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Echidna
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“ | You're like those heroes that appear in the sagas that bards sing! You appear, help the needy, and leave as suddenly as you had come... | ” | — Larum, on Echidna |
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Echidna (Japanese: エキドナ Ekhidna) is a warrior of the Western Isles, and the leader of the resistance against the colonial Etrurian occupation of the Isles. When Roy started opposing the Etrurian abuse of the people of the Isles, Echidna joined up with his army upon the request of Larum, a resistance member.
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Role
At the time Roy's army arrived at Mount Eburacum, Bishop Orlo's soldiers had extracted from a villager the news that Echidna was in hiding in a village near the mountain's base, and launched an assault on the village to arrest her. Echidna emerged and engaged the army in battle, rather than surrendering. During the skirmish, she was approached by Larum, who had joined up with Roy's army, and was convinced by her to ally with Roy in opposing Etruria's Isles operations and beyond.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Echidna joins as a pre-promoted Hero in Chapter 11A. She appears from upper yellow house on the east side of the map on turn 8, along with three Fighters. These Fighters have a chance to kill her the turn they appear—on Hard Mode, she will die if each of the Fighters hits her, which there is a 5–11% chance of; on Normal Mode, there is at most a 6% chance that she will die, and it is possible the Fighters will not have the strength to kill her in one turn.
Echidna has high bases in speed and skill, and the rest of her bases are decent for her join time. Unfortunately, she has low growths in every stat besides HP, ensuring that her stats will quickly fall off, especially in her questionable defensive parameters. Echidna's weapon levels are fairly high, allowing her to wield powerful weapons such as Killer Axes, Killing Edges, and Wyrmslayers at base; this, along with her high strength and speed, allows her to be a potent combat unit in her joining chapter and many of the following chapters, but she is held back by her long-term durability. Echidna's high base weapon levels allow her to use Durandal or Armads relatively early; her decent hit rates with these axes places her in a small niche, as most axe users suffer from either having low base axe rank preventing the use of good axes (such examples including Paladins and other Heroes on promotion) or a low base skill stat (which encompasses most other units capable of using axes at base), but other units will surpass her in the long term. If the player does wish to use her long-term nonetheless, she will want a Body Ring to allow her to use heavier axes better, and few units will compete with her for it.
Comparison to Bartre
Depending on the route taken after Chapter 9, one of either Echidna or Bartre may be recruited; Echidna is recruited in the north route, which is played if neither of the northernmost villages is visited or if the left one is. Bartre has higher HP, luck, defense, and strength. While Barte has higher constitution, Echidna is consistently faster than Bartre. Echidna also has access to swords while Bartre has access to bows, both of which have their own advantages. Echidna has better overall combat and flexibility, while Bartre is better against enemy fliers and can take more punishment from enemies. Both are going to be good units for the mid-game, and both will fall off later, though Echidna is generally the better unit.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
Echidna is one of the characters added to the game in the Heavenly Witness update, and became available for summoning by players on November 19, 2019. Only one variation of Echidna is currently available in Heroes, based on her The Binding Blade incarnation.
Echidna: Unyielding Idealist
Starting stats
★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★
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Initial Stats Level 40 Stats
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Skill set
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Skill | Unlock | Auto-unlock | SP cost | |
Iron Axe | ★★★ | ★★★ | 50 | |
Steel Axe | ★★★ | ★★★ | 100 | |
Rearguard | ★★★ | ★★★★ | 200 | |
Rearguard+ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 300 | |
Western Axe | ★★★★★ | — | 400 | |
Daylight | ★★★ | ★★★★ | 100 | |
Sol | ★★★★ | — | 200 | |
A | Brazen Spd/Res 1 | ★★★ | — | 60 |
A | Brazen Spd/Res 2 | ★★★★ | — | 120 |
A | Brazen Spd/Res 3 | ★★★★★ | — | 240 |
C | Spur Atk 1 | ★★★ | — | 50 |
C | Drive Atk 1 | ★★★ | — | 120 |
C | Drive Atk 2 | ★★★★ | — | 240 |
Personality
Echidna is self-described as being exceptionally stubborn and determined, refusing to merely surrender and insisting on fighting on even when surrounded by Etrurian soldiers.[1] She never talks about her own history, and is single-mindedly fixated on the welfare of others, determined to do everything she can to help and protect the people of the Western Isles; she is similarly humble and struggles to respond to being praised by others.[2] She is blunt and honest, directly criticising Larum for her infamously poor cooking skills,[3] being entirely honest about her motives in seeking the help of others, and in her opinions of Gonzalez's situation regarding his appearance and ostracization.[4] During the war, she was determined to spend her time after it constructing a new village in the Isles to provide homes for all those who lost their livelihoods to the war, and actively sought as much assistance as possible from others, including Lot, Ward, Geese and Gonzalez.[5]
Supports
The Binding Blade
- Main article:
Echidna/Supports
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Endings
Echidna - Goddess of the West
Short: Returned to the Western Isles.
