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Darros
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“ | Ahoy, Prince Marth, I be Darros, a simple man o' the sea. I've had me fill o' the piratin' life, and now I be lookin' t'start anew. What say ye? Make me yer matey, and I swear t'pull me load. | ” | — Darros |
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Darros (Japanese: ダロス Daross) is a pirate in the Fire Emblem series.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Role
Darros was a member of the Galder pirates. When Marth and his army arrived in Galder, Darros approached him and requested to leave the pirates and join Marth's forces. Marth accepted him into his army, and he served him for the rest of the War of Shadows.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Darros is the only playable member of the Pirate class, which is unique in that it can walk over water terrain, allowing Darros to gain avoid bonuses when attacking on that terrain and traverse certain maps faster than other units; however, flying units can already traverse the terrain faster, and the avoid bonus is a decent benefit but not a huge strength. Statistically, he joins with a speed of 7, which is decent in the early-game but his 10% growth make it very hard to have a decent speed stat long-term. His base strength of 6 and 50% growth are both fairly solid, and his weapon level is high enough to use every axe, including strong weapons like the Devil Axe and Hammer. His base defense of 5 is not great, but his 40% growth is one of the best defense growths in the game and can bring his defense up to a decent point. Unfortunately, his skill is terrible, with a base of 2 and growth of 0%, meaning he will have terrible accuracy for the entire duration of the game. Additionally, his movement of 6 is fairly bad, and his ability to traverse more terrain doesn't really make up for it. Also, his lack of promotion deprives him of potentially useful stat boosts. His best attribute is his availability, as he joins in Chapter 2, meaning even though he is an overall mediocre unit, he can contribute for almost the entirety of the game and is worth deploying in the early chapters when you haven't recruited enough good units yet. However, in the long-term, Darros is a fairly mediocre unit.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Role
Darros is a pirate who decides to turn over a new leaf. Upon hearing of Marth's approach, he tracks him down and joins his forces. Despite appearing as an enemy, he is not aggressive towards the player's units, only moving towards Marth to initiate his recruitment conversation. He then serves as a simple soldier for the rest of the war.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Growth rates when reclassed
Knight/General Mercenary/Hero Fighter/Warrior Hunter/Horseman Dark Mage/Sorcerer
Promotion stat gains
Dark Mage Fighter Hunter Knight Mercenary Pirate
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Weapon level |
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Berserker | +6 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +30 |
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Darros is a level 3 Pirate who joins in Chapter 2. His availability is his greatest advantage. All his base stats are either below average or outright terrible. He has high strength and HP growths, but dreadful skill and speed growths. His speed base is only high enough to avoid getting doubled by slower enemies. Since it will not increase much with levels, Darros will start getting doubled very soon. Especially in higher difficulties, he gets doubled and onerounded by many enemies. His terrible skill base and growth also make Darros's accuracy very poor. Few units in Shadow Dragon struggle with accuracy, so Darros's weakness in it makes him stand out in a bad way.
If Darros reaches promotion, he can reclass to Hero to remove his speed issue. That said, getting him there is a chore. His base axe rank is D, so he cannot use the Hammer without investment. He also has no good reclass options available before promotion. With so many disadvantages, it is difficult to justify using Darros over most other units. Bord, Cord and Barst are axe users who join in the same chapter, and they all have an advantage over Darros. Bord has a higher axe rank, Cord is faster, Barst has better bases and growths. They can also all reclass to Pirate without losing anything, so Darros's class is not a point in his favor.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Role
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Starting stats and growth rates
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Growth rates when reclassed
Original set
General Hero Warrior Horseman Sorcerer
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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General | 90% | 50% | 0% | 45% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 0% |
Second set
These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.
Paladin Dracoknight Sniper Swordmaster Sage/Bishop
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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Paladin | 70% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 35% | 40% | 45% | 0% |
Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
Darros was first added to the game in a special pirate variation as part of the Pirate's Pride update, and was made available to players in the thirty-first edition of the Tempest Trials+, "Royal Treasures", which initially ran from August 8, 2020 through August 18, 2020. The aforementioned pirate variation of Darros is the only one currently available in Heroes, and is based on his Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light incarnation; this variation is notably only the second character or variation solely credited to that game in the history of Heroes, after Wrys (who had held that distinction since Heroes's initial launch).
Darros: Seawalker
Starting stats
★★★★ ★★★★★
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Initial Stats Level 40 Stats
Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets. |
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Skill set
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Skill | Unlock | Auto-unlock | SP cost | |
Iron Axe | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 50 | |
Steel Axe | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 100 | |
Deck Swabber | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 200 | |
Deck Swabber+ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 300 | |
Shove | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 150 | |
A | Earth Boost 1 | ★★★★ | — | 50 |
A | Earth Boost 2 | ★★★★ | — | 100 |
A | Earth Boost 3 | ★★★★★ | — | 200 |
C | Odd Def Wave 1 | ★★★★ | — | 60 |
C | Odd Def Wave 2 | ★★★★ | — | 120 |
C | Odd Def Wave 3 | ★★★★ | — | 240 |
Personality
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In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Darros's characterization is minimal. His recruitment dialogue does show that he wants to leave behind his life of piracy, and he considers himself a "simple man". Additionally, his ending shows that he enjoys living carefree on the seas.
