Crimea Marches

Crimea Marches (Japanese: クリミア軍進撃 Crimean army advances) is the eighteenth chapter of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.

Crimea Marches

Location Tor Garen New units Reyson, Ulki, Janaff, Tanith, Shinon Boss(es) Kayachey Previous chapter(s) Day Breaks Next chapter(s) Entrusted

“	I can't lose my very first battle as a snooty noble, now can I?	”	— Ike

Plot

Main articles: Crimea Marches/Script and Crimea Marches/Conversations

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Beginning log

Western Begnion is home to a great forest. As the first snow of the season falls, the newly commissioned General Ike takes control of the Crimean Liberation Army. He leads it toward the knife-edged mountains that mark the border between Begnion and Daein. At one time these woods were home to the kingdom of Serenes and ruled by the heron clan of the bird tribes. Following the Serenes Massacre, the forest lost its color and vitality. Some said it was the sorrow of the goddess made real. For twenty long years, the devout citizens of Begnion trembled in shame and loathing over the crime they had committed. The Begnion Empress, Apostle Sanaki, stepped forward as representative of her countrymen. Kneeling before the surviving heron prince and princess, she gave voice to the apology of her people. She spoke not as one nation to another but as neighbors on the same continent. The massacre was unforgivable. However, hatred breeds hatred, and if the cycle of grief and anger is not broken, it will continue for time without end. It was with this in mind that the herons accepted the apostle's apology. And so it was that Serenes Forest was returned to its former glory. Afterward as payment for Ike's service, Princess Elincia gained the services of a regiment of Begnion army regulars. Though of common birth Ike receives peerage from the princess and is given command of the army.

Chapter data

Easy/Normal/Difficult Maniac

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Ike dies	1–13	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	20+10	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Ike dies	1–13	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	45+12	{{{third}}}
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Bonus EXP
Requirement Easy Normal/Difficult Maniac Clear the chapter in 10 turns or less (-penalty per # of turns after) 450 (-45) 300 (-30) 150 (-15) Clear bonus 225 150/-- --

Character data

Characters
New units
Reyson Heron HP 22 Inventory Elixir Level 3 Automatically from preparations if his request is accepted Ulki Hawk HP 41 Inventory Beak Level 7 Automatically from preparations if Reyson's request is accepted Janaff Hawk HP 39 Inventory Beak Level 8 Automatically from preparations if Reyson's request is accepted Tanith Falcon Knight HP 32 Inventory Sonic Sword Short Spear Level 10 Automatically from preparations Shinon Sniper HP Varies Inventory -- Level Varies Automatically at the end if Rolf spoke to him and Ike defeated him
Required characters
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Renewal Automatically at preparations if you refuse Reyson's request Knight Killer Dropped by enemy Knight Shade Dropped by enemy Sage (Difficult/Maniac only) Brave Bow Dropped by Shinon Tornado Dropped by Kayachey Recover Open lone western chest Silence Open left eastern chest Wrath Open rightmost eastern chest Blizzard Steal from enemy Sage Steel Axe Steal from enemy Warrior Iron Bow Steal from enemy Warrior Mend Steal from enemy Bishop Mend Steal from enemy Bishop Steel Lance Steal from enemy Wyvern Rider Javelin Steal from enemy Wyvern Rider Steel Axe Steal from enemy Axe Knight (reinforcement) Hand Axe Steal from enemy Axe Knight (reinforcement) Steel Lance Steal from enemy Paladin (reinforcement) Iron Bow Steal from enemy Paladin (reinforcement) Bolting Steal from enemy Sage (Difficult only) Vulnerary Steal from enemy General (Difficult only) Vulnerary Steal from enemy Fighter (Difficult only) Steel Axe Steal from enemy Fighter (Difficult only) Hand Axe Steal from enemy Fighter (Difficult only) Vulnerary Steal from enemy Raven (reinforcement) (Difficult only) Coin Steal from enemy Raven (reinforcement) (Difficult only)

