Dark Pontifex

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This article is about the chapter from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, and Shadow Dragon; for the History Mode map from Fire Emblem Warriors based on this chapter, see The Dark Pontifex.

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Location The Temple of Thabes New units Elice* Boss(es) Gharnef

Dark Pontifex (Japanese: 悪の司祭ガーネフ Evil Bishop Garnef) is the twenty-third chapter of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the eighteenth chapter of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.

Plot

Main article: Dark Pontifex/Script

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Chapter data

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Marth dies	12	{{{partner}}}	0	21+12	{{{third}}}

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Character data

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Characters
New units
Elice Curate HP 16 Inventory -- Level 4 Automatically at the end of the chapter

Characters
New units
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Characters
New units
Elice Curate HP 18 Inventory -- Level 10 Automatically at the end of the chapter

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Item data

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Items

Name Obtainment Method 10,000 G Left treasure room chest Talisman Right treasure room chest Door Key Dropped by a Thief Pure Water Dropped by a Priest Barrier Dropped by a Priest Fortify Dropped by a Priest Bishop Ring Dropped by a false Gharnef Falchion Dropped by Gharnef

Items

Name Obtainment Method 10,000 Gold West chest Dracoshield East chest File:Is snes01 bishop ring.png Bishop Ring Dropped by a false Gharnef Falchion Dropped by Gharnef

Items

Name Obtainment Method Bullion (S) Left treasure room chest Talisman Right treasure room chest Door Key Dropped by a Thief Pure Water Dropped by a Curate Barrier Dropped by a Curate Fortify Dropped by a Curate Master Seal Dropped by a Bishop Master Seal Dropped by a Bishop Steel Sword Dropped by a false Gharnef Steel Sword Dropped by a false Gharnef Falchion Dropped by Gharnef

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Shop data

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Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

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Name	Cost
Knight Crest	2000
Hero Crest	2000
Orion's Bolt	2000
Wyvern Whip	2000
Bishop Ring	2000

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Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

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	Name	Cost
	Master Seal	2500

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• Mystery of the Emblem doesn't have a shop

Enemy data

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Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon Shadow Dragon (Hard-5)

