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Yato
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Yato (Japanese: 夜刀神 Yato-no-kami[1]) is a regalia katana that debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. It is only usable by Corrin. It is capable of taking on multiple forms by drawing power from the other legendary weapons of Hoshido and Nohr, with each of its forms having special properties. There is a total of seven available forms of Yato, most of which are exclusive to specific campaigns. Its strongest form, the Omega Yato, is the titular Fire Emblem of Fates.
In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and Heroes, which do not feature national-based subtypes of the master weapon types, the Yato can be found in the sword category, the category to which the katana is a subtype.
History
Yato, alongside Raijinto, Fujin Yumi, Siegfried, and Brynhildr, was forged by the Rainbow Sage during the war between twelve dragons.
Yato was later concealed in a dragon statue in the center of Hoshido's Shirasagi Castle Town, and was revealed during Corrin's first visit to Hoshido. When a hooded figure stole Ganglari from Corrin and unleashed its power in an attempt on Queen Mikoto's life, the statue was destroyed and Yato was revealed in its base, where Yukimura directed the group's attention to it and explained its legend: that it is said to have been forged as the key to peace in the world and that it chooses its wielder. Yato chose Corrin as its wielder, flying from the base into their hand.[2]
Birthright
Late in the war between Hoshido and Nohr, Corrin takes a pilgrimage to Notre Sagesse on the advice of Leo in order to obtain enough power to defeat Xander and Garon. There, the Rainbow Sage blesses the Yato. It promptly resonates with Takumi's Fujin Yumi and transforms into the Noble Yato.
Later, right before the final battle with Garon, Corrin attempts to attack Garon with the Noble Yato, but it proves completely ineffective. Desperately seeking more power, the Noble Yato resonates with Ryoma's Raijinto and transforms into its ultimate Hoshidan form, the Blazing Yato. Blazing Yato is able to defeat Garon's human form, but Garon transforms into a Blight Dragon, shatters it to pieces, and mortally wounds Corrin. Between life and death, the spirits of Xander, Elise, Flora and Lilith encourage Corrin and resurrect both them and the Blazing Yato, allowing them to defeat Garon once and for all.
Conquest
Early in the war between Hoshido and Nohr, Garon sends Corrin to conquer Notre Sagesse. There, the Rainbow Sage blesses the Yato and explains that Corrin must seek a hero of Nohr to trigger its evolution into the Grim Yato. Later, in the aftermath of an assassination attempt on Garon, Yato resonates with Leo's Brynhildr and transforms into the Grim Yato.
Later, right before the final battle with Garon, Corrin attempts to attack Garon with the Grim Yato, but it proves completely ineffective. However, Xander rallies his demoralized siblings against what was once their father; his Siegfried resonates with the Grim Yato and transforms it into its ultimate Nohrian form, the Shadow Yato. Shadow Yato is able to defeat Garon, but they are all attacked by Takumi's completely possessed corpse. He shatters the Shadow Yato to pieces and mortally wounds Corrin. Between life and death, the spirits of Mikoto, Ryoma, Takumi, and Lilith encourage Corrin and resurrect both them and the Shadow Yato, allowing them to defeat Takumi once and for all.
Revelation
Midway through the campaign against Valla, Corrin takes a pilgrimage to Notre Sagesse in order to obtain enough power to defeat Anankos. There, the Rainbow Sage blesses the Yato and transforms it into the Alpha Yato. He explains that Corrin must ally with the wielders of the other four divine weapons in order to unlock the Seal of Flames and transform the Alpha Yato into the Fire Emblem.
Later, right before the final battle with Anankos, Corrin attempts to attack Anankos with the Alpha Yato, but it proves completely ineffective. Desperately seeking more power, the Alpha Yato resonates with Takumi's Fujin Yumi, Leo's Brynhildr, Ryoma's Raijinto, and Xander's Siegfried and transforms into its true ultimate form, the Omega Yato. With the true power of the Yato unleashed, Corrin is able to defeat Anankos once and for all.
