Sword of the Creator
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The Sword of the Creator (Japanese: 天帝の剣 Sword of the Emperor of Heaven) is a regalia weapon which first appeared in Fire Emblem Heroes and made its proper debut in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It was once wielded by Nemesis in his conflict with Seiros, and is later the personal weapon of Byleth, granting them the ability to use the Ruptured Heaven combat art and to attack at 2-range by extending its blade like a whip. Unlike traditional personal weapons, the Sword of the Creator can be used by any unit; however, unlike other Heroes' Relics, if anyone other than Byleth equips it, it loses all of its unique power and becomes substantially heavier.
History
The Sword of the Creator is one of the Heroes' Relics of Fódlan. It was originally forged from the goddess Sothis's heart and bones by the so-called Liberation King Nemesis and wielded by him in the War of Heroes against Seiros, but he was slain and the blade taken from him. The Sword of the Creator was eventually placed in the coffin generally presumed by the public to contain Seiros' remains. Approximately 1000 years later, a squad of soldiers led by the Death Knight raided the tomb in an attempt to collect the blade, but were repelled by Byleth and their students. The soldiers managed to unlock the seal containing the Sword of the Creator, and Byleth proved to be able to wield its full power due to the Sword reacting to the Crest Stone within Byleth's heart. In response, Archbishop Rhea entrusted the sword to Byleth. Several months later, Byleth was caught in a spell created by the dark bishop Solon and trapped in a realm of darkness. In order to save them, Sothis sacrificed herself to grant Byleth her power, awakening the true potential of the Sword of the Creator. Byleth would continue to wield the blade throughout the conflict that would erupt in Fódlan over the next five years.
If Byleth chose to lead the Golden Deer, Nemesis was resurrected by "those who slither in the dark" to continue their campaign against Seiros and humanity. He was armed with an Agarthan copy of the Sword of the Creator known as the Dark Creator Sword, but slain for good by Byleth and Claude.
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Three Houses (Normal, for Byleth) |
E | 7 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 1-2 | 20 | -- | 2 | Grants access to Ruptured Heaven. Recovers 5 durability when resting on the week's day off. | |
Three Houses (Normal, for anyone else) |
E | 7 | 19 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 20 | -- | 2 | Recovers 5 durability when resting on the week's day off. | |
Three Houses (Sublime, for Byleth) |
E | 15 | 7 | 90 | 10 | 1-2 | 20 | -- | 2 | Grants access to Sublime Heaven. Recovers 5 durability when resting on the week's day off. | |
Three Houses (Sublime, for anyone else) |
E | 15 | 17 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 20 | -- | 2 | Recovers 5 durability when resting on the week's day off. | |
Three Houses (Dark) |
A | 16 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 1-2 | 30 | -- | 2 | Grants units with the Crest of Flames access to Heaven's Fall. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
Sword of the Creator Dark Creator Sword Sublime Creator Sword
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Heroes (Creator Sword) |
5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP | -- | -1 maximum special skill cooldown count when equipped. Disables foe's skills that prevent user's follow-up attacks, guarantee enemy follow-up attacks, accelerate enemy special cooldown charge, or decelerate user's special cooldown charge. |
Availability
Three Houses
Normal form
Event | Automatically upon clearing Chapter 4 |
Sublime Creator Sword
Event | Chapter 10, automatically after defeating Kronya. Replaces the Sword of the Creator when obtained. |
Dark Creator Sword
Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Nemesis in Chapter 22 |
Heroes
Creator Sword
Units | Byleth: Proven Professor • Byleth: Tested Professor |
Dark Creator S
Units | Nemesis: King of Liberation |
Warriors: Three Hopes
Sublime Creator Sword
Renown Shop | Purchasable for 15 renown after finishing the game on at least one route |
Dark Creator Sword
Renown Shop | Purchasable for 15 renown after finishing the game on at least one route |
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Byleth wields the Sword of the Creator along with several other Heroes' Relics as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is used in several of their moves, both in its sword form and its extended whip-like form. These attacks tend to be faster than Byleth's attacks with the other relics. Its whip-like characteristics are further expanded upon in Byleth's up special, where it can grab onto ledges, making it their primary method of recovery; the move is even capable of latching onto enemy fighters and sending Byleth toward them.
