Hero-King of the Desert

Hero-King of the Desert

Location Desert Arena New units Cordelia Boss(es) Marth

“	Marth?! You can't have met the legendary Hero-King Marth... He lived thousands of years ago. There's just no way.	”	— Chrom

Hero-King of the Desert (Japanese: 砂漠の英雄王 Hero-King of the Desert) is the fourth chapter of Fire Emblem Warriors. In this chapter, Rowan and Lianna begin their search for heroes with Gleamstones, leading them to the desert where Marth was reportedly seen.

Plot

Main article: Hero-King of the Desert/Script

As the group starts discussing where to find heroes, Lianna is reminded of the swordsman who helped them against some Outrealm Fiends. Darios recalls the swordsman's name being Marth, which surprises Chrom, stating it couldn't possibly be the Hero-King of legend. Robin admits it's a better lead than nothing and Cordelia volunteers to find some information about Marth. A short time later, Cordelia returns successful in her search, causing both Lianna and Chrom to praise her. After recovering from the latter's comment, Cordelia continues by stating the the Gristonne army in the desert has recently hired a mercenary that matched the description provided by the twins. Darios wonders if his father is behind the Gristonne army's sudden aggressiveness and suggests they investigate.

After a long battle in the desert, the group is able to reach Marth inside the arena. Rowan tries talking to him, only for Marth to draw his Falchion without saying a word. Chrom steps forward, drawing his own Falchion, and begins to battle Marth. During the duel, Chrom asks Marth who taught him swordplay, with the masked swordsman simply replying his father.

Once Marth is defeated, the masked swordsman asks if he can join the Aytolisian forces. He continues by saying he joined the Gristonne army after learning Validar was recently recruited by them, learning that they plan to perform a ceremony at the Dragon's Table. Lianna wonders if they plan to revive the Chaos Dragon which concerns Darios. After explaining the whole situation to Marth, Rowan exclaims he must a Gleamstone as well. Marth however states they should instead focus on stopping Validar, to which Darios agrees.

Summary

As the twins struggle to take in so much information, they hear of a mercenary named Marth working for the Gristonne army. They head for the desert to learn this mercenary's true identity.

Chapter data

Story Free Play

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defeat Marth.	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Rowan or Lianna, Chrom, Robin, or Cordelia falls.	4	{{{partner}}}	3	19+21	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defeat Marth.	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: NPC Robin or NPC Cordelia falls, or the player's team is routed.	4	{{{partner}}}	3	19+21	{{{third}}}

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Character data

Template:ChapCharsWA Note: Only Rowan or Lianna is available depending on which the player chose at the start of a new game. This list does not represent Free Play mode, as it can be used with any unit the player has obtained at that point. This list also does not include any downloadable content characters the player may have.

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Vulnerary Chest east of W Sands Fort (first time only) Will contain a random weapon matching the difficulty afterwards Iron Lance Defeat SW Butte Fort Captain Chest Key Defeat Thief (reinforcement) Vulnerary Defeat Archer (reinforcement, first time only) Iron Sword Defeat Marth

Missions

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"| Missions
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="30%"| Mission	Objective	style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="40%"| Rewards
Destroy the Magic Pillars creating the sandstorm!	Destroy 2 Magic Pillars
Seize the Arena Entry!	Seize Arena Entry
Defeat Archers targeting Cordelia!	Defeat 2 Archers
Defeat Marth!	Defeat Marth
Sub Missions
Defeat Fighters targeting Cordelia and co.!	Defeat 4 Fighters	Support points with Chrom.
style="Template:Roundbl; border:none; background-color:#222222"| Seize all forts!	Seize every fort	style="Template:Roundbr; border:none; background-color:#222222"| Raised morale for Aytolisian Forces.

Anna's Mementos

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"| Anna's Mementos
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="30%"| Objective	Location	style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="40%"| Notes
Defeat 1,000 enemies.	South of Oasis
style="Template:Roundbl; border:none; background-color:#222222"| Seize all other enemy forts before seizing the Arena entrance.	Between Midsands Fort and S Sands Fort	style="Template:Roundbr; border:none; background-color:#222222"| Must complete story once and play on either Hard or Lunatic difficulty.