Long: After Echidna went back home to the Western Isles, the people were overjoyed at the return of their hero. She left the rebel group, but the people begged her to be their leader once again. Her hard work united the Western Isles into a new nation, the Western Union.
Quotes
Battle quotes
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Death quote
“ | Everyone on the Isles... Don't give up. | ” | — Echidna, in The Binding Blade. |
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Heroes quotes
- Main article:
Echidna/Quotes (Heroes)
Other appearances
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Echidna's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This illustration, along with all other The Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.
Fire Emblem Cipher
Echidna is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Echidna | |||||
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Goddess of the West, Echidna | |||||
"I have no intention of going quietly." | |||||
Attack: 60 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Hero | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Tactics of the Resistance: [Trigger] When this unit is deployed, you may choose 1 card with an "Attack Emblem" skill from your Retreat Area, and place it on top of your deck. Hand Axe: [Activate] [] Until the end of this turn, this unit's range becomes 1-2. | |||||
Card #B09-061HN • Artist: Yoneko | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Echidna . |
Flavor text
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Trivia
- Echidna is the first female unit in the series to be able to wield axes immediately upon recruitment.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Echidna |
In Greek mythology, Echidna (Ancient Greek: Ἔχιδνα Échidna) was a monster who was half-woman and half-snake. |
English (unofficial) |
Echidna |
Used in the The Binding Blade fan translation. |
Japanese |
エキドナ |
Officially romanized as Ekhidna. Alternate romanization of the Greek Ἔχιδνα. |
Spanish |
Echidna |
As above |
French |
Echidna |
As above |
German |
Echidna |
As above |
Italian |
Echidna |
As above |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Echidna |
As above |
Traditional Chinese |
艾基德娜 |
Echidna |
Gallery
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Artwork of Echidna from The Binding Blade.
Echidna's portrait in The Binding Blade.
Heroes artwork
Cipher artwork
References
- ↑ "Soldier: If you surrender peacefully, perhaps Bishop Orlo will have mercy on you.
Echidna: Sorry, but I'm sorta the stubborn type." — An Etrurian soldier and Echidna, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ "Larum: ...You know, you're really noble.
Echidna: Wh-What?
Larum: You're always thinking about others. Even this, you're building a village so that other people can live peacefully.
Echidna: I...
Larum: You're like those heroes that appear in the sagas that bards sing! You appear, help the needy, and leave as suddenly as you had come... You're also mysterious since you never tell anybody about yourself.
Echidna: Right...I don't.
Larum: But I won't ask. I'm really curious, but there must be an important reason why you won't tell us." — Larum and Echidna, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ "Echidna: Ever since I started the rebellion, I've been eating your... I can't even bear to say it in words. Anyway, I wouldn't call it food.
Larum: I never! I've always been trying...
Echidna: Look, Larum. You usually don't end up burning the house down when you cook a proper meal.
Larum: That's not a big loss, considering how wonderful my food tastes.
Echidna: The wails and moans of the rebel members... I can still hear them echoing in my ears. Has Elffin eaten ever eaten the stuff?" — Echidna and Larum, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ "Echidna: All right, Gonzalez. I don't believe in that 'As long as you have a kind heart...' crap. You're ugly. People made fun of you because of it.
Gonzalez: Uh...
Echidna: But that doesn't mean you should just give up. You should look over yourself carefully, and find something that only you have. You'll eventually find something that's unique to you.
Gonzalez: To me...
Echidna: Right, unique to you. If you have that, no one'll be making fun of you any more. You won't have to belittle yourself all the time. You can stand proud." — Echidna and Gonzalez, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ "Echidna: Hey, wait! I need a favor from you.
Gonzalez: ...Me?
Echidna: Right. It has to be you. You see, there's gonna be a new village built on the Western Isles.
Gonzalez: Village...
Echidna: There are lots of people who lost their homes because of the war. Some of them from the rebel group that I was with.
Gonzalez: Lost home...
Echidna: So, we've decided to build a village for those people. And we need help, you see. It'd be really great if we get some strong men like you. What do you say?" — Echidna and Gonzalez, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
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