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'''Naga''' (Japanese: {{hover|ナーガ|Nāga}} ''Naga'') is a powerful [[Divine Dragon|divine dragon]], and was once the King of the divine dragon clan which bears her name. She has historically played a strong role as an ally and defender of mankind in conflicts with [[Earth Dragon|earth dragon]]s, and is worshipped as a [[god]] in the cultures of [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]]/[[Ylisse]] and [[Jugdral]], and she is acknowledged in the lore of [[Valentia]] due to her connection to [[Mila]], [[Duma]], and [[Falchion (Valentia)|Valentia's Falchion]]. Her [[Holy Blood]] is carried through generations of two dynasties - the [[Belhalla]] family of [[Grannvale]], and the [[Ylisse]] royal family - and she is the creator of numerous holy weapons and items used and revered by mankind, including [[Falchion (Valentia)|both]] [[Falchion|Falchions]], the [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Binding Shield]] and the [[Naga (tome)|Book of Naga]].

* Naga's gender has historically been a subject of ambiguity and confusion. When [[Lewyn]] talks about her role in the [[Holy War]], he describes her as being male in older fan translations (in spite of the "little girl" guise she took during the Miracle of Darna) despite being possessed by [[Forseti (dragon)|Forseti]], who as someone who actually knew Naga would know better. This is, however, a mistranslation; she is referred to ambiguously by Lewyn in the Japanese text, thus his usage of male pronouns is a translation error. Her appearance in {{title|Awakening}} has her as distinctly female, and {{FE11}} suggests her to be female through [[Nagi]]. {{FE15}} establishes her to have been considered female by Valentia during the era of Marth, while referencing her title of Divine Dragon King via the [[Falchion (Valentia)|"Kingsfang"]], suggesting Archanea considers her to be a King, while acknowledging her as female. Thus, it seems to ultimately be the case that Naga has always consistently been considered female canonically, in spite of her status as a "King", according to both english and Japanese canon, with fan translation error muddling this fact.

Ss fe03 naga opening.png|Naga, depicted as a god by a human tapestry, in the opening of {{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}.