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Balmung
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Balmung (Japanese: バルムンク Balmunc), referred to as the "divine sword" (Japanese: 神剣), is a regalia sword which was introduced in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It is the holy weapon once wielded by Od of the Twelve Crusaders, bestowed upon him at the Miracle of Darna after his blood-bond with a dragon. The blade is the property of Od's descendants, the royal family of Isaach, and can only be wielded by those in possession of major Od Holy Blood.
History
In Isaach's war with Grannvale, upon hearing of his father Mananan's cruel death at the hands of the Grannvale forces, Crown Prince Mariccle set out with the Balmung to confront his father's killers, but was himself killed in battle. The Balmung was taken and eventually ended up placed within the Aed Shrine, guarded by its Loptyrian occupants, and remained there for two decades.
Eventually, Mariccle's son Shannan came to hear rumours of the blade's entombment at the Shrine and set out to attempt to procure it. He was beaten to it, however, by the thief Patty, who had decided to rob the Shrine of her own accord. As the two fled from the pursuing Loptyrian forces, Patty eagerly handed the Balmung over to Shannan upon learning of his identity, and Shannan wielded it for the rest of the liberation war under Seliph.
Millennia later, the blade came into the possession of the Grimleal, and was given to its reincarnation of the Deadlord Simia. By this point, Balmung is no longer sealed to the Od bloodline and is capable of being used by any sword-wielder of reasonable skill.
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Genealogy of the Holy War | ★* | 30 | 3 | 90 | -- | 1 | 50 | 50,000 | -- | +10 skill, +20 speed when equipped. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
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Locations
Genealogy of the Holy War
Event | Second Generation: Chapter 7, Shannan talks with Patty/Daisy. |
Awakening
Dropped by | Chapter 22, enemy Simia |
Treasure | Infinite Regalia, chosen at random from a pool of other items. |
Heroes
Units | Shannan: Wielder of Astra |
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
Balmung is present as a skill on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher: B08-076SR Astral Sword Sovereign, Shannan. It is a manual-activation skill which allows the player to, for the cost of flipping two bond cards face-down, discard their entire hand and replace it with an equal number of cards drawn from the Retreat Area which depict Shannan, potentially giving the player a significant stockpile of cards to spend on having Shannan evade attacks or inflict critical hits.
Trivia
- In Genealogy, while the Crusader weapons cannot normally be sold to the pawn shop and leave their initial owner's possession, a glitch involving Valkyrie can be exploited to transfer Balmung out of Shannan's inventory and into Larcei or Ulster's. This requires that Holyn was their father, giving them major Od blood.
- First, Shannan must be killed while he has Balmung equipped.
- Once Shannan is dead, access the Valkyrie Staff menu and press X on Shannan to view his profile. While viewing his profile, press L or R, then exit his profile with B, then view his profile again with X. Balmung will have changed into an Iron Lance with 98 uses.
- Exit the Valkyrie Staff menu, save the game, then reset the game.
- If all steps are completed properly, Balmung will appear in the castle armory, and Larcei or Ulster can buy it and equip it in battle.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Balmung |
As of Fire Emblem Awakening. From Balmung, a sword of Norse mythology wielded by Sigurðr. Curiously, the Fire Emblem Balmung is not associated with Sigurd, the hero of Genealogy named for the same mythological figure. |
English (unofficial) |
Balmung |
Common names used prior to the English release of Awakening. |
Spanish |
Balmung |
As above. |
French |
Balmung |
As above. |
German |
Balmung |
As above. |
Italian |
Balmung |
As above. |
Gallery
Artwork of Balmung from Genealogy of the Holy War.
Concept artwork of Balmung from Awakening.
Shannan wielding Balmung in Genealogy of the Holy War.
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