling in Altea, Est is captured by the Archanean forces to force Abel into fight against Marth. She once again fights alongside Marth once rescued. She vanishes after the war, however, possibly following Abel.

Est jumpstarts another trend of Fire Emblem character archetype, as a character who joins rather late in the game and with low initial stats, but should the player give the character enough attention and experience points, the character will turn out very powerful as they have very good growth rates (essentially the reverse of the Jagen archetype). She has possible successors in this regard in Nino in Fire Emblem, L'Arachel in The Sacred Stones and Astrid in Path of Radiance.

Est also appears in Fire Emblem: Gaiden in which she is kidnapped by pirates. Celica helps Palla and Catria rescue her, and they all stay to help her and Alm to victory before returning to Archanea. Gaiden introduces the Whitewings' special Triangle Attack, in which two sisters flank an enemy from the sides while the third strikes for a guaranteed critical hit. Almost every Fire Emblem game since Gaiden has included the Triangle Attack as a technique shared by three closely related units (usually being Pegasus Knights or its variants).

Lorenz

Class: General

Lorenz (ロレンス, Rorensu) is a great general of Grust. He is also an acquaintance of Caeda's father. The King of Grust, however, was a weak man and sided with Dolhr out of fear, which infuriated Lorenz. Caeda manages to persuade him to join Marth and his army on the claim that it would be the best move for his country to betray his king and end Grust's involvement with the war. In Book Two, Lorenz protects the King's children, Yumina and Yubello, from the Archanean Empire. He is severely wounded by the time Marth reaches him, but rather than fight his old ally, Lorenz takes his own life.

Elice

Class: Cleric → Bishop

Elice (エリス, Erisu) is Marth's older sister. When the Dolhr Empire attacked Altea, she teleported Marth away (in Shadow Dragon, she instead convinces Marth to escape when their castle is under attack) and was taken by Gharnef, who wants her to revive Medeus using her resurrection power, the Aum Staff. Marth eventually frees her and she joins Marth in defeating Medeus. In Book Two, she offers herself as a hostage so Caeda can escape and rejoin Marth. She is later taken to Gharnef and is almost sacrificed to revive Medeus, but she regains her own self by Merric, who is in love with her. Later, she moves to Archanea with Merric.

Gotoh

Class: Sage

Gotoh^[3] (ガトー, Gatoh) is a famous archsage. He had two pupils: Miloah and Gharnef, both students striving for justice, but since Miloah was more caring towards people, Gotoh picked him as the successor and gave him the Aura spell. Out of jealousy, Gharnef created the Imhullu spell, and its power twisted his soul. Ever since then, Gotoh keeps watching over Gharnef's actions and hopes someone will stop him. That someone happens to be Marth, descendant of the hero Anri. Gotoh assists Marth in his quest, giving him advice from time to time. Gotoh appears in both books, but is playable only in Book One and only in the final chapter. In Shadow Dragon, he will not join Marth at all if Nagi was recruited in the hidden chapter preceding the final one.

Gotoh is the founder of his own Fire Emblem character archetype, as someone who joins very late and is very powerful, possibly so that unprepared players may stand a chance in finishing the game. He is succeeded in this archetype by characters such as Athos in Fire Emblem, Giffca from Path of Radiance and Caineghis in Radiant Dawn.

In Monshō no Nazo

The following list of characters only appear in the Super Famicom game, Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo and its DS remake.

Luke

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Luke (ルーク, Ruuku) is the third of the Altean new recruits. Like Rodie, he has a crush for Cecile.

Rodie

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Rodie (ロディ, Rodi) is a new Altean Knight. He accompanies Marth in the beginning of his second quest. He has feelings for Cecile.

Cecile

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Cecile (セシル, Seshiru) is a female Knight from Altea, also a new recruit. She is also one of Marth's early followers. Luke and Rodie both like her.

Ryan

Class: Archer → Sniper

Ryan (ライアン, Raian) is Gordin's little brother. He follows his brother accompanying and helping Marth in his quest.

