Dark Pontifex

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This article is about the chapter from Shadow Dragon & 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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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.

Dark Pontifex

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

Plot

Main article: Dark Pontifex/Script

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Chapter data

Shadow Dragon & 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}}}	{{{other}}}	20+6	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Marth dies	12	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	22+44	{{{third}}}

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

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Character data

Shadow Dragon & 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
Available characters

Characters
New units
None
Available characters

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

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Item data

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

Items

Name Obtainment Method 10,000 G Open left chest Talisman Open right chest Door Key Dropped by enemy Thief Pure Water Dropped by enemy Curate Barrier Dropped by enemy Curate Fortify Dropped by enemy Curate Bishop's Ring Dropped by a false Gharnef Falchion Dropped by Gharnef

Items

Name Obtainment Method 10,000 Gold Open western chest Dracoshield Open eastern chest Bishop's Ring Dropped by a false Gharnef Falchion Dropped by Gharnef

Items

Name Obtainment Method Bullion (S) Open left chest Talisman Open right chest Door Key Dropped by enemy Thief Pure Water Dropped by enemy Curate Barrier Dropped by enemy Curate Fortify Dropped by enemy Curate Master Seal Dropped by enemy Bishop Master Seal Dropped by enemy 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

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Shadow Dragon

Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

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Name	Cost
Paladin's Honor	2000
Hero Crest	2000
Orion's Bolt	2000
Skydrake Whip	2000
Bishop's 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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• x3 Maximum

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The secret shop is located in the door directly north of the throne.

Enemy data

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

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Khadein Bishop 5 1 Fire -- Khadein Bishop 5 1 Thunder -- Khadein Bishop 5 2 Bolganone -- Khadein Curate 9 1 Fortify Drops a Fortify upon defeat. Khadein Curate 9 1 Fortify -- Khadein Curate 9 1 Fortify Drops a Barrier upon defeat. Khadein Curate 9 1 Fortify Drops a Pure Water upon defeat. Dolhr Hero 5 2 Silver Sword -- Dolhr Sniper 7 1 Silver Bow -- Dolhr Sniper 7 1 Silver Bow Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves north of the first stairs if no one is in range. Dolhr Thief 5 1 Iron Sword Drops a Door Key upon defeat. Prioritizes opening chests. Dolhr Thief 10 1 Devil Sword Prioritizes opening chests. Khadein Mage 7 1 Blizzard -- Khadein Mage 10 1 Elfire -- Gharnef Bishop 10 2 Swarm • Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves near the throne if no one is in range. • False Gharnef. Gharnef Bishop 10 1 Swarm Drops a Bishop's Ring upon defeat. • Does not move; stands on a throne, the chapter's seize point. • False Gharnef. Gharnef Bishop 10 1 Imhullu Drops the Falchion upon defeat. Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves south of the throne if no one is in range.

Reinforcements

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

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Dolhr Hero 5 2 Killing Edge -- Dolhr Hero 5 1 Wyrmslayer -- Dolhr Sniper 5 2 Steel Bow -- Dolhr Sniper 5 2 Silver Bow -- 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 • Bishop's Ring False Gharnef. Does not move; stands on a throne, the chapter's seize point. 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 Khadein Bishop 10 1 Swarm • Master Seal Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Khadein Bishop 8 2 Swarm -- Khadein Bishop 8 2 Bolganone One immediately begins moving unprovoked. Khadein Curate 14 1 Fortify Starts on a pillar. Khadein Curate 11 1 Physic -- Khadein Curate 14 1 Fortify • Barrier -- Khadein Curate 11 1 Physic • Pure Water -- Dolhr Hero 8 2 Silver Sword -- Dolhr Sniper 10 2 Silver Bow -- Dolhr Thief 10 1 Iron Sword • Door Key Prioritizes opening a chest, then escaping. Dolhr Thief 15 1 Devil Sword Prioritizes opening a chest, then escaping. Khadein Mage 12 1 Blizzard -- Khadein Mage 15 1 Elfire -- Khadein Bishop 10 1 Bolganone • Master Seal Immobile; stands on a throne, the chapter's seize point. Gharnef Sorcerer 15 3 Imhullu • Falchion Two false Gharnefs and one real; which is which is determined at random. Real inventory of the False Gharnefs: Elfire • Steel Sword

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Khadein Bishop 8 2 Thoron -- Khadein Mage 10 4 Thunder -- Khadein Mage 13 4 Blizzard -- Khadein Bishop 8 2 Swarm --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Khadein Bishop 10 1 Swarm • Master Seal Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Khadein Bishop 8 2 Swarm -- Khadein Bishop 8 2 Thoron One immediately begins moving unprovoked. Khadein Curate 14 1 Fortify Starts on a pillar. Khadein Curate 11 1 Physic -- Khadein Curate 14 1 Fortify • Barrier -- Khadein Curate 11 1 Physic • Pure Water -- Dolhr Hero 8 2 Brave Sword -- Dolhr Sniper 10 2 Brave Bow -- Dolhr Thief 10 1 Brave Sword • Door Key Prioritizes opening a chest, then escaping. Dolhr Thief 15 1 Devil Sword Prioritizes opening a chest, then escaping. Khadein Mage 12 1 Thoron -- Khadein Mage 15 1 Thoron -- Khadein Bishop 10 1 Thoron • Master Seal Immobile; stands on a throne, the chapter's seize point. Gharnef Sorcerer 15 3 Imhullu • Falchion Two false Gharnefs and one real; which is which is determined at random. Real inventory of the False Gharnefs: Elfire • Steel Sword

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Khadein Bishop 8 2 Thoron -- Khadein Mage 10 4 Thoron -- Khadein Mage 13 4 Thoron -- Khadein Bishop 8 2 Swarm --

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Reinforcements

Shadow Dragon & 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
  • 2 Bishops with Thoron from the top floor
  • 2 Mages with Thunder*/Thoron* from the top floor
  • 2 Mages with Blizzard*/Thoron* from the top floor
• Turn 15
  • 2 Bishops with Swarm from the top floor
  • 2 Mages with Thunder*/Thoron* from the top floor
  • 2 Mages with Blizzard*/Thoron* from the top floor
• All reinforcements are halted when Gharnef is defeated.

Boss data

Main article: Gharnef

Boss data

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

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 -- -- -- -- A E

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 -- -- -- -- A A

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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In Shadow Dragon, one of the three Gharnefs is the real one, with the other two being fakes; which one is real and which are fakes is determined at random. The fakes can be damaged without Starlight, but only drop a Steel Sword instead of the Falchion, making them simply red herrings. The real one will have the full effects of Imhullu, blocking all damage, period. This fact can be used to your advantage in regards to identifying him—the Geosphere, which deals 13 damage to all units on the map, will not damage the real Gharnef, making it an easy way of distinguishing him from his fakes early on. Should one wish to use the Geosphere to identify him, it is advisable to keep a unit that can use Fortify ready, as the Geosphere will damage playable units as well as enemy units. Should the player not want to use the Geosphere, or not own it, a Ballistician can easily take a potshot at one of the Gharnefs from afar—again, the one that does not take damage from it is the real one.

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 Curateer	Dark Curate
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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