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The Pirates of Galder

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The Pirates of Galder

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Location

Galder Harbor

New units

Ogma, Barst, Bord, Cord, Darros*, Castor

Boss(es)

Gomer

The Pirates of Galder is the second chapter in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, the first book of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon.

Plot

Main article: The Pirates of Galder/Script

Marth sets out for Galder Harbor, a sleepy port town that has been taken over by a pirate crew led by Gomer. As he reaches the port, he is joined by the mercenaries King Mostyn promised him: Ogma, Barst, Bord, and Cord. Ogma warns Marth that Grustian cavalry is heading this way to claim his head. Marth defeats Gomer and his pirate crew, much to the relief of the villagers. Upon learning that he intends to reach Aurelis, one of the villagers warns Marth that his route will take him into the Ghoul's Teeth, where the fearsome Soothsires make their hideout. The villager also warns him to beware Navarre, a skilled swordsman employed by the Soothsires.

Chapter data

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Seize Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: Marth dies 12+2 {{{partner}}} {{{other}}} 17-2
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Character data

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Characters
New units
Bord
Portrait bord fe11.png
Fighter
HP
20
Inventory
--
Level
2
Automatically from turn 1
Cord
Portrait cord fe11.png
Fighter
HP
20
Inventory
--
Level
2
Automatically from turn 1
Barst
Portrait barst fe11.png
Fighter
HP
24
Inventory
--
Level
3
Automatically from turn 1
Ogma
Portrait ogma fe11.png
Mercenary
HP
22
Inventory
--
Level
4
Automatically from turn 1
Darros
Portrait darros fe11.png
Pirate
HP
21
Inventory
--
Level
3
Enemy, talk to with Marth*
Castor
Portrait castor fe11.png
Hunter
HP
21
Inventory
--
Level
3
Enemy, talk to with Caeda
Available characters
Marth ​Frey ​Abel ​Cain ​Jagen ​Gordin ​Draug ​Norne ​Caeda ​Wrys ​

Item data

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Items
Name Obtainment Method
Is ds bullion.png 5,000 G Visit the village
Is ds steel sword.png Steel Sword Dropped by Gomer

Shop data

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

Name Cost
Is ds iron sword.png Iron Sword 400

Enemy data

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Enemy Units
Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes
Ma ds01 pirate enemy.gif
Pirate Pirate 1 8 Iron Axe --
Ma ds01 thief enemy.gif
Pirate Thief 1 2 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying the village.
Ma ds01 hunter enemy.gif
Pirate Hunter 1 2 Iron Bow Begins moving unprovoked on turn 4.
Ma ds01 cavalier enemy.gif
Grust Cavalier 1 2 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked.
Ma ds01 pirate enemy.gif
Darros Pirate 3 1 Steel Axe Will move to Marth and initiate his recruitment instead of attacking.
Ma ds01 hunter enemy.gif
Castor Hunter 3 1 Iron Bow Begins moving unprovoked on turn 4.
Ma ds01 pirate enemy.gif
Gomer Pirate 7 1 Hand Axe Steel SwordThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat. Immobile; stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.
Reinforcements
Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes

Boss data

Main article: Gomer
Boss data

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon

Normal Hard-5

Small portrait gomer fe11.png
Ma ds01 pirate enemy.gif Pirate
Level 7
Movement --
Stats
Max HP 27 Speed 9
Strength 8 Luck 0
Magic 0 Defense 5
Skill 4 Resistance 0
Inventory
Hand Axe
Steel SwordThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes D
Bows -- Tomes -- Staves --

Strategy

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

If you reset until Gomer has 7 Skill and 11 Speed, you can make the fight a little safer for your units. Your new units are Ogma, a well-rounded Mercenary; Barst, the best axe wielder in the game; Bord, a slow Fighter with a high weapon level; Cord, a Fighter who is good for reclassing; Darros, a recruitable Pirate who has good Strength but poor Skill; and Castor, a harder-hitting, more mobile, and frailer alternative to Gordin. Ogma starts a trend of swordsmen being much better on the NES than the DS; his Speed base is much more valuable on the NES, while on the DS being a sword specialist in a lance-dominated game and having a poor personal Speed growth severely hampers him.

At the beginning of the chapter, the 5 enemies on the north island and the 2 Grustian cavalry will attack your position. Plop Ogma on the north bridge; if the enemy pirate has 8 Speed, equip the Iron Sword, while if he has 9 Speed, equip the Steel Sword. Place Barst on the northwest bridge with his Steel Axe out. Make sure that Marth is outside of Darros' "attack" range, or else Darros can get himself killed before you even get to control him. On the second turn, use ranged attacks to kill both of the enemy pirates and place Draug on the north bridge so that he boxes the thieves in. Then you can kill them at your leisure and recruit Darros. When the Cavaliers reach you, use Marth to block the northwest bridge with his Rapier. Caeda can obliterate them with her Wing Spear on the Player Phase. Do not be afraid to heal with Wrys if you absolutely need to. Once everyone is dead, you can take the rest of the map on at your own pace. Moving a unit two spaces below the northern house will allow you to provoke the first enemy pirate to the west without endangering your own units. Moving one space to the left from there will provoke Castor, and one more space to the left will provoke the other Hunter.

Marth, Abel, and Cain need 8 Speed to avoid being doubled by 11 Speed Gomer, and Abel, Cain, and Ogma need 4 Luck to guarantee that 8 Skill Gomer cannot critical them. Barst and Cord fulfill both these marks with their base stats, and Ogma has 12 Speed and a weapon triangle advantage, making them safe choices for fighting Gomer. The safest strategy is to use the save point in the middle of the map when all of the enemies save Gomer have been dealt with, and have Ogma fight Gomer until you get a lucky break; either a critical hit or a couple of dodges for Ogma will do. Then have your fast sword users bum rush him and clobber him before he can recover. Give the Steel Sword he drops to Marth. On a minor note, your units need 3 Luck in order to guarantee that the Fighters in the next chapter cannot get critical hits.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

The Pirates of Galder

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Spanish

Piratas de Galder

Pirates of Galder

French

Les pirates de Galder

The pirates of Galder

German

Piraten von Galder

Pirates of Galder

Italian

I pirati di Galder

The pirates of Galder

Gallery


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References

← Marth Embarks • The Pirates of Galder • A Brush in the Teeth →
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Playable characters AbelArranAstramBantuBarstBeckBoahBordCaedaCaesarCainCastorCatriaCordDarrosDolphDraugEliceEstGordinGotohHardinJagenJakeJeorgeJulianLenaLindeLorenzMacellanMariaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNavarreOgmaPallaRaddRickardRogerRosheaSamsonSedgarTikiTomasVylandWendellWolfWrysXane
Non-playable characters Aurelis KingMalledusNynaTalys King
Bosses BentheonCamusEmereusGazzakGharnefGomerGrigasHarmeinHeimlerHollstadtHymanJiolKannivalKhozenMannuMedeusMerachMichalisMorzasOrridyonSternlinTikiVolzhinXemcelZharov
Background characters AnriArtemisCorneliusLizaLudwik
Regalia and personal weapons AumAuraExcaliburFalchionGradivusImhulluMercuriusParthiaRapierStarlight
Chapters 1: Marth Embarks • 2: The Pirates of Galder • 3: The Ghoul's Teeth • 4: Battle in the Lea • 5: Champions of Aurelis • 6: Fire Emblem • 7: Lefcandith Gauntlet • 8: Port Warren • 9: The Pyrathi Dragon • 10: Princess Minerva • 11: Knorda Market • 12: The Ageless Palace • 13: The Wooden Cavalry • 14: Land of Sorrow • 15: An Oasis of Magic • 16: The Battle for Altea • 17: Star and Savior • 18: The Sable Order • 19: Manakete Princess • 20: Camus the Sable • 21: Clash in Macedon • 22: A Knight-Filled Sky • 23: Dark Pontifex • 24: The Dragonkin Realm • 25: Chosen by Fate
Locations ArchaneaAlteaAurelisDolhrGraGrustKhadeinKingdom of ArchaneaMacedonPyrathiTalysThabes
Groups, objects and concepts Archanean LeagueDragons (Divine DragonsEarth Dragons) • DragoonsFire EmblemSable OrderWar of LiberationWar of ShadowsWhitewinged Order
Lists ArmoriesCharactersClasses (Class change) • ItemsScriptsSecret ShopsTerrainVendorsWeapons
Related topics Hakoda manga adaptationName chart • Other games (GaidenMystery of the EmblemShadow DragonAwakening) • Sound Test ModeTimeline
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Playable characters Book 1 AbelArranAstramBantuBarstBoahBordCaedaCaesarCainCastorCatriaCordDolphDraugEliceEstGordinHardinJagenJeorgeJulianLenaLindeLorenzMacellanMariaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNavarreOgmaPallaRaddRickardRosheaSamsonSedgarTikiTomasVylandWendellWolfXane
Book 2 AbelArlenArranAstramBantuCaedaCainCastorCatriaCecilDraugEliceEstPhinaGordinJeorgeJubeloJulianLenaLindeLukeMariaMarishaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNavarreNynaOgmaPallaRickardRoderickRosheaRyanSamsonSamuelSheenaSiriusTikiVylandWarrenWendellXaneYuliya
Non-playable characters Book 1 GotohMalledusNynaTalys King
Book 2 Aurelis KingBoahCamusGotohJagenLangLorenzMichalis
Bosses Book 1 CamusEmereusGazzakGharnefGomerHarmeinHollstadtHymanJiolKannivalKhozenMedeusMerachMichalisMorzasTikiVolzhinXemcelZharov
Book 2 DallEibelEllereanFire DragonGailGharnefHardinHereticIce DragonJeorgeLangLorenzLumelLykkeMage DragonMedeusNehringSheenaTorusWillowWyvernYodel
Background characters AdrahAnriArtemisCaldasCorneliusIoteLizaLudwikMarlonMarcelusNagaOrdwin
Regalia and personal weapons AumAuraExcaliburFalchionFire EmblemGradivusImhulluMercuriusParthiaRapierStarlight
Chapters Book 1 1: Marth Embarks • 2: The Pirates of Galder • 3: A Brush in the Teeth • 4: Champions of Aurelis • 5: Fire Emblem • 6: Lefcandith Gauntlet • 7: Port Warren • 8: Princess Minerva • 9: Knorda Market • 10: The Ageless Palace • 11: Land of Sorrow • 12: An Oasis of Magic • 13: The Battle for Altea • 14: Star and Savior • 15: Manakete Princess • 16: Camus the Sable • 17: A Knight-Filled Sky • 18: Dark Pontifex • 19: The Dragonkin Realm • 20: Chosen by Fate
Book 2 1: The Grustian Expedition • 2: Rebellion at Macedon • 3: Abducted Princess • 4: Joy and Sorrow • 5: Liberation of Grust • 6: The Nest of Evil • 7: The Scarlet Sword • 8: Soulful Bridge • 9: Sanctuary of Sorcery • 10: Two Sorcerers • 11: Anri's Way • 12: Graveyard of Fire Dragons • 13: Frozen Land • 14: A Mystery Revealed • 15: Return of the Prince • 16: Regaining the Capital • 17: Gra's Sun Sets • 18: Battle of the Pass • 19: The Last Decisive Battle • 20: Dark Emperor • E1: The Wyvern's Dale • E2: The Dragon Altar (part 1part 2part 3)
Locations ArchaneaAlteaAnri's WayAurelisDolhr (Dragon Altar) • Empire of ArchaneaGraGrustKhadeinMacedonTalys
Groups, objects and concepts Archanean LeagueCoyote's MenDragons (Divine DragonEarth DragonManakete) • DragoonsHereticsSable OrderWar of HeroesWar of LiberationWar of ShadowsWhitewinged Order
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden treasureItemsScriptsSupportsWeapons
Related topics Anime adaptationName chart • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of LightGaidenGenealogy of the Holy WarArchanea SagaNew Mystery of the EmblemAwakening) • Pre-release information (Unused content) • Sound MuseumTimeline
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Playable characters AbelArranAstramAthenaBantuBarstBeckBoahBordCaedaCaesarCainCastorCatriaCordDarrosDolphDraugEliceEstEtzelFreyGordinGotohHardinHoraceJagenJakeJeorgeJulianLenaLindeLorenzMacellanMariaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNagiNavarreNorneOgmaPallaRaddRickardRogerRosheaSamsonSedgarTikiTomasVylandWendellWolfWrysXaneYmir
Non-playable characters Aurelis KingMalledusNynaTalys King
Bosses BathysBentheonCamusCaptainDactylDejaniraEmereusGazzakGharnefGomerGrigasHarmeinHeimlerHollstadtHymanJiolKannivalKhozenLarissaMannuMedeusMerachMichalisMorzasOrridyonSternlinTikiVolzhinXemcelZharov
Background characters AdrahAnriArtemisCaldasIoteLizaLudwikMarlonMarcelusNagaOrdwin
Regalia and personal weapons AumFalchionFire EmblemGradivusImhulluHauteclereMercuriusParthiaRapierStarlightWing Spear
Chapters P: Prologue I • P: Prologue II • P: Prologue III • P: Prologue IV • 1: Marth Embarks • 2: The Pirates of Galder • 3: A Brush in the Teeth • 4: Battle in the Lea • 5: Champions of Aurelis • 6: Fire Emblem • 6x: In War's Grip • 7: Lefcandith Gauntlet • 8: Port Warren • 9: The Pyrathi Dragon • 10: Princess Minerva • 11: Knorda Market • 12: The Ageless Palace • 12x: A Traitor's Worth • 13: The Wooden Cavalry • 14: Land of Sorrow • 15: An Oasis of Magic • 16: The Battle for Altea • 17: Star and Savior • 17x: Helena Castle • 18: The Sable Order • 19: Manakete Princess • 20: Camus the Sable • 20x: The Lair of Fire • 21: Clash in Macedon • 22: A Knight-Filled Sky • 23: Dark Pontifex • 24: The Dragonkin Realm • 24x: The AlterspireE: Chosen by Fate
Locations ArchaneaAlteaAurelisDolhrGraGrustKhadeinKingdom of ArchaneaMacedonPyrathiTalysThabes
Groups, objects and concepts Archanean LeagueDragons (Divine DragonEarth DragonManakete) • DragoonsSable OrderWar of LiberationWar of ShadowsWhitewinged Order
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • ConversationsItemsScriptsSupportsWeapons
Related topics List of version differences (Name chart) • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of LightGaidenNew Mystery of the EmblemAwakening) • Pre-release information (Unused content) • Sound RoomTimeline