Maliessa

Class: Cleric → Bishop

Maliessa (マリーシア, Mariishia) is a priestess in training under Lena. She lived near Grust with an old woman, and when Marth approached her village, the old woman hid her true age so she wouldn't be captured. After learning that Marth comes in good terms, she comes out from hiding and helps Marth out. Unfortunately, she did not finish her training and vanishes after the war ends. She is the only character besides Lena able to use the Hammerne staff.

Warren

Class: Hunter → Horseman

Warren (ウォレン, Woren) is an ex-knight from Macedon and a close friend of Catria. Due to Minerva's new reformation of retiring the Knights, Warren became a hunter. He is hired by the rebellion, but Catria convinces him to join Marth. In the end, he returns as a hunter.

Sirius

Class: Paladin

Sirius (シリウス, Shiriusu) is a mysterious knight who seems to be only wandering, lending his help to those who needs it. He always wears a mask to cover his face. It is later revealed that he is actually the former General Camus of Grust (though he denies this to anyone who asks); it is due to this reason that he managed to snap Nyna out of her mind control from Medeus. After the war, he vanishes.

Yubello

Class: Mage → Sage

Yubello (ユベロ, Yubero) is the son of the King of Grust. He is timid and easily scared, but tries his best to protect his sister Yumina. He is under the care of Lorenz after the death of the King. However, he and Yumina are held by General Lang until Ogma rescues them. He later joins up with Marth. In the end, he studies in Altea.

Yumina

Class: Cleric → Bishop

Yumina (ユミナ, Yumina) is the daughter of the King of Grust and is the only person able to use the Rescue Staff. Unlike her brother, she is more impulsive and hotheaded. After seeing Lorenz's sacrifice, she refuses Marth's company and accuses him as Lorenz's murderer until she and Yubello are taken by Lang. They are rescued by Ogma and eventually Yumina accepts Marth's company. In the end, she studies in Archanea.

Samuto

Class: Mercenary/Myrmidon → Hero/Swordmaster

Samuto (サムトー, Samutoh) is a mercenary who was an acquaintance of Ogma. His look resembles Navarre and he often impersonates him. Lang fell for his impersonation skill and hired him. Samuto is later recruited to Marth's ranks. After the war, he vanishes, still fooling other people to think he is Navarre. Like with Navarre, he is retconned into a Myrmidon in Shin Monsho no Nazo.

Fina

Class: Dancer

Fina (フィーナ, Fiina) is a stray dancer and Navarre's fiance. She was accosted with thieves when she met Navarre, who in turn protects her. Despite her dancing skills, however, her personality somehow irritates Navarre. She vanished after the war with him.

Ellerean

Class: Mage → Sage

Ellerean (エルレーン, Erurein) is a pupil of Wendell and classmate to Merric. When Wendell handed Excalibur to Merric, Ellerean was infuriated, thinking that his master choose a successor from a foreign country, one that betrayed the Empire as well. For that, Ellerean challenged Merric to a duel over the right of being the successor of Wendell's teaching. Wendell manages to stop him, telling him that he's walking the same path of Gharnef, and that even though he handed Excalibur to Merric, he still considers Ellerean as his successor. Realizing his mistake, Ellerean makes amends with Merric and joins Marth in his quest. He later succeeds Wendell in the end of the war.

Sheema

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Sheema (シーマ, Shiima) is the daughter of the King of Gra, Jiol. Unlike her father, however, Sheema is a woman of honor. Due to that, she dislikes her father for his siding with the Dolhr Empire and instead went to hiding in Archanea. After Jiol's death and Hardin's ascension, the Emperor has Sheema sent back to Gra, which garners the support of her people. She also hires the mercenary Samson and somehow grows attached with him. She joins Marth on the condition that he does not kill any of her Gra soldiers, and she also convinces Samson to stay with her (but they will all turn on Marth if any of the soldiers are killed by friendly-fire). At the end of the war, she abdicates Gra to Altea and settles in Archanea, possibly with Samson.