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Dolhr Thief 5 1 Iron Sword Drops a Door Key upon defeat. Dolhr Thief 10 1 Devil Sword -- Dolhr Sniper 7 2 Silver Bow -- Dolhr Hero 5 2 Silver Sword -- Khadein Mage 7 1 Blizzard -- Khadein Mage 10 1 Elfire -- Khadein Bishop 5 1 Fire -- Khadein Bishop 5 1 Thunder -- Khadein Bishop 5 2 Bolganone -- File:Ma nes01 priest enemy.gif Khadein Priest 9 1 Fortify Drops a Pure Water upon defeat. File:Ma nes01 priest enemy.gif Khadein Priest 9 1 Fortify Drops a Barrier upon defeat. File:Ma nes01 priest enemy.gif Khadein Priest 9 1 Fortify Drops a Fortify upon defeat. File:Ma nes01 priest enemy.gif Khadein Priest 9 1 Fortify -- Gharnef Bishop 10 1 Swarm False Gharnef. Drops a Bishop Ring upon defeat Immobile. Gharnef Bishop 10 2 Swarm False Gharnef. Gharnef Bishop 10 1 Imhullu Drops the Falchion upon defeat.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Khadein Mage 5 2 Thunder -- Khadein Mage 8 2 Blizzard -- Khadein Bishop 5 2 Thoron --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Dolhr Sniper 5 2 Steel Bow -- Dolhr Sniper 5 2 Silver Bow -- Dolhr Hero 5 2 Killing Edge -- Dolhr Hero 5 1 Wyrmslayer -- Dolhr General 3 3 Silver Lance -- Dark Mage Mage 5 4 Elfire -- Dark Mage Mage 10 2 Bolganone -- Gharnef Bishop 10 2 Thoron False Gharnef Gharnef Bishop 10 2 Fortify False Gharnef Gharnef Bishop 10 1 Meteor • File:Is snes01 bishop ring.png Bishop Ring False Gharnef Does not move Gharnef Bishop 10 1 Imhullu • Falchion* --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Dark Mage Mage 3 11 Thunder -- Dark Mage Mage 5 22 Blizzard -- Dark Mage Bishop 1 11 Blizzard --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Dolhr Thief 10 1 Iron Sword • Door Key -- Dolhr Thief 15 1 Devil Sword -- Dolhr Sniper 10 2 Silver Bow -- Dolhr Hero 8 2 Silver Sword -- Khadein Mage 12 1 Blizzard -- Khadein Mage 15 1 Elfire -- Khadein Bishop 8 2 Bolganone -- Khadein Bishop 8 1 Thoron -- Khadein Bishop 8 1 Swarm -- Khadein Bishop 10 1 Swarm • Master Seal -- Khadein Bishop 10 1 Bolganone • Master Seal -- Khadein Curate 11 1 Physic • Pure Water -- Khadein Curate 14 1 Fortify • Barrier -- Khadein Curate 15 1 Fortify -- Gharnef Sorcerer 15 2 Imhullu • Falchion False Gharnef. Real inventory: Elfire • Steel Sword Gharnef Sorcerer 15 1 Imhullu • Falchion --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Khadein Mage 10 4 Thunder -- Khadein Mage ? 4 Blizzard -- Khadein Bishop 8 2 Swarm -- Khadein Bishop 8 2 Thoron --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Dolhr Thief 10 1 Brave Sword • Door Key -- Dolhr Thief 15 1 Devil Sword -- Dolhr Sniper 10 2 Brave Bow -- Dolhr Hero 8 2 Brave Sword -- Khadein Mage 12 1 Thoron -- Khadein Mage 15 1 Thoron -- Khadein Bishop 8 3 Thoron -- Khadein Bishop 8 1 Swarm -- Khadein Bishop 10 1 Swarm • Master Seal -- Khadein Bishop 10 1 Thoron • Master Seal -- Khadein Curate 11 1 Physic • Pure Water -- Khadein Curate 14 1 Fortify • Barrier -- Khadein Curate 15 1 Fortify -- Gharnef Sorcerer 15 2 Imhullu • Falchion False Gharnef. Real inventory: Elfire • Steel Sword Gharnef Sorcerer 15 1 Imhullu • Falchion --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Khadein Mage 10 4 Thoron -- Khadein Mage ? 4 Thoron -- Khadein Bishop 8 2 Swarm -- Khadein Bishop 8 2 Thoron --

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Reinforcements

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

• Turn 7
  • 4 Mages and 2 Bishops in the upper floor

Mystery of the Emblem

• Starting Turn 7, continuing until 11 of each have appeared; which ones appear per turn is random
  • 1 Bishop and 1 Mage from the west
  • 2 Mages from the east
• Note: All reinforcements are halted when Gharnef is defeated.

Shadow Dragon

• Turn 7
  • 4 Mages and 2 Bishops in the upper floor
• Turn 15
  • 4 Mages and 2 Bishops in the upper floor
• All reinforcements are halted when Gharnef is defeated.

Boss data

Main article: Gharnef

Boss data

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Bishop Level 10 Movement 6 Experience 53

Stats Max HP 34 Speed 18 Strength 7 Luck 0 Skill 5 Defense 12 W. Level 14 Resistance 0

Inventory Drops Imhullu Falchion Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✓ Staff ✓ Ballista ✗ Stone ✗

Bishop Level 10 Movement 6 Experience 70

Stats Max HP 34 Luck 4 Strength 10 W. Level -- Skill 2 Defense 10 Speed 6 Resistance 8

Weapons Items Imhullu Falchion -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✓ Staff ✓

Normal Hard-5

Sorcerer Level 15 Movement 6

Stats Max HP 34 Speed 18 Strength 2 Luck 0 Magic 5 Defense 11 Skill 5 Resistance 10

Inventory Imhullu Falchion Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Sorcerer Level 15 Movement 6

Stats Max HP 44 Speed 25 Strength 2 Luck 0 Magic 13 Defense 11 Skill 12 Resistance 10

Inventory Imhullu Falchion Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Note: Boss stats in five-star Hard Mode are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Strategy

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

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Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Dark Pontifex
Spanish	El Pontifice Oscuro	The Dark Pontifex
French	Le Pontife maléfique	The Dark Pontifex
German	Dunkler Priester	Dark Priest
Italian	Il Pontefice oscuro	The Dark Pontifex

Gallery

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  CG image displayed during the intro for Shadow Dragon

References

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