Supports
Shadow Dragon
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New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow
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Base conversations
- Main article:
Darros/Conversations
Endings
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Darros
Returns to a carefree life on the seas. No one hears from him again.
Shadow Dragon
Darros, Seawalker
It was back to the sea for Darros, by all accounts; carefree, he departed Archanea's shores for the last time.
New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow
Darros, Ex-Seawalker
Darros never succumbed to his pirating ways, and instead found honest work in Altea.
Quotes
Death quote
“ | Arr... So this be the end... | ” | — Darros in Shadow Dragon. |
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“ | ...So this be... me obvious reward... | ” | — Darros's death quote in Classic Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | I can't... fight any longer... I be retreatin' now... | ” | — Darros's retreat quote in Casual Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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Everyone's Conditions quotes
“ | I be better than usual t'day. S'bout time I repayed Prince Marth. | ” | — When receiving a temporary stat boost in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Arr, that was some serious trainin'. I think I did real good, considerin' me lack o' willpower. | ” | — When receiving experience in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Arr? What's this I be spottin', treasure? | ” | — When finding an item in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Harump! Well, what ye know, it be sparklin' clean now. | ” | — When failing to receive a bonus in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Kris is strong... I have t'work hard and seriously just like Kris does. | ” | — When receiving support with Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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Heroes quotes
- Main article:
Darros/Quotes (Heroes)
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
Darros is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Darros | |||||
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Tough-Looking Pirate, Darros | |||||
"I've had me fill o' the piratin' life, and now I be lookin' t'start anew. Make me yer matey, and I swear t'pull me load." | |||||
Attack: 40 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 2 | ||
Class: Pirate | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Pirate's Expertise: [Always] During your turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Seafarer: [Activate] [Once per turn] Move this unit. This skill can only be used if this unit is untapped. | |||||
Card #B13-068N • Artist: Nekohayashi | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Darros . |
Flavor text
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New Mystery of the Emblem | A carefree sailor from Talys. In the previous
war he washed his hands of piracy.* |
気ままなタリスの船乗り。
暗黒戦争では、海賊から足を洗いマルスの仲間に加わった。 |
Heroes | A fisherman whose circumstances led him to
a life of piracy. He's not proud of it, but the festival is different. Appears in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. |
元は漁師で、成り行きで海賊となった過去がある。
もう海賊には戻りたくないが、祭りなら別。 (登場:『ファイアーエムブレム 暗黒竜と光の剣』) |
Meet some of the Heroes entries
Choose Your Legends placement history
Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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CYL 1 (2017) |
596 | Darros Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon |
130 |
782 | Darros Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
27 |
CYL 2 (2018) |
642 (+46) |
Darros Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon |
96 (−34) |
769 (−13) |
Darros Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
32 (+5) |
CYL 3 (2019) |
538 (−5) |
Darros Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
166 (+37) |
CYL 4 (2020) |
604 (+20) |
Darros Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
106 (−60) |
CYL 5 (2021) |
758 (+154) |
Darros Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
25 (−81) |
CYL 6 (2022) |
725 (−35) |
Darros Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
37 (+12) |
CYL 7 (2023) |
749 (+24) |
Darros Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
22 (−15) |
CYL 8 (2024) |
808 (+59) |
Darros Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
19 (−3) |
Total results | This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 660 |
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Trivia
- Like the other characters cut from Mystery of the Emblem, Darros has unit data but no portrait or death quote.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Darros |
Potentially from Daros, a Polish surname derived from dar "gift". |
English (unofficial) |
Daros |
Commonly known by this spelling among the fandom prior to Shadow Dragon's international release. |
Japanese |
ダロス |
Officially romanized as Daross. |
Spanish |
Darros |
As above. |
French |
Darros |
As above. |
German |
Darros |
As above. |
Italian |
Darros |
As above. |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Darros |
As above. |
Traditional Chinese |
達羅斯 |
Daross |
Gallery
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Official artwork
Artwork of Darros from Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Artwork of Darros from the Trading Card Game.
Artwork of Darros from Cipher.
Heroes artwork
Artwork of Darros: Seawalker from Heroes.
Artwork of Darros: Seawalker from Heroes.
Artwork of Darros: Seawalker from Heroes.
Artwork of Darros: Seawalker from Heroes.
Artwork of Darros and several other characters for Heroes's fourth anniversary, drawn by Soeda ippei.
References
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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