Michalis

Class: Dracoknight

Michalis (ミシェイル, Misheiru) is the ambitious leader of Macedon. He is eager to prove that Macedon is the strongest nation in Archanea and have the right to conquer the land, thus he agreed to ally with the Dolhr's Empire. His father protested and in retaliation, Michalis killed him. He originally planned to fight Dolhr once Macedon was the most powerful nation but he lost sight of the goal the longer he worked with them. He is, however, tolerant with Gotoh, who keeps warning him that he is walking to the path of destruction. He finally faces his sister Minerva in battle and is badly wounded.

His other sister Maria tended him with utmost care and it healed his soul. When he hears that Maria has vanished, he works alone to try to search her, also rescuing Minerva and sending her to join Marth. In the end, he manages to steal the Starlight spell from Gharnef but is badly wounded. Despite this, he lives long enough to give the spell book to Marth before finally succumbing to his wounds and dying. In Shin Monshō no Nazo, Michalis can possibly survive and join Marth at the chapter's end if Minerva is alive and able to reach him in time.

In BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki

These characters were introduced in the game BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki, the chapters of which were later incorporated into the DS remake of Shin Monshou no Nazo.

Malice

Class: Mercenary/Myrmidon → Hero/Swordmaster

Malice (マリス Marisu) is a tomboyish mercenary who travels with her father, Dice.^[4] Frequently poor due to her father's gambling habits, Malice is easily taken advantage of when she offers her services for minuscule prices. As he gathers a team to help him rob the Archanian palace after Dolhr's invasion, Rickard recruits her to join his team for a mundane fee of 500 gold. She is featured as a hidden SpotPass character in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Dice

Class: Fighter → Warrior

Dice is Malice's father and an axe fighter. He is a habitual gambler and frequently wastes all his money on games of chance. As a result, they are frequently poor and unable to even afford food, and so they take whatever mercenary jobs they can get no matter how little the pay.

Frost

Class: Bishop

Frost is a Bishop from Macedon, where he lives with his loving family. He is pressured to support a corrupt Macedonian general when it invades Aurelis, but is convinced by Minerva and Hardin to turn against him.

Belf, Leiden, and Robert

Class: Cavalier → Paladin (Belf and Leiden); Horseman (Robert)

Camus's loyal soldiers in the Sable Order. Having accompanied Camus as he protected Nyna, they have since taken his chivalry to heart and fight in the name of justice while hoping that their former commander is still alive.

In Shadow Dragon

These characters were introduced in the second remake, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. All of these characters except for Frey and Norne are introduced in secret side-story missions, which are only accessible if enough characters are killed permanently (or, in Nagi's case, if Marth does not have Tiki or the Falchion).

Frey

Class: Cavalier → Paladin

Frey (フレイ, Furei) is another loyal knight of Altea. Very little is mentioned about him in Book One, other than that he is a loyal knight of Altea. In the Prologue chapters of Shadow Dragon, Marth is forced to send one of his men out as a decoy to distract enemy forces while he escapes. Though any unit at this point can be chosen, Frey is considered the canonical sacrifice (he does not appear in Hard Mode, as it skips the Prologue chapters).

It is shown that he survived in Shin Monshō no Nazo, and he has since recovered and resumed his service to Altea.

Norne

Class: Archer → Sniper

Norne (ノルン, Norun) is an archer in an Altean village who volunteers her service to Marth and also has some connection to Draug. She only appears if the player has lost two or more characters in the prologue, possibly to keep the player's early character count from dipping too low and having a disadvantage early on. In fact, the minimum number of characters a player will have after finishing the prologue is four: herself, Marth, Draug and Caeda.

Athena

Class: Myrmidon → Swordmaster

Athena (アテナ, Atena) is a swordswoman from a foreign country. A group of villagers originally found her unconscious, adrift at sea. They rescued her and took her to the village, where she was nurse back to health. When bandits attack the village, Athena helps to protect it until Marth arrives, and she decides to join him afterwards. She tends to speak in third-person, as well as in a thick accent, a combination which results in such phrases as: "Ve are a voman. Vun Voman!"