Fort data

Easy Normal Hard Lunatic

Name	Initial state	Level	Fort Captain	Notes
Oasis	Aytolis	6	Myrmidon	Cordelia is located inside.
Arena Entry	Gristonne	1	Knight	Seize to reach Marth.
NE Butte Fort	Gristonne	1	Fighter	Seize to reach one of the Magic Pillars to remove the sandstorm.
N Sands Fort	Gristonne	1	Fighter	--
Cave Fort	Gristonne	1	Fighter	--
W Sands Fort	Gristonne	1	Soldier	--
Midsands Fort	Gristonne	1	Soldier	--
SW Butte Fort	Gristonne	1	Soldier	Seize to reach one of the Magic Pillars to remove the sandstorm.
S Sands Fort	Gristonne	1	Soldier	--

Name	Initial state	Level	Fort Captain	Notes
Oasis	Aytolis	6	Myrmidon	Cordelia is located inside.
Arena Entry	Gristonne	6	Knight	Seize to reach Marth.
NE Butte Fort	Gristonne	6	Fighter	Seize to reach one of the Magic Pillars to remove the sandstorm.
N Sands Fort	Gristonne	6	Fighter	--
Cave Fort	Gristonne	6	Fighter	--
W Sands Fort	Gristonne	6	Soldier	--
Midsands Fort	Gristonne	6	Soldier	--
SW Butte Fort	Gristonne	6	Soldier	Seize to reach one of the Magic Pillars to remove the sandstorm.
S Sands Fort	Gristonne	6	Soldier	--

Name	Initial state	Level	Fort Captain	Notes
Oasis	Aytolis	6	Myrmidon	Cordelia is located inside.
Arena Entry	Gristonne	11	Knight	Seize to reach Marth.
NE Butte Fort	Gristonne	11	Fighter	Seize to reach one of the Magic Pillars to remove the sandstorm.
N Sands Fort	Gristonne	11	Fighter	--
Cave Fort	Gristonne	11	Fighter	--
W Sands Fort	Gristonne	11	Soldier	--
Midsands Fort	Gristonne	11	Soldier	--
SW Butte Fort	Gristonne	11	Soldier	Seize to reach one of the Magic Pillars to remove the sandstorm.
S Sands Fort	Gristonne	11	Soldier	--

Name	Initial state	Level	Fort Captain	Notes
Oasis	Aytolis	6	Myrmidon	Cordelia is located inside.
Arena Entry	Gristonne	26	Knight	Seize to reach Marth.
NE Butte Fort	Gristonne	26	Fighter	Seize to reach one of the Magic Pillars to remove the sandstorm.
N Sands Fort	Gristonne	26	Fighter	--
Cave Fort	Gristonne	26	Fighter	--
W Sands Fort	Gristonne	26	Soldier	--
Midsands Fort	Gristonne	26	Soldier	--
SW Butte Fort	Gristonne	26	Soldier	Seize to reach one of the Magic Pillars to remove the sandstorm.
S Sands Fort	Gristonne	26	Soldier	--

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Enemy data

This list only covers commanding units.

