Prologue I

Prologue I

Location Altea Castle New units Marth Next chapter(s) Prologue II

Prologue I (Japanese: 序章　起 Prologue: Introduction) is the first chapter in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon on Normal difficulty.

Plot

Main article: Prologue I/Script

Long ago, Medeus founded the empire of Dolhr and conquered the continent of Archanea. He was deposed and defeated by Anri, a young hero who wielded the sacred blade Falchion. Archanea enjoyed a century of peace, until Medeus returned. He allied with the evil sorcerer Gharnef, and the two laid waste to the realm. King Cornelius of Altea set out to defeat Medeus, while his son Marth, daughter Elice, and wife Liza remained behind with a garrison manned by Altea's ally Gra.

Elice summons Marth to discuss an incident with their forces in Gra. As he heads to the throne to meet her, he is attacked by Gra soldiers. Confused but undaunted, Marth fights his way to the throne room. After Marth clears out his would-be assassins, Elice arrives and explains that Cornelius was defeated by Dolhr and Grust after Gra betrayed him; his status remains unknown. Gra is attacking the castle, and Elice and Liza have been separated. Elice orders Marth to find Jagen and flee, promising that she will find Liza and follow.

Chapter data

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Marth dies	1	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	0+4	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 14 columns by 21 rows

Character data

Characters
New units
Marth Lord HP 18 Inventory Rapier Iron Sword Level 1 Automatically from turn 1
Available characters
None

Enemy data

Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Gra Soldier 1 1 16 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 -- Iron Lance Moves onto the throne upon Marth moving through the door. Gra Soldier 2 1 16.8 3.45 0 3.45 3.45 0 3.45 0 6 Iron Lance Will not move until provoked. Gra Fighter 1 2 14 2 0 1 3 0 3 0 6 Iron Axe --

Reinforcements

• Upon reaching the main hallway (reaching column 7)
  • Two Soldiers from the throne room
  • Two Fighters from the main hallway

Strategy

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

Overview:

• Map Layout: The chapter features two bottlenecks - one at the bottom and another at the top.
• Enemy Threat: Once you pass the bottom bottleneck, enemies appear. However, they pose little threat to Marth.
• Survivability: It's nearly impossible for Marth to die unless you intentionally disarm him and let him perish.
• Endgame: After crossing the top bottleneck, a Soldier will occupy the throne. This soldier is not challenging.

Key Tip:

• Weapon Usage: Use Marth's Iron Sword in initial combats. Save his Rapier for cavalry and armored enemies since they are more vulnerable to it.

Trivia

• While the chapter is called "Prologue I" in most parts of the game, the chapter intro image says "Prologue 1".

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Prologue I	--
Japanese	序章　起	Prologue: Introduction; "introduction" here is the first of four phases of a narrative with the kishōtenketsu structure.
Spanish	Prólogo I	Prologue I
French	Prologue I	Prologue I
German	Prolog I	Prologue I
Italian	Prologo I	Prologue I

Gallery

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References

	Prologue I	• Prologue II →