Horace

Class: General

Horace (ホルス, Horusu) is a general of Archanea who was forced by the Dolhr army to betray Archeanea, lest they harm the Archeanean people. He would not let the people he cared about he harmed, even if it meant he would be a traitor, and so he accepted. When Marth arrives to stop him, the locals plea to Marth to spare Horace, as he was only trying to protect them. When the Archeanean League kills the man controlling Horace, Horace surrenders and tells Marth to kill him as punishment for his treason. However, Nyna instead orders Horace to fight with them as an act of redemption. After the war, Nyna gives Horace a full pardon and he resumes his service to House Archeanea.

Etzel

Class: Sorcerer

Etzel (エッツェル, Ettseru) is a bespectacled sorcerer that had been married to a woman named Ursula. She was killed in an attack by Dolhr, and all that remained of her was their wedding ring. Etzel is captured and later made to fight against Marth because the warden has his ring. After Marth's group kills the commander, they notice the ring and Etzel explains what it means to him. He then accompanies Marth until the war ends, after which he continues travelling the world.

Ymir

Class: Warrior

Ymir (ユミル, Yumiru) is an ogre warrior from Grust. Because of his inhuman size, he was outcast from society everywhere he went. However, he eventually found a village where he was accepted and he decided to fight to protect its people. After Marth defeated Grust, a rebellion of Grustian soldiers fooled Ymir into thinking they were on his side in protecting the villagers, although their real intention was to use the surrounding area as a battlefield to stop Marth. Upon realizing that he had been fooled, Ymir hid the villagers in a cave and guarded the entrance from the rebellion. When Marth arrives to stop the rebellion he meets Ymir and tells him the same story the Grustian soldiers told him: that they are attempting to protect the villagers. Ymir believes that he is attempting to fool him into falling for the same trick twice, so he does not trust him. However, when Marth puts an end to the Grustian rebellion, Ymir apologizes for his distrust and joins him.

Nagi

Class: Manakete

Nagi (ナギ, Nagi) is a female Manakete that was put to sleep due to her extreme power. It is suggested that she is a reincarnation of Naga, the Divine Dragon and father of Tiki. Nagi will join if Tiki had died earlier (or was never recruited) and the Falchion is not in Marth's possession, as a weaker version of the Falchion is given to Marth by Nagi (a workaround exists for reviving Tiki and keeping the stronger version of the Falchion while recruiting Nagi). However, if Nagi is recruited, Gotoh will not join the fight against Medeus.

In Hikari to Kage no Eiyū

These characters were introduced in the remake, Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~.

Avatar (My Unit)

Class: Varies

A youth of Altea who volunteers to join the Altean Knights. The Avatar is a customizable character known as the Hero of Shadow, and is appointed as Marth's personal bodyguard after an attempt on his life by assassins. The Avatar's default name is Kris.^[4]

Katarina

Class: Sage

Katarina is a purple haired girl who joins the Altean Knights along with the Avatar and aspires to be a Tactician.^[4] She is in actuality a traitor. Her true name is Eine, and she has been sent by Eremiya to assassinate Marth. Her attempt is easily thwarted, and she can later be convinced by the Avatar to join Marth's army and redeem herself.

Non-playable characters

Major characters appearing over the course of all the games in the Archania storyline, but cannot be controlled by the player.

King Cornelius

King Cornelius (コーネリウス, Kouneriusu) is the father to Marth and Elice, and the ruler of Altea. He wielded the sword Falchion against Dolhr, but is betrayed and killed by King Jiol of Gra, after which Gharnef steals the Falchion. Cain is witness to this, and returns to tell Marth as he flees Altea for the safety of Talys. He is married to Liza, who was killed by the Manakete Morzas as Marth fled the castle.

Malledus

Malledus (モロドフ, Morodofu) is the confident to Cornelius, who takes Marth under his wing. Though he wanted to stay with Elice, he is convinced to remain at Marth's side. Over time, Malledus becomes Marth's trusted tactician. In Book Two, he is retired due to age and sickness, and Jagen takes up his role as tactician.

Anna

Anna (アンナ, Anna) is the lover of Jake and owns the VIP-exclusive secret shops hidden through Archanea. She also appears in Shin Monshō no Nazo to guide the player through creating the Avatar and to introduce special tutorials.