Easy Normal Hard Lunatic

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Fort Captain Knight 1 1 Bronze Lance Captain of Arena Entry Fort Captain Fighter 1 3 Bronze Axe Captains of NE Butte Fort, N Sands Fort, and Cave Fort Fort Captain Soldier 1 3 Bronze Lance Captains of W Sands Fort, Midsands Fort, and S Sands Fort Fort Captain Soldier 1 1 Bronze Lance • Iron Lance* Captain of SW Butte Fort Fighter Fighter 1 12 Bronze Axe -- Soldier Soldier 1 6 Bronze Lance -- Marth Lord 5 1 Parallel Falchion • Iron Sword* --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Thief Thief 1 1 Bronze Sword • Chest Key Targets the Chest Fighter Fighter 1 11 Bronze Axe -- Soldier Soldier 1 7 Bronze Lance -- Archer Archer 1 1 Bronze Bow • Vulnerary* -- Archer Archer 1 1 Bronze Bow --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Fort Captain Knight 6 1 Bronze Lance Captain of Arena Entry Fort Captain Fighter 6 3 Bronze Axe Captains of NE Butte Fort, N Sands Fort, and Cave Fort Fort Captain Soldier 6 3 Bronze Lance Captains of W Sands Fort, Midsands Fort, and S Sands Fort Fort Captain Soldier 6 1 Bronze Lance • Iron Lance* Captain of SW Butte Fort Fighter Fighter 6 12 Bronze Axe -- Soldier Soldier 6 6 Bronze Lance -- Marth Lord 10 1 Parallel Falchion • Iron Sword* --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Thief Thief 6 1 Bronze Sword • Chest Key Targets the Chest Fighter Fighter 6 11 Bronze Axe -- Soldier Soldier 6 7 Bronze Lance -- Archer Archer 6 1 Bronze Bow • Vulnerary* -- Archer Archer 6 1 Bronze Bow --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Fort Captain Knight 11 1 Bronze Lance Captain of Arena Entry Fort Captain Fighter 11 3 Bronze Axe Captains of NE Butte Fort, N Sands Fort, and Cave Fort Fort Captain Soldier 11 3 Bronze Lance Captains of W Sands Fort, Midsands Fort, and S Sands Fort Fort Captain Soldier 11 1 Bronze Lance • Iron Lance* Captain of SW Butte Fort Fighter Fighter 11 12 Bronze Axe -- Soldier Soldier 11 6 Bronze Lance -- Marth Lord 15 1 Parallel Falchion • Iron Sword* --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Thief Thief 11 1 Bronze Sword • Chest Key Targets the Chest Fighter Fighter 11 11 Bronze Axe -- Soldier Soldier 11 7 Bronze Lance -- Archer Archer 11 1 Bronze Bow • Vulnerary* -- Archer Archer 11 1 Bronze Bow --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Fort Captain Knight 26 1 Bronze Lance Captain of Arena Entry Fort Captain Fighter 26 3 Bronze Axe Captains of NE Butte Fort, N Sands Fort, and Cave Fort Fort Captain Soldier 26 3 Bronze Lance Captains of W Sands Fort, Midsands Fort, and S Sands Fort Fort Captain Soldier 26 1 Bronze Lance • Random Silver Weapon Captain of SW Butte Fort Fighter Fighter 26 12 Bronze Axe -- Soldier Soldier 26 6 Bronze Lance -- Marth Lord 30 1 Parallel Falchion • Random Silver Weapon --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Thief Thief 26 1 Bronze Sword • Chest Key Targets the Chest Fighter Fighter 26 11 Bronze Axe -- Soldier Soldier 26 7 Bronze Lance -- Archer Archer 26 1 Bronze Bow • Random Silver Weapon -- Archer Archer 26 1 Bronze Bow --

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Reinforcements

• After destroying one of the Magic Pillars:
  • 4 Fighters will appear in the north and west. They will target Cordelia and Robin.
• After seizing SW Butte Fort:
  • A Thief will appear south of SW Butte Fort.
• Once the sandstorm disappears:
  • 4 Fighters and 2 Soldiers will appear where the sandstorm was.
  • Soon after, the gates around the northern square will open.
• After entering the northern square with Arena Entry:
  • 2 Archers will appear in the north and west. They will target Cordelia.
• Some time after the start of "Defeat Marth!"
  • An enemy will appear in every fort that is under Gristonne control. Can be any combination and number of 5 Soldiers and 3 Fighters.

NPC data

Unlike enemies, NPCs do not scale with difficulty.

NPC Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Cordelia Pegasus Knight 6 1 Bronze Lance -- Robin Tactician 6 1 Bronze Tome -- Darios Lord 6 1 Bronze Sword --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes

Boss data

Main article: Masked Marth

Easy Normal Hard Lunatic

Lord Level 5

Weapon Item Parallel Falchion Iron Sword* Weapons ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Lord Level 10

Weapon Item Parallel Falchion Iron Sword* Weapons ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Lord Level 15

Weapon Item Parallel Falchion Iron Sword* Weapons ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Lord Level 30

Weapon Item Parallel Falchion Random Silver Weapon Weapons ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

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Strategy

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

Trivia

• The cutscene that plays during this chapter is a recreation of the cutscene that plays during the chapter Two Falchions from Awakening. Warriors's cutscene is fittingly named "Two Falchions Redux" to emphasize this.
  • Coincidentally, both cutscenes are seen during the fourth chapter of their respected games.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Hero-King of the Desert
Spanish	El héroe del deserto	Hero-King of the Desert
French	Le Roi-Héros du désert	Hero-King of the Desert
German	Heldenkönig der Wüste	Hero-King of the Desert
Italian	Il re eroico del deserto	Hero-King of the Desert

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