Preface

Preface

Location World of Zenith New units Anna, Virion, Matthew, Raigh, Takumi* Boss(es) Axe Fighter, Bow Fighter Next chapter(s) World of Zenith

“	Oooh! You're here? Then the ritual actually worked? Ahem... Oh Great Hero from another world! Thou hast come so far to fulfill your role in our legend! For our kingdom now stands on the very brink of ruin, and thou... And thou... Hold on. Are you really our Great Hero? You don't look like the thee-and-thou type.	”	— Anna

The Preface (Japanese: 破章 Broken Chapter) is the opening chapter of Fire Emblem Heroes. It depicts the summoning of the "Great Hero" to the World of Zenith by Anna, commander of the Order of Heroes. It is largely a tutorial chapter, with its two maps featuring little gameplay.

The Preface is played when the player launches the game for the first time. Unlike the other Story Maps in Heroes, the Preface's maps cannot be replayed at any point, unless the player deletes the game's data and starts afresh.

Plot

Main article: Preface/Script

The story begins as Kiran is transported into a strange world, with Anna standing before them. Quickly getting over her surprise at the summoning ritual having worked, she proceeds to greet Kiran to her world, but stops briefly to wonder if the player is actually the prophesied "Great Hero" of legend. Before she can explain to the player where they are, though, an Axe Fighter from the Emblian Empire shows up, and tries to attack. The Axe Fighter proves to be no match for Anna, however, and is quickly dispatched.

After the battle is won, Anna introduces herself as commander of the Order of Heroes, and explains that the Order fights for the freedom of the Heroes of various worlds such as those of Awakening and Birthright, in opposition to the Emblian Empire, who seek to enslave the Heroes instead. She states that Embla is planning to invade her country of Askr, and she and the player hurry onwards to stop them.

Anna shows Kiran the Breidablik, the divine relic she used to summon Kiran to her world. She explains that, according to legend, holding Breidablik high will summon the Great Hero, who will be able to wield it. Anna did so, and summoned Kiran as a result, so she gives Breidablik to Kiran, hoping that they will figure out how to use it.

Just then, another group of Emblian soldiers attack. Anna orders Kiran to escape with Breidablik while she fights them off, but just then a bright light shines from Breidablik. The archer Takumi emerges from the light, having been summoned by Breidablik. Together with the freshly summoned Takumi, Anna is able to defeat the latest batch of Emblian soldiers. She thanks Kiran for summoning Takumi to help, and formally welcomes them to the Order of Heroes.

Chapter data

Part 1: "I summon thee!"

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defeat the Axe Fighter	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Impossible	1	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}		{{{third}}}

Character data

Version 2.4.0 and earlier Version 2.5.0 onward

Characters
New units
Anna Axe Infantry HP 17 Inventory Iron Axe Night Sky Level 1 Automatically from the start Rarity: ★★
Available characters
None

Characters
New units
Anna Axe Infantry HP 18 Inventory Silver Axe Night Sky Level 1 Automatically from the start Rarity: ★★★★
Available characters
None

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Enemy data

Enemy Units

Name Type Weapon Lv Rarity HP Atk Spd Def Res Skills Axe Fighter 1 ★ 16 6 2 3 2 Iron Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked.

Part 2: The Legend

Version 2.4.0 and earlier Version 2.5.0 onward

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: All player units are defeated	2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}		{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Impossible	2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}		{{{third}}}

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Character data

Version 2.4.0 and earlier Version 2.5.0 onward

Characters
New units
Virion Colorless Bow Infantry HP 18 Inventory Iron Bow Level 1 Automatically from the start Rarity: ★★ Matthew Colorless Dagger Infantry HP 15 Inventory Iron Dagger Level 1 Automatically upon returning to the castle Rarity: ★★ Raigh Red Mage Infantry HP 15 Inventory Flux Level 1 Automatically upon returning to the castle Rarity: ★★
Available characters

Characters
New units
Takumi Colorless Bow Infantry HP 17 Inventory Silver Bow Retribution Level 1 Automatically from the start Rarity: ★★★★ Virion Colorless Bow Infantry HP 19 Inventory Silver Bow Night Sky Level 1 Automatically upon returning to the castle Rarity: ★★★★ Matthew Colorless Dagger Infantry HP 16 Inventory Rogue Dagger Reciprocal Aid Level 1 Automatically upon returning to the castle Rarity: ★★★★ Raigh Red Mage Infantry HP 16 Inventory Rauðrwolf Rally Attack Level 1 Automatically upon returning to the castle Rarity: ★★★★
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Enemy data

Enemy Units

Name Type Weapon Lv Rarity HP Atk Spd Def Res Skills Axe Fighter 2 ★ 16 8 7 3 2 Iron Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Bow Fighter 1 ★ 15 7 7 1 1 Iron Bow Immediately begins moving unprovoked.

Strategy

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

Part 1: "I summon thee!"

This map functions as a simple tutorial level. Simply follow the instructions given by the game, and Anna will easily defeat the enemy Axe Fighter.

Part 2: The Legend

On turn 1, you are forced to move Virion/Takumi first, to attack the nearby Axe Fighter. Do so, and then finish him off with Anna. At the beginning of turn 2, Anna's special skill, Night Sky, should be ready. You can use this to defeat the remaining Bow Fighter in a single attack.

Starting from version 2.5.0, the game will guide you through each move, so the battle is impossible to lose. Simply follow the game's instructions to win.

Trivia

• Prior to the release of version 2.5.0 of Heroes, it was possible for the player to lose the battle in Part 2, if they did not move and simply allowed the enemy to attack and defeat both Anna and Virion. Starting from version 2.5.0, the player is instead guided through each move by the game, and forced to attack the enemy units, thus rendering defeat impossible.

Etymology and other languages

Preface

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Preface	--
Japanese	破章	Broken Chapter
Spanish	Prefacio	Preface
French	Préface	Preface
German	Einleitung	Introduction
Italian	Prefazione	Preface. In Italian, the parts are labeled with Roman numerals (I, II) rather than Arabic (1, 2).
Portuguese (Brazil)	Prefácio	Preface
Traditional Chinese	破章	Broken chapter

Part 1: "I summon thee!"

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	"I summon thee!"	--
Japanese	我は汝を召喚す	I summon thee
Spanish	¡Yo te invoco!	I call upon you!
French	L'invocation	The invocation
German	Ich rufe dich herbei!	I call you here!
Italian	Io ti evoco!	I summon you!
Portuguese (Brazil)	Eu te invoco!	I summon you!
Traditional Chinese	吾將召喚汝前來	I will summon thee to come

Part 2: The Legend

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	The Legend	--
Japanese	伝承に曰く	According to Legend
Spanish	La leyenda	The legend
French	La légende	The legend
German	Die Legende	The Legend
Italian	La leggenda	The legend
Portuguese (Brazil)	A lenda	The Legend
Traditional Chinese	傳說有云	Many legends told

Gallery

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  The map of Preface, Part 1.

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  The map of Preface, Part 2.

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