Enemy data

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Soldier Archer 19 1 Steel Bow -- Soldier Bishop 1 2 Light • Mend Lumina -- Soldier General 1 1 Laguz Lance -- Soldier Halberdier 1 1 Short Spear -- Soldier Knight 16 1 Knight Killer -- Soldier Sage 1 1 Bolting -- Soldier Sage 1 1 Blizzard • Wind -- Shinon Sniper Varies 1 Brave Bow • Vulnerary Provoke • Retains his level and stats from the end of Chapter 7. • Will not attack Rolf, Mist, or Rhys during Enemy Phase. Soldier Soldier 16 1 Steel Lance -- Soldier Soldier 17 2 Steel Lance -- Soldier Soldier 18 1 Steel Lance -- Soldier Sword Knight 19 2 Steel Sword • Vulnerary -- Soldier Warrior 1 1 Steel Axe • Iron Bow -- Soldier Wyvern Rider 14 1 Steel Lance -- Soldier Wyvern Rider 15 1 Steel Lance -- Soldier Wyvern Rider 15 1 Steel Lance • Javelin -- Kayachey Sage 8 1 Tornado • Elixir Nihil --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Soldier Axe Knight 18 1 Steel Axe • Hand Axe -- Soldier Bird Tribe 6 3 Beak -- Soldier Bird Tribe 7 1 Beak -- Soldier Bird Tribe 8 1 Beak -- Soldier Lance Knight 16 1 Steel Lance -- Soldier Lance Knight 17 1 Steel Lance -- Soldier Lance Knight 20 1 Steel Lance • Javelin -- Soldier Paladin 1 1 Steel Lance • Iron Bow • Vulnerary --

Boss data

Main article: Kayachey

Sage Level 8 Attribute Build 10

Stats Max HP 32 Speed 15 Strength 6 Luck 17 Magic 18 Defense 10 Skill 15 Resistance 16 Movement 6 Weight 10

Inventory Skills Tornado Elixir Nihil Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C C A C

Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

Before the battle preparations menu, the player will be presented with a selectable option whether or not to allow Reyson to accompany Ike and the rest of the army. Should the player refuse his request, they would be rewarded with the Renewal skill scroll (which is useless in the Japanese version since in that version the Renewal skill scroll can only be used by Ena and Elincia, both of whom already start out with the Renewal skill). However, doing so will deny the player of three versatile units and will prevent the player from obtaining the Knight Ring in the next chapter. Since Reyson's utility is extremely valuable and the two hawk laguz, Janaff and Ulki, are strong units in their own right, it is not recommended to refuse and pass up Reyson's request.

This chapter introduces a unit who will be filling in as the Dancer unit in Path of Radiance: the heron laguz, Reyson. While he is incapable of performing any offense against enemy units, he can instead provide support for his allies with his galdrar abilities, allowing him to refresh allied units, which grants them another action during the current turn. However, his defensive stats (barring an acceptable resistance) are very low. Since Reyson is both a flying unit and a laguz, this means he is also vulnerable to bows, wind magic, and anti-laguz weapons (such as the Laguzslayer), further worsening his frail defense. As such, this necessitates the need to keep him out of range of enemy units whenever possible.

To have Shinon join the player's army starting the next chapter, the player must have Rolf talk to Shinon (thus requiring Rolf be deployed), then have Ike defeat him in combat (as in, reduce his HP to zero), which is generally contrary to how enemy units are recruited in the Fire Emblem series; it is not necessary for Ike to defeat Shinon immediately after Rolf talks to him, nor for Ike to be the sole combatant against Shinon at any point. Should the player fulfill both conditions, a cutscene will play after all enemy units on the map have been routed, showing Shinon's survival and subsequent recruitment into Ike's forces.

Trivia

• In the Japanese version of this map, Shinon will not drop the Brave Bow if the player saves at the preparations screen; if the player resets the game, then Shinon will drop the Brave Bow as usual. This glitch was fixed in the international versions.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Crimea Marches	--
Japanese	クリミア軍進撃	Crimean army advances
Spanish	¡A la carga!	Charge!
French	Crimea avance	Crimean advance
German	Crimeas Einfall	Crimea's Invasion
Italian	La marcia	The march

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