Flavor text
Trivia
- The Sword of the Creator is the only Hero's Relic to not have a Crest Stone embedded into it during the events of Three Houses; by extension, this also means it is the only Hero's Relic that cannot be used at full power by everyone who has the correct crest, responding only to Byleth due to their possession of the Crest Stone tied to it. By contrast, its copy (the Dark Creator Sword) is the only known Relic to have two Crest Stones embedded into it.
- The Crest Stones embedded into the Dark Creator Sword are engraved with the Crest of Noa and the Crest of Timotheos, both of which are Crests that were lost to history by the time of Three Houses.
Etymology and other languages
Sword of the Creator
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
• Sword of the Creator |
• This name is used in Three Houses. |
Japanese |
天帝の剣 |
Sword of the emperor of heaven. 天帝 tiāndì, literally "emperor of heaven", is a Classical Chinese term for the supreme deity of heaven. |
Spanish |
Espada de la Creación |
Sword of Creation |
French |
Épée du Créateur |
Sword of the Creator |
German |
Schwert des Schöpfers |
Sword of the Creator |
Italian |
Spada della Creazione |
Sword of Creation |
Dutch |
Godinnenzwaard |
Goddess Sword; used in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Espada criação |
Creation sword |
Russian |
Меч Создателя |
Creator Sword; used in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. |
Korean |
천제의 검 |
Sword of the emperor of heaven |
Simplified Chinese |
天帝之剑 |
Sword of the emperor of heaven |
Traditional Chinese |
天帝之劍 |
Sword of the emperor of heaven |
Sublime Creator Sword
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Sublime Creator Sword |
-- |
Japanese |
天帝の覇剣 |
Supreme sword of the emperor of heaven |
Spanish |
Espada Suprema |
Supreme sword |
French |
Épée Suprême |
Supreme sword |
German |
Ewiger Schöpferschwert |
Eternal Creator Sword; abbreviated to Ewig. Schöpferschwert. |
Italian |
Spada Creazione suprema |
Supreme Creator sword; abbreviated to Sp. Creazione suprema. |
Korean |
천제의 패검 |
Supreme sword of the emperor of heaven |
Simplified Chinese |
天帝之霸剑+ |
Supreme sword of the emperor of heaven+ |
Traditional Chinese |
天帝之霸劍 |
Supreme sword of the emperor of heaven |
Dark Creator Sword
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Dark Creator Sword |
Abbreviated as Dark Creator S in Heroes due to character limit. |
Japanese |
天帝の闇剣 |
Dark sword of the emperor of heaven |
Spanish |
Espada del Caos |
Sword of Chaos |
French |
Épée du Chaos |
Sword of Chaos |
German |
Dunkles Schöpferschwert |
Dark Creator Sword; abbreviated to Dkl. Schöpferschwert |
Italian |
Spada Creazione oscura |
Dark Creation sword; abbreviated to Sp. Creazione oscura |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Espada do caos |
Sword of chaos |
Korean |
천제의 암흑검 |
Darkblade of the emperor of heaven |
Simplified Chinese |
天帝之暗剑 |
Dark sword of the emperor of heaven |
Traditional Chinese |
天帝之闇劍 |
Dark sword of the emperor of heaven |
Gallery
Sword of the Creator
Concept artwork of the Sword of the Creator from Three Houses.
Artwork of the Sword of the Creator from Warriors: Three Hopes.
The Creator Sword as it appears in Heroes.
Byleth wielding the Sword of the Creator in Three Houses.
Dimitri wielding the Sword of the Creator in Three Houses.
Dark Creator Sword
Artwork of the Dark Creator Sword from Warriors: Three Hopes.
The Dark Creator S as it appears in Heroes.
Nemesis wielding the Dark Creator Sword in Three Houses.
Closeup of the Dark Creator Sword; note the Crest Stones of Noa and Timotheos engraved on it.
See also
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