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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Fates (Normal form) |
E* | 8 | -- | 85 | 0 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | +1 speed, -1 defense, -1 resistance when equipped. | |
Fates (Noble Yato) |
E* | 11 | -- | 85 | 5 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | +1 speed, -1 defense, -1 resistance, +10 avoid when equipped. +2 strength, +2 speed when in Corrin's inventory. | |
Fates (Blazing Yato) |
E* | 16 | -- | 85 | 10 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | +1 speed, -1 defense, -1 resistance, +10 avoid, +10 dodge when equipped. +4 strength, +4 speed when in Corrin's inventory. Reduces the effect of enemy Dragonskin from 50% damage reduction to 25%. | |
Fates (Grim Yato) |
E* | 11 | -- | 85 | 5 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | +1 speed, -1 defense, -1 resistance, +10 avoid when equipped. +2 defense, +2 resistance when in Corrin's inventory. | |
Fates (Shadow Yato) |
E* | 16 | -- | 85 | 10 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | +1 speed, -1 defense, -1 resistance, +10 avoid, +10 dodge when equipped. +4 defense, +4 resistance when in Corrin's inventory. Reduces the effect of enemy Dragonskin from 50% damage reduction to 25%. | |
Fates (Alpha Yato) |
E* | 11 | -- | 85 | 5 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | +1 speed, -1 defense, -1 resistance, +10 avoid when equipped. +2 strength, +2 speed, +2 defense, +2 resistance when in Corrin's inventory. | |
Fates (Omega Yato) |
E* | 16 | -- | 85 | 10 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | +1 speed, -1 defense, -1 resistance, +10 avoid, +10 dodge when equipped. +4 strength, +4 speed, +4 defense, +4 resistance when in Corrin's inventory. Reduces the effect of enemy Dragonskin from 50% damage reduction to 25%. | |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Heroes (Unrefined) |
5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP | -- | Grants Spd+4 during combat if user initiates attack. | |
Heroes (Refined: +Effect) |
File:Is feh wpn supportive refined.png | 5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Boosts user's Attack, Speed, Defense, and Resistance by +2 each. Grants +3 HP. Boosts the Attack, Speed, Defense, and Resistance by +4 each of any support partner within two spaces of user. |
Heroes (Refined: +Atk) |
5★ | 18 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Boosts user's Attack, Speed, Defense, and Resistance by +2 each. Grants +5 HP. | |
Heroes (Refined: +Spd) |
5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Boosts user's Attack, Speed, Defense, and Resistance by +2 each. Grants +5 HP and +3 Speed. | |
Heroes (Refined: +Def) |
5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Boosts user's Attack, Speed, Defense, and Resistance by +2 each. Grants +5 HP and +4 Defense. | |
Heroes (Refined: +Res) |
5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Boosts user's Attack, Speed, Defense, and Resistance by +2 each. Grants +5 HP and +4 Resistance. | |
Warriors | E* | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Cannot be sold | -- | -- |
Locations
Fates
Normal form
Event | Chapter 5, closing cutscene |
Inventory | Kana (II: Realms Collide) |
Noble Yato
Event | Birthright: Chapter 19, closing cutscene |
Inventory | Kana (I: In Endless Dreams) |
Blazing Yato
Event | Birthright: Chapter 27, prior to preparations |
Inventory | Kana (female) (V: Endless Dawn) |
Grim Yato
Event | Conquest: Chapter 14, closing cutscene |
Inventory | Kana (IV: Light's Sacrifice) |
Shadow Yato
Event | Conquest: Chapter 27, prior to preparations |
Inventory | Kana (male) (V: Endless Dawn) |
Alpha Yato
Event | Revelation: Chapter 15, closing cutscene |
Omega Yato
Event | Revelation: Chapter 27, prior to preparations |
Inventory | Kana (both) (End: Lost in the Waves) |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Inventory | amiibo interaction: Corrin |
Heroes
Units | Corrin: Fateful Prince |
Warriors
Inventory | Corrin |
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. series
The Omega form of Yato appears as Corrin's weapon in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
Fire Emblem Cipher
Several forms of Yato are present as skills on cards depicting Corrin in Fire Emblem Cipher:
- The Grim Yato is present on B02-053HN Princess of Nohr, Corrin (Female). If the player has at least two Nohr-symbol bond cards in play, then Corrin receives a +10 attack increase during her player's turn.
- The Noble Yato is present on B02-003HN Prince of Hoshido, Corrin (Male). If the player has at least two Hoshido-symbol bond cards in play, then Corrin receives a +10 attack increase during his player's turn.