She is the only character to appear in every game in the Fire Emblem series, with the exception of Fire Emblem Gaiden. Anna operates the secret shops in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, Shadow Dragon, and Monshō no Nazo, and has a speaking role in Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu. In Fire Emblem, she appears in the multiplayer portions of the game and gives the player advice in one of the chapters. In both Fire Emblem and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, she appears in the menus in mutliplayer mode and the Suspend menu. In Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, she hosts the in-game tutorial. She also appears in Fire Emblem Awakening: this game marks her first playable appearance in the series.

Camus

Camus (カミュ, Kamyu) is the leader of the Sable Order^[3] from Grust. He wields the legendary lance Gradivus. Despite his liege's decision to ally with Dolhr, he obeyed his country and fought for its honor. He also protected Nyna from Archanea and sent her to Aurelis, also falling in love with her. Unfortunately, he eventually encountered Marth in battle and was thought to be dead in the ensuing battle.

In reality, however, he survived but lost his memories and washed ashore onto the continent of Valentia, the setting of Fire Emblem Gaiden. Taking the name Zeke, he found a new life serving the kingdom of Rigel but was forced against his will into fighting the war with Zofia when Teeta, the kindly woman who helped him recover, was held hostage. He joins Alm's army after Teeta is rescued and he recognizes Alm as the hero his king spoke of. After the war, he regains his memories but keeps it a secret from Teeta as he continues his relationship with her.

In Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, Camus returns to Archanea as Sirius, a mysterious masked knight, and joins the Altean army. Though he keeps his identity secret to all, Camus reveals himself to Nyna in order to break Medeus's mind-control over her. He vanishes after the war ends, though it is implied that he returns to Valentia to be with Teeta.

Camus is playable in BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki, in a mission where he must protect Nyna with help from Grust's Sable Order.

Miloah

Miloah is the influential leader of Khadein and a student of Gotoh. He was chosen by Gotoh to receive the Aura spell, but was murdered and overthrown by his jealous fellow student Gharnef. His daughter Linde manages to survive. Miloah is never seen in-game and is only mentioned, though he and the Aura spell are clearly famous. Aura can only be used by Miloah, Linde, Gotoh, and female magic users. This spell cannot damage Gharnef but is nonetheless intensely powerful (doing even more damage than Excalibur), though it also has a much lower chance of scoring a critical hit and has no bonus effects.

King Jiol

King Jiol (ジオル, Jioru) is the corrupt and cowardly king of Gra. Though he and his country of Gra are allies of Altea, he betrays them and sides with Medeus out of cowardice. Jiol dies at the hands of Altea. He is succeeded by Sheema, the daughter of his second wife.

Lang

Lang is a corrupt general of the Archanian empire who oppresses Grust and Macedon. He is known for kidnapping young girls, putting children into slavery and being cruel to the elderly. He planned to execute Yumina and Yubello, the heirs of Grust, but they were thankfully saved by Ogma. He is eventually slain by Marth. He uses a modified portrait of Jiol.

Ryuke

Ryuke is a rebellious General from Macedon who overthrew and captured Minerva in Book Two. Before he combated Marth, Michalis requested he give Minerva to him. He complied only because Michalis threatened him. Afterwards, he is defeated by the Altean army.

Eremiya

Eremiya (エレミヤ, Eremiya) is the leader of the assassins who are assigned to kill Marth in Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~. She was a Bishop who originally ran an orphanage until it was destroyed in a war, and Gharnef took advantage of Eremiya's despair by manipulating her memories and turning her into his servant. Using her rebuilt orphanage as a front, Eremiya began rounding up orphans (among them Katarina, Kuraine, and Legion) and training them into obedient assassins from within the pitch-black basement, cruelly killing any and all who failed to obey her or complete their mission. After she is gravely wounded by Marth's army, Gharnef restores Eremiya's memories to normal so that she can writhe in the mental torment of her sins as she dies.

Kuraine

Kuraine is a member of Eremiya's assassins. She is a brash and arrogant Sniper who specializes in fighting under the cover of blizzards and other poor-visibility locations. Katarina sees Kuraine as a big sister and is heartbroken when Eremiya leaves Kuraine to die after she is defeated by Marth's army.

