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Ragnell (Japanese: ラグネル Ragnell) is a powerful sword introduced in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It is one of the national treasures of the Begnion Empire, once wielded by the beorc heroine Altina alongside its sister blade Alondite. It is a large, two-handed sword with a golden blade and black hilt, in which tiny aqua green jewels are embedded. It was blessed by the Goddess of Order Ashera, granting it immense power and rendering it invulnerable. In addition to its sheer power, the blade can be used to sling powerful shockwaves to attack from afar.
History
Along with Alondite, the newly-blessed Ragnell was bestowed upon Altina of the Three Heroes of Tellius, for use in combating the Chaos Goddess Yune, in the antiquity of Tellius. Following Yune's imprisonment within the Fire Emblem, Ragnell and Alondite became national treasures of Begnion, the kingdom founded and first ruled by Altina.[1]
In the modern Tellius era, Ragnell was famously used on multiple occasions by the Radiant Hero, Ike. During the Mad King's War against Daein in Path of Radiance, Ragnell came into Ike's possession through the Black Knight, who attempted to have Ike's father Greil wield it in a duel. Following Greil's defeat and death, Ike took the sword with him, but refused to use it until his own duel against the Black Knight in Chapter 27. At the end of the War, Ike returned the blade to Sanaki, Begnion's empress.
Three years later in Radiant Dawn, Sanaki gave Ragnell back to Ike after naming him supreme commander of the combined armies of Crimea, Begnion, Gallia, and Phoenicis in the war against the Begnion faction controlled by Lekain. Later, when storming the Tower of Guidance, the blade was blessed by Yune for use against Ashera and her Disciples of Order; Ike used it in combination with Yune's power to perform the final blow to defeat Ashera.
Millennia later in Fire Emblem Awakening, the sword is in the possession of Ike's distant descendant Priam. By this point, it appears that Ashera and Yune's blessings upon the blade have begun to fade: it is noticeably duller in color, is riddled with numerous cracks from eons of use, is slightly weaker, is no longer impervious to wear and can no longer fire shockwaves.
Stats
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Path of Radiance | Prf* | 18 | 20 | 80 | 5 | 1-2 | Infinite | Cannot be sold | 2 | +5 Defense when equipped. Negates non-Wrath critical hits. | |
Radiant Dawn | Prf* | 18 | 20 | 80 | 5 | 1-2 | Infinite | Cannot be sold | 2 | +5 Defense when equipped. Must be used to deal the last blow to Ashera in the final battle against her. |
Locations
Path of Radiance
Event | Chapter 27, before the Black Knight duel. |
Radiant Dawn
Event | Part 3: Chapter 11, from Sanaki in the opening cutscene. |
Awakening
Inventory | Priam |
Treasure | Infinite Regalia, chosen at random from a pool of other items. |
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. series
Ragnell appears as Ike's weapon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, retaining its undamaged pre-Awakening design. Like the Super Smash Bros. Melee portrayal of the Binding Blade, Super Smash Bros. depicts it as being imbued with fire powers which can be channeled by Ike in his Eruption move; when performing Eruption, the blade radiates red flames in Brawl, which were replaced with blue flames 3DS/Wii U.
Trivia
- Along with Amatsu, the Awakening version of Ragnell is the first of just two ranged sword in the Fire Emblem series to not act as a magic sword, instead being physically thrown by its wielder to attack at long range.
Gallery
Concept artwork of Ragnell from Awakening.
Altina wielding Ragnell and Alondite in Radiant Dawn.
Ike wielding Ragnell in Path of Radiance.
Non-canon
Artwork of Ragnell from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Ike wielding Ragnell in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Etymology and other languages
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Ragnell |
Likely from the 15th-century Arthurian play The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle; in this story, Ragnell (or Ragnelle) is a cursed maiden whom the titular Gawain is forced to marry.[2] |
Spanish |
Ragnell |
As above. |
French |
Ragnell |
As above. |
German |
Ragnell |
As above. |
Italian |
Ragnell |
As above. |
References
- ↑ "Sigrun: I'm sure you remember this blade. It is the holy sword Ragnell. Please take it.
Ike: Are you sure about this? I returned it after the Mad King's War because you said it was one of Begnion's national treasures.
Sanaki: Indeed. This sword was used by Empress Altina, the first apostle of Begnion, back in the early days of the empire. It was one of the two swords the empress used to fight the dark god. I can think of no better person to give it to." — Sigrun, Ike and Sanaki, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - ↑ Camelot Project: THE WEDDING OF SIR GAWAIN AND DAME RAGNELLE
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