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A Brush in the Teeth
- This article is about the chapter from Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and its remakes. For the History Mode map in Warriors based on this chapter, see A Brush in the Teeth (Warriors).
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A Brush in the Teeth (Japanese: デビルマウンテン Devil Mountain), known as The Ghoul's Teeth in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, is the third chapter in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Book 1 of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon.
Plot
- Main article:
A Brush in the Teeth/Script
Marth makes his way into the Samsooth Mountains, where a cleric named Lena had recently gone in order to tend to the sick. The Soothsires discover and attempt to kill her, but one of their thieves, Julian, falls in love with her, betrays his comrades, and helps her escape. The two discover that Marth is in the area and decide to join his forces. Meanwhile, the fearsome swordsman Navarre attempts to pursue them, but Caeda stops him and gambles her life to recruit him. Navarre, unwilling to turn his sword against a woman, agrees to lend Marth his aid. Marth clears the mountains out and makes off with a stash of gold they were hiding.
Chapter data
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Defeat: Marth dies | 16+1 | 15-1 | ||||
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Character data
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Item data
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Shop data
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Enemy data
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- Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.
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Boss data
- Main article:
Hyman
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- Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.
Strategy
This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody. |
Resetting until Hyman has 9 Skill will be mildly beneficial. In this chapter, you get Julian, your basic Thief with good Speed and poor combat ability; Lena, a Cleric packing a Warp Staff; and Navarre, a speedy yet frail swordsman. Lena is always a direct upgrade over Wrys, but on the NES she is crippled by the inability of staff wielders to gain experience outside of surviving combat, while on the DS she is actually extremely good due to her immediate ability to use Warp and decent growths all around. From now on, all maps in Shadow Dragon will have two save points. It is good practice to use one after the initial wave of enemies has been defeated and the other when only the boss remains.
By this point, you should have the hang of the basic strategy for the first few chapters. Immediately send Julian and Lena to join your main forces and focus on dealing with Navarre and his 5 cronies. Navarre's Killing Edge makes him very dangerous as both an enemy and an ally, so make sure to recruit him. Fortunately, the north mountains make an excellent chokepoint that your swordsmen can take advantage of. Once they are all dead, you can round on the three fighters approaching from the west. If you are having trouble with them, consider making a vertical wall of units such that each unit can only be attacked once. This can help keep your middling units alive. Once the enemies have been dealt with, heal up, save, and make your way to the boss.
Hyman is an animal. His 15 Strength and 14 Speed ensure that the only units who stand a realistic chance against him are Ogma and Navarre. Navarre needs +1 Strength or Speed to avoid getting doubled with the Killing Edge, Ogma needs +1 Strength or Speed to avoid getting doubled with the Steel Sword, and Ogma wants to have 4 Luck to avoid critical hits from 9 Skill Hyman. Put one of the two in front of him with the Killing Edge equipped, wait until you get a critical hit of your own, and then run him down with Navarre, Ogma, and a third swordsman.
Etymology and other languages
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
• A Brush in the Teeth |
• Pun on the nickname given to the Samsooth Mountains, "The Ghoul's Teeth", by villagers. Used in Shadow Dragon. |
Spanish |
Dientes afilados |
Sharp teeth |
French |
L'assaut des sommets |
The assault of the summits |
German |
• Teufelsgebirge |
• Devil's mountain range; used in the menus. |
Italian |
Un ghigno feroce |
A fierce sneer |
Gallery
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CG image displayed during the intro for Shadow Dragon
References
← The Pirates of Galder • | A Brush in the Teeth | • Battle in the Lea → • Champions of Aurelis (Mystery of the Emblem) → |
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