- The Alpha Yato is present on B03-052N Princess of Hoshido, Corrin (Female) and B03-077N Prince of Nohr, Corrin (Male). If the player has at least one each of Hoshido-symbol and Nohr-symbol bond cards in play, then Corrin receives a +10 attack increase during their player's turn.
- The Omega Yato is present on B03-051SR Godly Child of the Final Light Flame, Corrin (Female) and B03-076SR Godly Child of the Final Dark Flame, Corrin (Male). It is a Union Skill which requires the presence of at least one bond card with the opposite symbol to the Corrin card in question. If this criteria is fulfilled, then the skill gives Corrin a very powerful effective bonus against dragons, adding +40 to their attack power when fighting dragon-type units.
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Trivia
- Yato has more variations in a single game than any human weapon wieldable by the player in the Fire Emblem series, with seven variations. It is, however, beaten by Radiant Dawn's Judge and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia's Conjure in the overall department, with thirteen variations programmed and eleven variations used for Judge, and ten known variations for Conjure; it is also beaten in the playability department by the Fang and Breath from Radiant Dawn, with eight variations playable.
- The Yato is the only damaging weapon to have been classified in both a Hoshidan weapon category in Fates and the category corresponding to its Nohrian counterpart in another game in the main Fire Emblem series.
- The Alpha Yato is the only form of the Yato not wieldable in the Heirs of Fate series.
- The Omega Yato always uses critical hit sounds whenever it lands a hit, even if a critical hit is not triggered.
- Yato's hilt appears to be based on the vajra, a ritual weapon used symbolically in Buddhism and Hinduism.
Etymology and other languages
Yato
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Yato |
From the Japanese 夜刀 yato, "night sword". Shortened form of Yato-no-kami, the weapon's Japanese name. |
Spanish |
Yato |
-- |
French |
Yato |
-- |
German |
Yato |
-- |
Italian |
Yato |
-- |
Dutch |
Yato |
-- |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Yato |
-- |
Simplified Chinese |
夜刀神 |
Night blade god |
Traditional Chinese |
夜刀神 |
Night blade god |
Forms
Japanese | English | French | German | Spanish | Italian | Korean |
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夜刀神・空夜 Yato-no-kami: Sky Night |
Noble Yato | Yato noble Noble Yato |
Edel-Yato Noble Yato |
Yato noble Noble Yato |
Yato nobile Noble Yato |
?? |
夜刀神・白夜 Yato-no-kami: White Night |
Blazing Yato | Yato éclatante Blazing Yato |
Glühendes Yato White-hot Yato |
Yato llameante Blazing Yato |
Yato ardente Blazing Yato |
?? |
夜刀神・長夜 Yato-no-kami: Long Night |
Grim Yato | Yato funeste Disastrous Yato |
Finsteres Yato Dark Yato |
Yato funesta Baleful Yato |
Yato mietitrice Reaper Yato |
?? |
夜刀神・暗夜 Yato-no-kami: Dark Night |
Shadow Yato | Yato de l'ombre Yato of the Shadows |
Schatten-Yato Shadow Yato |
Yato sombría Shadow Yato |
Yato ombra Shadow Yato |
?? |
夜刀神・幻夜 Yato-no-kami: Illusion Night |
Alpha Yato | Yato alpha Alpha Yato |
Alpha-Yato Alpha Yato |
Yato alfa Alpha Yato |
Yato Alfa Alpha Yato |
?? |
夜刀神・終夜 Yato-no-kami: Final Night |
Omega Yato | Yato oméga Omega Yato |
Omega-Yato Omega Yato |
Yato omega Omega Yato |
Yato Omega Omega Yato |
?? |
Gallery
The Yato's basic form in Fates.
The Yato's Noble form in Fates.
The Yato's Blazing form in Fates.
The Yato's Grim form in Fates.
The Yato's Shadow form in Fates.
The Yato's Alpha form in Fates.
The Yato's Omega form in Fates.
The Yato as it appears in Heroes.
Other appearances
Corrin wielding the Yato in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Artwork of Yato in Warriors.
References
- ↑ "救いをもたらす刀...... やとの...かみ......" — Corrin in Chapter 5, Fire Emblem Fates
- ↑ Polygon, 14 Minutes of Fire Emblem Fates English Story Gameplay — Choose A Side! (Chapter 5), YouTube, Published: 2016-01-04, Retrieved: 2016-02-03
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