Legion

Legion (Roro) is a member of Eremiya's assassins who fights as a Berserker. He is actually the leader of many identical "brothers" that are all named Legion and speak of themselves as a single person, though they are dependent on the original Legion to function. After Legion is killed by Marth's army, Eremiya orders that all the remaining "brothers" be killed. Legion appears as a hidden SpotPass character in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Gharnef

Gharnef (ガーネフ, Gaanefu) was once a star pupil of Gotoh and a man of justice, but his lack of a caring heart caused him to be disqualified from becoming the inheritor of the Aura spell. Out of jealousy, Gharnef stole the spell Imhullu and it twisted his soul, driving him to destroy the world with the help of the Dolhr Empire. He attacked Altea to kidnap Elice so he can use her resurrection spell to revive Medeus. Marth defeats him and slays Medeus, but Gharnef secretly hides his soul in the Darksphere. When he hears about Hardin's sorrow, Gharnef disguises himself as a merchant and offers him the Darksphere, which corrupts him. He then gathers four noble sisters (Lena, Maria, Nyna and Elice) to be sacrificed for Medeus' revival and brainwashes them. Marth's army eventually kills him for good once again with the Starlight spell and thwarts his plans.

Gharnef's Imhullu spell makes him invincible to attacks and deals a rather large amount of damage, though it can be nullified with a high enough resistance stat, normally seen with bishops. Only a magician using the spell Starlight (ironically created by his former master) can kill him.

Medeus

Medeus (メディウス, Mediusu) is a Manakete of the Earth Dragon tribe. Long ago, the Manaketes ruled Archanea as mighty dragons until they began turning feral and indiscriminately destroying everything they saw. In order to avoid this, the Manaketes sealed their power into stones, but Medeus was the only one of the Earth Dragons who agreed to seal his power. The remaining Earth Dragons were banished away by Naga and the Binding Shield (which would later be known as the Fire Emblem).

As time passed, the humans came to rule Archanea and looked down upon the Manaketes as inferior creatures. Furious at this abuse, Medeus founded the Dolhr Empire and enslaved humanity. He was eventually killed by the hero Anri and his kingdom was destroyed. Centuries later, the Dark Pontifex Gharnef brought his forces back and worked to resurrect him through the power of the Aum Staff. Medeus was revived, but he was slain by Anri's descendant Marth and the holy sword Falchion.

Later, Gharnef revived Medeus again using the noble sisters Lena, Maria, Nyna, and Elice. This time, Medeus transforms into a dragon larger and more powerful than his prior incarnation. He also summons armies of dragons to protect him, including Earth Dragons (though the Binding Shield can reseal them). After freeing the noble sisters from his evil power, Marth once again wields the Falchion and kills Medeus, who claims that he can always return so long as there is evil in the humans' hearts.

Due to his backstory and the ominous claim he makes at the end of Book Two, Medeus could have some connection to Grima, the primary antagonist of Fire Emblem Awakening, though what sort of connection this could be is ambiguous. What is certain about this is that his link to the Fell Dragon permits him to be revived continuously no matter how many times he is slain, that Nagi can sense that Grima's shadow has fallen over Dolhr Keep (though she only states that a sinister will is at work in there), and that this connection was somehow severed one thousand years before the events of Awakening took place, as he does not appear at all in that game.

References

Pertinent details

• Shinichirō Ōta (Drama CD at Marth and Julian)
• Shigeru Nakahara (Drama CD at Marth)
• Akira Ishida (Drama CD at Marth and Curausu)
• Akio Ōtsuka (Drama CD at Hardin and king of Talys OVA at King Cornelius and Voice-over)
• Masaki Sano&Kyou Watanabe (Manga Works)

External links

• (Japanese) Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo website
• (Japanese) VC Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo website at Nintendo
• (Japanese) FIRE EMBLEM MUSEUM Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
• (Japanese) FIRE EMBLEM MUSEUM Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo website（Ankokusensouhen）
• (Japanese) FIRE EMBLEM MUSEUM Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo website（Eiyūsensouhen）
• (Japanese) Official Super Smash Bros. website - Masterpieces Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo