The Empty King

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The Empty King

Location Shirasagi: Throne Room Boss(es) Garon

“	So... you've seen my true form...	”	— Garon

The Empty King (Japanese: 虚ろなる王 The Hollow King) is the twenty-seventh chapter of the Conquest campaign in Fire Emblem Fates. In this chapter, Corrin finally reveals to the Nohrian siblings what has become of their father, King Garon, and they mount an attack on him.

Although the game can be saved during battle preparations, it is not possible to save the game, read supports, or return to My Castle during the next; both chapters must be completed consecutively.

Plot

Main article: The Empty King/Script

The below plot corresponds to the use of a male Corrin. If you refresh this page, it is possible to get an alternate reading using a female variation instead.

Corrin prepares to enter the throne room with Azura and his siblings to expose Garon's true form and kill him, but the siblings remain skeptical of how he and Azura even know about Garon's state and why they didn't tell them sooner. After pleading his case to them, Xander places his trust in him, though not blindly. Upon opening the door, Azura's words proves to be true as the throne reveals Garon's true form. The siblings are utterly horrified to see their father's monster form. Garon, angered and shocked at this deception, curses Corrin for tricking him, stating anyone who sees his true form dies, and retaliates by swinging against Camilla, Elise and Leo all at once. When Corrin attempts to attack back, the Yato is unable to hurt him.

After Garon attacks again, despite Azura's words, Camilla expresses how difficult they find it to attack the creature they once knew as their father. Corrin attempts to get them to get over their disbelief and help them fight Garon and that what they see before them is not their father at all, but a monster. Garon mocks Corrin about turning his children against them and attacks Corrin again, only for Xander to defend him. Xander affirms that the monster is no longer his father, referring to his real father as stern, but fair, not using his strength against his children or starting a needless conquest of another kingdom.

When Xander tells Corrin that he will lend him his strength, Siegfried reacts, and the Yato transforms into the Shadow Yato, unlocking the Seal of Flames. The Yato is finally able to damage Garon, who begins to break down and prepares to kill Corrin and his own children as Xander convinces the siblings to put aside their disbelief and fight alongside Corrin to put an end to Garon. The Nohrian siblings all declare they will fight Garon alongside Corrin, and the proper fight begins.

Upon defeating Garon, he dissipates into water. Corrin expresses regret at not being able to know Garon's true self. When he begins to celebrate and attempts to free the remaining Hoshidians, Takumi appears from the entrance and shoots at him with an otherworldly bow. Corrin is shocked both at Takumi's survival and his possession by an unseen force. He tries to tell Takumi that the war is over, only for him to repeat the words "betrayal" and "death". Azura tells Corrin they have to kill Takumi as he is possessed just like Garon was. Takumi expresses his anger to Corrin, with him accepting responsibility for his suffering as he blame himself for letting Takumi die and betraying him and with no other choices, Corrin walks towards Takumi with the intent of letting him kill him, hoping his hatred will go away, Takumi shoots him, destroying the Yato and seemingly killing him.

Summary

Corrin opens the door to the throne room, discovering the true enemy that waits for them. The creature within the room is unlike anything he's ever seen.

Chapter data

Normal Hard Lunatic

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This chapter's map is 29 columns by 30 rows.

This chapter features stairs that act as warp points between the rooms; by using the "Stairs" command while standing on them, a unit will be transported to the endpoint, and will be left with a movement stat = their base movement - the movement it took to reach the stairs. They are located as follows:

• Column 1, row 20–Column 13, row 10: Links the southwest room and the main hall
• Column 30, row 20–Column 17, row 10: Links the southeast room and the main hall
• Column 2, row 14–Column 13, row 9: Links the western room and the main hall
• Column 29, row 14–Column 17, row 9: Links the eastern room and the main hall
• Column 3, row 8–Column 13, row 8: Links the northwest room and the main hall
• Column 28, row 8–Column 17, row 8: Links the northeast room and the main hall

Character data

Characters
New units
None
Available characters
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Note: The returning characters list does not include any characters recruitable in paralogues or xenologues, as the player may not have taken on any available paralogue chapters yet. The list also does not include any bonus units, as they are recruitable at the player's discretion.

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Shadow Yato Corrin's Grim Yato transforms into this prior to battle preparations

Dragon Vein data

There are no Dragon Veins in this chapter.

Enemy data

Normal Hard Lunatic

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Invader Swordmaster 20 1 Silver Katana Armored Blow Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeats opens the door in his room. Invader Spear Master 20 1 Silver Naginata Warding Blow Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeats opens the door in his room. Invader Berserker 20 1 Silver Axe Certain Blow Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeats opens the door in his room. Invader Master Ninja 20 1 Silver Shuriken Poison Strike Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeat opens the door in his room. Invader Sniper 20 1 Silver Yumi Odd Shaped Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeats opens the door in his room. Invader Sorcerer 20 1 Ragnarok Heartseeker Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeats opens the door in his room. Invader Shrine Maiden 20 6 Sun Festal Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Invader Lancer 40 3 Silver Lance Movement +1 • Counter • Countermagic Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Invader Merchant 20 1 Silver Yumi • Gold Bar Spendthrift • Wary Fighter Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Garon Empty Vessel 40 1 Bölverk Armored Blow • Warding Blow • Dragonskin Immobile; stands on a throne.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Invader Swordmaster 20 1 Silver Katana Armored Blow Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeat of all three Swordmasters opens the door in their room. Invader Swordmaster 20 2 Silver Katana Armored Blow Paired up together. Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeat of all three Swordmasters opens the door in their room. Invader Spear Master 20 1 Silver Naginata Warding Blow Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeat of all three Spear Masters opens the door in their room. Invader Spear Master 20 2 Silver Naginata Warding Blow Paired up together. Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeat of all three Spear Masters opens the door in their room. Invader Berserker 20 1 Silver Axe Certain Blow Will not move until turn 2. Defeat opens the door in his room. Invader Master Ninja 20 1 Silver Shuriken Poison Strike Will not move until turn 2. Defeat opens the door in his room. Invader Sniper 20 1 Silver Yumi Odd Shaped Will not move until turn 2. Defeat opens the door in his room. Invader Sorcerer 20 1 Ragnarok Heartseeker Will not move until turn 2. Defeat opens the door in his room. Invader Shrine Maiden 20 4 Entrap* • Sun Festal -- Invader Shrine Maiden 20 2 Sun Festal Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Invader Lancer 40 3 Silver Lance • Gold Bar Movement +1 • Counter • Countermagic • Spendthrift Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Invader Merchant 20 1 Silver Yumi • Mini Bow • Gold Bar • Gold Bar Spendthrift • Certain Blow • Wary Fighter Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Garon Empty Vessel 40 1 Bölverk Armored Blow • Warding Blow • Savage Blow • Dragonskin Immobile; stands on a throne.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Invader Swordmaster 20 1 Silver Katana Seal Speed • Armored Blow Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeat of all three Swordmasters opens the door in their room. Invader Swordmaster 20 2 Silver Katana Seal Speed • Armored Blow Paired up together. Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeat of all three Swordmasters opens the door in their room. Invader Spear Master 20 1 Silver Naginata Seal Defense • Warding Blow Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeat of all three Spear Masters opens the door in their room. Invader Spear Master 20 2 Silver Naginata Seal Defense • Warding Blow Paired up together. Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Defeat of all three Spear Masters opens the door in their room. Invader Berserker 20 1 Silver Axe Seal Strength • Certain Blow Will not move until turn 2. Defeat opens the door in his room. Invader Master Ninja 20 1 Silver Shuriken Poison Strike • Grisly Wound Will not move until turn 2. Defeat opens the door in his room. Invader Sniper 20 1 Silver Yumi Quick Draw • Odd Shaped Will not move until turn 2. Defeat opens the door in his room. Invader Sorcerer 20 1 Ragnarok Vantage • Heartseeker Will not move until turn 2. Defeat opens the door in his room. Invader Shrine Maiden 20 4 Entrap* • Moon Festal -- Invader Shrine Maiden 20 2 Moon Festal Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Invader Lancer 40 4 Silver Lance • Gold Bar • Gold Bar Movement +1 • Counter • Countermagic • Spendthrift Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Invader Merchant 20 1 Silver Yumi • Mini Bow • Gold Bar • Gold Bar • Gold Bar Spendthrift • Certain Blow • Wary Fighter Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Garon Empty Vessel 40 1 Bölverk Armored Blow • Warding Blow • Renewal • Savage Blow • Dragonskin Immobile; stands on a throne.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes

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Boss data

Main article: Garon

Normal Hard Lunatic

Empty Vessel Level 40 Movement -

Stats Max HP 65 Speed 26 Strength 31 Luck 10 Magic 19 Defense 27 Skill 26 Resistance 22

Inventory Skills Bölverk Armored Blow Warding Blow Dragonskin Weapon Levels -- -- S -- -- -- -- --

Empty Vessel Level 40 Movement -

Stats Max HP 70 Speed 28 Strength 35 Luck 10 Magic 20 Defense 30 Skill 28 Resistance 25

Inventory Skills Bölverk Armored Blow Warding Blow Savage Blow Dragonskin Weapon Levels -- -- S -- -- -- -- --

Empty Vessel Level 40 Movement -

Stats Max HP 70 Speed 28 Strength 35 Luck 10 Magic 20 Defense 30 Skill 28 Resistance 25

Inventory Skills Bölverk Armored Blow Warding Blow Renewal Savage Blow Dragonskin Weapon Levels -- -- S -- -- -- -- --

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Strategy

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

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On Hard and Lunatic, the Shrine Maidens in the four southern rooms each has a single-use, infinite range Entrap staff, which they will use on the first turn to pluck your units into their rooms, each with a dangerous enemy. The exact mechanism which determines what unit a Shrine Maiden will target is unclear, though there is some consistency to it. However, the order they act in is random. Thankfully, the other enemy in the rooms with them will not move until turn 2. It is advisable to kill the Shrine Maidens first so they cannot heal their partners. Unlike the enemies in the four southern rooms, all enemies in the two northern rooms will begin moving on turn 1, as will the Spendthrift squad.

Trivia

• This chapter is one of few chapters in the game where the preparations theme doesn't play during that phase of setup. In this case, the music from the preceding cutscene continues onto the battle preparations screen.
• This is the only chapter in the main game of Fates to change ally starting positions depending on the difficulty.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	The Empty King	--
Spanish	Rey vacuo	Empty King
French	Trahison	Betrayal

References

← Treason •	The Empty King	• Night Breaks Through →