Roadside Battle
Roadside Battle (Japanese: 街道の戦い Roadside battle) is the fourth chapter of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. Soren returns from his studies in Melior, reporting that war has broken out between Crimea and Daein. Ike heads up an investigation party, but meets some unfortunate company on the way. This chapter features the addition of a mage, which further complicates battle strategy.
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“ | Ah, not going to cooperate, eh? Ready your weapons, men! Move in and kill them all! | ” | — Maijin |
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Plot
- Main article:
Roadside Battle/Script
The chapter begins with the early return of Soren from a trip of study. Mist runs in to tell Ike the news, and then suggests he check the mess hall. Greil, hearing Soren’s news, orders everyone to the briefing room, interrupting Ike and Soren’s reunion. Soren shares the news – Crimea and Daein have gone to war. He pulls out his map, and everyone gathers around to hear the details.
Soren tells of how he was studying in Melior's library when a shriek broke the air. He ran outside and saw a sea of soldiers clad in black armor – the Daein army. The destruction in the capital was swift and brutal, tactics not unheard of for the king of Daein. Lord Renning, the Crimean king’s brother, dispatched the Crimean army while the king ordered his people to flee the city, and Soren fled with them.
Titania expresses her feelings of obligation to her motherland, suggesting that the mercenaries assist the Crimean army, while Soren, analytic as usual, sees no purpose in aiding the doomed army. Titania and Soren continue arguing about the chances of Crimea’s victory, but their arguments are dismissed by Greil, who chooses to send a scouting party toward Melior headed by Ike, with Titania as an advisor. Shinon immediately displays his objections to the idea, but Greil dismisses those too, countering Shinon by assigning him to work in the scouting party under Ike. Rhys, Gatrie and Soren are also assigned to the party.
On the road, Rhys comforts Ike, telling him to use this a learning experience for when he succeeds his father as commander. The party notices an abundance of Daein corpses littering the highway, and Soren predicts that the Crimean Imperial Guard had passed through, taking with them a member of the royal family. The party is then found by a group of Daein soldiers, led by Maijin, who, without conversing with the mercenaries, quickly orders his soldiers to attack. Ike orders his mercenaries to prepare for battle, and quickly forms a strategy for the incoming skirmish.
After the battle, Gatrie catches Shinon stealing some gear from one of the now-deceased Daein soldiers. Ike and Soren yell at him for his actions, and Titania settles the bickering. Before the party leaves, Rhys notices something moving in the brush. Upon further inspection, they find a woman whom Soren wants to leave there. Ike ignores this comment, and, with the help of Rhys, carries the fainted woman back to the mercenary fort.
Chapter data
Easy Normal Difficult Maniac
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Enemy data
- Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.
Easy Normal Difficult Maniac
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Boss data
- Main article:
Maijin
Strategy
This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody. |
This chapter force deploys the four units from the previous chapter, Rhys from Chapter 2, and includes a new unit, Soren the Mage. Soren, like Rhys, is frail, and can easily die if attacked by more than one enemy. It is imperative to protect him and Rhys from direct assault, keeping them behind your other units.
The goal of this chapter is to defeat the boss, Maijin. The enemy units greatly outnumber the mercenaries, so it is necessary to form a line of defense and weather their attacks. Once all the nearby enemies are defeated, the player's army can move in to take out Maijin and his troops. Being a Knight, he possesses high defense, and also wields a Javelin, so multiple attacks are necessary to bring him down.
If the player is intending to use Soren throughout the game, it is helpful to give him the opportunity to attack and defeat enemies in this chapter to start increasing his level, but doing so inherently puts him at risk of death, since he starts with low defense and HP. If Soren is defeated, he will not actually die, being a plot critical character, but will no longer be usable in battle. The other units are also at risk of being overwhelmed, even Titania, so watching their health is more important than it has been up to this point.
In Difficult and Maniac modes, there are significantly more enemies, especially around Maijin. It will typically be necessary to assume defensive positions for longer to take care of these extra threats. This can be done by moving up into the thickets, using the trees to help block enemy paths and avoid being surrounded.
Bonus experience can be earned in this chapter, depending on how many turns it took to complete the chapter. This experience is not spendable until Chapter 8.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Roadside Battle |
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Japanese |
街道の戦い |
Roadside battle |
Spanish |
Batalla en la cantera |
Battle in the quarry |
French |
A découvert |
Overdrawn |
German |
Weg der Gefahr |
Path of Danger. Abbreviatted to Weg d. Gefahr due to space restrictions. |
Italian |
La via maestra |
The High road |
Gallery
← Pirates Aground • | Roadside Battle | • Flight! → |
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